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Factory Suzuki pilot Mike Sharkey, circa 2005.

The local motocross community lost a true friend and hero in Mike Sharkey in early July 2009. Most people at the track knew him simply as “Sharkey.” He was the guy who always had a smile on his face and would do anything to help anybody, as long as he wasn’t taking a nap at the time.

Mike has two boys. His older son, Alex, used to be a regular around the tracks before heading off to college, and Patrick is currently racing and qualified for Loretta’s in the 250 C division.

Mike was taken from us early in a street bike accident just prior to the Fourth of July weekend. He was a longtime motorcycle rider and enthusiast who was employed at Lebanon Valley Cycles and a regular at Sleepy and the Dutchmen. Mike, who recently celebrated a wedding anniversary with his wife, will be missed by many and fondly remembered as the guy on the

Mike Sharkey was a # 1 guy in everybody’s book.

“Factory Suzuki” that entertained us all at Sleepy’s Annual Labor Day Mechanics Race. Mike, thanks for being our friend, and we’ll see you someday again in “Motocross Heaven.”

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Susquehanna Half Mile

Susquehanna Speedway - May 31, 2009

By Len & Ben Breech

Stacey and Connelly Split Wins at Susquehanna Half Mile

By Len and Ben Breech NEWBERRYTOWN, PA. After being off the track for most of the season due to reinjuring his knee playing around, Tyler Stacey returned to racing and traded wins with Ryan Connelly as Susquehanna Speedway held its first race of the season on the small half mile.

Connelly held off Stacey and Becca Zafia to take the closely contested 250 B final on his Pool and Spa Place/ Don’s Kawasaki machine.

Connelly also scored the 250 Sportsman final.

Stacey showed his track rust early when he fell exiting the track after a practice session. He got things loosened up by the Open B final. Connelly led him, Tyler Cunningham and Kevin Bills off the second turn. Stacey stayed close the entire distance and got a fantastic drive on his Stacey Racing/ Kriebel Security Suzuki off turn two on the final lap for the lead. His win was assured when Connelly drifted high in three.

Mike Klopp scored an extremely hard-fought win in the 500 2 Valve final over Rick Washak and Jim Chapman. It was going to be good when they came off four three-wide with Washak leading lap one.

Chapman led the second lap, while Klopp led three, with numerous changes in between. At the finish, Klopp won by a length over Washak.

Klopp was also handed the

40 + win when early leader Tom Majeski broke on the second lap. Mike Mester and Ray Jenkins followed, but Buzz Skiles got rolling, taking third at the end of the second lap and getting by Mester on the next lap.

Majeski started a close fourth in the Open A final behind Garret Wilson, Jordan Harris and Dalton Winkler.

He was second off four on the second lap and shot into the lead off two the next lap.

This time the machine stayed together.

Ken Yoder took point in the Sportsman final from Cory Strickler, Brody Miller, Harris and Cody Gillern. The energetic Miller moved into second off two on the third lap and dove under Yoder off four the following lap for the lead and held on for the win.

The Varneses scored a two generation double with dad Kevin going wire to wire to win the 30 + from Yoder and Klopp. His son, Ryan, also went wire to wire to win the 85 (7-11) over Cameron Smith, Allen Fogle, Ken Kolsovsky and Kyle McGrane. Fogle got

by Smith on the second lap, and Kolsovsky dropped to fifth.

Shawn Baer had an easy time winning the Open Twin final over Lew Woods, Wilson, Strickler and Mester, with Chapman coming out on top of the 50 + over Washak and Mike Keane.

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Open A: First - (3A) Tom Majeski; second - (16A) Garret Wilson.

taking advantage of heat winner Bob Kline stalling on the line to win the Quad final on his backup machine.

The 50 Shaft had some position swapping in the pack. Damon Ream led Racer Stacey, Doug Cook, Baden Winsett and Tyler Varnes, with Cook, Winsett and Varnes trading spots all over the track. On the final lap, Stacey ran down the back straight side by side for the lead, but just came up short.

Results 40 +: 1. Mike Klopp (Rot); 2. Buzz Skiles (Yam); 3. Mike Mester (Rot); 4. Ray Jenkins (Hon); 5. Warren Diem (Tri); 6. Todd Kendig (Rot);

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5. Mike Mester (Tri); 6. Warren Diem (Tri); 7. Jim Chapman (Tri) 250 Sportsman: 1. Ryan Connelly (Kaw); 2. Joe Gathercole (Hon); 3. Becca Zafia (Kaw); 4. Travis Diem (Suz); 5. Kevin Bills (Yam); 6. Ryan Bills (Yam) Sportsman: 1. Brody Miller (Suz); 2. Ken Yoder (Suz); 3. Cory Strickler (Yam);

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Tomahawk Masters MX Race Tomahawk Raceway - June 7, 2009

By Tim Titcomb / Photos by Travis Mong

By Tim Titcomb So how do you cure a drought in West Virginia?

That’s easy…schedule a Masters MX race at Tomahawk Raceway, and you’re guaranteed to get 2 to 3 inches of rain over the course of several days! At least that’s been the story in 2009 for both the May 9 and June 6 events. But not to worry; track owner Chad Gochenour and his crew know all the tricks to turn a mucked-up track into a great day of motocross racing.

And that’s just what they did, aided by rescheduling the race from Saturday to Sunday, June 7. We enjoyed an almost mud-free track by Sunday, soft enough to rut up and get good and bumpy like motocross is supposed to be. To top that off, Tomahawk ran backwards for the first time in almost three years, so it was almost like riding a brand-new track that flowed well and challenged riders just as much as when run the other direction.Thanks, as always, go to Chad and all of his track crew for getting things into raceable condition and especially for beating the ruts back into submission at various times during the day. It couldn’t have been a much better day for racing, especially when Travis Mong from Shenendoah Photographics is there to capture the action shots!

Series regular Jeff McClure posted a 2-2 finish to top Joe Yagloski’s 4-3, further extending his lead in the class. The 40+A class ran off the second gate, with Mike Crocker going 1-1 to sweep the day over Todd Harper’s 2-3 and Drew Morris’ 4-2.

Scott Saville ran 3-6 to top Brooke Tyler’s 5-5, rounding out the top five finishers.

So how about the racing?

With the A classes running eight laps and everyone else going six, there was plenty of action throughout the day. Action began with track owner Chad Gochenour reminding everyone in 25+A that he’s still a top A rider by running away with moto 1 before graciously sitting out moto 2 to avoid too much home track advantage (his home is literally at the track).

Moving to race 2, the 30+B class led off with David Thomas and Ryan Anderson taking the top two spots overall over current series leader Mike Dempster.

Mike’s 1-3 finishes were good enough for 3rd overall and moved him still further ahead in the series, and Keith Clemente rounded out the top four with a 4-5 day. Off the second gate, 45+B rider David Capane posted 1-1 scores

Titcomb (3-3). Dave Resch made come-from-behind dashes in both motos for the 4th OA with a 7-4 score. The front of the 13-rider 50+ pack would have been even more crowded if Dave hadn’t held meetings with other riders in the first turn of each moto! In 30+C, Mark Wilson’s 2-1 was good enough for the 1st OA over Shane Shipley, and it keeps him comfortably in the lead for the series. Speaking of Shane, he went 4-1 for 2nd OA and in doing so put a solid lock on 2nd in the series as well. If you’ve never seen Shane ride, check him out. Despite being unable to stand unassisted, Shane clamps himself on his bike (complete with footplates and bars to enclose his legs) and twists the throttle to the stops, winning the 2nd moto at Tomahawk despite the tough bumps and ruts that formed throughout the day. Hats off to Shane for keeping the love of racing going despite the extra challenges!

Mark Wilson, 30+C points leader

to top Gery Vandervliet’s 3-2 for the overall. Series leader Vandervliet picked up valuable points to extend his lead, and Mark Howser (2-4 for the day) moved into 3rd place in the series over Dave Hogge at this event.

The 60+ class featured Ted Veneman’s 1-1 sweep over Fred Kostenbader (3-2) and Rich Pettit (2-3). These 60+ guys are still tough racers, going fast and riding two classes besides being a group of the nicest guys you’ll encounter in the pits between motos. That’s MX the way it’s supposed to be.

Race 3 featured a rerun of 25+A, with Jeff McClure and Joe Yagloski trailering Ryan Gates and Chad Gochenour, who took the moto wins. The 45+A class was a sweep for Scott Saville

(1-1), besting his 4th OA finish in 30+A. Mike Farmer, 2009 50+ series leader, and 2008 45+A Champion Brooke Tyler swapped the 2nd and 3rd spots with Farmer claiming the 2nd moto and 2nd overall for the day. In Race 4, Nick Delcher used a 4-1 finish to capture 1st for the day and retain his series lead over series #2 Lannie Branham’s 2-3 finish. Then Jim Handley picked up a couple more points lead in the series chase by going 1-2 over Gery Vandervliet’s 3-1. These two are running very tightly, with only 5 points separating them after six series motos in 2009. Dave Hogge used a 4-3 finish to keep himself on the podium today and cleanly in 3rd for the series.

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and Schoolboy. Matt Kazar’s 2-1 finishes gave him the OA in 250/450 Support, with Michael Thompson’s 5-4 being good enough for 2nd OA ahead of Nate Vandervliet’s 3-6 in 3rd. Thompson’s finish for the day kept him at the top of the series standings, though he lost a point to Zach Guilday’s 8-2 finish and 4th OA for the day. Derek Dupont took Schoolboy honors (1-1), and Robert Rexiode captured the Collegeboy win (2-1). That brought us to the last race set of the day, with the 50+ gate going first.

Mike Farmer, a former top D7 expert in the 80’s, rejoined the racing scene this year and has been at the front of the pack in every class. Despite a couple of soil samples, he turned in a 1-1 finish to take the OA over the ever-quick Rick Wenger (2-2) and Tim

The day ended early (4:30 PM), and everyone went home with all the MX track time they could handle, including the 30 minute practice sessions after every two motos that serve to break up the day and provide riding opportunity for those who want to ride but not race (and still catch a good day of race spectating). If you like a lot of time on the track and less time at the track, check out the remaining 2009 Masters MX Events Blue Diamond: Sat, Sept. 12 Rocket Raceway: Sat, Sept. 19 Special thanks go to Travis Mong of Shenendoah Photographics for providing the pictures that accompany this article. To see more of Travis’ work, check out the Tomahawk Raceway website.

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D7 President’s Corner We’re at the championship part of the year. This month represents that part of the year when championships are won and riders position themselves for a run toward their individual series title.

