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Browning (15 ) , Joey Capra ( 19), Eric Bailey (24) and Roger Finke (7 1) . CN With on e point separating the leaders , this contest also went righ t down to the fina l sections, wh ere Porter sud denl y enco u nte re d so me problems. Port er's resul ting II -point lap basical ly handed first place to Se rek , who was riding th e sections in turn w ith Port er and therefore saw the errors to avoid. This resulted in a boos t of confidence for Serek , who wen t on to conquer the remaining sections and fin ish in fi rst wi th a three- point l ap and an eig ht- poi nt t otal. Porter wa s se cond w ith 17 po ints, fo llow ed by Harvey with 22 poin ts . In th e M od e rn B i k e Ad van c ed c lass, th e top fi ve r i d e r s had an u nusually wid e poi nt sprea d , w ith class winner Dan McManus riding so well on hi s Gas Gas that h e blew a way t h e c o m p et iti o n . McManus 's fiv e-point tota l eas ily won over Vern e Results : August 26, 2000 [ Round 71 Donner Sid Ranch Norden, California Results : July 29, 2000 [Round 41 JR NOV: 1. Matthew Silva (Yam ). JR (NT : 1. Be-njamin Heckman (Be t) ; 2. Max Naif (Bet): 3. Harrison Os wald (G·G ). JR ADV: 1. Trevls Crawford (G-G) ; 2. Kris Weber (G·G ): 3. Andy Malsbary (Fan). PREJII L/W AOV : I. Don Kelley (Tn) . MORN CLSC NO V: I . Joel Caslbum (Mon ). MORN ClSC INT : I. Bob Williams Sr. (Yam) : 2. Don Stupek (G· G) . MORN CLS C AOV : I. John Silva (Vam); 2. Bill L eud ner (Y am ) : 3 . M ik e Stupek ( Bet) ; 4 . Gene Mend onca (Hon ). MORN ClSC MSTR: I. Piotr Serek (Vam ); 2. Ji m Porter (Yam): 3 . Ted Harvey (Bul) . MORN BK NOV; I. Lisa Cullin s (G·G ). MORN BK INT: I. La rry Mettea uer (G· G) ; 2. Ton i Van Gaasbeek (Mon) ; 3 . Lee Bailey (Mo n) ; 4. D en n i s Th o m p son ( Mo n); 5 . Go rd on Murph y ( Han ) . M ORN BK ADV ; I . Daniel McM anus (G· G) ; 2. Verne Brown ing (G- G); 3. Joey Capr a (G·G); 4. Eric Betley (Mon); 5. Roger Fink e (Yam) . MORN BK MSTR : 1. Chris Napolitano (Mon) ; 2. J eff Nail (Bet) : 3. Bob Will iam s Jr. (G·G); 4 . Chr is Cullins (Bet) ; 5. Marty Kent (G· G). EXHIB: 1. Heward Galbreath (Bet); 2. Guy Van Gaasbeek (Ma n ) ; 3 . Do ug Elli ott (G ·G ) ; 4 . T ed Gansberger (Mon ); 5. Marty n Holgate (Bet) . CMC Northwest Summer Motocross Series Round 8: Albany Motorsports Park Sullivan Really Travels Bv Kawasaki -mounted Will Wallace was Sullivan 's closest competition , nab bing second overa ll via a pa ir of sec o nd -pl ac e finishes. Yamaha YZ426F p ilot Jesse Allen (3- 3) thum p ed t o th ird ov erall , wi th Eric Rogers (4- 4) and D evin Connaghan (5- 8) rounding o ut the top fiv e. In the adjoined 250cc Junior class, Doug McKuhn put his bran d -n ew Honda out front of the field of riders in bo th motos to land th e overall w in, ah ead of th e close battl e fo r sec ond plac e b etween Suzu ki ride r Lu c a s Buyas and Hon da p ilot Shawn Hu eg e, whi ch was finalized in Bu yas ' fa vo r. Due to the running of the Trans-Cal round at Alban y Mo torsports Park th e following day, the co m petiti on was, as expect ed, b rutall y tough in th e 80c c classes. Ryan Villopoto, J osh Hill and K enny Webster - arguabl y th e t op three 80cc speedsters in the North west - were on hand, and