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HareScramble HOTSHOT Event: D-6 and BP Hare Scramble Series Rider: Dale “Bugsy” Wakefield Jr. Hometown: Albrightsville, PA Bike: Suzuki RM85 Age: 11 yrs. District #:
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Experience: Racing 6 years
Class: 85cc 7-11 Sponsors: W.E.R., Rizzon Cycle, Metro Clothing, Spectro Oil, RRP, AGV Helmets Youth racer Dale “Bugsy” Wakefield is our Harescramble Hotshot to kick off the 2004 off road season here in the district. Bugsy had a terrific season in 2003 taking the D-6 Championship as well as the track championship at Flying Dutchmen and the number one plate in the BP Promotions PA State Hare Scramble Series all in the 85cc 7-11 division. Bugsy is riding the # 1 Suzuki out of Rizzon Cycles in 2004 and he has picked up right where he left off last season. On a frigid icy day in early February he brought home the checkers in the season opening round one of the BP State Series at the Flying Dutchmen. Watch out for this young hotshot in the years to come, I believe he’ll be ready for the expert division long before they’re ready for him. Watch out next month, you may be the next MRA Hotshot. Jim Bull
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Rider: Chase Miller Hometown: York, PA Bike: Cobra Age: 6 yrs. District#: 02 Experience: 2 years
Class: 4-6 oil, 4-6 stock Sponsors: Kincaid Racing, Bubbas Breakaway, Mackenzie & Hunter, Mom & Dad Kincaid sponsored Chase Miller from York, PA is our Holeshot Hotshot to kick off the race season for 2004. Chase is coming off an excellent race season in 2003 that was hampered by a broken leg mid way thru the year. Chase did come back at the end of the year to compete in a few events, and he showed up at this years Motorama Indoor Races ready for business. Chase was pulling holeshots all weekend long and went home with a first, 2 seconds, and a third place finish. Watch for Chase this year at all the local tracks, I believe he‚ll be right there at the top of the heap when it’s all said and done. Late breaking news, as we were going to deadline we found out that Chase competed at Budds Creek in the Loretta Lynn Area Qualifier and won his class. This allows him to compete at the Regional later in the year and he could very well be on his way to the Amateur Nationals. Way to go Chase !!! Watch out next month, you may be the next MRA Holeshot Hotshot. Jim Bull
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Elizabeth City Motocross Club February 15, 2004
ATV Results 0-50cc (4-8): 1.Tyler Edmondson; 2.Todd Baber; 3. Ryan Peyton; 4. Noah Canoy; 5.Lily Dennis. 0-71 Mod. (6-11): 1.Corey Poulson; 2. Amber Parks; 3. Caleb Carter; 4.Gabrielle Fisher; 5.Cody Miller. 71-90 Mod. (9-15): 1. Eddie Edmondson; 2. Dallas Tapscott. 71-90 Pro. (8-15): 1. Ryan Hannah; 2. Codi Perry; 3. Wesley H. Suter; 4. Tyler Barnes; 5. Corinna R. Smaltz. Action Motorsports Pilot Frankie Lettieri Jr. Takes home Youth Pro. (13-15): 1. Matthew Morgan; 2. Ethan a First in 65 (10-11) Action & Tapscott; 3.Mark Burbage; 4. Shamanda Seitz. 2 Second Place Finishes in Womens: 1. Lisa Scherer; 2. Wendy Tabler; the 85cc Ranks 3. Bonnie Merritt; 4. Toni Pfeiffer. Open AMA.: 1. Jonathan Suttles; 2. Dexter Tapscott; 3.Scott Mckenna; 4. David Campbell; 5. Kenny Snead. Open Pro/Am: 1.Scott Terry; 2. Matthew Thomas; 3. Kerry D. Simmons II; 4. Bradley Parrish. Vet: 1. Brady Scherer; 2. Matt Doshier; 3. Elvin Harris; 4. Robert Whitehead; 5. Kerry Simmons II.
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District 6 Riders Score Big At Round # 11 of the Mid Atlantic Winter Series
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www.finishlineimaging.com 3. Daniel Boan; 4. Connor Clifton; 5. Stephen Helton. 125 B: 1. Chris Cooper; 2. William Bryant; 3. John Higbee; 4. Casey Taylor; 5. John Hare. 125 A: 1. Casey Clark; 2. Isha Wood; 3. Rodney Horrocks; 4. Andrew Wiegand; 5. Warren Laney III. 250 D: 1. Joseph Dowdy; 2. Ken Corbo; 3. Mark Stevenson. 250 / Open C: 1. Cody Stokes; 2. Justin Fitzgerald; 3. Matthew Lucas; 4. Tony Corbo; 5. Homer Munden Jr. 250 / Open B: 1. William Pearson; 2. Chad Glenn; 3. Scott Bakken; 4. Nicholas Wheeler. 250 / Open A: 1. Casey Clark; 2. Isha Wood; 3. Robert Marshall; 4. Rodney Horrocks; 5. Andrew Tsakanikas.
Motorcycle Results 50 PW Stk. (4-8): 1. Austin Toskov; 2. Bubba Stone; 3. Jacob Jones; 4. Charlie Forbes; 5. Garrett Marchand. 50 Stk. (4-6): 1. Chase Miller; 2. Kamin Horsley; 3. Dustin Creech; 4. Garrett Marchand; 5. Jeff Combs. 50 Stk. (7-8): 1. Bobby Kinsley; 2. Bubba Stone; 3. Austin Smith; 4. Hayden Cabada; 5. Jonathan Newton. 65 (7-9): 1. Kameron Page; 2. Jeremy Wendelken; 3. Chris Canning; 4. Cody Meekins; 5. Bubba Stone.
Keeney Motosports Andrew Wiegand Takes the College Boy Win and a 4th in the 125A
KTM of Camp Hill Rider Kameron Page Wins the 65cc 7-9 Division
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West Shore Suzukis Garret Toth Grabs Two 1st Place Trophies – 85cc (7-11) and Junior Mini
Kincaid Racings Chase Miller Wins the 50cc Stock (4-6) Class on his #02 Cobra
25 + B: 1. Derek Minton; 2. Andre Nagy; 3. Tracy Paxton; 4. Marc Spliedt; 5. Tony Cancy. 25 + A: 1. John Bowlin; 2. Lou Vicknair. 30 + B: 1. Scott Bakken; 2. Derek Minton; 3. Chris Corbo: 4. Tony Canoy; 5. Gary Dowdy. 30 + A: 1. Erik Pfeiffer; 2. Lou Vicknair; 3. Roy Bowlin Jr. 35 +: 1. Erik Pfeiffer; 2. Mark Weaver; 3. Richard Cornwall; 4. Bruce Maass Jr. 40 +: 1. Mike Wylie; 2. Gary Dowdy; 3. John Williams Jr. 4 Stroke B/C: 1. John Higbee; 2. Scott Capewell; 3. Chad Glenn; 4. Nicholas Wheeler.
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MRA APRIL 2004 • 6
TRI District Challenge Cup race!
Calling All Racers From District’s 5, 6 & 7 April 11 ROCKET RACEWAY WILL BE HOLDING A MX RACE TO DECIDE THE AGE OLD QUESTION, ‘WHO’S THE BEST’? THESE THREE DISTRICTS PRODUCE SOME OF THE BEST MX’ERS IN THE COUNTRY AND ON APRIL 11 WE’LL SEE WHICH DISTRICT COMES OUT ON TOP. TO THE WINNING DISTRICT’S PRESIDENT GOES THE CHALLENGE CUP TO KEEP AND BRAG ABOUT TILL IT’S RACED FOR AGAIN IN 2005. FOR THE RIDERS, ALONG WITH 4FT TROPHY DAY, EVERY RACER FROM THE WINNING DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE A ‘ROCKET RIDE’ PRACTICE PASS GOOD FOR ONE FREE PRACTICE DAY AT ROCKET. THE CHALLENGE CUP WILL PROVIDE SOME GREAT RACING SO BRING YOU CAMERAS, AND LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE! MX April 11 Tri District Challenge Cup MX April 25 MX May 22 MAMA MX May 30
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BP Promotions PA State Hare Scramble Series
Round 1: Flying Dutchmen Motorcycle Club PINE GROVE, PA. FEB. 8, 2004 Round # 1 of the BP Promotions PA State Hare Scramble Series sponsored by Tyler Klinger took the 85cc MSR/Answer Racing was held in early February at the Flying Dutchmen Motorcycle 12-15 win as well as the Overall Youth Club in Pine Grove, PA. It was a bright sunny day with temperatures in the low 30‚s and winds raging up to 20 mph over the frozen hard pack Hare Scramble course. The crew at the Flying Dutchmen did a great job as usual preparing the track in the days prior to the event.The Northeast has been battered Round #1 of the 2004 BP Promotions State H.S. with snow and frigid weather Series is off & running all winter long and the warriors from A.M.A. District 6 were ready to ride. Over 300 Photographs By participants came out to Motorcycle Racing Action compete in the first race of Half way there. the 10 round series. Ian Guire and Last years number two MOTORCYCLES Woody Fregia Jr. rider in the 85cc 12-15 division Tyler Klinger riding battle in first 50 (4-8 OIL): 1. Mason Evitts; 2. John Lawton IV; out of TNT Cycles and Keeney Motosports was on hand turn action 3. Dawson Evitts; 4. Pollux Fisher. to fill the vacancy left by Tim Rizzon who has moved up to the 250A class this year. # 32F Justin Frederick grabbed the holeshot but by the end of the first lap Klinger 50 (4-8 STK): 1. Dicter Willenbrock; 2. Chase Rusden; had established himself in the lead position and never looked back. 3. Dakota Dunman; 4. Michael McGee; 5. Daniel Finney. The young Suzuki pilot was the overall as well as class winner put65 (7-9): 1. Daniel Bromley; 2. Christopher Vanbuskirk; ting in a total of five laps in just over an hour. 3. Benjamin Snyder; 4. Jimmy Franks; 5. Zachary Waldrop. In the 85cc 7-11 group Dale “Bugsy” Wakefield riding the num65 (10-11): 1. Jason Chavez; 2. Troy Desimone; ber one Suzuki sponsored by Rizzon Cycle/W.E.R./Spectro Oils/ 3. Austin McCarter; 4. Shane Hufford Jr.; 5. Christian Castillo. Metro Clothing/RRP/AGV Helmets also dominated his division leading from start to finish. In the Supermini class American Suzuki 85 (7-11): 1. Dale Wakefield Jr.; 2. Matthew Gift; rider Chris Rizzon from Middlesex, NJ took the checkers followed 3. Joshua Gottshall; 4. Zachary Snyder; 5. Drey Boddie. by Bobby O‚reilly and Jason Sipe. 85 (12-15): 1. Tyler Klinger; 2. Jeffrey Sullivan; The big story of the day was 16 year old Tim Rizzon riding for 3. Aaron Mulhern; 4. Jarod Kulp; 5. Patrick Desantis. American Suzuki/W.E.R./O‚neal Clothing/ and Rizzon Cycles. Tim Supermini (12-15): 1. Chris Rizzon; 2. Robert O‚reilly; was the youth rider of the year here in District 6 as well as PA State Minis running neck and neck 3. Jason Sipe; 4. Michael Vilasi; 5. Michael Polaski. and District champ in 2003. This was Tims first race on the new Suzuki Four Stroke in the Expert class as well as being the first time 110 (AIR COOLED): 1. Trent Noll; 2. Amber Biasi; he competed on the ice with studded tires. The green flag dropped and the 250A division was off, all except Tim 3. Shawn Kozak; 4. Jeremy Faust; 5. Brandon Woolf. who sat on the line his bike not firing immediately. 100-150 (4 STR.): 1. Woody Fregia Jr.; 2. Charles Lengle; Local Pro Motocross Racer RRP/Crossroads Powersports sponsored Ty Wallace grabbed the early lead with 3. Jesse Vallaro; 4. Ian Guire; 5. Jesse Eidam. Tim dead last and 20 seconds behind at the end of the first lap. Tim a little shakey at first on the studded tires 200 EXP: 1. Jesse Festenstine; 2. Clint Johnson; started to find his groove a few laps into the race and began picking off riders one by one. Tim was making up 3. Michael Soudas; 4. Jason Henriksen; 5. Daniel Palmer. valuable seconds on each lap and on the final lap of this two hour race caught and passed another Suzuki rider Jason Markowicz for the class win. What an accomplishment for this first year expert rider. 200 AMA: 1. Jerod Stoner; 2. Leonard Rehatcher; For complete results and standings of the PA State Series, log onto www.bppoints.com and to view race 3. David Gordon; 4. Robert Stanton; Jacob Martin. photos from this event check out www.mcracingaction.com We‚ll see you all back at the Dutchmen for round 250 AMA: 1. Daniel Roeting; 2. Kevin Simpson; number two on April the 4th. Jim Bull MRA 3. Michael Gratter; 4. Michael Pecika; 5. Eric Waltz. OPEN EXP: 1. Tim Rizzon; 2. Jason Markowicz; 3. Ty Wallace; 4. Wayne Grenewicz; 5. Daniel Psoiko. OPEN AMA: 1. Robert Civiletti; 2. Nick Simpson; 3. Chris Seigfried; 4. Paul Shaver; 5. Doug Deimler. OPEN NOV: 1. Greg Dobyns; 2. Norman Diefenderfer; 3. Shawn Bohanon; 4. William McKenney; 5. Marc Innella. VET EXP: 1. Bob Walton; 2. Mike Reichert; 3. Mike Ego; 4. Frank Evitts Jr.; 5. Michael Strouse. VET AMA: 1. Michael Carter; 2. James Ryan III; 3. Ronald Benham Sr.; 4. Robert Barr; 5. Kevin Evitts. SENIOR: 1. Rick Wychunas; 2. Jerry Lynn; 3. Chris Hunter; 4. Sean Petri. Tim Rizzon races from behind in his Parts of The Flying Dutchmen Course first Expert Division outing to take 1st SUPER SENIOR: 1. Burd Guers; 2. Thomas Ebersole; were still covered in ice, but the 300+ Place in the Open A Class 3. Tom Phillips. participants continued on.
