Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

T he m ost notable perform an c es of th e da y c am e in the Pee Wee BOcc class. T rac Hoffer beat out the very exc ite d Kr is Hand . In th e O ver 3 0 cla ss, Vin c e Kolacz ga rner ed fo urt h pla c e o ve ra ll w it h a 2 -4 sco re afte r a I S-year hiatus. Vinc e had brou ght his daughter out to c om pete in her first rac e and didn't want t o miss out on all the fun . Res u lts PjW 0 - 1: I. Dwig ht Notesco (Pol): 2. Orre Shane (Cob); 3. len A nderson (KTM); 4. Mitch Dowell (K TM ): 5 . Bl ok e Yoxth eimer (Pol) PjW D·2: 1. Mitc h Dowell (Yam); 2. Matthew Blum (Yam); 3. Koty Heward (Yam ); 4. Cody Matern (Yam ); 5 . Jakob Shipp (Yam) . 60 : I . T yler Bowers (KlI w ); 2. All en .Jones (KTM); 3. Steve Hahn (KTM) ; 4. A ustin Stout (KTM ); 5. Dustin An derson (KTM). P/W 80 : 1. Tree Hoff er ( Yam); 2. Kris Hand ( Yam); 3. J oey Penry (Yam ); 4. Kyle Hatcher ( Yam); 5. Je ff O' Neil (Yam ) . MINI J R: 1. Tyle r Bowers (Ka w); 2. Craig Thomas (Hon ); 3 . Ty ler Neel (Hcoj: 4. Bry ce Liddl e (KlI w); 5. Al len Jo nes (Ka w) . MINI SR: I . Bryce Liddle (Kaw ); 2. Craig Th om as (Hon); 3. Mike Barber (Hon ); 4. Tyler Neel (Han) . 5 . Brad Hahn (Han ). 125 A : I. Tom Kell ey (Kaw); 2 . Charlie Duna way (Yam) ; 3. Vince Kemo w (SUI); 4. Ryen Lutz (Hus] : 5. To ny Robinso n (Han) . 125 B: I . Dan Jones (Han) ; 2. Todd Munu ( Han) ; 3 . Justin Schmel (Hon); 4. Kevin KlI lb (Yam); 5. John Kin namon (Hus). 125 C: I. Ted Zweifel (Yam ); 2. Jaso n Garber (SUI ); 3. Jared Young (Han) ; 4. Mark Marker (Kaw); 5 . Ray Jenk ins (SUI) . 250 A : I . J eff Gibs on (Ca n ); 2. To m Kelley ( Kaw ); 3 . Mark Burkh art (KT M) ; 4. Vince Kamow (Yll m); 5 . Cherhe Dunaway ( Yam). 250 B: 1. Mik e Russell (SUI) : 2. Dave Sandridg e ( YlIm) ; 3. Den Jones (Han). 250 C: I . Christian Langer (SUI); 2. Rustre Goddard (YlIm) ; 3. John Anderson (Hon); 4. Donald Edwards (SUl ) 5. J erem y Lucas (HOIl). ; SCHBY: \. Di llon Wat k ins (Kaw); 2. Zech A mes (Su.-:) 3 . J oey Lange ( Yam); 4. Mike Barber (Hon); 5 . Craig Tho mes (Han) . 25 ..: I. Jeremy Lucas (Han ); 2. David Dehl (Yam); 3. J ohn Kin · namon (Hus) 30 ..: I . Deve Sand ridge (Yam ); 2. Ric Custard (Han ); 3. John An derson (Han ); 4 . Vince xclecz (SUI ); Don Edwards ( SUl). 40 ..: 1. vern Zweifel (Han) ; 2. Chris Thoma s ( Hon). 50..: I. Roger Counts (K lIw). 4 ·ST RK: I . Mi tchell Davis (Han): 2. Kurt Mosher (Yam) ; 3. Jot! Dingess ( Yam ). BMBR: I. Todd Muntz (Han): 2. Kurt Mosher (Hon); 3. Ric Cuetard (Kll W); 4. Gary Burto n (Han); 5 . J osh Boley ( SUI ). OPEN: I. Kurt f'\osher (Ydm); 2. Adam Lope (Ytm): 3. Jeff Fultz (Hoo). Garmo n Ranc h Ba rr y Hi ggi ns. Perhap s th e m ost excit ing (if not the m o st co m pe ti t ive) race was th e Pre1977 Ove r 4 0 Experts and Inte nnediates co ntest . "B ad Brad " nail ed th e start In the fi rst m ot o, pursued by Barry Higgi ns on a borrow