Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Aft er a m idpa ck st art , K ruger qui ckly m ov ed to t he fr ont and held a commanding lead for m ost of the race . Little did he kn ow th at D an B urgard was clos i ng i n . Halfw ay th rou gh the last lap , Bur gard caught Kruge r in a bott lene ck in a rutted creek section. -I ca me to the cree k secti on and everyo ne w as j u st si tti ng th er e . w a i ti ng." Kr u g e r recounte d. " I asked several people to move or lay th eir bi kes over so I co uld get th ro ug h. I had no idea Dan caught me th ere." Burgard wa sn 't as fort un at e. His shifte r ca ug h t a lap p ers bi ke . a nd that cost hi m some time. A ft er th e b ik es were untangled and a few cho ice word s ex cha nged , Burgard go t t h ro ug h the bottl enec k . He wa s to o lat e to c at c h Krug er . Burgard fin ished sec ond. fo l lowed b y super cr o ss/m ot o cross rider Doug Stone. Perhap s the most exc iti ng r acing of the day was in the 250cc C class . The top th ree rider s · KTM rider Brad Broz, Jimm y Wells an d J im Ba rnes - fin ished the race withi n a few seco nds of each ot her . W ilber, Neb raska 's Broz ca me out on to p in the end. Heartland Park Raceway: In T o peka, Kansas, Kawasaki jockey Scott Henion (412 ) took the 250cc C-class h oleshot but fini shed fourth , behind Brad B roz, Jimmy Wells and Jim Ba rn es. Results AA : I . M l k ~ KTug~r (KTM) : 2. Dan Burgard (Yam) : 3. Doug Stone (Kaw). A: 1. Den Johnson (KTM) : 2. Adnan Bryant (G.G) ; 3. Brook!> ton es (Ytlm). B; l. Chad PhiPPS (YlIm); 2. K~ ith Bee tty (Yam); 3 . P~rry Kee glln (KTM). 250 C; l. Brad Broz (KTM): 2, J immy welts (Suz); 3. Jim Barnes (" TMI, 200 C: I. Tim Bremenkemp (KTM): 2. Todd Seanng (KTM); 3. Robert Yohr (KTM). 105 C; I. Kyle Edison (Hen): 2. Brad Taylor (Kew) : 3. Dakota Tormondson (KTM) 35.. C: I. Bob Stoanng (KTM): 2. Randy Jones (KTM); 3. Craig W~tteng~1 (Kaw) 50.. C: 1. Gary R U!l~1I (Hon) : 2. Cart BogI~ (Hon): 3. Bob lves (KTM) OPEN C; J. 81"," Bertra nd (KTM): 2. tence Holl y (K TM): 3. Chan Hoover (Yam) . TR; 1. Rich Zeller (Kawl; 2. Kyl!." Buermen (Kaw) ; 3. Joe BIodgf'tt (Kaw) Genuine Parts & Accessories [GJ "1-800-3"1 'W -'7223 '0-7 T-F '0-5 SAT CLOS ED SU N /MON PAClFI<; S r A IIIDARD rIME 2388 £ Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks. CA 91362 Local: (805) 497-3 765 Fax: (805) 373-0123 Web: thousandoaksyamaha.com Usery Mountain Raceway In the Mood to Go Nude By JIM JAQUETTE MESA, AZ. NOV. 12 Festi viti es for the ina ugura l A rizona Back yard Motocross kicked off at 11 a.m . on a coo l Ari zona Su nday . T he nea rly hal f- mile o utdoor track was in prime con dition thanks to rai n a co up le of days earlier. The races fo r the day included a five -race series fo r tea ms, a J unior race and a Wom en 's race. Eac h team co nsisted of fou r riders who wou ld eac h co mplete two lap s, and at the end of the day the results from th e fi ve races would determine the event w inner. Th e only ruies for the bik es were that they had to be fou r-s tro kes und er 7 1CC. Th e riders' m eetin g was held at noon , and racin g starte d at 12:3 0 . At the de ed -eng ine. Le M an s-st yl e start, th e rid ers ran ap prox im atei y 20 feet to t he ir bikes . All th e tea ms except Screwed got off the lin e with a slnqlekick start . Go Nude took th e hol eshot , w ith the Green Team clos e be hi nd . T he Green T eam seeme d to have the pass made o n the seco nd la p when th ey too k the inside lin e in the righ tha nde r lead ing onto the fron t straig ht, but Go Nu de' s XR50 had the power to pull away. Formula USA - 750 Superbike a Wishes to Thank His Supe sport ponsors ESC BRAJ

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