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Hello Race Fans

H a p p y cancelled race weekend.

You know just a few days ago it was 70 degrees and sunny. I was going thru the drive thru at my local bank and the teller told me I should be riding my motorcycle, that it was such a nice day. I knew she was right, but I didn’t have the time for a ride. I was getting the latest and the greatest issue of MRA ready for all to see.

Well it’s a few days later and I’m still working on that same issue, the only difference is that today it’s sleeting and snowing and the kids got off school early.

I was reading the D6 message board a little while ago and it looks like every race scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled. At least in our coverage area.

I’m sure if I drove a few hundred miles I could get out of this mess. I guess I’ll just wait like the rest of you. I guess I truly am a junkie at heart.

Anyway, buy the time you’re reading about my troubles the season should be in full swing. Both the MDRA Race Series and the Ultimate MX series will have kicked off.

This years MDRA Series will consist of 11 rounds of racing both north and south of the border. In addition a new track has been added to the west of us at Pleasure Valley Raceway. The prizes and contigencies continue to grow and this

series is well worth checking out.

The Ultimate MX Series is heading into it’s third year now and it is really starting to pick up steam. Last year the motocross promoters of District 6 formed their own group with the hopes of offering the best series possible to the racers in the region.

Their year end banquet was fantastic and they’re charging into the new season. The series will consist of 19 rounds at the same great tracks that participated last year.

In harescramble racing action you can chose to participate in the BP Promotions PA State Harescramble Series. This series is going into it’s 7th year and it continues to grow into one of the best offroad series on the east coast. The series boasts 15 rounds and includes a National Harescramble, a GNCC round and an ECEA round. You can also partake in the new North East Harescramble Series between Dutchmen MX Park and Evansville MX Park. It’s a 13 round series with their own year end prizes and awards. On top of that the ECEA is going strong with their Harescramble offerings, check it out at www.ecea.org.

And last but certainly not least, MRA will be out at the Flat Track races this year.

As a matter of fact, you should be too.

Go to the races and get a chance to win a swimming pool, thats right, a pool. See page 38 for details, then go check out a race. Handlebar to handlebar sliding sideways and maybe win a pool. Ain’t it all great.

Until next time.

Jim Bull, MRA

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HARESCRAMBLE HOTSHOT Name: Event:

Hunter Grimes PA State, D6 and DMX Harescramble Series

Age: 8 years Hometown: Newville, PA Ride: 06’ DRX 50 / 07’ DRX 70 Class: 06’ 4W 50cc Stock / 07’ 4W 70cc Production

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MOTORAMA HOTSHOT Name: Event:

Ricci Randanella Motorama Indoor Races & Shows

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Age: 6 Hometown: Marlton, NJ Race #: 89R Ride: Cobra 50 Class: 50 Oil (4-6) Experience: Fav. Food: Fav. Racer: Hobbies: Sponsors:

4th Season Racing Pizza Ricky Carmichael Taking care of his little brother Kincaid Racing, Motographx, Mom and Dad

It’s Hotshot time and this month we reserved the spot for young Ricci Randanella. I was watching Ricci win races all last year and I really wanted to get him in, but there always seemed to be somebody else ahead of him.

We’ll Ricci made it easy on me to get the season started. We went into Motorama looking for a Hotshot and Ricci was there and as usual he had his Kincaid Cobra running out front. Not to say he didn’t have to work for it. Another Cobra pilot and up and coming fast guy, Seth Hammaker was there pushing Ricci and Seth even grabbed a win on Sunday but Ricci won 3 out of the 4 main events he entered.

Matter of fact Ricci is almost an old pro at the young age of 6. His dad used to race quads and he wanted to get his son involved with something that he loved so at the age of two Ricci got his first ride. It was a Yamaha PW50 set up with training wheels and he used to ride it around his back yard.

At the age of 4 with a couple years experience under his belt he and his family headed off to Sleepy Hollow. So many young racers have gotten their start on Sleepys then mini track. Ricci is no exception to that rule and like they say the rest is history. He is starting competition in his 4th season this year and has been working really hard.

In 2006 Ricci won the overall MDRA Championship in the 50 Oil (4-8) A division and he won numerous races at other tracks around District 6. Over this past winter he went south to North Carolina to ride and stay sharp and the goal for 2007 is to attempt to qualify for the Loretta Lynn Amateur Nationals in August.

In talking with Ricci’s mom Jennifer she said that he would love to make it to Loretta’s but the first goal is to have fun, no pressure, go out and do it and see what happens. In watching this young man from New Jersey my first thoughts would be that we’ll be talking about him again come mid August.

I’d like to wish the whole Randanella family the best in their racing endeavors. I’d say keep an eye on the Loretta qualifying and definitely keep an eye out for the MRA camera because it’s Hotshot time.

Jim Bull MRA

Experience: 2nd Year Racing Fav. Food: Rice Fav. Racer: Chris Borich Hobbies: Riding Bicycle, playing video games Sponsors: Amsoil, Youngs ATV, Mom and Dad, Motorcycle Racing Action Young Hunter Grimes from Newville, PA is our first Harescramble Hotshot for 2007.

How do you get to be a Hotshot so early in the year you ask? It’s all about last year at this point, I say. As you know here at MRA we are always on the lookout for new talent.

As you also know, harescramble racers are the toughest to identify because of your lack of number placement on your machines and your on going desire to find the most mud possible during an event that will fit on to your quad or bike.

In 2006 I would come home from the track, the results would get sent to me and there was that name, always up front in the Youth ATV 50cc division, Hunter Grimes. Every race I’d tell myself, find Hunter Grimes and interview him to be a Hotshot. Every race, I would get to the track and forget. Maybe it’s my age, maybe not. (sorry Hunter) Anyway, we finally got a chance to catch up to young Mr. Grimes and here we are, kicking off 2007 with a kid that definitely deserves to be called a Hotshot. We caught up with Hunter and his family at the last race of the year at the new DMX last fall. Remember that mud I mentioned earlier, well it was there too and lots of it. I had already interviewed someone else for our last issue of the year, so I told them to catch up with me at the banquet. Sure enough, 15 minutes into the banquet, there was Hunter reminding this old man that it was time for his interview. (that memory thing again) Hunter Grimes in only his second year of racing managed to win not only the Dutchmen Track Series, he captured both the District 6 and BP Promotions PA State Harescramble Series titles. His dad says he has racing on the brain, if he’s not riding, he ‘s playing video games about riding or he’s talking about riding. I asked Hunter why he liked to race so much? He just looked at me with that big smile of his and said simply, because its fun.

Fun is what this young man does, matter of fact every time I see Hunter, whether on or off his quad, he looks like he’s having fun. I want to wish Hunter and his family the best this season and I want to warn all of you, I’ll be looking for more Hotshots out there having fun and racing their way into MRA. Jim Bull MRA

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2006 district 6 awards banquet January 27, 2007 • Grantville, PA • By Jim Bull

The 45th Annual District 6 Sports Association Awards Banquet was held at the Holiday Inn Grantville, PA on Saturday night January 27, 2007. Close to 400 people came out to enjoy the ceremonies along with a great buffet style meal and DJ entertainment.

This year’s banquet was different in the fact that it catered to all disciplines of racing with the exception of motocross. The motocrossonly banquet was held in the weeks prior in Reading, PA attracting roughly the same number of participants.

It just goes to show how large our District 6 membership is. We carry roughly 10 % of the racing population of the entire AMA. In 2006 alone the district sanctioned just fewer than 300 events across the board. That number is phenomenal compared to some other areas of the country and it shows the strength of our organization.

The evening kicked off with a social and cocktail hour prior to a full course buffet meal. It was a change from the typical sit down type catered dinner and I believe it flowed smoother and was enjoyed by all.

On top of that, the dessert selections were second to none.

Joe Bromley opened the ceremonies and the first speaker of the night was the Mayor of Lancaster, PA. Richard Gray. Mr. Gray owns over a dozen motorcycles and averages around 15,000 road miles a year.

He has been a life long supporter of the district and he served on the AMA Board 12 years with five of those being Director of the Board. Next up was pro flat track racer Kevin Varnes. Kevin grew up racing in District 6 and was a main event winner at Daytona last year to kick off the Pro Flat Track Series.

Kevin will be looking for a repeat this year on a Bromley Suzuki.

The District then honored Dennis Schaeffer of Schaeffer’s Harley Davidson for winning the AMA Road Rider of the Year award and Shayna Texter of Lancaster Harley Davidson for winning the AMA Female Rider of the Year in the Motorcycle category and team Yamaha’s Traci Cecco for being The AMA Female Rider of the Year in the ATV category. As you can see, District 6 riders are among the best in the business.

Next up locally, the District 6 Female Rider of the Year award went to Lee Ann Bange for her accomplishments while racing harescrambles and D 6 flat track rep Randy Texter won the D 6 Presidents Award for his life long commitment to the racer and the sport.

I could go on and on with the many accomplishments of our peers here in the district. In all disciplines of competition there were riders that excelled with above average results. It made me proud as both the young and the old crossed stage to receive

their awards. There was joy and sadness, triumph and tribulation and on top of all that, the one thing that keeps us coming back year after year, it’s the camaraderie and the

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Everyone was having a blast at the 2006 District 6 banquet.

Jerry Young (center) wins the National Trials Championship in the 65+ division.

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Dave Smith was honored with the Dustin Flook Award for overcoming adversity in sport.

Tyler Varnes and Cory Texter hanging out at the banquet.

AMA Female Rider of the Year Shayna Texter (center) helps present Lee Ann Bange (left) with the D6 Female Rider of the Year award.

Multi Time Trials National Champion, Travis Fox was on hand. He told the crowd to set some goals and to chase your dreams.

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nj motocross Rider spotlight

By Scott Lukaitis

The state of New Jersey has a rich history in motocross racing.

From the early days of Micky Kessler to today’s stars like Jason Lawrence and Barry Carsten, New Jersey riders have always had that something special.

My new website www.njmotocross.com was designed to explore that history and the riders who made it. Below is the first of a series of interviews with some of New Jersey’s most well known racers. This month’s NJ Motocross.com New Jersey Rider Spotlight is:

Jimmy McIlvaine You are a well known competitor at Raceway Park and around the tracks in the area. Tell us a little bit about yourself.

Well, I just turned 40 this past February.

I am a husband, father to two awesome little girls and a union carpenter.

How long have you been racing?

This is my 27th year racing motocross.

Yes, I said 27 years !!!

What got you started in racing motocross?

When I was about 10 or 11 years old there was a legal place to ride right down the street from my house. All the older kids had dirt bikes. I would beg my parents all the time. One day my dad came home with a new XR 75. There was also a family of three brothers that I went to school with who raced and they helped me get into it.

Looking through the district results you seem to be racing every weekend.

How many races a year do you attend?

I just started to slow down a little bit.

I race almost every weekend from March to October.

How does your family feel about that?

Well, you know, they are starting to get a little tired of it. Last year was very tough for me and my family. I fractured my shoulder in April and then broke my leg and ankle in September. That put a lot of stress on the family life!

What do you do for a living?

Union Carpenter (UNION YES ) Between working full time and having a family how do you find the time to race so often?

It is EXTREMELY hard. Most people really don’t understand. I go full bore from 5 in the morning until 9 pm. I usually bring my bike to work (load it up at 5:30 am) so I can go straight to practice after. If it

was not for my wife doing most of the stuff around the house during the race season I would not be able to do it.

As a veteran racer do you have to train harder than the young up and coming kids?

Yes, for sure. Especially this off season with all of the injuries and that big birthday that I had!

Many guys you raced against have since retired. Who was you biggest rival?

How about now?

That is a tough one. There are so many that have retired that at the moment I can’t think of one. Now I consider anyone over 25 my rival.

What’s your secret for racing for so long?

I guess it is that I truly love this sport.

I do it for that reason only! I have met so many great people and have seen so many great places. I have lined up with some of the greatest riders in the world. There is nothing like taking that parade lap at Unadilla or lining up for the supercross (lites now) main event at Giants stadium. It’s been a pretty awesome time.

You have always had a great list of people helping you out, who is helping you out this season?

First, has to be my entire family.

They are not very happy that I didn’t hang up my boots after last year, but without them it wouldn’t be impossible.

Then, Monmouth Cycle, Silkolene, Vortex, Twin-Air, EVS, KPS, Sidi, Scott USA, MSR, Boyesen, Acerbis, Pro Circuit, Moto Masters, Moto-X Support, Skorbordz . Thank you to them and all the people that have helped me out in the past. Without them it would not be possible for me to do what I love.

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Back In The Saddle

By Bryan Bitzer

Hey everyone, it is me again; Bryan Bitzer #41, racing Vet B. Some of you may remember me from about 7 years ago before I took a break from racing. I was a regular contributor to MRA with the column titled “Bitzer’s Buzz”. In my last article back in 1999, I mentioned that I would be back after pursuing a degree to make a career change. Yes, you’re reading correctly, that was 7 years ago. I went from baker to database administrator. I know that was quite a leap, but I guess I got tired of friends joking and saying things like “Its’ time to make the doughnuts”. Well, I am finally back and now I’m here to stay! I kept my 1999 KX 250 (yeah, you’re reading that correctly too!) and renewed my AMA and District cards every year, thinking “This is the year I finally get back”. A few years ended up being six, and that is exactly the number of times I made it out to practice as well.

Finally it was decided, 2006 was going to be my comeback year. I was determined to jump right back in and commit to a season of at least 10 races. Piece of cake, right?

Not really. Here are a few realizations that challenged my renewed enthusiasm.

1. The bike – Ok, I know there will be some required maintenance, to say the least, but how bad could things be? Well, first I noticed flat tires (no surprise here).

After changing those, I went through the regular routine maintenance checks. All went smoothly. The bike actually started easily and seemed ready until I reached down to turn off the choke. I felt a slight breeze coming from my reed block. Apparently there was a nice chunk of the gasket missing. I called to order the gasket, but it would not be here in time for my first race in a couple of days. Well, I had to improvise. I grabbed a piece of my daughter’s poster boards and spent an hour with an Exacto knife making my own gasket. I guess to save time I should have measured twice and cut once instead of the other way around. Eventually I had something close enough and it worked fine. However, I did replace it as soon as the real gasket came in.

2. The gear – Hmmm these pants are a bit snug. They must have accidentally found their way into the dryer when I wasn’t aware. Oh well, I would end up sucking it in and hope they stretch out. Besides, we can skip the kidney belt right?

3. Power Washer – The power washer still works but I had to get a water drum from my friend. It even had spigot for the hose to connect to. However, when I finally hooked it up and rested the drum on its side in the back of the truck, more water poured out from around the spigot than what came through the spigot. So now I just leave the drum upright and get a mouthful of water every time I siphon it. I’ll get to fixing that someday. ..

4. When the heck did they change the exit numbers on Route 78? I must have taken at least 2 wrong exits to Sleepy Hollow

before getting it right. Hey, out there in PA, the exits look pretty much the same and I guess I didn’t remember as much about the directions as I thought.

5. Where did all the 2-Stroke bikes go? I miss the morning plume of 2-Stroke exhaust while waiting for practice to start.

6. What do you mean that running 250 2-Stroke against 450 4-stokes in the same class is fair? Hello? Did anyone do the math? Even when I left the sport they knew enough to separate the 250’s from the 500’s.

Aside form a few other problems like falling victim to my own lack of replenishing key items in the gear bag, or forgetting to take the Gatorade off the roof of my truck as I left one morning; the return to racing was not a complete disaster. Of course I ended up in last place for the first few races, but I kept things in proper perspective. Six years is a long time with little to no riding. I had no expectations except to get back out there and have fun with new and old friends, and that’s just what I did. The bottom line is that even though there were many changes and many more challenges in coming back, the thrill of competition was still as encouraging enough to keep me coming back for more.

I enjoyed sharing this story and hope you enjoyed reading it. This season, I would like to write more for MRA, but not in the same format as my old column. I would like to start a new column called “Dirt Talk” that will pose opinions and questions that you can respond to by sending email to dirt-talk@ hotmail.com. These articles will have topics such as “Cherry Picking”, “Methods in race preparation”, “Ideas in handling inclement weather”, “The best tracks and why” or “Best way to get the holeshot”. As you can guess, there can be many different opinions on these topics, and I encourage you to speak up, after you read them. The results will be published in the next edition of MRA. You will have the opportunity to remain anonymous or have your name credited in the results. Either way, take a few minutes speak your mind by sending in that email. It just may help your fellow racers more than you think.

Until next time, good luck, ride safe and have fun.

Bryan Bitzer

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daytona supercross by honda Round 10 • Amp ‘D Mobile AMA SX • March 9, 2007 • By gavlakracing.com

RC netted a second place finish at the final Daytona Supercross of his career.

Stewart got the early lead and never looked back going unchallenged for the win.

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Februry 24, 2007 • Valley Forge, PA • By Tim Dennis - www.timdphoto.com The 2006 ECEA Awards Banquet was held on February 24, 2007 at the Valley Forge Convention Center. The day started off in the early afternoon with vendors from around the region displaying their wares leading up to the Youth Harescramble Awards that began at 4:00pm sharp.

The Youth Series has become the launching pad that allows these young racers the opportunity to prepare themselves for the future and participation in the East Coast Enduro Series. The Series continues to grow under the leadership of Brian and Noel Hartem along with the help of the fine families and racers that run the series.

The Youth Series was formed in 2001 and just 35 racers took part that year. In 2007 the series averaged 184 kids per event and there were 150 of those taking part in tonight’s banquet festivities.

There were five Triple Crown winners last year including Ryan Hall, Bridgette Augustine, Tegan Temple, Nick Davis and

Joey Ford. Jacobus Ferreira was the big winner grabbing the Ironman Award as well as the youth overall and the 12-15 100cc division crown. Ferreira thanked his sponsors and especially his father who has dedicated his life to helping all three of his children participate in this fine sport of Harescramble racing. Nick Davis took home the Extreme Rider Award and Kelsey Hartem won the Fastest Girl.

Watch for the 2007 Series to be bigger and better than ever, stay tuned to the pages of MRA for event coverage and stay logged onto their website for up to date info and results of the series at www.eceakids.org.

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“THE ICEMAN” Nick Davis wins the 2006 ECEA Youth Harescramble Extreme Rider Award.

Jacobus Ferreira and the rest of the 12-15 100cc champions.