The amateur Dirt Track finals took place at Du Quoin State Fairgrounds in Illinois over the July 4th weekend. Our area riders who had success are as follows: Tristan Avery, Dan Bromley, Joe Bromley, Dustin Healey, Tristan Avery, Dan Bromley, Joe Bromley, Dustin Healey, Derrick Hirsh, Dalton Gauthier, Erin Kissinger, Kyle McGrane, Brandon Price, Eric Stump, Ryan Varnes, Tyler Varnes, Dalton Winkler, and Rebecca Zafia. Congratulations to all of those riders, parents, and sponsors who brought home the gold for our region. We all wish you continued success through the rest of the year.

We are very lucky to have a Grand National Dirt Track here in our own back yard. The Hagerstown, Maryland, national will run on July 25th. By the time you read this, the race will most likely have taken place. Our area riders are competing very successfully this year. Riders in the top 20 on the Grand National Twins and Singles series are Jared Mees ( he’s moved to Michigan), Jacob Johnson, John Lewis, Chris Carr, Brandon Robinson, and Donald Mullin (who I believe made his first National points). On the AMA Pro Singles scene we have Shayna Texter, Austin Greenland, Cory Strickler, John Long, Jake Shoemaker, and Mike Poe. All of these racers have raced on our local racetracks and will be racing at Hagerstown. You also have a chance to see some of these riders racing the first two Wednesday and Friday nights in August at the BCTRA Timonium State Fairground races. Go to www.bctra.com for more information.

The motocross amateur nationals will be held at Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. When you’re reading this article, one of the following riders will be racing there: Michael Anderson, Tony Archer, Jarek Balkavic, Joseph Balkavic, Mason Bowen, Amanda Brown, Daniel Corbin, Joshua Corbin, Casey Curtis, Shane Desell, Dawson Evitts, Gavin Evitts, Nick Ferrell, Alexander Frye, Kara Groves, William Groves, Garrett Hoffman, Gage Keith, Tyler Kirchner, Cameron Page, Shawn Rothstein, Jacob Runkles, Broc Schmelyun, Cory Shock, James Shockey, Heather Snyder, Austin Toskov, and Chase Yentzer. We all are

MDRA President’s Corner We’ve just completed the seventh round of the MDRA Series at Budds Creek.

Jonathan Beasley was thankful he decided to hold a MDRA event, and we are pleased to say he hosted a fine event. This was the first time in two years he had over 600 riders for a series race. Again, thanks to all you riders and the team that puts the MDRA series together.

To all you motocrossers that feel like there is not enough time to get things done...I feel your pain. The next MDRA race is this coming weekend at Doublin Gap, and Loretta Lynn’s is just two weeks away. Chase and I are in full training and riding six days a week. Good luck to all of you who have made it. We look forward to racing with you in Tennessee!

Keep your eye out for the 2009 Suzuki Shootout flyer. The race will be at Pleasure Valley in October. We need all MDRA riders to attend to help defend the title we won last year. Let’s go out there and bring the title back!

See you at races!

Rod Yentzer

MAMA President’s Corner

It has been an exciting start to the 2009 season, and we are now halfway through the season. With the addition of 100% payout for 250 A and Open A we have had some exciting racing.

Additionally, we have added many contingencies that continue to provide significant benefit to our members. We would like to thank all of our sponsors for their dedicated support. hoping for the most success for all of these riders and their parents and sponsors. On the National scene our area has not had the success that the above Dirt Track professional series has provided.

We have no riders in the top 20, and at this moment I believe we’ve lost any rider in the top 100. Barry Carsten has always been our pillar on the professional racing schedule. The late Kevin Crine and Tom Welch were consistently top 100 riders. Travis Prastrana and Jason Lawrence were the number one riders, but other personal agendas have taken them to other areas and other sports. We were really hoping those two gentlemen could have kept with the program.

Our hope is that the internationally famous Budds Creek National will bring us a new rising star from one of our riders to rally around.

We all should take advantage of having a motocross national right here in our backyard. Saturday, August 22, should be a day that we should all mark on our calendars and be at Budds Creek to support all of our local racers and support your favorite factory star. This is the premier show in the area. Don’t miss out. There will also be a regional qualifier the following day for all of the new and up and coming stars to obtain points toward their professional license.

This will also be a day to watch and race with the area’s best riders. Keep your feet on the pegs, go fast, and take chances.

Wayne Sody

We have races upcoming at the Landing and Tomahawk, followed by races at Seaford and Budds Creek.

Please look at our website www. mamamx.com for some of the extra events we are planning such as karaoke and pizza at Budds Creek in September.

Executive Board voting starts at our race at Tomahawk on August 1st and 2nd.

This is a great time for our members to impact the future direction of our organization, so come out and vote.

Remember that advancements started after the sixth race. Any C or B rider with six races in their specific class with a RPV of 15 or higher must advance. It is the riders’ responsibility to ensure they enter into the correct class.

I would like to take the time to thank our members. It is each of you that make this organization the premiere motocross organization on the East Coast. MAMA is the organization it is because of our members and their commitment to the sport and their family. Regardless of the level of competition, at the end of the day you continually see how members go out of their way to help others in need.

That is what defines this organization – family, friends and a great time.

I wish you all a great second half of the season.

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D6 President’s Corner Hello again!

There are two Ultimate Series races left on the schedule.

The first one is round #9 at Hurricane Hills Sports Center on Aug. 8 and 9. The 8th will be open practice for bikes only, and the 9th will be Ultimate Series MX Round #9. Manufacturer contingencies will be awarded, and there will be $2,000 of D6MXPG “Motocross Bucks” distributed. This year’s District 6 UMXS will end at Miles Mountain Motocross on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 5 and 6, with Saturday practice for bikes only and a “Saturday night under the lights” Supercross series (race #4) and the final D6MXPG Ultimate Motocross round on Sunday. Pretty exciting finale to a fabulous 2009 Ultimate Motocross series season!

Of course, the D6MXPG and its affiliated promoters and clubs have always had an interest in providing you, the motocross racer, with some exciting motocross racing for the entire season. The 2009 schedule of motocross events is loaded with all kinds of awesome racing. I’d like to devote the rest of the President’s Corner to giving you some indication as to what’s happening in D6 Motocross. Our nine D6 MX facilities are loaded with some super motocross events for the balance of the year.

For the actual remaining schedules you can refer to the websites of each one of the facilities or their ads in MRA. Here are some highlights of some of the great events you can look forward to here at the D6 motocross tracks. Keep in mind that all events are D6MXPG sanctioned.

Happy Ramblers - Aug 1 & 2, Oct. 10 & 11, Nov. 7 & 8 will offer D6 advancement point races, MDRA and PAMX races with double track points and awesome trophies at their events.

Sleepy Hollow Motocross Park - Between July 26 and Sept. 27, you’ll find some serious bike and quad motocross racing at a newly designed track that the riders really enjoy racing on...”in the heart of D6 MX.” Doublin Gap MX Park - Between July 19 and Nov. 1 at one of “PA’s Best MX Facilities,” you’ll find rider appreciation days, PAMX and MDRA championship events, factory contingencies, ATV only race days, practice schedules and group/private motocross lessons.

Raceway Park - One of the district’s oldest motocross facilities will host between Aug. 2 and Nov. 8 their 17th annual Vet and Vintage Reunion, the 33rd annual Kawasaki Team Green MX Race of Champions (KROC), and the 24th annual New Jersey State MX Championship, which is a D34 Tri State Qualifier.

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events are plentiful from Aug. 2 through Sept. 20 with the Delmarva series, Evansville Quad motocross series, quad Ultimate Series Round #10 and special race-day sponsors who will provide additional awards for the motocross racer - bike and quad alike.

Hurricane Hills Sports Center - It’s always been a special treat to race the balance of the summer and throughout the fall at HHSC with open practice and seven motocross event weekends for bikes and quads, including the 27th annual PA State Championships (Sept. 12 & 13) with the 6-foot tall trophies and the first FREE Ultimate Tony D MX School as some special highlights.

Dutchmen MX - Another “in the heart of D6 MX.” The Delmarva series will come to Dutchmen MX Park on the Aug. 29 & 30 weekend, and for you Hare Scramble enthusiasts, the PA State Hare Scramble round #13 will close out the Dutchmen MX season.

Pagoda Motorcycle Club - One of the many motocross facilities also “in the heart of D6 MX” finishes out the season starting in mid-August with excellent MX and SX events, the Sept. 20 Delmarva MX Series, the second annual VPE Ray’s Yamaha Big Bucks Day on Oct. 11, and a November Turkey Poker Run and Junk Car Race. Pagoda will also host the second FREE Ultimate Tony D MX School Miles Mountain MX - Between July 25 and Sept. 27, Miles Mountain will feature a freestyle BMX and trials bike thriller, Saturday Night Under the Lights Supercross series, a quad Ultimate series event and round #10 of the D6 MXPG Bike Ultimate series Sept. 5 and 6.

Again, check the track schedules for more specifics, and you’ll see there’s plenty of motocross racing in District 6. Come race with us!

George W. Denke D6MXPG President

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Green Marble Enduro Riders ECEA Hare Scramble Rocket Raceway - June 14, 2008

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By Chris Borger The Green Marble Enduro Riders ECEA Hare Scramble was held Sunday, June 14, at Rocket Raceway in Three Springs, Pa. This year, the GMER club put on another outstanding event. The course was awesome, consisting of great woods trails and the legendary motocross track, adding up to a spectacular 9.5-mile course. The event was very well organized with very quick scoring and a no-hassle signup. All the riders gave the event very high marks, and indeed it was a great day of racing. The weather conditions were perfect, and track and trail were in excellent condition for the race. The GMER club, along with Mark and Shelly Carlton from Rocket, really put forth a huge effort to prepare and put on this event. GMER Trail Boss and

Course Marshall Rod White Jr. organized most aspects of the event, coordinating the trail and track, resulting in one of the best Hare Scramble racing formats on the East Coast.

Mark Carlton and his crew maintained the track area all day, providing the riders with the best possible racing conditions. GMER has a longtime reputation for providing great racing events, starting back some 25 years ago with their legendary Enduro races in Whiteford, MD. Their members are very organized and dedicated to providing great racing events.

There was plenty of impressive racing action all day long, starting out with the Pee Wee class won by Stephen Green, with Kyle Tino in 2nd and Courtney Abrams taking 3rd place. Next up was the Youth class racers, with Chase Rusden taking 1st place, Ethan Walker in 2nd, and Robbie Civiletti in 3rd. In race #3, first place went to Phillip Nye, 2nd place went to B-Sr rider Sanford Quickel, and 3rd went to Brad Gelwicks. Masters Class rider Jack Lafferty Sr. took 4th place after he was bumped out of first place on time and row adjustments, but was 1st in the Masters class.

