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Hello Race Fans Happy November everybody, actually it’s a bit of a sad month. The racing season here in the area is coming to a close.

That’s OK though. It’s been a great year with a ton of great racing activity. All of the local Race Series were a success for the most part. There are always bumps and brusies in anything you do and I’m sure that 07 will be bigger and better than ever.

For some of you, this might be a time to take a break and re fresh yourselves for the upcoming season. For others, no need to hang up that gear yet. The Mini’os are right around the corner in late November and if you don’t want to travel that far there is some great racing going on all winter in the Mid Atlantic region of the country.

Don’t forget about the Timonium Indoor Short Track races either. Wether you want to swap some tires out and get in on the action, or if you ‘re just looking for a great place to be a junkie, the Timonium Series is always a ton of fun to participate in.

Then we have Thanksgiving and hunting season. Please remember to take a moment and be thankful for the good things you have going on in your life. I know sometimes you may think that life is handing you a bad deal, but when it really comes down to it, I’m sure there may be others out there that don’t have it quite as good.

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Please remember that here at MRA we support you and we love a good stick of deer bologna. Also remember that Christmas is coming and we would graciously accept your presents of such delicacies.

Well, thats about it for this month. We’ll have one more issue of MRA for you this season after this one and then we take a month off to refuel overselves.

Remember to renew those District 6 and MDRA cards early so you can get in on the first issue of MRA for 07 that comes out in February. It will be full of important information to help you get thru the upcoming season.

If you’ re a Harescramble or Flat Track racer you can also purchase a yearly subscription or ask your District rep to make it part of your membership.

Stay tuned to our website for all of your event pics and we’ll see you next month.

Until next time.

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Ethan Jaudas PA State Hare Scramble Series 11 Warminster, PA 4J KTM 65SX 65cc (10-11) 2nd Year Racing Wings and Pizza Juha Salminen, Travis Pastrana Football, Running, Karate Looking for a few

This month we found ourselves another Hare Scramble Hotshot, actually our Hotshot came to us this month. I met Ethan Jaudas last fall at the PA State Harescramble banquet.

I had seen him around at the track prior to that, but I had never really talked to him or watched him ride for that matter.

Ethan did quite well last year in his first year of racing. He was the PA State Champion, he finished second at the Dutchmen and third in District 6. In addition he was awarded the Smith Roll Off Rider of the Year title.

All this got my attention not to mention the fact that Ethan and his family were sitting at the table right beside us. Ethan’s sister Wendy races the series as well and Ethan was far from bashful in introducing himself to us.

I believe it went something like this, hi I’m Ethan, can you put me and my sister in your paper. Well I kinda liked the kid and it was obvious he was an accomplished racer, so in he went.

This year as I traveled to the races I kept seeing Ethans name at the top of the standings. He is in his second and final year on the 65 and he has continued to do well.

Ethan has a commanding lead in four different series in 2006. He is Champion in the PA States, District 6, Flying Dutchmen and the AGP series.

Potential sponsors if you would notice above, there is no one listed in the sponsor column. Ethan gets his bikes at Bromley Motorcycles but other than that this kid is wide open. He’s a fantastic racer and he’s not shy one bit. He’s moving up to an 85 next year and my bet is that this young racer from PA is going to continue his winning ways.

Now how do you think we found our Hotshot this month? Of course Ethan walked up to me at the track and said, “ Hey MRA, why don’t you make me a Harescramble Hotshot”?

My reply, “Ethan, you already took care of that on your own, but why don’t we put you in the paper and tell the rest of the world”.

Watch out next month, you just might be the next MRA - Kenda Tire Hotshot.

Jim Bull MRA

By: Amanda Meshey managed to secure ourselves in the runoffs. With a 9th place finish, an 8th place finish and a 10th place finish we were good to go. And despite a bad nights sleep for the Leitzels, due to heater problems, Logan rose to the occasion and was on fire in his races with a 4th in 4-6 50cc division 1 stock and a 5th in 4-6 50cc modified. Mark secured himself in the run-offs with a 3rd in 6-8 65cc division 2 stock, an 8th in 7-8 50cc division 1 modified, a 4th in 7-8 50cc division 1 stock class, and an 11th place finish in his 6-8 65cc modified class.

“Saturday was another perfect day fo racing...”

Logan Leitzel and Scott Meshey show off their awards from Branson.

Hey! I hope everybody’s had a good track that day with a 4th in his 7-8 50cc season. After a year of contemplating the division 2 stock moto, an impressive 3rd in matter, my family finally made the trip to his 6-8 65cc stock division 2 moto, a 7th the 12th annual race at Branson, Missouri. place in his 7-8 50cc division 1 modified We started Tuesday at around 5 p.m. on moto, and a 13th in his 6-8 65cc modified our 20-hour road trip. A word of advice to class. A perfect ending to a perfect day, this anyone, make sure you bring plenty of things is the first track I’ve ever been to where they to keep you entertained, because 20 hours allow you to make campfires, of course we is a long drive. The trip out was very scenic all took advantage of this opportunity. My brothers, the Whartons, a few other friends compliments of the fall colors starting.

We arrived Wednesday at around 3 p.m. we had met and I all sat around the fire that and set up all our stuff. The Leitzels had night and made hot dogs while Scott, Mark, followed us down so they pitted beside us Logan Leitzel and Bradly Esper made a mini since only 3 people from D6 were there. track for their little bikes in the dirt.

After we got situated, we took my little Saturday was another perfect day for brother Scott up to walk the track before racing. A bit chilly in the morning but turned practice the next day. out gorgeous later. This was the final day Thursday morning, I woke up at 6:30 a.m. of qualifying motos before the Sunday runin quite a commotion, everyone was trying to offs. Crossing our fingers that luck would get Scott ready for his first practice and trying stay on our side, we headed up for Scott’s to grab a quick breakfast. And to add to all second round of motos. With the track again the confusion, my brothers were freaking flawless, and luck at everyone’s sides. We out because Blake and Tyler Wharton were pitted directly behind us. If you don’t know who the Wharton brothers are, pick up any Moto Playground, The Pickle, or watch any of the recent amateur racing videos. Practice proceeded for the day, and in between practices… somehow we got acquainted with the Whartons and a few other people, which made all three of my brothers extremely happy.

Friday, the first day of racing rolled around, we ended up having great weather and the track was perfect for all of the motos. With excellent competition down there it was a chance for my brother to really challenge himself, Scott ended up getting 4th in his first 7-8 50cc division 2 stock moto, 5th in his 7-8 50cc division 1 modified moto, and a 12th in his 6-8 65cc division 2 stock moto.

Mark Hushon ripped up the Scott Meshey on the gas in the 50cc division.

Saturday night was probably the craziest part of the trip. Tyler had invited my brother and I to come along to dinner with a few other people. We ended up driving 15 minutes away to a Pizza Hut, and let me tell you, seven racers at Pizza Hut is a recipe for craziness.

Sunday, the day of the run-offs had come.

Go figure the weather waits until its show time to get rainy and cold out. Never the less, we headed up to staging for Scott’s

first race, which was his 50cc modified moto. With the pre-race pep talks from Blake and Tyler, and wishing all the kids good luck, he was ready to roll. My brothers and I enjoyed one last day of watching the races with our friends, but once the last moto was over, it was the exchanging of numbers, sadgoodbyes, and time to head home.

In all there were only three racers from District 6 at Branson, (if I missed anyone else that went I’m sorry!) Mark Hushon, who finished 12th overall in 7-8 50cc modified, 10th in 6-8 65cc stock, 11th in 7-8 50cc modified, and 13th in 6-8 65cc modified.

Logan Leitzel finishing 8th in his 4-6 50cc stock moto, and 6th in his 4-6 50cc modified class overall. And Scott Meshey who grabbed a 9th overall in his 7-8 stock moto, 14th in 6-8 65cc, and 7th in 7-8 50cc modified. Bradley Esper, from District 5 walked away with an impressive 8th in 6-8 65cc stock, 3rd in 7-8 50cc modified, a 5th in 7-8 50cc stock, 6th in Super Pewee, and a 4th in 6-8 65cc modified.

To anyone considering going to Branson next year, I would completely recommend it. The competition is absolutely great; the track itself is very well maintained. It’s a wellrun event and you meet a lot of new people.

Congrats to the 50cc and 65cc racers, you’ve done D6 proud.

Take Five By: Amanda Meshey

It’s been a while since anyone in my family has seen a District 6 track. That’s because we’ve been following a District 5 race series called the PA State Championship Series.

The tracks are anywhere from two to five hours away… can you say road trip??

Usually located out in the western parts of Pennsylvania, and sometimes in West Virginia, we have been up every Sunday at about 3 or 4 a.m. After stopping for gas and a breakfast to go at around sunrise, which out in the mountainous region is GORGEOUS to see, we finish our trip to the track.

After parking and setting up as well as getting everybody signed up for their classes, practice starts. We usually get there later so we have to park farther away from the track; the tracks are usually located in valleys or mountains… so the view from the outer edges is absolutely incredible. Practice is completed and then comes the racing.

These tracks are wide-open, so riders can take advantage of all their bike has to offer. Most of the tracks we’ve visited are opposite extremes, either hard packed and slick or really loamy and get rutted out very easily.

You never really know who you’re going to bump into at these events; in fact just the other week at Challenger Raceway, we happened to pit next to Zach Bell and his family. My two youngest brothers spent the majority of the day hanging out with Zach and his little brother Chase, asking them a bunch of questions, which they are very good at doing.

The competition at these races from my perspective seems to be really fierce, with Darryn Durham a threat in the 125 and

250 A class, the Toth brothers occasionally showing up to dominate their classes Chris Willliams tearing up Supermini and 85 14-15 class. Having different people to race is always an exciting challenge for any racer.

My brothers are always excited to race out there and experience different competition.

Especially my little brother, Scott, who has experienced an exceptionally good time battling a new friend Named Bradley Esper, Bradley is one of the top kids in the 50 and 65 classes. The PA State Championship Series is the biggest series out in district five; so naturally all of the best riders go.

We’ve been lucky and had really good weather for all for all but one of these races. It’s usually very foggy and cold in the mornings, that’s probably due to the fact that we’re so high up. Then toward the middle of the day things start to get more mild and warm. Thanks to the good weather, the tracks hold up very well for the races, except for a between moto wet down every once in a while.

End of the day comes, and since our motos are usually around last, we leave around seven or eight o’clock. Of course everyone’s tired and dirty and we’re all ready to stop somewhere for dinner, but everyone’s had an excellent time.

I recommend the tracks of District 5 to anyone. The races are really well run, the tracks are perfect for any racer whose expertise or guilty pleasure is going fast, and the competition, especially at PA State Championships, is first-rate. Guaranteed any racer, of any level will enjoy.

MRA NOVEMBER 2006 • 7

BRANSON

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rausch creek harescramble Round #10 • PA State Series • September 17, 2006 • By MRA

Rausch Creek Motorsports played host to Round # 10 of the PA State Harescramble Series in mid September at their Off Road Park in Tremont, PA. The morning kicked off chilly and hazy with the Pee Wee bike classes. The 4 classes of racers lined up early in the morning for 45 minutes of racing action. In the end it would be 65cc pilot Henry Ferreira leading the way to the checkers. Andrew Powers took the win in the 110cc Air Cooled class with Ryan Hall winning Oil Injection and Aaron Lasher winning 50cc Stock.

Anthony Fialkowski races Senior quad at Round # 10 PA States.

Next up were three classes of youth ATV racers. Young Hunter Grimes would be your winner in the 50cc stock division with Brian Thorson winning the 51-70 production class.

Brandon Hess would take the win in the more experienced 71-90 (9-15) year old age group.

From there the racing moved to the back of the park where the youth classes lined up for

some serious competition. The first group off the line was Supermini followed by the 85cc 12-15 class. At the end of lap one Jacobus Ferreira came thru the barrels with a huge lead. It seems that some of the racers got lost on the first lap due to downed markers and they lost valuable time to the super fast Ferreira. 85cc favorites Cody Mummert and Ian Pannebakker were both down about five minutes on the leader which left it almost impossible to make up the gap. In the end Ferreira held on for the overall win.

In the 150cc Four Stroke division a three way battle has been in the works all season long between Shawn Kozak, Taylor Pecika and Lee Ann Bange. On this day Kozak would take the win and it looks like this battle will go right down to the wire.

The main event was stacked with a group of lightning fast racers from around the area.

The top three would race within minutes of each other for the entire race with AA rider Ryan Rodgers taking the win followed by Jerod Stoner and Benny Bouwens. In the afternoon ATV race which was bumped up to two hours from its usual 1 ½ hour time frame, GNCC Pro Chris Borich would again take the win on the familiar Rausch Creek terrain. Borich is a local to the area and he trains at Rausch when he is not off chasing a national some where.

Check the results here in MRA to see how the rest of your favorite racers did and log onto our website at www.mcracingaction.com to view complete event photos from today’s race.

Colton Mummert and Hunter Moffitt ride a makeshift see saw at Rausch Creek.

L- R: Ryan Rodgers - 1st, Jerod Stoner - 2nd, Benny Bouwens - 3rd.

Tom Simpson takes to the track in Senior racing action.

Round #10

86-200 A 1. Eric Rodgers; 2. Andrew Delong; 3. Tyler Klinger; 4. Scott Chapkovich; 5. Jason Sipe.

201-Open A 1. Ryan Rodgers; 2. Jerod Stoner; 3. Ben Bodwens; 4. Robie Leese, Jr.; 5. Matt Dillon; 6. Kevin Oswald; 7. Tyler Mccreight; 8. Luke Bange; 9. Jarred Rodgers.

Vet (30+) A 1. Wayne Grenewicz. II.; 2. John Lenick; 3. Dewitt Harrell; 4. Andris Lagzdins; 5. Jason Wills; 6. Bradley Roser; 7. Christopher Reichert.

Senior (40+) A 1. Keith Rodgers; 2.

Michael Strause; 3. Steven Bromley; 4. Christopher Hunter.

86-200 B 1. Joshua Smith; 2. Jesse Gill; 3. Timmy Hunter; 4. Ian Quire; 5. Derrick Kell; 6. Shane Hufford, Jr.; 7. Robert Spiess; 8. Owen Mccreight; 9. Troy Fisher; 10. Zachary Klaptosky.

201-Open B 1. Broc Zerbe; 2. Sean Koeller; 3. Dennis Khyle Willis leads Haggerty; 4. Kenneth

Bell; 5. Christian Epting; 6. Teddy Lynch; 7. Michael Trauch; 8. Michael Bennetta.

Vet (30+) B 1. Steven Perrotto; 2. Bryan Moffitt; 3. Jacob Coy; 4. James Quesinberry; 5. Jim Cassel.

Senior (40+) B 1. Timothy Terway; 2. Robert Murphy; 3. Rich Matthias; 4. Dennis Haggerty, Sr.; 5. Christopher Heilbock; 6. Rickey Rittel; 7. Thomas Simpson; 8.James Ryan.

86-200 C 1. Bobby Kershaw; 2. Desmond Conboy; 3. Dan Perrotto; 4. Jake Metz; 5. Jeremy Nease; 6. Matt Landerer; 7. Travis Mcgee; 8. Brian Acri; 9. Charles Rill; 10. Curin Boehler.

