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JULY 5, 2006 • C Y C L E N E W S 52 BY GARY CRIDER CHATSWORTH, GA, MAY 27-28 T his weekend was the final opportunity for riders to qualify for the upcoming AMA Loretta Lynn's Regional Championships at Lazy River MX Ranch. Not only was this the final Southeastern area qualifier, it was also the last qualifier anywhere in the country, which may help explain the fact that 933 riders from 17 states and Puerto Rico were on hand for the event. Organizers sprinkled the lineup with additional classes as needed so that there would be a class for everybody on both days. Saturday was mainly for the LLQ Stock classes. Sunday's event was a tripleheader, in which the LLQ Modified classes were combined with round 10 of the AMA Southern All-Stars MX Tour and round six of the SAS Southern Spin-Off Series. The top eight finishers in each LLQ class were guaranteed a starting position at the Regional. Because this was Memorial Day Weekend, track owner Vickie Roberts organized an appropriate pre-race ceremony on Sunday, which included a nine-flag color guard and a stirring rendition of "God Bless America," sung by Morgan Gentry. Oakley gave away more than $5000 worth of product in holeshot awards and other prizes. The Kawasaki factory-support truck was on hand, taking care of the green team. Gary Avans and Ziggen Braun handled the announcing chores. Sunday 's racing was highlighted by the match-up between Florida's Ricky Renner and Kentucky's Justin Sipes. Their 125cc Pro-Sport debate saw close finishes in both motos, in which Team Green's Renner claimed both wins, ahead of WBA Suzuki-backed Sipes. In the opening 250cc Pro -Sport moto, Renner and Sipes traded the lead back and forth before Renner could nail down the moto victory. Moto two saw Renner get a slow start while Sipes secured the moto win and the overall via his 2-1 score, over Renner's 1-2 tally. SYD/Maxxis-backed Auston Albers was third. Nick Depalo of Miami, Florida, got the holeshot in both motos, but a spill in moto one held him to 10-3 finishes and sixth overall. Derek Rogers won all four of his motos on Saturday. In Sunday's 125cc (12-15) Modified contest, however, Rogers had to settle for the runner-up honors, behind Missouri's Vince Friese, who posted a 2-1 score. Matt Bell got the holeshot in both motos and finished third overall. Rogers returned in 125cc B Modified racing, but he again had to settle for the silver after a botched start in moto two held him to a 1-8 tally. Kyle Meeks' 2-6 score was good for the gold. Tyler Horne's 9-1 finishes earned the bronze. Elimination motos had to be run to narrow the 125cc C Modified field. Gage Hartman and Steve Strange won their respective division motos, but each ran into problems in the final. Thor's Trevor Nelson won the class via his 4-1 score, ahead of Josh Fowler. Spy/FMF's Nick Gaines and MR2/Axo's Joey Savatgy squared off on