Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

SR: I . St~ Undftwood (Yam) ; 2. David OiIlinghMn (KTM); 3. In the final race. Wood and Northrup flew off the line simu ltaneously and ke pt the ir th rottles p inned 8S they let it all han g out over the jum ps . Wood sa iled through the finish line a bike le ngth a head of Northru p to ta ke the Top Eliminator title and the top prize mo ney . Re sults 0lIl_ fo\iJnch (Kl1t\); 4. Ron Hl!'Ckman (Yam ): !rI.Kerth Kixxt (Yam ). S/SR I. ChorIie Burk (Yam ); 2. Rick Whrkw~ (KT'M.); 3. Frank : I..eiv (Yam) ; 4 . John Gott (KTMI; 5. Tony Schlader (Han) . an 250 C: I. Will iam Strawn (Suz); 2. Todd Cantin (Suz); 3. Ben W~ (Yam); 4. Mik~ Ebtrharci.(Kaw); 5. Ken'1Y80rdJelt (Hen). JR: I . Aaron CaUahon (Han ); 2. Jefem y Hansm (Yam) ; J. Chris H.....d (Kaw); 4. RYIll1Portell(!<.aw); 5. ~ I~ (Kaw). WM,N; I. Dorw\a Moen (Yam ); 2. Michde EJdam (K'TM). BEG 1. ShawnFowlft (Suz); 2. Phil AnderXW'l (Yam) ; J. S. Rot>: btns (Han); 4. Jam Black (Hon); 5. Charl6 tierIdffIon (Han) . 400: I, Ryan Pel~ (Hon); 2. Chod Schmidt; J. John Curbs; 4. Mike' Wood (Hon ): 5. DenMears: 5. Damn DtGrou. 600 : I. Mike Wood (Hon ); 2. Amok1 Jelifld (KTM); 3. Jam ie Gnoar.. Troy Sh«wooot> Todd c ..... (Kaw). . 150: 1. Ene: O'Carr.or (Kaw); 2. K4kb Northrup (Kaw): 3. Mike 80 BEG: I. A.J . Sfostrom (Yam ); 2. Tyler HftTmGM (Yam) ; 3. Bria RubI~ (Kaw). n 80 NOV: 1. Matt Ad4ms (Yam ): 2. lack Johnson (Yam); 3. Tyler 80 INT: I. Janws TurT'lel" (Kaw). 125 BEG 1. ~ . Stmbach (Y ; am); 2. Nat~ Arboguh (Yam ); 3. Man Sfostrwn (Kaw) . 125 NOV: 1. 0e1nisEwing: (Hon); 2. Justin twmnam (Yam ); 3. Eric Rluo ( Yam) . ~ BEG: 1. Jimmy Corbin (Yam) ; 2. By KIRK CHANDLER HEMET. CA. JULY 8 The o pe ni ng round of t he Ceet-sponsored CMXR Summer Se ries wa s held at the ne wly refurbi shed Compe tition Park . The new tra ck, built beh ind the m ain m ot oc ro ss tr ack, features loamy dirt , some fun jumps , and a set of supe r- cross whoops that tested the a bilities of the ridBy FRANK lEIVAN ers. Th ere was some tig ht racin g in m ost of th e classes, and on e o f th e most competitive classes was th e Vet Ov er 30 Int ermedi ate cla ss. PARK HILLS. MO. JUL Y 9 Round sev en of the Missou ri Har e Scr ambles I Il'm1)' i"tcKay; (Yam). 250 tNT : 1. Josh Tupa (Hon ); 2. Chad Frank (Yam) ; 3 . Kirk Chandler (Hon) . OPEN PRO/AM.: I. Jerem y Israd (Hon ): 2. Josh Tupa (Han); 3. Jim Chambertalfl (Han) . VET 30+ BEG: 1. P.G. Kajll (Hen ); 2. Donald David (KTM) . VET J(). NOV : 1. ~an Hanis (Yam) ; 2. O ark WattiOn (Yam) ; 3. Paul T~rry (Y1IrTI) . VET 30 . INT: 1. Vic Walk er (Y am); 2. M1k~ Hibner (Yam) ; 3. Rob Results VET 40. NOV: I. Scott John .on (Hon ); 2. Leon erd Joh nson (Yam ). VET 40. INT: 1. ChrisDaNd (Yam) ; 2. G1t!f'll'1 BaIJQh (Yam); 3. Robert ZIngg(Yam) . VET 40• .MSTR: I. Rich Bcneeu (Kaw); 2. Daniel Dll valo. (Han ). VET lNT; I. Phill Blackbum (KTM) . VET 50. MSTR: 1. W.G. WillQO (Suz ); 2. Deve Ja cob~ (Yam); 3. Malcolm McCauy (Sw.) . WMN : 1. Shell y Beckst utf~ r (SUz.) 2. Keren An::am (Kaw) ; 3. ; Jenny Marrma (Yam). NOV: 1. Ed Rodz.och (Yam ); 2. Joh n Webb (Hon); 3. Gregory Burrow (Yam ). AM: 1. Ray Drury (Yam ); 2. Don Wall~ (Sw); 3. Gary Eaker (KTM); 4. Sam English (Kaw). EX: 1. Georg~ $pe ali ng (Vam ); 2. Hont Leitner ( Yam ); 3. Colin