Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

r-<- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - --:,--,-- -r-- -::;::,-- , - Ricketts finished the race in second overall and first in the 200cc A class. ~ " I t was a rough race ," he said . o "There was no breeze, and it was not ~ an easy tra il to r ide on [because it ~ was so hard-packed). " c, Several other riders felt the same. " T h a t ground was hard !" said Vet ri der Dav id L a m b e rth . "I know when I cl ass and taking th at cl ass win as well . Fre ck - er's 1- 1 disp lay in the 16- 24 class was fairly dominant. However, th e I 25c Expert co nte st was a dogfight. Mo rga n wh ipped his F&S Suzuki in for th e fir st -m ot a win and a second- moto fifth , whil e Hon da-m ou nted Frecker's superior 2 -1 showin g earned the ove rall . Rife pestered Fr eck er all night lo ng. posting 3-2 finishes for seco nd ove rall on th e nighL Mor· gan 's inconsisten t I -5 sco re relegated him to th ird overall. All was not lost for Morgan, ho wever. The crafty veteran won both the Over 25 A class and the 250 cc A class. hit it, I h eard an o ld, familiar sound of Athens. Ohio 's Chris Robert son screa med crac k . There g oes my rib. That is one his Bo 's Radical Racers-backed RM80 in for sound that I do not li k e to hear. " four m ota win s, c apturing tr oph ies in th e Mini Senior and M in i Extra cla sses after a so li d thum ping of th e co mpetition. G ibson was the next rider i n the 250cc /Open a: "' o a: o A class t o finish the Nathan Sk agg s won th e Sch oolb oy and 125cc B cla sses. Th e C h il licot he nati v e stormed his Yamaha YZl25 in for four moto ra c e . He cam e through in third place overall , second in h is class , and was 3 1/2 min u tes down from t h e w inner. wins , with Wes ley Bo yd scratching home in second in I25c c B com peti ti o n with a 2-3 Wo fford a n d Bill y C o op e r were t he tall y, while Nick Carr oll took second in the Schoo lboy class with a solid 2-2 effort . n ext t wo 2 5 0cc / O pe n A r i d er s to Aonia Pass MX: Chris Addington (32) aced both 250cc B motos, ahead of Jay Irvin (n) , and then ret urn ed to w in the Un limited Amateur class at the opening round of the GP G/AMA Georgia Fall Series in Washington, Georg ia. com p le te six la p s . The y w ere followed b y 2 00cc A r ider Jeremy Ket chum . Robert Lich w a s the first Four-Stroke A rider to fi nish , in 13th p lace overall , w h ile Jim Bates was the first Vet r id er to finish , and he was in 17 th p lace overa ll. Louise Gibson claimed 20th overall and first in the 200cc B class. The 250cc B Aonia Pass MX Addington's S c o r es Add U p P erfe ctly By GARV CRIDER rider John Row li n g followed her. WASHINGTON, GA, SEPT. 10 Christopher Addington kept a steady count of moto wins until the total was a perfect four as Other class winn ers included th e Stallings , wh o won the Sen ior class , and Justin Stallings , who b e a t the h e swept the 250cc B an d Unli mited A mateur di v is ions at Aonia Pass MX . The prom ot er s were also kee ping cou nt: En tries approached other eight riders in the 50cc