Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

CM C Trans-Cal Ser ies Finale M arysville Riverfront Park 1Io1ItJIMI. NIl ~[f1Jj(11Jl? JfJJ~ ~[J !?U[JJffJ!13 S T O RY A N D P HO T O S By T O N Y A L E SS I MARYSVILLE, CA, OCT. 21·22 ea m Green's Jeff No rthro p a nd Suzuki -mo un ted Rusty Ho lland t oo k turns win nin g m o st of th e Pro c la s s m otos e n ro ut e to victo rie s in th e 125cc a nd 250c c Pro cla ss e s du ring the C MC T r a n s - C a l F in al e a t Mar ysville Rive rfron t Pa rk . T h e c ha m pio ns h ip weeke nd br ought tog ethe r race rs fro m S ou th e rn Cal iforn ia , No rt h ern Califo rn ia , O re g on a nd Wa s hi ngto n . T he s e t o p racers would fight it o ut for two day s , ea rni ng fu ll p o in t s in e ach m oto in wh ic h th e y co m p e te d . T h e t ra c k a t Ma rysville th is ye ar seemed virtu a lly unch a nged s ince the la s t T ra n s -Ca l vis it, a nd ve ry windy cond itions kept the m or e tha n 4 00 ent rants on the ir toes all wee ke nd . In S atu rd a y ' s 125cc Pro ra c e , Da vid Boothe pull e d th e ho le sh ot fo r th e e ar ly le a d . It was s hort- lived. h ow e v e r , as Ho lla n d a nd No rthro p drop ped him to third. "T h is is o ne of my first b ig Pro ra c e s , " said the Nor C al rook ie Pro . "Whe n yo u're rid ing th e Pro class, a ll th e s e g uys jus t want it rea l bad . I've go t to not let the s e gu ys g et into m y he a d , a nd s ta rt ra c ing m y ow n ra ce ." Holland led until he wa shed ou t th e fro nt e nd and h a nded t h e le a d to No rt hrop . Ab ou t th at t ime , R.J . Th o m ps o n was worki ng hi s way into t h e top five a fte r a de ad -la st start. "My b ike is s o fas t , I wheelied all the wa y to the first turn ," Th ompson sa id . "I've go t to keep th e front down on the sta rts ." Holland ch ased after No rth ro p a nd bega n to ma ke up s ome gro und but ra n in t o p ro b lem s in th e w ho op s when his c ra nk s eize d . Obvious ly d is appoi nted, Holla nd ro lled h is cycle off the tra c k a nd promptly dr opped it on th e gro und in d isg ust. "We e ve n went to a b igg e r ma in jet," Holland s aid . "I had a feeling it wa s going to blow." No rt h rop t o ok t h e m ot o wi n . Th om pson c a me th rou gh th e pa ck to nip Booth e for se cond ne a r the end of the m oto . No rthro p c a me ba c k t o t a k e c harge of the s econd 125cc Pro race , wh ile T hompson aga in work ed h is wa y past Booth e a nd La ughridge for runner-up. Holland mad e sure the 250cc Pro ra ce went without incide nt a nd took b oth m o to v ic t ories, d e sp ite so m e pressure . T "R.J. T h o m p s o n wa s o n m e t h e wh o le first m o te, " Ho lland sai d , "I think be caus e th e ra c e was e a rly a nd th e gro und was re a l sticky . He rid es good in th at stu ff." Hollan d he ld on for the moto win, over Thompso n a nd Northrop. In th e second moto , Ho lland m a s te red th e blue-groo ved , s lick -as -ice ra ce c ourse with lines that looked like t h ey we re wel l-r ehea rsed . North ro p stayed in th e hu nt and p ick ed up on Ho lland 's line s late in the m oto , but from Er ic Mc Crumm e n in th e fi rs t 