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AUGUST 23, 2006 • C Y C L E N E W S 62 BY JIM P. SANDERSON CLIFFORD, PA, JULY 22 A merican Classic Racing, a member-owned organization dedicated to the sports of Vintage motocross and off-road racing, made its annual trek to the Hurricane Hills Sports Center in Clifford, Pennsylvania. ACR the best Vintage motocross series in the Northeast. Unfortunately, Mother Nature brought rain to the area, which made practice and the first set of motos a mudfest. Eventually the rain stopped and the sun came out. The Hurricane Hills track crew did their magic during intermission, and track conditions improved tremendously. Joe Fontana led the start of the combined gate of ACR GP 250cc and ACR GP Open classes, with former National number 63, Dave McLean, in pursuit. Joe Buckley, Robert Clare and Eric Zackrone completed the top five. Fontana and McLean were in a class all their own, and they left the rest of the pack behind. McLean got close enough to attempt a pass on Fontana in the big sweeper by the start, but he couldn't get by. Buckley and Clare were a solid third and fourth. John Plaza moved up to fifth. By lap three, Fontana was pulling away from McLean and had built an eight-second advantage. On the following lap, Fontana increased his lead to 13 seconds. Fontana crossed the finish line for the win with a 17-second cushion. McLean, Buckley, Clare and Plaza rounded out the top five. Fontana, Zackrone, McLean, Clare and Anthony Dimarzio led the charge out of the first turn in the final moto. Fontana held the point. McLean and Clare moved up to claim second and third, displacing Zackrone to fourth. Buckley moved up to fifth. Fontana had a four-second lead at the start of lap two. Fontana went down in the corner following the new rhythm section just before the start of lap four. McLean inherited the lead and pulled away to a nine-second lead before Fontana was able to remount. Meanwhile, Clare also had some misfortune and pulled off. Buckley, Zackrone and Plaza inherited third through fifth. Fontana went down again, in the exact same corner as on the previous lap, and that mistake allowed McLean to increase his advantage to 30 seconds at the checkers. Fontana, Zackrone, Buckley and Plaza completed the top five. Andy Mikolaichik, Ken Napolitano, Dan Pullen, Fontana and Zach Hamm led the start of the first combined Evolution Open Novice/ Intermediate/Expert moto. Mikolaichik quickly pulled away and started lap two with a three- second lead. Napolitano remained in second. Fontana passed Pullen for third. A few turns later, Pullen was relegated to fifth by Hamm. Mikolaichik's lead was six seconds on lap three and 11 seconds by lap four. Mikolaichik took the checkers with a whopping 16-second advantage, followed by Napolitano, Fontana, Hamm and Pullen. Mikolaichik, Fontana, Napolitano, Pullen and Hamm led the start of the final moto. Two turns before the start of lap two, Hamm passed Pullen for fourth. Mikolaichik had a seven- second lead by the third lap, and he'd increased that to 10 seconds when he took the checkers for another win. Napolitano, Fontana, Hamm and Pullen rounded out the top five. CN HURRICANE HILLS SPORTS CENTER CLIFFORD, PENNSYLVANIA RESULTS: JULY 22, 2006 50 (4-6): 1. Josh McGinnis (KTM); 2. Mathieu Guernsey (Hon). 