Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

spo t only 10 minutes into the race. The next 30 minutes were all Ab ayov 's, as he put his White Brothers/VP /Sinisa lo-sponsored CR250 into overdrive and slowly pulled away from the pack fo r an un contested win. Larsen held down seco nd place for a co uple of laps before slo wing w ith ... well . me chanical gremlins... to finish an eventual eighth. Stefan Neary was steadil y work ing toward the front of the fi eld after a poor start and managed to ca tc h Ga in er fo r sec ond place with 25 m inutes of th e race co m pl eted. Gainer wasn 't about to give up the pos ition. and the two riders tr aded the runn er -up spot bac k and fo rt h until Ga in er d evel op ed pr oblem s wi th just a co uple of la ps rem aining and dr opped out of the race. Stefan co ntinued on to Finish in sec o nd pla c e . a safe distance ahead of Moshe. At one point. Lowry fell all the wa y back to seventh place. but he ma naged to p ick up the pace duri ng the final circui ts to salvage fourth place, ahead of J erry Herl ing and Tim Bar ke r. R e s u lts P/W YAM BECi: 1. Luk e Miller ( Y~ m); 2. J ustin Shepard (Han ); 3 "\lChft~ ,A,qulflO (Y~m ) PfW BECi: I. Sh~wn RhInehart fLl'1Tl); 2. Lance Nelson (Sw: ); 3. Zachary Teno (KTM) ; 4. Brondon Scharer (Cob); 5. Nelson MenjiVtlf (KTMI. P/W AnV: I. Colby Rllh~ (Co b) . S/ P/W (7.9): I. Keith Robinson (Cob) : 2. Tommy Aquino (Cob ): 3. r"\lIttt- Popp (Pol ) 60 BECi: I . Chll ndler Ou imett e (K lIw); 2. Kevin ClIrroIl (K......); 3. OGmien C oIlin~ Jr . ( K~ w) ; 4. Mtltthew Ouver (Kaw); 5. Tylf'1 0 'HlIl"lI (KTM). 60 (9 ·1\ ): I. Shllwn BUller (Kaw); 2 . Timmy RiUl er (K.liw); 3. Kyl e ScM h (KTM ): 4 . Sh.!n~ Rhlnri1~rt (K"w); 5 . Rhett Raho (K.liw) . 80 BEG: 1. Chns Cordes (Kaw) ; 2. JoshU4 Elickson ( Yom) ; 3. Ken SllIter Jr . (KlI w); 4. Mik e Garcia ( Yom); 5 . Timm y Ritzier (K_). 80 (7· 11): I. Nick Sal"ldlez (Sm ); 2. Preston Lund m (Yom ). 80 ( 12. 13): 1. GMf", Norr (Hen) : 2. G~Owm (YlIm ); 3. Been111m McGirv1i, (Yom) ; 4 . Bobby Reese (YlIm) ; 5. KeVin ~y ( Yem ). 80 ( 14- 16) : I. Greg Young (Hon) ; 2. Tyler Gunn (Hon) . 511"\11'11: 1. Ga~ Non (Hen) ; 2. Ricky PtlIb (Yam ). WI"\!"! I . Tete /"Ie la~ (KTM); 2. Sheunon Mycn {Yam ). : DECADE I . J rmmy R~ (Hon): 2. Rick O"DonndJ (Han). 4 ·STRK : 1. Tom Mall r (YlIm ); 2. Tony Pulliam ( Yem ); 3. Jerry e HIl'flIng (Yem) 125 BEG : I. Brod Goolsby ( Y~ ml ; 2. Ryan Gugsb y (Hon): 3 Ja~ ~dlebach ( Hon ); 4. Ryen Gun n ( Hon ); 5_ Kasey #I\orrl1 ( Yam) . 1250 NO V: 1. Ril~y 8fockl nger ( Yom ) : 2. An thony Bamac ovi (Y em ) : 3. Bobby Sle flln ( Yem); 4 . Randall Hall ( Yam) ; 5. Denn ChiWwJlm (Hoo). 250 NOV : I. Nell Chi5holm (Han); 2. Groot Moore Jr . (Han): 3 Juan CaVl!!' (Yarn): 4. Bryftn WDrd (Hon) . 250 INT: I. Jdf EJdt. (Han): 2. R~ Dla1h4m (Yarn): 3. JI'mlY Chilmbertin (Han) 250 PRO: I. Chn1 NffiId (Hon) ; 2. ..Io5h Mason (Hon) ; 3. Luke Orr (Hon) . 