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1.25.2011 Issue 3
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AMA
FIM
Supercross
Series
Supercross Round 2
Huntley Kicks it Off!
Infineon Raceray
Recycles!
Sawyer Scores at
Motoplex
Round 2: Phoenix, Arizona
Kicking It Old-School
AMA FIM Supercross Series
Round 2: Chase Field
Text and Photo courtesy of
Yamaha
PHOENIX, AZ, JAN. 15, 2011
[pic]
In an amazing show of
speed and strength, James
Stewart (7, left) dominated
the second round of the
2011
AMA
Supercross
season with a convincing
win at Chase Field in
Phoenix,
Arizona,
on
Saturday, January 15. The
San
Manuel/
Red
Bull/
Yamaha YZ450F racer set
the pace throughout the day,
setting the fastest lap time
in
practice
and
then
grabbing the holeshot and
leading every race lap to
record his first main-event
win of the year and the 38th
Supercross
win
of
his
career. The victory also
pulled him to within two
points of Ryan Villopoto in
the standings as the series
heads to Dodger Stadium in
Los Angeles for the first
time next Saturday, January
22.
In Phoenix, Stewart’s go-forbroke riding style caused
him to crash in his heat
race, but he rebounded to
ride fluidly in the main
event. Rarely during the
race
did
Stewart
look
ragged at all, even though
the
Phoenix
track
was
slippery
and
tricky
in
places, catching several top
competitors off guard. Just
as
he’d
promised
after
Round 2: Phoenix, Arizona
getting a slow start in the
opening round in Anaheim
the previous week, Stewart
rocketed to the front of the
field in the 20-lap main
event. With defending title
holder Ryan Dungey and
perennial rival Chad Reed
outside the top five at first,
Stewart’s only tailgaters
during the early going were
Kevin Windham and then
Villopoto. But a fall by
Villopoto
on
lap
nine
handed
Stewart
a
comfortable six-second lead
and, ultimately, the win.
“I really wanted to pull that
holeshot,” Stewart admitted
after the race. “This track
was tough tonight, but I
haven’t won in over a year,
so I really wanted this one.
I was even a little nervous
out there. But I want to
thank everyone on my team
for giving me such an
awesome bike. This feels
great!”
“I’m glad to see James
Stewart back to his winning
ways,”
said
Yamaha
Supercross team manager
Jim
Perry.
“It’s
very
rewarding for the team,
which put in a lot of hard
work last week. So is the
fact that half of the field
was riding YZ450Fs this
weekend,
with
four
Yamahas in the top 10,
including
Joe
Gibbs
Racing’s Justin Brayton in
sixth, Moto Concepts’ Kyle
Chisholm in ninth, and
Stewart’s teammate Kyle
Regal in 10th.”
Chase Field
Phoenix, Arizona
Results: January 15, 2011
(Round 2)
SUPERCROSS LITES:
1. Josh Hansen (Kaw); 2.
Broc Tickle (Kaw); 3. Ryan
Morais (Suz); 4. Cole Seely
(Hon); 5. Eli Tomac (Hon);
6. Tyla Rattray (Kaw); 7.
James Decotis (Hon); 8.
Travis Baker (Hon); 9.
Martin Davalos (Suz); 10.
Kyle Cunningham (Yam).
SUPERCROSS:
1. James Stewart (Yam); 2.
Ryan Villopoto (Kaw); 3.
Trey Canard (Hon); 4. Chad
Reed
(Hon);
5.
Ryan
Dungey (Suz); 6. Justin
Brayton (Yam); 7. Andrew
Short
(KTM);
8.
Brett
Metcalfe (Suz); 9. Kyle
Chisholm (Yam); 10. Kyle
Regal (Yam).
Huntley Kicks It Off!
Huntley Kicks It Off at Cold
Cup Opener!
California Gold Cup
Motocross Series
Round 1: Perris Raceway
Story and Photos by Rodney
Rutherford
PERRIS, CA, JAN. 16, 2011
On
a
beautiful
Southern
California Sunday, California
Gold Cup Motocross cut the
ribbon on round one of its fiveround 2011 series. Some 468
Issue 3
entrants came through the
gate from places as far away
as Canada, Utah, Nevada,
Arizona, and all corners of the
Golden State. The gate crew
kept the ball rolling with a
smooth
moto-to-moto
transition throughout the 20race schedule, minimizing wait
time
despite
the
large
showing. Of course, CGC pays
contingency at every round for
Cobra, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM
and Suzuki, and at every
round
for
Yamaha
except
round
two,
offering
an
excellent incentive to come on
out and moto!
The traditional home of round
one,
Los
Angeles
County
Raceway, was forced to close
when
Granite
Construction
ended the lease. Assuming the
home of CGC round one,
Perris Raceway’s motocross
track has been in a transition
of its own after being taken
over
by
Pala
Raceway’s
management. The track was
prepared diligently by the Pala
Huntley Kicks It Off!
staff and it was ready to go
despite the recent rains. With
20 races, it’s time for the
green, so let’s race!
2011 0116 CA Perris CGC 1
PHOTO A Jessie Huntley 853
Motorsports, One Industries,
Maxima, Deft Glove and Nova
Suspension.
