Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Ra ines' d o m i n at i on b e gan wit h th e holeshot . Gary Fu rr enes pushed hi s KX250 into the lead briefly around half of the banked oval, but as they exi ted the oval to begin the rest of the 6-mile loop. the Yamaha ride r was already chec king out. Rain es pr oc eed ed to cl ic k o ff inc redi bly fast and smo oth laps th at d idn 't vary more than 10 secon ds fr om his average. Fu rre nes h eld off defendi n g NMA Off- Road Series champ Jason Dahners until the third lap . but Raines was in creasing his margin by 10 to 20 sec onds per lap ov er th e se two . Sc ott McL aughl in, Joh n Beal , Kev in Bai ley , Brian Benn ett and Aa ron Wil son all sta rted stro ng; Beal mounted the first charge. By the end of two laps. Beal had moved into fou rth , and he m oved to within str ik ing dista nce of Furrenes - and then his bi ke seized up solid, all coo lant gon e du e to damage from a sim ple slid eout in th e fifth tu m of the rac e. M cLaugh l in wo r ked hi s way up to and fi na lly past Furre nes du rin g th e seventh la p, only to endo very hard ; he chose to reti re. With two-thirds of th e race gon e, Raines was stil l m achine-like o ut front, Dahners was safely in seco nd , and Fu rr enes was still charging in thi rd. Bail ey start ed leani ng his lanky fram e out pas t the ba rs and twi sting it har d. On the ninth lap, he caught and passed Furrenes, and that wou ld be that for th e top four after 2 1/2 hours and 10 laps. Rob Lew is hung in there after an aty pical mid pack start and wor ked his CR250 up to a solid fifth overall . YZ250- mounted J oe Wade. seemingly a little off his normal pace, inherited sixth as attritio n thinned out th e ranks at the fron t. Op en A racer Phil Ste ven s cru ised to seventh . follo wed by Bennett . who recov ered fro m a n as t y cr a sh. B O pen ra c er Jesse Bars tow ran pe rhaps the best hare scrambles of h is pr omi sin g c areer, ca tc h ing 200cc A winner Pat White at the end for ninth overall. Eleventh fell to Todd Zilcosky . In the m o rn i ng 's Amateur race , Doug Mico ne battl ed to the overall win . Fellow Vet Experts Mik e Schmidt and Robert McCollough rou nded out the pod ium. Four-Strok e Amateur winner Kev in Bridges was fourth over all. followe d in order by an eq ua lly i m p re ssi ve Brian Lest er (fi rst Sportsman) . Mike Bronn (first Vet Am ateur). Tom Jesmer (first Senior Ex pert ) and Justin Lundgr en ( fi rst COpen rid er ) . Co rey Bar th took 200cc C hon or s. Jerry Al len was the top Super Senior. and Jessica Brig gs ruled the Women 's class. Th e tou ghness o f th e ra c e wa s c le arly etc hed on th e com peti tors' faces at race's end - ex ce pt fo r Rain e s . Th e v icto r a ctuall y pr essed extra hard on the la st lap , figuring he could com plete it in less than the 14 mi nut es left and thereby "get- to do yet one m ore, but he m issed by a few seco nds. Dixie MX: T rey Barnard leads Brint Simpson in the 250cc D contest in Ozark, Alabama; they f in ished one-two. D ixie MX PfW (7· 9): I. Lukl! Da vif' (Cob) ; 2. Todd Smith (Cob ): J. Kevin Bra5hrt"(KT 4 . Marl!. Brashl!f (KTM). M): P/W 80: 1. Brandon Bum. (Yam) ; 2. Patrick Steed (Han ): 3. Aa ron Ca udle (Yam). 60 B: I. Jod y Cook (Kaw). 60 C: I. Hunll!r Waltl!tI (Kaw): 2. Luke DtIvie (Kaw): 3. Kendall Mason (KTM). 