Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

LA Old-Timers MX A ssociation Fall MX Nationals Los Angeles County R aceway began to spread out. With no room for error, Tieamey and Mason held it on in every turn . O n the six t h l ap , co min g out of the b a c k s ect ion , Tiearney's Suzuk i wa s m issing a seat, an d to w in the ov erall he had to ri de t h e re ma inder o f the r a c e on t he frame o r st and up on the roughened t ra ck . M a so n wa s the victor o f t he ra ce , but T iearne y fi ni she d in sec ond and took the ov erall w in as th e cro wd cheered him on as he crossed the fi n ish . L ash finished th ird for seco n d overal l. Foster was fourth for th i rd overall . Knesek and Garnett fin ished fourth and fifth ov erall , respectiv ely . T ieamey was all sm iles in the pi ts as a spectator brought h im his seat. "I k new I had a strong chanc e at the 125cc wins today , and I was just go ing to do m y best on th e 250 : he said . "If it was n' t fo r los ing m y seat , I may have p ull ed it off . M ason favo rs t he 250 and I favor th e 125, so it was a nyb o d y ' s r a c e . L a sh is always a spoiler; I ne ver co unt him out. I was j ust g la d to m ak e t he m oney , and it will he lp me get to Te nn essee for the RM Cup in a few weeks ." eN Bizzy's Beeline to Victory By PALMDALE, CA, OCT. I D on Bizzy was the undisputed k ing of th e O ld -Timers Masters B class as he easily swep t all three motos du r ing the LA Old-T imers' Fa ll MX N ation als at Los Angeles County Raceway . z The Sadd le Gl en tra c k w as groomed to perfection fo r the ri der s o n h and , wh o r anged f rom 40 t o more th an 70 yea rs of ag e. A format of t hree 15 -minute m ot os w as u se d , with c u rr en t LA c ha p te r p residen t Jeff Hawthorne exp ressing inte re st in ret urni ng the Fall National to an annual rac e, which it was so me yea rs ago. Ken Gree n e l ed L a rr y Wi lliams, B izz y and Mark Raic he early in the first Master B moto . Williams and Raiche quickly got around Green e , but Williams ran off th e tra ck a sho rt time later, handing Raiche the le ad. By t ime t he riders cam e ar ound to complete lap one , the Yamaha fourstroke-mounted Bizzy was out front. T he race for th e lea d was over , as Bi zzy put 15 seconds on Raiche d ur ing th e II-lap m o t o . Steve Roark ca me fro m the back of the pack for a t hird -p lac e fi nish, ahead of W .G . Wil so n, Green e and Steve Clark. W il li a m s snare d th e holeshot i n rou nd tw o and led the fie ld fo r almost tw o l ap s b efo r e g o in g down a fter clea ri ng a bi g d oubl e jum p o n t h e back st ra igh t and break ing his collarbon e . B izzy in herited the l ead and con t inu ed on uncon t ested for the wi n, ahead of Rai che, Roark and Wilson . Ro und t h ree w as more of the sa me, with Bizzy b lasting out to an early lea d a nd stay ing out of the reach of Raiche to end up sweeping all three motos . Roark was once again th ird , followed by Wilson . Greene and Clark. The first Amateur moto turned into a moto-Iong battle between Hawthome and fellow Suzuk i rider Nathan Kidder, in which Hawthorne u lt imate ly pre vailed . Ed Corn ish d ic ed with Keith Chadwick and Walter Mil es en rou te to his third -place finish . Corn ish abscon ded w ith the ho leshot in moto two and led for a lap before crashi ng his way to the back of the pack . Kidder overcame a fou rth-place start to get the win over Ha wt horne and Chadwick . W it h K idd er and Hawt ho rn e each having a m oto w in, it all came down to the t h i rd an d fi nal moto for the overa ll. Cornish m ad e his way to t he fron t of th e p ac k af ter one lap and proved he had the speed to run with Kid de r an d Hawthorne as he kept Silver State Raceway Carson Ci y, Nevada t Results: September 24, 20 0 IRou d 31 5 0 ( 4- 6): 1. LUC8S Jones (Pol) ; 2. Gage Ponti velli (Hus); 3 . WesJ Valerio (Pol) ; 4. uchary ee Hudson (KTM) ; 5 . Billy Ada ms (KTM) . 