Matt Gift and the rest of the 12-15 85cc champions.

Bridgette Augustine and the rest of the EL Womens champions.

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Nick Davis and the rest of the 10-11 85cc champions.

Kyle McDonal and the rest of the 10-12 125cc champions.

Trevor Pritchard and the rest of the 4-8 50cc champions.

Harescramble Champion # 111 “The Professor” Jacobus Ferreira

age of 13 he won the same class.

In 2006 Jacobus raced in the ECEA 1215 100cc class and won it as well as the youth overall. Jacobus also won the PA State Harescramble Supermini class, the District 6 Supermini class, the AGP 14-15 Big Wheel class and the AGP youth overall this year. For practice he also raced his CR125R in the B 0-200 class and won the AGP 0-200cc class.

Jacobus enjoys training at NJORVP where he is a member. That is when he doesn’t have races over a weekend.

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At the end of the season he finished 5th in the ECEA 10-15 150cc 4 stroke class. In 2004 at the age of 12 he placed 7th in the ECEA 12-15 85cc class and in 2005 at the

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He wants to thank the ECEA, PA State, District 6 and AGP for putting these great events together for him to take part in!

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toyota arenacross series

Round #15 • Wilkes Barre, PA • February 23 - 25, 2007 • By Jamie B. Brown Plotts Wows Hometown Crowd in Toyota AMA Lites In AMA Toyota Arenacross Lites it was Cameron Lansing that took the hole shot and race out front for the first lap. Local hero Damien Plotts passed Lansing’s Suzuki and never looked back. Lansing ran into trouble with Patrick Massie near the half way mark allowing Jim Neese (6) tops the Arenacross him to pass. Massie podium on Saturday night. finished second ahead of Lansing. Rock River Arenacross Media Courtesy of Powersports Yamaha rider, Brad Modjewski www.arenacross.com went down in the first turn and charged back AURORA, Ill., February 24, 2007 to 4th before crashing again in the whoops section. Modjewski finished 5th behind Neese Wins A Wild One in PA It was old school Toyota Arenacross at Barry Carsten. the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes Barre, PA tonight.

Jim Neese lined up with moto veterans like Barry Carsten, Damian Plotts, Jim Chester and Justin Buckelew to win the main event. Carsten got off to a squarely start bouncing like a pin ball down the straight and then crashing with A little Freestyle action from Wilkes Barre.

Damian Plotts taking them both out of contention. Buckelew faded early on to leave Neese by himself for much of the race. However, in the final laps Buckelew mounted a charge to pass Neese at the end of the whoops section. Neese put his Arenacross IQ to work pushing Buckelew wide on the next turn and took the lead back.

Neese went on to win the Main Event.

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Local Damien Plotts wins the Toyota AX Lites division on Saturday night.

Hoge, Buckelew, Plotts, Carsten and Massie off the gate.

Friday Results

AMA ARENACROSS LITES 1. Brad Modjewski; 2. Damien Plotts; 3. Kevin Hoge; 4. Jim Chester; 5. Barry Carsten.

AMA ARENACROSS 1. Justin Buckelew; 2. Jim Neese; 3. Patrick Massie; 4. Brad Modjewski; 5. Kevin Hoge.

Saturday Results

AMA ARENACROSS LITES 1. Damien Plotts; 2. Patrick Massie; 3. Cameron Lansing; 4. Barry Carsten; 5. Brad Modjewski.

AMA ARENACROSS 1. Jim Neese; 2. Justin Buckelew; 3. Brad Modjewski; 4. Kevin Hoge; 5. Cameron Lansing 490.

Sunday (Amateurs)

Justin Cooper (16) leads the 65cc division through the whoops on Friday night.

85cc 12-15 1. Joshua Corbin; 2. Damon Rummel; 3. Tyler Hawk; 4. Nicholas Lane; 5. Max Stevey.

85cc 7-11 1. Scott Carpenter; 2. Robert Piazza; 3. Patrick Delowery; 4. Joshua Lambert; 5. Kyle Dillin.

50cc 4-6 1. Zakary Shaffer; 2. Brock Papi; 3. Nicholas Burch; 4. Michael Garrahan; 5. Kyle Krell.

50cc 7-8 1. Scott Meshey; 2. Jack Pinhancos; 3. Vincet Murphy; 4. D J Griffiths; 5. David Milana, Jr. 65cc 7-9 1. Justin Cooper; 2. Damian Thompson; 3. Kevin Rivera; 4. John Sheaffer; 5. Scott Meshey.

65cc 10-11 1. Patrick Delowery; 2. Trevor Shaffer; 3. Joshua Lambert; 4. Fred Kramer; 5. Dylan Hobart.

85cc Super Mini 1. Scott Carpenter; 2. Tyler Hawk; 3. Damon Rummel; 4. Max Stevey; 5. Robert Piazza.

Schoolboy 125cc 1. Derek Rummel; 2. Aaron Mulhern; 3. Tyler Hawk; 4. Justin Maylath; 5. Nicholas Lane.

125cc Novice 1. Billy Allen; 2. Travis Barlow; 3. Nicholas Lane; 4. Austin Harvey; 5. Justin Mahlath.

125cc Intermediate 1. Dan Duffy, Jr.; 2. Aaron Harvey; 3. Kyle Willis; 4. Michael Lang; 5. Derek Rummel.

Collegeboy 16-24 1. Kyle Willis; 2. Andy Willard; 3. Daniel Corbin; 4. Andrew Mikolaichik; 5. Eric Bearor.

250cc Novice 1. Christopher Meade; 2. Anton Kotulski; 3. Jerome Justofin; 4. Rick Kochuk; 5. Troy Zeigler.

250cc Intermediate 1. Kyle Willis; 2. Derek Rummel; 3. Dan Duffy, Jr.; 4. Kyle Grow; 5. Brian Yarrish.

Over 25 1. Jim Chester; 2. Kurt Mc Millen; 3. Mark Waldele; 4. Clayton Blowers; 5. Brian O’Neal.

Over 30 1. Barry Carsten; 2. Jim Chester; 3. Kurt Mc Millen; 4. Brian Biddle; 5. Clayton Blowers.

Women 1. Erica Rizzo; 2. Jessica (Jay) Saxum; 3. Taylor Stevey; 4. Katie Corron.

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Serving the Recreational Off-Road Rider.

Arctic Cat Recalls Model Year 2007 90cc Youth Model ATVs Washington, DC (1/26/07) - The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Product: Arctic Cat 90cc DVX and Utility model All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) Units: About 1,500 Manufacturer: Arctic Cat Inc., of Thief River Falls, Minn Hazard: On the recalled ATVs, the handlebar base mounting bolts, tie-rod ends and tie-rod adjustment locking nuts may not have been tightened to the proper torque during the production process. Operating an affected ATV could cause components to loosen resulting in loss of steering control. This condition could result in loss of vehicle control which could result in injury or death.

Incidents/Injuries: Arctic Cat has received no reports of loose steering components or of injury related to this condition.

Description: The recall includes 2007 model 90cc DVX youth model ATVs within the VIN range of RFB07ATV07K6F0243 through RFB07ATVX7K6F0752, and 90cc Utility youth model ATVs within the VIN range of RFB07ATV07K6D1367 through RFB07ATVX7K6D2400. The range refers to the last six characters of the VIN. These models are designed for used by operators 12 years old and older. The 90cc DVX model is available in Lime Green or Red, and has the model name DVX 90 on each side of the fuel tank, and Arctic Cat on each side of the seat. The 90cc Utility model is available in Marsh Green or Red, and has the name Arctic Cat on each side of the fuel tank and 90 on each side panel near operator’s leg position.

Manufactured in: Taiwan Sold at: Arctic Cat dealerships nationwide from August 2006 through January 2007 for about $2,200.

Remedy: Consumers should stop using these ATVs immediately. Registered owners have been notified about this recall by mail. Consumers with a recalled ATV should contact their local Arctic Cat ATV dealer to schedule a free repair.

Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Arctic Cat at (800) 279-6851 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.arctic-cat.com

Upcoming Rides and Events 4/1 and 5/6 Ramey Fire Co. Poker Run - North of Altoona, PA All poker runs begin with registration at 8 a.m. with rides beginning at 11 a.m.

The entrance fee is $15.00 per rider and $5.00 per passenger. Everyone must register and helmets must be worn while riding on the Poker Run. Anyone under 18 must have a parent or guardian signature. Registering for this event does not exempt you from any of the laws. Drinking alcohol while riding is prohibited by state law. The Poker Run will be held on Rt. 153 between Houtzdale and Viola and is approximately 25 miles long. All rides will be held rain or shine. For more information phone Tom at 814-378-8407 or Ken at 814-378-6227.

Volume 1, Issue 2 • April 2007

American Honda Motor Corp. Recalls 2006 TRX450R ATV Washington, DC (2/2/2007) - The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Product: Honda Model Year 2006 TRX450ER/R ATVs Units: About 11,000 Distributor: American Honda Motor Corp. Inc., of Torrance, Calif.

Hazard: The front suspension arm ball joints could have been contaminated during production, resulting in rapid wear of one or more of the ball joints and possible ball joint separation. If the ball joint separation occurs while riding, the operator could lose control of the ATV Incidents/Injuries: American Honda Motor Corp. has received seven warranty claims about this problem. No injuries have been reported.

Description: The recall involves 2006 model year TRX450ER and TRX450R ATVs. They are adult-sized ATVs designed for use by riders age 16 and older. The ATVs are available in red or black. The TRX450ER and TRX450R model names are located on the front cowling just below the handlebars and the name Honda is printed on the seat.

Manufactured in: Japan Sold by: Honda dealers nationwide from September 2005 through December 2006 for between $6,600 and $7,000.

Remedy: Consumers should stop using these recalled ATVs until the repair has been completed. Call any Honda ATV dealer to make an appointment to have the ATV repaired. The dealer will inspect and repair your ATV, if necessary. Registered owners of the recalled ATVs have been sent direct notice.

Consumer Contact: For more information, consumers can call Honda toll-free at (866) 784-1870 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at: powersports.honda.com

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(Continued from page 17) There will be five stops and at each stop $100 worth of chips will be drawn. All riders must be back by 5:00 p.m. to draw their last chip For information: http://www.rameyfireco.freeservers.com/Page_6.html or 814-378-6227

4/14 Rumble on the Ridge – South East Ohio Rumble on the Ridge is an ATV trail ride on the property of Shortcreek Sportsmans Club Inc. The course offers an enjoyable ride to both the novice and experienced rider. They offer 27 plus miles of trails on 3000 acres. Refreshments will be served along the trail. Prize drawings will be held at the end of the rally. ATV’s and dirt bikes only---no pipe buggies or 4x4 trucks allowed!!! Starting location - directly off county road 10, between Adena and Smithfield, OH. ***safety equipment is required.*** Admission: $20.00 per adult rider per event. $15.00 per youth rider per event.

For Information: http://www.rumbleontheridge.homestead.com/ 4/14 Recreational Riders Spring Mud Fling and ATV Rodeo – North East Ohio The event offers mud pit distance runs, sled pulls, slow wheelie contest and obstacle course. Your paid admission includes: Door prizes, trophies, kid’s events and a D.J. all day. North East Motocross Complex - 2 ½ miles north of the square in Andover, Ohio on Rt. 7. Gate opens at 9 A.M with events starting at 10 A.M. $10 Per person admission at the gate, $3 per event R&R members $5 per event non-members. Pay per run, run as many times as you like For Information: (440) 293-4655 4/28-29 Tri County ATV – Open House – East of Indiana, PA Tri-County ATV, a private membership club, offers its members the opportunity to ride miles and miles of trails on over 850 acres of prime riding land. As a private family

club built by members for members, all revenue is generated through membership, events and fundraising. We believe in a family friendly environment and provide family memberships at a reasonable cost on a yearly basis. Some amenities include a fully enclosed clubhouse, track, mud bog and 850+ rideable acres. There’s a pulling sled, primitive camping and permanently marked trails with 24/7 member access. Tri County is ATV and motorcycle friendly. Check out their Open House to see what they can offer you.

For information: http://www.tricountyatv.com or (877) 931 – 2288 4/26-29 Mountain State ATV & Dirt Bike Jamboree-2007 – Boone County, WV Springtime fun and excitement for the entire family. Leave winter behind and ride your ATVs and dirt bikes in the first big off-road event at Hatfield McCoy in 2007!

For information: email us at events@trailsheaven.com or call (800)732-6980.

4/28 Cooper Ridge Dice Run – South Central NY Over 25 miles of real wooded trails on 700 acres. All 2-4-6-8 wheelers are allowed, and 2 wheel cycles are ok too. We present trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd & last for each dice run event. Money and other prizes will be announced on a per event basis. Fees are: $15 per dice run For Information: www.copperridgetrails.com or (716) 372 – 4021 4/28-29 Good Kuggamugga Trail Ride – Southern NY A full weekend of riding and family fun, I believe this is a motorcycle only event so please contact the promoter to verify. Time trials competition on an ISDE style special test. Trail loop open both days, 18 miles at its longest point. Trails for novice, amateur and expert riders and a kid’s mini track.

For information: contact Chris Smith: cyclesmithc@msn.com

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ITP’s NEW SS ALLOY WHEELS & KITS: THE PERFECT FUSION OF STYLE & PERFORMANCE

SS 112

ITP gets the 2007 season started in high style with the introduction of the all-new SS Alloy wheel line. Manufactured through ITP’s high-tech Advancecast process, the 6-spoke SS106 and 12-spoke SS112 not only bring a new level of sophisticated good looks, they have proven in testing to be the strongest and lightest one-piece aluminum wheels on the market today. SS Alloys have shown to be so durable, in fact, that ITP rolls these wheels out with a lifetime structural warranty: if you bend or break it, ITP will replace it!

The SS106 and SS112 debut in three sizes each.

They’re available in a 12x7, as well as unique 14x6 and 14x8 sizes designed specifically for front and rear applications, respectively. These dedicated sizes provide more precise fitment and make the most of 26- and 27-inch radial tire performance.

The SS106 and SS112 use a bright, diamond-cut machined SS 106 finish with black accents and a tough clear-coat finish; the SS112 also comes in a show-stopping chrome finish. As an added bonus, all SS Alloy wheels come standard with a custom wheel cap!

ITP SS Alloy wheels are ideal for most late-model 4x4 sport/utility ATVs as well as sideby-side UTV applications such as the Yamaha Rhino. The 14-inch models may be the best UTV wheels made to date, with a load rating of 650 lbs! ITP is also making the SS Alloy line available in pre-mounted tire/wheel kit form, using ITP’s popular Mud Lite XL, Mud Lite XTR and TerraCross R/T tires.

The ITP SS Alloy line is the perfect fusion of style and performance, just another example of how ITP is committed to exceeding customer expectations by providing the highest quality products at competitive prices.

Check out the complete lineup at: www.itptires.com ITP has an application to meet your needs.

WORK POWER 1500, 2500 & 3000 WINCHES

Winches are one of the most popular accessories for WORK or PLAY and now Cycle Country has three models to choose from. Our winches can also be used as a plow lift system.

The Work Power 1500, Work Power 2500 and Work Power 3000 are free-wheeling winches. The exclusive handlebar switch and relay system prevent operation when the ATV’s key is off. Our winches also feature Dynamic Braking, which prevents the cable from back dragging.

A roller hawse with replaceable rollers and bushings comes standard with all winches.

All Cycle Country winches can be mounted to your ATV with available winch mounting kits, sold separately.

View the full line of Cycle Country accessories at: www.cyclecountry.com.

ULTIMATE PACK The Ultimate Pack integrates a rigid front and rigid rear rack pack in one package. The front pack can be fastened to the top of the rear pack or used separately on the front or rear of ATV. Front or top pack (depending on where used) is 30”x10”x6” and has rigid liners and two dividers to separate gear. Main Pack features large 32”x 10”x 14” body with twin 9”x 6”x 10” front pockets carry the main gear. A large storm flap also covers center 7” x 2”x 10” zippered pocket and twin drink holders.

Ultimate Pack features 100% waterproof Mossy Oak Break Up or Black Material with massive storm flaps to keep gear TOTALLY DRY! Heavy Duty #10 YKK zippers with nickel-plated sliders provide excellent wear resistance. Storm flaps also help keep dirt and dust out for longer zipper and pack life. Shock cord and universal quick detachable tie down systems add to the utility of this massive pack.

See the complete line of cargo accessories at www.jamesgreene.com

Motorcycle and ATV Maintenance: Service between the Service By: Tommy Pickup General Manager/Service Technician TNT Cycles – www.tntcycles-atv.com We here at TNT Cycles hear it all the time after some expensive repair … “I didn’t know I had to grease that, clean that or change that”? With so many new riders entering our sport each year, it is important that we “seasoned” riders share some of our hard-earned experiences regarding maintenance. It is also important that we do not use the car mentality of maintenance.

Your motorcycle or ATV is subjected to extreme off road conditions that require stepped up maintenance … or expensive service repairs. Here is a small list of helpful tasks that you should perform between your regularly scheduled service intervals.

Engine Oil: This is the lifeblood of your engine and should be treated as such. This is also one of the most misunderstood lubricants. “Should I run petroleum or synthetic,” “can I run any engine oil?”

And the list of questions goes on. Which oil is better and the like are beyond the scope of this article. Here is what I will tell you; follow the manufacture recommendations on viscosity and type. If you’re not sure or can’t find out from your dealer, I recommend a quality motorcycle or ATV specific oil to my customers. This oil is rated MA, meaning it meets JASO T903 ratings.

Here is what to definitely avoid … any oil with Molydebendum or oils rated EC. EC means energy conservative and has slippery additive that could induce clutch slippage. Now the famous question … how often should I change my oil. Well that depends on several factors. The first is your style of riding. Do you race on the weekends? Do you simply trail ride?

Etc., etc. Here is the skinny; if you race, the oil should definitely be changed after your weekend of fun. Now if you just go out and play on the trails, I would recommend every 20 gallons of fuel or

couple weekends. At the bare minimum you should change your oil every six(6) months.

Air Filter Maintenance: This is another biggy. A lot of rider’s neglect the air filter and only have it serviced when they take their unit to the dealer for its regularly scheduled maintenance, (you do take it for regular maintenance … don’t you?). This is your only protection against the small particles of dirt that try to enter your engine through the intake system and cause premature engine wear.

