Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Mamm ot h M ount ain Limited Mammot h M ount ain M otocr oss S T O RY AND PHOTOS By C H RIS S A N CH I RIC O MAMMOTH LAKES, CA, AUG. 5-6 he num ber of riders at the second a nn ual Wis e co/ Klotz/Pi t Pro/ Fritz Ma m moth Mounta in Limited mo re tha n doubled from last yea r's turnou t. Rac e direc to r Mike Colbert and c rew put on an eve nt that everyo ne co uld enjoy. "O ur idea is to ha ve a race we ek end witho ut all the pressure a nd hy pe so that th e who le fam ily ca n enjoy racing a nd stay more relaxed tha n at our big event in June : Colbert ex pla ine d. Be that as it ma y , Pro Circ uitjThor/ N-Styi e /PJ I / Oakley- ba cked Ton y Evans ca me to Mammoth to take care of bus iness . The 16 -yea r-ol d topped both th e 125cc a nd 250 cc Intermediate classes. In the first 125c c Intermediate moto , Magoo Ch a nd le r/ Gold en State Cycle/ AMP/Pro Action-ba ck ed Tommy Jea n a bsconded with the hol eshot u p th e steep start, with Brent Nichols and Nick Cali in tow. At the co nclusion of lap one , Ca li di ved to th e ins id e o f Nich ol s around the right-hand sweeper and drifted wide , driving Nichols off the track and cla im ing s e c ond . Up front, J e an had established a co mfortable lead . The ma n on th e m o ve wa s Spark s , Ne va da ' s Eva ns , who was re c ov e ring from an ave rag e sta rt. At the checke rs, Evan s had worked his way up to second, with J ean taki ng the comforta ble win. "I have to g et a bette r s ta rt ne xt rn o t o , " s a id th e li k abl e Ev ans . "Tom m y [J ean] and I ar e budd ies , and we ride together all the tim e . I thin~ I ca n ta ke h im in the next moto ." Eva ns d id exactly th at. He rip ped off a second- place start a nd wa s in the lead by th e conclusion of lap one . J ean d idn 't fa re so we ll, comi ng dow n the hill in sixth . "I got a b ad sta rt a nd t he n we nt down ha rd in th e back sect io n," sa id Jean . Mea nwh ile , up fro nt, Evans put the hammer d o wn , try in g t o d istan c e himself from th e fie ld , but 14 -yearo ld Nic k Jarret wa s hang ing tough , and he s ta ye d with Evans th e e nt ire m oto . E van s took th e win a nd th e ov e ra ll, follo wed by Jarret a nd Cal i. Th e 250cc Intermediate class was a barn -burner, with Evans a nd 20-yea rold Wa rren Tittlemier battling for the overall. In moto o ne , T ittl em ier had the e a rly lea d . Evans wa s fifth. Eva ns 1J bega n to m ount a method ical c ha rge a nd wo rked h is way up to Tittlern ie r's rea r wheel. Eva ns then ma de his mov e in the bac k se ctio n of the track to ta ke the lead a nd the eve nt ua l win, with T it tlem ier on his rea r whee l. Moto two proved to be one of the most exci ting motos of the weekend. The overall wa s up for grabs . At th e d rop o f th e g ate, YZ- mou nted T im La s t er sec u re d t he lea d, with T it tle mier in s e c ond and E va n s way back in six th . Eva ns kne w he had to win the moto to get the o ve rall , a nd h e m oun t ed an other La Ro c c o - lik e c ha rge . By midm ot o , amazi n gly, (Abo ve) T o ny Eva n s (661 topp ed the 125cc a nd 250cc Intermediate classes at the second annual Mammoth Mountain Limited event i n M a mmoth Lakes. Ca l iforn ia . (Abovel Tommy Jean (61 1) l e ads Brent Nichol s (5 15 ). Nick Ca li (12 6) and eventual overall w inner Evans (6 6) e n route to winning t h e f irst 125cc Intermediate moto. He placed t hird overall. (Ri g ht ) Andy