Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

nick ow (6 -4 -5) in fourth. and Kingston (5-56 ) in fift h. start and he was go ne. Hick s pla ced seco nd and m ov ed to th e main. McCo nnell and Nay would m ove to th e LCQ . Venegas ' night was over. Ermo l enko drew t he pole fo r t he LCQ . Cast ro was in tw o and Mc Co n nell and Nay were in three and four. Th e fir st try at a go saw McConnell get into the ta pes. and he was sent to the 20 -yard li ne. The second try had Nay and Ermolenko tangling in tum two, and again th e red fla g came ou t. Th e th ird try was the charm . Castro went out on top. Erm o l enk o got close b ut j u st couldn't fi nd the hol e. Castro wo ul d be the last man for the ma in . Lar sen drew th e pole for the Scratch main. with Manchester in tw o and Fisher in th ree . Castro was in fou r. and Hick s was on the outside, in fiv e. Hi ck s got the ga te. bu t La rsen aga in won th e race to the firs t com er. Hicks tried e v e ry t hi ng he co u ld think of to g et aro und Larsen. but th e nigh t belo nged to the qu iet rid er wh o m akes hi s sta tements on the track . Lar sen won every race he ran on Saturday nig ht. Hick s was second, Ma nchester th ird and F ish er fo urth. Castro wa s c red ited with fifth . The Supp ort m ain -event win went to Bryan Yarrow . with David Ly nch seco nd and Mich ael Matt ock s third. Suppo rt B honor s went to Eloy Medell in. w ith Hid eak i Ota seco nd and John St unkard third. Result s P/W ( 4·6) : I. Pr~ston Ketley ( Pol ); 2 . Paul Nel $M (Co b ); 3 Dani el v cylee (Pol); 4 . Nikola~ LJnl~ (Pol) ; 5. Bradley Pappa lardo (KTM) . P/W (7·8) : I. Ty ler Uttl~ (Pol) ; 2. Caden Probst (Pol); J . NIQeI Johmon (KTM) ; 4 . Cody FmuckOlW (Pol) : 5. Chrts Kingston (KTM) . 60 (9 ·1 1) BEG: I. Mikey V~ (KT M) ; 2. Cody Espada (KT MI; 3. Ene fo'tocn (Ka'oll) . 60 (9·1 1) JR: I. Scou N~ (KTMI; 2. Garnck Noble (KTM): J Renny Foster (Kaw). 80 (12 .13 ): I . Anthony ChaUdte ( Vam ); 2. Scott W...kJeor (Vam) ; 3. Mik e Flo'olIen (Ka'oll) 80 ( 14- 16 ): 1. Patrrl BlKhart (Yam ); 2. Bill y Hlhon (Kaw ); J RICk Loggin~ (Hon ). 80 (7.1 1): 1. Mot! Rkhar dson (Kaw); 2. Frank.~ Robbms (K,.,w l 80 BEG : 1. MIke WhItIng (Hen ); 2. Ry.-. Clary (Kaw): J . Palrick Blok e (Vam) . XR loo I . Randy Sk IMff (Hon ): 2. Brian Pappal ardo (Hen ) 125 BEG. I. RICh Eyan s (Suz) ; 2. Peter Mlcho>lang f'lo (KTM) . 3 Aaron Hill (Han ) 125 JR. I. Kyle Corson (Vam); 2. Br lltn Porter (Kaw). 250 BEG. I. Ttm Budlngham (K aw); 2. Bert Cate s ( Vam ); 3. Catnf!f'OO We ll ~ (Hen) : 4 Ervin Tyler (SUl) ; 5. J ohn Dcln.eI (Kaw) . 2.50JR. I. G.,ry Thompson (Kclw ); 2. Joh nny Paulson (Han) . 250 INT \. Rich l~ McDermott (Yam). . PR I. Scou Mc~rmott (Vam) ; 2. Kell y Fosler (Kow ). O: VET BEG: I. Ene Sherma n (Vom ): 2. leonard Klnch~r (Han) ; 3. Jason Chi5lTl (Suz); 4 . Bob Kilmor e (Hen ): 5 Chclrlie Coolie (SUI) . VET JR: I. Rocky Hesh (Han); 2. Scott Cunningham (Han) : 3 Richard Wiley (Yam) : 4. Peul McKee (SUI): 5. Brian F10Wl' f"5 (SUl) . INDUSTRV: I . Caleb Hawki ns (Hon ); 2. Brian Pinard (Hon). 