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MOTOCROSS -=20 Answer/MSR Missouri State MX=20 Championships
By Gale=20 Palmer

Photo By Gale=20 Palmer = (Photo =A9 Cycle=20 News, Inc. 2006)

Clark Roams to=20 Buffalo Win

7/3/2005 =

BUFFALO, = MO

The track at Buffalo Motocross Park incorporates the = rolling=20 hills of the small western Missouri town into a = natural-terrain=20 motocross track. The track also includes timing sections, = whoops,=20 and manmade jumps to enhance that natural terrain. This was = the site=20 of round five of the Answer/MSR Missouri State Motocross=20 Championships, presented by Linn Technical College and = sponsored by=20 Lebanon Suzuki/ Kawasaki/ Husqvarna.

The Supermini class features motorcycles from 85cc to = 105cc. Most=20 of the riders are in the latter years of their minicycle = careers.=20 This class offers the chance to ride bikes up to 105cc as a=20 transition to the big bikes. Many of these riders will = advance to=20 the Intermediate class when they make the move to the big = bikes.=20 These young riders are, for the most part, seasoned veterans = of the=20 sport, and it shows.=20

The first Supermini moto started with Cody Clark = (173)=20 setting a blistering pace and Devin Reed, Brent Arnold, Todd = Bloxham=20 and Justin Sutterer rounding out the top five. This was the = very=20 first moto of the day, and parts of the track that had been = watered=20 after practice made the track a little more difficult to = negotiate.=20 The top five held their positions for the first full lap. = Clark was=20 way out in front of the pack, but the battle was on for the = other=20 positions. Sutterer rode his way past Bloxham into fourth. = When the=20 checkers flew, Clark held the first position with about 11 = seconds=20 over the runner-up, Reed, while Arnold, Sutterer and Bloxham = rounded=20 out the top five.=20

The second moto began with Clark again leading early. = Tyeson=20 Humphrey held second, with Sutterer in third. When the = riders=20 rounded the second turn, Clark was still out front, but now = Sutterer=20 was in second and Reed was in third. Arnold and Humphrey = followed.=20 Arnold pushed Sutterer until Sutterer surrendered the third=20 position. When the race came to an end, it was again Clark = in the=20 first position, with a perfect day of racing in the = Supermini class.=20 Reed, Arnold, Humphrey and Bloxham filled the remaining top=20 positions.=20

The 125cc Expert class began with Ben Heibel leading the = first=20 lap. Unfortunately, he went down on the tabletop just before = completing the lap. This allowed Jeff Crutcher to take over = the=20 lead. Ben Schrik filed into second, followed by Josh Mast, = Justin=20 Cagney and Mason Glorioso. Schrik went down trying to make = the pass=20 on Crutcher, so Cagney moved up to second. Chris Sweeney = moved up to=20 third. The hard-charging Brian Stone worked his way up to = second=20 near race=92s end. Stone was closing on Crutcher, but = Crutcher held on=20 for the win. Stone was second, in front of Cagney, Sweeney = and Mast.=20

Moto two began with Heibel in front, and first-moto = winner=20 Crutcher in second. Mast, Stone and Schrik filled out the = top five.=20 Heibel pulled away from the field after a near miss by = Crutcher gave=20 him some breathing room. Stone passed Crutcher near the end = of the=20 race for second, and first overall. Mast briefly passed = Schrik but=20 couldn=92t make the pass stick. The race finished with = Heibel out=20 front, Stone in second, and Crutcher, Schrik and Mast = rounding out=20 the top five.=20

Results

50 (4-6): 1. Austin Forkner (Cob); 2. Carter = Stephenson=20 (Cob); 3. Bink Lewis (Lem); 4. Tanner Stack (Cob); 5. Dalton = McNutt=20 (KTM).

50 (7-8): 1. Michael Wright (Pol); 2. Tristan = Stack (Cob);=20 3. Carter Wolfe (KTM); 4. Ben Bloss (Pol); 5. Dalton = Matthiesen=20 (KTM).

50 OPEN: 1. Michael Wright (Pol); 2. Ben Bloss = (Pol); 3.=20 Carter Stephenson (Cob); 4. Aaron Williams (KTM); 5. Austin = Forkner=20 (Cob).

65 (6-8): 1. Austin Bruckshaw (KTM); 2. Cody = Powell (KTM);=20 3. Michael Wright (Suz); 4. James Gall (Suz); 5. Aaron = Williams=20 (KTM).

65 (9-11): 1. John Berry (Kaw); 2. Blake Lilly = (Kaw); 3.=20 A. Gearhart (Kaw); 4. Korey Teson (KTM); 5. Zach Stephenson = (Kaw).

