Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Coun ty Li n e MX Extraor d i na ry Peeples B y HU GH GATUN FO UNTAIN, FL, O CT. 29 Jordan Peep les turned in a flaw le ss perfor mance at Co unty Line MX, dominating the 250cc Mon ey class . On his 'way to both mota wi ns, th e Cycle Nati on -b ac k ed YZ250 rtder . thrilled th e spec tators with his Nati onal -caliber jumping ove r the infi eld trip le. Jet Whee ls of Panama City was on hand with product dis p lays and prizes for the hal f-time drawi ng. Peep les led th e fir st 250cc Mo ney m ota o v e r L e e Spa n n a nd Jon Sande rs . W i th Peeples sty li ng out fron t. Sanders close d in on Spann at th e halfw ay po int . Sanders attempted a full-throttle powersli de aro und Span n in a Thomes (Hon ); 4 . Derri ck Miller (Ka.....). 80 0: 1. Phillip Rlchtlrd (Ko.....); 2. Jam ie Devil biss (Hon); 3 . Luke Grtl y (Hon) ; 4. Matt Peevy (Ka.....): 5 . Brenden Dev ilbiss (Yam ). 125 B: I. Art Strombe rg (Hon ). 125 C: 1. Clayton Arno ld (Yam) ; 2. Ryon Krodel (Yam) ; 3 . Cli nr ton Arnol d (Yam); 4. Chris Glaze (Kaw); 5 . Clint S1agne ( Ytlm). 125 0 : I. Buck Htlrtzog (Ytlm ): 2. Rion Baker (K lI.....); 3 . B~~ Key (Yom ): 4. Marion Thomtl s (Hon): 5. J.D. LH-v ilbiss (SUl ). 250 MNY: 1. Jordan Pf't'plt1'S (YlIm ); 2. Lee Sperm (KlIw); J. Jon Senders (Yam ); 4 . Derek Fore (Yam) . 25 0 B: I . Jordan Peeple s (Yam); 2. Derek Fore (Yam) : 3 . Art Stromberg (Hon) . 250 C: I. Michael Perkins (KlI j ; 2. Tommy Ashmore (Hon ); 3 . Wll tt Molg e (Kll .....); 4. Mi ke Here (Ko ); 5. Erme Themes ( Yom) 2500: I . Larry Gurganus (SUI) ; 2. A rthur Strombe rg (Yll m). VET B: 1. Jo hn Hanford (Hon ). VET C: I . Rhett.Peel (YlIm); 2. Dicky Potrick (Suz); J. Ierry Joeit (Yam ); 4. Mike Hare (Ktlw); 5. Tim Stokes (YlIm). 16·29 : I . Derek Fore (Yll m): 2. Chris Gltlle (Ktl w). S/M INI : I. Col e Bou t.....ell ( Yam) ; 2. Bu ck Herucq ( Ytlm): 3. Colton Dtlvi e (Y"m); 4. Luke Grey (Hon). YTH: I. CJ,'lyton Arnold (Ytlm); 2. Clinton Arnold (Yam ); 3. Clint Stagner (Yam ); 4. Mtilt Hemnton (Yam ). HBBY : I. J er em y Tho ma s (Han ); 2. Sar eh Grove ( Yam) ; 3. Jami e ~llbiss (Han): 4 . Brllndon Devilbiss (Ytlm ); 5 . Elizabeth Forehand (Ytlm). ha rd- p ac ke d, l BO-de gre e tu rn . S p ann wa s able to hold off the challe ng e and keep h is KX250 in seco nd place. In the second moto, Peeples was leadi ng aga in. Sanders att ack ed ea rly a nd dived inside a of Spann in swee per. Spann repassed co mi ng o u t of th e next tu rn . Sande rs k ept the pre ssure on Spa nn until he got out of shape in a slick turn. Peep les wo n over Spa nn a nd Sande rs. John Han ford absco nded with the ho leshot in the fi rst Vet B/ C mota, over Emie Thoma s and Dicky Patri ck. Hanfo rd