This should be cleaned after every two(2) tanks of fuel or after every good ride.

The most unlikely filtration systems on ATV’s (I have never seen them on dirtbikes), is the paper filter. This is like a regular car air filter and I have seen them in limited capacity. These must simply be back blown with compressed air, as you can not get them wet.

Grease: The primary function of grease is to seal out water and dirt, and provide lubrication to moving components. The main components that require grease are: ATVs: • Air filter’s sealing edge.

There are basically three different kinds of filtration systems available on today’s units; paper, gauze and foam. The way you clean them are simple … but also depends on which filter you have. 95% of all new units come with a foam type filter. To clean these simply use an airfilter specific cleaner (found at your local dealer), and follow the cleaners direction. I prefer an environmentally safe cleaner, like Simple Green, mixed in a 50/50 ratio with water. Also, you can use good old soap and hot water. Work the cleaner into to foam with your hands taking care not to be too rough on the filter so as to tear it. (Caution: Read directions of the cleaning agent to make sure you do not need gloves to protect yourself from the chemicals in the can).

Once the filter is washed, whip it dry so as to fling excess water out. Try to avoid squeezing it as that can work little dirt particles deeper into the filter and also you could tear it. Next, let the filter air dry. After it is dry apply a good coat of airfilter specific oil. No engine oil or WD40, they will not work here. Again, your local dealer should have on hand airfilter specific oil. Take care not to apply too much oil, as that could cause the filter to flow less air, causing a rich running condition. Again, follow the directions on the can. Finally, apply quality grade waterproof grease to the part of the airfilter that seals against the airbox.

• Upper and lower A-Arms

The other filtration system you might encounter is a gauze type filter. K&N Air filters are famous for this design. Again, we want to use a cleaner that is safe for the filter (ask the manufacture if your not sure), and use a tooth brush and gently scrub the filter. Use some compressed air and back blow the filter. (This means to blow air in the opposite direction of normal engine airflow).

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• Wheel Bearing & Seals Swingarm and suspension linkage • Any additional grease fitting on the chassis or specified in owners manual DIRT BIKES: • Air filter’s sealing edge • Swingarm and linkage pivot bolts & bearings • Wheel Bearings & Seals • Steering head bearings • Any additional points recommend by the owner’s manual.

Also, the question arises about which type of grease should be used. My first answer is to follow the manufacture recommendations; which usually call for moly type grease; (moly grease contains molybdenum disulfide). For all bearings and chassis pivot points, I really like Bel Ray Waterproof Grease. I have used this stuff for years with excellent results. It comes in 1 lb. tubs and round tubes for large grease guns; so you get the best of both worlds. The main thing here is to get yourself a manual and follow the maintenance schedules for greasing your unit or at least twice a year.

All electrical connections should be cleaned at least once a year. Simply pull the connectors apart, spray them with a little contact or electrical cleaner, and apply some dielectric grease (found at your local auto parts store). This will help eliminate dirt and corrosion that builds up between connectors that causes increased resistance and thus could lead to electrical failure; costing several green stamps.

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Also, for you guys out there that still have the good old two strokes, one additional spot for you to clean is under the flywheel cover. Simply remove the cover and spray a little contact cleaner in there to remove water and moisture.

This should be done after every ride or every time you wash the bike. Apply a light coat of waterproof grease to the rubber gasket and reinstall. I do not recommend silicon sealer or anything like it, because you should be performing regular maintenance on this item. As long as the rubber gasket is in good shape (i.e., not torn) simply apply some waterproof grease and evenly torque the cover down.

Chain: After each ride you should service your chain. Simply spray the chain with some type of decreaser and scrub it with a wire brush. There are several manufactures that make a really neat brush specifically designed for this task.

Do not use your powerwasher for this task as it only serves to drive dirt into the chain rollers; were you don’t want it.

After you spray the chain with degreaser and scrub it clean, rinse it with water to remove all the degreaser. Then apply a water displacement chemical (WD-40), to remove excess water. Apply a good quality chain lube or wax and your ready to go get it dirty again.

In closing, I know there are many topics that I did not cover. However the focus of this article was to bring the big issues to the forefront. If some of you guys are already doing this much that is great.

You probably have a unit that performs great every weekend. If you are not performing this maintenance or can not, take it to your local shop … they will be more than happy to. Also, if you are interested in learning this stuff, we here at TNT Cycles hold free maintenance classes that cover this stuff with a more hands on approach. Also, please remember that working on your unit can be dangerous. You deal with chemicals that are flammable and corrosive. The unit can fall and injure you, so please, if you are doubtful about performing any of the tasks, seek the help of a qualified technician.

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Again, let air dry, lube it up, apply some grease, and away you go.

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PA OHV Newsletter - PA Trailrider Excerpts from the Newsletter of the PA OHV Association

NOHVCC’s Adventure Trail Make An Appearance At The Snowmobile And ATV Show In York Pa.

By Dick Lepley The York, Pa. fairgrounds were the scene of the annual Pennsylvania State Snowmobile Association snowmobile and ATV show October 13th, 14th, and 15th. Dick and Joanne Lepley were on hand to introduce the many attendees to the NOHVCC Adventure Trail, and the NOHVCC mission. The Adventure Trail panels were unfurled for all to see, and proved to be an excellent “first” introduction to the NOHVCC program for most of those in attendance. Dick and Joanne showed up armed with activity books, Adventure Trail CD’s complete with a laptop to view the CD on, crayons, snacks, Halloween decorations, and other support information.

They set-up the Trail alongside the PAOHV (Pennsylvania OffHighway Vehicle Organization) booth which was manned by “H” Silbaugh, Denny Mann, and PAOHV/PSSA lobbyist Fred Brown. Dick is also active with PAOHV, and the arrangement made it possible to efficiently deliver the messages of both groups to show-goers. The Adventure Trail was well accepted by attendees and vendors alike. By show’s end Adventure Trail CD’s and activity books were in the hands of a western Pa. snowmobile club interested in presenting them to one of their youth groups.

The following week NOHVCC items were on the way to a motorcycle/ATV dealer from eastern Pa. who wanted to use them at an upcoming open house. And, Dick established contacts that will see NOHVCC as a part of Quad Fest in Pennsylvania in 2007. Quad Fest attracted nearly 3,000 attendees last year, and continues to grow, and the promoters are thrilled that NOHVCC, and the Adventure Trail will be a part of their 07 offering. This was

the 2nd year in a row that the show’s promoter included ATV’s and dirt bikes in the event, and the mix of user groups made it a perfect venue for advancing the NOHVCC message. Dick strongly believes that all motorized off-road users must ultimately work together, and that was the message he and Joanne promoted during the show. All in all it was a great weekend for NOHVCC, PAOHV, and the many folks who attended the show.

Tourism Committee met with DCNR and made their presentation, The Renovo Connection, on Monday November 6th in Harrisburg at the Rachael Carson Building, the DCNR’s Headquarters.

List of Attendees: Lynn Probst – Chapter President Wayne Yahn – Chapter Vice Pres. and Presenter

PaOHV Member Dick Lepley Elected To Blue Ribbon Coalition Board

Dom Orwick – Chapter Tourism Committee Member

Scott Cope – DCNR Recreation Office

Dave Mishock – Chapter Tourism Committee Member

Chris Plank – Bureau of Forestry

Long time Pennsylvania motorcycle, ATV, auto dealer, and PAOHV member Dick Lepley was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Blue Ribbon Coalition.

Lepley is the founder and President of Street Track ‘N Trail, Inc. in Conneaut Lake, Pa. The dealership, which has been in business since 1968, currently represents Honda, HarleyDavidson, Polaris, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Honda automobiles through its Honda Cars of Meadville division. Dick is the Pa. State Representative for NOHVCC (The National OffHighway Vehicle Conservation Council, is an AMA and NRA Life Member, and is a member of PAOHV. The Blue Ribbon Coalition, based in Pocatello, Idaho, has for twenty years been one of America’s most prominent and aggressive supporters of motorized offhighway recreation. Dick would like to thank the many BRC members who voted for him, and he hopes his inclusion on the board will help BRC increase its presence in the East. To learn more about the Blue Ribbon Coalition’s accomplishments and their mission log on at www. sharetrails.org. Dick encourages all off-roaders to join BRC and PAOHV, adding that the small amount of money required doing so will pay big dividends down the trail.

Peter Lopes – Clinton County Economic Partnership

Doug D’Amore – Sproul District Forester

Robert Abernethy – Association President Joining our group from Harrisburg was: John Caltigrone – Assistant to Mike Hanna Fred Brown – Lobbyist for PAOHV The DCNR was represented by: John Quigley DCNR Secretary’s Office Larry Williamson – DCNR Deputy Secretary Michael Lester – Assistant State Forester Matt Beaver – Bureau of Forestry Adam Mattis – DCNR Recreation Office Vanyla Tierney – DCNR Recreation Office

The meeting was a follow-up meeting to one held last year.

The Committee had given DCNR information about a possible link from the Sproul’s “Bloody Skillet ATV Trail” to Renovo. DCNR requested more information and detailed plans of how this link could be done.

The Committee worked long and hard by studying maps and talking to locals from the Renovo area to gather more needed information. Studies where done at the Snow Shoe Rails/Trails system in Snow Shoe, to gauge the economic impact received from the ATV users of that trail system.

They came up with a plan and a goal which was; expand tourism and create positive economic impact to the involved area through the development of ATV trails and riding opportunities.

Included in this plan would be the opportunity to have access to stores and businesses that

would benefit the ATV users.

Restaurants, gas stations, and lodging along a trail system have shown increase the user satisfaction at other existing trail systems.

The power point presentation showed the DCNR how existing trails and forest road could be utilized to provide access to the towns of South Renovo and Renovo. Letters of support where also given to DCNR, from various businesses and the Clinton County Commissioners.

The Clinton County Economic Partnership and Tourism Office is also backing this proposal.

The DCNR explained that they would need to study the information presented and would reply sometime after the 1st of January 2007.

Our group felt they were successful in presenting our message to the DCNR and hope they will keep an open mind and give serious consideration to the proposal that was made. Letters of support for “The Renovo Connection” can be sent to CPATVA Inc. North Central Chapter, P.O. Box# 713, Lock Haven, PA 17745-0713.

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Central Pennsylvania ATV Assn. Inc. Proposes Revovo Trail Connection North Central Chapter of Central Pennsylvania ATV Association’s

Street Address:_ _________________________________________________________________ City:___________________________________________ State:_ ______ Zip:______________ Email Address:__________________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone:_________________________ Evening Phone:_ __________________________ PLEASE FILL IN THE APPROPRIATE SECTION AND REMIT PAYMENT TO: PaOHV, P.O Box 61741, Harrisburg, PA 17106-1741

The Marienville Volunteer Fire Co. Invites You To The

May 19-20, 2007

Each year the Marienville Volunteer Fire Company hosts an ATV ride and prize run in the town of Marienville located in the Allegheny National Forest region of North West Pennsylvania. Actually they do two events a year, one the weekend before Memorial Day and one the first weekend in October. The TDF rides began in 1995 and continue to this day as the main Fundraiser for the MVFC and other non – profit organizations. They donate $1.00 from every registration to the Shriners Hospital for Children (Burn Unit) and the event attracts between 500 – 3000 riders each year.

The event runs over two days and offers participants a leisurely ride with a total of five interlocking trail loops with an outside perimeter totaling close to 100 miles. Both motorcycles and ATV’s are welcome to attend. ATV’s must have proof of registration and insurance and riders between the ages of 10 -15 years old must have a safety certificate. Riders are allowed with an approved seat. Also if you are coming in from Ohio, you must have a PA registration. Riders must have a helmet, eye protection and boots and spark arrestors are required. The two day registration fee is $35.00 and covers both days of riding, one all you can eat breakfast, one lunch, and two tickets for the prize run.

There is an all you can eat breakfast that is served from 7:00 – 10:00 am and lunch is available along the trail system. Riding begins at 8:00 and goes to 4:00 pm on Saturday and 3:00 pm on Sunday. There is a prize run daily and there is an ATV wash.

The area is well known for its tourism and offers such activities as hiking, fishing and enjoying the great outdoors. There are hotels and camping in the area with some allowing access directly to the trail system. For more information go to the Allegheny National Forest website at: www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/allegheny/.

If you are planning on attending the Tour de Forest this year, pre registration is recommended. There is a 2000 ATV limit per day and it can save you time as you arrive. Pre registration is available through the MVFC brochure or you can go online at www.marienville-fire.com.

Pre registration ends on May 15, 2007.

As you plan for your trip, please remember to bring all the regular necessities for your ride. Spare parts, warm clothing and plenty of gas. Make sure you have all your paperwork for your registration and insurance and most importantly bring as many friends as you can. We’ll see you on the trail.

TOUR-DE-FOREST ATV Ride & Prize Run

Bring yourself and your family for a day or weekend filled with fun on:

May 19 & 20, 2007 Enjoy a leisurely, scenic ride on specially designated trails in cooperation with the Allegheny National Forest that consists of five interlocking loops with an outside perimeter that is approximately 50 miles and a total of approximately 100 miles.

A $35.00 registration fee covers a two (2) day ride, one (1) all-you-can-eat breakfast, one (1) lunch, and two (2) tickets for the prize run. $25.00 registration fee covers a one (1) day ride, and one (1) ticket for the prize run.

Additional activities may include: Prize giveaway, ATV wash, all-you-can-eat breakfast, dealer displays, food stands along the trail. * All machines must meet all Pennsylvania state laws, and hold a valid registration from their state. * Ohio Residents must have a PA registration * Riders are allowed only

with an approved seat.

There is a $5.00 fee for additional rider. * All riders must be at least 10 years of age. * Riders ages 10 to15 must hold a valid safety certificate.

* Minimum safety equipment required: Helmet, goggles/ shield, jeans, full shirt, and over the ankles boots. * There is a 25 MPH speed limit. *Ride with caution!!

For More Information, Map Images, Or To Pre-register: Go To

www.marienville-fire.com Pre-registration will close May 15 2007

Pre-registration is recommended but is not requuired there will be event day registration on both Saturday and Sunday. Your ATV must be present and you will be asked to show your registration and insurance cards. There is a 2000 machine limit per day. All proceeds benefit: Marienville Volunteer Fire Co. Truck Fund, MVFC JR Firefighters, Girl & Boy Scouts of America, Farmington TWP Ladies Aux., Lions Club, Various Churches, East Forest School Students, Creations, Ham Radio CLub, Marienville Area Civic Association, with $1.00 from each registration donated to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children “Burn Unit”.

The Quad Fest

The Quad Fest: The biggest ATV weekend event in Pennsylvania Somerset, PA (2/13/2007) - PaAtving’s “The QuadFest” sponsored by Canam BRP returns to “The Mountain” on July 20, 21 & 22, 2007. In 2006, over 2600 participants traveled to Somerset Pennsylvania from 20 states across the country. Participants enjoyed trail riding, ATV events, The Kidz Korner & special appearances by Mudzilla, Mike Penland, Johnny Gallagher, Tracy Cecco, Fisher’s ATV World & Dirt Wheels very own Cain Smead. Some participants even made the trip just 5 miles away to the Flight 93 Memorial site.

open to all ages and skill levels: atvs, dirt bikes, argos, side-by-sides, etc

In 2007, the event will kick-off for prepaid campers on Thursday, July 19th after 5pm. At this time, attendees who purchased tickets in advance can enter the gates & set up camp. The weekend & riding officially start on Friday, July 20th. Guests will be greeted at the gate by three local ATV groups, who will assist with parking, camping & registration.

Can-Am BRP, QuadFest’s corporate sponsor will be ready to offer Demo rides on 10+ bikes. In addition, Yamaha

will be on hand with their Rhino line offering demo rides on the side-by-side models. Three or four trails will be open daily until 7pm for general “poker run style” one way riding – these trails will be marked easy, intermediate & difficult.

Other events on during the weekend include Motocross Time Trials, ATV drag racing, Mud Bog, the Kid’s Korner, Score Training & musical entertainment. New for 2007: Wheelie Contest & Obstacle Course. For those who wish to stay on the property, a primitive camping spot is available for $10 per vehicle for the weekend. Tickets for the 2007 event go on sale February 14th, 2007 & can be purchased at a local dealer or online at www.thequadfest.com. Riders can purchase discounted weekend tickets for $30 each prior to July 1st. Discount Camping passes are $10 per vehicle/ weekend & discount weekend parking is $5 per vehicle. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE GATE at the full price rate of $60 for the weekend & $30 per day. For Vendors, there are several spots left. Come be a part of the biggest ATV weekend event in Pennsylvania. Detailed information for tickets & vendor spots can be found on our website at www.thequadfest.com (e-mail thequadfest@paatving.com) or, feel free to call 1-212-990-6813.

Riders of All ages are welcome to attend!

We look forward to having you join us at

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Club News Indian Creek Valley ATV Club

As they say, most clubs have 20% of the people do 80% of the work. Indian Creek Valley ATV Club (ICV) is not a normal club. ICV is proud to report that almost 50% of our family members are ACTIVE members in the club. ICV prides itself on utilizing talents of those in our club to benefit the whole.

We have a varied membership, with members representing many different job functions and cultures. All together, the membership has one mission: To Promote Outdoor Safety While Providing Outdoor Fun, Respect For The Environment, And Promote Public Awareness Of Our Goals By Our Actions.

The ATV community is challenged by the Media who tends to report the negative actions of some as the impression of the whole. In Western Pennsylvania, our ATV rider community is trying to change that image. Indian Creek Valley ATV Club is paving the way by not only providing a SAFE, LEGAL place to ride, but also partnering with the local community organizations to re-shape the ideas about ATV riders. Every year, ICV promotes safety by providing ATV safety classes for both children and adults. In addition, the club has adopted two roads for Pa Cleanways - a Pennsylvania clean-up initiative that brings members together to collect garbage that has been dumped on the roads and dispose of this garbage properly in cooperation with the local township. Our club also participates in parades, fairs, and events in the local community to promote and

You are invited to

inform people of SAFE, LEGAL places to ride their ATVs. Indian Creek Valley is a year round riding club*, with approximately 15 miles of trails ready to explore in the Laurel Highlands. There are easy and more challenging trails that will fit any rider, any skill level.

