Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Du e to a b ad s ta rt , Hon d a rider Dav id Ashl ey "a te a lot of mud " while wo rk ing h is wa y to t he front of th e pa ck in the 2 50c c A class . Ashl e y wo rk ed hi s way in t o fo u rt h place , beh ind S uzu ki ride r La rry Tren t a nd O 'N e a l/C re e ch Insura nce-sponsored Suzuki rid er T ra v is Williford . When Trent stall ed on an uphill, ho ldin g up Will iford belo w him , Ash ley t o o k a dva nt age of the s itua tio n and took a line around th em to chase down Ashley Hall ; Hall let Ashley by, a nd As hle y ca ptu re d first pl a c e . Hall ca m e through the finis h in se cond an d Williford nabbed third pla ce . J immy 's Cycle Sal es/Bruce 's Sus pens ion /Oa kley -s p onsored Ya m a h a rider Glenn Holc omb got a bad start but was fortunate to catch the Vet Aclass leaders at a creek crossing. While the leaders were taking more-cautious lines around the creek, Holcomb blasted stra ight thro ugh to take first during t he first la p . Ho lcomb le t Cycleland/Cycle Concepts /R ide rsvilleC y cl e sponso red Husqvarna rid e r David White get by him during the secon d la p. White went on to take first. "I got my secon d wind a nd I got si ght of Wh ite on the la s t la p ," said run ner -up Holco m b. KTM rider Jerry Calvert p ut in a consistent effort to take thi rd place. Mo t or Im p o rt s / Ha vol in e- b a c k e d Kawasaki ride r R.J . Ferg uson con tro lled the le ad in th e Supermini class until his bike got stuck in se con d gear towa rd the e nd of the race, d rop ping him to third pla ce by th e e nd of th e rac e. Ferguson fixed his bike in time to take an e arl y le ad a n d se c ond pla ce in the 200c c C c la s s . Me anwhile , Zeke's Cycle Center-sponsored Kawasak i r ider Timmy Cr add o ck recovered from sliding out in th e first ha lf m ile of the course and c a ught up to the pack and took th e le ad a nd first p lace at the barrels. Fox-spon s ored Honda rider J e ffre y Park er c a me in behind Cra ddoc k in sec ond pla c e . An s we r - b a c k e d Kawasak i rider Jess ica Morr ison d id not just s ettle for t he win in the Women' s class , she went o n to c a tc h m ost of the Mini c la s s a s well. Me anwh ile , Race Te c h / T&C Art Wea r -sp ons o red Honda rider Lori Dusky a n d Suzuki rider Elis s a Morton battled for second on the first la p. Dusky got caught on a sli ppe ry uph ill, letting Morton and Powers p orts / AI p inesta rs - backed Kawasaki rider Christin e Bla ke b y . Dus ky rec overed to pass Blake a nd Mort on to take seco nd plac e . Blake came th rou gh the ba rrels in th ird, a nd eN Mo rton c a me in fourth . Blue Ridge Hare Scrambles Martinsville, Virginia Results: September 24, 2UUU IRound 11) O/A : Dani el Mor riso n (G ·G) . AA : I . Jaso n Greer ( Ya m ); 2 . Step he n Edm on d son (KTM); 3. To m m y Han dy ( Ka w ); 4 . George Greer (Kaw): 5. Doug Deaton (Kaw ). 200 A : 1. Dean Ingram (Suz); 2. Mike Lancaster (G -G ) : 3 . Ch ad Park er ( KT M); 4 . B ri an Mo rga n (Yam ); 5. Tracy Crawford (KTM ). 250 A : I. David Ashley (Hon ); 2. As hley Hall; 3. Trav is Williford (S uz); 4 . Chan ce Baker ( Kaw ); 5 . J ohnny Nunley (Kaw ). 