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The action really heated up in the fourth race of the day, with Jerod Stoner taking 1st place with awesome lap times, winning the event by a full 3-plus minutes. Jerod had a great start, getting the holeshot and never looking back for the next five laps. Congratulations to Jerod Stoner for another stellar performance and the overall win. Andrew Delong of Morgantown, W.Va., was 2nd overall. Andrew ran a fast pace and was very consistent but fell short of the overall behind Stoner. Maryland rider Andrew Tsakanikas took 3rd place after a rough start, crashing in one of the first turns going into the woods, then again close to the scoring station. Andrew was able to reel in 4th-place rider Shane Hufford by 14 seconds on his final lap, with B-200 rider Nick Davis coming in 5th overall. Nick is in his first year in the B-class, coming out from the youth class for 2009.

Congrats to Nick on a great performance.

All in all, a great day of racing at Rocket. The GMER club was right on schedule through the day with all the racing, and the ECEA scoring crew led by Mike Soudas had minute-byminute scoring updates on their big-screen monitor for the spectators and pit crews.

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Northern Virginia Trail Riders club (NVTR) and the Road and Trail Honda club (R&T), along with members of the Baltimore County Trail Riders (BACTRA), worked the event in support of the GMER club. The club had a large, wellcoordinated group working this event. Rocket provided great food, lots of drinks, excellent parking and camping conditions, and many other accommodations. They also kept constant maintenance and watering on the MX track all day.

Special thanks to the Green Marble Enduro Riders Club for providing another extraordinary event, Mark and Shelly Carlton and the crew from Rocket Raceway for their support of the event and all of their hard work, and ECEA Scoring Representative Mike Soudas for his efforts. Check the District 7 website and schedule for more GMER events coming up in the 2010 season. On a final note, many thanks to our AMA District 7 sponsors for their support of District 7 off-road events.

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Open Sportsman: First, (83S) Mike Poe; third, (99S) Chris Klinefelter.

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On a warm, sunny afternoon, getting a start on this clay track was the key to the win, as most of the finals had passing behind the front two or three.

Poe started off gating second behind Ken Yoder in the 450 Stock Frame final.

Nick Henderson, Evan Baer and Joe Gathercole followed.

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In the 85 (7-11), Price and Healey had to start from the penalty line due to an opening lap accident. Allen Fogle took the lead from Avery, Ryan Varnes and Cameron Smith.

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Tony D Ultimate Motocross Series Hurricane Hills - June 21, 2009

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Kevin Tompkins (303), Darian Robinson (91), Robert Piazza (27) and Ryan Clites (14) led the start of the final Mid Mini moto at round 7 of the Ultimate Motocross series.

Ronnie Stewart (606), Dylan Braykovich (921) and Addison Kramer (207) led the start of the first Open A moto.

Robinson Relentless, Braykovich Bold

By Jim Sanderson Clifford, PA Now in its fifth year, the Ultimate Motocross Series continues to have tremendous growth. Mother Nature tried to put a damper on the action with plenty of rain the day and evening prior to the event, but the Hurricane Hills track crew did an outstanding job maintaining the racecourse, and, with the help of the wind, the track dried and was nice and tacky for the second set of motos.

lead, which was nine seconds at the start of lap four. Near the end of the lap, Emory went down. Hartranft inherited fourth and Thomas fifth.

Robinson took the checkered flag 11 seconds ahead of Tompkins.

Clites, Hartranft and Thomas closed out the top five.

Tompkins, Robinson, Clites and Robert Piazza led the start of the final Mid Mini moto. Robinson took the lead by the fourth turn, relegating Tompkins to second. Clites, Piazza and Emory rounded out the top five.

The top five were all spread out after

only two and a half laps. Robinson started lap three with a sevensecond advantage that Tompkins reduced to five seconds on the last lap. Robinson got another win.

Tompkins, Clites, Piazza and Emory followed.

Ronnie Stewart, Dylan Braykovich, Addison Kramer, Matthew Hougentogler and Jim Doolittle led the start of the first Open A moto. Stewart started lap two with a two-second advantage over Braykovich. Kyle Sidle passed Doolittle, taking fifth near the end

Darian Robinson (91) and Ryan Clites (14) led the start of the first Mid Mini moto at Round 7 of the Tony D Motocross Schools Ultimate Motocross Series.

of lap two. Doolittle was displaced to sixth. Stewart increased his lead to three seconds at the start of lap three. By the middle of lap three, Stewart’s advantage had grown

Braykovich, Kramer, Hougentogler and Stewart led the start of the final Open A moto. Stewart passed Hougentogler, taking third on the back tree line. Hougentogler was relegated to fourth. Stewart caught Kramer, and the two battled for second for three quarters of a lap.

Stewart made the pass in the big sweeper by the start. Kramer was displaced to third. Hougentogler and Sidle rounded out the top five.

Braykovich and Stewart started the fourth lap only a bike-length apart.

Braykovich opened up a small advantage of two seconds at the start of lap five, but Stewart reeled him in and made a last-ditch effort in the final corner to take the lead but couldn’t. Braykovich got the win by a bike-length over Stewart. Kramer, Sidle and Hougentogler closed out the top five.

Darian Robinson topped the podium of the Mid Mini (9-13) division.

Robinson led the start of the opening moto and rode wire to wire for the win with an 11-second lead.

Robinson started the final moto in second and quickly moved into the lead and rode to another win, uncontested. Kevin Tompkins took runner-up with a pair of 2-2 rides.

Ryan Clites completed the podium with a 3-3 tally.

Robinson, Clites, Addison Emory and Schae Thomas led the pack at the start of the opening Mid Mini moto. Robinson had a fivesecond advantage at the start of lap two. Tompkins took second in the first corner of lap two. Clites was relegated to third. Emory and Brandon Hartranft rounded out the top five. The top five were all spread out by the start of lap three.

Robinson continued to extend his

to four seconds. Kramer trailed Braykovich by six seconds. Stewart took the checkered flag with a ninesecond lead. Braykovich, Kramer, Hougentogler and Sidle completed the top five.

Ronnie Stewart (606) and Nick Johnson (56) battled for fourth place early in the final Open A moto at round 7 of the Ultimate Motocross series.

Braykovich (2-1) topped the podium.

Stewart (1-2) took second, and Kramer (3-3) third.

Interviewed by: Cory Texter

Name: Jerod Stoner Age: 20 Hometown: Lewisberry, PA Classes you race: AA in the Local and Regional races and A-Open in the Nationals Bikes you race: 2009 KTM 300 XC Goals for the rest of the year: Dominate the ECEA Hare Scrambles Series and win the ECEA Hare Scrambles Championship Sponsors: KTM USA, Cycle Tech, KTM Hard Equipment, Troy Lee Designs, Dragon Goggles, Motorex, Enduro Engineering, Factory Connection, P3 Carbon Parts, Clockworks Tanks, PowerSeal, PG Graphics, Gearne, FMF, StonerRacing.net, Canyon Motorsports, and my Mom and Dad

CT: So your racing hare scrambles right now. Can you tell me how you got started in this type of racing?

JS: I was about 7, and I had been riding a few years around the house. My mom and dad decided to take me to a motocross race at Flying Dutchman MX. I did a few motocross races, and in the fall we tried the hare scrambles, and I did a lot better in them because they were longer races.

CT: Do you race anythin anything besides hare scrambles?

JS: I like practicing motocross m because it helps me keep my aggressio aggression up and charging into and out of corners. I did a motocross race at Sleepy Hollow MX earlier this year, and I had a lot of fun.

CT: What big events do you race throughout the year?

JS: I’m going to try and do the Foggy Mountain National Enduro again this year. I did really well there last year, finishing right behind Mike Lafferty, so I’d like to see how I can do against all the top guys again this year. I also have been going out to A Day in the Dirt in Southern California the past two years. It’s a lot of fun and a good experience to see how much different the riding is on the West Coast CT: How do you feel about the competition throughout D6 and the rest of the East Coast? Who are your biggest competitors around home and on the national scene?

JS: The competition around here is very good. The ECEA Series always has a packed AA line and is very fun. I have been been battling with Andrew DeLong and Shane Hufford all year. And the national races are packed with fast guys. Of course all of the top pros but also in the A classes in the GNCC’s, like Jordan Ashburn and Steward Baylor. We live in a very good region when it comes to the amount of fast riders at the races every weekend.

CT: What are your plans for your future in the sport?

Mainly next season?

JS: I plan on finishing out this year strong and hopefully giving the GNCC’s another shot before the end of the year. As far as for the plans for next year, I’m honestly not sure. I’m just gonna have to wait and see where the rest of this year takes me and take it from there.

CT: What do you do in your down time besides riding motorcycles? Any other hobbies?

JS: Other than riding, I do a lot of bicycle riding. I enjoy my road bicycle and also like to do some mountain biking with friends when I can.

CT: Who did you look up to when you were younger?

Any favorite riders when you were a kid?

JS: I remember when I was a kid I always looked up

to the top Motocross pro riders like McGrath and remember Carmichael coming up. Steve Herman used to come in the shop a lot, and I really looked up to him. I actually still have his poster on my wall he signed a few years back. I have always looked up to Mike Lafferty also in the off-road racing because he has done a lot of the sport and is a good person on and off the track.

CT: Hare scramble courses are usually always different.

Do you have a favorite track? Least favorite track?

JS: I have always like the ECEA Hare scramble at Rocket Raceway. The owners are great people, and the track is good. You have the tighter sections in the back and some quad track and the moto track, which really mixes it up. I also like the ECEA Harescramble at Blue Diamond. It’s very fast and wide open and also has some supermoto and motocross to it.

CT: What do you feel are your strengths against other riders? Are you better through rocks, sand? More endurance than most others?

JS: I have a lot of confidence coming into every race. I know what I am capable of and what I have to offer. I grew up in the rocks, so I guess that is my strong point, but I feel I’m a good-allaround rider. And I definitely have the endurance to be able to charge comfortably for the entire race.

CT: Wrapping up, what would you say to a young kid who wants to be a professional off-road rider when he gets older to get started?

JS: When I was younger, I remember riding my motorcycle and having fun on it. My dad and I would go to Tower City or somewhere and just ride and have a good time. I started doing very well in my racing, and things just started to come together. If you want to become a professional riders someday, remember the background to racing. Racing is fun. We all do it because it’s what we love to do. Sure, there is a lot of pain and stress that is put into becoming a professional motorcycle rider, but you still have to enjoy doing it. Every time I put my gear on or kick over my bike, I’m doing it because it’s what I love to do. No matter how far I go or how far any of you reading this go, have fun on your dirt bikes and enjoy the ride because that’s what got us all started in the first place.

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D6 Ultimate Quad Series Sleepy Hollow - June 21, 2009

By Michael Salerno - Roxstar Images.com

As they say, “rubbing is racing”!

