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Action from Last Years Motorama

Jason Dunkleberger takes the Win!

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#924 Clint Johnson Wins the Jump Style

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Thank you and Congratulations

Dick Sidle owner of Lebanon Valley Cycles in Jonestown PA located just a few miles north of Lebanon would like to say congratulations to his race team members on their finishes in 2003. Dick would also like to thank the team for their dedication and hard work and for choosing to ride out of his dealership. Lebanon Valley Cycles is a multi line dealership offering a full line of motorcycles and ATV's from Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha. LVC has been serving their customers in the central PA area since the 1970's and Dick was one of the original founders of the Sleepy Hollow Motocross Track in Fredericksburg, PA. Lebanon Valley Cycles is committed to both the on an off road aspects of our sport and they continue to grow. They are currently in the process of another 6000 square foot expansion and are looking forward to serving their customers for years to come. You can contact them on the web at www.lebvalcycles. com or by phone at 717 865-6633. Team Member # Patrick Sharkey 90 Alex Sharkey 15 Jordan Moyer 5M Kyle Sidle 15 Chaz Light 23 Lowell Spangler 427 Drew Coleman 38 Eric Sebastian 32 Tyler Witmer 67 Dylan Brackovich 921 Brennan Weindel 64

Class 65cc 10-11 85cc 14-15 /School Boy 85cc 12-13 85cc 7-11 85cc 7-11 85cc 12-13 SchoolBoy / 125 C College Boy 125 B / School Boy 65cc 10-11 / 85cc 7-11 50cc 4-6

Chaz Light from Schaefferstown, PA had a great season with a 2nd Place Finish in District 6, 85cc 7-11.

Finishes 2nd School Boy - Sleepy 1st D-6 85cc 7-11 2nd D-6 85cc 7-11 1st D-6 85cc 12-13 4th D-6 125C 1st D-6 College Boy 1st D-6 125B & School Boy 2nd & 4th Doublin-5th Happy 2nd D-6 50cc Stk.& Oil 4-6

#5M Jordon Moyer leads the pack at Pagoda. Jordon will be on a Suzuki for 2004.

Eric Sebastian also of GAP RACING was your College Boy Champ in D-6 for 2003.

Congratulations to all team members on a job well done. MRA apologizes if any information is incorrect or incomplete on any team rider. New to the LVC Race team this year is #141 Casey Clark. Casey has an American Suzuki Ride for 2004 thru LVC and is co-Sponsored by Keeny Motorsports also in Lebanon, PA.

Kyle Sidle took the 1st Place Honors in D-6 in the 85cc 7-11 Class as well as winning the Supermini Division at Sleepy Hollow.

MRA wishes the entire team a safe and prosperous year in 2004. We would also like to thank Dick and the whole crew at LVC for their commitment and dedication to the sport. – Jim Bull, MRA Photographs By

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Brennan Weindel had 2 Overall Second Place Finishes in the District this year. 50cc Stock 4-6 and 50cc Oil 4-6. Alex Sharkey took 2nd in points at Sleepy Hollow in the School Boy Class and a 5th in 85cc 14-15.

#921 Dylan Brackovich had Top 5 Finishes at both Doublin Gap and Happy Ramblers last season.

#38 Drew Coleman finished 4th in D-6 in 125 C and grabbed a podium Spot at Lorrettas in his second moto.

#141 Casey Clark will be chasing the Nationals again this year. Casey grabbed an American Suzuki ride thru L.V.C. and will be co-sponsored by Keeney Motorsports.

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LEBANON VALLEY CYCLE RACE TEAM

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Final District 6 MX Point Series after 18 race series

Rider

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Pts.

Youth 51(4-6) Logan Ehrets 98 Brennan Weindel 64 Eric Heilman 76 Chase Miller 02 Jacob Jones 456 Kyle Boileau 4K Darian Robinson 9 Dustin Lepley 51 Austin Walker 110 Robt Seachrist 23

78 60 38 36 26 26 24 18 18 15

Youth 51(4-6) Oil Logan Ehrets Brennan Weindel Jacob Jones Kyle Boileau Trevor Shaffer Caleb Bordner Dalton Blettner Bryce Davis Ryan Vuksta Mike Wickkiser Youth 51(7-8) Bobby Lipyanek Bobby Kinsley Tyler Tillman Avery Brown Hunter Santa Brandon Woolf Kameron Page Robert Piazza Stephen Buss Alex Maldet

98 64 456 4K 91 117 33 11B 225 9 6R 6F 27 31A 19 100 83 4J 10B 187

Youth 51(7-8) Oil Dylan Blettner 32 Mike McDonald 11M Austin Davis 119 Dillon Dyer 41 Austin Toskov 285 Jared Ross 111 Wyatt Thompson 22X

79 78 50 (3-1st) 50 (0-1st) 41 28 28 27 15 14 113 98 73 53 (1-1st) 53 (0-1st) 35 34 20 16 15 42 10 (3-1st) 10 (2-1st) 8 7 6 6

Youth 65(7-9) Nick Desiderio Richard Kastle Dustin Geis Brett Forman Ryan Francis Kameron Page Bradley Roth Bill Kwiecinski Robert Lipyanek Kyle Greenwalt

5 3 28G 7 199 83 22R 24W 6R 98

102 81 70 47 46 46 42 42 32 31

Youth 65(10-11) Bryan Weimer 62 Tylon Distefano 417 Frank Letteri 461 Max Stevey 71 Broc Schmelyun 1 Broc Rupert 24R Jon McDermott 34 Dylan Thompson 21X C Castillo 007 Jordan Walker 24A

100 79 73 61 58 37 35 35 30 20

Youth 85(7-11) Kyle Sidle 15 Chaz Light 23 Bryan Weimer 62 Broc Schmelyun 2 Nick Desiderio 5X Garret Toth 23T Tim Savidge 25 Frank Letteri 461 Joseph Peditto 5 AndrewManerchia 101

92 78 75 66 59 54 53 53 24 22

Youth 85(12-13) Lowell Spangler Addison Kramer Robt Malkiewicz Travis Rudd Daniel Horton Danny Callahan Greg Lamey JustinFrederick Chris Forman Jason Smith

427 28 13 27R 7D 15C 99L 32F 68 84

107 100 68 (2-1st) 68 (0-1st) 40 27 26 25 24 21

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Willie Toth 18T Taylor Beltz 7T Broc Moore 3V Mike Tippin 26 Mark Lindsay 240 Brandon Taylor 10X Danny Woodward 4W

24 24 24 21 19 18 17

Supermini Kerry Kaminskie Lowell Spangler Jason Lawrence Robt Malkieweiz Ryan Sebastian Kyle Sidle Willie Toth Travis Rudd Mark Lindsay Jacob Wolfe

23 427 38 13 20R 15 18T 27R 240 48

119 80 62 52 43 36 30 26 25 19

Schoolboy Tyler Whitmore 67 Jason Lawrence 38 Donald Butcher 141 Kerry Kaminski 23 Cody Graybill 66 Ben Ritter 395 Alex Sharkey 15 Ryan Zimmerman 77 Matthew Geist 17 Drew Coleman 38X Eric Wilson 22K Pat Morrocco 8M

83 72 53 32 29 28 24 21 20 20 20 20

Collegeboy Eric Sebastian David Discuillo Chad Zbellott BrianMcCullough Matthew Moore Blake Taylor Stanley Szmyd

89 88 31 30 27 21 20

32 214 158 52B 10M 97T 11Z

Pat Morrocco Andrew Wiegand Russell Kollmer

8M 28 74

20 18 18

Women Jamie Ports Michelle Kastle

4 24M

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125A Jeremy Cook Casey Clark Ty Wallace Barry Carsten Michael Schneck Jim McIlvaine David Discuillo David Nyzio Joe Robertson

360 141 85T 79 115 133 71 781 788

98 57 35 34 25 23 20 17 17

250A Jeremy Cook 360 Gregory Pamart 476 Casey Clark 141 Damian Plotts 46X Barry Carsten 79 Ty Wallace 85 Michael Bear 914 Michael Schneck 115

