Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

on the day, earni ng him the final tier on the 125cc A podium. Honda CR pilot C onle y ea rne d holeshot honors and the earl y lead in the firs t 12 5cc A m ot o. T ra iling hi m were Miller, Fred Metzg er and Burton. Miller m ad e the pass for the lead on Con l ey in th e downh ill , off-cam be r ro ller section a nd quick ly put som e distance betw een himself an d Co nley . M iller ha d an eig ht -second lead w ith only half a lap completed . Miller was gone by the st art of la p two w ith a 15- second lead . The lea d er s spread out an d t h e r unn in g orde r we nt un changed for th e rest of t he m o to . Miller took the checkered fla g fo r the first 125cc A moto win with a 20 -sec ond lead , tr ail ed by Co nley, M etzg er and B urton . Conl ey m anag ed t o g et anoth er holesh ot in th e second 125cc A m oto but wa s o nce ag a in q u ic k ly pa ssed by Miller. Conley dropped to second . Burton w a s th ird a nd Met zg e r was fou r t h . T he l e ad e r s r emained unchanged for lap tw o and abo ut half o f lap t h r e e . T hen B u r t o n c a u ght Conley and beg an applying p ressur e. Burton m ad e a pass in the big swee p er by th e start area , but Con ley c ame bac k w it h a text book b lo ck -pass at t he fo ll o w in g dou ble t o ta k e ba c k second . Bu rt on fina ll y m ade a pass that stuck for second on the fo llowing lap on the long straightaway leading i n t o th e roller sect ion . B ur t o n ' s booming thumper was just too much f o r Conley ' s C R. Mi ll er o nc e again wo n th e moto , but this t ime arou nd his lea d was onl y 10 seco nds . Burt on t oo k seco nd , Conl ey wa s th ird an d Metzg er fourth . Chri stoph er Ramsey , aboard a YZ, led th e pa ck through th e first turn and took th e early lead in th e fi rst 250 cc C m oto . Ro u nd ing o ut t he t op five were Brent Bennyh off , Frank Hughes, Mi ch ael Yonkowsk i and Mark Peep e. Th e top two remai ned the sa me at th e sta rt of l ap two , wh ile J o seph Sa v it sk y moved u p t o th ird, Peepe m oved up a spot to fourth and Hughes dropped to fifth . Hugh es m ana ged to get by Peepe fo r fourth at the end of lap tw o , d ropping Peepe to fifth. Ramsey 's lead wa s 11 sec onds with 3 1/ 2 lap s run . Benn yh off made a big m istake trying to double in the roller section , whic h allowed Sav itsk y to mov e i nt o seco n d. Benn yh off dropped to thi rd. Ramsey easily won the first 250cc C m oto wi th an 18 second advan ta ge. Rounding out the to p f ive w e re Sa vitsk y , Benn yh off , Hug hes and Chad San dt. Hugh es le d th e pa ck of 27 rider s th ro ug h the first t urn in the second 250c c C m oto but was soo n rel egated to sec ond by a ha rd -charq ln q Ramsey . Rou nd ing o ut the to p fi ve we re San dt , Peep e and Butch T ayl or. T he to p five went unchang ed through th e en d of l ap thr ee , w h e n Benn yh off made a pas s o n T aylo r fo r fi fth. Ram sey increased his lead to I I seconds 38 NOV EM BER 29 , 2000· cue by lap four. Bennyhoff and Sav itsky moved u p to fourth and fifth on la p fo ur. T he second 250cc C m oto went in th e AMA rec ord books as Ram sey , Hug h e s , S a v i t sk y , B e n n y h o f f and Peepe . Ram sey to pped the 250cc C-cla ss p od ium v ia h is perfect 1-1 score. Sav it sk y earne d sec ond overall wi th his 2 -3 rid es, and Hu gh es' 4 -2 sco re was good enough for third ov erall and the fina l spot on th e pod ium . eN Hurricane Hills Sports Center Clifford, Pennsylvania Results: October22, 2000 P/W ( 4· 8): 1. N ik o las Desid en io ( Yam) : 2 . J o seph Peters (Yam) : 3 . J ordan Schultz (Yam) ; 4 . DanieJleTria no (Yam); 5. Trav is Westerk amp (Yam ). 