201-Open C 1. Darren Aldinger; 2. Billy Slane; 3. Wayne Sheppard; 4. Wesley Rusk; 5. Cody Mulligan; 6. David Dowgiallo; 7. Benjamin Kolb; 8. Nyles Miller; 9. Mark Matthias; 10. Edward Bejeski.

Masters (60+) 1. Burd Guers.

Super Senior 1. Thomas Cichon.

65cc 10-11 1. Ethan Jaudas; 2. Christopher Vanbuskirk; 3. Brandon Woolf; 4. Dalton Gettys; 5. Austin Foit.

85cc 7-11 1. Nick Davis; 2. Jake Eckhart; 3. Stanley Bolen;

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Supermini 12-15 Open B Quad 1. Jacobus Ferreira; 2. Bobby Kershaw; 1. Jesse Mekins; 2. Cody Bloser; 3. Evan Houston; 4. Michael Cortese, Jr.; 3. John Duris; 4. Karl Lehman; 5. Sally Ferreira; 6. Shawn Stanley.

5. Michael Witcoskie; 6. Jesse Peters; 4 Stroke 100-150 7. Chris Leitzel; 8. Dave Doyle; 1. Shawn Kozak; 2. Taylor Pecicka; 3. Jacob 9. Brandon Romito; Shoemaker; 4. Leeann Bange; 5. Thomas 10. Nick Eichelberger.

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Utility (OEM with Racks) Quad Brothers and Champions, at left Henry Ferreira Air Cooled 110 (90-110 Auto) 1. Jim Stack; 2. Lance Schwartz; wins 65 (7-9) and the Pee Wee O/A. At right 1. Andrew Powers; 2. Max Tomazin; 3. Cody 3. Dave Porzi; 4. Sean Van Assen; Steele, 4. Eric Matthios; 5. Alex Bonner; Jacobus wins Supermini and the Youth O/A. 5. Thomas Simpson; 6. Jared Borich; 6. Cody Gerhard.

Rodgers Family Takes the Hat Trick at Rausch Creek

Pictured above find three out of four of the racing Rodgers family along with their long time mechanic Steve Spoon. At Round # 10 the Rodgers pulled their first three way expert win at the same event. All three have won on the same day before but this was a first with all racing in the expert divisions.

Leading the way, Ryan took the O/A and Open A win with his brother Eric winning 0-200 A and their father Keith rounded out the hat trick winning the Senior A division.

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Vet A 1. Christopher Reichert 2. Jason Wills 3. Dewitt Harrell 4. Thomas Maley 5. Bradley Roser

69 63 45 41 35

150 4 Stroke 1. Taylor Pecika 2. LeeAnn Bange 3. Shawn Kozak 4. Bradley Nelmes 5. Thomas Shugart

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Supermini 1. Jacobus Ferreira 2. Bobby Kershaw 3. Evan Houston 4. Michael Cortese 5. Sally Ferreira

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200 A 1. Eric Rodgers 2. Jason Sipe 3. Tyler Klinger 4. Andrew Delong 5. Lloyd Wildoner

35 33 22 17 10

85 7-11 1. Stanley Bolen 2. Daniel Bromley 3. Jake Eckhart 4. Aram Moffitt 5. Nick Davis

53 50 34 20 19

200 B 1. Timmy Hunter 2. Derrick Kell 3. Josh Smith 4. Shane Hufford Jr. 5. Ian Quire

82 57 42 41 35

85 12-13 1. Cody Mummert 2. Ian Pannebakker 3. Zachery Smith 4. Raymond Mullen 5. Tyler Barrall

116 78 70 41 34

201 – Open C 1. Billy Slane 2. Wayne Sheppard 3. Christian Epting 4. Mark Matthias 5. Cody Mulligan

85 61 51 30 28

65 7-9 1. Henery Ferreira 2. Colton Smith 3. Walter Bond 4. Dieter Willenbrock 5. Mason Evitts

74 41 38 26 22

Open A 1. Jerod Stoner 2. Tyler Mccreight 3. Matthew Dillon 4. Kevin Oswald 5. Luke Bange

68 54 49 49 45

50 Stock 1. Noah Koeller 2. Aaron Lasher 3. Christopher Ford 4. Neil Enman 5. Daulton Fry

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Open B 1. Broc Zerbe 2. Dennis Haggerty 3. Noah D Antonio 4. Michael Rittel 5. Erik Wilson

85 60 42 24 24

50 Oil Injected 1. Dylan Gettys 2. Justin Hufford 3. Devrynn Clugston 4. Justin Kipilla 5. Dalton Dunman

46 46 41 22 17

86-200 C 1. Dustin Moffitt 2. Bobby Kershaw 3. Jeremy Nease 4. Jared Dzugan 5. Kevin Pennebaker

73 58 53 51 48

65 10-11 1. Ethan Jaudas 2. Christopher Vanbuskirk 3. Brandon Woolf 4. Dalton Gettys 5. Dakota Dunman

72 44 41 33 26

Senior A 1. Keith Rodgers 2. Michael Strause 3. Bob Walton 4. Mike Ego 5. Steve Bromley

65 56 52 30 27

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Senior B 1. Robert Murphy

67

110 Air Cooled 1. Andrew Powers

2. Timothy Terway 3. Richard Matthins 4. M. Shawn Bohanon 5. Victor Lugasky

42 39 39 26

4. Charles White Jr. 5. Brad Malavolta

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ATV Vet A 1. Mike Johnston 2. Jason Hughes 3. Michael Kyte 4. Kenneth Tincher 5. Daniel Ketterer

Super Senior 1. Jerry Lynn 2. Thomas Cichon 3. Walter Wyckoff 4. David Risser 5. Kenneth Ettinger

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ATV Open C 1. Kyle Barr 2. Eric Cylmer 3. James Kuperavage Jr. 4. Shawn Collins 5. Bill Miles

Masters 1. Burd Guers 2. Thomas Stenehden 3. Frank Wortmann

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Vet B 1. Bryan Moffitt 2. Jim Cassel 3. Steven Perrotto 4. John Grasser 5. Roger Weaver

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ATV Open A 1. Chris Borich 2. Rob Hertz 3. Thomas Koontz Jr. 4. Michael Lucas 5. Steven Stracko

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ATV 71-90 1. Joseph Bromley 2. Brandon Hess 3. Ryan Brinker 4. Kenton Heinbaugh 5. Matthew Close

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ATV Open B 1. Karl Lehman 2. George Albright 3. John Duris, IV 4. Lonnie Garland Jr. 5. Chris Leitzal

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ATV 50 stock 1. Hunter Grimes 2. Alexus Wiginton 3. Kara Clark 4. Chase Smith 5. Giabriella Espinosa

58 52 40 37 22

ATV Senior 1. Jeff Kearney 2. Randy Smith 3. Albert Janes 4. Darrin Jumper 5. John Cunningham

56 51 36 28 24

ATV 51-70 1. Brian Thorson 2. Allie Slate 3. Andrew Thorson 4. Andrew Williams 5. Robert Frederick

56 38 35 22 15

ATV Utility 1. Karl Van Assen 2. Bryan Van Assen 3. Dave Porzi 4. Tom Hetzendorf 5. Lance Schwartz

29 24 18 14 7

ATV 91 – 200/300 1. Dylan Ferguson 2. Stephen George 3. Cody Poticher 4. Justin Butler 5. Samantha VanBuskirk Auto Sport 1. Christopher Peipher 2. Timothy Mcandrew 3. George Richerds

103 90 50 48 38 19 13 10

Samantha VanBuskirk takes a top five finish racing the guys in the 91-200/300 class.

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Round #2 • Fall Series • September 16, 2006 • by Jamie B. Brown Results: 125 C 1. Colton Lenig; 2. Edward Tarlecky; 3. Robert Nesbitt; 4. Alex Hildebrand; 5. Robert Moore; 6. Jerome Justofin; 7. Trevor Mack; 8. Brook Gosch; 9. Jesse Martin; 10. Lester Yanell.

Colton Lenig goes 2-1 for the overall in

40+ A 1. Steven Sheckler.

50 STOCK 4-6 1. Dawson Evitts; 2. Nathan Rocuskie; 3. Noah Sedorchuk; 4. Michael Garrahan, III. 50 STOCK 7-8 1. Ethan Bressler; 2. Brandon Tuite.

231-OPEN A 1. Michael Brown; 2. Dennis Rinehimer; 3. Kale Witmer; 4. Tony Lucarelli; 5. Brian Ace; 6. Steve Stracka; 7. Justin Frailey; 8. Brenten Dum; 9. Jay Derosa.

50 OIL 4-6 1. Nathan Rocuskie; 2. Gavin Evitts.

250 B 1. Mickey Garrahan; 2. David Henninger.

125 B 1. Lloyd Wildoner; 2. Nicholas Finelli; 125 C racing action. 3. Michael Pagano, Jr.; 4. Bradley Ungard.

50CC QUADS 4-6 1. Travis Keyser.

6. Matthew Driesse; 7. Donald Hilstolsky.

SCHOOLBOY 12-15 1. Nicholas Finelli; 2. Brook Gosch; 3. Brent Koepke.

COLLEGEBOY 16-24 1. Sammy Kachmar; 2. Timothy Savidge, Jr.; 3. David Henninger; 4.

Michael Stover; 5. Austin Edwards; 6. Lloyd Wildoner.

25+ A 1. Mike Leiby; 2. Mark Franya; 3. Joseph Marshall; 4. Michael Fedorko.

125 A 1. Lee Chavous; 2. Paul Treas, III.; 3. Joseph Rozyckie; 4. Sam Bostian; 5. Michael Klinger.

VET QUADS 1. Dennis Rinehimer; 2. Jay Derosa; 3. Robert Burbridge; 4. Edward Allbeck; 5. John Partington; 6. Peter Hoffman.

30+ A 1. Brad Stepp; 2. Steven Sheckler; 3. Mike Leiby; 4. Joseph Marshall.

Lee Chavous sweeps the 125 A division.

Blake Wadsworth soars to the win in the 65cc (10-11) group.

Robert Burbridge (141) leads the Open B group to the checkers.

65 7-9 1. Christian Gosch; 2. Kevin Rivera; 3. Ethan Bressler; 4. Logan Ingram.

65 10-11 1. Blake Wadsworth; 2. Stanton Bowers; 3. Dominick Dreisbach; 4. Alex Gosch; 5. Dylon Hobart.

231-OPEN B 1. Robert Burbridge; 2. Robert Turick; 3. Shaun Lawton; 4. Anthony Luongo; 5. Angelo Luongo; 6. Kyle Cooney; 7. Edward Gill.

91-200 2 ST./91-300 4 ST. 1. Ethan Keiffer; 2. William Keefer.

250 A 1. Sammy Kachmar; 2. Brad Stepp; 3. Joseph Rozyckie; 4. Mark Franya; 5. Michael Fedorko; 6. Michael Klinger.

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50CC QUADS 6 + Trevor Mack (915) and Ryan Batman (11) 1. Leonard Wyda; do battle in 85cc racing action.

2. Devin Stout.

90CC QUADS 1. Shay Honeywell; 2. Peter Hoffman.

85 12-13 1. Patrick Sharkey; 2. Ryan Batman; 3. Jacob Hilstolsky.

85 14-15 1. Trevor Mack; 2. Kyle Slane.

WOMEN 1. Alyssa Savidge.

25+ B 1. Mickey Garrahan; 2.Jason Adams; 3. Jon Murray.

40+ B 1. Christopher Bauer; 2. Mark Gabel; 3. Garth Krady; 4. Stanley Otto Jr. Travis Keyser wins the Michael Brown from Bullville, NY 250 C 1. Timothy Savidge, Jr.; 2. Alex your Open A champion.

50cc (4-6) quad division.

Hildebrand; 3. Austin Edwards; 4. Robert Moore; 5. Brent Mertz; 6. Trevor Mack; 7. Douglas Gosch; 8. Scott Marsolick; 9. Matthew Driesse; 10. Chad Kramer.

85 7-11 1. Daryn Thompson; 2. Corey Recla; 3. Jonathan Newton; 4. Stanton Bowers; 5. Brandon Martz; 6. Chris Makuta.

SUPERMINI 12-15 1. Ryan Batman; 2. Jonathan Jankowsky.

30+ B 1. Jason Slane; 2. Christopher Bauer; 3. Bradley Barr; 4. Garth Krady.

30+ C Douglas (368) and Christian Gosch (7g) 1. Douglas Gosch; 2. Robert Nesbitt; 3. Stephen keep it all in the family winning Vet C and 65 (7-9).

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Round #14 D6 Ultimate MX • September 10, 2006 • by Jim P. Sanderson Kramer, Cook Capture PA State Motocross Championships 24th Annual Tony D. Motocross Schools Pennsylvania State Motocross Championships & Round 14, District Six Ultimate Motocross Championship Series CLIFFORD, PA, SEPTEMBER 10, 2006 Over 500 motocross enthusiasts came out to the Hurricane Hills Sports Center for one of the biggest races of the season, the 24th Annual Tony D. Motocross Schools Pennsylvania State Motocross Championships and District Six Ultimate Motocross Championship Series. The best riders from the Keystone State and beyond came to the Hurricane Hills racecourse to compete for the coveted title of Pennsylvania State Motocross Champion.

Kody Renzland, Nick Finelli, Chris Cheney, Erik Wilson and Addison Kramer led the start of the opening 125 B moto.

By the third turn the top five running order was Wilson, Renzland, Cheney, Finelli and Robert Stanton. Just before lap two started, the top two were unchanged when Stanton passed both Finelli and Cheney taking third.

Cheney and Finelli were relegated to fourth and fifth. On lap two, Stanton moved up another notch, displacing Renzland to third.

At the start of lap three, Wilson remained at the point with a three second advantage.

Stanton and Renzland both went down in the big sweeper by the start and Cheney, Willis, Kramer and Finelli all advanced.

Wilson increased his lead to five seconds at the start of lap four but by the end of the lap, Cheney had reduced that advantage to only two seconds and made the pass for the lead in the new rhythm section. Willis was relegated to second. Unfortunately, Cheney went down with less than a lap to the checkers. Willis inherited the lead and held

Erik Wilson (22), Nick Finelli (49F), Kody Renzland (19), Chris Cheney (41) and Addison Kramer (207) lead the start of the 1st 125 B moto at Hurricane Hills. on to take the win. Kramer, Wilson, Cheney and Michael O’Brien closed out the top five.

Wilson, Finelli, Dakota Kessler and Kramer led the start of the final 125 B moto. When the leaders emerged from the downhill triple the running order was: Finelli, Kramer, Wilson, Matt Babbitt and Willis.

Babbitt was charging and displaced Wilson to fourth on lap two. On the following lap, Finelli made a mistake in the big sweeper by the start and Kramer, Babbitt, Wilson and Willis all advanced. Finelli remounted fifth.

On lap four, Kramer was holding the point but Babbitt was closing quickly and made the pass to take the lead one turn before the start of the last lap. Babbitt quickly pulled away, taking the checkers with a three second lead. Kramer, Wilson, Kessler and Willis rounded out the top five.

Kramer’s consistent 2-2 rides earned him the overall. Wilson’s consistent 3-3’s netted him runner-up and Willis closed out the podium with a 1-5 tally.

Greg “Frenchie” Pamart, Phil Nicoletti, Jim Ayres, Ronnie Stewart and Jeremy Cook led the start of the opening 250 Pro/Expert moto.