class t o the 400 mark, eventually topp ing out at 398 to se t a new rider-atten da nce reco rd fo r the track. w in the 4-foot trophy ; he deserved it Th e eve nt was round one of th e Georgi a Pro - b e ca u se he lapped t h em twice. Series. Tra ck conditio ns were exce lle nt, thanks The 8 0 c c winner, C o d y Miller, said that he got th e h o l e sh ot and never lo oked b ack. " It wa s a p e rfe c t tr ac k ," M ill e r enthused , " an d I'd like t o thank [J erry and Trish K etchum] fo r putting it o n." c N Batey Fann O/A: I. P.A. Allen (KTM) 2. ShadRi ketts (Va c m): 3 . Dus tin Gibson (Suz); 4 . J aso n Wofford (Yam ); 5 . Bill y Cooper ( Kaw); 6. Je remy Ket chum (KTM); 7. Mike Sampson (TM ); 8. John Howell (Kaw); 9. Clay Hedgepath (KTM): 10. Neal Vanwa y (Vam). 25D/ OPEN A: I. P.A. Allen (KTM): 2. Dustin Gi b son (S uz) ; 3 . J aso n Wo fford ( Yam ) ; 4 . Billy Cooper (Kaw): 5. Mike Sampson (TM). 200 A: 1. Sh a d Rick e tt s (Ya m) ; 2 . J e remy Ketchum (KTM): 3 . Clay Hedgepath (KTM): 4. Derek Bratcher (KTM): 5. J ohn Lenard (KTM). OP EN B : 1. Allen Murph ree ( Ho n) ; 2 . J o e Dem ent ( KTM); 3 . Robe rt Jack s ( Hon) ; 4 . A aron Da vis (KTM) ; 5. Chri s Ric kard (Hon) . 25 0 B: 1. Ronald Ski pper ( Kaw); 2. Brad Riley (Kaw) ; 3. Scott Kirch off (Hon) ; 4. Paul Parnel l (Hon) ; 5. Keith Obermyer (Yam) . 200 B: 1. Louis Gibson (Yam); 2. Adrian Gervais (Ka ..... ) ; 3. Ba rry McEnt ir e (Ka ..... ); 4 . Will Presson (Vam): 5. Michael Schrimsher (KTM). 4 -STR K: I. Dav id Dougherty (Suz); 2. Willia m Short (Hon); 3. Jo hn Ro.....ling (Yam) ; 4. Mark Barton (SUl): 5. Brett Tapley (Hon). VET: 1. Jim Ba tes ( KTM) ; 2 . M ike Van di v er (Yam) ; 3 . Taras M.!Issey (Hon ): 4. David Lamberth (Kaw): 5. John Glaus (Vam). SR: 1. Kenneth Stallings (Ka .....); 2. Scott Martin (Ka ..... ); 3. Steven Lambruno (Yam ): 4 . J im Sorrels (KTM): 5 . Ricky Miller(SU ). l 4·STRK C: 1. Boyd Cart .....rig ht (Yam) ; 2. Gayl on Ro g er s ( Han) ; 3 . Mark Wimsatt (H on) ; 4 . Te rr y Russell (Han); 5. Tripp Volz (Hus). VET C: 1. Rocky Elrod : 2. James Story (Kaw); 3. Br ook Barke r (Suz ) ; 4 . J ohn Somm er ( KTM) ; 5. Wayne Glass (Hus). SR C: I. Mike Ponder (S uz) ; 2. Pete Buzzelli (Suz); 3 . Joh n Karn (Yam ); 4. Tom Carter (Yam ); 5. Michael Higginbotham (Kaw) . 250/ 0PEN c: t . Er ic Ingram ; 2 . J oh n Davis (Yam ); 3. Tim Kelly (Han) ; 4 . Thom as Durham ; 5. P.J. Short(Hon). 2 00 C: 1. Sha ne O ' Ba nia n ( Yam ) ; 2 . G reg Br ann on (K aw); '3 . Geoffrey Verm ilyea (Ya m) ; 4 . Tom Miller (Kaw); 5. Jos h Vermilyea (Yam) . B EG : 1. A d am Elli ot ( KTM) : 2 . Ro n al d Huddleston (K aw); 3. Tra vis Dotson (Han); 4. Steve Crawford; 5. Ja son Wood (Yam). 8 0 : t. Cod y Miller; 2 . J esse Sorrel s; 3 . ( haz Green; 4. Aa ron Richardson; 5. Anth ony Melton. 60: I. Beau Nicewint er; 2. Bud dy Wall : 3. J effrey Ketchum ; 4. Justin Conn ers; 5. Shawn Yeager. 50: I. Justin Stallin gs; 2. Dylan Whal len: 3. c.J. Denney ; 4. Tyl er Doug las; 5. Hannah Suiter. 72 O CTOBER 25 . 