Birtlt'S (Yam ); 4. Chris Cwnbo (Yam) . MSTR A: 1. Mark Hall (Yam ). M.STR B; I . Tom WhIte (Kaw): 2. Stetl~ Donaldson (Yam) . so- ~ (Ii '" '" consiste nt lap times of the da y and dominat ing the race with a finishin g time of 4:59 :18. i1 > CD capturing his second victory o f th e season. ~ After the 152 race rs we re led through town with a polic e escor t a n d lined up i n th e ir respe ctiv e cl asses on Ma in Street, eac h wave was le d b y a pace vehicle to th e ed ge of to wn, w here th ey c rossed the rive r and began th e Va riety Riders H illciimb Stewart Steals the Show B y B UD N ORTHRUP OTTAWA. IL J ULY 9 Brent Ste wart ha s ridd en in only six Di stri ct 17 hillclim bs th is yea r. but he has been e xtremely effective, posting wins all six times in th e 400 cc class and pick in g up four Fast Ti me awards - first of their grue ling l8·mile laps . St eve Leivan shot his WR400F to the front of the pack a nd controlled the pa ce early. with local boy Bob by Duncan close be hind on his YZ426F. With conditions wet and slippery due to ovemig ht thu nderstorms. the pack· includ ing a small field of only six AA ride rs " stayed bun ch ed up for mu c h of the opening lap. Near the e nd of the la p. Leivan lo st the front end in the most for any rider so fa r. The 34 ·year·old National Champion from Galva . Illinois. posted the fastest time of the day. winning the 400cc class a t the Variety Riders climb on J uly 9 . Stewart set the fast time early in the first rou nd when he nailed a very good 3 .396·sec· a nd tim e o n his Jackson Performance KTM 380. and that tim e held up through the whole first ro und o f all cla sses . . In second-round action, however, Stewart so me loo se roc k s and wen t fro m first to last. It wa s the begi nning of a day long strugg le for really turne d it on with a sizzling 3.243-second th e seve n- ti me champ. When Leivan we nt down, Thiele took over, and from tha t point on h e was never chal len ged , -putting in co nsistent lap times of just o ver 47 minutes. "The race was too lon g to j ust go flat out," said Thiele after the event, "so I just tried to be c o nsiste nt li nd not m ak e mist akes. I d idn't time to rai se the stakes for any cha lle ngers. And it was need ed . as both Butch Fetters and T o m Daniels beat his first-round time in th e sec ond ro und . Paul Hackbarth was Stewart's closest c h allenger in th e 400c c class . cardi ng really know what kind of a lea d I had . so I was still ridin g p retty hard a ll the wa y to the e nd . Th e last lap, I fell three times . but I was ab le to Competition Park: In Hemet, Californ ia, Woody Carlson (102) and Sean Harris (622) battle over t hird at the start 01 the li rst Vet Over 30 Intermediate mot o. ge t going an d still win the rac e." Th e attri tion ra te was extre me ly h igh . Thiele and ru nne r- up Leivan we re th e only AA riders to fini sh the eve nt. 3 .622 seconds on his KTM 360. Tom "Wild Child" Da n ie ls was Stewart's greatest th reat to the fast ti me , as he ca me fro m be hind to win the 750cc class o n his 750cc Ka wa saki Triple (the "Wild Thing "). Dani els posted a good 3 .677 ·second time on his first ride, but Lane "U9 htning" Sc hultz carded a bette r 3.57 5-second ti me on his Yamaha tw in to As the pack took off o n the