Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Cormichoel, Stewort ond W.y (elebrol€ on lhe Orlondo podium. Conlinued trcm page 19 been testing for the KTM team back in Cali- fomia, while in the SoBe/Samsung/Mobile/ Honda camp it hai been Jake Weimer doing dlost of the testing. Weirner tested the Honda 250F at the sandy 4th Slreet track in Ontario, California, durinS the week before the Orlando event. Team Kawasaki'sJame! Stewart and Michael Byrne speflt the week testing outdoor settings at Stewart's person- al track in Florida. The Canadian Elack oot Honda Team recovered one of its bike6 that had been stolen out of the tearn's trailer while it was sitting in front of a hotel before the lndianapolis round. According to a tearn spokesman, che lndianapolis police have a mafl in custody who claims he bought the bike for $ l2@. The March 27th issue of Ih€ ESPN Mogonne featured a two-page photo by freelance photographer Paul Buckley of rhe back- flip Travis Pastrana did afrer his qualifier at Daytona. Star Racing's l.latt Goerke returned to action in Orlando after aitting out Daytona with atorn deltoid muscle. "l just needed to tive it a rest," Goerke said. "ltore rny del- toid and bruised my rotatoa cuff, so it sat out for two weel6 arter lndy and iust got back to riding a couple of days ato." Goerke set the fa$est time in the unseeded practice session and qualified for the main event but ended up pr.rlling out after llve laps when the pain became too much. Babbitts Kawasaki's Damien Plotts collected the $750 Racer X Gas Card lor finishinS third in the Supercross LCQ, while Honda- mounted Chad Ward won the $250 AsteF isk Mobile Hedic Card Award presente{ by Dr. John Bodnar for finishing flhh, one spot out ofthe last cransfer, in rhe Lites divi- sion. Josh Lichtle. riding for Tearn CrossX, won the $ I 000 Wonder Warthog Rac- ing/DeCal Works Most lmproved Priva- teer of the Week Award in the Super- cross Lites class. Lichde finished lSth in the main, improving from lTth in the paior round s LCQ. Caterpillar/SoCal Racing's Erick Valleio c+tured the award in the Supercross cless, improving from third in the LCQ to l3th in the main. Hichael Blose is currently leading the race for Most lmproved Prrvateer of the Year Award, fol- Iowed by lacob Saylor and Jeff Dement. Holland s Davy Pootics won the KTM lr, Supercross ChallGnte iace, with South Carolina's Cameron Cannon and l"lissouri's Sammy Porter rounding out the podium. Casey Provoncha, of Newpoft, Vermontt finished founh with Austin Wolf, of Michi- gan, finishing fifth. Team BooKoo Honda's David Vuillemin was in street clorhes for the Orlando race. The Frenchman hr-rn his ankle at Daytona the week beforc, and at the last minute elected no! to ride at the Citrus Bowl. He reponedty was flying ba.k to Paris following the event to have his doctor check it out. (Suz)i 4. r'1ich&l Byrne {&w): 5 Traes Prer6 (Hon); 6. lefi Gibson (Hon)r 7. Keirh lohnson flam); 8. Mike Brown (Suz)r9. Heatlr v65 (Yam): lo.lniDosal (Y ): I l. c,ark Stiles (Yam)j 12. Eilly L:nindich (Hon)i 13. Damien Plors (&w): 14. ooue D.Han (Hon): 15 Earry Ca6ten (Suz)l 16. Mich&r Youry (Hon)r 17 J.l. Pecsok (Kaw): t8.lus LEns@ (Hon): 19. KaBts Buder (Hon): 20.lusti. Keeiey (Hon) Rrce tim.: 7 m'n I I 47 s{ Sx sEill I (6 bps, l-5 to m.in)r l. Chad Reed (Ym)i 2. T/ler EEir (suz)i l. lacob saylor (Hon)i 1. Jer Deren. (Suz)i 5. Bro

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