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B y P AT DOn F"""'" (Y
om), 2. _
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50 (4· 6) STK: I. Bradl ey FrllCl!! (Cob ); 2. Toylor Feller (Cob ); 3.
Juslln Hill (Cob): 4. Cameron TylN (Cob ): 5. fo\n
tttt- Biscegl ia (Cob).
50 (7. 8) Sll<. I. Tevn TaplO (K'TM) ; 2. LandonCurM (Cob): 3 .
:
DustIn SoIIWM (Cob): 4. ThcmasNichols (Cob): 5. Mdissa CobIen (lem).
12
60 (7·8) : I. Gdred SteInke (KTM): 2. u, ndon Cun in (K" w); J .
Cody Short (Kaw ); 4. Duslln Sulliv Ml (Kaw); 5. Ben Baldll w no (Kaw ).
60 (9 .1 1): 1. Shawn Habefl ock (Ka w); 2. Tyler Villopoto (KTM);
3. ~l ~l (KT M); 4. T~in Tapia (KTM); 5. Jenid Southard (Kawl .
60 (7· 11): I. JoshlUl Hill (Yam ); 2. Brady Sheren (Kaw) ; 3. Shown
Habmock (Kll W); 4 KOI')'Hultma n (Kaw) : 5. J.J . Niemi Jr. ( Han ).
SO t 12. 13): I . Ryan Villopoto ( Yom); 2. James Gannon (Han) .
80 (14 . 15): I . Drlow Davis (Hon); 2. Robbit- Deppe (Han l .
80 D (7·11) : I . 5foan Ekenon (Sul ); 2. Derek Fou lk (Yatn): 3
NICk DulYl (Hon) : 4 . .kHf' W~t~rs (Han) : 5. John ny La Rosa (Hon) .
80 0 ( 12· 15 ): I. Anm- Lane (Vom ).
SIMlNl (9. 11): 1. Bf ady Shn'en (Kaw); 2. Kory Huffman (Kll W);
3. Clw1s ..Jchmcn tK_ ); 4. Toyb McKee (Kow): 5. Joshuo Hill (Yam) .
SlMlNI (12·15) : 1. Ryan ViIIopoco (Yam); 2. Drew Dllvis (Hen);
J. .JarnH
(Hon) .
125 A: I. Mike Storm ( Han ); 2. !"1d Hansen (Yam): 3. Ryan
Huttman (K.tw ): 4. Ryan MmIer (Sul ).
o.mon
125 8 : I. Dole AlMI.r (Yam) ; 2. Steft ~Ift" (Han ); 3 . DarwI
RftIde (Vam): 4 . MaR Bunker J r. (Y.-n): 5 . Joey Mancuso(Han ).
I 25 C: I. T~ Brooks(Yam) : 2. JIml BIack-a (Sull : J. Kn in
K.-nada (yam ); 4 Anthony CftTUti (Yam) : 5. Joty ~ (Han ).
1251>I. - . . _
(Hm), ~ . - Voogd< (Yom), 3. em.
Ekenan (lion); 4. SNn Stem!nbI!!fg (Yam); 5. Ben Vautttier(Yam).
250 A ; 1. Don 8iKegha (Hon); 2. Mik~ HlNMns (Yam); 3
JhOn ~ws (Hon) ; 4 . Branden lJoyd (Han ); 5. Tm HoAas (Hon ).
250 B: I. Nick FCNstN(Yll m l : 2. T~ Crand4U (Hon): 3. Jos.eph
BrockWlly (yom): 4. J .R. Vien~ (Sill); 5. Scott Wallon (yam ).
250 C: ~ . Kevin ~yer (Hon); 2. Al~x Schon (Yam): 3. Luc~s
BuyM ( Suz): 4. Rob Spnng (Hon ); 5. Mike Scon~a (Yom ).
250 D: I. Doniel SoIso (Hon ); 2. J~ y Hylton (t{., w); 3. Mark
Buzil!- (Hon): 4. G~ Gipe (K_); 5. Cul1lS Paulson (Kll lII).
