Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

The 51cc classes were Cobra- heavy as usual, and It was Cobra rider Trevor Heis who won all three motos i n the 17-8) Stock class. Carol ina rid er wo rking his wa y up to a valia nt fou rth , fell ow KTM rid er Mc Cl ain - wh o had fin ish ed s econd in th e fir st t wo m oto s ran in t h e le ad p a c k . With McCla in in thi rd as th e ra c e w ound down, Koe in g 's fourth p lace app ea red s uffici ent for the t itle , but McC lain put a last mi nute banzai pass o n Bub b a Bardw ell t o ta ke second p lac e a nd the c hampionsh ip. Said the ex u be ra nt "I t hu m p e r pi lot, th ou gh t I had a c hance be caus e in the second moto , I had like a 10s econd lea d, but I had just ridd en the four -stro k e cl ass t wo h ours be fore that, so I died , and th e g uy who won th e first m oto c a ug ht me." as a spectator) , had to hold off Edd ie Ray in th e YZF-hea vy c lass . eN Mertens (Yam); 3 . Troy Ada ms (Suz); 4 . J ust in Sm ith (Kaw); 5 . Adam Ove rcash (Hon ), 125 B MO D: 1. Bill y Laninovich (Yam) : 2. Shane Bess (Suz); 3. Thom as Osm ialow ski (Suz); 4 . Joshua Summ ey (Kaw ); 5 . T im Weigand (Yam). 125 C STK : I. Mik e Chiud ioni (Yam ); 2. Aaron Smith (Ya m); 3. Jason Loo mi s ( KTM); 4 . Rya n Coleman (Suz); 5. Mark Bunker Jr. (Yam). 125 C MO D: 1. A aron Smith (Yam ); 2. David Tarnow (KTM ); 3. Robert Lock e (Ke..... ); 4. Corey Fink l oretta l ynn's Dude Ranch Hurricane Mills, Tennessee Results: August 8- 12, 2000 51 (4·6) STK SHAFT; I. Bradley Baker (Yam); 2. Dy lan Walker (Yam ); 3. Mic hael Hall (Yam) ; 4 . Trevo r Barrett (Yam); 5. Caleb Dowell (Yam ). 51 (4-6) STK: I. Tanner Krahenbuhl (Cob); 2. J acob Grove (C ob ); 3 . Da kota Mathews (Co b ); 4 . Luke Hobson (Cob); 5. Ty Keenom (Co b) . 51 (7-8 ) STK : 1. Trevor Reis (Co b); 2. Micha el McArthur (Cob ); 3 . Ke vin Ta pia (KTM ) ; 4 . Arthur Cofield (Co b); 5. Nic k Paluzzi (Cob). 65 (7- 9) STK : 1. Domi nic Izzi (KTM) ; 2. Au stin Stroupe (KTM) ; 3. Tyler Bow er s ( Kaw) ; 4 . Bud di Brune r (KTM); 5. Justin A shburn (KTM ). (Yam); 5. Alex Gaines (KTM). 250/0PEN A : 1. Ben Riddle (Suz); 2. Jo nathan S hi m p (Ya m ); 3 . C h as e Re e d (Ya m) ; 4 . Ge rrit O rdelma n (Yam) : 5. Thomas Kelley (Kew }. 2 50/ 0 PEN A /PRO SPT: 1. Brya n McGavran ( Yam); 2 . Nick Metcalf (Suz) ; 3 . M ich ael Slee te r (Yam ); 4 . J acob Mart in (Suz); 5. Hans Neel (Hen} . 250/ 0PEN 6 STK ; I. Ryan Davis (Kaw) ; 2. Ad am Overcash (Han); 3. Sean O 'Connor (Yam) ; 4. Ryan Metzler (Suz) ; 5. Karsten Butler (Hon) . 250 /0PEN B MO D: 1. Justin Sm it h ( Kaw ); 2. J oshua Summey (Kaw) ; 3. T im Weiga nd (Yam); 4. Danny Sm ith (Hon) ; 5. Ryan Metzler (Suz}, 65 ( I O-I I) STK; 1. Mike Alessi (KTM); 2. Ryan Villopo to (KTM ); 3. Rick y Renner (KTM ); 4. Denn is Jo non (Kaw ); 5. Zach Osbo rne (KTM). 65 (7-11) MOD: 1. Ricky Renner (Yam); 2. Jeff A lessi (KT M ); 3 . Bru ce Dehn ( KTM ); 4 . Ik e Jost (Kaw); 5. Drew Gosselaar (KTM ). 