MRA Oct 2002

Monthly Amateur Race Coverage

#66 Cody Detorres – Takes Track Championship at Sleepy Hollow

#28 Sarrina Smith 1st Overall XR 70/80 Class Flying Dutchmen MX

Check Out The ATV Action Inside!

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D-6 Race Coverage Inside

VOLUME 6, ISSUE 8 • OCTOBER 2002

MRA OCTOBER 2002 • 2

Happy Ramblers MX Club Labor Day Suzuki Championship 9/2/2002 51cc oil 4-6 1 18w Jacob C. Runkles 2 7j Sam Sheckells 3 201 William R. Erb 4 49 Nick R. Beatty 5 718 Tyler Miller 6 2 Nicholas A. Horsey 7 135 Tyler Webster 8 9 Tyler Bruder 51cc oil 7-8 1 8j Storm Sheckells 2 283 David Sanford 3 232 Devon M. Armiger 4 25 Landon C. Wolfe 5 125 Kara Groves 6 3 Megan Rhodes 7 727 Matthew E. Myers 8 7c Colton D. Mckinney 51cc 4-6 1 270 2 531 3 107 4 404

Jacob C. Runkles Wyatt R. Bosley Ryan J. Baxter Sam Sheckells

51cc 7-8 1 4n 2 537 3 39 4 6x 5 6j 6 956 7 210 8 6f 9 8f 10 25

Jacob H. Grove Kameron Paige Jacob A. Diana Justin M. Foster Joshua Villarreal Storm Sheckells Timothy Walls Bobby Kinsley Bryan Fellenbaun Landon C. Wolfe

65cc 7-9 1 23t Garret Toth 2 1 Brandon S. Seibold 3 331 Jacob H. Grove 4 46 Cody L. Lunceford 5 537 Kameron Paige 6 313 Zachary Pisanchyn 7 24a Jordan A. Walker 8 39 Jacob A. Diana 9 23 Chaz N. Light 10 6j Joshua Villarreal 65cc 10-11 1 107 Andrew Kinsley 2 506 David J. Wingate 3 106 Matthew Moore 4 711 Tyler A. Albertini 5 7 Brittney A. Facey 6 2 James E. Smith Iii 85cc 7-11-D1 1 2x Colton L. Bailey 2 23t Garret Toth 3 335 Mark Garvey 4 111 Jacob Miller 5 167 Daniel Corbin 6 102 Brandon S. Seibold 7 341 Michael Stella 8 918 Tyler J. Smith 9 78 Jack Carlton 10 135 Joshua R. Ford 85cc 12-13 1 150 William G. Duffy , Jr 2 18t Willy C. Toth 3 735 Anthony Casio Jr

4 277 Zachary E. Harrington 5 19 Christopher A. Tyler 6 566 Mark W. Davis 7 912 James S. Helton Jr 8 456 James C. Thompson Iii 9 11x Tony L. Vanetesse 10 7 Tyler Kline 85cc 14-15 1 125 Michael W. Groves 2 108 Curtis J. Baker 3 620 Michael Mccubbin Junior Mini 1 2x Colton L. Bailey 2 335 Mark Garvey 3 111 Jacob Miller 4 11x Tony L. Vanetesse 5 02 Zac A. Ely 6 167 Daniel Corbin 7 365 Larry A. Rhodes 8 78 Jack Carlton 9 135 Joshua R. Ford 10 23t Garret Toth Super Mini 1 735 Anthony Casio Jr 2 150 William G. Duffy , Jr 3 125 Michael W. Groves 4 30 John Higbee 5 18t Willy C. Toth 6 620 Michael Mccubbin 7 277 Zachary E. Harrington 8 108 Curtis J. Baker 9 80 Andrew Baker 10 566 Mark W. Davis School Boy 1 73 Zachery Miller 2 02 Benjamin J. Bixler 3 21 John G. Hare 4 245 Jessye M. Davis 5 427 Brian J. Mcquaid 6 443 Joshua Boschert 7 56 Chase Hagan 8 607 Brandon Boschert 9 736 Christopher Boschert 10 60 Shane M. Wiegel College Boy 1 21j Jedediah S. Haines 2 157 Dan D. Scilipote 3 135 Cory D. Strickler 4 343 Stephen Stella 5 121 Todd Wilcom 6 210 Matt Ritchey 7 715 Robert M. Rexroth 8 911 Isaac G. Blevins 9 7 Zachary A. Camp 10 648 Derek B. Wilt 125A 1 174 Rodney M. Horrocks 2 914 Michael P. Bear 3 21j Jedediah S. Haines 4 788 Joseph W. Robertson 5 7 Zachary A. Camp 6 157 Dan D. Scilipote 7 705 Michael P. Tsakanikas 8 118 Zachary Hill 9 414 Dennis M. Harnish 125B 1 715

Robert M. Rexroth

Tyler Webster from Owings Mills, MD takes his 1st MX Trophey.

2 343 Stephen Stella 3 121 Todd Wilcom 4 210 Matt Ritchey 5 02 Benjamin J. Bixler 6 14 Derrick E. Wile 7 73 Zachery Miller 8 4 Michael A. Foor 9 648 Derek B. Wilt 10 677 Pete M. Sneeringer 125C/D1 1 87 2 966 3 21 4 47 5 109 6 697 7 721 8 56 9 954 10 60

Zeke Ziemann Nick W. Johnson John G. Hare Jordan Helman Tyler S. Mccreight Lowell F. Thomas Thomas Payne Chase Hagan Matthew Wilson Shane M. Wiegel

250/Open A 1 914 Michael P. Bear 2 788 Joseph W. Robertson 3 174 Rodney M. Horrocks 4 425 Barry L. Taggart Jr 5 135 Cory D. Strickler 6 735 Nathan A. Updyke 7 118 Zachary Hill 8 705 Michael P. Tsakanikas 9 587 Dustin Kendall 10 128 James W. Boyer 250/Open B 1 911 Isaac G. Blevins 2 210 Matt Ritchey 3 345 Justin Forer 4 4 Michael A. Foor

5 4x 6 302 7 14 8 581 9 20 10 938

Eric Myers Darwin E. Hayward Steven D. Proudfoot, Jr Charles Glacken Iii Todd N. Selleck Sr Vance Lally

