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fourth a nd fifth in b oth mot o s and ov erall respectively. Per ry took th e ov erall win . Iol lo wed by Cassidy and Hoo ley . Results 50 (4· 6): I . Dy lan P~ny (Pol) ; 2. Ky CaDKty (KTM. ; 3. Taylor ) Hooley (Cob); 4. lack Duran (KTM.); 5. Jordon NaU4n ey (Lem ). 50 (7·6): 1. Ju stin Bogle (KTM.); 2. Brandi Schmidt (Cob); 3. Jared Ak ins (Cob) : 4. Connor Berg (KTM. ; 5. Rondy Reeves (Cob ). ) 50 OPEN; I. .J ered Ak ins (Cob): 2. Ju stin BogI~ (KTM ); 3. Bran di Schmidt (Cob); 4. COflnOf Berg (KTM) ; 5. Ju atm Willi s (Cob). 65 (6 ·6) : I. Jorda n Dunham (KTM) : 2. Bflmd i Sdvnidt (Kalil): 3. Cooperlan d Raceway: Co ry Green wheel ie s his w ay to f irst p lace in the 80 c c Junio r c lass at ro u nd o ne of the O k lahoma Winter Serie s in St illw ater. Coo p e rla n d Ra c e w ay Gallagher's Grand Slam at Cooperland B y C ONNIE J OHNSON STI LLWATER. O K, OCT. I J oel Ga lla gher was o n fire at Cooperla n d Ra cew ay , wh ere 286 rid er s sh ow ed up for round one of the O klaho ma Win ter Seri es and Randy Reeves (Kalil); 4. Tanner Pearce (Kalil); 5. Rhett Cngle (Kaw) . 65 (9· 11); I. Wi! Hahn (Kow) : 2. Hunter Hewitt (IITM): 3. Jacob Leatherwood (KTM); 4. Cooper Bitler(Kaw); 5. Tyler Bums (Kaw). 65 OPEN I. Wi! Hahn (K.a : w); 2. Jacob Leetherwcod (KTM): 3. Hunter Hewitt (KTM); 4. Tyler Bums (Kaw); 5. Tyler Dunham (KTM) . 60 BEG : I. Cra ig Thom as ( Yam): 2. Rock Cott en ( Kaw) ; 3. Ja ck y Vo!Iden (Yo!Im) ; 4 . Justin Ben g (Ka w) ; 5 . Mik e Tr ll5k ow sk y (Yllm ). 80 JR: 1. Cory Green (Suz); 2. Trey Co!Ino!lrd (Kll W): 3. Mo. Jcrdan (Yam): 4. Ty ler Wayt (Yll m ); 5. Hunt er Hewitt (Suz). 80 SR; I. Trey Terbush (Hon): 2. Ryen Voit (Yo!Im): 3. Curt is Peterson (Hon); 4. Qo!I~tt Teesley (Hen): 5. Do!Inny Strang (Yam ). 80 OPEN: I. Curt is Pelf!f"SOO (Hen) ; 2. Trey Canard (K.aw): 3. T~y Terbush (Hen); 4. Cory Green (Suz); 5. /'l\all Jord an (Yo!Im) . 125 BEQ : 1. Duatln Owf!n (Yam) ; 2. Butch Peine (Yam); 3. Dil lon Ro!Iine5 ( Hen) : 4 . Brent Go!Itf!S (Kaw); 5. Ja~ Ho!Indsay (Yom ). 125 NOV: 1. Nick Warnn (Suz): 2. Kell in Rlx (Yo!Im); 3. Ryan Davis (Yom ): 4. Eric Roesler (Hen); 5. Justin Glover (Hon) . 125 INT : I. Joe l Gallllgher (Yern} . 2. Glen Long (Yam): 3. Thomas Hahn (Yam ); 4. RYMl Hwnphrey (Hen ): 5. Nathaniel Benoit (Yam) . 125 PRO: I , Robby McQuary (Yo!Im); 2. Cho!ld Cook ( Yam ); 3. terce Jones (Yam ); 4. Dllvid Wood (KTM) . 250 BEG: I. Bobby Siiemms (Yam); 2. G~g Peerce (Ko!Iwl; 3 Brion McGinley ($uz); 4. Danny Seay (KTM) ; 5. Wade Lo.mb (KTM) . 250 NOV : 1. Nic k Warrerl (Suz) ; 2. Jeff Clo!Irk (Hon): 3. Jeff lewis (Kaw); 4. Brent Presnell (Suz): 5. Brian Solomon (Hen). 250 INT; J. Joel Gallagher (Yo!Im ); 2. Randy Scutherd (Hon); 3 Sheldon Herrman (Suz); 4, Brandon Cheek (Kow). 250 PRO; 1. Rick y Petersen (Yo!Im) . OPEN OUTLAW: I , Joel Gallag her (Ya m ) ; 2. Tho mas Hahn ( Yam ): 3 . No!Itho!ln Benoit ( Yom) : 4 . GI ~n Long (Yam) ; 5. Keith iel Cooper (Yam) . 25+ AM: I . Larry Kopp (Yllm) ; 2. ClImeron Broy les (Ko!I w); 3. Pet Heaney (Hon); 4 . Hank Howe (Yam ); 5. Randy Southard (Yam ). 