Our memberships are annual and run $70 for the entire year with a one time initiation fee of $10 for new members. We hold monthly meetings on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm at the Indian Creek Valley Sportsman Club.

To learn more about ICV visit: www.icvatvclub.com, email icvatvclub@gmail.com or call Jill Moyher at 412-832-0611. *Please note: the property is closed the 2 weeks of deer season for safety reasons.

The Tri County ATV Open House Weekend April 28 & 29 Doors Open at 10 a.m.

Come and see everything Tri-County ATV has to offer!

* Trail & Grounds tours * Ride * Mud Bog * Night Drag Races * Free Camping * Scavenger Hunt * Egg Hunt * Kid’s Events and prizes * Prizes & Drawings

Check out our MEMBER ONLY BENEFITS! • Ride with Us Ride for FREE • Activity Rewards • • Members Rides • Guests $15 per person ** MEMBERS FREE! Includes Saturday night Buffet dinner and EVENTS

**entrance fee will be applied towards membership for a limited time

For more details visit our websites:

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ATV Traction Rides N.W. Pennsylvania ATV Traction Inc. manages approximately 30% more miles of trails than the Allegheny National Forest. So in N. W. Pennsylvania, if you don’t ride your ATV on back yard trails, or on the ANF trails, you are probably riding on ATV Traction trails.

The majority of our trails are in Venango and McKean county.

With three more branches of the club opening up just this last year, in Potter, Mercer and Butler counties, we expect this number to increase. To ride on any of our trails, you either have to be part of an organized dice run or be a club member.

Acquiring our land has been no easy task. We have had to prove ourselves to land owners by being responsible for the trails we make and the land we ride on.

Monitoring riders has been part of that job. We have rules which riders have to abide by in order to be members of ATV Traction.

All machines must be insured and registered, carry club flags and a handlebar tag so they can be identified at a glance. Riders must keep machines just under the state required noise limit, pick up trash along the way, be courteous, and most of all, stay on trails provided. Other than that, you can ride to your hearts desire.

In the riding season, which is almost every weekend that

it isn’t below freezing, (and sometimes, when it is) you can always find someone from the ranks of ATV Traction taking a ride. Usually it is announced on the Club Forum at www. atvtraction.org/forum. We hash it over for a week or so, talk about who is bringing which foods, pick a central meeting place, and when the date rolls around, we have ourselves a “Convoy”. When you have a line of Toy Haulers 16 vehicles long, like we did one brisk autumn morning on the way to Majestic Trails in Rew Pa., it’s almost as much fun as the ride itself.

Many of us carry walkie-talkies with us on the road and the trails. We generally keep the lines humming all the way to our destination. Everybody that passes us on the highway has envy in their eyes.

Pennsylvania doesn’t have as many trails as we’d all like to see, but the trails that we do have are among the nicest we’ve ever ridden. The Allegheny National Forest trails - ANF - are the closest major National Forest trails for many of our Club members. In recent years they have started to charge for a pass to ride there. It’s a $10 fee for a one day pass, and if you want to ride all year, it will cost you $35.

Rocky Gap, the ANF’s western most trail, is my personal favorite of the National Forest trails

we’ve been on. It is divided in half, with one half on each side of the main road. The parking lot sets in-between the two.

On the trail across the street from the parking lot, you’ll find a winding trail that takes you over top of rocks larger than your quad in one section, while it squeezes you in-between 40 foot tall boulders. This is where the name Rocky Gap was derived. Leaving the parking lot from the other direction, takes you through a section of thicker woods and moss covered trees, while the sounds of trickling waters serenade you along your way. Both sides are navigable by 2WD machines...just in case you were wondering.

The last time we rode Rocky Gap was in mid June of 2005.

The seasons were running a tad behind schedule that year.

I wasn’t aware that our timing was in sync with the blooming mountain laurel. The flowering plants not only blanketed parts of the forest floor with color, the fragrance filled the air with a sweetness that I won’t soon forget.

Of the ANF Trails, the Marienville Trail is probably the most popular. Many ATVers are familiar with the Tour De Forest held there every Spring and Fall.

The trails take you through thick pine forests in one section of the trail, and looking down on

tree tops in another. The trail is roughly 35 miles long with ever changing scenery that is striking enough to make you glad you spent that whopping $10 for the day pass.

Signs at Marienville tell you that there is an ATV trail and a Bike trail. That doesn’t mean that ATV’s can’t ride the Bike trail, it’s just means that the Bike trail has some narrow riding in a couple areas, and is a bit more challenging. The Pig’s Ear Trail Head connects the Marienville trail to the Timberline trail. If you ride fast enough, you can park at Pig’s Ear and take in both trails in one day. Again, both trails can be navigated by a 2WD machine.

The last and shortest of the ANF Trails is Willow Creek. It’s only 11 miles long, so few people take time to bother to track down its location. Because fewer people ride there, it seems to have a more rugged (bumpy) path.

But that doesn’t deter from its beauty. What I remember most about our one trip to Willow Creek, was the abundant fern in the forest floor. It was like an ocean of green waving in the breezes the day we rode there.

We eagerly wait to hear more on the rumors that the Willow Creek trail will be eventually connected to one of the other trails or considerably lengthened. We at ATV Traction feel that one of

these days; officials are going to realize the potential that these areas have to bring money into our state. We have hopes that Pennsylvania will follow the example being set for us by our sister state to the south of us in W. Virginia, where a once economically devastated area is being revived by the Hatfield/ McCoy Trail System. In a matter of just a few years, the area has seen an influx of ATV riders like it never expected. With the onset of riders from every state in the Union, they have watched new lodging and new restaurants, banks, service stations, and in general, a breath of fresh air sweep through the State. There are Welcome signs all through the small towns, letting riders know that their money is welcome there.

ATV Traction members ride on most weekends throughout the year. Watch for dates in the club newsletter and on the forum to find out when members are planning the next ride. Whether the ride is at our club trails, the ANF, or any of the other trails in the tri-state area, make plans now to join us for the next one.

You won’t regret it.

For more information on ATV Traction Inc., visit www.atvtraction.org C. J. Campbell ATV Traction News Coordinator

ATV Trails On State Forest Land Summer Trails These trails are open from the Friday before Memorial Day through the last full weekend in September

Maple Run Tract - Pike County - 8 miles of summer trail. Access is from a parking area on Route 402 1-3/4 miles north of the village of Pecks Pond.

Registered Class II ATV’s are permitted on this trail.

Contact: Delaware State Forest, HC 1 Box 95A, Swiftwater, PA 18370 Phone: (570) 895-4000

Summer and Winter Trails These trails are open during the summer and winter seasons.

Martin Hill - Bedford County 18 miles of summer trail. Access to the trail is from the parking area located on Route 326 two miles south of Rainsburg.

Contact: Buchanan State Forest, 440 Buchanan Trail, McConnellsburg, PA 17233 Phone: (717) 485-3148 Sideling Hill - Fulton County - 15 miles of summer trail in the Wells Tannery area. Access is from Ray’s Cove Road or Childers Ridge Road.

Contact: Buchanan State Forest, 440 Buchanan Trail, McConnellsburg, PA 17233.

Phone: (717) 485-3148 Potter County - 43 miles of summer trail. A loop trail located south of Denton Hill State Park. Access to the trail is from Lyman Run State Park, on SR 44 north of Cherry Springs, or the intersection of Rock Run Road and the Ridge Trail (ATV trail).

Registered Class II ATV’s are permitted on this trail that are less than 58” in width and less than 1,200 pounds.

Contact: Susquehannock State Forest, PO Box 673, Coudersport, PA 16915 Phone: (814) 274-3600 Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area - (Formerly the Pohopoco Tract) Monroe County, 13 miles of summer trails. Access is from Route 115 five miles south of I-80.

Contact: Delaware State Forest, HC 1 Box 95A, Swiftwater, PA 18370 Phone: (570) 895-4000

Contact: Bald Eagle State Forest, 18865 Old Turnpike Rd, Milmont, PA 17845 Phone: (570) 922-3344 Clinton County- 45 miles of summer and winter trail. Winter use begins after muzzle loader deer season in mid January.

Check with the district office for exact date. Access is from the Two Miles Road 1-1/2 miles west of Westport toward Kettle Creek State Park.

Contact: Sproul State Forest, HCR 62 Box 90, Renovo, PA 17764 Phone: (570) 923-6011

The summer season runs from the Friday before Memorial Day through the last full weekend in September. The winter season runs from the day following the last day of the regular or extended antlerless deer season as established by the Game Commision through the following April 1.

Bloody Skillet- The Bloody Skillet ATV riding area, located in Centre County, consists of 20 trail miles (phase 1) and is accessed from SR 144 approximately 18 1/2 miles north of Snow Shoe. Turn right onto DeHaas Road and travel 5 miles south to the Northern Terminus Trailhead.

Burnt Mills- Pike County - 7 miles of summer and winter trail. Access is from a parking area on Route 402 one mile south of Porters Lake.

Contact: Sproul State Forest, HCR 62 Box 90, Renovo, PA 17764

Registered Class II ATV’s are permitted on this trail.

Lycoming County- 17 miles of summer and winter trail. Trails are located near Haneyville and include the Button Road and a network of wooded trails built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930’s. Access to the trail is from a parking area located at the former parking area located at the CCC Camp along Route 44 one mile south of Haneyville.

Contact: Delaware State Forest, HC 1 Box 95A, Swiftwater, PA 18370 Phone: (570) 895-4000 Adams & Cumberland Counties- 36 miles of summer trail. During the winter season the trail system is expanded to 42 miles by using some dirt roads that are gated during the winter. Part of the trail system is shared with snowmobiles when there is sufficient snowfall. The trail is located between Big Flat and Pine Grove Furnace State Park. Access to these are from parking lots located at Big Flat along Shippensburg Road about 1-1/4 miles north of its intersection with Route 233 and on Piney Mountain along Bendersville Road south of Pine Grove Furnace State Park.

Contact: Michaux State Forest, 10099 Lincoln Way East, Feyetteville, PA 17222 Phone: (717) 352-2211 Snyder & Union Counties - 7 miles of summer trails. Access is at the parking area located along Route 235 three miles south of Glen Iron. The trail includes the East Kettle Road which has been closed to other types of motor vehicles.

Phone: (570) 923-6011

Contact: Tiadaghton State Forest, 423 East Central Avenue, South Williamsport, PA 17702

Effective July 1, 2002, the Allegheny National Forest implemented the Fee Demo Program for ATV and motorized bike trails. An annual $35 permit fee is required, and can be purchased from any Allegheny National Forest office, and some local vendors, or online at www.fs.fed.us/r9/allegheny.

The following trails are within the Allegheny National Forest (ANF). Please contact the ANF using the information above concerning these trails: • Marienville ATV/Bike Trail on State Route 66 east of the town of Marienville.

• Timberline ATV Trail, accessed from State Route 948, north of Ridgway (also connects to the Marienville ATV Trail).

• Rocky Gap ATV Trail, accessed from Township Road 3005, southeast of Warren.

• Willow Creek ATV Trail on the eastern side of the Allegheny Reservoir, just south of the New York State line. Closed during the winter season.

Private and other public trail opportunities Many other ATV riding opportunities exist across the state on public lands and local municipalities. Contact the local Tourist Promotion Agency, ATV clubs, dealers or county governments to find out more about your region of interest.

Private Riding Facilities This is a partial list of riding areas that you can pay by the day to ride with some offering annual memberships. Some offer riding for motorcycles or quads only and others allow both. Please check with the individual businesses before you make the trip.

Atco MX Berlin, NJ www.atcomx.com Breezewood Proving Grounds Clearville, PA www.breezewoodprovinggrounds.com Doublin Gap MX Newburg, PA www.doublingap.com Evansville MX Park Berwick, PA www.evansvilleraceway.com Hatfield McCoy Trails Lyburn, WV www.trailsheaven.com Hill Top Lodge Emporium, PA www.hilltoplodge.com Irish Valley MX and ATV Park Paxinos, PA www.irishvalleymx.com Majestic Trails Rew, PA www.majestictrails.com Mines and Meadows Resort Wampum, PA www.minesandmeadows.com Mountaineer Raceway Inwood, WV www.mountaineerraceway.com

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Phone: (570) 327-3450

State Game Lands ATVs are not permitted on State Game Lands except those used by disabled hunters.

Allegheny National Forest The federally-operated Allegheny National Forest has more than 100 miles of ATV trails. ATV trail season runs from the Friday before Memorial Day through the last Sunday in September, winter season is from December 20-April 1.

Contact the Allegheny National Forest Supervisor’s Office, P.O. Box 847, 222 Liberty Street, Warren, PA 16365 Phone: (814) 723-5150.

Private riding facilities are becoming the way of the future.

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Hatfield-McCoy Trails Open The Indian Ridge Trail System Story courtesy of www.atvquadnews.com What do you do when you already have the largest managed off-road ATV trail system on the East Coast? Well, if you’re the Hatfield-McCoy Trails, then answer is to add even more trails make your system even bigger.

There are lots of legal riding opportunities in PA, if you know where to look.

Mountain Ridge Resort Reels Corner, PA www.mountainridgeatvtrails.com NJORVP Chatsworth, NJ www.njorvp.org Rausch Creek Motorsports Tremont, PA www.rauschcreekracing.com Rocket Raceway Three springs, PA www.rocketraceway.com Rock Run Patton, PA www.rockrunrecreation.com

Timber Ridge Extreme Sports Park Berkeley Springs, WV timberridgeextremesportspark.com Tomahawk MX Hedgesville, WV www.tomahawkmx.com Tower City Trail Riders Tremont, PA www.tctri.org If you have a riding area and would like to be listed in our pages: please contact Jim Bull at: (717) 464 -5381 or email: Jim@recrider.com

The Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreational Authority, the managing system behind the trails, recently held a free-ride weekend to unveil their new Indian Ridge Trail System, which will start at the Ashland Trail Head and then wind throughout the hills of McDowell County in southern West Virginia. The Indian Ridge system adds 55 new miles of trail to the more than 500 miles already in operation.

“I hope the people of McDowell County are as happy about this new system as we are,” said Jeff Lusk, Hatfield-McCoy’s Executive Director. “Everyone has seen the economic and tourism benefits we’ve had in our other counties, and I think that with this system, and its unique amenities and nearby businesses, such as the Historic Ashland Company Store and Ashland KOA campground, the first KOA franchised campground in West Virginia, McDowell County will start seeing those benefits quickly.”

had a $7.2 million impact in direct spending throughout its current project areas of Logan, Boone, Mingo, and Wyoming counties, and have created more than 146 new jobs, as well as providing $600,000 in tax revenue.

For more information on the Indian Ridge trail system, as well as the other five Hatfield-McCoy Trail Systems, go online at www. trailsheaven.com or call 1-800592-2217 for more information.

Those 55 new miles of trail really are 55 new reasons for the people of McDowell County to be excited in 2007. According to a 2006 study commissioned by the trail authority, the trails have

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Twigg carrys a full line of power equipment at their 20,000 sq. ft. store in Hagerstown, MD. The Twigg Cycles known today as a leader in the powersports industry evolved from very humble beginnings. In the late 1920’s, Twigg’s grandfather, H. William Twigg, opened a bicycle repair shop in the basement of his mother’s home. His business expanded to reconditioning and selling used bikes and then to selling and servicing all makes of bicycles.

The business changed as the first two-wheelers with engines arrived on the scene in the 1930’s. Twiggs connection with the new craft began in 1936 when he received western Maryland’s first franchise for Indian “Motorcycles.” The shop

began to carry more than 20 makes of now classic motorcycles.

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As Japanese imports became popular in the 1960s, Twigg stepped up to the plate.

The company began carrying Yamaha motorcycles in 1964.

Suzuki was added in 1977, Kawasaki in 1989 (the year Mike Twigg became owner), Polaris in 1993 and Honda in 1996. Born and raised in Washington County, Mike Twigg raced motocross professionally in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Over the past several years Twigg Cycles have worked hard to carry on their motocross heritage by developing their own contingency program for anyone who buys a new motocross bike and competes in the MDRA series. As Maryland’s

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To find out what Twigg Cycles can do for you, give them a call at (301) 739-2773 or log onto their website at: www.twiggcycles.com.

They stock a full selection of off road and motocross gear.

The Word

By Jamie Jordan Here we are, the third season of the MDRA! This year looks to be the most exciting yet.

The MDRA picked up a new track, Pleasure Valley. What a good one to get too. Pleasure Valley is owned by Jeff Cernic and is located in Somerset, Pennsylvania. Saturday evening pit bike racing will offer new entertainment. The pit bike series offers a great class structure and is for all ages. This series, of course, brings new sponsors to the MDRA. MSR and Answer are back for another year. Yamaha, Suzuki, and KTM are offering contingencies. More importantly, cash prizes and MDRA bucks will be awarded, for several classes again, at the end of the series.

In my opinion, no other series around gives back to the riders like this one. To all you riders, remember, this is your series. A rider would have to be crazy not to participate! See you at the races!

Give Twigg a call to learn more about their in house racer contingency program.

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2007 MX Race Schedule Spring Series

Mason Dixon Riders Association Race weekend (practice Sat. 4/28 & race Sun. 4/29) Blalock Cycle Co. sponsored by Blalock Cycle Co. Mason Dixon Riders Association Race weekend (practice Sat. 6/9 & race Sun. 6/10) sponsored by Martinsburg Motorsports ARHMA Vintage Race “North Atlantic Race #2” (Sat. 6/16) ARHMA Vintage Race “Bultaco v. CZ Grudge Match” (Master’s of MX Event #4) (Sat. 8/18) Motorcycles • ATVs • Generators Sales • Service • Parts

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2007 TMX Schedule

March 30 Loretta Lynn Practice Day

June 2 AHRMA

June 23 & 24 Tomahawk MX race

March 31 April 1 Loretta Lynn Qualifier

July 15 District 7 Harescramble, Quad harescramble & Quad MX

May 12 AHRMA May 19 & 20 MDRA

AHRMA Races: $10 gate fee $30 - 1st class $25 - 2nd class

July 28 & 29 Tomahawk MX race

August 5 District 7 Harescramble, Quad harescramble & Quad MX August 11 & 12 MDRA

6:00am - Gates Open

September 9 District 7 Harescramble, Quad harescramble & Quad MX October 7 Pig Roast

6:00am - Sign Up 8:15am - Church Service 8:30am - Riders Meeting 9:00am - Practice 10:00am - Race

October 21 Pig Roast November 4 Ironboss race

District 7 Harescramble, Quad harescramble & Quad MX Races are all in one day

AMA Cards required at all Races.