3. Corkey Grier (Han ); 4. Brian Boudrellu (Hon ); 5. Dale Ebbe rts ( Vam ). Res ults SCR: I . Josh Larsen (Jew); 2. Gel')' Hicks (GM): J . Chris Man chester (GM) ; 4. RYltn Fi~her (J ltw) ; 5. Ed Clt ~tro (J ltw) . SUP I. Bryan V<11'TOW (Ja w); 2. Dlt vid Lynch (J aw); J. M1ch4el : Mattock s (;"w l : 4 Randy Kreps (J aw); 5. Tim Tucker (J aw). SOP B. I. EJoy MPdellln (J aw); 2. Hldraki Ota (J aw ); 3. John Stunkar d (J.,w): 4 WInSton WllliltlT\$ (Ja w) : 5. Brent Smith (J _) . Competit ion P a rk fi ni she d t he r ace w ith a larg e a mou nt of br eathing roo m . Do rsey came hom e second , wi th Gentry th ird . The scores were all jumbled arou nd in the second m oto and this made th e overall fin ishes inte res t ing . Hudd le' s 1- 1 ga ve h im the overall . but seco nd went to Wal drop wit h 4 -5 fin ishes. Th ird overall wa s Dorsey . who fin ished ninth in the first m oto bu t took the run ner -up spot in the second mota. Gentry's B-3 fi nish ga v e him fourth o vera ll, and Ka ttner rounded out th e top fiv e with a 7 -4 fi nis h. The 125cc Expert/Intermediate cl ass was a dou bl ed -g ated feature th at wa s loaded with ta le nt. Du stin Ca nt re ll. Kyl e W ill ia ms a nd Bl a k e K eet on made up the E xp ert cl ass; Br ad ley Mi k o la s. J esse Moo re. Grant Pugh , Clayt on Miller and Justin Sm ith were the Interm ed iates. Willia m s grabb ed the fi r st -m o te Expert hol esh ot , w ith K eeton and Cantrell trail ing . Will iam s pull ed awa y for th e w in . Keeton took second and Cantrell fini shed thi rd . Smith g rabbed the Interm ediate holeshot and never let up. Cla yt on Mill er hel d do wn seco nd throu gh out the m ot a . In on ly his seco nd lnt erm edi ate race. Bradle y Mikola s gate d well and rode to a strong third -place fi ni sh. Willia m s too k t he sec o nd -m oto Ex pert holesh ot, but Cantrell had the lead by th e second co r ne r . The n Williams retook the lead and held o n t o i t. Cantrell fi nished ahe ad of Keeton in th e second m oto. giving hi m sec on d ove rall . Smith took th e hol esh ot and he ld o n . M ill er ' s b i k e q uit, bum p ing M ikola s into seco nd for seco nd overall. Re sults: Little Goes Large at CMC Friday Night MX 50 ( 4· 6 ): I. 65 (7 -9) I Jl'r~mlah Her on i Ka'oll); 2. OaMy Klnwll (K-I. 65 (10 -1 1): I. Kyl~ CUNUng ham ( KT M) : 2 Dan ie l C U Iloo (Kaw); 3 . Shon~ Loc}lIn tKaw ). 65 O PEN . I. Shane L ltgan (Kll WI: 2_OaMy KIMlIII (Ka'oll) 80 BEG : I. K~vlf'l Han ( V.,m) . 2 . Andy Na~h ( Ka 'oll ); 3 . Ch anc e Tomhnson (Kaw ); 4 Ky~ Brashear ( Vam). 80 (7-1 1)· I . Kyle Cunningham ( SUI). 2. A.uslm Miller ( Ka w) ; J Jason RICh (Kaw). 4 Wadf' Newby (Kaw) : 5. Kyle tee 15uz:1. Freestone County Raceway: In W o rt ha m, Texas , B lake Revels 80 ( 12 · 13): I. A da m Res c n (Vam) ; 2. MIchael K o~rg ( Vam ): 3 (982) took the holeshot i n the first 125cc Novice m oto, w ith Rusty lach<1ryO'Bnen (K.,w ). Huddle (586) and Core y W aldrop (58) ri ght On his heels. Huddle 80 OPEN: I. Ky~ Cunmngh.,m (SuI): 2. MlCha~1 KlIWe rg (Yom) ; 3 later overtook Revels for the lead and the moto w in . Adam Reece (Vam) ; 4. AustIn Miller (Kow) ; 5. K yl~ Lee(Suz) . 125 BEG : I . Rick y Her o n (Hon); 2. Tony ROM' (Yam) ; 3. Jeb Wot ~f"5 (Kaw): 4. Jusnn N ~ilI (Vam): 5. Scott Snyder (SUl). Freestone County Ra c e w ay 125 NOV : I. RU~ly Huddle (y., m ); 2. Corey Waldrop (Vam ); 3. Donn ie Do rsey (Kaw); 4 . Brando n Gent ry (Hon ): 5. Rick Kattner (Suz) 125 INT: I. J usll n Smith (Kaw); 2. Bradl~ y Mikola ~ (Kaw): 3. JeHf' foWor~ (Vam); 4. Clayton Mill er (Vam) ; 5. Gtltnl Pugh (Vom). 