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Cycle News 2000 10 18

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sued her on the fir st lap . Mi ll er's sty le wa s very im pressive for a Beginner, as she used pe rfe ct form to keep her 125 on the pi pe . Miller was one of only two rid ers cl ear ing the larg e do uble pr ior to the finis h tabletop . She easil y outcl assed th e fie ld in both m oto s for the overall hon ors . Fin ishing seco nd wa s Steve Schnei der , who put in a 2- 4 ride . T aki ng th ird on th e day was T om Murphy , who had Miller in his sig h ts earl y o n i n m ota t w o , but he co u ld neve r cl ose th e distance and settl ed for sec ond to go with his m ota -one fifth . Hi gh -fl y ing Dan Sm ith aired o ut h is KX and took it to the overa ll in the Over 38 lnterm ediate class . Smi th co nsistently launc hed his KX ove r a fo urth-gear 80-foot tri pl e to keep a com fo rtable lead ahead of T.J . Ki ng en route to a 1- 1 score. F inishi ng second was K in g . who wen t a consistent 2 -2 , chasing Sm ith in bo th m ot os. Cra ig Ham tt on seized the final po di um position . Re sult s BEG: I. ShlSnnon Miller ; 2. Steve Schnl' idf!r ; 3 . Tom Murphy; 4. Donny McVoy: 5. Albert Serrano. 38 + BEG: 1. Rootll d Wuukl'; 2. John Rey: 3. Tom Un sk; 4. J ohn Suster: 5. Etren Arlin da NOV: I . Lorry Holm an; 2. Mikl!' Tu ck er; 3 . Curt Bennet: 4. Steve Molen!: 5. Brian Padrick . 38. NOV : l, Rictlrdo RI'Y: 2. Michlll'l Overby ; 3. Lei' Evens: 4 Jennifer Caputo: 5 . Jeck Ten ne r. INT : 1. Robert W",xl l' r: 2. David Vlnlovto; 3. Sieve Cos ter: 4 DWllyne Obberds: 5. Dav id Dubois . 38+ INT: I. OM Srruth: 2 . T .J. King: 3. Craig Hamnon : 4 . RlIOOy Green; 5. Oliv e WlIrd EX : I. Kevin Montgom"'ry ; 2. Br uce Cris well: 3 . Mike Giem; 4 Scott Lekcsh : 5. Chris Sencbmco. 38. EX: I. HlIrry Leary ; 2. Jeff Ma ~ ; 3 . Dan Caneva ; 4 . Joe Crouc h; 5. Malt McBrid ll:. PRO: 1. Oli n fkrg 38. PRO: I. Pete Murra y; 2 Claylon Blood ; 3, Melrc John~ ; 4 Mike Alte-nhofe!; 5 . Ptuhp Teboede . Grumpy Vall ey Motocross Park Robinson Not Bashful About Winning at Grumpy By RU PERT X , P EUETT TARLTON , OH , SEPT . 2 " King " Richard Robi nson ca m e off hi s thro ne to capture a co up le of cla sses at the exciti ng Grum py Vall ey co urse, sail ing his shiny -new 2 00 1 Honda C R250 in for th e Over 25 and Ove r 30 win s. Robin son, 40 , bo ld ly attacked th e fiel d of younger riders, as he opted not to run the Ov er 40 cl ass, leaving that morsel for his buddy Rick Russell to chew. Th e Ov er 25 p lu s c l e ss w a s n o ea sy pickin' s for Rob inson . He even had to battle hi s yo unge r br o th er Matt to t ake the win in th at divisi on; M att sett led fo r sec o nd on h is Fast Bo y s-sponsored CR25 0 . Local spee dster Dav e Hom gave Rob inson lots of grief in the Ov er 30 cl ass, whil e Terry Bern ard and J oey Ford also offered up som e opposition; how ever, Robinson was too fast for them on this lengthy course. Horn fin ished second over all with co nsiste nt seco nd- pla ce fin ishes, while Bernard and Ford foug ht it out for third, with Bern ard (4 -3) besti ng Ford (3 -4) , T wo Circlev ille boys were the ma ster s of th e 50cc cl a sses . Bla k e Hoffm an sa nk his Cobra 's ve no mous teeth into the 5 0cc (4-6) cl ass, ta k in g bot h w ins, whi le J acob Ca rte r slithe red hi s King Co bra home with conv inci ng 1- 1 po sting s on th e ye llo w m ach ine. T eam Green ' s Ty ler Bow ers co ntinued to com m and the 65 cc and Mi ni Junior cla sses. He easil y to p ped t he m both i n co nvi nc in g fashio n, Th e " Dang er Boy " has th e ability to o utjump ev eryone o n h is K X 65 a nd KX80 m ach in es, due to lots of practice and shee r t a lent - no t t o m ention a heal th y d o se of you thful exu beranc e. T y ler Sh oe b ested t he rest of th e 80c c fie lds . Th e nat ive o f Heath , Oh io , took both th e 80cc Extra and 80 Senior classes, M ik e M c C ab e o nc e a gain t op p ed t he 25 0cc B class . Nick Carro ll tor e his YZ 125 ho me with the 125cc B-c1ass win. In the Beginner/Novice dasses, loch Haning slammed his RM 125 home for th e win in the 1250c C co ntest. and Lancaster's Ryan Schre nen posted 1-1 scores to take the 250cc C class. Thoug h To m m y "B ig Boy ' Lay man could on ly m uster 2 ·4 results in th e 16·24 class for fou rth on the day, he th um ped his YZ426F in fo r a convincing Open -class w in, with T ony Uff in seco nd . Results 50 (4·6): I. Blake Hottm an jCo b) ; 2. J .T . T urner (Lem): 3. Ian KlI: dtg (Hus) n 50 (7 ·8 ): I. J acob Ca rter (Co b): 2. Cl"y Elliott (Co b) ; 3. Cor!!'y Worth ington (Cob ). 65: 1. Ty Bowe rs (Kaw): 2. Brandon Borgen (Kaw ); 3 . Cody Gang (KTM) . 80 (7 ·11) : 1. Ty Bowers (Kaw) ; 2. All en Nutte r Jr . (Yam ); 3 . Brandon Borge n (Suz). 80 ( 12- 15): I. Tyle r Shot" (Kll w) ; 2. Mic hael Schrend (Kaw ): 3 . Cohn Devy (YlI m ). 80 EXTRA : 1. Tyler ShOC' (Kaw): 2. Allen Nutter J r. (Yam) ; 3 . Michae l Schrend (KlIw). 125 A : I . Charl ie' Denewey (YlIm l ; 2. David Herb (Kaw ). 125 B; J. Nick Carroll ( Yam) : 2. Matt Pmcherd (Yam ); 3 . Travi s Ward (HO'l) 125 C: I. z., ch H4TllTlg (Stu); 2. Rick y Parsley (Yam ): 3 Damon Sh"ffll:r (Yam). 250 A : I , Chan~ Dunaway (Yam ): 2. Mati Robinson (Han). 250 B; I . Mike McCabe J r.; 2. A .J. Meade (KT M); 3. Bnon Turck (Kaw ). 250 C: I. Ryan Sctvenen (Kaw ); 2. Tony Utl ( Yam); 3 . J erold Elder (Hon ). 25. A : I. Rlch

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