Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

CMC Nor t hwest Winter Arenacr oss Ser ies Round 1: Forster Livestock Pavilion S T O RY A N D P HO T O S B Y C L A Y L IG HT SALEM, OR, NOV. 3-4 TM speedsters Ja red Wood a nd Gared Steink e went h ead t o hea d in e ig ht m otos du ring th e two cons e c ut ive nights of arenacross ra c ing at Forster Livestock Pav ilion . It was the opening ro u nd of th e CMC Nor thwest Wint er Arena cro ss Series , a nd Wood wasted th e com petitio n in th e 60 cc Op en c las ses o n both eve n ing . Wood and Stei nke 's fi rs t m atch ca me in th e fi rs t moto o f Friday ' s pr ogr am , th e 6 0 c c Op en c la s s . St einke narrowly e dged Wood a t th e fin ish for th e win . Moto two was m uc h the same, a s th e two rider s s pe nt the e ntire moto in a heated battl e . Th is time , tho ugh , Wood nabbed the moto win and th e ove ra ll with his 2 -1 tally , fo llo we d b y Ste inke (1 -2 ), Trav is McClinton (3- 3 ), Tyler McClinton (44) a nd T homas Nich ols (6-5) . Wood capped off his double-class decimation on Frid a y night wit h h is win of th e 60cc Junior class. He a nd Ste inke aga in waged war , a ltho ug h t h e pa ir were con testing se parate classes. Wood fared much better tha n Steinke in m oto o ne ; wh ile running up front with Wood , Steinke c rashed a nd a llow ed McCl int on to na b a win in th e Senior class , be h ind Wood but a he a d o f Tr av is' twin br o th e r T yler, Kyle Birdsong a nd St einke, wh o s a lvage d a fourth -place finish . In moto tw o , Wo od a nd Ste ink e aga in s ta ye d in close pro ximit y to finish . Both rid ers ea rned class vic tories , a lt ho ug h Steink e ' s first - moto fo u rt h t h wa rte d hi s cha nces of a n ove rall S eni o r - c la s s win . Travi s McClin ton ( 1-2) sco re d th e ove ra ll win , a head of Stein ke (4 - 1) a nd Tyler McClinton (2- 3 ). On Saturday night, Oregon 's Rhett J o hns on jo ined Wood and Steinke in a thre e -way c las h in t h e c o m b ined 6 0cc a ge -gro u p co ntes t, post ing a vic to ry a he a d o f Wo od and Ste inke a fte r a m oto-two sho ot out in one of the weekend 's best battles. Wood led for many laps in the trio's fina l m eetin g o f th e wee ke n d, but th e d e ter min ed J o hns o n cl aw ed his wa y into content ion aft er Ste ink e fell. J ohn son got a ro und Wood lat e in th e m oto two to n ab a na rrow v ictory o ve r Wo od and Steinke , who remounte d to finish th ird , a he ad of Tr av is a n d T yler McClinton . Bo th J o hns o n and Wood wer e ove ra ll winn e rs ; J ohns on topped th e Seni or (9-11 ) c lass, a nd Wo od won the Junior (6 -8 ) porti on . Oregoni ans Tony Graves and Mike Sto rm traded moto wins in th e 125cc Pro class on both n ights . Graves scored a first-mote victo ry in th e first 125c c Pro m ot o aft er s hoving a wh e e l K u n d ern e ath St o r m in th e e a r ly mome nts , fini shi n g ahead of S to rm a n d Hond a -m oun t e d Ke it h Kade ll, who was the top pla ci ng