2000' moters Group AMA District 9 Georgia Fa ll to Greg Cole and his crew. GPG pr esid ent Donny Banks br ought his de luxe water truc k to th e race and kept the dust down. Announ cer J eff Hines never missed a beat as he k ept th e crowd inform ed a bou t the action on the tra ck . Clo se raci ng wa s the ru le fo r the day and , besides Ad ding to n. only two ot her riders managed to wi n more than one class: Zack Lu ndy topped the 125cc Band 125c Youth contests, while Ross Jo hnston wo n the O ver 30 and Charlotte, Tennessee Results: September 10, ZOOO (Round 71 C .. c two wins and th en sail ed t o a 4 - I score and second overall in 250cc C racin g. Th e 65cc class fe atured a great mota war w inner, Brad Rile y, and F o u r- S t r o k e father-and-son team of Kenneth Cody Lo ngwe ll was the Novice-class hero in Nelsonv ille. He stung the 125cc C class for Ove r 35 d iv is ions . Of th e three dou b le -class w inners , A ddi ngt on was th e on ly one to com e aw ay with pe rfect sco res. Add ingtort's perfo rmance in the 250cc B clas s w as flawles s; he led bot h m oto s fr om start to fi nish aboard his Freewh eeling/ LS D - backed Suzuki. In the Unlimited Amateur divi sio n, Adding ton started in about fifth bo th times o ut , bu t th e end resu lt wa s the same - another 1- 1 sc or e. Eric U sher and Michael Graham were forced to settle for second and th ird ove rall, respectively. In the l25cc B contest, Answer/pJ- I /Dou g Har vey /Capitol Cycle-backed Zack Lund y turned a pair of third-place sta rts into a perfect score. D.C. Th omason cam e from behind in both m otes to finish 3-2 and claim runn er-up honors. Lund y and Th oma son returned in 125cc Youth action, where th ey eac h no tc hed a m ot o win . Lundy ' s win in th e final m oto earne d him th e go ld , over Thom aso n. J o hn ston ca me o u t o n top of the c1osefoug ht Over 3 0 co ntest after sharing m oto w in s with runner -up David Kell ey . Johnston returned to win the Ov er 3 5 d ivision , edging out Zack 's dad, Joh rt Lurtdy. Longtime rivals Warn er Wi lbourn and Da le Deat on tr aded blow s in the Over 4 5 contest. Wilbourn, rid ing his new KTM 520, won both m ot os ove r Dea ton . Michael Graham , fresh from his vict ory at Steel City, took a co nvinci ng w in in th e 125cc C class o ve r t he Sprin g Se ries ' d efen d in g c ha m p io n, Randy Th om as, wh o ha d be tte r lu ck in 250cc C acti on , earning the class w in ove r Brad Sim pson. Hav in g recently return ed to ra cing aft er a lon g abs ence, Sim pso n cha lleng ed T hom as in the firs t m ot a bu t had to sett le for seco nd both times. Ashley Vick ery was on hand to defend his Sprirtg Series t itle in 60 cc (7- 9) racing . His Fall Series bid got off to a rough start, howev · er, when he cra shed in the fir st mota and did not firtish. Bubba Crosby held on to win both motos aboard his KTM. I .. nevvs Clinton Shealy put together 1-3 fini shes to win th e 25 0cc A division over Brian Raymond, who return ed to win th e close I25cc A co nt est , over Derrick Fisher and Sp en cer Hill. R esults 50 SHAfT: I. Tyter ~ (Yam ); 2. .Mockerwe Walker (Hon); 3. HllfUlM Twilley (Hon); 4. Travis Norton (Yam) ; 5. Bry on Turpin (Yam) . 