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M INI S R 80 : 1. Brad
Modj ewsk i ; 2. Robert Loire; 3.
J a re d Keu nt j e s : 4 . Chr is
Lazzaretto; 5. Luke Terlinden .
WMN : J. A ngie Keuntj es; 2.
Teb eth a Miller: 3 . T rac y Van
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250 NOV: 1. Aeron Byrd (Yllm ).
250 INT: I. J imm y Chember n (Han) : 2. Glenn Weidm an (Suz):
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3. Jeff Murphy (Hon) .
MS 25+ BEG; I. Brice Chouliny (Yllm).
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MSTR 25+ INT 1. J immy Cha mberl in (Han): 2, Todd Kutcher(Han);
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3. Troy Filch (HM): 4. Glenn WeiI:knlln (Sw:): 5. JeffMurph (Hon).
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MSTR 25+ EX: 1. Matt Herm enn (Hon) .
SPTSMN: J. Michael Applebaum (Hon); 2. Bill Earle (Hon): 3 .
Gllld e Hooley (KTM).
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Suspension phenomenon sailed his CR250 in for
the win, rid ing as if mo isture was not a problem.
Gavin "Double G" Gracyk was simply the
ma ster in a couple of clas ses on the da y . The
T eam Gree n supe rstar sty led hi s wa y to the
top of the podium in the School boy and 125cc
B classes.
In th e A clas ses , it wa s a hard -c ore Pro
me eti ng , with th e li k es of O hio Moto Sports '
Charlie Dun away , MPS racing's Steve "Callfornia Boy " Andr ich , Ca nno ndale factory racer
Jeff Gibso n and local hero Bub Thom as on
hand . When the tw o- stroke song went silent , it
was Gibson with th e w in in the 125s , w hil e
Andrich smoked the 250 cc class.
Vin cent "Joey" Defelice return ed to racing
ac t io n . Th e fo rme r Pro and full -ti m e home
rem o del e r san k h is teeth in to t he O ver 2 5
clas s and came away with a pop ul ar victo ry.
Ham me ri ng his way aro und th e length y
tr ac k . Cr ai g " 2 by 4 " Ratai t hu m ped hi s
YZ426F in for the win in the Open class, while
Mic hae l La nham cruised to a co m fort able vic -
t ory in 250cc B raci ng. Loc al hotshot Bill
B arnes took his hare sc ra m bles experienc e
out on the sloppy track and strode off with the
win in th e Over 4 0 class .
Re sults
65: I . Kyle Smith (KTM); 2. Levi Kilbllr ger (KTM): 3. Ty Bceers
(Kll w) .
80 (7- 11): 1. Ty Bcwers (Kllw) : 2. Al len Nutter (Yll m ): 3. Brendon Borgen (Suz).
C e nt ral Ohio Competition Ri de rs M X
80 (12- 15): 1. Jeff Roell e (Yam): 2. Pill Massie (Hon) ; 3. Eric
Walls (Yllm) .
las V egas Moto r Spe edway
Chamberl in
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L ongwell Likes It
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By R UPERT X. PEI.LEIT
By DICK
G OODWIN
win , G u st (3 - 3) wa s se c ond a nd S k o-
LAS VEGAS. NV. SEPT 30
been ho sting motoc ross and har e scra m bles
events for almost 30 yea rs at t hi s sit e i n
dra s ( 4-4 ) w a s t hird .
On an ideal nig ht of raci ng. the Masters (Over
25 ) Interm ediate class feat ured some int ense
raci ng . Henderso n, Nevada 's J immy Cha rnber li n eme rged from th e chaos and confusion with
the overa ll win aft er two hard-fought m otos.
m o to win in th e i r cla s s e s i n cl u de d
in both the 125cc C and 250cc C classes.
The 125cc C class was well-stock ed with
scream ing his bike in for third . Th e cornpetiti ve lies brothers, all Suzuki-mounted , fin ished
k in s . H opkins w ent 2 - 1 fo r the ove rall
Va u g hn M a y s in t h e Pe e Wee Se n i o r
Longwell roosted off on hi s Yama has to wins
LaF ou nt ai ne d em on st rat ed hi s prow ess
agai n as race two crank ed up , leadin g Camden
SUGAR GROVE. OH, SEPT. 23
The Cent ral Ohio Com petition Riders hav e
O th er ri d e r s wh o s c ore d d o ubl e -
Cody Longwell of Sardis. Ohio, was on top
of his game. Unperturbed by the precipitation.
65cc a n d Mi n i J un ior 80cc cl a sse s ,
Honda-mounted Todd Kutcher blasted out
in front of the field to lead off the action. Second place belonged to Troy Fitch by inches.
B r ad M odj e w s ki in th e M ini Se nior
Glenn Weidman holding down third and fourth.
80c c a n d 125cc Jun ior cla sses, Ang ie
Chamberlin, comi ng up from somew here in the
vici nity of the parking lot , was charging throug h
class, Brian C ollins in t h e Min i Jun ior
w ith Ex pert Ma tt Herm ann and Inter m edi ate
K e untj e s in t h e W omen' s cla ss , Karter
sout hern Ohio. nestled in th e roll ing hills of
F air f i e l d Cou n ty , A n excit ing m o t o c r o ss
co ur se is the sho wp iec e of th e club 's h ug e
faci lity. and thi s Satu rday event had all the
making s of ano the r wonderfu l race he re.