Travis Wotring grabs a fist-full of throttle trying to put some distance on second place.

The fifth round of the District 6 Ultimate Quad Series, in conjunction with the first round of the PAMX Regional ATV Series, came to Sleepy Hollow Motocross Park in Fredericksburg, Pa. Heavy rain had pelted the track all day Saturday, which forced the Sleepy track crew to cancel practice. Sunday lived true to its name, as the clouds moved on and blue skies and bright rays of sunshine shown down on a new track layout for the 2009 season. A new starting gate was placed at the lower left side, and the track direction is now in reverse, which means Sleepy’s notorious “Banzi” jump is now an uphill table. After practice, the track really started to come in and would make for a great day of racing.

Dale Raven scores two overall victories.

Open “A” had the #29 of Trevor Borger going 1-1 but not without #21 of Anthony Burke hot on his grab bar.

Austin Murphy rounded out

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Poklembo. College Boy had Tyler Dommel edging out the “B” class winner Davidovich and #15 Justin Frailey. The #5 of Michele Suciu was perfect while whopping up on the boys in the +25 class, and Roy Lampron took the overall in the +30 class.

The 200cc 2st/300cc 4st class had the largest numbers all year. These numbers are usually only seen at the national level. But Zak Burke made it look easy, cruising to a 1-1 finish for the day. The Sr. Mini had the #93 Bren Marra out of NJ taking the overall,

followed by Nicholas Major and Shay Honeywell. Kevin Kubinak had gone2-1 to take the overall win in the Jr. Mini class. Kelli Moran puts the hammer down to win both motos in the Girls 8-15 class.

A very fast Travis Wotring never looked back as he ran flawless motos in the 90cc Prod. and the 70cc Prod. classes. Also sweeping two classes was Dale Raven in the 50cc Stock LTD and 50cc Prod.

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The next round is over a month away, which means everyone else will have time to train and practice as hard as they can to catch them. But these front-runners did not get to where they are by lounging around the pool all day. They too will be out there putting lap after lap of hard motos in to continue their winning ways. After this break, we will see who has put the time in and who hasn’t.

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D6 UMX at Raceway Park Raceway Park - June 28, 2009

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3. Christopher Duymich (Hon); 4. Jason Chavez (Hon); 5. Addison Yingling (Kaw) Schoolboy (12-16 years) 2-str: 1. Joey Peters (Yam); 2. Larry McVay (Yam); 3. Tyler Conner (Kaw); 4. Jason Chavez (Suz); 5. Hunter Stempel (Suz) 250 Novice “C” : 1. Michael Reynolds (Kaw); 2. Britton Fuelner (Hon); 3. Jake Scott (Kaw); 4. David Bonant (Kaw); 5. Craig Fowler (Yam) 250 Amatuer “B” : 1. Frank Lettieri (Suz); 2. Joey Peters (Yam); 3. Charles Sherby (Yam); 4. Larry McVay (Yam); 5. Michael Fowler (Kaw)

Bryner Barnhardt won both 4-6 Oil Injected class motos on his way to the overall victory.

4. Richard Jacobs (Kaw); 5. Ronald Fasone (Hon)

40+ Senior Expert “A” : 1. Barry Carsten (Suz) 2. Joe Reilly (Suz); 3. Jerry Seip (Hon); 4. Marc Tiesler (Hon); 5. Chris Prenderville (Suz) 250 Pro/Expert “A” : 1. Dakota Kessler (Hon); 2. Michael Stryker (Suz); 3. Adam Blessing (Hon); 4. Bryan Wallace (KTM); 5. Ronnie Stewart (Suz)

Tyler Loud had his YZ125 singing on the way to his 125 2-Stroke victory.

3. Ryan Trevelise (KTM); 4. Cody Wagner (KTM); 5. George Doherty (Cob)

Michael Lewis was the top Vet Amateur rider, winning the 30, 35, and 40+ classes.

65cc 10-11: 1. Jesse Frangipane (KTM); 2. Joseph Galbraith (KTM); 3. Sean Knoll (KTM); 4. Cory Carsten (Kaw); 5. Noah Faccone (KTM)

College Boy (14-24 years): 1. Mic Sowa (Kaw); 2. Kyle Sidle (Suz); 3. Andres Benenaula (Yam); 4. Andrew Mikolaichik (Kaw); 5. Christopher Duymoch (Hon)

85cc 9-13 (Jr Mini): 1. Darian Robinson (Suz); 2. Ryan Clites (Suz); 3. Brandon Hartranft (Yam); 4. Michael Giovanniello (KTM); 5. Schae Thomas (Suz)

25+ Amateur “B” : 1. Ken Rand (KTM); 2. Jimmy Ivy (Hon); 3. Scott Kalnas (Yam); 4. Ed Graham (Suz); 5. Richard Jacobs (Kaw)

85cc 12-15 : 1. Darian Robinson (Suz); 2. Austin Toskov (Yam); 3. Ryan Clites (Suz); 4. Luke Palonicola (Kaw); 5. Michael Petit (Suz)

25+ Expert “A” : 1. Greg Pamart (Suz); 2. Dave Ginolfi (Suz); 3. Brian Smith (Kaw); 4. Sean Gaughan (Hon); 5. Robert Toth (Yam)

50CC 7-8 Oil Injected: 1. Slade Tressler (Cob); 2. Kyle Suydam (Suz); 3. Jamie Astudillo (Cob); 4. Anthony Sanfelice (Yam)

85cc 12-16 (Super Mini): 1. Darian Robinson (Suz); 2. Jason Chavez (Hon); 3. Austin Toskov (Yam); 4. Luke Palonicola (Kaw); 5. Michael Petit (Suz)

30+ Novice “C”: 1. Steven Jose (Hon); 2. Danny Waldrop (Hon); 3. Joseph Wincek (Yam); 4. Winston Wisdom (Hon); 5. Brian Semder (Kaw)

65cc 7-9: 1. Devin Kusmider (KTM); 2. Steve Moquin (KTM);

Schoolboy (14-16 years) 4-str : 1. Frank Lettieri (Suz), 2. Joey Peters (Yam);

30+ Amateur “B”: 1. Michael Lewis (Hon); 2. Ed Graham (Suz); 3. Michael Adams (Kaw);

Jesse Frangipane came all the way from Hawaii to take the 65cc 10-11 class victories on a borrowed bike.

Raceway Park D6 UMX Results: 4-6 50 Oil Injected (PW): 1. Bryner Barnhardt (Cob); 2. Sabastian Janice (Cob); 3. Robert Adams (Cob); 4. Robert Clipner (KTM); 5. Dominic Amilcare (Cob)

40+ Senior Amateur “B”: 1. Michael Lewis (Hon); 2. Bill Ford (Hon); 3. Carl Herrforth (Hon); 4. Gerard Ricciardelli (Kaw); 5. Marc Ondy (Suz)

Women (16+up): 1. Samantha Fritz (Hon); 2. Nikki Stewart (Suz); 3. Melinda Giberson (Yam); 4. Sammantha Waldrop (Suz); 5. Nikki Hetzko (Hon) 30+ Vet Expert “A” : 1. Barry Carsten (Suz); 2. Greg Pamart (Suz); 3. Robert Toth (Yam); 4. Sean Gaughan (Hon); 5. Larry Harper (Suz)

Barry Carsten held off charges from Frenchie Greg Pamart to take the victories in both the 30 and 40 + Expert classes.

50cc 4-6 Stock : 1. Chuck Rostein (Cob); 2. Evan Knoll (KTM); 3. Josh Hoover (KTM); 4. Bryner Barnhardt (Cob); 5. Robert Clipner (Cob)

Dakota Kessler was the victor after extremely tight battles in all four expert class motos. Kessler won three of the four motos he entered.

125 2 Stroke: 1. Tyler Loud (Yam); 2. Ryan Patterson (KTM); 3. Hunter Stempel (Suz);

50cc 7-8 Stock : 1. Devin Kusmider (KTM); 2. Bryton Carroll (Cob); 3. Steven Moquin (KTM); 4. Slade Tressler (KTM); 5. Tyler Kozik (KTM) 45+: 1. Jerry Seip (Hon); 2. Joe Reilly (Suz); 3. Ken Bordzuk (Hon); 4. Joseph Fritz (Hon);

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4. Kevin Hicks Jr. (Kaw); 5. Cole Gonnella (Yam)

Open Expert “A”: 1. Dakota Kessler (Hon); 2. Ronnie Stewart (Suz); 3. William Duffy (Suz); 4. Bryan Wallace (KTM); 5. Michael Stryker (Suz) Open Amateur “B”: 1. Frank Lettieri (Suz); 2. Charles Sherby (Yam); 3. Mic Sowa (Kaw); 4. Michael Fowler (Kaw); 5. Larry McVay (Yam) Open Novice “C” : 1. Jake Scott (Kaw); 2. Jesse Pierce (Suz); 3. Dirk Massaro (Hon); 4. Michael Reynolds (Kaw); 5. David Bonant (Kaw) 85cc 9-11: 1. Brandon Hartranft (Yam); 2. Schae Thomas (Suz); 3. Andrew Maroney (Suz); 4. David Vertucci (Hon); 5. Rocky Cagno (Yam) 35+ B: 1. Michael Lewis (Hon); 2. Kevin Kolb (Suz); 3. Michael Adams (Kaw); 4. Marc Ondy (Suz); 5. Bill Ford (Hon)

Frankie Lettieri was on the gas, winning the overall in three different classes: Open “B,” 250 “B” and Schoolboy 4 stroke.

35+ EXPERT “A”: 1. Barry Carsten (Suz); 2. Greg Pamart (Suz); 3. Brian Smith (Kaw); 4. Jerry Seip (Hon); 5. Sean Gillies (Hon)

Darien Robinson was a perfect six for six, winning all of the motos he entered at the Ultimate Series round held at Raceway Park.

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D7 Gold Series at the Landing The Landing, Easton, MD

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The Landing in Easton, MD, was the site of round 8 of the District 7 Gold Series of the 2009 season on June 28th. With temps in the mid80s, 225 riders registered for 36 classes held in 19 motos.

Collegeboy and 25+ were combined to take the first split gate of the day, with TJ Irvin #77 taking a win in the first Collegeboy moto and Christopher O’Hara #121 taking 25+. Irvin went on to take the second moto later in the afternoon, giving him 30 points for the class. He later took another 30 points in Open A by winning both motos in that class. O’Hara also took a win in the second 25+ moto as well as taking both in 35+A. O’Hara also split motos with John Kernan #52 in 30+ Vet A, but Kernan took the overall win by taking the second moto. Coty Schock #119 was once again among the big winners of the day by taking first in all motos in Junior Mini and 85 9-11.