Nicoletti took the point in the new rhythm

section and never looked back. Nicoletti had a seven second advantage on lap three when Cook passed both Stewart and Pamart to claim second. Nicoletti increased his lead to nine seconds by lap four and took the checkers with a whopping 15-second lead. Cook, Stewart, Colton Harrison and Pamart rounded out the top five.

The start of the final 250 Pro/Expert moto was a virtual repeat of the first moto but this time, Nicoletti took the lead by the third turn.

Unfortunately, Nicoletti went down on lap three handing Cook the lead. Nicoletti quickly remounted and was working his way back to the front when another mistake put him back on the ground. Cook took the win with an eight second lead followed by Pamart, Stewart, Harrison and Ron Rothkranz. Cook topped the podium (2-1). Stewart claimed second (3-3) and Pamart third (5-2).

RESULTS:

50 PW: 1. Garrett Beam (Yam); 2. Jacob Keane (Cob); 3. Dawson Driscoll (KTM); 4. Kane Spear (KTM); 5. Maxwell Burriciz (KTM).

50 (4-6): 1. Jacob Keane (KTM); 2. Zakary Shaffer (KTM); 3. Dawson Driscoll (KTM); 4. Cody Wagner (KTM); 5. Garrett Beam (KTM).

50 (7-8): 1. Mark Hushon Jr (Cob); 2. Sean Knoll (KTM); 3. Scott Stockunas (Kaw); 4. Danny Colachino (KTM); 5. John (JT) Sheaffer III (Cob).

65 (7-9): 1. Evan Richard (Kaw); 2. Trevor Shaffer (KTM); 3. Mark Hushon Jr (KTM); 4. Chase Miller (Kaw); 5. John (JT) Sheaffer III (KTM).

65 (10-11): 1. Rowland Papp (Kaw); 2. Brett Mcmichael (KTM); 3. Sean Ballard (Kaw); 4. Calvyn Beck (Kaw); 5. Fred Kramer (KTM).

85 (7-9): 1. Evan Richard (Kaw); 2. Chase Miller (Suz); 3. Schae Thomas (Suz); 4. Korey Holby (KTM); 5. Kayla Boorom (Kaw).

85 (9-13) Jr Mini: 1. Luke Renzland (Kaw); 2. Joey Peters (Kaw); 3. Robert Piazza (Kaw); 4. Bobby Kinsley (KTM); 5. Paul Tirado (Kaw).

85 (10-11): Greg “Frenchie” Pamart (444), Phil Nicoletti (71) and Jim Ayres (339) lead the 1. Nick Desiderio (Suz); 2. Luke Renzland (Kaw); 3. Joey Peters (Kaw); start of the opening 250 Pro/Expert moto at the PA State Championships.

4. Rowland Papp (Kaw); 5. Robert

Piazza (Kaw).

85 (12-13): 1. Frank Lettieri (Suz); 2. Tyler Hawk (Kaw); 3. Andrew Johns (Suz); 4. Tyler Conner (Yam); 5. Caleb Schachtler (KTM).

85 (14-15): 1. Lowell Spangler (Kaw); 2. R.j. Beck (Kaw); 3. Derek Miller (Suz); 4. Austin Toomey (Hon); 5. Justin Ferris (Yam).

S/MINI (12-15): 1. Lowell Spangler (Kaw); 2. Tyler Hawk (Kaw); 3. Frank Lettieri (Suz); 4. R.j. Beck (Kaw); 5. Frank Robie (KTM).

SCHBY: 1. Lowell Spangler (Kaw); 2. Michael Stryker (Suz); 3. Frank Lettieri (Suz); 4. Kyle Willis (KTM); 5. Kody Renzland (Kaw).

CLGBY: 1. Phillip Nicoletti (Hon); 2. Andrew Mikolaichik (Kaw); 3. Michael O’brien (Suz); 4. Jay Niedzialkowski (Kaw); 5. Ryan Zimmerman (Hon).

125 A: 1. Phillip Nicoletti (Hon); 2. Jeremy Cook (Kaw); 3. Colton Harrison (Kaw); 4. Michael Stryker (Suz); 5. Ronnie Stewart (Suz).

125 B: 1. Addison Kramer (Kaw); 2. Erik Wilson (Kaw); 3. Kyle Willis (KTM); 4. Matt Babbitt (Kaw); 5. Kody Renzland (Kaw).

125 C: 1. Larry Mcvay Jr (Yam); 2. Randy Saxenmeyen (Hon); 3. Matthew Moore (Yam); 4. Jake Weeks (Yam); 5. Travis Clarke (Yam).

250 A: 1. Jeremy Cook (Kaw); 2. Ronnie Stewart (Suz); 3. Greg Pamart (Hon); 4. Colton Harrison (Kaw); 5. Phillip Nicoletti (Hon).

250 B: 1. Ryan Zimmerman (Hon); 2. Andrew Mikolaichik (Kaw); 3. Michael O’brien (Suz); 4. Erik Wilson (Kaw); 5. Dakota Kessler (Unk).

250 C: 1. Randy Saxenmeyen (Hon); 2. Saxon Sprouse (Hon); 3. Billy Gallagher (Hon); 4. Ryan Hoy (KTM); 5. Alex Hildebrand (Kaw).

25+ A: 1. Greg Pamart (Hon); 2. Mark Waldele (Kaw); 3. Mike Spear (Hon); 4. Darren Edsall (Kaw); 5. Antonio Poccia (Yam).

25+ B: 1. Nathan Reiss (Yam); 2. Charles Webber (Kaw); 3. Brady Vanpruff (Kaw); 4. Johnny Palmieri (Kaw); 5. Eric Krout (Hon).

30+ A: 1. Jerry Seip (Hon); 2. Tood Weindel (Suz); 3. Greg Pamart (Hon); 4. Joe Reilly (Kaw); 5. Darren Edsall (Kaw).

30+ B: 1. Brady Vanpruff (Kaw); 2. Charles Webber (Kaw); 3. Johnny Palmieri (Kaw); 4. Louis Giomboni (Yam); 5. Mark Rinaldi (KTM).

30+ C: 1. Angelo Panzarella (Hon); 2. Chris Rogers Sr (Kaw); 3. Mike Ballard (Kaw); 4. Stephen Kenyon (Hon); 5. Donald Hilstolsky (Yam).

40+ A: 1. Mike Spear (Hon); 2. Jerry Seip (Hon); 3. Joe Fritz Sr (Hon); 4. Joe Reilly (Kaw); 5. Mark Nevil (Hon).

40+ B: 1. Edward Rapp (Kaw); 2. Louis Giomboni (Yam); 3. George Gilmour (Hon); 4. Ronnie Utt (Hon); 5. John Stewart (Hon).

50+: 1. Steven Karaza (KTM); 2. Fred Kostenbader (Hon); 3. Sal Benanti (Hon).

WMN: 1. Samantha Fritz (Hon); 2. Jessica C. Smith (Yam); 3. Nikkiann Stewart (Yam); 4. Erica Rizzo (Yam); 5. Meaghan Metz (Yam).

OPEN 4 STROKE: 1. Colton Harrison (Kaw); 2. Mark Waldele (Kaw); 3. Mike Klinger (Kaw); 4. Daniel Fodor (Suz); 5. Joeseph Madrigale (Yam).

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Round #10 • MDRA Series • September 24, 2006 • by MRA The 10th and final round of the 2006 MDRA Race Series was held at the scenic Mountaineer Raceway in Inwood, WV. The event was billed as Suzuki Sunday and it was sponsored by your local Suzuki dealer, Martinsburg Motorsports. The MDRA series in only its second year continues to grow and attendance was exceptional at this last round of the year. The weather was somewhat overcast with the occasional rain shower and gust of wind, but till days end things ended up shaping up nicely.

All MDRA events are run over a Saturday and Sunday time frame allowing open practice on Saturday with racing on Sunday.

This Saturdays practice was wiped out due to excessive rain so the MDRA members took to the pits and an evening pogo stick contest sponsored by WMXtreme Racing.

I’m told the winner lasted for 45 minutes on a Moto Stick with some 1600 jumps. I believe they took home a new helmet for their efforts as well.

Sundays racing took a few classes down to the wire for the championships. In the 125 A division, Eric Myers had to fight to stay on top to take home the crown and the $1200.00 to win being offered by the MDRA. Myers is relatively new to the sport with only a few years experience. Most of your expert riders have been at it since they were young, so props to Eric for digging deep and getting the job done. Only eight points separated the top three with Derrick Wile taking second and Jeremy Cook finishing third, not bad company to keep.

In Vet C racing action Ben Webster and Keith Gilliam fought hard to see who would be crowned champion. Webster would win the day and the championship by again

only an eight point spread. In talking to Gilliam after the race he said that was the most fun he ever had while racing.

Another great story we have to mention involves the racing Barbagallo family. I hope I get the facts right because it was communicated thru an The Vet C division came down to the last email after the event. It round with Ben Webster grabbing seems that Frank and the win and the championship.

Anthony Barbagallo have been traveling to the races as father and son for the past 10 years competing in their respective divisions. Today’s event was the first that they competed against each other in the same class. MRA was there and caught the two in action coming out of the hard left after finish line. It appears that father has taught his son - Oh to well.

Michael Thompson wins I’m sure there were the day in 85cc (12-15) C. many other great battles that deserve recognition that we are missing. You can check the results here and the point’s standings elsewhere in this issue. You can check out the MDRA website for tons of great information and as always be sure to log onto our website at www.mcracingaction.com to check todays and all MDRA event photos.

Cameron Keck goes 3-1 for the O/A in 50cc (7-8) B.

Frank and Anthony Barbagallo competed against each other for the first time in 10 years of racing MX. Anthony (923) finished a little better than his father did.

“...Ben Webster and Aaron Houser wins both Supermini and 85 (12-15) B on the day.

Keith Gilliam fought hard Results: to see who would be 125 A 1.

Jeremy Cook; 2. Chad Wages; 3. Eric Myers; crowned champion.”

4. Stephen Helton; 5. Joshua Lingle; 6. Derrick

Wesley Boyer (128) leads the charge in 25+ B. Boyer goes 3-1 for the O/A.

Wile; 7. Isaac Blevins; 8. Terry Jones; 9. Michael Crocker; 10. Randall Everett.

125 B 1. Patrick Wastler; 2. Justin Ellis; 3. Tyler Newberry; 4. Kyle Nettleton; 5. Michael Kailer; 6.

Kristopher Shumaker; 7. Devin Manahan; 8. Luke Richards; 9. Grant Zartman; 10. Shane Wiegel.

125 C 1.Ryan Shifflett; 2. Carl Hammond; 3. Seth Kimble; 4. Douglas Stehr; 5. Matthew Morningstar; 6. Kevin Reese Jefferson; 7. Eugene Harwood, IV; 8. Dominic Gerber; 9. Christopher Snyder; 10. Zane Donnelly.

125 C DIV2 1. Anthony Soistman; 2. Adam Platter; 3. Christopher Heinlein; 4. Joshua Fisher; 5. Dakota Yohe; 6. Jon Witmer; 7. Dustin Gage; 8. Bryant Simpson; 9. Jacob Myers; 10. Trevor Monn.

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250 A 1. Jeremy Cook; 2. Derrick Wile; 3. Ryan Jones; 4. Gregory Pamart; 5. Eric Myers; 6. Joshua Lingle; 7. Isaac Blevins; 8. Shane Krabal; 9. Dale Weller; 10. Chad Wages.

250 B 1. Patrick Wastler; 2. Dustin Mottley; 3. Curtis Baker; 4. Joey Yagloski; 5. Trevor Veneman; 6. Justin Schmidt; 7. Braden Skinner; 8. Wesley Boyer.

250 C 1. Timothy Savidge, Jr.; 2. Bryce Cowley; 3. Dustin Gage; 4. Jeremy Savage; 5. Zach Donnelly; 6. Anthony Jewell; 7. Tyler Armiger; 8. Bjorn Parrish; 9. Shaun Manning; 10. Matthew Brant.

250 C Div 2 1. Ryan Shifflett; 2. Ryan Hoy; 3. Matt Pinto; 4. Raymond Mcgowan; 5. Tommy Staubs; 6. James Dow; 7. Daniel Langowski; 8. Ryan Johns; 9. Matthew Curtis; 10. James Akers.

50 (7-8) A 1. Mark Hushon, Jr.; 2. Bailey Cox; 3. Nicholas

85 (7-11) A 1. Daryn Thompson; 2. Kelly Snider.

85 (7-11) B 1. Austin Cox; 2. Travis Worthington; 3. Darren Streets; 4. Christhian Pinto; 5. Dominick Dreisbach; 6. Evan Eby. 85 (7-11) C 1. Tristan Kimble; 2. Kelby Kauffman; 3. Devon Armiger; 4. Matthew Shutt; 5. Austin Foit; 6. Daniel Bohon; 7. Dylan Blettner; 8. Trent Almony; 9. Buddy Thiess; 10. Cory Gilliam.

School Boy 1. Tyler Newberry; 2. Bradley Presgraves; 3. Jacob Grove; 4. Joshua Fisher; 5. David Wingate; 6. Trevor Monn.

College Boy 1. Patrick Wastler; 2. Curtis Baker; 3. Tyler Carbaugh; 4. Zach Clayton; 5. Justin Ellis; 6. Kristopher Shumaker; 7. Jason Michell; 8. Dustin Mottley; 9. Anthony Soistman; 10. Devin Manahan.

Four Stroke Open 1. Bradley Presgraves; 2. Michael Kailer; 3. Kyle Nettleton; 4. Luke Richards; 5. Timothy Jacobs, Jr.; 6. Tyler Linsenbach; 7. Andrew Poling; 8. David Dyke; 9. Scott Fraley; 10. James Jarvis.

Women 1. Lacie Grasmick; 2. Alyssa Savidge; 3. Kelsey Green; 4. Amanda Schmidt; 5. Alexis Harwood; 6. Jessica Jones.

Junior Mini (9-13) 1. Steven Good; 2. Daryn Thompson; 3. Edward Jones, III.; 4. Thomas Webb; 5. Evan Eby; 6. Travis Worthington; 7. Ryan Didone; 8. Bret Shipley; 9. Mitch Embley; 10. Dalton Haschert.

Super Mini (12-15) 1. Aaron Houser; 2. Jacob Grove; 3. Britton Stewart; 4. Tyler Newberry; 5. David Hughes; 6. Austin Bixler; 7. Derek Miller; 8. Glendon Sylvester; 9. Michael Thompson; 10. Bryce Downes.

Plus 25 A 1. Ryan Jones; 2. Michael Bear; 3. Jon Boser; 4. John Bowlin; 5. Gregory Pamart; 6. Christopher O’hara; 7. A. Scott Martin; 8. Dale Weller; 9. Jeffrey Grove.

Plus 25 B 1. Wesley Boyer; 2. David Killmeyer; 3. Kenneth Moore; 4. David Mock; 5. Raymond Mcgowan; 6. Scott Fraley; 7. Kevin Stutzman; 8. Billy Ware.

Senior A 1. Andrew Delauder; 2. Kevin Mesiah; 3. James Hayes; 4. Rick Wenger; 5. William Nichols; 6. John Richards; 7. James Jarvis; 8. Kevin Stoner; 9. John Childs; 10. Tim Whitehair.

Senior B 1. Michael Lupey; 2. Jeff Hermansen; 3. Joey Kilby; 4. William Hahn; 5. Japheth Lucas; 6. Mike Beavan; 7. Douglas Kuhn; 8. Trey Gettier; 9. Garland Helsley, Sr.; 10. Robert Bragg.

