Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

(Left) Iowa's Cody Gilmore won both the Stock an d Modified as ee (12-1 3) Cha mpionships in addition t o placing se cond in the Supennlni cont e st . (Right) The 125 Pros Nathan Hale (7 2 1, Matt Karlsen (940), Cory Francis (46), Doug Leavitt (160), Casey McDowell 156), Tyler Grossenba che r (421) and Cha d Albritten (154) - hit the kic ker off t he start. (Be low ) Teddy Maler couldn't be touche d in th e e ith e r of the 85cc (14 - 16) Stock or Modif ied eve nts and went up against fellow Iow an Cody Gilmore to take the Supennin i c ha m pionship. He' s b e en al love r m e eve ry ra c e we 'v e been in tog ethe r. I could hear him a nd kn ew he was right th er e , s o I kne w I couldn 't m ak e a ny mi stakes. " "T h e wh ole week end , my target was Nathan ," added Bea ve rs , "but I just co uld n't quite c atc h him. " Zac h Osborne to ok tw o champi ons hi ps back to Virginia with him , havi ng wo n all e ight of h is Group motos and both ma in-event runoffs in the 6 5cc S t o c k (9 -1 1) a nd 85cc St oc k (Th ro ug h I I ) events . Os born e lined up a t the gate of th e 65cc Mod ified (9- 11) m a in with a sing le poi nt to O hio 's T y le r Bo w e r s , but moto r gre mli ns found their wa y in t o O s bo rne 's KTM and cost hi m a shot at a nother title . "My b ike seize d ," explained O sb orn e . "It locke d up and I h it a kicke r and lo st m y d rive a nd went over the bars . I love d the m oto s th at we re wet a nd di dn 't like th e motos tha t we re dry ." T he 125c c and 25 0cc Sto c k and Mo difie d Novice events w ere all T e x an , as Ryan Haring of Bastrop a nd Ch a nc e Miles of Bivens delive red th e goods . Hari ng won all four of his Gro up motos and went on to race a t th e h e lm in the 125 c c S tock and Modified main ru no ffs for his t wo champ io nships, while Miles s la m d u n k ed t h e 250 c c St o ck Nov ice e vent and then re turned in th e 250cc Modifi ed Novi ce ra ce to battl e with Ryan Bai ley of Co lorado . Bail ey won the first mota , but a second -m ota victor y was a ll it to ok fo r Miles to cla im th e c ha m pions h ip. Cody Rhe inlande r put Te xa s in the w in c o lu m n aga in b y ta k ing t he 2 50cc Sto ck Inte rmed iate a nd 250c c Op en ch am pi on ship s . Rh einl an de r to o k the 250c c Mod ified Inte rme diate first-mota win but wa s ou trun to th e c heckered flag in mota tw o by Iowa ' s J ustin Bra yto n and Mick ey Griffin of California. Co lorado 's Ma tt Kar lse n wasn 't exactly the odds -on favor ite in the 125c c a nd 250 c c Pro events, but he managed to p ull out cha mpions hi ps in both classes . (Above) Zach Osborne of Virgi nia put his Suz uki out front for t he 80cc Stock (Through 