Febuary 8, 2004 Pine Grove, PA
The PA State Harescramble series kicked off its 2004 season at the Flying Dutchmen in Pine Grove Pennsylvania. Another great year of ATV racing is under way. BP promotions has lined up yet another awesome schedule of events with ten races planned from February to October. A few changes were made over the winter including the combining of two and four stroke classes. Racers now have there choice of three Overall & Expert Class Winner Chris Borich experience levels C, B, and A and all classes are listed as Open displacement. They have also combined the 0-230cc class with the 300cc four stroke class. Several riders did well enough in the points race last year to be advanced to the next class, which will add to the excitement in 2004. The opener this year was cold, wet and icy. As I arrived at the track it was obvious that this was going to be a tough race to finish. The track was covered with frozen puddles and the areas that were dry were extremely hard packed. As the mini quads and dirtbikes raced the sun slowly warmed the ground and by race time it was a balmy 20 degrees! The open areas and straight aways were beginning to thaw but the shaded areas were like a skating rink. Studs were allowed this year for this race only and a good number of racers choose to use them. I made a poor decision and opted to race without studs which proved to be a mistake. In the pits prior to the race mechanics and racers could be seen scrambling around their machines using a cordless drill to install their studs. The usual crowd was on hand, but as I walked the pits in the morning I noticed many Lots of mud & snow, but happy to be racing again. new faces. The riders made
#454 Ray Monnett grabs the Holeshot in C-Class action and holds on for the win
there way to the starting area, bundled up in thermals and snow suits. The field lined up with the Open A class in the front row. Chris Borich (National #2) was ready to tear it up along with Tyson Thomas, Mike Lucas, Todd Rothermel, Sean Niedlinger, Jon Bowers, and many more. Up and comer Jared McClure was ready to try out the A class after dominating the amateur ranks in 2003. We used a dead engine on the machine start this race similar to the GNCC style of starting. Tyson Thomas got off the line first and took the lead. A few miles into the race Jon Bowers started to pressure Thomas for the lead. The freezing temperatures and wet conditions were very challenging but Bowers seemed to be prepared. He rocketed into the lead before the close of lap one followed by McClure and Borich. At the completion of lap one most of the pack stopped for dry gloves and fresh goggles or to simply get some feeling back in the hands. As the race progressed Chris Borich proved why he is the reining PA State Champion and #2 in the nation. He put his ECATV Yamaha YFZ 450 minutes ahead of the rest of the field and simply rode away. As the laps wore down I found myself getting more comfortable and more importantly I was able to stay dry and warm. With two to go I was able to get around McClure for the third spot, and put my sites on Bowers for the second spot. Unfortunately for me, Bowers was feeling rather comfortable as well and never allowed me to get close enough to make a move. Jarred McClure ended up in fourth place with Mike Lucas rounding out the top five in the A class.
In the Open B class it was Steele, Adams and Baker taking the top three positions. Monnett, Palmer and Doyle finished first through third in the Open C class. In the Vet class it was McBride, Bianatt and Correll with 2003 class champion Chad Kirby finishing 5th. In the 0-300 class Bergey took the win. Tim Olsen finished second on his 300EX, this was Tims third race ever, he says he's hooked and plans to compete in the entire series. I would like to personally congratulate everyone who finished this event. This race was terribly grueling, bitter cold, and wet. Many people pulled off after only Story By: Jason & Jacob Hughes one lap, others never made it that far. The shaded areas in the pines were so icy, that with out studs, if you lost momentum the quad would just sit still and some riders needed to get off and push. The staff at FDMC did an outstanding job as usual. The attendance was amazing considering the conditions which I believe is a sign of the direction this sport is heading. I'm looking forward to getting the regular season rolling, getting back to the dirt and putting the ice and snow behind us. See you at the track!
ATV Results BP Rd # 1 A class: 1. Chris Borich 2. Jon Bowers 3. Jason Hughes 4. Jarrod McClure 5. Michael Lucas B Class: 1. Rich Steele 2. Nicholas Adams 3. Matt Baker 4. Dennis Brechbill 5. Jonathan Youtz C Class: 1. Ray Monnett 2. John Palmer 3. David Doyle 4. Sean Doyle 5. Brandon Keller Blaster Class: 1. Zachary Bergey 2. Tim Olsen 3. Mike D'Anario 4. Steve Hatton 5. James Kuperavage Senior: 1. Jeff Kearney 2. Randy Smith 3. Ron Mann 4. Thomas Vasko 5. Mark Platcheck Photographs By
Vet: 1. Dan McBride 2. Randy Bianatt 3. Rich Correll 4. Tim Smith 5. Chad Kirby Utility: 1. Dave Porzi 2. Robert Smeltz 3. Bryan Vanassen 4. Edward Brandt 5. Allen Slate
Youth ATV 50 Stock: 1. Matthew Ross 2. Brian Thorson 3. Allie Slate
Motorcycle Racing Action
4. Hayden Wolpert 51-70 (6-11): 1. William Marshall 2. Derrec Robinson 3. Joseph Bromley 4. Samantha Waldrop 5. Austin Findley 6. William Sloan 7. Michael Spalding 8. Colby Chinchar 71-90 (9-15): 1. Kenton Heinbaugh 2. Shane Simpkins 3. Loyd Troxell 4. Ted Rupp 5. Cody Spitler 6. Joshua Weikel 7. Samantha Vanbuskirk 8. Giuliane Catania 9. Christiane Vilasi 10. Nicole Brown
The Kids came out to do battle as well
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LAKE WHITNEY CHAMPION Name: Nick Desiderio Age: Classes:
10 yrs. 65cc 7-9 85cc 7-11 Ride: KTM 65sx – Suzuki RM 85 Experience: Racing 6 years District #: 5 Hometown: Washington, NJ Fav. Food: Snow Crab Legs Fav. Track: Lake Whitney Interests: Racing, Football, Bicycles, and Play Station 2 Sponsors: VPE, FMF, Bromleys Motorcycles, Liquid Performance, Michelin, Motorex, Scott, Creative Graphics, Mom & Dad MRA would like to congratulate 10 year old Nick Desiderio from Washington, NJ on his recent win at the 10th Annual Spring Classic at Lake Whitney Texas. Lake Whitney drew close to 3500 riders this year and is the first big event of the year on the amateur tour. In Nicks class alone , the 65cc 7-9 modified division there were over 90 riders, yes 90 riders from all over the country. Nicks the man, he beat them all, every single last one of them. In the 65cc 7-9 stock ranks there were over 100 entries, Nick won his heat race but unfortunately ran into some mechanical trouble and had a DNS in one of his motos, who knows what might have happened. Way to go Nick on a job well done. Nick started riding when he was three years old on a Yamaha PW50 set up with training wheels. It looks like all that experience paid off big time this spring. Watch out for Nick, he‚s not stopping there. He won both of his motos in the first round of the N.E. Classic at Doublin Gap and he has his sights set on a National Championship at Loretta Lynns in August. Nick, again way to go and thanks for the time you gave us for this interview. We wish you a great and safe season. Jim Bull MRA
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Stretching: How Important Is It? By: Bob Schuler – Total Two Wheel Training Did you know that most injuries happen in practice in MX and in many other sports because most do not warm up and stretch properly? Ask yourself, if you get to the track and get all your gear set up and think, what do I do next, the best thing you could do is go out and walk the track at a brisk pace and get a sweat going or if you are like Bob Hannah you could go out and run the track before practice to get a good warm up and get your body ready for the day to come. The other thing you can do is bring a jump rope along and spend some time doing that and this will also loosen you up and get your heart rate going. Stretching is also very important after you get a sweat going to help prevent injury and it is also good for helping you focus when you are more relaxed. With increased flexibility, the occurrence of over use injuries decreases. If stretching is not part of your morning routine, muscles will become tighter causing excess strains on the tendons, resulting in tendonitis, torn muscles and over stress to the joints. When you ride or exercise, muscle fibers are torn as a result of the stress placed on them, this is where the soreness comes from. These tears are generally so minute that they are nothing to worry about, but when healing occurs scar tissue develops which is like elastic. This build up of scar tissue causes the muscle to get tighter, less flexible and more prone to injury. Stretching should be a part of any work out program, whether its weight training or aerobic conditioning. A good stretching program should consist of a five minute warm up before you stretch to allow for better blood flow to all muscle groups and increased temperature of muscle. The stretching should be done from head to toe and fifteen minutes in length. When stretching, it should be gentle and not painful. It should be slow and controlled, not bouncing to the point where you feel a good stretch and can hold it for 20-30 seconds. Each stretch should be performed three times to reach maximum benefits. Don’t hold your breath during the stretch, always breathe normally and try to relax and get your mind only thinking about how you’re going to ride for the day and how loose you will be to just let the bike dance around under you. Keep your eyes open for me at the races and if there is any thing I can help you with let me know, I can run you through a good routine that should really help your riding. Happy Moto to you all and see you soon at the races.