ed CR250 , Benn y Durrough on a Maico 440, and Scott Sears on a YZ250_Lackey steadily pull ed awa y on his borrowed CZ40 0, th ough Higgins kept him in sigh t and to ok the runner-up po sition . Du rrough and Sea rs had an intense battle for th ird, with Durrough ahead at the fi nish. The sec ond m ot o was alm ost a carbo n c o py , t h ou gh wi tho u t Higg in s , wh o had cr ashed hard on a fri end's KTM 520SX in th e first Modern Support moto wh ile grabbing a littl e too much front brake in a fast co rner. T he ov era ll we nt to La c key , w it h D ur ro ug h and Sea rs ro u nd ing o u t t he podi u m . Cope la nd storme d through th e fi eld to nab the Interm ed iat e wi n wi th 1 ~ I m oto scores, fo ll owed by Tennessee 's Randy St uder, on a Ma ico, and Geor gia' s David U ght , on a Bultaco. In the Pre - 1972 class , fanner National Trials Champion Curt Comer fought it out with his friend Sam Brown on Honda SLl25s. The two put on a good show, putting quite a bit of di stan ce between th em selves and the pack. In the end, Brown grabbed the vi ctory with 2- I m ot o sco res . Double winners on the day incl ude d Sue Heath in the Pre- 1972 Novice and Women's clas ses, Scott Sear s in the Pre -1975 250cc Expert and Ev olution T wo class es, an d A nd y Blackburn in the Pre-1975 500cc Int ermedi ate and Pre- 1972 250cc cla sses. Hard Luck awards wen t to J ohn As tel ford of Geo rg ia and Doug Du puis of Nort h Caroli na. As te lfo rd blew up bot h hi s Premier-cla ss J awa and hi s Clas sic -class Zundapp, while Dupu is kill ed both his Hodaka Combat Wom bat and his Rupp 125 _ Results Bad Brad Rad at Running B ra nd GP B y A NDY B UI CKBURN CENTRE, AL, SEPT, 2 -3 T he gro wing popularity of Vintage m oto cro ss in th e Southeast was very evi dent at th e Runnin Bran d Grand Prix ove r the Labor Day week end . T here wer e 163 ent ries fo r th e m otocro ss on Sund ay as well as 22 parti cipan ts in the Brad Lac k ey M ot o cr oss Cli n ic on Sa turday . T he even t inclu ded a vintage- bike sho w and a swap m eet, and was held on the ranch of Jo hn Garm on . an ent hus iast whose go al was to create a netlo nel -cla ss ve nue for Vint age ra cin g in the Sout heast. T he Barry Higg ins-d esigned grass tra ck m ea sur ed 1.5 5 m i les a nd fea t u re d numerou s eleva tio n cha nges, long stra ig hts, fast sweepers and technica l sections with plen ty of ro om for pa ssing . and gav e riders a ta ste of what some of the natu ral-terrain GP tra ck s in Europe co uld have been like back in the 1960s or early '70s. Reaction to the track was overwhelmingly positive. " It' s great t o be able to ride on a naturalterrain tra ck where I c an get m y CZ400 wo und out in top gea rl" said Da n Co pe land of Be ssem er , A labama . " I had a blast. I ca n't w ait to co me back! " Th e eve nt seemed to be one of the biggest happening s to hit Cen tre in quite a while, j udg ing