25. NB ; I. Jason MAtthf!w s (Hon): 2. Ion Hamilton (Han ).
25<- C: I. Jim Row (KlllII ): 2. Cory Hardy (K_ ); J. Daniel Wilcox
(Kalil ): 4. Tracl Arming (Yam) .
30. A: I. Don 8 isc:eg11o (Han ): 2. J~y Jockson (Klr-M); 3. MArk
WiM (Yom) : 4 , Joh n FCledder J r. (S'l l ); 5. Dole Nmy (Yam) .
30. B: 1. Matt Larson (Yam) : 2. Patrick Doug~rty (Hon): 3 .
Steven Hills (Hen ); 4. Jon Ham!Ofl ( Hon ); 5. Troy Ding (Kaw).
30. C: I. Km dllll Hanlll!!fl ( t{.,III); 2. Rob Spring (Hen); J. Ron
Coblmtz (Han); 4 . Mkhael Ekenon (Hen) : 5. J im Sawtell (Hon).
40+ A : 1. Darryl Zumst~ln (Hon); 2. Greg Rodgen (Hon): J .
Mid'l ll el PM)' (Suz): 4. Mik e Schwen:~r (Hon): 5. fo\n Luc ke (Yam ).
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40. B: I. K~v lll Ste~g (Yll m); 2. Terry Brooks (Yam) ; J .
Scotl Bergren (SuI); 4 . David Ek enon (Hon) : 5. Ben Br lln let:t ( Hus ).
40. C: 1. 1lI iaye McCaNn (Yam ): 2. .kffrey Kissinger (KTM): J.
Mll rk VOl!"Qele (Yom ); 4. MIke H~I\IOO (Yam ); 5. David Nichols ( Yam )
BTH : I. Mar k Bunke r Jr . ( Yom ); 2. J~ M8ncu~ (Hon); 3.
JIl~ Hanson (Hon); 04. Dan~ R~ude (Yam) : 5. Lucas Buy as (Stu) .
OPEN B/C: I. Mll rk Wmn (Yam ); 2. Bill Brown ( Yam ).
OPEN D: l.lafaye McCllnln (Yam ): 2. Ryan Hick s (Yam ).
WM N (12+) : 1. Roch d le Nei m~nn ( Yom ): 2. Mll ry Altergott
(Yom): 3. Cigi Gilcrea~ (Yam ); 4. ~y Matthews (Yam) .
72
N OVEMBER 1 .2000'
cue. e
Re s u lt s
50 NOV : 1. lack Armstrong (Pol); 2. Todd Bannistn (Cob) ; 3 .
ride rs , a nd the spectato rs were amazed as they
watched him m ak e up ti m e and fini sh seco nd
overall, behind Bi sceg lia, in th at first mo ta .
Pro 125cc action was tough from the get-go.
Nick Hansen, from Olympia, Washingto n, executed a perfect sta rt off the lin e to grab the lead
on his Yama ha. A ll ki nds of d icin g took pla ce
behind th e leader as the rid ers sort ed the m selves out. National num ber 75, Roseburg. Oregon 's Ryan Huffman, on his Kawasaki ; Beaverton . Oregon' s Mike Storm, on his Hond a; and
Hill sboro Moto rcy cles Suzuki rider Ryan Metzler
from Gaston, Oregon, all banged elbows as they
battled for second pla ce. Huffman was on the
gas, and he wowed the fans by m aki ng a quad
out of the Hill sbo ro Hon da Hoop Section, but
Storm had the faster pace and he got clear track
in second and went after Hansen. Within a couple of laps, the hard-charging "Th under" Storm
was feeling the roost of the leader, and a pass
seemed inevitable. However, Hansen did every thing right and carded the first -moto win .
"My clutch -lever bo lt cam e out and I had
to hold the lever in my left ha nd," Sto rm later
expla ine d . "It {the clutch I sti ll wo rked , but I
couldn' t ma ke the pass ."
