Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

YTH: I. Bill Me~ (Sw.); 2. I..ogan...lc:lhmon (KT y M). VET A MIN: t . 50 WClCl<1ie (H-D); 2. Keith Endford (Yam); J . Steve Fortune (Rb.) . VET B MAIN: 1. Shewn Kump (Rtx); 2. Hl.nheI Meycn (BuI); 3. Jim Duftner( H.D). fi rst ti me and ridi ng a Bob Nichols·tuned lndi an Scout. Jimmy Rosa got the holeshot and ran the India n hard into th e tu rns to take the win , followed by San D iego ' s Gordon Menzie and Rick Gill. In the new Youth cla ss. Logan J o hnso n sho t off th e li ne to lead Suz uki jocke y Bill y Meyer s into tum one, o nly to g et pa s sed by Me yer s. On the fi na l lap . J ohns on ' s bike ex pi red in tum one and Meyers too k an easy a.sc 2» 1. Jim ~ (H·O). a.sc 500: J. Rtdt Hodl.lng (Yam) : 2. Fred Bergeor (Tri): J. Cor· """""""- IR·E). .MDRrt 250 : I. St eve F~ (Yam) : 2. Kenny Malaguanero CHon); 3. lArry Carlson (Y am) . MORN 500: J. Jam Ulngrm (Hon): 2. Take M.itswxJn(Yarn); 3. Sl~.lane>. MORN 7SOA AAIN: 1. Psuf Herman (Tri); 2. Ken 1NebIIIud (Tn): J . EddIeMWder (H.D) . MORN 750 8 MAIN: I . Jim w.mm; 2. Steve F~ (Yam); 3. Chris Wakula (Tri) . 500 SUP: I. Kftth Bra:Iord (Yam) ; 2. Take MitstnJri (Yam); 3. win. Th e Ve te ra ns class wa s o nce a gai n t he bigge st class off th e day , so Muld er decided to run two main events . In the A mai n. Be Wood ie ch ecked out and c ruised to the win on his beauti full y pr epared XR75 0, m ore th an half a lap ahead of second- pla ced Keith Bradfor d and th en Steve Fortu ne. In th e B ma in, Shawn Kump ha d h i s Ro tax hook ed u p an d w as keeping so me distance ahea d of a ha rd- foug ht battl e for seco nd betwee n Hur shel Meyers and 0.""'- " (BSA). 600 SUP: I. Byrm Kukla (Hon) ; 2. Shawn Kump (RbI); 3. Gory _ (Bull. PRO 600: I. Jim Rosa (Rtx); 2. Rick Hock ing (Yam): 3. Greg Wilbum (Tn) . DfC : 1. Bo Woodie (H. D): 2. Paul ~ (Tri ); 3. Jim Rosa IRtxI· Sandusky Valley Riders Clubgrou n ds XR750 mounted J im Duffner, wh ich was won by Meyers. As th e Cla ssi c 500cc cla ss roll ed to th e line. it was evide nt Rick Hocking was the man to beat. Aboard an Ind ia n Scout, Ho cking w No Holding Mayo at SVR MX c hec ke d o ut , le avi ng Berg e r a nd Menzie to By C ARL D AVIS battl e fo r second. In the Mod em 750cc A m ain, Mulder bo lted off th e line with Paul Herm an in hot pursuit . On lap tw o, Herm an passed Muld er and held TIFFIN, OH, OCT . 15 At th e Sandu sky Vall ey Riders' fin al cl ub event of th e season and th e la st MRA poin ts eve nt o f th e ye ar , KT M rid er Barry Mayo won the Vet Ov er 35 cl ass and also placed second o ve ra ll in th e Vet Over 30 and Vet Over 40 cl asses. It w as a da y of rac in g that Mayo co uld relish, outgunnin g muc h younger riders. An ea r ly m orn in g ra in shower put a slight damper on th e ride r turnout for the day , bu t lon g m o t o s and good r a c in g a w a it ed t h e riders who sh o w ed u p on this beau ti ful fall day. Mayo stru ck first in th e Over 3 5 class. H e t ook both mota win s, ov er Ba dbrush Designs' J eff Cl