94 84 65 56 47 40 32 26

25+A Gregory Pamart Michael Bear Damian Plotts Jim McIlvaine Justin Forer Ty Wallace Barry Carsten

476 914 46X 133 345 85T 79

110 82 48 44 29 28 22

30+A Gregory Pamart Michael Bear Barry Carsten

476 914 79

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133 343 687 930 623 515

125B Tyler Witmer 67 Jason Lawrence 38 Eric Sebastian 32 BryanFleischman 44B Andrew Wiegand 28 David Discuillo 71 Stanley Szmyd 11Z

45 43 22 21 16 16 65 55 (3-1st) 55 (0-1st) 47 45 32 30

Alfred Portella Bob Muscovitch

384 207

17 17

30+B Peter Brubaker James Osborne Steven Sheckler Scott Schauer Jeff Miller Mark Nevil Jeffrey Groff OrlandCarvajaql Charles Webber Harold Johnson Robert Moore

05 18Z 414 434 9M 97M 385 163 10W 113 225

117 50 46 24 23 22 19 16 16 14 14

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903 395 49M

26 24 24

250B Donald Butcher 141 ChadAughinbaugh 83 Kyle Whritnour 536 Justin Forer 345 Eric Kemmerere 382 Dean Smith 92D Mike Nentwick 77M Chris Clymer 42 Nick Johnson 56 BryanFleischman 44B Ben Ritter 395

53 49 34 32 29 28 24 20 19 18 18

25+B Michael DeRosa Peter Brubaker Chris Deleo Warren Cisney Charles Webber Michael Cahill Steven Sheckler Rich Brungard

101 89 30 24 24 21 18 18

371 05 103 78 10W 14 414 264

37 29 26 22 20 20 17

40+ Tim Schmelyun Jerry Seip Tom Sebastian Tom Cutter Kevin Higgins Ken Messerman Alan Jessat Bob Sorenson James McGee

2N 343 70 19 69 7 42 46 75

78 76 54 52 43 39 28 19 19

Class #

103 88 81 78 46 31 26 24 23 20

250C Shawn Phillips Kevin Kolb Chris Deleo Larry Mutchler Jeff DeNoia Aquil Sharif Pat Massiamino Len Siminskis Jason Tolbert

88 69 52 31 19 18 18 17 17

210 44 103 700 253 52A 782 73L 7T 210 25X

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125C Brandon Whelan 33B Ryan Zimmerman 77 Eric Wilson 22K Drew Coleman 38 Cody Graybill 66 Chris Deleo 103 John Higbee 30J Pat Morrocco 8M Larry Mutchler 700 Dyaln Kautz 44D

30+C Shawn Phillips Bryan Nuss

5112 988 978 5334 216 911 111

District 6 2003 MX Awards

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Wayne Tatara Bruce Burdge Kerry Williams Steven Wright Keith Kline Louis Davis Robert Stober

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2003 FINAL MX POINTS - ATV 50 cc 4 wheel 1. Michael Thor 2. David Nevrotski 3. Tyler Blessing 4. Michaila Kels 5 Matt Ross 6 Kasey Vickery 7 Zachery Jaburoski 8 Eve Neinstadt 9 Oscar Kelcher 10. Tory Etzweiler 11. Frank Wendling 12. Nicole Wild 13. Tanner Kels 14. Kevin Thor 15. Dean Hicks

788 24D 25T M 78 8K 27 117 13 97 5L 7 10T 88K 5D

242 238 126 114 98 70 51 50 48 37 37 30 20 21 12

70cc 4 Wheel 1. Daniel Toth 2. Kyle seiders 3. Michael Thor 4. Brian Petrovcic 5. David Nevrototski 6. Tanner Kels 7. Christopher Wild 8. Tom Lazaiski 9. Anthony Mazzella 10. Talon Destefano

60 9K 788 122 24 10T 9 10 812 417

189 171 114 105 99 78 56 36 22 6

90cc 4 Wheel 1. Glenn Miller 2. Michael Cheshire 3. Nicholas Moser 4. Colby Brake 5 Amber Biasi 6. Anthony Burke 7 Chas Scheib 8. Kyle Willis 9. Daniel Pagnini 10. David Guenther 11. Charles Farrel 12. Zachery Burke 13. Jacob Finkbiner 14. Derick Bartashus 15. Christopher Ingles 16. Thomas Showvaker 17. Quinton Barto 18. Chad Davis 19.. Andrew Mahey

63 64M 7M 8 18A 11 14 6 20P 3 007 7 15 71 4V 20P 174 18 9M

223 165 147. 128 122 103 98 77 88 84 49 48 41 39 38 38 29 22 14

30 + 4wheel 1. John Pierson 2. Mike Munn 3. John Partington 4. Roy Snyder 5. Mike Paparella 6. Dwayne Walter 7. Ron Ranck 8. Mark Rasieleski 9. Daniel Portanova 10. Dennis Lobaito 11. Kevin Olson 12. Kevin Mengel

116 69 66 08 47 96W 13 47 125 15 707 19

41 37 32 27 25 23 22 18 18 16 16 14

ATV Action from ATCO MX 13. 14. 15. 16.

Scott West Michael Barry Richard Gares Richard Henricksen

123 323 3G 77H

10 9 6 6

Open 4 Stroke A 1. Randy Lehr 2. Donald Lysinger 3. Kevin Olsen 4. Alexander Kose Jr. 5. Dennis Lobaito 6. Steven Jacoby 7. Patrick Brown 8. Nate Sharrow 9. Ronald Ranck 10. Michael Brown 11. Rucco Arno, Jr. 12. Justin Gleim 13. Kevin Mengel Jr. 14. Frank Lopresti

110 411 707 87 15 17 99 60 13x 419 101 10G 19M 91

92 60 59 41 38 28 27 23 22 18 16 16 10 9

55 419 99 41 13 917 116 10G 43 15X 91

57 30 29 24 23 16 14 13 13 13 11

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Open 2 Stroke A 1. Andy Ehrenzeller 2. Michael Brown 2. Patrick Brown 4. Donald Lysinger 3. Ronald Ranck 4. Charles Burnley 5. John Pierson 6. Justin Gleim 7. Thaddeus Gross 8. Randy Thomas 9. Frank Lopresti

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383 21 69 5C 3 72T 87M 18 34R 16 21Z 25 9C 88 7M 43X 14 29W 301 92

140 137 118 101 74 72 66 66 58 46 34 25 22 21 21 20 12 10 8 5

Open 4 Stroke B 1. Bruce Wyland 3B 253 2. Shawn Welsh 64 221 3. Heather Gaul 6H 133 3. Cory Atherton 2A 130 4. Rick Sharar 7V 85 6 Tom Terry 3T 70 7 Chad Liqouri 71 65 8. Edward Heealy,Jr 16E 60 9. Wlliam Cole 410 56 10. David Miller 98 52 11. Bron Bland 41 49 12. Justin Frailey 15P 47 13. James Hughes 428 47 14 Mark Rasicleski 47 39 15.. Harry Andress 74 38 16. Chris Rossetti 715 35 17. Jason Wertz 305 33 18. Jason Robinson 8R 19. Germano Amadio 19 26 20 Tm Roe 758 25

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230 cc 4 Wheel 1. Jeff Kemp 2. Adam Fritch 3. Casey Dickenson 4. Matt Hook 5. Triston Schrader 6.. Robert Turick 7. Austin Moser 8. Shane Popwezak 9. Robert Ralston 10. Robert Hiubic 10. David Ott 11. Ryan Howard 12 Cory Green 13. Michael Yingst 14. Amanda Bowen 15. Mark Grockley 16. Kyle Turney 17. Heith Wertman 18. Jason Gleim 19. Shawn Lawton

21. 23. 24.

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Richael Kontra Brook Myster Keith Jenkins

8K 676 543

24 23 20

Open 2 Stk B 1. Shawn Welsh 2. Alan Fritch 3. James Silfies 4. Steve Moats 5. Tony Carroll 6. Tanner Cramn 7. Casey Dickenson 8. Larry Okonski 9 Donald Carroll 10. T.J. Davis 11. Kevin Ball 12. Matt Hook 13. Bryon Callan 14. Steve Michael 15. Brenton Dum 16 Joel Skelton 17. Peter Barry 18. Mathew Costantino

64 72 31 19S 20D 8 69 6X 2 5D 3K 5C 10 60 3D 7 47 04

114 103 57 30 27 24 24 22 21 20 18 17 16 13 13 13 13 13

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MRA FEBRUARY 2004 • 18

2003 Moto Cross Advancement Points Class

Name

AMA

Dist#.