Th e seco n d m o t o went smoot h l y for
Storm . who too k the hc leshot and sailed to the
seco nd- m ota win and the ove rall victory.
In 250cc Pro ac tio n, Don Bisceg lia a nd
Portland , Oreg o n ' s Mi k e Ha mn ess, on his
T erry 's Cycle Cente r Yamaha 42 6 , split moto
wins, with the ove rall go ing to Bisceg lia.
final lap, Long was unabl e to close the gap , and
Wild took the win , w ith Lon g second , B oyd
third and Gallegos fourth . Ju st befo re the finish,
Ryan Hohl er passed Watt for fifth .
In the Vet Nov ice class , Mik e Fuller j um ped
to a qu ick lead with the hol eshot . As the Vets
headed for the U-turn at the far south west portion of th e tr ack , Wes Cumberland wa s on a
c h arg e an d he p a ssed Lawren c e B ellante,
Ja mes Buck, and Roger Kampsen to take thi rd.
behind Br ian Duv all. Ap proachin g the long left hand swee pe r after the F reew ay, wh ich ha d
been a troubl e spot all m ornin g , Duvall lo st
control, all ow ing Cumberland to take seco nd .
Aying across the fin ish-line jump on lap five.
Cumberland got by Fu ller. only to lose the lead
as they la nded . Along th e Fr eeway sec tion ,
Cumberla nd again go t by Fuller. Duva ll was sit tin g in th ird, waiti ng for his chance. Onl y one
seco nd separated th e top th ree. Then , in th e
same trouble spot aft er the Freewa y, Cumberland's bike slid out. Before he could regain co ntrol. Full er and Duvall passed by . After th is, the
ride rs' posi tions rem ained the same . Full er too k
the win, with Duvall, Cumberla nd, Bellante and
Buck followi ng.
•
Dirt Country Raceway
Gibson Ta k es Two
B v R UPERT X . PEUETT
BLANCH EST ER. OH , SEPT. 17
Wi th t he AMA Fall C lassic Series, t he Las
Vegas Open and the SFX Ar ena cross Series
loom ing in Jeff Gibson's date planner, the J 8year-old profes sional rnotoc rosser from Wester ville too k adva ntage of an opportunity to race
in Ohi o - with specta cular results - as a heal th y
crowd of racers and onl ookers appeared at Dirt
Country Raceway for round six of the Buc keye
State Motocross Champion ship Series.
With hi s fa ct ory Cannond ale unavaila ble
on thi s parti cular weekend . Gib son bo rrowed a
fresh Hond a CR250 fro m Perf ormance Powersport s p resid ent Jeff Flora , a regu la r on the
Ov er 3 0 -c1ass scene .
" I wa s hono red to let Jeff rid e the thi ng, "
Flora said . "I wanted to see how fast it could go!"
Gibson q uickly jumped off th e gat e in th e
first 250cc A moto, bu t Ff,S Suzuki's J on
Sc hmitz had the same id ea , and their bi kes
became entangled a nd both wen t down in a
dust y heap. Remounting qu ickly , Gibso n twi sted the bent-b ut- not -broken CR250 's throttle to
the sto p and charged toward th e fro nt. Chuck
Reed had set hi s usual speedy pa ce, however,
and he took th e chec kered flag to w in mota
one before Gibson could catch up . Nick Nuttle
fi nis he d t hi rd , w ith Ja son W ad e in fourth .
Schmitz, a littl e shake n up, remounted aft er his
run-in with Gib son a nd finish ed ninth .
M ota t wo wa s a ll Gi bso n 's . He q uic k ly
eluded the pack and set a sco rch ing pace o n
the CR250, hand ily reachi ng L,e checkers well
before run ner-up Wade and th ird-pl aced Reed .
Wade found his sha re of glory in the 16·24
class, wh ich he m astered o n h is brand -new
200 J CR250. while Reed held his head hig h by
topping the Over 25 A class and fi nishing sec·
ond . behi nd Gibson. in the 125cc A contest.