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Season Opener: Doublin Gap Motocross Park NEWBURG, PA, MARCH 7 – Story and Photos by Jim Bull, MRA
Over 400 motocross racers from AMA District 6 and AMA District 7 converged on the Doublin Gap Motocross Park in Newburg, Pennsylvania on the first Sunday in March for their 2004 season opener. The skies were bright blue with spring like temperatures and as usual the Yentzer Family had their racetrack in superb condition for the days event. Pro class racer RRP-Cycle Stuff/ MSR/ Rays Yamaha/ Crossroad Powersports Ty Wallace was on hand to showcase his talents in three expert divisions. Wallace was pulling holeshots and winning motos all day long. There were many who challenged but at the end of the day Wallace took home the money in the 25+A, 125A and 250A divisions. The big race of the day was in the mini ranks in the 85cc 12-13 group. In moto number one Kawasaki mounted Colton Harrison pulled #1 Colton Harrison battles #70 Dan Holton in the 85cc 12-13 Division the holeshot followed closely by Cernics Suzuki/ FMF/ PR2/ 909/ Michelin rider Daniel Holton Jr. and VPE/ Scott/ Liquid Performance/ Riders Edge Yamaha ace Broc Schmelyun. Both Holton and Schmelyun quickly passed Harrison thru the first series of corners and by the halfway point of lap one these two young pilots were moving into the 14-15 year old riders that left on the early gate ahead of them. By the end of the first lap Schmelyun had worked his way past Holton and was picking off the older riders one by one, by lap three both Schmelyun and Holton had worked their way past all but the top rider in the 14-15 group. On the final lap of the moto Holton managed to squeeze by Schmelyun for the win. Moto number two would prove to be just as exciting with Holton grabbing the holeshot this time and yes, Schmelyun right on his heels. Again these two future stars ran into traffic on the first lap and Holton grabbed the advantage and started to pull away. When the two came out of the bottom section of the course on lap number two Schmelyun had somehow worked his way passed Holton and the battle was on. The two raced tire to tire for the remainder of the #2 Broc Schmelyun leads the Junior minis thru th first turn race and at the checkers it was Schmelyun by a bike length for the overall. Schmelyun would go on to take the win in the Junior Mini 9-13 division as well, a double win at Doublin Gap in the season opener. Holton would go on to take the overall win in the Super Mini Division later in the day. Keep your eyes on these two youth veterans, I am sure they both have a bright future ahead of them in this great sport. For complete event photos go to www.mcracingaction.com and be sure to check out Doublin Gaps Yamaha All Star National in early June and they‚ll also play host to the Northeast Amateur Regional on June 26-27, 2004. You can view their complete schedule at www.doublingap.com.
Results
50 OIL INJ. (4-6): 1. Donte Grim (Cob); 2. Dalton Blettner (KTM); 3. Luke Mason (Yam); 4. Sommer Gangaway (KTM); 5. Austin Felts (KTM). 50 OIL INJ. (7-8): 1. Dylan Blettner (KTM); 2. Sean Orders (Cob); 3. David Byers (KTM); 4. Tyler Chrisovergis (Yam); 5. Jonathan Chyrsovergis (Unk). 50 STK. (4-6): 1. Luke Mason (KTM); 2. Sean Knoll (KTM); 3. Dalton Blettner (KTM); 4. John Sheaffer (KTM); 5. Sommer Gangaway (KTM). 50 STK. (7-8): 1. Addison Emory IV (Cob); 2. Logan Ehrets (Cob); 3. John Shafer (KTM); 4. Alexander Potter (KTM); 5. Dylan Blettner (KTM).
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Motorama Indoor Arenacross Races and Shows HARRISBURG, PA. FEB. 21st and 22nd, 2004
The Harrisburg Farm Show Arena again played host to the 26th
Annual Motorama Indoor Races and Shows promoted by the Hostetter family, owners of Trail Way Speedway in Hanover, PA. This
Contest, Lost Creek sponsored riders Pat Brown and Jason
Dunkleberger went airborne over the Motorama floor with “Dunk” coming out the victor.
The racing action kicked off with the 12-15 Schoolboy
division. American Suzuki/ West Shore Suzuki/ MSR/ Scott rider
event has grown over the years to feature
Willy Toth Jr. grabbed the holeshot with
car racing, beauty pageants and robot con-
and Lebanon Valley Suzuki rider Lowell
competition and the main attraction, two
was on a roll on this day coming off a win the
the season here in AMA District 6.
day. By the time the checkered flag dropped
car and motorcycle shows, go cart and rc
Westminster Maryland’s Zachary Harrington
flict,
trials
Spangler right on his rear fender. Willy Toth Jr.
days of indoor arenacross racing to kick off
night before and two heat wins earlier in the
This year again, the Motorama Races
the Suzuki rider had a six second advantage
different divisions from 11 states doing
Travis Rudd and Matthew Geist rounded out
motorcycle
featured
over
500
racers
in
on the rest of the pack. Harrington, Spangler,
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battle on the tight indoor course. The racing was fierce, and several riders rose
to the top of their classes to take home the
As they say, little rest for the weary, the
second main of the day was the 125 B class.
15 year old Willy Toth Jr. had to climb down off
wins in this season opener.
The main events of the day kicked off with the opening
ceremonies and the high flying antics of Clint Johnson and Joe Robertson, two local expert riders doing battle in the Jump Style competition.
The
the podium and mount his RM125 and head straight back to the
starting gate. This time the competition was a little tougher with a full 20 man gate and some seasoned veterans in the mix.
The gate dropped and the adrenalin took over, Willy Toth Jr.
crowd went wild as
emerged from the pack coming out of the first turn with the lead and
Robertson
from fifth ended up in second followed by Dylan Kautz, Drew Kibler
both Johnson and
he never looked back. Gap Racings Eric Sebastian who charged
out Heel Clickers and
and Alex Gaul.
big triple jump. The
Yamaha KTM of Camp Hill/ PR 2
a tie as judged by
holeshot
In the ATV portion of
WD-40/ Rausch Creek racer
busted
Nac Nacs over the
ECATV Rider John Natalie Jr. grabs the Holeshot in front of team mate Dustin Wimmer and Lost Creek Cycles, Pat Brown.
the top five.
Pro Racers Barry Carsten and Ty Wallace do battle on Saturday Night in the 125 A action. Jeremy Cook (not pictured) would go on to take the win.
In the 85cc 7-11 division
event was declared
rider Kameron Page pulled the
the crowds applause.
Performance/Michelin/ Renthal/
the
Garret Toth, then Joey Peters
Jump
Style
followed
by
Liquid
from Asbury NJ. On the first lap
Garret, the younger Toth got by Page in the whoop section followed shortly thereafter by
Trenton Herrington from Philipsburg, PA on the podium with Ms. Motorama. Trenton took home a First, Two Seconds and a Third Place Trophy for the weekend.
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Garret Toth winning his heat race and the main event by ten seconds, Peters and Page rounded out the podium.
In the 4 wheel divisions the action was hot and fast all
weekend long. John Natalie Jr. came away victorious on several
occasions on his ECATV preparred YFZ450. On Sunday in the Pro
Production class Natalie again pulled the holeshot but Pat Brown got
upside down and the red flag came out for a re-start of the race.
125 EXP: 1. Jeremy Cook; 2. Barry Carsten; 3. Casey Clark; 4. Ty Wallace; 5. Ryan Jones. 250 NOV: 1. Jason Hutchison; 2. Andrew Will; 3. Brad Woodfall; 4. Joseph Madrigale IV; 5. Matty Livelsberger. 250 AMA: 1. Eric Sebastian; 2. Mike Angerman; 3. Drew Kibler; 4. David Szymansky; 5. Daniel Roeting. 250 EXP: 1. Ty Wallace; 2. Casey Clark; 3. Clint Johnson; 4. Barry Carsten; 5. Jeremy Cook. 25 +: 1. Stan Spencer; 2. Gary Born; 3. Christopher Curtis; 4. Andrew Will; 5. Pete Brubaker.
When the gate dropped the second time it was Lost Creek Cycles
Jason Dunkleberger grabbing the lead followed by Dustin Wimmer,
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Dunkleberger cruise to the win. Check out complete race results at www.motoramaevents.com and view complete event photos for the weekend at www.mcracingaction.com
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Saturday Results February 21, 2004 MOTORCYCLE
50 OIL INJ. (4-6): 1. Chase Miller; 2. Trenton Herrington; 3.Jadon Boyer; 4. Brandon Beam; 5. Wyatt Barto.. 50 STK. (4-6): 1. Jared Jennings; 2. Trentin Herrington; 3. Chase Miller; 4. Joseph Balkovic; 5. Dustin Miller. 50 OIL INJ. (7-8): 1. Logan Ehrets; 2. Daniel Dillin; 3. Trevor Shaffer; 4. Sam Sheckells; 5. Michael McDonald. 50 STK. (7-8): 1. Jarek Balkovic; 2. Mitchell Ovell; 3. Daniel Dillin; 4. Kyle Pichler; 5. Dakota Dunman. 65 (7-9): 1. Joseph Peters; 2. Kameron Page; 3. Dylan Wolfe; 4. Wesley Mattivi. 5. Trevor Shaffer. 65 (10-11): 1. Timothy Savidge Jr.; 2. Andrew Johns; 3. Joshua Villarreal; 4. A. Houser; 5. Dylan Johnson. 85 (7-11): 1. Joseph Peters; 2. Frank Lettieri; 3. Timothy Savidge Jr.; 4. Kameron Page; 5. Garret Toth. 85 (12-13): 1. Lowell Spangler; 2. Kyle Sidle; 3. Broc Schmelyun; 4. Marcus Hodge; 5. Bryan Weimer Jr. 85 (14-15): 1. Zachary Harrington; 2. Addison Kramer; 3. Steve Chiappa; 4. Kody Weidman; 5. Frankie Perez. Schby (12-15): 1. Willy Toth Jr.; 2. Ryan Zimmereman; 3. Zachary Harrington; 4.Matthew Geist; 5. Ren Jolly. 125 NOV: 1. Zachary Harrington; 2. Dustin Ulrich; 3. Jonathan Joseph; 4. Cory Nailor; 5. John Dubanowich. 125 AMA: 1. Alex Gaul; 2.Drew Kibler; 3. Eric Sebastian; 4. David Szymansky; 5. Willy Toth Jr.
