Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

m ered on Sta ffo rd for th e top spot. Stevens shot off the tra ck at the off-camber ju mp while Staff or d and Bu lloch were flyi ng ou t in fron t. Once agai n, Stafford was in tandem at the fln ish li ne, t h is time w ith Bu lloch - a nd, once a ga in, St a fford t o ok th e win by a n o se. Stafford' s two hard -earned victories gave him the 125cc Novice titl e, whil e Bulloch 's second m oto heroics earne d him seco nd ove rall . Cam d en ' s stea dy third-place finishes took thi rd ove rall, ahead of Westbay and Atkin. Th e Vets wer e dukin g it out on Saturday nigh t as well. O ver 30 Intermediate Troy Fitch blasted to th e lead in th e co m bi ned race, lea ding fellow Over 30 Intermediat e Chuck Je nsen and Ov er 40 Exp ert Bill y Stap p to the first tum . Ove r 30 Intermed iat e Casey M cKinney j um ped into thi rd as Over 40 Novi ce Wayn e J ohn son and Over 3 0 Interme d iate Chri s Champlin j o in ed the lead pa ck . Fit ch wa s wha ling awa y out in front until he self -de struc ted at t he tri cky o ff-c a m be r co rn e r jump . Jensen took over the point and turn ed it up , shooting out to a big lead im mediately. McK in ney was fen ding off a determined Ch amplin, while Johnson and Stapp scrapped for fourth. Jensen flashed through the checkers fir st. followed by Mc Kinney, Champlin and Jo hnson . Troy F it ch cla imed a not her hol esh ot in m oto two, but thi s time J ensen did n't depend on lu ck or crashes, passing Fitch for th e lead . Fitch wouldn't back down , keeping the battle for th e lead tight for the fir st part of the race . McKinney was cru ising in th ird, ahead of the dogfight for fourth b etween Johnson and Champlin . Jensen finally wore down Fitch and took off for another big win and fi rst overa ll Over 30 Intermediate, followed by Fitch, McKinney and Champlin in t he clas s; Over 40 Novice win ner Johnson edged Over 40 Expert champ Billy Stapp at the lin e. Results 50 BEG: 1. Michoel LaChose (Po l) ; 2. Dy lon Stohl (Pol) ; 3. Chose Marn (Cob) : 4. Cole NltnIley (Cob ). 50 NOv: 1. Brondon Hemsle y (KTM) . 50 INT : I . Tonner Krohombuhl (Cob) ; 2. Josh Bylllgton (Cob) . 50 OPEN: I. Josh Byingt en (Cob ): 2. fo\ichoel LaCho se (Pol): 3. Dy\MI Stahl (Pol) ; 4 , Chose Mern (Cob ): S. TOnneT" Km henbuhl (Cob) . 60 BEG: I. E.J. Roge~ (Ka ....: 2. Josh Rosen (Ka.... ; 3. Derek ) ) Results P/W (4 -6): I. Gro y Vinson (Cob ); 2. Joseph J o iner (Hus ): 3 . Kyle Moon (Pol) ; 4 _Hllrper Vimon (Yom) ; 5 . Hunler Walk er ( Yom). P;v.I (7-9): L Todd Smith (Cob). PfW 80: I . Brandon Bums (Yam ); 2. Cody Moon (Hon) : 3 . Ty ler De- (Yam ). 60 B; I. Jody Cook (Kaw) . 60 C: I. Kendoll Meson (KT M.); 2. Brondon Crol ey (Kow ): 3 . Chmt lOn Tremel (Ko lII) . 60 D: I. Cho se Walker (K olll); 2. Groy Vinson (Cob); 3. Brondon Bums (K_): 4. C.J . Giles (Kow). 80 B: 1. Bhrne Meson (Yom) . 80 C: I. J""",y Hardy (Kaw) : 2. Jody Cook (KolII) ; ). lack Eng lish (K.II ). w R~ (KaIll ) . 60 NOV: 1. Prince Kopohulehua (KolII). 60 INT: 1. Michoel Stork (K_) . 60 OPEN: I. Prince K.opohulehuo (Kolll) . 80 BEG: 1. Domnlc: DiSIrmne (Han) ; 2. I\nctnICamden (Kaw) : 3. Angd ftlrio3 (Kaw); 4. 0IDCi H........lIfd5en (Hal ); S. Kyle VonHoovoe (yom). 80 NOV: I . Potrick Prov~ (Stu) : 2. Ton y Esposito (Suz): 3. Tony Coputo (Hon); 4. Stephen Cemden (Kolll ); S. Corey Be.xlle (Sw: ). 