30+ A/>t I. Rick Cotten (Kaw); 2. Mik e Forkn er (Suz); 3. Deve Foley (KTM); 4. Jemes Laird (Hon); 5. Tom Norris (Yam ). 30+ MNY: 1. ·Whi~·N· Smith (Yam ); 2. Kell in Dunham (Yom ). 35+: I. Kevin Dunham (Yam) ; 2. Mik e Fork ner (SU1) : 3. Rick Cotten (Ko!I w): 4. Chuck Cooper (KTM); 5. Todd ShfffT'llln (Suz). 4~ : I. Jim Thom as ( Yo!Im) : 2. Stelle Dill (Yam) ; 3. Terry Long (Yam) : 4. Robert Reynard (Suz): 5. RIck Riley (Yam ). VII'fT: 1. Fred Tnlskowsky ( Yo!Im); 2. Odee 8undlick (Yo!Im) ; 3 Jim Simon (Yam ): 4. ~ Simon (Yom) : 5. Lenny Roberts (YIllTl). WM.N I . Charlotte BiII~y (SUlI . : Tra i l-Way Spe edway wa tch ed G all ag he r win a ll s ix rnoto s he entered . The drou ght was sti ll goi ng str ong , so Guy Coo per had to get creative with th e track design in o rde r to kee p eno ug h wat er on it, but he pulled it off. T he da y sta rted w it h th e dou bl e -gated Ov er 30 Pro and Ov er 30 Non ·P ro contest . Yama ha rid er "Wh ispe r' N Sm ith" dominated Wood Logs Win at Trail-Way ST Finale B y LEN B REECH HANOVER, PA , OCT. I Raun Wood closed out th e 20 00 sho rt -trac k season at Tr ail -Way Spee dw ay with a w in in t he la rg est and - at lea st o n pa per - most eq ua l of t he Ex pert cl asses , th e 2 5 0 c c A cla ss, on his Unk Cycl e/Mike Scott -p repped Honda. Wood th rew his chain as he was co m ing to th e line for the sta rt of his heat race, but it was repaired in tim e to m ake the start , and he won ove r Chri s Klinefelt er and Shawn Baer. At the start of th e fi nal, Wood jumped into the lead ove r Klin efelt er. Cory Hormes and Bry an Dou gl as. Wood inc rea sed h is m ar g in to ha lf a straigh t by th e end . A fte r a slo w stan , Rich Melli nger shot into third entering the th ird turn on th e th ird lap . but his shot at glory ended on the six th lap wh en he slid down in the seco nd tu rn . t he Pro cl a s s , win nin g both mote s a nd t he overall. Kaw a sak i joc key Ric k Co tte n a nd KTM pi lo t Dave Fo ley swapped moto wi ns in th e Non -Pro cla ss, with Co tte n nabbing the ove rall. Suzuki jockey Mik e Forkner sneaked by to fin ish seco nd overa ll by way of 3 ·2 fin is he s, leaving Fol ey wi th third ove ra ll afte r ru nning 1-4 . J ustin Be ng was on th e gas in the eOce Beginner clas s, fi rst pas sing fellow Kawasaki jo ckey Fa ron Cotten o n lap two a nd th e n Yama ha -mounted Craig Th oma s on lap fo ur to tak e th e win in th e fir st m oto. A flrst-turn p il eup in m oto tw o took o ut Ben g, Randy Forbes and Mik e Hen son, w ith Be ng bein g the o nly o ne to get up and ge t back und er way; he finished seventh for fourth overall . Tho m as got the holes hot in m ot o two but was passed by Cotte n on the first lap . With seco nd- pla ce fini shes in both motos , Th o m as to ok home th e fir st- place trophy . Kawasak i jock Rock Cotte n finished 3 ·4 and to ok sec ond overall, follo wed by Yama ha rid er Ja ck y Vaden , wh o ran 5 · 3 . Th e 125cc Int erm edia te cl ass was one of the cl asses Gallag her dominated . In m oto one, Gallagh er gra bb ed th e ho leshot an d nev er looked back , w ith Yam aha rid ers Glen Long and Th