125 OPEN: I. Brndley M1 as (Kaw); 2. Rusty H uddI~ (Vam ); J kol Je~5l' Moor e (Vltm) ; 4. Brrtt Dav i~ (Vam ): 5. Colin Pugh (Kaw ). 125 EX: 1. Ky l~ Wil li ltm s (Kaw ); 2. Dusnn Cant rell (Yam) ; 3. B y BRIAN CO MEAU Blak~ K~ (KTM) . 250 BEG: J. Steve Tom linson (Vam ); 2. MIke Shellman (Vam ): WORTHAM. T X. O CT. 8 J . TroYl s She ll m .,n ( Yam ): 4. John McGill (Hon) ; 5. .Jcsh C h ~c k B y R OCKY H ASH SA N JACINTO. CA . OCT. 7 Running a th ree-m ota format under the lights o n a tra ck designed by Ron Turner. CMC Racing is bringing Friday night m otocross back to Southern California in a big way . The new co urse fea tur es some fun tabletop and step down ju m ps. a ni ce mix of open track , and tight tech nical areas , as well as a cha llengi ng but mild rock er whoop sectio n. Some of th e best racin g ofte n occurs in th e Mini rank s, and th at was the case thi s week. as Ty le r Lit tl e had to ba ttl e hard all nigh t to top a com petitive field of Pee Wee (7 -8 ) rac ers . W he n th e fi rst m ot o g o t goi ng . Littl e edge d out fell ow Po lini rider Caden Prob st fo r the holeshot th rough the tight first turn. When Li ttl e ex ited th e second corn er w ith h is bi k e pinn ed and cl ea red a lar ge tabletop ju m p , his inte nt io ns on th e nig ht we re clea r : he wa s th ere to win . At th e end of la p on e, Little was leadin g . Probst was seco nd . and KTM- mount ed Chris King ston was rid ing third. Cody Fer nick ow and Nigel Johnso n fill ed out th e top fiv e. A s th e five- lap m oto wo re on. Little rode m ista k e-fr ee and too k th e m oto win with five seconds to spar e over Probst in second . .Jo hn son rod e hard all m oto and even tually earned a str ong thi rd ·place fi ni sh . Wh en th e ga te s hi t the gr ound for m ot a tw o . Johnson took the holesh ot, ov er Prob st an d Litt le. A s the pack went d own th e bac k strai ght. Lit tle att empted to pass both Probst and J ohn son in a bold m ov e for the lead . Th e m aneuver prov ed unwise. as Little hit the dirt. Johnson continued out fro nt. wit h Probst in tow . wh ile Kingsto n pu shed his KTM up into th ird . Johnson rode well. but Probst took ove r th e poi nt j ust befo re th e whi te fl ag came o ut , and he went on to take t he m oto win. Uttle cha rged back up to thi rd aft er rem ou nti ng . A s th e racers attacked th e co urse for th e thi rd tim e. Litt le ripped hi s seco nd holeshot of the night. Johnson again gated well and was runni ng in second. while Kingston held thi rd . Probst got a po or start . but he m o ved up to fourth with a goo d line throu gh the roc k er sec tion on lap one. Littl e im me d iately estab lished a seve n-seco nd lead , a nd he n ever loo k ed back, eventua lly takin g th e m ot o win by m ore tha n 10 seco nd s. Pr ob st rode ste a d i ly a ll moto . fir st pi c k in g off K in g st on a nd th en Johnson fo r a well -deserv ed runner · up fini sh. John son lop ed in th ird . On the night, the top brass went to Little by virtue of his 1-3- 1 finishes . Prob st cla ime d second aft er posting a 2 - 1-2 tall y , wh il e John son