Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

The Fossil Bow l: Team Br eed lo ve's Craig Dec ker took his s ixth straight mot o w in as he t opped ro und eight of th e AMA Wes tern Fou r-Stroke Nat io nal Mot o cr oss Ser ies in Clar kia, Idah o. AMA Western Four-Stroke National Motocross Series Round 8: The Fossil Bowl Decker Three in a RoV\T By of ride rs ha d even attempted the fea t in practice . T h e fi rs t lap we nt down as the fastest la p eve r posted at the tra ck: th ree m in ute s , s ix s e c onds . Coinci denta lly, the rec o rd being shattered was a lso held by LaMas tus (3 :09) . Wood s dis placed Cook on la p two an d se t o ff a fter t he two le a d e rs . Myers worked for 3 1/ 2 la ps before pa ssin g Cook at the bottom of De vils Dro p. Bea u Ba ron , Gordon Ward a nd Lowell Thompson ra n s ixth th ro ugh eighth , re s p e c t iv el y . Ken dri ck . Idaho 's J eremy McFarland ran ninth. and Ryan Dud ek ran 10 th. O n lap thre e, De c ke r made a bold . wide -open pa s s attem pt throu gh the s t a rt a r e a . Th e t wo le ad ers appro a ch ed th e rig h t - h a n d e r w it h Dec ke r o n th e ins ide a nd LaMastu s o n th e o uts id e . De cker cl e a rly had the speed and position , a nd he to ok the point. Th e duo kicked it up another n o t ch a n d b ega n what w a s to become a nother la p re cord (3: 03). Then . in an aw esome disp la y. Dec ke r turn ed in a lap time of 3 :02 a nd then a 3 :00 on th e next lap . He slow ly pu lled a way from LaMa stus . Ti m Be att y - who ta ng led w ith J osh Ch isum , Nic k Fo is ter a nd Hart after turn one - was m ak ing up m ajo r gr ound, pass ing ride rs at an a la rmi ng ra te . By la p five , he was u p to eighth . On the ne xt la p , a fte r pa s sin g Ba ron in the left co rner afte r th e triple , he b lew pa s t Ward a nd th en Myers for fifth. Th e to p five th en stayed the sa me to the c hecke rs , with De c ker p reva iling by a la rge m arg in . Ba ro n g o t D O N S C H N E ID E R CLARKIA, 1 AUG. 13 0, ra ig De c k e r t o o k h is Team Bre ed love / Powro ll/Enzo Suspen s ion /R enton Co il S p rings -spo nso red Yama ha YZ426F to h is th ird straight ove ra ll victo ry in the AMA Mot oworld of E I Cajon -Yam a h a Western Fo u rStro ke Na tional Moto c ro ss Se ries s ponsore d by Ma xxis T ire s , Max ima Lubricants , Te a m Bre edl ov e , Power sta rt, Outback Video Produ ct ions and Hoote rs Resta ura nts - at the infamous Foss il Bowl, with a perfect I-I ta lly. With s ix stra ight m oto wins to hi s credit , De cke r is n ow fourth in th e series with 210 points. Na than Wo ods ' 3 -2 t ally p la ced h im se c o nd on the p od ium. Post Falls , Ida ho 's Jimmy LaMastus (2 -3) also ha d a great we ek end with third overall, and he moves up to s econd p lace in the c h a m p io n s h ip chase , with 23 1 po ints. C li ff Cook took the fir st-m ot o h ol e s h o t , w ith LaMastus , De c k e r , Woo ds, .G r a y s o n Hart a nd Scott Mye rs in hot pursuit. LaMa stus and Decker we re m e re inc hes apart, a nd Cook wa s pu sh ed wide as the thr e e riders la unched over th e first downhill drop -off. "I knew what wa s about to hap pe n ," Decker exp la in e d late r. "H e [La Mastus ] wa s g oin g to ju m p the uph ill leap. S o I went up the insid e and J imm y railed a ro und the outside