80 INT : 1. Josh uo LaFount oine (Suz) ; 2 . Ty Morro ....(Suz). 80 OPEN : 1. Stephan Comden ( KolII) ; 2 . Potn ck Pro venche r (Suz): 3 . COfey Beadle (Suz): 4 , Joshua Lafounta ine (Su z): 5. Ton y Caputo (Hen) . 125 BEG: I. Trovis Jac kson (Hon ); 2. Kri s Higd on (Yam); 3 . Bill y Wise; 4, Chod Geib (Yom ); S. Miltt Kerr (Yll m) . 125 NOV : 1. J ohn Sloff ord (Yam): 2. Nic k Bulloch (Han): 3 . Josh Comden ( Yom) ; 4 . Toe Westbay (Yam ): S_Jon Atk in (Hon) . 1251NT ; I . Bee Kra henbuhl (Suz) . 25 0 BEG: I , George Kontsobos (Kow ); 2. J ohn Ritsko (Yom); 3 . Chuc k Seeslons (K tl\v ); 4 . J eff Pride (Kow ). 25 0 NOV; I . J on Atkin (K" w); 2. Chris Selum (K" w) ; 3. John Lebreche (Han) , 250 INT; I. Ch uck Jen sen (Kow) ; 2. Cosey McKinne y (Hen) : 3 . Chris Cham pli n (Han); 4. Troy Fi tch ( Yam) 25 + BEG: I. George KonlMl bos (Kow) . 25. NOV: I. DlIll ny Doyl e (Suz); 2. Chris Selum (Kll w): 3 . Jack Doy le (Kaw) . 30+ BEG: 1. Chad Hcnw erdsen (Kow): 2. Kevin Nanney (K"w): 3 . Mlchll el Ditt o (Hon): 4. John Cloutle r (Yll m ); 5. Patr ick McVey (Yam ). 30 . NOV: I . Larue Gior~no (Yom): 2 . John Lab rec he (Hon ); 3. John A1 beru (Kow). 30+ INT: I. Chuck J ensen (Ko w); 2. C"se)' McK inney (Hon) ; 3 . Chris Ch"mphn (Hon ): 4, Troy f itch (Yam ). 4 0. BEG: 1. Ku rt Nt'lson (Yom ): 2, J.IIYBurkett (Suz). 40+ NOV: 1. Woyne Johnson (Kaw). 40+ EX: I. Billy St0PP ( Yam). B/BK OPEN: 1. John Sltlff ord (Yam); 2. Josh Camd en (Yam ). D ixie M X him th rou gh th e whoops on lap one . Step hen s go t a strong drive through the wh oop s o n lap two and dived und er Downing in th e next turn . The po sit ion s rem ained th e sam e to the finis h. D a rr y l He i sler ran out f ro nt i n t he fi rs t Op en Mon ey moto, foll ow ed by Young and Carro ll. O n th e f irst la p , Ca rr oll d ro p p ed You ng to th ird in th e ba ck sec tion. He then closed on Heisler . ma de con tact with his rear wheel a nd went dow n . You ng repas sed for second with , James M o rr ison in h is wake . While ru n ni ng ou t fr ont, Heisler st alled his YZ426 and had tro ub le refiring . Young went on to take th e win . Mo rrison held back a stro ng la st -la p c ha lle nge from Stephens and Chan Senn to tak e a pe rsonal- best second p lace . He i sl e r , Youn g an d Carr oll r an close together fo r severa l lap s in th e seco nd m ot o. On lap thr ee, Carroll passed Youn g and went afte r Hei sler . Th e pair pulled away from th e pack , with Heis ler taking the chec ke rs just two seconds ahead o f Carroll. Young held th ird , with Senn fourth . In Supermini raci ng , Ta llass ee, Alabama's Cha se Borders stole the firs t-moto holeshot , ahead of Blane Mason. Early in the race, Mason took the lead from Borders, while Zack Eng lish and Jeremy Hardy waged a race-long duel for th ird . Mason ' s solid ridi ng earned him the win , over Borders. Hard y div ed under English and passed him thro ugh the whoops on the last lap. In the second heat , Borders took the start ahead of Hardy . Mason moved to second and sp ent th e la st three laps looking for a way around Borders . The Kawasaki rider held hi s gro und th e entire distan ce, wi nning the moto and the ove rall . Hardy picked up another third . 8 0 0 : I . Kendo ll Meson (Kow): 2. Chr istUln Trem el (Kolll ); 3 Brondon Crol ey (Kew) : 4, Stephen Croley (Kolll) . S/ M.I I: 1. Chose Bceeers (Kll W); 2. Blane Meson(Yam ): 3 . J~ N m y Hardy (Kalil ). 