Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

win against the s e guy s if you 're not true to the sport. " Ha ppy as he was , Corsetti wa s n't rea lly a ll tha t s ur prised at his a b ility to pull cle a r of the pack. He cred ite d his moto rc ycle for that. "T h is bi ke lik e s to h o o k u p s o m u ch t h at s om etim e s it ' s ha rd to kee p th e front wh e el do wn, bu t you sort of want it to ho o k u p like that c om ing off the corne rs ," Corsett i s a id . "We ran a Goo dy ea r C D -8 [hard com po und re ar tire ] aga in tonight, so I' m g la d t h a t w e d id n ' t have a resta rt." T he o nly ca use for a re sta rt m ight ha ve been whe n Do n Hart s la m med to th e g ro u nd in t u rn o ne wit h two la ps to go . Sh aken , Ha rt stumb led off t h e tr a ck , le a vi n g h is m o t or cy cl e behi nd , but ra ce officia ls determi ne d th a t t h e d own ed mac h ine wa s fa r e no ug h off the gro ov e that a red fla g was not nec e ss a ry. At any rate , Simonsen landed s econd p lace at the wire , a comforta ble dis tance a head of Hlebo, but he was a lso a bit dis a p po inted th at he ha dn 't been a ble to m a ke th e move soone r. "Ma n, I was trying to catc h Mar k," the Wa sh ington-ba se d rider sa id . "He was riding really smooth , and he didn' t make any mi sta kes . He had a big gap, and it was too hard to catch up. " Th e mai n event aside, Simo nsen a lso offe re d a lo t of praise fo r the series, wh ich he last partic ipa te d in d uri ng it s ina ug u ra l seaso n th re e yea rs ago . "It re a lly has come a long ways," Simonsen sa id. "We rod e it during th e first ye a r, a nd it was just o kay the n , but Ge ne ha s don e a good jo b a nd it's a great series now . If I d idn 't have a jo b a nd a wife a nd a kid , I'd pr obabl y do 'em a ll, but we will be here for th e rest of th e s ea son ." Hlebo wa s sa t isfied with his third p lace finish , cons ide ring that his primar y goal was j u s t to p ut in an appearance and m a ke a few ext ra bucks before heading off to c ontest the AMA Pe o ria TT Grand Na t ional the followi ng weeke nd. "The s e gu ys a re going at it a ll the time , and t hey we re really agg res siv e ," Hlebo said. "I was just bei ng a little more pa ss ive , and they had it on m e a little bit. They were set up a lit tle b it better probably. But I'm happy to be up he re after being off for so lo ng . I just want to c arry th is momen tum into Peoria a nd go have some fun ou t there ." Bereman he ld o ff Brown at the wire , th e two ro un d in g out the top five . The Open Vint ag e A main, which was run prior to th e Open Pro final, featured m uch the same kind of race, as Do d g e B ro t h e rs - b a c k e d Rick Hoc king got the ho leshot in the e ightlap event and flat smoked the com petition aboard his fr eshly b u il t Yamaha TT singl e. Vallejo Open Pro round winner Da n a Pe r r i gave a (A b ov e ) Here Corsetti (2) races with AMA National number 70 John Hlebo III (7 0 ). Hlebo f inished t h ird in the A main, using the event as a tuneup f o r the Peoria TT Grand National . (Rig h t ) Former Camel Pro star Rick Hocking (13) has been enjoying career rejuvenation i n the Open Vintage class. Hocking dominated the Open Vintage A main. Dana Perri (5 4) fin ished second. Ho ck in g a br ief challe ng e off th e sta rt , a ttempting to pull to the inside th e for mer Came l Pro ride r a nd take the le ad off of tu rn two, bu t Hoc kin g got th e be tt e r d rive a nd e stabl is hed his pre s ence a t the front for good . "How a bout th at Yam a ha? " Hoc king la te r said in victor y ci rcle. "I just got it la st we ek. We got it in bo xe s a nd pu t it together. We 're still wor k ing on it, but f guess it' s a lready running pr etty good." Pe rri he ld on for second pla c e aft e r almost falling into th e c lutc hes o f Robert Cunn ington a n d Br ad Spencer, the latter two hammering on each other for thi rd plac e. Perr i crossed the line s e ve r a l length s beh ing Hocking to secure the ru nn erup spot. "Eve ryth ing was working good , but Hoc k 's a hell of a rider," Perri s ai d. "O ur bike is kind of new , a