Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

O PEN: 1. Dale Slabaug h (Yam); 2. Bart Berek (Yam) ; 3. Craig Reta i (Yam) . SC H B Y : 1. N i ck C arroll ( Yam ) ; 2 . D erri ck Arledge (S UI ); 3. Rich ie Elkins (SUI). 16 -24: I. Nat e Elk in s (SUI) ; 2. J eff Egge lston (KTM ): 3. Shaun Kuchler (Hon). 25. A: 1. Mike Blair (S UI ); 2. Richard Robinson (Hon); 3. Chuck Reed (Suz). 30+ A: 1. J on Sch m itz (Suz); 2 . Mik e Mor gan (SUI ): 3. Mik e Blair (Suz). 40 +: 1. Ro nn i e Re hm ert ( Suz): 2 . K eit h Maraugha (SUI); 3. Richard Robinson (Hon ). 125 A: 1. Chuck Reed (SUI) : 2 . Danny Beck ett (Kaw); 3. J ason Frecker (Hon) . 12 5 B: 1. Chris Whitcr aft (SUI); 2. Nick Carro ll (Yam ); 3. Dusty Adams (Yam ). 12 5 C: 1. Zech Haning (SUI); 2 . .Jeson Hanr io (Hon) : 3. Kyle Com bs (5uz). 25 0 A: 1. J on Schmitz (SUI ); 2 . Mik e Morgan (5uz); 3. Chuck Reed (5 uz). 250 B : 1. Jas o n McHugh ( S UI); 2 . Chri s Whit craft (SUI ); 3. Brian Rehmert (Suz). 250 C: 1. Craig Retel (Yam) : 2 . Tim Thi ery oung (Yam) ; 3. J ason Beougher (Kaw) . Texas Lone Star State Championship Series Round 8: Swan Cycle Park It's the Bogard and Demuth ShoW"! Bv seemed like an etern ity before he hit th e gr ound aga in , a nd a ll ey es wer e g lue d to Boga rd as he des c ende d to wit hin inc hes of Demu th - a nd took th e moto win. Wha t a s ho wl Ch as e Rome ro took th e holes hot in th e first 125c c Inte rm edi at e m oto , but he wa s o us te d fro m the lead ea rly o n by J am es Mar shal l. Th e s e two we re fairly e q ua l in tal ent b ut t h e y we re no nethe le s s a s exciti ng as th e "Pro Sh ow." Ma rs ha ll d idn 't ha ve it e a sy , as Rom e ro staye d on h is t a il t he whole ra ce. Runn in g at fu ll tilt in m o to two , Ma rs h all s nared th e h o lesh o t an d rod e straight thr ou gh to the win . Marshall was a t it a g ain in th e 250 c c Int erm ed ia t e ra c e , th is time ag ains t T re y Fra nks . In moto o n e , Fran k s ' h and was qu ic ke r than the ey e a nd he was the ho le shot victor. Howeve r, Mars ha ll p ro mptly s hot by Fr an ks to finish the ra c e in th e lea d. In moto two, Ma rshall headed for th e holesho t but wa s promptly passed by Fra nks , who he ld the lead for one lap . Qui ck a s a flas h, Ma rshall zipped rig ht ba ck by ag a in into firs t , wh e re he ca rrie d on a t breakn eck spe ed to th e flag. In the 250cc Ope n e vent, 16 riders left the gate in m oto one , with Cod y Sa nde rs g arne ring t h e h ol e sh o t. Sa nders ha d a race on h is ha nds , as T re y F ra nks was h o t o n h is ta il. S and ers rode h a rd , ke epin g Fra nk s righ t whe re h e wanted h im , e a ti ng dus t. Sand ers t ook t h e wi n w ith Franks still in his ta ilwind . Frank s p u lle d th e sec o nd - m o to ho lesh ot , fo llowed by Sanders a nd Brent Sandef ur. Th e thr eesome bat tled o ver th e to p spot. On la p two, S and e rs f u m b led in a t ig ht turn , kil ling his e ng in e m om en ta rily and