500 NOV: I. Josh Thompson (Hen): 2. Bruc e Thompson (Han ). J R VET BEG: I . D4rTm ~ (YIIrTl : 2. Rob Pedovk:h (Kaw); ) 3. Ene SchutthteS (Han) . J R VET NOV: I . Jemes Hutchmson (Kaw); 2. John Dean (Han); 3. Gobi Abay ov (Hon ); 4 . fl\.P. G~llIolIr (Hon); 5. C~dl A'i~ ( Hen) . JR VET INT : 1. Jimmy Chamberl in (Hen ); 2. Rick Knox (YlIm ); 3. Broce RIChards (Yam); 4. Shane Stanl~y (Han ). VET BEO : I. Rebert Dic kie (Yem) : 2. Tany DiK uillo (Suz) ; 3. Paul Nerteen (Yam ). VET NOV: 1. Gebi Abayov (Hen): 2. St~lIn Neary (Han); 3. Shy ~ (Yam ); 4 . Darren L.owry (Yam) : 5. Jerry Herling (Yam). VET INT; 1. Chad N~I~n (Yom); 2. Randy Wil kin, ( Yllm ); 3. Mi k~ Uc ltr o (Suz); 4. Tom Miller ( Yam ); 5. Doug Bearden (Yam ). VET PR : I. Bill Souro (Hon) ; 2, Frank Costanzo (Hon) ; 3. Rick o O'Donnell (Hon); 4 . DII~n Sioffer (Hon) . SR NOV : I . Tim Barke r (Hon): 2. De ve Mc Pherson (Yem ): 3. Torn McEwen (Hon) . g .... a: w '" s co w a: co >- '" o s :I: c, Aztec Family Racewa y Sho rt's Circuit B y G REGORY K . C ORNS COLORADO SPRINGS. CO . OCT. 8 Te am G re e n / T ho us a n d Oaks Kawa saki /Pro Circuit/DHMA/Subwa y -spon sored Andrew Short made Aztec Famil y Raceway his ci rc u it. rema ining on fi re despite the frig id . wintry co nd iti ons for a cl ean sweep in the J 25cc A and Ope n Pro cl asses at th e penu ltimate round of th e SRA C Co lo r ad o C ha m p io ns hip Mot ocross Series . Th e M&M Connections-promoted event featured double po ints for all cla sses and co nt ing enc y fro m Ho nda . Kawasaki . Suzuki a nd Yamaha. Th ou gh th e mercury ba rely crep t ou t of the 30s, m ore than 550 rider s enj oyed exten ded m oto times, as the facility pr ovides two fu ll tra ck s w ith fou r separate morn ing and afte rnoo n programs . Shawn Mo rgan jumped in to the lead in th e fi rst 125cc A -class mota as Ja r ed Carls on a nd Sh ort laun ched from the gat e in tand em, w it h Chad Zulian, J erem y Hinrich s .: and Matt W hitmarsh following . S h o r t pa ssed Carlson over the came lback jump halfway th rou g h the fi rst lap . Sho rt claimed th e lead fro m Mor gan on the downhill triple. S t reet s o f Willow Sp rin g s : Jason Perez (2) , Ro lando Qu intero (32), A aron Hammel (27), T ommy Mo rga n kept w ithi n two seco nds of B e n c ha r it (8) and Leonard Mellgre n (1) , laki n ' it to the St ree ts i n Willow Springs , Califo rn ia . th e leade r fo r th e nex t seve ral laps. wit h Ca rlson eight seconds back . Zuli a n . Hin r i ch s and Wh itma rs h re ma in ed even ly sp rea d ou t wi th SR Af'r, : I. Curt., &-own (Kaw ); 2. Harold Sm ith (KTM): 3. Bob Perez lo o k ed im p ressi ve . a ltho ug h he w as Mik e Roy er, Kevin Ha ll .Jr., David Gonzales. e...tham (Yam) ; 4 . Ken So ler Sr. (Han ); 5. Kt!fWlyKopl!'C'k y (Ke...). unable to pu t tog eth er a real cha rge on Quin · SR EX: I. Jm Senclebadl (Yam ); 2. Mike Goudaar (Hon ); 3. Kelby Pep pe r and Je ff Ku ntz all battli ng for a RU55d Reily (Hon); 4. Don BtUy (Yam ); 5. M.ri. 1Wiil::M (YMTl). tero. By lap three. Bench arit had taken sectop - ] 0 po sition . On lap fou r. Ha ll squeake d Tum R.« o nd. Bid in g h is ti me, Perez shadowe d Ben p ast Ro y er fo r seve nth. At m idmoto , Wh it 80 : 1. Rick y Parb/ Brennan McG lnn l ~ ; 2 . Broc Ste..... art /T ye c ha rit. siz ing u p h is m o v es - an d all ow in g marsh ran bar to bar w ith Zulian. but Hinri chs H~; 3. ~ CordosI Chns Cerdos . B EG : 1. ~II Blac klock/ Ma rk Kwasny : 2 . Greg Ow en/ Jen Qu intero to ex pand his lead . On th e last lap, sho t pa st both of th em on the dow nhill sec Albr ech; 3. Nick SunslMak~ NCIIria; 4. Jason eav e/Man C.