TACKITT FASTEST AT CAYUGA

By: Bud Northrup - Cayuga, Indiana May 22, 2004

    141 entrants rode the Pleasure Riders 150 foot hill on Saturday night, May 22, with ‘Crazy Jake’ Tackitt taking the fast time award for the second time in the young season. Riding the RevLoc CR500 built by Gayle Jenkins, Tackitt was the only rider to break into the 3 second range with a 3.999 second effort on his first ride. His closest challenger in the 600cc class was Josh Denson, riding a RevLoc KX540, who turned a 4.205 second time to take second place.

    Tackitt’s closest challenger for the Fast Time award came from the Open Class, where Jason Northrup flew his big ‘YZ1220F’ Yamaha over the top in 4.178 seconds for that class win.

    Both Tackitt and Northrup were double class winners, Tackitt winning the 200cc class on his 1985 KDX200, and Northrup taking his fourth consecutive win in the 750cc class on his Kawasaki triple in 4.280 seconds. Daryl Johnson took second in the 750 Class with a good 4.571 second run on his classic BSA.

    Jared McKay was also a double winner. His first win coming in the 250cc class where he stopped the clock in 4.292 seconds on his classy YZ250. with Mark Schroeder, riding his YZ250 stocklength claiming second with a 4.345 second run. McKay’s second win came in the Open Stock class on his CR450F Honda. His 4.423 second time was well ahead of runner-up Tate Pearson, (also on a CR450) who carded a 4.579 second time.

RESULTS:

50CC Auto: Jeremiah Lyday (Cob), 2.Matt Gocken (KTM), 3.Garrett Holycross (KTM), 4.Logan Moody (Pol), 5.Kaylee Cox (Hus).

65CC: 1.Dakota Blakeney (Suz), 2.Joe McGurer (Kaw), 3.Matt Gocken (Kaw), 4.Brett Kalaher (Kaw).

85CC Jr: 1.Caleb Emory (Kaw), 2.Dakota Blakeney (Suz), 3.Drew Daniels (KTM), 4.Joe McGurer (Kaw), 5.Jake Wood (Kaw).

85CC SR: 1.Shane Green (Yam), 2.Blake Cappello (Kaw), 3.Mike Popham (Yam), 4.Justin James (Kaw), 5.Dusti Gocken (Kaw).

125CC: 1.Brent Bowman (Hon), 2.Richard Miller III (Kaw), 3.Bubba Bond (Hon), 4.Justin Trent (Hon), 5.Brian Fisher (Hon).

200CC: 1.Jake Tackitt (KDX), 2.Gordon Green (KDX), 3.Keith Klett (KDX).

250CC: 1.Jared McKay (Yam), 2.Mark Schroeder (Yam), 3.Kevin Ryan (Kaw), 4.Jon Creek (Suz), 5.Josh Mingee (Hon).

450CC: 1.Cody Jenner (Yam), 2.Scott Pearson (Hon), 3.Gordon Green (KTM), 4.Paul Hillard (Yam), 5.Will Dalenburg (Hon).

600CC: 1.Jake Tackitt (Hon), 2.Josh Denson (Kaw), 3.Nate Simenic (Kaw), 4.Brent Bowman (Hon), 5.Scott Petty (Hon).

600CC 4-St: 1.Scott Pearson (Hon), 2.Tate Pearson (Hon), 3.Daryl Johnson (Yam), 4.Jake Popham (Yam), 5.John Gocken (Hon).

750CC: 1.Jason Northrup (Kaw), 2.Daryl Johnson (BSA), 3.Josh Brown (Yam), 4.Paul Hillard (Kaw), 5.Bud Northrup (Kaw).

OPEN: 1.Jason Northrup (Yam), 2.Steve Shafer (H-D).

40+: 1.Scott Petty (Hon); 2.Darrell Trent (Hon), 3.Ron Todd (Kaw), 4.Kevin McKay (Kaw), 5.Gayle Jenkins (Hon).

50+:Gayle Jenkins (Hon), 2.Ron Todd (Kaw), 3.Keith Klett (KTM); 4.Bud Northrup (Hon), 5.Billy Pearson (Suz).

PROD: 1.Daryl Johnson (BSA), 2.Steve Shafer (H-D).

400 STK: 1.Mark Schroeder (Yam), 2.John Gocken (Yam), 3.Paul Stephenson (Kaw), 4.R.J. Watson (Hon), 5.Robert Moody (Kaw).

OPN Stk: 1.Jared McKay (Hon), 2.Tate Pearson (Hon), 3.Scott Pearson (Hon), 4.Will Dalenburg (Hon), 5.Tom Brown (Hon).

QUAD 2-St: 1.Ryan Garriott (Yam), 2.Tom Brown (Hon), 3.Paul Hillard (Yam), 4.Wade Garriott (Hon), 5.Jim Mahan (Hon).

QUAD 4-St: 1.Mark Crum (Hon), 2.Jeff Ramey (Yam), 3.Tracy Zollars (Pol), 4.Tom Crum (Suz), 5.Jim Mahan (Hon).

FAST TIME: ‘CRAZY JAKE’ TACKITT, 3.999, REVLOC CR500 HONDA