80cc ( 12 -1 3) m oto a n d fro m A .J. Pe rez in the second moto . Adam Kow a lc z y k la nded s o m e very im pre ssiv e rides in th e 80cc (7 1 1) c la ss, winning a ll four m oto s he entered. Kowa lczyk took care of Cole S e e ly on day one; Ryan Fer ris a nd his s uperfa st Hond a took his turn in th e run ner -up spot on Su nda y. Du stin Pipes too k Saturday 's win in th e 6 0 c c (9 -1 1) d ivis io n d e s p it e st rugg ling in th e first m oto . Jeff Northrop (b elo w ) and Rusty Holland (r ig ht) each scored one 125cc Pro and o ne 250cc Pro v icto ry at t he two-day CMC Trans-Ca l Finale at M a rysv ille Riv e rfront Pa rk. the d a m ag e was do n e a nd Ho lla nd we nt on to score th e vict or y, fo llowed by No rthro p a nd Th o mpso n. Da le Ainsli e , a 15 -year -o ld fro m the great Northwest, was ve ry im pre ssive in both the 12 5 c c Intermed iate a nd S choolboy cla sses , scoring a pa ir o f cla ss w in s . Ains lie y a nke d b ig holes ho ts on his Yamahas all day. "We ha ve be e n wo rk ing o n th e s e bike s re a l h a rd after Lorett a Lynn's ," Ainsli e sa id, "a nd now the y' re work ing rea lly good ." Ains lie topp ed Jared Ble vin s an d Matt McCrummen in Sc hoolboy ra c in g a n d Ro ry S u lli van a nd A d am Miller in the Intermediates. Wa rre n T itt le m ier topped t he 25 0 c c In t erm e d iat e s , u s in g bru t e strength a nd go od sta rts to land Saturda y's clas s win with a I - I s howing ov e r S ul li van , Mike Go rdon a nd Brya n J aramillo . Wa s hin gto n's Rya n Villopoto post e d o ve ra ll win s o n both d a ys in th e 8 5cc ( 12-1 3 ) a nd Supermini e ve nts . Villopoto d id fa c e so m e competition "I o n ly got five la ps of p ractice o n t hi s t ra c k , " Pi pes la m e n t ed , "a nd a ll th es e o t he r ra c e rs h a ve been riding here s ince Thursda y." Pipes fin is he d a d isapp ointin g th ird in the firs t moto be hind Tyler Villopot o a nd a ve ry spe edy T re nt Pug m ire . It looked like he sorted a few th ings out betwee n motos , a nd t hen Pipes got a br e a k wh en Pug mir e ha d problems and fin is hed s ixth in m oto two . Pipe s took the secondm o to a n d o ve ra ll wi n , to p p ing ViIlopoto (2 -2 ), Matthew Spe nce r (4-3) and Pugmire ( 1-6 ). There was no d ou bting th e rid ing abilities of Lan don Currier in the 50c c and 60cc (T hro ugh 8 ) d ivis io n. T he yo ut h from the great Northwest left his m a rk on bot h the 60cc (0 -8) a nd 50cc (7 -8) class es, winning a total of e ight m ot os e n route to his d om ination of eN both the sm all- bore divis ion s . Sunday 50 (0 -6) : 1. Brad Frace (Cob ); 2. Gage Pontarelli (Hus); 3. Lucas J ones (Pol); 4. Billy Ad ams (KTM); 5 . Eric Ocho a (KTM ). 50 (7 -S ): 1. L andon Curr ier (Cob ) ; 2 . Au stin Howel l (Co b ) ; 3 . Cody F arrar (KTM) ; 4 . Cal vi n LaCurelle; 5 . Dyl an Lane (Cob). 60 BEG : I. Ry an Row ell ( KTM ); 2 . Arm and o A guilar ( K aw ): 3 . Bobb y Dean ( Ka w ) ; 4 . Case y Sherma n (KTM); 5. Cry stal Layton (Kaw) . 6 0 (O-S) : 1. Landon Cur rier ( Ka w) ; 2 . Au st in How ell (KTM); 3 . Scotty Craven (K aw ); 4 . Preston Mull (Kaw). 