om as Hahn not far behind . In m o to tw o , Ha hn ab sco nd ed w ith th e holeshot, but he couldn't kee p Gallagher fro m passing him on the fi rst lap . Th e fin ish orde r ended up th e sam e afte r Lo ng pressured Hahn and then passed hi m on the last lap . Yamaha pilot Nath an iel Benoit wa s im pr essive, having just co m e o ff 80s; he fini shed fifth ove ra ll , beh ind Hond a· moun ted Ryan Humphrey . KTM rid er Hunter Hewi tt got the firs t 65 cc (9 · 11) hole shot and led the way until Kawasa· ki p ilot Wil Hahn got pa st him on th e tabletop just before t he finish lin e . Ha hn snea ke d in fro nt of Hewi tt for th e ho leshot in m ot o tw o and took it to th e fi ni sh lin e, with Hewitt and J aco b Leatherw ood in tow . Poli ni pil ot Dy lan Perry and KTM rider Ky Ca ss idy trad ed 50cc ( 4·6) hol eshot s, w ith Perry getting th e upper hand and taki ng both m oto win s. Co bra tamer Taylo r Hooley got by C a ssid y i n moto o ne to t a k e sec o nd bu t co uld n't find a way aro und him in m oto two . KTM· mounted lack Duran and Lem rider Jor· dan N assan ey st ay ed co n sis te nt , fi nishing 44 NOVEMBER 8 , 200 0 ' c ue Ri cky Wi ns ett's w ire -t o -w ir e w in in t he Sportsman cl ass was easy, but he had to work br iefly for the 600cc A wi n. Bob Sweet en led the o pening lap , with Win sett , Jason Isennock and Shawn Baer fo llow ing . Wi nsett took the lead at the stan of th e second lap , and Jim Ho ll i st er passe d into third by t he ha lfwa y po int. T he race w as halted afte r seven laps when Isenn ock fell in the first tu m , co llecti ng Baer in the process. J im Cha pm an was the 500cc A leader off th e seco nd turn, wi th Gary Deel, Dave Smith and Ji m Haa s rig ht behi nd. Smith and Haas q uickl y di spatche d Deel o n the opening lap. After several laps of probing , Smith took th e lead off the seco nd tum on lap fiv e and pulled out to a 20 · yard m argin by the end . C hap m an gate d second in th e 7 50 cc A fina l . beh ind Mark Mye rs. w ith Brian Eckh art . Ric k Price and Larr y Weiss righ t behi nd . On th e fo urt h lap. Chapma n had a bett er dr ive into tum three, sli pp ing un der Mye rs fo r th e lead and the win , John Lo ng took a page from Jesse Long ' s book in the 65cc final, grabb ing a la rge lead. Je sse Long emerged in seco nd after the opening lap, over Joey Park s and Aus tin Greenla nd . Jesse caug ht J oh n by th e third lap; ho weve r, John was keeping the bottom lin e to himself and J esse tr ied to get by on the outside. but he bo bbl ed sl igh tl y . J o h n wo n , and Jesse was runne r-up . As has ofte n been the case th is year, J ohn Sassaman grabbed the l 25 cc B lead, this ti m e from Zac h Calcutt, Cory Long and Travis Sen nett . Calc utt and Lo ng both got by Sassaman at the sta rt of the th ird lap , an d Long took the lead in th e same spo t on th e foll ow ing lap and held on for the wi n. Cory Long and John Lewis cont inued their season - lo ng domination of th e 85cc (12· 15) and 85 cc (7· 11) classes, respect ivel y . Cory Lo ng also stretche d hi s late-season win streak in the I 25 cc B class . Sw eeten