ark. Kawasaki pilot Jeff J ones too k home th ird o verall. In t h e O v e r 30 c l a ss , Mayo succumbed to Suzuk i rider Ph il Sm ith , t ho u g h Smith had to work hard to get past Mayo's big 520cc four- strok e machin e. J a y Wen tz el took th ird o v era ll on a borrowed YZ42 6F that seemed t o suit hi s ri ding style. O ne of th e best battles o f th e day w as in t he Vet Over 4 0 clas s. L o c a l ac e Vern Zw eifel battled with Mayo in both m oto s . In m o to on e, May o t oo k the ea rly lea d, w ith Zwei f e l hamme ring th e berms in second wh il e Bill Bu c kl es Sandusky Valley Riders Clubgrounds: Barry Mayo (123 ) and Terry De liman diced took top honors in the Vet Over 35 class in TIffin, Ohio. for t hi r d a n d fo u rt h a n d Clark ra n in fi ft h . Zw eifel made his m ov e pa st Mayo at the ha lfway po int , and on for th e win . Paso Robl es' Kenny Thieb aud the m ot o end ed with the ri ders in that order. In m o t o tw o . a d etermin ed Zw eif el h eld it on go t past Mu lder fo r second. Mulder was third . longer at th e sta rt to take the lead through the In the Mode m 750cc B m ain, J im Wichert w a s fir st , w ith Stev e F e rguso n an d Chr is first turns and int o th e tabletop section. w ith Mayo i n second. D el iman c h arg ed h ar d t o Wak ula second and third. m o v e in to third and w as look in g for M a y o . A s t he Pro 600cc ri d er s lin ed up, it wa s clea r th at Hoc ki ng was go in g to h ave to pu t in Zweifel built a slight lead and put it on cruise a perfect rid e on his 250cc twin to win . Hoc k control, winning the mota an d taking th e overing was first into tum one, with Rota x-rno untall win as well , with Ma y o second and Delim an ed Rosa in hot pursuit. On th e bac k straight. th ird . the Rota x w as h o o k i n g up an d Ros a got Th e 125cc Nov ic e class was the largest o f around th e littl e tw in . Hocking drove into the th e day and pro vided plenty of excitement for tu rns as ha rd as he co uld, bu t it wasn't eno ug h the spectators. Justin Sch meh l wa s fast and to cat ch Rosa, who rod e a perfect race for the c onsistent and too k th e overall win over m o to w i n . Hoc ki n g wa s sec o n d, and T rium p h one wi nner A aron Wea ver and m ot a-tw o wi nmounted Greg Wilbum was thi rd. ner T im Roo t . Ted Zweifel took fo urth, and Bo W oodi e r o ll ed hi s awesome Harle yKevin McDono ug h claimed fifth ov erall. David son XR75 0 to t he li ne for the speci al Sc hi ets Motors- sp o n so r ed Hond a r id er s Dash Fo r Cash. With ma in -event winners Her fi nished 1· 2· 3 on th e da y in the 125cc /250cc man and Rosa also entere d , it was ti me for th e Expert class. J ak e "The Snake" Davi s to ok fastest of th e day to strut their stuff. Wood ie got do uble m o to wins. A v ery det ermin ed T o ny the jump into turn o ne, followed b y Herman Robin son battled all day , co mi ng from behind and Rosa . Wood ie won it b y a stra ightawa y , in both rn ot os t o cl aim se c ond o ve ra ll a fter with Herman second and Rosa th ird . CN great rid es. Matt Fea sel m otored to third ov erResults all. SR: 1. Marty Lewis (TrI) ; 2. Mel Stoner (Yam ); 3. Dick Slush er 50 (4 ·6 ) BEG: 1. J acob Wlthun (YGI11); 2. BrendanMack (Han); 3. tee Klinger (Yam). 