the y prov id ed cl ose racing action in the Supermi ni and 80cc age-g roup ev ent s . Yamaha-mounted Villopoto , Hill and Webster sta yed in clos e co m p a n y th roughout four matos, with Villopoto netting the overall w in in th e Supermi ni class . All th ree racers won the ir respective classes in the combined 80cc age -group motos: Hill topped th e 80cc (9 - I I) class, Villopoto wo n the 80cc (12-1 3) d iv ision , and We b ste r scored a victory in the 80 cc ( 1416) classification. KTM -m ount ed J a red Wood was o ne of the few doubl e-c lass winners on the day. Although under pre ssure from Cobra -mounte d La ndon Currier, Wood wo n all four motos he entered , pic kin g up th e 60c c Juni or (6 -8) and 60cc Open victories , fin ishing j ust CN ahead of Currier in both cla sses. C l AV LI GH T ALBANY, OR,AUG. 26 .T M rider Ror y Su ll ivan traveled, go ing full speed ahead in h i s quest for a two-class decimation during CMC-sanct ioned Northwest Summer Series Motocross ra cing action at Alba ny Motorsports Par k . Wh ile the 17 -year -o ld Oregon ian d id meet his fi rst mark by scoring a flawless perfo rmance in the 25 0 cc Int erm ed iate class , Su llivan faced to ug her-than usua l co mpet itio n in the 125cc class . On e of the multitude of ou t -ofstaters on ha nd - Sonoma , Cal ifor nia 's Steve Mertens - gave Sul liv an o ne of h is tou gh est battles this sea son in both 125cc Interm ediate motos. Though Sullivan led for much of the second 125cc Pro /Intermediate-class mota in a brutal battle with Pro M ike Storm , Mertens overtook Sullivan and finally Storm to nab a last-lap lead and take the w in , cap pi ng off Mertens' I -I sweep . Sullivan tra iled both Mertens and the SMPbacked Storm at the fi ni sh . Storm was the o verall 125cc Pro class victor with a 2- I tally after m o t a - o n e wi nner Mike C o r d e r cras hed and came from ha lf a lap ba ck to fin ish a m on g t h e t o p six , tr ai lin g Mertens, Storm , Sullivan , Dale A insl ie and Mar c Mill er -Jones. Sulli van trail ed Mertens in the Intermedi a te p o r ti on , foll owe d by S u zu k i m ount e d K eith Kad ell (3 -4 ) , Mill er ·Jon es (4- 5) and A ins li e (8-3). Th ings were much eas ier for Su ll iva n in th e 25 0cc Intermed iate cl ass. Sulli va n t oo k comma nd fro m th e getg o and g av e two sc o rc h in g p erf or mances, rem ain ing in th e point posi ti o n in b oth c o n tests t o t he fi nish . K 48 S EPT EM B ER 2 7 , 2000' cu e I 0 n e Albany Motorsports Parle Albany, Oregon wv s P/W ( 4 · 6 ) : 1. Brad Fra ce (Co b ) ; 2 . Ju stin Hill (Cob); 3 . Kenny Johnson (Hon) : 4 . Justin Sp ink (Suz). P/W (7·8) : I. Landon Currie r (Cob) ; 2. Ni ck Gubser ( KT M ) : 3 . A ndrew Sp ink (KTM). 50 OPEN : I . Br ad Frac e (Cob) : 2 . Justin Hill (Cob) . 6 0 BEG: 1. Scott Zwicker (K aw ); 2. J oe McCasli n ( Ka w) ; 3 . As hley Smith (Hon); 4 . Darrin Johnson ( Hon ). 60 J R (6· 8) : I. J ared Wood (KTM ): 2. Landon Currie r ( Ka w) ; 3 . T ravis Quesenberry (KTM) . 60 SR ( 9· 1 1) : I . Kyl e T h om p son (KTM) ; 2. Danny Gubser (Kaw); 3. Tommy w eeek (Kaw); 4 . Kyle Hammontree (KlIw) ; 5 . Trev is McClinton (Ka w}. 60 OPEN : I. J ared Wood (KTM) : 2. La ndon Curri er ( Co b ); 3 . T ravis Quesenberry (KTM) . 