MDRA cards required for MDRA races. No district cards needed to race.

OPEN PRACTICE 7 Days a Week from 10 am to 5 pm

Harescramble race times: . . . . 10am – 12pm Quad harescramble times:. . . . . 12:30 – 2pm Quad MX practice begins:. . . . . 1 pm

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Budds Creek • March 10-11, 2007 • By Brett Hayes

the field made it easy on Everett, Pennsylvania natives TJ Phillips and Ben Ritter both rounded out the podium. Phillips let his consistency earn him second overall with a fourth place in moto one and a second place in moto two, while Ritter struggled in moto one crashing on the last lap on a muddy finish line hill, rebounding with a second place in moto two for third overall.

Randall Everett charging up the finish line While Everett hill to take the overall victory in the seemed dominant in the Motocross Lites A class.

Motocross Lites A class, it was a different story Now begins the dream for every amateur motocross rider in the country, to one day in the Motocross A class. Local favorite qualify and race the National Amateur Aaron Day came out after a long break from championships at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch racing and just smoked the field. He took in Tennessee. Every year riders from the overall with his very fast smooth style, throughout the Northeast descend upon the Budds Creek circuit to hopefully get one step closer to their dream. However, things do not always go as planned and with around 700 riders in attendance most classes had qualifiers for the qualifier. Needless to say there were a few very disappointed people. This is how things ran down over the two days of racing.

In the Motocross Lites class (125 A class) the race was all about Virginia native Randall Everett, he got great starts on Sunday setting Tyler Hawk railing one of the him up for the overall victory wining many deep ruts around the both motos. This is not to say that Budds Creek circuit.

Andrew Johns is looking very fast after being off most of last season due to a shoulder injury taking third overall in the 85 14-15 class and fourth in Supermini.

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almost making it look too easy. Day was followed by Ritter and Everett rounding out the podium.

The surprise of the weekend came in the stacked MX Lites B division (125 B) over 65 riders were forced to qualify for the 40 man gate just to race the official qualifier later in the day. Local fast riders Ryan Smith and Johnny Andrew Kinsley on the gas taking the overall victory in the Wasco both out of Motocross C division on Sunday.

Virginia were the odds on favorites on the weekend, the two evenly matched riders battled in as both have put in their fair share of laps every moto they ran. While Hawk seemed to on the Budds Creek circuit. While Wasco just have the edge to beat out Johns in the was clearly one of the fastest riders on the end. In the 85 7-11 class Jarek Balkovic and track he struggled with terrible starts and Robert Piazza, Jr took the top two spots on bad luck in both motos leaving him back in the podium ahead of Brandon Innes.

Congratulations to all the local riders that 11th overall. Ryan Smith took advantage of top five starts each moto to take the runner advanced to the Northeast regional qualifier. up position to Kyle Willis, the rider that came For everyone that hasn’t made it yet your out of New York State to surprise everyone. next local Area qualifier will be March 31st He dominated Sunday taking both moto and April 1st at Tomahawk Mx Park located in Hedgesville, WV. wins for the overall victory.

Switching gears to the 85 class, District 6 natives Tyler Hawk and Andrew Johns took second and third in the 14-15 division behind North Carolina’s Ryan Zimmer. Hawk and Johns traded positions all day long,

Gary Radford leads Joel Adams in the MX Lites B division en-route to a fourth place overall finish.

Andrew Johns and Joey Peters discuss their supermini moto one battle.

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29th annual motorama Harrisburg, PA • February 17-18, 2007 • By MRA

be two separate groups on both days of racing.

The talent was deep and not one single racer would dominate and the podium would shuffle on both days for both groups. In expert quad racing, Team Lost Creek / Yoshimura Suzuki’s Jason Dunkelberger would as usual wow both the racers and the crowd with his Levi Leatherman (724x) sweeps the smooth and entertaining weekend in 250 C racing action, riding skills. Dunk would win four expert mains on the the third gate fell Carsten was ready to get weekend. In youth quad action the it done. He shot out of the gate and won Jason Dunkelberger entertains the crowd as gates were full. The future of this this one by the biggest margin of the entire sport is in good hands and I’m weekend, he was never challenged as he always. Dunk will be competing on the Lost sure that we’ll all be at the 39th cruised to victory. Carsten was excited as Creek/Yoshimura Suzuki support team in 07.

Annual Motorama watching many he commended the Motorama people for of these young stars trying to fill promoting the event and he thanked the fans Motorama – it’s almost a yearly ritual Cover Boy Luke Palonicola wins to many here in District 6. It was the 29th Dunk’s shoes. In 50cc racing, young Colton and the competition. It was in 1979 that Barry both his qualifiers and the Annual this year, and there are some who McCarthy would be the man holding the Carsten won his first race and that was at 85cc (7-11) main on Sunday. have been to them all. There are many more checkers all weekend long and in the 71- Trailway Speedway that have been to most and quite a few that 90cc ranks, National Champion Bren Marra in Hanover, PA, promoted by the same come every year whether it’s to race or to would lead the charge on both days.

There were many riders in the bike classes people that produce spectate, but regardless of the mission, they that would have excellent weekends. The the Motorama races still come.

It’s our yearly kick off to the racing season action was so tight in many classes that each year.

The rest of the here in AMA District 6. It’s a reason to get we couldn’t even begin to enlighten you weekend was filled out of the house in the middle with thrills and spills. of winter and participate in The Pitbike action the sport we love, and you was red hot with know once it’s over, it’s only a loaded gates in both few weeks left to the outdoor classes and the season begins and we have youth divisions were about 40 weekends of racing full as well. Please to look forward to. Some call check the results it an addiction; to us it’s just here to see how your called motocross. favorite racer faired.

This year the weather Colton McCarthy sweeps the 50cc quad division at this For more action threatened our yearly opener. years Motorama. of the weekend’s In the days prior to the event events you can log several inches of ice and onto our website at snow fell across the state AMS Rider Broc Schmelyun dominated the mcracingaction.com and two of Pennsylvania’s 125 B class racing action. or check out the major interstates were Motorama website at closed because they were impassable. As I stood in the arena for the here, there just aren’t enough pages. Just motoramaevents.com.

Saturday afternoon heats I realized that the one more reason, if you missed this years Be sure to mark calendar, folks from this area truly do love this sport. show to make sure that it’s on your schedule your the 30th Annual There wasn’t an empty seat in the house for next year.

In expert racing, Bromley Suzuki’s Barry rolls into town on and we were only in the beginning qualifier stages. Somehow both the racers and the Carsten would take the checkers in three February 16-17, 2008. fans had made it to farm show complex to out of four events and the fourth one was a I’m sure it will be a witness another year of great Motorama photo finish between he and Twigg Cycles good one.

Jeremy Cook. When the dust settled it would racing action.

First off the gates were the amateur be Cook with the win. On Sunday the action Brandon Weary (232) and Clint Johnson (924) split the four stroke quad division. This class had was so intense that it would take two restarts 12” Wheel Pitbike main wins at one a piece. over 60 entries and there would have to to get the 125 A race completed. By the time

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50cc champ Seth Hammaker with Miss Motorama Kristin Fowble.

Bromley Suzuki’s Barry Carsten won 3 of the 4 premiere expert classes on the weekend.

The 30th Annual rolls into town February 16-17, 2008.

I’m sure it will be a good one.

The crowd always has a blast at Motorama.

Saturday 02-17-07

B Amateur 91-450 Production 4W 4stroke Group 1 1. Andrew Ace; 2. Shaun Lawton; 3. Karl Lehman; 4. Daryl Flood; 5. Richard Sharar B Amateur 91-450 Production 4W 4stroke Group 2 1. Thomas Perfetto; 2. Nick Eichelberger; 3. Lee Dickerson; 4. Glenn Sheaffer, II; 5. Dareck Jadro.

Pit Bike 10 Inch - 50cc 1. Jerod Stoner; 2. Clint Johnson; 3. Nate Reitz; 4. Jason Sipe; 5. Cecil Williams, Jr. 125cc B Amateur 1. Broc Schmelyun; 2. Mike Minnick; 3. Cory Roman; 4. Kyle Nettleton; 5. Cody Darr.

Youth 85cc (7-11 Yr. Olds) 1. Kyle Dillon; 2. Justin Cooper; 3. Luke Palonicola; 4. Collin Richards; 5. Chris Gordon.

125cc C Novice 1. Robert Moore; 2. Bjorn Parrish; 3. Anthony Fiore; 4. Frankie Perez; 5. Zachary Kendig.

Youth 50cc Oil Injected (4-6 Yr. Olds) 1. Ricci Randanella; 2. Jacob Keane; 3. Tyler Carr; 4. Gianni Lumadue; 5. Joshua Kline.

A Expert 91-450 Production 4W 4stroke 1. Jason Dunkelberger; 2. Steve Dibble; 3. Brian Ace, Jr.; 4. Tommy Fink; 5. Corey Atherton.

Youth 50cc (7-8 Yr. Olds) 1. Dawson Evitts; 2. David Milana, Jr.; 3. Mark Hushon, Jr.; 4. Trevor Pritchard; 5. Cameron Keck.

Youth 50cc Limited 4W (4-8 yrs. old) 1. Colton McCarthy; 2. Travis Wotring; 3. Hunter Grimes; 4. Devin Stout; 5. Colton Reider.

Youth 65cc (7-9 yr. olds) 1. Justin Cooper; 2. John Sheaffer, III.; 3. Damian Thompson; 4. Mark Hushon, Jr.; 5. Timmy Miller.

B Amateur 91-Open Modified 4W 2 & 4 stroke Group 1 1. Shaun Lawton; 2. Dann Bressler; 3. Beau Caldwell; 4. Lee Dickerson; 5. Michael Salerno.

250cc B Amateur 1. Shane Weigel; 2. Mike Minnick; 3. Cory Roman; 4. Adam Russler; 5. Travis Overly.

125cc A Experts 1. Barry Carsten; 2. Adam Blessing; 3. Jeremy Cook; 4. Clint Johnson; 5. Willy Toth, Jr.

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Youth 50cc (4-6 yr. olds) 1. Ricci Randanella; 2. Zachary Shaffer; 3. Jacob Keane; 4. Caleb Keck; 5. Nicholas Wagner.

Pit Bike 12 Inch - 50cc 1. Clint Johnson; 2. Timothy Rizzon; 3. Nate Reitz; 4. Josh Sheffer; 5. Brandon Weary.

250cc C Novice 1. Levi Leatherman; 2. Austin Edwards; 3. Richie Bunting; 4. Vince Nolt; 5. Jason Tolbert.

B Amateur 71-90cc Production (8-13 yrs. old) 4W 1. Bren Marra; 2. Kenton Heinbaugh; 3. Derrec Robinson; 4. Stanley Bohenek; 5. Skyler Hoffman.

Youth 65cc (10-11 yr. olds) 1. Trevor Shaffer; 2. Kyle Dillin; 3. Daniel Dillin; 4.

Keith Lengle, Jr.; 5. Logan Ehrets.

250cc A Expert 1. Jeremy Cook; 2. Barry Carsten; 3. Adam Blessing; 4. Clint Johnson; 5. Derrick Wile.

Youth Super Mini (12-15 Yr. Olds) 1. A J Houser; 2. Cody Burgoyce; 3. Joshua Villarreal; 4. Brett Cooper; 5. Wesley Mattivi.

A Expert 91-Open Modified 4W 2 & 4 stroke 1. Jason Dunkelberger; 2. Steve Dibble; 3. Brian Ace, Jr.; 4. Tommy Funk; 5. Levi Hicks.

Youth 85cc (12-13 yr. olds) 1. Brett Cooper; 2. Cody Burgoyce; 3. Richie Kastle; 4. Joshua Villarreal; 5. Wesley Mattivi.

B Amateur 91-Open Modified 4W 2 & 4 stroke Group 2 1. Aaron Friese; 2. Andrew Ace; 3. Frankie Perez; 4. Brian Nolt; 5. Thomas Perfetto.

Sunday 02-18-07

B Amateur 91-450 Production 4W 4stroke Group 1 1. Steven Emm; 2. Kyle Barr; 3. Shaun Lawton; 4. Daryl Flood; 5. Matthew Aldinger.

B Amateur 91-450 Production 4W 4stroke Group 2 1. Tyler Lebo; 2. Thomas Perfetto; 3. Cori Sites; 4. Josh Harner; 5. Dareck Jadro.

Pit Bike 10 Inch - 50cc 1. Jerod Stoner; 2. Nate Reitz; 3. Jason Sipe; 4.

John Puskar; 5. Shelby Reitz.

125cc B Amateur 1. Broc Schmelyun; 2. Mike Minnick; 3. Shane Wiegel; 4. Kyle Nettleton; 5. Trevor Monn.

Bren Marra wins both Saturday and Sunday mains in 71 - 90 production quad

Youth 85cc (7-11 Yr. Olds) 1. Luke Palonicola; 2. Kyle Dillin; 3. Justin Cooper; 4. Daniel Bromley; 5. Collin Richards.

125cc C Novice 1. Robert Moore; 2. A J Houser; 3. Bjorn Parrish; 4. Austin Bixler; 5. Eric Shirk.

Youth 50cc Oil Injected (4-6 Yr. Olds) 1. Ricci Randanella; 2. Zachary Shaffer; 3. Jacob Keane; 4. Caleb Keck; 5. Nicholas Wagner.

A Expert 91-450 Production 4W 4stroke 1. Jason Dunkelberger; 2. Tommy Fink; 3. Brian Ace, Jr.; 4. Levi Hicks; 5. Corey Atherton.

Youth 50cc (7-8 Yr. Olds) 1. Dawson Evitts; 2. Mark Hushon, Jr.; 3. David Milana, Jr.; 4. Cory Carston; 5. Ezra Wright.

Youth 50cc Limited 4W (4-8 yrs. old) 1. Colton McCarthy; 2. Hunter Grimes; 3. Travis Wotring; 4. Colton Reider; 5. Devin Stout.

Youth 65cc (7-9 yr. olds) 1. Justin Cooper; 2. David Milana, Jr.; 3. Damian Thompson; 4. Mark Hushon, Jr.; 5. John Sheaffer, III. B Amateur 91-Open Modified 4W 2 & 4 stroke Group 1 1. Lee Dickerson; 2. Dann Bressler; 3. Cody Norris; 4. Ted Barrick; 5. William Sommer, Jr. 250cc B Amateur 1. Shane Weigel; 2. Travis Overly; 3. Brian Simcox; 4. Adam Russler; 5. Robbie Leese, Jr. 125cc A Experts 1. Barry Carsten; 2. Jeremy Cook; 3. Clint Johnson; 4. Derrick Wile; 5. Adam Blessing.

Youth 50cc (4-6 yr. olds) 1. Seth Hammaker; 2. Ricci Randanella; 3.

Zakary Shaffer; 4. Caleb Keck; 5. Jacob Keane.

Pit Bike 12 Inch - 50cc 1. Brandon Weary; 2. Clint Johnson; 3. Shelby Reitz; 4. Timothy Rizzon; 5. Cecil Williams, Jr. 250cc C Novice 1. Levi Leatherman; 2. Jason Tolbert; 3. Zachary Donnelly; 4. Trevor Mack; 5. Paul Florian.

B Amateur 71-90cc Production (8-13 yrs. old) 4W 1. Bren Marra; 2. Kenton Heinbaugh; 3. Shay Honeywell; 4. Stanley Bohenek; 5. Michael DeLuca.

Youth 65cc (10-11 yr. olds) 1. Trevor Shaffer; 2. Daniel Dillin; 3. Logan

Ehrets; 4. Colin Richards; 5. Arie Reachard.

250cc A Expert 1. Barry Carsten; 2. Clint Johnson; 3. Jeremy Cook; 4. Adam Blessing; 5. Derrick Wile.

Youth Super Mini (12-15 Yr. Olds) 1. A J Houser; 2. Cody Burgoyce; 3. Brett Cooper; 4. Joshua Villarreal; 5. Jason Chavez.

A Expert 91-Open Modified 4W 2 & 4 stroke 1. Jason Dunkelberger; 2. Steve Dibble; 3.

Tommy Funk; 4. Brian Ace, Jr.; 5. Kale Whitmer.

Youth 85cc (12-13 yr. olds) 1. Brett Cooper; 2. Richie Kastle; 3. Cody Burgoyce; 4. Joshua Villarreal; 5. Wesley Mattivi.

B Amateur 91-Open Modified 4W 2 & 4 stroke Group 2 1. Tyler Lebo; 2. Thomas Perfetto; 3. Josh Harner; 4. Brian Nolt; 5. Andrew Ace.

McBrides Sports Jerod Stoner dominates the 10” wheel division on his Pitster Pro.

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doublin gap season opener Newburg, PA • March 4, 2007 • By MRA

Well, it’s official. The outdoor racing series kicked off here in the region the first weekend in March. Kudo’s to Doublin Gap MX Park for being willing to hold the event, but more importantly to the die hard racers that came out to participate on this cold and mucky day.

Winter took it’s good ole’ time finding its way to the North East this year, but arrive it did. In the weeks prior to the opener several inches of snow and ice found its way to central PA and just a few days before this event, rainfall.

The folks at Doublin let nature take its course and what snow didn’t melt, got pushed off the track. In addition they cancelled the practice day scheduled for the Saturday before to help preserve the racing surface. Sunday morning came and with it temperatures in the low to mid thirties and 25 mph winds.

Along with the ugly weather came close to 130 racers that love this sport with all of their heart and soul. It was muddy and it was cold, but they stuck it out and had a good day of racing. Check the results here in MRA, we listed everyone that left the gate on this day.

No matter where you finished you get the “atta boy” award for going out and giving it your best. You can also check our website at www.mcracingaction.com to check out the complete photo library. Hang in there, warmer days are coming!!

Timmy Miller goes 3-1 to win the overall in 65cc (7-9).

Dakota Yohe sweeps the 125 C division.

Kyle Bitterman (381) leads the 125 B group thru the first turn.

Broc Schmelyun (111) would go on for the win.

Two words, cold and muddy would describe the Doublin Gap opener.