60 D: l. Jacob Engl ish (Ka w): 2. Brandon c"*y (Kaw); 3. Gray Vinson (Kalil); 4 . Thornal Phl!lpl (Kaw); 5. Chall: WaUler (Kew). 80 B: I. 8m F'Irdwood (Hon ); 2. Blane Mason (Yam); 3. Bradley Wnght (Ka w). 80 C: I. Jamn Ragsda ll! (Yam); 2. Bryan Milligan (Ka w): J. Budt Hartzog(Yam): 4. RM1! Smith (HCII'l ): 5. Cotton Davie (Yam ). 80 D: 1. z..ck English (Kew); 2. HunterWaltl!fS (Sw); 3. luke o.vie (Suz) ; 4 , J arT'IeI Willis.(Yam ); 5. KmdaII Mason (Yam ). SlM.lNI: 1. Ben ~ (Hon); 2. Rhl!tI Smith (Hen ); 3. Blane Mason (Yam): 4. J ames Ragsdall! (Yam); 5. Buck Hartzog (Yam ). YTH: 1. WL McCarll!y (Kalil): 2. Oint Stogner (Yam ): J. Ryker Snuth (Yam); 4. J.nn ,,"'ilIis (yam ). 16-29 : 1. Clay Downing (Kaw); 2. Wn ilt'lddl (y am) ; 3. Trey .....nl Ilion }; . ..... _ (....). 125 MNY: 1. Jaml!s St~ (Yam); 2. W.L McCa ril!y(Kaw): 3. Clay Downrng (Kalil). 125 C: I. Wl!S ilndaJl (Yom); 2. Chris GllIle (Kaw). 125 0 : 1. Clint 5t.ognef(Yam). CJlEN MNY 1. DIIrrytHrisIl!r(Vern ); 2. Bmt.Cam:JI (Yam) ; J. ,J.,nrs : ~ (Ylm) :4 . ..I«nes~ (Vam);5.Devoey~ (Kaw). 250 C: I. Joteph BoniceUi (Hon) . 250 0 : I. Trey Bomard (Hon ); 2. Bnnt Simpson (Kaw); 3. Steve Patton (Hon). 40 ..: 1. Tony Hardy (Kaw): 2. J .D. lew (Yam ). HBB I. Kyle Taylor (Hen). Y: Stephens Sustains His Streak By Hacm G ATU N OZARK. AL AUG. 12 James Stephe ns st retched his win strea k to four in a row i n th e 125cc Money class at Di xie MX. St eph en s had the har d - p ac k ed tra ck ma stered. riding to a perfect 1-1 sco re. Stephens also put his YZl25 up against th e bigger m achines in the Open Money class and finished third. More than 80 riders fro m the tri-state area came out for the ra ce. Clay Downing led the fi rst 125<::c M on ey moto, over Stephen s and Bo x Springs . Geo rg i a ' s W .L . McCarl ey . Stephens passed McCarley in the second tum and took th e lead fro m D ow ning halfway through the first lap. Downing kept the pressure on Stephens for several laps befor e let tin g him rid e away with two laps to go . Do wning led aga in in the second race, ove r St ephen s. M c Carl ey ja m med un d ern eath Steph ens in th e fourt h turn . Wh il e th e pair mixed it up . Downing moved out to a five-second lead. Stephens made contact with McCarl ey but save d It . and th en o ut br ak ed th e Kawa saki rid er for secon d. Stephen s qui ckl y caught Downin g and took the lead through the wh oop s. In th e last turn before the fi nis h. Downing hu ng hi s fr ont wh eel over the berm and went down , enabling McCarley to take a Hannegan Speedway It Raines A ll O v e r the To a s t e d HS B y TORY B RIGGS Sylvester, Georgia's Rhett Smith led the first Supenn ini heat over Blane Mason and Bradley Wright. Ben Fleetwood moved from outside the top fi ve to seco nd by th e seco nd lap. With Wright out front . Fleetwood attempted an inside pass for the lead that caused both riders to go down. Smi th regained the point. with J ame s , - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - , II) S2 ~ ~ in o ~ ~ Q. A OPEN I. Phil Stevens (Yam) ; 2. Simon P~ (Hon ); 3. Todd : y SuJlivan; 4. Bob Pafford: 5. Tale MIIthert (Yllm). 200 A: 1. Pat Whitl! (Yam ); 2. Steve Perter (Suz); 3. Chuc k Bohon (yam); 4. Chad TOI'bl!rgson (Suz) ; 5. Tom SlmplOll. 4·STRK EX: 1. TIlTI Mount (Hon): 2. Dan Weihe (Suz) : 3. Tony Fox. VETEX: I. Doug Mic'oM (Ka w): 2. Mike Sch midt : 3. Robl!rt McCollough; 4. Stl!Vl!Cobb ( Kaw). SR EX: I. Tom ~ (Yam) : 2. Pmy Tc:NgOrd (Kaw); J. Scott O'Brien (KT1o\ ): 4 . Tory Briggs (K"); 5. Nrl Defogo. B OPEN: I. ~ ~ (Kaw): 2. Duome Peterson; 3. Lance Mc Oougal; 4. Eric Bailey (Yom); 5. Phil V~y . 