Huntley went to work in the
first 450 Intermediate moto,
taking the lead early, but he
had
company
–
Andrew
Campagna (94, below, battling
with Christian Campos, 92),
and Troy Lee Designs/John
Burr
Cycles
racer
Blake
Savage. Totally at home on the
450,
Huntley
shook
the
chasers and sped in for the
moto win, with Savage second
and Campagna third.
2011 0116 CA Perris CGC 1
PHOTO B Andrew Campagna
94 vs Christian Campos 92
Heading
into
his
second
season in the Intermediate
echelon,
16-year-old
Jessie
Huntley (853, above) stepped
into the top five on a regular
basis
during
2010.
Now
seasoned in the super-fast
class, his gun decks were fully
stocked as he set sail in the
450
Intermediate,
250
Intermediate,
and
125/250
Schoolboy
(Through
16)
classes. Huntley went on to
rope the wins in the 450
Intermediate (via a perfect 1-1
showing) and Schoolboy (with
a 2-1 tally) classes, and he
finished third in the 250
Intermediate class (via a 2-9
tally) after placing second in
moto one. Huntley will be
competing at local races in
2011 with his sights set on
Mammoth, the Loretta Lynn
Amateur Championships, and
the World Minis. He said he
appreciates
the
help
he
receives
from
Callaway
Issue 3
In moto two, Huntley again
had company – this time
Savage, Adam Call and Mitch
Van De Mortel. These three
were just was no match for
Huntley, as he raced away,
compiling a 10-second split
over second-placed Savage by
the checkers. Van De Mortel
was third at the finish. Huntley
(1-1) topped the class, with
Savage (2-2) second and Van
De Mortel (4-3) third overall.
2011 0116 CA Perris CGC 1
PHOTO C Blake Savage 762
Utah resident Blake Savage
(762, above) received his
vengeance
in
the
250
Intermediate class, shutting
out the class with two wins
and the overall.
Two-time National Amateur
Girls’
Champion
Amanda
Maheu came out with the
family from Utah to have some
fun in the 125-250 Women’s
class, which had a full gate,
with 17 other combatants
ready to go knobby to knobby.
Maheu also had 2010 Gold
Cup Champion Shelby Ward
and
two-time
Mini-Moto
champ Erika Short chopping
the throttle at the gate and
ready to rip.
Unfortunately, Maheu went
down early in moto one, but
she put on quite a show as she
raced through the crowded
field. Short was busy in first,
as Ward, running second, kept
her in check, in anticipation of
an
imminent
passing
opportunity.
On lap four, Ward made an
outside pass on the tiring
Short for the lead. On lap five,
Maheu, now in third, was
pressing Short. After a failed
pass attempt, Maheu attacked
again, making an inside move
Huntley Kicks It Off!
on Short in a corner, and now
Ward had company! Maheu
had come back from nearly
dead last and passed her way
all the way to front – and she
topped off this spectacular
comeback with a last-lap pass
for the win! Ward was second
and Short third.
2011 0116 CA Perris CGC 1
PHOTO D Women’s moto two
start
In moto two, everything was
back to normal, as Amanda
Maheu (51, above) set the
early pace in the front, ahead
of Kelly Brown (110), Erika
Short
(813),
Rachel
Van
Piepen (145) and the rest of
the pack. Maheu pulled away
for the moto win and the
overall. Ward and Short were
second and third, respectively,
in the moto and overall.
Sean Cantrell has stepped it
up, riding with the older
racers in the 85/150 Open
class and placing fifth in the
23-racer
field,
second
in
Supermini (Through 13) class,
and first in the 85 (Through
11) class – a great start in the
larger classes for the Newbury
Park speedster.
well in the 2010 Gold Cup. He
came back in 2011 to once
again become one of the best
racers in the series. He won all
three classes he entered,
taking the overall in 85/150
Open, 85/150 (12-13) and
Supermini
(Through
13)
classes and winning four of six
motos.
The 250 Novice class had an
imposing roster, with 52 racers
split up into two different
divisions. Each division has
individual awards for top
finishers, but a final run-off at
the end of the day was held for
contingency
placing.
Dylan
Merriam (559, below) won
both of his motos in Division
Two and finished on top of the
heap in the largest class of the
day.
2011 0116 CA Perris CGC 1
PHOTO F Dylan Merriam 559
2011 0116 CA Perris CGC 1
PHOTO E Tristan Miller 35
El
Rockstar
Suzuki’s
Tristan
Miller (35, above) is a topplacing amateur racer doing
Issue 3
Cajon, California’s Bob
Prida won the Over 40 class
with a 2-1 tally and the Over
45 class with a 1-1 score.
There are still four rounds left,
and the next round will be at
Milestone MX on Sunday,
January 30. Please go to
Mxracing.net
for
more
information or call 951/5879812.
Results
PEE WEE (4-6):
1. Jett Reynolds (Cob); 2.
Ryder Di Francesco (Cob); 3.
Brock
Bennett
(Cob);
4.
Anthony
Castro
(Cob);
5.
Joshua Correll (Cob).
PEE WEE (7-8):
1. Stilez Robertson (Cob); 2.
Trevor Finch (Cob); 3. Andrew
Hertzler
(KTM);
4.