rode to an un chal lenged win on his CR250. Thoma s held on to sec o nd . whil e Patrick dropp ed ba c k. Mi k e Hare and Tim Stokes ba ttled the entire rac e fo r thi rd . On th e last lap. Hare went out with eng ine tr ouble . giving Sto kes the positi o n. In the second m ota , St okes g ra bbed th e start, ahead of Rhett Peel and Hare . Pat ri ck was on the gas and moved to thi rd by the end of lap one. At th e ha lfway point, Stokes , Peel an d Patrick remai ned cl o se. Ha re lo st on e more po siti o n wh en T erry Joel! pa ssed for fourth . At the chec kered nag , Stok es, Peel and Patrick were only fiv e seconds apart. Lu k e Gray ran up front in the fir st mota of the seven -rid er BOcc D cl ass. James Devilbi ss doubled pa st Matt Peevy fo r seco nd on th e fi r st lap . Peev y went ba ck to second wh en Devilb iss d ropped hi s CR80 o n' a n uphill jump . Peevy got out of shape in th e whoop section and Bra nd on Dev il bis s took second . Next. Devilbiss went wide in a turn and Peevy m oved back to seco nd . Devi lbi ss came back aga in and passed Peevy in th e stadium sec tion. On the last lap , with Gray still out fro nt , Brandon Dev ilbiss. Peevy , Phillip Richard and a recovered James Devilbi ss raced for sec o nd . Fo ll ow ing Gra y a cr os s the line we re Ric hard. Brandon Dev ilb iss. Peevy and James Dev ilbi ss. J am es Devilb iss was the qui ck est off th e ga te in mota two. Gray and Brandon Devil biss held the nex t tw o positions; the n both ride rs dropped off the pace . Co rey Patrick moved to second . While Dev il biss buil t a h uge lead , Ric ha rd work ed hi s wa y into second. By lap three, Gray, Peevy and Patr ick were lock ed in a strugg le fo r th ir d . The top three at the finish were Devil biss, Richard and Peevy . Richard ' s co nsistent 2-2 ta ll y earned him the overall . ahead of Devilbi ss (5- 1) and Gray ( 1-5 ). Results P/W (4- 6); t. Am ber Pries. (Cob) ; 2. ~l in Hendrick son (Yam) . t 60 ; I. Derrick Mill er (Ko.....). 60 BEG: I . Todd Smi th (Ka.....); 2. Kaisey Bout.....ell (Ka.....); 3 . A1~x Ty er (Kaw). 80 B: 1. Cole Boutwe ll (Yam) . 80 C: I. Buck Htlrtzog ( Yam ); 2. Colton Davie (Yam ); 3 . J eremy County Line MX: Jordan Peeples flie s over County Line's infiel d t r iple in Founta in , Florida, 96 JANUARY 3 , 200 1 • cue I e O re g o n S t at e Fa irg round s Are na Kadell, Graves Sai l in ' at Salem AX B y Cu w LIGHT SALEM, OR , NOV. 10- 11 Keith Kade ll , ridi ng a new Honda CR I 25 , and Suzuki rider Ton y Grav es wer e amon g the dominant rider s during Aren across a cti o n in side the Expositi on A ren a at th e Oreg o n State Fairgro unds. Kade ll nett ed im pr essiv e win s o n Friday nigh t in th e 125cc and Befor e Th e Hill Interm ediat e