LODI, CA

For the 19th annual 100cc Four-Stroke Minicycle National on the tight and twisty "Wilma" TT track at the Lodi Cycle Bowl, seven heats and three semis were required to set the field, which also included the last two riders to transfer out of the B main event. This event, created to test a rider's ability to wring the very most out of these little rockets, is always one of the most popular events of the year, and a total of 38 riders attempted to make the 18-rider main event.

In the main itself, a massive jump on the first start involved so many riders that the LMC had to draw extra starting lines to make the restart work.

The first five laps were led by none other than Cole Crowley, perhaps the most improved rider of 2010. Experience counted, however, as first last year's winner, Mikey Martin (below, right), got by Cole, and then, three laps later, Dominic Colindres (66A, above, and below center) did likewise. From laps nine through 22, Martin and Colindres showed the crowd just how it's done, swapping the lead countless times as they snapped their bikes from side to side, often in perfect unison, always at the edge of traction.

It was a classic demonstration until lap 22, when Martin tried just a little too hard going into the 90-degree hairpin and tucked the front. Up in a flash, Martin did his best to close the gap back on Colindres, but Colindres knew that it was time to put his head down and ride, and that's just what he did to take the checkers and win the 2010 100cc National.

Sadly, Colindres used his luck up during the race, as his three extra raffle tickets for winning the event didn't stop young Michael Dukes from winning the 2010 CRF100F. Briar Bauman (above, left), the2010 Horizon Award winner, took third, one spot ahead of his brother Bronson, and he celebrated by grabbing the microphone and interviewing his fellow competitors, to the amusement of the crowd. In short, a great time was had by all!

The other battle of the meet came in the Open A class, in which Briar Bauman (10, below) and Mikey Martin (91, below) had to contend with the additional threat of Stewart Barber Jr. (below, behind Bauman). Briar led the race from pole to pole, but Barber made him work for the first two laps, and then Martin kept Briar honest until the checkers flew. The greater speed and power of these 450s makes passing and dicing tougher than in the 100 National class, but these three Experts kept the fans on their feet for the full 12 laps.

To the relief of most of the older riders on older bikes, the Lodi Motorcycle Club will be running the "normal" TT track for the two remaining TT events in 2010. In addition, six more short-track races remain on the 2010 calendar. The season ends with the running of the 2010 Stockton Mile on October 16 and 17 at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds. The LMC runs this two-day race with the Pros on Saturday and a full Sportsman schedule on Sunday, continuing the LMC's tradition of providing racing opportunities for young and old, Pro and Sportsman alike. Go to www.stocktonmile.com for more details.

Results

50 P/W SHAFT: 1. Dominic Demario (Yamaha); 2. Kameron Broyles (Yamaha); 3. Blake Myers (Yamaha).

50 SHIFTER: 1. Tyler Raggio (Honda); 2. Marc Parker (Honda); 3. Justin Anselmi (Honda).

60 C: 1. Jonathan Pierce (Kawasaki); 2. Evan Souza (Yamaha); 3. Nolan Reitz (Kawasaki).

80 B: 1. Damon Coca (Honda).

80 C: 1. Julia Rankin (Honda).

MINI AM: 1. Julia Rankin (Honda); 2. Evan Souza (Suzuki); 3. Hayden Farriester (Honda).

100 STK YTH A: 1. Alec Espos (Honda); 2. Kyle Raggio (Honda).

100 STK SPTSMN A: 1. William McDonnell (Honda).

100 STK SPTSMN B: 1. Adam Hernandez (Honda); 2. Jim Nichols (Honda); 3. Ron Long (Honda).

100 STK SPTSMN C: 1. Chris Kruseman (Honda); 2. William Van Zandt (Honda); 3. Margaret Nichols (Honda).

100 MOD SPTSMN C: 1. Hurshel Myers (Honda); 2. Richard Mosier (Honda).

100 NAT'L: 1. Dominic Colindres (Honda); 2. Mikey Martin (Honda); 3. Briar Bauman (Honda).

150 MOD: 1. Robert Curry (Honda); 2. Zach Nichols (Honda); 3. Mitchell Green (Honda).

150R: 1. Dominic Fabbiani (Honda).

250 A: 1. Michael Inderbitzen (Honda).

250 B: 1. Bronson Bauman (Honda); 2. James Monaco (Honda); 3. Erik Fleming (Honda).

250 C: 1. Vaughn McCafferty (Honda); 2. Damon Coca (Honda); 3. William Bolin (Honda).

250 AM: 1. Vaughn McCafferty (Honda).

OPEN A: 1. Briar Bauman (Honda); 2. Michael Martin (Honda); 3. Stewart Barber (Honda).

OPEN B: 1. Ron Kruseman (Honda); 2. Justin Lovelace (Honda); 3. Chris Ryan (Yamaha).

OPEN C: 1. Dustin Lovelace (Honda); 2. Michael Dukes (Suzuki); 3. Ryan Poffenbarger (Honda).

OPEN AM: 1. Ron Kruseman (Honda).

WMN: 1. Samantha Raynal (Honda).

VET 30+ A: 1. Joseph Knight (Yamaha); 2. Kenneth Holland (Yamaha).

VET 40+ A: 1. John Eichelbaugh (KTM); 2. Joseph Knight (Yamaha); 3. Michael Kruseman (Honda).

VET 40+ B: 1. John Johnson (Yamaha).

VET 40+ C: 1. Stephen Dukes (Yamaha); 2. Robert Crane (Yamaha).

VET 50+ A: 1. Jon Eichelbaugh (KTM); 2. Thomas Knight (Yamaha); 3. Donnie Darrah (Honda).

VET 50+ B: 1. Gary Cordeiro (Honda); 2. David Valentine (Honda); 3. Robert Anderson (Honda).

VET 50+ C: 1. Robert Anderson (Honda).

VINT A: 1. Robert McDonnell (Yamaha); 2. Jeff Spohr (Yamaha); 3. Robert Morris (Yamaha).

VINT B: 1. Ron Kilby (Triumph); 2. Randy Brunelli (Honda).

VINT C: 1. Robert Crane (Yamaha); 3. Lawrence Darr (Honda); 3. Luke Abley (Honda).

VINT 250: 1. Joseph Simas (CZ); 2. Lawrence Darr (Honda); 3. Richard Lopez (Triumph).

VINT AM: 1. Chris Sage (Yamaha).

VINT TW: 1. Thomas Knight (Yamaha).

VINT PUSHROD: 1. Al King (BSA); 2. Steve McCants (BSA); 3. Joseph Simas (BSA).

VINT 50+ B: 1. Ron Kilby (Yamaha); 2. Mark Farriester (Yamaha); 3. Joseph Simas (CZ).

VINT 50+ C: 1. Lawrence Darr (Honda).