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0-70 Pro. (7-10): 1. Robbie Leonard; 2. David Nevrotski; 3. Joseph Bromley; 4. Tyler Blessing; 5. Kenton Heinbaugh. 71-90 Pro. (8-15): 1. Brian Petrovcic Jr.; 2. Kenton Heinbaugh; 3. Colby Brake. 91-450 Pro. AMA: #32 Eric Sebastian of Gap Racing takes command 1. Ian Tolbert; 2. of the 125 B Division on Saturday Night. Thomas Terry; 3. Kyle Hess; 4. Kevin Fertig; 5. Travis Garton. 91-450 Pro. EXP: 1. John Natalie Jr.; 2. Pat Brown; 3. Gil Attix III; 4. Dustin Wimmer; 5. Andy Ehrenzeller. 91-Open Mod. AMA: 1. Thomas Lombardo; 2. Josh Miller; 3. Kevin Fertig; 4. Chris Rossetti; 5. Daniel Portanova. 91-Open Mod. EXP: 1. John Natalie Jr.; 2. Jason Dunkleberger; 3. Gil Attix III; 4. Dustin Wimmer; 5. Andy Ehrenzeller.
Robbie Leonard traveled south from New Hampshire to claim victory in the 0-70cc production 4 Wheel Class on both Saturday and Sunday.
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Peters on the Kawasaki. The Toth brothers dominated the day with
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Sunday Results February 22, 2004 MOTORCYCLE
50 OIL INJ. (4-6): 1. Trentin Herrington; 2. Chase Miller; 3. Joseph Balkovic; 4. Ezra Wright; 5. Jadon Boyer. 50 STK. (4-6): 1. Jared Jennings; 2. Chase Miller; 3. Trentin Herrington; 4. Dustin Miller; 5. Wyatt Barto. 50 OIL INJ. (7-8): 1. Trevor Shaffer; 2. Sam Sheckells; 3. Daniel Dillin; 4. Michael McDonald; 5. Michael Krupa. 50 STK. (7-8): 1. Mitchell Ovell; 2. Jarek Balkovic; 3. Kyle Pichler; 4. Logan Ehrets; 5. Robbie Civilette Jr. 65 (7-9): 1. Kameron Page; 2. Joseph Peters; 3. Josh Swartz; 4. Jarek Balkovic; 5. Wesley Mattivi. 65 (10-11): 1. Timothy Savidge Jr.; 2. Max Stevey; 3. Kyle Bitterman; 4. Joshua Villarreal; 5. A. Houser. 85 (7-11): 1. Garret Toth; 2. Joseph Peters; 3. Kameron Page; 4. Timothy Savidge Jr.; 5. Tyler Hawk. 85 (12-13): 1. Lowell Spangler; 2. Broc Schmelyun; 3. Brandon Huntzinger; 4. Marcus Hodge; 5. Kyle Sidle. 85 (14-15): 1. Zachary Harrington; 2. Addison Kramer; 3. Steve Chiappa; 4. Austin Bixler; 5. Kody Weidman. Schby (12-15): 1. Willy Toth Jr.; 2. Zachary Harrington; 3. Lowell Spangler; 4. Travis Rudd; 5. Matthew Geist. 125 NOV: 1. Zachary Harrington; 2. Travis Rudd; 3. John Ayers; 4. Eric Martin; 5. Doug Reinert. 125 AMA: 1. Willy Toth Jr.; 2. Eric Sebastian; 3. Dylan Kautz; 4. Drew Kibler; 5. Alex Gaul. 125 EXP: 1. Ty Wallace; 2. Barry Carsten; 3. Jeremy Cook; 4. Gaylon Dickson; 5. Clint Johnson. 250 NOV: 1. Andrew Will; 2. Shawn Yoder; 3. Dan Leonhard; 4. Brad Woodfall; 5. Joseph Madrigale IV. 250 AMA: 1. Mike Angerman; 2. Drew Kibler; 3. Eric Sebastian; 4. Dylan Kautz; 5. Joseph Rozyckie. 250 EXP: 1. Gaylon Dickson; 2. Bo Bowman; 3. Clint Johnson; 4. Barry Carsten; 5. Casey Clark.
25 +: 1. Andrew Will; 2. Pete Brubaker; 3. Christopher Curtis; 4. Stan Spencer; 5. Paul De Noia.
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#20 Christopher Tait leads Eventuall Race 0-70 Pro. (7-10): Winner #25 Ian Tolbert in the 4 Wheel 1. Robbie Amateur Production Division. Leonard; 2. Joseph Bromley; 3. Kenton Heinbaugh; 4. David Nevrotski; 5. Tyler Blessing. 71-90 Pro. (8-15): 1. Colby Brake; 2. Kenton Heinbaugh; 3. Chad Davis; 4. Brian Petrovcic Jr. 91-450 Pro. AMA: 1. Tommy Fink; 2. Thomas Terry; 3. Larry Deatrick II; 4. Vince Joseph Bromley grabbed the Holeshot in 70cc Production (7-10). Mechanical problems later Nolt; 5. Kevin Martin. on would cost him the win. 91-450 Pro. EXP: 1. Jason Dunkleberger; 2. Pat Brown; 3. Dustin Wimmer; 4. Andy Ehrenzeller; 5. John Natalie Jr. 91-Open Mod. AMA: 1. Thomas Lombardo; 2. Christopher Tait; 3. Mike Noel; 4. Peter Hahn Jr.; 5. Kevin Fertig. 91-Open Mod. EXP: 1. John Natalie Jr.; 2. Jason Dunkleberger; 3. Dustin Wimmer; 4. Pat Brown; 5. Gil Attix III.
they’ll never need to paint that place. Willy and Garret are off to another great season with their wins at the Motorama Indoor Races and Shows in mid February at the Harrisburg Farm Show Building, Willy also took two top 10 finishes at the Spring Nationals at Lake Whitney, Texas. Keep an eye on these two, they’re both shooting for Lorettas again this year, my bet is they’ll be there. I would like to take the time to
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Age: 15 yrs. 11 yrs. Class: School Boy 85cc 7-11 Experience: Racing 8 yrs. Racing 7 yrs. District #: 18 23t Ride: RM 125 RM 85 Hometown: Carlisle Carlisle Sponsors: American Suzuki, West Shore Suzuki, PR2, MSR, Scott, Liquid Performance, Renthal, Michelin, WD 40, Rausch Creek, FMF.
MRA would like to feature the Toth brothers, Willy and Garret from Carlisle, PA. Both of these fine young racers deserve their own interview so I apologize guys, I just thought it would be cool to keep it all in the family. Both Willy and Garret are exceptional people on and off the track, whenever I talk to one or the other at the races they always are very polite and humble. Whenever I watch them on the track they appear to be giving it their all and it shows in their results. Racing must be in the blood, their father Bill is the president of the Happy Ramblers MC in Hanover, PA and their mom Michelle is always helping out at the tracks around the district. Stop by their Suzuki Dealership sometime in Mechanicsburg, West Shore Suzuki and you’ll see the guys accomplishments. The shop is wall papered in plaques and awards that both Willy and Garret have won over the years,
thank all of the Toth Family for this interview and for what they give to the sport of motocross, if you see them at the races do MRA a favor and take the time to thank them too. – Jim Bull
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March 21, 2004 Round # 1 At Doublin Gap MX Park, Newburg, PA. I was traveling into the college town of Shippensburg, PA on a cold Sunday morning in March when it started. The snow began to fall when I was just minutes from my destination, I was hoping that this would not be the start of another late season snowstorm here in South Central PA. Just days before mother nature had dumped another four inches of the white stuff on our venue for the weekend and the night before the event when the Yentzers thought everthing was under control – Bam, a half inch of rain fell. The weather had caused Jeff and Rod Yentzer to cancel their warm up race scheduled for Saturday in hopes of better preparing their track for Round # 1 of the Thor Parts Unlimited Northeast Classic. The Classic draws thousands of riders each year to its five race series offering close to a quarter million dollars in contingencies and product giveaways. I’ll say this, given everything the crew at Doublin Gap had thrown at them in the days prior to this event, they did an excellent job and the track was in tip top condition. Special thanks goes out to Chris and Tim Kinsley with Kinsley Construction from York, Pa. The Kinsleys got right all the ball and got extra earth moving equipment out to the track when the snow storm hit, this enabled the staff out at Doublin to get the job done. I’d also like to give credit to all the racers and their families that came out to participate in this event. Not knowing what kind of track conditions Honda Pilot #216 Scott Sears from Arish, NY sweeps the college boy and 250B classes winning all four of his motos.
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Nick Desiderio grabs the holeshot and goes 1-1 for the Overall 65cc 7-9 win coming off a 1st place finish at the Lake Whitney Spring Nationals in the 65 mod division.
they would find, let alone putting up with the cold and the wind. The racers from the North East region of the country are true competitors, man it was cold and you all deserve the credit for getting this thing pulled off. Without you there is no race. The racing was hot as usual here in Districts 6 and 7. Some of the top experts from the area were on hand to showcase their talents. I keep finding myself saying this name over and over again already this year, and things are just getting started. The # 161 of Casey Clark with an American Suzuki ride out of Lebanon Valley Cycles and co-sponsored by Keeney Motosports established himself as the man to beat. Seasoned veteran Barry Carsten With both Damien Plotts and Jeremy Cook on the familiar Bromleys Suzuki sidelined with injuries early this season, Clark has wins the Vet A division. things pretty well under control. Not that the competition wasn’t there. RRP racer Ty Wallace was on hand as well as the likes of Barry Carsten and Kevin Crine, Stephen Stella and Kevin Brodsky, Doublin Gaps own Jeff Yentzer and up and comer first year expert Andrew Wiegand. Wow, no free rides here, Clark won all four expert motos in convincing fashion. I believe Suzuki made a wise choice when putting the bright yellow machines in this guys trailer. In the Vet A class Barry Carsten takes home the Round 1 win and Kevin Crine grabs the gold in the 25+ A division. Ken Messerman from Lewistown, PA. cops the win in the Senior ranks. Now we jump to the future expert riders com- Dave Marques from Hasbrouck Heights NJ is your 25+ B champipeting in the mini divisions, it’s gonna get good on finishing 3-1 respectively. folks, just you wait and see. In the 50cc ranks both Chase Miller, another name that’s been popping up a lot this year and Jarek Balkovic won their respective classes. Nick Desiderio was on hand coming off a first place win at Lake Whitney Texas to claim the 65cc 7-9 division, and Dylan Brakovich took the wins in both the 65cc 10-11 and 85cc 7-11 classes. Then there’s the likes of Lowell Spangler, Dan Holton Jr. and Broc Schmelyun. I recommend to some of you older expert riders hurry up and accomplish what you have set out to do, when these guys get a few years older, look out. Kawasaki racer Donnie Butcher riding out of Strouds Motorsports grabbed the overall in the School Boy class and another Kawasaki pilot, Matt Hougentogler of Cumberland Kawasaki took the win in the 125 C Division. Again, a big way to go the racers, to the staff at the track and the people that help sponsor this event. For complete race results log onto www.doublingap.com and to view complete event photos, check out www. mcracingaction.com Jim Bull MRA American Suzuki Rider Casey Clark showed up ready for battle. Clark swept all four motos in the 125 and 250 Expert divisions establishing himself as the man to beat in this years N.E. Classic Series.
