MRA July 2002

VOLUME 6, ISSUE 5 • JULY 2002

VPE

The Racer's Edge pg.pg.1414

© Action Photos

Performance Report pg.pg.17

sleepy hollow action - father's day pg.10

MRA JULY 2002 • 2

Happy 4th of July Everybody. What a great holiday - we get to celebrate the freedom's that we have in this great country of ours. We also get a day off work and get to see the fireworks. We also get to go racing and roost a little dirt on our buddies.

We have so many freedoms here in America that we sometimes take for granted. We don't mean too,,, but sometimes we just do. I would like to ask everybody this year to take a minute to be grateful for everything we've been blessed with, and don't forget to thank all the men and women who have fought and died for the good ole' U S of A. We're about half way through the race season here in District 6, and things are heating up. There are a lot of close points races going on locally and of course don't forget the weather, it's starting to get hot.

Make sure you take plenty of water with you to the track.

Also, if you get a chance, watch some of the local expert riders, they've been doing pretty good at some of the National Events. And as always, keep the comments and suggestions coming, remember it's your paper. See you at the races.

Jim Bull, MRA

email: jimatmra@att.net

In This Issue

of Motorcycle Racing Action

Volume 6 • Issue 5 • JULY 2002 Our Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Happy Ramblers Race Results - June 2, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hare Scramble Race Results – Ft. of Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Evansville Raceway Results - June 2, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 July Event Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Pagoda Race Results - June 2, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Holeshot Hotshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Centerspread: “Fathers Day”- by Jim Bull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2002 AMA/CHEVY Trucks U.S. MX Series Point Standings . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The Racers Edge - by Andy Fleck & Al Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Part I: A Mom's Point of View - by Deb Bull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Eastern PA Piston Poppers TT Scramble Results - May 19,2002 . . . . . . . . 17 VPE “Performance Report” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Classified Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Subscription Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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MRA JULY 2002 • 3

Hello Race Fans!

MRA JULY 2002 • 4

Happy Ramblers MX Club - Overall Race Results Off Road Cycle Supply - June 2, 2002 51cc oil 4-6 1 0 KTM 2 2j YAM 3 39k CAN 4 6j YAM 5 73 YAM 6 11 YAM 7 7j YAM 8 4r YAM 9 41b YAM 10 20 YAM

Jarek J. Balkovic Jacob C. Runkles Kace Winters Damota Harris Paxton Parkhurst Christian Seek Sam Sheckalls Arie Reachard Zachary Beam Chase Sheppard

51cc oil 7-8 1 07 2 24 3 8j 4 19d 5 00 6 213 7 232 8 28d 9 6 10 3

YAM YAM YAM YAM YAM YAM YAM YAM YAM HON

Colin Carroll Kyle Davis Storm Sheckells Donald Gurreri Jr Cavin Clyde Natalie Phennice Devon M. Arminger David Warrenfeltz Hanna Stocker Rhodes Megan

51cc 4-6 1 02 2 37 3 911 4 270 5 31 6 73 7 29 8 11 9 39k 10 8

KTM LEM KTM YAM COB KTM POL COB CAN POL

Austin Cox Bailey S. Spence Jarek J. Balkovic Jacob C. Runkles Hunter Dennis Paxton Parkhurst James Beach Iii Christian Seek Kace Winters Brady Bartell

51cc 7-8 1 331 2 83 3 13 4 39 5 188 6 03 7 6j 8 6x 9 444 10 12

KAW COB KTM COB KTM COB KTM KAW KTM COB

Jacob H. Grove Kameron Page Colin Carroll Jacob A. Diana Kirby Kinslow Tyler M. Murphy Joshua Villarreal Justin M. Foster Jacob D. Keeney Ian Facey Jr

65cc 7-9 1 23t SUZ 2 732 KTM 3 1 KAW 4 331 KAW 5 53 KAW 6 34 KTM 7 83 KAW 8 24a KAW 9 39 KAW 10 6j KTM

Garret Toth Russell Boswell Jr Brandon S. Seibold Jacob H. Grove Ryan T. Dixon Tyler S. Newberry Kameron Page Jordan A. Walker Jacob A. Diana Joshua Villarreal

65cc 10-11 1 219 2 117 3 2 4 5 5 256 6 506 7 6z

Colton L. Bailey Gary S. Radford, Jr James E. Smith Iii Scott Stocker Michael Forsyth David Wingate Zackery Rudy

KAW HON KTM KAW KAW KAW KAW

8 37 KTM Jesse Long 9 56y KAW Jordan Yohn 10 80 KAW Brian S. Kimble 85cc 7-11-D1 1 219 KAW 2 23t SUZ 3 67 YAM 4 02 YAM 5 335 YAM 6 16 SUZ 7 697 KAW 8 1 KAW 9 05 YAM 10 341 KAW

Colton L. Bailey Garret Toth Daniel Corbin Zac A. Ely Mark Garvey Todd N. Selleck Jr Marty Gutowski Brandon S. Seibold Jeffrey R. Valonis Michael Stella

85cc 12-13 1 18t 2 111 3 390 4 6 5 149 6 46x 7 277 8 103 9 102 10 912

SUZ KAW HON KAW KAW YAM KAW KAW SUZ YAM

Willy C. Toth Justin E. Crawford Robert J. Kraft Robert Jimenez Jr Tony Vanetesse David Karney Zachary E. Harrington Joshua Ensor Daniel L. Rucker James Helton Jr

85cc 14-15 1 444 2 14 3 108 4 620 5 30 6 895 7 105 8 316 9 114 10 77

SUZ KAW SUZ SUZ YAM HON SUZ YAM YAM KAW

Chad M. Wages Derrick E. Wile Curtis J. Baker Michael Mccubbin John Higbee John Haas Brett Hayes Danny Wilson Josheph Lesueur Mathew Click

Junior Mini 1 219 2 277 3 117 4 02 5 335 6 67 7 102 8 23t 9 16 10 149

KAW KAW HON YAM YAM YAM SUZ SUZ SUZ KAW

Colton L. Bailey Zachary E. Harrington Gary S. Radford, Jr Zac A. Ely Mark Garvey Daniel Corbin Daniel L. Rucker Garret Toth Todd N. Selleck Jr Tony Vanetesse

Super Mini 1 444 SUZ 2 924 KAW 3 14 KAW 4 18t SUZ 5 30 YAM 6 6 KAW 7 390 HON 8 108 SUZ 9 245 YAM 10 620 SUZ

Chad M. Wages Randall W. Everett Derrick E. Wile Willy C. Toth John Higbee Robert Jimenez Jr Robert J. Kraft Curtis J. Baker Jessye M. Davis Michael Mccubbin