Then the rains ca me .
While practi ce was perfect. the li q uid sunshine spoiled the day's racin g, permitti ng only
one moto per cl ass at the freshly reconfi gured
circuit.
80 EXTRA: 1. Eric Willis (Yllm ): 2. Josh Toney (Su:z): 3. Al len
Nutter ( Yam).
125 A. I. Jeff Gibson (Hon ): 2. Chllrlie Dunaway (Suz) : 3. Steve
:
Andrich (Hon ).
125 B: I . Gil vin Gracyk (Kll w): 2. Josh Martin (Yllm): 3. Nick
Carroll (Yll m ).
125 C: I. Cody Longwell (Yllm): 2. Steve Jones (Su:z): 3. Zech
Hllnin g (Suz).
250 A : I . Steve Andrich (Hon); 2. Bub Thom es ( Yllm ): 3. Matt
Robinson (Hon).
250 B: 1. Michllel Lenbem (Yllm); 2. Den Jon es (Han); 3. Jll son
McHugh (Sw ).
250 C: 1. Cody Longwell [ Yem}; 2. Tom Weis:ie hr (Yam); 3.
Walter Bessey (Su:z
).
SCHBY: I . Gil vin Grecyk (Kll w) ; 2. Willy Brown ing (Sw:); 3. Nick
Cllrro ll (Yam) .
16·24 : 1. Jason Wade (Hon): 2. Chris Berry ( Yllm): 3. We5 Boyd
(Su:z
).
25 +: 1. Joey Defelice (Kll w): 2. Richerd Robinson (Han ): 3. Matt
Robin son (Hon ).
30 +: 1. Je ff Flora (Han) : 2. Richerd Robin son (Hon): 3. Kevin
Hlldebrend (Su:z
).
40+: I . Bill Barnes (Yllm) : 2. Mll rk Mathei5 (Yll m): 3. Vincent
Loyo lll (Hon) .
OPEN: 1. Craig RaUli (Yam) ; 2. Broc k Chandler (Kll W): 3. Shene
Fluharty (Hon) .
the field. Kutcher was doing an admirable job of
holding down the point as Hermann and Cham-
Bu sse in th e M a st e rs O v e r 25 class,
berlin clos ed in in second and th ird. When Herm ann went dow n o n the last lap, Weidman
m oved up into the front fou r. Cha mberlin put
B ill K na uf i n t he Ve t B c l as s , T im
M i ll er i n t h e S e n i or O v e r 4 0 c l ass ,
on a big push during the whit e-flag lap. but
Kut cher held him off to win th e fir st round .
Fitch led Weidman across the line for third.
Fitch led off the second half. with Hermann
Je re my H ac kb arth in th e 250 c c B
cl a ss , E r ic Peter s in th e 250cc C class,
A l a n J o n a s in Open A com peti tio n,
and Chamberli n chewing at his rear knobbies.
and Andy Bowman in Vi ntage ra ci n g .
Fitch, Hermann and Chamberlin locked it up and
burned out to a lead. Hermann got by Fitch. but
D e n m a r k ' s Midwest A rea Cha m p i -
the to p three staye d as tig ht as ever. Kut cher
o n s h i p was once agai n a s u c ce s s ,
charged up to join the lead pack and the top four
and t hey pa id o ut handsomely to the
were ci rculat ing at a dizzy ing pac e. Hermann
A classes . A lso, hug e c h a m p io n shi p
was in front by a bike length; Fitch and Cham-
t ro p hies were available fo r the trophy
berlin were side by side for the last two laps. with
Kut cher a breath behind. Chambe rlin squeezed
class .
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past Fitch at the end and challenged Hermann.
bar to bar. at the checkers. In a photo finish. Her-
Denmark Sports and Competit ion
Denmark, Wisconsin
Results: October I , ZDOD
m an n netted top Master Expert hon o rs and
Cham berli n captured the Masters Interm ed iate
crow n, ahead of Kutcher, Fitch and Weidma n.
Twisted Threads' front man. Michael Park -
P/ W JR: 1. Cole Prichard: 2. Nathene LaPorte; 3.
Kody Kam m : 4 . Christopher Bena vlde.
P/W SR: 1. Vaughn Mays; 2. Casey Pennau; 3.
Cody Behrens; 4 . Brando n Haka la; 5 . Cody Usa .
M. NI JR 6 5 : 1. Brian Collin s; 2. Joey Dretzka: 3.
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Cody Sokolik: 4. Trav is Frassetto; 5. Taylor Willi am s.
MIN I J R 80: 1. Brian Collins; 2. Jordan Martin; 3.
Cod y So kolik; 4 . J esse Fra ssetto ; 5 . Kyle Pc pelle r.
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NOVEMBER 8 . 2000'
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er, showed up , showed off and showed how in
the 80cc ( 12- 16) class. Josh laFountaine had
th e li g ht n ing twi st as th e gu n so unded fo r
round one. Anthony Hart and Park er were try ing to hunt him down . Par k er muscl ed into
seco nd and set out after laFountaine, wh o was
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Ce ntral Oh io Competition Riders MX: Over 40 ri der Ro nn ie Rehm ert r ides in
the mud in Sugar Gr ove, Oh io .