Vet (Plus 30) A 1. Gregory Pamart; 2. John Bowlin; 3. Michael Bear; 4. Kevin Mesiah; 5. Christopher O’Hara; 6. Jon Boser; 7. Michael Hall; 8. Dale Weller; 9. David Dyke; 10. Jeffrey Grove.

Vet (Plus 30) B 1. Brian Domschke; 2. Glenn Murphy; 3. James Jordan; 4. Kenneth Moore; 5. Kevin Stutzman; 6. Wesley Boyer; 7. Charles Dietrich; 8. Patrick Christensen.

Vet (Plus 30) C 1. Benjamin Webster; 2. Keith Gilliam;3. Shaun Manning; 4. Jason Fordney; 5. Paul Baker; 6. Thomas Carling; 7. Derrick Fitzgerald; 8. JD Combs; 9. William Hostetler; 10. Matthew Brown.

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50 (7-8) B 1. Cameron Keck; 2. Austin Waugh; 3. Jackson Grove; 4. Hunter Brookens; 5. Justin Streets; 6. Cody Lawn; 7. Austin Mcnamee; 8. Scott Gettier; 9. Trent Markle; 10. William Beezel, Jr. 50 (4-6) 1. Logan Leitzel; 2. Ryley Nield; 3. Ethan Bowlin; 4. Zachary Lahman; 5. James Shockey; 6. Caleb Keck; 7. Austin Bear; 8. Brice Russell; 9. Chris Calvy.

50 Oil (4-8) B 1. Logan Leitzel; 2. James Shockey; 3. Zachary Lahman; 4. Brice Russell; 5. Kyle Baker; 6. Caleb Keck; 7. Austin Bear; 8. Andrew Dixon; 9. Cody Lawn; 10. Coby Brady; 11. Conner Reardon.

60 (7-11) A 1. Kevin Stoner; 2. Thomas Coluzzi.

60 (7-11) B 1. Tristan Kimble; 2. Christhian Pinto; 3. Jacob Runkles; 4. Austin Cox; 5. Darren Streets; 6. Dylan Blettner; 7. Dominick Dreisbach.

60 (7-11) C 1. Mark Hushon, Jr.; 2. Daniel Bohon; 3. Austin Foit; 4. Brandon Garlock; 5. Cory Gilliam; 6. Bailey Cox; 7. Amanda Poling; 8. Dalton Blettner; 9. Tyler Hughes; 10. Nicholas Carruba.

85 (12-15) A 1. Britton Stewart; 2. Austin Bixler; 3. Edward Jones, III.; 4. Steven Good.

85 (12-15) B 1. Aaron Houser; 2. Derek Miller; 3. Kyle King; 4. Garrett Armiger; 5. Austin Robson; 6. Kyle Ferri; 7. Jacob Claxton; 8. Glendon Sylvester.

85 (12-15) C 1. Michael Thompson; 2. Thomas Webb; 3. Eric Deatrick; 4. Christopher Dorsogna; 5. Zachary Cooper; 6. Bryce Downes; 7. Dylan Meadows; 8. Bret Shipley; 9. Alex Clayton; 10. Dalson Starlings.

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30th Annual kawasaki race of champions Raceway Park • September 30 - October 1, 2006 • by Scott Lukaitis

Kyle Chisholm was the overall winner in the 125 Expert class

District 6 rider Ryan Gainey almost won the Ironman Classic but settled for second after a great battle with Michael Hall.

Saturday Results: Barry Carsten was a perfect six for six on Saturday and was second overall in the 250 expert and third overall in the 125 expert class on Sunday.

Timmy Ferry’s younger brother Travis won the 250 Novice class.

Frank Lettieri was the winner of the Top Gun Mini Cycle Shoot-Out on Sunday.

The 30th Annual Kawasaki Race of Champions took place over the weekend of September 30th and October 1st. The action packed weekend kicked off on Friday night with the final round of the Trapani Pit Bike series. Saturday morning dawned with a rare site this season at “Rainway Park” the sun was actually out and shining. Saturday’s racing would consist of all of the normal race day classes with the exception of the 125 and 250 Expert classes. Those premier classes would be reserved for Sunday.

Saturday’s big winners were Nick Desiderio taking home the overalls in the 85cc 7-11

and 65cc 10-11 and finishing second overall in the Junior Mini class. On the other end of the spectrum was the newest 40+ Expert Barry Carsten. The elder statesman of NJ motocross was a perfect 6 for 6 taking the overalls in the 25+, 30+ and 40+ Expert classes.

The rain that held off for Saturday made its appearance on Sunday morning in full force making the track a muddy mess for the morning practice session. But by race time the sun was out and shining brightly.

Canadian East Coast Champion Kawasaki rider Kyle Chisholm was the winner of both 125 Expert motos on his way to the overall followed by Massachusetts rider Robby Marshall making his first appearance on the Chaplin Kawasaki team. Local hero Barry Carsten was third overall. The 250 Expert class saw Chisholm take the second moto

after a huge crash caused his first moto DNF. Phil Nicoletti took the overall (1-2) followed by Barry Carsten (3-4) for second and Damian Plotts (2-5) for third.

The Kessler Cup was won by Team Green rider Zach Bell after he defended a last ditch effort by Nick Desiderio. Frank Lettieri won the Top Gun Mini Shootout and Team Green rider Michael Hall won the Ironman classic.

James Stewart and Tim Ferry were on hand wowing the crowd with their riding skills. Monmouth Cycles lent the factory Kawasaki duo machines to use and then sold the bikes after the event.

Despite the little bit of rain on Sunday morning the 30th annual race was a great weekend.

I can’t wait for next year.

65cc 7-9: 1.Darian Robinson (KTM), 2. Damon Fiore (KAW), 3. Trevor Shaffer (KTM), 4. Robert Allen (KAW), 5. Jacob Hartranft (KAW) 65cc 10-11: 1. Nick Desiderio (KTM) 2. Zachary Bell (KAW) 3. Chris Canning (KTM) 4. Rowland Papp (KAW) 5. Taylor Perry (KAW) 85cc 7-11: 1. Nick Desiderio (SUZ), 2. Joey Peters (KAW), 3. Luke Renzland (KAW), 4. Zachary Bell (KAW), 5. Chris Canning (KAW) 85cc 12-13: 1. Cody Robbins (KAW), 2. James Justice (KTM), 3. Frank Lettieri (SUZ), 4. Tyler Hawk (KAW), 5. Jake Abbott (KAW) 85cc 14-15: 1. James Decotis (YAM), 2. Ray Leybovich (HON), 3. Andrew Johns (KAW), 4. Billy Allen Jr. (SUZ), 5. Aaron Houser (YAM) Junior Mini: 1. James Justice (KTM), 2. Nick Desiderio (SUZ), 3. Joey Peters (KAW), 4. Luke Renzland (KAW), 5. Kyle Peters (HON) Supermini: 1. Cody Robbins (KAW), 2. Frank Lettieri (SUZ), 3. Kyle Peters (HON), 4. Tyler Hawk (KAW), 5. James Justice (KTM) Womens: 1. Jessye Davis (HON), 2. Haley Burke (SUZ), 3. Katelyn Crowley (SUZ), 4. Nikki Stewart (YAM), 5. Virginia Roma (HON) 125 Novice: 1. Dustin Bailey (KAW), 2. Douglas Zee (HON), 3. Kevin Hudson (YAM), 4. Arthur Stryker (HON), 5. Vincent Cianci (KTM) 125 Amateur: 1. Michael Hall (KAW), 2. Derek Rogers (KTM), 3. Lowell Spangler (KAW), 4. Brad Keister (KAW), 5. Ryan Gainey (HON) 250 Novice: 1.Travis Ferry (HON), 2. Douglas Zee (HON), 3. Jeff Mesler (HON), 4. Arthur Stryker (YAM), 5. Doug McHenry (HON) 250 Amateur: 1. Ryan Gainey (HON), 2. Kyle Whritenour (KAW), 3. Ryan Blizzard (KAW), 4. Dakota Kessler (KAW), 5. Alex Hotchkiss (KAW)

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Collegeboy: 1. Kyle Chisholm (KAW), 2. Ben Ritter (KAW), 3. Ryan Gainey (HON), 4. Roy Holt (KAW), 5. Paul Lamb (YAM) 25+ Amateur: 1. Chris Brice (HON), 2. Sean Gillies (HON), 3. Johnny Palmieri Jr (KAW), 4. Victor Palmieri (HON), 5. Peter Occonnell (HON) 25+ Expert: 1. Barry Carsten (SUZ), 2. Damien Plotts (KAW), 3.

Greg Pamart (HON), 4. Mark Waldele (KAW), 5. Darren Edsall (KAW)

Although James Stewart only showed up for an exhibition on Sunday his Dad, Big James, and brother Malcolm spent the weekend at the KROC. Malcolm was second overall in the Schoolboy class.

Sunday Results:

Nick Desiderio had a great weekend at the KROC. Nick won the 65cc 7-11 and 85cc 7-11 classes and took second overall in the Junior Mini, Top Gun Mini Cycle Shootout, and Kessler Cup. Schoolboy: 1. Lowell Spangler (KAW), 2. Malcolm Stewart (KAW), 3. Michael Stryker (SUZ), 4. Matt Babbitt (KAW), 5. Kyle Peters (HON)

Phil Nicoletti was the overall winner of the 250 Expert class on Sunday.

30+ Novice: 1. John Ward (HON), 2. Neal Kitson (YAM), 3. Bill Ostlin (HON), 4. Bill Mazzucco (HON), 5. George Greenaway (KAW) 30+ Amateur: Johnny Palmieri Jr (KAW), 2. Sean Gillies (HON), 3. Victor Palmieri (HON), 4. Michael Lewis (HON), 5. Michael Yonkowski (HON) 30+ Expert: 1. Barry Carsten (SUZ), 2. Damien Plotts (KAW), 3. Greg Pamart (HON), 4. Pat Barton (SUZ), 5. Kurt McMillen (SUZ) 40+ Amateur: 1. Jeffrey Mesler (HON), 2. Edward Rapp (KAW), 3. Phil Spagnola (HON), 4. Ted Howell (HON), 5. Doug Kitchell (KAW) 40+ Expert: 1. Barry Carsten (SUZ), 2. Pat Barton (SUZ), 3. Kurt McMillen (SUZ), 4. Jerry Seip (HON), 5. Jim Kapitan (HON)

…the 30th annual race was a great weekend.

125 Expert: 1. Kyle Chisholm (KAW), 2. Robby Marshall (KAW), 3. Barry Carsten (SUZ), 4. Ben Ritter (KAW), 5. Paul Lamb (YAM) 250 Expert: 1. Phil Nicoletti (HON), 2. Barry Carsten (SUZ), 3. Damien Plotts (KAW), 4. Ben Ritter (KAW), 5. Robby Marshall (KAW) Town and Country Cycle Center/ Kessler Cup: 1. Zachary Bell (KAW), 2. Nick Desiderio (KTM), 3. Chris Canning (KAW), 4. Darian Robinson (KTM), 5. Rowland Papp (KAW) Mt Holly/ Fox Top Gun Mini Shootout: 1. Frank Lettieri (SUZ), 2. Nick Desiderio (SUZ), 3. James Justice (KTM), 4. Zachary Bell (KAW), 5. Cody Robbins (KAW) Monmouth Cycles Ironman Classic: 1. Michael Hall (KAW), 2. Ryan Gainey (HON), 3. Ryan Blizzard (KAW), 4. Alex Hotchkiss (KAW), 5. Malcolm Stewart (KAW).

Lowell Spangler was the winner of the Schoolboy class with a perfect 1-1 score.

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“The Word”

by Jamie Jordan

A father, a rider, a businessman, a promoter, and the first person that comes to mind when you ask “who’s who” of the MDRA

– Rod Yentzer. Many know Rod Yentzer as an owner of Doublin Gap Motocross Park, but he is much more than that. Rod started riding in 1976. Five years later he began racing which he enjoyed for nine years. Rod quit racing in 1990 when his brother, Jeff, began racing professionally. It was during this time when he became interested in the “in’s and outs” of the MX business.

In 1995 the Yentzer family purchased Doublin Gap. Their first race was held in the fall of that year with a rider turn out of about sixty. Things have definitely changed! In 2003 more than nine hundred riders showed

up for the Northeast Classic. This year Doublin Gap held the First Annual Kevin Crine Memorial race that brought almost six hundred riders.

Being riders, Rod and his family wanted to create a MX series that was beneficial to riders and rider wants. In the two years since the MDRA series has begun Rod has definitely succeeded in doing that. This past season Yamaha riders were offered contingency.

Riders of all classes, who finished in the top three, received free riding gear from MSR. Overall, this season there was more than $20,000 in cash and prizes.

Rod Yentzer, the man, cares about the sport and all involved in the sport. He has brought the fun and excitement back to local motocross. So, when you see Rod, thank him for all that he has done.

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125 A 1. Clinton Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 2. Barry Carsten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 3. Drew Kibler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 4. Willy Toth, Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 5. Derrick Wile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 125 B 1. Erik Wilson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 2. Addison Kramer. . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 3. Joshua Gottshall. . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 4. Dennis Johns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Joseph Peditto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 125 C 1. Jacob Weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 2. Douglas Zee III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 3. Kyle Sidle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 4. R. Saxenmeyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 5. Carter Luck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 250/open A 1. Gregory Pamart. . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 2. Damien Plotts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 3. Barry Carsten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 4. Drew Kibler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 5. Willy Toth, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 250/open B 1. Erik Wilson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 2. A. Mikolaichik . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 3. Michael Tippin, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . 49 4. Ryan Zimmerman. . . . . . . . . . . . 49 5. Garret Toth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 250/open C 1. W. Gallagher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 2. Kyle Sidle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 3. Douglas Zee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 4. R. Saxenmeyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 5. Timothy Savidge. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 College Boy 1. Drew Kibler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 2. Chad Bellott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

2006 D6 Quad MX Series Points Standings as of: October 13, 2006

4w 50 Stock 4-8 1. Kevin Kubinak. . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 2. Travis Wotring . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 3. Colton Mccarthy. . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 4. Jacq. Gennusa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 5. Delanie Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 4w 50 Prod 6-8 1. Travis Wotring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2. Michael Deluca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. Cody Delong. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 51-70 Prod 6-11 1. Nicholas Gennusa. . . . . . . . . . . 109

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3. A. Mikolaichik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 4. Addison Kramer. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 5. Taylor Beltz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 School Boy - 2 Stroke 1. Lowell Spangler. . . . . . . . . . . . 112 2. Frank Lettieri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 3. Joshua Gottshall. . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 4. Dennis Johns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 5. Joseph Peditto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Supermini 1. Frank Lettieri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 2. Tyler Hawk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 3. Tyler Conner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 4. Lowell Spangler. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 5. Max Stevey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 4 Stroke 1. Addison Kramer. . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 2. Jason Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 3. Shelby Reitz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 4. Michael Klinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 5. James Wilke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 25+ A 1. Gregory Pamart. . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 2. Damien Plotts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 3. Clinton Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . 7560 4. Darren Edsall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 5. James Mcilvaine. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 25+ B 1. James Wilke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 2. Eric Krout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 3. Charles Webber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 4. Eric Frable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 5. Eric Hack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Vet 30+ A 1. Gregory Pamart. . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 2. Barry Carsten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 3. Damien Plotts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 4. Jerry Seip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 5. Darren Edsall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Vet 30+ B 1. Eric Frable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 2. Charles Webber. . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