clas ses, while Graves wa s the weekend' s top performer with w ins in the 125cc, 250cc and Ov er 30 Pro clas ses on both evenings. Grave s' first m ota w in of th e week end cam e in the com bined 125cc Pro/ Intermed iat e and 250cc Interm ediate cla ss. Gr aves wa s mired m id pack an d fo r m an y lap s trail ed Dev in Connaghan . Jon Kauffman and Br yan Th ibedeau. Kauffma n eventuall y fad ed , whil e Gra ves pa ssed Conna ghan to sco re th e wi n . Co nnag han, tho ug h, netted the Intermediatecl ass win, ahead of Kadell , the 125cc Interm ediate winner. and Ma rk Mi ller-Jones. Kadell got th e jump on th e field in mota tw o an d po st ed hi s best performan ce thi s year. Graves over came another midpack start to chase down Ke dell , but Kadell maintained the lead to th e finish, thu s earn ing the 125 cc In ter m ediate o ve rall win . Gra ves wo n the 12 5cc Pro cl ass with h is runner -up f in is h . ahe ad of 2 50cc Intermedia te overall win ner Conna ghan, Th ibedeau, Miller-J ones, and the seco nd -placed 125cc Pro rider, Matt Willi am s. Graves grabb ed the lead at the start of the fir st 2 50 cc Pro /Before Th e Hill Int ermedi ate m ot o and won by a huge m ar gin ahead of Kad ell , Ka uffman, Miller-Jones , Williams and T hibedeau. Kad el! pu t in a remarkable rid e in m ota tw o to again beat Gra ves . but aga in both scored o ver al l win s, as Kad elJ t o p ped th e Before Th e Hi ll c las s and Graves was th e 250cc Pro winne r. Wi lliams (4 -2) trai led th e d uo to finis h second in th e Before T he Hill clas s, ahead of Miller-Jones (3·4), Kauffman (2- 5) and Th ib edeau (5 -3) . Graves fo u g h t Willia m s i n Saturday 's 125cc Pro m o to s. Willia ms staye d in co nte ntion for severa l laps in both motos . but Graves won out in th e latter stages of each to card a 1- 1 win . Ryan Leach, ma ki ng a co me back after an inj ur y at t he A lb an y , Oregon , ro und of th e AMA Wes te rn Fo ur -St roke Nat io na l Ser ies, top ped both Befor e Th e Hill Pro/ Inte rmedia te m at os, lea v ing Ka uffman and Con nag ha n to squabble over secon d . Kauffman (2-2 ) got the nod . Connaghan (4- 3), Wi lliams (3 -4) and Raym Co n k ey ( 5 -5) filled out the to p fi ve ove rall. Matt Crawford was also back on trac k after ser io us inj uries. C rawfo rd was a three -cla ss w in ner on the weekend, scor in g the overall wins in the 125cc Ju nior clas s both nights and also topping Saturday 's Befor e The Hill Junior cla ss after trailing Ryan Huege in the clas s on Friday nigh t. Crawford didn't win either of his Befo re The Hill m oto s on Saturday, instead using consistent 2-2 placings to net the overall w in , ahead of mota win ners Brody Baxter and Ryan Bru beck. Gar ed Steinke and J ared