Dilan
Schwartz (Cob); 5. Preston
Kilroy (Cob).
SUPER PEE WEE:
1. Andrew Hertzler (KTM); 2.
Dilan
Schwartz
(Cob);
3.
Preston
Kilroy
(KTM);
4.
Trevor Finch (Cob); 5. Ethan
Reyes (Cob).
65 BEG:
1. Matix Soto (KTM): 2. Nolan
Colburn (KTM); 3. Hunter
Mulvain
(KTM);
4.
Ethan
Reyes (KTM); 5. Austin Dooley
(KTM).
65 (6-8):
1. Pierce Brown (Cob); 2.
Stilez Robertson (Kaw); 3.
Chris Nunes (KTM); 4. Joshua
Varize
(KTM);
5.
Dilan
Schwartz (Kaw).
65 (9-11):
1. Conner Mullenix (KTM); 2.
Ciaran
Naran
(KTM);
3.
Mitchell
Falk
(KTM);
4.
Michael Sandoval (KTM); 5.
Jake McCoy (KTM).
65 OPEN:
1. Ciaran Naran (KTM); 2.
Carson Mumford (KTM); 3.
Pierce Brown (Cob); 4. Gavin
Leachman (KTM); 5. Conner
Mullenix (KTM).
85 BEG:
1. Rowdy Soland (Kaw); 2.
Sean Groce (Suz); 3. Randy
Leads (Hon); 4. Matt Jones
(Kaw);
5.
Thomas
Wilcox
(KTM).
85 (0-11):
1. Sean Cantrell (Suz); 2.
Huntley Kicks It Off!
Miles McDonald (Suz); 3. Max
Xander;
4.
Kash
Williams
(Hon); 5. Ian Smith (Yam).
85/150 (12-13):
1. Tristan Miller (Suz); 2. Kade
Walker (Yam); 3. Jeremy Byrne
(Yam);
4.
Willy
Simmons
(Yam); 5. Tanner Scogin (Suz).
85/150 (14-16):
1. Zachary Norton (Yam); 2.
Zach Moistner (Hon); 3. Jantz
Grodzicki (Suz).
85/150 OPEN:
1. Tristan Miller (Suz); 2. Kade
Walker (Yam); 3. Jeremy Byrne
(Yam); 4. Jantz Grodzicki (Suz);
5. Sean Cantrell (Yam).
SUPERMINI (0-13):
1. Tristan Miller (Suz); 2. Sean
Cantrell
(Suz);
3.
Miles
McDonald (Suz); 4. Tanner
Scogin
(Suz);
5.
Chance
Lucchesi (Suz).
SUPERMINI (0-16):
1. Jantz Grodzicki (Suz); 2.
Avell
Hodges
(Hon);
3.
Zachary Norton (Yam).
125 2-STROKE OPEN:
1. Kyle Doyle (Yam); 2. Justin
Sherwood (Suz); 3. Wyatt
Martin (Hon); 4. Tyler Felix
(KTM); 5. Tanner Bjorklund
(Yam).
150 4-STROKE (0-16):
1. Avell Hodges (Hon); 2.
Chance Lucchesi (Hon); 3.
Kenneth Illman (Hon); 4. Eric
Snow
(Hon);
5.
Cameron
McLaughlin (Suz).
125-250 WOMEN:
1. Amanda Maheu (Yam); 2.
Shelby Ward (Kaw); 3. Erika
Short (Hon); 4. Michelle Smith
(Yam); 5. Kendra Battles (Kaw).
125/250 SCHOOLBOY (0-
Issue 3
16):
1. Jessie Huntley (Kaw); 2.
Colton Aeck (Suz); 3. Joe
Reynolds (Kaw); 4. James Herz
(Kaw); 5. Dusty Humphries
(Suz).
250 BEG:
1. Dane Davies (Yam); 2.
Robbie Mitchell (Suz); 3. Jake
Rawlings
(Hon);
4.
Tyler
Shockey
(Suz);
5.
Caleb
Dykhoff (Yam).
250 NOV:
1. Dylan Merriam (Yam); 2.
James Wilcox (KTM); 3. Dustin
Phares (Hon); 4. A.J. Lowe
(Kaw); 5. Gatlan Haddon (Yam).
250 INT:
1. Blake Savage (Kaw); 2.
James Herz (Kaw); 3. Jessie
Huntley (Kaw); 4. Brian Burns
(Hon); 5. Joe Reynolds (Kaw).
250 PRO:
1. Kristers Teko (Yam); 2. Kyler
Jones
(Hon);
3.
Shawn
Rhinehart (Suz); 4. James
Dickson (Kaw).
250 4-STROKE OPEN:
1. Bryce Harkey (Yam); 2.
Dusty Humphries (Suz); 3.
Brian Burns (Hon); 4. C.J.
Ferrigno (Yam); 5. Brandon
Gravley (Kaw).
450 NOV:
1. Devin Wilson (Yam); 2. Greg
Herrera (Yam); 3. Matt Pastor
(Yam); 4. Garrett Powell (Hon);
5. Lance Robbins (Suz).
450 INT:
1. Jessie Huntley (Kaw); 2.
Blake Savage (Kaw); 3. Mitch
Van De Mortel (Yam); 4.