School Boy 1 147 YAM 2 02 HON 3 924 KAW

Nicholas E Venou Benjamin J. Bixler Randall W. Everett

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

College Boy 1 911 HON 2 343 KAW 3 97 YAM 4 9 YAM 5 28a HON 6 127 SUZ 7 258 YAM 8 995 YAM 9 735 KTM 10 135 YAM

125B 1 147 YAM 2 97 YAM 3 02 HON 4 343 KAW 5 858x YAM 6 677 YAM 7 157x Unk 8 218 HON 9 183 HON 10 713 YAM

Nicholas E Venou Blake W. Taylor Benjamin J. Bixler Stephen Stella Jason R. Killmeyer Pete Sneeringer Edwin Anderson John Morgan Donnie Michaelis James Roberts

125C/D1 1 21 2 966x 3 47 4 402 5 64 6 654 7 155 8 225 9 195 10 9

YAM YAM YAM HON YAM KAW YAM HON YAM YAM

John G. Hare Rock Luckett Jr Jordan Helman Dan Cormack David Lengeman Eric Neal Trevor Veneman Terry E. Jones Jesse J. Volkert Kaulo P. Anderson

250/Open A 1 127 2 562 3 858 4 818 5 135 6 128 7 503 8 932 9 69w 10 203

HON YAM KTM YAM YAM HON HON YAM KAW HON

250/Open B 1 10 HON 2 911 HON 3 99x YAM 4 129 KAW 5 530 HON

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125A 1 602 YAM Aaron Day 2 858 TM John Bowlin 3 819 YAM Jarrett A. Rhoades 4 503 HON Chris L. Welsh 5 127 HON Nicholas T. Mowry 6 690 KAW Daniel Pena 7 157 YAM Dan D. Scilipote 8 932 YAM Dallas M. Lusk 9 271 SUZ Jeffery Good 10 23 SUZ Keith F. Jansen

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157x Unk Edwin Anderson 21 YAM John G. Hare 77h KAW Baptist Hoffmann 966 KTM Nick W. Johnson 144 HON Ken Garner Iv 443 YAM Joshua Boschert 218 HON John Morgan

Nicholas T. Mowry Joseph G. Schueler John Bowlin Jarrett A. Rhoades Cory S. Strickler James W. Boyer Chris L. Welsh Dallas M. Lusk Greg Walker Joseph W. Robertson

Dustin Kendall Isaac Blevins Jason Eckard Philip Wiegand Joe Serio

6 7 8 9 10

144 620 901 938 543

YAM David Shelton YAM Kevin Mesiah YAM Jason R. Killmeyer SUZ Vance Lally YAM Eric S. Anderson

250/Open C-D1 1 302 KTM Darwin Hayward 2 845 HON Lucas Hughes 3 451 YAM Gaelan Lewis 4 735 KTM Brock Myers 5 926 YAM Gregory Hymiller 6 69 YAM Christopher M. Swain 7 410 HON Charles Dietrich 8 684 YAM David Markley 9 361 KAW Shane P. Coble 10 656 YAM Rick A. Rhodes 25+A 1 456 2 858 3 380 4 137 5 519 6 127 7 128 8 915 9 17 10 112 25+B 1 530 2 274 3 144 4 254 5 305 6 183 7 61 8 16t 9 9 10 620

YAM Jeffrey M. Grove TM John Bowlin KTM Shawn W. Berrier HON Mike Leiby HON Brian J. Sullivan KAW Joseph Trone HON James W. Boyer KAW Thomas Crayton HON John J. Richards YAM David Ryke HON Joe Serio SUZ Jeffrey D. Mcclure YAM David Shelton HON Craig Albright HON Tim Connelly HON Donnie Michaelis SUZ Paul Shafer YAM Torey Trout YAM Kaulo P. Anderson YAM Kevin Mesiah

30+A Vet 1 456 YAM Jeffrey M. Grove 2 380 KTM Shawn W. Berrier 3 519 HON Brian J. Sullivan 4 137 HON Mike Leiby 5 40 YAM Robert Kramer Jr 6 915 KAW Thomas Crayton 7 335 KTM Scott Sayers 8 102 YAM Russell W. Seibold 9 17 HON John J. Richards 10 271 SUZ Jeffery Good 30+B Vet 1 530 HON Joe Serio 2 620 YAM Kevin Mesiah 3 61 SUZ Paul Shafer 4 362 KAW William Hahn 5 194 SUZ Kevin J. Davenport 6 38 YAM Brian L. Vantesse 7 209 YAM James Hayes 8 138 HON David Hall 9 28e YAM John Eckstine 1v 10 94 HON Gerald Athey Jr 30+C Vet-D1 1 991 SUZ 2 748 SUZ 3 783 HON 4 328 HON 5 11 HON 6 9 HON 7 648 YAM

James Mandrin Andre Mcdonald Timothy M. Jones William Vaart John H. Childs Anthony J. Plitt Kelly Cumberland

8 158 HON Joey P. Kilby 9 998 HON Thomas C. Needham 10 149 HON Dennis M. Mcglaughlin Jr 40+ A Senior 1 204 HON 2 42 KTM 3 105 HON 4 810 HON 5 3 HON 6 10 Unk 7 012 HON 8 13s KAW 9 911 HON

Robert G. Huston Rick Wenger Arnold E. Hastings Douglas Wentzell Joseph M. Hoffman Paul Dziwanowski Michael Godhard David Resch Frank Zee

40+ B Senior 1 173 HON John Rathbone 2 209 YAM James Hayes 3 991 SUZ James Mandrin 4 84 HON Gregory J. Beaver 5 938 SUZ Bruce Lally 6 92 HON Robert Wernig 7 38 YAM Brian L. Vantesse 8 333 HON Robert J. Merson 9 687 KTM George C. Easterly 10 54s HON John M. Kennedy Jr 4 Stroke A 1 127 HON Nicholas T. Mowry 2 562 YAM Joseph G. Schueler 3 9 YAM Dan D. Scilipote 4 Stroke B 1 966 2 105 3 99x 4 845 5 82 Womens 1 245 2 736 3 55 4 53 5 14 6 259 7 506 8 618 9 2 10 75r

ACT Rock Luckett Jr HON Arnold E. Hastings YAM Jason Eckard HON Lucas Hughes YAM Jacob Martin

YAM YAM KAW HON KAW SUZ KAW HON HON KAW

Jessye M. Davis Melissa Peterson Ana M. Ward Katie Corron Jessica A. Childs Kristina Sharpe Elizabeth Logan Barbara Cox Diane Super Christina Race

125C-D2 1 127 SUZ Stephen B. Plank 2 258 YAM Zeke Ziemann 3 966 KTM Nick W. Johnson 4 147 HON Corbin Ensor 5 178 KTM David Arentz Jr 6 14 KAW Justin E. Crawford 7 44x KTM Greg Sadowski 8 60 YAM Shane M. Wiegel 9 28b YAM Brian Martin 10 575 YAM Michael Toney Jr 30+C Vet-D2 1 410 HON Charles Dietrich 2 11 KAW Darrin Gutoweski 3 3 KAW Carl A. Marks 4 37 YAM Scott Spence 5 613 HON Derek Muzzy 6 770 YAM Nathaniel A. Weaver 7 656 YAM Rick A. Rhodes 8 75 HSK Keith Ceffen 9 475 SUZ Brian Virts 10 896 YAM Steven Holley

2002 motocross* contingency and district 6 seasonal points events

MRA JULY 2002 • 5

2002 MOTOCROSS RACE SCHEDULE AMA Sanctioned

July 21 District 6 & 7 Motocross; District 6 Points.