ea rne d third pla ce w ith his 3 -2 -3 rid es. Th e top fiv e po sitions were fi lled out by Fer · 54 S EPTEM BER 27 ,2000' c u e R og~r Hall Jr . IKTM). Huddle , Williams o n Fire Freeston e County Race way opened its ga tes to rac ers for only th e seco nd tim e in its short histor y . Desp ite the co ld weather and some l ight sp rink les. th e F reest on e cre w did an exce lle nt j ob preparing the tra ck. Blake Rev els took the holesh ot in th e first I 25cc Novice m oto . Kyle Phenix gated sec o nd . w ith Rust y Huddle tr ai ling him. Huddle made qu ick work of Phen ix and sho rt ly afte r pa ssed Revels and establi shed a lead ove r the rest of the field . On lap t wo. Revels hit the di rt and handed second o ver to Phen ix . Corey Wald rop m ade it by befor e Revel s was up and runni ng . Rem ounting , Revel s was getting heat fro m Br itt Davis. Then Justin Gr esha m put himself between the battling Revel s and Davis. Every time Gresham wou ld challenge Revel s. Revels wou ld catch up to Waldr op. This went on u ntil the wh ite ·flag la p . Running o ut o f t im e, Gres ham made hi s m ove on Revel s in the wh oops. He c harged up to Waldrop wi th on ly two co me rs left. T he battl e for thi rd went all the way to th e la st corne r; Gres ham exe cuted a perfect pass to tak e the pos itio n away from Wald ro p . Huddle wo n t he m ota w ith a large lead, and Phenix wa s seco nd . Hudd le pull ed the seco nd- mota holeshot . with Revels a close second . Rev el s fell and rem oun ted in sixth . handing seco nd to Brod erick William s. Do nnie Dor sey got a goo d start a nd was ru nning thi rd . Brandon Gentry and Ric k Kattn er battl ed for fo u rt h . Do rsey a nd Gentry pa ssed Willi am s o n th e sec on d lap . Wa ldrop ca m e fr om deep i n th e pa ck an d pa ssed Revels on the thi rd lap for fifth. Hud dle I e n e vw s (AT1<). 250 NOV : I . Robert Roese (Yam ) ; 2. Ky le Ph~n1X (V am ); 3. JU5tyn Wilder (Sw); 4. Adam Winni czek (Hon ); ~ . Jamie Struhltll (Han) . 250 OPEN I. Justyn Wilder (Sw:): 2. John ~in (Hen) . : 250 EX: I. Kyle Wilhams (Kawl ; 2. Dustin Cantr ell (Yam) . OPEN 350 ·650: I. Robert Roos.e(Vam ); 2. Doug Pherux (Yom ). 25. NOV: I. J atTlf's Tayior (Henl : 2. Ene Pedwtcdt (Vltm): 3. Dennie BrouMotd (Kawl . 30. NOV: I. Steve Tomhm on (Yam ); 2. Kyle Dtrtrich (Han ): 3. DaYJd Burnett (Suz): 4. James Taylor (Hen) ; 5. Robert Bragg (Sw:) . 3O.. INT 1. DanScheffler(Hen) : 30. EX: I . G~ HOIWard (Hen) . 40..: I. Greg Howard (Hen ); 2. DlJn Scheme- ( Hen); 3 . Doug Ptwn lx (Yam ). MOnster Mountain Crain Flies to Win at Monster Mountain HS B y H UGH G A TU N T A LLA SSEE. AL. O CT . 8 O n a coo l. breezy afternoon, David Crai n rod e his Gas Gas 200 to the overall win at Mon ster Moun tain 's firs t-eve r Hare Scrambles. Th e Dirt Bik e Sup ply rid er was th e first to co m ple te fiv e laps. and he pi cked up S100 for topping the A A class. T he 1a ·mile lon g co urse was laid out on th e rolling hills of th e 200-acr e facility . A large p ortion o f t h e ma in m oto cr o ss tr ack w a s included fo r spectator vie w ing . Th e fiel d lined up i n row s fo r a d ead · engine start . and Carrollton, Georgi a' s Shaun Monster Mountai n: In Talla s se e, Alabama, Dav id Crain captured