Wood have spen t mu ch of thi s seaso n in dose proximi ty in th e 60cc O p e n an d A g e G r o u p m ot o s; both ea rned w ins in thei r respecti ve age classes on n e 'IIV s O reg o n S tat e Fairground s : Ke it h K ad e ll (262) lead s J o n Kauffman, T ony G ra ves (8) and the rest o f the fi e ld in the f i rst 125/250c c In termed ia te and 250 cc Pro moto during Are na cross action at the O regon State Fa ir g rou n ds in Sa lem , Oregon_Kadell topped the Int erme d iat e c lass, wh ile Graves n otched the Pro-class win. Frida y , but Matt Deatl ey sco red a Fr ida y win i n th e 60 c c O p e n c l a ss, ahead o f Wood, Steink e and Travis and T yler McC linton. Re s ult s : f riday PfW (4- 6 ): I. Jus tln Spink (KTM); 2. Trovis Ralph (Pol) ; 3 . Ton y Michael Groves (Yom ). 60 BEG: 1. Steele Angle· Dtl vidson (Ko.....): 2. Chad Wright (Ka.....) 60 JR (6-8) : I . Ja ~d Wood (KTM) . 60 SR (9·1 1): 1. Gared Steinke (KTM) ; 2. MtItt Deetley (Kaw) : 3 . Travis McClint on (KlIw): 4 . Tyler McClin ton (Kaw). 60 OPEN : 1. MtiU Dea tle y (KtI.....) ; 2. Jored Wood (KT M); 3 . G a~d Steinke (KTM) : 4. 'rreva McClinton (Ko.....); 5 . Ty ler McClint on (KIl.....). 80 BEG: I. Aar on McCli nton (YlIm); 2. MatI Wilson (Ytlm ); 3. Natha n Sykes (Y om): 4. Ne the n Whi tlo ..... ( Ktl w) : 5. J ustin Duren (Kow ). 80 (9·11): I. Sam Deatley (Ko.....); 2. Curtis S .....eel ey (Kaw ); 3. MtIu Deeue (Ka.....): 4 . Nick Randk lev tHon) . y 80 ( 12 · 13 ): J. Broc k Cha ppelle ( Yom) ; 2. Tr avis McM tl ck in (Hon); J. AJay Oli nger (Sw). 80 ( 14· 16 ): I. Cody Crumley (Yam) . S/ MI NI: I . Curt i. S..... e~ Iey ( KII.....): 2. Se m Detl tJey (KlIw ); 3 . Broc k Choppdl~ (Yam) ; 4 . Tro vls McMadlin (Han ); 5. Nick Randkl ev (Hoo ). 125 BEG : I. .Jcn ethen Hanso n (Yom ); 2. Je r emy Mic ke lson 3 . Nitlh f a!llna (KtI.....); 4. J ustin Green (Yam): 5. Matth e..... Fin- (Hon): ley (Yam ). 125 JR: L ~It Cra..... ford (SUI) ; 2. Aaron Tunn~tt ( Yam ); 3. Ryon BrubKk ($w); 4. RyM Huege (Hon) : 5. P~t~ Stlnnan (K'TM) . 125 INT : 1. KeIth Ktlde ll (Han ); 2. Bry an Th ibedeou (SUI ); 3 . MiH C Miller -Jon es (SUI) ; 4. A oron Tunne ll ( Yam); 4 . Ryan Huege (Hon) . 125 PRO : I . Tony Graves (SUI): 2. MtIu Will iam s ( Yam) . 250 BEG: I. Mitchell Robbiflll (Ka.....); 2. J eremy MclaIn (Ytlm ); 3 . John ZJ (Hon ): 4. Kev in Moor~ (K aw ): 5 . MDrty Lena (Hon ). nie 250 JR: 1. Shawn Huege (Han): 2. J eremy Womi ck e (Vtlm) : 3 . Ja!lOn FronI (TM); 4. o...niel Sleek ly (Han). 250 INT: 1. D~v in Connll ghnn (Yom) ; 2. J on Kauffm on (Hon ). 250 PRO: I. Ton y Graves.(Sur) . OPEN AM : 1. Ed Smith (Ytlm ): 2. Bm Graves (YlIm ); 3 . Jon tlthon Htln:'lOO (Yam) ; 4. Bob Letlch (Ytlm ). UTH JR: I . Bob Kiv isto (Hon) . 