250/Open C-D1 1 555 Joseph M. Farnish Jr 2 950 Damien L. Bell 3 149 Dennis M. Mcglaughlin Jr 4 956 Stan Harbold 5 995 Tom Groves 6 7 Todd N. Selleck Jr 7 959 James A. Ellis 8 xxx Taggart Brown 9 361 Shane P. Coble 10 87 im Dobbs 25+A 1 425 2 914 3 137 4 144 5 735 6 215 7 98 8 12 9 128 10 17

Barry L. Taggart Jr Michael P. Bear Mike Leiby Todd A. Wolfe Nathan A. Updyke H Fred Thompson Iii James F. Rolland Jeffrey M. Grove James W. Boyer John J. Richards

25+B 1 45 A Scott Martin 2 950 Damien L. Bell 3 620 Kevin Mesiah 4 171 Colin Forer 5 20 Todd N. Selleck Sr 6 183 Donnie Michaelis 7 956 Stan Harbold

30+A Vet 1 12 2 7 3 226 4 144 5 117 6 20 7 17

Jeffrey M. Grove Kenneth E. Hesserman Mike P. Corbin Todd A. Wolfe Jonathan D. Skinner Todd N. Selleck Sr John J. Richards

30+B Vet 1 620 Kevin Mesiah 2 731 Scott Cooney 3 143 Michael Smith 4 570 Kim Kline 5 917 James A. Jarvis 6 71 William E. Nichols 7 138 David Hall 8 44 William F. Seagle 9 134 Timothy Legg 10 16 Harvey Holcombe 30+C Vet-D1 1 613 Derek Huzzy 2 991 Jim Mandrin 3 xxx Taggart Brown 4 149 Dennis M. Mcglaughlin Jr 5 41 John R. Price 6 404 Kevin Sheckells 7 212 Joseph S. Hardesty 8 32 Anthony J. Plitt 9 454 Douglas M. Kuhn 10 158 Joey P. Kilby

2 204 Robert G. Huston 3 96 Russell W. Seibold 4 810 Douglas Wentzell 5 570 Kim Kline 6 42 Rick Wenger 7 3 Joseph M. Hoffman 8 911 Frank Zee 40+ B Senior 1 917 James A. Jarvis 2 224 Thomas Nagle 3 938 Bruce Lally 4 22 Michael J. Marley 5 32 Greg Huavakis 6 375 David J. Weston 7 104 George H. Carbaugh Jr 8 169 Keith L. Nicastro Womens 1 55 Ana M. Ward 2 506 Elizabeth Logan 3 27x Jessica A. Childs 125C-D2 1 555 2 225 3 245 4 111 5 575 6 788 7 277 8 991 9 607 10 181

Joseph M. Farnish Jr Terry E. Jones Jessye M. Davis Justin E. Crawford Michael B. Toney Jr Ken Garner Iv Zachary E. Harrington Jim Mandrin Brandon Boschert Nicholas Delcher

40+ A Senior 1 7 Kenneth E. Hesserman

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Happy October - Where did the season go? It seems like just last week we were at the Motorama Season Opener. One good thing the temperature has cooled down, no more 90 degree race days. I guess the down side is that winter is right around the corner. We have a few more weeks of MX Racing left here in the district with 3 more D-6 point races. On the flip side, the Hare Scramble and Short Track Racing is picking up again, so there is still plenty of racing action out there to participate in this year.

New this month in MRA we've started an "ATV Section", even though we call our paper 'Motorcycle Racing Action' we plan to include all types of off road racing in our publication. In the coming months, we are hoping to provide coverage for Hare Scrambles and Short Track Racing along with Motocross for both bikes and quads. The bottom line is we want to recognize all aspects of our sport and provide more coverage to you, our readers.

The October issue will be the last regular monthly issue of the season.

Keep your eyes open around mid-November for the next issue of MRA. If you're not a subscriber, you'll have to look for that issue at your local dealer.

We then take December and January off and get ready for the season opener in early February to kick off the Motorama Speed Show. Watch that issue to feature Track Champions and Points Series Winners for this year.

Again, thanks for making our first year as new owners of MRA, a success.

We look forward to the coming season to making more new friends and to provide you with more exciting race coverage. Any ideas or suggestions please let us know, and remember your support helps support the Sport.

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In This Issue

of Motorcycle Racing Action

Volume 6 • Issue 8 • OCTOBER 2002 Happy Ramblers MX Club - Labor Day Suzuki Chamionship Results . . . . . 2 Our Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Beta Story - by Joe Purshock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Upcoming Events Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Holeshot Hotshot - Justin Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Racers Edge - by Andy Fleck & Al Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 VPE “Performance Report” Vol. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Adult Mini Cross “The Landing MX 9-15-02” - by David Segal . . . . . . . . . 11 Adult Mini Bike Race- Rausch Creek, 9-22-02 - by Jim Bull . . . . . . . . . . . 11 AMA Amateur Motocross at Doublin Gap Results – Sept 1,2002 - by Jeff Yentzer . . 12 AMA District 6 Championships Rd 12 Hurricane Hills – Sept 8,2002 - by Jim Sanderson . . 13 District 6 Motorcycle MX Point Standings - Posted 9/17/02 . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ATV Maintenance By East Coast ATV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Evansville Raceway Results - September7, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Champion - Cody DeTorres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Sleepy Hollow ATV Results - September 2, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 ATV Point Standings as of 9/21/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Distirct 6 Racers at the Nationals - By Jason Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 True Sportsmanship - By Russell Shutt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Bike Giveaway - Sponsored By Bromley Suzuki, KTM & Polaris . . . . . . . . 20 Sleepy Hollow Motocross Park Results - September 2, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . 21 The Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Subscription Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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COVER PHOTO: Cody DeTorres

MRA OCTOBER 2002 • 3

Hello Race Fans!

MRA OCTOBER 2002 • 4

The Beta Story

By Joe Purshock

Like James Brown says in his opening song "I'm back". I hope some of you remember me. I am the guy that gave you such stories as "there ought to be a trophy" and "Have you heard the one about" or "insurance for racing" or happy pit fathers day" and my first story, titled "I stopped my mid-life crisis on the first lap", that was my favorite. All of those stories I wrote were about the crashing and bending or braking of parts (mine and the bikes) during my comeback in racing after 8,400.75 days off. That's 23 years for those of you without a calculator.