the overall win at M onster Mountain's very first Hare Sc ra m b les event. Dailey hit the electric sta rt o n h is Suzuki of Co ny ers DR400 and led th e rest of th e AA co m peti to rs into th e woods. Foll owing close beh ind were KTM · m ounted Chris M cMill an and CR250 pil ot Ken Potts . Earl y o n the first lap, th e lea ders ente red th e natural -t err ain motocross track and McMillan dived under Dailey in a downh ill turn and took the po int. McMillan was the first rider to com e th ro ug h the scoring station at th e end of lap on e. Cra in had m o ved to second, w ith Potls dropping Dailey to fourth . On lap two. Crain passed M cMillan and h it the sc o ring chute with a slim I6 -second lead. McMillan lo st valuable lime at the beginning of lap three wh en he had to p it t o make a mechani cal adj ustme nt. The positi on s of the fron t -runners remained the same throughout lap fou r. Cra in maintained an aggressive pace . doubling the who ops at the base of the Mountain. whi le M cMi llan bega n to lo se g ro und to the leader. Th e race came to an end wit h Cra in well ahe ad of McMi ll an. Da iley moved ba ck aro und Potls for third . David Sum me rs roun d ed o ut t h e top fi v e o n hi s K TM 520 f our stro ke . Results M: 1. David Crain; 2. ChriS McMiU",n; 3. Sheen Dail~y ; 4 David Summers A 20 1·0PEN : 1. Ken Polts B 0-200 : I. Bruce Gann; 2. T rey Osteen. uyton: 2. M!lrk Tetum; J. BasH Fillm ore; Rog~r Clnyt on. S C 0-200: I. Mike C ulw~l: 2. Dustin SleYf"f'l ; 3. Greg C~II; 4. Jason Campbell : 5. M1l e~ Cole. : C 201 ·0PEN: I. G~ Sennh 2. Eric Nelson : 3. Chris Colel'TUln; 4. Richlt rd Au~tin ; 5. Todd Johnson 80 0 : I. Rober1Singley ; 2. J eremy Cowart; J . Zachary Campbe ll; 4. Joey Bass ; 5. Tyler Strength. BEG 0· 200: I . Skyler Chamblee ; 2. Cllnl Stough ; 3 . Ed Singley ; 4. Chnstop HoII ing~'olIorth; 5. Keelan Cherry . hef BEG 201-0PEN : 1. Steve S'olIicord; 2. Lence Smith : 3. Je ff Car· mac k : 4 . Jason Matthr'ol/s; 5 . Gle'g Custer. 30.: 1. Roger Bol ts. 40. : I. Phil Willinms; 2. Sine Irwin ; 3. Cha rlie Sing l ~y ; 4 . B 20 1·0PEN: I. Kenny 4. Jeff Shre'A'sb ; 5. ury f'\Id\ael York: 5. Pl'ulhpMcMilt.m. 4·STRK I. Ouu Erick : 2. Jon., than : CoI~y ; 3. o-onBelI11IO. Los Ange les Cou nty Racewa y Abayov Scary-Fast at Greml i n G P By GREG R O BERTSON PA LM DA LE. CA. OCT. 8 Could it have been mystical powers or just plai n good rid ing that allowed Gabi Abayov to prevail over the rest of th e Vet Novice fie ld during the annual runni ng of Califomia Racing Club's Gremlin Grand Prix at Los A ng ele s Co unty Raceway? If there was a spooky presence a c c o m pan y i n g t he Ho nda -m o u n t ed Ab ayov. it surely di dn 't hel p him off th e dea d· eng ine start. as he found him self run ning mid· pa ck as th e 45 -minut e race got und er way . Up front . Darren Lowry held th e opening · lap lead. ahead of Shy Mos he. Dereck Gaine r and Fl emming Larsen. By th e end of lap one. KX500 rider Gain er had made hi s way to th e fro n t o f th e pa ck. with M o sh e hold in g o ff La rsen for second pla ce and Aba yov cl imbing up into the fourth po sition. Larsen go t aro und M o sh e a nd th en G a in er . but his l ead was short -li ved . as Abayov took co ntrol of th e top

• Cover