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RRP Rider Kevin Crine soars to the 25+ A win claiming both motos.
RD. # 1 Thor Parts Unlimited North East Classic Doublin Gap MX Park March 22, 2004 Results: 50 Oil (4-6): 1. Chase Miller; 2. Wyatt Barto; 3. Devin Murray; 4. Sommer Gangaway; 5. Ethan Bressler; 6. Dalton Blettner. 50 Oil (7-8): 1.Dylan Blettner; 2. David Byers; 3. Sam Sheckells; 4. Kyle Boileau; 5. Tyler Chrisovergis; 6. Jonathan Chyrsovergis. 50 Stk. (4-6): 1. Chase Miller; 2. Joseph balkovic; 3. Sommer Gangaway; 4. Ethan Bressler; 5. Lincoln Brookens; 6. Devin Murray; 7. Dalton Blettner; 8. Dakota Thomas. 50 Stk. (7-8): 1. Jarek Balkovic; 2. Rowland Papp; 3. Bobby Kinsley; 4. Blake Wadsworth; 5. Addison Emory IV. 60 (7-9): 1. Nikolas Desiderio; 2. Kameron Page; 3. Luke Renzland; 4. Alex Maldet; 5. Jarek Balkovic. 60 (10-11): 1. Dylan Brakovich; 2. Kyle Bitterman; 3. Chaz Clingerman; 4. Jordan Walker; 5. Ryan Francis. 80 (7-11): 1. Dylan Brakovich; 2. Sal Calamita; 3. Tyler Hawk; 4. Nikolas Desiderio; 5. Kameron Page. 80 (12-13): 1. Lowell Spangler; 2. Broc Schmelyun; 3. Carl Eddy; 4. Tyler Smith; 5. Zachery Rudy. 80 (14-15): 1. Dan Holton Jr.; 2. Adam Blessing; 3. Addison Kramer; 4. Matt Hollinger; 5. Eric Macminn. Mini (9-13): 1. Broc Schmelyun; 2. Sal Calamita; 3. Kameron Page; 4. Tyler Hawk; 5. Jordan Walker. Supermini: 1. Dan Holton Jr.; 2. Lowell Spangler; 3. Addison Kramer; 4. Kody Renzland; 5. Ryan Sebastian. Women: 1. Claire Galloway. School Boy: 1. Donny Butcher; 2. Willy Toth Jr.; 3. Ryan Blizzard; 4. Matt Hougentogler; 5. Kerry Kaminskie Jr. College Boy: 1. Scott Sears; 2. Andrew Wiegand; 3. John Young III; 4. Lee Virts; 5. Thomas Addy. 125 C: 1. Matt Hougentogler; 2. Trevor Hoffeditz; 3. Travis Rudd; 4. John Dubanowich; 5. Michael Tippin Jr. 125 B: 1. Willy Toth Jr.; 2. Scott Sears; 3. Andrew Kratz; 4. Kerry Kaminskie Jr.; 5. Bryan Fleischman. 125 A: 1. Casey Clark; 2. Barry Carsten; 3. Kevin Brodsky Jr.; 4. Steve Roman; 5. Chris Welsh. 250 C: 1. Shea Maldet; 2. Michael Tyrell; 3. Jason Hutchinson; 4. Martin Warchal; 5. Adam Kendig. 250 B: 1. Scott Sears; 2. Bryan Fleischman; 3. Jacob Cope; 4. John Young III; 5. Kyle Haas. 250 A: 1. Casey Clark; 2. Kevin Crine; 3. Stephan Stella; 4. Barry Carsten; 5. Steve Roman. 25+ B: 1. Dave Marques; 2. Norman Innis; 3.Michael Cahill; 4. Brian Haddow; 5. Ira Himelright. 25+ A: 1. Kevin Crine; 2. James Max; 3. James Mcilvaine; 4. Jason Wolfgang; 5. Jeff Slusher. Vet C: 1. Jim Dobbs; 2. Jason Cotterino; 3. Timothy Curtis; 4. Ed Fedorczyk; 5. Addison Emory III. Vet B: 1. Kenneth Weiner; 2. Brian Haddow; 3. Norman Innis; 4. Sam Aspinwall; 5. Victor Palmieri. Vet A: 1. Barry Carsten; 2. James Max; 3. James Mcilvaine; 4. John Young; 5. Rod Yentzer. Senior: 1. Ken Messerman; 2. Robert Huston; 3. Tom Cutter; 4. Kevin Stoner; 5. Michael Billy.
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Photos and Story by Ed Fratoni of MOTOXSTATION.COM Race action started with the first gate dropping at 11:00 am and finishing up under cloudy skies at 4:00 pm. Here’s what I remember: The Supermini 12-15 gated first ahead of the Junior Mini. Joe Keefe #348 of Little Meadows, PA put his Suzuki into the lead position going into the downhill in both motos. Honda pilot, Randy Saxenmeyer was in second with Gap Racing’s Ryan Sebastian #20R in third follwed by Jason Smith #84, Nick McPhee #214 and Justin Frederick #32F and the pack. Sebastian sliced his way into first ahead of Keefe toward the end of the first lap on the downhill toward the finish line. The Supermini order of Sebastian, Keefe and Smith continued into the fourth and final lap with the Gap racer holding onto a two second lead with third place only seven seconds behind him followed by McPhee in fourth. The group would finish about the same with Honda rider #27A Saxenmeyer filling out the top five position. The second moto of the Supermini yielded better results for Keefe as he had the holeshot and lead to the checkers. Sebastian went 1-2 for second followed by Jason Smith in third place. The Junior Mini holeshot went to Kawasaki mount Rich Kastle #3 from Gilbertsville, Pa. who led into the second lap as the group of Kastle, Dave Sparr #360 and Jushua Gotthall #91G encountered the tail end of the Supermini riders. Mt. Holly’s Ron Baker #5R was followed by Simpson, Pa. Yamaha rider Anthony Peregrin Jr. #189 and Dustin Geis #28G into lap two. Sparr moved his #360 Yamaha ahead of Kastle and Gotthall in the third position going into lap three. Anthony Peregrin Jr. moved passed Baker to secure fourth place into the third lap. The Junior mini continued with Sparr taking the checkers followed by Quakertown’s Justin Gotthall i n second, Kastle in third, Peregrin in fourth and Geis rounding out the top fifth position. The 85cc Junior Mini overall went to Gotthall #91g with a consistent 2-2 after following Peregrin and Sparr out of the first turn in moto two. Peregrin went 4-1 for third place. Sparr may have won the first moto but came out in second on lap one of the final moto to slip to third and finish 1-3 for a second place overall. The 250c class had a full gate with Pomeroy, PA’s Tim Smith #315 putting his Honda out in front with Justin Stoltzfus #72S moving quickly to battle for the second spot with #818 Jeremy Kready. Stoltzfus moved ahead to the lead position and opened up his lead. Smith, Kready and Suzuki rider, Joe Madrigale #66 followed. Before the moto ended, Madrigale moved ahead of Kready for third place. Finish order was Stoltzfus, Smith, Madrigale and Kready in fourth with the field of riders following up. Rich Yurkovic #317 lead the way in the final moto when he was edged out by Tim Smith #315 on lap two. Neither could maintain their position as Justin Stoltzfus #72S would win the a overall with 1-1 and Ben Glisson #12 going 6-2 for second place. Madrigale went 3-3 taking third and Yurkovic going 7-4 for fourth place. Voorhees, NJ’s Ken Thomas #36 equaled his first moto performance with a 5-5 overall. Glenn Mills, PA’s Eric Burkholder #875 edged out the field for the holeshot in the first moto of the 125A class. He was followed by Paul Waslin #10, Cody Wenger #11 and Mike O’Connor #715 in the five lap moto. Wenger made his move just short of going into lap two for the second position and later went ahead of Burkholder for the win. The final moto went to Wenger with Waslin getting second overall with a 3-2 and third place to Honda rider, Burkholder with a 2-3 showing. The 125B class followed the A riders out on the split gate with Pagoda’s own Bryan Fleischman getting the holeshot in the talented filled class. New York’s Scott Sears Jr. #216 came out of the corner in second, Maryland’s Joe Hoffman #772 in third, New Freedom PA’s Lee Virts #107 and Landsing, New York’s Corey Shipos #353 behind the leaders. Scott Sears Jr. wasted no time moving into first with Hoffman in pursuit. Fleischman retained the third position with Pottstown, PA’s Shawn Knapp moving ahead of Virts for the five positions. The two front runners separated themselves from the pack with Sears setting the pace. Shawn Knapp moved into third and continued to pick up speed and distancing himself from the pack as well. The trio continued their respective positions and would finish in that order. Moto two would yield similar results with Sears, Hoffman and
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Knapp going one, two and three. Ryan Francis #99 got out in front of Norristown, PA’s Scott Seal #4 and Suzuki rider James Doolittle #60, Zac Riden #99, Zac Warnock #14, Russell Murin #15, Cody Fidler #15 and Damon Waslin #29 followed in that order. The four lap moto provided the opportunity for Seal to move into first with Doolittle getting second and Francis holding onto third. The top three finishes were duplicated in the final moto. Glenn Mills, PA’s Tyler Tillman #27 got the holeshot on his Kawasaki with a pair of Suzukis in pursuit. Trevor Shaffer #91
and Austin Wood #77 ran second and third. Joshua Short #48J held the fourth position with Rich Benesky #613 and West Chester’s Bryce Dana #32D completing the field. Tillman secured the overall with a 1-1 showing. Shaffer went 2-2, Wood 3-3, Benesky 5-4, Short 4-5 and Dana 6-6. The 250A, 250B split gate provided the opportunity for Scott Sears Jr. to display his speed and style on the #216 Honda. The 250A duo of Keith Santora #294 and Chris Shiffle #347 got out of the gate first with the 250B class lead by Joe Hoffman #772 of Jarretsville, Md. Hoffman’s lead would be just short of one lap as Sears took the inside line around the final corner heading down toward the finish line. Sears was on fire all day and rode his race, he overshot the uphill triple to land just short of the orange fence. Sears continued on his blistering pace as he and Hoffman passed 250A rider #347. Sears opened up his lead to over twenty-five seconds on second place and was able to provide the spectators with a heel clicker over the finish line jump as he almost caught 250A leader Keith Santora #294 at the finish. Jacob Cope #713 filled in the third position in the 250B class. The 250A class winner was Santora with a 1-1 showing. The final moto of the 250B class went similar to the first moto with Sears distancing himself from Hoffman and Cope as they finished one, two and three. A full gate in the 125 C class was spearheaded by a holeshot from Kawasaki rider Stevie Cook #33 of Sybertville, PA, Rob Garthe #43 sporting Honda red this year was in pursuit, James Izzo Jr. #200 and Zac Easterly #48E followed. Garthe made his move on lap two to lead the pack. Glenmore, PA’s Daniel Kocotas #82 moved into the fourth spot as Easterly slipped to sixth. Honda pilot Wesley Yarnall #7x from Chadds Ford, PA