Points

125C to 125B 1. Kristopher Baldwin 335244 2. Chad Breckbill 776685 3. Joe Clevenger 323592 4. Drew Coleman 546532 5. Paul Denoia 564704 6. Michael Farnish 781104 7. Jacob Feaster 648045 8. Ryan Gabers 780876 9. Larry Mutchler 10. Ken Garner lV 722202 11. Cody GrayBill 440344 12. Adam Gresh 435684 13. Thomas Jamison 730500 14. Matt Jenson 537828 15. Dylan Kautz 727715 16. James Mushalla 425685 17. Danel Roeting 523164 18. Mark Stephens 467282 19. Brandon Whelan 414582 20. Eric Wilson 612926 21. Tom Wonski 784583 22. Bobby Stanton 694006 23. Martthew Geist 675517 24. Brian Holben 351495 25. Sean Land 394944 26. Nicholas Ramich 444400 27. Lee Virts 564068 28. Andrew Wiegand 635301 29. Jeff Yatsko 381301 30. Chris Young 572020 31. Ryan Zimmerman 761455 32. William Tocci 383452

48K 24C 9C 38X 100 45 11J 177 700 744 66 611 171 6J 44D 40 78 428 33B 22K 129 454 17 12H 165 391 107 28 99 19 77 83

70 63 122 148 48 107 91 67 59 55 132 56 58 64 77 71 68 53 104 80 49 50 53 81 61 80 69 114 80 57 174 81

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Cory Wampler Mitchel Reynolds Nicholas Swauger Zeke Ziemann J Boehler John Hare 322207 Rock Lockett, Jr. 364597 Greg Sadowski Thomas Nagle lll 670224 Kyle Whiritenour Jeff Denoia

7C 102 19X 257 345 304 966 44X 224 536 253

50 77 56 66 67 68 54 67 65 55 89

250 C to 250 B 1. Scott Bodle 2. Joe Clevenger 3. Brian Holben 4. Richard Jacobs 5. Kevin Kolb 6. Nathan Koontz 7. Eric Leiby 8. Patrick Massimiano 9. Robert Reynolds 10. Joe Seabridge 11. Josh Tate 12. Lenard Simniskis 13. John Sasserpa 14. A.Kosatschkpw

756855 323592 351495 623180 641471 316457 4884145 480085 434846 331469 455379 351103 352520 512457

109 9C 12H 607 44 732 15L 782 326 55J 636 73L 238 702

73 58 110 79 84 120 62 52 47 84 55 88 64 155

30C to 30B 1. Larry Arnold 2. Bruce Burdge 3. John Getz 4. Lou Gionbohn 5. Robert Gruver 6. Justin Hagstron 7. Todd Herman 8. Brian Johnson 9. Ken Kaszylk 10. Keith Kliine 11. Glenn Leemann 12. Bill Leone 13. Anthony Mino 14. Craig Moore 15. Kirk Reinson 16. Kevin Ruby 17. Scott Schawer 18. Wayne Tatara 19. Brian Virts 20. Kerry Williams 21. Allen Wilson 22. Steven Wright, Jr.

363038 586202 669356 723980 323990 730509 587615 562328 418066 736446 527663 743872 480074 557977 689455 414404 537079 367089 741297 512967 773127 588998

948 988 684 201 826 877 505 634 13K 216 511 513 45M 568 585 102 434 512 475 978 22A 534

56 83 66 61 52 71 80 67 56 62 69 67 52 55 67 66 61 86 74 77 68 84

30C to 30B no D-6 or AMA NUMBER 1. Dale Hau7k 2. Randy Kastle 3. Steve Kowalchuk 4. Jim Mandrin 5. Shawn Phillips

74 390 84 991 210

80 67 53 61 72


854

50

302 213 922 71 44Z 772 52B 49M 7X 88R 44 11Z 97T 28

119 106 109 162 122 153 160 120 102 188 109 110 112 106

25 B to 25 A 1. Michael Cahill 2. Michael Derosa 3. Louis Hocker 4. Bob Lapushak 5. Scvott Martin 6. Bob Muscovitch 7. Dion Primian

742450 471229 597915 475054 608965 507323 531026

14 37 850 15 450 207 131

115 170 104 102 106 112 113

250 B to 250 A 1. Chad Aughinbaugh 2. Isaac Blevins 3. Tom Griffin 4. Steve Hunter 5. Dion Primiani 6. Galen Sauder 7. Joseph Savitsky 8. Bret Wagner

344277 405879 259510 420590 531026 761459 643819 687929

83 917 26 100 131 82A 43 818

100 124 100 140 106 109 112 119

ATV

Open 2 Stroke B to 2 Stk A 1. Rich Detora 2. Alan Fritch 468213 3. Fred Reiser 437240 4. James Sulfies 542782 5. Jared Smith 4637871 6. Shawn Welsh 603043

20 72 81 31 58 64

129 103 102 142 102 183

Open 4 Stk B to 4 Stk A 1. Corey Atherton 2. Warren Draper 648144 3. Heather Gaul 572854 4. Nicholas Goshow 5. Alexander Kose, ll 452222 6. Eamon Ohara 325813 7. Shawn Welsh 603043 8. Paul Woodward 687913

2A 10 6H 175 87 15 64 11

122 124 114 161 191 Riding"A" 212 100

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6. Jeff Csae 125 B to 125 A 1. Ben Bixler 600535 2. Eric Balawejder 635509 3. Ryan Bentz 709277 4. David Disciullo 591506 5. Zachery Feaster 643662 6. Joe Hoffmanb 7. Brian McCullough 667738 8. Brian Murphy 646738 9. Ryan Olaughlin 10. Chris Ramsey 618430 11. Matt Ranum 415936 12. S. Szmyd 314226 13. Blake Taylor 444758 14. Andrew Wiegand 635301


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Miles Mountain Motocross

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April 3 – Season Opener April 25 – Spring Spectacular May 8 – Track Championship Series Opener May 29 – Weekend at the Mountain May 30 – District 4 Summer Series ($1500 in prizes)

2004 MX Schedule

June 12 – King of the Mountain (Winners Crowned)

Oct 31 – District 4 Points Race / Final Mx Race of Season

July 3 – Independence Dash (Chicken BBQ)

Hare Scrambles      April 17      May 23

June 20 –District 6 Points Race

July 24 – Summer Sizzler

Aug 1 – District 6 quads points, District 4 points ($1500 in prizes) Aug 22 – Back to School Race Sept 11 – Patriot Day Race (Chicken BBQ)

Sept 19 – Fall Spectacular Oct 3 – District 4 Points Race Oct 30 – Fright Fest Race

2004 Event Dates

March 14 – Motocross April 18 – Motocross April 25 – Junk Car Race (Rain Date 5/02/04) May 8 – Motocross Practice Day May 9 – Motocross - D6 Points Day May 22 – Short Track Race May 23 – Round Robin (Sign up 9-12) June 12 – Motocross Practice Day June 13 – Motocross June 27 – Poker Run (Sign up 10-1) July 11 – Poker Run (Sign up 10-1) August 1 – Poker Run (Sign up 10-1) August 21 – Gypsy Tour August 29 – Closed, Club Picnic September 11 – Short Track Race September 18 – Short Track Race September 26 – Motocross, 5th Annual Peiffer Memorial & Mini Track Appreciation Day October 2 – Scavenger Hunt (Sign up 12-3) 7PM Lil Ragu Band October 10 – Motocross, Contingency & D6 Points October 17 – Turkey Poker Run (Sign up 10-1) November 14 – Junk Car Race (Rain Date 11/21/04)

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MRA FEBRUARY 2004 • 24

Wolfmann's Fall Series Points Standings 50 Cc (4-6) - Class 1 # Name 1. 253 Matthew Bailey 2. 707 Josh Wetzel 3. 28 Alex Lewis 4. 7 Trey Rustand 5. 110 Trentin Herrington 6. 22 Brice W. Saeler 7. 78 Tanner Helmkamp 8. 11e Ethan Bressler 9. 7 Terry P. Whisonsat 10. 846 Max R. Bittinger 50 Cc (7-8) - Class 2 1. 26 Blake Wadsworth 2. 1x Anthony Dascani 3. 151 Tyler Murphy 4. 219 Chase Rustand 5. 9v Brandon J. Vogt 6. 111 John M. Shafer

(attended) (5) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (3) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Xr50 1. 7

Points 103 47 25 25 25 22 22 20 18 18 75 44 25 22 22 20

Tony Vanetesse takes a Third on the day and a tThird in the Fall Series in the 125c Division.