85 (7- 11) STK: I. Mike Alessi (Yam); 2. Davl M ill saps (Suz); 3 . Ry an Villopoto (Yam) ; 4 . Ju sti n Sipes (Kaw) ; 5. Cody Gilm ore (Kaw) . 65 ( 12- 13) STK: I. Josh Lichtle (Suz); 2. Shawn Clark (Suz); 3. J ason Lawrence (Su z); 4 . Nic ho las Evennou (Kaw) ; 5. Kyl e Preston (Suz). 85 (9·1 3) MOD: I. Davi Millsaps (Suz); 2. Kyle Chisholm (Kaw ); 3. Shawn Clark (Suz) ; 4 . Nicholas Evennou (Kaw); 5. Charl ie Morrison (Yam) . 25 0/0PEN C: 1. B.J. Huntsi nger (Suz) ; 2. A nd rew Clark (Han ); 3 . Mi k e Fin negan (Ya m); 4 . Patri ck Ranni ger (Kaw); 5. Darren Fortin (Yam) . WMN ( 12· 15) 80-105; 1. Ashley Wheat (Kaw); 2. Leah Cantre ll (Suz); 3. Chelsi Dunkelbarge (Kaw); 4. Brandi Davis (Yam) ; 5. J essye Davis (Kaw) . WMN 105+ : 1. J essica Patterson (Kaw); 2. Sarah Whitm ore (Yam); 3. Shelly Kann (Yam ); 4 . Tiffany Reed (Han) ; 5. Jac ki Hudson (Han) . 4-S 20 1-650 : I. Bryan Emig (Yam); 2. Eddie Ray (Yam) ; 3. Bobby Wilson (KTM); 4 . Sean Dukes (Suz); 5. Je sse A llen (Yam) . 25 +: 1. Ronald Tichenor (Suz) ; 2. Chris Young (Suz); 3. Larry Gessner (KTM ); 4. Wendell Simmo ns (Yam ); 5 . Shane Law son (Han) . VET A 3 0 +: 1. Ronald Tichenor (Suz); 2. Chris Young (Suz ) ; 3. Matthew Crown (Kaw ) ; 4 . L ar ry Gessner (KTM ); 5. J . Wendell Simmo ns (Yam) . VET B/ C 30. : 1. Robin McCain (KTM): 2. Frank Koehin g Jr. ( KTM); 3 . To dd Wic ht ne r ( Han) ; 4 . Bubba Bardwell (Yam) ; 5. Dan Marino (Yam ). SR 50 ... 1. Bart Lucas (Yam); 2. Larry Witmer : 85 ( 14- 15) MOD: 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. J im m y Nel so n ( Yam) ; 3 . See n Collie r ( Kaw) ; 4 . Robert Kiniry (Kaw) ; 5. Kelly Ted der ( Yam) . 10 5 ( 12- 15) SPRMNI : I. James Steart J r. ( Ka w ); 2 . .Jirnmy. Nel son ( Yam ); 3 . Robert Kin ir y (Ka w) ; 4 . Je sse Casillas J r. (Yam ); 5. Sean Collier (Kaw). 125 ( 12-15) STK; 1. Gavin Graycyk (Kaw); 2. J esse Ca sillas Jr. (Ya m); '3. Ry an M ills (Ho n ) ; 4 . Mic hael Bl ose (Yam ); 5. Edgardo Rojas (Kaw) . . Wheat finished s econd in the moto to Leah Cantrell , who finis he d second in the next two motos . .JESSICA PATTERSON WOMEN 105cc+ J us t as Wheat dominated the m ini women ran ks , fe llow Ka wa s ak i rid er Patte rso n ra n a way wit h a ll three motos in the big -b ike d ivis ion . Patte rso n h a s bee n re c e iving in s tr u c t ion fro m Gary Ba il e y a nd Di d i Ca rm ic hae l, a nd t he F lorid ia n was untouchable in collecti ng her second Loretta 's crown. "1 wanted to win, so I took m y tim e and got out in the le ad as s oon as I co uld a nd ju st wen t for it," sa id Pat ters on , who says s he d efinitely wants to br ea k Mercedes Gon zalez's record of five Women -cl a s s cha m pio ns hips. RONN IE T ICHENOR 25+ VETA 30+ T he la s t time T ic h e n o r raced at Loretta Lynn 's was in 1985, and h is la s t title at the eve nt came in a minicycle class in '83 , but his year's on the U.S . and J a p a ne s e profe s s iona