from the num ber of spec tators who turn ed out to see m ot ocr oss legends Brad Lack ey and PREJII I. Ted Mill s (BSA ); 2. Rendy Ouece (BSA ). : PRE· 1972 125 NOV: I . Sue Heath (Hod) PRE- 1972 250 INT: 1. An dy Blackburn (CZ ). PRE· 1972 250 EX : I . Sam Brown (Hon ); 2. Curt Comer (Han) . PRE· 1972 500 EX: I . Jeff Fisher (BSA); 2. Bill Lentz (Mai). PRE· 197 5 125 NOV : I . Chad Brown { Hon); 2. Mike Folds (Kaw); 3. Chris Tenn er (C· A); 4. Doug Dupuis (Hod ). PRE· 1975 125 EX: I. Devid Evans (Hod); 2. Darren Masters (Hon). PRE· 1975 25 0 NOV: I . How ie McWilliam s (Han) : 2. Doug Pogu e (Hon); 3 . Usa Powell (Pen); 4 . Andrew Chadwell; 5 . Bil l Feva ra (Cl) . PRE· 1975 250 INT : I. Ken Cox (Ha n); 2. Larry Stahl ( Hus); 3. Perry Nesh (Pen) ; 4 . Jo hn Adam (Hus) ; 5. J eff Younger (Hus ) PRE·1975 250 EX: I. Scott Sears (Yam) ; 2. Benny Durr ough (Mai); 3. Matt Kr etschm er (Han ); 4. Steve Evan s (Yam): 5 . Wood y Graves (Bul). PRE· 1975 500 NOV; I. Kim Ross (CZ ); 2. Gerald Nuccio (Mai): 3. Chuck Morris . PRE- 1975 500 INT: I. And y Blackburn (Cl); 2. Mike Evans (Yam); 3. Mik e Barker (Hus] : 4. Will Mooty (Hus); 5. Dan Copeland (CZ). PRE· 1975 SOO EX: 1. J oe Ug ht (Bul); 2. Peter vnle cerc (Mal): 3. Steve Evans (YlIm) . PRE· 1977 30 + NOV; I . Cleeve Mille r (Yam). PRE- 1977 30+ INT: I . Greg Barnes (SUI). PRE- 1977 40 .. [NT : 1. Dan Copeland (C Z); 2. Randy Stude r (Hon) : 3. Devid Ugh l (Bul) ; 4. Will Mooty (Hus). PRE· 1977 40 ... EX: I. Brad Lack ey (C Z); 2. Benn y Durrough (Ma i ); 3. Sc o tt Sea rs ( Ya m); 4 . Wood y Grav es (B u l ) ; 5 . Matt Kretschme r (Han ). PRE· 1977 50 .. NOV : I. Gerald Nucci o (Mai) : 2. Curt Kennely (Pen ); 3. Ron Hadley (Hus); 4. John Coldwell (Husj . .. PRE·19TI SO INT: 1. Therron Warren (Mai); 2. John Adam s (Hus). .. PRE-1986 JO INT : I. Kenny Tyson (SUl); 2. Derrick Eming (Yam). PRE· 198 6 40 .. NOV: I. Lee Moreland (Ha n) ; 2. Andre w Caldwell. PRE· 198 6 40.. INT : l. Bryan Big~by (Moo ); 2. Gerald Gresham (Yam ); 3 . Paul Thi stle; 4 . Dan Foster (Yam ); 5 . Bill Goldsby [ Hus} . PRE·1986 40 .. EX: I. Tim Bory k (Hon); 2. Wayne Ni x (Ha n) . PRE· 1986 50.. NO V: J. Rllndy Chlece (KTM) WMN; J. Sue Heath (Kl:lw) ms aveMill er (Y!IITl . ) EVO 1 PRE- 1977 125: I. Keith Ada (Hoo);2. C1e EVO 1 PRE - 19 77 250 /500 : 1. Davi d Kei th (Ya m ) ; 2. Greg Barnes (SUI ); 3. Ren Studer (Han) . dy EVO 2 125 : I. Perry Ada ms (Yll m ); 2. Bill Devts (SUl ); 3. Tim Boryk (Kll W). EVO 2 250/500: l. Scott Sears (Yam) ; 2. Ken COl( (Hon ); 3. Terriber ry (SUI); 4. Ryan Brook s (Yam ); 5. Lanc e Th oma! (Han) . 25+ NOV: I . Patrick Nored o (Yam) . 