Gibson sto le the spo tlight fro m the regula r
cro wd of Di rt Cou ntry fast guys in th e I 25cc A
ra ce . He sc re a med his CR 12 5 arou nd the
tr ack at a stun ning pa ce. Reed ' s 2 -2 tall y was
good for second ov erall , with Ryan Lutz blasting his Husqv ama home for third ove rall with
a 5-3 pe rfo rm ance .
Ryan Combs la id w aste to th e 250cc C
field , taking both wins .
Chris Whitcraft bea t out Over 25 and Over
30 B -c1ass w in ner Kevin Hildebrand for th e
250cc B ov erall.
Nick Carroll com m anded the he lm of th e
125cc B pack ; his 2- 1 postings were good enough
for th e win , besti ng Matt Ketc heson (4 -3 ) and
Dustin Adams (3·5) . Whttcraft won the first moto
but feUin moto two, remounting to finish 12th.
Stev e Jones bea t ou t fast guy Brian Gab e
fo r the 125cc C-dass win , while Ff, S Suzukisponso red Mich ael Wi llard spanked both of
the 80cc classes in which he com peted on his
Ron Rehmert -tun ed RM80 .
The Over 4 0 class absol utely belonged to
Jerry Sales, wh o rode lik e a m an half his age
and sailed hi s Suzuki RM250 in for both m ot o
win s, leaving seco nd place for Kawasak i j oc key J eff Heaston.
Result s
50 P/W: I. Broc k Bowm an (Yam ): 2. Tommy MeierS (Yam ): J.
Brandon
Rehm~n
(Yam ).
50 (4. 6) : I. WalkN Bnghtwel1 (Cob) : 2.
Ty\e1File (Cob) .
n
e
VV
s
Bradl~y Baktt
(Pol) ; 3.
50 (7- 8) : I . SMwn Rlf~ (Cob); 2. Dy lMl Bantum (Cob); 3 . Chris·
uen Telker (KTM.)
.
65 : I . Kyle Smith (KT M): 2 . J u stin Weeks (Ka lil) ; 3. Steven
Mogn (KTM) .
85 (7-11); 1. Tyltt Bow~rs (Kaw); 2. loch ~ (Sul ); 3. Ch6d
HehOll (Sul ).
85 (12 ·1 5); 1. Michoel Willorel (SUl); 2. Will y Bro wning (Sul ): 3.
Kyle Prnton (SUl).
80 EXTRA (9- 13): I. M icha~1 WlIIard ( SUI ): 2 . Codi A dorn s
(S'll ); 3. CtNtd Ht'lton (Suz).
80 EXTRA( 14- t !l ): I . Jrif RoeUe (Yam ): 2. Eric Adams ( t{., w).
12511:. I .JSfGi::am (Hm):2. 01td R~ {Suz);3. Ryanlln (!ius) .
125 B; I . NICk Ca
rroa (yom) ; 2. ,lrl\att K~chescn (Yam ); 3 . DuIty
Adams (Yom) .
125 C: I. Slrw Jones (Sw l; 2. Bnan Gabe (Yam): 3. Jason
tt.mnc ( Hm )
250 A: 1. Jdf Gibson (Hon): 2. Chud Rftd (Suz) ; 3. Jason
W.... (Hm)
250 8 I . (hm Whrtcraft (Suz) : 2. KeYrI Hildebrand (Suz): 3.
Oust)' Adorns ( Yam l
250 C: 1. Ryan Combs (Vam); 2. 8nlIn Gabeo (Yam ); J. Thomas
WflrW.ehr (Yom).
SCHBY: I. Cory Srnllh (Yam) : 2. NICk Carrol l ( Yam) : J Willy
-
....
('"").
16-24 I . Jason Wade (Han) ; 2. Shaun Kuchler (Hon) ; 3. Ryan
Cornt» (Yom ).
~. A : I . Chuc k Reed (Suz): 2. Doug flinn er (Han ); 3 . Mik e
Morg an (Sw).
~ B: I . Kevin Hildebrand (SUlI: 2. Joey Ford (Suz) ; 3. Dove
Hom (Su<).