200 B: I. Ted HaM : 2. Ene Fonberg (Yam ); J. Mike Cote ; 4 . Trmt KJ,pven; 5. Chudl. Uder . C OPEN: I. JustJn Lundgml; 2. MK.:hoel StogdII: 3. Jody D-l; 4 . Rob Sernson: 5. Jeff Apthorp . 200 C; 1. Cotl!)' Borth; 2. Jerry Huffman; J. A1l!x G~: 4. Paul Neff;5. Rory Callahan . 4·STRK NIt I. Kl!Vin Bridges: 2. Todd Miller, J. Ty~ Williams; 4_Rick Thompson; 5. Jeff Targec.. VET AM: 1. Mikl! Bronn (KTM); 2. Greg El.wald; J . Ward Rodgers; 4. lJ:JnnyMarbl- Results SEPTEMBER 27 , 2000' - C) Ragsdale and Brian Mill igan follo wing . On the last lap. Ragsdale went undemeath Smith and stole the win. Fleetwood cut throu gh the pack and finished thir d on his CR80. Bu ck Ha rtzog pulled the se con d -mot o ho lesh ot over Sm ith and Rags dale. Smith passed for the lead, only to have Fleetwood go by over a doubl e on the seco nd lap. Mason . Hartzog and Ragsdale ran thi rd through fifth. Mason passed Sm ith thr ough the whoop s and then made a run at Fleetwood . At the flag, it was Fleetwood. Mason. Smith and Hartzog. In th e first 250cc Mon ey rnoto . Darryl Heisl er ca me off the line ahea d of J am es Mo r· rison and Dav ey Dupre!. Morri son wen t fro m second to fourth in one turn. Dup rel held second until Brent Carroll bl ew past . Steph ens kept nipping at Dupre!' s heels until he fell on the last lap. Heisler too k the c hec ke rs fir st. over Carroll and Du pre!. Morriso n led the seco nd m oto over Heisler and Ca rroll. Heisler went und er Morrison in a sweeper and Ca rro ll fo llow ed with a pa ss on Morrison in the back section. Carroll clos ed in on Heisler. Stephens wa s on Mo rr ison' s back fender and look in g for a way around . Heisler co uld n't shak e Carroll and won the race by only two seco nds. Lat e in th e race , Morrison sta lled his machine and Stephens slipped past for thi rd. Duprel did not fin ish. 54 Results M : I. JIlSOf1 Raines (Yllm); 2. JlISon Dahnetl (KTM); 3. Kevin Baill"Y(Suz); 4. Gary Furrenes (Kaw); 5. Rob Lewil (Hon). BELU NGHAM . WA. AUG. 6 At Moun t Baker Motorcycle Cl ub' s T oasted Har e Scram bles at Ha nnega n Speedway in Bellingha m . Rac e T ec h/ Dir t Wurx/Screwy Designs /Maxima -sponsored Yama ha rid er Jason Rain es Simply schoo led every one in th e th ree S's : speed , stami na and smarts. distant second to Step he ns. I e nevw s n ig ht' s h eat ra ces was all t he p ractice he needed; Wenz topped the 250 cc Pro and Open Pro classes on Jul y 22. Th is week. the track was mu ddy after some morning showers, but that didn't stop Wenz from do mi nating the 250cc Pro and Open Pro cla sses again. The 250cc Pro ma in event sta rt ed w ith a three-way tie for holeshot h onors betw een he at w inner Wen z, C .J. Be v in g a nd Rog er Wasson. Wenz took ove r the lead before the f ir st la p was co mpleted . Wasson sli pped ahead of Beving , but Wasson 's bike only last ed a lap before m echanical gremlins ap peared and ended his race. Beving took ove r second, with Chad J ohn son m ov ing to third. . Br ad Letch er passed Dan ielle Bevin g for fourth before the end of the seco nd lap. Wenz was flat o ut go ne! C.J . Be ving was com fo rtabl y in seco nd. Th e battl e for th ird bet ween John son and Letch er raged on . Daniell e Bev ing sli d do wn a po sition as Verlon La ng la nd m ov