Austen Scroggins (KTM); 5.
Andrew Campagna (Yam).
450 PRO:
1. Nick Sanchez (Hon); 2.
Mitch
Alcorn
(Yam);
3.
Kristers Teko (Yam); 4. Derek
Stephens (Hon); 5. Kyler Jones
(Hon).
450 4-STROKE OPEN:
1. Hunter Rollins (Kaw); 2.
Devin Wilson (Yam).
250-450 COLLEGEBOY (1825):
1. Austen Scroggins (KTM); 2.
Adam Call (Yam); 3. Clint
Cravens (Hon); 4. Cameron
Kyler (Suz); 5. Greg Herrera
(Yam).
30+: 1.
Mike Gee (Suz).
35+:
1. Clint Briska (Yam); 2. Phil
Dowell (Yam); 3. Mike Gee
(Suz).
40+:
1. Bob Prida (Kaw); 2. Michael
Robbins (Hon); 3. Mike Antles
(Yam); 4. Mark Flinders (Kaw);
5. Phil Dowell (Yam).
45+:
1. Bob Prida (Kaw); 2. Mike
Antles (Yam); 3. Dennis Davies
(Yam).
Infineon Raceway Recycles!
Infineon Raceway
By John Cardinale
SONOMA, CA, JAN. 18, 2011
Infineon
Raceway
has
reaffirmed its position as an
industry leader in recycling,
collecting more than 67 tons of
materials during the 2010 Big
O Tires racing season.
The raceway partnered with
the Conservation Corps North
Bay to collect 135,017 pounds
of materials during the 2010
season, which included the
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series,
NHRA Full Throttle Drag
Racing Series, IZOD IndyCar®
Series and AMA Pro Road
Racing event weekends. The
raceway has collected more
than 208 tons of materials
(417,934 pounds) since the
inception
of
its
recycling
program in 2004.
“One of the most obvious and
effective steps we can take in
maintaining
a
sustainable
business operation is to ensure
the tremendous volumes of
packaging and other materials
that come through this facility
find
their
way
into
the
recycling stream,” said Steve
Page, president and general
Issue 3
manager of Infineon Raceway.
“We don’t get 100 percent, but
that’s our goal, and we’re
pushing hard.”
2010 and continues to be
involved,
offering
energyefficient alternatives to the
raceway.
Here is a breakdown of the
recycling totals from 2010:
The facility will also feature
clean-racing technologies on
the racetrack at some of its
major
events
in
2011,
including the West Coast Moto
Jam, May 11-15. For the
second year, the weekend will
feature
the
TTXGP
U.S.
Championships,
which
showcases the best in electricmotorcycle
racing.
The
raceway also hopes to host a
green performance summit for
industry
leaders
at
its
INDYCAR event in August.
Aluminum: 2,384 pounds
Glass: 9,209 pounds
Plastics: 9,594 pounds
Single-stream
overages:
37,210 pounds
Metal debris: 12,740 pounds
Cardboard: 49,880 pounds
Tires: 14,000 pounds
Infineon Raceway also works
with Safety-Kleen to recycle
used oil products at its
NASCAR and NHRA events.
Safety-Kleen refines more than
200,000 gallons of used motor
oil each year at racing events
and a total of 200 million
gallons of used motor oil from
customers throughout North
America.
Infineon Raceway’s recycling
efforts are part of a larger
sustainability platform, which
was officially launched in
November
through
a
partnership with Panasonic
Corporation of North America.
The partnership includes a
solar installation system that
will provide for 41 percent of
the raceway's overall energy
use, as well as a dual-sided,
solar-powered LED board that
will replace the current board,
which sits on Highway 37,
outside the raceway. PG&E
provided
a
comprehensive
energy audit of the raceway in
For more information about
Infineon
Raceway’s
sustainability
efforts,
visit
www.infineonraceway.com/sust
ainability.
Sawyer Scores at Motoplex!
M2X Racing Winter Cup
Races Series
Round 1: A.V. Motoplex
Motocross Park
By Greg Robertson
Photos
by
GregRobertsonsRacePhotos.co
m
LANCASTER, CA, JAN. 9,
2011
2011 0109 CA AVMMxPk M2X
Rd 1 PHOTO A Tanner Sawyer
23
Tanner Sawyer (23, above)
split moto wins with his fellow
Honda rider Blayne Thompson
to top the Moto X Novice class
during the opening round of
the 2011 M2X Racing Winter
Cup Races Series, held at the
A.V. Motoplex Motocross Park.
When the gate dropped for
opening-moto action, it was
Sawyer getting to the first turn
first, ahead of Thompson, Ryan
Jones, Adam Moore and Mark
Flinders. Thompson closed to
Sawyer’s back wheel by the
end of lap one, and he would
pressure Sawyer up until the
penultimate circuit, when he
went down in a corner.
Thompson was quickly up and
under way again, but not
before Jones was able to slip
past for a second-place finish.
Meanwhile, Moore has his
Issue 3
hands full with a determined
Flinders but was able to hold
him off at the checkers for
fourth.
Moto two’s start was a
duplicate of the first, as
Sawyer absconded with the
holeshot, over Thompson and
Jones.