50 (7-8): 1. Danny Colachino (KTM); 2. Scott Stockunas (Cob); 3. Justin Yedinak (KTM); 4. Chris Ford (KTM); 5. Deanna Hicks (KTM). 65 (7-11): 1. Kevin Hicks Jr. (Kaw); 2. Koda Smith (KTM); 3 . S c h a e T h o m a s ( S u z ) ; 4 . D a n n y Colachino (KTM); 5. Scott Stockunas (Kaw). 85 (7-11): 1. Kevin Hicks Jr. (Kaw); 2. A.J. Krueger (Suz); 3. Zack Krueger (Suz). 85 (12-15): 1. Austin Toomey (Hon); 2. Zachary Lang (Suz); 3. Douglas Miller (Yam); 4. Justin Ferris (Yam); 5. Gary Smith (Kaw). 125 A: 1. David Szymansky (Hon); 2. Paul Treas III (Yam). 125 B: 1. Nicholas Finelli (Yam); 2. Tyler Wozney (Kaw); 3. Joey Keefe (Hon); 4. Chris Cheney (Hon). 125 C: 1. Matt Vacendak (Hon); 2. R y a n Fr a n c i s ( KT M ) ; 3 . J e r e m i a h Nickeson (Hon); 4. Jason Bove (Yam); 5. James Doolittle (Suz). 250 A: 1. David Szymansky (Hon). 250 B: 1. Andrew Mikolaichik (Yam); 2. Joe Fritz Jr. (Hon); 3. Chris Cheney (Hon). 250 C: 1. Scott Ferris (Kaw); 2. Corey Nickeson (Yam); 3. Matt Vacendak (Hon); 4. Ryan McElhoes (Yam); 5. Samantha Fritz (Hon). 25+ A : 1. Darren Edsall (Kaw); 2. Mark Palmisano (Hon); 3. Antonio Poccia (Yam). 25+ B: 1. Johnny Palmieri (Kaw); 2. William Zonca Jr. (Yam); 3. Chris Snow (Hon); 4. Louis Giomboni (Yam). 30+ A: 1. Antonio Poccia (Yam); 2. Mark Palmisano (Hon); 3. Darren Edsall (Kaw). 30+ B: 1. Johnny Palmieri (Kaw); 2. William Zonca Jr. (Yam); 3. Louis Giomboni (Yam); 4. Chris Snow (Hon). 30+ C: 1. Marc Hoinsky (Yam); 2. Donald Hilstolsky (Yam); 3. Joseph Thomas (Suz); 4. Joseph Buckley (Yam); 5. Estrino Cardone (Suz). 35+: 1. Glenn Arduini (Hon). 40+ A: 1. Joe Fritz Sr. (Hon); 2. Henry Lucio (Suz); 3. Glenn Arduini (Hon). 40+ B: 1. Bill Perry (Yam); 2. Rick Tatrault (Hon); 3. Gregg Bouchard (Hon); 4. Joe Peragino (Yam); 5. Robert Gruver (Yam). 45+: 1. Elden Housinger (Hus). 50+: 1. Eric Heinecki (Hon); 2. Elden Housinger (Hus). VINT 1980s 200 INT: 1. David Pecor (KTM). VINT 1980s 200 EX: 1. Steve Clare (Hon); 2. Rick Rosseter (Hon). VINT 1980s OPEN NOV: 1. Derek Wechtler (Yam); 2. Brook Roberts (Hon); 3. Zachariah Hamm. VINT 1980s OPEN INT: 1. Daniel Pullen (Hon). VINT 1980s OPEN EX: 1. Roy Vanderveur Jr. (Suz); 2. Gary Fetzer (Hon). EVO 200 NOV: 1. Derek Wechtler (Yam); 2. Barney Zipkin (Suz); 3. Richard Vassallo (Hon). EVO 200 INT: 1. Anthony Dimarzio. EVO 200 EX: 1. Ken Napolitano (Suz); 2. David Hurley (Yam); 3. Eric Zackrone; 4. Jerry Cantone (Suz). EVO OPEN NOV: 1. Zachariah Hamm; 2. Richard Rogich (Kaw); 3. Thomas Webster (Suz); 4 . Te d B o h l k e ( S u z ) . E VO O P E N I N T: 1 . A n d r e w Mikolaichik (Yam); 2. Daniel Pullen (Hon). EVO OPEN EX: 1. Ken Napolitano (Suz); 2. Joe Fontana (Hon); 3. Mark Griggs (Hon). PRE-1975 125 NOV: 1. Joey Peragino (Suz). PRE-1975 125 INT: 1. Robert Whitworth (Yam); 2. Joseph Bollard (Yam). PRE-1975 125 EX: 1. Tom France; 2. Jody Zero; 3. Steve Clare (Hon). PRE-1975 250 INT: 1. Alan Barlow (Hus); 2. Robert Whitworth (Yam); 3. John O'Hara (Hus); 4. Joe Peragino (Yam). PRE-1975 250 EX: 1. Tom France; 2. Jody Zero; 3. Glenn Arduini (Hus). PRE-1975 OPEN INT: 1. Bob Leskanic. PRE-1975 30+ EX: 1. Antonio Poccia (Yam). PRE-1975 40+ INT: 1. Alan Barlow (Hus). PRE-1975 50+ NOV: 1. Frank Endreson (Suz); 2. Delores Daros. PRE-1975 50+ EX: 1. Gary Fetzer (Hon). PRE-1978 NOV: 1. Steve Loving (Hus). PRE-1978 INT: 1. Bob Leskanic (Yam); 2. Joseph Bollard (Yam); 3. John O'Hara (Hus). ACR MDRN NOV: 1. Wayne Bogert (Hon); 2. John Plaza (Kaw); 3. Thomas Webster (Suz); 4. Brook Roberts (Hon); 5. Richard Rogich (Kaw). ACR MDRN EX: 1. Darren Edsall (Kaw); 2. David Hurley (Yam); 3. Eric Zackrone; 4. Mark Griggs (Hon); 5. Rick Rosseter (Hon). ACR GP 125: 1. Roy Vanderveur Jr. (Suz); 2. Tom France; 3. Barney Zipkin (Suz); 4. Steve Clare (Hon). ACR GP 250: 1. David McLean (Hon); 2. Eric Zackrone; 3. Joseph Buckley; 4. Anthony Dimarzio; 5. Robert Clare (Hon). ACR GP OPEN: 1. Joe Fontana (Hon); 2. Tim Plaza (Hon); 3. John Plaza (Kaw). American Classic Racing Vintage & Vet Championships Hurricane Hills Sports Center ACR Vintage Motocrossers Manhandle the Hurricane! Joe Fontana (628) and Dave McLean (63), behind Fontana) lead the start of the final combined ACR GP 250cc and ACR GP Open moto at Hurricane Hills. PHOTO BY JIM P. SANDERSON Dean (KTM). WMN: 1. Toni Kirby (Kaw). PRETEEN 60-80: 1. David Nizzari (KTM); 2. Jacob Seagraves (Yam); 3. Garrett Sutton (Suz); 4. Trey Reed (Hon); 5. Landon Gentry (Suz). YTH: 1. Jonathan Foskey (Hon); 2. Timothy Mullins (Yam); 3. Sean Bowling (Hon); 4. Steven Brantley (Yam); 5. Jordan Tallent (Suz). VET 30+ B/C: 1. Tim Bruce (Hon); 2. Scott Stephens (Hon); 3. Andy Turner (Hon). Oklahoma State Championship Series Round 8: Cooperland MX Park Nichols, Berry, Hawthorne & Co. Get 'er Done! BY CHUCK BALL STILLWATER, OK, JULY 9 T he eighth and final round of the Oklahoma State Champi- onship Series took place at the world-renowned Cooperland MX Park facility, under the watchful eyes of new owner Dale Schultz, former owner Kris Brown, and several hundred of the best racers Oklahoma has to offer. "The track is just awesome," Schultz said. "Shawn [Wright], Kris [Brown] and the guys did a great job prepping the track, and this series is one of the best there is. I can't wait for next year." In the first moto of the 65cc (9-11) class, there was a mad pack of KTMs storming through turn one, with Michael Wright leading the charge. But a few turns later, Colt Nichols took over the reins. TH Racing's Pierce Low also made a quick pass to move into second, and these three were the ones to beat. The three orange-bike riders finished the moto in that order. earned second overall. Sean Bowling used his Honda to capture the final podium step. The 125cc Beginner gate was almost full, and when it fell, it was Yamaha pilot Austin Hall winning both motos for the overall. Adolfo Obregon, on another Yamaha, used a final-moto effort to score second overall. Kawasaki sent Jordan Dooley to take the final podium position and prevent a Yamaha sweep. The 125cc C riders took to the track and kept the scorers busy. Kawasaki jockey Tyler Elliot took the overall win without a moto victory. KTM rider Dylan Howell was second overall by only one point. Kevin Penny was the last rider to make the podium with a first-moto victory. After all, points are points. RESULTS 50 HON/KTM OIL-INJ: 1. Tristan Smith (Cob); 2. Trevor Proctor (KTM); 3. Logan Casey (Suz); 4. Andrew Spradlin (Hon); 5. Riley Johnson (Yam). 50 SHAFT: 1. Landon Mathis (Yam); 2. Taylor Benton (Yam); 3. Kade Stimpson (Yam); 4. Laurel Mooney (Yam); 5. Jake Hurley (Cob). 