~: 5. Matt lion. A sli ght tu rf -samplin g bo bble by Whi t Perez pressed Bencha rit into the tig ht S secShM lRyan Carmody . marsh allowed Hall to sli p past. but the Yama tion that leads ont o the m ain str aig ht. In the NOV: I . Nell ChasholmlMitchdl .Alsobrook 2 . ~ n Hall /.bh ; ha p ilot quick ly rem ounted and gai ned back best move of th e day , Perez sto le Benchartt' s Thompson; 3, SlIm Scanlon/Da vld Noms; 4 . Trav I1 MrhterWlnjG ~ the po sitio n ove r the foll owing step- up tripl e. Young li ne and drov e to th e stripe for a well-earned INT: I . OG rinChisholmJJustin Eide Sh o rt pull ed o ut a fi ve-secon d lea d at the seco nd . Benchar it came in third. Hammel wa s EX I. Luk~ OnlChris f'lert:zd ; 2. Raymond SI'Tuth/SCden NNry. : chec k ers over Morgan . Carlso n, Hi nri chs and agai n fourth. 4·STRK : I. Ced i AverylRobert Dtckie . Zulian ro unded ou t the to p fiv e. Whitmars h. lronman In th e fi nal results, Qu int ero too k th e overHa ll , Pepp er, G on zal e s a n d J ohn M urray NOV: I . Bobby St~fflln ; 2. Dll vld Cheek. all wi n, with Bencharit seco nd and Perez third . cl osed out the top J O. Qu int ero ca me back to dominate both legs Carl son grabbed the ho leshot in m ota two, of th e Formula Three 125 cc GP race. Th ese with Short, Mo rga n , Whitma rsh, Hinrichs and S t re e t s o f Willow S p ri n g s speed demons di ced am ong them selv es at th e Pepper fo llow ing . Sho rt att empted to reel in Carlso n o n th e uphill sectio n fo r a pa ss, bu t beginning o f ea c h ra c e b ut were fo llowi ng Carlson m aintai ned the lead by ha lf a seco nd . Qu int ero. wh o took th e top hon o rs. Matt Dew Th e th ree-way battle fo r th e lead went to Sho rt son wa s seco nd , Perez placed th ird in his fir st on the thir d lap , as th e 17 -y ee r-old jumped J 25cc GP. and Patr ic k Lonn ee was fourt h. out fron t and never looked back . Morga n held In the fi r st Amat eur 80cc GP ra c e , Ed B y R OD GIRARO down second , w ith Ca rl so n pressuring . Hln Sim on leap ed out to an early lead th at seem ed richs got pa st Whitmars h for fo urt h on lap five, WILLOW SPRINGS, CA , O CT. 8 insurm ountable. Jeff Russell was seco nd and wh il e Zu lian got p ast Pepper en d Roy er for Th e 80cc and J 25 cc GP bikes And y Lenz th ird. On th e ba ck section. on the sixth . Lappers played a serio us role near the w ere i n top f orm as t he y whue -fl ag lap , Sim o n wa s rel egat ed to thi rd, opened it up on lh e fast Streets whil e Russell held the lead and Lenz held sec of Will ow Spr ing s . W ith th e ond. Simon pressed to regain hi s positi on bu t ad d i ti on o f a sw ee p i n g 20 · ran out of time. deg ree tum to the back section In the se c o nd ro u nd , Simo n w a s o nce .: of th is now 2-mile road course, aga in q ui ck to flex his muscl es, with Russell 1;: the G Ps had roo m to st re tc h o and Lenz a tig ht second and third . Although co t h e ir le g s a s th e Ca