4 -STRK A : 1. Danny Morri son ( Kaw); 2. Eric Hytl nen (Yam); 3. J am es Da vid ; 4 . Robert Wagner (Han); 5. Mik e Capewelt (Yam). VET A: I. David White (Hus); 2. Glenn Holcom b (Yam) ; 3. J erry Calve rt ( KTM ); 4 . Mik e Bak ke n (Kaw ); 5. Craig Rand le (Yam ). SR A: I. Do n Hall (Kaw) : 2. Rob ert Cox (KTM) ; 3. Gil Gr iggs (KTM ); 4 . Bruce Triplett (Kaw) ; 5. Bill Port er (Hon) . OPEN A : 1. Ran da ll Elli son (G-G): 2. Darryl Campbell (KTM ): 3 . C h u ck Hon ey cu tt ( KTM) : 4 . David Baldw in (Ha n) . 200 B: I . Bria n T h ompson (KTM): 2. Chris Coo per (Yam): 3. Donnie Hardm an (Kaw); 4 . Jas on Hu ff m a n ( Yam ) ; 5 . Ke it h McQ uiddy (Kaw ). 250 B : 1. Chris t o phe r K it e (Ka w); 2. Preston Creech (Yam ); 3. Matt Wiley (Kaw); 4. Chris Norwood (Suz); 5. Keith Brown (Ka w). 4 -STRK B : 1. Ju stin Stone (Yam) : 2. Chuck Hancock (Han) ; 3 . Mik e Ma yo (S uz) ; 4 . Tom m y Tomlinson (Yam); 5. Ja son Plank (Hon) . VET B: 1. Rick Huffma n (Han) ; 2. Randy Fink (Yam ): 3. Chris Main (Yam ): 4. Ralph Benhart (Hon): 5. Robert Hawkes (KTM). SR B : 1 . Ern ie Ho st e tl er (Yam ); 2. Eddi e Horn ick (Hus); 3. L arr y A d am s ( Hus); 4 . Wa ll y Turfbo er (Han); 5. Buford Amn. 200 C: 1. Daniel Park er (Han) ; 2 . R.J. Fe rg u son ( Kaw) ; 3 . T .J . Gillespie (Kaw) ; 4. Taylor Faddis (Han) ; 5. Jo sh Bocan egra (Kaw) . 250 C: I. Chris Tayl or (Hon) : 2. Joseph Evan s (KTM) ; 3. Daniel Rhodes (Yam ); 4. Robert Shiflette (Kaw) ; 5. Mich ael Wright. S/MI NI: 1. T im my Craddock Blue Ridge Hare Scramble s : Daniel Morrison dominated (Ka w); 2. J effrey Park er (Hon); 3. R.J . Ferguson (Kaw ); 4 . Brenden the 11th round of the Virginia Champions hip Ric k etts (Ka w ) ; 5 . Har vey Kidd Hare Scrambles Series in Martinsville. (Ka w) . MI NI: I. Ray Fadd is (Han); 2. T a y l o r Fad di s ( Ha n ) ; 3 . Zac Craddoc k (Kaw) ; 4. Preston Bla ke J R MIN I: 1. Carl A ustin (Hen) ; 2. Kyle Honey cutt (Kaw): 5. Chad Wood s (Kaw) . ( KTM); 3 . J ust i n M ason (S uz) ; 4 . Brad Bakken MSTR : 1. Do nn ie L ew is ( Hon ) ; 2 . Bob W ic k (Suz). (Kaw); 5. Chris Greer (Hon). WM N: I. Jessica Morrison (Kaw); 2. Lori Dusky P!W: 1. Bradley Greer (Hus); 2. Brandon Dowe ll (H on ); 3 . Ch rist ine Bla ke (Kaw ); 4 . Eli ssa Morton (Pol) ; 3. Tyler Roberts on ( KTM ); 4 . A ustin Gay lon (Suz) ; 5. Cind y Bishop (Kaw). (KTM); 5. Taylor Nero (Yam). look ed flawless out front and was on th e gas down the huge downhill do uble . Tie arne y turned up th e pressu re on Mason. By lap three , Tie arney had pass ed the le a der. Mason wa s starting to mak e s ma ll m istakes , in creasing T ieame y's lea d . The track was getting ro ugh , but the two front -runners held thei r speed . Lash an d F o st e r e ac h rec ord ed a DNF . By the white flag . the orde r was Tiea rney , Ma s on , Knesek a n d Be ll , an d t ha t 's th e way the y stayed . Flying ove r the la st big tabl e to p , Tiearn e y whipped it for the s pectators a nd then c o lle cte d his second win. Mason crossed in second, and the t wo made it a p o int to h igh-five on their wa y to the pits . Knesek went 3- 3 fo r th ird o ve ra ll, and Be ll claimed fourth overall