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ESP N2 • Seals Communications - 770 .631 .5300 . and Spee dvis ion - 203 .40 6.2500 Cycle N e w s is not res ponsi bl e fo r c h ang es in sched ulin g . 68 NOVEMBER 1 , 2000 ' cue I e n e vv s Carlsbad Raceway: Lance Johnson (485) and Glen Cunningham (711) battle for the holeshot at the start of the fi rst Vet Over 30 Intermediate moto in Carlsbad, California. C arls bad Rac ewa y Howell Roars to Victory B y K IRK CHANDLER CA RLSBA D, CA. SE PT. 23 The fi na l roun d of the CEET- sp onsored CMXR Summ er Series was held at Carls bad Raceway und er m ild ly overc ast sk ies. Fo r m any of th e c om peti to rs, it was a last-ditch effort to secu re the season cham p ionship. At th e sta rt o f th e first m o to o f th e co m - v bined Vet O ver 30 Int erm ediat e and Vet Ov er 30 Expert classes , Vitonix's Lance J ohnso n an d Glen n Cunni ngham b anged handle b ars fo r th e adva ntage into th e seco nd tum. J ohn so n was the only Expert rider on the track, and he got th e nod, but he wa s houn ded by Cunningh am . Th en ca me Vet Over 30 Intennediate points leader Ma rk Howell . right in fron t of. his m ain co mpetition rOF the number-on e plate, Vic Walker. As the race progressed . Cu nning ham was soo n at the fron t o f the pack , wi th Ho w ell o n his rea r fen der and Wa lke r r ight behind bo th ri ders. O n the fi fth lap of th e 10lap race, Howe ll made his m ove fo r the lead . Soo n Walker wa s knocking on the door, but he wa s unable to make a pas sing attempt. T he finish in g o r de r wa s How ell, Cunningham, Walk er, Woody Ca rlso n and Steve Scrape. . On th e lin e befor e th e second m oto , Howell had an aura of co nfide nce about him , knowing the ti tle was all bu t locked up . Wh en th e gate dr opped , Cunn ingham and J ohnson we re onetw o in a mirror ima ge of th e first m ot o. How ell was midpack , but he worked his way int o th ird befor e th e end of th e first lap and ha d Wa lk er right behind him. Walk er, looki n g for th e ups et, pu shed past Howell on the fo urth lap and so on had hooked on to the leader. Cunningham. As th e fifth lap co n ci ud ed, Wa lker wa s lead ing , foll owed b y How ell . John so n and th en Cunningham . Walker appeared to have the m oto won , but Howell was not goi ng to crui se to second. He put the power of his four-stroke Yamah a t o th e ground and rep assed Wa lker with only two laps rem ainin g . Wa lker had noth ing left for Howell , and both riders crossed the fin ish line afte r the ir 25 m inut e-long mote. Howell took th e overall and th e series titl e, Walk er was run ner-u p in both, and Cunni ngha m was th ird in both the race and th e series . Res u l t s 80 BEG: I. Trevor Green (Vam ); 2. T yler Herrma nn (Yam) ; 3. Offlnis Somenc ( Vam ). 80 NOV: I. Tyle r Keefe (Vll m ). 125 BEG: 1. Mike Archart (Yam ); 2. David Speight (Kll w ): 3. Johnny Frandsen (Hon) . 250 BEG: I. ChriS Downen (Hon ); 2. Elell Nobl e (Kaw); 3 . Kelly Howerd ( Yam ). 125 NOV A : I. J ust in Herrmann (Yam ); 2. Cory Gust elec n (Yam ): 3 . Eric Rizzo (Yam ). 125 NOV B: I. Nate Arbogast (Yam ): 2. Tyler Keefe (Yam ); 3 . Ricardo A1 lado (Han). 250 NOV : I. J ohn T ayl or ( Yam ) ; 2. Stev e Gr ieb ( Ho n ): 3 . Andrew Whitl ock (Vam) . 250 INT: I. Dave Jenkin. ($uz) ; 2. J imm y Robinson (Hon) : 3. Kirk Chandler (Hon) . OPENPRO /AM: I. JO§h Tupe (Hon); 2. Certer Gurnee (Hon): 3. NcJthanPittma n (Hon ) n VET 30 .. BEG: I. see Larson (Suz ); 2. Chris Fleet ( Yam ); 3. Ken lomax (Yam ). VET 30 .. NOV: I. Tom Flynn (Hon) : 2. Brien Bayer (Vam ): 3. T im Lyon s VET 30 .. INT : 1. Mark Howell (Yam): 2. Vic Walker (Yam ): 3 . Glenn Cunmng ham (Hon). VET 30.. EX 1. Jo hnny O' Mara (Varn): 2. Lance Johnson (Vll m) . : VET 40 .. NOV: 1. Jeff Gray (Kaw): 2. Tony Gomez (Hon ) 3 . Nichola s Btaall!'