In the story "have you heard the one about" I wrote about my big crash and the flag man that undoubtedly saved my life. Well in that crash I blew out c4 and c5 disks in my neck and have been out of competition since. I did run one race after the big get off but the pain was a pain. I have spent the last 2 years getting my neck back in shape and as soon as I can get the extra tonnage off that I accumulated since being inactive I intend to try it again.

Some advice for those that want it. I went to two doctors that wanted to fuse my neck. They both had average offices, no partners and expensive cars in the parking lot.

One was a new Porsche Boxer. The last Dr. I went to had a beautiful huge office with lots of partners. I have no idea as to what he drives since "his" parking lot was full.

Dr. number 3 said that if I could handle the discomfort for a while he could manipulate my neck with therapy. I handled it and he manipulated it and I am just fine today. Don't let any doctor tell you that you have to get welded; there is a very good chance that your Dr. is in the market for a new hot rod.

What I then did to keep active in racing was get a job in the motorcycle industry. I went to work at Cosmopolitan Motors in Hatboro, PA. I used to get help racing from "Cosmo" back in the early 70's so here is where I wanted to work. The president of Cosmo knows everybody in this industry. You name the racers from Bobby Hill in 1951 and Bart Merkel to Evel Knievel, in some way or another they all rode for or with Cosmo's help. I've met Nixon, Kuruthers, Du'Hamel, Fisher Mann, Farachee, Rottigni, Weil and the list goes on through Cosmo. Knievel used to get his tires from Cosmo before he was Evel and Lance Weil is now working here too. You might remember him as the man who helped pioneer the disc brake. He was Road racing for Harley in Europe and he had the first disc on two wheels. He has the distinction of winning more races in Europe that any other American racer and I think that record still holds.

He had the first 3/4 helmet in that venue and the Bell helmet Company gave him their first full cover helmet to race in Europe and the Europeans wouldn't allow it. After looking over the market we decided to start in the peewee class. We found a chassis manufacturing Company and then mated them up with an engine Company. We all know that everything good comes from Italy. I say that not because my mom is Italian but because it is a fact. The Beta Co. had been manufacturing great bikes since the Stone Age. Their Trials bikes have more world titles that anyone. The bottom end of the engine that they make for us is the same bottom ends that KTM, Lem and Husky use. It is bullet proof and a superior design. KTM, Husky and Lem, as we do also use our own top end. We went one step further and we use our own clutch too.

Water-cooling is not very important in this class so we opted to loose the feature.

That saves a bunch of money. Beta and their people come up with an exclusive clutch for this bike that no one has. The porting and piston work are so well finished that you would not believe it could be done in a production run. The Barrel is cast Iron and has no nicasil plating. There again a huge savings. The cast iron warrants a 3 minute warm up only. A 19mm De'llorto feeds the case fed engine. A 12mm is on the Jr. model. We have Paoli forks and a Paoli adjustable shock. The bike has disc brakes fore and aft with cables. The 10-inch aluminum San Remo rims are mounted with Pirelli tires. Stock gearing is a 10-tooth counter with a 43-tooth steel rear sprocket.

Others are available in aluminum rear and steel counter. Tomasilli controls round out the picture.

#11 Beta and is new to this. He's come a long way in a short time and is just now starting to wick it up.

This bike is so nicely built that we knew we could get top dollar for it. Now, I need to get a bike on the track so we started looking for a rider. I asked around and tried out a few kids without any real luck. A dealer I sell to in Hammonton NJ came to me with a proposition. He had a kid who was running out of his shop who could probably get the job done.

We here at Cosmo want to offer a quality product for a reasonable price with good parts availability. I think we have achieved that. We will never "not have a part".

Anyone who needs a part can get it when they pay for it. I have a vast parts supply. If for some unknown reason we would not have a part on the shelf then I will personally pull it off a bike in the box. You will never hear otherwise.

Charlie Perna of P & L Cycles in Hammonton NJ got the contract. I set him up with our first bike to get to the U.S.A. He has been racing himself since the 70,s and has been tuning bikes as long. He built the motors for Jake Johnson who currently is a pro flat tracker and from the gossip on the dirt about to sign a big contract himself.

Charlie's current riders are always in the point's race each year and he is know for fast bikes.

I have held the introductory price of $1999.00. The new 2003 bikes will be here shortly. The only improvements to the 03 bikes will be the 12 inch front wheel and Hydraulic brakes fore and aft. These parts can be refitted to any of the 02 bikes at any time. We will also have the Jr Mongoose here soon. It will be very much the same bike as the pro but with a 12 mm De'llorto and possibly a smaller rear shock with the 10-inch tires I am now waiting to here the new rules from the AMA.

We got 105 of the Beta's here in time for AMA certification but had already missed the first two Loretta Lynn qualifiers in our District. My kid "Brett Forman" road the Beta for the first time in the Budds Creek qualifier of this year. He hadn't had time to get it dirty before then. There were a mess of Cobra's and as many KTM bikes in that first ride. I think the field had 38 bikes in it all together. Bret was also a little overwhelmed at the class of riders and the expensive haulers at this particular race.

He did his best and with the wrong gearing and bad jetting he pulled off a 12th and a 14th, not bad for a fist time outing.

So here is the deal. You buy a new Beta Mongoose for $1999.00 and race it in any Sanctioned race and send the results to me, Joseph Purshock III at Cosmo and we will give you $200.00 on the books in BB's or a $100.00 cash refund. That's $200 in Beta bucks that can be exchanged for parts or a payday of $100. It's your call.

Brett has since turned into a little monster on the "Mongoose" as we now call it. It was a long and hard road tuning that bike and getting him comfy on it but now the work has paid off. I have to give some of the credit here to Brett's older brother Chris.

Chris races a KX65 and a YZ 85. 12 year old Chris is coming off a broken foot and has worked his way back to 3rd in the 85 class and 2nd in the 65 class points standing. He takes Brett out on practice days and spanks him pretty hard. I wish we had a bike for Chris to ride that would be neat with the two brothers. Maybe next year.

Brett's parents, Linda and George also put in a lot of time with this. George also races in the over 40 class. He has his hands full on race days when I am not there and Charlie is too busy to work on the bikes.

