Round #2
Tulare Cycle
Park
Tulare,
Calif. May 6th, 2007
Article by
Jamey Blunt
Photos by
Jessyca Blunt
Two hundred
eighteen made up the grids for round number two
of Eddie Mulder's W.C.V.D.T. series on the Tulare
Cycle Park
oval.
This, a daytime race required more attention to track prep which Mulder
was on top of.
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98 Rod Lake
A&A
Racing/Works Performance sponsored the senior class
where Rod Lake
launched to the front of the pack from the outside of the front row.
Triumph
mounted Bob Scally dropped in behind with John Grant and Gary White in
two. As
the field thundered down the back straight and into turn four Grant
made a huge
mistake which advanced White to third. Coming through from a mid pack
start
were Steve Craft and Keith Speir, now up to fifth and sixth
respectfully. On
the exit of turn two on lap three Grant took third back form White only
to have
White come right back and return the favor. At the front on lap four Lake
had a two second gap as he entered a different time zone from the
field. On the
final lap Grant, Craft, Speir and Mark Stuckert all came together
fighting for
the fourth position. Craft made the pass on Grant in turn three with
Speir
doing likewise in turn four making the finishing order Lake,
Scally, White, Craft, Speir, Grant, and Stuckert.

1 Jim
Ottele
In the ARD Ignitions/C&J Racing Frames Super
Senior/Senior Novice class round one winner Mickey Alzola once again
topped the
field, this time over Steve Lacey, Ron Alexander, Dave Cheney, and Bob
Harris.
The Coventry Spares Ltd. Dino class saw Jim Ottele throw a leg over a
1937
Indian and turn a 21.80/100 second lap for victory over Mike O'Neil and
Brent
Johnson. Also worth noting, in the Maxima Racing Oils Youth 85cc class
Evan
Stafford seems unstoppable as he bested Zachery Lenhof, Bronson Bauman,
and
Geoffery Shelter.

700 Evan
Stafford

98 Rod Lake
The Browns
Cycles/San Diego off Road Modern 250 and the
K&N Filters/Mr.Ed's Modern 500 ran as a combined main event, but
were
scored separately. Brad Rudy has found extra speed, he says from doing
some
road racing, but whatever it is, it has paid off as he nailed the start
to lead
into turn one. Rod Lake
gave chase with Jay Gosvenor and John Grant falling in behind. On the
exit of
turn two for the second time Gosvenor hit the dirt, he was up quickly,
but his
race was over. Meanwhile Lake
was glued to Rudy's rear wheel applying pressure trying to force a
mistake.
Rudy's fastest lap of 20.43/100 seconds was good, but not quite good
enough as Lake
pulled alongside Rudy up the front straight on lap four and made the
pass for
the lead stick entering turn one. Grant was alone some three seconds
back in
third, but he was first for the 250cc class. This is how they would
finish two
laps later.

310 Briar
Bauman
Tony Davila took
point off the line in the Maxxis Tires/Barnett
250 Open final. Briar Bauman dropped in behind with Mikey Avila in
third. On
the exit of turn two Bauman make short work of Davila for the lead, and
Avila
not wanting Bauman to get away followed suit in turn four for second
position
dropping Davila to third in less than a lap. Eric England ran fourth
with
Patrick Osmer fifth, and Brandon Bates sixth. Two laps in had Bauman
under
immense pressure from Avila as the front two separated themselves from
the
field, and England was showing Davila a wheel attempting to take third
away. On
the exit from turn four on lap three England
made his move and dropped Davila to fourth. Try as he might Avila could
match
Bauman's 19.63/100 second laps, but just couldn't find a way around,
this made
the finishing order Bauman with a flawless ride first, Avila second,
England
third, Davila fourth, Osmer fifth, and Bates sixth.
The AGV Helmets/Megacycle Cams 500 Support class is a
complete field of Yamaha TT-500's in various formulations. For now the
best
combination is the one from Mr. Ed's stable with Joe Steffen at the
controls as
he shot to the front and never looked back. Jim Ottele, and Mike O'Neil
gave
chase but just couldn't break under the twenty second lap barrier to
match
Steffen's 19.94/100 second laps. Jason Craven ran fourth, with Mike
Gonzales
fifth, and Mike Riddell sixth, which is where they would finish. For
the rest
of the race it was follow the leader as Steffen disappeared at the
front for
the win. Ottele stayed in second and O'Neil in third.

15 Garrett
Stout
Twenty riders
fought through three heat races for one of
twenty spots in the Motion Pro/ Rod Lake Racing Open Amateur "A"
Main. Garrett Stout has been red hot of late and didn't disappoint as
he took
the lead from pole position. Kayl Kolkman dropped in behind Stout with
Eric
England, Mikey Avila, and Bill Kolkman right on their wheels. Two laps
in the
books saw Stout with a four bike length gap up front over Kolkman who
just
couldn't make up any ground, but not for lack of trying. At this point England
was some fifteen bike lengths back in third with all kinds of company.
Briar
Bauman who left the line in seventh was on a march forward as he was
now up to
fifth with Jesse Sleeper sixth. On the exit of turn two on lap four
Bauman went
past England
who had lost third to Avila,
and
now fourth to Bauman. With a lap remaining Bauman closed quickly on Avila
and in a drag race to the checkered flag took third place away by
inches. This
made the final order Stout wire to wire, Kolkman, Bauman, Avila,
England, and
Sleeper.

