Unbeatable: Chris Kovarik (Intense) kept his win streak alive at race #4. Chris is flanked by 2nd and 3rd place riders Jason Memmelaar (Diablo Freeride) and Cody Warren (C Dub).
Top women: Melissa Buhl (KHS), Claire Buchar (Intense) and Michelle Rivera (Steven K) finished 1-2-3. It rained overnight and into morning practice, but conditions were perfect by race time.
Skipping the pond: Dale Holmes (KHS) showed improving form in both the 4X and SD. Holmes has strong pedaling endurance! Holmes spends half of the year racing in England.
Pretty in pink: Race promoter Don Jackson's youngest daughter Brittany Crusher took the expert 4X field. The entire Jackson family is way into motocross and gravity and gated mountain biking.
There are many tales in Southridge Winter Series #4's windy city. Like the huge fields. The Winter Series is becoming very busy as more and more riders get an early reconnaissance of the Norba opener beginning March 27, 2008. Then there is Ex BMX World Champ Dale Holmes, the first rider this year to straight up unseat Norba Gated Champ Eric Carter in the 4-Cross. Or how about the yet-to-be-beaten Chris Kovarik winning the downhill by a huge 8 seconds? Then there is Southridge 18-and-Under Expert Champ Kevin Aiello (Yeti) with the 4th best downhill time of the day. And in the Super D? After finally getting beat last race by Norba number 3 Waylon Smith (SoCal Specialized), Norba number 5 Eric Bierman (Niner) rode back on top again. But wait, what's this? Yes, that's KHS 4-Cross'er and BMX'er Dale Holmes taking the Expert Super D field with the 3rd fastest time of the day. Watch out Norba!
What were the stories in the Shimano Winter Series Cross-Country? Intense's Robert Herber was one. Even a shoe failure couldn't stop the blooming pro and Temecula Series race promoter from topping a huge field of elite riders.
That finally brings us to multi amateur motocross champ Rockstar Makita Suzuki rider Ryan Dungey. He is being trained by National Master Cross-Country Champ, and ex Supercross, Motocross and Motocross des Nations Champ Johnny O'Mara. Now that the 125 East Supercross Series has begun, Ryan has a bit of a break until the West Series concludes in two months. So Johnny dragged Ryan along as O'Mara made his first 2008 test appearance aboard his new Niner. For Ryan's first mountain bike race the Supercross star just didn't race, he entered the 18-and-Under Expert category. Then he went on to double the back valley culvert as he rode his loaner Trek hardtail through the Semipro field and on to the the 12th fastest time of the day. Not bad for a first timer...
EPILOUGE Ryan Dungey is 6 points behind Yamaha rider Jason Lawrence heading into the April 26, 2008 Supercross Lites West finale in Seattle, WA. The Supercross Shootout, which pits the East Lites riders against the West Lites riders, will be May 3, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV.