50 (7- 8 ); I. Austin Ho well ( Cob ); 2 . .Je red Th inger (Cob); 3 . Robert Woftz (Cob): 4 . Garrett lopollo (Cob) ; 5. De ko te Moy (Hon) . 60 (0 -8) : 1. Preston Mull (Kaw) : 2. T .J. lorenze ( KTM ) ; 3 . Scotty Crave n ( Kaw): 4 . Au stin How ell (KTM) ; 5 . Garrett lopollo (KTM) . 60 BEG: 1. Casey Sherman (KTM); 2. Mit chell Bellam (Kaw ); 3. Shane Schumac her (Kaw); 4. Bry ce Spr ing (Kew ). 60 (9- 11) : I. Matth ew Spencer (KTM); 2. Dane Mudgett (Kaw ); 3. Ja red lang (KTM); 4 . Brian Foster (Kaw ); 5. Johnny Valerio (Kaw) . 80 BEQ: I. Wes Herrin g (Yam ); 2. Chris Aitken (Ya m ) : 3 . Sean St omme l (Y am) ; 4 . Ky le Sm ith (Kew): 5. Brandon Bell (Hon ). 80 (7· 1 1) : 1. Ju stin Soul e (Yem): 2. Ryan Ferris (Hon ); 3. Matthew Spenc er (Kaw): 4 . Preston Mull (Yam) ; 5 . M.tthew Kent (K. w). 80 ( 12 · 13); I. A.J. Perez (Suz); 2. Kyle Kent (Kew ) : 3. Beau Wengard (Su a): 4. Garr ett Henderson (Kew ): 5. Came ron Bella m y (Yam) . 80 (14-16) ; I. Eve n Wri ght (Suz). S/MI NI: 1. A .J. Perez (Suz); 2. Ton y Sherman (Yam); 3. Kyle Kent (Kaw ): 4. Ryan Ferris (Hon); 5. Garrett Henderson (Kew} . SCHB Y: 1. James Spa rhawk (Hon); 2. Donn y Stom me l (Yam): 3. Mike Kreczk owsk i (Kaw). 125 BEG: 1. Matt Fran ci s (Yam ); 2. Ryan Smith ( Ka w ); 3. Chri stop her Car lson ( Yam ) ; 4 . Aaron Ba rnum (Yam) ; 5 . Craig Monk s (Ya m}. 125 JR : 1. Chad Stephens (Yam); 2 . Matt Hinkel (Ye m): 3. Ca ssidy Stafford (Hon); 4 . Chris Conkey (Hon ); 5. Daniel Fowler (Hon). 125 (NT : 1. Tommy .Jeen (Hon); 2. Matt Barber (Suz) ; 3. Ryan Monh. (Yam); 4. J eff Sim.s (Y.m) ; 5. Molt Monha (Kow). 12 5 PRO : 1. Nat han Ttea mey (Suz); 2. Mik e ~ son (Hon) ; 3. Mett Knesek (Hon) ; 4. Kenny Bell {Hon}: 5. Brien Foster (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. .Iared W. sh.b.ugh (K. w) ; 2. John Hughe s (Yam); 3. J osh Th omas (Yam); 4 . Da vid Halverson (Kaw); 5. A aron Weigel (Yam ) . 250 J R: I. Cole Bn den ba k er (Ke w): 2 . Rory Radov ich (Hon) ; 3. Dan De Nuzzo (Hon) ; 4 . J esse Sm;th ( Yam); 5. Bral y J oy (Hon) . 250 INT : 1. Tommy J ean (Yem]: 2. Greg Center (Hon); 3. Mike Gorda (Hon); 4 . Dalla s Hinds (Ka.... ); 5. Adem Pcrtu e (Suz) . 250 PRO : 1. Nathan Tleern ey (Suz) ; 2. Kenny Lash (Hon); 3. Brian Foster (Hon); 4 . Matt Kne sek (Hon); 5. Steve Garnett (Suz) . OTH AM : 1. Ken Smi th (Hon) ; 2. Ste ve Thin ger (Hon) ; 3. Lone Kolbe! (Hon); 4 . Rob Kowals kl (Hon) ; 5. Shinno suke Kazama (Yam) . UTH M STR : 1. Jim Holley (Yern): 2. Den Galliett (Kaw); 3 . Rob Hensen (Suz); 4 . Kelly Hemmer (Suz); 5. KHe Bloomfield (AT K) . 25 + PRO: 1. Steve Gemett (Suz); 2. Kenny Lash (Hon); 3. Rich erd Sykes (Hon) ; 4. Dave Mass (Yam) ; 5. Mich ael Smith (Kaw) . 30. BEG; I . Mark Sm ith (Ya rn}. 30. JR : 1. Anth on y Pulera (Hon) ; 2. Ken Smith (Hon) ; 3. Kenn y Tho reson (Yem): 4. Rob Kow elskl (Hon) : 5. Bruce Thinger (Hon) . 3 0 . INT: 1. Dan De Nuzzo (Hon) : 2. Jac k Valerio (KTM ). 3 0 . MS TR : 1. Jim Holl ey (Yam) ; 2. Dan Gallien (Kaw); 3. Kelly Hamm er (Suz); 4. Lane Kolbet (Hon ); 5 . Lorry Brown (Hon}. 4 0. A.M: 1. Stew art Nelson ( v ern) : 2. George Stephensen II (Kll W). 40 . M STR: I. Larry Brown ( Hon) ; 2. Ran d y Appleton (Suz); 3. Mike Gcr de (Hon) . 