Did I mention it was cold?

Results:

03/04/2007 Vet (Plus 30) A 1. Michael Cahill.

Vet (Plus 30) B 1. Jason Cotterino; 2. J. D. Combs; 3. Troy Miller; 4. Josheph Lachnit; 5. Thomas Baney; 6. John Silberman.

Vet (Plus 30) C 1. Jamie Smith; 2. James Akers; 3. John Lumadue; 4. Gary Thomas; 5. Michael Grejdus; 6. Glenn Smith; 7. Todd Mcfadden; 8. Kenneth Sharkey; 9. Bryan Combs.

125 C 1. Dakota Yohe; 2. Anthony Fiore; 3. Ryan Ballas; 4. Joshua Black; 5. Tyson Myers; 6. John Witmer; 7. Zachary Smith; 8. Taylor Hoffman; 9. Gregory Dodge; 10. Joseph Conway; 11.

Bryan Demuro; 12. Zane Donnelly; 13. Zach Donnelly; 14. Shawn Eskins.

Super Mini (12-15) 1. Cody Lunceford; 2. Steven Good; 3. Alex

Maldet; 4. Zachary Donlin; 5. Avery Brown; 6. Max Stevey; 7. Darren Streets; 8. J. Tyler Custer.

Junior Mini (9-13) 1. Steven Sparks; 2. Kyle King; 3. Zak Riden; 4. Brendon Perry; 5. Joshua Villarreal; 6. Luke Palonicola; 7. Colin Richards; 8. Mason Richards; 9. Gary Smith; 10. Jonathan Jawkowsky.

Plus 25 A 1. Louis Hocker; 2. Michael Cahill.

Plus 25 B 1. Jason Cotterino; 2. John Silberman.

Senior A 1. Thomas Nagle; 2. Rick Wenger.

Senior B 1. Keith Gilliam; 2. Mike Cepress; 3. Glenn Smith.

125 B 1. Broc Schmelyun; 2. Robert Moore; 3. Kyle Bitterman; 4. Cody Darr; 5. Cody Riden; 6. Raymond Garges; 7. Landon Yingling;

“Kudo’s to…the die hard racers that came out to participate on this cold and mucky day.”

Jamie Smith (02) from Newport, PA wins the Vet C division.

8. Trevor Monn; 9. David Wingate; 10. Jordan Walker.

80 (14-15) 1. Cody Lunceford; 2. Steven Good; 3. Max Stevey; 4. Joseph Dreisonstok; 5. Derek Garland; 6. Alex Eskins.

80 (7-11) 1. Luke Palonicola; 2. Colin Richards; 3. Fred Kramer; 4. Brandon Martz; 5. Jake Moore.

80 (12-13) 1. Steven Sparks; 2. Joshua Villarreal; 3. Zak Riden; 4. J. Tyler Custer; 5. Avery Brown; 6. Tyler Monn; 7. Darren Streets; 8. Gary Smith; 9. Nathan Sharkey; 10. Jonathan Jawkowsky; 11.

Brendon Perry; 12. Taylor Stevey; 13. Kyle King.

50 (4-6) 1. Zachary Lahman.

50 (7-8) 1. Lincoln Brookens; 2. Cameron Keck; 3. Joshua Bragg.

School Boy 1. Broc Schmelyun; 2. Jordan Walker; 3. Steven Good; 4. Kyle Bitterman; 5. Alex Maldet; 6. Dakota Yohe.

250 C 1. Levi Leatherman; 2. Theodore Maritts; 3. Dustin Anderson; 4. Michael Grejdus; 5. Brandon Ray; 6. Rocco Fazzolari; 7. Joseph Conway; 8. Daniel Arnold; 9. Dustin Study; 10. Derrick Treece.

60 (10-11) 1. Cory Gilliam; 2. Cody Hipkins.

60 (7-9) 1. Timmy Miller; 2. Lincoln Brookens; 3. Mason Richards; 4. Justin Streets; 5. Mason Walters.

Four Stroke Open 1. Robert Moore; 2. Cody Riden; 3. Dakota Yohe; 4. Joseph Conway; 5. Raymond Garges; 6.

David Wingate.

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Wednesday & Thursday 2:00 to 8:00

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Saturday and Sunday 11:30 to 5:30

April 7 Motocross School – Open to all Riders (Pre-registration required) April 21 Motocross School – Open to 60 and 80 cc Riders (Pre-registration required) Saturday, May 12 Practice: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Sunday, May 13 Sponsored by Roxy’s Cycles

Friday, June 1 Practice: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Saturday, June 2 Yamaha All Star National Warm-up Sunday, June 3 Yamaha All Star National Sponsored by Action Motorsports, B & B Yamaha, Sheckells & Sons Construction, Yamaha of Camp Hill, and Yamaha Motor Corp.

MX Schools: April 7 - Open to all riders April 21 - Open to 60 and 80 riders June 9 - Open to all Riders Pre-registration required for all schools

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Come To The Races Win A Swimming Pool

Attention race fans, the promoters and sponsors of the District 6 “Big 6 Shoot Out” Championship Series invite you to come to any District 6 Flat Track race in 2007 and earn a chance to win a 24’ Above Ground Pool. This is a complete 24’ round pool with liner, filter and pump. It’s a $3952.00 value – set up and delivery is not included.

It’s easy to win and best of all you get to catch some of the best flat track racing that this country has to offer. Many of the top Pro’s are from right here in District 6 and many times can be found racing at our local tracks. All you have to do is come out to any race and pay for or receive a general admission ticket. For each general admission ticket, you will receive a pool ticket and that ticket gives you one chance to win. Increase your odds of winning by

attending more races. Pool drawing will be held on October 20, 2007 at the final race at Hurricane Hills. You do not need to be present to win.

What a deal, come to the races and get a chance to be even cooler than you already are. Many races are on a Saturday evening and can be an affordable family racing experience. The “Big 6 Shootout” is a series within the overall championship series, more details to follow in upcoming issues of MRA. Additional raffles will be available at all races. Pool donated by: www.swimmingpool.com and the Spa & Pool Place, Inc. Willow Street, PA. (717) 464-1877. Log on for more details and do yourself a favor and check out a Flat Track race real soon.

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getting sideways With Cory Texter

Hey Everyone, Well another year in the sun in Daytona has come and gone.

I learned a lot and had a great time. I could sit here for hours and give you all the little details of everything that went down while I was at bike week, but then it would turn into more of a novel then a column. For the most part, we had a good week. We started out strong, but finished off not too well, but of course were going to work hard to turn it all around.

The weather was great and the racing even better.

Our first race was in Savannah, GA. My first AMA Hot Shoe National as a pro expert and a 750 rider. There were about 60 riders in the 450 class and 45 in the 750 class and they only took 12 riders to the main. With all of the top national guys there, I knew I had my work cut out for me. I rode my rookie tail off in my heat race to qualify for my first ever Hot Shoe National in my first ever try. On the first lap I shuffled into about 9th behind the past champ Chris Carr and one of my good buddies Nichole Cheza.

Going into turn one on lap two, I lost my brakes and got shuffled back one by one to finish a disappointing 12th. I missed the 750 expert final by two spots, not bad for my first time on the big bike racing with the big boys.

The “king of cool”, Kenny Coolbeth ran away with both of the finals.

The next couple days we raced in Volusia, GA, another Half Mile. I raced on Monday and Tuesday. On Monday, we struggled still without brakes on my new C&J 450 framer and I missed the 750/1000 final by one darn spot. I was eager to get into a main. Kenny Coolbeth won both of the finals again.

Tuesday night, with a new set of brakes, I made it into my 2nd 450 Pro Expert main event and my 1st ever 750 expert final. I finished a disappointing 9th in the 450 class and I came back from a horrible last place start to finish 9th on the 750. Don Taylor from Canada took home the 450 and Jared Mees won the 750 final.

The next two days at the short track were a mess for me. I struggled with the track. The roughest one I have ever rode, I couldn’t get anything going. I missed the cut both days but I missed the cut by less then 3 tenths of second, COMBINED for both days.

My riding buddy and good friend Jersey Jake Johnson won the first night with Mikey Rush and Coolbeth rounding out the top 3.

On the second night Mikey Rush upset the field winning the race, with Coolbeth 2nd and Jersey Jake in 3rd. I may have had a bad couple of days at the stadium this year, but that won’t stop me from getting better

and improving for when I return to avenge my bad performance next year.

Our next pro race on the schedule is in Springfield, Illinois. The TT is on May 26th and the mile on May 27th. I’m really excited to turn my singles program around at a great facility. Our first local race is March 31 at Path Valley speedway, then April 1st in Shippensburg, PA. A couple of great tracks to start out the New Year. The AMA is having a 750 Junior Expert class for rookies on a twin this year. It’s going to be around a 10 race series awarding the grand champion at the end of the year. I am really excited about the opportunity to run this class this year for my Lancaster Harley-Davidson/Bromleys MC/Saddlemen team and hopefully bringing that number one plate back to the northeast at the end of the year.

Other then all of that, I got to watch the Daytona Supercross, which was fun and the Daytona 200 as a couple of my buddies were racing in it. Getting kicked out of the go-kart track, getting stuck on the beach in our mustang rent-a-car, and a 3 mile scooter ride with no brakes on the highway are a couple of other things we racers like to get into when were not racing. Until the next issue, stay warm and keep the gas on!

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breezewood indoor pitbike Breezewood, PA • Winter Pitbike Series • By Rick Snider

Just when we thought our season was over I received our MRA paper in the mail and I spotted the ad for indoor racing at the Breezewood Proving Grounds, my eyes lit up. I called my buddy and told him we’re not done racing yet.

On November 25th we headed off to Breezewood for the first time. We took the RV with two anxious boys and arrived in a little over 2 hours. We were very impressed as we pulled into the facility; they had nice cabins and several beautiful tracks to practice on. As soon as we signed in the boys were off to one of the practice tracks to get in some seat time.

I have to admit I wished I was out there riding with them. They rode till dark on one of the outdoor tracks, then they headed inside to put in some laps under the lights.

We started racing around 6:30, my son Kyle rode in both the 70 to110cc and 65cc classes and my buddies boy Beau rode in 50cc Oil Injected and the Shifter 50 classes.

They both had a blast; it was the first time they had raced indoors.

After the second race I purchased a pit bike and started racing it at the third race of the series. I have tried all kinds of racing before but this pit bike stuff on a tight indoor track was fast and fun. I had a blast, and the boys loved watching me race. We ran at all 5 rounds of the series and we kept the same routine. It was great practice thru the winter plus a ton of fun.

The only time we could not ride outdoors before the night race was at the last event.

When we arrived Dan Harris, the owner of Breezewood had the indoor track ready for us. I can’t tell you how many practice laps we rode but it was a lot. You can’t go to any other place and get this kind of treatment.

Dan is the nicest guy in the business, and

you can tell it comes from his heart. I have to admit that I am going to miss the winter series, it was like endless summer this past year, and were just ready to start outside.

I hope all who read this can relate to spending quality time with friends and family, and during the winter it’s hard to find outdoor racing. So if you want to join us at Breezewood we will be back again. Dan has some cool events scheduled this year so check it out.

I want to personally thank Amanda and Dan for having this winter series, and as far as I know they are the only place around here to have a indoor series so thanks to all. ** Editors note: Just prior to printing we learned that Breezewood has scheduled an indoor Pitbike race at their facility in Breezewood, PA. The date is April 21, 2007, it’s a Saturday night race with practice starting at 6:00pm and racing at 8:00pm. Check their website for details at www.breezewoodprovinggrounds.com

Andy Will wins both motos in the Reverse Direction class.

Dan and Amanda Harris would like to invite everyone to give the Breezewood Proving Grounds a try.

Joel Gensamer takes the Adult Beginner class win.

“Dan has some cool events scheduled this year…”

Deven Lykens wins two classes on the night, Kids Beginner and Small Kids 50-100cc.

Beau Livingston is your Winter Series champion in the 50cc class.

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Lonnie Krout is Series Champ in the Adult Open division.

Jesse Keith wins Open Adult, Open Money and is Series Champ in Open Money.

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Kids Advanced Open 1. Kyle Snider; 2. Jeff Dodson; 3. Dylan Fulmer; 4. Brandon Russel.

Adult Beginner 1. Joel Gensamer; 2. Rick Snider.

Reverse Direction 1. Andy Will; 2. Jeff Dodson; 3. Lonnie Krout.

Small Kids 50 – 100cc 1. Deven Lykens; 2. Gauge Keith; 3. Beau Livingston; 4. Tucker Hay.

Open Adult 1. Jesse Keith; 2. John Miller; 3. Lonnie Krout; 4. Andy Will.

Kids 65cc 1. Kyle Snider; 2. Dylan Fuller; 3. Jeff Dodson; 4. Brandon Russel.

Open Money 1. Jesse Keith; 2. Andy Will; 3. Lonnie Krout; 4. John Miller.

Kids Beginner 1. Devin Lykens; 2. Tucker Hay; 3. Cash Sprankley.

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2007 Event Schedule MX Dates April 29 Sponsored by ECS Honda D7 Gold Series Honda Conting. $500 Extra paid to A Classes *Keystone Series Steel Mania Series

1st Time Racer Tucker Hay.

1st Time Racer Cash Sprankley.

May 27 Sponsored By JR’s Cycles & Motographx *Keystone Series June 10 Sponsored By Yamaha of Camp Hill D7Gold Series Yamaha Conting. $500 Extra paid to A Classes Aug. 26 Mama Rides The Rocket

Sept. 9 Mama Rides The Rocket Oct 7 Sponsored by Velocity Cycles & MSR Tri District Cup & The Champagne *All Keystone Series Races Sponsored by Bedford Motorsports

Harescramble Dates April 29 Bikes Only D-5 & D7 Points June 3 E.C.E.A. Bikes Only D-7 Points Oct. 7 Bikes And Quads D-5 & D-7 Points

Check the web for details and awards

All races pay year end points to D5 & D7. Always a Saturday Practice before a Sunday Race. 10 till 4 Practice fee $25.00

Rocket is Open for Practice Weekends: 10-6 • Weekdays by Appointment Only MX & Hare Scramble Loop • 10 - 6 pm for $25.00

Call Before You Haul During Winter Kyle Snider wins the 65cc class at the series final.

Kyle Snider is the Youth Midsize Series champ.

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“Spring Fling”

March 30th – April 1st Sat. and Sun. Sunday: Free Pig Roast and Pit Beef Lunch (we encourage you to bring your favorite dish) Tracks will be in great shape with new jumps on all tracks.

Saturday Night Outdoor Video’s by the fire and lighted horseshoes at the clubhouse.

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Indoor PITBIKE RACE

Saturday Night April 21st Practice/sign up 6pm Racing Starts 8pm

MEMORIAL WEEKEND

Motorcycle /ATV Motocross Park Information Line:

(814) 784-3605

Camping:

Primitive sites with fire pits: $10 per night per car/truck/camper.

Limited Sites with Hook ups $35 per night for hook-up plus $10 for each additional Vehicle.

Firewood is available for sale at the park at $5 per wheel barrel load. Power washing station available for $5 per bike or quad.

May 26th, 27, and 28th Free Cookout on Sunday Hay Rides Saturday FOUR DAY PASS: $90 NIGHT TIME RACE ON BIG TRACK! NO SANCTIONS – CLASSES FOR EVERYONE Be a part of our first ever race at the proving grounds.

Saturday Night Under the Lights !!

We will also have pit bike classes.

1st class $30 • 2nd class $20 • 3rd class $10

FATHERS DAY

June 17th Dads Ride Free All Weekend (with paying child) Non Holiday rates this weekend

July 4th On a Wednesday

Wednesday Free Pit Beef Lunch Saturday July 7th 2ND ANNUAL QUAD PULLED COUCH RACE !

Win a 3 month membership for the winning team.

Saturday night video’s by the fire.

Sunday July 8th Free Pig Roast and Mud Bog Race!

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

September 1st, 2nd and 3rd Saturday: Timed Laps on MX Track Riding Games Sunday: Pig Roast, Free lunch for everyone.

We encourage you to donate a dish!

Saturday Night Pit Bike Races on Kids Track Adult and Kids Classes, there will be several kids quad classes up to 300cc.

Mud Bog Race Saturday Night Under the Lights

“ We love quads “ 4th Annual FALL FEST AND PIG ROAST

October 6th & 7th Saturday: Pit Bike Racing: Harescramble/Endurance Race 2pm sign up 4pm race. At least a 3 mile course with a little of everything. Race is 1.5 hours long – Pit Bikes Only Up to 125cc.

Saturday Night Barn Bash: with a DJ at the indoor track. We will clear out the jumps, bring in the tables and dance floor along with plenty of hay for our first Ho Down. A great weekend to camp / ride and socialize. “BYOB” Sunday: Free Pig Roast and Hay Rides Please visit our website for more information on any of the above events.

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Results

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dutchmen mx park

Round #1 • D6 Series • March 11, 2007 • By MRA Round #1 of the District 6 Harescramble Series took place at the Dutchmen MX Park on Sunday March 11th. The event was also a warm up round for the newly formed North East Harescramble Series. This will be a 13 round series with race events being held at DMX and Evansville.

Racers found warmer than lately temps and sunny skies to get the racing action kicked off here in the region. First up were the youth ATV riders, only seven riders showed up for round one, but the racing was no less competitive. Katie Kearney would race to the win in the 71-90cc division.

Next off the gate were the youth motorcycle racers. Matt Gift and Nick Davis would battle back and forth for the overall lead with the biggest competition being the water and mud that these mini racing engines would have to endure. Gift would end up taking in some water to end his day allowing Davis to go on for the win. James Dibendetto would end up in the second spot with Evan Houston rounding out the top three.

In adult motorcycle racing action Alex Shaw would get the early lead off the start.

Pro motocross racer Casey Clark was present but couldn’t get his big 4 Stroke Honda to fire and was dead last out of the Open A gate. Jerod Stoner was the first guy around at the end of lap one but amazingly there was Clark right on his tail. Stoner would lead a few laps with Clark in pursuit, about lap three Clark was able to get by in the woods section when Stoner went down on the icy course. Eventually Stoner would DNF, again due to water problems as Clark cruised to a 6 minute advantage over Eric Rodgers in second and Tyler McCreight in third.

The mud was flying in ATV racing action.

