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AMA/Pro Circuit Texas/Oklahoma Regional Classic Series Round 2 : Vill age Creek M otocross Park B y KAT SPAN N AND THE BECKSTE R PH OT O S BY C O N NI E J OH N SO N FORT WORTH, TX, SEPT. 16-17 n li k e the opening round three wee ks p rior, the racing a ppeared to be tough e r at the second round of th e fo ur th an nual AMA/Pro C ircu it T e x as/Okl ah om a Regio na l C la s si c Se r ie s at Vill a g e Cr e e k Mo to cross Park in southea st Fo rt Worth. Te xas , as only two riders e merged with multip le c la ss wins . T eam Gr een/Thou sand O a k s /Pro C ir cuit /Ax o -spo n sored Ju st in Smith cont in ued his win streak , c ollec ting s ix m ot o wins in th e 125c c B, 125c c Open and 250cc B e vents . Team Gre en's J ona tha n Kerr became second in line with the m ost c ollec te d wins in the series thus fa r wh en he s we pt a ll four m otos in the 85cc (1 4- 15) and 8 5cc Open e vents . Dro ught co nd itions a nd 78 d a ys with o u t ra in wa s t h e bigges t c h alle n ge for Villa g e C reek, bu t t h e y ma naged to pro vide th e 6 17 e nte red rider s a grea t race over the two -da y e ve nt. Fo r t he p a st s e vera l we eks, p romoter Terry Cordray ha s had to ca ncel b oth h is s ch e d u led Tu e sd a y a nd Su nd a y o rg a nized pract ices to s alva ge wha t litt le wate r nearby Villa ge Cr e e k ha d to d ra w fro m . J eff Pray, owne r of O ak Hill MX Park , was kind enoug h to offe r Cordra y a hand by loa ning him h is water trucks a nd t he s e rv ice s o f tra c k te ch ope rato r Bla k e Hamil t on , w ho com bi ned forces with Villag e Cre ek tra ck tender Randy Kidd to p ut for t h e ve ry e ffo rt to keep th e course int a ct throu gh out the week end b y kee p ing the water tru c ks ro lling . Th e absence of Caleb Dow ell, wh o is re covering from injuries s ustai ned after the o pening ro und , le ft th e 5 1cc (7- 8) Stoc k a nd 5 1cc Open classes up fo r g ra bs . T y le r He em sb e rg en gr a bbed the ho le s hot in the open ing 51cc (7- 8) Stoc k moto, but Brandon Glenn overtook He e m sbe rg en o ut of the firs t turn. By th e e nd of th e first la p, J a red Ak ins had ta ke n the lead , w ith He em sb e rg en in second and Mason Ma ahs in thi rd . Maahs kept th e pres su re o n He em sb e rg en into the final lap and m ade his pa ss stick at the top of the hill, with Bryson Power s counting th e kno bbies on Heemsbe rgen 's ba ck tire at th e c hec ke red flag in fourth. In the second rnot o , He emsbergen o nc e a gain took ho lesho t honors and le d the pack onto the course. Maahs a nd Ak ins both pa s s ed th e leader by the end of lap one to ra c e in first a nd se cond , pu sh ing He emsbergen back to third . Th e y remain ed in that orde r to th e finish line , with Maahs taking th e overall win by way of a 2 -1 punch U to Akins' 1-2 for second . Heemsbergen collected thi rd o verall , while Pow e rs a nd G lenn rounded out the top five . Texa n T y le r Cummings was t h e fastest 51 cc O pe n rider, claiming b ot h m o t o wins in fro n t o f Okla ho ma 's Je sse Br a d e n . Akin s , al s o fro m O klahoma , raced to a cons istent thi rd in both m ot os , fo llowed by fe llow Ok ie Maahs in fourth . North Texan Ma rshall Smith wa s o n fire in the first 65cc (10 -11 ) moto . He swallowed up th e hole s hot and led th e first two laps of the race . West T e xan J effr ey F isher was a t Ma r shall' s ba ck tire and made his move for the lead on lap three, bu t Marsh all counte re d o n the final la p to retake the front spot a nd hang on to it to the ch e c k ere d fla g . Kyle Cunn ingha m s uffered a les s -t ha n- ste lla r sta rt, but he wor ke d diligen tly toward th e fro nt to finish s econd behind Marshall , followed by Cod y Stark and th en Fisher. In the second m oto, a c harged -up Richard Wh ite grabbed the hol es hot and hit the course in fu ll throttl e . Cunni ngham was at Wh ite 's re ar whe el and he overtook the le a de r by th e e nd of th e firs t lap. Stark chased Cunningham into la p two in second , followed by Brandon Pipk in and Fish e r. On lap two , Fish er caught u p to Pipkin a nd pa s s ed him for thi rd a nd th en began to close the gap between himself and Sta rk . Cunningham went d own befo re t he tr iple ; S ta rk to o k over the lead and Fisher was s ec on d . Cunn ingham re m o u n t e d to fin is h t h ird, foll ow ed by Chad Bryant a nd Mar shall Smith. Stark' s 3 - 1 score was good en ough for th e ove ra ll win. Cun n ingham h ad to se tt le fo r s e c ond pla ce honors by way of a 2 -3 tall y. eN Village Creek Motocross Part< F Worth, Tel.s ort Results: September 16-17, 2000 [Round 21 50 ( 4 ·6) STK : 1. DnIon Fowler (Pol) ; 2. Ju stin Will is (Co b) ; 3 . T anner Ne uja hr (Co b) ; 4 . Tayl or Hooley (Cob); 5 . Dakota Oxford (Han). 50 (7 · 8) STK : 1. Ma son Maahs (Cob) ; 2. Jared Akins (Cob); 3. T yler Heem sbergen (Cob); 4 . Bryson Powers (Cob): 5 . Brandon Glenn (Pol) . Fouchek (Suz); 3 . Kevin Hail (Yam) ; 4. Blake Bryant (Suz); 5 . Brent Sm ith (Kew ). 8 5 ( 7 - 1 1) : 1. Scott Wennerstrom Jr. (Suz) ; 2 . Kyle Cunningham (Suz); 3 . Ronny Jackson (Kaw); 4. Trey Canard (Kaw); 5 . Cody Stark (Kaw) . 85 ( 12· 13): 1. Vi nce Mo nte leone ( Ha n) : 2 . Taylor Painter (Kaw); 3 . Ryan vee (Yam); 4 . Jake Miller (Kaw): 5 . Justin Little (Ya m). 85 ( 14· 15): 1. Jonathan Kerr (Kaw ): 2. Greg Chapman (Han); 3 . James Pino (Hon); 4. Brad Wolfe (Suz); 5 . Chris Rensink (Kaw). 8 5 /11 2 OP EN: 1. Jonathan Kerr (Kaw); 2. Riley Kur osk y (Suz) ; 3 . J ames Plno ( Ha n) ; 4. D usti n Shows (Yam ); 5 . Jose Fernandez (Han) . 100/1 25 SCHBY ( 12 · 15): 1. J am es Marshall (Kaw) ; 2. Mc Fly Scheel (Suz); 3 . Nathaniel Benoit (Ya m) ; 4. Riley Kurosky (Suz ) ; 5 . Dani el Buche r (Sua). 125 0 BEG : 1. Alex Ne ro IV ( Kaw) ; 2. Rick Robles (Suz); 3 . Ronny Johnson (Ya m) : 4. Jeff Young (Hon ); 5. Matt Asay (Hon). 125 C NOV : 1. Mike Southerland (Yam); 2. Ernie Phillips 11 (Suz) ; 3. Joshua Roedl (KTM ); 4 . Ju stin Jones (Yam) ; 5 . Brandon Hendricks (Yam). 12 5 B INT: 1. Ju stin Sm it h (Kaw ) ; 2 . Co lt Humph rey (Suz) ; 3. Chase Rom ero (Ha n) : 4 . Glen Long (Yam) ; 5 . David Ta rnow. 125 OPE N : 1. J u sUn Smi t h ( K aw) ; 2 . Co lt Humphrey (Suz); 3 . Chase Romero (Han); 4. Adam Turner (Yam); 5 . Glen Long (Yam) . 125 A PRO : 1. Johnny Marley (Yam) ; 2. Jacob Martin (Suz): 3. Josh Demuth (Kaw): 4 . Chase Reed (Yam); 5 . Nathan Hale (Yam) . 250 0 BEG : 1. Steven MeUm ( Yam) ; 2. Alan De an ( Ya m) ; 3 . J er e m y Wes t ( KT M): 4 . St eve Tomlison (Y am ); 5 . Scott McCam s (KTM ). 