That is what we do here at Cosmo. When Cosmo is at the track I work on all the Beta's. There is another Beta rider who is coming along nicely. He is Michael Frankenfield. He rides the #188 Beta. He got his first 1st place finish just this month.

He usually runs in the top 5 so I am looking for good things from him. One other little guy here on a Beta that is just beginning would be Sebastian Arcana. He rides the

Sebastian's dad Joe has a deli and we try to get him to bring hoagies to the track.

He can build a screaming hoagie so we want to keep him coming. Michael's dad races also, he rides a KTM. This father and son thing is great and it really is good quality time and produces some good results. All my kids are good kids. They are respectful and well behaved. This is a good confidence and character builder. I work on all the 50cc bikes at the track. I will help any dad who asks. All the parents are nice and most try to be helpful. There are a few challenges every now and then. But we will be weeding them out with some new rules. This is a good sport for a family outing.

The price of the 2003 bike is not worked up yet. But since it will have the upgrades we all know it's gonna put a bigger dent in your kid's allowance.

The following are the race results for this season in no particular order thus far for Brett Forman on the #7 Beta.

Track

Overall finish

Budds Creek Broom Tioga Pleasure Valley Frozen ocean Field of Dreams Dutchman

Atco

12th 11th 14th 10th 10th Two 3rd place finishes Eight 1st place finishes Four 2nd place finishes A 7th, 8th, and 9th

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Congratulations Andrew Wiegand

16 year old Andrew Wiegand from Manheim PA on his 1st year racing the 125cc Class on his first attempt at the Loretta Lynn Nationals, took two podium finishes on his way to finishing 5th overall in the Nation in the 125c Stock Class and 11th overall in the 125c modified class.

Andrew rides a Yamaha YZ 250F and can be found competing at most of the local tracks here in District 6.

Andrew said, "It felt great" taking the honors at the Nationals and he wanted to thank all of his sponsors.

First off his mom & dad, Fred Wiegand Builder, Rod Breckbill and Jere Swarr for all of their help and support, and Keeney Motorsports and TBT Suspension for engine & suspension work to keep his YZ F working great.

Watch for Andrew in the coming season to take his share of the checkered flags. Way to go Andrew. – Jim Bull, MRA

MRA back issue's

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'02 Motorama

April

'02 Daytona

May

'02 NE Classic

June

'02 Loretta Lynn Qualifier

July

'02 Father's Day Issue

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'02 Alyssa Savidge Issue

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'02 Labor Day Issue

October

'02 Cody DeTorres Issue

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Upcoming MotoCross

Trials

10/5 - 6 Raceway Park

(Kawasaki Race of Champions) D-6 Points Race

10-6

10/12 10/13 10/13 10/13

10/19 10/19

10/20

Evansville

(AHRMA Regional and all Quads Day)

Atco Super MX Evansville Happy Ramblers Pagoda MC

(Mini Riders Appreciation Day)

Atco Super MX Special MX Meeting 3PM D-6 at Lebanon Valley MC Hurricane Hills (D-6 Points Race)

10/26 Atco Super MX 10/27 Doublin Gap

(Track points begin for new year)

11/2 Pre Sanction Meeting 11/3 Happy Ramblers 11/3 Pagoda MC (D-6 Points Race) 11/10 Doublin Gap (Double Track Points)

Hare Scramble 10/6

10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17

Flying Dutchmen

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10/6 Shippensburg MC 10/6 Shippensburg MC 10/19 Two Wheel Promotions 10/20 E. PA Piston Poppers (TT Scramble)

10/5-6 PA Trials Riders

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10/13 River Hills Trials Riders 10/26 Candytown MC

10/27

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Poker Runs

10/6 Thunderbird MC 10/6 Twin Rose Lady Riders 10/6 Zinc City MC 10/6 March of Dimes Berks

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10/4-6 White Rose MC

(Antique MC Show and Swap Meet)

10/12 Flying Dutchmen/Sleepy

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D-6 at Lebanon Valley MC 10/20 Reading Off Road

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can be used to wipe off your grips and gloves so you can continue. The key though is not to crash so lets cover what we need to do to not fall.

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In life there are many odious tasks we must undertake but none more so than a mud race.

The easiest way to deal with racing in the mud is simply not to.

Check the weather forecast and if there's more than a 70 percent chance of rain, stay home. Hey that works.

But that's not for everybody. Sometimes you have to do it, like it or not. The key to winning a mud race is preparation. Many people lose before they even start because they just aren't prepared for the mud. Lets face it its hard to concentrate on racing if your cold and wet, right? So we need to start with plenty of extra gear. Most of us have old race gear from past years so dig it out and carry it with you. You need to arrange for at least three sets of gear to wear through the day. These would be practice, first motos and second motos. If you can't assemble that many sets of gear then go out and buy a couple of pairs of cheap coveralls at the local Walmart, you may look a bit unstylish but at least you'll be able to peel off that layer of mud after the race.

If you can assemble more than three sets, that will be helpful if you're racing more than one class. Also don't forget plenty of towels,extra socks and underwear, dry MX pants over wet underwear do little to put you in the right frame of mind for racing. Extra goggles are a necessity as well as plenty of tear offs. You should have all your goggles prepped before practice and wrapped in paper towels to keep rain drops off them on the way to the line. Rain has a nasty habit of getting not just on but under the tearoffs, nothing like trying to race while looking through a goldfish bowl. Another essential item is an umbrella it'll keep you out of the rain between motos when you're out walking around checking out how the track conditions are changing and it'll keep you dry that extra bit longer on the line.

Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister, Wife, Girlfriend, Husband, Boyfriend (politically correct) there's always someone you can shanghai to come down to the line with you and hold that umbrella.

Your helmet visor is designed to help deflect roosts, in a mud race it needs to be longer. An old goggle lens taped to the end will help keep a lot of roost off your goggles, also some guys like to tape a sponge to the top of their helmets, this minimizes mud buildup keeping your helmet light. Handguards are also a big help. Acerbis flag handguards are well designed and will work quite well to keep mud off your hands and grips while you are upright and riding, if you fall and drop the end of the bars into the mud you are pretty much screwed as its nearly impossible to get the mud off without getting it all over your gloves as well.