16-29 : 1. Cloy Down ing (K_): 2. Wes Tindell ( Yom ); 3 . Brin! Simpson (Kow) ; 4. Chns Freeman (Kow). 125 MY: I . Bri&n Young ( Yom ); 2. Ja~ SlephPns (Yam) . I ~ B: I . Cloy Dolllning (Kow) 125 C: I . Wes Tindell (Yom ). 125 D: 1. Pllul Powell (Sw:) ; 2. Chad Reeves (Kaw) . OPEN MNY: 1. Brian Young (Yom) ; 2. Dorryl Heisler (Yom ); 3. Brent Corrol (Yom ): 4. J omes Morr ison (Yom ): 5. Chon Seen (Yom) . 250 C: I. Sieve Patton (Hen ); 2. lhomas Bt-lisle (Yam ) 250 D: I . Brint Simpson (Kow); 2. Jo y Senn (SUl) . 40 +: 1. Ton y Hordy (Kaw); 2. Jerry Tew (Yam); 3 . Grady Hendrix (Yam ). VETB: I. Joh nny Borders (Kaw) . VET C: L Steve Pettee (Han): 2. Marty Richard s (Hen) : ). Kenny Casey (Yll m) . HBB Y: I. Poul Powell (Suz) ; 2. Nelson Colon (Yom); 3 . Thom es Bt'li !lle (Y" m) T ho se were the word s of an ela te d Bob Boyd s ho rtly a fte r he p il ote d his DTX ed CR250 to his first- ever victory in th e Open Pro class , during the Norsem an Mo torcy cle Clubpromoted Ca mbri dge TT. Bo yd , a secondyea r Pro-Spo rt co ntender, has always been a fro nt- runner in t he Open Pro d ivi sion , but today he put tog eth er a sp irited co me -f ro m b ehind c ha rge to p a ss early l e ad er Bill Hofm eister and race on to vi ct ory. The Open Pro heat race turn ed out to be a rout for Veteran Expert Rand y Tripl ett, wh o rece ntly fin ished second at the Pike s Peak HiIIcli mb . However, Tr ipl ett gated behind th e fast sta rti ng Hofmeist er and Boyd , whil e M ar cu s Bau er , Will ie Broten , South Dakota ' s Gr eg Chicoine and Ada m Henrich s gave chase. Wi t h onl y tw o laps of th e 10- la p m ain event in the book s, a slightly overa nx io us T riplett t ried a wide li ne in turn six in an attempt to pass Hofmeister on th e outside, but he lost control and fell . Triplett's early demi se left the door open for Boyd to give it a try. At the halfway point, Boyd discovered th e place wh e re he wou ld make hi s atte m pt. Entering the tight righ t -hander , Boyd moved wide and pu lled alongside Hofmeister, and as th ey charged toward Langland Gul ch , Boyd tu ck ed his CR to th e inside of an un suspecting Hofme ister and ev ent ua lly m ad e th e pa ss stic k . "I do n' t think he eve n knew I wa s th ere," Boyd said afterward. Over the next five laps, Boyd stretched his lead en route to scoring his fir st big win , but the battl e for seco nd wasn 't ov er yet. O n lap nine, Bauer slipped to the inside of Hofmeister in the tight righ t-hander and the two touched bars. The incident left Hofmeister sprawl ed on th e grou nd and Ba uer in second pl ace. Th e tw o are involved in a clo se points battle with three race s left in the season , so th e incide nt did ha ve some effect on wh o w i ll w in the cham pi onsh ip. '" w ent o ve r and apologi ze d to B illy , " Bau er explained aft er the race. "H e was coo l about it, but he said he owes me one. I know it was a ra cing th ing , but tha t's not th e way I want to rac e for the cham pio nship ." Ch ico ine finished th ird, ahead o f Broten , Henri chs and a reco vered Triplett. Los Ange les County Raceway It's Hammer Time By GREG ROBERTSON PAU'\DALE, CA , SEPT. 9 Aboard his Factory Effects /Answer-spon sored Yam aha YZ80, Andy Hammer nail ed the 80cc Beginner-clas s win at Lo s Angeles