Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

30. C 0 -1 : 1. Jim Dic k erson (Hon); 2 . John Kr ep s (Yam); 3 . Taylor Barnh art (Ya m ) ; 4 Ma rtin Lynch (Yam ): 5. Paul Bakos (Kaw). 30 . C 0 -2 : I. Bill Meko (Ya m ) : 2 . Jeff Chri st oph er (Yam) ; 3 . Mark K i rk (Ka w) ; 4 . Karl Morri son (Yam ); 5. Alle n Marke r (Yam) . 35+ A : 1. Jo hn Shay (Yam ); 2. Richard Robinson (Hon) ; 3. Duane Summ ers (KTM); 4. Eric Eisenfelder (Suz) : 5. Martin Lesher (Yam) . 35 + B: 1. And rew Deathrage (Kaw ); 2 . Chr is Krei be l (Ya m) ; 3. David Norris (Yam) : 4 . Jay Richardson (Hon) ; 5. Rick Boepple (Suz) . 35 + C: 1. T im Boo th ( Hon ); 2. lai n Gilchrist (Kaw) ; 3 . Wilson Lewis (Ka w) ; 4 . Douglas Arnold (Hen) : 5. Jeff Mauk (Suz}. 40. A: 1. Rich ard Robinson ( Hon ); 2. Mark Gar ri son (Kaw); 3 . Paul Kin g sl ey (Ho n) ; 4 . Eric Eisentelder (Sua): 5. Chris Lee (KTM) . 40 . B : 1. A ndrew Deathrage (Kaw) ; 2. Dea n Au en (Ho n) ; 3. Edwa rd Mihoc es (Yam); 4. Thomas Klouse (Yam) ; 5. Stanley Talago (Yam ). 40. C: 1. J .K. Miller (Hon ); 2. David Btauman (Hon) ; 3. Dennis Holli dayok e (Ka w); 4. James Benko (Hon); 5. Douglas A rnold (Ho n) . 45 . : 1. Th om a s Klo use (Y am) ; 2 . Chris Lee (KTM) ; 3 . J ohn McC on nell (Yam ); 4 . Car l Da vi s (Hon); 5. Guy Longwell (Kew }. 50+ : 1. Ey vid Boyeson (Suz) ; 2 . J .K . Miller (Hon) ; 3. Blai ne Duec aster (Ka w); 4 . Rob McClain (KTM ); 5 . Don Davi dson (Yam ). 5 5. : 1. George Singl er (Yam ) ; 2. Dic k Sweat (Hon ); 3. Elden Hou singe r (Hon) ; 4 . Charles Hawk (Hus): 5. Rob McClain (KTM ). 4-STRK: 1. Robin McClain (KTM) ; 2. Edward Mihoces (Yam ); 3 . Marcus Baumann (KTM): 4. Perry Peters (Suz) ; 5. Arthur Rutk owsk i (Hon) . VINT 1974: I. Joseph Gretchen (Mai). VINT 1984: 1. Robi n McClain (Hus); 2. David Bla um an (Hon) ; 3 . James Ca rr (Yam); 4. J ohn Chadwick (Hus); 5. John Donley (Yam). VINT 1989: 1. Paul Samarin (Hon); 2. Paul Frey (Yam) ; 3. Marl< Hum mer (Hon): 4. Mark Lynch (Hon) . SUP 60 /80: I. Travis Bartow (Suz) ; 2. Aaron Green (Kaw) : 3. Ryan Yoest (Hon); 4. Paul Ucman (Kaw). SUP 125/250 : 1. Ji m J arrett (Suz) : 2 . Rye n Holl i day {Sua) : 3 . Dav id Eckl un d (Sua ) : 4. Jeff Fenton (Hon) ; 5. Alan Bonamo (Yam ). North/South Showdown 2000 Hare Scrambles: In Tonopah, Nevada, Team Green Open rider Shane Esposito too k the overall victory for the Northern division for the s eco nd year in a row. Es posito, who is als o a well-res pected Pro motoc ros ser, is proving to many that it is possible to go fast In both styles of racing . first for the first 15 miles before making a co s tly bobble on a rocky c liff that a llowed Tichenor to qu ick ly shoot past the downed rider on his Reno Motor Sport/Fox Racing/Pro Circu itbacked , Tony Berlutti-prepped RM. Meanwhile, Matt Gosnell was picking riders off left and right on his DH1backed Yamaha YZ426F, in hot pursuit of the overall victory for the southem division. Also making up for a bad start was Husky USA/Thor/ VP/RMS/IMS backed Dennis Belingheri, who made a well -executed p a s s over Tichenor to take the lead in the 250cc class . Bel ingheri unfortunately fell victim to the Tonopah ro ck s , busting h is wat er pump. However, the d edicated rid er patched up his bike in the field and finis he d th e ra ce in o rd er to ke ep h is points lead ov er the rest of the field. Th e second and final s ecti on of th e course t ra veled th e lowe rs se ction of Ton opah, whic h co ns isted o f ma ny fast a n d twisty roa ds, rocky sand washes , an d a few w h o op e d - o u t bugg y- co urs e roads to le t the riders and the ir su s pen si on have o ne last workout before the finis h of the race. Esposito co nti nued to hold on to his lead a nd comfortably too k the overall victory for the Northem divis ion. "The Rooste r's M/C d id a n e xcelle nt job with th e ra c e," Esposito s aid . "Being the first ride r ov e r th e c ourse c a n be tough sometime s , [bu t] I nev er had a ny probl em s foll o wi n g th e c ourse." MRANN Series Round 5: North/South Showdown 2000 Hare Scrambles Esposito's Exposition of Excellence By dropped , the Experts fired their bikes simu ltaneously and sent up a blanket of dust. The on ly rider not affected by the dust was VP Racing/Axo-backed Open rider Esposito, who wheelied his bike over the crest of the first hill and nev er looked ba ck. Right on his heels was northem Open rider Greg Searle and s outhern Open rid ers Wad e Phillips and his brother Jacob Ph illips , followed by 250cc riders Jason Rob binson (from th e south ) arid St eph e n Tichen or (from the north ). Dusty conditions made pass ing a little d ifficult , a nd with the hefty roc ks s prinkled throughout Ton opah's valley , stra ying off the course could be risky . After the first 10 miles , the racers blazed qu ickly through the pits before heading off on the first challenging 35-mile loop . Th e first s e ction of th e ra c e hel d mo st of the technical section s, with its tw isty sand washes , roc ky m ounta in ridges and virg in tra ils . While Esposito wa s c a rv ing in th e first lin e s of t he course, not too far behind him a race within t h e rac e wa s brewing in th e 250cc Exp ert d ivision , betwe en Rob binson and Tic he no r. Robbins on he ld STEPHEN TI CHENOR TONOPAH, NV, SEPT. 10 or the second year in a row, racers from southern Nevada met in the middle of the Nevada desert to c ha llenge the North em division in search of an answer to the question , Who breeds the fastest racers in Nevada , the North or the South? Once aga in , with the help of Team Green r ider Shane Esposito, northem Nevada was victorious over the Nevada "Confede ra tes." Tonopah is kn own for its fa stpaced , rocky -style races that can put an end to a good day if a rider is not on his toes. In addition, with a ll of the c a r and truck races that run through t h is well -r espected race town , it is easy to have an entire ra ce o n whooped -out buggy-course roads - a possibility that was feared by m any' ra cers . Th e Roosters Mot or cycl e Club , how ever , prov ed ev ery