#26 Blake Wadsworth leads #1X Anthony Dascani and #110 Trenton Herrington in 50cc Action

Getting a little help on the 1st lap.

Anthony Mastrocola from Altoona, PA is your First Place Finisher in the Quad C over 16 Class for the Fall Series.

Lucas B. Clites

(3)

75

50cc (4-8) Shaft - Class 3 1. 253 Matthew Bailey ( 2. 1x Anthony Dascani 3. 10 Dawson Farkas 4. 110 Trentin Herrington 5. 707 Josh Wetzel 6. 652 Trey V. Smith 7. 908 Evan Yoest 8. 207 Brandon Selleck 9. 846 Max R. Bittinger 10. 111 Austin Brown 11. 770 Shannon N. Bates

5) (3) (3) (2) (2) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

95 69 69 45 38 34 25 22 18 15 15

65 (7-9) 1. 6j 2. 55 3. 475 4. 114 5. 304 6. 2j 7. 4x 8. 26 9. 6x 10. 7d 11. 58 12. 73 13. 8 14. 653 15. 151 16. 165 17. 213 18. 908 19. 7x 20. 151 21. 14

Joshua M. Villarreal Ian M. Starkey Conner J. Schilling Ryan Clites Nicholas J. Hornbaker ( Jonathon Newton Nick Fratz-orr Blake Wadsworth Justin N. Foster Daryn Thompson Steven Romain Jonathan M. Patz William M. Boot Jr Cameron Smith Tyler Murphy Corey A. Faas Gavin J. Murphy Evan Yoest Travis Luft Cody J. Bates Seth T. Moore

(5) (5) (5) (3) 5) (2) (2) (3) (2) (2) (2) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

106 81 78 72 66 45 43 40 37 30 29 26 25 18 16 15 13 10 9 8 8

65 (10-11) 1. 977 2. 25 3. 204 4. 24a 5. 88g 6. 98 7. 182 8. 9 9. 95 10. 429 11. 9x

Dylan L. Johnson Addison Yingling Cameron H. Lipscomb Jordon Walker Daniel J. Graham Ricky Fanala Deric Dury Tyler Luft Aaron Houser Shawn Watson Derek Fratz-orr

(5) (4) (4) (3) (2) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

116 80 73 72 34 31 25 20 18 16 14

85 (7-11) Jr Bike 1. 19f Ryan Foreman 2. 212 Jesse D. Leezer 3. 19 Russell Foreman 4. 6j Joshua M. Villarreal 5. 24a Jordon Walker 6. 991 Kyle Davinsizer 7. 11 Derrick Grissinger 8. 4x Nick Fratz-orr 9. 44 Blane A. Saeler 10. 100 Christopher T. Weaver 11. 661 Willis J. Mauk, Jr 12. 9x Derek Fratz-orr 13. 88g Daniel J. Graham 14. 2 Stanley E. Cosner, Iv 15. 6x Justin N. Foster 16. 204 Cameron H. Lipscomb 17. 182 Deric Dury 18. 95 Aaron Houser 19. 88 Braden D. Saeler 20. 445 Matthew Clites 21. 59 Chance Beatty 22. 11t Alexander J. Teagarden 23. 831 Trevor Bull 24. 59x George Fanala 25. 9 Tyler Luft 26. 341 Casey Gorsuch 27. 66 Jeremy Toy 28. 7 Kellen Conway 29. 21 Brandon Wainwright

(5) (5) (5) (5) (3) (2) (2) (2) (1) (1) (1) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

107 90 79 68 62 47 34 31 25 25 25 25 24 23 23 23 22 16 15 15 13 13 11 11 10 9 9 8 8

85 (12-13) Int. Bike 1. 11 Tyler Mcdougal 2. 08 John Q. Stoner 3. 25 Landon Yingling 4. 319 Justin Patz 5. 307 Zachary C. Foster 6. 352 George L. Stettmier 7. 16 Matt Masciarelli 8. 8 Brandon M. Diebold

(5) (5) (4) (4) (2) (2) (2) (2)

101 98 74 66 50 44 40 29

9. 702 10. 7

(2) (2)

27 26

Michael D. Shingleton Timothy E. Jones

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

282 781 976 8 9x 238 150 15

Nathan Michael Joshua A. Wilt Alec T. Peer Randall Powell Jesse Pust Ryan Rustand Zack D. Bates Tim J. Brant

(2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

24 20 15 15 14 14 13 12

85 (14-15) Sr. Bike 1. 53 Nathan Johnston 2. 68 Aaron G. Ulrich 3. 912 Stephen Helton 4. 141 Matthew R. White 5. 459 Danny Abell

(1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

25 25 25 25 22

Open Mini (10-15) 1. 149 Tony Vanetesse 2. 11 Tyler Mcdougal 3. 307 Zachary C. Foster 4. 352 George L. Stettmier 5. 991 Kyle Davinsizer 6. 319 Justin Patz 7. 781 Joshua A. Wilt 8. 7 Jacob Marker 9. 16 Matt Masciarelli 10. 456 Cody Gorsuch 11. 282 Nathan Michael

(4) (3) (2) (2) (2) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

93 59 47 42 36 30 25 22 20 18 13

School Boy (12 -15) 1. 301 Steven J. Wolf 2. 7 Matt Dennis 3. 395 Andrew Wolfe 4. 352 George L. Stettmier 5. 114 Carl E. Michael 6. 28 Gabriel D. Shaffer 7. 781 Joshua A. Wilt 8. 800 Justin D. Borbonus 9. 149 Tony Vanetesse 10. 13 Jarrett Gorby 11. 416 Jack Carlton

(4) (3) (3) (2) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

81 67 59 47 34 25 25 22 20 18 18

Yamaha of Camphill Racer #113 Derrick Wile from Waynesboro, PA has adjusted quite well to the Expert Class.

College Boy (16-24) 1. 55 Rick A. Fait 2. x Steven Long 3. 54 James R. Divelbiss

(4) (1) (1)

100 22 22

Vet B (30+) 1. 200 Jason J. Howe

(1)

25

Women's (12 & Up) 1. 9 Rickelle Groover 2. 37 Tracy Van Ryen 3. 22 Brookelyn Gooden 4. 13 Mimi Greiner

(3) (2) (2) (2)

69 50 47 40

Vet C (30+) 1. 905 Jt Holland 2. 71 John P. Wertz 3. 128 Robert J. Greiner 4. 12 John Petrilla

(5) (4) (2) (2)

112 93 42 34

Jay Wetzel from Pittsburgh grabs the Holeshot in the 125c Class – Jay took the checkers in the 250c Division. #416 Jack Carlton racing the KTM out of Rocket Raceway.

#6J Joshua Villareal is your Fall Series Champ wrapping up the Title with a Third on the day.