TOP TEN 3 LAP XC RIDERS 1. Robert Herber...Pro...01:39:32.60 2. Kevin Smallman...Pro...01:40:26.07 3. Michael Lee...Pro...01:40:31.92 4. Johnny O'mara...Exp 45-54...01:41:36.36 5. Dana Weber...Pro...01:42:14.38 6. Jason Siegle...Pro...01:42:27.59 7. Eric Bierman...Pro...01:42:58.44 8. Brad Stephenson...Pro...01:43:12.93 9. Romero Forcino...Pro...01:43:23.52 10. Dermot Carroll...Exp 45-54...01:44:03.42
NEXT TEN FASTEST 3 LAP RIDERS 1. Ryan Dungey...Exp 18-...01:47:07.24 2. Allan Laframboise...Semi...01:47:47.07 3. Daniel Perez...Semi...01:48:44.88 4. Robert Kmetz...Exp 35-44...01:49:33.89 5. Doug Andrews (47 yrs old)...Semi...01:49:55.10 6. Griffith Vertican...Exp 27-34...01:50:50.02 7. Scott Marcoe...Exp 35-44...01:51:37.15 8. Chad Walton...Exp 27-34...01:52:53.44 9. Yoshio Garcia...Exp 19-26...01:53:31.23 10. John Parson...Exp 19-26...01:55:11.61 WOMEN 1. Monique Sawicki...Pro...01:52:06.69 2. Carolyn Popovic...Pro...01:58:54.85 3. Lesley Paterson...Exp 34-...02:02:15.41 4. Heather Ranoa...Pro...02:05:10.39 5. Joy Duerksen...Pro...02:12:28.92 6. Jessica Cerra...Exp 34-...02:15:12.13 7. Deyanira Guerrero...Pro...02:15:50.13 8. Lisa Crowe...Exp 34-...02:16:19.59 9. Shelli Stevenson...Exp 34-...02:29:56.43 10. Akiri Watanabe...Exp 18-...2:29:56.44
TOP TEN 2 LAP XC RIDERS 1. Todd Stephenson...Sng Spd 35+...01:11:41.42 2. Jeff Dotterweich...Sng Spd 35+...01:14:44.57 3. Mark Scheetz...Sng Spd 35+...01:14:45.09 4. Randy Martin...Spt 45-54...01:15:15.39 5. Stephen Smith...Spt 35-44...01:17:07.93 6. Dan Lehnberg...Spt 45-54...01:17:32.20 7. Anthony Jordan Field...Spt 45-54...01:18:04.31 8. Ryan Hernandez...Spt 27-34...01:18:04.56 9 Andy Lightle...Sng Spd 35+...01:18:39.94 10. Terry Bassett...Spt 35-44...01:18:54.22 Top Exp 55+: Stan Ford...1:24:23.89 Top Spt 55+: Chris Stapleton...1:29:00.04 Top Spt 18-: Kevin Alvarez...1:29:50.88 Top Spt 19-26: Adam Burndum...1:30:20.58 WOMEN 1. Allison Mann...Spt 34-...14 01:30:25.75 2. Stephanie Gaudreau...Spt 34-...104 01:33:38.43 3. Sarah Mista...Spt 34-...698 01:34:35.40 4. Hattei Welhenngton...Spt 34-...691 01:41:07.78 5. Anne Lorenzwa...Spt 35+...690 01:48:05.96 6. Jeanne Bernhard...Spt 35+...678 01:51:18.31 7. Jennifer Stother...Spt 34-...618 01:55:38.63 8. Nancy Harris...Spt 35+...102 02:02:22.26 9. Jeanne Scheetz...Spt 35+...623 02:05:33.35 10. Lisa Heffernan Sport Women 35+...49:05:33.34
TOP TEN 1 LAP XC BEGINNERS 1. Sean Mccoy...35-44...00:37:27.65 2. Clint Campbell...35-44...00:39:10.25 3. Terry Watkins...27-34...00:40:37.55 4. Chris Kaspy...27-34...00:41:47.81 5. Andrew Hart...200+...00:43:09.92 6. Adrian Ko...19-26...00:43:14.82 7. Chris Baldewin...35-44...00:44:04.79 8. Harry Burr...200+...00:45:07.81 9. Jason Markley...35-44...00:45:21.33 10. Jeff Sims...35-44...00:45:28.31 Top 45-54: Mike Rauls...00:46:54.37 Top 11-12: Sean Gates...01:24:48.58 Top 55+: Fred Joehnck...01:34:02.75 WOMEN 1. Allison Klenske...34-...00:50:32.78 2. Karen Reynoso...35+...00:52:19.35 3. Kim Finch...35+...01:02:57.38 4. Melissa Palacios...34-...01:15:27.89
