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Oregon State M otocross Cham pionship Ser ies Round 3 : Albany Motorsp ort s Park S T O RY A N D PH OTO S B Y C L A Y LI GH T ALBANY, OR, OCT. 8 ~ quartet of ride rs stoo d he ad a nd f i s ho ulders abov e the com petition a t : :1e compl etion of rou nd th re e o f t h e fi ve - round O r e g on State Motoc ro ss Ch ampi on sh ip Seri e s at Ryan Lea ch sna tched the holeshot in t h e first 2 50cc Pro/Intermed iate and 125c c Intermed iate moto , fol lowed b y 1 2 5cc r ider A ins lie , Matth ews, T e rle c k i and Wa llace . How ev er , b y th e e n d o f la p tw o , Leach had checked o ut on th e compet itio n a nd then b reezed to a win , ah ead o f Matth e w s a nd Ains lie . two was Mot o an ot h er Leach runa way , a nd th e battl e for second was a ga in a close c o nfronta t ion, a lth ou gh th is ti m e in was fin al iz e d in Ains lie ' s favor. Wh ile Lea ch n et ted the Pro class win with his I- I pla cing s , Ainsli e , th e r unn e r-up fi nis her , topp ed th e 12 5 cc In t ermedi at e c lass, (Above) Ryan Leach, aboard a Yamaha VZ426F. was the 250cc Pro-class winner at round three of the Oregon State Motocross Championsh ip Se ries. Alb an y Motorsport s P a r k . O f the m ore th an 300 ride rs in a tte nd a nc e , O re gon ian s Ga r ed Ste in k e , Ry a n Th om ps on and Ke vin Rook sto ol and Wa s hi ngton 's Dal e Ains lie we re th e four t wo -cl a s s wi n ner s . S te in ke score d wins in the 60cc Jun ior (6-8) and 60cc O pen classes to snap fe llow KTM rid e r J a re d Wo o d ' s unb eate n strea k of four mot o wins in a row thu s far in t h e se ries . Ro ok s to ol la nd e d wins in th e h ig hly com petitive 80cc Jun ior (1 2- 13) a nd Supermin i classe s . Th ompson continued his stra ng leh old o n th e 125cc a nd Befo re Th e Hill cla sses . Ainslie scored th e Befor e Th e Hill Int erm ed iat e an d 1 25 c c Intermediat e victor ie s. Yamaha -m ounted Ryan Le a ch was the clea r-c ut winne r of the 250cc Pro class , us ing his YZ426F to s na re the top m on e y with I - I pla c ing s , ah e ad of AMA Nat ion a l Pro Jason Matthews a nd Gary Terl eck i. Ma tth e ws re turn e d to to p the Up Th e Hill Pro /In t er m e di a t e c la s s, althou gh th e rider who was undoubtedl y the d ay' s top performer, Ainslie, trailed Matthew s in moto one. Ains lie and Matthews sp e nt m o t o t wo in clos e quarters , with Matthews barely edg ing Ains lie at th e finish. Both rid e rs, th ou g h , ea rned o ve ra ll class wins , a s Ain sli e was co ntesting t he Be fore T he Hill Int erm e di ate cl as s . Te rle c ki trail ed Matthews in th e ov era ll t all y , a hea d of Ger ritt S ch a ffe r, Rick Wall ing and Roby Le a c h . In the Befor e The Hill Inte rm e d ia t e class, Ains lie led J a son Pa rks , Ma rk Bunker Jr ., Will Wa lla c e a nd Da vid Coffey into the to p five overal l. (A b ove) Dale A inslie (1 2) l e a d s Gary Terleck i (1 2 8) in t h e first Up The HilUBefore Th e Hill Prollntennediate moto. Ainslie won the Int e nnedlate portion and a lso topped the 125c c Intennediate class. (Ri g ht) Ryan Thompson decimated the competition in the 125cc and Before The Hill Junior c lasses at Alba ny Motorsports Park. his se con d co n secutive such perfonnance In the series . also with I -I finis hes , to cap off his two-cl a ss decima tion . Matthews (2 -2 ) finished second Pro, a he ad of Te rle c ki (3 -3) a nd a trio of 125cc ride rs Parks, Wa lla ce a nd Bunker - followe d by th e top th re e 2 5 0cc Interm e d iat e rid er s - S cha ffe r, E ric Ro ge rs a n d Fr en chma