11) championship and then c hanged t o a KTM to do t he same in t he 65cc Stock (9-11) division. (Ri ght) Rya n Haring of Texas was un st oppable in both Stock an d Modified 12 5 c c Novi ce events. In th e first 125cc Pro m ota , Cory F ra n c is of O kl ahoma grabbed the holeshot, with Texan Natha n Hale in the hunt. An dy Atki ns took ove r the lea d o n the first la p ou t of th e back section , with Fr a n c is in seco nd and Hal e in thi rd . Franc is to ok back his lead on lap th ree whe n he caug ht up to Atkins in the' back section. Beau Boynton raced in th ird , having suffered a n e ight h-plac e start. Two laps later, the lead c hanged ye t again when Atk ins sq uared off his corn er in th e switchbacks and crosse d into Bo ynt o n ' s path ; Boynton co uld no t avoid hitting him a nd knocked him down. O nce out front, Boynton he ld on for the win, with Francis in se co nd and Karlsen , wh o had ga ted sixth off the sta rt, in third . "I d idn 't re a lize that I p a ssed a ll those gu ys , a s I did it one a t a tim e, " sa id Bo ynton . Blair Lively of Ark ansas s na re d th e seco nd -mota holeshot , b ut At k ins qu ickly took over the le a d on the first la p . F ra n c is charged from fo ur th to second on la p two but was ov erpowe red by Karlsen on la p four. Two lap s later, Ka rls en found himse lf in the lead . with Atk ins in second and Hale in third . Ha le mad e a la s t-l a p effor t for position and got around Atk ins to finish in th e ru nne r-up spot, fo llowed by Atkins an d Francis . Ka rlsen 's 3 -1 tall y ne tted h im the overall win , over Fr anc is (2 -4) and Hale (5 -2) . Munn Ra c ing's Derek Gerd e s fin is he d 4 -5 for fo urt h ove ra ll. Fi rs t -mota win ne r Boynton finis he d 16th. "I g o t a d e cent start ," Bo y n t o n sa id , "bu t I got a little a nx io us with Cory [Fran cis 1 and crash ed pretty h a rd a nd rip p e d off my glove. After th at , a ll the to p leaders got by me. " "I crashed a nd we nt from dead las t a n d c a u ght up t o fourt h , " sa id Gerdes . "I we nt for th ird in the finish line corner but we nt down. " Ok lahoma 's Chad Cook absconded with the ho leshot in the first 250cc Pro mota , but Francis le d the firs t four lap s. Ka rls en pressured Cook through the first lap and assumed second when Cook fell and then chased Fran cis down on la p five for the lea d . Ha le had a less - tha n -stel la r start but worked his way up to second a t the halfwa y ma rk and he ld the positio n at the finish line to Karlsen's win. In the second mota , KTM-mounted Ge rdes led off th e start and never looke d ba ck . Francis chased Gerdes for th e firs t two laps before Ka rlsen ove rtook him and held on to second a t c hec kered flag , whi c h was g ood e no u g h t o c la im the o ve r a ll w in . G erd e s 's 3 -1 n ett ed him s ec o n d , while Francis rounded out the podium in third . eN Robert Memoli (Yam) ; 3 . Jimmy Albertson (Yam) ; 4 . Max Friese (Kaw); 5. Ryan Grantom (Yam ). 