on e wron g by c re ating a well-marked an d highly div erse course that went over ve ry well with m ost of the racers . Close to 200 racers lined up at th e start to do battl e. When th e bann er F 66 O CTOBER 25 , 2 0 0 0 - ' cue • e neuvs In the Amateu r d ivision , north ern 250cc rider Dav id Mayer obl iterated t he c o m p e t iti o n b y fin ish ing fir st overall Amateur , an impress ive 21 positions over the next Amateur. In the Novice di vision , northern 250cc rider J os h Ka uffman was also impressive , taking the overall Novice divis ion 16 positions over second place. The Mini riders are sometimes the unsung h e ro e s of racing . They are, however , the future of racing a nd should not be forgotten . One such racer that disp layed his future potential was northern 80cc rider Justin Soule. The multitalented motocross/ desert racer ha s been the dominator in his division the ent ire season , ta k ing the overall honors in just about every desert race he has entered . Other fast gu ys worth men tion ing include sou thern 60cc rider J us t in Wallis and southern Pee We e ride r Dylan Hansen . Both riders overailed thei r respective divisions, proving to everyone that their day as big-b ike heroes will be coming soon. eN Nort!I/South Showdown Hare Scrambles Tonopah, Nevada Results:September10, ZOOO OPEN EX: 1. Shane Esposi to (North); 2. Wade Phillips (Sout h): 3. Matt Gosnell (South ); 4. Jacobe Phillips (South ); 5. Greg Searle (North ). 250 EX: 1. Stephen TIcheno r (North): 2. J ason Robbi nson (So uth) ; 3 . Waylen Sh ew ( So uth ) ; 4 . Donnie Williams (North); 5. Mike Worthington (South). 12 5 EX : 1. Matt Cum mi ngs (So uth) ; 2. Sonny Morgan (South) : 3. Sean Berryman (North): 4 . Bobby Garrison (No rth ); 5. Chris Jones (South). 30 + EX : 1. Kevin Brown ( No rt h ) ; 2 . Chris Peplcwski (South): 3. Richard Hersh (South) : 4. Paul Ziegler (North ); 5. Richie Hudson (South ). 35+ EX : 1. Mike Worth ington (South) ; 2. Will iam O ' Hara (South) ; 3 . David Wi lso n (South ); 4. Greg Tucker (South); 5. Don Tu ssing. 38 . EX: 1. Darro l Brown ; 2. Gil Grieve; 3. Larry Wright ( North ); 4 . Paul Em erson (North ); 5 . Bre tt Marshall (North) . 40 . EX: 1. Brett Ma rsh all (So u th ); 2 . Paul Skeery (So uth) ; 3. John Dider (South) ; 4. Mike Mill er (Sout h) ; 5. Dick Gosnell (South). 50 + EX: 1. Rod ger Merc er (No rt h ); 2 . Gary Landab uru ( North ) ; 3 . Tom Gard ner (No rt h); 4 . Glenn Davi s (North ). 4 -STRK EX : 1. Sco tt Gli m p (Sout h) ; 2 . J ohn Tomrnlle: 3. Justin Drak e; 4 . Ron Purvlne s (South); 5. Tim Barnes (South) . 80 EX : 1. Ju stin So ule ( No rt h) ; 2. Benjam in Tell erico (South) ; 3 . Zach ary Go snell (So uth ) ; 4 . J esse Canepa (South) ; 5. Tony Weatherman (North ). 60 EX : 1. Jus ti n Walli s; 2 . Pi er ce Wirthlin (South) : 3 . Kyl e O'B rian (North) . O PEN AM : 1. Ada m Tlssen (North); 2. Richard Purv ines (Sout h) ; 3. Sco tt Sibald (No rth); 4 . Paul Hodges (North ). 250 A M : 1. D a v i d May er (Nort h) ; 2 . Er ic Marqu ez ( Sout h ); 3 . Luke Be ce (So uth) ; 4. Tim Murphy: 5. Demefle Moss (South) . 