Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

250 EX: 1. Denni s Belinghe ri; 2. Steve Tichenor, 3. David Ma yer, 4. Donnie Willi ams ; 5. Todd Davis. t 25 EX: 1. Sean Berryman; 2. Bobby Garrison. 30+ EX: 1. Kevin Brown; 2. Paul Ziegler; 3. Marty Kennedy. 38 + EX: 1. Larry Wr ight ; 2. Paul Em erson ; 3. Derrol Brown : 4. Gil Grieve; 5. Greg Bum s. 4 ·S TRK EX: 1. Nick Fain; 2. Paul Eme rso n: 3. Rich Bark er: 4 . Justin Drak e. 50+ EX: 1. Rodger Mercer: 2. Tom Gardner: 3. Glenn Davis. OPEN AM: I. Scott Sibb ald ; 2. Adam Thi ssen. 250 AM : 1. Timoth y Mu rphy ; 2. Justi n Mill er: 3. Guy Jessop; 4 . Casey Segale: 5. Nik Alos i. 12 5 AM: I. Je rem y Evans; 2. Rich Mendoza: 3 . Dave Hamel. 30 + AM: 1. Robert Mill er : 2. Ken ny Mill er; 3 . Harry Loll : 4. Scott Ingersoll : 5. Butch Thom pson. 38 + AM : 1. Bill T rema in ; 2 . Don nie Bird; 3 . Daniel Brown ; 4. Mik e Hame l: 5. Larry Cunally. 4·STRK AM : 1. Ja mes Chavis; 2. Larry Ogde n Jr .; 3 . Nath an Delaney. 50 + AM: I. Jim Ports : 2. Rich Vondersc her: 3. Tom Danson. OPEN NOV: I. Paul Gore ; 2. Travi s Jesso p: 3. Rich Llulefleld : 4. And y Je nny; 5. Steve Carey. 25 0 NOV: 1. Steve J essop : 2. J ade Wright: 3. Davis Dan en: 4. Thom as Lay: 5. Bill Whalen. 125 NO V: 1. Willia m Grey. 30 + NOV: I. Dan Phillip s; 2. Leo n Privett ; 3. Stan Kottowsk i; 4 . Joe Trotter, 5. Pat Daniels. 38+ NOV: 1. Craig DeRuise; 2. Scott Maas: 3. J ohn Boy son ; 4 . Steve Pasero; 5. Ron Ford. 4 ·STRK NOV : 1. Vincent Keller; 2. Matt Ry an; 3. Tom Gardner: 4 . Scott Geipel; 5. Peter Tom asini. OP EN NOV : 1. Paul Ch risten sen ; 2 . Rus sell Hewett. WMN : 1. Michelle Danson. Costa Mesa Speedway: Bill Mathersonand DaleLeederheld off all challengersin Costa Mesa , California, to become the U.S. NationalSidecar Champions of Speedway for the year 2000. U.S. National Sidecar Championship Costa Mesa Speedway Matherson/Leeder National Champs B y E LA INE J O N ES COSTA MESA, CA, SEPT. 30 i ll M a t h e r so n and D a l e Leeder su rv ived a night of in tense rac ing to emerge the 20 00 Nat ion al Cham pions of Sp eedway . Th e evening also featu red a Scratch pro gram , and veteran B o bb y " B o o g a l o o" S ch w a r t z showed he still has what it takes to be a winner. T he big news of the night was that Interna t i on al S p e edw a y signed a co ntract with the Fair Board and th ere wi ll be o ne mo re year of Sp eedway o n th e Bullring. T he Sid ec a r s w er e also usin g a Scra t ch fo rm at , and the nerves we re definitel y showin g a s they came to the line for th e first time. Showin g the stuff that has m ade th em a team to be rec kone d wi th , Bob B rayt o n an d Dwa yn e K ing showed t he bo ys the wa y home . D w a y n e Carmont an d Richa rd Ta ling. the Kiw i team . were a so lid sec o n d , wi th John Matherson and Jack Straw rounding out the fi eld w it h third. The second heat was all Bill Math erson and Da le Lee der, going wire to w ire. Sc o tt Cole and Leya Craven s we re second . The th ird heat was a dogfight , but th e J on es bo y s and their j unkyard spe ci al K awasaki held off all comer s fo r the win. St eve Morrow and Ch ris Chapm an we re seco nd , wi th Stu art Glass and Deion Stokes, the current National ch amps , th ird. In the second round , Brayton and King put another win in t h e books , this time holding off the hard -charg ing team of Kenny Mcintyre and Dirk Vot aw. Morrow and Chapman picked up the show money. B 36 NOVEMBER 8, 2000' cue • e In the ne xt heat, Matherson and St raw b ro k e on to p , on ly to see the red flag co me out when Carmont and Ta ling oversteered com ing out of four and gave t h e infield crew a cheap th ril l. They li ned up again , and again Math erso n and Straw we re on to p , chased by Math erson a nd Leed er. They fin ished in that o rder , but both teams advanced to the sem is. In the final heat, Glass and Stokes grabbed the wi n fro m the Jones boys o n the final lap as the y o utfoxed them out of fo ur and won the drag race to t he c heckered. Co le and Cr av e ns : were th ird . In the first sem i, the Mission Yamaha team of Matherson and Leeder went wire to wire, m aking sure the y wo ul d be o ne of the final fo ur in the mai n event. Morrow and Chapm an were second, holding off a ve ry hungry Jones team and also advancing to the main. The second sem i w as doom ed from the start. Two laps in, Brayton and K ing were running on top when th e red came o ut when Ma th erson and Straw o v e r t u rn e d, w ith S t raw coming out on the short end o f the stick. They li ned up aga in . W ith Straw una ble to make the call , Co le took o ver the swinging d uti es, but his trip wo u ld also be a sho rt o ne. as again the rig we nt upsid e down. Cole wa nted to go aga in . but John Matherson had had enoug h and p ushed the ri g