County Rac ewa y during Californ ia Raci ng Club 's weekly Saturday night mot ocross . KTM-mounted Kyl e Smith got the jump on the field to exit the fir st turn in m oto one with th e lead over Hammer , Ryan Schuster and James Ramos . Halfway through the first lap, Hammer went underneath Smith to steal the lead away . Hammer quickly put five seconds o n Ramos , wh o went a round both Schuster and Smith. Th e race wa s all Hammer's , and he too k th e chec kers w ith a 15 -second cushion ov er Ram o s. Ja son Sib ley wa s o n the m ove , coming from th e back of the pack to run as high as third pla ce until a trip over th e bars ended his charge . Mike Gar cia in heri ted the th i rd -pla ce finish , o ve r Sc huster and Jo shua Erick son. Being the last race on the evening's pr ogram , a nd with a littl e ex t r a tim e o n t he schedule, the seco nd m oto was exte nded to a 20 - l a p pe r. Ha mm er abs cond ed with the holeshot, ahead of Ramo s and Gar cia. By lap three, Hammer and Ram os were pu ll ing away from Garci a, wh o was also sta rt ing to distan ce h imself fro m Schu st er , i n fourth . Ram o s co ul dn 't qu it e co me up with a challe nge for Hammer , b ut Hamm er wasn ' t rea lly abl e to pull away , eithe r, and at the end of 20 laps, the two fron t-r un ners had lapped all the way up to fo urth pl ace. with Hammer ta k in g th e wi n. Garcia wa s all alone in th ird for th ird ove rall , foll ow ed by Schuster and Eric kson. In what wa s pr ob abl y hi s las t ride in the 125cc Beg inn er class, Tyler M ci nt osh eas ily ran off with th e fir st -m ot o win over Jason O rt iz and Steven Figu eroa. Tiffany Smith put her YZ125 into the early second·moto lea d . but by the end of lap o ne it , Ortiz and Mcintosh were arguing over the top spo t. Mcintosh dr opped Ortiz to second pl ace a lap later and th en pro ceeded to pull Ol~ t a 3D-seco nd cushion in th e rem aining fi ve lap s for a most co nv inc ing vi ctory. Ortiz finished a safe secon d , ahead of Figueroa. Bria n Adams and Sm ith . R es u lts MINI CHAIN : I . Conn er Andenon (Yom) ; 2. Jofdon SchIe1cher (Yom) ; 3. KeVin Wolle r (Yom) : 4 _ Demel MelqUist (Yom) ; 5 . Dustin Poul (Yom ). MINI SHAFT: 1. Kevin Woller (Yam) : 2. Conn er Ande t5Ol1 (Yom ); 3 . Daniel Melqu ist (Yom) : 4 . Dustln Poul (Yom ); ~ . Charlo tte MorTis (Yom ). 60: I. Jory Morri s (Kolll ); 2. Nick y M"toyo (Kow ): 3 . Cole Feoly (K"w); 4. Chris Lauberscn een er (Kaw ): 5. Jac ob Schleicher (K ow ). 80: I. Sh"wn Burr (KolII): 2. Jos h Koch (Hon); J . Joke Moltlya (Yam ); 4. Travi s Henrichs (Y" m): S. Kevin Andet5Ol1 (Kow). OPEN MINI : 1. Jo sh Koch (Hon ): 2. Trevt Henrich s ( Yom) ; 3. s J ake Mtllaya (Yam); 4. Cole Fealy (Kow); 5. Nicky Maltl yo (Kow) . OPEN AM: I. TI m Gregory (Ho n ): 2. Randy 'rhtsue (Rtx ) ; 3. Richerd weech ek (Y" m); 4. Steve Hill (Hen); S. Tro y John son (Rlx) . NO V: I. Dove Engler (Y" m) : 2. John Morri s (Y" m) OPEN PRO: 1. Bob Boyd (Hen): 2. Marcu s Bauer (RlX) ; 3. Greg Chico ine (Kalil) ; 4. Broten (Rtx) : 5. Ad em Henric hs (RlX). 125 : 1. Shawn Burr (Kalil ): 2. Anth on y Gardner [ Hon] : 3. KeVin Ande rson (Kow). 250 AM: 1. Troy Johnsen (Yom ); 2. Joel Sch leicher (Hon ): 3 RlChardWaschek (Yam); 4. Ken TNh (Yam ); 5. Anthony Gordner (Hen ). 30 +: I. Tim Gregory (Hon); 2. Marty MlIta y

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