4 Stroke 1. 6 2. 103 3. 182 4. 46 5. 16

Dean R. Lipscomb Matt Winiger Gary R. Harding Brad A. Berkey Todd Selleck, Jr

(4) (4) (3) (1) (1)

93 82 69 22 16

Senior A (40+) 1. 15 Kenneth E. Messerman 2. 42 Rick Wenger

(1) (1)

25 25

Senior B (40+) 1. 44 Jeffery L. Miller 2. 28x Tim Guilday 3. 461 Thomas J. Skelly 4. 810 Douglas Wentzell 5. 664 John Mereidith

(4) (3) (2) (1) (1)

100 64 47 20 18

Vet A (30+) 1. 15 Kenneth E. Messerman 2. 221 Todd Harper 3. 16 William M. Boot 4. 207 Todd N. Selleck, Sr 5. 108 Dale E. Weller

(1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

25 25 25 22 20

John Stoner leads the 85's into the 1st Corner - John placed 2nd in the series. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

x 569 67 32x 34 61 314 51 458 56 9v

Jim R. Dobbs Dave Weimer Patrick Brooks Kevin L. Clites Tony Holloway Gary Harper Edward Kerlin Charles R. Boyd Robert Reedinger Matt Lazzari Brandon J. Vogt

(2) (2) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

32 30 24 22 22 20 18 18 14 14 13


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#182 Deric Dury from Monongahela, PA took a 2nd on the day.

Matthew Bailey is your 50cc Series Champion in 50cc 4-6 and 50cc 4-8 Shaft.

Special Events: Fast -N- Five Series May 22nd & 23rd, May 31st, June 12th & 13th

2004 Race Scedule

February 23rd & 29th March 7th & 21st April 3rd & 4th, April 17th & 18th July 3rd & 4th, July 17th & 18th September 6th Track is located 10 min. W. of Bedford, Pa. • 100 Chestnut St., Manns Choice, Pa. 15550

All Races are D#5 Points Paying Races. For information on Practice Days & Times - Check the WEB @

www.wolfsmoto.com OR Call: 814-623-9235

Western PA Championship August 14th & 15th (2 Day Event - 3 Moto Format)

Fall Series Oct. 2nd & 3rd, 16th & 17th, 30th & 31st


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The Twelve Days of D-6-Mas By 2old2B on the cover

on the first day of D-6-mas, jim bull gave to me, a pic of me crashing into a tree. on the second day of christmas, d6mx gave to me, updated points and a pic of me crashing into a tree. on the third day of D-6-mas, mikeS gave to me, harescambles newsflash, updated points and a pic of me crashing into a tree. on the fourth day of D-6-mas, 25's mom gave to me, sleepy track info, harescambles newsflash, updated points and a pic of me crashing into a tree.

on the fifth day of D-6-mas, gothdad gave to me. five hill bill ies! sleepy track info, harescambles newsflash, updated points and a pic of me crashing into a tree. on the sixth day of D-6-mas, henrietta gave to me, six practice tickets, five hill bill ies, sleepy track info, harescambles newsflash, updated points and a pic of me crashing into a tree. on the seventh day of D-6-mas, stump gave to me, candytown issues, six practice tickets, five hillbillies, sleepy track info, harescambles newsflash, updated points and

a pic of me crashing into a tree. on the eighth day of D-6-mas, maddog gave to me, 8 foul mouth answers, candytown issues, six practice tickets, five hillbillies, sleepy track info, harescambles newsflash, updated points and a pic of me crashing into a tree. on the ninth day of D-6-mas, JG gave to me, nine old man lap times, 8 foul mouth answers, candytown issues, six practice tickets, five hillbillies, sleepy track info, harescambles newsflash, updated points and a pic of me crashing into a tree. on the tenth day of D-6-mas,

Carol gave to me, 10 more track changes, nine slowest lap times, 8 foul mouth answers, candytown issues, six practice tickets, five hillbillies, sleepy track info, harescambles newsflash, updated points and a pic of me crashing into a tree. on the 11th day of D-6-mas, Luke Z gave to me, 11 drums of water, 10 more track changes, nine slowest lap times, 8 foul mouth answers, candytown issues, six practice tickets, five hillbillies, sleepy track info, harescambles newsflash, updated points and

a pic of me crashing into a tree. on the twelth day of D-6-mas, Santa gave to me, 12 better things to do than this, 11 drums of water, 10 more track changes, nine slowest lap times, 8 foul mouth answers, candytown issues, six practice tickets, five hillbillies, sleepy track info, harescambles newsflash, updated points and a pic of me crashing into a tree. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

2004 District 6 Championship Points Races Motorcycle March 27 - ATCO April 4 - Doublin Gap April 17 - Evansville May 2 - Happy Ramblers May 9 - Pagoda May 16 - Flying Dutchmen May 23 - Raceway Park May 30 - Sleepy Hollow June 6 - Doublin Gap June 13 - Mt. Pleasant June 20 - Miles Mountain July 3 - Evansville July 25 - Mt. Pleasant Aug. 22 - Happy Ramblers Sept 5 - Flying Dutchmen Sept 6 - Sleepy Hollow Sept 19 - Hurricane Hills Sept 26 - Pagoda Oct 2 & 3 - Raceway Park Oct 10 - Hurricane Hills Nov 13 - ATCO

ATV March 27 - ATCO April 17 - Evansville May 8 - Miles Mountain May 16 - Flying Dutchmen May 22 - ATCO May 30 - Sleepy Hollow June 13 - Mt. Pleasant June 20 - Miles Mountain July 3 - Evansville July 25 - Mt. Pleasant Aug 1 - Miles Mountain Aug 8 - Mt. Pleasant Sept 5 - Flying Dutchmen Sept 6 - Sleepy Hollow Sept 12 - Sleepy Hollow Oct 9 - Evansville Nov 13 - ATCO Always call ahead to verify event


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Varnes and Majeski Take Third Straight Timonium Win By Len Breech

TIMONIUM, MD. DEC. 20 Mike Varnes and Tom Majeski closed out the 27th Annual Rodney Farris Memorial Indoor Short Track undefeated in their finals. Varnes had an assist from Jake Johnson in winning the Pro class on his White’s H-D/Ray’s Yamaha sponsored Yamaha, while Majeski rode Johnson’s bike to the 250 class win over a determined Corey Hormes at the Baltimore County Trail Riders/Cockeysville Optimist Club sponsored event. Johnson was the quickest of the night, setting fast time of under seven seconds on this tight 1/10th mile concrete oval, winning his heat semi and the dash for cash over the other class fast qualifiers and the next fastest qualifier. At the start of the Pro final, Johnson grabbed the lead from Varnes, Bryan Douglas and Raun Wood. The front two quickly pulled out a large margin (for here) over the others in their battle for the lead. For the first time Johnson looked like he might take the added $250 bonus money put up by one of his sponsors; Nort Racing/Lexus of Cherry Hill, but he again slid out, giving Varnes the win. He quickly remounted and retook second. Majeski again took the point from Hormes, Rich Mellinger and Paul Allison, but lost it getting around a collusion on the fourth lap. Majeski kept the pressure on and slipped under Hormes off two on the ninth lap and pulled away. After being oh-so close in the previous races, Shawn Rothstein finally got the 125 final lead

Shayna Texter and Matt Langrehr had their streaks stopped in the Women’s and 65 class, respectively, by crashes. Langrehr in the semi, putting him on the back row for the final, and Texter in the final, although she regrouped and was right behind winner, Laura Montgomery, at the flag. Colton Smith took the 50 Oil Injected final. With this the season came to a close, until Trail-Way opens on March 21.