3. Edward Rapp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 4. George Gilmour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 5. Stephen Van Druff . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Vet 30+ C 1. Mike Garbacik . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 2. Erik Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 3. Michael Ballard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 4. Robert Amey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 5. Jochy Gomez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 40+ A 1. Jerry Seip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 2. Ken Messerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 3. Michael Rupert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 4. Larry Harper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 5. James Mcgee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 40 + B 1. Edward Rapp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 2. George Gilmour . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 3. Doug Reitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 4. Michael Cepress. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 5. Ed Halstead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Women 80cc/open 1. Jessica Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 2. Taylor Stevey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 3. Kelsey Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 4. Jenna Weindel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 5. Michelle Kastle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 0-51 Auto 4-6 1. Garrett Beam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 2. Zakary Shaffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 3. Cody Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 4. Jacob Keane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 5. Ricci Randanella. . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 0-51 Auto 7-8 1. John Sheaffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 2. Sean Knoll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 3. A. Guerrierle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 4. Oscar Kelchner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 5. Joseph Balkovic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 0-51 Oil 4-6 1. Jacob Keane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 2. Garrett Beam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

3. Logan Leitzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 4. Ricci Randanella. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 5. Cody Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 0-51 Oil 7-8 1. Oscar Kelchner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 2. Colin Bolden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 3. Savion Terry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4. Ian M. Hess. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 5. Ethan Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 0-65 7-9 1. Trevor Shaffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 2. Evan Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 3. Brennen Weindel. . . . . . . . . . . . 120 4. John Sheaffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 5. Jarek Balkovic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 0-65 10-11 1. Calvyn Beck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 2. Fred Kramer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 3. Arie Reachard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 4. Addison emory IV. . . . . . . . . . . 45 5. Keith Lengle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 85cc 7-11 1. Robert Piazza, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . 169 2. Joey Peters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 3. Luke Palonicola . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 4. William Eaton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 5. Nick Desiderio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 85cc 12-13 1. Talon Distefano. . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 2. Tyler Conner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 3. Frank Lettieri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 4. Zachary Donlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 5. Tyler Hawk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 85cc 14-15 1. Derek Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 2. Broc Rupert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 3. Lowell Spangler. . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 4. Todd Gordon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 5. Andrew Johns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

2. Hunter Titus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 3. David Nevrotski. . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 4. Morgan Wotring. . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 5. Cody Kubinak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 71-90 2 Str/4 Str 125 Prod 1. Nicholas Gennusa. . . . . . . . . . . 101 2. Shay Honeywell. . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 3. Zakary Burke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 4. Bren Marra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 5. James Nichols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 71-90 2 Str/4 Str125 4 Shift 1. Daniel Pagnini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2. Bren Marra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3. Chad Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4. Chantelle Perez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5. Hunter Titus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

91-200 2str/300 4str 13-15 1. Quinton Barto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2. Anthony Burke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 3. Austin Moser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 4. Travis Perry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 5. Richard Perrini. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 91-200 2str/91-300 4str 1. Andrew Mahey. . . . . . . . . . . . 163.

2. James Good. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. Billy Keefer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4. Vince Snyder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5. Josh Shadle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4w Open A 1. Shawn Welsh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 2. Tony Lucadelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 3. Kale Witmer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

4. Thomas Fink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Randy Lehr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4w Open B 1. C. Mccauley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. Christopher Walls. . . . . . . . . . . .

3. A. Zimmerman. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Aaron Friese. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Jonathan Balascsak. . . . . . . . . . .

4w Vet 30+ 1. Dennis Rinehimer. . . . . . . . . . . .

2. Daniel Wertman . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Thaddeus Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. John Partington. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Greg Lombardo. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Round #15 • Ultimate MX • September 24, 2006 • by jimmucklinphotography.com The folks at the Pagoda Motorcycle Club hosted Round # 15 of the District 6 Ultimate MX Series in late September at their grounds in Birdsboro, PA. It was a two day event offering open practice on Saturday with over 450 racers showing up on Sunday to partake in the days racing activities.

In talking with Lenny Fleischman, track announcer and D-6 motocross rep, Lenny said it was the smoothest two day event ever ran at Pagoda. The crowd was great and the racing was even better. Some of the top racers in the district attended including the likes of Barry Carsten, Damien Plotts and Dustin Kendall.

All the top mini guys showed up as well

including Lowell Spangler, Frank Lettieri and Joey Peters.

The list was endless and the talent great. MRA was not able to attend so please check the results lists here in our pages and check out Pagoda’s web site for what we don’t have room for at www.pagodamotorcycleclub.com.

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Until you’re reading this, Pagoda’s Motocross schedule will be complete for 2006. If you’re looking for something cool to do in November check out their Junk car race on the 12th and be sure to stay tuned to MRA for updates on their 2007 schedule of events.

Phil Nicoletti wins the overall in both 125 and 250 A racing action.

Frank Lettieri leads Distefano and Donlin to the 85cc (12-13) checkers.

Pro racers Damien Plotts and Barry Carsten always show up to race Pagoda.

Evan Richard sweeps the 65cc (7-9) group.

Results: WOMEN 1. Jessica Smith; 2. Nikkiann Stewart; 3. Tiana Alfano; 4. Michelle Kastle; 5. Taylor Stevey; 6. Jenna Weindel; 7. Samantha Waldrop; 8. Lindsey Mayhew; WOODSMEN 1. Angel Betancour.

XR50/JR50 1. Garrett Beam; 2. Zane Kline; 3. Griffin Bonte; 4. Garrett Kenny; 5. Bradley Kenny.

XR 80 1. Austin Mortimer; 2. Kyle Snyder.

SUPERMINI 12-15 1. Lowell Spangler; 2. Frank Lettieri; 3. Tyler

ECS Honda’s Ryan Zimmerman soars to the 250 B win.

Hawk; 4. Andrew Johns; 5. Tyler Conner; 6. Christopher Duymich; 7. Jason Chavez; 8. Broc Rupert; 9. Kevin Messerman; 10. Max Stevey.

125 A 1. Phiillip Nicoletti; 2. Barry Carsten; 3. Brian Mulcahy; 4. Clint Johnson; 5. Benjamin Ritter; 6. Ronnie Stewart; 7. Daniel Bogdan; 8. Eric Balawejder; 9. Drew Kibler; 10. Charles Aughinbaugh.

125 B 1. Lowell Spangler; 2. Addison Kramer; 3. Joseph Peditto; 4. Mike Minnick; 5. Michael Tippin Jr.; 6. Joshua Gottshall; 7. Vincent Veneziale; 8. Mark Alfano; 9. Nicholas Mcphee; 10. Daniel Fodor.

125 C 2nd MOTO MAIN 1. Celestyn Napolitan; 2. Jacob Weeks; 3. Alex Maldet; 4. Austin Kozimor; 5. Zachary Klaptosky; 6. Josh Cascia; 7. Carter Luck; 8. Douglas Zee. III.; 9. Travis Heilman; 10. Cody Riden.

125c QUALIFIER 1. Francis Giambrone; 2. Tiana Alfano; 3. Cameron Draina; 4. Dominick Zingale; 5. Andrew Hagmann; 6. James Munch; 7. Matthew Wade; 8. Alexander Kurdo; 9. Anthony Miller,Jr. 250 A 1. Phiillip Nicoletti; 2. Damien Plotts; 3. Barry Carsten; 4. Dustin Kendall; 5. Ronnie Stewart; 6. Brian Mulcahy; 7. Adam Blessing; 8. Clint Johnson; 9. Robert Garthe; 10. Tony Roth.

250 B 1. Ryan Zimmerman; 2. Michael Tippin, Jr.; 3. Daniel Fodor; 4. Erik Wilson; 5. Mike Minnick; 6. Andrew Mikolaichik; 7. Mark Alfano; 8. Shawn Knapp; 9. Bryan Weimer; 10. Johnny Palmieri Jr. 250 C 1. Daniel Kocotas; 2. Billy Gallagher; 3. Justin Strubel; 4. Angelo Manerchia, Jr.; 5. Travis Heilman; 6. Scott Salem; 7. Derek Martzall; 8. Bjorn Blackburn; 9. Matthew Hangey; 10. Douglas Zee, III. SCHOOLBOY - 2 STROKE 1. Lowell Spangler; 2. Frank Lettieri; 3. Joshua Gottshall; 4. Brian Wasson; 5. Tyler Hawk; 6. Alex Maldet; 7. Joseph Peditto; 8. Coty Sebastian; 9. Francis Giambrone;

10. Paul Sanfelice, Jr. SCHOOLBOY - 4 STROKE 1. Celestyn Napolitan; 2. Andrew Kinsley; 3. Zachary Klaptosky; 4. Max Callan; 5. David Mayhew; 6. Justin Haas; 7. Daniel Buckley; 8. Cameron Siegel; 9. JT Glinko; 10. Richard Kastle.

VET A 1. Damien Plotts; 2. Barry Carsten; 3. Gaylon Dickson; 4. Jerry Seip, Jr.; 5. Dave Green; 6. Ken Messerman; 7. Jason George; 8. Robert Korchak; 9. Rik Schuster; 10. Todd Weindel.

VET B 1. Charles Webber; 2. Johnny Palmieri, Jr.; 3. Matthew Lopreato; 4. Stephen Vandruff; 5. Edward Rapp; 6. Dale Hauk; 7. George Gilmour; 8. Jeffery Groff; 9. John Tavernese; 10. George Sabo.

VET C 1. Darrin Verderose; 2. Robert Amey; 3. Ron Rose; 4. Corey Noll; 5. Lance Billingsley, II.; 6. Grant Magar; 7. Melvin Fioravanti; 8. Michael Ferrara; 9. Brandon Hayes; 10. John Carey.

100L/125L 4 STROKE 1. Forrest Williams; 2. Douglas Smith; 3. John Romero.

25+A 1. Damien Plotts; 2. Clint Johnson; 3. Mark Waldele; 4. Gaylon Dickson; 5. Sean Gaughan; 6. Tristan Huey; 7. Jason George; 8. Todd Weindel.

Pellicano; 9. William James, Jr.; 10. Christopher Biringer.

COLLEGE BOY 1. Phiillip Nicoletti; 2. Anthony Roth; 3. Daniel Bogdan; 4. Drew Kibler; 5. Daniel Cronin; 6. Eric Balawejder; 7. Jacob Weeks; 8. Shawn Knapp; 9. Bret Wagner; 10. Lee Chavous.

JR 65 JR MINI 7-11 1. Logan Ehrets; 2. Matthew Boyer; 3. Eric Vonada; 4. Kenneth Rupp.

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25+B 1. Charles Webber; 2. James Wilkie; 3. Johnny Palmieri, Jr.; 4. Eric Krout; 5. Nathan Reiss; 6. John Tavernese; 7. Christopher Battaini.

4 STROKE 1. Adam Blessing; 2. Mark Waldele; 3. Ronnie Stewart; 4. Gaylon Dickson; 5. Tony Roth; 6. Ryan Zimmerman; 7. Addison Kramer; 8. Jason Smith; 9. Chip Koban; 10. Dean Smith.

50 4-6 OIL 1. Ricci Randanella; 2. Garrett Beam; 3. Alyssa Bolden; 4. Cody Wagner; 5. Beau Livingston; 6. Ryan Steiner.

50 4-6 STOCK 1. Ricci Randanella; 2. Zakary Shaffer; 3. Garrett Beam; 4. Cody Wagner; 5. Dawson Magar; 6. Doug Zapf.

50 7-8 OIL 1. Savion Terry.

Celestyn Napolitan wins the 125 C main event.

50 7-8 STOCK 1. John Sheaffer, III.; 2. Sean Knoll; 3. Alexander Guerrierie; 4. Oscar Kelchner; 5. Christopher Ford; 6. Thomas Mossop.

65 10-11 1. Kameron Page; 2. Calvyn Beck; 3. Fred Kramer; 4. Arie Reachard; 5. Ronald Perry; 6. Bryce Dana; 7. Robert Monko; 8. Jared Wobensmith.

65 7-9 1. Evan Richard; 2. Trevor Shaffer; 3. Danian Thompson; 4. Cole Gabel; 5. Samantha Waldrop; 6. Kyle Boileau; 7. Trevor Vonada; 8. Logan Ehrets; 9. Matthew Doug Kitchell Boyer; 10. Devon Leonesio.

85 12-13 1. Frank Lettieri; 2. Tyler Hawk; 3. Talon Distefano; 4. Tyler Conner; 5. Christopher Duymich; 6. Jason Chavez; 7. Zachary Donlin; 8. Paul Sanfelice, Jr.; 9. Daniel Lagreca; 10. Jesse Street.

85 14-15 1. Andrew Johns; 2. Max Stevey; 3. Broc Rupert; 4. Kevin Messerman; 5. Jenna Weindel; 6. Billy Bowman; 7. AJ Christensen.

85 7-11 1. Joey Peters; 2. Bobby Kinsley; 3.

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Kameron Page; 4. Robert Piazza, Jr.; 5. Billy Eaton; 6. Avery Brown; 7. Evan Holloway; 8. Evan Richard; 9. Zachery Riden; 10. Luke Palonicola.

85 JR MINI 9-13 1. Kameron Page; 2. Joey Peters; 3. Bobby Kinsley; 4. Robert Piazza, Jr.; 5. Patrick Sharkey; 6. Billy Eaton; 7. Avery Brown; 8. Evan Holloway; 9. Luke Palonicola; 10. Garrett Schwippert.

A SENIOR A 1. Jerry Seip, Jr.; 2. Dave Green; 3. Marc Tiesler; 4. Ken Messerman; 5. Calvin Leinbach; 6. James Mcgee; 7. Louis Verderose; 8. Eric Eisenfelder; 9. Thomas Sebastian, Jr.; 10. Tom Cutter.

B SENIOR B 40+ 1. Doug Kitchell; 2. Edward Rapp; 3. George Gilmour; 4. Geoffrey Schlesman; 5. John Stewart; 6. Joseph Teller; 7. Angelo Manerchia, Sr.; 8. Jim

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Congratulations to the 2006 Sleepy Series Champions!

Quads:

50cc Production Auto (6-8): Travis Wotring

Anything (16+): Kale Witmer Veteran (30+): Dan Wertman Open A 0-231cc: Shawn Welsh Open B 0-231cc: Aaron Bivighouse 91-200cc 2 Stroke/ 91-300cc 4 Stroke (16+): Justin DeLong

50cc Stock (4-8): Travis Wotring

Veteran B (30+): Ed Halstead

65cc (7-9): Kevin J. Rivera

Veteran C (30+): Thomas Baney

65cc (10-11): Dominick Dreisbach

125cc A: Dustin Wojcicki 250cc A: Dustin Wojcicki

Minis:

85cc (7-11): Daryn Thompson

CRF/ TTR50 (4-8): Mason Walters

85cc (12-13): Mitch Melhorn

125cc C: Adam Kline

85cc (14-15): Zak Long

250cc B: Travis Overly

Junior Mini: Daryn Thompson

250cc C: Tim Savidge Jr.