Thompson
studied
Sawyer’s lines for only a single
lap of the jump-laden track
before taking over the top spot.
Thompson was on a mission,
and he quickly put a couple of
seconds on Sawyer en route to
the
second-moto
victory.
Sawyer crossed the finish in a
comfortable
runner-up
position, which was good
enough to collect the firstplace trophy. The 2-3 tally of
Jones earned third, over the 45 finishes of Moore and the 6-4
score of Jade MacDonald.
for the opening-moto win.
Sawyer kept the pressure
applied throughout the moto
but had to settle for a close
second in the end. Mitchell
Miller steadily worked his way
toward the front of the field on
his Kawasaki for a hard-fought
third-place
showing,
over
Mitch Tieslau and Ryan Popp.
Moto two was a Thompson
benefit, as he shot out to an
immediate lead and was never
really
challenged.
Sawyer
gated in second place and
fended
off
the
moto-long
advances of Miller to claim the
second-place trophy. Popp was
fourth overall with 5-4 rides,
followed by Brandon Pozas (75) and Robert Humphrey (6-7).
2011 0109 CA AVMMxPk M2X
Rd 1 PHOTO C Dalton Shirey
146
2011 0109 CA AVMMxPk M2X
Rd 1 PHOTO Blayne Thompson
007
Both Blayne Thompson (007,
above) and Tanner Sawyer
returned to do battle in the
Lites Novice class, in which
Thompson went wire to wire
Dalton Shirey (146, above)
was simply untouchable in the
85cc Open class. The Honda
rider turned a pair of great
starts into runaway victories.
Noah Chandler and Noah
Baker argued over second
place in moto one until the
midway point, when Baker
slowed with what appeared to
be
a
sticking
throttle.
Chandler motored away to
finish
in
second
place,
followed by Josh Hargraves,
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(Continued)
Randy Engelhardt and Joanna
Vasquez.
While Shirey was long gone
with the second-moto lead,
Baker and his now cooperating
throttle held down second
place for the entire race to
salvage fourth in the final
standings, behind the 2-3
effort of Chandler and the 3-5
tally of Hargraves.
In 85cc (12-13) action, Shirey
ran out front up until the
midway point, when Brandon
Pozas was able to put his YZ85
into the point position for
good. Engelhardt finished all
by himself in third, over
Vasquez and Easton Landon.
Shirey got the holeshot in
moto two but was soon being
hounded
by
Pozas,
who
matched Shirey move for move
but couldn’t quite come up
with a pass and had to settle
for a close second-place finish.
Engelhardt was again third,
followed
by
Vasquez
and
Landon.
2011 0109 CA AVMMxPk M2X
Rd 1 PHOTO D Christian
Hammer 208
KTM-mounted
Christian
Hammer (208, above) went
home with a pair of first-place
trophies from a two-moto
sweep of the 65cc (9-11) and
Issue 3
65cc Open classes. Michael
Lundin (4-2) came out on top
of a points tie with Anthony
McReynolds (3-3) for runnerup honors in the 9-11 age
field. David Dunlap flew his
KTM to a 2-2 showing, over
Tanner McCue, in Open-class
racing.
Results
PEE WEE (0-6):
1. Kohen Spruce.
PEE WEE (7-8):
1. Tristan Mitchell, 2. Lonzel
Francisco, 3. David Ware, 4.
Anthony Asamon.
PEE WEE (9-11):
1. Kevin Comparan.
65 (9-11):
1. Christian Hamer, 2, Michael
Lundin,
3.
Anthony
McReynolds, 4, David Dunlap,
5. Tanner McCue.
65 OPEN:
1. Christian Hammer, 2, David
Dunlap, 3. Tanner McCue.
85 BEG:
1. Brandon Jennings, 2. Josh
Hargraves, 3. Noah Chandler,
4. Garrett Garto.
85 (7-11):
1. Kadin Lehne; 2. Noah Baker,
3. Daniel Lundin. 4. Cole
Cereoli.
85 (12-13):
1. Dalton Shirey, 2. Brandon
Pozas, 3. Randy Engelhardt, 4.
Joanna Vasquez, 5. Easton
Landon.
85 (14-16):
1. Brett Surbet; 2. Max Joubert.
85 OPEN:
1. Dalton Shirey, 2. Noah
Chandler, 3. Josh Hargraves, 4.
Noah Baker, 5. Daniel Lundin.
LITES BEG:
1. Freddy Gomez, 2. Brett
Sorbet, 3. Dillon Thompson, 4.
Race Liberant, 5. Wes Pierce.
LITES NOV:
1. Blayne Thompson, 2. Tanner
Sawyer, 3. Mitchell Miller, 4.
Ryan Popp, 5. Brandon Pozas.
LITES INT:
1. Matt Popp, 2. Cory West.
MOTO X BEG:
1. Jesse Linch, 2. Nick
Baker.
MOTO X NOV:
1. Tanner Sawyer, 2. Blayne
Thompson, 3. Ryan Jones, 4.
Adam
Moore,
5.
Jake
MacDonald.
MOTO X INT:
1. Chad Norris.
MOTO X PRO:
1. Cory Conner, 2. Dustin
Pulliam.