for the day. In the 250 cc Pro m o t o , Lash nabbed the holeshot. Tiearney was hot on his ta il in se cond, followe d by Steve Garne tt and F oster. Knes ek a n d Yamaha -mounted J esse Duncan were ba ck in the pa ck but moving up fast. It didn 't take long for Tiearney to take a com ma nding le ad though the whoops. Lash pushed it to the lim it keeping the pace. T ie a rn e y rode consistently a s Lash cha llenged him in the stra ights . Foste r and Ga rn e tt were ba ttl ing for third, and on the s e c o nd la p Foste r took it. The re was no catch ing Tiearney , as he c hecke d out and cross ed the chec kers first, followed by Las h , who put in his best race of the season thus far. Thir d went to Foster, fourth to Knesek and fifth to Garnett. T iea rne y w a n t e d a four -moto sweep , and a s ecorid 250cc moto win woul d d o it , bu t wh en the gate dropp ed , it was Mason , on a b or rowed Hond a , wh o abs c on d ed with the ho les hot , followed by Lash , T ie a rney , F o s t e r , Garnett , Knesek and Duncan . Th e battle in the first th re e laps was a wesome as riders s wa pped p osit ions. Wh en t he du st settled, Mason he ld th e le a d , and Tiearne y a nd La s h fo llow ed closely. The field CMC Trans-Cal Series North Round 3: S ilverState Raceway Tiearney Top Gun B y B ET T Y C O RD L E CARSO CITY, NV, SE 24 N PT. ound thre e of th e CMC Tran s -Cal Se ries North proved to be a more t h an perfect da y for Suzuki rid er Nathan T ie a rney , who ham m e re d out I - I finishes in the 125cc Pro c la s s and 1-2 finishes in t he 250cc Pro class and took home a hea rty pa y check, a long with contingency . Nearly 230 ride rs turned out under blue skies and BO -degree weather to do battle on the long and challenging track. In t he first 125cc Pro moto, th e FMF/Conwa y Motorsports/Thor/ S cotti Michael 's Suzuki -backed Ti earn ey snagged the hol eshot , ahead of Mike Mason , Matt Knes e k, Kenny Bell, Tim Caruso and Kenny Lash . The co nfident Ti e arney held his lines whil e Ma son kn ocked on th e door turn after turn . The two rider s pull ed out a lead that left the rest behind . By midw ay, Mason ha d tried every th ing to pa ss Tieamey, and he finally did on the ba ck se ction. T ie arn e y re passed Ma so n afte r the whoop section. The two riders pu t on a great show on the las t two laps , dicing in the tums. The lon g and lanky Tiearn e y turn ed u p th e thr ott le in th e whoo ps while Mason se emed to ba c k off sli ghtly. Meanwhil e , a battl e was developing for third between Knesek R and Be ll. It was clear by the white flag that Knesek would retain third and Bell would finish fourth . Lash was out of the race with mechani cal pr oblems . Th e win wen t to Tiearney, with Mas on not fa r be hind in second. In m o t o tw o, Mason g ot th e hol eshot, followed by Tie a rn e y, Be ll, Knesek , Lash and Brian Foster. Mason Silve r Stat e Ra ceway: Nathan Tiearney won three out of four motos to claim wins in both the 125cc and 250cc Pro classes at the third round of the CMC Trans-Cal Series North in Carso n City, Nevada. cue I e n e vv s NOVEMBE R 8 , 2000 37

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