Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

his lead with a score of 18. Scharphom and Nalley were three and four back, respectively. At check II , Luca blitzed to a 22 . Scharphorn was tw o points furth er back . N a ll ey and Gallt both fell fou r back by cardi ng 26 . A ft er a g a s , a resta r t at 15 8 .4 m iles saw only Ga llt , Scha rphorn and Luca o n time heading toward chec k 13 . T h i s section was more of the same . Ma ny ride rs were dropping out o r houri ng out b e c a us e of t he increasing rain , the downright gnarly cond itions, and fatig ue. Lu ca agai n led everyo ne, droppin g 13 points . Sch arphorn sco re d 15 , w h ile everyone else dropped 23 or m ore. Th e rem aining rac ers so ld iered on to chec k 15 and the fi nish. Luca and Sc ha rp horn each sc o re d I I p o ints here. Nall ey and Curtis we re th e next fas tes t to th e fin i sh , d ro p ping 21 p oi nts. In the to ug hest Jackp in e to f in ish since th e era of th e two -d ay eve nts, Lu ca emerg ed as the dese rving w inn er in round fo ur of th e D iseN trict 14 Enduro Series. A H-PT: Shane Nalley (Yam). B H·PT : Kendall Westveer (KTM) . C H·PT: Ron Balzer (KTM) . AA: I. Tom Jonckheere (KTM) ; 2. Steve Vollmar (Suz) ; 3. Corey Calkins (KTM); 4. Scott Barc lay (Hon ). A 200: 1. Chri s Gallt (Kaw); 2. Leonard Keen ( KTM ); 3 . Ja s on Roerig (KTM ) : 4 . Stev e Procter (KTM) ; 5 . Jesse Hintz (Kaw). A 250: 1. Scott Curti s ( Kaw) : 2. Erik Shafer (KTM ): 3 . Brian Marr (Kaw ): 4 . Eldon Keen (KTM ): 5. Phillip e Beauduc (G-G) . A OPEN : 1. Duane Lem oine (KTM); 2 . Todd Weaver (KTM) ; 3. Kim Mahnck e (KTM); 4. Rick Kalm (KTM); 5 . Dave Vandecar (KTM ). A 4·STRK ; 1. Randy Mason ( Hus) ; 2 . Edd ie Keen (KTM ) ; 3 . N icholas Trav is (H on) ; 4 . Stev e Parker (Kaw); 5. Cli nt South worth (KTM) . A VET : I . Steve Willey (KTM) : 2. Chris Murphy (Hon ); 3. Mark Becker ( Kaw); 4 . Stennis Prochn ow (KTM) . A SR : 1. Ma rk Smi th (Yam) : 2 . Deno Skoles ( KTM); 3 . M ike Ma rt in ( KTM) ; 4 . Vern Pe c holke (Hon) ; 5 . Jeff Fredett e (Kaw) . B 200: I. Katie Cam pbell (KTM): 2. Joel Sepe (KTM); 3. J ay Mcleod (KTM): 4. Kem Burden (Kew ): 5 . Sean Newman (Kaw) . B 2 5 0 : 1. Richa rd La u gh li n (K TM) ; 2. Br ett Deha te ( Yam ); 3. Mi k e Hub er t (KTM ) ; 4 . Mi k e Stevens (Suz); 5 . Mark Belcher ( KTM) . B OPEN : 1. J eff Monain (KT M); 2 . Shanno n J arvis (Yam); 3 . Gordon Robare (Hon): 4 . Dav e Kube (KTM): 5. Mike O'Bcyle (KTM). B 4 ·STR K : 1. Ra ndy Woodward ( Ya m); 2 . Cla yt on Ab felte r (Hon) ; 3 . Ralph Brew er (KTM) ; 4 . Randy McCualle y (Hus); 5. Duane Priddy (Hon ). B VET: I . Scott Snell (KTM ): 2. Paul Skrzypezak (Yam) : 3 . Er ic Rc s en dall ( KTM); 4 . Ken Grah am (KTM): 5. Mark Losey (KTM) . B SR : 1. D en ni s Shen em an ( KT M) ; 2 . J . D rummond (Y am); 3 . Lanc e L ar sson (K TM ) ; 4 . A lbert Lehre (Hon ): 5. Nick Zambon (KTM) . S /SR : J. Neil Scharph o rn (K T M) : 2 . J oh n Bom byk (KTM ): 3 . Denn is Gale (KTM) ; 4 . Ric hard Ward (KTM ): 5. J eny J ordan (KTM). M ST R : t . Ca rl