Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

50 OPEN : 1. Lan c e Vi ncent (Co b ) ; 2. Co d y Bra swell (C ob) ; 3 . Neal Beg na ud (Co b) ; 4. Kal eb Kerr (Cob) ; 5. Lance Begnaud (Cob) . 60 (7 -9 ) : 1. Zeb Sm ith (Ka w) ; 2. Du stin Lara (Kaw); 3. J eremiah Herron (Kaw); 4. Ky le Swanson (Ka w); 5 . Dan ny Kin sall (Kew}. 60 (1 0 - 11 ) : I. Kyl e Cu nningham ( Ka w ) ; 2 . Andy Watts (Ka w) ; 3 . Dan ie l Cestl oo (K a w); 4. Sm ooch Bonn er (KTM ). 60 OPEN : 1. Kyl e Cunningh am (Kew) : 2. Danny Cestloc (Kaw); 3. Zeb Sm ith (Kaw); 4. Shane Logan (Kaw); 5. Danny Kinsall (Kaw ). 80 BE G : 1. Co dy Wi ll s ( Han) ; 2 . Kevi n Hai l (Yam); 3. Shawn Logan (Kaw ); 4 . Cody Hyd e (Kaw); 5. Kyle Bradshaw (Yam) . 80 JR ( 7 - 1 1) : I. Ron ny J ack son (K aw ) ; 2 . Au stin Mill er (Ka w) ; 3. Kyl e Cunningh am (Suz); 4 . Clayto n McNema r (Yam) ; 5 . Ja son Rich (Kaw ). 8 0 ( 12 - 13): 1. Lance Holli ster (Han); 2. Justin J ack son ( Ha n) ; 3 . Br yan Zacha ry ( Han ) ; 4 . T ad Montgom ery (Han ); 5. Steven Samp ly (Yam ). 80 ( 14 · 1 6) : 1. J onath an K err ( Ko w) : 2 . Nathaniel Benoit (Yam) ; 3. Charles Castloo (Kaw); 4 . Cody Chatagnier (Yam) ; 5. Ju stin Pulsifer (Han) . On th e 125cc Pro sta rt, Ree d was off the g ate first, with T ayl o r Watts in tow . Ad am Me n ne nga gated t hird, wit h Ma rk Thompson a close fourth . Both Menn en g a a nd T hompson got aro und Wa tt s on t he fi rst la p , bu t Watts re cla imed a spot whe n Tho mp son left the fie ld o n th e se c ond la p. The top thr ee held their form atio n to the fini s h, with Na th an Hal e fou rth , ha ving wor ked his way up from seventh pla ce . Me nn e ng a took th e second -m oto ho !eshot, c hased by Reed and Wa tts , wh o b ot h g ot by Me n n en g a on t he firs t lap a fte r he m is cu e d , b ut Me n nen g a s hot a fter th e fro nt -ru nn ers. On c e Men nenga g o t Wa tts in his s ig h ts, h e was all ove r h im lik e a duck o n a J une bug . Menne nga m a de th e pass into seco nd on la p two , but he was unable to reel in Re ed . Co nner m ade his first outing after a few months on the injured list. Con ner c h a rged into th e first turn wit h Mille r at his side, but edged Mille r out fo r t he le a d . J .J . Pe c s o k race d in t hir d , with J o e Ba ile y , Mica h Thi bod e aux and Aa ron Hubb ard in purs uit. Pe cs ok c ha rged o n Miller on lap three a nd to ok th e num ber-two spot, where he rema ined to the end of the race. Pe csok t o o k t h e se c ond-m o t o ho le s hot, b ut Conne r got by on th e firs t lap for th e lead. A he at e d battle for th ird d e v el o p e d b etween Thibo dea ux, Mill er and Bailey as all th re e j u m ped o ver th e big t r ip le together. Pecsok kept within distance of Co n n e r, but Co n ne r was able to hold his line a nd ke ep Pecsok in sec ond t hro ug ho ut the ra c e . Miller a nd T hi bodea ux raced sid e by side thro ugh the whoops o n th e fifth lap ; T hi bodea ux went down, but he was a ble to remou nt and sa lva ge fourth . Conner returned in the 125cc Open co ntest to do ba ttle with Pecsok off the start. Conne r took the lead and Pecsok we nt dow n, opening the door for Adam Tu rner to ta ke second , fo llo we d b y Da nie l Buc her. However, Buch er we nt dow n on lap two . Me anwh ile , Pecsok remounted at the rear of the pa ck , but he wa s s ixth at the to p of la p two . Pec sok then us ed the nex t two laps to find his way into third, only to drop out of the race agai n when he lost his clutch. Conner s nared th e ho le shot in the seco n d m ot o , w it h Pe c s ok in h is wake . Bran t Ward gated t hird , b ut Mike So uth erl and go t a rou nd him on la p th re e . Wh en S outh erl and