Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

r;::l......-----: :-7----,;,.--------------::;;-"......-";'T"---;;~:::lIii~ a: three a littl e too hot and went do wn in wha t ap pe are d to be the lon gest lows id e slide i n mo dern hi sto r y . T he S a n t a C l a r i t a r i de r immediately rem ounted and chased the leaders to anoth er photo f inish , with Canepa taking the nod ah ead of Fil ice b y inches. Yam aha rider Matt King w on th e drag rac e to th e first turn in the hotly contested Op en C main in a r ac e equall y d ivid ed between Yamahas and H ondas . Yamaha r i d e r Rob er t Morr is chase d K in g close ly o n t he first lap and then pas sed him for the le ad . King returned the fav or on the sec o nd l ap, reta ki ng th e l ead in a move that ultimatel y took him to vic t or y . While th e Yam aha rider s so lidly co ntroll ed the front spots , tw o Ho nda riders - Steven Scott and Roy Phillips - waged a battl e, with the tw o finishin g in t h at ord er b eh in d Ki ng an d Morris at th e finish. Sixteen Pro ri ders took t o th e li ne for t h e p rog ram ' s m a i n ev en t. Co rs etti ti m ed t he st a rter perfectl y and simply checked ou t , le avin g the other s sc ra mbling for all other positio n s. J oh n Hl ebo and T on y Souza ba ttl ed fo r sec o nd for se vera l la p s, and t hen J esse Sanc h ez moved up and p as sed h is w ay in t o se con d . Corsetti, m uch t o the de light of th e fans , continued to crank the th rot tle, and he inc rease d h is lea d to ab o ut 90 fee t before d isast er struc k w ith a t wo -bik e crash invo lvin g Souza and Pa u l Sanburn . Th e rac e w as r ed f la g ge d , follow ed b y a s i n g le -file restart. Corsett i immed ia te ly t oo k up whe re he left off. In a m atter of sec onds, Co r sett i ' s lea d was im m en se once aga in , and he ci rcled the track to v ictory , ahead of Hlebo , Sanch ez an d D am ron . eN w 5 so so z z w o >lD 5 5: Lodi Cycle Bowl: At the sixth round of AHRMA's Western Regional Flat Track Series in Lodi, California, Dennis Spence (15) led the rest of the Sportsman 600Cc field to the win, including Rick Hocking (13, behind Spence), Tom Horton (55), Brad Holt (50S), Doug Nation (91U)and John Lundgren (45). The last two switched places, and that's how everyone finished. AHRMA Western Regional F Track Series lat Round6: Lodi Cycle Bowl Horton Hatches a Trio B v D E N N I S S UT E R LODl, CA, AUG. 6 he sixth ro und of A HRMA 's We stern Re gion al F lat T ra c k Seri es wa s h eld at The Lod i Cy cl e Bow l , a fixt ure in California of dirt-track herit ag e sinc e th e early 1950s. A ugust c an b e m i g ht y w a rm in C ali f o rn i a , and the weather prob ably accounted for th e lower -t han -norm al turn out, bu t Moth er N atu re fo ol ed eve ryon e and p rovided a beaut iful da y . T om Ho rt on had the best day , go ing home with a tr io of vict ori es un der hi s be lt. A com bined Dino and Cla ssic Op en race started th e day 's pr ogram . Hort on led Chris Apple and Stu Cardott from fla g to fla g in the Cl assic class, all of them aboard 650 cc Trium phs. Lafaye McCarver made his third trip th is year to Califomia fro m T acom a to race his V-twin Ind ians. McCarv er held o n for th e D ino w in , o ver Western reg i on po ints leader Ma rk Mil ton , who rides a vertical twin Ind ian. Horton ac ed another sta rt o n h i s She ll TT Yamaha in th e '70 s Sin g les cl a ss . Joh n L u ndgren m ov ed in t o sec ond over M ik e Go nz ales. Horton lost the brakes on lap fi ve