both days, in four divisions of 65cc and 85cc (7-11) racing. After eight motos of close racing, it was a virtual tie: Gaines and Savatgy came away with two golds and two silvers apiece. CN LAZY RIVER MX RANCH CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA RESULTS: MAY 27-28, 2006 (ROUNDS 10/6) Saturday 50 (4-6) STK SHAFT: 1. Cole Nelson (Yam); 2. Tyler Ray Gillis (Yam); 3. Chase Haley (Yam); 4. Jeffrey Bowman (Yam); 5. Ricky Warner (Yam). 50 (4-6) STK: 1. Taylor Norris (Cob); 2. Chase Rice (Pol); 3. Ricky Warner (KTM); 4. Garrett Marsh (Cob); 5. Chase Haley (Yam). 50 (7-8) STK: 1. Coleman Martin (Cob); 2. Donny Brown (KTM); 3. Chase Bell (Kaw); 4. Samuel Redman (Cob); 5. Riley Barnett (KTM). 65 STK (7-9): 1. Thomas Covington (KTM); 2. Donny Brown (KTM); 3. Cade Moore (KTM); 4. Bodie Colangelo (KTM); 5. Coleman Martin (KTM). 65 STK (10-11): 1. Joey Savatgy (KTM); 2. Nick Gaines (KTM); 3. Zachary Bell (Kaw); 4. Colton Ford (KTM); 5. Judson Wisdom (Suz). 85 STK (7-11): 1. Nick Gaines (Hon); 2. Joey Savatgy (Hon); 3. Judson Wisdom (Suz); 4. Paul Nelson (Yam); 5. Taylor Routh (Hon). 85 STK (12-13): 1. Wilfredo Guzman (Hon); 2. Jake Baumert (Suz); 3. Bradley Baker (Suz); 4. Benjamin Ross (Hon); 5. Josh Bixler (KTM). 125 STK (12-15): 1. Derek Rogers (KTM); 2. Taylor Johnson (Yam); 3. Matthew Bell (Suz); 4. Caleb Patton (Suz); 5. Vince Friese (Yam). 125 A: 1. Ricky Renner (Kaw); 2. Bernardo Hidalgo (Suz); 3. Shane O'Banion (Suz); 4. Dennis Crick (Kaw); 5. Cole Self (Kaw). 125 B STK: 1. Derek Rogers (KTM); 2. Cameron Stone (Hon); 3. Nicholas Howard (Yam); 4. Jacob Rowland (Hon); 5. Daniel Rocke (Kaw). 250/OPEN A: 1. Ricky Renner (Kaw); 2. Nicholas Depalo (Hon); 3. Shane O'Banion (Suz); 4. Steven Odom (Hon); 5. Michael Brewer (Kaw). 250/OPEN B STK: 1. Adam Gulley (Yam); 2. Cameron Stone (Hon); 3. Aaron Gulley (Yam); 4. Aaron Teague (Kaw); 5. Corey Rankin (Suz). 125 C STK: 1. William Rinehold (Suz); 2. Tyler MacDonald (Yam); 3. Michael Long (Yam); 4. Josh Fowler (Kaw); 5. Steve Strange (Yam). NON-QUAL U/L MINI (12-15): 1. Robby Renner (Hon); 2. Jonathan Foskey (Hon); 3. Josh Bixler (KTM); 4. David Fields (Suz); 5. Logan Hayden (Hon). NON-QUAL U/L MINI (7-11): 1. Thomas Covington (KTM); 2. Donny Brown (KTM); 3. Darrell Sellers (KTM); 4. Landon Gentry (Suz); 5. Taylor Routh (Hon). NON-QUAL U/L A/B: 1. Patrick Harris (Yam); 2. Troy Balsters II (Hon); 3. Nicholas Fisher (Hon); 4. Dylan Rios (Yam); 5. Enrique Varela (Yam). NON-QUAL U/L C: 1. Gage Hartman (Hon); 2. Brian Berry (Yam); 3. Bryan Shiflet (Suz); 4. Matt Crider (Kaw); 5. Paul Age (Yam). NON- QUAL U/L D: 1. John Maris (Yam). GRLS (9-13) 65-105: 1. Brittney Endsley (Suz); 2. Shannatay Bergeron (Hon); 3. Danielle Sparks (Suz); 4. Jacklyn Sparks (Suz); 5. Abigail Jacks (Yam). WMN (12+) 99+: 1. Tayler Lacey (Hon); 2. Shelby Dorsey (Suz); 3. Cierra Godfrey (Hon); 4. Brittney Endsley (Suz); 5. Natasha Smith (Yam). Sunday 50 SHAFT (4-8): 1. Cole Nelson (Yam); 2. Tyler Ray Gillis (Yam); 3. Jax Price (Yam); 4. Hudson Halder (Yam); 5. Charles Keplinger III (KTM). 