worked his way up in lap three of four to place fifth in the first moto. Garthe checked out as he continued ahead of the competition to claim the win. The final moto would have Izzo Jr. #200 getting the holeshot follwed by Easterly #48E, Cook #33, Dan Kocotas #82 and Garthe #43 ahead of the pack into the first lap. Garthe moved up into second on lap two and passed Izzo Jr. on the grandstand tabletop for the lead. Cook made his way into second temporarily as he slid back to the third position. Garthe would open up his lead and go 1-1 for the overall. Izzo went 3-2 for second place and Cook went 2-3 for the third overall spot. Nick McPhee #214 put his Suzuki out in front of the field early with the holeshot in the 85cc 12-13 class. Dave Sparr #360, Justin Frederick #32F and Jushua Gotthall #91G running in fourth as they dropped off into the valley. Maryland’s Clay Murin #22C made his way into third before the end of the moto. The only racer to duplicate his performance was McPhee #214 with a 1-1 for the overall and James Bissey #62 with a 5-5 showing. The second place position was Murin with a 3-2, Third went to Gotthall with a 4-3 and fourth place went to Frederick with a 2-6 showing. Eric Burkholder #875 got the holeshot in the first moto of the Vet A class with Yamaha rider Paul Waslin #10, William Peoples #282 and James McGee #7 coming out of the first turn. The first moto finished in that order. The second moto holeshot went to Waslin who 1-1, Peoples finished 3-2 and Burkholder went 1-3 for the third position. Scott Sears Jr. #216 beat out fellow Honda rider Keith Santora #294 in th Collegeboy class for the holeshot in the first moto. Bryan Fleischman riding #21W got out in third and lost that position as Shawn Knapp #6K made his move on lap two for the position. Sears opened up his lead as the afternoon winds started to pick up and cloud cover became dense. The racers finished in the order with Lee Virts #107 rounding out the fifth position. Sears Jr. got the final moto holeshot with Fleischman following up in second. Knapp was in third and slipped to fourth with a 3-4. Santora moved into third passed Knapp to finish 2-3 for second place overall. Fleischman went 4-2 for the third position. In the Schoolboy class, Rob Garthe #43 put his Honda out in front early with New Yorker Corey Shipos #353, James Izzo Jr. #200, Daniel Woodward #4W and Gap Racing‚s Ryan Sebastian #20R getting through the first turn ahead of the field. Sebastian made his
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Joe Boccio #913 swept both Vet C motos with a 1-1 delivery however Kennett Square’s Rich Searles #3 got the holeshot in the first moto. Ron Rose #128 got the holeshot in the final moto but slipped to seventh overall.
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The 50cc 7-8 class was holeshoted by Cobra rider Logan Ehrets #98 in both motos but went down in the first moto on lap two. Ehrets worked his way back to a fourth but could not catch winner Rich Benesky #613 or second place Hunter Santa #19 both KTM riders. In the final moto Ehrets lead for two laps before Benesky made his pass and opened up a 8 second lead going into the finish. Santa kept the heat on Ehrets and made a spectacular finish line pass to claim second. The overall went to Benesky 1-1. Santa 2-2 and Ehrets 4-3. The 25+A action was all Jeremy Garges #326 getting the holeshot in both motos and going 1-1 for the overall. The 25+B went to West Chester’s Bill Davsio #86 also getting the holeshot and overall 1-1. Despite good starts in both motos Byron Culbertson #771 had a 7-4 showing awarding him a fifth overall. Matt Doorey #560 rounded out the first turn in third in moto one and improved to second in moto two for a 2-2 finish. Joe Boccio #913 had the “Mike LaRocco” syndrome of not getting a good start but was able to work the field to get a 3-3 and finish third overall. The Vet B class winner was Bill Davsio going 1-1 and Matt Doorey going 2-2. Scott Seal #102 went 4-3 for the third position overall. The Senior class holeshot went to William Peoples #282 and the overall with a 1-1 showing. The 85cc 7-11 class went to Anthony Peregin Jr. with a 1-1 and had the final moto holeshot. Rich Kastle #3 went 2-2 and Mt. Holly pilot Ron Baker #5R went 3-3 for third place overall. The 65cc Jr. Mini was won by Ryan Francis #199 with a 1-1 showing. The Women’s class was won by Yamaha rider Jill Polanczyk #14X from Easton, PA with a 1-1 showing. The 4 Stroke class was deserted leaving solo rider Keith Santora #294 felling like the Maytag Man with his cruise to a 1-1 showing. Check out Ed Fratonis report on the excellent job the Pagoda flagging crew does at www.motoxstation.com as well as weekly race reports and up to the date information on what’s happening in the world of motocross.
2004 Schedule April
18
Hare Scramble – Bike/Quad Pts.
April
25
MX - Bike/Quad – Exp Pts.
May
23
“Ironboss” IRON MAN (two man teams)
June
26
Night SX – 5pm – Bike/Quad
June
27
MX - Bike/Quad – Exp Pts. (MD Comp)
July
11
MX - Bike/Quad – Exp Pts.
July
17/18
PKOFFROAD (see web for details)
July
25
MX - B, C Advancement Pts.
August 21
Night SX – 5pm – Bike/Quad
August 22
MX - Bike/Quad – B,C,Y,W Pts.
Sept
18/19
PKOFFROAD (see web for details)
Oct
03
MX - Bike/Quad – Youth Pts.
Oct
10
MX - Bike/Quad – B,C,Y,W Pts.
Nov
07
Hare Scramble – Bike/Quad Pts.
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way into third in the four lap moto followed by Kyle Knapp #67 who edged out Woodward and Izzo for the fourth place postion. The final moto mixed the order with Sebastian getting the overall with a 3-1 showing, Knapp going 4-2 for second place and Garthe going 1-5 for the third position.
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Sleepy Hollow 2004 Opener
and comer in the 125 C Ranks this year, Powell tied for Track Points I believe in The Super Mini division in 2003 and March 14, 2004 is setting the pace this year on the larger 125cc bike. Powell Jere Swarr and his team opened up took home the win in the 125 C the 2004 race season on a positive note. No class. snow, no rain, great track conditions and In quad action, #42 Greg close to 500 riders on a day when a motoLombardo took the wins in both cross racer could almost fill one hand with Open A and Vet 30+ action and choices on where to race for the day. Andy Ehrenzeller picked up Melissa Suhobrus As usual the crew did a great job prebrings home the win on where he left off last year paring both their tracks for the days event the #34 yamaha in the winning the Production A 50cc (7-8) Oil Division. coming into their second season as new class with Ian Tolbert taking operators. I the win Alex Gaul from Douglasville, PA doubelieve the masses enjoy racing at Sleepy, bles up and wins the 125 B in the and Schoolboy classes. it surely seems that way judging from the Production crowds of riders that attend their events. B division. Several riders did well on this day, I‚d like to say way to go to Dominic doubling up with class wins and excellent Tibberino, Dom was racing in the 50 (4-6) finishes. Casey Clark won both Expert overquad division over at the mini track and he alls with Alex Gaul taking home the wins in picked up the first win of his career. Keep both the School Boy and 125 B your eye on the beginning racers at the divisions. Colton Harrison made the trip mini tracks around the district. A lot of these down from NY to take two in the Super Mini #4 B Bethany Ruht and #48 John Perry Schenck flys his Yamaha on kids will be coming after your trophies and 85 (12-13) classes. Sheaffer III do battle in the 50cc the way to the checkers in the soon. – Jim Bull MRA Stock (4-6) action. PW80/TTR 90 Class. Wayne Powell from Manheim is an up
Sleepy Hollow Big Track March 14, 2004 MOTORCYCLES 65 (10-11) 1. 33 2. 6J 3. 22R 4. 915 5. 33X 85 (7-11) 1. 25 2. 46 3. 888 4. 98 5. 8M 85 (12-13) 1. 1 2. 14J 3. 17 4. 424 5. 1X 85 (14-15) 1. 50T 2. 480 3. 215 4. 16M 5. 24L Junior Mini 1. 14J 2. 25 3. 46 4. 888 5. 17 Super Mini 1. 1 2. 424 3. 16 4. 241 5. 267 School Boy 1. 9G 2. 17 3. 23W
Anthony Heller Joshua Villareal Brad Roth Trevor Mack Dirk Massaro Tim Savidge Jr. Cody Lunceford Tyler Hawk Kyle Greenwalt Matthew Melhorn Colton Harrison Dennis Johns Brent Plyler Jordan Moyer Zack Lorenzi Steven Chiappa Matthew Haas Adam Kline Eric Macminn Logan Hartman Dennis Johns Tim Savidge Jr. Cody Lunceford Tyler Hawk Brent Plyler Colton Harrison Jordan Moyer Eric Macminn Travis Overly Michael Barone Alex Gaul Matthew Geist Wayne Powell
4. 103 5. 336 College Boy 1. 3H 2. 62 3. 334 4. 52A 5. 700 25+ A 1. 103 2. 858 3. 515 4. 850 5. 687 25+ B 1. 170 2. 14 3. 28E 4. 747 5. 976 Vet A 1. 21 2. 687 3. 515 4. 911 5. 838 Vet B 1. 10 2. 28E 3. 385 4. 585 5. 534 Vet C 1. 73 2. 458 3. 41 4. 99 5. 54 Senior B 1. 888 2. 64T 3. 513 4. 826 5. 547
Joshua Ensor Josh Stewart Jonathan Hercik Cody Graybill Jake Massaro Aqil Sharif Larry Mutschler Jeff Yentzer John Bowlin Brad Stepp Louis Hocker Todd Weindel Colin Forer Michael Cahill Mark Barends Michel Muretic John Spotts Rod Yentzer Todd Weindel Brad Stepp Vance Draghi Roy Bowlin Charles Webber Mark Barends Jeffrey Groff Kirk Reinson Steven Wright Jr. Ronald Randall Jr. Robert Reedinger Tracy Reifsnyder Mike Cepress Michael Spinelli Kirk Reinson Troy Pitts Bill Leone Robert Gruver Stanley Otto
Senior A 1. 711 2. 13A 3. 391 125 A 1. 161 2. 883 3. 924 4. 858 5. 781 125 B 1. 9G 2. 700 3. 874 4. 202 5. 62 125 C 1. 23W 2. 424 3. 51 4. 20 5. 336 250 A 1. 161 2. 924 3. 781 4. 3H 5. 85 250 B 1. 697 2. 334 3. 93 4. 52A 5. 321 250C 1. 697 2. 747 3. 72 4. 32 5. 868
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#170 Colin Forer passes Stanley T. Otto in a practice session. Forer went on to claim the 25+ B Win.