Results:

Winner of all three 250 finals: Tom Majeski

XR 100: 1. Bryan Douglas (Hon); 2. Jason Isennock (Hon); 3. Donnie Mullen (Hon); 4. Chris Klinefelter (Hon); 5. Dale Verzi (Hon); 6. Scott Saunders (Hon); 7. Byron Whipperman (Hon); 8. Ryan Henderson (Hon) 50 Oil Injected: 1. Colton Smith (KTM); 2. Dalton Blettner (KTM); 3. Evan Peterson (Yam); 4. Bradley McKim (Yam); 5. Ryan Varnes (Yam); 6. Terry Spence (KTM); 7. Luke Johnson Hon); 8. Ben Decre (Yam)

1. Shawn Rothstein (4); 2. Joe Schueler (far right); 4. Joey Parks (38)

50 (4-8): 1. Bailey Spence (LEM); 2. Tyler Stacey (LEM); 3. Joe Schmidt (Yam); 4. Kyle McKim (LEM); 5. Jeremiah Snow (LEM); 6. Buddy Thiess (Cob); 7. Kenneth Venarchick (KTM); 8. Logan Ehrets (Cob) Adult 50: 1. Tom Majeski (Hon); 2. Jake Johnson (Hon); 3. Jay Rassa (Hon); 4. Jeff Weikle (Hon); 5. Casey Weikle (Hon); 6. Harry Persuhn (Hon); 7. Paul Shoemaker (Hon); 8. Scott Sayers (Hon) 65: 1. Thomas Webb (Kaw); 2. Tim Irvin (KTM); 3. Joseph Masta (Kaw); 4. Matthew Langrehr (Kaw); 5. Colin Webb (Kaw); 6. Anthony smith Jr. (Kaw); 7. Joey Alexander (Kaw); 8. Kyle Schlimme (Kaw) Women’s: 1. Laura Montgomery (Hon); 2. Shayna Texter (Hon); 3. Nicole Henderson (Hon); 4. Kelly Bell (Hon); 5. Nicole Mester (Hon); 6. Megan Bell (Hon); 7. Diane Schultz (Hon); 8. Kara Douglas (Hon) 85 (7-15): 1. Brett Pugh (Yam); 2. Brian Myers (Hon); 3. Tyler Kidwell (Hon); 4. Chris MacCarty (Hon); 5. Frank Valentine (Suz); 6. Shayna Texter (Yam); 7. Andrew Benson (Yam); 8. Michael Poe (Hon)

Winner of all three Pro class finals: Mike Varnes and disappeared from opening race winner, Joe Schueler, Cory Texter, Joey Parks and Nick Henderson. With Rothstein disappearing, the others ran almost tire to tire over the rest of the race, until Texter fell on the last lap. After running up front in earlier finals, Doug Reinert grabbed the 450 lead from Rob Smith, Tim Bemisderfer and Mark Burkholder. After trying unsuccessfully to rub his way by around halfway, Smith regrouped on his highly specialized Bultaco and nudged his way past Reinert coming off the second turn on lap twelve. Afterwards, he said he wanted to dedicate the win to his brother, James, who died in the fall. Several riders managed to win two of their three finals, Majeski fought off Johnson for his second 50 Adult win, Bryan Douglas took his second straight XR 100 win over Jason Isennock and Bailey Spence took his second straight 50 (4-8) win also. After throwing away a sure win in last week’s 85 final, Brett Pugh again disappeared and stayed upright for an easy win over Brian Myers and Tyler Kidwell.

125: 1. Shawn Rothstein (Yam); 2. Joe Schueler (Yam); 3. Nick Henderson (Hon); 4. Joey Parks (Hon); 5. Ryan Henderson (Hon); 6. John Henderson (Hon); 7. Chuck Mylin (Kaw); 8. Cory Texter (Hon) 250: 1. Tom Majeski (Hon); 2. Corey Hormes (Hon); 3. David Reeves (Hon); 4. Rich Mellinger (Yam); 5. Paul Allison (Hon); 6. Ray Jenkins (Yam); 7. Chris Hathaway (Kaw); 8. Damian Kocovinos (Hon) 450: 1. Rob Smith (Bul); 2. Doug Reinert (KTM); 3. Mark Burkholder (Bul); 4. Paul Shoemaker (Yam); 5. Tim Bemisderfer (Hon); 6. Harold Brossman (Bul); 7. Jason Palmer (Yam); 8. Scott Saunders (Suz) Pro: 1. Mike Varnes (Yam); 2. Jake Johnson (Hon); 3. Raun Wood (Hon); 4. Georgie Price (Hon);

2nd Corey Hormes (82) leads winner Tom Majeski (14) middle part of race.

Typical of all three Adult 50 finals: 14 Jake Johnson; 3A Tom Majeski

1. (69) Rob Smith ; 2. (30) Doug Reinert ; 5. (76) Tim Bemisderfer

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2004 is here and another season of off road racing is just around the corner. This year look for the return of national caliber events to hit the northeast. The GNCC series returns to Rausch Creek. Rausch will be hosting a National Hare Scramble as well. A fast look to the National Enduro Series sees a move to New Jersey for an event. Locally District 6 has a full schedule that includes the 10 rounds of the PA Series. Another series of interest is the ECEA Hare Scramble series. Four ECEA events will be dual sanction with the district. Look this year for a few youth bike riders trying to make a statement in the adult classes full time. Some of them are Ryan McGaha, Mike Potts, Tim Rizzon, Mikey Soudas, Len Rehatchek, Jerod Stoner and Keith Parker to name a few. A new track is debuting this year, Miles Mountain MX. Also look for some Saturday events at Foot of the Mountain and Miles Mountain.

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Gibson Long Travel Suspension Kits ATV racing has elevated itself to a whole new level. In the past year we've seen the introduction of several new sport ATV's. For years racers like you and I have worked hard to maintain our machines and keep them ready for competition on the track. This takes countless hours of cleaning, tuning, and most importantly building the bikes. The building part is what I enjoy the most. A certain part of me actually looks forward to the break so I can get busy tearing down, polishing, powder coating and rebuilding. Last year, I had a slow start to the season, poor planning and bad timing left me struggling to build a ride for the 2003 season. By the end of spring, I was well off the pace in the points race for the District 6 Harescrambles, the focus then turned to planning and testing for the 2004 season. During the summer break of the 2003 season I began testing and tuning with East Coast ATV in Palm Pennsylvania. We developed a great relationship and spent countless hours tuning the ride and preparing for the remainder of the season. Rather than turn my focus to the new generation of 4 strokers that are taking over, we decided to take the old R to the next level. We assembled an Arens chromoly framed 250R using top notch products from ECATV. We installed Gibson components on the race quad including the steering stem, swing arm and most importantly the AArms!! Gibson products have been in development for several years. With help from top Pro GNCC and GNC (MX) racers such as John Natalie, Dustin Wimmer, Gil Attix, and Rob Hertz, they have been able to develop a proven long lasting product that performs like no other. The Gibson Long Travel A-arm kit was the one product that I looked forward to installing more than any other. I've had nearly every brand of aftermarket chassis on the market, not to mention having installed every new gadget that was available over the last ten years. This suspension kit was different, this kit was the "next level" for my R. The Gibson kit utilizes 19 inch shocks as apposed to the 16 inch shock that had become the industry standard. The added length of the shock and the geometry of the A-arm does add a little more travel, but the key is in the shock tuning. When using 19 inch shocks we are able to run more sag in the suspension with out sacrificing ride height not to mention it gives the shock builder more room to dial in all those goodies inside the shock. We choose to use Custom Axis shocks built by Mike Halik out in sunny California. Mike and Custom Axis have become the leading shock builder in the world and did an outstanding job building our shocks. When it came time to install the kit we laid everything out and I could not help but notice and admire the quality of the part and the packaging. Everything was labeled perfectly and nothing was missing. The kit is fully adjustable and uses king pins and Honda 400EX spindles. Chromoly heim ends do all of the adjusting at the mounting point, I found nearly 10 degrees of adjustment to work with for caster and camber. This kit is rather complex and allows almost too much adjustment for the average rider. I liked the fact that after a few rides if

