Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Formula USAlWrenchead.com National Dirt Track Series R und 12: Del Mar Fairgrounds lu c k , I g u ess, but it c o u l d n' t have go ne be t te r f o r u s all y ear. Rac ing w ith Da n [Stan ley] and Br yan [Sm ith] and J .R . [Schnabel] , that was just reall y awes ome. I ju st want to tha nk all my sponsors for helping me o ut in my fi rst yea r." A nd last bu t not least , j ust as she h a s do ne a ll year, Gra nd S a li n e , Texa s, te enager J enn ifer Snyder won th e hearts of th e crowd as she c ame fro m d ead l ast in th e L as t Ch an c e Qua lifier and tore th ro ug h th e pack to earn a berth in the Pro Sin gl es fi na l via a third -p lace finish . Sn yder then backed it up with an ei ghth- pla c e run, r igh t b ehin d T eam Pow e ll /J anisch Racin g 's J .R . Sch n abe l , in the Pr o Sin gl es ma in after once again coming off the back row. " I co ul d n't believe it m yself, re ally : Sn yder sai d of her pe rforma nces. " I j ust ke pt pic k in g guys off and tried to stay on top of it. I di dn't kn ow how many times I cou ld be thrown off m y m otorc y cl e and still m ak e it ar ound the co rn er." Yep , lots of winners in th is Pro Sin gles cla ss. CN Del Mar Fairg raunds Del Mar, California Results : Dctober 7-8 , 2000 [Round 12 of 121 B Y S C OTT R O U SS E AU PH OT O B Y J O E B O N N E L L O DELMAR, CA, OCT. 7-8 hat co uld be dirt track's singu l a r g reates t hi g h l i g h t of the ye ar, th e Wr enchead .co m Pro Singles Ser ies , too k to the track fo r it s final ro und of ra cing over two days at the Del Mar Fairground s . D an Stanl e y r ode h is B B RP/ C i r c l e F Ra c ing Frames Suzuki DR -Z400 to a f irst place fi nish, but there may have been m ore than just on e winner. O f course, Stanley of Bellingham, Washingt on , was the man in the Pro S ing les main eve nt, as he used his still - in -dev el opm ent ' Zo o k to beat T LC Rac ing 's Bryan Sm ith after th e two drafted back and fort h during the 1O-Iap main event. Ultimately , Stan ley wo uld prevail , m ak ing bo th him and Suzuki a winner. "It's about ti me that w e go t hi m aga in : St an l ey sai d. "We h ave got the Suzuk i work ing better ye t, an d I knew t h at I had w a y m o r e co rne r speed than he d id , but he had m o re straightawa y spee d th an we did. We had some peop le fro m Suzuk i in o ur pits toda y , watch ing us. To win w ith them here to see it firsthand was real ly b i g fo r us , and w ith J oe [ K o p pj W doing so well on the TL, I thi nk that' s really going to help o ut o ur p rog ram a bunc h." Smith led the race at the start, but St an ley came on strong as the laps wore o n , using a lower line through th e tu rn s to ultima tely catch and pass Smith off t urn four at about the ha lfway point of the r a c e . Smith made th e m istake of continu ing to swing to the outs id e in search of a smooth line through tum one, and it cost him a lot of ground . Stan le y 's ma chine just seemed better su ited to soa king up the bumps. Normall y a real hellraiser when he is on his ow n equ ipment, Sm ith to ok this o pportunity to try and learn a few th ings once St anley put the race out of reach. " Yeah, we k ind of got a bad start, and I didn 't want to wad somebody else 's bike u p, and I didn't wa nt to get hurt," Smith said . "I' m rid in g Du Quoin nex t weeke nd - not th at I' m looking forward t o rid in g an 883 - but that's th e way it goes. Thi s is a coo l seri es . W e ju st had th ree races and th ree d ifferent winners, yo u j ust ca n't ask fo r more than that. " So wh y mig ht Smith be consid ered a winner ? Co nsi de ri ng that th e hotriding yo ung M ichigander really had no shot at a ride o n an XR in ju st his HEAT 1 ( 6 laps : 12 ride rs, top 5 tran sfer) : 1. Bry an Smi th (A TK ); 2. Roger Hayden (H ·D ); 3. Mark Co rse tti ( W · R); 4 . J . R. Sc hn abel ( W · R) ; 