Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

S/MINI: 1. Chns Noo (Han); 2. Steven CoI5Ofl ( Yam ); 3. Garrett Non (lion): 4. Cha d Abbott (Yam). WMN: J. rara Neitl~ (KTM); 2.l..ein&ia KryU ef (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Ricky Paril.. (Yam ); 2. Tyler Mcint osh (Yam): J . Mon W~ (Kll W); 4 . llyan Gum (Hon); 5. G~ Wolff (Yam). 125 NOV: I . "'an Simpson (Hon); 2. Ryan R_ (Yom); 3. Ri~ Los Angeles County Raceway Kla e rs Collects with C onsistency at CRC &ock~ (yam); 4 . Garr~ Ebt-rle (Yam): 5. Ryan Selina. ( Yam). 125 INT: I. Tim W~igand (Yaml : 2. Jimmy Ebtme (Yom); 3. Scott Howe (Yom); 4 . NO. MoIfOR (Yam); 5. SMun TrabM (Kaw). 12!l PRO I. Ridl Truchmki (Suz) ; 2. Robbit'Kmg (Hon). : 250 BEG: I. Sc:ottKIGen(Kaw) ; 2. Mortt ·Paul ~ (Hon ); J . Nick SWeM)' (Suzl; 4. Steven Hoo~ (Hon); 5. Joseph N~tzel ( SuJ:), 250 NOV : t . Lan"y T~ (Yam): 2. Joerml Y Ferre (Hon): 3 . By G REG R OBERTSON PALMDA LE, CA, J ULY 22 A lthough h e m ay not h av e bee n the fastest rider in his class, Scott Klaers was the most ~)' co ns istent, and being consistent is what it took to win the 250cc Beginner class during California Raci n g Clu b's Saturday nigh t m otocr oss, he ld at Los A ngeles Co unty Raceway. J immy Eberl e (y am); 4, Kns BIomdahl (Hen ); 5. ShaN' Smith (Yam). J R VET BEG : I. Mark · Paul Go sselaa r (Hon); 2. Steve Pier ce (Hon): 3. Andy Trabert (Han); 4. Korey Geeecke (Suz); 5. Jason Han · Burton(Han): 4. BfyarlWard (Hon); 5. R~ ~ (~) . 250 INT: I. W!Il'ml Tlttlernter (Han ); 2. Shaun Trebest (Han): 3. .......... nah (Han). ,~ w m Ii! e a: e ~ ~ Los Angeles Co unty Raceway: Scott Klaers (511) went 2-2 to top moto winners Mark-Paul Gosse laar (3 4) and Nick Sweany (10) for the overa ll 250cc Beginner victory in Palmdale. Califo rnia. JR VET NOv: 1. Chris Carroll (Suz) ; 2. John Baic:lbedl (Hon); 3. Wh en th e gate dro pp ed in the fi rst ro und , K la e r s , o n t he Jo h n Bu rr Cycles- bac ked KX25 0, absco nd ed w ith th e hol eshot ove r the o ther 15 riders. Mark-Paul Gosselaar settled into sec ond , just ahead o f Derek Allen, St ev en Hoo ver and Ni ck Sweany . Kl aers ran out fro nt for th e first c oup le o f lap s un ti l a fall in a tum dropped him to sec ond place, beh ind Gosselaar . Kl aer s was qu ickly ba ck up to speed and at Gossela ar 's ba ck fende r. Gosselaar had his hand s full w ith Kl aer s right up until th e chec k ers wav ed, ta k ing the win by j ust a coup le o f bike lengths. Hoov er an d Sweany both p assed Allen to finis h in thi rd an d fo urth, resp ectively. Swe any snared th e second -mot e holeshot , just a hea d o f K la er s a n d Gosse laar. Kl aers matched Swean y m ov e for m ov e during th e first c ouple o f lap s t o k eep t he rac e fo r th e lead inter esting , but by th e midway point Swean y had th e tr ack di aled in and he slo wly pu ll ed awa y for th e win. Kla ers stayed a safe distan ce ahead o f Gosselaar to claim th e ove rall honors on a 2-2 nigh t Gosselaar's 1-3 tall y pr evailed ov er the 4 ~ 1 scor e of Swea ny for second o verall . Shan e Sm ith and Wa rre n T ittl emi er went at it h ead t o head o ve r the 250c c Intermediate first -m ete lead un til a slig ht b obbl e b y T it t1emier d ropp ed hi m to third , behind Sh au n T rabert, wh o houn ded Smith up until th e last lap , whe n he slipped unde rne ath him in a tum to ta ke th e win . T ittl em ier was a close thi rd, ah ead o f Kri s B lomdahl an d Jimmy Ebe rle. Despite being in pain with a wired ja w from a recen t mounta in -bike incident, Ti ttlemier came