berm. I gave him jus t eno ug h roo m ." Decke r gu e ss ed right : LaMastus neve r backed off one bit , lift e d th e bike up a nd ove r the inc redible jum p in a sai l-or -bail move ; only a handfu l C 42 SEPT EMBER 27 , 2000 ' cu e • e n e vv s past Ward on th e final la p , with two tu rns to go . Davis sta rted in 13th bu t wo rk ed up to n int h by the white -fla g lap a nd the n ma ne uvered p a s t Coo k at t he c h ec ke rs fo r e ig h t h . Du d e k fin ishe d 10th . Th e s pecta tors were rea lly pum ped up for m oto t wo . Th e tr ack c re w wor ked desper at ely to sprinkle water over th e tra c k to keep th e dust to a m inimum in the 90 -degree heat a nd 10 -mph winds . Wo od s bla sted o ut first. De c ker, Be atty , Mye rs and LaMa stus started in th e to p five s pots . Then came KTM riders Ha rt a nd Cook , with Thom pson eig ht h . C hi s u m in n inth , Ba ron in 10th and Wa rd in 1 1th o Dude k held 12th, followed by Mat Ba te man , Jerem y Mc Fa rla nd, Nick Foister and the rest of the pa c k . On la p two, Decker go t pa st Woods for th e le ad. LaMastus we nt by a ve ry fas t Mye rs . Ha rt go t his foot ca ug ht in a rut a nd twisted his a nkle bad ly, a nd re t ired fo r t he d a y . Ward t hu m pe d pa st both Baron a nd Chisu m as they a ll hea ded pa st th e to we r. De c ke r turned a 2:58 lap tim e .on la p th ree , wi th Wo o d s a fe w b ik e lengths be hind . LaMa stus bat tle d with Be att y, and on la p four he m a de the pa ss for third . Th e rid ers b e g an to sprea d o ut over t he ne xt few laps . Ch isum a nd Ba ro n moved up on Thom ps on. J ust as Chisu m we nt to make a m ove on Thom ps on , Chisum washed out in a corn er. Ba ro n b are ly avoid ed th e d own ed ri d e r a nd sp ed off a ft er Th om ps on , tak ing th e positio n a few tu rns la ter. Wit h o ne lap re mai n ing, De ck e r had virt ually c hec ked out aga in in the lead . LaMastus actuall y cl o s e d t he ga p on Woods , wh ile Myers d id the same o n Beatty . At the e nd o f t he m oto , De ck er wo n b y 25 seco nds . Woods held off LaMa stus by a m ere three bike lengths for se cond . Beatty held on to fourth , ov er Mye rs . Cook pla ced sixth , Ward was seve nth , a nd Baron, Tho m pson and Dudek round ed out th e top 10 . eN TheFossi Bowl l Clar llia, Idaho Results: August 13, 2000 [Round 8 of 121 MOTO 1: 1. C raig Deck er (Y am); 2 . Ji m m y LaMastus (Yam ); 3. Nathan Woods (Yam); 4. Scott My ers (Yam) ; 5. T im Beatty (Yam) ; 6. Beau Baron ( Ya m); 7 . Gordo n Ward (V O R); 8 . Craig Da v is (KTM): 9 . Cliff Cook (KTM) ; 10. Ryan Dudek (Yam); 11. Lowell Thom pson (Yam) : 12. Tim Sharp (Yam) ; 13. Rick Ha nsen (Ya m ); 14. Mat Batema n (Yam) ; 15 . Je remy McFa rland (Yam) ; 16. Jos h Chisum (Yam) ; 17. Ja son Matth ews (KTM); 18. Derek Currie (KTM ); 19. Ryan Nelson (Yam ); 20 . Gray son Hart (KTM) ; 2 1. T ravis Mark s (Yam ); 22 . Nic k Foist er ( Yam); 23. Sean Spark ma n (Yam) ; 24 . Rusty Holl and (Yam) ; 25. Anthony Epp ers (Yam) . M.OTO 2 : 1. Craig Decker (Ya m); 2 . Nath an Woo ds (Yam) ; 3. Ji mm y LaMastus (Yam) ; 4. T im Beatt y (Yam ) ; 5. Scot t Myers (Yam) : 6. Cliff Cook ( KTM); 7 . Gordon Ward ( VOR ) ; 8 . Bea u Baron (Yam) : 9. Lowell Thom pson (Yam); 10. Ryan Dudek ( Yam) : 11. Craig Davi s (KT M); 12. Mat Bat em an ( Ya m); 13 . T im Sharp ( Ya rn) : 14 . Derek Cur rie ( KTM) ; 15. Rick Hansen (Yam) ; 16 . Ryan Nelso n (Y a m ); 17 . J o sh C his um (Ya m): 18 . J erem y Mc Fa rla n d (Ya m) ; 19. Nick Fo ister ( Ya m) ; 20 . Tr a vis Ma rks (Yam ) ; 2 1. J ason Matthews ( KT M); 22. Gr a y son Hart ( K T M); 23 . Se an S p arkm an (Ya m); 2 4 . Rust y Ho ll an d ( Yam ) : 25 . An t hony Eppers (Yam) . 