65 OPEN: 1. John Berry (KTM); 2. A. Gearhart = (Kaw); 3.=20 Austin Scott (Suz); 4. Sky Richards (Kaw); 5. Cody Powell = (KTM).

85 (8-11): 1. John Berry (Kaw); 2. Zach Stephenson = (Kaw);=20 3. Zach Collier (Yam); 4. Sky Richards (Kaw); 5. C.J. = Bertagnolli=20 (Suz).

85 (12-13): 1. Brent Arnold (Hon); 2. Tyeson = Humphrey=20 (Suz); 3. Devin Reed (Kaw); 4. Todd Bloxham (Suz); 5. Chad = Crawford=20 (Yam).

85 (14-16): 1. Cody Clark (Suz); 2. Justin = Sutterer (Suz);=20 3. Tyler Rennison (Suz); 4. James Lambert (Yam); 5. Jordan = Creech=20 (Yam).

S/MINI 80-105: 1. Cody Clark (Suz); 2. Devin Reed = (Kaw);=20 3. Brent Arnold (Hon); 4. Todd Bloxham (Suz); 5. Justin = Sutterer=20 (Suz).

125 BEG: 1. Tim Beeson (Kaw); 2. Toby Sherrill = (Yam); 3.=20 Chad Meyers (Kaw); 4. Cody Dragon (Suz); 5. Brandon Taylor = (Yam).

125 NOV: 1. Brandon Malen (Suz); 2. Austin = Richards (Kaw);=20 3. Broc Ridehnour (Suz); 4. Jon Driskill (Hon); 5. Nick Self = (Suz).

125 INT: 1. Jimmy Albertson (Yam); 2. Bubba Byrd = (Kaw); 3.=20 Ryan Loganbill (Yam); 4. Will Barnard (Hon); 5. Adam Merrick = (Kaw).

125 EX: 1. Brian Stone (Suz); 2. Jeff Crutcher = (Suz); 3.=20 Ben Heibel (Hon); 4. Josh Mast (Kaw); 5. Chris Sweeney = (Hon).

250 BEG: 1. Gerrit Rockley (Yam); 2. Todd Pitts = (Hon); 3.=20 James Westerdale (Hon); 4. Joshua Gumm (Kaw); 5. Aaron Joray = (Yam).

250 NOV: 1. Austin Richards (Kaw); 2. Ryan McMinn = (Suz);=20 3. Alex Scoggin (Hon); 4. Blain Tollefson (Hon); 5. Greg = Palmersheim=20 (Hon).

250 INT: 1. Jimmy Albertson (Yam); 2. Ryan = Loganbill=20 (Yam); 3. Bubba Byrd (Kaw); 4. Gregg Albertson (Yam); 5. = Michael=20 Simmoneau (Kaw).

250 EX: 1. Brian Stone (Suz); 2. Doug Stone (Hon); = 3.=20 Chris Sweeney (Hon); 4. Josh Mast (Kaw); 5. Justin Cagney = (Suz).

B/BK OPEN: 1. Gregg Albertson (Yam); 2. Jeff = Hudgins=20 (Suz); 3. Jon Driskill (Hon); 4. Adam Merrick (Kaw); 5. = Robert=20 Busiek (Kaw).

WMN 0-105cc: 1. Ciara Paulson (Yam).

WMN 106-250: 1. Erin Harby (Yam); 2. Liz Deems = (Yam); 3.=20 Ashley Hudgens (Yam); 4. Traci Hiatt (Yam).

SCHBY (11-15): 1. Cody Clark (Suz); 2. Brandon = Malen=20 (Suz); 3. Austin Richards (Kaw); 4. Scott Gebken (Hon); 5. = Will=20 Barnard (Hon).

25+ PRO/AM: 1. Brian Stone (Suz); 2. Doug Stone = (Hon); 3.=20 Josh Mast (Kaw).

30+ PRO/AM: 1. Doug Stone (Hon).

30+ TROPHY: 1. Jason Jarrett (Yam); 2. Darrell = Jackson=20 (Yam); 3. Jim Jackson (Yam); 4. Robbie Welborn (Yam); 5. = Loren=20 Zirjacks (Suz).

35+ PRO/AM: 1. Jeff Rowe (Hon); 2. John Matthews = (Kaw); 3.=20 Gale Palmer (Suz); 4. Bruce Clarke (Kaw).

40+ PRO/AM: 1. John Matthews (Kaw); 2. Gale Palmer = (Suz);=20 3. Paul Laughlin (Yam); 4. Mike Forkner (Kaw); 5. Bruce = Clarke=20 (Kaw).

40+ TROPHY: 1. Steve Goff (Hon); 2. Jason Blystone = (Suz);=20 3. Tony Saenz (Hon); 4. Dan Howard (Hon); 5. Pete Saenz = (Hon).

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