4 Foot Trophy Day Sponsored by Montrose Dodge, Germantown, MD

October 13

District 6 & 7 Motocross; District 7 B, C, Youth & Women’s Points.

4 Foot Trophy Day Sponsored by Ray Wilt’s Hanover, PA

September 2

District 6 & 7 Motocross; Labor Day Suzuki Championship.

November 3 District 6 & 7 Motocross Hosted by Happy Ramblers & Doublin Gap. 2002 RM 125 Giveaway Sponsored 4 Foot Trophy Day Sponsored by D & D Cycles Hampstead, Maryland

by West Shore Suzuki Mechanicsburg, PA. Must Race a minimum of 1 class at Doublin Gap Sunday 9/1 and 1 class at Happy Ramblers Monday 9/2 to be Middle Atlantic Motocross Association (MAMA) Dates eligible for Giveaway on 9/2 at Happy Ramblers.

August 11 MAMA (Youth Only).

September 29 District 6 & 7 Motocross; District 7 Expert Points.

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Hare Scramble Results Ft. of Mountain - June 2, 2002 Veteran 1) Charles Colliflowers 2) Bryan Goodling 3) Scott Meckley 4) Kenneth Lincher 5) Jonathan 6) Brian Shimpspon 7) Edmund Fiens

231/OPEN 4st B 1) Darren Aldinger 2) Michael Johnson 3) Anthony Riviera IV 4) William Jones 5) Stephanie Kenny 6) Robert Obrieck

231/OPEN 2 st A 1) Chris Borich 2) Rob Heetz 3) Sean Nedlinger 4) Jason Hughes 5) Tom Hertz 6) West Stone 7) Todd Rothernel

POLARIS 1) Ed Dasher 2) John Mcdonald 3) Larry Alvolo Jr. 4) Robert Martz

231/OPEN 2stroke B 1) Mark Stoops 2) Steven McQuire 3) Jeff Kearney 4) Nathan Gogna 5) Jason Negley 6) Steve Tressler 7) Steve Hafer

4 ST C 1) John Stull 2) Jeffrey Hurbst 3) Mac Mager 4) Justin Bittle 5) Jason Bowers 6) Blake Kramer 7) Scott Kerstetter

231/OPEN 4st A 1) Daniel Destenfano 2) Chad Kirby 3) Dustin Winnen 4) Jonathan Bowers 5) Daniel Keherer 6) Andris Lagzoins

UTILITY 1) Robert Green Jr. 2) Bryan Naller

YOUTH Motorcycles 65(7-11) 1) Dale Wakefield Jr 2) Brock Turner 50 STOCK 1) Damon Bongardner 2) Robert Camp II 3) Dustin Ziemba

85 (7-11) 1) Christopher Rizzon 2) Darrin Schneck 3) Tyler Scheib 4) David Rhine 85 (12-15) 1) Michael Potts 2) Timothy Rizzon 3) Eric Wise 4) Michael Soudas 5) Kevin Karwaski 6) Tiffany Tomlin 80 2st and Big wheel 0 Michael Marschall YOUTH 4 WHEEL 50 1) Kyle Seiders 2) Derree Robinson 3) Michael Spalding

4) Than Werden 70 1) Adam Killinger 90class 1) Thomas Koontz 2) Scott Meckley 3) Chad Bohner 125B 1) Philip Galardi 2) Rich Quayle 3) Jason Thompson 200A 1) Adam Albright 2) Jedediah Haines 3) Joshua Sheffler Open A 1) Jacobs Williams 2)Christopher Evitts

200B 1)Levi Lilley 2) Daniel Destifano 250B 1) David Greenleaf 2) Brian Beam 3) James Hutchins 4) Joseph Giambrone 5) Thomas Moyer 6) Brett Dawson 7) Gerald Conese 251\Open B 1) Shane Hufford Sr 2) Richard Rizzon 3) Mikel Dippel 4) Kevin Bowman 5) Bryan Emigh 4Stroke 1) Douglas Groff

2) Darid Reinert 3) Robert Dawson Senior 1) Thomas Cichor Super Senior 1) Thomas Ebersole 2) Burd Guers Veteran A 1) Craig Shenigo 2) Greg Turner 3) Todd Myers 4) Brian Karwaski 5) Harold Fulmerah Veteran B 1) Frank Evitts 2) Randy Heckler 3) Daniel Maychauik

MRA JULY 2002 • 6

2002 Evansville Raceway Results 6/2/02 Evansville Motocross (D6 Points/Big Bucks) 125 A 1st #133 James Mclivaine 2nd #300 Jared Kimble 3rd #997 Broc Seiler 4th #101 Josh Allen 125 B 1st #88R Chris Ramsey 2nd #26T Paul Treas 3rd #382 Eric Kemmerer 4th #772 Joe Hoffman 5th #3H Jon Hercik 6th #36 Kevin Thomasey 7th #59 Ed Allen 8th #435 Josh Stover 125 C 1st #120 Bryan Smith 2nd #220 William Frank 3rd #129 Jeremy Weniger 4th #555 Joe Farnish 5th #21P Mike Pagano 6th #52 James Feudale 7th #114 Jon Laski 8th #815 Kyle Jenceleski 9th #897 Pat Dierling 10th #51P Josh Paonita 250 A 1st #1V Robert McWhorter 2nd #133 James Mclivaine 3rd #416 Carl Wolter 4th #589 Lynn Ruby 5th #149 Joe Marshall 250 B 1st #26T Paul Treas 2nd #368 Cole Lippert 3rd #10 Dave Grill 4th #34W William Heras 5th #207 Bob Muscovitch 6th #43S Joe Savitsky 7th #3H Jon Hercik 8th #54D Tom Daubert 9th #45 Jordon Baldridge 250 C 1st #141 Chris Clymer 2nd #636 Josh Tate 3rd #835 Rob McCollum 4th #780 John Tate 5th #732 Nathan Koontz 6th #713 James Baney 7th #122 Rich Maychrich 8th #94 James Helriegel 9th #70 William Lockner 10th #886 Ron Berretta 25+ A 1st #1V Rob McWhorter 2nd #623 Jon Boser 3rd #3R Ron Neilson 4th #416 Carl Wolter 5th #293 Charles Acree 6th #149 Joe Marshall 7th #911 Vance Draghi 8th #101 Josh Allen 25+ B 1st #10 Dave Grill 2nd #207 Bob Muscovitch 3rd #33 Matt Evans 4th #43S Joe Savitsky 5th #352 John Cameron 6th #69X Bill Dienno 7th #369 William Ferri Veteran A (30+) 1st #623 Jon Boser 2nd #1V Robert McWhorter