Inter m ed ia te rider. T railin g Ka dell were Was hing to ni a n Br y an Thi b ed e a u , Jas o n Pa rks, Pro Er ic Roth and class newcom e r J ustin J ensen. S t orm sn a red t h e moto -two hole shot a nd fend ed off a ll of Gra ve s' c ha lle ng e s t o narrowly ta ke the win and th e o ve ra ll vi c t o ry , a hea d o f Grav es ( 1-2) a nd Roth (3-3) . Ka dell a lso decimated th e c om pe tit ion in th e in the overall ta lly with a 2 -1 tally; Th e hotl y c ontes ted adjoin ed Inte rm ed iate class sa w form er minicycl e s peed ster Tyler Fi ck put a n e n d to Kadell ' s c ha nces of a n over all victo ry with a moto- one win ahead of J oe y Man cus o and Kade ll . F ic k then ba c ked up that performan ce with a s e co nd- pla c e finish to Kadell in moto two to nab the overall win. Kadell (3 I) , Man cuso (2 -3 ), James Hamilton (4 -4) and Jason Parks (5 -5) rounded out th e top five overa ll. Ka d e ll rebounded t o wi n b oth Be fo re Th e Hill Inte rm e di a te m otos , le ad ing De vin C onn ag ha n (2- 4). O vercom ing a medioc re s tart in m oto two , Fi c k nabbed th ird o ve ra ll after trailing Kadell a t the finish , not ch ing 6-2 ta llies to le ad Mancuso (3- 6) a nd Suzuki pilo t J .R Vielle . Honda-m ounted Sh awn Hue g e s cored wins on both e ve n ing s in the 250cc Junior class , winn in g three of four m ot os ente red . The 16 -ye a r-o ld fro m Ya m hill , Orego n , lo s t o nl y to Mike Stenzel in Frida y's first moto in the c lass , bu t fro m th at poin t o n Huege was on a te ar , sweeping both m otos on Saturday to lead Kaw asaki ride r Mike Cosgrove (2-2), TM rider Jason Fra nz (3 -3) , Jeremy Warnicke IRl g ht ) Mike Storm soared t o wins in the 125cc Pro c lass on both _ evenings in , Salem, Oregon, ed g in g Graves i n the second sets of both div is ions. 125 IN T: 1. K e ith K ad ell (Ho n ) ; 2 . B r yan Thib e dea u (S uz ); 3 . Ja son Park s ( Ho n) ; 4 . J ustin J en sen (Ho n ) . (Above) Tony Graves 181 was the dominant rid er i n the 250cc a nd Over 30 Pro c lasses on both evenings, but h e f inished second overall to M ike Storm in the 125cc Pro c lass at the opening round of t h e CMC Northwest Arenacross Series. (Ri g ht ) At the Forster Livestock Pavilion on the Oregon State Fairgrounds, Ryan H ue g e topped the 125c c and Before The Hill Junior c lasses on Friday even ing a nd t h e n backed up those performances w ith a Saturday win in the Before The Hill c lass and a third i n the 125c c Junio r c lass. Intermediate cla s s , cap ping off his 1- 1 swe ep ah ead of Th ibedeau (2-2 ) a nd Par ks (3 -3). Grave s return ed to to p the 250cc and Over 30 Pro classes and not ch his name among the few double -class winn ers of th e e ve n in g , whic h a lso incl ud e d 12 5cc an d Be fore Th e Hill Jun ior -cla ss winn er Ryan Hu eg e , Ov er 30 Exp ert a nd O pen Am at eur winn er Ed Smith , and Ov er 3 0 Inte rmedi at e a nd Fo ur-Strok e winne r Ken Rome ro . G raves and St orm p ick ed up wh ere the y 'd left of f