Some pros tuck a rag into the back of their pants. This is the part of you thats going to see the least amount of mud so the rag stays fairly clean if not dry. If you do crash the rag

Riding in deep mud is a bit like riding in deep sand, you want to keep the power on and the front end light. Backing off will make the front end sink, you need to keep your weight back over the rear wheel for traction.

If possible avoid using the brakes if the mud is deep, instead back off a little on the throttle to cut your speed before a corner then when you have slowed enough get back on the power before entering the corner and power through and out of the corner. Jumps should be treated with caution as they may only have one line.

This line will generally lead to the best landing spot. Getting off this line can mean landing in some deep mud, if this happens just make sure you have the throttle pinned before touchdown, hopefully the bike will continue to move forward and not stop dead. Winning a mud race is about falling less than the other guys and most get offs will occur when you are not on the throttle.

When the pros anticipate a mud race their mechanics will add preload to the fork and shock springs or simply install heavier springs.

They do this to compensate for the added weight of the mud on the bike. This is a bit too difficult for the average rider at a race but you can turn your compression clickers in which will help compensate somewhat for the 25 lbs. of added ballast.

Generally only one racing line forms in a mud race which makes passing difficult. The biggest advantage you can give yourself in a mud race is mud tires. I can't tell you how many guys I see racing in the mud with the same tires as they use at a dry dusty track.

Having a good set of mud tires is like cheating.

Mud tires have wide spaced knobs, the reason for this is it allows the mud to fling off while the tire is spinning. A hard terrain tire will simply load up with mud and supply very little traction. With the correct tires you will be able to use other lines to pass. The majority of us cannot afford an extra set of wheels with mud tires installed but we can afford to carry the tires. If you are a racer you should know how to change a tire, if you don't then start practicing at home. Changing a tire should take about ten to fifteen minutes, with practice this is easily achieved. If you can get confident changing tires then you will have the advantage of always having the right tires for the right conditions. If you can't be bothered then don't expect to win.

A pressure washer is also a necessity at a mud race, I won't go into how to wash your bike thats a whole 'nother article and since nearly everyone at the races these days brings a pressure washer with them you all know how to wash your bike.

Finally I'd like to talk about the end of the day clean -up. Bring along some plastic garbage bags so you have someplace to put your wet muddy gear, As soon as you get home take it out of the truck/trailer and put it all in a tub full of cold water, thats right cold water.

Hot water will actually cause the dirt to set in the fabric resulting in stains, this is probably why so many racers have brown race gear.

Let it soak overnight and then machine wash the next day, I used to use Electrolux carpet cleaner as a detergent to keep my white JT pants their whitest and it worked, but any of todays modern detergents should do just fine.

Jerseys can be thrown in the drier, while pants and gloves and goggles (which can be washed in the washing machine after removing the lenses) should all be line dried.

Remember, wining a mud race is all about being prepared so start getting your stuff together because sooner or later its gonna rain.

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Many people neglect simple maintenance procedures that could improve the handling of their bikes.

Suspension performance definitely plays a large role in your bikes handling characteristics. If your bike isn’t valved correctly you can bet it won’t handle very well.

We covered all this in another article, so moving on, what else can you do to make sure your bike handles well? Be sure that your linkage, swing arm and steering head are greased and cleaned regularly.

We get customers coming into the shop all the time that complain of poor handling and find out that they have no linkage or swing arm bearings left. The main cause for this is simply poor maintenance, but pressure washers also contribute to this type of problem. As everyone and their brother goes out and buys the biggest pressure washer they can find, then proceeds to wash their bike at a distance of two inches, it is no wonder that bearing and seals get destroyed. If you are going to wash your bike with a pressure washer be sure not to get to close to any bearing or seals. You will end up blowing mud and dirt into the linkage instead of blowing the mud off the bike. Instead of doing this use a brush or some other type of tool to get the big chunks of dirt off and then rinse off what is left at a respectable distance.

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Your suspension components are not the only parts on your bike to affect handling. If you don’t keep up with the maintenance on their corresponding components, you may find yourself chasing your tail and changing compression and rebound clickers, when the real problem is in your linkage, swing arm, steering head bearings, or axle pinch bolts. Your bike is a complete package, and in order for it to perform to its’ optimum potential, every aspect of your bike must be in perfect working order.

Remember to prevent problems on the track or trail; you need to spend a few hours in the garage checking your bike over on a regular basis.

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Your forks also have some simple maintenance procedures that can be taken care of to keep them working to their potential. First of all make sure to keep your fork tubes as clean as possible. One mistake some people do make is to use contact cleaner on the tubes. This does clean them well, but leaves them very dry and can cause the seals lips to

Your steering head bearings also need to be lubed and maintained on a regular basis. The easiest way to do this is to remove the front tire, the forks and the handlebars. Remove the nut that holds the top triple clamp and remove it. You should now see another nut that has to be removed before the bottom triple clamp is freed. Once apart all you need to do is clean both the top and bottom bearings. Rinsing them both with some sort of solvent if possible, then apply grease to both bearings and reinstall them. Be careful when reinstalling them to follow the instructions in your owner’s manual. If you over tighten the bottom bolt on the steering stem you will cause binding and friction when trying to turn. If you leave this nut too loose you will cause undo wear on the stem and bearings. Once you have properly installed your forks to the right height, torque the triple clamp pinch bolt to the specs in your owner’s manual. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN. If you over tighten these bolts you can actually inhibit the performance of your forks and damage the interior components. Once your forks are installed, replace the front wheel.

This is another step that many people do not take enough care in doing. When you tighten the axle, and it’s pinch bolts, do not pinch the bottom of the forks together. Before tightening the pinch bolts on the axle, make sure that the fork tubes are free to find their own relaxed position on the axle. If they are squeezed together at the axle, the forks will bind and not give you good performance at all. These last to things are common mistakes and we have seen many a novice mechanics cause themselves problems by not being careful on these steps.

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The next reason we see most linkage and swing arm bearings fail is because of a lack of maintenance. I have seen linkages in such bad shape that they will bind the rear end, and keep the shock from rebounding and compression at the proper speeds.

You should completely disassemble and lube your linkage and all bearings at least three times a year, more if you are riding more than once a week.