l ci rcu its have granted him eno ugh s pe ed that he won a ll s ix of his motos in d om inant fas hion . Still, he has n' t exactly be e n a m ains ta y on th e MX s c en e th e past couple of years . "My wife a nd I own a c lothing store ca lled Be en Fra med , and I' ve been doi ng a lot of teachi ng you ng k id s moto c ro s s ," T ich enor sa id. "I don 't ever ha rd ly ra ce , except to qualify for here." ROBIN MCCLAIN VETB/C30+ Fra n k Koe ing J r. topped the firs t two motos , a nd had firs t g ate p ic k going int o la st ra c e , but opted for a n outs id e gate a nd s ub seq ue ntly suffer ed a p o or s t a rt. With th e South BART LU C A S SEN IO R 40+ Th ou gh he had topped the firs t two mot os , gr izzled vet Lucas wasn't rest ing e asy th e even ing before his fina l ra ce. "I didn 't get any s lee p la st night - j ust lik e a littl e schoo lboy , " the Yama ha ride r sa id. Lu c a s ' nervo us ness was we ll founded, as the race featured a great battl e for the top three, but he held on for second pla ce and th e tit le on his fo ur-s troke . "I've been com ing do wn h ere a lo t o f tim es, g o ing h om e e m pt y- ha nded . This t im e I'm rea lly happy I d idn 't hav e t o go h om e em pty -ha nded aga in ." STEVEN LEW IS MAS T E R 5 0+ Lew is and Ik e De J a g e r t ra d e d m oto win s in t he firs t two m ot o s of what is often assumed to be a cla s s of hesitant codgers , but with the title on the line , these two gentlemen went at it like a cou p le of t e en s in m oto three . "We 're not in ou r teens - we 're just both damned determined. Last ye a r I beat him beca use I was in shape. T h is year he damn near b e a t me beca use I w asn 'l in s hape . It was ju st who m a de the la st m ista ke ." BRV A N E M IG 4-STROKE Adorned in S hift gear and mounted on a Yam a ha YZ, Emig posted c on s istent 1- 2 -2 moto sco res to garner th e top hon o rs in th e Fo u r-St roke class - a firs t for th e Miss ouri nat ive . Yes , we realize t h at J eff E m ig ha s taken th ree championships at Lore tta Lynn ' s , b ut this was h is b r oth er Bryan , wh o - com peting in race num be r one - wa s the first Lor etta Lyn n 's c ham p ion of th e new m illennium . Emig , wh o showed impres siv e speed on his way to th e win , a nd who was c heered on by b rothe r J eff (o n ha nd 125 ( 12· 15) MOD: 1. Michael Blose (Yam); 2. Cole Siebl er (Yam ); 3. Shane Lusk (Hon); 4 . Nicholas Adams (Kaw); 5. Edga rdo Rojas (Kaw ). 12S A ; I. Ben Riddle (Su z) ; 2 . Chase Reed (Yam ); 3 . Paul Vera cka (Kaw); 4 . Rob ert Farnell (Suz); 3. Robert Handy (Yam); 4. Jere Pope (Kaw): 5. Clayton Blood (Hon). MSTR 50 +: 1. Steven Lewis (Yam ); 2. Ike De (Suz); 5. Karl Scott ( Yam). 125 A/ PRO SPT: I. Johnny Marley (Yam); 2. J onathan Shim p (Ya m); 3 . Nick Metcalf (S uz); 4 . Tyson Hadsell (Yam); 5. Clark Stiles (Yam). 