Grider (7) grabbed the 250cc Pro holeshot on the way to second overall, behind M ike Mason. Eva ns had worked his way up to a nd past TittJemier, but th is tim e TittJem ie r wa s not lett ing him get aw a y . With two laps to go, Titt lemier wa s all over Eva ns , showing him a wheel in eve ry tu rn ; the two exc hanged blow s on a couple of occas ions . Just a few tu rns from th e finish , T itt lem ier wa s trying everything he could to get around , but he c o uld not make th e pass . At the c heckers, it was Eva ns with th e overall a nd Tittlemier as runner-up. In th e 80cc ( 12 - 13 ) contest, ProVa Ive / W is eco / Hin s on /Twist ed ba cked Dane Jackson put together a 2 - 1 tall y for th e o ve ra ll victo ry . In moto one , Ricky Parks ' to ok off with th e h o le sho t , w ith J a c k s on a n d J oshu a La Fountaine in pursu it. J a c kso n fo u nd h is wa y pa s t Pa rks , onl y to be repassed later in th e moto . 125 J R: 1. Casey Stewart (Yam ); 2. Chri s Taylor (Yam); 3 . John Wear (Hon) . 12 5 I NT : 1. Ton y Evan s (Hon) ; 2 . Nick Cali (Yam ); 3 . Tommy Jean ( Hon ). 250 JR : 1. Tony Pulflarn ( Yam) ; 2 . Roc ky A udend ried (Suz); 3. Mark ·Paul Gosselaar ( Hon) . 250 (N T : J. T on y Evan s ( Ho n) ; 2 . Warren Tittlemier (Hon); 3. Glenn Com mo ns (Yam) . 250 PRO : 1. Mike Mason (Hon ); 2. An dy Grider (Yam ); 3. Chris Ridgeway (Yam ). VE T JR: I . T on y Pull ia m ( Yam) ; 2 . Chris Berstro m (Yam) ; 3. Patrick Vaccier i (Hon) . VET INT: 1. Glenn Com mo ns (Yam ); 2. Ian Fitz Gibbon (S w ); 3. Micha el Segundo (Yam ). VET PRO : 1. Greg King (Hon) ; 2. Darry l Haney (Suz); 3. Ron Wil son (Yam) . OPEN JR : 1. Tys on Tittlem ier (Hein) ; 2. Ton y Pulliam (Yam ); 3. Patri ck Vacchie ri. OPEN INT: 1. J eff Kelle y (Yem) ; 2. Ti m Na sh (Mai): 3. Ron McCoy (Yem) . . SR I NT: 1. Rand y Gillespie ( Yarn) ; 2 . Robert Hanson (SUl ); 3. Joel Seals (Hon). SR JR : l. Roger Barnes (Kaw) ; 2. Don Pastel! (Kaw); 3. J eri Seta (Yam ). . SR PRO : 1. Ji m Dom ann (Yam) ; 2. Bob Maxwell (Han ); 3 . Randy Mint er (Suz). EVO 125 NO V : 1. Tom Colbert (Hon) ; 2. Jay Middleton (Han ). EVO 125 NOV : 1. "Chief"' (Yam ); 2. Bryan Davis (Ya m) . EVO 125 I NT : 1. Sco tt Dav i s ( Han) ; 2 . Ron McCoy (Han). EVO 250-500: I . Murray MHier (Han). EVO 250 -500 NOV: I. Peter Mayfar!h (Han): 2. Rand y Lester (Mai ); 3. Reine Alb recht (Suz) . EVO PRO: I. Ron Lechlen (Han); 2. Tom Nash (Mai). At the c hecke rs , it wa s Parks , Jackson a nd La Founta ine . Ja c k s o n pu ll ed off a tex t bo o k hol es hot in moto two . "I got a g reat jump off th e gate a nd pulled th e holesh ot ," Ja c ks o n sa id . "[Brya n) Mint e r was beh ind m e , a nd [h e was ] riding over h is h e ad a n d c rashe d . Tha t wa s a lot of fun . Th is track is gr ea t. " J a ckson wen t on to win the se cond moto , followed by Par ks and Minter. CN Mammoth Mountain Umited Mammoth Lakes, California Results: August 5-6, ZOOO 65 (6- 1 1): 1. Dane Mudgett ( Kaw): 2. J eeger La Foun tain e (KTM); 3. Tyler Kasel (KTM). 80 (9 · 11): 1. Edwa rd Herring (Yam); 2. Casey Log an (Kaw); 3. A ustin Prescott (SUl) . 80 ( 12 -1 3 ) : 1. Dane Ja ck son (Yam) : 2. Ric ky Park s (Yam) ; 3. Bryan Mint er (Suz). 80 ( 14 - 15) : 1. Dustin Nowak (Yam ); 2. Darryl Seville (Kaw); 3. Matt Brook s (Kaw ). S/MIN I: 1. Austin Prescott (Suz); 2. Justin Soule (Yam); 3. Josh ua La Founta ine (Yam) . cue I e n e _ s • S EPTEM BER 1 3, 2000 63

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