nd it needs a few litt le th ings , but it wa s working as good a s it cou ld. I had a good time out th ere." Cunn ington , a ls o a b oard a n ew Yamaha TT instead of his Bill Knight Honda twin , finis hed third , h is battle w ith Spen c er cle ar ly le av ing h im winded . "I got tired after having to ride in the B main to get here ," Cunnington sa id. "I'v e got to work out so me more, b ut I like th is bike . It runs pretty good. We 're go ing to finish out th e (Hon); 3 . Robert Cunningt~n (Yam ); 4. Brad Spe ncer (Ya m) : 5. Jeff J oh nson (T ri ) ; 6 . M ik e Go nza le z serie s with it and s av e our Honda for Sa crame nto ." Ron Hinton s cored his s econd victory in the 25 0 c c No v ic e Modified Produ ction mai n e ve nt , c om ing from the back row to pass e ventua l runnerup J a me s Lewis. eN (Yam) ; 7. Steven Scott (Hon ); 8 . J ohn Proto (Hon ); 9 . Gary Ritch ie (Yam) : 10. Wayn e Warri ngton {Tri) : 1 1. Bill Flett (T ri) ; 12 . Den ni s Pinhe ir o (Tri) ; 13. Mercury Morse (Yam ); 14. Mearl Barnett (Yam); 15. Jeff Jo hnson (Yam ) . Novice 250 Modified Produ ct ion A MAI N: J. Ron Hinton (Yam ); 2. J ames Lewis (Hon ); 3 . Scott Rou sseau {Yarn} ; 4 . Scott Wetkin s (Han) ; 5. Franki e Eubanks (Yam) ; 6. Tob y LeNeave (Yam ); 7 . Dou g Rubiolo (Han) ; J oe Brown (Yam}. E-MO O LA .COM W ES T COA ST FLAT TR A CK SERIES POINTS STAND INGS (A lter 6 of 9 rounds) : OPEN PRO : 1. Ron nie Bro wn (96/1 wi n) : 2. Rob Dam ron ( 85) ; 3 . Beau Brown (6 9) ; 4 . Billy Mart in (61): 5 . Lonni e Pauley (5 1/1 win ) : 6. (TI E) M ark Corsetti (46 /2)/ Don Hart (46) : 8. (TIE) Danny Ritch ie (40) / Randy Berem en (40) : 10. Ton y Souze (3 6) : II. Robert Seay (35 ): 12. Shawn Raggio (25 ): 13. (TIE) Johnny Mu rp hree (23/1 )/ Da n a Perr i ( 23 / 1) ; 15 . Richard Pollock (2 1). OPEN VI NT : I. J eff Johnson ( 100/2 wins); 2. Robert C un ni ng to n ( 83/1) : 3. (T IE) Ri c k Hock i n g (63/1 )/ Mearl Bern ett (63) : 5. Je ff S. J ohnson (6 1): 6. Brad Spencer (5 6); 7. Mik e Gonzales (47); 8 . Gary Rit chi e ( 44): g . J o e Ca rr era ( 43/1) : 10 . K eith Bradford (37 ): I I. Tom Horton (34): 12. Bob Cobb (33 ); 13. (TIE) James Stee t (29)/ Cly de Dennen (29) ; 15. Rick Rees (27) . 250 NOV MOD PROD ; I . Scott Rousseau (113/2 wins); 2 . Ron Hinton ( 79/2 ); 3 . Fr ank ie Eub an ks (68); 4. Scott Watk ins (5 8) ; 5. Bill Kiriakidis (57); 6. Jimmy A bram s (39/1) ; 7. Shawn Hoover (23/1 ); 8. J oe Brown (22) ; 9. (TIE) J ason Chisum (19) /J ames L e w i s ( 19) ; 11. ( T I E) K ev i n Gre en ( 16) / E v an Moron es (16)/ Brad Be nntste r ( 16); 14 . Charlie Powell ( 15) ; 15. Robert Clark ( 14) . Silver DallarSpeedway Chico, California Resulb : August 5, ZDDD (Raund6 of II Open Pro FA ST Q UAL: 1. Randy Bereman (Rtx ). TRPHY DASH: I. Mark Corsetti (W ·R) . B MA IN : 1. Lonnie Pauley (W-R); 2 . Beau Brown ( C CM ); 3 . T im Ri ck e tt s J r . ( Rtx) ; 4 . Ro b er t Cunni ngton (Hon); 5. Dann y Ritch ie (Yam); 6. John Proto (Hon) ; 7. Robe rt. Seay (W-R); 8. Mick ey Lane (W·R); 9 . Jo hn Grant (Hon); 10. J ason Paoli (Hon); 11. Derrick Ohls (KTM ); 12. Ste ve Mayfi eld (Rtx) . A MAIN : I . Mark Co rse tt i (W - R) ; 2 . J . P. Simo nsen (Rtx); 3. John Hlebo III (CCM) ; 4. Randy Berern e n (Rtx ); 5. Ronnie Brown (W ·R) ; 6 . Robert Dam ron (W· R); 7. Robert. Cunni ngton (Yam) ; 8. Beau Brown (CCM ) ; 9 . B illy M art in (W ·R) ; t o. Lon ni e Pauley (W -R) ; 1 1. Dann y Casey (W · R); 12. Shawn Rllggio (CCM ); 13 . T im Rick ett s J r. (Rtx) ; 14. Don Hart (Rtx) ; 15. Ryan And erson (W·R) . Open Vintage FAST Q UAL: Rick Hockin g (Yam ). DA SH FO R CA SH: 1. Rick Hock ing (Yam) . B MAIN: 1. Jeff J ohn son (Yam) ; 2. Gary Ritchie (Yam) ; 3. Bill Flett (Tri ); 4. Cory Schm uck (Hon) ; 5. Davi d Nance (Ya m ); 6 . Bob Wal k er ( Yam) ; 7 . AI L udw ig sen (Y8m) ; 8. J ohn Larsen (Y 8m ); 9 . Dic k Slusher (Nor) ; 10. Mike vsn (Hon) ; 11. Doug Phelps (Tri) . A MA IN : 1. Rick Hoc k ing (Yam) ; 2. Dana Perri cue I e Upcoming Rounds: Round 7 - Auburn, California, August 19 Round 8 - Ventura, California, September 9 n e _ s • A UGUST 23 . 2000 3 9

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