Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

M X West Nevada State Championship Ser ies Rounds 1-2: Churchill County Fairgrounds T iearne y had i t e a s y . A h ot k id nam ed Ty Carson from Elk o , Nevada ; put in an un expectedly strong showing as he tore up the track on a KTM , finish ing second beh ind T iearney in th e first moto a n d in th ir d , b eh ind Mat t Kn e sek , i n t he seco nd g o around. Mastalka had a no the r good showing with a th ird in moto on e, but second -moto m istakes h el d h im to fifth for fourth overall. ILeftJ Nathan Tieamey won the 125cc Prv class at the first two rvunds of the second annual MX West Nevada State Championship Series. (Below) Zeb Annstrvng dominated the 250cc Pn> class on both days of racing at the Churchill County Falrgrvunds In Fallon, Nevada. STO RY A ND P HOTOS By -. J OHN S ILVA FAl.lON, NV, AUG. 19-20 a t h a n Tiearney and Zeb Arm strong hit the "j ack pot " by taking the l ion 's share of the $5000 Pro purse at the Fallon Jackpot Food Mart/Stockman 's Casino £, Holiday Inn Express -sponsored 125cc and 250cc Pro events at rounds one and two of the second annual Nevada State Championship Series , wh ich off er ed c o nti n ge ncies from ser ies sponsors Sonoma Cycl es, FMF, Reno Moto rsp o rt s, B ig Vall ey Honda , PJ I , EVS, Su nstar, Pro Circuit and Hin son . T iearn ey ' s wins came in the 125cc Pro class ; A rm st ro ng wa s un st o p pa ble in the 250cc Pro ra ces. Saturda y nigh t's 2 5 0c c Pro rac e was the do m ain of Yama ha- mounte d Armstrong, who was m aki ng a local appearance after chas ing across the c o u n tr y on th e National circuit for most of t h e las t two se aso ns . The Chaparra l/ AI pi nesta rs/ Bridgesto ne/ U ni -sponsored A rm str ong faced a chal lenge from Scott/ D irt D ig it s/Tho r backed Tiearney, especially earl y on , and T iearney fi nished second to A rm strong ea ch time out on the 250s. Third ov erall went to Justin Mastalka , wh o w ent 5-3 t o ea rn a good pa y check fo r the rac e. Ho nda riders Matt Kn ight (4 -5) and Ma tt Knesek (6 -4) parlayed consistent m oto scores into fourth and fifth overall , respectively . "T he purse was to o good to pass up - I just had to make this event," said A rm stron g . " I fel t good on the trac k rig ht away and j ust kept thi nk ing about earn ing some good coi n fo r a change." "I 'm happy with second on the 250," said T iearney . "The 125 is m y stronger class , so I'm fe eling c onfi dent for the rest of the racing ." Ind eed , Tiearney did triumph in th e 125c c contest with a clean sweep of the m otos. Armstrong on ly went 5 -4 fo r th e da y , but this d idn 't m ean N 38 O C TO B ER 4 , 2000' e y e I In add itio n to th e m oto cross rac ing , th ere was a n ex ci ti ng h al ft ime exhi bi ti o n of freest y le m oto cr os s in t he J a c k p ot F oodM art F r e e s t y l e Mo tocross J ump-off Contest. After an eli m ination ro und, the t op rid ers were sele c t ed, inc lud ing J ust in Mastalk a, who went all out w ith some hot tric k s, as d id Josh Ferguson , and they both ea rned a spot o n the podium . but Dr a k e Mc E lroy's innovativ e tricks stole the show and he went hom e wit h the grand pr ize. On Su nda y , Tiearney and Arm