OPEN:
1. Dustin Pulliam, 2. Brett
Sorbet, 3. Race Liberante, 4.
Shy Moshe, 5. Dan Golubovic
WOMEN MASTERS:
1. Maryann Seevers.
30+ AM:
1. Mark Flinders, 2. Alberto
Comparan.
30+ MASTERS:
1. Cameron Doll, 2. Chad
Norris, 3. Robert Lundin.
40+ AM:
1. Rick Jameson, 2. Andrew
Garton, 3. Ray Engelhardt.
40+ MASTERS:
1. Shy Moshe.
50+ AM:
1. John Fullmer.
50+ MASTERS:
1. Garry Conner.
ATV:
1. Nick Baker, 2. Robert
Lundin, 3. Nick Kline.
Kicking It Off Old-School
Perry Mountain Motorcycle
Club Triple-Sanction Cross
Country Shootout
Southern Enduro Riders
Association
MSXC Mid-South Cross
Country
Southern Enduro and Trail
Riders Association
Reynolds Pasture
By Sandy Carter
Additional Material by Thad
Duvall, Blake Diessler, Dustin
Gibson,
Zac
Nash,
Shane
O’Banion, Damon Prince and
Chris Sumner
File Photos by Sandy Carter
MAPLESVILLE, AL, JAN. 89, 2011
The last 40 years have seen
some pretty sweet riding in
the hills of Perry Mountain’s
several thousand acres. The
Perry Mountain Motorcycle
Club is one of the most
interesting
clubs
in
the
Southeast. When asked what
was the best thing about this
race, one rider replied, “Perry
Mountain kicks it old school” –
and so it has since the early
’70s. National enduros, hare
scrambles, ISDT (now ISDE)
qualifiers,
hillclimbs,
dualsport events, flat-track events,
motocross races and field
events, as well as other unique
events, have been held in
Reynolds Pasture, which was
named after Millard Reynolds,
one of the early founders of
the PMMC.
Now in its 13th year, this
SERA/MSXC/SE&TRA
Cross
Country Shootout has grown
so large since its beginnings
that it now takes two days to
accommodate all the riders
Issue 3
entered in this event. Saturday
was for the Youth and ATV
riders, while Sunday morning
was for the Masters B and C,
Over 60 A and B, and Over 66
(SETRA), Beginners (MSXC
and SERA), and Women riders,
and Sunday afternoon’s race
was for the AA, A and B riders.
Mother Nature usually adds
her two cents into this mix,
and she did not hold back this
weekend. Saturday was a
great ride day for all. The
Sunday race was quite another
matter, however, as Mother
Nature threw, as they say in
the South, one big hissy fit.
For those who don’t know,
hissy fits are ugly. If anyone
has a Southern girlfriend or
wife, I don’t need to say
anything else. I am one and I
am speaking from experience.
Sunday morning started with
some rain, and temperatures
were holding steady just above
the 32-degree mark. As the
morning
race
ended,
ice
pellets or sleet began to fall on
the racers who had just battled
throughout the last couple of
hours in the piney woods, and
in terrain that varies from slick
yellow-red clay to lots of sand
and rocks and, blended within
the open pasture known as
Reynolds Pasture, hills, valleys
and creeks.
MSXC’s Chris Sumner said the
morning was freezing when
the
flag
dropped,
but
thermometer
rose
to
a
“scorching” 32 degrees by the
finish.
MSXC’s Steve Lambrusco got
a bad start, in last place on the
front row in the Masters A
class, but in spite of that
beginning, he battled all the
way up to fifth overall and a
first place for MSXC points.
The battle for Golden Masters
points went to MSXC’s Don
Rye, who was third overall in
the Golden Masters class.
Chris
Sumner
and
Greg
Tucker had a great ride from
the second row. While the two
are good friends, they really
had a good race. Sumner
stretched out a good lead for
four laps, but then Gregg
slipped past him, and the
battle was on for the next
quarter-mile – a good wheel-towheel battle leading to the
scoring tent. They finished
third and fourth, respectively,
in Tri-Sanction scoring, but
first and second in MSXC
points.
With a winter storm of epic
proportions bearing down on
the riders, the afternoon race
proved to be a challenge for
all. Freezing rain began to fall
as the race for the AA, A and B
riders began, and it continued
for the next hour or so. The
addition of a gnarly rock
section on the trail behind the
clubhouse (called the “Rock
Garden”) became even more
difficult with a coating of ice.
Riders Thad Duvall, Steward
Baylor and others from the
GNCC
series
came
south
looking for work and some
winter racing in the GNCC offseason. They led the pack of
riders
onto
the
11.7-mile
course, and stretched out that
lead.
Kicking It Off Old-School
2011 0108 AL Perry Mtn MC
Triple Sanc PHOTO A Dustin
Gibson 911
The number-one MSXC rider
of 2010, Dustin Gibson (1/911,
above), was in fourth on the
first lap. He had been cursed
with a blown shock, and he
limped on in and changed the
shock, giving up 15 minutes.
Morning rider Logan P’Poole
(738,
below)
assisted
by
providing a new shock, and
Gibson replaced the blown
one. After the repair, Gibson
really put his heart and mind
into it and twisted the throttle
to make up lost time. He was
able to turn some impressive
lap times and ended up in 11th
place in the AA class, third in
the MSXC points (salvaging
some MSXC points for this
2011 season), and 24th overall.