5 . Rob D amron ( Hbg) ; 6. Mickey Lane (W ·R ) ; 7 . J er ry Sout hwo rt h (eeM): e. Ryan Fi sher (Rtx}: 9 . J ohn Grant ( Hen) : 11. J enn if er Snyd er (Rtx ); 12. Glenn Bryan Smith (84Xl le a d s Dan Stanley (partially hidden) and Kenny Noyes (19 Elln the fin al Pro Singles main of the ye ar. Stanley went on to w in the race, with Smith second and Noyes third. L'hevreux (Ya m) . Time: 4 m in ., 16 .50 0 sec. HEAT 2 (6 laps; t 2 ri ders . to p 5 transf er ) : 1. Kenny Noyes (Hbg); 2 . Lo nnie Pauley (W· R); 3 . Nat e Wait (Rtx): 4 . Beau Brow n ( CCM); 5 . Mearl Barnett (Rtx); 6 . Je remy Chis um (Yam); 7. Scooter Verno n ( AT K ); 8. A .J . Eslick (Rtx); 9 . T rav is Petton (Rtx) : 10. Jai m e Ag uila r (Rt x); 11. Bob Cobb (Yam) ; 12 . Ronnie Bro wn (Yam) . Time: 4 m in.• 24.301 sec . HEAT 3 (6 laps; 12 riders . to p fi ve transfer) : 1. Dan Stanley ( Suz); 2. Don Hart (W -R) ; 3. Dan Hart (Rtx): 4 . Steve Libe rty (Rtx ); 5. J eff Johnson (Rtx) ; 6. Cory West (Rtx ); 7. Aaron Crea mer (A T K); 8. Tony Souza (CCM); 9. Robert Seay (Rtx) ; 10. Tim Ricketts (CCM); II. Billy Martin (W-R); 12. Tim Eades (Rtx ). TIme: 4 min.• 26.310 sec. LeQ ( 6 laps; 18 riders. top 3 transfer) : 1. Cory Wes t (Rt x); 2. Aaron Cream er ( A T K); 3. Jenn ifer Snyder ( Rt x) ; 4 . Scooter Vernon ( A T K ); 5 . A .J. Esli ck (Rt x); 6. Bi lly Martin (W- R): 7. Jaime Ag uilar ( Rt x) ; 8 . Mickey l a ne ( W· R ); 9 . J er em y Chisu m (Yam) ; 10. Bob Cobb (Yam); II. Ton y Souza (CCM); 12. Robert Seay (Rtx); 13. Jerry South worth (CCM); 14 . Ryan Fisher (Rtx) ; 15. Kurt Hawk (Rtx) ; 16. John Gra nt ( Ha n ) ; 17 . Ti m Rickett s (CCM); 18. T ravis Peno n (Rtx) . TI me: 4 m in .• 35 .4 44 sec. MA IN ( 12 laps. t 8 riders) : I. n an Stan ley (Suz) ; 2. Bry an Sm it h (ATK) ; 3. Kenny Noy es (Hs B) : 4 . Roger Lee Hayd en (H-D); 5. Mark Corsetti (W-R); 6. Steve libert y (R tx ) ; 7. J .R. Schnabe l ( W · R); 8. J enni fer Snyd er (Rtx) ; 9 . Nate Wait (Rtx ); 10 . Aeron Cream er ( AT K ); 11. Dan Hart (Rtx) : 12 . Beau Brown (CCM) ; 13. Cory West (Rtx); 14. Rob Damron (Hsb) ; 15. Jeff J ohn son (Rtx ); 16. Mearl Barnett (Rtx) ; 17. Don Hart (W-R) 18. Lonnie Pauley (W· R). Time: 7 mi n.• 19.451 sec. FORMULA US A/WRENCHEAD.COM PRO SI NGLES SERIES PO INTS STANDINGS ( Alt er 12 or 12 r o un ds) : 1. Kenny Noye s (768/3 win s) ; 2. J .R. Schn abel (636) ; 3. Dan Stan ley (582/2 ); 4 . Bryan Sm ith (57 4/1); 5 . Beau Brown (434) ; 6. .Jennlfer Sny der (382); 7. Scoo ter Vernon (334 ); 8 . Tim Eades (334); 9. Ste ve Liberty (3 10); 10. Kurt Hawk (29 6); 11. A.J. Eslick (290); 12. Jaime Aguilar (280 ); 13. Will ie McCoy (240/1); 14. Eli Price ( 23 6); 15 . Brandon Ca rtwright ( 182 ); 16. Aaron Weston (168); 17 . (TI E) Jerry Sou th worth/Jason Tyer (162); 19 . Will Davis ( 152/1); 20 . Roger Lee Hayde n (1 46/1 ). first year as an Expert, he put the class to good use t o gain himself quite a re p u t a t i o n as an up-andcomer. He was one of the more exciting riders to watch in the class. Lineaweaver Racing /Husaberg r id er K enn y No yes f inished third toda y , running off the pace of Stanley and Sm ith , but still Noyes could easi ly be considered a b ig w inner. After all , the young Californian and h is crew took a basically unproven brand and ran it head to head with the m ighty Rotaxes , Yamaha and new Suzuki single, and he pu lled off one of the b igg est upset s of th e yea r. A w in eluded him today, ho wever, as he ran int o a ha ng up of so rts in th e main eve nt. It w as going g reat , but w e had it set up t o shift, and I th en I bent m y shi ft lev er in and it got stu ck in top gear: N o yes sa id. " I had t o t ak e a super wide line, but it was st ill lug gi ng off th e corners. If yo u loo k at th e partial times, we're right th ere until I got stuck in top gear. That's just bad cycle n e _ S • O CTO BER 1 8 , 2 0 00 15

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