60 (9 - 1 1) : 1. Tr ent Pugm ire ( Kaw) ; 2 . Tyl er ViJlopoto (KTM); 3. Dustin Pip es (Kaw) ; 4. Matthew Spencer (KTM); 5 . Tomm y Weeck (KTM ). 80 B EG: 1. Bran d on Be ll ( Ho n) ; 2 . Chad Ande rson (K aw) ; 3. J acob Sanchez (Yarn) ; 4 . T .J . Lorenz (Yam ); 5 . Sean Stom me l (Yam ). 80 (7 - 1 1) : 1. Adam Kowalczyk (Suz); 2 . Ry an Ferris ( Han ); 3 . Cole Seely (Suz) ; 4 . Br y ar Perry (Han); 5. Ju stin Soule (Yam ). 8 0 ( 12-1 3 ) : 1. Ry an Vill apoto (Yam) ; 2 . Er ic Mc Crummen ( Yam ); 3. Kev in Rook stool (Kaw) ; 4 . Ky le Kent (Ka w) ; 5 . Kale Deibler (Yam ) . 80 ( 14 - 16 ): 1. Don ald Cho llar (Han); 2. Ji mmy Mills ( Yam ); 3 . Da le Blec k (Yam ) ; 4 . Lee Holm es (Yam ); 5. Mark Abrew (Yam ). S /M I N I : I. Ryan Vi llopo t o ( Ya m ) : 2 . Er i c Mc Crum me n (Ya m) ; 3 . Kevin Rook stool (Kaw) ; 4. Ryan Ferris (Han) ; 5. Brad Kelly (Han). 125 BEG: 1. Tyl er Bird (Yam) ; 2. Matt Moon ey; 3 . Brent David son (Suz) : 4 . Rya n Sm it h (Kaw) ; 5 . Paul Robinson (Hon) . 12 5 JR : I. Eric Heagan (Suz) ; 2. Rory Radovich ( Hon ); 3 . Dan iel Fo wler ( Hon ); 4 . Jerem y Mall ott (Yam ) ; 5 . Chad Shimon (Han) . 12 5 I NT: 1. Eric Nye ( Yam); 2 . Dale A in sli e (Yam ); 3 . Adam Mille r (Suz); 4 . Rory Sulli van (KTM); 5 . Court Ti ede (Suz). 12 5 PR O : 1. Ru st y Ho ll an d ( S uz) ; 2 . Je ff North rop ( Ka w) ; 3 . R.J . Th om p son (Suz) ; 4. Er ic Laughridge (Suz); 5 . Scott Da vis ( Kaw). SCHBY: 1. Eri c Nye (Yam) ; 2. Ja m es Sparhawk ( Hon ); 3. Tony Sherma n (Y am ) ; 4 . J arid Ble vin s (Han); 5. Matt McCrumm en (Yam) . 2 5 0 BE G : 1. Ben Per ez ( Ho n); 2 . Mik e Hu ll (Hen) : 3. Chad Recoh (Yam) ; 4. Don J ohnson (Han): 5. Willi e Willis (Yam ). 250 JR: 1. Co le Bridenbake r ( Kaw) ; 2. Robbie J am e s (Suz) ; 3 . Dan D enuz zo ( Ha n ) ; 4. St e v e Thinger (Hon); 5 . Rory Radovic h (Han) . 25 0 INT: 1. Rory Su lli van (KT M) ; 2 . Wa rren Tittl emi er ( Ho n ) ; 3 . Bryan J a ramil l o ( Hon) ; 4 . Mic hael Gord a (Han ); 5. J ason Brown (Yam}. 250 PR O : 1. Je ff Nort h ro p ( K aw) ; 2. Ru st y Holla nd (Suz) ; 3. Evan Laughridge (Suz); 4. Denn is Stapleton (Hen) : 5. Nick Hansen (Yam ). BTH : 1. Bry an J aram illo (Han); 2. Will Walla ce (Kaw ); 3. Kevin Kannada (Yam) . 25 ... PRO: 1. Rusty Holland (Suz). 25 + AM.: 1. M ik e Lop ez (Kaw ) ; 2 . Ben Perez (Hen). 25 ... MST R: 1. Jon Zahrt (Kaw). Marysville Riverfront Park Marysvill e. California Results: October 21-22 , 2000 Sat urday 50 (0 -6): 1. Brad Frace (Cob ): 2. Gage Pontarell i (Hus): 3. Lucas J ones (Pol ); 4 . Billy Ada m s (KTM ): 5. Eric Oc hoa (KTM ). 50 ( 7 - 8 ) : 1. L andon Curr ier (Co b ): 2 . Cody F ar rar (KTM) ; 3 . Bob by D ean ( Co b ); 4 . A ustin How ell ; 5. Ky le Tigert (Cob) . 60 BEG: 1. Ryan Rowell (KTM ); 2. J arred Holt (Kaw); 3. A rma ndo A guilar (Kaw) : 4 . Cry stal Layto n (Kaw) ; 5. T hom as Nicho ls (Kaw). 60 (0- 8) : 1. Land on Cu rrie r (Kaw ) ; 2 . Au stin Ho wel l (K TM ) ; 3 . Preston M ull ( Kaw); 4 . Sco tty Craven (Kaw); 5. J oshua Greco (KTM ). 6 0 ( 9 - 1 1): 1. Du stin Pi p e s ( Ka w ) ; 2 . T y l er Vi1Iopo to (KTM); 3 . Matt hew Spencer (KTM); 4 . Trent Pugm ire (Kaw) ; 5. Tom m y Weeck (KTM). 