3rd #133 James Mclivaine 4th #820 James Fisher 5th #1 Tim Schmelyun 6th #293 Charles Acree 7th #3R Ron Neilson 8th #6V Dennis Gilbert 9th #70 Tom Sebastian 10th #83 Carl Neidlinger Veteran B (30+) 1st #24R Mike Rupert 2nd #3D Donald Ferraro 3rd #10 Scott Sempsell 4th #54D Tom Daubert 5th #05 Pete Brubaker 6th #12E Eric Whitby 7th #495 Chris Smith 8th #270 Robert Curtin 9th #69X Bill Dienno 10th #369 William Ferri

50cc 7-8 (Stock) 1st #15 Dylan Ahlert 2nd #5D Nick DeFrain 3rd #441 Ron Neilson 4th #254 Tom Schearer 60 cc 7-9 1st #441 Ron Neilson 2nd #25 Tim Savidge 3rd #115 William Bleich 4th #15 Dylan Ahlert 5th #20 Brandon Wehr 6th #80 Pat Cannon 7th #5D Nick DeFrain 60 cc 10-11 1st #2R Jon Reber 2nd #26 Justin Maylath 3rd #24R Broc Rupert 4th #324 Steven Cresci

Veteran C (30+) 1st #220 William Frank 2nd #22A Allen Wilson 3rd #26P Mark Penn 4th #385 Jeff Groff 5th #626 Rob Chapman 6th #52 James Feudale 7th #63 Mark Gabel 8th #94 James Helriegel 9th #948 Larry Arnold 10th #825 Jaems Porpiglia

85 cc 7-11 1st #70 Daniel Holton 2nd #22K Erik Wilson 3rd #2R Jon Reber 4th #25 Tim Savidge 5th #26 Justin Maylath 6th #147 Derek Gilbert 7th #80K Kyle Smithgall 8th #20 Brandon Wehr 9th #120 Walter Bleich 10th #199 Rocco Fazzolari

Senior (40+) A 1st #1 Tim Schmelyun 2nd #77 Stu Caruso 3rd #820 Jim Fisher 4th #70 Tom Sebastian 5th #83 Carl Neidlinger

85 cc 12-13 1st #54 Matt Hougentogler 2nd #7T Taylor Beltz 3rd #12W Will Hecksteden

Senior (40+) B 1st #555 Joe Farnish 2nd #805 Vance Laubach 3rd #314 Kevin Kozak 4th #X Gary Hoff 5th #10 Steven Lewis 6th #795 Tom Goller 7th #112 Ramon Fazzolari 8th #767 Fred Kostembader 9th #71T Anthony Schliebener 10th #369 William Ferri

85 cc 14-15 1st #28 Jonathan Griffin 2nd #55 Mike Farnish 3rd #28X Joe Weikel 4th #1 Mike Demchak SUPERMINI 1st #70 Daniel Holton 2nd #22K Erik Wilson 3rd #28 Jon Griffin 4th #55 Mike Farnish

CONGRATULATIONS/GOOD LUCK To Daniel Holton, Jr. of Conestoga, PA. Daniel qualified at the

Waldon Playboy Regional Qualifier for the Loretta Lynn Amateur National Series being held the first week of August in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.

Daniel finished 5th overall in the 85cc 7-11 Stock Class with 2

ninth place finishes and a final moto 1st place ride. Approximately

14,000 riders from all over the US attempt to qualify for a spot on

the gate at Loretta Lynn's Ranch. There are 32 different classes and only 42 riders from each class qualify to go. Just getting there is a major accomplishment, this is where the champions of tomorrow are born. Daniel, congratulations and we all wish you the best of luck at the finals.

Jim Bull, M.R.A.

RIDER PROFILE:

Name: Daniel Holton, Jr. Hometown: Conestoga, PA District #: 70 Bike: Kawasaki KX85 Years Racing: 7 Sponsors: Scott Goggles, FMF, Sprocket Specialists,

So Cal, De Cal Works, WD 40/Lava Soap

College Boy 1st #88R Chris Ramsey 2nd #300 Jared Kimbell 3rd #382 Eric Kemmerer 4th #32 Eric Sebastian 5th #368 Cole Lippert 6th #34W William Heras 7th #129 Jeremy Weniger 8th #21P Mike Pagano 9th #36 Kevin Thomasey 10th #122 Richard Maychrich School Boy 1st #120 Bryan Smith 2nd #772 Joe Hoffman 3rd #555 Joe Farnish 4th #114 Jon Laski 5th #5J Josh Rockwell 50cc 4-6 (Oil Injected) 1st #668 Troy Fairchild 2nd #613 Rich Benesky 3rd #88 Nick Scullin 4th #6K Kevin Hicks 5th #52 Dale Hull 6th #40 Lucas Wehr 7th #11M Mike McDonald 8th #84 Bradley Burkholder 9th #99 Lance Brosious 10th #13K Kevin Hoffman 50cc 7-8 (Oil Injected) 1st #2 Romanski 2nd #25 Brett Clayton 3rd #77J Josh Parker 4th #X Ethan Drumheller 5th #934 Brandon Potts 50cc 4-6 (Stock) 1st #5F Elijah Fisher 2nd #168 Troy Fairchild 3rd #52 Dale Hull 4th #613 Richard Benesky 5th #6K Kevin Hicks 6th #11M Mike McDonald 7th #67J Joe Ide

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Evansville Hurricane Hills Raceway Park Sleepy Hollow

Zinc City MC

Drags 7/6

Hare Scramble

Reading MC (Dice Run & Night Drags 6PM)

7/26-27 Reading MC

7/7 7/21

Valley Forge Trail Riders B/P Promotions

(Traxx, Jack Frost Mtn. Round 4)

7/13

7/14

7/21

7/28 8/4

Two Wheel Promotions

Trials

7/14 7/14 7/14 7/20 7/20

Susquehanna Off Road (Enduro) Brandywine (Enduro) High Mountain

(88th Anniversary Bash)

Misc.