Andrew Green #949, who took both races in 250B, split wins in Open A with Mark Mercer and came back in the second moto to take the firstplace prize. Cody Calloway #302 won the first Supermini moto but couldn’t hold off Jason Shahan #55x in the second, giving Shahan the win. Shahan also took both motos in 250C. Another riders who showed off their skills was Wade Blevins #318 in 35+ Amateur.

Blevins also split motos with Timothy Kranston #54 in 30+ Vet B, with Kranston taking the overall first-place win. Ted Orr #740 won both in 40+ Senior A, and Mike Farmer, #17 in 50+. TC Stith

TC Stith on his way to another win in 50 Sr. 7-8.

#94 won both of the 51cc 7-8 motos; Jacob Lewis #65 10-11; and Kyle Chrisovergis #813 in 65 7-9. Dallas Shahan #89 won both motos in 85 12-15, while Justin Ware #118 did the same in Open C. Marty Gutowski (#697) makes it look easy in 250A.

Jeremiah Lewis #333 finished first in both Schoolboy motos, earning 30 points, and Ashley Dronenberg #311 ran unopposed in the Women’s class.

Vet 30+ C saw some action with Mark Wilson #122 taking first in both events, while Timothy Gately #113 placed second in the first moto and Troy Remines #22 finished second in the last moto.

But the consistency of Brett Bernard #23 paid off with two third-place finishes, giving him an overall second-place trophy and 25 points.

Rudy Maldanado #32 finished third in the first race in Senior 40+ Amateur but came back to win the second moto, giving him the top spot and 30 points. Jeffrey Wroten #66 took second for 25 points with a first- and a third-place finish. In 65 10-11, Matthew Orr #138 won the first moto, followed by a third-place finish to give him 25 points and a second place overall trophy, while Jacob Lewis #97 followed up a second place in the first moto with a win in the second to give him the overall victory and 30 points.

In Quad action, 10 classes were held in six motos, with Quad A and B taking the split gate first. Riders earned 60 points for a first-place overall finish, and Keith Hitchens #279, Quad A, was the first of the day to take top honors, followed by Tanner Marvel #22 in Quad B. Riders who

won both motos in their class were Jordan Kaufman #105 in 200/300, Kobe Vanfossen #60 in 50’s 4-6 year old, Brett Benton #221 in 5170 Production, Dalton Brant #610 in 71-90 Production and Anthony Capuano #11 in Q u a d Senior 40+.

Matthew Collis #195 won the first moto in Quad C but followed with a disappointing seventh place in the second race, as Michael Kirshner #378 finished 2-1 to give him the win and 55 points. Erik Faatz # 82 finished 1-4 to earn 48 points and the win in Quad C Div. II, with Kevin Atkins #69 coming in second with a 3-2 finish. Ryan Cochran #113 made an excellent effort after a seventh-place finish in the first race and came back to take the win in the second race to give him a solid thirdplace spot and 44 points.

Shane Foxwell #142 split wins

Chris O’Hara (#121) makes a wave in 30+ Vet A.

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Ewell Gilliam (#218) takes the inside line to pass Wayne Kneel (#116) for second in Senior 40+.

with Scott Vanfossen #56 in Quad Vet 30+, with Foxwell taking the second moto, giving him the first-place win.

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Timothy Cranston Wade Blevins E Mark Adams 30 + Vet. C Mark Wilson Brett Bernard Timothy Gately 35+ A Christopher O’hara John Kernan Ewell Gilliam 35+ Amateur Wade Blevins E Mark Adams Timothy Cranston 40 + Senior A B. Ted Orr Ewell Gilliam Wayne Knell 50 + Mike Farmer Douglas Wentzell Joseph Kromer 51cc Sr. 7-8 TC Stith John Pantazes Brimany Nuedeck

65cc 10-11 Jacob Lewis Matthew Orr Jesse Snyder 65cc 7-9 Kyle Chrisovergis Dakota Robbins John Pantazes 85cc 12-15 Dallas Shahan Thomas Dorsi III Cory Gilliam 85cc 9-11 Coty Schock Matthew Orr Kenny Vanvorst Collegeboy 14 - 24 Tim Irvin Mark Mercer Braden Burnton Junior Mini 7-11 Coty Schock Kenny Vanvorst Jesse Snyder Open A Tim Irvin Joel Adams Eric Vaughn

Tim Irvin Marty Gutowski 250 B Andrew Green Jason Govatos Marshall Kromer 250 C Jason Shahan Zach Grafton Jeremiah Lewis 30 + Vet. A John Kernan Christopher O’hara Tim Whitehair 30 + Vet. B

Johnny Drakeford (#66) takes the high road in Quad A.

Hunter Johnson gets some air in Quad 71-90.

Open B Andrew Green Mark Mercer Jason Govatos Open C Justin Ware Jared Curtin Austin Puckett Schoolboy 12-16 Jeremiah Lewis Andrew Leporte Cory Callaway Super Mini 12-16 Jason Shahan Cory Callaway Andrew Leporte Women 12+ Ashley Dronenburg Quad 200/300 Production 13-15 Jordan Kaufman Ryan Achterberg Quad 50cc Ltd 4-6 Kobe Vanfossen Skyler Thompson Quad 50cc

Production 6-8 Scott Daley Quad 51-70cc Production 6-11 Brett Benton Dustin Brandt Broden Carney Quad 71-90cc Production 8-15

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Dalton Brandt Brandon Oneill Dillon Toomey Quad A Keith Hitchens Joseph Elliott Zachary Bonniwell Quad B Tanner Marvel Philip Eckard TJ Carver Quad C Michael Kirschner Kevin Ware Gary Keister Quad C Div II Erik Faatz Kevin Atkins Ryan Cochran Quad Senior 40 + Anthony Capuano Edward Puckett Vincent Post Quad Vet. 30 + Shane Foxwell Scott Vanfossen Anthony Azais

MDRA FUN DAY/BANQUET - Saturday, October 31st Details next month or check on the web at www.mdramxracing.com Mike Farmer (#17) and Doug Wentzell (#819) battle for position in 50+.

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Lampeter Fireman’s Field July 11, 2009

DISTRICT 6 DIRT TRACK PENNSYLVANIA SHORT TRACK LAMPETER FIREMAN’S FAIRGROUNDS Mullen Monopolizes Lampeter ST

By Len & Ben Breech

and Chase Smith collided off the start. Smith was underway before the red came out, so Price got to start from the third line. He came off in fourth, but got going and was into first off two on lap three from Smith. Smith began drifting back as Colin Cunningham then Nathan Reichert dropped him back.

Price started on the front row in the 85 (7-11) and led Dalton Gauthier, Cunningham, Cameron Smith and Ken Kolsovsky. Gauthier stayed close the entire distance, while the close battle between Smith, Kolsovsky and Allen Fogle sent Cunningham to the rear after halfway.

85 (7-11) winner (92) Brandon Price

With the Mid-Atlantic area racing in three multi-use fairground facilities, Donnie Mullen has again proven that he is the man to beat at these small tracks. At the second Mason Dixon Dirt Trackers-sponsored event at the Lampeter Fireman’s Fairgrounds, he destroyed all three Expert classes he entered, plus the added dash for cash. Mullen had his Miller Motorsports Honda in front by the time he entered the first turn, except for one. Masa Ohmori led the 450 Stock Frame out of two, but Mullen had the lead off four, only to be greeted by a red for a pair of downed riders.

On the restart, Masa muffed it, and Mullen was gone, with Travis Diem staying close and several lengths in front of Mike Poe, Evan Baer, Derek Hersh and John Long. Poe held third while the others fought over fourth, which went to Hersh.

The Open A had Baer, Poe, Hersh and Jake Shoemaker fighting for second. Poe took second at the end of the first lap. The Open Sportsman had Dillon Cava, Shoemaker, Hersh and Baer behind Mullen. Shoemaker took second starting the second lap and pressured Mullen towards the end.

While Mullen dominated the Expert portion, two riders scored double wins in the Amateur groups. Brandon Price topped the 65 and 85 (7-11) classes, while Dan Bromley took the 125 and 250 classes. It was an unusual start for Bromley, as the Hare Scramble they were going to run this weekend was flooded out.

The 125 had Bromley putting his Bromley’s Motorcycle Sales KTM in front of Colton Smith, Ryan Bills and Albert Cook. The front two pulled away as they battled for the lead.

Smith stayed close the entire distance using the outside line.

Dan put his Suzuki on the point in the 250 B over Erin Kissinger, Joe Bromley, Joey Alexander and Becca Zafia. Joe tried the high line off four to get by Kissinger, but dropped several spots. He was trying to work his way back in over the next few laps, but on the seventh lap, he crashed hard off two. He was shaken but unhurt, and the race was called.

Price had to work harder for his 65 win as he

Steve Lerch took the Open B lead from Gary Jenkins, Greg Lerch and Samantha Bergman. Greg took second starting the second lap, but Jenkins retook it on the fifth lap.

Ken Yoder took the 30 +, with Ray Jenkins easily winning the 40 +.

John Long won the 250 Sportsman over Roy Miller and Joey Alexander.

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50 Shaft Drive:

1. Damon Ream (Yam); 2. Kaiden Rhodes (Yam); 3. Tyler Varnes (Yam); 4. Brandon Winsett (Yam); 5. Racer Stacey (Yam); 6.

Doug Cook (Yam); 7. Rob Wheatley (Yam); 8.

Shelby Crabbe (Yam)

1. Ray Jenkins (Hon); 2. Robert Crabbe (Suz); 3. Ken Haldeman (Hon); 4. Don Mullen Sr. (Suz); 5. Todd Kendig (Yam); 6. Scott Mullen (Hon); 7. Paul Darmatall (Kaw); 8. Cliff Diem (Hon); 9. William Young (Suz)

1. Steve Lerch (Hon); 2. Gary Jenkins (Hon); 3. Greg Lerch (Yam); 4. Kevin Bills (Suz); 5.

Sam Bergman (Hon); 6. Jason Cunningham (Hon); 7. Don Johnson (Hon); 8. Chris Paranzino (Hon); 9. Ryan Bills (Suz); 10.

250 B:

1. Dan Bromley (Suz); 2. Erin Kissinger (Kaw); 3. Joey Alexander (Hon); 4. Becca Zafia (Kaw); 5. Tyler Haas (Rot): 6. Brian Nuse (KTM); 7.

Anthony Crabbe (Suz); 8. Joseph Walls (Suz); 9. Ken Miller (Hon); 10.