TOP TEN DH RIDERS 1. Chris Kovarik (Aus)...Pro...02:33.93 2. Jason Memmelaar...Pro...02:42.07 3. Cody Warren...Pro...02:43.54 4. Kevin Aiello...Exp 18-...02:44.05 5. David Klaassen Van Oorschot...Pro...02:44.80 6. Waylon Smith (GBr)...Pro...02:45.03 7. Aaron Gwin...Pro...02:45.54 8. Gary Houseman...Pro...02:46.35 9. Brendan Fairclough...Pro...02:48.31 10. Quinton Spaulding...Pro...02:48.37 WOMEN 1. Melissa Buhl...Pro...02:57.11 2. Claire Buchar...Pro...03:02.25 3. Michelle Rivera...Pro...03:18.39 4. Lauren Peterson...Pro...03:39.59 5. Joy Martin...Exp 34-...03:40.74 6. Sarah Jansen...Pro...03:53.85 7. Nancy Harris...Exp 35+...04:13.12 8. Paulina Walling...Spt 34-...04:19.01 9. Carissa Meyer...Beg 34-...04:46.91 10. Marie Mcmillen...Spt 35+...98:57:39.99
TOP TEN SEMI'S, VET PRO'S & DH EXPERTS OTHER THAN AIELLO 1. Preston Moore...Semi...02:49.43 2. Jake Goena...Semi...02:52.08 3. Scott Petryshyn...Vet Pro...02:52.65 4. Connor Bloum...Exp 18-...02:52.84 5. Nathan Wright...Semi...02:53.07 6. Stephen Hoelzel...Exp 18-...02:53.56 7. Sergio Bustamante...Exp 27-34...02:53.88 8. Brian Alexander...Exp 19-26...02:55.76 9. Craig Harvey...Semi...02:55.78 10. Orven Zaragoza...Semi...02:56.81 Top Exp 35-44: Russ Lebarron...03:06.05 Top Exp 45-54: Eddie Arnet...03:23.60 Top Exp 55+: Steve Spillman....03:35.09
TOP TEN DH SPORTS & BEGINNERS 1. Colin Godby...Spt 19-26...03:00.05 2. Connor Chicken Rasmussen...Spt 18-...03:00.08 3. Kyle Prato...Spt 18-...03:01.26 4. Justin Mann...Spt 27-34...03:01.62 5. Wes Stewart...Spt 18-...03:03.74 6. Adam Digby...Jr 16-18...03:06.08 7. Andrew Browne...Jr 16-18...03:06.55 8. Robert Ramirez...Beg 19-26...03:06.84 9. Hunter Wise...Jr 13-15...03:06.97 10. Sean Gates...Spt 35-44...03:08.30
NEXT TEN FASTEST DH SPORTS & BEGINNERS 1. Kyle Adamek...Spt 18-...03:08.95 2. James Gallegos...Beg 27-34...03:09.54 3. Lars Utt...Spt 27-34...03:09.59 4. Antony Davison...Spt 19-26...03:09.70 5. Evan Nash...Spt 18-...03:10.71 6. Omar Ruiz...Spt 18-...03:10.84 7. Ryan Honeybourne...Spt 19-26...03:11.26 8. Jason Moseley...Spt 19-26...03:11.59 9. Dillon Magnuson...Spt 18-...03:11.65 10. Wil White...Beg 13-15...03:11.77 Top 200+: Joshua West...03:12.91 Top Spt 45-54: Tony Finch...03:27.33 Top Jr 11-12: Luca Cometti...03:36.68 Top Spt 55+: Don Miami Vice Johnson...04:10.80 Top Beg 35-44: Juan Zuniga...03:23.51 Top Beg 55+: David Buckell...04:16.10
TOP 4X RIDERS 1. Dale Holmes 2. Eric Carter 3. Leo Garcia 4. Jake Kinney 5. Chad Lorrain 6. Logan Binggeli 7. Jon Buckell 8. Evelio Suarez Top Pro Wmn: Martha Saldana EXPERT 1. Kyle Cox 2. Robert Angle 3. Craig Bonner 4. Mike Cousimano 5. Steve Fuess 6. Troy D'elia EXPERT WOMEN 1 Brittany Crusher Jackson 2 Joy Martin SPORT 1. Lee Bower 2. Tommy Bitner 3. Kurtis Cox 4. Josh Graham 5. Bob Burnes 6. Jason Scholz BEGINNER 1. James Moore 2. Matt Cowell 3. Tom Mccormack JUNIOR 1. Adam Talan 2. Andy Beck 3. Dakota Lassalette 4. Evan Talan
TOP TEN SD RIDERS 1. Eric Bierman...Pro/Semi...06:18.71 2. Robert Herber...Pro/Semi...06:22.06 3. Dale Holmes...Exp...06:40.23 4. Todd Blaser...Exp...06:51.82 5. Andy Lightle...Exp...07:03.71 6. Stephen Smith...Exp...07:06.79 7. Joe Simpson...Exp...07:11.22 8. Jason Simpson...Exp...07:25.37 9. Andrew Hart...Beg...07:29.15 10. Jeff Lewis...Spt...07:47.58 WOMEN 1. Michelle Rivera...Pro...07:49.83 2. Erika Noel...Spt...09:21.04 3. Kim Finch...Beg...12:30.75 4. Janice Manahl...Beg...13:57.31