2011 0108 AL Perry Mtn MC
Triple Sanc PHOTO B Logan
PPoole 738
Even
with
the
weather
deteriorating, the ground was
just fine by MSXC rider Damon
Issue 3
Prince (796, below). He was in
12th place on the first lap, and
he worked hard to move
forward, getting as far as
eighth place – but on the third
lap Damon’s luck ran out. His
RM-Z450 had a newly installed
big tank; what kind of mileage
he would get had been a
question, and that questions
was answered on the third lap,
when Prince ran out of gas. He
started at the 9-mile marker as
the rest of the pack passed
him by and waited for a course
worker from PMMC to bring
him gas to finish. He finished
the fourth lap in 13th place.
2011 0108 AL Perry Mtn MC
Triple Sanc PHOTO C Damon
Prince 796
Getting the holeshot was little
compensation
for
Shane
O’Banion (837, below), the
current MSXC points leader.
Due to illness, he was hardly
riding up to his potential. He
did lead the way until 11 miles
in but then crashed and fell
back to fourth place, and then
faded
to
fifth.
Somehow
managing
to
conjure
up
energy from whatever dregs
he had left, he piloted his
mount to a third-place AA
finish and third overall, and
first in the MSXC points.
2011 0108 AL Perry Mtn MC
Triple Sanc PHOTO D Shane
OBanion 837
Zac “The Ice Man” Nash (45,
below) rode well and ended
his ride with a first place in
Heavy A/Open A in TriSanction scoring, as well as in
the MSXC points and a 10thplace finish overall. Zac has
earned that nickname: When
he finished the race and tried
to get off his KTM, he found
he was frozen to the bike with
a quarter-inch coating of ice,
and his tent had a half-inch of
ice on it. The Indiana place he
calls home looked pretty warm
and inviting after this day.
2011 0108 AL Perry Mtn MC
Triple Sanc PHOTO E Zac
Nash 45
Thad Duval won overall at the
Tri-Sanction.
The
GNCC
champion from West Virginia
Kicking It Off Old-School
had only ridden at Maplesville
once before, several years ago,
in much friendlier weather
conditions.
Duval
is
well
known
for
his
skill
and
abilities, which have made him
a Yamaha factory rider for the
GNCC. He just happened to be
“in the neighborhood” in South
Carolina,
for
work,
and
thought he and his girlfriend
would spend a “relaxing”
weekend racing at Maplesville.
He had ridden at Perry
Mountain once before and, like
most off-road racers, loved the
place. The Tri Sanction at
Maplesville sounded like just
the thing for a midwinter
break, and so they headed
west to Alabama. Mother
Nature just smiled.
The 250F was to Duval’s
liking, over the 450 he usually
rides, and he thought it much
better suited to the tighter
woods and sandy soil, even
with the cooler conditions. He
didn’t get the holeshot, but did
move into first place and
stayed there for the rest of the
race, with his head down and
his mind in the zone for four
laps for the AA and overall
victory. Afterward, he found
that the shortest way home
was the longest way home: It
took 10 hours, traveling east
through Atlanta and straight
into one of the worst ice
storms that area had seen in
some time. A sheet of six
inches of ice coated roads and
crippled anything moving. The
arm pump Duval suffered was
not
from
Maplesville
but
rather a parting gift from
Mother Nature as he drove his
motorhome and trailer back to
Issue 3
the warmer climate of South
Carolina.
Back in Maplesville, as the
parking lot emptied out and
the scoring tent was being
packed up, riders were trying
to beat a hasty retreat from
that advancing ice storm. No
matter which direction people
went home by, they could not
escape the effects of this
winter storm. The South has
not faced weather of this
nature in quite some time.
Make no mistake, Maplesville
and
Perry
Mountain
are
challenging even in perfect
weather. It took racers and
fans returning home from this
event up to five times longer
than
usual,
but
everyone
finally arrived home safely.
More
than
one
racer
commented on the excellence
of the event and the club. The
Perry Mountain Motorcycle
Club has been doing many
motorcycle events for many
years,
in
all
kinds
of
conditions.
As
that
racer
stated above, they “kick it old
school” – and things are done
right.
Results
AA:
1. Thad Duval (SETRA); 2.
Steward Baylor (SERA); 3.
Shane O’Banion (MSXC); 4.
Tristan Redferrin (SETRA); 5.
Cliff Ousley (SETRA).
250 A:
1. Grant Baylor (SERA); 2.
Dillon Swaim (SERA); 3. Ryan
Chunta (SERA).
HEAVY/OPEN A:
1. Zac Nash (MSXC); 2. Alex
McRee (SERA); 3. Brandon
Ferguson (MSXC).
LIGHT/200 A :
1. Jordan Johns (SETRA); 2.
Dillon
Phelps
(MSXC);
3.
Dustin Stevens (SETRA); 4.
Ben Swaim (SERA); 5. Jase
Martin (MSXC).
VET A:
1. Jeff Cowan (MSXC); 2.
Jeremy Ketchum (SETRA); 3.