Motorcyclists for Jesus Ministries (Bike Show) Keystone Sportsmen Hill Climb

If you have an event that you would like promoted please mail it to MRA.

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July Events

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2002 Pagoda Results - June 2, 2002 50cc 4-6 STOCK: 1 ROBERT PIAZZA 4 2 JESSE DREISBACH HUS 16J 3 DALTON WORTHINGTON COB 8W 4 DOMINICK DREISBACH HUS 6D 5 AUSTIN WALKER KTM 110 6 LOGAN FHRETS LEM 98 7 KEITH LENGLE COB 22L 50cc 4-6 OIL: 1 ROBERT PIAZZA JR YAM 4 2 MATTHEW ACAMPORA YAM 53A 3 DALTON WORTHINGTON YAM 8W 4 ROBERT SEACHRIST KTM 23 5 LOGAN FHRETS YAM 98 6 CHANDLER GOTTSHALL SUZ 96 7 ANDREW SPITLER YAM 8 8 RYAN DEMPSEY YAM 38 9 KEITH LENGLE YAM 22L 50cc 7-8 STOCK: 1 TYLER TILLMAN CON 27 2 BRANDON WOOLF KTM 100 3 MICHAEL FRANKENFIELD BETA 188 4 ZACH METZ KTM 57 5 AVERY BROWN KTM 31 6 ZACK JOYCE COB 94 7 HUNTER SANTA KTM 19 8 LOGAN EHRETS 98 50cc 7-8 OIL: 1 TYLER TILLMAN YAM 27 2 CRAIG COLLINS YAM 50 3 NICHOLAS MONTANA YAM 1 4 ALEX MILLER YAM 4X XR 50: 1 BRYCE DANA HON 68 2 DANIEL THOMPSON HON 7D 3 BROC EMERY HON 68 PW 80: 1 KYLE GREENWALT HON 98 2 DAVID MAGEE HON 25M 3 ANTHONY MILLER JR HON 28A 4 ZACHARY REINSON HON 47 TTR-90: 1 LANDON GAUGLER YAM 8 2 ZACHARY VON KROPP YAM 3K 3 AUSTIN WILLARD YAM 74 XR 100: 1 JESSICA SMITH YAM 63 2 JOHN HEWCZUK HON 12H 3 NICKOLAS GULLEGDE YAM 21 4 THOMAS COEHLE HON 3T 5 JAMES COONEY YAM T 6 MATT MIKLICH X 7 TEDDY LYNCH HON 27X 65cc 7-9: 1 ANGELO MANERCHIA JR KTM 101 2 RICHARD KASTLE KAW 3 3 RONALD BAKER JR KAW 5R 4 MICHAEL MACKERPRANG KAW 38X 5 KEITH KOVAC KAW 7C 6 MICHAEL PODWATS KAW 22P 7 MICHAEL MCKENTLEY KAW 103 8 DUSTIN GEIS KAW 28G 9 KYLE GREENWALT KAW 98 10 DAMON WASLIN KAW 29 65cc 10-11: 1 JUSTIN FREDERICK KAW 32F 2 AUSTIN KOZIMOR KAW 48 3 JOSHUA GOTTSHALL KAW 91 4 JOSEPH PEDITTO KAW 5 65cc JR MINI 7-11: 1 JUSTIN FREDERICK KAW 32F 2 RICHARD KASTLE KAW 3 3 MICHAEL PODWATS KAW 22P 4 DUSTIN GEIS KAW 28G 5 KYLE DEMAIN KAW K 6 ZACHARY ESTERLY KAW 9E 7 NICHOLAS MONTANA KAW 22 85cc 7-11: 1 EDWARD IZYKOWICZ YAM 100 2 AUSTIN KOZIMOR YAM 48 3 JOSHUA GOTTSHALL KAW 91 4 JAMES MUNCH KAW 65 5 ANGELO MANERCHIA JR SUZ 101 6 JOSEPH PEDITTO KAW 5 7 MICHAEL MACKERPRANG KAW 38X 8 KEITH KOVAC KAW 7C 9 TYLER BRADY YAM 4T 10 JAKE METZ YAM 57 85cc 12-13: 1 ROBERT GARTHE YAM 43 2 MATTHEW WARNICK YAM 50 3 JAMES IZZO YAM 200 4 ANTHONY ROTH KAW 144 5 WAYNE POWELL II HON 23W 6 DANNY WOODWARD HON 4 7 ERIC BECK YAM 89 8 KYLE KNAPP YAM 67 9 WILLIAM

