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heading back towards th e tra il," the Bike Pedlar -back ed Gibs on said. " I knew so me t h in g wa s wr ong when my oppon ents were co m in g towards me. " Ketchum sa id. "I looked up and saw P.A. and Dustin heading m y way , so I spun around to wind up in thi rd place overall." Sm ith and Whitak er dropped o ut after the first la p. Fo r the next thr ee laps , th e le ader s tr u d g e d on lik e a train , on e rid er directl y beh ind th e other. Th e y wer e never more than 10 seconds apart a s th e y ro lle d into t he sco re ma chin e. Al len was in t he lead, with Gib s on d ire ctl y beh in d him, and th e y were clos e ly followed by MS R/ S mith -s u p ported Ketchu m , the 200cc A le a de r, an d th en G u y , r id ing in t h e 250cc/ Open A div isio n. On th e fourth lap , Allen a nd Gibson pu lled so me t im e o n t he othe r rid er s , a n d Gu y m ad e a m o ve fo r third pla ce ov erall. Gu y was about 4 5 seconds beh ind Gibso n . " I d idn 't get a re al good s ta rt o n the line , so I laid ba c k ," Gu y said. "I thought it wa s a slow pa c e , but evid e ntly it wa s fast enough." Du ring the fifth lap , Allen gained more time on everyo ne , while Gibson stru ggled to sta y in second pla ce. Gibson went down several times , ben t his bar s , and lo st his second -place po s ition for go od. Dur ing a pit s top, Guy passed Gibson a nd then sta ye d in second pla ce for th e rest of the ra ce. "I had a g o od last lap ," s a id th e O'Nea l/Smith Sports Sh op/RPM-spon sored Guy , wh o is 39 . "I got around the lappers and pick ed good lines . Th e older I gets , the fa ste r I wa s ." Alle n came in first pla c e o ve ra ll in t h e 25 0 c c /Op en A divi s ion with a strong lead o n Guy , Gibson a nd Waf fo rd . Th e next rider to come th rou gh th e score t en t wa s S ports C y cl es KTM/S in isal o /C y cr a-b a ck ed T om Benn et t. "I could n' t see anythi ng bec au se of th e du st, a nd I had a hard time rid ing t h e cou rse backwa rds, " Be n n et t reported. "There was one downhill that got the best of me . and I went down m ore than on c e. Other than that, it was re a l fun , and I had a blast!" Lew is Webb , Ric k y Do ores a n d compan y lai d out s ix m iles of t rail and ran the ir cours e in a re v er s e d irection from that of pr evi ou s ra ce s . Des p ite the extremely dusty co nd itio ns . most riders seem ed to have a good time . CN Broken Creek Clarksville, Tennessee Results: July 16, 2000 [ Round 5 of 71 O/A : 1. P.A. Allen ( Suz} 2. Mark Guy (Yam ): 3 . Du stin Gibson (S UI) ; 4 . Ja son W aff or d ( Yam) ; 5 . Thomas Bennett (KTM) ; 6. J erem y Ketchum (KTM ); 7 . Robert U ch ( Yo!I m ); 8 . Phillip Barker (Hon); 9 . Mark Ba rton (Suz ); to . Mark Phill ip s (Yam) . 250/0PEN A : 1. P.A . Alle n {S uz) : 2. Mark Guy ( Ya m) : 3. Dus t in Gibson (Suz ); 4 . J aso n Waffo rd (Yam ); 5 . Thomas Benn ett (KTM) . 200 A : 1. Jerem y Ketchum ( KTM ) ; 2. Derek Bratcher (KTM ). OPEN B: 1. Joe Dem ent (KTM ); 2. Brent Davis (KTM); 3. Ryan Tayl or (Suz); 4. Jed Goad; 5. Brian Crim (Kaw). 