Joe Bromley (Suz) 85 (7-11):

1. Brandon Price (Suz); 2. Dalton Gauthier (KTM); 3. Cameron Smith (Kaw); 4. Ken Kolsovsky (Suz); 5.

Allen Fogle (Hon); 6. Ryan Varnes (Suz); 7. Colin Cunningham (Yam) 50 +:

1. Jim Chapman (Yam); 2. Don Mullen Sr. (Suz); 3. Tom Scibek (Yam)

250 B winner (54) Dan Bromley

50 (7-8):

Anthony Crabbe (KTM)

1. Zack Kolsovsky (Con); 2. Chase Smith (Cob); 3. Nathan Reichert (Con); 4. Trever Williams (KTM)

1. Matt Langrehr (Bul); 2. Dwayne Rhodes (Yam)

Triple winner (29A) Donnie Mullen Race Results 40 +:

By Len Breech

Vintage Single:

Open A:

250 Sportsman:

1. Donnie Mullen (Hon); 2. Mike Poe (Hon); 3. Jake Shoemaker (Suz); 4.

Evan Baer (Kaw); 5.

Derek Hersh (Kaw); 6. Sam Wiggins (Hon); 7. Travis Diem (Suz)

1. John Long (Hon); 2. Roy Miller (Suz); 3.

Joey Alexander (Hon); 4. Dan Bromley (Suz); 5. Joe Bromley (Suz); 6. Travis Diem (Suz): 7. Jimmy Carr (Yam); 8. Ryan Bills (Yam); 9.

Tyler Haas (Rot); 10. Brian Nuse (KTM) 150 Air Cooled Youth:

1. Colton Smith (Suz); 2. Cameron Smith (Suz); 3. Devon Gebhart (Hon); 4. Amanda Hardy (Yam)

85 (12-15):

Open Sportsman:

1. Colton Smith (Kaw); 2. Cody Ebersol (Kaw); 3.

Devon Gebhart (Hon); 4. Joe Jurgens (Suz)

1. Donnie Mullen (Hon); 2. Jake Shoemaker (Suz); 3. Dillon Cava (Suz); 4. Derek Hersh (Kaw); 5. Jesse Long (Hon); 6. Evan Baer (Kaw); 7. Sam Wiggins (Hon); 8. Ray Jenkins (Hon); 9. Gary Jenkins (Hon); 10. Steve Lerch (Hon)

30 +:

500 2 Valve:

1. Ken Yoder (Suz); 2. Ace Phillips (Hon); 3. Dillon Cava (Suz); 4. Roy Miller (Suz); 5.

Rick Winsett (Hon); 6. Rich Mellinger (Yam); 7. Nick Arment (Suz); 8. Rob Miller (Yam); 9.

Ken Godwin (Hon); 10. Ken Miller (Rot)

1. Nick Taylor (Yam); 2. Jim Chapman (Yam); 3. Curtis Wise (Yam); 4. Tom Scibek (Yam) Adult 100:

1 Joe Dragunas (Kaw); 2. Albert Cook (Suz); 3. Sam Bergman (Suz); 4. Matt Langrehr (Hon); 5. Sean Simmons (Yam)

Open B:

50 Chain Drive:

1. Doug Cook (Cob); 2. Racer Stacey (Cob); 3. Tyler Varnes (Con); 4. Devon Stanley (Hon); 5. Julius Growl (Yam) 450 Stock Frame:

1. Donnie Mullen (Hon); 2. Travis Diem (Suz); 3. Mike Poe (Hon); 4. Derek Hersh (Kaw); 5.

John Long (Suz); 6. Ken Yoder (Suz); 7. Sam Wiggins (Hon); 8. Jake Shoemaker (Suz); 9.

Doug Reinert (Suz); 10. Masa Ohmori (Yam) 125: 1. Dan Bromley (KTM); 2. Colton Smith (Kaw); 3. Ryan Bills (Yam); 4. Albert Cook (Suz); 4. Joe Dragunas (Kaw); 5. Jeremiah Snow (Hon); 6. Matt Langrehr (Hon); 7. Rob Miller (Yam); 8. Joey Alexander (Hon); 9.

Ryan Heagey (Yam); 10. Sam Bergman (Suz) 65:

1. Brandon Price (KTM); 2. Colin Cunningham (KTM); 3. Nathan Reichert (Kaw); 4. Chase Smith (Kaw); 5. Chris Thomas (Kaw)

40 + winner (25) Raymond Jenkins

Interviewed by: Cory Texter

Name: Andrew Mikolaichik Age: 20 Hometown: West Pittson, Pa. Classes you race: 250 450 A Collegeboy Bikes you race: kx 250 kx450f Goals for the rest of the year: Maintain my points lead in the ultimate series, finish well at KROC Sponors: I wouldn’t be anywhere today without my dad, who drives me to every race and keeps my bikes running, and my mom to keep me motivated.

MBR, Scott, Thor, Fury Inc., Pant Saggin Dezin. However, I am currently looking for a shop to ride for.

CT: So, tell me how you got started in the sport?

AM: I started riding when I was 4 years old on a 1992 pink pw 50 my dad bought for me. My first race was at Sleepy Hollow. I stopped in the first turn and let everyone pass me.

CT: I had myself a pink pdub too! How many races a year do you attend? Any big events like Mini O’s or Loretta’s?

AM: I race every weekend in the summer somewhere in D6. Kroc and Mini O’s are my major big races throughout the year; however, I recently started attending the Florida Winter Am races.

CT: Who is your biggest competitor week in and week out?

AM: Myself, everyone in A class is super fast, especially in D6, so if I can keep it light and have fun, I do much better then getting too serious and nervous.

CT: Do you have a favorite track? Least favorite track? Why them?

AM: Miles Mountain is my favorite track, from the perfect dirt to the nicest crew. Mini O’s supercross track is the worst, hardpack and extremely rough.

CT: Have you ever raced anything besides MX? Hare Scrambles? Dirt track? What do you think of the other disciplines?

AM: I have done a few hare scrambles, including one in the A class. Those guys are crazy. You don’t get to see the track before you ride it, and they go 110% from the start.

CT: What do you want to get out of the sport?

AM: I already got the best thing possible out of this sport, lifelong friends that have become more like family.

CT: Would you rather go to prom or a motorcycle race?

AM: No question. I would skip prom for a motocross race.

CT: I agree with you on that one. I can’t say I’ve ever been to prom. Always had a motorcycle race somewhere to attend. Do you have a favorite professional rider? Least favorite?

AM: Chad Reed and J-Law are my favorite riders; James Stewart is my least, only because it’s boring when he wins everything.

CT: I can side with you on J-Law, but not much of a Reedy fan. Any hobbies besides racing?

AM: Outside of riding, I like to drive my truck around with the windows down and listen to Lil Wayne like it’s my job.

CT: Any Advice for younger racers coming up who want to be a successful MX racer?

AM: I think the best thing for anyone to do is to have fun and stick with it. If you would have seen me ride mini bikes, you would have never thought I’d be any good today.

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Budds Creek July 12, 2009 As Budds Creek prepares for the upcoming AMA Pro National in August, the Mason Dixon Riding Association made it’s second stop in southern Maryland for Round 7 of the 2009 MDRA Racing Series. The gates were packed, and the air was hot as 19+ motos would make their way around the Budds Creek facility.

Ryan Clites was up front in the 80 12-15B and Junior Mini 9-13 classes all day. Ryan brought

his #14 Suzuki down from Abingdon, PA, to go 1-1 in both classes, taking two overalls for the day. Jesse Pulliam from Elkton, VA, went 3-3 in the 85 12-15 B class, and Tristan S. Kimble of VA went 2-4 to round out the top 3.

In the Junior mini class, Clites was followed

by West Virginia’s Brandon Garlock, who was 2-3 and second overall, and Coty Schock for third with a 3-4. Schock also rode well in the 85 9-11 B class, going 2-1 and the overall win. During the 50cc practice, the 719 Cobra machine of Shawn Rothstein was impressive around the shortened Budds Creek Track.

Shawn’s speed proved true during the 50cc 7-8 class, taking the overall win in the class.

Shawn also saw a 7th overall in the 65cc 7-11 class. In the 250 A class, William Duffy and Broc Schmelyun exchanged moto wins, with Duffy taking the second moto as well as the overall. Duffy kept his day rolling with another overall win in the Open A class, going 1-1.

The 250 C Class had two divisions at Round 7 and had some great racing. The 250 C class also had a consolation race to put the top riders from division one and two into a single second moto. Michael Reynolds was out front and finished 1-1 in the 250 C class. Moto one of Divisin II Michael was out front with about a

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ten-second lead on the last lap. The number 90 Kawasaki of Matthew Morningstar, the 28 machine of Tyler Ray, and the 201 suzuki of Garrett Arminger were in a close battle for second and third. Coming down Henry Hill around the turn at the bottom, the 201 lost some momentum, and at the end of the moto would be 4th. Morningstar would hold on to third, and the Yamaha of Tyler Ray would be the number two finisher in moto one, division II. Brandon Albright was first to cross the line in Division I and would finish the day with a 1-3 for second overall.

Tyler Ray held the third spot with a solid 2-4. Open B saw Thomas Mudgett Jr., Tony Archer, and Jersey’s Frank Lettieri Jr. in that order moto one and two. Archer and Lettieri would also see each other in the 250 B class.

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Pagoda Motorcycle Club July 11-12, 2009 The second weekend in July brought us back to the Pagoda Motorcycle Club for a full weekend of events. On Saturday evening, Pagoda hosted a night Supercross race that saw close to 150 participants do battle on their upper SX course. The crew at Pagoda amazingly transforms their facility each year in a blink of an eye to host SX Saturday night, then motocross Sunday. This year, the weather would be a huge factor, but the crew still got it done. Saturday night brought torrential rains to the grounds, but “abra cadabra” and “open sesame” and everyone awakes to Sunday motocross.

Practice started off very sloppy, and everyone was saying, “Well, no water truck breaks today.” To everyone’s delight, the track shaped up to be perfect, and, yes, the water trucks made their usual July appearance.

check your favorite racers’ finishes here for Sunday and log onto Pagoda’s website to check out Saturday night’s results: www. pagodamotorcycleclub.com.

You can also view event photos at www.jimbullphoto. com. Pagoda’s next event is their Annual Gypsy Tour on the weekend of Aug. 14 and 15, then they return to the track on Aug. 22 and 23 with another two-day Supercross/ Motocross weekend.