FRANCISCO HON 13B 10 NICHOLAS WILKINSON HON 5W 85cc 14-15: 1 CODY GRAYBILL YAM 66 2 BRANDON TAYLOR SUZ 10X 3 ASHLIN HILLINGER KAW 136 4 DAVID BOWEN SUZ 15D 85cc JR MINI8: 1 MATT WARNICK YAM 50 2 WAYNE POWELL HON 23W 3 KYLE KNAPP YAM 67 4 WILLIAM FRANCISCO HON 13B 5 ANDREW DELONG KAW L 6 JAMES MUNCH KAW 65 7 NICHOLAS WILKINSON HON 5W 8 MATT WADE KAW 12 9 TYLER REHM YAM 46 10 CODY HINKLE SUZ 2 SUPERMINI: 1 ROBERT GARTHE YAM 43 2 TIMOTHY ROTH KAW 13 3 ANTHONY ROTH KAW 144 4 CODY GRAYBILL YAM 66 5 JAMES IZZO YAM 200 6 ANDREW WILLIAMS KAW 77 125 A: 1 GREGORY PAMART YAM 476 2 ANDY FLECK YAM 67 3 CODY WENGER HON 611 4 PATRICK SIMPSON YAM 785 5 TRAVIS OSWALD YAM 5T 6 CHRIS SHIFFLETT HON 347 7 MATTHEW COYLE YAM 76 8 DENNIS HARNISH YAM 414 9 JEFFREY DUNLAP YAM 87 10 BRYAN DACHEUX YAM 214 125 B: 1 ERIC BALAWEJDER YAM 213 2 DEREK WILT YAM 648 3 KEVIN RODGERS YAM 151 4 KEITH SANTORA HON 294 5 TRAVIS HARNISH YAM 903 6 CHRIS PEPE YAM 927 7 JOSH BAKER HON 14T 8 PHILIP ALBERTSON HON 315 9 RYAN BENTZ HON 3R 10 TRISTAN HUEY YAM 29 125 C GROUP 1: 1 SCOTT EDELSTEIN YAM 21 2 JOE CLEVENGER SUZ 9C 3 BRIAN HOLBEN KAW 12H 4 JESSE YOUNG HON 12Y 5 MICHAEL NENTWIG KAW 77M 6 MIKE BERGHOLZ HON 15F 7 JOSEPH GAUL HON 20 8 MATT RICE KAW 47 9 BRANDON WHELAN SUZ 33B 10 DYLAN KAUTZ HON 44D 125C GROUP 2: 1 RYAN GABERS YAM 177 2 STEVEN GROSSWEILER SUZ 515 3 SHAWN KNAPP YAM 6K 4 JAMES WILKIE YAM 798 5 MATTHEW JENSEN YAM 6J 6 TOM LEDGERWOOD YAM 79L 7 DANIEL KOCOTAS HON 82 8 DAVID NAVARRO YAM 65 9 NICHOLAS RAMICH KAW 391 10 DEREK LAZARUS RM 665 250 A: 1 EDDIE KUNITZ YAM 142 2 GREGORY PAMART YAM 476 3 JERRY SEIP JR HON 343 4 MIKE NORMAN YAM 83M 5 DENNIS HARNISH YAM 414 6 BARRY TAGGART JR YAM 425 7 JEREMY GARGES YAM 326 250 B: 1 WAYNE HALL HON 205 2 GALEN SAUDER HON 823 3 SCOTT MARTIN HON 45 4 BRET WAGNER YAM 818 5 JOE SUMPTER YAM 16J 6 JOSH BAKER KAW 55 7 ERIC SWARR HON 321 8 JOHN WYDRZYNSKI KAW 113 9 FELIPE DELGADO HON 52 10 NICK FANTANROSA SUZ 69 250 C: 1 BRIAN HOLBEN KAW 12H 2 JAMES WILKIE YAM 789 3 MATHEW DOOREY YAM 560 4 CHRIS YOUNG YAM 19 5 JIMMY CAPECE HON 4J 6 BILL DALUSIO YAM 86X 7 TOM LEDGERWOOD YAM 79L 8 SEAN VANDRUFF YAM 152 9 SCOTT BARSHIED YAM 300 10 PATRICK CONNELL HON 52 SCHOOL BOY: 1 SCOTT EDELSTEIN 21 2 MICHAEL NENTWIG KAW 77M 3 JOE

CLEVENGER SUZ 9C 4 STEVEN GROSSWEILER SUZ 515 5 SHAWN KNAPP YAM 6K 6 ROBERT GARTHE YAM 43 7 MATTHEW MCGOVERN HON 82 8 DYLAN KAUTZ HON 44D 9 JOSEPH SULLIVAN HON 21S 10 STEVEN IZZO YAM 14S COLLEGE BOY: 1 MATTHEW COYLE YAM 76 2 CHAD AUGHINBAUGH HON 83 3 CODY WENGER HON 611 4 PATRICK SIMPSON YAM 785 5 PHILIP ALBERTSON HON 315 6 KEVIN ROGERS YAM 151 7 BRETT WAGNER YAM 818 8 ERIC BALAWEIDER YAM 213 9 KEITH SANTORA HON 294 10 JEFFREY DUNLAP YAM 87 25+A: 1 EDDIE KUNITZ YAM 142 2 PAUL WASLIN JR YAM 10 3 GREGORY PAMART YAM 476 4 WILLIAM PEOPLES YAM 282 5 MARC TIESLER 156 6 JASON GEORGE HON 52J 7 HARLAN SEIVERLING HON 18 8 CHARLES MITCHELL HON 179 9 ANDY FLECK YAM 67 10 CHRIS SHIFFLETT HON 347 25+B: 1 JOHN ROACH YAM 284 2 MICHAEL DEROSA SUZ 37 3 JASON ESTERLY YAM 315 4 NICK SERBU SUZ 64 5 ROB KORCHAK HON 24K 6 MARK BURKHOLDER YAM 120 7 STEPHEN VANDRUFF HON 48V 8 ALFRED PORTILLA HON 384 9 FELIPE DELGADO HON 52 10 ANGELO MANERCHIA SUZ 100 VET A: 1 JERRY SEIP JR HON 343 2 MARC TIESLER HON 156 3 ANDY FLECK YAM 61 4 CHARLES MITCHELL HON 179 5 WILLIAM PEOPLES YAM 282 6 JASON GEORGE HON 52J 7 ALAN JESSAT HON 44 8 HARLAN SEIVERLING HON 18 9 DAVID ECKHART YAM 731 10 JEFF GRACE HON 229 VET B: 1 KEVIN SPITLER YAM 118 2 ROB KORCHAK HON 24K 3 JOHN ROACH JR YAM 284 4 DREW MORRIS KTM 53 5 BUD KOZIMOR YAM 115 6 JERRY RIZZIELLO JR YAM 7X 7 JOSEPH TELLER YAM 61 8 ROB WEBB YAM 27R 9 DAVID FINK YAM 544 10 ROB SCHULER 186 VET C: 1 BILL DALUSIO YAM 86X 2 DAVE HIPPENSTEEL YAM 220 3 DANIEL FARRA HON 801 4 ERIK O'NEAL YAM 320 5 PATRICK CONNELL HON 52 6 NIEL MORGAN JR YAM 102 7 CHRIS POPP KAW 275 8 BLAINE HUANEY JR YAM 33 9 SCOTT WALKER YAM 281 10 RANDY KASTLE KAW 390 SENIOR: 1 JERRY SEIP JR HON 343 2 CALVIN LEINBACH YAM 15 3 ERIC EISENFELDER SUZ 8 4 STEVE PHILLIPS YAM 23 5 DAVID ECKHART YAM 731 6 ROB SCHULER 186 7 ALAN KOCOTAS HON 82 8 MARTIN LESHER YAM 98 9 TOM CONSALO 19 10 JOE TELLER YAM 61 4 STROKE: 1 CHAD AUGHINBAUGH 83 2 LARRY DESIMONE HON 701 3 MARK BURKHOLDER YAM 120 4 MATTHEW DOOREY YAM 560 5 DREW MORRIS KTM 53 6 DAVID SYKES YAM 749 7 MICHAEL SCAVELLO KTM 8 8 DOUGLAS MIDKIFF HON 343 9 DAVID SCIULLO YAM 71

2002 D-6 Sports Association member clubs & promoters location & phone Numbers

At Exit 6 Eastbound • At Exit 8 Westbound Of I-78

(JUNE) Event: Rider:

Hometown: Bike: District #: Experience: Class: Sponsors:

Sleepy Hollow MX - June 16, 2002 Mitch Melhorn

York Springs, PA Kawasaki KX65 8M

2 years

60 cc 7-9 yr old (Group 1) Fishers ATV World, Dad

Mitch Melhorn from York Springs, PA is our Holeshot Hotshot for the month of June. Mitch pulled the holeshot in

PO Box 122 • Conestoga, PA • 17516

both moto's at Sleepy Hollow MX Park in the first group of 60cc racers on Fathers Day for the overall win.