50 ( 4 · 6); 1. Joseph Peters (C ob); 2. J o shu a Motel (Co b); 3. Travis Westerkamp (KTM ); 4 . Nikole s Desidenio (Cob ). 50 (7 -8): I. J acob Erbe (Co b) ; 2. Saxon Sprouse ( KT M ) ; 3 . Jorda n Sc hu ltz; 4 . Au stin Ham m o nd (Cob) ; 5. Tim Benjam in (Hus). 65 (7 - 9) : 1. Marshall Hur d (Suz) ; 2. Gar ret Wilson (KTM); 3. Anthony Peregrin (Kaw); 4 . Justin May lath (KTM); 5. Zachary Whitmore (Kaw ). 65 ( 10· 11); 1. Reno Regal buto (KTM ); 2. Rick Erbe ( Ka w); 3. J oey Keefe (Kaw) ; 4. Scott Ziegler (Kaw) ; 5. Bill y J enk ins (Ka w). 85 ( 7 - 9): 1. Marshall Hurd (Suz) ; 2 . Garret Wilson (Suz); 3. Anthony Pereqrin (Kll W); 4 . Zachary Whitmore (Kaw ): 5. Ju stin Maylath (Suz) . 85 ( 10- 11) : I. Kerry Kaminsk ie (Yam ) : 2 . Christopher Cheney (Hon ); 3. Eric Frantz (Kaw) ; 4. Donny Buchter (Han) ; 5. Michael Mazur (Kaw) . 85 ( 12· 13) : 1. Scott Sears ( Kaw) ; 2. Anthony Fontana ( Yam) ; 3 . Sean Wallace ( Suz): 4 . Dan McMullen (Kaw); 5. Bryan Fleishman (Kaw). 8 5 ( 14· ] 5) : I. James Ay res ( Ho n); 2. N ick Johnson (Yam) ; 3. Craig Eva ns (Yam ); 4 . Nicholas Apgar (Kaw ); 5. Bart Holt {Kaw ). S/MI NI : I. Scott Sears (Kaw); 2. J am es Ayres (Han) ; 3. Sean Wallace (Suz) ; 4. Marshall Hurd (Suz); 5. Nic k J ohn son (Yam ). 125 BEG: I. Stephen Raymond (Hon) ; 2. Chris Terenove (Han); 3. Willia m Walker (Kaw); 4 . Da vid Rockefeller (Suz) ; 5. Bill Hopk ins (Kaw} . 125 A : 1. Jimmy Mille r (Yam) : 2. Ricky Conley (Han ) ; 3. Th omas Bu rton (Yam ): 4 . Fred Metzger (Hon). 12 5 B: 1. Bear Hughson (Kaw ); 2. Caleb Miller (Yam) ; 3 . Patrick Simpson ( Yam ); 4 . Paul Bowlby (Hon): 5. Joseph Rozyckie (Suz) . 12 5 C: 1. Christopher Ramsey (Yam); 2. Eric Kemmerer ( Han ); 3 . Chad Sandt (Yam ); 4 . Dean Smith (Hon) ; 5. Eric Hack (Hen) . 25 0 B EG : 1. Ro b Mu rga ( Ka w) ; 2. Eugen e Denap les (Han ); 3. Wade Sprouse (Yarn) : 4. Shaun Hack (Yam) : 5. Tho mas Lud low (Kaw). 2 5 0 A : 1. Dan Wil son ( Yam) : 2. J im m y Miller ( Yam): 3 . Stephen De sidenio ( Yam) ; 4 . Themes Burton (Yam); 5. Fred Meuger (Hon) . 25 0 B: 1. David Nyzio (Han) : 2. Kevin Krueger ( Ya m ) ; 3 . A nd y Mas te rs ( Su z): 4 . Ju sti n Mutek (Yom) ; 5. Ben Book (Yam) . 250 C: I. Christopher Ramsey (Yam ): 2. Jos eph Savi tsky ( Hon ); 3. Fra nk Hughes ( Yam); 4 . Bren t Bennyhoff ( Hon); 5. Mark Peepe (Hon). SC HBY : 1. Ca leb Miller ( Yam) ; 2. Pat rick Sim pson (Yam ); 3. Eric Balawejder ( Yam ); 4 . Dean Smith (Hen) : 5. George Watson (Han ). CLaBY: I . Th omas Burton ( Yam ); 2. Ricky Conl ey ( Han ) ; 3 . Bear Hugh son (Kew } : 4 . David Nyzio (Han); 5. Eri c Hack (Han) . 25. A: I. Stephen Destdenlo (Ya m) ; 2. Darryl Smi th (Kaw); 3. J oe Fon tan a (Kew) : 4. Dan Wil son (Yam ); 5. Rudy Al tieri (Suz) . 25. B: I. Kevin Krueger (Yam) ; 2. Henry Lucio (Yarn ): 3. Kenny Gloss ( Hon ); 4 . Lance Rowla nd (KT M) ; 5. Harold Jo hnson (Hon) . 30 . A : I. Stephen Desiden io (Yam) ; 2 . Dan Wil son (Yam ) : 3. Darry l Smith ( K a w ): 4. Ge ne Nighman (Kaw); 5. Bob Sorenson (Hon) . 30 . B: 1. Henry Lucio (v em): 2. Harold Johnson (Han ) : 3 . Kenny Gloss (Han) ; 4. Lan ce Row la nd (KTM) ; 5. Christopher Wojensk (Kaw). 30 + C: 1. Rodney Ir win ( Han ); 2. Mark Zapp (KllIw ) ; 3 . Bud Kozimor ( Yam) ; 4 . Steve Locklin (Suz) ; 5. J oseph Trapan i (Hon) . 