Schar pho rn (K T M) ; 2 . Per Lille moen (S uz) ; 3 . Jo e Kenty (KTM) ; 4 . Park er Fields (KTM) : 5. Les Grable (Kaw) . C J R: 1. Jesse Do lata ( KTM ) ; 2 . Da n A bne y (Kaw) ; 3. J eff Klein (Yam) ; 4. Ja son Mattso n (KTM) ; 5. Carlos Al varado (Kaw) . C SR: I. Joe Map'" (KTM) : 2. Bob Frank (Kew): 3 . Jim Ozinga (Yam); 4. Mike Miller (Kaw ); 5. To m Dunn (Han). Jackpine Enduro Moorestown, Michigan Results : July 30, ZOOO [ Round 4] GRAN D CHAMP: Scott Luce (KTM) . AA H· PT: Ron Scharp hom (KTM). AHRMAlSpeed &Sport National Vintage Motocross Series Round 11: Honda H MX ills Shephard Leads 'em All Home Cana dia n Maico rider Rick Hudson was Sheph ard 's ma in competition in th e O ver 40 co ntest. Sh eph ar d won fair ly ha nd ily in m oto one, but he had t o wo rk h a rd to f in all y get a rou nd Hudson th e second tim e out. Shephard an d Shay battled for th e w in th e first t ime out in O ver 30 action , with Shephard making sure he was leading at the checkered flag . In B y MATT BEN S ON UNNVILLE, OH, AUG. 5 im Shepha rd of Lanc ast er , Ohio, rod e h is 1974 Yama ha 2 50 t o a str ing of overa ll vict ories in t hree of A HRMA's fastest classes - the Exp ert d ivisions of th e O ver 30 , O ver 4 0 and Sportsman 250cc classes - winning five of his six motos along the way . But that doesn 't mea n he had an easy time of it . Many hour s of ' d o ze r work by Honda Hills owner Scott Caldwell had the sinuous track in exce ptionally vintage-friendly condition for the approximately 225 AHRMA entries. Despite cloudless sk ies and temperatures well into the 80s , low humidity k ept th e da y c omfortable, and dust wasn 't a factor until late in th e IImoto program . The open ing Sp ortsman 250 cc m oto was a blazin g rac e b etw e en O hioans John Sh a y , o n an Ossa , George Fa ne lli, on a Honda Elsinore, and Shephard . They swapped the lead num er ou s t imes d uri ng th e c ont est , w ith Sha y crossing th e line ahead of Fanelli and th en Shephard. Shay was a no -show for th e second rac e , bu t Shephard and Fan elli t oo k up wh ere the y left off, and this time the Yam aha rider took th e mot o win and the overa ll with 3 -1 fin ishes to Fane lli 's 2-2 tally . T 74 SEPTEMBER 13, 2000' c u e moto two, th e Ya ma ha rider aga in pr evailed , with Shay again tak ing second after a challenge from Fan ell i. Hudson , return ing t o racin g afte r a year of seeing to the construction of a n ew motor c y cl e sh op in Ontari o , earned h is overall w in for th e day in Sportsman 500cc Expert competition with a pa ir of moto wins . One of the best pairings of the da y was the Classic 500cc Ex pe rt rac e between James Smi th a nd Claude McElvain - the on ly two entries in th e class . A change to a ne w er 441 cc engine in h i s us ual B S A chassis "upgraded " McEl vain fro m Premier to Cl assic , an d he wa g ed a bac k -and fo rt h ba ttle ag ai nst Smith, also o n a BSA, in the first m oto and narro w ly beat th e Mich igander at th e line. The n he spent the seco nd race unsuccessful ly try ing to find a