e na bling Sa nd efur to get by. Sanders fe ll ba ck to t h ird. Frank s to ok th e o v e ra ll , S a n d er s wa s se co n d and S andefu r wa s th ird ov e ra ll. In th e ve ry fast a nd furi o u s BOcc Open ev e nt , Kyle Co ffm a n blasted off t h e gat e , tak ing t h e m o t o -on e holeshot , but bad luck befe ll him a nd he re c ord e d a DN F ea rly o n . Cod y Dicke y qu ickl y took the lead , battling with Riley Kuroske y. Dick e y held his spot against Kur oskey thi s tim e , bu t there was still another moto . G L O RI A S A N D E RS TYLER, lX ,SEPT. 10 ha rle y Boga rd and J os h Demuth came to Swan Cycle Park to rac e , a nd that's e xa ctly wha t th ey did ! Bog a rd a nd Demuth p ut th eir skills to the t e st in t he 12 5 c c a n d 2 50cc Pro cla sse s at round e ig ht o f the T e xa s Lone Sta r Stat e Champ ion sh ip. Bog ard d is appea red off th e ga te, tak ing th e hol e sh ot in m o to o ne of th e 12 5cc Pro class. Bog a rd mai nta ine d h is lead fo r three of the five la ps . On la p on e, Demuth was o n a mis s ion g o ing int o t h e w h o o ps , wh e re he pa ssed Kyle Willia m s fo r s e c o nd . Dem uth t a iled Bo g ard through th e third la p a nd then pass ed h im at th e bottom of the la p to take th e win . Williams madee g ian t lea p , triplin g o n the la st la p ju st befor e th e che c ke red flag in a la st -ditc h e ffort to ov e rta ke Bog a rd . Nev e rth ele ss , Bogard cross ed t he lin e ho ld ing o n to second . In m ot o two , the ho le shot we nt to De m ut h . This t im e h e had a ne w g a me p la n : WF O ! Bo g a rd h ad th e hammer dow n, pressuring Demuth in every turn , try ing to se t h im u p , but Demuth he ld h is own to ta ke th e win. .It was d o ub le -b a rre l act ion a ga in for the Pros in the 250cc class , with Bog a rd a nd Demu t h agai n in co nt enti on . T his tim e , Brad Wo o ls e y a d d e d a litt le s p ic e to t he m ixt u re . Woo lse y abs cond ed with th e ho le sh ot in moto one, tra iled by Dem uth and Bo ga rd fo r th e first tw o la p s . T he n , som e wh ere ou t o f th e view o f th e spectators , De m uth a nd Bog ard blew by . When they passed the fin ish line at t he top of la p t h ree , th e le a d e rs we re De muth, Boga rd a nd Woolsey a n d th e orde r rem a in ed th e sa m e until th e checker ed flag wa s throw n . De m u t h too k t h e mo to- t wo holeshot a nd se t th e pa ce , with Boga rd br eath in g down h is ne c k fo r four h ot laps . Bog ard kn e w tha t if h e d idn't pu ll o ut what e ve r he ha d left of his stre ngth a nd do something qu ick , Demuth wou ld go h o m e w it h fo u r m oto wins , so a t th e to p of the last lap, Bog ard did wh at every s pectator and every fan knew he could do : He m a d e the m os t spe cta cular trip le com ing out of the finis h -lin e turn . It C 50 O C TO B ER 18,2000' cue I e n e vv s Greg Cha pman ca me off th e gate in moto two, get ting the holes hot and le ad ing fo r o n e lap u n t il Kuros ke y mad e th e pass for th e le a d. Dic ke y had to work up from fo urth o ff t he ga te , ove rco mi ng th e lik es of Vin c e Monte le one a nd then Chapm an , but Kuroske y ha d alr eady se t sail for the win a nd the ov e ra ll. CN Swan Cycle Paril Tyler, Texas Results: September! 