"Entrenched"
San Jose Fairgrounds
CMA Bounty Hunter MX: Round 5
Story & Photos by Eddie Graveline
www.motopress.net
SAN JOSE, CA. JUL. 10
Time flies when you're having fun, which is probably why round 5
of the California Motorcycle Associationís Bounty Hunter
series seemed to sneak up on the hundreds of riders committed to
traveling the circuit. Those diehards had already been to Salinas,
Santa Maria and Hanford. Round 5 saw the traveling moto show swing
farther north into the Bay Area and specifically, the Fairgrounds
in San Jose.
There had been three pro races prior to round 5 (round 3 was for
support classes only), but only two winners. Jeremy McGrath took
the first two, while northern California's own Vincent Blair got
his long awaited first victory at the third in Hanford. Blair had
yet to finish off of the podium in the series, but after tasting
the sweetness of victory once, anything short of that would be a
disappointment to him.
Heading farther north had the effect of bringing some new faces
into the mix. In the pro classes, the list of riders racing their
first Bounty Hunter event of the year included Jerrad Fisher, Nick
Davis, Scott Davis plus Jeff and Mikie Northrop. As far as Nor-Cal
talent goes, it was a stacked event.
As with all Bounty Hunter events, riders had the opportunity to
qualify into the main from the 125 and 250 classes. The main event
would feature a single file, inverted start with the fastest riders
in the back. The 125 class hit the track first and ended up being
dominated by Jeff Northrop. The Team Green rider was lightning quick
aboard a trick looking Kawasaki. Arenacross legend Jeff Willoh put
in a solid effort, finishing second behind Northrop in both motos.
Behind them, things got more complicated. Jeff Pestana and Nick
Davis looked very strong in the first moto, finishing third and
fourth respectively. Both ran into trouble in the second, though,
and fell way down in the overall results. Clawson Motorsports rider
Buffalo Soito deserves mention for his solid 5-5 performance, which
earned fourth overall.
In 250 Pro action, Northrop was fast again, but not fastest. Vincent
Blair engaged him and the rest of the class in a classic rumble
for regional bragging rights. Scott Davis was on the pace most of
the time as well, finishing third in the first moto, but fell out
of contention in the second. Blair had the newly designed, expanded
and very technical track wired. He was the only rider able to triple
out of a tough rhythm section that went right in front of the stands.
He seemed to gain a couple bike lengths every lap in that section
alone.
For all of that hard work, Blair got to go to the back for the start
of the main event. Northrop was right in front of him and as soon
as the green flag signaled the start, those two moved toward the
front of the pack with reckless abandon. As a result of his bad
luck during the qualifiers, Scott Davis got a better starting position
and moved into the lead for several laps early in the race. Northrop
was the first of the two favorites to drop anchor right behind him
with Blair showing up moments later. Davis was riding the wheels
off of his RM, but Northrop and Blair were setting the pace. Northrop
got around first, taking over the lead, while it took Blair a little
longer to make a pass stick. That ended up being the difference
in the race. While Blair was trying to move into second place, Jeff
Northrop was building a lead. By the time Blair moved into the runner-up
spot, it was too late to do anything about it.
While second wasn't exactly what Vincent Blair was looking for in
San Jose, he still had to leave feeling pretty good. After keeping
his podium streak alive, he was in the driverís seat heading
into the second half of the season.
50 1st Timer: 1. Courtney Theisen (Yam); 2. Jordan Wisnoski.
50 Beg: 1. Logan Baker (Pol); 2. Jordan Kanady (Pol); 3. Tyler Amos
(KTM); 4. Tristan Marseilles (KTM); 5. Levi Walker (Cob).
50 Nov: 1. Tyler Hjortland (KTM); 2. Tommy Stevens (Pol); 3. Luke
Gruetzmacher (KTM); 4. Callion McHaney (Cob); 5. Mikiah Morgan (KTM).
XR50: 1. Carly McCall (Hon); 2. Branden Osuna (Hon).
50 5-6 Open: 1. Tyler Amos (KTM); 2. Mikiah Morgan (KTM); 3. Callion
McHaney (Cob).
50 7-8 Open: 1. Tyler Hjortland (KTM); 2. Tommy Stevens (Pol); 3.
Luke Gruetzmacher (KTM); 4. Jordan Kanady (Pol); 5. Tristan Marseilles
(KTM).
Outlaw 9-12: 1. Joaquin Gonzalez (Hon); 2. Mason Garcia (Hon).
Outlaw Mod: 1. Josh Siebenhaur (Hon); 2. Anthony Macera (Hon).
65 5-8 Beg: 1. James Sacher (KTM); 2. Tommy Stevens (Kaw); 3. Trent
Nicholson (KTM); 4. William McHaney (Suz); 5. Logan Baker (Suz).
65 9-11 Beg: 1. Dalton Spjut (KTM); 2. Justin Jones (Kaw); 3. Joaquin
Gonzalez (Suz).
65 Nov: 1. Anthony Amos (KTM); 2. Michael Fontana (KTM); 3. Paul
Deredita (KTM); 4. Tyler Nicholson (KTM); 5. Justin Brown (Kaw).
65 Int: 1. Joseph Reynolds (KTM); 2. Ryan Murphy (KTM).
65 5-8 Open: 1. Paul Deredita (KTM); 2. James Sacher (KTM); 3. Logan
Baker (Suz).