2 50 C NOV : 1. Ja son Lovell (Ya m) ; 2. Bren t Sandefur ( Ha n) ; 3 . Ch ance M iles ( Ha n) ; 4 . Ni ck Warren (Sua): 5 . Jeff Stewart (Kaw) . 2 50 B INT: I. Justin Smith (K aw): 2. J ames Marshall ( Ka w) ; 3 . Brent M ille r (S uz) ; 4 . McFly Scheel (Suz): 5. Aaron Mitchell (K aw) . 25 0 OP EN : 1. Ch ance Mi les ( Ha n) ; 2. Eric Mc Pher son : 3. W ayne Hu ckaby ( Ho n) : 4 . M ike Shirley (Kaw); 5 . Jam es Hill (Yam) . 250 A PRO : I. Brad Woolsey (Han); 2. Johnny Ma rley (Yam) ; 3 . Ja cob Ma rt in (S uz) ; 4. Josh Demuth (Ka w); 5. Chase Reed (Yam) . LOS O PEN: 1. Shannon McKamy (Han) ; 2. Taz Kisor ( Ka w); 3 . Shell e y Di xon ( Ka w) ; 4 . Angie Stephens (Han); 5. Taryn Covington (Yam) . 2 5+ C NOV: I. Randy Hayes (Ka w) ; 2. Trevo r Parks ( Hon); 3 . Je remy Ahl man ( KT M); 4 . Mike Keuhn; 5 . Ben Odom Jr. (Yam) . 2 5 + B IN T : 1. Greg Lewis; 2. Randy Rect or (Ya m); 3 . Adam Cox: 4 . Kyle Hudson ( Yam) ; 5 . Je remy Devers (Yam) . 25 + A M.NY: 1. Dwayne Carter (Yam) ; 2. Dennis Bonner; 3. David Brewer (Yam) ; 4. James McMa han (Han) ; 5 . Shawn Stilwell (Yam). 30+ C NOV : 1. Jeff Harr is ( Ka w) ; 2 . Larry Dod son ( Ha n) ; 3 . Robert Taylor; 4 . Mark Maa hs (Suz); 5. Kevin Lazarraga (Yam) . 30 + B I NT: I . Steve J ones (Y a m) ; 2 . J ack Lambert ( Ya m ); 3. 8 0 St e g all ( Ya m); 4 . J ohn Portman (KTM ) ; 5. Adam Cox. 30 + A "' NY: I . David Jones (Yam); 2. Dennis Bonner; 3 . Je rry Jo iner (Y a m) ; 4 . Alle n Rushing (Sua): 5. Dean Lane (KTM). 35+: 1. Bo Ste gall (Y a m): 2 . J ohn Portm an (KTM); 3. Ja ck Lambert (Y am ); 4 . Kevin Dun ham (Yam ); 5 . Adam Cox. 40 +: 1. M a rk Rake str a w ( Ya m) ; 2. K e vin Dunham (Yam ); 3 . J erry Joiner (Yam): 4 . Ronald Coste (Han) ; 5. Mark Lamb (Han ). 2 01 /650 4 ·STRK: 1. David Brewer (Yam); 2. Monte Fr ank ( Yam) ; 3 . J ohn Portman ( KT M); 4 . Jason J ameson (Yam); 5. Kyle Hudson (Yam) . (Above) At the second round of the AMA Pro Circuit Texas/Oklahoma Regional Classic Series. Jonathan Kerr continued his reign of terror in the 85cc (14 - 15 ) and 85cc Open classes; so far. he has won all the motos in both classes throughout the series. (Left) At VlIIage Creek Motocross Park. Justin Sm ith (63) once again won all six of his entered classes. Here, he take the 125cc Open holeshot in front of Brian Starnes (12). Glen Long (481). Chase Romero (48) and the rest of the pack. (Above) Greg Le w is (1 5) came into the second round In Fort Worth undefeated. Lewis won the Over 25 B class but incurred problems in the first Over 30 moto and finished sixth overall after battling with Adam Cox (55). 51 ( 4 · 8 ) O PEN : 1. T yler Cum m ings (Cob ); 2. Jesse Braden (Cob); 3. Jared Ak ins (Cob ); 4 . Mason Maahs (Cob); 5 . David Bryant Jr. (Cob) . 65 ( 7 - 9) : l . Hun te r Hewi tt (Ka w ); 2 . Chaz Hollada y (Kaw ) ; 3 . Sea n Mi ller ( Ka w) ; 4 . Da niel Reese (Kaw ): 5. Kevin Dunham (KTM). 65 ( 10·11 ) : 1. Cody St ar k (Kaw ) ; 2 . K yl e C unning ham (KTM ); 3 . Jeff rey Fi sher ( Kaw); 4 . Marshall Sm ith (Kaw); 5 . Ched Bryant (Kaw) . 65 (7 - 11) O PEN: 1. Kyle Cunninq hern (KTM); 2. Trey Ce ne rd (Kaw) : 3. Che d Bryant (Kaw); 4 . Blake Wharton (KTM); 5 . Richard White (Kaw ). 85 0 BEG : 1. Jan sin McCoy ( Kaw) ; 2 . Shea c ue I e n e vv s O CTOBER 1 8 . 2000 43

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