0, 2000 [Round 81 Gold Country Fair Speedway C'ship Fast Fridays Speedway Hamill Makes His Mark Bv M. WMN: 1. J essica McCollom ( Kaw). 5 0 ( 4- 6) : J. D a vid Br y ant (Co b ) : 2 . J ac ob T urb yfi ll (Co b); 3 . T ravi s Pri nc e ( Co b) ; 4 . T yler Stewart (Pol); 5 . Zech Henry (Pol ). 5 0 (7 -9 ): 1. Tyler Cum m ings (Cob); 2. Nicholas S O B ER AOBORN, CA, SEPT.8 he 19 96 ind ividua l Worl d S pe ed way Cha m p ion , Billy "The Bullet" Ha m ill, made his first visit of th e yea r to Auburn 's F a st Fr ida ys Spe e d wa y o val a mem o rab le o n e , po s t ing a ne a rly perfect 14 -point victory in th e inaugura l running of the Go ld Country Fair Spe edwa y Championship. T Fisher (Cob ); 3. Jeremy Hudd leston (Cob). 5 0 OPE N: 1. Tyler Cummings (Cob) ; 2. Dav id Brya nt (Cob) ; 3. Je remy Hud dleston (Cob ); 4 . Zach Henry (p ol): 5. Tyler Stewart (Pol ). 60 ( 10 · 1 1) : J. J ak e Lowry (Kaw): 2. Marshall Smi th (Kaw ) ; 3. Brandon Pipkin (Kaw); 4 . J ay Teske (Kaw); 5. Richard White (Kew}. 6 0 O PEN : 1. Jake Lo wr y ( Ka w); 2 . M arsh all Sm ith ( Kaw) : 3. Ju stin Dickey ( Kaw); 4 . Brandon Pipkin (Kaw); 5 . Tyler Whart on (KTM). 80 BEG: 1. Justin Bunn (Hon) ; 2. Au stin R ook (Kaw); 3 . J .T. Fichter (Hon ); 4 . James Flook (Kaw ); 5. Scott Soc ia (Kaw) . 80 ( 7 -1 1) ; J.S c o tty w W enn er st rom (S uz); 2 . a: Mar shal l Sm it h ( Kaw ); 3 . Lo g an M elt on ( Yam): 4 . ::t J o sh Eur e (Kaw ) 5. Ja ke z w Lowry (Kew) . c 8 0 ( 12- 13 ) : J. Ril ey 1:; Ku ro sk ey (Suz ) ; 2 . Cody Di c k ey { S uz ) : 3 . Vi nc e Mo nt ele o ne ( Ho n) ; 4 . Bo Tes ke ( Su z); 5 . C hris Q. Rensink (Kaw). 80 ( 1 4 - 16 ): J. Greg Chapman (Hon): 2. J ames Pino (Han) ; 4 . Brad Nolt e (Suz). 80 OPE N : I. Riley Kuro sk ey (Suz) ; 2. Co dy D i c k e y ( S u z) ; 3 . G reg Chapman (Hon ); 4 . Ja mes Pin o ( Ho n ) ; 5 . V i nc e Monte leone (Han). 12 5 BEG : 1. Steve n M elim ( Yam ); 2 . Jay Wo od s ( Ho n ): 3 . M i c ah Ga by ( K a w ) ; 4 . J o sh Suth e rl an d ( Ho n); 5 , Rodney King (Yam ). 125 N OV ; I . Ru st y Hu d d l e ( Ya rn }: 2 . J eff Stewart ( Ka w) : 3 . Bri tt D a v i s ( Yam) ; 4 . Rick Garn er ( Ho n) : 5 . C la y North en (Yam) . 1 2 5 INT: I . J a m e s Marshall ( Kaw) ; 2. Chase Ro m ero ( Hon) : 3 . A dam Tu rn er (Yam): 4 . Ry a n St ay r (Ya m): 5. A nd re w Clar k (Hon) . 1 2 5 P RO ; I. Jos h Dem uth (Kew) : 2. Cha rley Boga rd (S u z) ; 3 . Dw eln Ca r t er (Yam) : 4 . Kyle W il li am s ( K a w ) ; 5 . Ryan Fast Fridays Speedway: Billy "The Bullet" Hamill raises the Wellece {Kaw} . first-place trophy he earned for winning the Gold Country 125 O PE N : 1. Ch ase Ro mero ( Hon) ; 2. Ry an Fair Speed way Cham pion ship in Auburn , California, St ay r ( Yam) ; 3 . A dam while Char lie "The Edge " Venegas , who won a runoff T u rner (Ya m) ; 4 . Ja son Gadd i s (Ka w) ; 5. M ica h to ca ptu re third place, grins for the ca meras. Thib odeaux (Yam) . 