strong began round two righ t w here th ey left off the n ight before , with Tie amey blitzin g the 125cc Pro class and Armstrong dom in atin g the quarter-liter divisio n. "I felt good bec ause I got anothe r good sta rt ." sa id T iearn ey . " T h at' s alwa ys crucial on a st adi um tr ack li ke this ." Bu t th e re al ke y to T iea rney ' s domina ti on of the 125cc Pro rac e was his mastery of the track's m ost d iffi cul t obstacle. T iea rn ey was ga ining time o n th e other 125cc Pro s in a jum p- fille d st rai t by doing a tri p le / do ub le-j ump combo that allowed hi m to attack th e section at fu ll t hrottle . Tiearney n ever look ed back, so he d idn't realize how superior his tactics were. " I th ought e very o ne w a s d oing th at ," said a surprised Tiea rn ey lat er. "T he ha rde st part was aft er the tri ple; you had to double [i ns ta ntl y] - tha t was the t echnica l part." e n e vv s With the 125cc w in i l) th e b a g , Ti earn ey fe lt he had a shot at moving A rm stro ng off th e 2 50cc ped est al. " I ju st ne ed t o get a good st a r t again and I can bea t h im on the 250, too," said T iearn ey c onfidentl y. Of cou rse , Armstrong had other ideas. "In the 125cc class, I was riding a borrowed bike , and it lost t h e rear brake partway through the last moto, so I wasn 't able to give Nathan a run for first," said Armstro ng . "I' m also a lot b i g g er [p hysically ], so I h av e a disadv ant age on the 125 s. I'll let him win th e 125cc cla ss, but in th e 250c c race , it'll be diff erent. " A rmst ro ng ' s pre d i c t i on pro v ed acc urate . After b at tl ing T ie arne y in J ac kson (Han ); 3. Garrett Diegel (Han) ; 4 . Derrick Patterson (KlIw ); 5. Nick Cassinelli (Yam). 250 BEG 0 · 2 : 1. Darren Reid (Hon); 2. Chris Moas (Kaw); 3. Sam Steward (Hon); 4. Dee WlIde (Kaw): 5. Rodney Mitchell (Han) . 250 JR 0 · 1: 1. Evan Zahniser (Han); 2. Michael Wh ite ( Kaw); 3. Deve n An derson ( Yam ); 4 . Chr is Christi an (Kaw) ; 5. Wylin .Je nsen (Han). 250 JR 0 -2: I. Peter Neely (Suz); 2. Cha l Griffin (Suz) ; 3. Matt Fo rbes ( Han ); 4 . Ja son Kenne weq (Kaw) ; 5. Josh Fulstone (Hon) . 250 INT: J. Paul Mudd (Ya m) : 2 . J esto n Pon ci an o ( Yam); 3. Travi s Col e ( Ha n); 4 . St eve Tlchenc (Suz) : 5. Dana Belton (Han) . 250 EX: 1. Tom m y J ean (Yam) . 250 PRO : I. Zeb AnnsltOng (Yam ); 2. Nathan Ti eam ey (Suz); 3. J ustin Mastelk a (KTM); 4. Man Knig ht (Han) : 5. Matt Knesek (Han) . 2 5 + B EG: 1. A aro n B i ssell ( Yam); 2 . Co r y Butterfi eld ( Yam) . 25 + J R: 1. Cartee 150m ( Ho n ); 2. Ken Smith (Han) ; 3 . J evo n Hall ( Han) ; 4 . Tr avi s Ogburn; 5. Dominic Zito (Yem ). 25 + tNT: 1. Peul Mudd (Yam ); 2. Steve Tichenor (Suz): 3. Tim Walk er (Yam ): 4. Dana Belto n (Han); 5. Craig Olson (Suz). 30 + BEG: 1. Dolt Yenkesteren (KTM); 2. Erick Drawver (Kaw); 3. Christian Ellis (Han) . 