50 (4-6 ): I. Mar c COl (Cob) ; 2. Tr~ton McMi chen (Hon) ; 3. Tyler Piper (KTM): 4 . Colin Edwards (Han): 5 . Cory OilY (KTM). 50 (7 ·9 ): I . Seth Que smberry (KTM); 2. J ac k McM enamm (Cob) ; 3. Katy Sapp (Pol); 4. Ty King (KTM); 5. Kart John!lOfl (Cob). 60 (1.9), I. Bubbo C=by (KT/OI): 2. _ '""""" (""w), 3. PJ. ~ (Kaw): 4 . Seth ~ (KTM); 5. ~ Bow\der'l (Kaw) . 60 (10·11) : I. Sawyer Berrow (K TM) : 2 . A ustin Drummond Wammodt (Kew) : 4. Partl.er Anthl:wly (Ka w) ; 5. Bmt (K TM) ; 3. Wood (KlI w). 80 D: 1. We*)- Willi ams (Hon); 2. fIIuchaeI Ham pton (Hon) ; 3. ChM:I Lockert (KlIw): 4. Ian PumeII(Kaw): 5. Kyle An deBon (KlIw) . 60/60 PRETEEN (7.1 1): 1. Monty McCo y (Kew); 2. Rhett Smith (H on); 3. Bubb a Crosby (KT M); 4. Christo ph er Pittmlln (Y am): 5. John Goza (Hon) . JR MINI (7.11) : I. Tyler Jugel ( Yam): 2. John MulIigan (Yam ): 3. Monty McCoy(Kew); 4. Rh~ Smith (Hon) ; 5. Sawyer Barrow(KTM) . wes SR /O\INI (12·15), I. Cay eon. (Y~ ) : 2. Ridwd _IHen): 3. Bm1tCarden (Kaw); 4. Matthew McGraw (Yam) ; 5. StephenCook e (Suz) S/MINI 100: 1. ~l Carden ( K~); 2. Josh Barrow (Yam ); 3. Tyler Jugel (Yam); 4 . Cory Cone (Yam): 5. Ma~ McGrllw (y am ). 125 YTH: I. lock Lundy (Y om): 2. D.C. ThomoIJOl1 (Kaw ): 3. Jor . don Meredith (Kaw): 4. Josh Frncher (YlIm ); 5. Ja5Ol11..ongford (Yam ) 125 0 : I. Randy Greenway (Y",m ); 2. Shannon MItchell ( Yam) : 3. Ma~ Pethel (Yam ): 4. Lance Colli ns (Kaw): 5. Eddie Fine (Yam) . 250 D: 1. Brian Com pton (Suz); 2. ~ Olmst ead (YlIm ): 3. Jim McArthur (Yam ); 4. lonn ie Pope(Yam ): 5. Douglas Matthews (Yam). 125 C: I . Mic ho!ld GraMm (Kaw) ; 2. Randy'Tborn.M (KTM); 3. MlItt Wasson (KTM); 4 . .lennine Deneen ( Yam); 5. Matthew McBHo (Hon). 250 C: I. Randy Thomos (RTM) : 2. Brad Simpaon (Han ): J. Mo!ltt WII !lSOfl (KTM) ; 4. Jay Murph y (Hon) ; 5. .Je mee Mack ey (Suz). 125 B: 1. lack Lundy (YlI m) ; 2. D.C. Th om ason (K o!lw) : 3. Dwene Mitchell (Yll m) ; 4. Eric Usher (Yam ); 5. Jordlln Meredith (Kaw). 250 B : 1. Christophe r Addi ngton (Suz): 2. J ay Irvin ( YlIm ); 3. Sha ne McElwlln ey (Hon) ; 4 . King Smith (Suz): 5. Tyl er Morri s (Hon) . UILAM: I. Christopher Addingt on (Suz ): 2. Eric Usher (Yam ); 3. Mictlaet Grehom (KlI w): 4. Jermine Dmcan (Yam) 5. RodneyScott (Suz). : VET NOV : 1. Robe rt Slaten (YlI m): 2. ~rk J ug el ( Yam ); J . Bryan Worm ley (Yam) ; 4. Todd McCart (Suz ); 5. James Burke (Yo!lm ). 25 +: 1. Kev in Cozll dd (KlIw); 2. Shane McElw aney (Hon ); 3. Danie l Hen de r so n ( K aw ); 4. B ran d o n Ghid iu (VOR) ; 5 . Ma r k Palmlsono (Ka w). 30+: 1. Ross Johnston (Hon); 2. David Kelle y (Kaw) ; 3. J ohn Sidener(Yam) : 4. JonothonMcCldian(YlIrTl); 5. Mark Palmisano (ltaw). 3;": I. Ross Johnston (Hon): 2. John Lundy (Hon): 3. Robert SWIton(Yam ); 4. Randy Barfield (Han ); 5. Bm Waydo (KTM). 4G+ I. John WJdy (Hon) ; 2. Wame r WUboum (KTM): 3. Mark : Cyphers (Yam ); 4. Dale Deaton (Hon): 5. Dan Mauser ( Yam) . 45+: 1. werner Wilbourn (KTM); 2.. Dal e Oeata"l (Hon); 3. Larry HlIIlVl ck (Han): 4. Jeny Murphy (Hem): 5. RK:hard Burdett (Kaw) . 