85 MO D (12-13 ) : 1. Cody Gilm ore ( Ka w) : 2. Patrick Massie (Hon); 3. Max Friese (Kaw ); 4. Ryan Grantom (Yam) ; 5. Jimmy Albertson (Yam). 85 STK ( 14 - 16) : 1. Teddy Maier (Kaw ); 2. Ryan Howe (Kaw); 3. Jam es Pino (Han) ; 4. Paul Pearcy (Yam ): 5. Dawson Devries (Yam ). 85 MOD ( 14- 16) : I. Teddy Maie r (Kaw); 2. Paul Pearcy (Yam) : 3. Ryan Howe (Kaw); 4 . James Pino (Hon ): 5. Trey Terbush (Hon). 85 OPEN : 1. Ryan Grantom ( Yam ); 2 . Robert Memoli (Yam) ; 3. Jimmy Albertson (Yam); 4. Vince Monteleone (Han): 5. Joshua Hill (Yam) . 5 /MINI MOD (0 - 16) : 1. Teddy Maier (Kaw): 2. Cody Gilmore (Kaw ); 3 . Patrick Massie ( Hon) ; 4 . Tyler Bowers (Kaw); 5. J .D. DeOtis (Hon) . 125 BEG: I. Sage Foster (Kaw); 2. Jade Dungey ( Hon) : 3 . Dana McCarty (Yam) ; 4 . Andy LaPlante (Suz): 5. J .D. Hill (Hon) . 12 5 5 TK NOV: 1. Ryan Harin g ( Hon ) : 2. Wes Parr (Yam ) ; 3 . Fred Reynolds (Suz) ; 4 . Kevin Rlx (Yam) : 5. Sean Lentz (Kaw ). 12 5 MOD NO V: 1. Ryan Haring (Han); 2. Joshua Roedl (KTM) ; 3. Jeremiah Johnson (Yam) ; 4 . Fred Reynolds (Suz): 5. J ake Uhl (Hon) . 125 ST K INT : I. Nathan Davenport (Kaw): 2. Daton Beavers (Ke w): 3. Brandon Beabout (Yam) ; 4. Chad Ruggles (Yam) ; 5. Chad Frank (Yam) . 125 MO D INT: 1. Nathan Davenport (Kaw); 2. Joshua Hansen (Yam ): 3. Daten Beavers (Kaw); 4. Justin Brayton (Suz) ; 5. Glen long (Yam) . 12 5 OP EN NON-PRO : 1. Nathan Dav enport (Kaw); 2. Daton Beavers (Kaw); 3. Paul Perebijnos (Yam ); 4 . Glen Long (Yam ): 5. Augie U eber ( Yam) . 125 PRO: 1. Matt Karlsen (Yam ); 2. Cory Francis ( Suz) ; 3 . Na th an Hale ( Yam) ; 4 . Derek Ger des (KTM ); 5. An dy Atkins (Yam) . 250 BEG: 1. Sage Foster (Kaw); 2. Andrew Rund ( Yam ) : 3. Jos h Carroll ( Suz) ; 4 . Mike Crom well (Han); 5. Patrick Izell (Hon). 2 5 0 STK N OV : 1. Chanc e Mil e s ( Ho n ) ; 2 . Jeremiah Johnson (Yam ); 3. Dustin Curley (Kaw); 4. Ryan Bailey (Yam) ; 5. Travis Alexander (Suz). 250 MO D NOV : I . Chance Mile s (Hen) : 2. Nick Warren (S uz); 3. Ryan Baile y ( Yam) ; 4 . Wes Parr (Yam); 5. Jeff Stewart (Kaw). 250 ST K tNT : 1. Cody Rheinlander (Han) ; 2. Justin Brayton (Suz): 3 . Paul Perebijnos (Yam): 4. Brandon Beabout (Yam ): 5. Cody Jensen (Kaw). 250 MOD INT: 1. J usti n Br ayt on (S uz) ; 2 . Mickey Griffin (Yam ); 3. Cody Rheinlander (Han); 4 . Brandon Beabout (Yam) : 5. Cody Jensen (Kaw). 250 OPEN NO N·PRO: 1. Co dy Rh ei n la nder ( Hon); 2. Paul Perebijnos (Yam ); 3 . Mickey Griffin (Yam ); 4 . Eric Moore (Yam ); 5. Cody Jensen (Kaw) . 