CMX
Port Perry Motocross
May 10, 2005
Brett Dailey
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| Eventual winner, Tim Tim Zufelt
(564) holeshots the GP Intermediate class followed
by Dave Arnold (439), Tyler Winer (777), Julian
Lapointe (278), Peter Ledingham (31), Craig Asselstine
(738), Martin Harant (707) and Matt Hansford (383).
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A race in
Port Perry, less than an hour from my house? Yes it
was Mother's Day but even my wife understands that I
get an itch for racing when the track is almost in my
backyard. Tom Beaton and the CMX crew took advantage
of a break in the CMRC schedule and hosted a two-day
event in Port Perry on Mother's Day. It was a good gamble
as the race attracted lots of racers and the weather
couldn't have been better.
The track
is located just outside the town of Port Perry and features
a nice layout with a few big jumps. In the morning,
the dirt had a nice loamy consistency in the front but
it was pretty wet in the back portion of the track.
As the day progressed, the back section dried out and
stayed loamy but the front got dusty pretty quickly.
All in all, the track looked fun and the racers were
enjoying the racing and the weather.
Aside from
the riders below, the standouts were: Rachael Piercey
and Nathan Cryer swapped moto wins in the 50cc 4-6 class;
Ricky Beaton swept the 50cc 7-8 class; John Penney went
1-1 in the 65cc B class while Bobby Byers did the same
in the 65cc A class and the 85cc 8-12 class; Dan Pilon
won the 85cc 13-16 class and the GP mini class; Katerina
Mildner went 1-1 in the Ladies class; John Peterbaugh
won the 125 B class and the Novice GP class; In the
Novice A class, Brandyn Nagel, Marcus Burke and Jay
Singler all won motos; Lee Moffatt won the +30B class
followed by Toby Stoll while Wayne Major won the +30A
class; and finally, Pat Beasley swept the +40 class.
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Holeshot
Racing's Dave Belford raced the 250 pro class
and the +30A class. |
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The
junior classes featured full gates. Motocross
is looking good! |
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The
fastest Intermediate of the day, Brad Adams finished
fourth in the Pro Am class, third in the Youth
class and won the 125 Intermediate class.
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Remember
Derek Arnold from the 2001 Canadian Nationals?
He was motoleague.com's pick of the week for about
four weeks straight with a couple of top 10 finishes
in 125 East. The 26-year-old motorcycle mechanic
is getting into shape and hopes to line up for
the Gopher Dunes national in July. |
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Craig
Asselstine finished 8-9 in the 250 Intermediate
class and 4-5 in GP Intermediate on his new Suzuki
RM-Z450. |
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Marcus
Burke won the first 125 Novice A moto. His 1-3
was good for second overall. |
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South
Africa's Richard Chater was the hero of the day.
He swept the 250 Pro, ProAm and Youth classes.
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Probably
the best rut rider on the track, Cory Gerrits
was second overall in 125 Intermediate and fifth
overall in ProAm and fourth overall in Youth.
How many motos do these guys ride? |
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Oops.
Even the best rut riders get stuck in wheel-deep
ruts. |
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Martin
Harant was second overall in 250 Intermediate
and GP Intermediate but he almost got Zufelt in
one of the motos. |
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There
were quite a few two-strokes on the line—even
in the 125 class. |
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Sean
Martland (361) holeshots the 250 Pro class. |
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Tim
Zufelt swept the 250 Intermediate and GP Intermediate
classes and went 6-6 in ProAm. |
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Big
crash at the start of the 85cc race. |
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Paul
Kingsley handles the ref duties. Looking for the
poster child for motocross-induced knee injuries?
Look no further than Mr. Kingsley. |
For a full listing of race results, click here: Sat,
Sun
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