80 BEG: 1. Chad Anderson (Kaw); 2. T .J . Lorenz (Yam) ; 3 . Bob Kirk (Yam ); 4. Sean Stom me l (Yam) ; 5. Kyle Smi th (Kaw) . eye I e n 80 (7- 11) : 1. A dam Kowalczyk; 2. Cole Seely (Suz); 3 . Bryar Perry (Hon); 4 . Ryan Ferris (Hon) ; 5 . Ju stin Soule (Yam) . 80 ( 12 - 13): I. Rya n Villopoto (Yam ): 2. A .J . Perez (Suz); 3 . Eri c McCrummen ( Yarn ); 4 . Ke vi n Rookstool (Kew ): 5. Kyle Parino (Yam ). 8 0 (1 4- 16) : I. Jimmy Mills (Yam); 2. Donal d Chollar (Han) ; 3. Dale Black (Yam ). S/ MI N I : I . Rya n Vi ll opo to ( Yam) ; 2 . T on y Sherman ( Yam ); 3. Dona ld Cho llar (Hen ) ; 4. A .J . Perez (Suz); 5 . Kevin Rookstoo l (Ka w) . 12 5 BEG: 1. Matt Franci s ( Kaw) ; 2 . Matt Moo ney (Suz); 3. Craig Monks (Yam ); 4. Tyler Bird (Yam); 5. Cody Whi pple (Yam) . 12 5 JR : 1. James Sparhawk (Han); 2 . A .J . Perez (Yam); 3. Bri an Anderson (Suz) ; 4 . Je remy Mal lott (Yam) ; 5 . Travis J ohnson (Kaw). 125 (NT : 1. Dale Ainslie (Yam ); 2. Rory Sulliva n (KTM); 3. A dam Miller (Suz); 4 . Will Wallace (Kaw ); 5 . Micha el Leddy (Han) . 125 PRO : I. J eff N o r t h ro p ( K a w) : 2 . R.J . Th ompson (Suz ); 3 . David Boot he (Suz); 4 . E van Laughridge (Suz); 5 . Dennis Stapleton (Hon). 250 BEG: 1. Mike Lopez (Kaw) ; 2. Will ie wuus (Yam ) ; 3. Joe Gallien (Kaw) ; 4. Chad Recoh (Yam); 5 . Ryan Platt (Yam) . 250 JR: 1. Robbie J ames (Suz); 2. Dan Denuzzo (Han) ; 3. Jimmy Robinson (Hon ); 4. Rory Radov ich (Han ); 5 . Steve Thing er (Han ). 2 5 0 INT: 1. Warr en Tittl emi er (Hon ) ; 2. Rory Sullivan (KTM) ; 3 . Michae l Gordon (Han ); 4 . Brya n J aramillo (Hon); 5 . Jo n Schu ltz (Yam) . 2 5 0 PRO : 1 . Ru st y Ho lla n d (Suz) : 2 . J eff North rop (Kaw ); 3 . R.J . Th om pson (Suz); 4 . Evan Laugh ridge (Suz); 5. Nick Hansen (Yam ). 500 AM: 1. Damn Ern st (Han). 50 0 PRO: 1. Eric Sandstr om (Han). SCHB Y: 1, Dal e Ain slie (Yam ); 2. Ja rid Blevins (Han ); 3. Matt McCrummen ( Yam) ; 4 . Blak e Kelly (Yam): 5 . J am es Sparh awk (Han) . 25 + AM : 1. St ev e Th in ger ( Hon ) ; 2 . J imm y Robinson (Han); 3 . Dan Galllett (Kaw); 4 . Darin Ernst (Han ); 5. J oe Cral1iett (Kaw) . 2 5 ... M S T R : 1. J o n Za h r t ( Su z) ; 2 . C al v i n A n dlove c {Suz): 3. Rob bie Jame s (S uz ) ; 4 . Don Mendenha ll (K aw); 5. Merle Hamm er (Yam ). 25 ... PRO : 1. Eric Sand st ro m ( Hon); 2. Rusty Holl and (Suz). 30... BEG: 1. Tim Stroup (Kaw); 2. Will ie Will ing (Yam); 3. Chri s Polin g (Han); 4. Glenn Deck er (Kaw) . 3 0 ... J R: 1. M ar t y J ohn son ( Ya m) : 2 . Er i c Cormier (Hen): 3. Bruce Th inger (Hon). 30 . INT: 1. Da n Den uzzo ( Ho n) ; 2 . Ro bbie J am e s (S u z); 3. Dan Galli ett ( K a w); 4 . Don Mendenhall (Kaw ): 5 . J eff Dabney (Hon). 3 0. MSTR: 1. Jo n Zahrt (Suz): 2. Mike Newhan (Suz): 3. Merle Ham m er (Yam ); 4 . Bob Dunh am (Yam) ; 5. Bob Tachett (Kaw) . 3 0 ... PRO: 1. Eric Sandstro m (Hen} . 8TH: 1. Bryan J aramillo (Hon ); 2. Ja son Park s (Han). OfT AM : I. Stuart Nelson (Yam); 2. George Turk (Hon ); 3 . Sco tt J ohnson (Hon) ; 4 . Kenny Newman (Yam); 5. Craig Kloss (Yam) . O fT M STR : 1. Mik e Newman (S uz) ; 2 . Tim Ala rcon; 3. Randy Kerslake (Hon). e vv s NOVEMBER 8 , 2 0 00 31

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