DMX allowed every group a parade lap at this event and by the time the flag waived to start the race most racers were unidentifiable.

Looking at the results, Karl Lehman was your Open A winner followed by Ted Barrick in second and John Shull in third.

“Mustang” Sally Ferreira on the gas at Round #1 of the D6 Harescramble Series.

Motorcycles

Hunter Kahn, AKA “Countershaft Sprocket” finishes 2nd in the 110 Air Cooled class.

Jarod Kulp wins the 201-Open B division moving up from the mini ranks.

Logan Weishaar races to the win in the 51-70cc youth ATV division.

Casey Clark comes back from a last in class start to win the overall by 6 minutes.

The VanAssen boys blitz the first turn racing in the Utility class.

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86-200 A 1. Timmy Hunter.

201-Open A 1. Casey Clark; 2. Eric Rodgers; 3. Tyler Mccreight; 4. Robie Lesse; 5. Kevin Oswald; 6. Alex Shaw; 7. Broc Jennings; 8. Michael Rittel; 9. Jerod Stoner; 10. Efren Jorge; 11. Tyler Kline.

Vet (30+) A 1. Jason Wills; 2. Dewitt Harrell; 3. Kevin Evittts; 4. Carmen Tino; 5. Bryan Moffitt; 6. James Tevis; 7. Kevin Watto; 8. Jim Cassel.

Senior (40+) A 1. Bob Walton; 2. Sean Petri; 3. Mike Ego; 4. Christopher Hunter.

86-200 B 1. Bobby Kershaw; 2. Travis Mcgee; 3. Drey Boddie; 4. Charles Rill; 5. Ian Quire; 6. Stephen Morelli; 7. Jacobus Ferreira; 8. Curwin Boehler.

201-Open B 1. Jarod Kulp; 2. Erik Wilson; 3. Teddy Lynch; 4. Wayne Sheppard; 5. Mark Matthias; 6. Mark Bower; 7. Kristian Karner; 8. Michael Trauch; 9. Cody Mulligan; 10. Joseph Gleasen.

Vet (30+) B 1. Billy Slane.

Senior (40+) B 1. J. Michael Hess; 2. Dan Murray; 3. William Vanbuskirk; 4. Rickey Rittel; 5. Gregory Lewis; 6. Kevin Alberton; 7. Peter Chiera; 8. Joseph Sylvia; 9. Eric Jaudas.

86-200 C 1. Blaine Shepard; 2. Raymond Mullen; 3. Matt Landerer; 4. Paul Donnelly; 5. Richard Acri; 6. Leeann Bange; 7. Evan Drury; 8. Steve

ATV

Open C Quad 25 plus 1. Kebin Esterly; 2. James Bernneman; 3. Justin Brehm; 4. Matt Bruns; 5. Jeffrey Holstein; 6.

Jason Miller; 7. Christopher Andrews; 8. David Drake; 9. Michael Batastini; 10. Wesley Scheiring.

Women (N/P) 1. Brittany Stenlake.

91-200cc 2 Stk/91-300cc 4 Stk 1. Travis Umbenhauer; 2. Joseph Bromley; 3. Ethan Clymer; 4. Matthew Burkholder; 5. Ethan Smith; 6. Anthony Damario; 7. Charles Stenlake; 8. Christopher Kuperavage.

Open A Quad 1. Karl Lehman; 2. Ted Barrick; 3. John Shull;

4. John Lynn; 5. Scott Mcmaster; 6. Brandon Keller; 7. Steven Newcomb; 8. Thomas Paul; 9.

Chad Livingston; 10. Matthew Meade; 11. Andrew Ace. Open B Quad 1. Robert Hedkman; 2. Jason Ellis; 3. Michael Damario; 4. Kevin Rabatin; 5. Colby Swartz; 6. Andrew Mihalick; 7. James Kuperavage; 8. Khyle Willis; 9. Joshua Helm; 10. Eric Clymer.

Open C Quad 16-24 1. Trevor Borger; 2. Joseph Howe; 3. Chad Shafer; 4. Ryan Harlatt; 5. Cody Poticher; 6. Shane Parent; 7. Thor Markus; 8. Chad Briggs; 9. Michael Hendrickson; 10. Justin Mace.

Utility (OEM with Racks) Quad 1. Bryan VanAssen; 2. Karl VanAssen.

Vet 30+ Quad 1. George Albright; 2. Kenneth Tincher; 3. John Duris; 4. Robert Dewitt; 5. Tim Smith; 6. Jeffrey Musser; 7. Bill Walsh; 8. Joe Luzny.

Senior 40+ Quad 1. Jeff Kearney; 2. Scott Slough; 3. Gregory Burkholder; 4. Gary Durkin; 5. Albert Janes.

There were a lot of riders gathering both soil and ice samples at the DMX opener.

Youth Motorcycle

4 Stroke 100-150 1. Ryan Gerlott; 2. Jacob Shoemaker; 3. Kyle Miller; 4. Benjamin Shughart; 5. Tabitha Roser; 6. Thomas Shughart.

65cc 7-9 1. Mason Evitts; 2. Wyatt Vuerinec; 3. Jarrett Mohn; 4. Ian Hess; 5. Logan Greer; 6. Wendy Jaudas; 7. Mathew Boyer; 8. Micheal Mcgee.

Supermini 12-15 1. Nick Davis; 2. James Dibendetto; 3. Evan Houston; 4. Gregory Schneider; 5. Samuel Swavely; 6. Sally Ferreira; 7. Ricky Underaffler; 8. Matthew Gift.

85cc 12-15 1. Williams Carling; 2. Geoffrey Gallagher; 3. Micheal Dewald; 4. Zach Landerer.

50cc 4-8 stk 1. Kyle Tino.

85cc 7-11 1. Daniel Bromley; 2. Rowland Papp; 3. Ethan Jaudas; 4. Derek Holcomb; 5. Ryan Brinnker; 6. Christopher Vanbuskirk; 7. Marcus Boddie.

65cc 10-11 1. Walter Bond; 2. Michael Hartensveld;

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3. Alex Bonner; 4. Henry Ferreira.

Air Cooled 110 1. Eric Hatthias; 2. Hunter Kahn; 3. John Lawton; 4. Scott Dietrich; 5. Tristin Sowers.

Youth ATV

71-90 cc ATV 1. Katie Kearney; 2. Ryan Brinker; 3. Nicholas Burkholder; 4. Nathan Burkholder; 5. Zachery Fink 51-70 cc ATV 1. Logan Weishaar.

50cc 4-8 Stk ATV 1. Kara Clark.

Ethan and Wendy Jaudas help Miss Motorama Kristin Fowble raise money for Spina Bifida.

Nick Davis grabs the overall youth victory racing in the Supermini division.

44th Annual

The New Delaware State National Enduro Presented by the Delaware Enduro Riders

April 15th, 2007 • Delaware City, DE $35.00 Pre-Entry Fee $45.00 Post Entry Fee Pre entries must be received by the drawing date: Friday April 6, 2007

500 Rider Limit for this Enduro

Don’t be left out!!

Rows will NOT be saved if an entry has not been received by our drawing date.

NEW This Year • This Enduro is NOT part of the National Championship Series and will be run on a course using a different philosophy than last year.

• The course will be on 80 miles of only our best trails.

• Our problematic sections from previous years will NOT be part of this course.

• We are using the C&D Canal Property again with the best phragmitis trails.

For Further Information: www.delawareenduroriders.com or call (302) 834 – 4411 or (302) 999 - 1663

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Regester; 9. John Mertz; 10. Jesse Balliet.

201-Open C 1. Christopher Laiberte; 2. Dustin Morris; 3. Tad Elliott; 4. Aaron Bates; 5. Matthew Pratola; 6.

Brian Acri; 7. Matt Zern; 8. Daniel Ford; 9. Ryan Nolan; 10. Zak Wydra.

Super Senior 1. Thomas Cichon; 2. Ray Szymczak.

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Q. No I think your parents would be charged with reckless endangerment.

When did you start racing?

A. My first race came quite a few years after I got my first bike, it was 1973 and I had a Husqvarna 125.

When I got into racing in the mid 70’s Al Carr had been involved with MX for quite a while. I met Al through a mutual friend and he was a great help to me by keeping my bikes in running order and showing me what needed to be done to keep them that way. I left racing in the mid 80’s due to nagging injuries and pursued bicycle racing which served to meet my need for competition as well as rehabilitating my MX injuries. Al and I lost touch over the next 14 years, when I rediscovered the sport again in 2000 I was pleased to see that he was still involved and had started his own business. Like you, I read and enjoy all the articles Al writes for MRA but I thought an interview with Al about his business and himself was long overdue.

Q. Al how long have you been involved with motorcycles?

Q. How did your first race go?

A. Not so well, the bike blew a base gasket and I didn’t finish but that was the start of my mechanics life. That bike was a lot of trouble and I had to learn quick or

Q. Why do you think your customers continue to come to you?

A. I started Carrs Competition Cycles in 1990 right after I left my job with Boyesen Engineering. The business has been growing and evolving ever since.

A. Aside from doing good work I like to think it’s because I’m honest with them.

When I quote someone on a job I stick to my quote, if I find something else in the course of a job that may alter the quote I call my customer to advise them. To me there’s nothing worse than a nasty surprise when you come to pick up your stuff and find the price has doubled. I also think my customers appreciate the time I take talking with them about the job. I guess it helps put them at ease.

Q. Has your focus always been on Suspension?

A. My business focuses on every aspect of off road tuning but I would have to say that suspension tuning is the favourite aspect of my job. I started messing around with suspensions in the late seventies which was the long travel revolution, one thing led to another and here I am.

Q. So tell us about Reactive Suspension, where are you located?

A. I moved into a new location a couple of years ago right on Rt. 100 in Bechtelsville. The new place has been a great help as it makes it a lot easier for people to find me. We have a retail sales area and a fully equipped shop. I am a full service facility, meaning whatever work my customers need we can get it done.

I wouldn’t have done much riding. Thank God for my Dad.

A. I guess you could say my whole life.

Growing up in England motorcycles were a part of most peoples lives as they were an accepted form of transportation. My first ride on a motorcycle came when I was just a few months old. My father used to road race so on the weekends he would hook the sidecar to his race bike load up my Mom and me and a few tools and head out to Cadwell Park. Once there he would unhook the sidecar, race, then hook it up again and head home. Can you imagine doing something like that today?

Q. Talking about your job when did you start your own business?

Q. What do you mean?

A. A lot of what I know today I learned from my Dad. Aside from his obvious knowledge of motorcycles he is also a Design Engineer and Metallurgist, actually world renowned in his field of Gear Design. Engineers are great guys to have around as they are a great source of information for engineering formulas which are applicable to so many areas of what I do. You do a lot of math in my job.

Q. So you handle motor rebuilding as well as suspension stuff?

A. Absolutely, I’ve done engines for customers as far away as Hawaii and S. Africa. I had a customer in Italy who shipped me his suspension for years until he retired from racing.

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Q. Thanks for taking the time to talk with me and I hope you have a great season this year.

A. Hey my pleasure you saved me from having to write an article this month, which for as busy as I’ve been was a godsend.

I look forward to seeing everyone at the first race (whenever that might be. Friggin snow...)

Tech Tips

Align Your Forks Here’s a quick tip many riders don’t know or often forget. Every time you install your front wheel, you should align your forks.

This is an easy step and only takes a minute or two. Set your wheel in place and install your axle. Tighten the axle nut. Before tightening the axle pinch bolts, take the bike off the stand, hold in the front brake lever and push down on the forks several times.

A kid’s view

by Chase Rusden Hi guys!

The weather is getting warmer so it’s time to start riding a lot more!

The weather was great when we were down in Georgia for the Maxxis General GNCC. We left Tuesday March 6 at around 10:30 p.m. We drove all through the night and got to a place called Durhamtown Plantation located in Union Point Georgia around noon the next day.

This is a sportsman’s resort; which has motocross tracks, hundreds of miles of single track and fire roads. It also has hunting, fishing, BMX and camping. I would recommend this fun place, There is so much to do. While I was there some of the people I was with still had blisters from the first race and had to recover for round 2!

We rode Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and covered over 100 miles! After 3 days of fun we left for the GNCC race which was about 20 minutes away. When we arrived on Saturday we checked out the course. The track was fast but had a few mud holes. That was my favorite part because there were a lot of passing opportunities. Many of our district riders did very well. To mention a few that I got to see were: Andrew Delong, Craig Delong, Cody Mummert, Teegan Temple, Dieter Willenbrock and Shane Hufford. Way to represent!!!!

Sincerely, #95 Chase Rusden

This will seat the axle lugs to the axle. Now tighten the pinch bolts to your manufacturer’s specs. It may not seem like much, but if this step is omitted you may have binding in your forks. This not only hinders their performance, but will cause premature wear on the bushings and internals. With all the emphasis on suspension nowadays (and the money we spend getting the best setup), it’s important to take any steps possible to make your components work well. As a bonus, this step also assures that you’ve set

the brake pads back where they should be.

How many times have you changed a wheel and sped off only to discover that you forgot to pump your brakes?

It’s also a good idea after a crash to re-align your forks in the triple clamps too. Most of us have tweaked our front end during a big crash, but we don’t realize that we may have only slightly twisted them from a fall. This is also a simple procedure. Just loosen your triple clamp pinch bolts. Stand facing your bike while holding the front wheel between your knees. Twist the handlebars to the left and right several times to seat the fork tubes in the triple clamps. Again tighten the pinch bolts to your manufacturer’s specs.

It might be a good idea to check the steering stem nut while the pinch bolts are loose. It’s best to tighten the stem with

the pinch bolts loose to allow the upper clamp to move freely. Some riders prefer their steering stem slightly tight to help with headshake. This puts slightly more stress on the tapered bearings, but it’s minimal. Don’t forget to disassemble your triple clamps occasionally to inspect and grease the bearings.

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Garret Toth Name: “Levi” Garret Toth Age: 14 Hometown: Carlisle, PA Race #: 231 - X at the Winter Amateurs Ride: RM 125 / RMZ 250 Class: School Boy / School Boy 4 - Stroke Experience: 11 Years Racing Hobbies: Hunting, guns, trampoline and swimming Sponsors: West Shore Suzuki, Mom, Dad, Brother, Liquid Performance, FMF,

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Levi moved up from the mini’s at a young age and he has been very successful on the big bikes.

Check out his bio below and keep an eye on this D6 fast guy as he pursues a National Championship at the Loretta Lynn Amateurs this season. Toth ran the Florida Winter Nationals this past winter and finished a strong second place overall behind American Honda’s Justin Barcia.

What was your first bike?

Suzuki JR50 Do you remember your first race?

No, not too much about it.

How did you do?

Pretty bad, I pulled off and let everyone go past me,ha ha.

Where was it at?

Sleepy Hollow MX on the pee wee track.

What inspires you to race at the level you do?

I just love the sport of motocross and I don’t ever want to give it up.

Any mentors or people you look up to?

I look up to my dad he’s a cool person.

Where do you go to school?

I changed from public school to cyber school in December 06.

Past accomplishments?

7 years straight at Loretta Lynns and my best finish was a second.

What events will you be racing this year?

Branson, Vegas, Loretta Lynns Future goals?

This year in schoolboy I want to win at Loretta Lynns.

Can you tell me about the Florida Winter Am Series.

I got a second overall, Justin Barcia beat me. I had a few problems and they really screwed me up, I got a flat tire at the one race when I was in third right behind Drew Yenerich. I had another mishap and I crashed at Dade City so I got a bad finish, but other than those problems I did good. At Gatorback I finished about 10 feet right behind Barcia so I think that I have gotten pretty fast while down south. Thanks for the interview and if I can I’d like to thank everyone that supports my motocross career.

All racers should give careful thought and consideration to purchasing one of these devices. No matter how great your skill, you know as well as I that it’s the other guy that can potentially hurt you the most. No device is guaranteed to prevent injury, but why not have the most protection available? In talking to some local riders that already own these devices, they come highly recommended.

No restriction in movement plus the ability to help prevent serious or fatal injuries. It’s America, the choice is yours and I can only hope that it is the right one.

Jim Bull - MRA The Leatt-Brace™ is an injection produced glass reinforced nylon or carbon fiber and Kevlar neck brace system designed by medical professionals and motorcycle enthusiasts to help prevent: Hyperflexion: extreme forward head movement Hyperextension: extreme rearward head movement Lateral Hyperflexion: extreme sideways head movement Axial loading: compression of the spinal column due to the effect of force on the helmet Posterior hypertranslation: rearward movement of the head/helmet on the neck.

There is currently no other neck protection system available for motorcyclists that can effectively help prevent all of the above potential injuries. The design rationale behind the Leatt-Brace™ is to bring the head to a controlled stop. This is achieved by providing a padded rigid structure that acts as an alternate load path for neck forces.

Helmet impacts otherwise transmitted from the helmet to skull and then to the neck are re-directed from the helmet to the brace to other body structures in a safe way.

The design of the Leatt-Brace™ prevents the helmet/head from projecting over the brace and therefore prevents a fulcrum action, which has been documented in literature pertaining to the use of collar devices. The Leatt-Brace™ MOTO GPX works with most types of body armor and chest protectors. It is also suitable for use

by Superbike riders. Over long distances,

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The X-Strap (for upright riding position) and GP-Strap (for Superbike leathers with a hump), included with the MOTO GPX, are designed for the extreme rider who may experience ‘float’ at high speed (Superbike) or in a big air and flat-out whoop situations (motocross). Note: Not all riders will find the X-Strap and the GP-Strap necessary.

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With Jay Wernsdorfer

Why Should I Care?

Each month throughout the 2007 race season we will focus on two different team riders. We will follow their progress as either they advance towards racing at Loretta Lynn’s this summer or the AMA Outdoor Nationals.

Team Vision Energy Drink is a team compiled of twenty riders from Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. You can find us at the track throughout the year supporting and promoting our riders.

Our goal this year is to make sure we get every one of our riders noticed to further their future motocross careers. This month’s two featured riders are Willy Toth and Andrew Kinsley.