Rod Yentzer of Doublin Gap has returned to action this year. Rod took the overall in the Vet A Class with 3-1 finishes. Respectively.
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Sleepy Mini Track Results 3/14/04
50 Quads (4-6 yrs.)
50 Quads (7-8 yrs.)
70 Quads 90 Quads
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4
- #77 Dominic Tibberino - #13 Oscar Kelchner - #51 Frank Wendling - #67 Colin Bolden - #218 Tyler Yonkovitch
50 Oil Inj. (4-6 yrs.) 1 2 3 4 5
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- #25 Tyler Blessing - #92 Cody Kubinak - #7k Larry Kolk - #78 Matthew Ross - #27 Zachery Jakoboski
50 Oil Inj. (7-8 yrs.)
#529 Wyatt Barto 1 #20 Joseph Heikel 2 #107 Christian Valle 3 #20g Dylan Gurreri 4 #4c Christopher Brannon 5
- #34 Melissa Suhobrus - #35m Alexander Miller - # x Brett Cox - #2x Jordan Navarro - #64x Alexis Propfe
- #60 Daniel Toth - #78 Matthew Ross - #496 Cody Cook - #36 Samantha Waldrop
PW80 / TTR90 1 2 3 4 5
- #20p Perry Schenck - #16 Darren Rineer - #15 Miranda Reison - #55x Jason Shahan - #7a Amber Biasi
50 Stock (4-6 yrs.)
50 Stock (7-8 yrs.)
65 (7-9 yrs.)
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
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#42m Dustin Miller #529 Wyatt Barto #48 John Sheaffer III #4b Bethany Ruht #141 Scott Meshey
- #19a Addison Emory - #41m Derek Miller - #76 Eric Heilman - #16j Jesse Dreisbach - #64 Brennen Weindel
100/125/150
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1 2 3 4 5
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XR70 / XR80 1 2 3 4 5
Charles Lengle James Heikel Colton Lenig Curtis Carr John Gray
XR50
- #5 Corey Recla 1 - #81 - #402 Devin Sheldon 2 - #68e - #19 Jason Reeser 3 - #4r - #4r Steven Rambo 4 - #9 - #108 Michael Gialloreto 5 - #4b
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All Aboard The Valve Train
Reactive Suspension By Andy Fleck & Al Carr
www.reactive-suspension.com With the advent of four strokes comes some added complications in the maintenance aspects of owning one. The four stroke engine has significantly more moving parts than its predecessor the two stroke and the valve train components require periodic adjustments. More than likely if you have looked through your service manual you may have thought the valve adjustment procedure a daunting task and for someone without the tools or experience it can be. The cylinder head on a four stroke contains the intake and exhaust valves, valve springs and camshaft(s). The camshaft(s) is/are connected to the crankshaft via a chain and sprocket arrangement. The sprocket on the camshaft is twice as large as the sprocket on the crank as a result the crankshaft has to turn twice for each single revolution of the cam this is due to the four distinctive strokes the piston must perform to achieve one power stroke These four strokes are Intake, Compression, Power and Exhaust. Lets start with the piston at Top Dead Centre (TDC) on the Intake stroke, as it moves downward the increasing volume in the cylinder creates a low pressure area. Airs natural propensity is to always move from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure therefore the air in the airbox will naturally move toward the cylinder. Along the way it will pickup some fuel in the carb and find its way into the cylinder past the intake valves which were actually already open before the piston had reached TDC. The intake valves will not close until some point after Bottom Dead Centre (BDC) since the intake charge will still be entering the cylinder due to inertia generated by it's high speed movement. After the intake valves close, the piston will begin the Compression stroke. As the pressure rises so does the temperature and at a point pre-determined in the ignition mapping relative to engine speed and throttle position a spark will occur to initiate ignition. The spark actually fires before the piston gets to TDC this is done because the burn takes place slowly at first, the idea is to catch the fastest part of the burn just after TDC which will result in the greatest amount of energy being exerted on the piston and generating the Power stroke. Before the piston again reaches BDC the exhaust valves will begin to open, the reason for this is that expanding gases have inertia and we can use that to help begin the venting of exhaust gases as early as possible. Now, the piston passes BDC and begins to rise, we have a low pressure area at the exhaust valve which is currently helping with the removal of the spent gasses and before the exhaust valves close the intake valves will start to open. The low pressure being generated by the venting of exhaust gases will help begin the intake process again The opening and closing of the valves is performed by the camshaft. In the CRF engines one cam opens both the intake and exhaust (Unicam) in the YZF there is a separate cam for the intake and the exhaust valves (Double Overhead Cam) Camshafts are described based on their lift and duration. Lift is the measured amount in inches the valve opens and duration is the time the valve remains open measured in degrees of crankshaft rotation. The eccentrically shaped lobes on the camshaft are what determine lift and duration. As the camshaft rotates it basically pushes the valves open and then eases them back down onto their seats. When the valve clearances are incorrect then the point at which the valves open and close are incorrect and will result in reduced performance. The '02 '03 CRF 450 was notorious for it's valves tightening up which resulted in very hard starting and poor performance, the cause was the titanium valves wearing down into the valve seats the cure was replacing the valves with stainless steel ones. The YZF and I imagine the new RMZ and KXF all use what is called a shim under bucket arrangement. The CRF uses this et up on the intake valves only. This set up eliminates some moving parts and is much more suitable for a high revving engine. The shim sits directly atop the valve stem and is covered by what looks like a bucket, this bucket sits against the shim and covers the top part of the valve spring. The lowest part of the cam lobe is called the base circle and in a properly adjusted engine it should not contact the shim bucket. This is the point at which we measure our valve clearances. With the engine cool we must first find TDC on the compression stroke. We do this because when the piston is in this position none of the valves are open and the base circles are directly above the valves. The ignition flywheel has some distinctive markings to help us find this point. On the ignition cover are two slotted caps. Remove both. The one in the centre accesses the bolt or nut that retains the flywheel, by putting a socket and ratchet on this we can rotate the engine until the required mark becomes visible in the other opening. Generally TDC is identified by a T mark on the flywheel and is also close to an F mark which is the engines firing point and used when checking ignition function. With the T mark in the window and lined up with a notch visible at the edge of the window the flywheel should feel free almost wobbly, if it doesn't but rather feels like there is resistance when turning it then you are at TDC at the end of the exhaust stroke, rotate it one more time. We can now remove the valve cover and expose the camshafts. Check your manual for the required clearances on the intake and exhaust they will be different due to the variation in operating temperatures between the hotter exhaust valves and the cooler intake valves. Now slip a feeler gauge of the correct size between the cam lobes base circle and the shim bucket, if you can't fit it in then try a thinner gauge until you can or consequently if it slips in easily try a thicker one until it slips in with minor resistance, record each number and the corresponding valve. If all the measurements fall within the range spec'd out in your manual then re-install the valve cover and celebrate your good fortune. If they are out of spec well here's what you do,
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42ND Annual District 6 Awards Banquet january 31ST, 2004
Tyler Stacey is your Dirt Track Champ in D-6 & D-7, 50cc Senior Division
2003 Trials Champions
Fred Vertucci was recognized as an Amateur National Champion in 2003
Derrec Robinson (center) Youth ATV Harescramble Rider of the Year
Shawn Welsh – Open 2 Stroke B Champ, 2nd in 4 Stroke B
Tony Distefano former National Champion was on hand to sign autographs
Vendor Displays at the 2003 D-6 Banquet
Phil Wiegand is the 2003 Open A Harescramble Champ
By: Ed Fratoni
Maryland is home to many great motocross riders, most notably that of Travis Pastrana. The list continues with Nick Evennou, Kevin Crine, Tim Schmelyun and minicycle hero Randy Jones. Tony DiStefano, the 1975, 76 & 77 AMA 250cc Champion has setup shop for his Tony D’s Motocross school in the District 7 State as well. There are many young and talented riders working their way to the top of the sport from that region and one in particular that I want you to know about, his name is William “Gregg Duffy”. I had the opportunity to talk to Gregg at Delaware’s newest motocross facility called Blue Diamond Park designed by Gary Bailey and fast becoming a popular stop along the East Coast. Gregg was warming up for the upcoming Spring Nationals and honing his skills for another sweep of the Amateur AX series at Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Gregg Duffy’s impressive resume is growing at a fast pace. In 2003, Gregg was World Arenacross Champion with a 1st in both the 85cc 12-15 and the Supermini classes. Gregg placed 4th in the 85cc 14-15 Olympiad at the Mini-O’s and a 4th place at the Suzuki RM Cup in Washougal, Washington. Despite his 10th & 13th place finishes at a soggy Loretta Lynn’s Amateur National, Gregg continues to excel at arenacross with his 1st place wins in Raleigh, NC., Hampton, VA., Albany, NY, Baltimore, MD., and Wilkes-Barre, PA. Gregg is determined to display his skills and be a front runner in the motocross community and has started the 2004 season off with a 1st place win in both the Supermini & Schoolboy classes at Elizabeth City Motocross in North Carolina at the Mid Atlantic Winter Series. In my discussion I found out that his sister Amanda has special abilities and competes in her own activities at the National level. Gregg Duffy is a polite and levelheaded young man who will go far in representing his sponsors and displaying a positive image of the sport. Gregg Duffy is another grassroots racer developing championship skills. Keep your eye on the #150 plate and check out his website maintained by his #1 fan and uncle, Kevin Duffy at www. duffnstuff.com EF: Gregg, I see that your name is listed as William Duffy on the entry & results listing. Tell me what you prefer to be called. GD: Gregg with two “G’s” ….William Gregg Duffy but I prefer going with my middle name, Gregg. EF: When is your birthday? GD: April 27, 1989 EF: Where do you live? GD: Churchton, MD.
EF: Who are your current sponsors?