80 B EG : I. Kyl e Adk in s ( Ha n) ; 2 . Je rry Bra swell ( Kaw); 3. Brett Abernathy (Hon ); 4. Tanner Mitche ll (Yam) ; 5. J esse Wuorl (Han) . 80 (9 ·1 1): I. J o shua Hill ( Vam); 2. Ben An gl en (Suz ) ; 3. K yle T hom p son (Han ); 4 . Danny Gubser (Ka w) ; 5. Tommy Weeck (Han). 80 (12·13): 1. Ryan Villopoto (Vam) ; 2. Kenneth Hamm ontree (Yam ); 3 . Ricky Wuori (Han) . 80 ( 14· 16): I. Kenny Webster (Han ); 2. Ju stin Weber (Han ). 8 / M-IN I: 1. Ryan Villopot o (Yam ) ; 2. Kenn y Web st er ( Ha n); 3 . Rick y Wu ort ( Ha n) ; 4 . J o shu a Hi ll (Y a m) ; 5 . N ic k Alban)' Motorsports Park: Rory Sulliva n (28) won Randkle v (Han) . 125 BEG: 1. Garret Melton (Yam) ; 2. the 250cc Intermediate class and fin Ished second Warre n Regnier (Yam) ; 3. Gar land Reid overall in the 125cc Intermediate class at round (Yam ); 4 . Cole Boggess (Yam): 5. Heath Voegele (Vam ). eight of the CMC Northwest Summer Motocross 12 5 J R: 1. Ry an Hu ege ( Han ); 2 . Series in Albany, Oregon. Cod y Bu yas ( Su z) : 3 . A aron Tu nn ell ( Yam) : 4. Matt Crawford (Suz) ; 5 . Ryan Thompson (Han). 125 INT : 1. Steve Mertens (Yam) ; 2. 8TH INT: 1. Keith KadelJ (Suz): 2. Dale Ainslie Rory Sullivan (KTM ); 3 . Keith Kadell (Suz); 4 . Marc (Ya m); 3 . Marc M ill er -J on e s ( Su z); 4 . D ev in M.i ler-Jo nes (Suz); 5. Dale Ain slie (ve rn) . l Connagha n (Yam ). 125 PRO : I. Mike Storm (Hon ); 2. Mike Corde r 30... OTH BEG: 1. Jeff Hausmann (Hon); 2. Rob (Kew }. Lawler (Hon ). 250 BEG: 1. Eri c Kincaid (Han) ; 2. Crll ig Firk ins 30 + O TH JR : 1. T i m Harm on ( Hon ); 2. Dan (Suz): 3. Tyler Shepa rd (Han) ; 4 . Tracy Owens (Suz). Clifford (Hon ); 3. Ken Romero (Yam) . 250 JR : 1. Doug McKuhn (Hon); 2. Lucas BUYlIs 30 INT: I . Greg Harm on (Hon ). (Suz) ; 3. Shawn Huege (Hon) ; 4. J erem y Wa.micke 30 OTH EX: 1. Ed Smith (Yam). (Vam ). 30. OTH MN V; I . Joe Casey (Han). 250 INT : 1. Rory Sullivan (KTM): 2. Will Walla ce 4 0 + O IT J R : 1. Dan Coontz ( Ho n) ; 2. Slim (Kaw); 3. Je sse Allen (Yam) : 4. Eri c Rogers (Yam ); Elkin s ( Hon ); 3 . Luke McCasli n ( Yam) ; 4 . Mike 5. Devin Connaghan (Yam ). Hopk ins ( Hus); 5. Mark Voegele (Vam) . O PEN AM : I. Rick Cooper (Yam) . 40+ orr INT: 1. Dan Tremmel! (Kaw) ; 2. J eff UTH JR: 1. Bob Kiv isto ( Han); 2 . Eric Kinca id Tunn ell ( KTM ). (Han ). 40 + orr MNY: 1. Dave Shepard (Han). UTH INT : I. Ed Smith (Yam ). 50 ... : 1. J unio r Meusling (SOl). BTH JR : 1. J u st in J en sen ( Han ) ; 2 . A aron WM N : 1. Heidi Koers c hgen (Kew }: 2. Rhiana Tunnell (Yam); 3 . Ryan Tho mp son (Han); 4 . Ryan Stenzel (Suz) ; 3. Kim Regnier (Yam) . Huege (Han) ; 5. Matt Crawfo rd (Suz). orn WERA VintageR acing Round 17: Roebling RoadR aceway Joyce Doubles at Roebling Bv STE VE S T A S E R SAVANNAH,GA,AUG. 12 A t the th ird round of the Southeast Regional Championship, current Heavyweight Cla ssic champ ion Tim Joyce from F lorid a found h imself without a ride, as his usually rocketfast 500cc Triumph developed serious engine problems, but Hour Glass Racing 's Keith Campbell offered him the use of a Drixon 350cc Honda that Roeb ling Road Raceway: Tim Joyce (87) had two runaway victories in Vintage One and Vintage Two on the Drixon 350cc Honda in Savannah, Georgia.

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