40. : 1. Bob Sorenson (Hon ); 2. Gene Nighman (Kaw ); 3 . Martin Lesher (Yam); 4 . Kim Klin (Han ); 5. Douglas Henry (Hon) . WMN: I. Abbie Jo Bardo (Kaw ); 2. Lisa Mahon Lesher (Yam ); 3. Judy Salton (KllIw) . AMA Mid-South Championship Winter Hare ScrambleSeries Round 3: Lynnville P ark Cregg Takes Off at The Big Stripper By LYNNVillE, IN, NOV. 5 he Lynnville A rea Dirt Rid er s prom o t ed th e th i r d r o u n d o f the Pir ell i T ire s/P arts Unlim it ed / Mo o se/ Wh ite Bro th ers-spon sored AMA MidSouth Ch a m p i o n sh i p W inter Har e Scrambles Seri es. Th e ra ce was held at Lynnville Park , and there were 2 65 riders lined up for T he B ig St r ip p er st ar t . Ever y o ne wa tched J eff Cr egg fly to his first win of the w inter sea so n . He t o ok home a $ 5 0 0 b on u s plus the Pro purse m on ey . "T his is m y favori te trac k to ride: sai d Cre gg. "I fe lt right at ho me riding at a pac e that I felt c omfo rt ab le with ." T h e Ben ' s Per f o rm an c e C enter/ Hinson /Answer/C ycra /Fact o ry Eff ex sp on sor ed Cr egg im mediately established a q uick pace . Unfortunat el y , he st arte d hi s bi k e in last place. Dir ectl y afte r th e shotg u n sta r t , P.A . Allen took contro l of the thro ttle to lead the 10 AA riders in his cl ass. Th ey went around th e fir st co rner a nd disap peared o n a ri dge and circled bac k around t o th e spect ato rs' are a. Mik e Samps on and Cr egg w ere the ve r y la st to le a ve bec au se th ey couldn't start the ir bikes, but on c e in gear, it d idn't take them lo ng to gain on th e A A riders. _ s T I D EB BIE A LLE N e n e "Jeff Cregg and I were side by side on t he sta rt - de ad l ast, " Sa m pso n reca ll ed. " A s we narrow ed through th e woods , he sli d in front of me and slo wly we passe d J oh n Roth and th e rest. " Sarge 's Cycles / Ame ri c an Suz u k i /O a k l e y / F M F / W E R- s u p p or t e d Allen sta y ed out fro nt for nearl y half of th e first lap before Cregg pushed hi s way i nto th e l ead. Th en A ll en shot a turn , got tang led in the rib bons and lo st his back brakes, allow ing Sampson t o m ake his move fo r sec o n d place and C regg to p lunge ahead for a st ronger lead . A llen finished the race in third place without using his rear br ak es. "After I got control," Cregg reported. " I felt in contro l and felt like I was pulling a good pace." T he firs t lap took 28 m inut e and 21 se con ds to c o m p let e I 1.6 m iles, and Cregg 's fastes t lap was 28 :09. He rode h ard a nd f ast to kee p hi s AA le ad , an d w ith each additional lap, Cregg go t better and better. "I w ante d t o stay in fro nt of Sampson ," Cregg said , simply. He did , wi nni ng th e race w ith a tw o -minut e l ea d ove r S a m p so n , wh os e f as t es t l ap was 2 8 :2 2 . Th e Di c k son M ot orsp o rt s a n d OffRo ad Group/Wind /WMP /C em oto -ba ck ed Sampson he ld second pl ac e fo r th e next fi v e laps an d ca me in seco nd place in the AA cl ass. "I had a lot of fu n at th is race, and I alway s do a good j ob he re, bu t I had m uch tro u bl~ w ith th e lap p ers , " Sampso n said. "I would get by three or fo ur in one area to fi nd th at I would have troubl e in another area." The track was considered lo ng and rou gh , and included tight ridges that ma de it di f f i cu l t to pass i n so me areas. It al so had steep ravin es, stee p h ills , and o ne single -la ne brid ge. It was definitely con sid ered a challeng ing course, and some of the C riders were g lad t o be rero ut ed into eas ier te rrai n . "I f the la ppe rs wo uld j ust pull ov er sli ghtly, it wou ld help ," clai med A A ri der M ike M cCr ea. "I h a d a lo t of trouble because th ey just wouldn 't let m e p a ss , a n d I th i nk I m a y h av e m ad e so m e en e mies . I didn 't pur p o se l y hurt a nyone , but i t ca n be q ui te frustrating ." McCrea clai m ed fourth pla ce in the AA class. F ifth place in the AA cl ass went to M ike Kiedrowsk i 's m ech an ic , Sh an e Fernley International Raceway : Honda-mounted Sven St ill moc k (81 K) won both Over 30 Pro motos at round six of the Nevada State Ch am pi o nship Series in Fernley.

• Cover