and Lundgren and Gonzales dropped h im to th ird. Go nzales applied heavy p ressure all aro und t he ova l, bu t Lu ndgren was fi rst to the stripe. Jeff App le 's T ri umph 500 pu lled Horton 's 250 cc Suz u k i t w in to th e firs t t u rn in t h e com bined Cla s si c 250 cc and 500 c c/ 75 0c c m ain . Apple held the lead un til the fifth lap , wh en the scream ing two-stroke dived under Apple to grab the lead . Apple's m orepowerfu l mount was able to rid e out sid e of Horton in one and three , but T DeltaSpeedway Stockton, California Results: July 29, 2000 P/W ST K Al B : 1. Dam on lwe na ge ( Yam) ; 2. Coleton Galinski (Yam ); 3. Bobby Caldeira (Yam ); 4. Jess Garci a (Yam) . P/W STK C: 1. Michael M ar t in (Ya m ) : 2 . Brandon Bem ed eeu (Yam) ; 3. Jo rdan Fl ores (Yam ); 4 . .Jem e s Willia ms ( Ya m) ; 5 . Angel a F ra g o s o (ve rn). P/ W MOD : 1. J es s Ga rc ia (Co b); 2. Co leton Galins ki (Co b); 3. Bobby Ca lde ira (Ya m ). 60 S IC : 1. Chad Case (K aw); 2. Dam on lweneqe (Ka w) ; 3. Derrin Jo hnson (Kaw); 4. Danielle Celdeire (Ka w). 80 Al B: 1. Bobby Fong (Hon ); 2. J oe Herna ndez (Ya m) ; 3 . M ike Ru sh (K" w ) ; 4 . Ke n ny Ca rlotta (Vam ). t OO: 1. Ju stin Filice (Hon); 2. Sam Clark (Hon); 3. J immy Ab rams (Hon) : 4. Kenny Carlotta (Han ); 5. Mich ael Snedden (Han) . 250 B/ C: 1. Chri s Canepa (Yam) ; 2. Ju stin Filice ( Ha n ) ; 3 . Hisayoshi Ka wa hara ( Han ); 4 . Hurshel Myers (Suz); 5. Em esto Salazar (Han) . VET A : 1. Robe rt McD onnell (H · D) ; 2 . Bo b Casey (ATK) ; 3. J ason Paoli (Han) ; 4. Bob Baco se (Rtx) ; 5. Kevin Crowley (Rtx) . VE T C: 1. John Larson (Ya m ) ; 2 . Matt King (Ya m ) ; 3 . Robe rt Morr is ( Ya m) ; 4 . Ron Ju nkert (Yam) ; 5. Roy Phillips (Hon ). VINT ; 1. Steve Hall (Vam) ; 2. Greg Riddle (Hon); 3. Bob Sanders (Bul) . VINT 5 0 +: 1. Steve lacy (Han ); 2. AI Ludwigsen (Vam ); 3. Corter Fisher (Bul) ; 4. L. All en (Hon) . OPEN A : 1. Mark Corsetti (W·R); 2. Rob Damron (Rtx); 3. Tony Souza (Rtx); 4. J esse Sanchez (Rtx ] : 5 . Danny Casey (W· R). OP EN B : 1. J u n y a K on o ( Rtx) ; 2 . Fr ank o Ha n n ah ( Hon ); 3 . D erri c k O h l s ( KT M): 4 . Ber t Bem ades (Rtx ). OPEN C: 1. Matt King (Yam) ; 2 . Robert Morr is (Yam) ; 3. Steven Scott (Han) ; 4. Roy Phillips (Hen ): 5. Geoff Quinn (Yam) . . PRO : I . Mark Cor setti (W ·R) ; 2. J ohn Hlebon (Rtx ); 3. J esse Sanchez (Rtx ); 4. Rob Dam ron (Rtx ); 5. Marty Weisler (Rtx ). D FC ; I. M ark Co rsetti (W - R); 2 . J ohn Hle bo (Rtx); 3 . J esse Sanchez (Rtx); 4. Tony Souza (Rtx) . 72 S EPTEMB ER t 3 , 2000' c ue • .. neVIl's th e veteran wou ld not relinq uish th e i n si de lin e . Larr y Madr igal a nd McCarv er fi nished seco nd and thi rd in the 500cc j7 50cc cl ass. Th e Modern Op en race wa s won by Mark Biscard i on a 426cc Yama ha, bu t St ewart Barber J r. pressured th e whole way o n a CR Honda. Hort on and Brad Ho lt had a d in g dong battle in the Sp ortsma n 2 50 cc event. A gai n, Ho rt on absc onded w ith th e h o l esh ot , wit h Hol t ri gh t th e re. Holt' s Bu ltaco appeared to ha ve higher .co rnering speed, but Horton has fina ll y gotten th e X -6 Suzuk i di aled in and he cou ld pull a lead on th e stra ights . Ho rton again stay ed on the inside lin e and had his th ird win of the day. T h e N ov ic e 250s ra n with t he Sportsman cl ass , a nd Mike Rid d e ll bested th e fie ld on h is way to a sur e adv ancement t o the fas ter cl ass. Super Senior Duane Sp ence w on over Mick ey Alzol a and Hank Cos io in the O ver 60 eve nt. Steve Lacey dominate