21 Jared Mees
Jared Mees sat on
pole for the Digger Helm Pro 600 twenty
lap main event. Mees nailed the start and lead into turn one followed
by Mikey
Rush, Brandan Bergen, Kris Bunch, Garrett Stout and Johnny Murphree. On
the
exit of turn two for the second time Stout made a pass that saw him
advance to
fourth. Two turns later Murphree displaced Bunch as well for fifth,
with Ian
Foulds making a return to dirt track quickly up to seventh. At the
front Mees
was flawless and smooth on the Mr. Ed's machine as he was getting away
from
Rush. Lap five, with a clear track in front of him saw Mees turn an
18.33/100
second lap, the fastest of the day. Stout would hold National number 20
(Murphree) at by for eight laps until the entrance to turn three where
Murphree
took over fourth. All the while Joe Hernandez Jr. was quietly working
his way
forward from a poor start, at a very fast pace. By lap ten (half way)
Mees had
a full front straight away lead over Rush, who had ten bike lengths
over Bergen,
who had a sizable gap over Murphree. Rushes fastest lap of 18.68/100
seconds
was good but just a couple tenths off of Mees, who would have lappers
to deal
with for the last half of the race. With five laps remaining Hernandez
and
Bunch were all over Stout, a battle Hernandez would win and Bunch would
lose
making the finishing order, wire to wire for Mees, Rush second, Bergen
third,
Murphree fourth, Hernandez fifth, Stout sixth, and Bunch seventh. After
the
race Mees had this to say, "This was a different race track in the day,
and we tried some different things and it just all came together."

Classic 500 - 87y - Chris Rudy
Senior
1. 98 Rod Lake
2. 71z Bob Scally
3. 74r Gary White
4. 25d Steve Craft
5. 57 Keith Speir
6. 80g John Grant
7. 15 Mark Stuckert
8. 96a Jack Alexander
9. 17q Herb Wolff
Vet
1. 68 Paul Herman
2. 48y Mike Vital
3. 42 Bill Kolkman
4. 28z Tony Harrell
5. 571 Mike O’Neil
6. 28b Gary Ritchie
7. 45e John Lundgren
8. 6 Joe Steffen
9. 77j Jason Craven
10. 68 Jeffery Evans
11. 77 Joe Suebert
12. 317 Geoff Ball
Sr Novice/Super Sr
1. 49x Mickey Alzola
2. 27t Steve Lacey
3. 27 Ron Alexander
4. 52c Dave Cheney
5. 80x Bob Harris
Dino
1. 1 Jim Ottele
2. 3 Mike O’Neil
3. 53 Brent Johnson
Classic 500
1. 87y Chris Rudy
2. 86d Ross Stuckert
3. 14 James Kohls
Youth 50
1. 80 AJ Alves
2. 45 Tyler Kolkman
Youth 60
1. 88t Tyler Shelter
Youth 80
1. 700 Evan Stafford
2. 24 Zachery Lenhof
3. 309w Bronson Bauman
4. 33g Geoffery Shelter
Modern 250
1. 80g John Grant
2. 35e Chuck Walton
Modern 500
1. 98 Rod Lake
2. 19r Brad Rudy
3. 13 Anthony Tucker
4. 13p Allan Malm
5. 44n Gary Swan
Modern 750
1. 68 Paul Herman
2. 57 Keith Speir
3. 77 Joe Suebert
4. 71z Bob Scally
250 Open
1. 310w Briar Bauman
2. 33e Mikey Avila
3. 22 Eric England
4. 18h Tony Davila
5. 55 Patrick Osmer
6. 58 Brandon Bates
7. 261 Michael Cantu
8. 309w Bronson Bauman
9. 28 Pauly Herman
10. 12y Jacqui VanNoort
500 Support
1. 6 Joe Steffen
2. 58y Jim Ottele
3. 571 Mike O’Neil
4. 77j Jason Craven
5. 32y Mike Gonzales
6. 82 Mike Riddell
7. 28b Gary Ritchie
8. 32 Dominic Stewart
9. 80k Augie Alves
10. 317 Geoff Ball
Open Amateur “A” Main
1. 15 Garrett Stout
2. 45 Kayl Kolkman
3. 310w Briar Bauman
4. 33e Mikey Avila
5. 22 Eric England
6. 342 Jesse Sleeper
7. 42 Bill Kolkman
8. 65 Ross Gallaher
9. 55 Patrick Osmer
10. 58 Brandon Bates
11. 45 Ross Stuckert
Open Amateur “B” Main
1. 88 Dillon Allen
2. 261 Michael Cantu
3. 79 Joey Alves
4. 68 Jeffery Evans
5. 210 Garrett Gordon
6. 21y Bubba VanNoort
Digger Pro 600
1. 21 Jared Mees
2. 54 Mikey Rush
3. 17y Brandan Bergen
4. 20 Johnny Murphree
5. 23z Joe Hernandez, Jr
6. 15 Garrett Stout
7. 65y Kris Bunch
8. 45 Kayl Kolkman
9. 18h Tony Davila
10. 342 Jesse Sleeper
11. 35 Kyle Ragsdale
12. 45e Ian Foulds
13. 20m Brady Mueller
14. 88 Dillon Allen
15. 27 Larry Earhart
Sunday
was a beautiful day for racing and there were some awesome battles.
The
day was over fairly early and after a really great trophy presentation
we headed home.
Thanks to AGV Helmets our new sponsor for the helmets
we are giving away at each event.
Tyler Shelter and Evan Stafford were
the lucky recipients this weekend.
Thanks AJ Herrera! Maxxis Tires went
to Joe Suebert and Bob Scally.
See you Saturday night June 9 for Round #3 at the Tulare Cycle Park.
Jodi and Eddie