something was not feeling good I had a way to change it. Caster and camber can become unbelievably important in a 2 hour long race. Too much negative or positive caster can really affect arm pump and fatigue. With this Gibson kit I was able to eliminate any negative steering and handling characteristics and basically tune the front end specifically to my riding style. After the Teflon bearings were installed we hung the arms and shocks, then installed the spindles and hubs. We were careful to follow the instructions thoroughly and use loc-tite where it was needed. Once things were snugged down properly, we set the caster, camber and toe settings and left the loc-tite set up for the evening. The next day after a few adjustments we hit the track. The first thing I noticed was the stability and steering. The ATV seemed unbelievably stable in the corners and the steering was effortless. The Custom Axis shocks were right on the money the entire package felt real good to say the least, there was only one thing left to do!! After a a few days of seat time it was off to Taylortown Pa for Round 8 of the GNCC series. The Taylortown track is rather fast and wide open, I got a decent start and headed for the woods. Being the first time on the bike at race speed I was curious how the Gibson front end and Axis shocks would handle the abusive off camber woods terrain. After a few miles I started to feel out the front end, that's when I realized I couldn't feel much at all. At one point on the track, the trail leads along an embankment and then a left turn takes you up the embankment. This is the type of maneuver that would normally bottom out the left side of the suspension and pull the bars toward the left to track up the hill. With the Gibson kit I felt more in control of the steering at all times. The deep ruts and large roots were soaked up with out detection! At that point in the race I was convinced that this was the set up for me. That was my first GNCC race in the highly competitive 250A class for nearly 3 years. I ended up with an 11th place finish for the day which I was very happy with. Since then I have raced this ATV and its Gibson Long Travel kit in nearly 10 local events and logged over 15 hours of ride time with out any problems whatsoever. East Coast ATV and Gibson have an excellent racing program in place for the 2004 season. With a talented field of Pro and amateur racers, championships should start rolling in.Chris Borich will continue to head up the GNCC efforts for ECATV campaigning his #2 Yamaha in the Pro class. Chris battled hard last year with #1 Bill Ballance for the championship but Ballance prevailed. Next year might be different though. Borich has shown he has the speed, now he'll show he has the experience to get the #1 plate. John Natalie will lead the way in the GNC's and MX races. The infamous #13 switched over to the ECATV/Gibson camp last season and walked away with the win at the last round of the season in Southwick. Since then he's won the final round of the ITP quadcross series at Glen Helens in CA. as well as the Southwick Memorial race for Darren Naccarato!Dustin Wimmer winner of nearly every amateur championship in the GNC series will move to the Pro class this year as well as teammate Gil Attix. The Gibson kits are available for the 250R, Z400, KXF, YFZ, 400EX, Cannondale and the new 450R. They are available from East Coast ATV as well as KandK ATV. You can visit ECATV on the web at www.eastcoastatv.com or contact there sales Rep. Matt at 215-541-4985.

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Motorcycle - B to A 11 Chris Henry 171 Jason Henriksen 99 Tommy Sullivan 55 Mikey Soudas 314 Dave Gatyas 85 William Willis 88 Jason Ink 45 Matt Hunter 214 Mark Eckert 187 Lance Budinger 23 Frank Evitts 163 Wayne Grenewicz

Maryland Competition Riders Annual HANGOVER HARESCRAMBLE - January 4, 2004 By Steve Green

With the weather in the 70's and a slight morning drizzle, Budds Creek Motosports Park was the perfect venue for the Hangover Harescrambles. The Maryland Competition Riders and John Beasley (Budds Creek) did an outstanding job of putting on this event. 230 racers showed up for this event which covered the motocross track, the flat track, the woods, and new single track sections to prove who was the fastest. Motocross vs. Harescrambles? By the days end it was the Enduro racers that swept the podium. This years Hangover produced the same Overall Winner as last years event with Bromley Cycles/W.E.R./Z Leader Goggles/RRP/Oneal/Jen Racing's Walley Palmer taking the podium. Meteor Motorcycle Club's Palmer pulled the hoeshot of the 31 rider Pro/AA/A line, but did not lead the race until lap 4 when Shenendoah Honda/ RRP/Spectro/MSR/Sidi/HJC backed Kevin Crine crashed due to lappers. Crine, the SX'er and MX'er was the favorite going into this event, being that Budds Creek is fast, especially when you add the motocross track. However Crine couldn't shake Palmer or Shenendoah Honda/W.E.R/Shift/FMF/Motorex/Scott USA's Greg Gillian. On lap 4 Crine, got into lappers, took me out, they put me over a bridge and into the mud, I was stuck. When I tried to make up the time I crashed in a water hole wheelieing, the bike stopped dead and I went over the bars. My day was over. This left the gate wide open for Palmer and Gillian to battle, swapping the lead at gas stops and in the woods. On the first lap Gillian crashed, "I crashed and gashed my arm on the first lap, I waved Crine by and settled in for the day." Well he settled in nicely to be swapping for the lead all day. Late in the race, Palmer began to separate from Central Jersey Competition Riders Gilian to win by 40 seconds. The gash in Gillians arm proved to be his downfall, "I lost the feeling in my hand and couldn't reel Palmer in."

ATV - C to B 14 Scott McMasters 21 Shane Bohners 95 Mac MaGee 201 Scott Kerstter 7X Blake Kramer 9 Dennis Brechbill 16G Jason Gilsky 8 Jason Bittle 192 Jarrod McClure 221 John Cunningham 16 Keith Appleby

ATV - B to A 17 Matt Highlands 74 John Kenny III 13 Ralph Johnson 26 John Snull 84 Brian Delucid 45 Stefanie Kenny 8 Nathan Gogno 24 Steven Miller 95 Joe Luzny 169 David Stone 172 Mark Thompson 202 Traci Lenig Cecco

Fairway Cycles/W.E.R/County Paintball/MSR racer Kevin Bennett worked his way into third place and was chipping away at the leaders lap times, but the 2 hour race format did not allow enough time for him to battle with the leaders. "On the second lap, I went into a ravine and lost the leaders. I began to click from there, 10 seconds a lap I was knocking off, but the pace was quick. I made no other mistakes." Competition Dirt Riders Bennett plans on racing the GNCC Vet class in 2004. On his defending victory, Wally Palmer stated "the motocross track was nice, the trails were a little muddy. There were a lot of lappers, but they moved over good." Another notable finish was 4th place Ryan McGaha, this 16 year old backed by Woodbury Power Sports/Oneal/Scott USA/Regina/Tag/Unifilters is a very talented young rider. He placed second overall in the GNCC Mini Senior Class in 2003 and plans on riding the GNCC 200A class in 2004. There it is, the Enduro riders were the fastest at the 2004 Hangover Harescrambles. First Place was Wally Palmer (2004 ISDE Silver Medalist), second place Greg Gillian (2004 ISDE Silver Medalist), and third place Kevin Bennett (ECEA Pro).

Other Class winners were: B Class Daniel Palmer

250 C Class William Philips

Vet Class Jerry Borcherdt

Open C Class Richard Basye

Senior Class Randall Hillegas

200 C Class Ryan Robbins

Super Senior Class Mark Wilkinson

Womens Class Audrey Lockhart

4 -Stroke Class Samuel Forrester

For the complete results go to www.buddscreek.com

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2004 ADVANCEMENT POINTS HARE SCRAMBLE RACING


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Ft. of Mountain Hare Scramble 2004 AMA Sanctioned Hare Scramble Schedule

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Sept 4 & 5 - Sept 4th start time 1:00PM with Evening Barbeque **Sept 5th - Round #8 PA States Sponsored by: Deep Run Plumbing, Hamstead, MD **Oct 3 - Double Track Points – District 6 & 7 Sponsored by: Conawage Enterprize Co., Hanover, PA **Oct 17 - 2004 Track Points End Sponsored by: Kuhn Bros. Oil, New Oxford, PA Nov 14 - Start 2005 Track Points Rider Appreciation Day District 6, District 7 Quads Sponsored by: ATV Addiction, Orrstown, PA ** 5ft. First Place Tropheys to be awarded.

