TURLOCK, CA

With just a few weeks left before the seventh annual Dodge Amateur National, the AMP crew spent the week getting the Oatfield Raceway ready for the second round of the 2009 AMP Fall Series. With almost 400 entries on the day, there was plenty of action to watch. The 250, 450 and Open Intermediate classes swapped winners each and every moto.

The day kicked off with the Open Four-Stroke class. In the first moto, young Kawasaki rider Ty Keenom jumped out in front of the 450s aboard his KX250F. Tyler Bereman (653, above) pressured Keenom the entire moto but didn't have the time to make a move. Robert Noftz finished lap one about 15 seconds back after quick passes and then slowly inched forward but couldn't catch up.

In the second moto, Bereman got out front, with Noftz hot on his heels and Keenom in fourth. On lap two, Keenom made a mistake that put him back to eighth, while Bereman and Noftz were checking out. At the end of the race, just two seconds separated Bereman and Noftz. Keenom finished in fifth. This handed Bereman the overall victory, with Noftz second, leaving Keenom third overall.

Next up was the 250 Intermediate class, and this is where things got interesting. Noftz, Bereman and Keenom all jumped out front quickly. Noftz and Bereman were dicing back and forth when Bereman tried to stay low off a jump and crashed, ending his moto. Keenom was still there and ready to capitalize, but he didn't have enough for Noftz.

Bereman didn't start moto two, to save his strength for the 450 Intermediate class. Noftz jumped out in front again, with Dylan Lane and Keenom in tow. Lane crashed out on lap three, leaving Noftz and Keenom to go at it. Keenom ran down Noftz and made the pass with a couple of laps to go. At the end of the moto, the finishing order was Keenom, Noftz, Mark Braden and Dillon Alexander, all within a second of one another. Keenom's 2-1 tally beat out Noftz's 1-2 score, and Braden finished third with a 4-3 performance.

After his horrendous crash in the 250 Intermediate class, Bereman was left with some crazy road rash and dual black eyes. In the first 450 Intermediate moto, he rode tentatively to third place, behind Keenom and Noftz. As the track got rougher, the 450s had an advantage over Keenom's KX250F.

In moto two, Bereman came out swinging and was untouchable. Noftz worked his way into second on lap two, and Keenom was buried back in the pack. Keenom worked his way forward but could only manage to get up to fifth. Noftz stayed in second, behind Bereman, knowing he had the overall locked up as long as Keenom didn't pass him. Noftz took the overall. Braden finished up in the third spot again. Overall, it was Noftz, Bereman and Braden.

It was another solid weekend for the AMP crew. The next event will be the seventh annual Dodge Amateur National, September 26-October 4.

Results

50 OIL-INJ (4-6): 1. Chandler Jones (Cob); 2. Aaron Russell (Yamaha); 3. Konner Kohlstrunk (Yamaha); 4. Niko Williams (Yamaha); 5. Bryce Schutte (KTM).

50 (4-6) STK: 1. Jacob Vierra (Cob); 2. Anthony Gonsalves (Cob); 3. Ryan White (Cob); 4. Brendan Ketelsen (Cob); 5. Luke Russell (Cob).

50 (7-8) STK: 1. James Tenant (Cob); 2. Jacob Heintz (Lem); 3. Christopher Shenoy (Cob); 4. Valen Provine (Cob); 5. Mateo Oliveira (Cob).

50 (4-8) OPEN: 1. Zach Darnley (Kawasaki); 2. James Tenant (Cob); 3. Joshua Varize (Cob); 4. Christopher Shenoy (Cob); 5. Ryan White (Cob).

65 BEG: 1. Devin Petitt (KTM); 2. Jayton Dillashaw (Kawasaki); 3. Jacob Heintz (KTM); 4. Ryan Matthews (Kawasaki); 5. Kyle Schutte (KTM).

65 NOV: 1. Zach Darnley (Kawasaki); 2. Dante Oliveira (KTM); 3. Kyle Greeson (KTM); 4. Angelo Lanford (Pol); 5. Chance Souza (KTM).

65 INT: 1. Michael Mosiman (KTM); 2. Dillon Farmer (KTM).

65 OPEN: 1. Dillon Farmer (KTM); 2. Michael Mosiman (KTM); 3. Zach Darnley (Kawasaki); 4. Dante Oliveira (KTM); 5. Michelle Smith (Yamaha).

85 BEG: 1. Max Provine (Yamaha); 2. Dante Oliveira (KTM); 3. Tyler Ballesteros (Suzuki); 4. Rachael Smith (Yamaha); 5. Dominic Greeson (KTM).

85 NOV: 1. J.T. Blattman (Yamaha); 2. Cobe Lehnertz (Yamaha); 3. Marc Rossiter (Honda); 4. Dillon Farmer (KTM); 5. Joshua Wilson (Honda).

85 INT: 1. Connor Pearson (Yamaha); 2. Ryan Surratt (Honda); 3. Cole Barbieri (Yamaha); 4. Logan Baker (Yamaha); 5. Cody Johnston (Kawasaki).

85 OPEN/BIG WHEEL: 1. Connor Pearson (Yamaha); 2. Ryan Surratt (Honda); 3. Gye Walter (KTM); 4. Reid Snyder (Suzuki); 5. Cole Barbieri (Yamaha).

S/MINI: 1. Gye Walter (KTM); 2. Connor Pearson (Yamaha); 3. Ryan Surratt (Honda); 4. Cole Barbieri (Yamaha); 5. Jacob Becvar (Honda).

150 4-STRK BEG (11-15): 1. Blake Prewitt (Honda); 2. Jack Saggau (Honda); 3. Josh Woodward (Honda).