toppe d th e O ver 30 cl ass , and Larry Bur kh old er held off Deel fo r th e Over 40 win . Sunset Ramblers MX Late-Season Blum B Y K URT M OSHER GAUON, OH , O CT. I It was fali in Ohio, but th at d idn't stop Matthew Blum (pro nounce d bloom) fro m bl ooming late in th e seaso n. Bl um sco red his firs t victory in th e Pee Wee Tw o class desp ite th e aggressive rid ing of Ko ty "Trav is P: Howard . In the Pee r-- - - - -- - - - - - - - ---, a; w r o '" " tr ::> '" i:i ~ Sunset Ramblers MX: Ma tt hew Bl u m ro o st s off the line in moto two of Pee W ee One racing i n Ga lion, Ohio. Result s 50 O IL·INJ · 1. T yler Kidwell (Yo!Im ); 2. Bail y Spence (Yo!Im) : 3. e Josh Standifor d (Yam): 4 . Cam eron Ty~ (YIU11); 5. Donny Colema n ( Yam) . 50 ( 4-6): I. Bailey Sp ence (Lem); 2. Mall Horv at (Act ); 3 . ClIm~ Tyson (Lem ): 4. Donll id Guereri Jr. (Lem). 50 (7 -6) : I. Ty ler Kldwf!1I(Cob) : 2. Jaroon Herbert (Lem ). 65: I. Joh n Long ( Kaw ); 2. Jesse lDng (KTM); 3. Joey Po!Irk s (Ko!Iw); 4. Austin Greenlend (Ko!Iw) ; 5. Mike Standiford (Ko!Iw) . 65 (1 · 11): I. John Lewis (Y4m ): 2. John Long (Hon); 3. Joey Po!Irks (Kow); 4. R.J. Hart (Hon) ; 5. EVo!In Beer (Yo!Im). 65 ( 12- 15): I. Cory Long (Hon): 2. .J onethen Jordon (Hen); 3. Nick HendeniOfl (Hon); 4. Jeff McManus Jr. (Kllw) . 125 B: I. Cory Long (Hon) : 2. loch Co!Ilcutt (Hon); 3. Travis Sennett (Hon) : 4. John SGs samo!ln (Yam ): 5. Richo!lt Pfanders ( Yo!Im ). d 250 A . I. Reun Wood (Hon) ; 2. Chris Klinefelter (Hen); 3. Cory Hermes (Hon); 4. Shawn Beer (Rut): S. Deve Smith (Hen) . 250 B: 1. Ray Ued (Hon) ; 2. Doug Reinert (KTM) ; 3. Joh n Sas. soman (Yam ); 4. Wf!SChenier (Yo!Im) ; 5. Zach Catcutt (Kaw ). 500 A 2·VALVE: I. Dave Smith ( Yo!Im ); 2. Ji m Cho!lpmarl ( Yo!Im) ; 3. Ji m Ho!ItIs (Yam ); 4 Gary Oeel (Yam ): 5. Larry Burkholder (Yo!IIT1). 600 A: I. Ricky Winsett (W· R); 2. Bob Sweeten (Rtx) ; 3. Jim Holli ster (Rlx): 4 . Jimmy 0wen5 (Han) : 5. Ja son ISfflOOCk (Rtx) . 600 B: I. Bill Bcr em (Yam) ; 2, Tra vis Sennett (Yam ); 3, Scott Sl.ade (Mai); 4. Tom Norton (Rtx) ; 5. John Riverro (Yam) . 750 A : I. Jim Cho!ipman (Tn ); 2. Mark Myers (Tri); 3. Rick Price (Tn): 4. LarryW~iu (Tn ) ;~ . Brian Ec kha rt (Tri) . 30 ..: 1. Bob Sweeten (Rtll) ; 2. Ji m Hclhster (Ri ll ); 3 . Lowell Wherle y (W·R) ; 4 . Do!Im ill n Koco vinos (Hon ); 5 . Jo hn Henderson (....1. 40+ : I. Larry Burkholder (Yam) ; 2. Go!Iry Ded (Yam ): 3. Mike Keene (Hbg) : 4. Larry Weiss (Yam) ; 5. Tom Norton (Ra). SPTSMN: 1. Ricky wm eeu (W-R): 2. Rllun Wood (Hen) : 3. Cory Hormes (HOI'll; 4. G/lry De<-I (Yom ); 5. Brye n Douglas (Hon). W ee On e division , O rr e Sha ne helpe d his gr eat grandmothe r ce lebrate her 90th birt hda y by br inging hom e a win : young Shane co mpleted th e m ost im press ive pass of the da y for the lead and raced his way hom e with a huge sm ile and a big hug for "Great Grams." It was a joyous occasion for the who le fam ily , incl uding hi s vac atio ni ng grandparents from Florida. Ryan Lutz pound ed hi s way to an un con tested wi n in the 12 5cc A cla ss aft er a first t u r n m i sh a p . M a r cu s Bi g g s c r ui se d