25 .. INT/ EX: J. Den DeNUl lO (Hon) ; 2. John Moore ( Yam); 3. Steve Thi nger (Hon) . VET BEG: I . Brian Chekedrs (Yllm ); 2. J eff Baldwin (Yam) ; 3 . Stuart Ferrie (K aw) ; 4. Frank ie Selme r! (KlI w) ; 5. Mark Foe rder (Hus ]. VET NOV: I. Paul Park (Yllm): 2. Jeff Gorman (Hon); 3. Kevl n Belcher (Hon) ; 4 . Brad Lynn (Yam) : 5. Robert Sumner (Yam) . VET EX : I . Joh n Mo o r e (Y a m); 2 . Pet e Hamel ( Ho n ); 3 . Kam ikal e Rob ertson (SUI ). BEG : 1. Stuart Frezer (Kaw ); 2. Mark Eckhardt (Kaw) ; 3 Cmig Kloss ( Yam); 4. Ced i Watson ( SUI); 5. Chet Re m (YlIm ). NOV: J. Randy Roberts (Ytlm) ; 2. Stuart Nelson (Yam ); 3. Mark Correa (Kaw); 4 Ken Fittro (Hbg) . INT : I . Jim Breneisen (SUI); 2. Joh n Hodge (Kll W). Bry an Bigsby (Mon) ; 4. Wayne Nix (Hon): 5. Danny Baxle y (Yam) . MDRN SUP 60/80: I. Dylan Daniel (Yllm ); 2. Chris Cesue (Han): 3. J acob Holsonbach (Yllm ); 4. Ju.'Ilin Morris (Kaw); 5. wm Smith (Kaw ). MDRN stlP 16· 24: I. And y Carrol (Yem ]: 2. Troy Travis (Kawl; 3 Ross Gossett (Han ); 4. Joey Del-iurt (Yam); 5. Adam Gresham (Han). MDRN stlP 25 ..: I . Ross Joh nston (Han); 2. Phillip Myers (SUI ); 3. J oel Sewell {SUll; 4. Heath Riddl e (Kaw) ; 5. Gary Gill (Ha n) . MDRN SUP 40 ..: 1. Robb y Tre vis (Yam) ; 2. Dann y Burkhalte r (KTM,; 3. Tony Morrir (Yam) ; 4. EBrI Parker (Hon ); 5. Jeff Balla rd (Han) . MDRN SUP 50 ..: I. Randy Tomlinson; 2. Larry Hamr ick ; 3. Bob Bi shop (SUI); 4. Ren ChieCll (KTM) . dy orr Orr KB Motocross orr Kritzer N a bs t he Ove rall LOCAL TALENT B y A ARON HANSEL SAC RAMENTO, CA , SEPT , 8 As the gate dropp ed for the fi rst Pro-A m mota at round four of th e K B Raci ng Series, Denn is Kritzer took th e holeshot , fo llowed closely by Mike Mennig and Matt Barber, Usual fro nt- runner D an iel Blai r was involved in a fai rly large fir st-tu m pileup. Blair remoun ted near dead last an d ro osted off in chase of the lea ders, who already had a huge lead . Kritzer wa s o n his game and had pulled a significant gap on the se c o n d - p la ce d Me n nig, w ho had in tu rn motor ed away from thir d-placed Matt Barber . At the end of lap two, Kritzer was leading, followed by Mennig , Barber, Matt Verlcamp and Blair. On lap three , Blair was on fire, putting the moves on Verlca mp and picki ng up th ird pla ce after Barber t ook a soil sample, rem ou nting in the second-to -la st spot. Chris Vend ley, wh o had been ru nning last all nig ht, experie nced some tro ub les and pu lled off the tr ac k . Mach One Motorsports rider Vince Blai r picked up a spot to round out the top five when veteran John Moore crashed on the last lap, finish ing seco nd to last . At the start of moto tw o, Vince Blai r nabbed the hole shot , with Vendley , Kritzer and Da niel B lair in t ow . Kr itz er was ted no tim e passing Vend ley and taking the lead away fro m Vince Blai r, and then he starte d bu ild ing a gap . ShortIy ther eafter, Da ni el Bla ir maneuv ered past Vend ley into third a nd pro ceeded to put a bloc k- pass on his brother Vince that made the latter 's head spin . D ani el Blair was in seco nd and th e race was shaping up to be a sho wdo wn betwee n him and K ritzer, as th e tw o were leaving thi rd-pla ced Menni g far