Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Laurence Borst (Yam ); 3. Tim Cochran (Han) ; 4 . Bud Lawter (Yam) ; 5. Chris Greer (Yam ). MIW SPTSM N: I. Bob Michael (Kaw) ; 2. Donald Unger ( Due): 3. Matt Bla shfi eld ( Hon) ; 4 . George Vensko (Due); 5. Tim Morrow (Kaw) . EX F-40: I. Gary Lhomm edieu (Yam) ; 2. David Hi ll ( Ha n): 3. L eo n E dd i n s ( Ya m ) ; 4 . B il l Himm elsbach (Yam) ; 5. Joe Bason (Kaw) . GP SGL: 1. Keith Wakefield (Ti g) : 2. Mike Tiberio ( Ha n); 3 . Saman tha C olt er ( Ho n) ; 4 . Richa rd Marendn (Hon); 5. Jeff McKinney (BMW) . LIW SPTSMN : I. Bob M ich ael (Kaw) : 2. T im Mo rr ow ( K a w); 3 . St e ve Shoul ( Ya m) ; 4 . Tre nt Thomas (MZ); 5. Robert Lee (Kaw) . EX UIL S/SPT: I. Greg Harrison (Suz); 2. David Brown (Suz) ; 3. Bu d Law ter ( Yam) ; 4. Ric k Beggs (Kaw); 5. Russell Masecar (Suz). AM UIL S/SPT: I. James Gaal (Suz) ; 2. Ton y Woody (Suz) ; 3. David Gouin (Y am ) ; 4 . Step he n Wallace (Suz); 5. Jeff Knob son (Suz). EX SfTW: 1. Lee A cr ee (Suz) : 2. Bud Law ter { Ha n} ; 3 . Ru ssell Ma sec ar (Suz ) ; 4 . Bern ie Huntt (Suz); 5. William Dietz (Due) . AM S!TW: 1. William J ohnson (Suz); 2. Barrett Bo ck lage (Han) ; 3. Jeff McK i nney ( Due); 4 . Al an Nelson (Suz); 5. Doug Ledford (A pr). EX H/W S/BK ; I. Greg Harrison (Suz); 2. David Brown (Suz); 3. Ben Walters (Suz); 4. Brent Mercer (Yam) ; 5 . Ed Morgan (Yam). AM H/ W S/ B K : 1. W ill iam To rbert ( Ka w ) ; 2 . Wi llia m J oh n son (S uz); 3. Davi d Gouin ( Yam ); 4. Stephen Wallace (Sua) : 5. Tony Woody (Suz). EX L/ W S/BK : 1. Lee Ac ree (Suz); 2. Donald Unger (Due) ; 3. Bernie Huntt (Suz) ; 4 . Bob Micha el (Kaw): 5. Kyle Ray (Yam ). A M LIW S/BK : I. A lan Nelson (Suz) ; 2. Greg El st ad (Suz): 3 . Sc ott Gowlan d (Su z) ; 4 . Steve n Sum ner ( Apr) ; 5. Brad Wilson (Suz) . AM M/W S/ SPT: 1. William Torbert (Ka w) ; 2 . David Gouin ( Yam ) : 3. Richard J ohnson ( Yam ) ; 4 . Jo n Tyu s; 5. Anth ony Militello (Suz). EX M/W S/S PT : 1. Laur ence Bors t (Yam ); 2 . Ti m Cochran (Hen) : 3. Chr istoph er Reed (Yam) ; 4 . Jo hn Boken (Yam) ; 5. Brent Mercer (Yam) . EX l./W GP; 1. Ben Walters (Yam) ; 2. Kyle Ray (Yam) : 3. Sebastian Dipi nto (Suz); 4 . Monty Warsing (Yam) ; 5. Mark Black man (A pr). A M L/W GP: 1. A la n Ne lso n ( Suz); 2 . Sc ott Gowland (Suz): 3 . Steven Sumner (A pr) ; 4 . Frederick Wentw orth (A pr): 5. Toma s Bauchiero (Yam) . AM H/W S/ SPT : 1. Will iam Torbert (Kaw ) ; 2. Dav is Gouin (Yam); 3. J ames Gaal (Suz); 4 . Stephen Wallace (Suz); 5. Jon Tyus. H/W SPTSMN: 1. Bernie Hunn (Suz) ; 2. Donald Unger ( Due): 3. Will iam Dietz (Due) ; 4. Sebasti an Dipi nto (Suz); 5. Alan Nelso n (Suz) . S/ SGL: 1. Keith Wak efield (Tig); 2. Mik e Tiberio (Ha n); 3 . Trent Th omas (M Z); 4 . Russ McAlli st er (Ml) ; 5. Stoney Turner ( Yam ). EX l/W S/SPT: 1. Sebastian Dip int o (Suz) ; 2. Mark Bla ck man ( A p r ); 3 . Chris Wi lcox ( Ho n); 4 . Peter Friedm an (Suz). AM LJW S/SPT: 1. RdY Silika (Suz) ; 2. Gregory El stad (SUl): 3 . Scott Go wland (SUl): 4 . Na th an Hartm an (Yam); 5. Steve n Sum ner (A pr) . EX H/W S/SPT: 1. Greg Harrison (SUl); 2. Tim Coc h ran ( Ho n) ; 3 . Ed Mor gan ( Ya m) ; 4 . J ohn An derson (Suz]: 5. Jo hn Sulliva n (Hon) . EX M/W S/BK : 1. Lau ren c e Bor st ( Yam); 2 . B ren t M erc er ( Yam); 3 . Ti m Coch ra n ( Ho n) ; 4 . Kenneth Martin (Yam); 5. Ed Morgan ( Yam). A M M / W S/B K : 1. Wil li am Torbert (Kaw ) ; 2 . David Gouin (Yam); 3. Jo n Tyu s: 4 . Mark Joh nson (SUl ); 5. Tom as Bauch iero (Yam ) . a l l GP: 1. Lee Acr ee (SUl ); 2. Laurence Borst (Yam ); 3. Greg Harrison (SUl) ; 4 . John Bok en (Yam) ; 5. Tim Cochran (Hon) . Virginia International Raceway: Lee A cree (84) leads Greg Harrison (818) throu gh turn two