start of th e G len Helen Raceway Park take the first-round lead. Daniels responded with a high-flying . spectacula r 3.267-second run on Hall Has His Way at Rive rside OTMX hi s screaming tri ple in th e seco nd roun d to take By BOB ALLOY between Dan iels a nd Sc hultz for second place . Fetters fo u n d himself well down in the 600cc class after the first round with a 4 .063· fi rst rn oto , D a w so n L ea ch m a n and Ma rk After his good start. Dunca n started to get sick la te o n lap one. He toughed it out fo r th ree laps befo re calling it a da y. but he still Howell p ulle d out of the first turn side by s ide. They hi t th e firs t table top. and then Lea c hma n took the lead off the next double finished th ird in class . Chris Nesbitt also pu t in three lap s before smashing h is ra d ia to r, still jump headi ng in to th e se cond turn. Ho well was sec o nd . and Woody Carls on and Sea n Harris were battling over t he third po sition . taking fourth AA. Mike Wind mann loaded up after his th ird lap . simply saying. "I'm done: At the e nd of the first lap. Leachman wa s out Brandon Forrester suffered engine failure near front by two seco nds. Harris took o ver th ird , the end of la p two. and the n he picked up the pa ce and passed With so many riders fading or dropping out of the ra ce , a new f ace moved into the top Howell f or s ec o n d on th e track a nd first Novic e-class rid er . Leachman was try in g to pull a wa y , bu t Harri s wa s flow in g with th e track and managed to pass Lea chman for th e le a d o n the seventh lap. M eanwhile . V ic Walk er was c h argi ng from a m idpack st art and had momentum on his side ; he pa ssed Leachman just before th e wh ite flag ca me out. At the finish, Harris w on t he N ov ic e cl ass. ah ead o f all the Intermed ia t es. Walker took th e win in th e Intermediat e class . Leac h man was second and Rob Wil sh ir e to ok th ird . In moto two , Lea chman on c e again had th e best reaction time off th e co n crete st art ing pad. In second wa s Mike Hibner , who fi nished fourth in th e fi rst mota . Wilshire was th ird , and right behind him was Harris, who ma de qu ick work o f th e r ider s in front o f him by putting th em behind him and th en pu lli ng a lead on th e pa ck. Hibn er als o passed Lea chman and was looking for th e overa ll win, with Walker in fourth. O n lap six o f the nine-lap ra ce. Walker was in th ird . and tha t wou ld lo ck up th e o ve r- three. Local 250cc B rider Aaron Shaw seized the opportunity and was th e only other rider to co m plete six laps, doi ng so w ith a t ime of 5:31 :40 to w in his cla ss and finish third overall. When all was said and done. onl y 34 riders took the checke red flag " a mere 22 percent of those en te re d. In mo st classes, on ly two or th ree riders c om pleted the race , and a four- or fiv e-lap effort almost guaranteed a trophy. Th e m o st com mon phrase h eard after th e race was. "Too long: Results a / A : 1. Chr is n,.~I ~ (Kaw) ; 2. Steve Lewen (Yam) ; 3. Aaron Shaw (Yam); 4. St~v~ Ufldcoorwood (Yam ); 5. David Dillingham (KTM); 6. Man W~is ( Yam ); 7. Bn an Richardson (Hon) : 8. Duslln Wisecup (KIIW); 9. Richar d Hnrt (Ynm); 10. Own~ Miinch (KTM). M : I. Steve ~lv an (Yam ); 2. Bobby Duecen (Yam ): 3. Chns Nl"SbIt1(Kaw); 4. Mak ~ Windman n (KTM): 5. Brandon Forrester (Yam). A: 1. Matt W~Iti ( Yam ); 2. Rick Klnk~laar (Yam ); 3. Brad Bernett (Vam ); 4. Chris Sloan (KTM) : 5. Gary M.i U~lberg (Yam ). 