Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

125 c: I. Tim Heath (Han); 2. Brandon Durbec k (Yam) ; 3 . J .R. Ad am s (Yam); 4 . Brandon Moo re (Yam ); 5. Travi s McReary (Kaw) . 250 A : 1. J eff Bak er (Yam) ; 2 . Larry Gessner (KTM ); 3. Rodney Carrier {Yam} ; 4. Aaro n Mcin tyre (Suz); 5. Jimmy Brooks (Suz). 250 B : 1. Nich ol a s Wolfe ( Yam ) ; 2 . .Rob ert Tur ley (Suz); 3. Tr ey Haun ( Kaw) : 4 . Sla de Hergis (Yam) ; 5. Josh Thort on { Kaw}. 25 0 1. Brad Abele (Ka w) ; 2. Chad Scharlow (Han ); 3 . Brand on Parr ish ( Kaw ); 4 . Da vid Rapp (Yam ); 5. Steve Pierson (Yam). . 16· 2 4 : 1. Ti m Pridemore (Ya m); 2. MIke Ive rs (Y am) ; 3 . Donn ie Adams ( Ka w) ; 4 . Matt Richey (Kaw); 5. J ohn Kinnem eyer (Suz) . . 25 + A: 1. Rodney Carrie r (Yam): 2. Mark Smith (Yam) ; 3. Ji m my Broo k s (S uz) : 4 . Er ic Mc Hatton (Suz): 5 . Bry an Ridge (Han). 2 5+ B : 1. Dav id were (Yam ) ; 2 . Dave Horn (Suz); 3 . Terr y Be rnard (Suz) ; 4 . J er em y Garrett (Yam) : 5. Chad Scherlow (Ha n). 30 + A : 1. Rodney Carrier ( Yam ); 2 . Lar ry Gessner (KTM ); 3. J eff Ford (Yam ); 4. Connie Feist (Suz) ; 5. Mark Smith (Yam). .. 30+ B: 1. Dave Hom (Suz); 2. Craig Fruit {Hon} ; 3. Bob by Hall (Ya m) ; 4 . Terr y Berna rd (S uz); 5 . Donny Kaelin (Suz) . 4 0 + : 1. Brya n Stoug hton (Yam) ; 2 ..Mike McManus (Han ); 3 . Tom Meier s (Yam); 4. Michael Rome ro (Suz); 5. Tom Remley (Han) . 50 +: 1. Bob Lewis (Han); 2. Mike Schlinker (Suz). Oil BEG: 1. Wes Wrig ht (KTM) ; 2. Tony Skirv in (Han); 3. J ason Rutherfo rd (Han ) ; 4 . Mike McRae (Hon) ; 5. Michae l Romero (Suz). c: Podium One Mot oplell : Jeff Baker (434) and Barry Hall (652) dig in on the outs ide while Scott. Cr~ven (104) hugs the inside for the first-mota holeshot in the 250cc A class at round 14 of the Elf Podium One Gold Series m Charleston, Indiana. Elf Podium One Gold Series Round 14: Podium One Motoplex Baker, Craven Top Podium One B a k e r claimed t h e overall w i t h both moto wins, in front of Gessner, and Carrier was th ird , followed b y Mclntyre and J imm y Brooks. Baker took the holeshot in the first 125cc A moto and led the enti re ra ce. J imm y B r o o k s and Craven tra il ed B ak er at th e start. Craven qu ickl y mov ed int o second . J imm y Broo k s fell ba ck to 12th, and Mike Ive rs he ld third , in front of John Kinn emeyer. Th e t op four sta yed th e sam e , and Buddy Brooks moved into fifth w ith two lap s to go. Baker took th e holes hot agai n in the seco nd m ot o an d h eld th e lead go ing in t o th e E uropea n sec tion in ba ck , jus t i n front of C raven an d Ive rs. Baker went down , and Craven c ame o ut with the lead, fo llowed by Ivers , M cIntyre , Kinneme yer and Gessner. On lap t wo, Gessner passed K inn emeyer , and then he passed Mcintyre on t he next lap for t h ir d . Mcintyre fini shed fou rth , and Baker work ed back up to fifth by the end . Craven took the overall with a 2 -1 tally , in front of Ivers, Baker, Gessner and Mclntyre. After placing t hi rd overall in the 2 50cc A class, Carri er to o k the overall in both the O ver 25 A an d Over 30 A classes. Mark Smith took the holeshot in the fi r st Ove r 2 5 A m o t o o n a Drey e r Yam aha , in fron t of Carrier and J im m y B roo k s. Smith held the lead for the fir st la p, fo ll owed closely by Ca rrier and Bro ok s . E ri c Mc Hatton h el d fou rth , in front of