out smoking in the second mota and proceeded to lead every lap for a co nvincing win and the overa ll. Th e race for seco nd came down to the wire, with Eberle holding off both BlomdahJ and Trabert at th e checkers . Trabert 's 1-4 score to pped a three -wa y points tie for third betw een Eberle (5 -2) , Blomdahl (4- 3 ) and Smith (2 -5 ). KI1 Coth ran (Yam ). JR VET IHT: 1. Jol!'IToka~ y ( Kalil ); 2. Michael Penta(Yam). VET BEG : I. Steve Wil bank s ( KtI ...) : 2 . Ch ris to p he r Cha u (Yam ): 3. Paul Hell ing (Yam ): 4. Esau Orden" (Yam); 5. Jo hnny GIl~e (Sul) . VET NOV: I. Doug Beardm (Yam): 2. Russ Wolff (Ka w); 3. Ste· fan Neary (Hon ); 4. Ray Ritzier (Kaw); 5. Jeff Hall (Sul). VET INT 1. Vinemt El.'tioni (SuI); 2. Todd Smart (Yam) : 3. Mik e ; licJfra ( SuI). VETPRO I. Troy Welty (Sw): 2. J immy Roberts (Hon ); 3. Frank : C~llrUO (Hen ); 4. Edward Tnpp (Han); 5. Rich Tl'\JCh inskJ (Sw ). SR NOV: 1. Alan Hoov er (Yam ); 2. Ress Benson (Hen) ; 3 . Karl Adam s ( Kaw). SR /'1M: I. "HlI m m erin' Harold ( KT M); 2 . MlIrk Neal (Hen) : J Scott McDonall (Hon ). SR EX: 1. Ken Neitzel (SUI): 2. Bob Shimp ( Yam); 3. George Jll'Of'nel ( Han); 4. Norm Schiel (Ha n) . R Central Illinois MC Hillclimb Fortner Fast Time and Again B y B UD N ORTIi RUP NEOGA, IL, JULY 22 "Fast Andy " Fonner pi cked up his th ird Fast T ime awa rd o f th e y ear as he fl ew his CR500 Hon da high o ve r th e la st bre aker an d over the top of th e Ce ntra l Ill in ois MC hill in 3 .375 sec on ds to take th e 600cc -c1ass win . You ng Ma rk Goodman Jr. had set th e fast time at 3.394 seconds in the fi rst ro und , and it look ed pr etty good until Fonner bla zed over the I 50-foot, rutted-up slope la te in the second ro un d. Doug Campbe ll posted a 3 .6 56 -second ru n o n his KX500 fo r thi rd , Ran d y T romper ran a 3 .753second time on his Hond a for fo urth, and Eric Wheelw right fille d out t he top five o n his Hon da in 3 .812 seconds. The young g u n fr o m Sparland , Illinois, Scott "Sc oo t er" Sheets Jr. , had a good day. He rode his Superior Cycle Sportste r to wins in both the Open and Pushrod classes . Scooter 's win i n the Open cl a ss w a s a co me -fro m behind effort, as " W ild Wade" Schul tz had blitzed the hill in 3 .729 seconds in first -round action to take the lead. w ith Sheets in sec ond wit h a 3 .951 -second ti me . In the se co n d round , h ow ever, Shee ts r eall y t urned his Har ley on and new over all th e breakers under fu ll throttle and ov er the top in 3 .650 seconds fo r th e cla ss win. Schu ltz h ad another go od run , but his 3 .801 seconds left him in sec ond p la ce . La n e " Lightning " S ch u ltz t o ok t h ird p lace on his Nonon 850, foll o wed by Randy " B u zz" Green an d Butch " Fearl ess" Fetters, both on Herley -Devldsons. Scoo te r didn' t was te an y ti me i n t h e Push rod class ; he na iled a 3 .62 1-second run o n his fi rst rid e, which h el d up for the w in. Gree n carde d a good 4 . 15 7 secon ds on h is Dale 's Harley-Davidson -spo nso red Ha rley fo r secon d, fo llowed b y H arl e y riders Wa de Sc hultz and Steve Sha fer, and Nort on -m ou nted La ne Sc hultz . Wheelwright was also a double winn er on a p air of Yamaha YZ2 50s. W heelwright is the 1999 AMA 250cc Nati on al Cha m pion, and he showed th e crowd wh y as he p osted a co n vi nci ng w in in th e 250cc cl ass wi th a sizzling 3 .602-second ti me. Goodman was the closest to Wheelwright with a 3 .740-second run o n his K X 2 5 0 . Honda r id ers J o n C ree k an d Matt Peters and Suzuk i jockey Derek Malon e fi lled out the top five. W heel wrig ht's sec o n d w i n ca me in the 400cc Stock class , in which he pos ted an excellent 4 .05 1-second time on his fir st ride, and no one was able to match it in eithe r run . Richard A llen was close . d eli v er ing a 4 . 