250 B : 1. J oel Gib son (K aw ); 2 . Brad Ril ey (Kaw); 3 . Bill La rson (Ka w) : 4 . Er ic Chappe ll ( Suz); 5. Ron Sk ip per (Kaw). 200 B : I. Scott Cric k ( Kaw); 2. Lou is Gi bson (Y am ); 3. J o sh Gra ves ( Yam ); 4 . Ad rian Ger val (Kaw); 5. Sean Sember (Yam). 4-STRK: 1. Robert U ch ( Yam): 2 . Mark Bart on {Suz): 3. William Short (Han) ; 4 . Terry Russell (Han): 5. Cla yton Hughes (502). VET: 1. Scott Turn er (Kaw): 2. D . Granderso n (Suz ): 3 . J ohn Gl au s ( Yam) ; 4 . David Lamberth (Kaw): 5. Mik e Vandiv er. SR: I. Dal e Stalling s: 2. Jim Sorrels (KTM) ; 3. Jerry Castl eman (Kew): 4 . Vergil Young (KTM ). 4 - ST RK C: 1. Brandon Sch rim sher ( Hon); 2 . Boyd Cartwri ght (Yam ); 3 . Dwa yne Rog ers (Han); 4 . Dale Dudley (Kew ): 5. Mark Wim satt (Han ). VET C: I. Rock y Elrod (Kaw); 2. John Som me r (KTM); 3. Brook Bark er (KTM); 4 . J im Story (K. w ); 5. Mike Sylvester (Kaw). SR C: 1. Mik e Pond er (Suz); 2. John Karn (Yam ); 3. Tom Carter ( Yam); 4. Bill Smi th ( Kaw); 5, Nick Fue lling (Han ). 250/0PEN C: 1. P.J . Short (Hon) : 2. J ohn Da vis ( Yam) : 3 . J eremiah Perry ( Han ); 4 . Kevin Ca sey (Kaw); 5. Grady McCorm ick (Hon ). 200 C: 1. Shawn But ler ( Yam ); 2 . Tom Miller (Kaw); 3 . Ti m Henderson ( Hon ); 4 . Kevin Hopper (Suz]: 5. Kenny Crick (Kaw ). BEG: 1. Joe Stinson (Kaw). T exas LoneStar StateC hampionship R ound 7: Swan C ycleP ark Demuth Dazzles 'em By G L O RIA S A N D E RS TYLER, TX, JQLY 16 o re th a n 325 rid e rs converged o n S wan Cyc le Park for ro un d seve n o f the Te xa s Lo ne S t ar Sta te Champi on sh ip , a nd they all were in se rio us co n ten t io n fo r p o int s . T h e recently red esigned tra c k was in pe rfe ct s ha pe for Sund a y ' s 23 m oto s . O rg an ized practice on S aturda y gave everyo ne a c ha nce to check o ut the tra ck a nd fine -tune th eir b ike . Spee dster J ake Lowry head ed up m ot o one of the 60 ( 10- 11) and 60cc Open conte st, lea ding all th e wa y to white -flag la p, wh en he bobb led and ga ve up th e le ad to Marshall S mi t h , wh o he ld it to the c hec kers. Lo wry rec ov e re d in moto two , taki ng t he ho le shot and brin gin g it home for the overall in both classes . Sm ith 's first a nd eight h- p lace finishes garnered him fourth overall. In the Over 25 Intermediate contest , Randy Rector battled Greg Lew is . Rector had a great start in moto one, lea ving Lew is ba c k a ro und fou rth o ff the gat e. Lewis was not p le ased a t all , and he pu shed to catch Re ctor, but he just co uldn' t make the pass befor e the c hecke re d flag dropped . Moto tw o wa s just th e o p po s it e . Lew is ripped out of the gate and led the whole rac e whil e the re s t followed. Le wis went home with the overall win . In the exciting 250cc Pro contest, Jos h Demuth a nd Adam Mennenga gave the specta tors just what th e y came to see: so me fa st action a nd some big air. Menn en g a took t he holes hot in m oto o ne with lig ht ning s peed off the gate , onl y to be edged o u t by Demuth befor e th e y ca me a ro u nd for the next la p. Menn en g a did not ease up at all , but