Bryan Ridg e. Carrier passed Smith on th e next lap for the lead, and that's how they fin ished . Ca rrier too k t he hol es ho t in t he second m oto and wen t w ire to wire f or th e w in . Sm it h t r a il e d C arri er closely throu g hou t the moto for sec- B y MARK BU CHANAN CHARLESTON, IN, AUG. 20 rec ord 334 riders showed up for round 14 of the Elf Podium One Gold Series at the Podium One Motop lex i n Charleston, Indiana . The weather was perfect, and the Podium One crew had the track in excellent condition. T he event was also an Indi ana Summer Series rac e, with Suzuki and K awasak i contingenc ies avail a b le . Jeff Baker won the 250c c A cla ss and placed third in the 125cc A class on his Stoughto n Cycle-backed Yama has, while Sco tt Craven won the 1 2 5 c c A c lass o n h is T h or /Wh it e Brothers/Sus pensio n Plu s Yam aha. Craven took the holeshot in the firs t 2 50cc A moto on a Kawasaki, in fro nt of Suzuki j oc k ey Ba rry Hall and KTM r id er Lar r y "Slugg o " Gessn er . Hall dropped out of the top five and Baker work ed his way into second by the end of th e fir st lap . Gessne r held third, fol lowed by Rodney Carrier and Aaron M cInt y r e . T h e top five were close tog eth er, and Craven held the lead for th ree la ps b efore Bak er c au ght and pas sed hi m . Gessner passe d Cr aven on the next lap for second , and Buddy Brooks moved into fifth wi th a lap to go. Th at' s how they fin ish ed . Ba k er took th e seco n d - moto holeshot , in fro nt Suzuki rid er J im m y Brook s and Carrier. Craven and Budd y Brooks went down in the whoop section j ust after th e secon d turn on th e start and Craven recorded a DNF. Bak er led the entire m oto for th e win , followe d earl y by J im m y Bro oks, Carrier, Mcln tyr e a n d G es sn er. C ar r i e r pa ss ed Jimmy Brooks for seco nd on the third lap, and Gessner improved his position one pl ace each lap , taking second from Car rier on th e last lap . J im my Brook s fini shed fou rth, in fro nt of Mcl ntyre. A 60 O = O BER 2 5 , 2000' cue • e n e vv s on d , and th e fin is hing o rde r w as a repeat of the fi rst m oto 's. Carrie r to o k th e o ve rall, fo ll owed by Smith, J imm y B ro o k s, McH at t on and Ridge. Carrier took the holeshot in the first Over 30 A m ot o , in front of Gessner and Con nie Feist. Sm ith went ov er the bars in the first tum , remounting in last place . Gessn er held the lead by the end of the fi rst lap and went on to tak e the win . Carrier ran a stro ng second , followed c losely by F eis t , with J eff Ford finishing fourth and Cole York fifth. Smith ma naged to work his way back up to sixth after his first-turn spil l. Ca rr ier took the holeshot aga in in the second m oto as Smith and Gessner tangled and went dow n in the first tum . Gessner and Smith both got up quickIy . Carrier held the lead at the end of th e first lap, fo llowed closely by Feist and Ford. Gessner moved back up to fourth, w ith Sm ith cl ose behind in fifth . Feist went down hard at the end of the w hoop sec tion in fro nt of th e grandstand and ended up in fifth place. Ford to ok ove r seco nd f or a lap b ef o re Gessner ca ught and passed him. Smith ca ugh t Ford a lap late r to t ak e th ird. Ford finished fourth and Feist was fifth . Carrier took the overa ll with a 2 - 1 tall y , in fro nt of Gessner (1 -2) . Ford (4- 4) finished th ird overa ll , fo llowed by Feist and Smith. eN Padium One Motoplel Charleston, Indiana Results: August 20, 2000 [ Round 14 of 221 50 STK (4 -6): 1. Ca meron Rea s (Co b) ; 2 . Kurt Seigel (pol); 3. J ak e Tyree (Cob) ; 4 . Jo rdan Boswell (Co b) ' 5. .Jeke Beurn ert (Cob). STK (7· 8): 1. Zeck Johnson (K TM); 2 . Kenny Walk er (Cob): 3 . Micha el Rom ero (Pol); 4 . Isaac Rowland (Co b) ; 5 . Ju stin Hedger (Cob) . 