d the Senior ma in aft er a low -side get-off in his Over 50 hea t race. W ar ren Adams and Allen Sha w finished sec ond and th ird in the Sen ior race . A&A's Rick Ho cking, on a 3 6 0 c c Bultaco, defeated T riumph ride r Greg Wilburn in t he Vet cla ss. How e ve r , Hock in g 's Bu lta co wasn 't quite a match f o r Denni s Spen c e 's SL Honda-based motorc ycle i n the Spo rt sm an 600cc main event. Ho cking followed from th e green flag and rubbed th e Honda 's tire t he full 10 laps, but he was never able to get a wh eel ahead. Th e two rac e r s hav e ridde n agai nst each ot her m any times sinc e th eir N ov ic e days in the early 1970s in Di stric t 36 . Sp en ce said that beatin g Brad Lack ey in two moto s at the Tul are AHRMA N at ional MX last fall w as m o re fun. Horton and Ho lt, both o n 360c c Bu ltacos, we re third and fo u rt h off the line and fin ishe d th e 60 0cc race in that order. D a v id M axw ell mast e re d t he Novice 750cc fie ld, wh ile D avid Nick olson and A lan Shaw fo llowed in the next tw o pos itions. Novice 600cc rider Riddell was the lone entry in that cl ass and ran second in the com bined rac e. Wilburn conqu ere d Sp en c e in the Sp ortsma n 7 50cc main. Horton had a rare DNF as his cl ut ch fail ed in the all -T riumph fi eld of big- bo res . CN Lod; Cycle Bowl Lodl California Results: August S, 2000 (Round SI DINO : 1. Lafeye McCarv er (Ind ); 2. Mark Milton (Ind) . NO V 250; I. Mik e Riddell (Vam) ; 2. Jo hn Frank (Yam): 3. Clifford Nagatan i (Bul) . NO V 600 ; I. Mike Riddell (Yam ). NO V 7 5 0 : 1. David Maxwell (T ri ) ; 2 . D av id Nicholson (Tri ). 3. Alan Shaw (Tri) . 250 : 1. Torn Horton (Suz). ClSC 5 0 0 / 7 5 0 ; 1. J eff A pp le (T rl) : 2. l arry Madrigal (BSA) ; 3. Lafeye McCarver (Ind) . C lSC O PEN ; 1. T o m Hort on (Tri ) ; 2 . Chr i s A pple (Tri) 3 . Stu Ce rdott (Trl) . ' 7 0 s SG l : 1. John Lun dgren ( Ho n) ; 2 . Mik e Go nzales (Ya m) ; 3 . Tom Hor ton (Y am): 4 . Co ry Schm uck (Hon ): 5. Albert Ludwigsen (Yam ) . SPT SM N 25 0 ; I . Tom Hort on (SUI); 2. Brad Holt (Bul). SPTSMN 600: 1. Dennis Spence (Tri ); 2. Rick Hock ing (SuI) ; 3 . Tom Hort on (B ul ); 4 . Brad Holt (Bul ); 5 . J ohn Lu ndgre n (Hon ). SPTS MN 7 50; 1. Greg Wilbu rn (Tn) ; 2. Dennis Spence (Tri ) : 3. Tom Horton (Tr l). VET 35+ : 1. Rick Hock ing (Bul); 2. Greg Wilburn (Tn) . SR 50 +: 1. Steve Lacey (Han) ; 2. Warren Adams {Tri}; 3 . Alan Shaw {Tri}; 4 . Richard Braquet (BSA). S/SR 60 +: 1. Duane Spe nce (Tri) ; 2 . Mi c k ey Alzo la (B SA ) ; 3. Hank Cosio ( BSA) : 4 . l arr y Madr iga l (BSA) . ctsc District 14 Enduro Series Round 4: Jackpine Enduro Luca Lands "Last" Jackpine B v K E RN B U RD E N MOORESTOWN, MI, JULY 30 cott Luc a of Kalkaska , Michig an , suc cess fully d ef ended h is Ja ck pine Grand Ch am p ion ship by w in ning t he m o st g ru eling end u ro in rece nt h istory. L uc a s l a m m ed h i s KTM through 205.2 miles of tra il to cla im his th ird wi n out of the last fo ur J ack p ines by dro pping " on ly" 94 po in t s. S Ron Scharphorn took sec o nd ove rall o n h is KTM , fo llowin g L uc a ac r oss th e fini sh li n e w it h a sco re of 108. Sha ne Nall ey raged out of th e FourStroke A cl ass with his Yamaha YZF t o t ake th ird o ve ra ll an d Hi -Po int A with a 133 score. T he battl e fo r fo urth overall wa s also a battl e for fi rst place in t he 2 0 0cc A class , as K aw asa k i jocke y Chr is Gallt edg e d K TM mou nte d L e o n a r d Keen b y e ight

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