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EVENTS Schedule February '04

By Andy Fleck & Al Carr

www.reactive-suspension.com Of all the components on a two stroke engine the exhaust system is by far the most fascinating. It has no moving parts yet plays possibly the biggest role in extracting the maximum amount of power out of any size engine. Starting at the exhaust flange your exhaust pipe is made up of, a lead in or header pipe then comes the diffuser, a straight section of varying length a baffle cone and finally the outlet pipe or stinger. How does it all work you ask, well... After combustion occurs in the combustion chamber the piston begins its downward stroke. The first port to open is the exhaust. Exhaust gases stuill under quite a bit of pressure move into the exhaust port and generate a high pressure wave ahead of them. It is this pressure wave that we are most interested in. Remember that in a two stroke engine the exhaust and intake cycles occur at the same time, as the exhaust gases are leaving the combustion chamber a fresh charge is entering from the transfer ports. What the engineer tries to achieve with the pipe design is to remove all the burnt gases from the cylinder while trapping the fresh intake charge. So back to that pressure wave.... The pressure wave moves through the exhaust port and enters the header portion of the pipe nothing of great interest happens here but then the wave enters the diffuser. The diffuser is that portion of the pipe shaped like a megaphone meaning the pipe is getting fatter, as the positive wave enters this section of pipe a portion of it is reflected back toward the exhaust port with its sign inverted to a negative low pressure wave. In a well designed system this wave will arrive at the exhaust port around the time that combustion pressure is falling and this low pressure wave in concert with the inertia of the burnt gases will create a vacuum at the exhaust port pulling the spent exhaust gases and some of the fresh charge into the pipe. The length of the diffuser is critical as it determines the duration of the negative waves action on the evacuation of the cylinder. The remaining portion of the original high pressure wave pases a short section of straight walled pipe and now enters the baffle cone, that part of the pipe that diminishes in size. Upon entering the baffle cone the high presure wave is reflected back in its original sign as a high pressure wave. Again, in a well designed system it will arrive at the exhaust port just in time to force any fresh intake charge that has been pulled into the pipe back into the combustion chamber before the piston closes the exhaust port, like a cheap supercharger but with no moving parts and as with the diffuser the length of the baffle cone is key to the strength of the wave and its duration. As I'm sure we all understand there is a considerable difference between the power characteristics of say a CR125 and a CR500. The smaller displacement engine needs to rev its guts out to make power and its exhaust system is designed with this in mind. Put the 125 and 500 exhaust pipes side by side and look at them. The 125 system is short and stubby while the 500 pipe is long and flowing. The 125 requires stronger pressure waves of shorter duration hence its diffuser and baffle cones are shorter in length (shorter wave duration) and more steeply angled (stronger wave signal) The 500 pipe seems to vary very little in its dimensions in comparison to the 125 as it performs better with lower pressure waves over a longer duration. You could build a pipe for the 500 with characteristics similar to the 125 but the result would be very narrow hard hitting powerband that would be hard on the rider and the engine. The stinger or outlet pipes diameter is its most critical element, too big and the wave energy will bleed off returning a wave too weak to be of practical use. Too small and the wave energy can be high enough to do some serious damage to the piston. If you check out pipes from different manufacturers you will find that for a given engine displacement the stinger diameters are the same. Now if reading this description of expansion chamber function has indeed lit that little bulb over your head don't for a moment think about modifying your current system. All expansion chambers today are designed with the help of computers which can calculate the differences in wave speed in a closed chamber with temperature fluctuations. The speed of sound (pressure waves) will vary based on the temperature of the exhaust gases, about 1200 degrees at the exhaust manifold then down to as little as 500 degreees as the gasses expand and cool

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You're Reading M.R.A. – Thank you in the widest part of the pipe and back up to around 800 degrees in the baffle cone. So you can see that the wave speed is not a constant that can be easily calculated. For many years I have been an advocate of stock exhaust pipes. It is very rare to see an aftermarket pipe that will yield a better overall powerband than the stock pipe. Notice I said overall, I have no doubt that you can buy a pipe that will supply a higher peak horsepower but at the expense of a broad spread of power. I'm not knocking aftermarket pipes, depending on Al Carr Andy Fleck track conditions they can be beneficial in the same way different gearing can be. Time needs to be spent with Engine Services Suspension Services Parts & Acc. a new pipe to deter• Rebuilding • Re-Valving • Aftermarket mine its power delivery • Porting • Rebuilding • OEM characteristics and • Machining • Authorized Race • Discounted under what track condiPrice Tech Center tions they are benefiPhone: 215-541-0430 E-mail: suspensionGuru@aol.com cial. So don't be quick www.reactive-suspension.com to abandon that stock


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HARLEN FOLEY - EXRIDERS.COM MRA: Harlen, where can we find you competing these days Harlen: I have been racing the A class in the local district 6 and 7 hare scramble series as well as the Stock class in the GNCC Series and also at the ATV Olympics MRA: What machines are you racing Harlen: I ride a LTZ400, a 400EX and a new Honda 450R soon MRA: What's your racing number so we can watch for you Harlen: National # 70 MRA: Where are you from Harlen: Westminster, MD MRA: Can you tell us about your accomplishments over the last couple of years Harlen: Sure, in 2001 I won the B class championship at Flying Dutchmen, that same year I placed 3rd in both District 6 and the PA State Series, In 2003 I was racing the A class and I placed 4th in the district and 3rd in the PA State Series. To start off 2004 I finished 3rd in the Vet class at the ATV Olympics in Florida last month. MRA: How about sponsors Harlen: Burgard Cycle, Ray Wilt in Hanover, PA, Rausch Creek MX Park, Bowers Motorcycle Supply, C & D Racing, ITP Tires, HMF Engineering, Elka Suspension, Fullbore Innovations, IMS Products, Tag Metals, Cometic Gaskets, Xtreme Gear, Mothers Polish, Streamline Performance, Spider Grips MRA: Can you tell us how you got started Harlen: I first started riding in 1985 when I got a 125M three wheeler for Christmas, and I have been hooked ever since. My first quad was a 1988 Suzuki Quad Runner, which wasn't my first choice but my father didn't think a 250R would be too useful on the farm. Needless to say, I didn't get my first race quad until 1998 when I bought my own LT250R. Tim Schmelyun, Multi ˆYear District 6 A Class motorcycle champion took me under his wing and tutored me on becoming a smarter rider and allowed me to practice on his track. In 1999 I purchased a 400EX and started practicing several times a week.With the help of Burgard Cycle and Ray Wilt, I was able to build a race ready 400EX. I first started racing in 2000 and I entered several motocross and hare scramble events in District 6 and 7. In 2001 I decided to race just hare scrambles the entire season and I had an awesome year. I won several races in the B class with over 50 racers in the class, and I ended up winning the Flying Dutchmen Series

and finished 3rd in District 6. In 2002, my race season was hampered with mechanical problems and injuries, so I only raced a few races. In 2003, I raced the GNCC Series and ended up winning several vet class races and finished with National Number 70. I also finished 3rd in the PA State Series A Class. I had an awesome time racing with Chris Borich, Rob Hertz, Mike Krachun, Matt Smiley,Traci Cecco, and many other top GNCC racers that compete in District 6. The thing that I enjoy most about racing is the great friendships that I have formed along the way. ATV racers are a tight group, so I think that makes it a great sport to be involved in. MRA: What is, or tell us about exriders.com Harlen: Launched in 2000, exriders.com has already received a huge positive response from the Sport ATV community. In the past year, the site has quadrupled in size, and is continuing to grow at well over 200 new members a week. Many top Pro riders like John Natalie, Jr., Chris Borich, Andy Lagzdins, Johnny Gallagher, Santo Derisi, Chad Duvall, Mike Krachun, and many others frequently visit the site. Also, exriders.com is proud to have HMF Engineering, Elka Suspension, ITP Tires, Burgard Cycle, Rausch Creek, and C & D Racing as sponsers. Santo Derisi - exriders.com atv specialist. An overwhelming majority of our members that frequently visit our site either race or are actively involved in the ATV industry. Given that, exriders.com is planning on elevating it‚s race coverage in 2004 to a new level. exriders.com is excitied to announce that it will be attempting to report race standings and pictures from every GNCC on the day of the race to keep our members informed. Also, Jason Hughes will be posting race reports and pictures from District 6 MX and XC events. Finally, Kenny Hill and Roy Bloodworth will be assisting exriders.com in expanding our race coverage to include more, GNC, ITP Quad Cross, WORC, NE ATV, and NQRA Series races. An exciting new exriders.com program for school age ATV riders is the Academic Awards Program, which enters students who achieve straight A‚s on their report card quarterly to win various awards. Several PA Companies have also gotten involved, such as Rausch Creek MX and ATV Park which has contributed FREE admission passes. Also, Burgard Cycle donated a bearing carrier quarterly and A-arms annually for a student who earns a grade point average of 4.0 for the academic year. Join exriders. com community today, and become a part of the future of ATVing. MRA would like to thank Harlen Foley for his time for this article and also for the endless hours that he devotes to racing and to exriders.com. The commitment it takes to achieve what he has goes beyond being commendable, please take a moment of your time and check out exriders.com, it can only make the sport we all love stronger and I'm sure you'll find something there you like. – Jim Bull MRA


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