125 B: 1. lach Mil bery (Hon) ; 2. Casey Hinkel (Yam) ; 3. Mike Relief (Ytlm) ; 4. Mik~ Hullt" y (Kaw); 5, Jaffil!'S Sloan (Yam ). 200 B : I . Dustin Wisecup (Kaw) ; 2. Robert Arm on (Kaw ): 3 . Randy Wagllhoff (Knw): 4. David Von Holt en (KTM); 5. Jutitin Smith (Kalil). 250 B: I. Aaron Shaw (Yam): 2. Richard Hart ( Vam ); 3. Gary WoIl (Sw); 4. Brondon Vaughn (Kaw); !rI Jak~ Johnson (Yam ). . OPEN 8 ; 1. 8r1an Rict\anbon (Hon) ; 2. Marty Smith (KTM); 3. "Piua .Man" Mllts chlng (KTM) ; 4. Tom H ~ (Yam ): 5. John Stich· noth (KTM ). 4 ·S"m K 8 : I. Ralph G ~ing (Han ); 2. Gnry Pilant (Hon); 3. Nick Crawford ( Yam); 4. Com~U Porter (Han); 5. Raymond WlIhams (Yam) . VET; 1. Cart Dobson (KTM) ; 2. Oavld Ciefbes (KTM); 3. Keotn i Ruckdetic'heU(Kaw); 4. El&ton Moofe (Yam); 5. John Banes (Kaw). e lo we d hi m in for second o ve ra ll, and Grego ry Burrow scored th ird in both m ot os. Wu..h~ ( Y4m) . m il e eve nt, co nsistent ly turning in the m o st cu Ed Rod zac h had the talent a nd str ategy to hold back a very fa st J o hn Webb all se ven lap s in bo th No v ice motos to ta k e th e ov erall win. Applying re lentless pres sure . Webb fol- w Grand Prix, after a two-yea r abs en ce. Team Green/J &W Cycies/NGK/CTi / Scott · backe d Chris Th iele was the man to beat in the 110 · AU GUST 23 . 2000 ' while Eaker pu lle d off another th ird . St e ve Jennings was fourth. , --- - - - -------------- - - - ------, ;::" ' Cha mpionsh ip saw the ret um of the Flat River 66 Drury h ad his way once again in m ota two wi th anothe r fast fi rst -pl ace pe rfo rmance. Wa llace made the w inn er ' s circle wi t h secon d , 3. RoOm 250 NOV: I . Demt Sardand (Yam ); 2. John Lava (Yam); J. 11m Walker Floors ' em Thiele Flattens Flat River ish a nd the win. Don Wallace moved quickly thro ugh the traffic to rack up a second- place finish. a nd Gary Eaker slotted his KTM into third. followed by Eng lish. l)"OM (Yam) . Barnard (Hon ): 4 , William 01.... (Vam ). Flat Rive r GP co ntinued on at an unbeatable pace to the fln - Krde (Yam) . _ Competition Park OPEN: I . Curt" Sullivan (H·D) ; 2. Justin ~gaard (Bue); 3. Cody McClain (Suz) ; 4. Dt- Wal~ (H.D); 5. Man widen. TOP EI.JM: I. Mike Wood C Hon); 2. K IlI~b Notth rup (Kaw); 3 . Curtia Sullivan (H-D): 3. Ene O'Corner (Kew) . persistent Ray Drury. On lap two . Drury put the pass on Eng lish and pu lled a head. a nd he Re sult s SAN BERNARDINO. CA. JULY 8 Some 4 6 Rivers ide OTMX riders " amped up and read y to go against one an o th er for pride, Glen Helen 's REM track. Master A r id er Mark Hall was a wonder with his fl ying Yam aha, taking th e cl as s win as an d set the third -fast est time of the da y on his KX50 0. Eric Wheelwright was also fast. as he blasted aw a y. lap ping most of the Master B usual . and to ok t he third spot w ith a fine 3.438-second first -round time , j u st five-thou- fame and gl ory - wer en't disappointed w ith ri ders . He ru led th e course in both motos fo r fi rst ov erall. Dennis Boulwa re was also a pow erful for c e. c ro ssing o ver the finish line a fa st second. but unfortunately he did not start the