Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

HOCP : I . J a so n Bonsigno re (OM ) ; 2 . J o sh Lar sen (Ja w); 3 . Lenn y Mc Brid e ( Gdo); 4 . Cra ig Estelle (J aw) 5 . Gary Hesmer (Ja w). HOCP SUP A : 1. J oel Parsons ( Wes); 2. Mik e Bum an (Gdo); 3 . Cra ig Lane (Jaw ): 4. J oe Greene (Jaw); 5. Ted Fey (Gdn) . HDCP SUP B: I. Jim Fey (Jaw); 2. Jerry Grenga ( J a w ) ; 3 . Br i an Ho llenbec k (J a w) ; 4 . Cas se y Casselbury (J aw) ; 5. Eugen e Wil marth (J aw). ed for the outside . On the ins ide , McBride pulled a narrow advantage over Larsen off the line , but "the Lizard " drove deeper into the turn . Sephton, who had a massive drive off fou r, blew through the ap ex and parked , letting Larsen and McBride pull b~ . Coming int o turn three , j\'\cBride seem ed to have an advantage over Lars en, but th e Californ ian had the momentum to take the lead. At the rear, Sephton tri ed everythi ng to get past Nelson , but nothin g worked. La r sen pull ed out t o a co m fo r t ab le l ead f o r th e win , wi t h McBride ta king a very respectable second . Nelson held off the charging Seph ton, and Bonsignore finished fifth . T he lineup for the Ha ndicap ma in had J ason Bonsignore on the inside of the 40, w ith Gary Hesm er in two and Gene Bon sign ore in thr ee. Cra ig Estelle was on the 50, with McBride on the 70 an d L ar sen all t he way b ac k in th e "Moon Chute" on th e 80. Gene rolled before the t apes moved, but he was once agai n all owed to resum e his original pos ition . Wh en th e t ap es finally we nt up , J aso n quickly assumed the lead , with Hesm er falling into second. C om in g out o f t urn t w o , Hesmer parked, allowing Gene to close. Coming into tum three, Larsen passed both Estelle and McBride and set his sights on the fro nt of the pack . Comi ng out of fo ur on the second lap, Hesmer dr ifted, letting Gene undernea th to take secon d. By the start of lap three, Larse n ha d closed the gap and was putting p ressu re o n the th ird - p l ac ed rider. Com ing into turn one, Hesm er hesitat ed slig htly, and that was all it took . L a r sen drove by and went to work catching the Bon sign ores. Larsen trie d t o make his way p ast Gene . At the start of lap fo ur, Larsen looked to the o utside but th en sq ua re d the co rne r and pu ll ed t o the inside o f th e elder Bon sig nore, almost riding on the infield grass. Coming int o turn three, Gene hit the ground, end ing up ju st off the race lin e as Larsen sped off. Had there been contact? If th ere had been, th e referee d idn 't see it, and the race continued wi th Larsen now putting the pressure o n J aso n . Gene got t o his fee t and stor med away, leaving his bike on the track. On th e last lap , Larsen con tin ued to close on Jason, but time ra n o ut. Jason Bonsignore crosse d th e line fi rst , wi t h Larse n a close second. McBride took third, with Este lle fourth and Hesm er fift h . Gen e Bon si gn ore walked off the t rack , having some words w ith the referee on his way back to the pits. O n the Support side of the program, Joel Parsons took his second straight Support-class w in , this time in the A division. In Support B , Jim Fey found his way to th e checke red eN flag first. Yamaha Dealers Series Round 5: Glen Helen Raceway Park Blose With the Most B y B ET H L AR O C K SAN BERNARDINO, CA, JULY 16 he hot d ays of sum me r in Southern California