Demuth M Sw an Cyc le Park: Josh Demuth (46) took both 250cc Pro moto wins lor the class overall at the seventh round of the Texas Lone Star State Championship in Tyler, took th e win . In m oto two , De m uth took t he overall once ag ain , wh ile Nate Hale jumped into th e p icture by overtaking Mennenga for se cond. Ra cing in the Texas heat demands sta m in a, s h e e r w illpo wer , and stre ngth . Mica h Th ibodeaux had wha t it too k to ta ke on 16 contenders in the 2 50cc Inte rmed iate class . He pu t his head down and kept his eyes o n th e gat e a nd his mind o n the win , ta kin g the hol eshot and leading a ll five laps in bo th mo to s fo r a p erfe ct score . Chri s Husack was in hot pu rsuit for th e first three laps until a m ista ke cost him th e ra c e ; he d id not finish. Jo e Bail e y qu ickl y t ook over seco n d place, followed by Blak e Kenn edy. Th e first 250c c Novic e moto wa s a close race. Bubba Ba rdw e ll got the hol e sh ot bu t led only on e lap. Brian Goate s took ove r a t the bottom of lap one, bumping Bardwell to s eco nd . In m o t o tw o , Ra n d y Ha y es t ook t he holeshot a nd st a yed in th e le ad to th e finish. The O v e r 40 gu ys h a v e s hee r determinatio n a n d true grit. Steve McCombs was the overall winner on the weekend . He had to overcome Dan Scheffler on the first two laps of b oth motos , bump ing S cheffl er t o s e c o nd. Third place o vera ll went to Pete Wa tson , who , like a T im ex , ta kes a lick in' but keeps o n tickin'! In Ov er 30 Intermed iate a ct ion , Greg Lewis ju m ped off the gate and pu t himself righ t where he wanted to b e : in the number-one spot. Lew is had no easy job fending off the pack, but he took bot h m oto wins . Thomas Richter was ta pp ing h is fen d er , as was Bo Stega ll. Rich te r ca me up from fo urth to seco n d by th e top o f lap thre e , displ a cing Stegall , bu t he ju st could not put the pass on Lewis. CN 50 ( 7 · 6) ; I. Tyler Cum mi ngs (Co b) ; 2. Ky le Swanson (Cob ); 3. Ja mison Miller (Co b) ; 4. Nickolas Fisher (Cob) ; 5. J ordan Boyd (Co b). 50 OPEN ; I. Tyler Cum mi ngs (Cob) ; 2. Caleb Dowell (Co b) : 3 . Ky le Swa nso n (Co b); 4 . De vid Bry ant (Cob); 5 . .Jacob Turbyfill (Co b). 60 ( 7-9): 1. Justin Dic k ey (Ka w); 2. Preston Prim m (KTM) ; 3. Tyl er Cumm ings (Kaw) ; 4. Au stin Rogers (Kaw) ; 5. J am ison Mill er (Kll W). 60 ( 10 - 1 1) ; I. J ake Lowry (Kaw) ; 2. Marshall Sm ith ( K aw): 3 . Ric hard Wh it e ( Kaw) ; 4 . Dan ie l Ashton (Kaw) ; 5. Franklin Edmund (Kaw). 60 OPEN : 1. J ak e l owry ( Ka w) ; 2. Richard White (Kaw) ; 3. Brand on Pipkin (Ka w) : 4. Mar shall Sm ith (Kaw) : 5.J ay Teste (Kll W). 80 BEG: 1. Aaron Gamer (Yam); 2. Ju stin Bunn (Hon); 3. J .T. Richt er (Hon) : 4 . Austin Flook (Kaw); 5. David Brady (Suz). 8 0 (7 · 1 1) : I. Sc otty W inn er str om (Suz) ; 2. Marshall Smith (Kll W); 3. J osh Eure (Kew) : 4. Jake Lowry (Kaw) ; 5. Loga n Melto n (Yam) . 60 ( 12- 13); I. Ril ey Kur o sk y ( Suz) : 2. Cody D i ck e y ( Su a) : 3 . J a y Sh an d y ( Ha n); 4 . T ad Montg omery (Han) ; 5. Bo Teske (SOl) . 