behind . At the end of thr ee laps, th e top fiv e were Kritz er, Da nie l B lair, Mennig. Vendley and Aaron Dosh. Daniel Blair was right on Kritzer's tail, but every time he tried to make a m ove, Kritz er either shu t the door or forced B lair int o an un desir abl e line. causi ng Blair to bobble, At the end of th e mo ta, K ritze r took th e m ot o wi n, foll owed b y Dan iel Blai r, Menni g, Vendley and Dash. Afte r th e racing wa s over, Kritzer's c on vinci ng 1-1 fini shes translat ed int o th e ove rall v ic to ry . Daniel Blair and Me nn ig tied in total po int s. bu t Bla ir came out o n top as he was able to edg e out Mennig by dint of his higher sec ond -m ote finish . Vi nce Blai r took a hardea rne d fou rth, with Hur ri c ane Racing 's Do sh eN round ing out th e top five. ALAN ANGELOPULOS B IRTHDATE , • , . • • • • , .J uly 15, 1970 R ES IDENCE •• ,Westminste r, Colorado OCCUPATION , • , .M ac hine Specialist OTHER INJERESIS . ..Climbing, Skiing, Snow boardi ng , Riding Wheelies _, • • •Kawasaki KX250 SPONSORS , , . •Vickery Motorsports, FMF, Answer, Smit h, Gary Semics MX School MOTORCYCLE LOCAL RIDING AREAS . • , .Berthoud, Erie , Watkins , Lakewood ,250cc Pro , Vet Pro CLASSES , • _ , • , RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Cu rrently running top f ive in points in Vet and Open Pro • Cu rrently leading in the Vet Pro Supercross po ints standings • Q ualified for t he ni ght program in Jo liet , Illinoi s, Su percross Res ults 50 SHA FT BEG: I. Dustin xe ns hefc ( Hon) ; 2. Dako ta Duffin ( Hun ); 3. Jesse Broadley (Han ); 4 . J acob Loc ks (H on ) ; 5. Aar on Willi am s (Hon). 50 (4 -6) BEG: I. Kyle Freitas (Cob); 2. Zachary Van Meter (Hu s); 3. Chris Steele (Hon); 4. Bnen Yortan (KTM) ; 5 . Dekote Duffi n (Hus) . 50 (7-9 ) BEG D-I : I. loch Cyr (Pol); 2. Andy Ta ylor (Cob); 3. J arnxl Thinger (Cob); 4 . Christopher Aragon (Cob); 5 . Ian MurrllY (Cob). 50 (7-9) BEG D·2: \. Blake Ballard (KTM); 2. Anthon y Johmon (Pol); 3. Lee Pereira (Pol); 4. Sawyer Adams (HM); 5 . Reno Ayers (KTM). 50 NOV: I . Grllyson Swift (Co b ); 2. Zach Fredrickson (Co b); 3. Joe bue Greco (Pol); 4. J llr ed Ney (Co b); 5. Zach Cy r (Pol) . 1. Keith Knight (KTM) ; 2. Joel Fittro (K llW); 3. Taylor 65 BEG Dcm schct (Kow); 4. Jo sh McPherson (KTM); 5 . Daniel Lawson (KTM) . 65 BEG D·2: I. J ustin Devers (KllW); 2. MasonWorma ck (Kaw); 3. Casey Sherma n (KTM) : 4. Stuart Luper (Kll W); 5. Frenkie Flores III (Kllw ). 6 5 NOV : 1. Brian Fost er (K aw) ; 2. D .J . Ney (KTM); 3. Jared Lang (KTM) 85 (8·12) BEG D- I : I. Joshue Muell er (K lIw ); 2. Michael SulIiyen ( Ho n ); 3 . Kyle Hanse n (S UI) ; 4. Jared La ng ( KT M); 5 . J im Breneieen (Suz). 85 (8 · 12) BEG 0 ·2 : I . Brian Foster (KTM); 2. Rick y Adams (SUl); 3 . Ramsey Canham (KlIw); 4. Matt Bell (Hon); 5. J ustin Devers (Kaw). 85 ( 13- 16) BEG: I . Randy Fiel

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