125 A M: 1. Billy Hagan (South); 2 . Michael Will iams (South ): 3. Mitch McVicars ; 4 . Eri c Hatch (North ); 5. Dave Hamel (North) . 30 . AM : 1. Robert Mill er (No rt h) ; 2. Sk eeter Murphy (South ): 3. Rob Hopkins (North): 4. Richard Rich (South): 5. Scott Ingersoll (North) . 35 . AM : 1. Jet Perry (South) . 38. AM : 1. Bill Tremain (North); 2. Mike Hamel (North); 3. Larry Cunnall y (North) . 40. AM : 1. Tom Bolton (Sou th ); 2. Bo Brown (South ); 3 . Vernon Wat son (South) : 4 . .Jody Rice (South) . 4-STRK AM : 1. Thoma s Franczak (South) ; 2. Tita n Mclbben (North ) : 3. Larry Ogden Jr. (North); 4 . J .e. Chavis (North ): 5. Patrick Bonse (North) . 80 A M: 1. Michae l Corneliso n ( So u t h ); 2 . Jo natha n Martinez (South) ; 3. Kyle Cox (South) ; 4. Cody Walli s (So uth). 60 AM : 1. Jos hu a M orros (N orth) ; 2. Cli nt Loudenberg (North) ; 3 . Chris Wa lton ( North) : 4 . J erem y Purvines (South) : 5. Ryan Hamel. OPEN NOV : 1. Loren Chilson (No rth) ; 2. Donald Starks (So uth) ; 3. Matt Eby (No rth) : 4 . Steve Carey (North) : 5. Scott Wolfrost (North) . 25 0 NOV : I. Jos h Kauffm an (No rth): 2. Merle J essop ( North); 3. Mac Stew art (So ut h) ; 4 . Travis Bo sner (So uth) ; 5. Darren Schreye r (North) . 12 5 NOV : 1. Luke Garcia ; 2 . Tyl er Nordquest (South ). 30 + NOV: 1. Sco tt Garret (N orth ) ; 2 . Cha rles Ivey (Nort h); 3. Pet Daniels (North); 4. Steve Pankas (South): 5. Andy Franczak (South) . 3 5+ NOV : 1. Milan Parks . 38+ NOV : l . Kevin Marlo (North ): 2. Jo hn Eiche (North) ; 3 . Cra. ig DeRui se (No rt h) ; 4 . Bruce Talbot (North ): 5. Jo hn Boyso n (North). 40 . N OV : 1. Pete Boyd (South ) ; 2. Da niel , Bernardi (South) : 3. Jerry King (South) . 50. N OV: 1. Do n Ho pk in s ( No rt h ) ; 2 . To m Danson (No rth ). 4 -STTK NOV ; I. Robert Bass (South ): 2. Chris Maushardt (North) : 3. Wayn e Haney (North ); 4. Mike Cundari (South): 5. .Jerernle Scrh onet (North ). 80 NOV: 1. Ty le r Simper (So ut h): 2 . Corey Loudenberg ( North) ; 3 . Shawn Moon (So ut h) ; 4 . Evan Wright (North); 5. Mik e Chick (North). 60 NOV: 1. Gregory Tu cker (Sou th) : 2. Keith Adams (North) ; 3. Casey Hunewi1l; 4 . Trevor Royer (South); 5. Troy Hudson (South) . WMN : 1. Michelle Dan son . P/W : 1. D ylan Han sen ( So ut h ) ; 2 . Tre v o r DeRuise (North ); 3 . Kyle Fen ner (North) ; 4 . Trav is Homan (North); 5. Dalton Port er (South). AMX Grand Canyon State Championship Series Round 2: Ocotillo Raceway Kurtin Drops All Challengers By J OHNN Y WH IT E B O O T S ELOY,AZ,SEPT .16 rizona 's biggest motocross series ro lled int o O c otill o Raceway to contest round tw o of th e AMX Grand Can yon S tate Championsh ip S erie s , A and more than 330 riders wer e treate d to a great ni ght of rac ing . John Kurtin put tog ethe r a great evening aboa rd his Ea sts ide Cy cle/K -4 Trans portation-spons ored Ya m a ha , scoring firsts in both motos of 125c c Beg inner com petitio n.

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