50 ( 4 -8 ) SHAFT: J. Cam eron Reas (Yam) ; 2. Tommy Meiers (Yam) ; 3. J ordan Bo swell (Co b) ; 4. Clay Burnette (Yam); 5. J ordan Reardo n (Yam). 60 (7- 11): 1. Jacob Rowla nd (Kaw) ; 2. Howard Nicholas ( Ka w) ; 3 . Co dy Ree s ( Ka w ) ; 4 . lack J ohnson (KTM); 5. Tyler Richey (Ke w). JR MINI : 1. Ju stin Sipes (Kaw); 2. Chad Canter (Suz) ; 3. J ake Ell iott (K aw); 4. Nic k Kersey (Suz); 5. Dale Fulkerso n (Kaw ). SR MI NI : 1. Sh awn C la rk (S uz); 2 . J u st i n Thom pson (Yam); 3. Jeff J enni ngs (Suz); 4. Mich ael Ak eydln (Kaw) ; 5. Matt Colston (K aw). OPEN MIN I: 1. Sha wn Clar k (Suz ) ; 2 . J ust i n Sip es (Kaw ) : 3 . J usti n Thompson ( Yam); 4 . J eff Jenning s (Suz); 5. Michael Akaydin (Kaw ). 12 5 YTH : 1. Ryan Sipes (Kaw) ; 2. J am es Lang (Han); 3. Brendan Durbeck (Yam); 4 . Brand on Moore (Yam ); 5. Kyle Huenin g (Yam) . . 12 5 A : 1. Sco tt Crave n (Y am } : 2 . MIk e Ivers (Yam) ; 3. J eff Baker (Yam) ; 4. Larry Gessner (KTM) ; 5. Aaron Mci ntyre (Suz). . . 125 B : 1. Rya n Sip es ( Kaw ) ; 2 . De vld Wets (Y am) ; 3. Matt Ric h ey { Suz}; 4 . N ic hola s Wo lf e (Yern) : 5. J .T. Sm ith (Han) . 50 GFI Fall S eries Round z: oatfield Raceway The Blair Win Project B y J IM AND V A LERIE E NOS TURLOCK, CA, SEPT.1 7 aniel Blair practiced his lines well and scripted a strong I -I score , capturing th e overa ll win in the 250cc Pro class at round tw o of th e GFI Fall Series. T he Mach 1 Motorsports/FMF/ T hor/ RG3 -back ed Hon da rid er took a li k ing to O at f i el d Raceway, slicing thr oug h its tu rns a nd c lea ri ng its m an y jumps with precision. Bla ir started off with a co me-from behind w in in moto one and fo llowed tha t up with a solid wire-to -wire victory in the second m oto . Althoug h the first moto was by far the t o ughest , coming off a t hird -p la ce start and fi nding ho leshot artist D anny Paladino toug h t o pas s, moto two was no t without inc ide nt , as he ba ttled a loose cl ut ch perch la te in the m ot o . After getting th e hol eshot , Bl air appeared he aded for th e win , bu t th en he began to m a k e mi sta k es w hi le constan tly having to rea dj ust th e clu tch lev er. "One of th e perch bolts fell out, and I had to kee p pulling it up after every j u m p." B l air exp la i ne d. "I a lmost cra shed a cou ple of ti mes be c au se I pulled it up so high , I co uldn't grab the lever. But, hey - it was a good day ." Blair was ne verth el ess clea rly the fas t est rider o n th e track, and in the end his 1- I sh ow in g was more than enough fo r t he w in . T h e runn er -up spot was up for g ra bs, as severa l of the top ri d e r s in m oto o n e p osted inco nsi stent scores in moto tw o . Cr aig Tru gl io ' s 5 - 2 pos ting wa s goo d eno ugh for second. T he Merced Pow- D ersports /Fo x/Sco tt -sponso red rider started off wi th an uncharacteristic all y lack lust er eff ort in m ot o one , bat tl ing

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