Although this job is not something most people enjoy, if you keep on top of your maintenance you should not have to replace any of the parts for a long time.

The easiest way to do this job right is to completely remove the swing arm and all the bearings. Then clean out the inside of the linkage or swing arm and spray it down with carb cleaner or a similar solvent.

Then replace all the bearings and apply a liberal amount of high quality grease. While your bearings should last a long time if taken care of, it is a good idea to replace the seals if they have any wear marks on them. The seals are what protect your bearings from water and dirt, and are rather inexpensive to replace. Having a well greased linkage and swing arm will allow your shock to work to its full potential. Remember to follow all your manufacturers recommendations when it comes to torque specs for all linkage and swing arm bolts.

mild soap. Then carefully pull down the wiper. Once you have lowered the wiper, take a strip of negative film or a similar material and slide it under the lip of the seal. Gently move it around the fork tube and pull down at the same time. This should pull any dirt that is between the lip and the fork tube out. This works especially well when you have a leak do to one or more pieces of dirt holding the seal lip open, after a muddy ride. Then before you slide the wiper back into place squirt a small amount of assembly lube into the wiper.

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Adult Mini Bike Race at Rausch Creek

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The Adult mini-cross was plagued by the weather channels view of horrible rain. The turn out was grim but the race action was fun. The biggest class was the stock 50 class.

The mid sized/open carriage was less than half full and the open class had a few good riders. Michael Fink had a great day of racing with a sweep in the Open carriage/Mid class as well as in the Open class. His statement is he wants to have a Carmichael year in mini-cross. Phil Smith in the Stock 50 class took a solid 2nd to a friend and 1st place 50 winner Denny Williams on a borrowed Z50. The 50 Mod class was excellent with the 2 mod riders in the gate with the stock class. The Sayers brothers, Scott (#335) AND Mike (#198) showed us all what you can do with a 50. The skill it takes to race a 50 is incredible and these boys seem to have it figured out.

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Adult Mini Bike Race Rausch Creek September 22, 2002

Lightweight Class (XR/Z 50) 1 Tim Ross 2 Tony Srubjan 3 Timothy Peare 4 Doug Hendry 5 Kenneth Peare 6 Peter Randolf

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Adult Mini Race 9/22/02 Rausch Creek MX & ATV Part

What a hoot? Adult mini bike racing at Rausch Creek MX & ATV Park. The day was overcast with occasional showers but I believe everyone that straddled a mini and strapped on a helmet had the time of their lives. The Jersey crowd was there on their Honda 50's - Split Rail SX made the 6 hour trip from Ohio on their full blown race 50's and their were a couple of good ole boy's from PA just having a blast on the big outdoor track on a cool September day.

The day went off without a hitch - Rausch creek did a great job running the event. The format for the day was 2 twenty minute moto's, YES, 20 minutes + 2 laps. Hey, any of you motocross guys out there want to get some serious training in - come play with us on a Sunday. I would like to give honorable mention to 2 particular riders that entered 2 classes each. Ted Seeley & Timothy Flynn both deserve the Roger Decoster Iron Man Award. These guys ran 4 moto's back to back, that's 80 minutes for those of you without a calculator. Way to go guys. I'm telling you, if you want to have a ton of fun for not a lot of money, check out some Mini Bike Racing. Watch MRA & Rausch Creeks schedule for upcoming events in the near future. If you want to get in on some action this year yet, check out thelandingmx.com in Easton MD & also pitbikeracing.com from OHIO. See ya at the races.

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AMA Amateur Motocross at Doublin Gap Mx Park NEWBURG, PA • September 1, 2002

Results: 125 A 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)

Jedediah Haines Michael Bear

Dan Scilipote

Zachary Camp Zachary Hill

Dennis Harnish

21J 914 157 7 118 414

125 B 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

Derrick Wile

Benjamin Bixler

Zachary Feaster

Blake Taylor

Michael Foor

Stephen Plank

Kristopher Shumaker Donnie Michaelis

Russel Kollmer Thomas Nagle Ii

14 02 44 97 4 719 100 183 74 224

125 C 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

Jordan Helman Joseph Farnish Davids Seiler Jr

Thomas Payne Mark Rutan

Roland Miller

Justin Gray

Justin Crawford

Ryan Zimmerman Matthew Wilson

47 555 825 721 92X 266 88J 111 77 954

25+ A 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)

James Max Michael Bear Nathan Obdyke Neal Knaub Scott Sayers James Boyer

510 914 735 56 335 128

25+ B 1) Donnie Michaelis 2) Scott Martin 3) Louis Hocker

183 45 850

4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

Damien Bell Kristopher Garner Brian Sworen Scott Fraley Travis Edwards Michael Cahill Walter R. Seek

950 573 107

149 192

270 616

250 A 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9)

Dustin Kendall James Max

Michael Bear

Cory Strickler

Nathan Obdyke Zachary Hill

Neal Knaub York PA James Boyer

Dennis Harnish

587 510 914 135 735 118 8 128 414

250 B 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

Isaac Blevins

Galen Sauder

Justin Forer

Darwin Hayward Charlie Ridgeway

Casey Mcgraw Louis Hocker

Vance Lally

Richard Dobbs Michael Cahill

911 823 345 30Z 110 114 850 938 87 270

250 C 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

Joseph Farnish Shane Coble

Richard Jacobs Michael Johnson

Matthew Velsberger Dennis Mcglaughlin Matt Staner

William Niswander Jr David Markley Tom Fisher

555 361 607 485 68B 149 23X 627 684 77F

30+ A (VET) 1) Kenneth Messerman 2) Scott Sayers

3) Robert Rurfield

4) Douglas Henry 5) John Richards

7 335 607 115 17

30+ B (VET) 1) Joseph Farnish 2) Brian Sworen 3) Paul Williams 4) Mario Cribari 5) David Hall 6) John Eckstine 7) Timothy Legg

555 107 393 6 138 28E 134

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404 627 981 948 991 485

30+ C (VET) 1) Kevin Scecknells 2) William Niswander 3) James Smith 4) Larry Arnold 5) Jim Mandrin 6) Michael Johnson

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7) 8) 9) 10)

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Gary Blose

188 443 475 214

40+ (SENIOR) 1) Kenneth Messerman 2) Kevin Higgins

3) Rick Wenger

4) Thomas Nagle 5) James Minteer 6) Douglas Henry 7) Kim Kline

8) Michael Billy

6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

7 414 42 224 31 115 570 79

50CC 4-6 1) Jarek Balkovic 2) Kace Winters 3) Sam Scheckells 4) Wyatt Bosley 5) David Byers 6) Matt Kline KTM

911 39K 404 531 95 X

80CC 12-13 1) Zachary Harrington

2) Matthew Hougentogler 3) Justin Bowler

4) James Thompson 5) Tyler Kline ?