50 (4--6) ADV; 1. ~ Medina (Yam ); 2. Jimmy KnM!gef (Yam). 50 (4-6) s; I Ryan ~a (Cob ); 2. Blake Yo:dheimer (Pol) . SR NOV: t. Ron Gou ld (BSA); 2. Guy Ouc kett (Hon); 3 . Fred Berger(Tn). DINO: 1. Jim Rosa (Ind ); 2. Gordon Menzie (R·E): 3 . Rick Gm (AJS) . NOVEMBER 22 , 2000' cu e 85 NOV: I . Cody Miller (Hon ); 2. Tun I..odI. (KIIIII): 3. ,Ai\aril. "udoI« Kow). 85 EX: 1. Kwt Shroyer (Han ). 125 JR: (12. 15); I. Kyle Currm (Kow); 2. 1.awrence Copelond (lion); 3. Dan!lou< IY ..,,). 125 BEG: 1. Ridly Shf!hom (Hen ); 2. Jo5Cn Schmrtz (Kaw); J . Bnan Cah (Yam). ill 125 NOV: l. Jusbn Sc::tund\I (Hm); 2. Aaron Weaver (Hon): J . Tim Root (Hon). 125 INT: I. Brad Hohmbfink (Kaw): 2. SAntiago Martinez J r. (Hon); 3. Jop ..Johmon (Y am) . 250 BECi: I . NiN l..ucMg (Hon): 2. &ian Bow (Yom); 3. Ken ers T~(Y/JI"l\) . 250 NOV: 1. Eric Spouk1ing (Y/JI"l\); 2. J a mes Krueger (Han ); 3 . Brian Rife (Han ). . 250 INT: 1. Aaron Lewis (Yam ). 125 /250 EX; I. Jake Dav~ (Hen ); 2. Tony Robinson (Hen) ; 3 . fo\a~ Fe~ (Hen). 1&-24; I. RidIard B!ack (Suz ); 2. Eric: Spaulding (Yam): 3. Joe Lewis (Yom ). VET 25 . : 1. Bmt 1.eimeister (Yam): 2. John Krotzer (Yam); 3. .Maw.- Fea se! (Hen) . VET 30. NOV: 1. Tony SwiUe r (Han); 2. Dono ld Druczk owki (Yam); J . lArryDuI1lt (Hon). VET 30. : 1. Phil Sm ith (S uz); 2. Barry Mayo (KTM); J . J lIY Wenuel (Yam). VET 35. : I. Barry Mayo (KTM); 2. Jeff rey Clark (Suz) ; 3 . Jeff Jones (Kaw). VET 40. : 1. Vern Zwe ifel (Hen): 2. Barry Mayo (KTM): 3. Terry De-limlln (Hon). VET 4 ~. : 1. Can OlIvis (Hon); 2. Bob Ackenno n (Han). YlNT 1969: 1. Tom EXorry (Hen); 2. James KruPger (Hon); 3. Ron Pietrzak (Hon). JOO NOV: I. Rich Sweet (Han ); 2. Mar1l. Weininger (Kaw); 3. TIITI Vaugtvl (Kaw). \liMN: 1. Kylle Schumaker (KTM): 2. Kim Burtt (Yam ); 3 . 'Ieele Keller ( Hon ). H unt M o ta Park Carman Drives It Home at Hunt B y IYlJcHAEL HARASMlS Z HUNT, NY, OCT . 8 Yamaha -m ount ed Da vid Carman took th e w in i n t h e Vi n tage an d Wood s class a n d also placed fo urth in the Vin tage Exhibition race held dur ing in tenn issi on a t th e 11th annua l Scott USA Day at Hunt Moto Park . With tem peratu res in the low 3 0s and the season ' s fi rst snow falling throughout west ern New York state, th ere wer e only abo ut 2 00 riders present for t he da y . Tho se who d id bra ve th e weather were surprised t o find th e trac k in e x c ellen t shape , with m ost of th e water draining o ff an d leaving loam y tr action and multiple lines in m an y area s. Scott USA products went to the top three r ider s in all tr ophy -pa ying cl asses. Kaw asaki 500cc rider Ben Atkinson used t h e pow e r of h i s Op e n bike t o take th e hol esho t in th e first Vintage/Woods rnoto , with Jeff An ge and To m Kemp close behi nd . With th e tr ack still muddy in some area s, Atkinson took advantage of