at rou nd 13 oflhe Southeasl/Mid -Atl ant ic Championship Cup Series in Danvill e, Virgin ia. Iy b y Boken and R 1 p ilo t Chr is Rankin. On lap two , Ha rrison had the lead down th e front straight, fo llowed by Bok en and Ra nk in . Mo rga n appr o ach ed Ran k in for th e pass going into turn one . Exiting tu rn two , Boken had a cqu ir e d th e le ad an d Harrison was nowhere in sight. Th e orde r beh ind Boken was Dav id Alan Br own , Acre e , Ra nkin, Lawter a n d Morgan as they wen t throug h t u rn four . As th e y pas sed the flag sta nd to start la p three , Boken led Acree by a seco nd, fo llowed b y Brown, and a second a nd a half ba ck were Rankin, La wt e r a nd then Morga n , who was really working his Yamaha to move up . Acree acquired t h e le a d from Boken at the st art of lap fou r and led by two bike lengths down the front straight. Brown. Rank in , La wte r and Morgan trailed the leaders through turn t h r e e , and Harr ison , hav ing recovered from his turn-one e xcu rsion , made h is way back to eighth. Acree opened second -and -a -ha lf lead o ver Bo ke n on lap five , with a three -second ga p back to Bro w n , who now o nly hel d a second-and -aha lf lead over Ha rr is o n . The order rem a ine d the sa me t hroug h la p s ix, a bo ut eight min utes into the 3 0 m inute t im ed e ve nt. Harrison , eager to m a ke up los t t im e , was chise ling aw ay a t th e to p th ree . On lap seve n, Ha rr is on passed Brown in turn one for th ird a nd set his s ights on Boken. Lawter and Morgan trai led . Harriso n co nt inued his ram p a g e and Acr ee se em ed to ba ck off a little , as his lead had been as much as nine seconds . But at nearly ha lf-d istanc e , Ac ree led by only six seconds ah e ad o f Bo k en , wh o was 4 1/ 2 second s ahead of Harrison . Go ing into t u rn fo u r, Morg an reall y put in a val ian t effort o n an o u t g u n n e d R6 an d pa s s ed Lawter's R 1 in a very s lic k m ov e . Lawte r and Morgan co ntinued th e ir battl e , with La wt er ' s gre ate r power making th e differ en c e b y ra c e ' s end . Har r is o n caugh t and passed Bo ke n for the runn e r-up s pot a t two -th ird s d ista nce, a nd Ac ree had a better-than- 15 -second le a d at the c heckered fla g . Th oug h Acree took the Unl im ited GP finale o n Sunda y a nd Harris on was runn er-up , Harrison made hi s mark on th e we e kend by secu ring the Unlimited Supers port, Heavyw e ig ht Sup erbike and Heavyweight Super Sport victories . Bob Michael has dominated tw o c ylinde r racing in the Southeast this season . The Fa ye tteville , North Carolina , rider has ta ken h is Kawasakis to the checkered flag in what s eems like fou r or five ra ce s every weekend th is year. In th e Midd leweight Sports m a n race o n Saturday, he once again too k the top slot , ahead of Donald Unge r's Duca ti and fellow te a m mem be r Ma tt Bla shfield 's 66 3cc Hon d a. O n S unday , Mic hael continued his streak with a Lightweight Sportsman win , be ating Tim Mo rrow a nd S teve Sh o ul. Amateur William T o rbe rt h a d a n o utsta nding e ve nt , taking th e Middleweig ht and Hea vyweight Super bike a nd Midd lewe ight and He av ywe ight Supersport wins . eN Virginia lnt2rnational Raceway Danville. Virgini a Results: October 7-8 . 2000 [Round 131 AM GT UG HTS : 1. Ala n Nelson (Suz): 2. Allen Siem ens; 3 . Greg El stad (Suz) ; 4 . Rob in Pettus ( Suz); 5 . Tomas Beu chierc (Yam ) . EX OT LIGHTS : 1. Lee Ac ree ( Suz): 2 . Br ian Ker get (Yern): 3 . Bernie Hunt t (Suz ). AM 1. Will iam Torbert ( Kaw ) ; 2 . Davi d Go uin (Yam ); 3 . Rich ard Johnson (Yam); 4 . To m as Bauchiero (Yam) : 5 . M ichael Magus ( Yam). EX GT

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