50 OIL-INJ/4-STRK: 1. Taylor Norris (KTM); 2. Garrett Beam (Hon); 3. Noah Aronson (Hon). 50 (4-6): 1. Taylor Norris (Cob); 2. Garrett Marsh (Cob); 3. Tyler Ray Gillis (KTM); 4. Garrett Beam (KTM); 5. Damian Thomas (Cob). 50 (7-8): 1. Chase Bell (Kaw); 2. Alan Sparks (KTM); 3. Tyler Davis (KTM); 4. Christian Thomas (KTM); 5. Landon Kasey (KTM). 65 (6-11) BEG: 1. Kyler West (Kaw); 2. John Skeen (Kaw); 3. Landon Kasey (KTM); 4. Caleb Watson (Kaw); 5. Tori Schuiten (Hon). 65 (7-9): 1. Chase Bell (Kaw); 2. Tayler Davidson (Suz); 3. Landon Gentry (Suz); 4. Kyler West (Kaw); 5. Mariah McNeill (KTM). 65 (10-11): 1. Kyle Gibson (KTM); 2. Jared Huffman (Suz); 3. Dakota Freeman (Suz); 4. Tyler Roberts (Suz). 65 MOD (7-11): 1. Nick Gaines (KTM); 2. Joey Savatgy (Hon); 3. Thomas Covington (KTM); 4. Zachary Bell (Kaw); 5. Cade Moore (KTM). 85 BEG: 1. Bailey Mason (Hon); 2. Peyton Massey (Hon); 3. Caylor Summers (Suz); 4. Jared Huffman (Hon); 5. Zachary Hair (Kaw). 85 MOD (7-11): 1. Joey Savatgy (Hon); 2. Nick Gaines (KTM); 3. Zachary Bell (Kaw); 4. Judson Wisdom (Suz); 5. Daniel Reeves (Suz). 85 SAS (9-13): 1. Trenton McMichen (Hon); 2. Adrian Moore (Yam); 3. Trent Shuler (Kaw); 4. Paul Nelson (Yam); 5. Daniel Reeves (Suz). 85 MOD (12-13): 1. David Buller (Hon); 2. Cody Gitzen (Suz); 3. Adrian Moore (Yam); 4. Josh Bixler (KTM); 5. Jake Baumert (Suz). 85 MOD (14-15): 1. Robby Renner (Hon); 2. Cody Haney (Suz); 3. Christopher McBride (Kaw); 4. David Fields (Suz); 5. Adam Nordman (Hon). 105 S/MINI (12-15): 1. Jonathan Foskey (Hon); 2. T anner Byarly (Kaw); 3. Robby Renner (Hon); 4. David Buller (Hon); 5. Cameron Reas (KTM). 125 BEG: 1. Casey Carr (Kaw); 2. Bailey Mason (Yam); 3. Chris Thomas (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. Dylan Novelo (Suz); 2. Wade Betts (Hon). 125 U/L AM (14+): 1. Brian Berry (Yam); 2. Gage Hartman (Hon); 3. Benjamin Lee (Kaw); 4. Robert Keeble Jr. (Kaw); 5. Robert Stanley (Suz). 125 MOD (12-15): 1. Vince Friese (Yam); 2. Derek Rogers (KTM); 3. Matthew Bell (Suz); 4. Clayton Knox (KTM); 5. Douglas Bailey (Yam). 125 A/PRO-SPT: 1. Ricky Renner (Kaw); 2. Justin Sipes (Suz); 3. Chris Todd (Kaw); 4. Drew Askew (Yam); 5. Benjamin Hamilton (Hon). 125 B MOD: 1. Kyle Meeks (Kaw); 2. Derek Rogers (KTM); 3. Tyler Horne (Hon); 4. Daniel Rocke (Kaw); 5. Troy Balsters II (Hon). 125 C MOD: 1. Trevor Nelson (Kaw); 2. Josh Fowler (Kaw); 3. Kalin Hall (Kaw); 4. Michael Long (Yam); 5. Jacob Nash (Yam). 250/OPEN A/PRO-SPT: 1. Justin Sipes (Suz); 2. Ricky Renner (Kaw); 3. Auston Albers (Suz); 4. Shane O'Banion (Suz); 5. Drew Askew (Yam). 250/OPEN B MOD: 1. Tyler Jugel (Hon); 2. Troy Balsters II (Hon); 3. Adam Gulley (Yam); 4. Gregory Roberts (Suz); 5. Cameron Stone (Hon). 250/OPEN C: 1. Bryan Shiflet (Suz); 2. Brian Berry (Yam); 3. Josh Fowler (Kaw); 4. Paul Age (Yam); 5. Chase Crutchfield (Yam). 