25 0 PRO ; I . Ch arley Bo ga rd ( Suz ) : 2. J o sh Demuth ( K a w) ; 3 . B ra d "It' s gre a t to be rid ing in front of Woolsey (H on ) : 4 . Dwain Carter ( Yam ); 5 . Ry an Wallace (Kaw ). so me American S pe edway fans ," sa id 2 5 0 -650 BEG: I. Cart McCoy (Kaw ): 2 . Phill ip Ha m ill, afte r c o mp le t ing h is victory Sm ith (Yam) : 3. Jo sh Scott (Suz); 4 . Matt Monda y (Hon) ; 5. Chri s Sluder (Yem) . an d a few well -appre ciated whe elies . "I 25 0·650 NO V: I. Bri an Goat es ( Hon) : 2. Brent Sandefur (Hon ): 3. Cody Thompson (Hon); 4 . Randy really love coming to Au burn to ra ce. Hayes (Kaw) ; 5. Bri tt Davis (Yam ). I'll be ba ck a ga in in a coup le weeks to 250 · 6 50 INT : 1. J ames Marshall (Kaw); 2. Trey Fr an k s (Suz) ; 3 . And rew Clark ( Hon ) ; 4 . M icah hopefull y defen d m y Nationa l title ." Th ibode aux ( Yam ); 5. Jamie El lis (Hen }. 25 0 -650 OPEN : 1. T rey Frank s {Sua): 2 . Cod y Ba rt Ba s t got the S c ra tc h ra c ing Sanders ( Hon ); 3 . Brent San defur (Hon ); 4 . Chri s Marek (Hon) ; 5. Ale n Burde n (Kaw). go ing with a n im pre ssive thr e e -po int 3 5 0 · 6 5 0 OPEN : J. Jo hn Portma n ( KTM ) ; 2 . v ict or y over T o m my Hedd en and Brad Smi th (KTM); 3. J ordan Bates (Yam ); 4 . Terry Dike (Kew) : 5. Deweyne Lightfoot (Kaw). Robe rt Cu rry. In heat two, Ha m ill took 25 . NO V : 1. .Juni or Pi r kle ( K a w ); 2 . Ray Burgess (Kaw); 3. J eremy Ahlm an (KTM); 4. Robert the ga te and t he win, a head of "Flyin' " Porter (Yam); 5. Wesley Tum er (Yam) . Mik e F a ria and Du k ie Erm ol en ko. 25. INT : 1. Greg Lewis (Yam) ; 2. Randy Rector (Yam) ; 3. Mike Adcoc k (Yam ); 4. Edi e Craft (Yam) . Northe rn Ca lifo rni a p o ints c ham pion 2 5 + EX : 1. Dw el n Carter ( Yam ) ; 2 . Sc o tt Heichelheim (Hen) : 3. Ja mes Skin ner (Hon). Bobby "T he Blaze" Hedd en led th e 30 . NO V: 1. J eff Harris (Kaw); 2. Larry Dod son lads to th e c he ckered flag in the next (Hon) ; 3. Ray Burgess (Kaw); 4 . Junio r Pirk le (Kaw) : 5. Rick Allen (Hon) . he a t , re legating J osh La rs en to sec 30 . IN T : I. Greg Lewis (Yam) ; 2 . Bo Stegall (Ya m) : 3 . J ohn Por tman ( KT M) ; 4 . Alan Burden ond , a h e a d o f B ill y J a nni ro , wh o (Ka w): 5. Bobby Meche. ente rtained the crowd with his d eep3 5. : l . Mi ke Cleme nt (Hon ); 2 . J ohn Portman ( KTM); 3 . Th om a s Fic ht er ( Ho n) ; 4 . 8 0 St egall c us h io n an ti c s a n d arti s t ic , d e a th (Vam); 5. Bobby Meche (Vam) . 40. : 1. Steve McComb s (Yam ); 2. Robert Porter defying s a ve s . Ch ris Manche ster fin (Yam) ; 3 . Mark Lowry ( Kaw): 4 . Marshall Turma n ished off th e first round of heat s with a (Kaw): 5. Peyt on Treadwell (Hon ). 8 ~

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