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Pagoda Motorcycle Club 7/12/2009 Overall Race Results 50 cc 4 stoke

1 Dillan Sabo “70, 80, 90, 110 mini track” 1 Alex Mcrae

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10 Kyle Mell

8 Alex Moyer

Open C

25+A

1 Stephen Vertucci 2 Kevin Bari Jr 3 James D. Munch 4 Michael Carmona 5 Hunter Santa 6 Billy H. Richards 7 Michael Schalkoff 8 Domenic Dipasquale 9 Keith M. Holmes 10 Keith Hartrick

1 Casey M. Clark 2 Tony K. Roth 3 Sean B. Gaughan 4 James K. Max 5 Greg Lurch 6 Jeremy L. Weniger 7 James B. Wilke

250 A

1 Dakota J. Kessler 2 Casey M. Clark 3 Addison Kramer 4 Tyler Wozney 5 Evan Forosisky 6 H H. Chavous 7 C C. Aughinbaugh 8 Jon Hercik 9 Jeremy L. Weniger 10 Justin E. Frederick 250 B

1 Zachary A. Klaptosky

25+B

1 Kenneth M. Rand 2 Richard S. Heverly 3 Richard Jacobs 4 Shaun Blevins 5 Nicholas R. Weber 6 Matthew Schwartz 7 Timothy Deitzler 8 Bob Muscovitch 9 Kristopher Shumaker

Foundation 529 was on site raising money for their youth safety program.

30 + Vet A

1 Gregory Pamart 2 Gaylon Dickson 3 James K. Max 4 Sean B. Gaughan 5 Dave Green

2 Danny Mcrae 3 David Schatz 4 Dylan A. Owsley 5 Matthew Sierocinski 6 Cody Moore mini 125 ttr

This event also hosted a Wyatt Barto Memorial Ride.

Foundation 529 was formed to honor Wyatt and to help provide youth racers with the proper protective gear so they can safely participate in our sport. The foundation raises money by selling apparel and sponsoring memorial rides. They then take those proceeds and give them back to the racers in the form of Arai helmets and other protective neck and spine wear. Kudos to the racers at Pagoda; they always step up to support this organization, and again this year over 100 racers participated.

The racing action was intense, as usual, and the day went off without a hitch. You can

1 Dakota Baller 2 Sean Betham 3 Derek Sieck

Open B

1 Zachary A. Klaptosky 2 Michael W. Sowa 3 Richard J. Kastle 4 Alex Maldet 5 Chris Kalhauge 6 Gabe A. Woodrow 7 Theodore W. Allen 8 Larry A. Mutschler 9 Cameron L. Siegel

1 George L. Sabo 2 Kevin Kolb 3 Don E. Titus 4 Melvin Fioravanti Jr 5 Steven N. Wright Jr 6 Bill Gartner 7 Jeffrey S. Groff 8 Stephen Geary 9 Joseph Schaufele 10 Timothy S. Nester 1 Gaylon Dickson 2 Dave Green 3 Robert I. Korchak 4 Harold Johnson 5 Andrew Ujhelyi 40 + Senior B

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2 Chris Kalhauge 3 Jason F. Astudillo 4 Anthony J. Soistman 5 Kenneth M. Rand 6 Neil A. Ebert III 7 Gabe A. Woodrow 8 Steven G. Dickson 9 Josh M. Cascia 10 Joshua Black 250 C Main

1 Stephen Vertucci 2 Kevin Bari Jr 3 Michael Carmona 4 Jason Shahan 5 Michael S. Major 6 Frank Mohr 7 James D. Munch 8 Joseph Sweigart 9 Hunter Santa 10 Brian E. Graves 250 C Consi

Rowland Papp (850) dominates both 85 (12-15) and Supermini as he prepares for Loretta’s.

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1 Gregory Pamart 2 Casey M. Clark 3 Dakota J. Kessler 4 Tyler Wozney 5 Addison Kramer 6 C C. Aughinbaugh 7 Evan Forosisky 8 Tony K. Roth 9 H H. Chavous 10 Richard E. Lax

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1 Christian Major 2 Austin Wood 3 Christopher Gillis 4 Albin Jimenez 5 Shawn Sparkman 6 Dalton A. Bonte 7 Jessica C. Smith

1 Jason W. Smith 2 Danford J. Pessel 3 Brian Newman 4 Craig S. Martino 5 Stephen Geary 6 David P. Fink 7 Richard Yurkovic 8 Joseph M. Teller 9 William D. Janes Jr 10 Kirk Reinson

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1 Jesse Pierce 2 Chris Kalhauge 3 Luke T. Palonicola 4 Avery D. Brown 5 Jason F. Astudillo 6 Tiana Alfano 7 Alex Maldet 8 Tyler Tillman

1 John A. Barto 2 Chris Boltz 3 Kevin Kolb 4 Richard Jacobs 5 Bill Gartner 6 Timothy N. Green 7 Don E. Titus 8 Steven N. Wright Jr 9 Bob Muscovitch 10 Timothy S. Nester 30 + Vet C

1 Domenic Dipasquale 2 Richard Thomas Jr 3 Gary L. Zimmerman 4 Michael Finkbiner 5 Marty Harmes 6 Micah L. Macdonough 7 Michael S. Grejdus 8 George Palovcak 9 Matt Macdonough 10 Steve Bohlen 35 + A

1 Gregory Pamart

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1 Jesse Pierce 2 Avery D. Brown 3 Daniel Lagreca 4 Michael Schalkoff 5 Jason F. Astudillo 6 Tyler B. Hammond 7 Logan A. Ehrets

2 Larry A. Mutschler 3 Cameron L. Siegel 4 Richard E. Lax 5 Anthony J. Soistman 6 Jon Hercik 7 Michael S. Major 8 Zachary Reinson 9 Justin E. Frederick 10 Richard J. Kastle

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1 Chase N. Miller 2 Joseph G. Galbraith 3 John A. Obrien Iv 4 David Milana 5 David Vertucci 6 Jake Bari 7 Justin Quinn 8 Kyle Novak 9 Logan Huff 10 Lucas Leister

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This year’s location proved to be the perfect spot for camp. Dan Harris and his family Our mission: “Connecting donated the beautiful Breezewood facility to kids with God’s love Motocross for Christ for through motocross!” their use. Breezewood offers four tracks to ride on; they have fully For more information, contact Roy at 717-215-4333 furnished cabins, a shower house and dining hall facilities. This year Patti and Roy Craig hosted the third annual Motocross for Christ Camp in campers also got to go on hayrides and mid-July at the Breezewood Proving swim in the Breezewood pond.

Grounds in Breezewood, PA. Motocross for Christ is a free camp for kids ages 6 Forty riders, 33 volunteers and a host of to 13, and the mission is to “connect kids parents stayed on this year to make the with God’s love through motocross.” As camp a success. The camp continues I mentioned, the camp is completely to grow each year and is supported free to campers and offers the basic by many industry businesses, rider/ fundamentals of motocross taught by trainers and a few churches from the local racers who donated their time to District 6 area. the camp. Kids also get Christian-based The Craigs would like to thank all who learning activities, daily devotions, group supported this year’s Motocross for discussions, creative learning time and Christ camp: candlelight services. The camp also touches base on things like bike safety • Five Forks Brethren Church and basic maintenance and gives the • Zion United Methodist Church of Iona kids free time each day to relax and enjoy their surroundings. On Tuesday • Saint Stephens Lutheran Church in New Kingstown night, a Christian Rock band provided

Expert racers put on a riding demo for the campers.

• Victory in Jesus Ministries • EVO Industries • Lebanon Valley Cycles • Pine Grove Yamaha • MGX Unlimited • GPMX Motocross School • All Rider Trainers • All Volunteers • Breezewood Proving Grounds

Again, Motocross for Christ is free to all who participate and is operated on donations from businesses and private individuals. The camp continues to grow each year while spreading God’s love to local kids who love our sport.

If you can help or know someone who can, please contact Roy Craig at (717) 215 – 4333 or log on to their website at www.motocrossforchrist.com. I know the campers are already talking about next year.

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Dan, Amanda and Abbie Harris, owners of Breezewood Proving Grounds, hosted this year’s camp.

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Since the level of our “big” creek was down, they were able to cross it and do a small section of our starting grass track. Garrett Loterbaugh and Lucas Dishon had a good battle in the micro senior class, with Garrett being able to pull out a 20-second lead at the end to take the win. Jacob Epling took the win in the micro junior class, with Christopher Tedrow taking second place.

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This made for a good opportunity for some of the young up and coming riders to shine.

Judson Coakley took the early lead in the Open A Bike class and pretty much never looked back. Taking the win over Tyler Scott, who was at times able to get within striking distance, was Jesse Coe, who won the 250cc class and took home the overall amateur bike trophy, finishing fourth overall.

Kolton Burd won the Open A ATV class, pretty much “checking out” on the rest of the class, beating second-place Jordan Dodson by over a minute. Kolton Burd was one of only three quad riders to attempt our “Lunatic Leap” creek jump. Douglas Harding won the ATV B class and took home our overall amateur Quad trophy.

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Quad:

1. Dakota Edwards (Hon); 2. Johnny Palm (Hon); 3. Joey Polak (Hon); 4. Cody Wompler (Hon) 40 +:

Buzzy Skiles (Rot); 2. Tom Majeski (Rot);

1. Brandon Price (KTM); 2. Nathan Reichert (KTM); 3. Chris Thomas (Kaw); 4. Georgie Price V (Kaw); 5. John Winsett III (Kaw); 6. Dustin Healey (KTM) 50 Shaft Drive:

1. Racer Stacey (Yam); 2. Tyler Varnes (Yam) 250 B:

1. Tyler Phillips (Kaw); 2. Tyler Stacey (Suz); 3.

Jeremiah Snow (Hon); 4. Darren Phillips Jr. (Yam); 5. Kevin Bills (Hon); 6. Dylan Shrum (Yam); 7. Anthony Crabbe (Suz); 8. Brian Nuse (KTM) 85 (7-11):

1. Brandon Price (Suz); 2. Ryan Varnes (Suz); 3.

Cameron Smith (Suz); 4. Ken Kolsovsky (Hon); 5. Dustin Healey (KTM); 6. Allen Fogle III (Hon) Open A: Open A and 450 Stock Frame winner (29A) Donnie Mullen.

1. Donnie Mullen (Suz);

30 +: First, (18) Ace Phillips; second, (15) Roy Miller.