in Saturda y 's 125c c Pro-cla s s action. Grav es too k th e le ad from Storm o ut o f th e c hute in m oto one and br eezed to a narr ow wi n over Storm a t the comp let ion . Storm fared better in moto two , as th e SMP-ba c ked rider nabbed a lead he 'd not re linqui sh to again top long tim e AMA Nati onal co nte nder Gra ve s (4 -5) a n d Ky le F a lls (7 -4) into t he top five overall. eN Forste r Livestock Pavilion Salem, Oregon Results : November 3-4 , 2000 [Round 1 of l DJ Frid ay P/W (4 · 6) : I. Cod y Mec ha m (Co b) : 2 . And y DiBri no (Cob ); 3. Blak e McMackin (Hus). P/W (7 ·8 ): I. Thoma s Nic hols (Cob); 2 . Glenn Prestholt (Cob); 3. Dav id Paschke (Hus). 50 O PEN: 1. Andy DiBri no (Cob ). 60 BEG: 1. Heather Christiansen (Kaw); 2. Tyler Wells (Kaw) ; 3 . Ke lsey Ehm k e (Kaw); 4 . Thoma s Nichols (Kaw) ; 5. Sean J ack son (Kaw) . 60 J R (6·8): I. Jared Wood (KTM) . 60 SR (9 ·1 1) : 1. Tra vis McC lin ton (Kaw); 2. Gered Steink e ('KTM ); 3. Tyl er McClinton (K aw ); 4. Kyle Bird song (Kaw) . 60 OPEN : 1. J ar ed W ood ( KTM ) ; 2 . Ga red Steinke ( KTM); 3 . Tra vi s McC linton (Kaw) ; 4 . Tyler McCli nto n (Kaw ); 5. Thomas Nichols (Kaw ). 80 BEG : 1. Aaron M cC li nt o n ( Yam) ; 2 . J eff J enk in s ( Kaw ); 3 . Ma tt Wil so n ( Yam) ; 4 . A ustin Crutcher (Yam ); 5. J oshua Scott (Yam) . 80 JR (9· 1 I): 1. Nick Randkl ev (Hon) . 80 J R ( 12· 13): 1. T ravis McMa cki n (Hen } : 2. Eric Tu rner (Yam) . 80 SR ( 14 -16 ); I . Je rry Braswell (Kaw) . S/M-INI : 1. Tr avis McMa ckin ( Ho n) ; 2 . J err y Braswell (Kaw) ; 3. Nick Randklev (Hon). 125 BEG: I. Ja ke White (Kaw); 2. Heath Voegele (Yam ): 3. J ohnn y Je nki ns (Kaw) ; 4. J ames Walsh (Suz); 5. Dan Meyer (Yam). 125 JR : 1. Rya n Huege (Han); 2. Aaro n Tunnell (Yam) ; 3 . Jim i Bla ckwe ll (H o n) ; 4 . Pete Sann an (KTM); 5. Bob Kivisto (Hon) . cue I e n ... 125 PRO: 1. Mik e Storm (Hon) ; 2. Tony Grav es (502) ; 3. Eric Roth (Yam) . 250 BEG : 1. J erem y McLai n (Yam) ; 2 . Kevi n Moor e (Ka w) ; 3. Mik e Garrison (Kaw); 4. Jo hn Zinle (Hon); 5. Scott Harwood (Kaw). 250 JR : 1. Shawn Huege (Hen ] : 2. Mike Stenzel (S uz) ; 3 . Je rem y Wa micke (Yam ); 4 . A ust in Webb (Hon); 5 . Ja son Franz (TM) . 250 IN T: 1. Devin Co nnag han ( Yam) ; 2. Er ic Rogers ( Yam) ; 3 . Raym Co nkey ( Yam); 4 . T y e Crandall (Yam ); 5 . Joe Brockwa y ( Yam) . 250 PRO: 1. Tony Graves (Suz) ; 2. Ryan Leach (Yam ). O PEN AM : 1. Ed Smi th ( Yam) ; 2. Bi ll Gra ve s (Yam) . OTH JR : 1. Chaz Lon g (S u z); 2 . Bob Ki vi sto (Hon ); 3. Ed Wagne r (Kaw). OT H INT : I. Ro by Leach (KTM) . 8 TH JR : 1. Ryan Huege (Han) ; 2. Aar on Tun nell (Yam) ; 3 . Ry an Brubeck (Suz) ; 4 . Matt Crawfo rd (Suz); 5. Shawn Huege (Hon) . 8TH INT : 1. Rya n Leach (Yam) ; 2. Keith Kad ell (Hon) ; 3. Tye Crandall (Hon ); 4 . Brya n Thibedeau (Suz): 5 . J ustin J ensen (Han) . OTH BEG : 1. Zac h M c La i n ( Yam) ; 2 . Da v e Kobe mik (Yam) . OTH J R: 1. Bill Graves (Yam ). OTH INT : 1. Ken Rome ro (Yam) . OTH EX: 1. Ed Sm ith (Yam ). OTH PRO : 1. Tony Grave s (Suz). orr AM: I . Bill Graves (Yam ); 2. Mark Voegele (Yam); 3. Curtis Paulson (Kaw). 