n Rena ud Le Gac . Ro oks to o l has m a d e b ut a few a ppea ra nc es in northwe stern Or e gon , but th e KX ride r has m ade the best of thos e sh ow ings . O n th is da y , he ac e d the 80cc J uni or ( 12- 13 ) and Su per m in i classes . Rook s tool's first wins ca me in the first S up ermi ni moto , 12 se conds a head of Mason Watson . Moto two wa s much th e same; Rooksto ol vanished and finished off his 1- 1 win . Watson ra n in second most of the race un til engine fatigue dropped him back. Byron Young too k second, a head of Brock Ch apelle , Nick Rand kie v and Ricky Wuor i. Rookstool rode at a s im ila r pa c e in th e 80 cc Ag e Group contest. He polishe d off th e competition in the 80cc (1 2 - 13) c las s, a he a d o f Ke n n e t h Hammontre e (2- 2) and Chapelle (4 4) . In the 80cc (7- 11) class, Young , who traile d Rookstoo l in both m otos , score d t he w in ah ead o f Cu rt is S we ez e y (2 -2) and Kyle Tho mps on (4 -3 ). Th ompson 's wins in th e 125cc a nd Be fo re The Hill Jun io r cla sses were no su rp rise, a s h e' s e njoyed d om ina nce all s e a s on long. On th is day , he won three of the fou r m otos he contested. Only Yamaha rider Brod y Bax ter wa s able to stop Th omps on , in th e s e c ond Before The Hill mo t o , although Thompson 's 1- 2 placings netted him the overa ll win ahead of Bax ter (3 -1 ) and Aa ron Tu nne ll (4 3 ). Th ompson led Ryan Hue ge (3 -3 ) and Justin J ens en (5-2) into t he top thr ee in th e 125c c J unio r class. Woo d h ad previousl y wa xed th e competitio n in the pr evi ou s ro und s of th e s eries in 60cc action , but on th is d a y ser ies n e wc om er Ste inke won three of fou r motos in t he 60 cc J u nio r (6-8) a nd 60cc O p en c las ses , in wh ich the two Sa lem a rea riders went h e a d t o he a d . Steink e stood t all with hi s do uble whamm y , ah e a d o f Wo o d , wh ile KTM rid e r Thompso n fin ish ed th ird a n d thus wo n th e Senior (9 -1 1) port io n of th e 6 0cc A ge Gr oup co n test. R o ch ell e Ne iman n roasted th e co m petitio n in th e Women 's cla ss aft er returning home from a su ccess ful tour o n th e Wom en 's Moto c ro s s Lea gu e Nation als . Nei m ann was we ll o n her wa y to vic to ry in m oto o ne , bu t a fa ll a llowed Heid i Koersc hgen to p o st a n a rrow wi n at mot o ' s e nd . Ne ima nn led mot o two from the getgo to th e finish for a 2 - 1 win a head of Koe rsc hgen ( 1-2) , Rhiana S te nze l (3 3) , J e n n ifer D a v id s o n ( 4 -4) a nd Charlotte Ellis on (5 -5) . Ho nd a -mo unted Da ve Ea kin do m inated the Ov er 40 Pro class . Mike Tay lo r took s e c ond, ah ead of Dav e Sh epa rd , G ary Beav er a nd Ron Williams. eN cue I e n (Abo ve) Kevin Rookstool swept all four motos he e ntered in Albany. Oregon, posting victories in the 80cc Junior (12 - 13) and Supennin i c l as se s . Albany Motorsports Park Albany, Oregon Results: October 8, 2000 [Round 3 of 5] P/W (4 -6) : 1. Sierra Bra gg (KTM); 2 . Jo nathan J . Andrew (S U ). I P/W ( 7 -8) : I. Glenn Presth o lt J r. ( Cob ) ; 2 . Thom as Nichols (Cob ); 3. Bebo Clark (KTM ); 4. Nick Gubser (KTM); 5. J eremy Steward (Cob ). 6 0 BEG : 1. Mitc h McKuhn (Han ); 2 . Thom as Nicho ls (Kaw); 3 . Tyl er Wells (Kaw) ; 4. Bebo Clark (Kew): 5 . Joe McCasli n (Kew) . 60 JR (6· 8) : 1. Gared Steinke (KTM) ; 2. Jared Wood (KTM); 3. Travis Quesenberry (KTM) . 60 5R (9- 11) : 1. Kyle T hom p son ( KT M) : 2 . Danny Gubser (Kaw) ; 3. Kyle Hammontree (Ka w); 4 . Bradley Hill m an (KTM): 5. Kam rin Nielsen (Kew ). 6 0 O PEN : 1. Gar ed Steinke (K TM ) ; 2 . Ja red Wood (KTM ); 3. Kamrin Nielsen { Kaw ); 4 . Brandyn Ja sa (KTM); 5. Thomas Nichol s (Kaw). 