the cl ear t rack ah ead of him and pull ed ou t to a large lead. Carman m oved past Ange and Kem p to take ov er sec ond pl ace, and th e finishin g order wa s set as th e white fl ag c ame out, Atkinson took th e w in unchall enged, with Carm an second and Ange in th ird. Central Ohio Competition Riders MX: Shaun Kuchler takes the outside, chasing Jeremy Primmer in 125cc A competition In Sugar Grove, Oh io. Atk in son again took the ear ly lead in th e second mot o, but this ti m e Carman got a be tter s ta rt, and h e wa s running sec o n d , w ith Ange close behind . A tkinson ap peared to be on hi s wa y to anothe r wi n, bu t Ca rman had o the r id eas, and he p ulled awa y from A nge and cl o sed the gap to Atk in son . chall eng ing him for th e lead. With tw o laps to go . Carm an m ade an insi de p ass o n Atkin son , seem ingly ca tching him off guard, and th en qui ck ly dista nced himself fro m Atkinson to take the m oto win and the ove ra ll . A tk in so n fin ished seco nd for secon d overall . Ange was third in th e m oto for third o v erall. Tw elve riders li ned up for th e Vintage Exh ibiti on ra ce, wh ich is in its 11th ye ar. Th e rid ers m ade a parad e lap t o show off th e vintag e m oto rc y cl es and to get fa m iliar with th e older bikes and th e track. When th e gate drop ped, Ma ic o·mounted Mic ha el Ha ra sm isz grabbed th e ho les hot, with YZ4 00·mounted A tkin so n and Husky man Bart Lucas cl ose behind. With Harasmisz i n th e lead, Lu c a s qu ick ly d i splaced Atkinson fo r second and bega n pressuring Harasm isz for the lead . Harasm isz took a quick look o ver hi s shoul der t o see wh o was there and realized it wa s Lu ca s on th e much old er Husk y , ri ding like Kent Howerton on a Hu sky f ro m the mid - '70s. Th e t wo lead er s pu lled out a huge lead ove r Atkinson in th ird an d Cannan in fourth . Hara sm isz took th e win, with Luc as a cl os e secon d . Atki n son in thi rd and Ca rma n a cl ose fourth. Atkin so n was also presented with a spec ial awa rd for th e m ost original m otorcycle. which was provided by race sp on sor Perry Cycl e Wor ks. Re sults P/W SHAfT: 1. Kyle Binennan (Ya m ): 2. Brandon Mays (Yam); 3 . Dom ini c Perri (Ya m) ; 4 . J imm y .Mc laugh lin (Ya m) ; ~ . To m Sanstrom(Yom). PjW CHAIN: t. EIhan Rowland (Cob ); 2. Austin Crouse (Cob) ; 3 . Tyle r Evinsk y (Cob) ; 4. And rew Chacho (Cob): 5 . Zach ary fl'eyer (CoIoI· _, r:--....., ~ a: s w ~ > II> 5 :I: a, Results (No<) . .. 48 50 (7·9): 1. SMwna Peter.Kln (KTM): 2. Stephen Orzioclc (Yam) . 50 (7 ·9) S: 1. ~ Bros56a (ATK); 2. Dwight Nolasco (Pol) ; J . Tay\of Dillon (ATK). 60 BEG: 1. St~ s-eney (Kaw). 65: 1. Kyie Baker (Kawl: 2. NIlIhan. Edwards (Yam): 3. Christopher Camacchi (Kawl. P/W 80: 1. Ryan Hovts (Vam); 2. H~ p~ (yam); 3. Jamn Hudak (Y am). 65 BEG: I. .Jusm SpuIIer (Kaw); 2. Cody MrIord (Yam); 3. Jdf SmJIh (lion) . I e n e vv s Hunt Mota Parte Mike Harasmisz (H) barrels through the first turn on h is way to w inning the Vintage Exhibition class In Hunl, New York.

• Cover