di dn 't stop the riders from attend ing the fifth and final ro und of the Yamaha Dealers Series at Glen Hele n Raceway. Ride rs in all classes battle d to th e end for series poi nts and for their sponsoring dea lerships. T "That c om er over there [Du nc an ], he came in and hit m e , so t hen he m essed up in that rut over the re, so I came around and stuffed him a little bit: said Morrison. "Good race ." M oto t wo started off clean , with Dun c an , Morr is on and Memoli i n po sition s o ne through three. A first lap uph ill jum p b ecam e a d isaster zo ne w he n all three rid er s c o llided, tw o of th em in m id air. The ra c e was red- fl agged an d res tarted . Dun c an , Morriso n and Mem oli we re unable to restart. Lead in g the secon d- mo te rest a rt was B lo se, fo llowed b y 14-16 rider Nathan Salgado and 12- 13 rider Sean Borkenhagen . Mom f, Dad/Thousand Oaks -backed Blo se dom inated the moto fr om start to finish, also taking the overall for the 12 -13 class . Salga do claimed second in the m oto and firs t in the 14- 16 class . Bork enh agen crossed the fi nish line th ird . with a second-pla ce finish in the 12 -13 age g roup. Twelve-yea r -old Blose was jazzed with th e win . Glen Helen Ra c ew ay Park: On his way to the 80cc (12-13) victory, Chris Blose (52) leads Sean Borkenhagen (86), who was the class series winner, and Nathan Salgado (17), who won the 80cc (14-16) class, at the fift h and final round of the Yamaha Dealer Series in San Bernardino, California. The combined gate of 80 cc (4 - 1 1), ( 12- 13 ) and (14 -16) classes featu red some very talented ride rs in exciting competition. In the 14 -16 divi sion , "T hat was pretty easy : said Blose proudly. T he Senior Novice seri es title was New Champion Speedway Owego, New York Results: July 15, 2000 Charlie Morri son and Tyl er Duncan led t he field through th e holeshot turn . Close beh ind was Robe rt Mem o li , riding in the 4-11 class , and Chris Blose, riding in the 12- 13 age group. M orrison an d Dun c an ea c h p o s sessed the lead severa l ti mes durin g the moto. Dun can crashe d during th e whi t e- flag lap , relinquish ing th e wi n t o Ya ma ha o f Modesto /Smith /Tro y Le e Des ign 's M orr is on . M em o li cro ssed th e lin e in seco nd. but first in the 4-11 class. B los e was third over - up for grabs up until the last moto. Although Glenn Shearer claimed th e series win , Montclai r Ya ma ha m ech anic Jim Harris dominated the cl a ss c o m pe t it i o n during the fin al round of the seri es. Harris seized the fi rst- moto holeshot, with Robert Rip ley , David Hass ell and Sh earer in tow. She ar er c a p t u re d th e number -tw o p o siti o n ea r ly i n th e m ot o a n d appea re d to be closing in o n Harri s. On lap tw o, Sh ear er ,uncharac teristi ca lly sta ll ed hi s Yamaha YZ426F in a turn, losing time on the leader. Harris SCR: 1. J osh Larsen (Ja w); 2 . Lenn y McB ride ( Gdn ): 3 . B ruce Nelson (Ja w) ; 4. T ommy Seph to n (J aw); 5. Gene Bonsignore (Jaw ). all and plac ed first in th e 12 -13 class. cruised to the win , fo llowed by Shearer. Jim Stentz. who started the moto 50 A UGUST 3 0 , 2000 · c ue • e n eVIl'S in ninth, made his way into th ird by the time the checkered flag flew. " On e more lap and I wou ld have had him," Shearer laughed at the fin ish line. "But I'm sure you hear that all the tim e." Shearer held the lead