sandths of a second behind Doubl estein. Marc Stamm an d And y Fortner were close behind Whee lwrigh t with times of 3.456 and 3.476 second m ot o . seconds, respectivel y, on th eir Hondas. Tom White of the Ma st er B class put his Kaw asak i int o hi g h ge ar and snap ped up th e number-on e slot in bo th motos for first o ve rall . St eve Don alson aced the second -overall spo t with hi s tw o secon d- place wins. Horst Leitner Jed the 11 other Exp erts du ro in g th e fir st lap until Dan Willenborg made his m ove a nd slip ped past. Willenborg led th e action for three more laps , but a p ersistent Le itner ca ught him and ke pt him a nd all the ot he r competi tors behind him t o wrap up an impressive win . George Spe aring, riding fa st and sm oo th on his Yamaha , sec ur ed seco nd . Chris Cumbo ce rtai nly ove rcame his midpack start and placed a we ll-deserv ed thi rd . Willenbor g led every inch of the way in the second moto. Co lin Birtles controlled second. followed by Spearing in third . tion, but it was too late to c atc h Hibner. Walk er wa s thi rd in the mota but went home with the ov erall win . e Kawasak i into t he lead and held it for two lap s . de spite being tailed by the tenacious and n e vv s Kawasa ki T riple over in 3 .411 seco nds to slip second ti me, with Adam Doublestein in th e lead wi th a fine 3 .4 3 3- sec o nd time. Fetters delivered a b eau tiful and fast 3 .273 -se co nd run on his second ride to take the cl ass win all. With only two la ps to go . Walker and Howell were still cha rging th rough the pack , pass· ing Wilshire for second and third . On the final lap . Howell too k ove r the second-place po si· I the class win a nd post the second-fastest time of the day. Lloyd Haa s fle w his hot-run ning Amat eur rider Sam Eng li s h shot h i s Re sults 50 AUTO : 1. Donnw Robbins (Cob); 2. ~ Swanson (KTM); 3. K~an Bohannon (Han). 85 JR: 1. Bobby Senn(Kaw) ; 2. Randy Willi atml II (Ka w); 3. MIk~ Popham (Yam) ; 4. Joseph Goebel (Yam ); 5. Aaron Wifmkm (Kaw). 85 SR: 1. Chad COil : 2. Jacob Popham (Yam) ; 3. JOIh Warner: 4. Lognn Can . 200 : I. K ~ lIy ~n (KTM); 2. J ared Mc Kay ( Hon) ; 3 . Becka WUlIams (Kaw): 4. Mik~ Miller (Kaw): !rI.ROfl Senn (Ka w) . 250 : 1. Eric Wh~ \lIfight ( Yam); 2. Jon Cred!, (Hon) : 3. Kd ly ~nn (KAw); 4. Uoyd Haas (TM ): 5. Marc Stamm (Yam ). 400 : 1. B~t Srewert (KTM): 2. Paul Hack barth (KTM) ; 3. Man Peters (Han) ; 4. Casey Rick (Ynm ); 5. Bill Stark (Han) . 600 : 1. Bu tch F~It~ rs (Ka w) ; 2. Ad am Doub l etit~in ; 3. Eric ~ \lIfight ( Han); 4. ft'La re Stamm (Hon); 5. Andy Fortner (Hon). 750 : I . Tom DanI el . (Ka w); 2. Llo yd Haas (Kaw ); 3 . la n~ Schultz (Yom ); 4. Mike MlII ~r (Kaw); 5. Robin SEonn (Ynm ) O PEN: 1. Lane Schuttz (Nor): 2. Josh Carri~r (Tn ): 3. Butch F~ · t~rs (H·D) ; 4. Wade Schultz (H-D); 5. M1k~ K ~.sel (Kawl . SR: 1. K~vin .McKay (Kaw); 2. Jerry Bohren; 3. Don ShelidanSr. (Hon ); 4. Wiemkm ; 5. Mik~ Miller (Kaw). PSHRD: 1. lane Schultz. (Nor ); 2. Wade Schultz (H· D); 3. Butch F~t1ers (H-D) ; 4 . Jacob Ba il~y (H·D) ; 5. Tim Wiggins (Tn ). STK : I. Eric Whfoelwrig hl (Yam) : 2. Don Sh~ridan Sf ,; 3. Paul Hackbarth (Han); 4. Uoyd Haas (Yam); 5. Bob Fisher (Yam). FAST 11ft\E:Brtnl St~art (KTMI. Marvm

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