Last season Willy Toth received his pro license and attempted to qualify for five east coast round of the AMA Motocross Lites division. Willy had a very successful season and qualified for three national main events. Willy was very close to qualifying at every round he attended but he found that racing at the pro level is very demanding. Being able to race the entire thirty minute plus two laps moto is no easy task and this is what Willy would like improve on for this year. This season Willy will try to again qualify for the Motocross Lites division at multiple rounds of the AMA Outdoor Nationals, hopefully improving on his top twenty finishes from last season. Currently Willy is recovering from an injured femur suffered at Motorama

this year in Harrisburg, but he should be back on the bike in a couple of weeks. Willy will definitely be a local District 6 rider to look for this summer.

One rider that is really beginning to open some eyes in District 6 is Andrew Kinsley, now racing the 125 and 250 C divisions.

Andrew has stepped up his racing effort for the 2007 race season, he competed in the Winter AM’s this year in Florida throughout the winter and also has a great practice facility at his house. Andrew hopes that this year will be a break out season, his main goal is at least a top five finish at Loretta Lynn’s this summer. Andrew has the speed to win as he showed at the Budds Creek Area qualifier in early March, and he hopes that this year he will put it all together when it counts. While a top five is realistic this quick young rider will definitely have the speed this summer to possibly take home a championship and really turn some heads. Look for Andrew to be competing around the country leading up to the Amateur National Championships this summer.

Next months two featured riders will be Levi Toth and Dennis Johns, and as always you can track each riders season throughout the year on our website www.visionenergydrink.com Look for rider interviews and event videos from the MDRA and Ultimate MX series all year long from Vision Energy Films.

These two words may be the most important words in the English language, however most people know very little about what your body needs and where you can acquire what you need to maintain a perfectly balanced nutrient system within yourself. First off we will start out by clearing the floor on what fitness and nutrition actually are. Nutrition and fitness are two words that can not be used without each other. The reason for this is because fitness refers to your current body, level of activity and its level of energy consumption. While nutrition refers to the amount of nutrients (water, carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats), vitamins, minerals, and microelements your body requires enabling you to function at your current level of fitness. This is why fitness and nutrition can not be mentioned without one another. Everyone has different requirements for their own body. A perfect example of this is that I personally have to eat two thirds to twice as much more than my fiancé daily; this is because my body processes energy and foods completely different than hers.

Everyone will have to figure out their own nutritional requirements; all I can do is guide you.

Throughout the course of this season I will be working with each and everyone of you on the WMXtreme team to try to not only get you eating the correct amount, but to get you to find sources of energy that are right for you and the life you want to lead.

My personal experience in the field of nutrition and fitness has not yet ended.

Throughout my racing career I have gone through many different stages of eating and exercise. The one thing that I can say now is; I wish my parents knew what I know now.

Because If I had always eaten like I do now I would have had much more success with racing, school work and self motivation. I have had health and fitness classes here at college that have not even begun to scratch the surface of what you need to do to become a completely healthy person.

However, through studying metabolic processes, microorganisms, botany, biology, horticulture, chemistry and applying these subjects in real life circumstances I have learned what it actually takes for your body to not only function day to day, but on the athletic level as well. Only recently has there been an increased amount of research slanting toward healthy eating. From my stand point there is much more that has to be done if America is to shake off the label of most obese country in the world! After all we are what we eat!!!

Remember and think about that phrase every time you eat a meal, look at what you are eating and ask yourself; Is this what I want to become? The things that we do every moment of everyday matter more than you may think for they influence the way you think, act and learn. The more diverse and challenging your activities are on a day to day basis means the more intelligence, dexterity, endurance and vitality you will have, period. This is how good athletes prepare themselves for success.

Repetitively executing the same tasks over and over again does not make you better, it makes you develop habits. In motocross, much like in life, habits are your number one worst enemy. Every moment in time is completely different from the moment before it, (whether you actually think that or not) and if you are not capable of dealing with a specific little moment in time it could mean the difference between winning and going home with a broken arm. Because we have chosen to participate in such a sport we must learn how to stay healthy and unscathed, the second most important part of Motocross. The third most important part of Motocross is health and fitness. That is why and how athletes transcend the amateur ranks and become professional riders. That is also how some people can hop on a bike after not even riding for over a year or longer and be nearly as fast as they were they day they left the sport. Likewise this is why most people can not do the same, and have to start out slow and build-up their skills and confidence every time. Just remember that you are in control of your own life and at times you change what you are doing to yourself to in-turn change yourself. This can be done in any and every way imaginable.

So remember to relax and have fun with the new things you try, and kick off your chains of satisfaction until you find something that really works for you. Do not be satisfied with what you “think” works for you, and never stop trying new things; for as long as you live you will never be able to pin point your specific needs. The human body is like the earth, ever changing yet comically and lovingly, predictable.

MRA readers, if you have any questions regarding fitness and nutrition feel free to drop by the WMXtreme Star Canopy at any MDRA event or send me an email at jwernsdo@mix.wvu.edu -JAY

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Team GDM/Husqvarna will be using Fast By Ferracci Racing Products and Twin Air Filters throughout the 2007 season.

Fast By Ferracci will also be the team’s official suspension tuner and lend technical assistance to the team.

“The name Ferracci is synonymous with racing. Their AMA and World championships speak for themselves. Whether its asphalt or dirt, they put 100% into everything they do. FBF products and services are second to none. This partnership will help our team achieve superior results” said Matt Walmer, owner of Green Demon Motorsports.

Matt also stated, “Twin Air makes an excellent air filter for offroad racing. Their dual layer technology keeps out all the debris and saves thousands of dollars in engine damage. It is great to be part of the Twin Air family.”

For more information please visit www.ferracci.com or twinairusa.com About Green Demon Motorsports Green Demon Motorsports, LLC (GDM) operates a professional offroad motorcycle

team in the AMA Grand National Cross Country Series, AMA National Harescramble Series, and AMA National Enduro Series.

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By Ferracci, Scott USA, Enduro Engineering, Vortex, SDG USA, IMS, Maxima, Tire Balls, Motion Pro, Zip-Ty Racing, Twin Air, Purple Buffalo About Fast By Ferracci Located in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, Fast By Ferracci (FBF) is a full service dealership and performance shop for Ducati, MV Agusta, Husqvarna, Moto Guzzi, and Yamaha. Fast By Ferracci is known worldwide for their knowledge and experience on these exotic motorcycles.

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By Scott Lukaitis/ Photo by Scott Lukaitis lukaitisphoto.com March in the Northeast is famous for its unpredictable weather and when there was snow on the ground the Wednesday before the 32nd annual Raceway Park’s opening day many thought the track would be a muddy mess. But that was not the case as track designer Mickey Kessler and his staff worked on the track and turned the mud into a challenging rough track suitable for an opening day crowd. The 300 plus riders in attendance were not disappointed.

One of the most well known riders showing up on opening day was Boost Mobile/ Yamaha of Troy’s Jason Lawrence. Taking advantage of a break in the Supercross season Jason came back to his home track to sharpen his outdoors skills.

When the gate dropped on the first 125 Expert moto it was Mt. Holly KTM mounted Ryan Gainey grabbing the holeshot followed closely by Lawrence and KPS Suzuki rider Dakota Kessler who was making his Expert debut. Lawrence quickly dispatched Gainey and set out to run from the field. Kessler also got around Gainey and tried to keep Lawrence in sight. KPS/ Dragon Honda mounted Adam Blessing was working his way through the pack and eventually worked

Jason Lawrence was a perfect 6 for 6 on opening day at Raceway Park.

Results:

65cc 7-9: 1. Brandon Hartranft (Kaw); 2. Andrew Maroney (Kaw); 3. Sean Knoll (Ktm); 4. Gage Solis (Suz); 5. Brian Engdahl (Ktm).

65cc 10-11: 1. Keith Pierce (Yam); 2. Daniel Dillin (Ktm); 3. Collin Macauley (Kaw); 4. Joseph Galbraith (Ktm); 5. Brett Cox (Suz).

85cc 7-11: 1. Jacob Hartranft (Yam); 2. Luke Palonicola (Kaw); 3. Angelo Curro (Hon); 4. Brandon Hartranft (Kaw); 5. Keith Pierce (Yam).

85cc 12-13: 1. Jesse Pierce (Hon); 2. Matthew Gahrmann (Kaw); 3. Michael Schalkoff (Suz); 4. Evan Priester (Ktm); 5. Richie Trevelise (Suz).

85cc 14-15: 1. Kyle Hill (Suz); 2. Larry Cella (Kaw).

125 Novice: 1. Brian Kilduff (Yam); 2. JT Milne (Hon); 3. Anthony G. Fiore (Yam); 4. Andrew Flood (Kaw); 5. Alex Stavola (Oth).

his was all the way to second place by the motos end. When the checkered flag fell it was Lawrence followed by Blessing and Gainey in third. The second moto again saw Lawrence jump out to an early lead followed

by Gainey, Blessing and Kessler and the rest of the 125 Expert field. By the motos end it was still Lawrence followed by Gainey in second and Blessing in third both in the moto and overall as well.

250 Expert action also saw Lawrence take both moto wins followed by Gainey in second (3-2) and Blessing in third (2-5).

Lawrence made it 6 for 6 by winning both motos in the Collegeboy class as well. On the way to his victory Lawrence put on a clinic jumping the spectator section in three leaps and creating a 100+ foot double jump that no one in the tracks history ever did.

In a sign that the 2-stroke is not yet dead Trapanis/Freehold Honda sponsored Joel Dengler took his CR250 to the 25+ Expert field with 2-1 moto scores followed by yet another 2-stroke, this one belonging to Hanover Yamaha sponsored Rich Zupko and his YZ250. At least in New Jersey the 2-stroke still lives.

The next race at Raceway Park will be on April 14-15, it is a Loretta Lynn Area Qualifer. For more information go to: www.racewaypark.com or mxsports.com.

The 2-stroke’s not dead yet. Joel Dengler won the 25+ expert class aboard his CR250.

125 Amateur: 1. Daniel Fodor (Suz); 2. Kevin M. Hudson (Yam); 3. Andrew Slowey (Hon); 4. Rob Kirkpatrick (Hon); 5. Arthur Stryker (Hon).

125 Expert: 1. Jason Lawrence (Yam); 2. Ryan Gainey (Ktm); 3. Adam Blessing (Hon); 4. Dakota Kessler (Suz); 5. Jesse Festenstine (Oth).

250 Novice: 1. Jeff Mesler (Hon); 2. Andrew Flood (Kaw); 3. Cristiano Dutra (Kaw); 4. Stephen Michael (Hon); 5. Michael Moore (Yam).

250 Amateur: 1. Daniel Fodor (Suz); 2. Larry McVay (Yam); 3. Mike Emick (Yam); 4. James R. Henshaw (Hon); 5. Arthur Stryker (Hon).

250 Expert: 1. Jason Lawrence (Yam); 2. Ryan Gainey (Ktm); 3. Adam Blessing (Hon); 4. Brian Smith (Yam); 5. Dakota Kessler (Suz).

Junior Mini (9-13 years) 2nd: 1. Jacob Hartranft (Yam); 2. Matthew Gahrmann (Kaw); 3. Angelo Curro (Hon); 4. Brandon Hartranft (Kaw); 5. Brian Laul, Jr. (Yam).

Jacob Hartranft was the 85cc 7-11 winner.

Dakota Kessler was impressive in his expert debut taking home 4th overall in the 125 Expert class and 5th overall in the 250 expert class.

Jesse Pierce showed the mini riders that he’ll be a contender this season winning both the 85cc 12-13 and supermini classes.

Supermini (12-15 years): 1. Jesse Pierce (Hon); 2. Max Gomez (Yam); 3. Jason Chavez (Oth); 4. Michael Schalkoff (Suz); 5. Zachary Reinson (Hon).

Schoolboy (12-15 years) 2 stroke: 1. Matthew Moore (Yam); 2. Zachary Reinson (Hon); 3. Talon Distefano (Suz); 4. Shane Swenson (Hon).

Open 4 Stroke: 1. Teddy Grant (Kaw); 2. Paul Dornellas (Hon); 3. Daniel Fodor (Suz); 4. Jt Milne (Hon); 5.

Matthew Lopreato (Hon).

College Boy (16-24 years): 1. Jason Lawrence (Yam); 2. James Mushalla (Yam); 3. Larry Mutschler (Kaw); 4. Jonathan Goldsboro, Jr. (Kaw); 5. Brian Kilduff (Yam).

25+ Amateur: 1. Brian Rule (Hon); 2. Jonathan Bronne (Hon); 3. Paul Denoio, Jr. (Hon); 4. Richard Jacobs (Kaw); 5. John Ward (Hon).

25+ Expert: 1. Joel Dengler (Hon); 2. Richard Zupko (Yam); 3. Darren Edsall (Kaw); 4. Shane Kelleher (Hon); 5. Brian Smith (Yam).

30+ Novice: 1. Cristiano Dutra (Kaw); 2. Keith Adolf (Suz); 3. Lawrence Mcvay (Yam); 4. Greg Stackhouse (Yam); 5. James A. Reese (Yam).

30+ Amateur: 1. John Ward (Hon); 2. Ed Graham (Suz); 3. Mike Biondo (Hon); 4. Marc Ondy (Hon); 5. Hans Palmblad (Yam).

30+ Expert: 1. Jim Kapitan (Hon); 2. Darren Edsall (Kaw); 3. Richard Zupko (Yam); 4. Brian Smith (Yam); 5. Joel Dengler (Hon).

40+ Amateur: 1. Stanley Poulsen (Hon); 2. Russ Meyers (Hon); 3. John Tavernese (Yam); 4. John Stewart (Hon); 5. Ken Roma (Hon).

40+ Expert: 1. Jim Kapitan (Hon); 2. James McIlvaine (Hon); 3. Marc Tiesler (Hon); 4. Frank Tussel (Yam); 5. Alan Obrien (Yam).

Women: 1. Virginia Roma (Oth); 2. Nikki Stewart (Yam); 3. Rachel Engdahl (Suz); 4. Miranda Reinson (Kaw); 5. Erica Rizzo (Yam).

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32nd Anniversary RACEWAY PARK 2007 Motocross Race Schedule April 14-15, Saturday & Sunday Loretta Lynn Area Qualifier Visit www.mxsports.com for detailed information.

April 21, Saturday

July 15, Sunday

Normal Semi-Pro Race Day. All 2-Wheel Classes Run. “Warm-up Race” for Northeast Motocross Classic Series for following day.

22nd Annual Suzuki sponsored N. J. State Motocross Championships, District 6 Yearly Points Series, D-6 Bucks & Double D-6 Points Awarded, Ultimate Motocross Championship Series. Suzuki & Kawasaki contingency paid out in most classes. All 2-Wheel Classes Run.

April 22, Sunday

Round #2 of 15th Annual THOR/PARTS UNLIMITED sponsored Northeast MOTOCROSS CLASSIC SERIES. Contingency paid out in most classes from Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, Honda, and Husqvarna. All 2-Wheel Classes Run.

May 27, Sunday The Monmouth Cycles Kawasaki Team Green Plays Mean Race. Normal Semi-Pro Race Day. All 2Wheel Classes Run.

June 9, Saturday RP MINI ONLY DAY. All 65cc & 85cc Youth classes as well as all of the Pee Wee MX Youth Quad classes.

June 10, Sunday Normal Semi-Pro Race Day. All 2-Wheel Classes Run.

August 12, Sunday The Monmouth Cycles Yamaha Down and Dirty Motocross Race. Normal Semi-Pro Race Day. All 2Wheel Classes Run.

September 1 Saturday

15th Annual VET & VINTAGE REUNION (Expanded Vet classes & ACR Vintage classes only at this event). Sponsored

by Kessler Pro Suspension in memory of Bruce Zimmermann. Exact race classes run on this day listed on website www.racewaypark.com Motocross page.

Pee Wee MX / Youth Quad Schedule Race Dates

April 14 & 15 Sat & Sun Loretta Lynn Qualifier. Pee Wee MX Only. No Youth Quad this event.

April 22, Sunday NorthEast

Classic Series. Pee Wee MX Only.

No Youth Quad this event.

May 26, Saturday June 9, Saturday:

Sponsored by Freehold Honda

RP MINI DAY. All Pee Wee MX Youth Quad classes as well as all of the 65cc & 85cc Youth classes.

July 14, Saturday August 11, Saturday September 15, Saturday

September 2, Sunday Normal Semi-Pro Race Day. All 2-Wheel Classes Run.

September 16 Sunday

Monmouth Cycles Honda Day Hell on Wheels Race.

Normal Semi-Pro Race Day. All 2-Wheel Classes Run. Last RPMX Track Points Race.

October 6th & 7th, Saturday & Sunday 31st Annual KAWASAKI TEAM GREEN MOTOCROSS RACE OF CHAMPIONS And Round #5 of the Eastern Pro-Am Championship Series All 2-Wheel Classes Run. See many of the finest motocross racers from all over the country at this very special event. The best race of the year.

Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda & Yamaha contingency paid out. All trophy classes and 25+, 30+, and 40+ Expert classes race on Sat. ONLY. 125 and 250 Pro-Expert Feature Classes along with IRONMAN CLASSIC, Mt. Holly Kawasaki MINI

CYCLE SHOOTOUT, and Town & Country Cycle Center KESSLER CUP on Sun. only. (Check website www.racewaypark.com for exact classes and race order). Special Kawasaki Team Green Motocross Race of Champions midweek practice scheduled for Wed. Sept. 27th on race track based on fair weather conditions, open to all riders. Call before traveling for weather and track conditions report.

Tentative Open Practice + Banquet

October 21, Sunday Trophy Class Day with one combined Expert Class (25+, 30+, 40+, 125, 250 Experts run together for one single purse).

07 KROC Bike Giveaways

THREE FREE BIKES will be given away at KROC 1 to 65cc riders, 85cc riders, & B Class riders.

Pit Bike Schedule Race Dates

May 26, Saturday Sponsored July 14, Saturday by Trapani’s September 15, Saturday August 11, Saturday October 5: Friday Pit Bike Race of Champions

WPSA Race Dates

August 19

October 20, Saturday

Contributing Bike Sponsors: Monmouth Cycles- KX 250F Mt. Holly Kawasaki- KX 85 Town & Country Cycle Center- KX 85

Motocross School

Visit www.motovation.com for details.

May 5, Saturday June 16, Saturday July 28, Saturday September 8, Saturday October 13, Saturday

ATV & Quad Race Dates Raceway Park Quad Races

June 3 July 8 November 11

For further information call (732) 446-7800 or www.racewaypark.com

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