l ifo r ni a w there wer e few changes in positio n, th e racin g a: Mo torcycle Road Racing A sso co up fr ont was st ill ti ght and ex cit i n g . J on >cia tio n ret urned to the Str eets . Sc hendel m ad e a m idra c e c h a rg e t o take In th e first Expert 8 0cc GP th ird and held fi rm fo r t wo laps: then , w ithout ra ce, Jason Perez launc hed to warn ing , his eng ine ex pi red at th e start /finish an ear ly lead , under eno rm o us li ne , g iv ing third back to Lenz. Simon held on pr essure fr o m th e pack. Ho w fo r the win. giv ing h im second overa ll second . e ve r . as t h e t i ght , five- r i der Ru ssell p la ced sec o nd fo r fi rst ov erall first. pack swa rme d out of sig ht into Lenz nailed do wn th ird for th ird overa ll . th e back section. Tommy Ben - .. Quintero Rules the Streets of Willow "' r-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---, ~ '" ~ Los Angeles County Raceway: Gabi Aba yov s ca red o ff the competit ion to be the Vet Novice w inner at the G re m li n Gran d Pr i x In Palmdale , Ca liforn ia. chant moved up from fourth to fi rst . A aron Ha mmel wa s sec o nd an d Ro l a n d o Q u i n t er o th ird: Perez fell back to fourth. By la p four , Hammel had fall en ba c k to fourth and Perez wa s th ird . whil e Bencharit and Quinte ro o pe n ed up 0 g ap. Per ez m ade up gro und on the leaders i n th e cl o si ng l ap s, bu t Ben c ha ri t to ok a so l id w in , w ith Q uintero seco nd. Perez was an im pressive third. Hammel was fourth. In th e afterno on race , th e sam e four rid ers b ro k e away fr om th e pa ck . Q u inte ro g o t th e driv e off t he lin e, close ly foll ow ed by Per ez, B en ch a rit an d H a m mel. On c e a gai n , Resul ts STK BEG: I. 5ugJWong; 2. Jason VlIrl S1ykl!';3. Dan Ca~ 4 Byron Johnson; 5. Alon Mortemon. STK AM: I . Blair Sullenger; 2. Torno Kobayeshi ; 3. Jon Scbendel: 4. Scott Cilrrer e; 5. Jeff RUUl'II . STK EX: I . Jason Per..:.; 2. l.KJnard Mellgren ; 3. 8f!n Silos; 4 RlCh H..odI..,.; 5. Jock 0 '011"11 y MOO BEG : I. Wilde Cayton; 2. Byron Wilson; 3. ~an McGrath; 4. Rogo'f Ferley ; 5. Andr~ Barnes. MOO AM: I . OlIvid ~ask ; 2. Gtlbrtt'l Su a r~I; 3. Jeff Russell; 4 . Skyt' Girard; .5. Travis VlolllI"tte . MOO EX: I . W~5 TOIsubo; 2. Leonard Mll" lIgren; 3. Tonmy Crewford ; 4. Rlchy H~odley; 5. Jllt5Ol'l T ak llrTlOl . O 80 AM: I. J~ff Ru,se ll; 2. Ed Sim on; 3. Andy L..nI: 4 . Clint Solomon; 5. Jon Sch~nd~1. 80 EX : I . Rolan d o QuinlefO ; 2. Tom my Bencho rl t; 3. JlIson P~reI : 4 . Aaron Hemme l; 5. l.eonet d Mll" lIgren . F·3 125: I. RoI.sndo Oumtero: 2. Matt D_!IOf'\; 3. JeMJrl Pt'I"II"Z; 4. Patnek Lonnee: 5. Weyne Killebrew . F·INS: I. Ran ShlllltJander 2. Mike Kelly ; 3. Sim Dob5on 4. Clln : ; Ion Whilfflou5t': 5. Dave Gardent"f. VET: 1. Leonard Mll" llgrm; 2. W~s Totsubo; 3. Jack O'Dell ; 4. Jdf R u~ll; 5. Jon Schendel SR: I . ~k McKeslCn ; 2. DamItUlSuovedro; 3. NICk TIt!mO. cu e I e n Aztec Family Raceway: Tea m Green's A ndre w Short Whips h is way toward the 125cc A -class w in d uring SRAC action in Colorado Sp rings, Colo rado . eVil s S E PT E M B ER 27 , 2 0 0 0 55

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