6TH JR : I. Ryll n Huege (Hon); 2. MtItt Crawfo rd (Suz); 3 . Cory Jo hnson (Hon) ; 4. Shtlwn Huege (Hon) ; 5. Pete San""n (KTM). BTH INT: I. Keith Kodell (Han): 2. Mll tt Witlitlm s (Yom): 3 . Marc Miller·Jone s (SuI); 4. Jon Kauffman (Hon): 5. Bryll n Thi~a u ( SUI). 30... 0TIi BEG; 1. JI!ff Ralph (KTM); 2. Ken A ppddoom (Ka w): 3 . Dell Will iford (Hon); 4. Utc k Md..!Iin ( Yam) . 30 .. 0TIi JR: 1. Bill Grtlves (Ytlm) . 30 .. OTH INT ; t. Ken Rome ro (Yam ): 2. Dan Kauffman (Hon). 30.. OT H EX; I . Ed Sm ith (Yam) . 30 .. OTH MNY: 1. Tony Graves (SUI ). 40.. Orr AM: I . Todd Sykes. (Hon ); 2. Bill Graves (Yam) ; 3 . Cur· ti s Paulson (Kaw ); 4. Gront Brown (Hon) . 40. MY: I . Dan Ktluffm tln (Han) . WMN: I. Shannon Crouch (Ytlm ): 2. J etlnne Van Buskir k (KtI.....); 3 . Ttln yo Petersen (SUI ). 4 -ST RK; 1. Ken Rom ero (Yam ); 2. Roby Leach (KT M): 3. BlIt Graves ( Yam) . Saturday P/W (4 -6) : 1. Ju sti n Spink (K TM ): 2. Ton y Mi chtl el Grave s (Yam ). PfW (7· 8) : I. Glenn Prestho ll J r. (Co b): 2. Brad Fra c~ (Co b); J. Nic k Gubser (KTM); 4. David Ptlschke (Hus); 5 . A dom Cotne r (Hon ). 60 OPEN: I. Brod Frtl ce (Co b) . 60 BEG: I. Ty ~r Well s (Ka.....); 2. Chod Wright (Ko.....); 3. Seon J nckllOn (Kaw) . 60 JR (6· 8) : 1. Jtlred Wood (KTM) . 60 SR (9- 11): I . Matt Dell tley (Kaw) ; 2. Gared Steinke (KT M) ; 3. Danny Gubser (Ktlw); 4. Tro vl ! McClinton (Ka.....): 5 . Rhett Joh nson orr (KT"'). 60 OPEN: 1. Gored Steinke (KTM): 2. Malt Delltley (Ktl w); 3 . J tlred Wood (KTM): 4. Trtl vjs McClinton (Ka.....); 5. Kyle Hammontree (Kaw) . 80 BEG: t. Au stin Cru tcher (Ytlm ); 2. Matt Wil .son ( Yam); 3 . Aa ron McClinton (Yom ); 4. Ju stin Duran (Ktlw); 5 . Kelly Rupp (Yam ). 80 ( 9-1 1): I . Nick Rtlndkl ev (Hon) ; 2. MtIIt Detltley (K a.....). 80 (1 2· 13): I. Sam Detlt ley (Ko.....): 2. Tftlvis McMack in (Hon ); 3 . Brock Chtlppelle (Ytlm); 4. Rick y Wuori lHon); 5 . Kenneth Htlmmont~ (Ytlm) . 80 ( 14· 16): I . Kyle Ad k ins (Hon). S/M INI: I . Sam Dee tley (KtI .....): 2. Travis McMac k In (Hon) ; J. Nic k Randkl ev ( Han ); 4. Matt Deatl~y (K aw); 5 . Brock Chappe lle ( Ytlm ). 125 BEG: 1. C.J. Baxte r (Yam): 2. Heeth Voeg ele (Yam ); 3 . DBn Mey~r (Yam) : 4. Dtlnit'l Bozzy(Han) ; 5. .Jonathen Hensce (Ytlm) . 125 J R: I . MtIIt Crtlwtor d (Suz); 2. A aron T unnell (Yam); 3. Ji mi Bltlc kwett (Han) ; 4 . Ry en Huege (Hon): 5 . An thany Cerruti (Yam) . 125 INT : 1. J esc n Pork s (Hon) ; 2. Joe Brock .....ay (Yam ); 3. Rytln Hueg~ (Hon ). 125 PRO: I. Tony Graves (SUI): 2. ~tt WHlitim s (Yam) . 25 0 BEG: 1. Mitchell Robbins (Ka.....): 2. J eremy Mcl..tlin (Yam); 3 . Joh n linie (Hon) ; 4. David 5ptI rks (KTM ): 5. Dtlvl d Berkey ( YIlrTl . ) 250 JR: 1. Shewn Huege (Hon ); 2. Chad Baxter (Yam ): 3. Tyler Fituimon (Ytlm) : 4 . Brody Baxter (Yom) : 5 . Ja50fl Franz (TM) . 