6) Zachery Neidig 7) Eric Macminn

8) Matthew Berrier

9) Tyler Armiger

10) Willy Toth, Jr

277 54 4 456 7 46 16E 5B 559 18T

80CC 14-15 1) Michael Mccubbin 2) John Higbee

3) Curtis Baker

620 30 108

50CC 7-8 1) Kameron Page 537 2) Tyler Murphy 03 3) Joshua Villarreal 6J 4) Storm Scheckells 956 5) Justin Foster

6X 50CC STOCK 4-8 1) Jarek Balkovic 911 2) Storm Scheckells 8J 3) Sam Scheckells 7J 4) Devon Armiger 232 5) Joseph Balkovic 411 6) Nick Beatty

49 7) Tyler Miller

718 8) David Byers 95 60CC 7-9 1) Garret Toth

23T 2) Brandon Seibold 1 3) Kameron Page 537 4) Jordan Walker 24A 5) Justin Foster

6X 6) Darren Taughinbaugh 117 7) Joshua Villarreal 6J 8) Dustin Geis

28G 9) Tyler Murphy 03 10) Adam Williams 93W 60CC 10-11 1) Derrick Grissinger

2) Andrew Kinsley 3) David Wingate 4) Tyler Albertini

5) James Smith

11 107 506 711 2

80CC 7-11 1) Garret Toth 2) Brandon Seibold 3) Tyler Smith 4) Michael Cribari 5) Ryan Higgins

23T 102 918 61 3H

James Smith Joshua Ford Jesse Armiger Andrew Kinsley Cody Lunceford

COLLEGEBOY 16-24 1) Chad Aughinbaugh 2) Blake Taylor 3) Jedediah Haines 4) Jason Crisp 5) Zachary Camp 6) Stephen Plank 7) Travis Harnish 8) Russel Kollmer 9) Roland Miller 10) Isaac Blevins

2 135 426 107 46

83 97 21J 141 7 719 903 74

266 911

FOUR STROKE A 1) Chad Aughinbaugh 2) Darwin Hayward 3) Dennis Mcglaughlin 4) John Childs

83 30Z 149 11

MINI 9-13 1) Garret Toth

2) Justin Bowler

3) Tony Vanetese 4) Michael Cribari

5) Joshua Ford

6) Tyler Carbaugh

23T 4 11 61 135 26

SCHOOLBOY 1) Benjamin Bixler 2) Michael Foor

3) Ryan Zimmerman

02 4 77

SUPER MINI 1) Willy Toth, Jr

2) Curtis Baker

3) Zachary Harrington 4) Michael Mccubbin 5) John Higbee

6) Eric Macminn

7) Kory Harper

18T 108 277 620 30 16E 747

WOMEN 1) Jessica Childs 2) Karla Lombardo

27 720

Clifford, PA • September 8, 2002 – By Jim P. Sanderson

Jeremy Cook (360) leads Caleb Miller (703), Chris Hunter (505) and Casey Clark (141) off the start of the 1st 125cc A class moto at round 12 of the 2002 AMA District Six Championship series at the Hurricane Hills Sports Center in Clifford, Pennsylvania.

Walt Zabrowski (81z) leads the pack out of the 1st turn in the 1st 125cc B class moto at the District Six Championships at Hurricane Hills on September 8th. Trailing were Christopher Ramsey (88R), David Disciullo (25N), Stephen Hunter (100) and Zachary Feaster (44).

Results:

Christopher Ramsey (88R) leads Walt Zabrowski (81Z) and David Disciullo (25N) in the first 125cc B class moto at Hurricane Hills on September 8th in Clifford, Pennsylvania.

Christopher Ramsey earned the top tier of the 125cc B class podium with a perfect 1-1 score at the District Six Championships at Hurricane Hills in Clifford, PA.

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2002 AMA District Six Championships • Round 12: Hurricane Hills Sports Center

It was a three-way-tie for holeshot honors in the second 125cc B class moto at round 12 of the AMA's District Six Championship series at Hurricane Hills. Christopher Ramsey (88R), David Disciullo (25N), and Zachary Feaster (44) lead the pack out of the first turn.

P/Wee: 1. Jarek Balkovie (KTM); 2. Dale Hull (KTM); 3. Cameron Summers (KTM); 4. Kevin Hicks (KTM); 5. Tyler Tillman (KTM) 6.

Darian Robinson (Yam); 7. Ricky Benesky (KTM); 8. Tj Loomis (Suz); 9. Joseph Balkovic (Yam); 10.Tyler Hayes (Yam).

50 (4-6): 1. Jarek Balkovie (KTM); 2. Darian Robinson (Cob); 3. Ricky Benesky (KTM); 4. Kevin Hicks (Hus); 5. Bradley Burkholder (Cob); 6. Dale Hull (Pol); 7. Robert Piazza, Jr (KTM); 8. Connor Gillispie (KTM); 9. Ryan Neilson (KTM); 10. Miguel Daloisio (Kaw).

50 (7-8): 1. Joseph Peters (Cob); 2. Scott Seal (Cob); 3. Ron Neilson Jr (Cob); 4. Ryan Francis (KTM); 5. Sean Ballard (KTM); 6. Tyler Tillman (Cob); 7. Troy Fairchild (Cob); 8. Austin Hammond (Cob); 9. Bobby Kinsley (KTM).

65 (10-11): 1. Broc Schmelyun (Kaw); 2. Marcus Hodge (KTM); 3. Kyle Gillespie (KTM); 4. Justin Maylath (KTM); 5. John Shefler Jr (Kaw).