30. JR : I. Pete Neely (Suz); 2. Ken Smi th (Han): 3. David Dunham (Suz); 4. Darr Hol dlm an (Suz); 5. Rob Kow alski (Ho n) . the beginning of the fi rst 250cc moto, Armstrong broke free of his cha l lengers and sailed away to the win. In the second 250cc Pro moto , Armstrong never even gave T iearney a chance as he stole the holeshot and ran away for the win . Tieamey rode a good race, thoug h, and succeeded in securing sec ond overall , over Ca rson . Knesek an d Jesse Du nc an rounded out the to p five. "I really liked the tra ck - especi all y toda y ," said Armstrong . " Nate and I had g ood battles a ll we ekend , and that was a lot of fun - plus , I won a lot of m oney ... It was my b iggest pa y check ever. I want to get a 12 5 and use it for trai ning and practic e; th en I'll be ab le t o gi ve T iearney an even better ra ce [in th e 125cc class] next eN tim e." 3 0 + INT: 1. An tho ny Pul era ( Ha n) ; 2. Tim Wal ker; 3. Allen Rudd ( Ha n); 4 . Curt M i ch itsch (Yam) ; 5. Jeff Cori ngto n (Han) . 30+ EX: 1. Mik e McMurry: 2 . Russ Johnson; 3 . Layne Kolbet; 4 . Wes Moffitt (Han) ; 5. Eric SchachL 30 + PRO: I. Dary l Haney. 40+ JR : 1. Duane Quic k (Suz); 2. George Haas (Han) ; 3. Christina Ellis (Han) . 40 + INT: 1. Mik e Spano (Suz) : 2. All en Sine; 3. Mike Elli s (Hon) ; 4 . Pat Frank osk l (Kaw) ; 5. Ralph Winship (Kaw). 4 0+ EX : 1. Mike McMurry ( Ha n); 2. Bud Heishman (Yam) ; 3. Je ff Covi nqtcn (Han) . Round 2 5 0 (0-7 ) 0 -1 : I. Garrell loppol o ( KT M): 2 . Dakota May (Han) ; 3. Kyle Col um bini ; 4. Trevor York (KTM) : 5 . Lucas Jon es (Pol). 50 (0-7) 0 -2 : 1. Weslee Valerio (Pol) : 2. Mark Hanson: 3. J ohnn y Highfill (KTM) ; 4. Zachary Spano (tITM) ; 5. Garrett Burnett. 50 (8+): I. J ak e Maga (KT M): 2. Keith Ad ams (A ct) ; 3 . T yler Ferri s. 60 (0·9) : I . J. J. Brown: 2. Tyler Thom as (KTM): 3 . Ty Kowalski (Kaw): 4 . Shane Schmacher (Kaw): 5. Kyle Morton (Kaw). 60 ( 10+ ): 1. Tyler York (Kew); 2. Kurt Hamann ( Ka w); 3 . Dane M udg ett (KlI w) ; 4. John Valerio (Kaw); 5. Cody Cannon (Kaw) . 8 0 BEG D· ] : I. Bobby Boyd ( Kaw ) : 2. Ton y Weathe rma n (Kaw); 3. Shawn Saker (Han); 4. Tyle r Kimzey (Han ); 5. Brent Amato (Yam). 80 BEG 0 ·2 : I. Michael Sylvester (Yam ); 2. Wes Herring (Ya m ); 3. J oey Cerva ntes (Ya m ) ; 4 . Ki m Grashiu s (Kaw); 5. Nolan Rudd (Suz). 80 J R 0 · 1: 1. Zec Peep le s ( Yam); 2 . Shane Sti efel ( Kaw); 3 . Ton y Frit sch e ( Yam ) ; 4 . Be au Wiegand (Suz) ; 5 . Rod Ginn Jr . 80 JR 0 · 2: 1. Nathan A shley ; 2. Beau Meir; 3. Tyler York ; 4 . J ohn Vale rio: 5. Greg Klin o. 8 0 INT : 1. Jeff Klin o; 2. J ustin Soul e; 3. Ryan Ferris. 125 BEG: 1. Luk Beldui (Yam); 2. Reese Zuvino (Yam) ; 3. Du stin Wei gand (Suz); 4 . Mont y Macedo (Han); 5 . J acqu e Rial. 125 J R 0 - 1: 1. Sco tt Ritte r (Kaw) ; 2 . Dean Wilcox (Han) : 3. Michael Ruepp (Kaw) ; 4. Brandon Jo hnsto ne (Han); 5. Brad Mill er (Hon) . 125 JR 0 ·2 : I. Kile Fye (Han): 2. Ala n Ashley (Yam); 3. Cody Padgett (Yam) ; 4 . Travis Edm unds ( Han ); 5. Joe Pomeroy (Han) . t 25 INT: 1. Ryan Manha ; 2. Nick Jarrett (Han); 3. Matt Manha; 4 . Justin Philli pson (Han); 5. Greg Garrison (Han) . 125 EX: 1. Tommy J ean (Han) . 125 PRO: 1. Nathan Tie am ey; 2. Zeb Arms trong ; 3. Ty Carson (KTM): 4. Mall Knesek (Han) ; 5. Justin Mastalka (Yam). 2 5 0 B EG : I . Ryan White ( Yam); 2 . Nick Cassinelli (Yam); 3 . Derr ick Pettersen (Kaw); 4 . Dee Wade (Kaw); 5. Jos h Martinmaas (Hus). 250 JR : t. Co le Br idenbaker (KlI w); 2. Chad Griffin (Suz ) ; 3 . Jo sh KlIuffma n (Ye m ) : 4 . Ev an Zahniser (Han); 5. Pete Neely . 250 tNT: 1. Jeston Pon c ian o (Ya m); 2. Pau l Mudd (Yam ): 3. Greg Mut o (Han) . 