125 B STK: I. Turbo Reif ( Hon); 2. Steve J ager (Kaw) ; 3 . Stephen Coy (Han); 4 . Frank Helm s (Kaw); 5. Henry Gref (Hon). BRIEFLY. •• Facto ry Team Hond a may have a co up le of fut ure ride rs to con side r. at least If t hey choose based o n nepot ism . A t Loret ta Lynn 's, D rew Gosselaar (so n to Ezra Lusk mechanic M ike . and bro ther to Fact o ry C on nect ion 's C hris) finished fifth in the 65cc (7 -11>M od ified class. and Shane Lusk (brother to Ezra) finished third in 125cc ( 12-15) M odi fied . I n addition t o announcing much of the week ' s raci ng fro m the tower. Larry Witmer go t attention fo r pulling a see mingly end less se rie s of holeshot s over the week of racing . W itm er fin ished second in Se nior Plus·40 . Shift wa s so confid ent that profe ssio nal ci rc uit ve te ran Ron n ie TIchenor (right) w ou ld land a title that it had this number-on e jersey pr int ed up early . A s it turn ed o ut. they sho uld have printed tw o (Ticheno r won two titles) . TM C Pro Stat s , whi ch has bee n co ming to Lorett a Lynn' s since 1994, undertakes the dau nting task of t imin g e ve ry lap of every r ider over the week. Br ian M cG avran and J ohnny M arley had the w eek's fastest lap s at 2 :01 (matching last year' s to p mark by Travi s Pastr ana). but mini rider J ames Stewart Jr. wa sn 't far off the mark wit h a 2:03 . Lo retta Lyn n ' s is recog nized as a pri m e o ppo rt unity t o see t he future stars of profe ssion al mo tocross . and all four J apane se man ufactu re r s (p lu s KTM an d C ob ra) had rep resent atives o n hand. Kaw asaki inv ite d a coup le o f Japanese KX e nginee rs . In ad dition. several c urre nt stars (wi th history at Lorett a' s) we re on hand : Sh ae Bent · ley. J eff Em ig (le ft) an d Ji mm y B utt o n a ll ma de appea rances. Justin Smith (right>celebrat· ed his win in 250cc/Open B Modified by shaving t h e head of friend and Team Gre e n t e ch G reg Lasiewski on the podi um. Th is ph oto was taken with th e jo b on ly partially finished. Racer Producti o ns. w hich put s on Lo retta Lynn ·s . po sted th is bad news o n its web site after the event; "Hours aft er th e Lo retta Lyn n' s race ende d , Kalamazoo. M ich igan 's Ad am Burke and his father Mike we re "involved in a head-on colli sion in Ken tucky w hen a car suffered a blow n tire in the ot her lane and 'crashed int o their mo torhome head-on . Adam . wh o had missed the event w ith a broken femur and wa s just there to wa tch. broke an ankle and mangled his other leg in the collisio n. Wi th his broken legs, Adam tried to get his dad out of the motorh ome , wh ich had ca ught fire . Mike finally made A dam (and his cousin. wh o wa s unhurt) get out of the way because he tho ught the mo to rhom e wa s goi ng to explode. Mike Burke died in the burnin g vehi cle. M ike wa s a guy who just truly loved the spo rt and loved spendinq time w ith his so n at the race s . Go dspeed. M ike Burke. - cue I e n e vv s AUGUST 30, 2000 23 f '

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