0 / A: I. Craig Decker (Yam) : 2 . Nathan Woods ( Yam ): 3. J im m y LaMast us (Ya m); 4 . Tim Beatt y ( Yam); 5 . Sc o tt Myers (Ya m) ; 6 . Go rdo n Ward (VOR); 7. Beau Baron (Yam); 8. Cliff Cook (KTM) ; 9. Craig Davis (KTM) : 10. Lowell Thompson (Yam ); 11. Ryan Dudek (Yam); 12. Tim Sharp (Yam): 13. Mat Batem an (Yam ); 14. Rick Hansen (Yam ): 15. Derek Currie (KTM); 16. Jo sh Chisum (Yam) ; 17. J erem y McFarland (Yam); 18. Ryan Nelso n (Yam) ; 19. Jaso n Matthews (KTM) ; 20 . Nick Foi ster (Yam) ; 2 1. Travis Ma rks (Ya m) ; 22 . Grayson Hart (K T M): 23 . Sean Spa rk ma n ( Ya m) ; 24 . Rusty Holl an d (Yam) : 25 . Ant hony Epp ers (Yam) . AMA Wes tern Fou r -S t rok e Nati on al M o t ocr o s s Series Point s Standings (A fter 8 of 12 rounds) : 1. Sp ud Walters (289/5 wi n s) ; 2. J i m my LaM a st u s (231): 3 . Go rdon Wa rd (220) ; 4. C ra ig Dec k er (2 10/3 wins): 5. Craig Davi s (1 76): 6 . Scott My ers ( 162): 7. Rich Taylor ( 157) ; 8. Nathan Woods ( 156): 9. Beau Baron (155); 10. Cliff Cook (127) ; 11. T im Sharp ( 111); 12. Tim Beatty (102) ; 13. Ryan Dudek (95) : 14 . Dusti n Nelson (88); 15. Josh Chisum (85); 16 . Rusty Holl and (75) ; 17 . Do n Upton (7 0 ); 18. Jason Matthews (65) : 19 . Mat Bate ma n (6 4); 20. (TIE) Trav is Marks/ Grayso n Hart (6 1). AMA Western F our-Stroke National Motocross Series Round 9: Midwest Motorsports ...Make That Four: Team Breedlove Goes One-Two By M A RK D . B O NNELL KAHOKA, MO, AUG. 27 e a m Br eedl ove's Craig De ck er sw ept both m o t os , ty in g Wh ite Broth e rs -b a c ked Spud Walters ' series record of eig ht stra ight moto wins, at ro und nine of th e AMA/Motowor ld of EI Ca jo n / Ya ma ha We st ern F ou r Stroke Nati on al Se ries . Ka hok a , Miss ouri, is a bout as fa r east as yo u can get a nd st ill be co ns idered a West Coa st round. The Midwest Mot ors ports tra ck is nestled in a va lle y o n Mike Bu rkhart's fa rm , only 12 mile s from the Mis s iss ippi River; it has be en host to se ve ra l AMA Natio na l Har e Scrambles , a nd the crew defin itely knows how to do things right. Th e ne arl y 2- m ile c irc uit ru ns throu gh a T va lley with a c ree k at the bottom and has se veral challeng ing uphill/ downhill s ections . Wha t rea lly sets thi s tr a c k apart is th e ne a rly two feet of sawdust covering the enti re trac k. "Ro u g h , n o d u st , m ult ip le line s , a nd pass ing e ve ryw here, " De c k e r said, s um m ing up the ve nue . "I love th is tra ck ." Seri e s po ints le ade r Wal ters a n d s ec ond -p lac ed rider J immy LaMastus we re both out with mi no r inj u ries . Also mi s sing was the n u m b e r-o n e plate holder, Dustin Nel so n , who is recovering from a n injury sustained at round five ; he hopes to be b a c k fo r th e fin al round in Milken , Co lo ra do , on Octob e r 22. With th e s e a nd othe r re g ula rs out fo r th is event, severa l loc al Pro ride rs

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