50 (4-6): 1. Julian Kempany (KTM); 2. Tristan Smith (Cob); 3. Landon Mathis (Yam); 4. Jake Hurley (Cob); 5. Jacqui Riggins (KTM). 50 (7-8): 1. Cameron Shepard (KTM); 2. Jarrett Priest (KTM); 3. Logan Rainwater (Cob); 4. Jace Smith (KTM); 5. Ethan Deneve (Kaw). 50 OPEN: 1. Cameron Shepard (KTM); 2. Jarrett Priest (KTM); 3. Logan Rainwater (Cob); 4. Julian Kempany (KTM); 5. Jace Smith (KTM). 65 (7-9): 1. Tayler Davidson (Cob); 2. Alec Riggins (KTM); 3. Landon Gentry (Suz); 4. Austin Clark (Suz); 5. Cameron Shepard (KTM). 65 (10-11): 1. David Nizzari (KTM); 2. Brandyn Clark (Yam); 3. Hunter Westfall (KTM); 4. Austin Potts (Kaw); 5. Justin Parmer (Kaw). 65 OPEN: 1. Brandyn Clark (Yam); 2. Austin Clark (Suz); 3. Austin Potts (Kaw); 4. Cory Massey (KTM); 5. Luke Littlefield (Kaw). 85 BEG: 1. David Dickerson (Suz); 2. Brandon Massey (Hon); 3. Dalton Hooper (Hon); 4. Cody Keen (Yam); 5. Ryan Wesson (Yam). 85 (7-11): 1. Colby Mullins (Yam); 2. Jacob Seagraves (Yam); 3. Tayler Davidson (Cob); 4. Alec Riggins (KTM); 5. Jordan Goddis (Suz). 85 (12-15): 1. Nic Kimsey (Yam); 2. Brandon Massey (Hon); 3. Justin Mullins (Kaw); 4. Zack Jeffords (Yam); 5. Zack Corbin (Suz). S/MINI 80-105: 1. Trent Shuler (Kaw); 2. Jonathan Foskey (Hon); 3. Zack Corbin (Suz). 125 BEG: 1. Austin Hall (Yam); 2. Adolfo Obregon (Yam); 3. Jordan Dooley (Kaw); 4. John Dean (KTM); 5. Jamie McConnell (Suz). 125 C: 1. Tyler Elliott (Kaw); 2. Dylan Howell (KTM); 3. Kevin Penny (Hon); 4. Steven Brantley (Yam); 5. Sean Bowling (Hon). 250 BEG: 1. Jacob Brookshire (Yam); 2. John Cothran (Suz). 250 OPEN B: 1. Chad Whidby (Yam). 250 C: 1. Kevin Penny (Hon). U/L AM: 1. John KTM jockey Cameron Shepard took off and was gone, winning both motos. KTM pilot Jarrett Priest kept the throttle pinned and took second overall. Cobra rider Logan Rainwater prevented a KTM sweep by taking the final podium position. The 50cc Open class was a repeat of the previous class in the finishing order, with Shepard, Priest and Rainwater collecting the awards again. The 65cc (7-9) contest was the Tayler Davidson show, as the KTM rider absconded with two moto wins. Alec Riggins, also KTM-mounted, took the second-overall points and also put on a good show. Landon Gentry, on his Suzuki, took the final podium spot with a last-moto push. KTM rider David Nizzari was giving riding lessons out front and won both 65cc (10-11) motos. Nizzari, on his 65cc machine, was clearing some of the jumps that the big bikes weren't. Brandyn Clark took the second podium spot with a good ride on his Gwinette Nissan Yamaha. KTM rider Hunter Westfall used the last moto to gain a spot on the podium. The 80cc Beginner division was a big class this weekend. Suzuki pilot Davis Dickerson ran away with both motos. Brandon Massey took the runner-up spot with a good ride on his Medallist Golf Honda. Honda honcho Dalton Hooper earned the final podium step. In the 85cc (12-15) class, Yamaha-mounted Nic Kimsey scored maximum points with two moto wins. Massey scored another second overall. Kawasaki jockey Justin Mullins took the final podium points. The Youth contest is always a good race, and this night was no exception. Honda rider Jonathan Foskey took the overall victory with a pair of moto wins. Yamaha-mounted Timothy Mullins