Casey Nelson (SERA); 4. Scott
Kirchoff (MSXC); 5. Mark
Jones (MSXC).
SR A:
1. Gregg Elrod (MSXC); 2.
Timmy P’Poole (MSXC); 3.
Gary Barr (SETRA); 4. Bret
Zaro (SERA); 5. Frank Anello
(SERA).
SUPER SR A:
1. Eric Gill (MSXC); 2. Phil
Whisenant (SETRA); 3. John
Manning (MSXC).
250 B:
1. Blake Ricketts (MSXC); 2.
James Dicus (MSXC); 3. Mike
Moore (MSXC); 4. Nathan
Denson (SETRA); 5. Mason
Cole (SETRA).
OPEN B:
1. Austin Toon (MSXC); 2.
Chase
Peeler
(MSXC);
3.
Brandon Rinsch (MSXC); 4.
Benjamin Davis (SETRA); 5.
Caid Griffin (MSXC).
LIGHT/200 B:
1. Neal Ousley (SETRA); 2.
Colin Brasher (MSXC); 3.
Jacob
Davis
(SETRA);
4.
Donovan Fields (MSXC); 5.
Ezra Hickerson (MSXC).
4-STROKE B:
1. Drexel Payne (MSXC); 2.
Nick Bryant (MSXC); 3. Blake
Redferrin (MSXC).
VET B:
1. Steven Bynum (MSXC); 2.
James Phipps (SETRA); 3. Toby
Akin
(SERA);
4.
Jason
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Copeland (SETRA); 5. John
Huggins (SETRA).
SR B:
1. Greg Rumery (MSXC); 2.
Todd Elrod (MSXC); 3. Sonny
Morabito (SERA); 4. Dennis
Holden
(MSXC);
5.
Mark
Patterson (MSXC).
MASTERS A:
1. Mitch McCree (SERA); 2.
Phil Ellis (SERA); 3. Steven
Lambruno (MSXC); 4. Jim
Sorrels (MSXC); 5. Bennie
Waldrop (SETRA).
GOLDEN MASTERS A:
1. Jeff Hill (SERA).
GOLDEN MASTERS B:
1. Nick Restivo (SERA); 2.
Mack Barber (SERA); 3. Don
Rye (MSXC); 4. Carl Ivey
(SETRA);
5.
Robert
Berg
(MSXC).
OPEN C:
1. Brandon McClain (SETRA);
2. Jeffrey Clements (SETRA);
3. Eric Fitzpatrick (MSXC);
4.Chad Iverson (SETRA); 5.
Ronald Bordner (MSXC).
250 C:
1. Lee Sumner (MSXC); 2.
John Culbertson (MSXC); 3.
Ryan Dile (MSXC); 4. Colin
Henderson (SERA); 5. Terry
Boxx (MSXC).
LIGHT/200 C:
1. Andrew Clark (MSXC); 2.
Scott Alumns (SETRA); 3.
Dalton Cross (MSXC); 4. Andy
Long
(SETRA);
5.
Dalton
Riddle (MSXC).
OPEN 300 4-STROKE C:
1. Logan P’Poole (MSXC); 2.
Ryan
Watson
(MSXC);
3.
Bronson Childs (MSXC).
OPEN 4-STROKE C:
1. Cody Dial (MSXC); 2. Justin
Miller
(MSXC);
3.
Brian
Stricklin
(MSXC);
4.
Zac
Hickerson (MSXC).
JR M/C:
1. Cole Kirchoff (MSXC); 2.
Will Silas (SETRA); 3. Trent
Whisenant (SETRA); 4. Brock
Oakley (MSXC); 5. Thomas
Young (MSXC).
SUPER SR B:
1. David Hulsey (MSXC); 2.
David Lowery (SERA); 3.
Greg Tucker (MSXC); 4. Chris
Sumner (MSXC); 5. Rob
Roberts (SETRA).
MASTERS B:
1. Roger Mincey (SERA); 2.
Alan Staples (MSXC); 3. Tom
(SERA);
4.
Fabien
Nagle
Dressler (SERA); 5. Jeffrey
Frizzell (MSXC).
VET C:
1. Heath Robinson (MSXC); 2.
Jody Tittle (SERA); 3. Kevin
Murphy (MSXC); 4. Peter
Hayes (MSXC); 5. Alan Quick
(MSXC).
SR C:
1. John Duke (MSXC); 2. Frank
Mann (SERA); 3. Brian Hayes
(MSXC); 4. Pete Alan (SETRA);
5. Charles Baldwin (SERA).
SUPER SR C:
1. Bill Hester (MSXC); 2. Mike
Thurman (SETRA); 3. Jeff
Curtis
(MSXC);
4.
Art
Henderson (SERA); 5. Bryan
Walsh (MSXC).
MASTERS C:
1. Ron Nelson (MSXC); 2.
Glynn Martin (SERA); 3. Jeff
Henson (MSXC); 4. Chuck
Patterson (SERA); 5. Larry
Hagensieker.
60+ A/B:
1. Barney Barfield (SERA).
BEG:
1. Ty Roberts (SETRA); 2.
Matthew Davis (SETRA); 3.
Skylar Strength (SETRA); 4.
Neal Moore (SETRA); 5. Mike
Junkins (MSXC).
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