38 N O V EM B ER 8 , 2000 ' cue th em at bay all t he way to th e check ers. Kidder end ed up th e overall w in ner on his 2 - 1-2 sc ore, topping the I 2-3 of Haw thome. M i chael Burn et t and D on Meiner each had a moto win going int o the fi na l Senior Amateur (O ve r 50 ) m oto . G RE G R O B E RT SO N • .. n e vv s r-r- ~ w ~ 5l a; '" > When the dust settl ed , Burnett had th e well -deserved class win afte r holding off a determined Me i ner. Bruce Hoover was th ird each time out. followed by Steve Alexander and Frank Derb y . YZ2 50 - mo unted Vance Johnston swep t the fi rst two Novic e m ot os, with a g radually im proving Ear l Adams (4 2 - 1) tak ing third . Johnst on 's runnerup rid e still earne d the overall. G ary W i ll is on wo n t he o p e ni n g round of t he Seni or Expert competition ov er La yman Gatt is and Bob Dunham, bu t Gattis wa s on fire in th e tw o r e m a ini n g m oto s a nd --:; --, wen t 2 - 1- 1 for th e over all. W ill ison 's 1 - 3-2 edged ou t the 3 -2 -3 of Dunham for the second eN pla ce t rophy. Los Angeles County Raceway ~ Palmdale, California ... 0 '" Resun.:Octoberl ,2000 D.. Los Angeles County Raceway: Don Blzzy was unt ouchabl e In the Master B class at the LA Old-Timers MX Associat ion Fall MX Nationals In Palmdale, California. J R VET : 1. Ma rk Ho rt o n {Yem ): 2. Randy Wilkins (Y. m) ; 3 . Mi ke Brink ley (Yam) ; 4. David Willia m s (Hon) . NOV : 1. Van c e J ohnston ( vem) : 2. Eorl Adams (K. w) ; 3. A rt Jung (Kaw); 4. Steve Duncan. A.M: 1. Nath an Kidd er (Suz); 2 . J ef f Ha wt ho rne (S uz) ; 3 . Ed Com ish (Y.m); 4 . Keith Ch.dwick (Hon) ; 5. Walter Miles (Hon) . E)(; I. Greg Robe rtson (Hon); 2. Kevin Olen ( KTM) ; 3 . Mark M.ngold (KTM); 4 . Herb Allen (K.w); 5. Scott MeDon.1I (Hon). SR NOV: 1. Fred Ka lmick (Kaw); 2. Steve Popjoy (Kll.....); 3. Larry Kirsc h (Yam) . S R AM : 1. Mich"el Burnett (Yam); 2 . Don Meiner (Yem): 3. Bruce Hoover (Kll W); 4. Steve Alexander (Yam) ; 5. Frank Derby (Hon) . SR EX : 1. La yma n Ga tt i s (Hon); 2. Gary Will ison (Kaw): 3. Bob Dunham (Yam); 4 . TIm Cash (Suz); 5. .Ieck Kell (Hen) . S / S R NOV ; 1. J ohn Web b (Hon ); 2. Ask er Lamkjeer (Suz) ; 3. Bob Klatt (K.w) . S/SR AM: I . Richard Bealer (Yam ): 2. Ron Claw son (Kll W); 3. Charles Watanabe (Hon) . MS TR A: 1. Tra c y Hre c h (Yam) ; 2. Steve Willi am s (Ka w) . MSTR B; I. Don Bizzy (v ern): 2. Mark Raiche ( Yam): 3. Ste ve Roar k ( Ya m) : 4. W .G . Wil son (Suz): 5. Ken Greene (Hon). MXWest Nevada State Championship Series Round5: Calder Cycle Park Jean Runs Amok in Winnemucca By J OH N SILVA WINNEMUCCA, NV, ocr. I F ern ley , Nevada 's Tom m y Jean put the " win" in Wi nne mucca by taking the 250cc Pro victory and pl aci ng seco nd in the 125cc Pr o eve nt at r o u nd five of t he MX W est Nevada State Cham p ionship S e r i e s . Th e Sonoma Cycle/ Snap- On T ool s/FMFsponsored event featured " race do l l a r s " and othe r conti n gencies a n d marked t he seco nd a n n ual Sta te Champ ionshi p Series' first visit to Winnemucca's o ld Ca lder Cy cl e Par k . T h e track has go ne mostly u n use d recently , until ow n e r " Doc" C a ld er offered the facility for th e rac e an d a g rou p of l o c a l supporte rs helped Sonoma Cycle 's Ty E rq u iag a resu r rec t the track. The wide, 1.2 -mile circuit winds up and down a sandy hill side and offers great viewing for the fa ns : M o st of the riders praised t he track ' s ex pansive layo ut and t h e tacky, heavy , sandy/ loamy soil. Havi ng bested the Interm ed iat es an d Experts regularly for so me t ime, t he Tea m Olson /Fastli ne Suspen sio n /Golde n Sta te C y cl e / D a nn y "M agoo" Ch an d ler MX T raining -spon sored J ean simply ra n out of compe ti tion, so he rec ently swi tc hed t o the Pro level. "There was no competition left in t he Intermedi ate class , so I deci ded it

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