2. Brody Miller (Suz); 3. Jake Shoemaker (Suz); 4. Cory Texter (Hon); 5. Cory Strickler (Yam); 6. Sam Wiggins (Hon); 7. Jordan Harris (Hon); 8. Tom Majeski (Rot); 9. Mitch Harvat (Yam); 10. Ken Yoder (Suz) 85 (12-15):

1. Ace Phillips (Hon); 2. Roy Miller (Rot); 3. Rich Mellinger (Suz); 4. Dillon Cava (Suz); 5. Ray Jenkins (Hon); 6. Dallas Baer (Rot); 7. Nick Arment (Suz)

1. Dylan Winsett (Hon); 2. Joe Jurgens III

Open B:

1. Tyler Phillips (Kaw); 2. Ryan Bills (Suz); 3. Tyler Stacey (Suz); 4. Kevin Bills (Suz); 5. Anthony Crabbe (Suz); 6. Greg Lerch (Hon); 7. Don Johnson (KTM); 8. Steve Lerch (Hon)

3. Dallas Baer (Rot); 4. Todd Kendig (Rot); 5. Ray Jenkins (Hon); 6. David Phillips (Suz); 7. John Winsett (Rot) 50 Chain Drive:

250 Sportsman:

1. Doug Cook (Cob); 2. Racer Stacey (Cob) 50 (7-8): 1. Nathan Reichert (Con); 2. Zach Kolsovsky (Con); 3. Julius Grow (Yam)

1. Joe Gathercole (Hon); 2. Jesse Long (Hon); 3. Roy Miller (Suz); 4. Jimmy Carr Jr. (Yam); 5. Travis Diem (Suz); 6. Tyler Phillips (Kaw); 7. Jeremiah Snow (Hon); 8. Kevin Bills (Hon)

450 Stock Frame:

1. Donnie Mullen (Suz); 2. Cory Texter (Hon); 3. Ace Phillips (Hon); 4. Mike Poe (Hon); 5. Jake Shoemaker (Suz); 6. Joe Gathercole (Hon); 7. Sam Wiggins (Hon); 8. Cory Strickler (Yam); 9. Travis Diem (Suz); 10. Toshee Ohmori (Yam)

Open Sportsman:

1. Cory Texter (Hon); 2. Jake Shoemaker (Suz); 3. Sam Wiggins (Hon); 4. Cory Strickler (Yam); 5. Tom Majeski (Rot); 6. Mitch Harvat (Yam); 7. Ryan Bills (Suz); 8. Brody Miller (Suz); 9. Ken Yoder (Suz); 10. Jordan Harris (Hon) 50 +: 1. Jim Chapman (Rot); 2. Mike Keane (Rot); 3. Tom Scibek (ATK); 4. Cliff Diem (Hon)

500 2 Valve:

1. Jim Chapman (Yam); 2. Nick Taylor (Yam); 3. Mike Keene (Yam); 4. Tom Scibek (Yam) 125:

1. Jeremiah Snow (Hon); 2. Shawn Bourassa (Suz)

(Suz) 30 +:

250 Sportsman: First, (75) Joe Gathercole; second, (16A) Jesse Long.

250 B (and Open B) winner (3) Tyler Phillips.

85 (7-11) Off final turn, first, (92) Brandon Price; second, (68) Ryan Varnes; third, (15) Cameron Smith.

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shown by riders like Kyle Henderson, who came back from a fifth-place finish in the first moto in 80B 9-11 for a win in the second moto, giving him a third-place trophy. Hunter Jackson #41 in 60C and Gavin Blue #13 in 50B both overcame an 11thplace finish in the first moto to make a strong comeback in the second, with both finishing third with a highly deserved 6th place finish for each.

The top three finishers for each class are as follows.

07 18-19 The Landing Results 250 A Travis Daum #207 shows his style in 250A.

MAMA held its eighth 2009 race of the season on a beautiful July weekend at The Landing in Easton, MD. Three hundred eighty-one riders registered for the two-day event held July 18 and 19 with five motos held on Saturday and 18 on Sunday for a total of 34 classes.

Saturday’s riders were consistent, with all winners finishing first in both motos. Claude Willett #161 had a great day and took all four motos in both Senior and Super Senior Open.

Chad Gill #701 won both in Senior Support and Walter Benitez #20 in

of the day with 28 riders by taking all four motos in Open C. Belotti also held off 20 riders later on in 250C Div. II for another two wins.

Riders placing first in both motos in one class were Eric Tinker #517 60B (Tinker also won the overall first-place trophy in 80B 9-11) and Colin Whitten #738 60C. Dunovan Ivory #7 and Dean Caudill #4 put on two exciting races in 50A, with Ivory taking the win. In two of the largest classes of the day, Joshua Peery #396 held off 21 other riders to take both wins in Supermini, as

1) Andrew Benson 2) T Irvin 3) Cody Stokes 250 C Div Ii Dean Caudill #4 and Dunovan Ivory #7 battle it out in 50A.

1) Jacob Belotti 2) Joshua Peery 3) Zach Grafton

3) Scott Clark

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Open C

Schoolboy 14-16 4 Stroke

1) Jacob Belotti 2) William Knott 3) Cody Heath

1) Perry Boswell 2) Scott Clark 3) Jeffery Pappaianni

1) Dylan Kufahl 2) Aaron Holdosi 3) Jacob Fisher

3) Kameron Henderson

Collegeboy 14-24

Supermini 12-16

1) Amanda Brown 2) Katie Corron 3) Elizabeth Logan

1) T Irvin 2) Cody Stokes 3) Scott Clark

1) Joshua Peery 2) Charles Wernig 3) Nathan Card

Mini Women Open 7-15

Schoolboy 12-16

Jr Mini 7-11

1) Scott Clark 2) Charles Wernig

1) Sam Gale 2) Austin Simmons

Women

1) E Wernig 2) Tammy Posey Mini Women Support 7-15

1) Taylor Vanvorst 2) Flanna Shute 3) Mikayla Hostelka Super Senior Open

1) Claude Willett 2) Andy Gotsis 3) Don Tinker Super Senior Support

1) Walter Benitez 2) Eugene Kaczka 3) James Weaverling Sr Thomas Nicastro #37 feels the heat in 250D.

Super Senior Support. TJ Irvin #77 started his weekend off right by winning both motos in Collegeboy, as did Amanda Brown #293 and Scott Clark #442, in Women’s and Schoolboy, respectively.

Sunday brought another great day, with temps in the 80s, blue skies and a little cloud cover to give relief from the sun. Riders who won all motos in more than one class were Perry Boswell #748 in Open B and 250B, while Jacob Belotti #37 won the largest gate

did Sam Gale #529 in Junior Mini.

Gale also took the overall first in 80A 9-11 after coming back from a third-place finish in the first moto.

Andrew Benson #191 took both in 250A and placed second behind TJ Irvin in Open A. Dylan Kufahi #7 ran two great motos for a win in 250D, while E.Wernig #31 won both in Mini Women Open. Wernig also took second in 80B 9-11, and Samuel Fowler #159 won both motos in 80C. Great racing and dedication was

Senior Open

1) Claude Willett 2) Mandell Burnette 3) Michael Benson Senior Support

1) Chad Gill 2) Eugene Kaczka 3) Quentin Close Open A

1) T Irvin 2) Andrew Benson 3) Cody Stokes Open B

1) Perry Boswell 2) Brandon Newman

Andrew Benson #191 pops out of a corner in 250A.

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3) Kyle Henderson 80c 9-11

1) Dominic Digiorannantoni 2) Austin Peet 3) Stanley Price 60a

1) Austin Simmons 2) Cameron Dowell 60b

1) Eric Tinker 2) Kyle Henderson 3) Jesse Chappell 60c

1) Colin Whitten 2) Austin Wood 3) Colby Kaczka 50a David Valdez #530 gets the holeshot in 50 Oil.

1) Dunovan Ivory E. Wernig #31 sails over a double in 80B 9-11.

3) Creighton Hostelka

2) Jeremy Caudill

80a 12-15

50b

1) Charles WeRnig

1) Cody Groves 2) Skylar Pruitt 3) Jeremy Flatley

80b 12-15

1) Nathan Card 2) Mason Klug 3) Erik Struder

50 Oil 7-8

1) Claude Willett III 2) David Valdez 3) Jeffrey Sheubrooks

80c 12-15

1) Samuel Fowler 2) Anthony Jefferson 3) Andrew Valeski

50 Oil 4-6

1) Cody Groves 2) Katie Benson 3) Zane Slade

80a 9-11

1) Sam Gale 2) Creighton Hostelka 3) Austin Simmons

50 4 Stroke Multi Speed

1) Charles Canter Jr 2) Justin Perez 3) Nicholas Laurie

80b 9-11

1) Eric Tinker 2) E Wernig

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Getting To Know Flat Track Racer Michelle Kastle Interviewed by: Cory Texter

Name- Michelle Kastle Age- 18 Bikes- Yamaha 250f Sponsors- Re-Active Suspension, Montgomeryville Cycle Center, MGX Unlimited, Twin Air, Renthal, GPMX, Total 2 Wheel Training, Len’s Pool Care, Berks Mont Towing, Pagoda Motorcycle Club

CT: How did you get started in mostly a male-dominated sport?

MK: I first got started racing because my little brother Richie had a dirt bike since he was four. Since we were always at the track, I figured I would try it out, so dad bought me a Kawasaki 80.

CT: Were you nervous the first time you lined up against boys in the sport?

MK: I was very nervous lining up against the boys for the first time! I didn’t want to race the boys class because I was afraid they would take me out!

CT: What is your favorite part about being a female and a racer?

MK: My favorite part about being a female and a racer is being able to talk to the guys about the track or conditions, and they take me seriously and help me out.

CT: Any female professional riders you look up to?

MK: I look up to Ashley Fiolek because she is so young and always raced with the boys growing up.

CT: What do you feel are your advantages being a female motorcycle racer?

MK: I always get lots of help loading and washing my bikes! :) CT: Now what about disadvantages being a female racer?

MK: The women’s class always gets a split gate! We never get the track all to ourselves. I always have to waste time passing the class from the previous gate drop.

CT: Favorite racetrack?

MK: Pagoda is my favorite track.

CT: Biggest female competitor in your sport?

MK: Nikki Stewart is my biggest competitor because she is fast but doesn’t back down. We get pretty aggressive together.

CT: How do you feel about female riders in other forms of motorcycle racing?

MK: Having female riders in any form is good! Maybe someday motorcycle racing won’t be a male-dominated sport.

CT: Why do you think female racing is growing so much?

MK: I think when girls see other girls out riding it makes them want to ride, especially now that companies are making female racing gear and focus on women racing, the sport is really growing.

CT: Ever made a boy cry because you beat him?

MK: HAHA! I know I made a few boys mad because I beat them.

CT: Outside of the racetrack, do you have any “girly” hobbies?

Gymnastics, etc?

MK: When I was younger I twirled, but racing now takes up all of my time.

CT: Do you feel you need to train twice as hard since you’re a female?

MK: I definitely need to strength train more than the guys do. I can barely lift my bike onto the stand!

CT: What would you say to a young girl wanting to quit ballet lessons to pursue motorcycle racing?

MK: I would say if you’re going to quit ballet lessons to pursue racing, make sure you give it your all and be prepared to get treated like a boy would be treated.

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