way around . Sm ith's 2 -1 sco res were goo d for the o verall . Th om as En gl ehart o f n e a rb y Zanesville probab ly earne d him self a skill-level upgrade from Intermediate to Expert wi th his perf orman c e in th e Classic 12 5cc co ntest o n a Hon d a SL 125 . In b o t h co m bi ned-class motos, he def eated the Ex pert -cl ass winner , Hu sq varna -moun t ed Joh n Ziska , after b a t t ling for the lea d. Englehart also rode the little thumper in the Sport sm an 125cc Inte rmediate c lass , f in is hing seco nd overall to James Kostival , on a Honda CR125 . Among the Sportsman Experts , Suzuki j o c k e y Mark Wea ver and Honda man Bill N azel rod traded f irst - a nd th ir d- p l a c e fi nis hes i n tight racing . W eaver' s sec o nd -m ote win earned hi m th e d a y ' s overall , whi le Hond a -mo u n te d M ik e Bog g ia's consiste n t 2 -2 r i d es p ut h im seco nd i n th e res u l ts , a h ead of N azelrod ( 1- 3 ) . After han dil y wi nn ing both Over 40 N ovice motos , Mike A ll en battled Matthew D eWitt, both riding Husky 400s , i n Spo rtsman 500 c c N ov ice Honda Hills MX: Tim Shephard won five out of six motos and took the overall victories in the Over 30 Expert, Over 40 Expert and Sportsman 250cc Expert classes at round 11 of the AHRMAISpeed & Sport National Vintage Motocross Series in Linnvllle, Ohio. • e n e _ os; competition . Allen was able to reach the checkered flag ahead of D eWitt in m oto on e, but the sec ond ti me out , DeWitt gained a narrow adv antage at th e fi nish line and claimed the overall wi n for th e day. Double -cl ass wi nne rs for th e da y incl ud ed J eff Sm ith in the Prem ier 500cc and Over 60 E xp ert classes (c hased both times by Corky Root) ; Brad Kennard, nursing an injure d knee, in Premier Li ghtweight and Premier Open Twins Expert racing; D an Beher in Premier Lig htwe ig ht and Pre mier Open Twins In termediate compet ition ; and BSA rid er Wayn e Mount in the C l as si c 50 0 c c a n d Ov er 60 Novice cl asses. CN Honda Hill s MX Linnville, Ohio Results: August 5, ZOOO [ Round 11 of 16] PREM L/W NOV : 1. Thoma s Cole (H-D) ; 2. Neal Siegel (Ae r). PREM L/ W INT: I. Dan Beb er (Due); 2. Charles Schank (Mai): 3 . Chris Makyn en (BSA) . PREM l /WT EX: 1. Brad Kenna rd (Due). PREM 50 0 EX : I . Jell Smi th (BSA) ; 2. Co rky Root (BSA). PREM TW INT : I . Dan Beher (BSA) . PREM lW EX : I. Bred Kennard (Tri ); 2. Beno Rodi (Nor) . eLS C 125 NOV : 1. Paul Je nsen (Han); 2. J ason Pease ( Han) ; 3. Tom Gri m me l (Ha n) ; 4. Mi cha el Gontesky (Hon) ; 5. John Ridenour (Ric) . CLS C 12S INT : I. Thom as Englehart (Hon) ; 2. And y Blackburn (e l) ; 3. J am es Giddings (Hus) ; 4 . Marv in Mart y (Hod); 5. Dan Beher (DKW) . eLSe 125 EX: 1. J ohn Ziska (Hus) ; 2. David Keith (Yam ). ClSC 2 50 INT: I. Terry Gates (Oss): 2 . Do n Bak er (AJ S) : 3. Chris Makynen (BSA ). ClS C SOO NOV: I. Wayne Moun t (B SA ) : 2 . Dua ne Riddl e (Ric); 3. Matt Benson (Hus) ; 4. J im Came ron (BSA) . CLSC SOO INT : I. Craig Campbell (Tri ): 2. Ron Winget (BSA) ; 3. Davi d Dean (BSA) . ClSC