CRF/XR100/TTR125/CRF150: Brandon Starner

91-200cc 2 Stroke/ 91-300cc 4 Stroke (13-15): Tyler Dommel

50cc Oil (4-6): Cody Wagner

71-90cc 2 Stroke/ 74-125cc 4 Stroke - Production Auto: James Nichols

50cc Oil (7-8): Colin Bolden

51-70cc Production Auto (6-11): Savay Thompson

Bikes:

50cc Stock (4-6): Cody Wagner

Super Mini: Drey Boddie Schoolboy: Stephen Morelli Senior B (40+): Ed Halstead Women: Alyssa Savidge

125cc B: Nick Finelli

4 Stroke: Travis Overly

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Veteran A (30+): Jason George

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Delta Fairgrounds • September 22, 2006 • by MRA

Friday night September 22, Bill Brown brought his Mason Dixon Short Track to the Delta Fairgrounds for the third and final time in 2006. All three events have seen excellent rider turnouts along with huge crowds of spectators. Tonight’s event also brought a Freestyle Motocross Show and a $2500.00 Pro purse for the Open Expert Modified division.

All the regulars where there plus some. It seems the 50 classes have exploded this year, in the 50 Oil division alone they had 17 riders to try and make it to the main event. Twelve qualified and a five rider B main was held to accommodate all the kids. Things are happening on the other end of the spectrum as well. The 40+ class saw some of the best racing action of the evening; the last three laps AMS rider Devin Barada chose saw a two way battle for the lead with Henderson the Mason Dixon Short Track to # 29 getting the win at the checkers. make his racing debut.

The action was just as intense in the 100cc classes. A youth division has been added this year to handle all of the demand and in the adult division they were battling four and five wide for most of the race.

Then the last race of the night came to the line, twelve of the fastest short track racers from our region of the country lined up to battle for the $1000.00 to win. I’m told the race was originally scheduled to be a 25 lap main event, true or not, I do not know. Local Pro Ken Yoder got out front early and held the lead thru the entire twelve laps to get the checkers. That’s when it got exciting. Whether a communication problem, or a rumor, we’ll never know. The white flag Henderson wins an action packed 40+ main that ended with a photo finish.. came out after lap 11 and Yoder cruised to the win and a cool $1000.00 payout. Some riders claimed they were waiting to wear the leaders down, the right time to make a move. At the end the decision was made to let the race stand as run, Yoder was the victor.

I apologize, I was not able to round up the results of this race before our print deadline. I do know the racing was good and the sport seems to be growing. Flat track racing is fun to spectate and probably just as fun to do. Where else can you find twelve guys running 450 singles wide open within inches of each other for twelve laps straight? When you get a chance, do yourself a favor and Ken Yoder (57) leads the entire race and wins a cool $1000.00 check out a flat track in the controversial Open Mod A main event. race near you.

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All three events at the Delta Fairgrounds this year saw record turnouts.

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WHAT IS the average ‘race-span’ of a rider? How many years average Joe race for? You started young, maybe your dad or uncle got you a cycle; you ride a while, started racing, becoming a good local rider and … a) You fall in love for the first time (you’re 14) and break up with racing because your girl don’t like to get dirty + you broke your arm twice last year, its sucks (if not go to section b). b) You turn 16, buy a car to hang out with the (wrong) kids, slack off on your bike maintenance, blow it up and can’t afford to fix it due to car payments. And you want to save for that cool sound system. Your parents won’t pay to fix the dead bike ‘cause you’re old enough now’ (if you make it go to c). c) You study enough in the back of the truck, on your way back from the races; you make it to college and put your dream of championships asleep for a few years. They will never wake up. (If you didn’t make to college, proceed to d) d) To afford racing you get a good job, end up starting your own business to make more $$ (yea, those expensive four stroke…). Now you not having time to race anymore, plus you have a wife to take to the mall and house payment….

With so many variable to stop you from getting on your race bike on any given week end, it’s truly understandable to see people going in and out of the sport. But a few of us keep racing not matter what. Not for the money, not for the fame (maybe 1% of us make a living racing) or anything that make sense to the common mortal. We are doing it for the passion and love of Motocross Racing.

I first meet Jason ‘Jay” Esterly in 1997 at a local D6 race. Because we both live in the Reading area, we end up going practicing together a few times and become friend. He was 21 years old. His goals at the time were clear: to turn A, be a good rider and have fun pushing his own limits. And that’s exactly what he did for the last ten years, managing to successfully navigate around all the things that life throw at you (see a, b, c and d).

Today Jay is living his passion just like back in the day. 110% committed.

How long have you been riding?

25 years. Started at 6 and I’m 31!

How did you get involve in the sport?

My parents bought me a mini bike for Christmas when I was in kindergarten. I crashed the hell out of it for years. I’ve only got into racing in my early 20’s when my friend Kevin Cobb took me to Englishtown to race. Man, I was so pumped that I didn’t

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So, you’ve been racing for 10 years?

Yes, as much I could! Like you say, it’s not always easy to keep going. It’s difficult to explain non-racers why we love the sport so much and that it’s not a big deal to go back to work on Monday all busted and tired…

What’s your biggest accomplishment in MX? That’s hard to say, I never try to follow a series or anything like that…but last year I won the OMS1 Rider of the year award out of 40 riders. My long-term goal was to turn A, wish I did last year!

You help your nephew Zack a lot, tell us about that.

I helped him getting into racing; he’s a city kid and I really wanted him to do something cool that teaches him life values like handling pressure, perseverance, competitiveness and accomplishing goals.

So you take him to all the races with you?

Yes, we’ve been doing this together for 8 years; he’s turning 16 this year so I’m looking forward to have him taking me to the races! He just started racing 125cc this year, but he broke his wrist the 3rd race of the season.

What do you do for a living?

I have my own outdoor maintenance company “TJ CEZAR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE”; I used to be a DJ back in the days!

You‘ve got involve into promoting races too?

Yes, I help putting together the pit bike race and the freestyle show at the Mountain Spring Arena this year, it was a great show. Next year we’ve plan a 4 races 50’s arenacross series, we have a bunch of sponsors line up and you will hear about it in the spring!

What’re your goals for the future?

I need to stay healthy (I just broke my wrist; racing!) and be competitive in the A class. I really want to kick butt in the +25A and 30+A, and race as much as possible.

How do you manage to fit racing between your busy business and your family?

It’s very hard and this is why you don’t see me at every races!

When motocross becomes the main subject at marriage counseling, you have to let off a bit!

What’s your motto?

It’s better to be a racer for a day that a spectator for life!

What is your favorite track?

Etown and any indoors tracks …. But Pagoda is my backward; they take good care of the riders there, and the new track is really cool too!

Thank you Jay and keep on going!

Jay’s sponsors: OMS-1, Fly, RRP, TJ Cezar Property Maintenance.

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Tech Tips

New bike setup tips: This is the time of year when many of us are getting new bikes and quads. Unfortunately for some buyers, the AMA has thrown a wrench into things (Tech Tip pun… lol) with the new class structure.

This has many new bike buyers as well as dealers on hold with their new bike decisions until the AMA’s final vote in November.

For those of us that have bought new bikes or will be buying soon, here’s a checklist of things you should be doing to your bike before you ride or after a few rides:  Tighten all nuts and bolts. loctite where needed.  Tighten spokes  Check tire pressure  Check all fluid levels  Oil air filter

 Break in using petroleum oil  Check steering head nut  Repack steering head bearings  Repack swingarm and linkage bearings  Repack wheel bearings  Set suspension sag – change springs if needed  Oil cables  Check free play in clutch lever  Lube throttle tube  Set perch clamp tension to allow perches to rotate in a crash  Safety wire grips Most new bikes arrive in the U.S. with very little grease in places such as the steering head, swingarm, and linkage. The reason is that the EPA goes ballistic with anything of an oil substance oozing from the crates when they arrive here. This also applies to wheel bearings. You can remove the seal of your wheel bearings, grease the bearings,

and then re-install the seal. Use a small pick or screwdriver to carefully remove the seal so it’s not damaged.

Don’t forget to do this throughout the year. I do mine every time I change tires. Check your air filter too, I’ve seen un-oiled filters on new bikes.

For those of you who will re-valve your suspension, the bearing grease can usually wait until after a few hours of ride time. It’s best to ride the bike for 2-3 hours before any suspension work. As the working parts inside your suspension seat in, they contaminate the suspension fluids. Even if you don’t re-valve your suspension, you should change the oils after the first few hours of ride time. And if you don’t re-valve, you should at least change springs if needed for your rider weight.

Manufacturers install springs for an average size rider. Check your owners manual for weight ranges of the standard springs in your bike.

If you’re on a big bike and under 150 lbs or over 180, the springs are probably not right for you. Don’t forget to set your sag!

Chances are that your bike has only been started by the dealer. To

break in a bike properly I recommend warming up the bike and then letting it cool down. Do this two or three times and then ride for an hour or so without revving too high. I also highly recommend using a petroleum based oil for break in. A synthetic oil actually lubricates too well and doesn’t allow the rings to seat properly. After the break in you can use your full synthetic or semi-synthetic (better for clutch nonslippage). Do this same procedure after a top end rebuild.

You’ll also want to tighten your spokes several times after the first few rides. As the spoke nipples seat into the rims they become loose.

Following some of these tips may help you avoid a DNF in the upcoming season and save some money on replacing parts. Good luck and stay safe!

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1st Ever Night Pit Bike Race • October 14, 2006 • by MRA Saturday night October 14th marks yet another milestone for the Pagoda Motorcycle Club. It was a special night in a way, it was the eve of the drawing for the Pit Bike giveaway to benefit downed rider and Pagoda Club member Kyle Greenwalt.

The folks from Pagoda, Blackmans Cycle and Motographx organized a Pit Bike race under the lights to allow the racers of the area to have a flat out great time and to help boost the raffle to benefit the Greenwalts.

The track was first class for the 90+ riders that showed up to do battle on these mini monster motorcycles. How else do you explain a full blown 125cc powerplant shoved into a frame size that would be more suitable for your five year old? Don’t get me wrong, classes were offered for all age groups with motors ranging in size from 50cc stock right on thru Open modified. But the real treat comes in watching grown men maneuver these mini rocket ships around a made exclusively for minis MX course. The Pagoda crew did a great job of this, in talking with racers during the event; they all loved the track layout and design.

The racing action included two 8 lap motos in 13 different classes. Tonight saw the return to racing of Gap Racings Eric Sebastian. Sebastian raced in two different classes and he definitely showed us that he still knows how to get a motorcycle around an MX track. Today, most racers own some type of Pit Bike and many of the regulars showed up to have a blast racing on a Saturday night. There were some serious Pit Bike racers there as well. There is a group that seeks out pit Bike racing wherever they may find it, they spend thousands on these mini monsters and they take their racing very seriously.

Probably the best part of the night came in the fact that local sponsors once again stepped up to the plate and offered over $4000.00 in goodies to be given away at this event. Most stepped up for two reasons, one to benefit the sport and two, too support the Greenwalt family.

If you get a chance please thank the sponsors of this event, let them know that you appreciate what they do. Also if you can, please continue to support Kyle Greenwalt. He is a strong individual and has made great strides in his recovery process.

With your help and Kyle’s will I’m sure we will see him back on the track before you know it.

And keep an eye on MRA, I’m sure this won’t be the first and only Pit Bike race that Pagoda will run. They’re already talking about next year and rumor has it there may even be a series in the works.

Alex Maldet leads the way in the Youth Mid Stock class.

Big Congrats to Taylor Bardo who won the Kyle Greenwalt CRF50 Courtesy of Blackmans Cycle. Kyle was on hand at Pagoda and picked the winning ticket on Sunday. Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets or made donations to Kyle and his family. The raffle is over but you can still donate to Kyle’s fund. He has a long road ahead of him so lets all help him through it. Huge thanks to all who helped with the bike. Bob Jones of Blackmans Cycle who donated the bike, Keith from Motographix who donated all the graphics, Two Brothers Racing, Keith from KSR wheels for the “Killer Rims” and AHP mini’s for the Bling Kit. Thanks again and Keep Supporting Kyle!!!!

Pagoda club member Johnny Mullen had a blast flying his XR70.

Brent Plyler flies high in Youth 50 Open racing action.

Gap Racings Eric Sebastian looked to be back in prime race form.

The Pagoda Pit Bike course rocked.

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Round #12 • PA State H.S. Series • October 6, 2006 • by MRA Round #12 of the BP Promotions PA Moffitt, Dustin battled all year long with State Harescramble Series found itself at both Jeremy Nease and Bobby Kershaw. the new Dutchmen MX Park. Earlier in the All three had a great year with Dustin being year this round was kinda up for grabs as consistent all year. He had some struggles everyone new that The Flying Dutchmen the last few rounds with bike issues and flat was for sale but no one new the future of tires, etc. but Dustin finished third today to the facility. Would there be racing there in wrap up the crown for 2006. the fall or could you make an offer on a new In ATV racing action the series battle was condo instead? found in the Vet A division. Jason Hughes Anyhow it all worked out and the had a good lead going into Round # 10 but harescramble racers from the area found a DNF cost him valuable points on that day. themselves back at the same location, but In today’s race Hughes found himself in a what they found was much different than three way battle for the State Championship. what they were used to. For some change is In the end he would win the day but he good, but for others it can be a struggle for a would end up second in the series to Mike while. It seems we all adapt sooner or later Johnston. The two tied for points thru out the and in the case of the new Dutchmen MX series but Johnston had more wins so the Park, it seems the sooner you can adapt, the title goes his way. better off you’ll be.

The new owner promises change for every harescramble race at his track. After all isn’t that what makes a harescramble appealing? A new course to race over different terrain, cool. Construction continues as we speak and by the time you’re reading this issue I’m sure the course will have changed again.

The 12th and final round of the series was a good one with many classes being decided on this day.

All year long the racing action was intense in the 86-200 C class. This The new DMX is a work in progress. is where most of the youth riders Construction continued thru move as they get onto the big bikes. out the race.

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In the main event today both Jerod Stoner and Eric Rodgers would DNF allowing 200 A rider Jason Sipe to not only win his class but the overall. Stoner experienced two flat tires thru out the day with Rodgers getting tangled up with a lapped rider causing him to rip his fuel petcock right off the tank. Sipe would go on for the win followed closely by Andrew Delong in second. In 250-Open A racing action, Tyler McCreight would take

the BRX Honda to the win.

One more change all state harescramble racers should be aware of. In the past your year end awards banquet has been held at the Dutchmen. Due to growth the banquet has been moved to the Holiday Inn in Grantville, PA. The date is November 11th and tickets can be purchased by contacting BP Promotions at (215) 357-1534.

BRX’s Tyler McCreight wins 250 - Open A at Round # 12.

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65 CC 10-11 YRS (HS) 1. Ethan Jaudas; 2. Robert Civiletti, Jr.; 3. Brandon Woolf; 4. William Carling; 5. Mike Wilk; 6. Dakota Dunman; 7. Raven Finnefrock; 8. Dalton Gettys; 9. Christopher Vanbuskirk; 10. Michael Mulderig.

50 CC 4-8 STOCK MC (HS) 1. Noah Koeller; 2. Aaron Lasher; 3. Christopher Ford; 4. Garrett Beam; 5. Neil Enman; 6. Daulton Fry; 7. Kody Mulderig.

50 CC 4-8 YRS OIL INJ. MC (HS) 1. Dylan Gettys; 2. Dalton Dunman; 3. Devrynn Clugston; 4. Justin Hufford; 5. Kevin Graff, Jr.; 6. Trenton Poust; Dustin Moffitt rode to a third place finish to 7. Justin Kipilla; 8. Ryan Hall; clinch the 86-200 C PA State title.