fo r the first lap of the sec o nd moto , bu t Harris qu i c kl y t o o k c o n t rol. Sten tz got a much better sta rt and ran th ird . Har ris , Sh earer and St entz qui c kl y dis t an c ed themselves fro m th e res t -of the p ack . The three riders crossed the fi nish li ne m ore tha n 3 0 sec onds in fro nt of th e fourth- p laced rid er. "It was getting hot o ut there," Har ri s said . " It' s too hot o ut h e re , " Sh ea rer agreed . " I wanted to go out in first place, bu t at least we got the points ." N atio nal Pro Phil Law renc e paid a surprise visit to th e Dealers Series, following a lo n g sabbatica l due t o sho u lde r surge ry . Law ren c e said he hopes to race the last fo ur National s. " T h at' s why I' m out here ra cin g to day : he ex pla ined. "Just being off all year, I' m hu ng rier to rid e t han I have been f or the last four years . I j ust wa nt to race." Lawrence and Joh n Burr Cycles' Terry Fowler battled in the 250cc Pro class . Fow ler cha llenged Lawrence in both motos, but Lawrence was dom inant. T he J o h n Burr Cycles dealership retains bragging righ t s by do minating t he Ya m ah a D eal er s Ser i es fo r t he sixth year in a row . Some of the ri d ers who made this possible were Pee W ee Stoc k (7-8) rider B il l y Mu sgrave , Pee Wee Shaft r acer Joey Gutierrez, Pee Wee Modi fied (4- 6 ) rider D aniel Paluzzi, Pee W ee St ock (4-6) rid ers Bryce St ewart and Brean na Ne lson , 60cc (9 -11) competito r, Andrew J ohnso n , 125c c No vice A lvino Ga rcia, Fou r-S tro ke Novice Franklin Zieg ler, 125cc and 250cc In termed ia te Se an O 'C onner , J unior Vet Exp ert and Vet Ex pert Willy Musgra ve, Vet Beg inner Les Ho lla nd, Vet Intermediate Gary Lac y , an d u nde fea te d Sen ior Expert Bo b Maxwe ll. All of the above were series w inners and all rode for John Burr Cycles . CN 61en Helen Raceway Park SanBernardino, California Results: July 16, 2000 (Round 5 of 51 P/W SH A FT : 1. J oey Gut ierrez (Yam). P/ W ST K ( 4· 6 ): 1. Br yc e Ste wa rt (Cob ) ; 2. Dill on Trott er (KTM ); 3 . Br eanna Nelson (KTM ). P/W MOD (4·6) : 1. Daniel Paluzzi (Cob) . P/ W ST K (7 -8 ) : I. Billy Musg rave ( KTM) ; 2. Dusti n Gill is (Pol ). P/W MOD (7- 8) ; 1. Dozer Hall (Cob) ; 2. Aaron Sm it h (K T M ) ; 3. Sharon Ca udill (L em) ; 4 . Ni ck Paluzzi (Co b) ; 5. Caden Probs t (Pol). 6 0 ( 0- 8): 1. Nick Paluzzi (Kaw); 2. Garri ck Nob le ( Kaw); 3 . Co ope r Hall ( KTM); 4 . Ma rcu s Ca rr ill o (Kaw): 5. Brett Downey (Kaw). 60 (9 -1 t) : 1. T rent Pugmire (Kaw) ; 2. Andrew J ohn son ( Kaw ) ; 3 . Scott N obl e ( K a w ); 4 . Kyl e Boha nnan (Kaw); 5. Trad McMa hon (Kaw) . 8 0 BEG : 1. An drew Guzma n (K aw) : 2 . Chad And erson (Kaw); 3. Matt Craft (Yam ); 4. Matt Brook s (Kaw); 5. Nath an Wood (Kaw ). 80 ( 4 · 11) : 1. Derreck Murphy (Yam ); 2. A ustin Prescott (Suz ); 3. J onath an Ara na (Kaw ); 4. Chad Gores (Kaw ); 5. Robert Mem oli (Yarn) . 80 ( 12 · 1 3) : I. C h ris B l o se ; 2 . Sean Borke nhag en (Kaw ); 3. Randall Hall (Kew) : 4. Ky le Foltz (Kaw ); 5. Sterling Zepeda (Yarn) . 80 ( 14 - 16): 1. Nath an Salgado (Yam) ; 2. Kevin Hunter ( Yam); 3. Charlie Mor ri son (Yam) : 4 . Tyler Dunca n (Yam); 5. Bryan Huth (Yarn ). 8 / M IN I: 1. Ch ris B los e : 2 . N athan Sa lgado (Yam) ; 3. Kyle Foltz (Kaw) ; 4. Ty ler Dunc an (Yam) ; 5. Sterli ng Zepeda (Yam) .

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