ed into fift h. Wenz and C.J . held thei r positio ns out fr on t . Lang la nd caught Letch er and Johnson but co uld not make a pass stick. Wenz won It goin g aw ay . followed b y C.J . Bev ing . Joh nson , Letcher and Lang land . The Open Pro m ain even t proved to be a bi t m ore of a challenge for Wenz, as everyo ne want ed to overth row the new king. Wenz and Wasson, now on his 60 0cc Honda. battled for the holeshot , with Wenz again co m ing out on top. Rob Jones and C.J . Beving battled for th ird p lace, with Jones securing the positi on before the end of the firs t la p. A mi scu e by Wasson o n lap tw o sent him back to fou rth place as Jones and Bevi ng both m ade it past, Jon es began houndin g Wenz befo re th e second lap came to a clos e, Wasso n slid under Bevin g in turn th ree on the thi rd lap to take over th ird pla ce. Un fortunat el y fo r Wasson , that' s wh ere he would stay. SIOUX FALLS . SD, AUG. 5 Since Sheldon Wenz hooked up with his new spo nsor , Pala ce M oto sp ort s , he ha s b een unstoppa ble. Two weeks ago , Wenz showed up t o t he track w ith a n ew PMS -b acked YZ400F. and he has not los t a m ain eve nt sinc e. Havin g never ridde n th e 4 00 cc fo ur · stroke befo re rea ch ing th e tra ck. the first Saddleback Race Park: Palace Motorsports-backed Sheldon Wenz (41 4) looks ahead to the back stretch en route to h is f ou rt h SVCC short-track ma in-event w in In Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Wenz fe nded off Jones ' attempts at the lead and by t he halfway p o i n t h e'd h ad enough. Wenz pu lled out to a five -bike-length lead and never let J ones get closer. Wasson moved in on Jones on the fi nal few laps bu t could not get clo se enough to make a bid for se co n d . Wenz w on aga in, mak ing it four mains in a row , foll owed by Jones, Wasson and Beving. R esu l ts MI I SO A: I . Brady R~Ink~ ($w: l; 2. Ryan Robbini (taM). N M.lNI 50 B: I. .Jesc n Ekrg; 2. Tyler fo'tnzQff (Yam); J. Shl!lby Veen ker (KTM): 4. Gunnl!r Barbee (KTM): 5. Grant Dougherty (SUl). 1I\INI 60 : 1. Sl!th 1II11l!y (Kawl: 2. Alex Jorgomson (Cob): 3. Jesse Frost (K4w); 4 Ryan Degen (Kaw); 5. Bredy Reinke (Kllw). MINI 80 A : l. Ton y Bissell {Suzl; 2. J ason Petree (Yam): 3. Jacob AhI (Sul ). 1I\INI 80 B: I. G~ Dougherty (Kllw): 2. CoIlCII'l Trende (Kalil); 3. Devin Wenz (Suz): 4. Tony Suiter (Kllw); , . Alex J orgt"nSOf1. 8M. ENG: 1. Patrick wreemen (Hon): 2. Tony BiSR Il (Suz): 3. Ja!lOf1 Petree (Yllm); 4. J"cob Ahl (Suz); 5. Luke Lambtl!'Ch1 (Suz). 80 IT: 1. TOf'I y Bissell (Suz); 2. J IlSOf1 Petree (Yam): 3. Jllcob AhI (Kllw): 4. Colion Trend e (Kaw); 5 . Tyler Joh naon (Hon). 250 A: I. Scon Geral ~ (Yllm): 2. Mik Robbins (Kllw); 3. Chuc k e Bevlll9 (Hon): 4. Troy Pfelfl!f (KTM): 5. Chris Buol (Sut ). m OPEN AIT : l. ScOIt Gf!rales (Yll ); 2. Chrls Buol (Sut ): 3. Mike RobbIns (Kaw). OPEN A: I. Mike Robbin. (KIlW); 2. Dermis Mt-I ht-r (Hoo): J. c Chris Boo (Suz): 4. Dllvl!StllmP (Yam): 5. Chuck Bl!v (HCII'll . ing 250 PRO: I. Shl!ldon Wenz (Suz); 2. C.J . Bl!vi g (Hon): 3. Chod n John son (Sut): 4. Brlld Lelcher (Hon): 5. Vl!rton Langland (Hon). OPENPROIT: 1. Troy Sauers (Yam); 2. Verion Langland (Hon): 3. C.J . Beving (Hon); 4. Chad JoOO IOI"I(Yam): 5. Brad LetcMr (Hon). OPEN PRO: I. Shddon \lie n: (Sul.); 2. Rob J onl!1 ( Hon ); 3 . Roger Wauon ( Hen): 4. C.J . Bevng (Han).

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