250 PRO : I . Matt Ka rlsen ( Ya m ) ; 2 . D erek Ge rdes ( KT M); 3. Co ry Francis ( S ua): 4 . Casey McDowell (Yam): 5. Nathan Hale (Yam) . 25 + A : 1. And y Atk in s ( Yam); 2 . Le s Brandenburg (Kaw); 3 . Shawn Stilwell (Yam ). 2 5+ B : 1. Rand y Sou t ha rd ( Suz ); 2 . Mi k e Ann strong (Hen) : 3. Ed Pirtle (Kaw); 4 . Dan Bums (Yam): 5. Kevin Clemens (Yam ). 30 + A : 1. Les Brandenburg (Kaw) ; 2 . Da nnie Larder (Yam) ; 3. Tim Mcla ughlin (Hon). 3 0 + B: I . Shannon Niday; 2. Kenny Donelson (Hen}: 3. Rob Schneider ( Yam ); 4. Randy Mitchell (Kaw): 5. Ed Pirtle (Kaw). 35 + A : 1. T im M cLaug hlin ( Hon) ; 2 . Scott McLaughlin (Hon). 35+ B: 1. Shannon Niday; 2. Roy Durbin (Han); 3. Chuck Rule ( Yam); 4. Shane Hinze (Yam ); 5. Dean Swanson (Yam). 4 0+ : 1. Sco tt M cLa ughlin ( Hon ) ; 2 . Ste ve McCombs (Ya m) ; 3. Dave O sborne (Suz) ; 4. Todd White (Suz); 5. Brian Albertson (Yam). 50 +: 1. Michael Morland (Yam): 2. Randy Brown ( Han); 3. Mike Edwards ( Yam); 4 . Rob Gellenbeck (Ka w) . Branson USA Motocross Championsh ip Galena, Missouri Results: October 5-8, 2000 P/W STK (4- 6) : 1. Ty Keenom (Pol): 2. Micha el Hall (po l) ; 3. Bradley Bak er (Pol): 4. Jacob Turbyfil l (Cob) ; 5. Cale Coe (Cob) . P/W MOD ( 4- 6): 1. Bradley Bak er (Pol ): 2 . Ty Keenom ( Pol) ; 3 . Blak e Dungey (C ob) ; 4 . Ja cob Turbyfill (Cob) ; 5. Cale Coe (Cob) . P/W STK ( 7 -8 ): 1. Ian Tr ettel (Cob) ; 2. Dakota Ga rner (Co b); 3. For rest Lan e (Co b); 4 . Wa lke r Brightwell (Cob); 5 . Joseph Ta rver (Co b) . P/ W MOD (7- 8) : 1. Ian Trett el (Co b): 2. Nic k Paluzzi (Cob); 3. Da ko ta Garn er (Cob ): 4 . Da vid Mead e ( Cob); 5 . Vaughn M ays (Cob). S/P /W : 1. Ian T rettel (Cob): 2. Dako ta Garner (Cob) : 3. Luke Davie (Cob); 4. Nick Paluzzi (Cob): 5. Michael Turglia (Cob) . 65 5TK ( 6- 8 ): 1. Ian Trett el (KTM) : 2 . Ch ris Thies ( KTM): 3 . Dako ta Ga rner (K aw ); 4 . Michael Trug lia (KTM): 5. Zeb Smith (Kaw). 65 MO D (6 -8 ): 1. Ian Trett el (KTM) : 2. Chr is Thies (KTM); 3. Zeb Smith (Kaw); 4. Joseph Tarver (Kaw); 5. Michael Truglia (KTM). 65 STK (9 - 11): I. Zach Osbo rne (KTM ): 2. Tyler Bowers (Ke w} : 3 . Rya n Du ngey (K TM ) : 4 . Jake Erick son ( KTM); 5 . J ason Hussey (KTM) . 65 MOD ( 9 - 11): 1. Ike J o sl ( Kaw ): 2 . Ryan Dungey (KTM); 3. Aaron McClintock (KTM); 4 . Jake Erickson (KTM); 5. Jason Hussey (KTM) . 85 5TK (0 - 11): I. Zech Osbo rne (Su,) ; 2 . Tyler Bowers (Kaw); 3. Joshua Hill (Yam); 4. John Heinlein 1\1 (Kaw): 5. Ike .Jost (Ka w) . 8 5 MO D (0 - 11) : 1. J o shua Hill (Yam ): 2 . Ike Jost (Kaw); 3. Zach Osborne (Suz); 4 . Tyler Bowers (Kaw); 5 . John Heinlein III (Kaw). 8S STK ( 12 - 13) : 1. Cody Gil mo re ( Kaw): 2. c u e I e n e _ s NOVEMBER 8 , 2000 29

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