(Yam ). VET 40 .. INT: I. Tom Knapp (Hon) 2. Bill Keefe (Vllfl1): 3 . Alle n McKay (Yam). VET 40 .. fo\STR : I. Paul Needles ( Yam ): 2. Rich Boit~au (Kaw) 3 . Craig Inf~ld (Hon) . VET50.. INT J. Bruce Com~1I (Suz). : VET 50.. MSTR: I. Dave Jaeobu s ( Vam) : 2. Bill Carr (Vam ); 3 . John Knight (KTM) WMN: I. Karen Arcens (Kaw). 4·STRK NOV: I . Allen McKay (Yam) . BMBR NOV: 1. Seen Dav is (Hon) ; 2. Kirk Barnett (Hon) : 3 . Rob John son (Hus) . Co ugar Butte Aaron Takes Off at Full Monty B y RINGO LUCE RN E. CA . SE PT. 23 Lucerne Valley ' s worl d -fam ous Cougar Butte stagi ng area in Sou thern Ca li fo rnia was the site o f ye t a not her of Te a m Fu ll M on ty ' s ex t re m e l y successful events . As early as T hu rsda y ni ght, the Butte began to overflow as riders and their rigs pack ed in early, and b y Saturday m orning it wa s lit er all y t rials- bi ke pa rking roo m only . T hings sta rted off in tru e Tea m Fu ll Mon ty st y le w he n t he first of th e t wo st un t pl an es bu zzed over the dese rt at abo ut 20 fee t off the ground . Th e sk y was clear and th e tem peratures abso lutel y perfec t as riders buzzed u p and down "T h e Grand Slab" and all o ver the sticky granit e surfa ces th at m ak e Luc erne so fam ous. A second stunt plane showed up and br ought the ent ire cro wd to it s kn ees as it per formed just about eve ry move imaginable and then ended the show with an upside-down flyby that was close enough for spec ta to rs to see the lettuce stu ck in the pi lot's teeth . Th e cou rse wa s lined with judges in fuJI uni form (ugly Hawaiian shirts and straw hats), the boundary rib bon kept th e spect ators back , th e stage was finally set , and co mpetitors were d irected to th e sta rti ng gate . Ea ch ride r was chec k ed by th e start-gate ju dge to en sure th at th ey were indeed in third gear. The y were then sent off th ro ugh th e first set of cones and up a sandwash. The n th ey had to navigate a nearl y c omplete ci rcl e and head back down toward the starting gate . The com petition was fie rce, as riders attempti ng t o make it up th e was h were fl ung off th e cou rse left and rig ht. Jason Perr y , B ru c e Davis a nd Jared Ma l mquis t placed high with sty le poin ts. Perry vee red off co urse , straig h t th ro ug h a 4 -foot -h igh pucker bush, and nearl y took out a handful of spec t ato rs . Da vi s h o p p ed a lo ngside h is bi k e th e entire co urse , keepi ng th e fro nt wheel off th e ground . m u c h t o t h e delig ht o f t h e crow d . Ma lmquist displayed a hig h- sp eed whee Jie with co ntinuo us throttl e fro m th e sta rt and k ept the front wheel sus pended whil e tr avelin g through the rib bon at th e top of the co urse and out of sight, only to retum and bunny- ho p th e ribbon back onto the co urse. Cheers from th e crowd verified th ey were having a bla st. Six-time and cu rren t U.S. Na tiona l Chern pion Geoff Aa ron c ap tured the w in by not only be ing th e only ri der to fi nish the en tire co urse, but wi th one leg out to boot! T he crowd bro ke up at th at po int fo r di n ner, while th e TFM guys made the final pr epe ratio ns for the grand openi ng o f " C lub Fu ll Mo nty. " Everyon e came back to wi tness the a ward s ce re mony an d ra ffle , and t h en th e ni gh t life in th e dese rt ex p loded as th e Club Fu ll Monty m arq uee and st ro be li ghts lit up the desert sky. inviting rid ers and spectato rs

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