65 9-11 Open: 1. Ryan Murphy (KTM); 2. Anthony Amos (KTM); 3. Michael
Fontana (KTM); 4. Joseph Reynolds (KTM); 5. Tyler Nicholson (KTM).
65 X: 1. Joseph Reynolds (KTM); 2. Anthony Amos (KTM); 3. Tyler
Nicholson (KTM); 4. Brandon Orr (KTM); 5. Justin Brown (Kaw).
85 Beg: 1. Jason Kanady (Suz); 2. Jason Gandzjuk (Yam); 3. Anthony
Rodriguez (Yam); 4. Jake Hjortland (Yam); 5. Cody Hendricks (Yam).
85 Beg (2): 1. Robert Olmos (Kaw); 2. Daniel Vandevanter (Yam);
3. Halland Ethridge (Yam); 4. Austin McCall (Yam); 5. Dalton Wilbur
(Suz).
85 Nov: 1. Tanner Sisson (Suz); 2. Gabe Adame (Yam); 3. Kyle Kessinger
(Yam); 4. Michael Orr (Yam); 5. Evan Spano (Suz).
85 Int: 1. Ricky Rinauro (Yam); 2. Tyler Bereman (Yam).
85 5-11 Open: 1. Tyler Enticknap (Yam); 2. Gabe Adame (Yam); 3.
Anthony Rodriguez (Yam); 4. Austin McCall (Yam); 5. Mason Garcia
(Yam).
85 12-16 Open: 1. Kyle Kessinger (Yam); 2. Tyler Bereman (Yam);
3. Michael Orr (Yam); 4. Shawn Murphy (Yam); 5. Nash Anderson (Suz).
85 X: 1. Ricky Rinauro (Yam); 2. Tyler Bereman (Yam); 3. Kyle Kessinger
(Yam); 4. Gabe Adame (Yam); 5. Michael Orr (Yam).
Supermini: 1. Ricky Rinauro (Yam); 2. Nash Anderson (Suz).
4-Stroke 9-150 Youth: 1. Dalton Wilbur (Hon); 2. Thomas Marquez
(Yam); 3. Garrett Amos (Yam); 4. Austin McCall (Yam); 5. Colton
Garcia (Yam).
125 Youth: 1. Greg Karmann (Yam); 2. Seth Hickman (Hon); 3. Dustin
Pipes (Kaw); 4. Denver Edwards (Hon); 5. Addy Enticknap (Hon).
125 Beg: 1. Addy Enticknap (Hon); 2. Timmy Koppi (Yam); 3. Ryan
Theisen (Yam); 4. Drew Vandevanter (Yam); 5. Brandon Simons (Hon).
125 Nov: 1. Nathan Brock (Yam); 2. Bryan Merk (Yam); 3. Ryan Leebelt
(Yam); 4. Jeremy Baeza (Hon); 5. John Karmann (Yam).
125 Nov (2): 1. Corey Jordan (Hon); 2. Nathan Francis (Hon); 3.
Seth Hickman (Hon); 4. Denver Edwards (Hon); 5. Jarod Pack (Yam).
125 Int: 1. Greg Karmann (Yam); 2. Steven Hembree (Yam); 3. Colin
Clay (Hon); 4. Eric Ralls (Yam); 5. Les Soito (Yam).
125 Pro: 1. Jeff Northrop (Kaw); 2. Jeff Willoh (Suz); 3. Jerrad
Fisher (Suz); 4. Buffalo Soito (Yam); 5. Mikie Northrop (Yam).
250 Beg: 1. Kenny Arimoto (Hon); 2. Joey Garcia (Yam); 3. Ryan Theisen
(Yam); 4. Brandon Tinoco (Hon); 5. Tom Lynch (Hon).
250 Nov: 1. Bryan Merk (Yam); 2. Ryan Leebelt (Yam); 3. John Karmann
(Yam); 4. Jeremy Baeza (Hon); 5. Nathan Brock (Yam).
250 Int: 1. Greg Karmann (Yam); 2. Steven Hembree (Yam); 3. Eric
Ralls (Yam); 4. Colin Clay (Hon); 5. Michael Fargher (Hon).
250 Pro: 1. Vincent Blair (KTM); 2. Jeff Northrop (Kaw); 3. Jeff
Pestana (Hon); 4. Jeff Willoh (Suz); 5. Nick Davis (Suz).
Vet Beg: 1. Bobby Zoelin (Yam); 2. Richard Lansden (Yam); 3. Steven
Hill (Hon).
Vet Nov: 1. Matt Silva (Hon); 2. Jeff Theisen (Hon); 3. Wade Speyer
(Hon); 4. Mike Antles (Yam); 5. Dave Duarte (Hon).
Vet Pro: 1. Randy Alvarado (Yam).
OT Nov: 1. Craig Heredia (Hon); 2. Rob Wise (Hon).
OT Int: 1. Greg Douglas (Yam); 2. David Helton (Yam); 3. Mark Hawkins
(Yam); 4. John Theisen (Hon); 5. Dave Duarte (Hon).
Bounty Hunter Main: 1. Jeff Northrop (Kaw); 2. Vincent Blair (KTM);
3. Derek Mahoney (Hon); 4. Dennis Stapleton (Hon); 5. Jeff Willoh
(Suz); 6. Scott Davis (Suz); 7. Jeff Pestana (Hon); 8. Josh Cox
(Yam); 9. Jess Medley (Hon); 10. Jerrad Fisher (Suz); 11. Buffalo
Soito (Hon); 12. Nick Davis (Suz).
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