4-STRK 201-650 (LL): 1. Auston Albers (Suz); 2. Shane O'Banion (Suz); 3. Nathan Davenport (Suz); 4. Tony Graham (Hon); 5. Karsten Butler (Hon). 4-STRK AM: 1. Nathan Davenport (Suz); 2. Tyler Jugel (Hon); 3. Tyler Horne (Hon); 4. Gregory Roberts (Suz); 5. Justin Lewis (Hon). 4-STRK PRO: 1. Ricky Renner (Kaw); 2. Justin Sipes (Suz); 3. Auston Albers (Suz); 4. Shane O'Banion (Suz); 5. Tony Graham (Hon). WMN 65-105: 1. Shelby Dorsey (Suz); 2. Jacklyn Sparks (Suz); 3. Danielle Sparks (Suz); 4. Ashleigh Hager (Suz); 5. Mariah McNeill (Suz). WMN 85-125: 1. Shelby Rolen (Suz); 2. Natalia Cline (Suz); 3. Shelby Dorsey (Suz); 4. Stephanie Robinette (Yam); 5. Ashleigh Hager (Suz). CLGBY (16-24): 1. Ryan Stanesu (Suz); 2. Patrick Harris (Yam); 3. Josh Burdett (Kaw). JR 25+: 1. Matt Shue (Suz); 2. Kevin Cozadd (Suz); 3. Kris Swaney (Suz); 4. Karsten Butler (Hon); 5. Timothy Castrone (Yam). VET 30+: 1. Kris Swaney (Suz); 2. Matt Shue (Suz); 3. Bobby Wilson (Suz); 4. Kevin Cozadd (Suz); 5. Devin Banks (Kaw). VET 35+: 1. Bobby Wilson (Suz); 2. Tommy Martin (Suz); 3. Billy Adkins (Hon); 4. Lou Vicknair (Hon); 5. Kerry Wisdom (Hon). SR 40+: 1. Tommy Martin (Suz); 2. Bobby Wilson (Suz); 3. Billy Adkins (Hon); 4. Kerry Wisdom (Hon); 5. Kevin Simmons (Hon). SR 45+: 1. Corey Salerno (Suz); 2. Kevin Kasey (Hon); 3. Bobby Staggs Jr. (Hon); 4. Billy Scoggins (Suz); 5. Donny Banks (Hon). Loretta Lynn's Southeast Area Qualifier AMA Southern All-Stars Tour SAS Southern Spin-Off Series Rounds 10/6: Lazy River MX Ranch Renner, Rogers Rule the River Ricky Renner (531) won the 125cc A Pro-Sport contest at the Loretta Lynn's Southeast area qualifier at Lazy River MX Ranch, which also served as rounds of the AMA Southern All-Stars MX Tour and the SAS Southern Spin-Off Series. PHOTO BY GARY CRIDER Don't see your event here? Then check out www.CycleNewsEvents.com Events listed by region, state and date, making it easy to find event coverage from your area of the country! EVENTS Trevor Boyl es i n a di sta nt thi rd. The second moto saw Prentice take the win, as Briar had troubles and got third. Boyles split the two for second. Zack Alkire was the fastest rider on the day, taking all the moto wins in the 125cc and 250cc combined classes of the A/B riders. Zack Crosby led the first two laps of the first 125cc A/B moto until Alkire stuffed him up the inside of corner two. That was all anybody saw of Alkire, as he motored away for the win. The second moto was more of the same, as Alkire had a big enough lead to wheelie up the entire front straight. Mason Batten led the entire moto of the first 65cc Beginner race to take the win, over Boyles. Paytin Using followed in third the entire time. Thorne Pauish was in fourth until the last lap, when a fall knocked him out of the top five. Tommy Maxey and Jared Landis battled back and forth, with Maxey getting the upper hand on the last lap to take over fourth, over Landis in fifth. Boyles pulled out all the stops in the second moto to lead the entire time and take the win, over Batten. Using, Maxey and Landes all stayed tight to finish, just as in the first moto. CN RESULTS 50 OIL-INJ: 1. Nick Johnson (KTM); 2. Jakob Hines (Hon); 3. Morgan Johnson (Yam); 4. Bailey Riggan (KTM); 5. Ashton Niemiec (Hon). 