250 PRO: 1. Zeb Armstrong (Yam) ; 2 . Natha n Ti eam ey; 3. Ty Carson (KTM) ; 4. Matt Knesek (Han); 5. Jesse Duncan (Yarn}. 25+ BEG: 1. Aaron Bissell (Yam) ; 2. Tim Speiriy. 2 5+ JR : 1. Carlos 150m (Han ) ; 2. Ken Smith (Han ): 3. Travis Og burn (Yam) : 4. J evon Hall (Han). 25 + INT : I. Paul Mudd; 2. Ti m Walker. 30+ JR : 1. Pete Neely ; 2. Ken Smi th (Hon); 3. David Dunham (Suz); 4 . Phil Coc hran (KTM); 5. Rob Kowalski (Hon). 30+ INT: 1. An thony PulJera (Hon) ; 2. Mar cu s Gent ry (Han); 3. All en Rudd (Han): 4. Tim Walk er (Suz): 5. Jeff Cov ington (Han) . 30 + EX: 1. Mike McM urry (Han) ; 2. Gilbert Chick (Han). 30 + PRO : 1. Darryl Haney. 4 0+ JR: 1. George Haas (Han); 2. Christine Elli s (Hon); 3. Duane Quick (SOl) . 40 . (NT: 1. Mike Spano (SOl ); 2. Allen Sine (G· G ); 3 . Mi ke Elli s (Han); 4 . Rolph Win shi p; 5 . Bob Fabel (Han) . 40 + EX: 1. Mike McMu rry (Han); 2. Gilbert Chick (Hon) ; 3. Jeff Covington (Han ). EX: 1. Tommy .Jeen (Hon) . Chun:hill County Fairgraunds Fallon. Nevada Results: August 19-20, 2000 [Rounds 1 and 21 Round 1 50 (0· 7) D·] : I. Dak ota May (Han) : 2. Garrett loppo lo (KTM) : 3. Kyle Colo m bi ni (KTM) : 4. Weslee Valerio (Pol) ; 5. T revo r York (KTM) . 50 (0-7 ) 0 -2 : I. J oh nn y High f ill ( KT M) : 2 . Danny Robi k (KTM); 3 . Lucas Jo nes (Pol); 4. Mark Hanson (KTM) : 5. Zache ry Hud son (KTM) . 50 (8+): I. J ake Maga ( KTM) : 2. Keith Ada ms: 3. Tyler Ferris (Hon) . 6 0 (0·9) D · ] : I. K y le Ma son { Kaw} : 2. J .J . Brown ( K aw ); 3 . K e ith Ad"m s (K~ w) ; 4 . J arrad Spano: 5. Ross Neely (Ka w) . 60 (0 ·9) 0 -2: I. Ty Kow alsk i (Kaw) : 2. Trevor Yo rk ( Ka w); 3 . K y l e Mort on ( Ka w) ; 4 . Jorda n Drawver (KTM) ; 5. Slade Hollowa y. 60 ( 10 +): 1. Tyler York (Ka w); 2. Ryan Toom ey ( Kaw); 3 . Dane Mud gett ( Kaw); 4 . J ohn Val erio (Kaw); 5 . Kurt Ham ann (Kaw) . 80 BEG 0 - 1: 1. Tony Weatherman ( Kaw); 2. Joey Cervantes (Yam ); 3. Bobby Principe (Han) ; 4 . Nolan Rudd (Suz ); 5. Kim Grashius (Kaw ). 80 BEG 0 -2 : I. Bobby Boyd (Kaw): 2. Michael Sylvester (Yam ); 3. Bre nt A m ato (Yam) ; 4. Shawn Saker (Han); 5. Wes Herring (Yam ). 80 J R 0 ·1 : 1. Beau Wieg and (Suz); 2. Nathan Ashley (Han); 3 . Cameron Bellamy (Yem): 4 . Tyler York (Kaw) ; 5. Ryan El.Iger (Suz). 8 0 INT : 1. Je ff Klin o (Yam) ; 2. Andrew Valdez (Han) ; 3. Ryan Ferris (Han); 4. Ju stin Soule (Yam) ; 5. Doug Nessler (Han ). 12 5 B EG : 1. Ree se Zun in o (Y a m) : 2 . L uk e Baldul: 3. Ju stin Al cantara (Kaw) ; 4. Monty Macedo (Han); 5. Je ffrey Macedo (Kew ). 125 JR 0 ·1 : 1. Scott Ritter (Kaw) ; 2. Tim Rechel (Ya m ) ; 3. B ran do n J oh n ston e (H a n ); 4 . Darr en Albury (Suz); 5 . Ryan Forness (Kaw) . 125 J R 0 ·2: I. Co d y Padgett (Ya m): 2 . Rian Merback (Yam); 3. Matt Forbes ( Han) ; 4. Brad Miller (Hon) ; 5. Wayne Weidem air (Yam) . 125 INT: I. Greg Garrison (Han); 2. Craig Olson (Suz); 3. Ryan Manha (Yam) ; 4 . Travis Cole (Han); 5. Ada m Port ue (Suz). 125 EX: 1. Tommy J ean (Han). 125 PRO : 1. Natha n T iearn ey (Suz ) ; 2 . Ty Carson ( KTM ) ; 3 . M att Kn e sek (H o n) ; 4 . J u st in Mastal ka (Yam) ; 5 . Zeb Armstron g (Suz). 250 BEG 0 ·1 : 1. Ryan White ( YlI m) ; 2 . Zac

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