250 INT: I. DeVin Connagh tln (Ytlm) ; 2. ErIc Rogers ( Yam ); 3 . Reym Con k~y (Y tlm ); 4 . Jo n Kau ffmll n (Hon ); 5 . J o e Broc k wtl y (YlIm ). 25 0 PRO: I . Ton y Graves (SUI); 2. Ryen Leech (Ytlm) . OPEN AM: I. Ed Sm ith ( Ytlm ); 2. Jona than HlInsoo (Yam ); 3. David SpDrks (KTM): 4. Bilt Grove, (Yam) . OPEN PRO : I. Joh n Sabo (Ytlm) . UTH JR: 1. Bob Kivlsto (Ho n) . UTH INT : 1. J ohn Sebc (Hon) . 8TH JR : J. MtItt Crewtord (SUI ); 2. Brod y Bexter (Suz); 3 . Ryen Brubeck (Suz); 4. Shown Huege (Hon) : 5 . Jimi Block.....ell (Hon). BT H INT ; I. Ryan Lea ch ( Ytlm ); 2. J on Ktl uffmtln (Hon ); 3 . Devin Conntlghon (Yom ); 4. ~tt Willl arru> (Yom): 5 . Raym Conkey (Ytlm ). 30.. OTH BEG: I . Dove Kobenuk (Yam ); 2. D~ nni, Leahy (SUI) : 3. Ph ltl.(]~relli (YlIm) : 4. l ack Mclain (Ytlm). 3 0.. OTH JR: 1. T im Htlrmon (Han): 2. Bill Grtlves (Yam) ; 3. Scott Ogle (SUI) . )0... INT : I. Ken Romero (Yam ); 2. G ~ Htlnnon (Han ). 30.. EX: 1. Ed Sm ith (Yom). 30 .. MN Y: I . Ton y Groves.(Suz). 40.. N'I: l. MtIrk Voegel~ (Yam) ; 2. Bill Grtlves (Yam); 3 . Curtis Ptlul son (KtI.....); 4. Randy l..tIyne ( Yom); 5. Michoel Ki vett (Hon). 50... I. Randy l..tIyne ( Ytlm) . : WMN: 1. Jea nne Van Buskirk (KtI.....); 2. H~idl KoerKhgen (Ka.....); 3 . ShtInnon Crou ch (Yam ); 4. T onya P~leDen (SuI); 5 . Heother Hall (Ytlm) . 4·STRK; I. Ken Romero (YlIm) ; 2. Bill Grav es ( Ytlm ). om om om orr Las Vegas Moto r Speedway Fussell Muscles His Way to the Win B y D ICK G OODWIN LAS VEGAS , NV, NOV . 19 Co m bi ning q uic k reflexes. abo ve -ave rage rid ing skill and a potent Cob ra raci ng ma chi ne. spee d m erchant Zac ha ry Fu ssell sho wed th e way once aga in at the Las Vega s M otocross Club 's Sunday m otocro ss race. T he Stock Pee W ee classes shared th e gat e. and Junior division ace Bran den Brown sped int o the first tu m with the lead. Fusse ll , Polini -m ou nted Rob ert Ca m p be ll and KTM's Brett Proct or were ri gh t beh ind him . Fu ssell m ade a pass in th e canyon tu rns fo r the lead bu t qu ic kly dr op ped it in a berm, slid ing to third. He charged back up into the lead, leav ing Brown to ho ld off Campbell , Proctor and Dy lan Stahl. Fuss ell bega n to stretch out a huge lead as Brown wa s entrenching himself fi rm ly in second . Fus sell won the first race goi ng away, ahead of Brown and Campbell. A s race two sta rte d , Fussell shot off the line. leaving Brown. Dalton Dav is and the rest of the field to chase him down the chute. J ust as in ra ce one, a tip -over dropped Zacha ry down to thi rd . A nd once again. " Mr. A utomatic" cl im bed ba ~k into the fray . pow ering into

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