14 1- sec ond effort on his seco nd run, an d Bill Kingery too k th ird pla ce on hi s KX250 with a 4 .21 I-second time. Paul Hackbarth an d Do ug Campbell , both riding Yamahas, filled out the to p five. Results 50 AUTO: I. Donnie Robbin s (Co b): 2. Holl y Heyes ( KTM): 3. Dy lan Brady (Pol): 4. Orebem Com W1:'1l (Yam ); 5. ErrneBru ss (Hon) . 85 J R: 1. Chuck MlItthewKll'l ( Kew): 2. Bobby Senn (K aw) : 3. Spencer Smuh (Ho n) : 4 . Mike Popham ( Han) : , . Nich o las Burke (KTIoII. 85 SR: I. Ja cob Tack itt (Yll m) ; 2. Nick Mayo (Han); 3. Jared Haye s ( Kaw): 4. Damon Mayo (Hon ); 5. Josh Denson (Kaw l . 200 : 1. Mat t Peter s (Kaw) : 2. J ac ob Ta ckitt ( Kew); 3. Jared McKay ( Sw ); 4. Kelly Senn (KTM) : 5. Rebecca Willillms ( Kll w) . 250 ; I. Eric WheelllIng ht (Yll m ): 2. Mark Goodm ll n Jr . ( Kew) ; 3. Jon Creek (Hon); 4. Matt Peters (Hon ); 5. Derek MlI lone (S UI). 400 : I. Brent Stewert (K TM ): 2. ErIc Whfiolw rlg ht ( KTM): 3 . Paul Hackbarth (KTM ): 4. David Peirson (Hus ); 5. Steve Dougherty ( KTM) 600 : I. A nd y Fortner (Han) : 2. Ma rk Goodmen J r. (Han); 3. Doug Cll m pbeU ( Kaw) ; 4. Randy Tremper (Hen ); !l. Eric Wheelwright (Hon ). 750 : 1. Tom Daniels ( Kaw) ; 2. LAne Schultz (Yam ); .3. M!lrk Goodman J r. (Kll w); 4 . Andy Fortnt'r ( Kew) ; 5. Wade Sch ult.!.( Yom) . OPEN: 1. Scan Sheets Jr . (H·D); 2. Wade Schutt! (H·D ); 3, Lone Schultz (Nor); 4. Randy Greoen (H. D); 5. But d! Feu"" (H·D) . $R ; 1. Doug Cam pbell ( Kaw); 2. KevIn weever (Hon) ; .3 Kev in . McKa y ( Kaw); 4 . Ren Todd (Kaw ); 5. Bob Fisher (H· D) . PSHRD: 1. Scott Shffls J r. (H· D) ; 2 . Randy Green ( H· D ); 3 Wade Schultz (H· D); 4 . Ste-t Shafer (H· D); 5. Lane Schultz (Nor) . e 400 Sll(; 1. Ene Wheetwnght (Yam): 2. Richard A1len (Hoo); 3 Bill Kingey (Kaw): 4 . Paul HadtbIlrth (YoVTl); 5. Doug CornpbeII (YIIm) . OPEN$TK: I. David P~ rson ( Yam ); 2. J onvnie Brown (Hen); 3 Steve Shafer (Ka w). FAST 1lME: Andy Fortner, 3 .375 (lion) . Re s u lts PfW YAMBEG;' !' Ryan Gilly (Yaml; 2. ChandlerNicholls (Yam); 3. Lanc e Nelson (Yam ): 4. vtncent Armstrong (Yam ): 5. Nicho/as Hal· tenTIlln (Yam ) P/ W BEG : I. Colby Rahll (Co b) : 2. Jordan Chavez (KTM): 3. CurtiS Herrmann (KTM); 4. A lell Nutt (Pol ); 5. Harley Bonh am (Lem ). P{W YAM AOV: I . Colby Raha (Yam) ; 2. J ona l hll n Halterm an (Yam) : 3. Just l" Wooldridge (Yam) . P/WAnV: I. Dam ian Tllc kel1 ( KTM) ; 2. JlI m es Al vtlrez (Cob). S/Prw (4· 6) ; I. ltIchary Townsend (HM). S/ P/W (7.9) : I. K..ith Robinson (Co b) . 60 BEG : 1. Rhetl Rllha (Kaw): 2. Andrew Penag os ( Kaw); 3. Ch&ddCole ( Kaw); 4 . James Alvarez ( Kaw) . 60 (9·11 ): I. Du stin Enochs (KTM ); 2. Tro vill Brigh t ( KTM ): 3. J lIm e. J enk ins (Kll w); 4 . Timmy Ritzier (Ka w) : 5. FlllInk ie White (Kaw) . 80 BEG : 1. Aaron Graham (Kaw ); 2. Preston Lundi n ( Yam): 3. Andy Hammer(Y am): 4. Mik e Glln::ill (Yam ); 5. Kevin Bey ( Yam) . 80 (7 · 11): 1. Danny Gorualez (Kaw): 2.J.B . ~ (Yam) . 80 ( 12. 13): I . Ricky Parks (Yam); 2. Garmt Norr(Han ); 3 . Tyler GUM (Han ); 4 . Brenn an McGinnis (Yam ). 80 (1 4 ·16): 1. Chri s N Off (Ha n) : 2 . Sle ven Colson (Yam ); 3. Central illinois M C Hillclimb: Tom " Wil d Child " Daniels rode his " Wild Thing" to the 750cc-elass win in Neoga. ill inois, Nd

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