9. Cole Mcnulty.

71-90 CC 4W (HS) Crawn; 9. Bill Walsh; 10. Jeannette Mitteer; 1. Joseph Bromley; 2. Andrew 11. Neil Belcher.

Thorson; 3. Ryan Brinker; 4. Colby Chinchar; SENIOR 4W (HS) 5. William Marshall; 6. Kenneth Zeigler; SENIOR A MC (HS) 1. Jeff Kearney; 2. Scott Slough; 3. Randy Smith; 7. Zachary Fink; 8. William Sloan; 9. Katie 1. Bob Walton; 2. John Walton; 3. Michael 4. Albert Janes; 5. Lonnie Garland, Sr. Kearney; 10. Dakota Baller.

Strause; 4. Steven Bromley; 5. Sean Petri; 91/200-91/300 4W (HS) 6. Chris Hunter.

1. Dylan Ferguson; 2. Steven George; 3. Cody SUPER SENIOR MC (HS) Poticher; 4. Kevin Lukoskie; 5. Christopher 1. Jerry Lynn; 2. Thomas Kuperavage; 6. Corey Williams; 7. Ethan Clymer; Cichon; 3. David Risser; 8. Travis Umbenhauer; 9. Samantha Vanbuskirk; 4. Walter Wychoff; 5. Kenneth 10. Hunter Culp.

Ettinger; 6. Ray Szymcak.

OPEN C 4W (HS) MASTERS MC (HS) 1. Kyle Barr; 2. Andrew Ace; 3. Eric Clymer; 1. Burd Guers.

4. James Kuperavage; 5. Travis Woolverton; 86-200 B MC (HS) 6. Jason Ellis; 7. Bill Miles; 8. Jesse Reynolds; 1. Timmy Hunter; 2. Joshua 9. Thor Markus; 10. Dustin Worner.

Smith; 3. Derrick Kell; 4. Shane Bryan Moffitt and Jim Cassel battled all UTILITY 4W (HS) Hufford; 5. Ian Quire; 6. Owen 1. Ralph Johnson; 2. Karl Vanassen; McCreight; 7. Dustin Wells; year long in Vet B racing action.

3. Bryan Van Assen.

8. Jacobus Ferreira; Cassel wins Round # 12, Moffitt wins AUTOSPORT 4W (HS) 9. Robert Spiess. the State Championship.

1. Charles White.

SENIOR B MC (HS) 85 CC 12-15 YRS (HS) 1. Timothy Terway; 2. Robert 1. Cody Mummert; 2. Ian Pannebakker; 3. Zack 86-200 C MC (HS) The quads were airing it out on the new ATV Murphy; 3. Scott Bartlow; Smith; 4. Joey Lane; 5. Ryan Slane; 6. Charles 1. Stephen Morelli; 2. Charles Rill, III.; 3. Dustin 4. James Ryan; 5. Peter Chiera; MX track that will be raced in 2007 at DMX. Burnett; 7. Blaine Sheppard; 8. Joel Chapman; Moffit; 4. Kevin Fisher; 5. Curwin Boehler; 6. Drey 6. Steven Powers; 7. Richard 9. Michael Gialloreto; 10. Raymond Mullen.

Boddie; 7. Brook Gosch; 8. Patrick Desantis; Matthias; 8. Daniel Graves; 9. Vic 85 CC 7-11 YRS (HS) 9. Kevin Pannebaker; 10. Richard Fisher.

Lugosky; 10. Christopher Heilbock.

51-70 CC 6-11 YRS 4W (HS) 1. Daniel Bromley; 2. Roeland Papp; 3. Stanley 110 AIR COOLED (HS) 201-OPEN B MC (HS) 1. Brian Thorson; 2. Allie Slate; 3. Andrew Bolen; 4. Aram Moffitt; 5. Andrew Katrina; 1. Andrew Powers; 2. Max Tomazin; 3. Cody 1. Erik Wilson; 2. Christian Epting; 3. Kevin Williams; 4. Robert Frederick; 5. Joseph Mullen.

6. Marcus Boddie.

Steel; 4. Trent Noll; 5. Cody Gerhard; 6. Ryan Clark; 4. Andrew Levengood; 5. Michael Rittell; 50 CC 4-8 YRS STOCK 4W (HS) SUPERMINI 12-15 YRS (HS) Brinker; 7. Alex Bonner; 8. Scott Dietrich; 6. Michael Trauch; 7. Bart Shank; 8. Patrick 1. Hunter Grimes; 2. Gabrielle Espinosa; 3. Kara 1. Bobby Kershaw; 2. Evan Houston; 3. Gregory 9. Devin Dierwechter; 10. Johnny Devivo.

Eisenfelder; 9. James Stewart; 10. Broc Zerbe.

Clark; 4. Chase Smith; 5. Charles Schoberg; Schneider; 4. Michael Cortese; 5. Cable VET B MC (HS) 6. Alexus Wiginton; Finnefrock; 1. Jim Cassel; 7. Cole Morrison; 6. Cody Burns; 2. Stephen 8. Jason Raup.

7. Tyler Sterner; Geary; 3. Bryan 201-OPEN A MC 8. Sally Ferreira.

Moffitt; 4. Chris (HS) 100CC-150CC 4 Obara; 1. Tyler McCreight; STROKE (HS) 5. Robert Shields; 2. Michael Pecika; 1. Shawn Kozak; 6. Charles Grove; 3. Luke Bange; 2. Leeann Bange; 7. Thomas Moyer.

4. Jarred Rodgers; 3. Taylor Pecika; 201-OPEN C 5. Kevin Oswald; 4. Bradley Nelmes; MC (HS) 6. Matthew Dillion; 5. Thomas 1. Dustin Morris; 7. Chris Garges; Shugart; 2. Kyle Mell; 8. Robie Leese; 6. Benjamin 3. Vince Snyder; 9. Sean Van Assen; Shugart; 4. Wayne 10. Jerod Stoner.

7. Steven Rambo; Sheppard; 86-200 A MC 8. Tabatha Roser; 5. Billy Slane; (HS) 9. Aubree Clark; 6. Cody Mulligan; Devrynn Clugston finishes third at DMX 1. Jason Sipe; 10. Kyle Miller.

7. Timothy 2. Andrew Delong; and third in the States in 50cc Oil Injected.

65 CC 7-9 YRS Beveridge; 3. Tyler Klinger; (HS) 8. Jeremy Kulp; 4. Eric Rodgers.

1. Henry Ferreira; 9. Mark Matthias; VET A MC (HS) 2. Christian Gosch; 3. Brandon Belsak; 4. Jeffrey 10. Charlie 1. Jason Wills; 2. Christopher Reichert; 3. John Hall; 5. Evan Leibensperger; 6. Colton Smith; Secara.

Jason Sipe started on the second row and raced Lenick; 4. Bradley Roser; 5. Dewitt Harrell; 7. Alexander Miller; 8. Alexander Guerrierie; 6. Kevin Watto; 7. David Heebner. to the 200 A win as well as the overall.

9. Wendy Jaudas; 10. Gary Enman.

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2nd Annual Awards Banquet • October 7, 2006 • by MRA This years MDRA Awards Banquet and Fun Day was held at the Doublin Gap Motocross Park in early October. Over 300 attendees came out to watch the awards presentation, to take part in a catered lunch and to get some track time in on the main Doublin race course.

“A really tricked out Pit Bike was donated

by Motographx and a Kawasaki ATV by Criswell Powersports...”

The MDRAin only its second year continues to grow and to offer great incentives to their racers to participate in their series. Over $30,000.00 in cash and merchandise was awarded at this year’s banquet with the big winner being expert rider Greg Pamart who took home $2400.00 in year end cash for winning 25+ A, 30 + A and 250 A. This was in addition to the great payouts at each and

every round of the series.

A really tricked out Pit Bike was donated

by Motographx and a Kawasaki ATV by Criswell Powersports, both were given away by random drawing. In addition the series is also sponsored by industry giant Tucker Rocky Distributing. They are the parent company to MSR, Answer Racing and Pro Taper. The top three racers in many classes received free riding gear and I believe for 2007 they are going to pay back to top five.

2007 promises to be even bigger and better for the MDRA. MSR and Answer are on board again, they will have Suzuki contingency in

addition to Yamaha. There is a new venue in Pleasure Valley Raceway and the sponsors continue to roll in weekly. There will be some new class structures and still that awesome year end payout that the MDRA is becoming known for.

If you are looking for a great series to be a part of, that loves to give back

125 A paid $1200.00 to win: Eric Myers 1st, Derrick Wile 2nd, Jeremy Cook 3rd.

60cc (7-11) C: Mark Hushon 1st, Cory Gilliam 2nd, Brandon Garlock 3rd.

Vet C Champ Ben Webster wins the Pit Bike donated by Motographx.

Senior A: Bryan Miner 1st, Robert Huston 2nd, John Richards 3rd.

125 C: Brad Presgraves 1st, Josh Fisher 2nd, Jesse Arminger 3rd.

50cc Oil (4-8) B: Logan Leitzel 1st, Cody Lawn 2nd, Caleb Keck 3rd.

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Clint Mottley wins the Quad giveaway sponsored by Criswell Powersports.

Women: Kelsey Green 1st, Amanda Schmidt 2nd, Lauren Snyder 3rd.

2006 MDRA Series Final Points Standings

5. Christopher Joy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 125 C 1. Bradley Presgraves. . . . . . . . . . 223 2. Joshua Fisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

3. Scott Meshey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 4. Bailey Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 5. Nicholas Carruba. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 50 (7-8) B 1. Cody Lawn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 2. Austin Waugh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 3. Cameron Keck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 4. Austin Mcnamee . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 5. Hunter Brookens . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 60 (7-11) A 1. Kevin Stoner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 2. Thomas Coluzzi. . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 3. Dillon Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 4. Kelly Snider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 5. Austin Toskov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 60 (7-11) B 1. Jacob Runkles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 2. Dominick Dreisbach. . . . . . . . . . 128 3. Tristan Kimble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 4. Christhian Pinto . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 5. Dylan Blettner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Junior Mini: Steven Good 1st, Daryn Thompson 2nd, Edward Jones 3rd.

School Boy 1. Tyler Newberry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 2. Bradley Presgraves. . . . . . . . . . 125 3. Joshua Fisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 4. David Wingate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 5. Ryan Mould . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

3. Jesse Arminger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 4. Trevor Monn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 5. Adam Platter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

85 (7-11) A 1. Daryn Thompson. . . . . . . . . . . . 157 2. Thomas Coluzzi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 3. Kelly Snider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 4. Kameron Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 5. Tyler Murphy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 85 (7-11) B 1. Travis Worthington. . . . . . . . . . . 157 2. Austin Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 3. Jackson Ringrose. . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 4. Dominick Dreisbach. . . . . . . . . . . 68 5. Darren Streets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

250 B 1. Joey Yagloski. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 2. Curtis Baker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 3. Dustin Mottley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 4. Justin Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 5. Braden Skinner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 250 C 1. Jeremy Savage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 2. Raymond Mcgowan. . . . . . . . . . 178 3. Ryan Shifflett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 4. Ryan Hoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

85 (12-15) C 1. Eric Deatrick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 2. Michael Thompson. . . . . . . . . . . 235 3. Chris Dorsogna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 4. Dalson Starlings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 5. Zachary Cooper. . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Junior Mini (9-13) 1. Steven Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 2. Daryn Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 3. Edward Jones, III. . . . . . . . . . . . 156 4. Travis Worthington. . . . . . . . . . . 133 5. Kyle King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Super Mini (12-15)

1. Tyler Newberry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 2. Britton Stewart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 3. Derek Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 4. Michael Thompson. . . . . . . . . . . 101 5. Eric Deatrick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

125 A 1. Eric Myers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 2. Derrick Wile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 3. Jeremy Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 4. Isaac Blevins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 5. Chad Wages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

250 A 1. Gregory Pamart. . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 2. Derrick Wile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 3. Ryan Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 4. Jeremy Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 5. Eric Myers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

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60 (7-11) C 1. Mark Hushon, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 2. Cory Gilliam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 3. Brandon Garlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 4. Daniel Bohon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 5. Austin Foit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

College Boy 1. Curtis Baker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 2. Dustin Mottley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 3. Shane Wiegel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 4. Tyler Carbaugh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 5. Justin Ellis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

125 B 1. Tyler Newberry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 2. Shane Wiegel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 3. Justin Ellis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 4. Brandon Seibold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 5. Luke Richards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

3. Austin Robson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 4. Garrett Armiger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 5. Jacob Claxton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Jeff Cernic owner of Pleasure Valley, the MDRA’s latest track to come on board draws the Pit Bike winner.

50 Oil (4-8) A 1. Ricci Randanella . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 2. Walter Benitez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 3. Ian Hess. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 4. Dawson Evitts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 5. David Milana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

85 (7-11) C 1. Matthew Shutt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 2. Kelby Kauffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 3. Tristan Kimble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 4. Buddy Thiess. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 5. Dalton Haschert. . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

50 Oil (4-8) B 1. Logan Leitzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 2. Cody Lawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 3. Caleb Keck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 4. Zachary Lahman . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 5. Brice Russell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

85 (12-15) A 1. Steven Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 2. Edward Jones, III. . . . . . . . . . . . 112 3. Britton Stewart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 4. Brandon Seibold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 5. Austin Bixler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

50 (7-8) A 1. Mark Hushon, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 2. Jacob Lewis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

85 (12-15) B 1. Derek Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 2. Kyle King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

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Plus 25 A 1. Gregory Pamart. . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 2. Michael Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 3. Christopher O’hara. . . . . . . . . . . 110 4. John Bowlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 5.Jon Boser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

3. Raymond Mcgowan. . . . . . . . . . . 90 4. Jim Dobbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 5. David Mock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Vet (plus 30) A 1. Gregory Pamart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 2. Michael Bear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 3. Christopher O’hara. . . . . . . . . . . 141 4. Jon Boser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 5. Michael Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Vet (plus 30) B 1. Brian Domschke. . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 2. James Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 3. Glenn Murphy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 4. Mike Kelberen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 5. Kevin Stutzman . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Vet (plus 30) C 1. Benjamin Webster. . . . . . . . . . . 208 2. Keith Gilliam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 3. JD Combs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 4. Kevin Harshman . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 5. Paul Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Senior A 1. Bryan Miner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 2. Robert Huston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 3. John Richards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 4. Kevin Mesiah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 5. Kevin Stoner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Senior B 1. Jeff Hermansen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 2. Robert Bragg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 3. David Hayes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 4. Mike Beavan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 5. Joey Kilby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Four Stroke Open 1. Kyle Nettleton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 2. Luke Richards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 3. Anthony Barbagallo . . . . . . . . . . . 88 4. Andrew Poling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 5. Gary Bausum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Women 1. Kelsey Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 2. Amanda Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 3. Lauren Snyder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 4. Alexis Harwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 5. Jessica Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 50 (4-6) 1. Ethan Bowlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146 2. Logan Leitzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 3. Ryley Nield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 4. Caleb Keck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 5. Zachary Lahman . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Plus 25 B 1. Joey Yagloski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 2. Brian Domschke. . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

85cc (12-15) C: Eric Deatrick 1st, Michael Thompson 2nd, Christopher Dorsogna 3rd.