50 +: 1. Jeff Younce (Kaw) . WMN: 1. Shannon Cro uch (Yam); 2. J eanne Van Busk irk (Kaw). 4 · STRK : 1. Ken Romero (Ya m) ; 2. Bill Grave s (Yam ). Saturday P/W (0 -6 ) ; I. Cody Mecham (Cob ); 2 . A ndy Di Bri no (Cob) ; 3 . J u st in Sp in k ( KT M ) ; 4. T ravis Ralph (p ol ); 5. Ton y M. Graves (Yam) . P/W (7- 9) : 1. Glenn Prestholt (Cob); 2. Thoma s Nic hols (Cob); 3. Brad Frace (Cob) . 50 OPEN : 1. Brad Frace (Co b); 2. Andy DiB rino (Co b) . 60 BEG: 1. Thom as Nich ol s (Kaw) ; 2. Heather Christiansen (Kaw) ; 3. Kelsey Ehm ke (Kaw) : 4 . Tyler Wells (Ka w) : 5 . Brent Waldorf (KTM ). 60 JR (6 -8 ): I . Ja red wood (KTM). 60 SR (9- 1 J ); 1. Rhett Jo hnso n (KTM) ; 2. Gared Stein ke (KTM) ; 3. Tr avis McClinto n (Ka w) ; 4 . Tyl er McClinton (Kaw ). 60 OPEN : 1 . J are d Wo od ( KT M ); 2 . Ga re d Steink e (KTM) ; 3. Rhett J ohnson (KTM) ; 4. Tr avis McClin ton (Kaw) ; 5 . Thom as Nichol s (Kaw). 80 JR (7 - 1 I ) ; 1. Nick Randkl ev (Han) . 80 JR ( 12· 13) : 1. Tr av is McM ac kin (Hon ); 2. Ajay Olinger (Suz). 80 JR ( 14· 16 ): 1. Drew Davis (Han); 2 . Je rry Braswell (Kaw) . S / MI N I : I . D rew Davi s (Ho n) ; 2 . Tra vi s McMack in (Hon); 3. Nick Randk lev (Hon). 125 BEG: I. Je remy Mickelson (Hon) ; 2. Daniel A squith (Yam) ; 3. Dan Meyer (Yam ); 4. Jake White (Kaw); 5. J ohnny J enk ins (Kaw). 125 JR : 1. M att C ra w fo rd (Su z) ; 2 . Jim i Bla ckwe ll ( Hon) ; 3 . Ry an Hu ege ( Ha n) ; 4 . Bob Kivist o (Hon ); 5 . Aaron Tunnell (Yam). 125 INT: 1. T yl er Fick (Hon ): 2. Keit h Kade ll { Hen} : 3. J oey Mancuso ( Hon) ; 4 . J ame s Ham ilt on (Hon ); 5. Ja son Park s (Hon) . 125 PRO : 1. Mike Storm (Hon ); 2. Ton y Graves (Suz) ; 3. Eric Roth (Yam). 250 BEG : 1. J erem y Mc Lai n (Yam ); 2 . J o hn Zinie (Hon ); 3 . David Spark s (KTM ); 4. David Berk ey (Yam ); 5. Ky le Ham pton (Yam) . 2 5 0 JR : 1. Sh a w n Hu e ge ( Hon) ; 2 . M ik e Cosg rove (Ka w) ; 3. Ja son Fr anz (TM) ; 4 . J erem y Wamicke (Yam ); 5. Kyle Fall s (Suz). 250 I NT : 1. De vin Co nna ghan ( Yam); 2. J .R. Vielle (Suz); 3. Joe Brockwa y (Yam ); 4 . Eric Rogers (Yam); 5. J on Kauffm an (Hon ). 250 PRO : 1. To ny Graves (Suz); 2. Ry an Leach (Yam ). OPEN AM : 1. Ed Sm it h ( Yam ); 2. Bill Grave s (Yam ). 8TH JR : 1. Ryan Huege (Hon ); 2. Aar on Tunnell (Y am); 3 . Ma tt Cra wfo rd (S u z) ; 4 . Co r y J ohns on (Hon ); 5. J im i Blackwell (Hon) . BTH I NT : 1. Ke ith Kad ell ( Ho n); 2 . Dev in Co nn ag ha n (Y am) ; 3 . T yl er Fi c k ( Hon) ; 4 . Joey Mancuso (Hon) ; 5. J .R. Viell e (Suz). OTH EX; 1. Ed Smith (Yam ). OTH PRO: 1. Tony Graves (Suz). orr AM: 1. Bill Graves (Yam); 2. Jeff Lancaster ( Hon) ; 3 . J ay Lo udagi n (Hon ); 4. Curtis Paulso n (Kaw). 4·STRK : 1. Ken Rom ero (Yam) ; 2 . Bill Grave s (Yam ). WMN : 1. Jean ne Van Busk irk (Kaw): 2. Shannon Crouch (Yam) . e _ s N OVEMBER 29 . 2000 29

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