p ulle d off a t the end of th e fourth la p, Ward re s u me d th ird a n d rem ai ned th e re un til th e finish . Wa rd 's 4-3 wa s good e no u g h t o n e t h im s econd o verall , wh ile Buch e r gather ed up th ird ove rCN all with a 4 -3 perfo rm a nc e . a: 8 1;: " o OJ w a: OJ ~ ~ Sweney Cycle Pa rk: Christopher Phelan (398) must have fallen Into a groove, taking the 125cc B, 250cc B an d Open Four-Stroke victories at the fourth round of both the 0-25 Champions hip Series and the RMXA Summer Series In Brush , Colorado. Here, he leads Brad Henry (616) Into turn one in 125cc B action. AMA District 25 Championship Series/RMXA Summer Series Round 4/4: Sweney Cycle Park Phelan Groovy at SCP By S 50 ( 4 - 6) : 1. Se a n J o rd a n (C o b ) ; 2. La n c e Beg na ud (Cob ); 5. Taylor Whittak e r (Cob) . 6 , 2000' cue G REG O RY K. C OR N S BRUSH, CO, JULY 23 to p number four of both th e AMA District 25 Cha mpionship Series a nd th e Rocky Mountain Motocro s s Asso ciation Summ er Seri es t o o k pla c e on the north eastern plains of Co lorado , where 15 -ye a r-old Roc ky Mou nta in Cycle Plaza/TMR/Fox/Spy spon sored Christopher Phelan piloted his ense m ble of Yamaha s to victori es in th e 125cc B, 2 50cc B a nd Open F o ur - S t ro k e classes . Kyle C ohr s dom inated t h e newly add ed Op en class for 7 - to 1 I -yea r-olds a nd took the overa ll in th e aocc (7 -1 I ) c la ss a board his F a y Myers Motorcyc le Wor ld-s po nsored KXaO. T h e All-Star Promot ions -host ed event attra c te d more t han 360 rid ers (w ho e nd u re d 103 -degree -p lus t em p e ratu res ) and fe a t u red a well prep a red a nd -d e si g n e d t ra c k t hat cont ribute d to an inju ry-free day o f racing. In addition to S uzu ki co ntin gen cy, 200- p erc ent Pro p a yb a ck , and do ub le po int s fo r all c la s ses, th e e ve nt a lso featu re d c ontingen cies provid e d b y Co rtez Aut o T ran sp ort , NA C , Vic k e ry Mot o r 5p o rt s , Co lo rad o Pow e rsp orts , Su n Ind us tr ies , Performanc e Cy cl e and E xc e l Mot o rspor ts . Begnaud (Cob) ; 3 . Brandon Cras e (KTM) . 50 ( 7 - 8 ) : I. Lanc e Vin c ent ( Co b ) ; 2 . K yl e Swa nso n (Ka w) ; 3. Cody Br aswell (Cob) ; 4 . Neal S EPTEMBER 250 INT : I. J oe Bailey (Kew) : 2. Aaron Hubbard (Yam) ; 3 . Eric Reed (Yam ); 4. J ereme Cole (Yam ); 5. Micah Thi bodeaux (Yam ). 250 OPEN : 1. Thom as Schuler (Yam ); 2. Er ic Reed (Yam) ; 3. Je reme Cole ( Yam) . 25 0 PRO : 1. Ch a se Ree d (Y am); 2 . A dam Menn enga (Kaw) ; 3 . Nat ha n Hale (Yam ) ; 4. Ma rk Thomp son (Kaw ); 5. Kyl e Willia ms (Kaw ). 350/ 6 50 OPEN: I . Robert Roose (Yam ): 2. Brad Sm ith (KTM). 25 . NOV : I. James Parry (KTM ); 2. Gary Reed (Yam ). 25 + EX: 1. Shaun Martin (Han). 30 + I NT: 1. A lan Burd en (Kaw) ; 2. Lee Upt on (K aw) ; 3 . To m Wai te (Han) : 4 . Mi k e A rm stro ng (Hon). 30 + NOV : 1. J e ff Ha rr i s ( Ka w) ; 2. Dean Swanson ( Yam ); 3 . Davi d Burn ett (Suz) ; 4 . Dusti n Hurst (Yam) ; 5. Robert Bragg (SOl ). 30 + EX: 1. Shawn Martin (Han ). 4 0 +: 1. Ma rk Man ess ( Han ); 2 . Gary Star ne s (Hon ); 3 . Dan Chapm an ( KTM ); 4 . David Eding er (Kaw) ; 5. J ohn Moc k (Hon) . ,---------------- ------- ------------------------ -----, ~ Freesto ne County Raceway Wortham, Texas Results : July 23, 2000 62 80 O PEN: I. J onathan Kerr (Kaw) ; 2. Nath aniel Ben oi t (Yam ) ; 3 . L an ce Holl ister (Han ); 4 . J u sti n J ackson (Han); 5. Greg Chapma n (Han ). 125 BEG: 1. Brad Cana d y (Kaw ); 2 . Ricky Herron (Han ); 3. Brent Bledsoe (Yam ). 125 NOV: 1. J usti n Ge r ik ( KTM) ; 2 . Aaro n Mitc h ell ( K a w ) ; 3 . B ra nt Wa rd ( Ka w ) ; 4 . Kr i s Neubauer (KTM); 5. Brando n Wagner (Han) . 