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final 2006 mdra point standings

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happy ramblers motocross Round #17 Ultimate MX • October 15, 2006 • by MRA

Round # 17 of the District 6 Ultimate MX Series came to the Happy Ramblers Motorcycle Club in Hanover, PA. Along with it came many of the districts fastest racers to chase the last few available district points and the manufacturer’s contingency being offered on the day.

The Ultimate Series was scheduled to be wrapped up by now, but one round still remains at the Atco MX Park on November 5th. Their round was originally scheduled for early October but scheduling conflicts moved it back, the final round will offer double championship points which could make the series very interesting in some classes. See the complete break down on the District 6 website at www.amadistrict6.com.

Some classic battles took place at today’s round with 50cc (7-8) hotshots John Sheaffer and Sean Knoll swapping moto wins with Sheaffer coming out on top. They have both attended the same number of rounds and Sheaffer had a four point lead coming into today’s race. This one will come down to the final at Atco to see who will be crowned 2006 champion.

In other 50cc (4-6) racing action Garret Beam was able to put a few needed points up on Zakary Shaffer in today’s round. The two were only points apart coming in but Beam grabbed the overall today with Shaffer finishing farther back in the standings.

65cc ace Trevor Shaffer (Zaks older brother) was also at Happy today trying to

solidify his points lead. Shaffer had some epic battles today with both Jake Runkles and Robert Allen neither of which are chasing Ultimate points but it kept Shaffer sharp coming into the final at Atco.

With mini racer Frankie Lettieri off in Vegas winning the (12-15) World Arenacross crown the door was left wide open in the Supermini class for racers like Tyler Hawk and Tyler Connor to grab the few extra points they needed to make it interesting coming into the last round.

As you can see folks, it really isn’t over until the fat lady sings, or at least until the

last round is in the books. Be sure to be at Atco in November to see who wins the gold; I’m sure it will get interesting. And be sure to

check out MRA online to view all of today’s event photos.

Ultimate Series points leader Jacob Weeks raced to the overall 125 C main event win.

RRP’s Ben Ritter (695) tops the 125 A podium at Happy Ramblers.

Cody Wagner goes 2-1 to win the 50cc (4-6) Oil Injected group.

Results:

Some of the most exciting racing action of the day came in the Junior Mini division.

Four Stroke 1. Steve Roman; 2. Mark Waldele; 3. TJ Phillips; 4. Gaylon Dickson, Jr.; 5. Zachary Harrington; 6. Timothy Jacobs, Jr.; 7. Justin Maylath; 8. Nick Johnson; 9. Zach Donnelly; 10. Eugene Harwood.

Unlimited 1. Todd Atland; 2. Nathan Peck; 3. Matthew Kessler; 4. Bryan Kielek; 5. Kyle Kashmar.

65cc 7-9 1. Trevor Shaffer; 2. Jacob Runkles; 3. Robert Allen;4. Brandon Garlock; 5. Sam Sheckells; 6. Dalton Blettner; 7. Paul Pinto; 8. Nicholas Carruba; 9. Eric Vonada; 10. Hunter Ringrose.

65cc 10-11 1. Calvyn Beck; 2. Fred Kramer; 3. Evan Peterson; 4. Colin Richards; 5. Austin Toskov; 6. Arie Reachard; 7. Heather Snyder; 8. Amanda Poling; 9. Dylon Hobart; 10. Dylan Blettner; 11. Austin Foit.

30 Plus A 1. Gregory Pamart; 2. Barry Carsten; 3. Gaylon Dickson, Jr.; 4. Kenneth Messerman; 5. Christopher Ohara; 6. Joe Caruso; 7. John Richards; 8. Jonathan Skinner; 9. James Mcgee.

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Ken Messerman sweeps the Senior A racing action.

30 Plus B 1. Jim Dobbs; 2. Edward Rapp; 3. George Gilmore; 4. Keith Gilliam; 5. Jay Boarman; 6. James Jordan; 7. David Sayers; 8. Michael Hess; 9. Thomas Miley.

51cc 4-6 1. Garrett Beam; 2. Cody Wagner; 3. Ryley Nield; 4. James Shockey; 5. Logan Hull; 6. Carson Buffalow; 7. Zakary Shaffer; 8. Joshua Kline; 9. RJ Mellor.

51cc 7-8 1. John Sheaffer; 2. Sean Knoll; 3. Alexander Guerrierie; 4. Mason Richards; 5. Cory Carsten; 6. Shane Desell; 7. Oscar Kelchner; 8. Jacob Kline; 9. Cory Palmisano; 10. Luke Cross;1 11. Nicholas Carruba.

School Boy 1. Garret Toth; 2. Tyler Hawk; 3. Lowell Spangler; 4. Joshua Gottshall; 5. Tyler Newberry; 6. David Wingate; 7. Cody Lunceford; 8. Darren Taughinbaugh; 9. Joshua Fisher; 10. Broc Schmelyun.

College Boy 1. Zachary Harrington; 2. Drew Kibler; 3. Andrew Mikolaichik; 4. Nick Johnson; 5. James White; 6.

Curtis Baker; 7. Christopher Snyder;

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4. Zach Donnelly; 5. Troy Zeigler; 6. Eugene 40 Plus (Senior) A Harwood; 7. Josh Kreitz; 8. Steven Dickson; 1. Kenneth Messerman; 2. Russell Seibold; 9. Daniel Langowski; 10. Tyler Lisenbach.

3. John Richards; 4. James Mcgee; 5. Bert 85cc 7-11 Schulteis; 6. Jim Hilty; 7. Jeffrey Russo; 1. Nikolas Desiderio; 2. Joey Peters; 3. Tyler 8.William Lally.

Custer; 4. Storm Sheckells; 5. Robert Allen; 40 Plus (Senior) B 6. Heather Snyder; 7. Austin Toskov; 8. Stephen 1. Edward Rapp; 2. Torey Trout; 3. George Ward; 9. Gregory Sidebotham; 10. Calvyn Beck.

Gilmore; 4. Keith Gilliam; 5. Gregory Beaver; 125 C Div 1 6. Michael Hess; 7. Stephen Burgand; 1. Jacob Weeks; 2. Kyle Sidle; 3. Douglas Zee; 8. Michael Perkins; 9. Michael Van Grace.

4. Justin Maylath; 5. Billy Gallagher; 6. Cody Women Darr; 7. Stefono Saienni; 8. Adam Nefferdorf; 1. Katie Corron; 2. Heather Snyder; 3. Kelsey 9.Troy Zeigler; 10. Thomas Nilan.

Green; 4. Taylor Stevey; 5. Amanda Poling; 125 C Div 1 Consi 1 6. Alyson Kielek; 7. Meredith Almony; 1. Ashlin Hollinger; 2. Mathew Winters; 8. Alexis Harwood.

3. Corey Durham; 4. Brent Merryman; 5. Bradford Longerbean; 6. Jimmy Bloom.

The Supermini gate was loaded with talent.

125 A Tyler Hawk (888) would go on for the win.

1. Benjamin Ritter; 2. Willy Toth; 3. Derrick Wile; 4. Steve Roman; 5. Barry Carsten; 8. Fran Jackson; 9. Josh Crider; 10. Chris Wolf.

6. Christopher Monasmith; 7. Clint Johnson; 30 Plus C 8. Drew Kibler.

1. Eric J. Brown; 2. David Jackson; 3. Charles 125 B Cross; 4. Kevin Laughman; 5. Dan Hewitt; 1. Garret Toth; 2. TJ Phillips; 3. Erik Wilson; 6. Steve Brown; 7. Jamie Smith; 8. John Ward; 4. Tyler Newberry; 5. Zachary Harrington; 9. Alan Rakvin; 10. Wesley Carr.

6. Marcus Lyons; 7. Colton 25 Plus A Bailey; 8. Addison Kramer; 1. Clint Johnson; 2. Christopher Monasmith; 9. Adam Layman; 3. Mark Waldele; 4. Gregory Pamart; 5. Gaylon 10. David Wingate.

Dickson, Jr.; 6. Christopher Ohara; 7. Joe 85cc 12-13 Caruso; 8. Aaron Day. 1. Dylan Brajkovich; 25 Plus B 2. Steven Sparks; 3. Tyler 1. Joey Yagloski; 2. Jim Dobbs; 3. Matthew Hawk; 4. Tyler Conner; Kessler; 4. Jeff Donadi; 5. Broderick Williams; 5. Brandon Mcmanus; 6. Thomas Miley; 7. Kyle Kashmar.

6. Thomas Coluzzi; Junior Mini (9-13) 7. Joshua Villarreal; 1. Nikolas Desiderio; 2. Gregory Sidebotham; 8. Zachary Donlin; 9. Kyle West Shore Suzuki’s Garret Toth was on 3. Joey Peters; 4. Steven Sparks; 5. Thomas Davis; 10. Perry Toskov. fire winning School Boy and 125 B while Coluzzi; 6. Joshua Villarreal; 7. J. Tyler Custer; 85cc 14-15 8.Storm Sheckells; 9. Kyle Davis; 1. Andrew Johns; 2. Steven placing second in 250 B. 10. Perry Toskov.

Good; 3. Max Stevey; Super Mini (12-15) 4. Derek Miller; 5. Zachary 51cc oil 7-8 1. Tyler Hawk; 2. Cody Lunceford; 3. Andrew Cooper; 6. Todd Gordon; 7. Dylan 1. Mason Richards; 2. Shane Desell; 3. Bayley Johns; 4. Darren Taughinbaugh; 5. Steven Good; Yeager; 8. Kelsey Green; 9. Derek Eric Brown from Grasonville, MD Oberlander; 4. Cara Boarman.

6. Dylan Brajkovich; 7. Stefono Saienni; 8. Derek Mercer; 10. Josh Rakvin.

250 C sweeps the Vet C division.

Miller; 9. Tyler Conner; 10. Max Stevey.

1. Kyle Sidle; 2. Billy Gallagher; 3. Douglas Zee;

“Some classic battles took place at today’s round...”

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250 A 1. Barry Carsten; 2. Gregory Pamart; 3. Derrick Wile; 4. Aaron Day; 5. Steve Roman; 6. Willy Toth; 7. Mark Waldele; 8. Drew Kibler; 9. Dustin Kendall; 10. Benjamin Ritter.

250 B 1. Colton Bailey; 2. Garret Toth; 3 TJ Phillips; 4. Erik Wilson; 5. Andrew Mikolaichik; 6. Curtis Baker; 7. Joey Yagloski; 8. James White; 9. Michael Stella.

51cc oil 4-6 1. Cody Wagner; 2. Garrett Beam; 3. Joshua Kline; 4. Anthony Ringrose; 5. Logan Hull; 6. RJ Mellor; 7. Colleen Boarman.

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track talk with Nikki Sidle

Word Splurge - I asked a variety of questions to some of our top C riders in the district and they must splurge the first word that pops in their head!

Rider

Frankie Lettieri #461 American Suzuki

Joey Peters #35 Cernics

Dylan Brajkovich #921 LebVal Cyles

The Word Splurge Splurge Splurge Lorettas Top 10 Fun Hard Injury Don’t like ‘em Thumb and Ankle Sucks Energy Drink Monster Monster Monster Pro Motocross Really fast Larocco Windham Holeshot Gotta get ‘em Important Sweet Girls Love them!

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Moto Graphx Andy Johns Competition Spangler Everyone Frankie Moto Mom My mom My mom Sandy Spangler Music W/e sounds good Country Rap X-games Siiiick Double backflip O.K. Florida Warm weather Mini o’s HOT Supercross Vegas Technical Daytona Dirt start Hate them Rutts Better than cement Mx schools Tischnor Suck Tischnor Track Etown Ponca Doublin Gap Gear Thor Fox Thor Sponsors Free stuff All I can get Gear Traveling Zzzz...

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We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our dedicated employees, Riders and their families and friends for all of their support at the track!

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Keeping Your Cool the

Racers

Edge…

By Al Carr

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The year 1981 was a banner year in the world of MX as it marked the first year that liquid cooling (LC) became available to the general public. LC allowed for tighter engine tolerances and significantly reduced power losses due to excessive heat. Engine performance levels could be pushed higher now that the heat these engines generated could be dissipated more efficiently.

The design of a cooling system is relatively simple. We have a heat exchanger more commonly known as a radiator, we have carefully thought out fluid passages that surround the hottest parts of an engine, we have a pump to move the fluid through the system and hoses to connect the various components. The majority if not all of the heat generated in an engine comes from the combustion process. As a result the cooling passages are located around the cylinder and the head. Now lets look at each of these components and their functions.

The radiator’s job is to dissipate the heat to the outside air. Differing temperatures when in contact will always try to equalize, just like a hot cup of coffee left on the kitchen table, in time will lose its heat to the ambient temperature of the air in the room. A radiator acts in the same way but its design makes it much more efficient. Modern radiators are constructed of Aluminium for light weight and to facilitate quick heat transfer. When the heated fluid enters the radiator it flows through passages in the core that are only a millimeter wide, we see these as the bits which connect the top and bottom portions of the radiator. The reason the passages are so narrow is to reduce the volume of the fluid so it sheds heat quicker. Think about how quickly a cup of coffee gets cold versus a swimming pool at the same temperature. The bigger the mass or larger the volume the more slowly it will shed heat. Between these channels are strips of Aluminium less than one tenth of a millimeter thick. We see these as the squiggly lines, these are the cooling fins, and they are laid out the way they are to create maximum cooling area.

As the hot fluid flows through the core it sheds heat to the core channels and then to the cooling fins. While the bike is moving, air is constantly passing through these fins and heat is transferred to the air and carried away. By the time the fluid has passed through the radiator(s) a significant amount of heat has been dissipated and the cooler fluid flows back into the engine to start the process all over again. The cooling fins are

very easily clogged and damaged so I recommend never running the bike without the factory louvres fitted. It is vitally important to keep these fins free from mud and avoid getting a pressure washer too close. A pressure washer has enough force to fold the cooling fins blocking the passage of air through the radiator and significantly reducing its effectiveness. When looking through your radiator you should see daylight between each core channel. If a large number of your cooling fins are folded they can be restored by use of a radiator comb if you can find one.

As I said heat is generated by the combustion process. As combustion takes place the heat generated flows into the cylinder head and piston. The piston sheds heat to a large degree through the piston ring and into the cylinder, the rest is transferred into the oil which in turn sheds it to other components and possibly through an oil cooler if so equipped. As the heat migrates it quickly reaches the cooling passages where it is transferred to the fluid and carried away.

In two strokes this process is much more efficient than in modern four stroke engines where excessive heat is a major bone of contention. I will talk more about this in a future article.

The water pump is designed to move the cooling fluid through the system at a specific pace. Not too fast so it has time to shed heat while in the radiator, but not too slow that it boils in the engine. A specific operating temperature must be reached and maintained for your engine to perform to its maximum. Some of the earliest internal combustion engines didn’t have pumps but rather relied on the Thermo-siphon principle which states that circulation is achieved by the hotter fluid rising through the system while the cooler fluid settles. This was OK for very low performance engines but we need a little help.

The major component in the pump is the Impeller, this is the part that looks like a fan on steroids. The number of vanes on the impeller and their shape are what determine the pumps flow rate. Since the impeller is driven by the crankshaft its maximum rotational speed can be calculated based on maximum engine RPM an important piece of information if we want to avoid cavitation in the pump assembly. That too is for another time though.

The one item I haven’t covered is the coolant fluid itself which I will save for next month. Till then keep the rubber side down.

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