Jim Bull

Mitch has been racing for 2 years now and can be found competing at most of the local tracks in the district. Watch

Phone: 717-951-5620 Photo by Deb B. MRA

out next month, maybe you'll be the next MRA Hotshot.

Call M.R.A. at (717) 951-5620

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HOLESHOT HOTSHOT

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“Fathers Day - June 16, 2002” Sleepy Hollow MX Park

– By Jim Bull

Sleepy Hollow, what a great place for a kid to go motocross racing.

First of all you don't have to get up with the roosters to get there in time for sign up, Sleepy doesn't start practice until 11:30 AM on Sundays.

Second, if you can get your parents up to get you there a little early take along your bicycle or RC car and have a blast with all the other kids.

Third, there's a class for just about every mini cycle ever made, so you don't need to talk your mom and dad into buying you some high dollar race bike, and to top it all off everyone who enters goes home with a trophy whether you finish the race or not. Now there are a lot of really cool tracks in the district, but this month we just wanted to tell you about

Having Fun before the Races

racing at the Hollow.

Fathers Day was very warm and sunny this year, but it had rained hard for a couple of days before the event. I know all the kids had a blast in practice because they were up to their knees in mud. Donna and the crew over at the mini track got right on the ball and by race time they had the track in pretty good shape. There was still a decent size mud hole about half way down the starting line straight, but most everyone was able to cruise right through it.

Nice Air!

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Obviously this guy lost his head

Dad's like playing in the mud too!!

Sorry I don't have any results for the day, but I hope you

Oh, there it is!

enjoy the pictures. Remember to race safe and don't forget to thank your mom and your dad for taking you out to the races.

Especially dad for taking you racing on Fathers Day. - Jim Bull, MRA

Waiting for Practice

14T Tyler Clark from Millerstown, PA

1st MOTO Start XR70/ XR80 Class

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Flying Dutchmen Action - May 19, 2002

#55 Ernie 250 2st A Winner

College Boy at FDMC

© Action Photos

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2002 AMA/CHEVY TRUCKS U.S. MX SERIES

1) 250 2) 196 3) 181 4) 176 5) 146 6) 122 7) 106 8) 98 9) 91 10) 75

Ricky Carmichael Tim Ferry Sebastien Tortelli Ezra Lusk Kyle Lewis John Dowd David Vuillemin Robbie Reynard Sean Hamblin Heath Voss

125 cc Winner Chad Reed at Mt. Morris, PA

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James Stewart Chad Reed Ernesto Fonseca Danny Smith Branden Jesseman Buddy Antunez Damon Huffman matt Walker Mike Brown Grant Langston

Photo by Chris & Alan Gavlak

1) 190 2) 185 3) 159 4) 141 5) 135 6) 106 7) 102 8) 98 9) 89 10) 77

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250 cc Winner Ricky Carmichael at Mt. Morris, PA

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what lies in front of it. You will be running over it!

Now you wait for what seems like hours for the moto in front of you to be over.

Relax, don’t get anxious. Remember you’re supposed to be having fun! Just concentrate on the job at hand. Play out in your head what you need to do when the gate falls. Visualize in your mind pulling the holeshot. Basically, all the things you are going to do to get there. Be positive, not nervous or scared.

Riding Tips for the Serious Racer

STARTS WITH REACTIVE SUSPENSION, INC.

By Andy Fleck & Al Carr Although a fast bike, speed, stamina and aggression may get you the moto win, it’s a lot easier if you get a good start. Many riders don’t take the start very seriously. A friend told me he was sitting on the starting line at Evansville his first race of the year thinking to himself – “Gee, I wonder what gear I should be starting in?”

DOH?!?! (You know who you are.)

The time spent between the 1 minute board going sideways and getting through the first corner can be very intense, scary, painful, or just plain fun. The first thing to decide is what gear do I start in? If you are on an 80 or 125, chances are you may start in 1st gear.

STARTING IN 1ST: After you’ve picked your gate and cleaned all the loose debris away from your starting area, make sure to check the area around the gate and

Now the #2 board is up. If you are having a mechanical problem now is the time to let the starter know by raising your hand. No problems…let’s rock! After you’ve adjusted your goggle strap several times and just about have your fuel petcock twisted off because you’ve checked it several million times (it’s on already), the #1 board goes up. Rev your bike hard a few times to make sure its warm and not loaded up. Then put it in gear. Put your left foot on the footpeg and tucked up in, slightly against the shifter so you’re ready to shift. Get your weight up over the center of the bike with your head and shoulders over the bars and with elbows bent.

When the starter turns the board sideways let the clutch out so the bike just starts to creep ahead. Then roll the throttle to just about wide open. Concentrate on the gate. Focusing in on the hinge bolt on the gate beside has been known to increase reaction time. (This is taken from personal experience, not scientific data.)

Whatever you think will trigger your reaction the fastest will be the best maneuver for you. It is well known that peripheral vision will pick up movement faster than staring straight at something. Try to keep that in mind when picking a point to focus on. Once you see it move, dump the clutch with the throttle pinned. Get over the gate still leaning slightly forward. Do this so you don’t wheelie out of the gate.

After you’ve cleared the gate, shift into second as fast as you can. Start sliding back on the seat while straightening your arms. Now you’re trying to get as much traction as possible and make good clean gear shifts to accelerate faster. Work yourself into a standing position hanging back over the rear wheel still hunting for all the traction you can get. Keep a finger or two on the clutch so you can slip it a little bit if you start to wheelie too much. Let your legs and arms flow with the bike to soak up any bumps. When it’s time to start breaking, stay standing as long as you can. You can brake much harder while standing and steer clear of troubled rid-

ers.

Be aware of what everybody around you is doing. If everybody is of the same caliber rider as you, you should be able to stay cool and get through the first corner without issue. Now is not the time to be defensive. If you start getting paranoid and nervous, you are going to make mistakes. The best thing to do is to concentrate on getting through the corner clean…not by crashing. Possibly making some passes, being aggressive. If your leading, going into the first turn, remember, everybody is going to be breathing down your neck, You pretty much dictate the breaking point. Brake too soon – conspicuous tread patterns will appear on your back. Brake too late – you’ll get punted to the cheap seats.

STARTING IN 2ND: If you are able to pull a second gear start it is definitely a benefit. So that you can balance the bike in a straight line more easily and get to the first corner faster, you should start with both feet on the ground. The tradeoff is there is greater room for error.