hi s Kawasaki hom e for second. Lutz was n't so lu ck y in the 250cc A div ision. A me cha ni cal fail ure early in rnoto one k ept him from bringi ng ho me all t he cash. Bi g g s d id g et hi s rev enge o n L ut z fo r t he 125 cc A upset by sco ring a 1-2 finish and to ppi ng the 250cc A podium. In Mini actio n, it was all Craig "The Crate " Th omas. wh o pu t in so me impressive rides to take both J uni or and Sen io r ho nors. The Crate was once again reminding the future co mpeti t ion who will rul e t he roo st in th e ye ar s to come . Craig 's fath er. Chris. brough t hom e th e goid in the Ov er 40 cla ss with a perfect score, foll owed by Husk y-m ounted Je ff Hill. Rick Custard pu t in another not abl e rid e in the Over 30 div ision . Th e 125 cc C go ld wa s won by Mark Marker with perfect 1·1 fini shes, and Rusti e Godd ard did li k ewi se in th e 25 0cc C contest. Re s u lt s P/W 1: 1. o-re Shane (Cob) ; 2. Dwight riol escc (Pol) ; 3. Blo!Ike (Pol) ; 4 . E . Ian Anderson (KTM); 5. Matthew Blum (KTM ). P/W 2: I . Matthew Blum (Yam); 2. Koty Howl!lfd ( Yam ): 3. Jak ob Shipp ( Yam ); 4 . Cody Matern (Yam) ; 5. Toby Stover (Hon) . PfW 80: I. Joey Penry (Yam): 2. Kristoph er Hllnd (Yom): 3. Jeff O'Neil (Yo!Im ); 4 . Jordan Storm (Yam ). 60: 1. Stell~ Ho!Ihn (KTM); 2. Ryo!ln TItus (KTM) ; 3. Josh O' Neil (KTM) ; 4. DUMln Anderson (KTM); 5. JlICe O'Neil (KTM). MINI JR; 1. Cnlig Thoma~ (Hon ); 2. Shawn John~ (K.a w); 3. Steve Hllhn (KTM) ; 4. J . Cody And~~n (Suz); 5. Josh O'Neil (Hon) . MINI SR: 1. CRugThomas (Hon): 2. Shawn Johnson (Ko!Iw); 3. Ry/lO Burdine (Yam ): 4. Steve ,4Jellander (Kaw); 5. J. Cody I\nderson(Suz). SCHBY: I . Dillon Watk ins (Kaw); 2. John Wisenbarger (Yam) ; 3. Joey lIInge (Yam); 4. Cll d Cusltl rd (Hon); 5. Craig Thom as (Hon ). 1:8 A: 1. Ryan Lull (Hus): 2. Marcus Biggs (Hon) . 125 B : 1. Dillon Watkin s (Kll W): 2. Joey Lange (Yo!Im); 3. John WI!>enbarger ( Yam) ; 4 , Justin Schmehl (Hon) ; 5. Rick Custllrd (Hon). 125 C : 1. Mo!Irk Marit er (Kaw ); 2. Scott Ritc hie (Suz) ; 3. Rod Jenkins ( Yam) ; 4. Mik ~ Stroub (Suz); 5. Kyle C u~n (Kaw). 250 A: I. Marcus Biggs (Suz): 2. Ryan LuU (Hus) : 3. Travis Ous· If!y (Ko!Iw). 250 B: I. Dill on Wo!Ilkins (SUl): 2. Marty Bales (Yam) : 3. J llk~ Mom ingsUlr (Yam ); 4. Brio!ln COil (Suz). 250 C: I , Rustle Goddard ( Yam) ; 2 . Ryan Ringl ey ( Kaw); 3. MIchael Jacques (Hon): 4. Adam Francis (Suz ): 5. Jeremy Lucas (Hen). 4·STRK: I . Kurt Mosher ( Yo!Im ): 2. Joe Dingess (Yam ): 3. Greg Newmnn (Hon). OPEN: I. Kurt Mosher (Yo!Im); 2. "dam Lope ( Yam) : 3. /'l\.!Irit Sisler (Hen): 4. David MIlls (Kaw) . BMBR; 1. Kurt Mosher (Hon); 2. Malil. Sisler (Hon); 3. Mike Davis (Hon) . 25+ : I. Ruslie Goddo!lrd (Yam) : 2. Do!IlIid Diehl (Yam) ; 3. John KilWlmon (Hus): 4. /'l\atthew Bonness (Hon) . 30+ : I , Rick Custa rd (HOI'l ; 2. Rod Jenkins ( Yam) . ) 40 +: 1. Chris Thomo!l! (Hon); 2. Jeffrey Hill (Hus). Yoxth~i m~r Trail-Wa y Spe edway: Ra un W o od w on t he 250cc A c las s at t he final s hort -track event of the sea son in Ha n o v e r, Pennsylva n ia . e n e _ s

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