to the p its . Mci nt yre and Votaw also m an ag ed to ge t th e greasy side up , and it ca me down to M ath er son and Leeder and Glass and Sto k es. They would m ov e to th e m ain . Bra yton and King d rew th e pol e, w ith Matherson and Leed e r in two . Morrow and Chapman were in three, n e vv s with Glass and Sto k es in four. Bra y to n an d Kin g br oke on top and led for th e first la p , but on t wo Matherson and Lee der got th e drive out of fo ur that pu t them on t op . Both ri g s ar e extremely fast, but the weight differ ence was just too much ; Math er son is buil t li k e a j o ck ey, w h ile Bra yton is buil t li k e a defensi ve li nem an . Bray ton and King j ust coul d n't ou tpower t h e strong Yamah a. T he cha m p ionsh ip went to Ma therson and Leed er. Brayto n a nd King were sec ond . Defend ing cham ps Glass and Stok es co lle ct ed th e bronze. It turn ed out to b e th e las t rid e for St ok es , as he announc ed hi s ret irem ent. M orrow and Chapm an were fourth . In the Scratc h m a in , Rand y "T he Rocket " DiFrancesco drew th e po le. " Duk ie" Erm o len k o lo ad ed into two. c urr ent N at io n al ch am p " Rad" Brad O xley li ned up in three , and o n the o utside we re " Fast " Ed Castr o an d Sc hw art z. It w as a cle an start , and Sc hwartz took th e lead as they hit the first turn . D iFran c esco w as right on his exha ust p ip e, wi th Ca stro , work ing t he o u tsi d e d irt . in th re e. T here were no m i st ak es fr o m the master, a nd Sc h wa r t z sta ye d in fro n t. T h e o nly p ass at a ll c ame o n th e wh it eflag lap , as Castro got around DiF ran ces co fo r second . DiFranc esco held on fo r t h ir d , w ith Ox ley fourth and Ermo lenko fi ft h . Michael Ma tto cks took th e lead away from David Lyn ch after one la p in th e Suppo rt m a in . L yn ch c ame fighting ba ck but j ust c ou ld n't ca tch Mattocks. Billy Lyon s was th ird. The Support B w in went to Rod Lenz , who went wire to wire. Follow ing hi m home we re Hideaki O ta and eN Rick Va ld ez. Costa MesaSpeedway Costa Mesa, Califamia Results: Septem r 30, 2000 socs NAT' L : 1. Bill Matherson/ Da le Leed er (Yam ); 2. Bob Brayton/Ow oyne King (Goo); 3. Stuart Glas s/Deio n Stokes ( Duc): 4 . Steve Mo rrow /Chris Chapman (Suz). SCR : I. Bob by Sc hw artz (GM) ; 2 . Ed Cast ro (J aw) ; 3. Randy DiF rll ncesco (J a....); 4. Brad Oxley (GM) : 5. Dukie Ennolenko (Ja w). SOP: 1. Michael Matt ock s (J aw); 2. David Lyn ch (J aw) ; 3. Billy Lyons (Gdn); 4. Bill McCarley (Jaw) ; 5. Danny Holt (wes). sap B: I. Rod Len, (J aw) ; 2. Hid eaki Ota (J aw); 3 . Ric k Valdez (J aw ); 4 . Monte Mc Keon (J aw) ; 5. Chri s Metoyer (J aw) . VirginiaC hampionship Hare Scrambles Series Round 11: B Ridge Hare Scrambles lue Morrison's Mountain Madness By H EAT HE R G REER MARTINSVILLE, VA, SEPT. 24 he raci ng and early fall weather heated up for the 1 1th round of the Virginia Championship Hare Scram bles Series. Rainstorms during the previous week cre ate d slippery hillclimbs and wickedly slimy fire roads on the 12.9m ile course. After slipping and slid ing on the fi rs t lap , most r i d ers w ere relie ved to find that the track had dried out qu it e a bit for the secon d lap of the thr ee-lap rac e. However, as track con d itions im proved , th e hot autumn sun beat down on the riders, making it a t iring an d d ehy drat ing r ace . Gas Gas/ Al ee-sponsored rider Dani el Mor rison shot ahead of the pack when th e hat dro pped for th e AA sta rt. Morrison ke pt up the bli stering pace to take th e overall win. During th e third lap, Casey Cycl e City /Chick-fi! -A /Pro Art Worksb ac k ed Yamah a rid er Jason Gre er latc hed o n to Mo rrison's rear fend er , but he had to settle for second overall and th e AA-class win . T "T hat was a p retty rou gh trac k : Morrison said . "l h igh -sid ed a j um p and la nded on m y sho ul de r. That' s wh en Ja son c aught up to m e." T riC it y KTM/ MSR/Scott -sp ons ored KTM ri de r Stephen Ed m ondson was p u tt ing p r es sur e on Morrison and Greer until a flat rear tire and a sec ond - la p tango in the trees bent h is handlebars. Edm o ndso n recovered to ta ke th ird. Fredericksburg Motorsports/ Df,D C y c l e - sp on sor ed KTM rider C h a d Par k er was a streak of o range off the 2 00 c c A -class start. When Triad Pow e r sp o rt s- b ac k ed Su zuk i r ider D ean Ingra m st arted eati ng up Parker's rea r fender, Parker let him by early on the fir st lap. From that po int on , Ing ram was out of sig ht to take fir st pa ce at th e barrels. Parker held on to sec ond un til he nailed a tre e , wh ich put him down lo ng enough for Gas Gas rider Mike Lanc ast er to get by him. Lan caster cam e in sec o n d and Parker recovered to take third.

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