GD: Pr2, O’Neal, JT Motorsports, Silcolene, Empire Graphics, Turbo Blue, Twin Air, Boyesen, Liquid Performance, HRP, HJC, Excel, Michelin, EVS, Mx Bonz, Renthal, Smith, FMF, Mom & Dad and anyone I might have forgotten. EF: I see you have a PR2 motor and suspension. How did your relationship with Pr2 come about? GD: They have great motors and awesome suspensions. It was at Budds Creek when I had my engine blow up and I had to find a motor. Jeff Pienhart had a motor in his box van that he lent to us and we loved it. EF: Tell me a little bit about your Loretta Lynn’s performance last year. I know a lot of qualifiers, regionals and the event itself was marred by rain and muddy conditions. How did you fare? GD: Not to bad. I had problems in the turns and stuff…I kept on sliding out and going down but I kind of liked the mud…it was fun. EF: Gregg with your success on the arenacross circuit and exposure at the amateur Nationals you have been defining your reputation as a true competitor both in the region and nationally. Have you been approached by American Suzuki or Cole Gress about sponsorship? GD: Yes, we tried to get Suzuki sponsorship last year but I didn’t do well at the nationals however we hope to do better this year. EF: Your father tells me that your mom helps out your sister Amanda and doesn’t make your races. What role has your family played in your young career? GD: My mom isn’t at the races much but helps out as much as she can…she’s great. My dad works on the bikes and helps me load them up and works everyday… all day. EF: How does school fit into your schedule? GD: I go to Southern High School and I’m in the 9th grade. School’s going pretty good but I got a few bad grades in Math and US Government. I’m working hard. EF: What Professional Rider do you most admire? GD: I’d probably have to say Travis, because he’s been through a lot in his life and still rolls out. EF: Do you have a favorite track? GD: I like Blue Diamond. I go there every Sunday. EF: Favorite food? GD: Pasta EF: Favorite Movie? GD: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back EF: Do you have any other hobbies? GD: …umm…I skateboard a little but that’s it.
EF: Thanks for taking the time and letting us know a little more about you and I wish you success in the upcoming season. GD: Ok, Thanks a lot for everything.
Note: Gregg Duffy is temporarily sidelined with a broken leg & collarbone that he acquired squeezing in another practice at The Landings prior to his trip. Gregg will be back in action soon
EF: Your Age? GD: Fourteen. EF: What classes to you race? GD: 85cc 14-15, Supermini and Schoolboy EF: How did you get started in the sport? GD: My dad use to race and I would always go with him to watch. I got tired of watching and asked my dad for a Honda MR50. I got an old MR50 for my first bike. EF: At what age did you start racing? GD: I think I was about 7 or 8 years old when I first started. EF: Your well on your way to a successful career. Last year you placed 1st in the World Arenacross Finals in Las Vegas, Nevada. What classes were they? GD: I won the 85cc 12-15 and Supermini classes. EF: The 2004 season is upon us. What is your projected schedule look like? GD: I’ll definitely be doing the Loretta Lynn qualifiers, regionals, Lake Whitney, Mini-O’s and perhaps a few more big events. EF: Where do you practice? GD: Sometimes I go to Blue Diamond and do a little riding there and also at The Landings MX Track. ( The Landings MX Track in MD. is where Honda filmed their new commercials) EF: What is the closest track to your home? GD: The Landings. EF: Whom do you consider your immediate competition? GD: …umm…Ryan Villipoto is a great rider and Mike Picone. Ricky Renner but I think he moved up to the 125 class.
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Rising To The Top…. Maryland’s 85cc World Arenacross Champion
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The Flying Dutchmen March 14, 2004
By Jason and Jacob Hughes It looks like winters over for now. The track was perfect, the weather was warm and more surprisingly the track had dried out. There were a few normal puddles around the property but nothing like in previous years. I might risk saying this was the best we'd seen this track in years. Attendance was awesome, which of course led to parking issues, but this is a good sign of things to come. The new class structure has raised the level of excitement around the pits. It seems more people are getting serious about competing and being at every event. Gathering valuable points at every round and earning a place at the awards banquet is a mutual goal all racers share. This was the second of over thirty District 6 Harescramble events scheduled for the 2004 season. Racers were blessed with clear skies and a dry track, something the Dutchmen is not known for. I took a walk through the pits in the morning and noticed a growing number of new Honda 450R's. One 450R in particular was wearing the popular #2 of Sunbury Pa.'s Chris Borich. His ride was hopped up with a Curtis Sparks pipe and Hiper wheels. Another GNCC Pro racer Rob Hertz of Brookhaven PA. was testing out his 450R with Hiper wheels and sporting an HMF exhaust pipe. In the starting area the Open A class was lined up first with 16 riders. The combination of the two and fourstroke classes has made the A class very interesting. Borich was there on his 450R, Hertz on his 450R, Jon Bowers (Bowers Motorsports) on his YFZ450, Mike Lucas was on his Banshee, Wes Stone was on his Pro-Parts Roll Design R, Mark Walters was ready to go on his Laeger 250R, John Kenney had his 400EX ready for his A class debut along with his sister Steph on here highly modded 300EX. This is what Open class is all about, 16 racers, six different types of machines and all battling for the same spot. The B and C classes are also Open classes and allow all different machine sizes and strokes. After a short riders meeting the track was cleared and racer were ready to go. It was a dead engine, on the bike start. The starters arm went up and the horn sounded as 16 of the areas best ATV racers battled to see who would lead the first lap. To my surprise I was able to hang on to throttle the longest and I managed to put my ECATV/ Dubach/Powerline YFZ450 out in front of the pack. As we made our way through the MX portion of the track Wes Stone, Rob Hertz and Jon Bowers gave chase. As I made my way from the MX portion to the back section the track officials waved us down and we were instructed to go back to the starting area. Unfortunately during the start of the Open B class Blake Kramer got his 250R upside down and was knocked out on the track in the first turn. Track officials were unsure as to the severity of the injuries so they decided to stop the event and restart. After a short while Kramer was on his feet and was able to walk off the track under his own power. Blake is a tough competitor and I'm sure we'll see him out here again soon, showing these guys how to do it! After a short break we the race was underway again. This time it was the Borich and Hertz show start to finish. Several racers were left sitting on the line after a quick restart, myself included, and needed to work there way from the back of the field. Borich and Hertz seemed to be holding it wide open for the entire hour and a half race. Borich was able to stay within sight of Hertz until a flat tire forced him to pit. #45 Rod Hertz was not holding anything back and walked away with the win. Jarred McLure held onto third most of the race until Mark Walters and Wes Stone caught up after bad starts. At the end it was Hertz, Borich, Mark Walters, Wes Stone and McLure. In the B class Craig Sullivan, Kieth Applebee and Joshua Crone did a great job trying to hold of Feb 8th's B class winner Richard Steele. Steele who pilots a Honda 400EX has his sights set on winning a few more this year. With the large classes this year consistency will be the key to winning the championship. Kyle Knecht rounded out the top 5 in the B class. The Vet class had some great racing action this week. Joe Borich lined up the old #4 that Chris Borich used to win two GNCC races with in 2003. Joe is always a great competitor when he decides to race. Joe went on to take the win followed by last years points champion Chad Kirby. Third place went to Ken Tichner of Pottstown Pa. on his 450R. Brian Shimkanon and R. Correll rounded out the top five positions. 0-230 & 300 fourstroke: Lonnie Garland John Cunningham Trevor Stout Jim Kuperavage Brandon Romito
Open C: Tim Wertman Dave Doyle Bret Bowman Phil Cole Sean Doyle
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125 B 1 MICHAEL GESSO 2 STEVE LEARY 3 DONNY BUCHTER 4 CHRIS PEPE 5 JAMES MUSHALLA 125 C 1 ADAM BLESSING 2 ROBERT MALKIEWICZ 3 TROY MELANSON 4 SETH EDWARDS 5 MIKE TIPPIN JR 125 A 1 TY WALLACE 2 BARRY CARSTEN 3 JOEL DENGLER 4 JASON HARPER 5 CRAIG DUBE Schoolboy 1 CRAIG DUBE 2 MICHAEL GESSO 3 THOMAS WONSKI 4 RONNIE STEWAIT 5 MICHAEL STRYKER 25+ B 1 DAVE MARQUES 2 JASON DINEEN 3 CHRIS PEPE 4 MIKE PARISHY 5 JASON LUTY 25+ A 1 TY WALLACE 2 RICHARD SCHMIDT 3 RICHARD ZUPKO 4 CHRIS CHOMKO 5 BRIAN SMITH 250 B 1 ANTHONY FONTANA 2 DAVE MARQUES 3 SCOTT EDWARDS 4 JORDAN CRAWFORD 5 JOSEPH BOEHLER 250 C 1 TROY MELANSON 2 JONATHAN BRONNE 3 BRETT LIGHTNER 4 JOE PATEMAN 5 BOB VANARELLI 250 A 1 TY WALLACE 2 BARRY CARSTEN 3 RICHARD SCHMIDT 4 JASON HARPER 5 ISHA WOOD 30+ B 1 JUSTIN LOPALO 2 JASON LUTY 3 ORLANDO CARVAJAL 4 DON BROWN 5 HAROLD JOHNSON 30+ A 1 BARRY CARSTEN 2 RICHARD ZUPKO 3 JIM KAPITAN 4 DARREN EDSALL 5 THOMAS ULIKOWSKI
30+ C 1 BRUCE BURDGE 2 JAMES KUSMIDER 3 JESSE POLIZZI 4 LOU DAVIS 5 ED CINTRON 40+ B 1 KEVIN BLAZIC 2 JOHN MORRISROE 3 MARK LONIEWSKI 4 ALBERT PERZAN 5 JOHN LAPUSNAK 40+ A 1 GREG TURNER 2 ED FOEDISH 3 RICK ROSSETER 4 TONY WATKINS 5 ROBERT OBNER COLLEGE BOY 1 ANDREW PINGOTTI 2 STEPHEN HUNTER 3 ANTHONY FONTANA 4 BLAKE FERRINI 5 STEVE LEARY 65 10-11 1 BRETT FORMAN 2 MICHAEL LANG 3 TALON DISTEFANO 4 LARRY MC VAY 5 JOSHUA BOCK 85 12-13 1 RYAN GAINEY 2 KOOR RENZLANO 3 BRYAN WEIMER 4 DAKOTA KESSLER 5 CHARLES SHERBY JR 85 14-15 1 ADAM BLESSING 2 PETER DEVLIN 3 KEITH MULROONEY 4 JASON GOURLEY 5 JAMES BALDWIN 85 7-11 1 LUKE RENZLAND 2 MICHAEL MACKEPRANG 3 TIMMY VOGEL 4 TALON DISTEFANO 5 WILLIAM CANNING JR MINI 1 LUKE RENZLAND 2 CHRIS CANNING 3 ANTHONY MAIMONE 4 MILES WILDEY 5 MAX GOMEZ SUPER MINI 1 CRAIG DUBE 2 ADAM BLESSING 3 PETER DEVLIN 4 KOOR RENZLANO 5 BRYAN WEIMER
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