150 4-STRK NOV (11-15): 1. Jared Yedlicka (Honda); 2. Austin Prewitt (Honda); 3. Austin Gurney (Honda); 4. Justin Jones (Honda).

150 4-STRK INT (11-15): 1. Ryan Surratt (Honda); 2. Logan Mayfield (Honda); 3. J.D. Elliott (Honda); 4. Jacob Becvar (Honda); 5. Cole Barbieri (Yamaha).

125 BEG 2-STRK: 1. Colby Dirickson (Yamaha); 2. Tyler Missildine (Yamaha); 3. Bobby Ducharme (Yamaha); 4. Jake Iverson (Yamaha); 5. Shayna Williams (Yamaha).

125 NOV 2-STRK: 1. Tallon Newman (Yamaha); 2. Alex Hatcher (Yamaha); 3. Aaron Barnhart (Yamaha).

250 BEG: 1. Logan Cohen (Yamaha); 2. Kyle Caldwell (Yamaha); 3. Zack Andris (Kawasaki); 4. Tony Damian (Kawasaki); 5. Colby Dirickson (Yamaha).

250 NOV D-1: 1. Jesse Gore (Yamaha); 2. K.J. McKenzie (Yamaha); 3. Tyler Bolin (Yamaha); 4. Jonathan Sanchez (Yamaha); 5. Ryan Valdez (Yamaha).

250 NOV D-2: 1. Monte Manry (Yamaha); 2. Joey Cardone (Honda); 3. Alex Hatcher (Yamaha); 4. Jordan Ianniello (Kawasaki); 5. Tallon Newman (Yamaha).

250 INT: 1. Ty Keenom (Kawasaki); 2. Robert Noftz (Yamaha); 3. Mark Braden (Honda); 4. Dillon Alexander (Yamaha); 5. J.B. Buller (Kawasaki).

250 PRO: 1. Austin Howell (Suzuki); 2. Topher Ingalls (Yamaha); 3. David Gassin (Yamaha); 4. Jimmy Mills (Kawasaki); 5. Blake Jump (Yamaha).

450 BEG: 1. Logan Cohen (Yamaha); 2. Kyle Greener (Honda); 3. Tony Damian (Kawasaki); 4. David Croce (Yamaha); 5. John Rowe Sexauer II (Honda).

450 NOV: 1. K.J. McKenzie (Yamaha); 2. James Southwick (Yamaha); 3. Jake Blaine (Honda); 4. Jason Caldwell (Yamaha); 5. Joey Cardone (Honda).

450 INT: 1. Robert Noftz (Yamaha); 2. Tyler Bereman (Yamaha); 3. Mark Braden (Honda); 4. Ty Keenom (Kawasaki); 5. T.J. Bettenhausen (Yamaha).

450 PRO: 1. Kyle Summers (Yamaha); 2. Rusty Holland (Kawasaki); 3. Topher Ingalls (Yamaha); 4. Preston Mull (Honda); 5. Blake Jump (Yamaha).

4-STRK OPEN: 1. Tyler Bereman (Yamaha); 2. Robert Noftz (Yamaha); 3. Ty Keenom (Kawasaki); 4. Billy Lea (Yamaha); 5. Drew Thomas (Kawasaki).

4-STRK PRO: 1. Rusty Holland (Kawasaki); 2. Kyle Summers (Yamaha); 3. Topher Ingalls (Yamaha); 4. David Gassin (Yamaha); 5. Casey Hinson (Kawasaki).

WMN (13+): 1. Jennifer Burton (Kawasaki); 2. Shayna Williams (Yamaha).

SCHBY (0-15): 1. Ty Keenom (Kawasaki); 2. Mark Braden (Honda); 3. Jesse Gore (Yamaha); 4. Tyler Bolin (Yamaha); 5. Jason Bunch (Kawasaki).

CLGBY (16-24) AM: 1. Dylan Lane (Honda); 2. T.J. Bettenhausen (Yamaha); 3. J.B. Buller (Kawasaki); 4. Kenny Bowman (Yamaha); 5. Daniel Lawson (Yamaha).

25+ NOV: 1. Tyson Derksen (Honda); 2. Jesse Pernsteiner (Kawasaki).

25+ INT: 1. Steven Slaney (Kawasaki); 2. Jason Gaines (Honda); 3. Frank Rodriguez (Kawasaki); 4. Danny Palermo (Kawasaki); 5. Don Johnson (Kawasaki).

25+ EX: 1. Jeff Willoh (Kawasaki); 2. Rusty Holland (Kawasaki); 3. Beau Judge (Kawasaki); 4. Ty Carson (Kawasaki); 5. Steve Thinger (Kawasaki).

30+ NOV: 1. Jesse Pernsteiner (Kawasaki); 2. Wesley Greene (Honda); 3. Joey Washburn (Yamaha); 4. Chris Sennings (Yamaha); 5. Tyson Derksen (Honda).

30+ INT: 1. Steven Slaney (Kawasaki); 2. Jason Gaines (Honda); 3. Danny Palermo (Kawasaki); 4. Pascal Courtin (Honda); 5. Don Johnson (Kawasaki).

30+ EX: 1. Troy Cardiel (Honda); 2. Bob Liepelt (Yamaha); 3. Craig King (Honda); 4. Craig Hamilton (Honda); 5. Alan McGehee (Yamaha).

30+ PRO: 1. Rusty Holland (Kawasaki); 2. Jeff Willoh (Kawasaki); 3. Beau Judge (Kawasaki); 4. Ty Carson (Kawasaki); 5. Brandon Jones (Kawasaki).

35+ NOV: 1. Mike Lozano (Honda).

40+ NOV: 1. Jesse Pernsteiner (Kawasaki); 2. Wesley Greene (Honda); 3. Chris Sennings (Yamaha).

40+ INT: 1. Tom Jones (Yamaha).