60 (1 4 -1 6) ; 1. J onat ha n Kerr ( Kaw) ; 2. Greg Chapm an ( Hon); 3. Charles Casdoo (Ka w) . 80 O PEN: 1. Riley Kuro sky (SOl) ; 2. Jona than Kerr ( K aw ) ; 3 . Tad M ontgom ery ( Ho n): 4 . Cody Dickey (SOl); 5. Jay Shandy (Hon). 12 5 BE G: 1. Ch ris Milligan (Yam ); 2 . Jeremy Canney (Yam): 3 . Garr et Rayborn (Yam ); 4 . Jo shua Beac h (SOl); 5. Eric Brown (KTM ). 12 5 NO V : 1. J effrey An twin e (Yam ); 2. Adam Turner (Yam) ; 3. J eff Stewart ( x ew): 4. Rusty Huddle (Yam ); 5. Rya n Hartl ey (Han) . 125 INT; I. T yl er Sha nd y ( Yam ): 2 . Mica h Th ibodeaux (Yam) ; 3. Brian Starnes (Han ); 4. Nick y Barr (Yam); 5. Danny Waldrop ( Yam ). 12 5 PR O ; I. J o sh Dem uth (Kaw ) ; 2 . Ad a m Mennenga (Kaw) ; 3. Nathan Hale (Yam) : 4 . Blake Keeton (Suz); 5. Kev in Cagle. 125 O PEN : 1. Adam Turn er (Yam); 2. Mi cllh Th ibodeaux (Yam) ; 3. Bria n Starnes (Hen] : 4. Nic k y Barr (Yam): 5. J eff Stewart (Kaw) . 250 BEG . 1. Joshua Sco tt (5 uz ) ; 2 . Jeremy Conner ( Yam) ; 3. Philli p Smi th (Suz) ; 4 . Fran Dewit (Yam ); 5. Carl McCo y (Kaw). 2 5 0 NOV: I. Br ian Goates ( Ha n ) : 2. Randy Hayes (Kaw ); 3. Bubba Bardwell (Yam ); 4. Jeremiah Wheeler (KTM) : 5. Ja son Lo vell (Yll m) . 2 50 INT; I. Micah Thi bod eaux ( Yam); 2. Joe Bai le y ( Ka w) ; 3 . T y ler Sha ndy ( Yam): 4 . Randy Rector (Yam): 5. Dann y Oznick ( Kaw). 2 50 PRO : 1. J osh Dem uth ( Ka w) ; 2 . Nathan Hale (Yam); 3. Ad am Mennenga (Kaw): 4. James Hill ( Yam) ; 5. Kevin Cagle. 2 5 0 OPEN: 1. Ch ri s Mare k ( Yam ); 2 . Cody Thomp son (Hon): 3 . Ju stin Bernard (Yam) : 4. Gary Harriso n (Yam) ; 5. Michael Shelley (Hon). 3 50 OPEN : 1. .Jason Williams (KTM ) ; 2. Brad Smith ( KTM ); 3 . Ja son Jameson ( Yam ) : 4 . Greg Swirczynski (Yam): 5. Jordan Bat es (Yam) . 25 ... NOV : I . Ju nior Pirkle ( Ka w); 2 . Myles Tu rner ( Kaw ) ; 3 . Rob ert Parter ( Yam ) : 4 . Wes ley Turner (Yam ): 5. Grayton Zita (KTM ). 25 ... INT : 1. Greg l ewis (Yam ); 2. Randy Rect or (Yam) ; 3. Keith Darrow (Hon) ; 4 . Gary Mann (Hon) : 5. Dennis Kenem uth (KTM) . 2 5+ E X : 1. Gr eg How ard ( Yam) : 2 . Sh a ..... n Stilwell (Yam ). 30 ... NOV : 1. l arry Dodso n ( Hon ) ; 2. Randa ll Kienast (Kaw); 3. Myles Turner (Kaw); 4. Jeff Harris ( Kaw) ; 5. Marshall Turman (Kaw ). 30 ... I NT : 1. Greg Le..... i s (Ya m) ; 2 . Tho mas Richt er (Han); 3 . 80 Stega ll (Yam ); 4 . Gar y Mann (Han) : 5. Keith Darrow (Han ). 30 ... EX: 1. Wend ell Sim ms (Yom ) : 2 . Gr eg Howard (Yam) . 35+ : 1. Bubb a Ba rd..... ell ( Yam ); 2 . Bo Stegall (Yam ); 3. Bobb y Mec he ( Yam) ; 4 . Th omas Richte r (Hon) : 5. Nick Brantl ey (Kaw). 4 0 + : 1. Steve M cComb s ( Yam} : 2 . Marshall Turma n { Kew}: 3 . Pet e Wat son ( KTM) ; 4. Robe rt Porter ( Yam); 5. Vincent Duqu e (Suz) . WMN : 1. Shannon McKllmy (Han) ; 2 . J essi ca McCollum (Kaw) ; 3. Amanda Tietge (502). Swan Cycle Park Tyler. Texas Results: July 16, 2000 [ Round 71 50 ( 4 · 6) : 1. Caleb Dowell (Cob ); 2. David Brya nt (Co b) ; 3. Ja c ob Turbyfill (C ob) ; 4. Ray Edmund (Cob ); 5. Tyle r Stewart (Pol). C UD . e n e _ s • A UGUST 30 , 2 0 0 0 45

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