SOO EX: I. Ja mes Sm ith (BSA) : 2. Claude McEl vain (BSA) . SP TSMN 12 5 NOV : I . Steve Tilley ; 2 . Ku rt M o sh er (Yam ); 3 . T om Ha rt ( Ha n); 4 . Br i an Glendening (Suz) ; 5 . Christopher Mosher (Suz) . SPTSMN 125 INT: 1. J ames Kostival (Han) ; 2. Thom as Engleha rt (Han); 3. Patri ck Mill er (Hen} . S PTS M N 12 5 EX : I . Mark Weaver (S uz): 2 . Mik e Boggia (Han) ; 3 . Bill Nezelrod (Han) ; 4. J am es Smi th (C·Al . SPTSMN 2S0 NO V: 1. Neil Bouchill on (Hon) : 2. J oe Hart (Hon ); 3 . Da ve Kut skel (Han) ; 4 . J am es Rice (Bul); 5 . Paul J ensen (Han) . SPT SMN 250 I NT : I. Mar k Plum ley (Sue) : 2. Will iam Alex ander (Han); 3. J effrey Clark (Hon) ; 4 . Georg e Nance (el) ; 5. Jay Wilson (C-A) . SPTSM.N 250 EX: 1. Tim Shephard (Yam); 2 . George Fanelli (Han); ) . Kevin Bro wn (Pen ); 4 . Mark Mack ay (Hon); 5. J. Wood y Graves (Bul) . SPTSMN 500 NO V: I. Matth ew DeWitt (Hus) : 2. Mik e A ll en ( Hus ) ; 3 . Chr is Chris tia n; 4 . J ohn Thomp son (eZ); 5. Steven Pines (BSA) . SPT SMN SOO INT: I . Chris Dixon (Mail : 2. Larry Brook ba nk (M ai) ; 3 . John Lew is (Mai ) : 4 . A ndy Blackburn (Cl ); 5 . Ti m Hardin (Hus). SPTSM N 50 0 EX: I. Rick Hudson (Mai ): 2. Mike Scholl (Hus); 3. Mike Treadway (Hon); 4 . Gary Roach (Pen ); 5 . Elma r Kruza (Cl) . SPT SMN TW NOV: I. Mi ke Choler (Yam) . SPT SMN TW EX: I. Ron Daros (H-D ): 2. Brad Kennard (Tri) . WMN NOV: 1. Delores Dares (C·A); 2. Tammy Ritzheimer -Mount (Ric ); 3. Am y Douvlos (Suz). WMN INT: I. Roberta Ewart (Hon). 30 + NOV : 1. M i ke A llen ( H us); 2 . Neil Bou chillon (Hon) ; 3. Dave Kutskel (Ha n) : 4. Max Miller (Cl) ; 5. Chris Christian (~ i) . 3 0+ INT: 1. J im Durst ( Han ) : 2 . Larry Brookbank (Mai) ; 3. J eff rey Clar k (Ha n); 4. Mark Pluml ey (Suz); 5. Ju stin Dixon (Cl) . 30. EX : 1. Tim Shephard (Yam) ; 2. John Shay (O ss): 3. Gary Roach (Pen) ; 4 . George Fanelli (Hon) ; 5. Mike Scholl (Hus). 4 0. NOV : 1. M ik e A llen ( Hu s) ; 2 . Joe Hart (Ha n) ; 3. Michael Kegg (Han ); 4 . Steve Tilley : 5 . John Thompson (Cl) . 40. INT: 1. Jim Mc Cull och (Mai) ; 2 . Andy B lackb urn (Cl) ; 3 . J eff rey Clark (H an) ; 4 . Ti m Hardin (Hus); 5. Ron Winget (Mai ). 40. EX: 1. Tim Shephard (Yam) ; 2. Rick Hudson (Mai) : 3. Charles Em ery (CZ): 4. Gary Poland (Bul) : 5. Mark Mack ay (Hon) . 50. NO V: 1. Duane Riddle (Bul); 2. Fred Klin g (Mai) ; 3 . Rae Tyson (C· A) ; 4 . Gary Brennan (Han) ; 5. Delores Daros (C -A) . 50 . I NT : 1. Larry Bri ll (H us) ; 2 . Joe Lennert ( Yam); 3 . Kim A rm str ong (Mai) ; 4. Chuc k De Ran (Yam) ; 5. Ray Rondin ella (Yam) . 50 . EX: 1. Charles Emery (Cl ); 2. A lex Kr isher (C -A) ; 3. Ron Dare s (H-D) ; 4. J ean Ramsay (Mai ): 5. Van A derho ld (Mai) . 6 0 . N O V : 1. Way ne Mo un t (BSA) ; 2 . Jim Camero n (BSA ); 3. Dick Poland (B ul) . 60. INT : 1. Leland Loper (O ss): 2. David Dean (BSA) ; 3. Paul Busick (Hus): 4. Bill Stagley (CZ) : 5. Clint Swafford (Hus) . 6 0. EX : I. J eff Smith (C-A ) : 2 . Cork y Roo t (Bul) ; 3 _Roy Maley J r. (Mai) .

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