125 A. I. Brian Raymond (Suz): 2 . [)enid Fisner (Suz) : 3. : between fast 50 cc pilot s Jorda n Stri ckland, Shawn Rife, "Jumpi n'" Joey Leadbeater and the very fast Ryan Brumfield, who all ran well. Brumfie ld stole the show, thou gh. with his 1-2 performance. Strickland (who won the 50cc 78 cla ss) went 4 - 1 and Rife went 2-3. Leadbeat er slammed his KX65 hom e for fourth overall wi th a 3 -4 score. Dustin "Dud" Jack son whip ped up on the rest of the 80cc (7- 11) class on his Bob Jackson-tuned Suzuki RM80 , sending the competi ti on scurryi ng with a massiv e 1- 1 thrashing of the group. Len cester' s J esse Gu stafson rode well , th ough , and his 3-2 showing was good for second ove rall . Tw o Wa lk er s wa lk ed all o ver t he 50cc classes. Walk er Brightw ell mastered the 50cc (4 -6) ra ces, wh ile Dy lart Walk er, National n umber two , t ook it. to th e Yamaha -infested Pee Wee class . In 250cc B action. loca l rider Kyl e Teel slammed his YZ250 home first in both motos, easily taking the class overall. Results 50 P!W: I. Dylllll Walk er (Yam); 2. Jo rdan Bo, well (YlIm): 3. Ty ler rife (Yam). 50 (4· 6): L WlI lker Brightwell (Cob); 2. Dylan Walke r (Cob ); 3. Cale (Cob ). 50 (7- 6) : 1. .Jcr den Strtcklend (Co b) : 2. Shawn Rife (Cob); 3. Kyl e Cottr ill (Cob ). 65: 1. Ryan Brum fi eld (K T M) ; 2. Jord an Stric k land (KT M); 3. Shll wn Rife (Ko!l w) . 60 (7-11); 1. Dustin .Jeckson (SUl ): 2. J esse Gustafson (KlIw); 3. Devan Welch (YlIm). 80 (9·13) : 1. Chris Robert son (Suz); 2. Je sse Gustafson (Kaw); 3. Gus Gusto!lfson (Hen) . 80 ( 12. 15): 1. Chris Robertso n (Suz); 2. Shane Au harty (Hon) : 3. Jil ke Mohney (Yam) . 125 A : I. J ason Frecker (Hon); 2. Dav id Rife (Kaw) ; 3. "" ike Morgan (Su l ). 125 B : 1. Nemen Skllgg s (YlIm) : 2. Wes Boyd (Suz) : 3. Nick Carrol l (Yo!lm ). 125 C: I. Cody l...ongw (Yam ): 2. Luk e Lyons (Yam); 3. Se nne ell go Martine z (lion). cce Spencer HiD(Yarn). 250 A : 1. Cli nton Sheil ly (Yam); 2. BNn Raymond (Su I); 3. RobbeeTa ytor (Yam); 4. David Kelky (K aw); 5. John lJ..ndy (KTM) . SPCL OPEN AM.:. I. Jason Rkh; 2. Jorge CUlI1taS; 3. VICtOr Qo!lrc ia: 4. James Menk e: 5. Mike GonIIsk.i . SPCt OPENPRO: I. BJ. ~ 2. Bmd Skelton; :-. &yon Holt. Act ion Sports Stadium Motocross Frecker Takes Checkers By RUPERT X. PEllETT NELSONVILLE, OH, SEPT. 9 Po m ero y , O hio's Jason Fr ec k er has bee n a f or c e t o be re ck on ed w ith in D istrict 1 1 m otocross fo r m or e th an 10 yea rs, and on thi s night in Nelsonville, the " Prince of Pom eroy " sailed to tw o cla ss win s and almost completed the hat tr ic k with a third class overall . This stadi um -sty le m ot ocro ss tr ack , featuring riv ersid e dirt and a host of tri cky obstacles and ti m ing sec tions, is perfect for Frecker 's smooth. expedient style. The appr entic e lineman and part-time colle ge student wa s on it . fighting off Mike Ivers to tak e the 16 -24 class victory and then bat tling Ivers. Mike Morgan and David Rife in t he competitive 125c c A Action Sports Stad i um M otoc ross : Chris Robertson (n) won two divisions in Nel son ville, Ohi o · the 80cc (9"13) and 80cc (12"15) classes,

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