12 5 HiT: 1. T y Co nner ( Han) ; 2. J .J . Pecsok (Kaw); 3. Clayton Miller (Yam) ; 4 . Micah Thibod eaux (Hon): 5. J oe Bail ey (Kew). 125 O PEN: 1. Ty Conner (Han); 2. Brant Ward (Kaw) ; 3 . Dan ie l Buc her (S uz) ; 4 . Ricky Herr on ( Hon); 5. J .J . Pecsok (Kaw). 12 5 PRO : 1. C hase Reed (Yam ) ; 2 . A dam f:'\ennenga (Kaw ); 3 . Tayl or Watt s (Yam ); 4 . Natha n Hale (Yam ); 5. Kyle William s (Kaw) . 2 5 0 BEG: 1. J am es Vau ghn (Yam) ; 2. Ju stin Bon ner (Suz) ; 3 . Paul McM anu s (Han ); 4 . Mi ch ael Hamb rick (Yam) ; 5. Brano lt Gaiser (Han) . 2 50 NO V: 1. Thom as Schule r (Yam) ; 2. Robert Roo se (Yam) ; 3. Marcus Fomb y (SOl); 4. Gary Reed (Yam ); 5 . Robert Bragg (Suz) . I Ie n e uv s Phelan jumped out to a n early lead in th e first 125cc B-c1 a s s moto with t he hol esho t , with Co lorado Powe rsports/SoCal /Klotz ·sponsored Brad Hend ry in s e c on d . J a y Lyn c h , 16 , from ne ighboring Fo rt Morga n , Col orado , us e d his home- tra ck advan t a ge t o ho ld down third b u t suc c um be d to th e re le ntless effo rts of FMF -sponsore d Adam Luhrs . Lync h a nd Luhrs battled wheel to whee l the e nt ire moto , and Luh rs gai ned the position with only one la p to go . Rya n Luc ero held tou gh in the open ing la ps but fe ll o ut of th e top five a s Da vid Hutton , Ad am Feather ing ill an d Ch uck Zeck battled for fifth . A tiring Hendry, who retu rn e d last year after s pend ing thr e e yea!s living a nd racin g in South Africa , a tte mpted to ree l in Phelan , but to no avail. Ph elan took the checkers by a co mfortable m a rgin a hea d of He nd ry , with Luhrs , Lyn c h a nd Hutton rounding out the top five. "I d idn 't g et a rm p u m p , but m y uppe r a rm s a nd s hou ld e rs ju st ga ve out in the clo s ing laps a nd I 'co uld n't keep up with Chris' pace ," exp la ine d th e 17 -ye a r-o ld Hendry. Honda -m ounted Da vid Hill sto le the holeshot in moto two but was qui ck ly overtaken by Hendry a nd Phelan two corners later. Hend ry contro lled th e first po rtion of the moto a s Phelan kept with in p o u n c in g d ist an c e . Afte r a s ixth-place start, Zeck was attempt ing to bus t into the to p five when his Su zuki got o ut of shape while round ing a corner, a nd he hit the turf. After being clipped by a couple of close followers, l ee k retired to th e pits. Lync h moved up from a fifth -p lace start to th ird by midmoto, with Hutton slipping into fourth. Hill had his ha nds fu ll b attl in g Rya n Morga n for fifth . He nd ry pulled ah e ad by a few sec o nd s for some br eathing room on Phe la n . Lynch and Hutton battled in tig ht form a tion five seconds back for th ird . Luhrs passed Fe at he ring ill and kn oc ked Hill a nd Morg an back a spot as well by jum p ing into fifth . Lynch experie nced a flat front tir e wit h a coupl e of laps remaining , sending the Kawa s a ki rider back to n inth. With just over one la p to go , Phe la n o u tj u m ped Hen d ry as the two la un c h e d ou t of the lo we r riverbed s ection at the north e nd of the tra ck a nd d uc ked insi de on t he fo llowing left -ha nded corner for the lead. Phe lan he ld on for the rema ining laps fo r a clean sweep , as Hendry locked up a s o lid secon d ov era ll. Luhrs, who a lso finish e d a he ad of Hut to n for the overall in th e S c hoo lboy class , got pa s t Hutton fo r th ird o ve ra ll. Mutt on 's 3 -4 perform anc e e a rn ed h im fou rth , and Fea th eringill (6 -7) locked up fifth. In Op en ( 7 - 1 1 ) actio n , C ohr s s ec ure d th e hole shot in m ot o o ne and held on for a f1ag-to -f1ag win. Tri -City Cycl e -sponsor ed Dalton Dim ic k too k th e second -pl a ce honors . Thor/One -

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