50 (4-6): 1. Nick Johnson (KTM); 2. Vince Grassi (KTM); 3. Evan Trawick (Suz); 4. Jensen Tibbetts (KTM); 5. Nicholas Sobolesk (Hon). 50 (4-9): 1. Tommy Maxey (KTM); 2. Jarred Landes (Cob); 3. Ryan Rossier (KTM); 4. Vince Grassi (KTM); 5. Damon Massey (KTM). 50 (7-9): 1. Tommy Maxey (KTM); 2. Jarred Landes (Cob); 3. Ryan Rossier (KTM); 4. Jakob Hines (Hon); 5. Damon Massey (KTM). 65 BEG: 1. Trevor Boyles (Suz); 2. Mason Batten (Kaw); 3. Paytin Using (Suz); 4. Tommy Maxey (KTM); 5. Jarred Landes (Cob). 65 (7-9): 1. Alistair Prentice (Kaw); 2. Zack Briar (KTM); 3. Trevor Boyles (Suz); 4. Thorne Pauish (Suz). 65 OPEN: 1. Zack Briar (KTM); 2. Alistair Prentice (Kaw). 85 BEG: 1. Alistair Prentice (Kaw); 2. Justin Monge (Suz); 3. Chris Lasker (Suz); 4. Hunter Niemiec (Kaw); 5. Cameron Petras (Suz). 85 (7-11): 1. Vinny Nuzzolilli (Yam); 2. Tyler Albertson (Suz); 3. Austin Dingler (Suz); 4. Tyler Ostrander (Suz); 5. Robbie Gumble (Suz). 85 (12-15): 1. Tanner Hughes (Suz); 2. Austin Terry (Suz); 3. Andrew Marx (Hon). S/MINI: 1. Colt Moody (Hon); 2. Trevor Gibbs (KTM); 3. Tanner Hughes (Suz); 4. Vinny Nuzzolilli (Yam); 5. Tyler Ostrander (Suz). 125 (12-15): 1. Ryan Szabo (Yam); 2. Tyler Rybecky (Hon); 3. Austin Kimes (KTM); 4. Trevor Gibbs (KTM); 5. Jonathan Bleasoe (Hon). 125 2-STRK: 1. Chris Tuder (Suz); 2. Austin Kimes (KTM); 3. Colt Moody (Hon). 125 A: 1. Zack Alkire (Hon); 2. Aaron Lundy (Hon). 125 B: 1. Zack Crosby (Yam); 2. Chris Tuder (Suz). 125 C D-1: 1. Bubba Lee (Hon); 2. Jonathan Bleasoe (Hon); 3. Tyler Rybecky (Hon); 4. Chase Massey (Hon); 5. Josh Friebel (Kaw). 125 C D-2: 1. David Hagins (Hon); 2. Ryan Szabo (Yam); 3. Austin Kimes (KTM). 125 D: 1. Robert White (Hon); 2. Carl Rutledge (Yam); 3. Kristi Beck (Kaw); 4. Austin Terry (Hon). 250 A: 1. Zack Alkire (Hon); 2. Aaron Lundy (Hon). 250 B: 1. Steve Dumond (Hon); 2. Zack Crosby (Yam). 250 C D-1: 1. Bubba Lee (Hon); 2. Daniel Griffin (Suz); 3. Tony Cason (Suz); 4. Mark Snook (Hon); 5. Jonathan Trawick (Yam). 250 C D-2: 1. Austin Mays (Suz). 250 D: 1. Karl Friebel (Kaw); 2. David Rewis (Hon); 3. Andrew Dilmith (Yam). WMN: 1. Kristi Beck (Kaw). 16-29: 1. Zack Crosby (Yam); 2. David Hagins (Hon); 3. Austin Mays (Suz). 30+: 1. Marc White (Hon); 2. Jason Iskey (Yam); 3. Carl Rutledge (Yam). 30+ C: 1. Clay Davis (KTM); 2. Jason Iskey (Yam). 35+: 1. Steve Dumond (Hon); 2. Scott Still (KTM); 3. Mark Snook (Hon); 4. Clay Davis (KTM); 5. David Rewis (Hon). 40+: 1. Scott Still (KTM); 2. Steve Petty (Hon).

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