You will have to slip the clutch just the right amount so that you don’t bog the engine. This takes practice. These days with the 4 strokes on a short start you might not even have to shift.

POINTERS: Many of the tracks in the district allow you to practice at the starting area. This is a great opportunity to get a feel for the length of the start, What gear you will be reaching during the start, and where you will feel comfortable getting on the brakes to make the corner. When you’re going out for practice don’t just blitz out on to the tract to win another practice session. Stop… make sure the track is clear and practice a start or two. You will definitely benefit from it when you’re on the gate for your first moto. Another thing to do is to go to the start when you have time during the day and see how long the starter waits to drop the gate after the #1 board goes sideways. Some of these guys can be pretty predictable with the timing.

Now with some luck, good reaction time on the gate, decent traction, and the fellow moto-head on either side of you hogging your line or goon riding into you and taking you out, you get the holeshot.

That was the easy part! Now all you have to do is stay in front and win the moto.

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I knew the day would come when I'd be at some race track, watching from a distance my son sitting on his dirt bike at the starting gate.

I never seriously gave those fleeting images much thought,,, after all,,, it was my son's dream, his goal, his ambition to race his dirt bike. There just always seemed to be something stopping him or us from allowing him to fulfill his desire to race his dirt bike.

Believe me,,, I've had plenty of time to prepare myself for this very moment.

His Grandmother bought him his very first dirt bike (JR 50), when he was only 4 months old!

The first couple of Christmas' we'd bring it back in the house and put it beside the Christmas Tree. He loved it..... #11 MRA Sponsored Trevor Bull Anyway,,, let's fast forward to today,,, my son Trevor will be 11 years old in August and he'll be racing for the first time on June 16th at Sleepy Hollow.

As a mom,,, those passing visions of him getting the hole shot, being out front, "breezing" through the race, winning the race, standing on some podium, and being awarded some hugh trophy, is not exactly how I'm visioning it today,,,,, I'm so excited for him, but so nervous and concerned, too. I'm gonna get through this "first" race, cuz I know a 'second' will follow and so on. My inner voice says, "He's gonna do just fine," and I'm gonna trust in that. I want to encourage him and he has to know that I,,, his mom,,,has got to be his greatest fan,,,,, Deep down,,, I wish I could be him for a day.

Deb Bull - M.R.A.

Next Issue: Part II: The Race is Over

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Part I: A Mom's Point of View

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VOL. 2

Performance R eport What should I do to my bike each week between races?

Many people don’t realize that the maintenance you do every week before the race can save you a lot of money. On today’s high performance machines a small problem or worn out part can cost you hundreds of dollars, if not fixed. Here are some of the things that should be checked every week after you ride, to make sure that your bike will be in top running condition for the next week’s ride or race.

The fluids in your bike are what make it operate to it’s full potential; a lack of fluids can destroy a motor.

Always be sure to check your coolant before every ride. The coolant helps keep your motor running at the proper temperature. If your motor is running hot you will not get full power from it, and you will also cause engine damage. If the day is extremely hot and you are running long motos you may push coolant out the overflow, which is normal. Also be sure to check for leaks or cracks caused by collisions or impacts from rocks. Always use a quality coolant like Spectro’s Year Round, which is designed for high performance aluminum radiators or the equivalent Engine and transmission fluid is another fluid that should be checked after every ride. With the new four-strokes using both engine and transmission fluid you have to check your individual bike’s manual for recommended amounts and intervals, but it is always safe to change your oil after every day of hard riding. Changing your oil frequently not only keeps your engine running in top shape, but also allows you to find problems early. As oil breaks down it will lose its’ color. If your oil is already black when you change it, it has been run to long, and needs to be checked sooner the next time. If your clutch oil is gritty or is full of metal flakes you may want to check your clutch or bottom end for wear or damage. Oil is the lifeblood of your engine and you should always be sure to use the good quality oil that is designed for the application you are using it for. Paying fourteen or fifteen dollars for oil may seem expensive, but it will prevent engine damage in the long run.

Daniel Cronin – 80cc Winner 12-15 yr olds

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Eastern PA Piston Poppers TT Scrambles

One of the most neglected and important things most people forget is the air filter. Each year we have numerous riders bring us their bikes that have destroyed engines, because they failed to properly maintain the air filter. An air filter needs to fit properly and be oiled and cleaned after every ride.

In extremely dusty conditions some riders have a spare filter oiled and ready, and change it after the first set of motos. Any time you allow dirt into your engine you are asking for trouble and the most likely way for it to get there is by an improperly oiled filter.

VPE recommends Twin Air’s oils and cleaners. First be sure to clean your filter thoroughly, using a quality cleaner, then wash it with warm soapy water, and

allow it to dry. Try not to twist and stretch it too much, as this can damage some filters. Then completely soak the filter in the oil and gently wring out the excess oil, be sure your filter is covered completely with oil! Next allow the filter to dry overnight.

The best quality oils like Twin Air will remain tacky, yet not be dripping with oil after drying. If you don’t allow your filter to dry it may actually allow oil to be sucked into your engine and foul a plug or cause jetting problems until the filter dries properly.

Your brakes and controls should also be checked each week. Make sure all your levers are working properly and your throttle tube is lubed and works smoothly. Clutch and throttle cables should be lubed and checked for wear or being out of adjustment. These are things many people overlook until they get to the races, and then are rushed to fix or adjust right before practice or their moto. Broken levers or misadjusted controls will break your concentration and may cause you to make costly mistakes like missed shifts and errors in corners.

Your drive train should also be inspected after each race. Be sure your chain and sprockets are in good shape and not missing teeth or out of adjustment. A broken or thrown chain will cost you a DNF. Also be sure to check that your chain guides are all in good shape and are in proper alignment. A chain guide or roller may be knocked off or bent in a rut or in a contact with another rider during a race, and may not be very noticeable while you are riding.

Of course you can’t anticipate everything that could go wrong with your bike while at the races, but with proper maintenance you cant prevent the most common failures. One mistake most people also make is to wait until the last minute to check over their bike. If you are running around the night before, or even the day of the race doing things that you could have done during the week, you will not have your mind on racing and will not prepared mentally when you get on the gate. After all that’s why factory riders have mechanics, so they can focus on winning the race and not worry about whether or not all the bolts are tight and there is gas in the bike. You have to learn about your own bike, each bike is different and the more you work on your bike the quicker and easier it will be to get your bike ready for the races. Remember, it doesn’t matter how fast you are, if your bike doesn’t stay together till the end of the race you can’t win.

By: Dean DeTurk Next Month: Will suspension re-valving really make a difference in my bikes performance?

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