30 + A : I. Mik e Morgan ( Sul ); 2. Jan SchmI tz ( SUl): 3. Jerry
Sales (Sw:) .
30. B: I. Kevin H ild~rand (S'l l): 2. Dale Slabdugh (Yam ): 3.
~y
Feed (Sw) .
40+: I . J t11)' Sales (Suzl:2. J eff Hell S (Kaw) : 3. RICk HopkInS
ton
(Kaw) .
OPEN 1. Dol~ Slllbeugh (Yam ): 2. Te'd Betr (Yam) : 3. Harry Cox
:
(Kaw) .
Pueblo Mot o rsports
Wild Win For Wild
B y S TA CY J ENSEN
PUEBLO. CO , SEPT. 24
Rex Harvey and his crew fro m Pueblo Motor·
spo rts park had worked hard to offer two days of
fun raci ng to riders of the Sports Riders Associa ·
tio n of Colo rado at PMI's final race of the season.
However. Mother Na ture had other plans. and
cold rains and snow pelted the area on Saturday.
Sunday morning dawned with out the sun ,
an d the ground w a s st ill satu rated fr o m
overnight rain. Th e sturd y came to race , bu t
during practice almost everyone was expe riencing pro blems getting aro und the track. Several
sections were closed off, but with a littl e ingenu·
ity PM! offered a short yet challenging track lay·
out . The m orn ing 's program was cut short. and
racers agreed to be scored on only one moto.
J osh Re g an took the 125cc Nov ice
hol eshot. with Cody Boyd, Peter Frea s and Jon
Long tagging close behind . The racers headed
o ut o f sig ht for a short tim e. and wh en th ey
reap peared, Tyl er Wild held a six · second lead
as they headed int o the horses hoe . Long wa s
running seco nd, and Frea s had slipped back to
eig hth . However, wi th a sweet run alo ng th e
"Freeway ," Freas moved into fi ft h and then ,
after the finish-line jump, he passed Boyd and
Chad Bibler for th ird. In the horseshoe, Freas
swung by Long for second. Then Freas chased
down Wild, co ming up to the leader's rear ti re,
but the n he fell in a sli ppery left -hander aft er
the Fre eway as Wil d sailed ove r th e ta ble to p
and aro und the track tow ard the fi ni sh li ne.
Freas th rew off his mud -cak ed goggles and
tried witho ut success to restart his bike unti l the
entire class had pas sed h im . L on g gaine d
gro und on Wild and ca me withi n two seconds.
Boyd was th ird, Ji mmy Gallego s had advanced
fro m n inth to fourth, and Donny Watt ca me
fro m 13th and p laced him self in fift h. On the
Austill R~ (K TM) : 4, AI~lI Lessard; 5. Greg Lessard.
frl'.INl BEG: I . Larry 6rOW'l'l" (Kaw); 2. Hunt KIerk(Hon): 3. Thorna5
n
Ba~ (t{.,III); 4. Ja dl Kud:tef (Yam) : 5. Brandon Edwards (Yam ).
MINI NOV; I. Jeff Alley (Hon); 2. Danny Ba}l.ll (Hon) : 3. Mike Hen
derIon (Yam ); 4. NichoItIS Kummett (Han ): 5. St~ Chavez (Kaw).
MINI AM : I. Josh Dovis (Hon ): 2. Cody Rivero (Hon): 3 . J udd
Larson (Yam ); 4. TravIS Dunl vml ( K~w ) ; 5. ZadlLarson (Yam) .
MINI EX: I. Rkk Stictller (Kaw) ; 2. Ike Jost (Kll W): 3. Adam Har·
vey (Hen ): 4 . Chris Flesill ( Yll m ).
OPEN MINI: I. Adam Hanl ey (Han) : 2. Zach Larson ( Yll m ); 3.
J udd Larson (Yam) ; 4 Cody Rivera (Han ): 5. T rovis Dun lYmt (Kow).
1~ (12 · 15): I. Joshua U