80 BEG ; 1. Ni ck Rand kl ev ( Ho n ); 2 . J err y Bra sw ell ( Kaw ) ; 3 . Matt Wi lso n (Yam) ; 4 . B lak e A nglen (Suz) ; 5. Je sse Wuori (Han ). 80 ( 9- 1 1) : 1. Byron Youn g ( Ha n ); 2 . Curti s Sweezey (Ka w) ; 3. Kyl e Th omp son ( Han) ; 4. Ben A nglen (5uz); 5. Aj ay Olinger (Suz} . 80 (1 2- 13); J. Kevin Ro ok st oo l ( Ka w) : 2 . Kennet h Ham m ontr ee (Yam ) ; 3 . Br ock Chappell e (Yam ); 4 . Mason Watso n (Kaw ); 5. Robert Wullb randt ( Suz) . S/M INI: l . Kevin Rook stool (Ka w ) ; 2. By ron Young (Kaw) ; 3. Brock Chappelle (Yam) ; 4 . Nick Randk lev (Han) ; 5. Rick y Wuori (Han) . 125 BEG: 1. David Schenk (Suz); 2. J on atha n McGilliv ray (Kaw); 3. Steve Bitzer (Han) ; 4. Nathan Barton (Suz); 5. c.J . Baxter (Yam) . 125 J R: 1. Ry an T ho m p so n ( Ha n ) ; 2 . Ryan Hu ege ( Han) ; 3 . Ju stin J en sen ( Ha n) ; 4 . Rand y Pekarek (Suz); 5. Trevor Brook s (Yam ). 125 INT: 1. Dale Ai nslie (Yam ) ; 2. Will Wallace ( Ka w ); 3 . Ja son Park s ( Han ) ; 4 . Ma rk Bunker J r. (Yam ); 5. David Coffey (Han) . 2 5 0 BEG : 1. Loren Frien d ( Yam) ; 2. Cli nto n Tan is (Yam ); 3. Ben Nothiger (Han) ; 4. Bart MacPhee (Yam ); 5. l ack Melton ( Hon ). 250 JR : 1. Devin Watso n (Suz) ; 2. Doug McK uhn (Han); 3. Brody Baxter (Yam ); 4 . Lucas Buyas (Suz); 5. Aaron Thurman (Ka w) . 250 INT: 1. Gerritt Schaffe r (S Ul); 2. Eric Rogers (Ya m ) ; 3 . Ren aud Le Ga c ( Ha n) ; 4 . Da rby Hec k (Hon ). 2 5 0 PRO : 1. Ry an l ea c h ( Ya m ) ; 2 . Ja son Matt hews (Han); 3. Gary Terleck i (Yam) . OPEN AM : 1. D a vi d Spa rks ( KTM ) : 2 . Cl iff Underwood (Kaw) . a T H J R: 1. Bob K i vist o ( Han ) ; 2 . Je re mia h Fisher (Yam ); 3 Brian Syslo (Yam) . UTH INT: 1. J ason Matthew s (Han ); 2 . Gar y Terl ecki (Ya m) ; 3 . Gerr itt Scha ffe r (Suz) ; 4 . Ric k Wallin g (Yam ); 5. Roby Leach (Yam ). BTH JR : 1. Ryan T ho m pson ( Han); 2. Brod y Baxter (Yam ) ; 3 . Aar on Tunnell ( Yam); 4 . J ustin J ensen (Han): 5. Randy Pek arek (Suz). BTH INT: 1. Dale Ai nslie ( Yam ): 2. Ja son Parks (Han); 3 . Ma rk Bunker J r. (Ya m); 4. Will Walla ce (Kaw); 5. David Coffey (Han). 30 + OTH BEG: 1. Dell Williford ( Han ): 2. Luke McCaslin (Yam) ; 3 . J ames Shepherd (KTM); 4. Ar ic Tessm an (Han) : 5 . Troy Neim ann (Yam) . 30+ OTH JR : I. Ken Rome ro (Yam) ; 2. Bippe r Clark (Hon) ; 3. Jo hn Chim enti (Yam) ; 4. J eff Plum lee (Yam ); 5. Dean Biddle (Kaw). 30+ OT H INT: 1. Sean W right ( Han ) ; 2. J an Harri so n ( Ha n ); 3 . Ron Willia ms (KT M ) ; 4 . J o hn Thayer (Yam ). 30+ OTH EX: 1. Ed Sm ith (Yam). 30+ OTH MNY : 1. Rick Wallin g (Yam ); 2. David Fox (Han ): 3. J oe Casey (Han ); 4 . Frank McKu hn (Hon ). 40+ orr JR : 1. Mar k Voegele (Yam ); 2. Curtis Paul son ( K a w); 3 . Steve Fi d l er ( Ha n ) ; 4 . Bob Harrison (Han); 5. Mike Hapkin s (Hbg ). 4 0 + orr INT: 1. Terry Brook s ( Yam ); 2. Jay Lau ndag in (Han); 3. Gregary Ch apma n (Ya m); 4 . Gary Bonds; 5. Patrick Brown (Yam ). 40+ orr EX: l . J im Park s (Yam ). 40+ orr "'NY: 1. Da vid Eak in (Han ) ; 2. Mik e T ay l or ( Yam) ; 3 . D av e She p ard ( Ha n ); 4 . Gary Beaver (Yam); 5. Ron Williams (Hon). 50 +: I. Dan Schaffer (Kaw); 2. Paul Delos-Reyes (Yam); 3. Bill Naylor (Han) ; 4. Randy Lay ne (Yam) ; 5. Ken Elli sor (Han) . WMN : 1. Ro che ll e Neiman n ( Yam ) ; 2 . Heid i Ko erschgen (Ka w ) ; 3 . Rhl an a Ste nzel ( Suz ) ; 4 . J ennifer Davidson (Kaw ): 5. Charlotte Elliso r (Han ). 4 -STRK: 1. Ed Sm ith ( Yam); 2 . Ke n Rom ero (Yam) ; 3. Patrick Bro wn (Yam) . e VV s NOVEMBER I , 2000 61

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