65 (7-9): 1. Frank Lettieri (KTM); 2. Chaz Light (KTM); 3. Anthony Peregrin (KTM); 4. Nikolas Desiderio (Kaw); 5. James Doolittle (Suz); 6. Jonathan Daniels (Kaw); 7. Joseph Peters (Kaw); 8. Sean Ballard (Kaw); 9. Jonathan Malinousky (Kaw); 10. Ron Neilson Jr (KTM).

85(10-11): 1. Lowell Spangler (Suz); 2. Michael Stryker (Suz); 3. Ryan Blizzerd (Hon); 4. Sunny Drake (Kaw); 5. Marshall Hurd (Suz); 6.

Gregory Laney (Hon); 7. Kyle Gillespie (Suz); 8. Marcus Hodge (Suz); 9. Broc Schmelyun (Kaw); 10. Austin Kozimor (Yam).

85(7-9): 1. Anthony Peregrin (Suz); 2. Chaz Light (KTM); 3. Frank Lettieri (KTM); 4. Nikolas Desiderio (Kaw); 5. James Doolittle (Suz); 6. Tyler Rossiter (Kaw).

85 (12-13): 1. Phillip Nicoletti (Hon); 2. Kerry Kaminskie (Kaw); 3. Frank Burns (Kaw); 4. Chad Dunning (Kaw); 5. Cody Jony (Yam); 6.

Christopher Cheney (Hon); 7. Tyler Kline (Suz); 8. James Trino (Suz); 9. John Ryerson (Kaw); 10. Stephen Lather (Yam).

85 (14-15): 1. Sean Wallace (Suz); 2. Jacob Wolfe (Yam); 3. Josh Lingle (Yam); 4. Michael Farnish (Kaw); 5. John Griffin (Yam); 6. Stevie Cook (Kaw).

85 (9-13): 1. Lowell Spangler (Suz); 2. Ryan Blizzerd (Hon); 3. Frank Burns (Kaw); 4. Michael Stryker (Suz); 5. Sunny Drake (Kaw); 6.

Gregory Laney (Hon); 7. Christopher Cheney (Hon); 8. Marshall Hurd (Suz); 9. Abbie Jo Bardo (Suz); 10. James Trino (Suz).

S/MINI: 1. Phillip Nicoletti (Hon); 2. Kerry Kaminskie (Kaw); 3. Chad Dunning (Kaw); 4. Sean Wallace (Suz); 5. Cody Jony (Yam); 6. Josh Lingle (Yam); 7. Michael Farnish (Kaw); 8. John Ryerson (Kaw); 9. Jacob Wolfe (Yam); 10. Chris Rogers (Kaw).

SCHBY: 1. Thomas Addy (Hon); 2. Phillip Nicoletti (Hon); 3. Cody Jony (Yam); 4. Daniel Zabrowski (Hon); 5. Joe Hoffman (Hon); 6.

Steven Grossweiler (Suz); 7. Evan Vochis (Yam); 8. Rj Reynolds (Hon); 9. Matthew Gillispie (Yam); 10. Cory Gager (Suz).

CLGBY: 1. Christophe Ramsey (Hus); 2. David Nyzio (Yam); 3. David Disciullo (Yam); 4. Chad Bellott (KTM); 5. Lawrence Gill (Hon); 6.

Bryan Flischman (Yam); 7. James Ayres (Hon); 8. Andrew Kratz (Kaw); 9. Dan Paroby (Yam); 10. Jake Massaro (Hon).

WMN: 1. Christina Race (Kaw); 2. Abbie Jo Bardo (Suz); 3. Amanda Daniels (Kaw).

125 BEG: 1. George Watson (Suz); 2. Jordan Hodges (Hon); 3. Addison Spencer (Yam); 4. Frank Ferrara (Hon); 5. Paul Scarinzi (Kaw); 6. Anthony Lane (Yam); 7. Tommy Cutter (Yam); 8. Jason Hunsinger (Yam).

250 BEG: 1. Scott Andre (Hon); 2. Ronald Favinger Jr (Hon); 3. David Dillon (Yam); 4. Steven Dickson (Kaw); 5. Don Knapp (Kaw).

4-STROKE: 1. Walter Zabrowski (Yam); 2. Chuck Potts (Yam); 3. Joseph Bollard (Yam).

125A: 1. Jeremy Cook (Yam); 2. Chris Hunter (Yam); 3. Caleb Miller (Yam); 4. James Mcilvaine (Suz); 5. Patrick Simpson (Suz) 6. Chad Bellott (KTM); 7. Casey Clark (Yam); 8. Jeffery Dunlap (Yam); 9. Duane Summers (Yam); 10. Andy Fleck (Yam).

125B: 1. Christophe Ramsey (Hus); 2. David Disciullo (Yam); 3. Thomas Addy (Yam); 4. Wally Zabrowski (Yam); 5. Cody Dunning (Kaw) 6. James Ayres (Hon); 7. Andrew Wvegand (Yam); 8. Zachery Feaster (Kaw); 9. Joe Hoffman (Hon); 10. Chad Miluzzo (Hon).

125c: 1. Jesse Festenstine (Hon); 2. Josh Ackley (Suz); 3. Billy Frank (Yam); 4. Daniel Zabrowski (Hon); 5. Steven Grossweiler (Suz); 6. Michael Pagano (Suz); 7. James Ide (K(Tm)); 8. Daniel Deemie (Hon); 9. Andrew Kratz (Kaw); 10. Michael Fetherston (Yam).

250A: 1. Jeremy Cook (Yam); 2. Casey Clark (Yam); 3. Chris Hunter (Yam); 4. Gaylon Dickson Jr (Kaw); 5. Tory Cavazza (Hon) 6. David Nyzio (Yam); 7. Patrick Simpson (Yam); 8. Scott Rockwell (Hon); 9. Vance Draghi (Yam); 10. James Mcilvaine (Suz).

250B: 1. Dion Primiani (Hon); 2. Joseph Savitsky (Hon); 3. Gene Nighman (Kaw); 4. Evan Vochis (Yam); 5. Jake Massaro (Hon) 6.

Andrew Holl (Hon); 7. Thomas Bernard (Hon); 8. B J Wightman (Yam); 9. Brian Rathbun (Yam); 10. Ed Kowscick (Hon).

250C: 1. Chris Clymer (Hon); 2. Todd Artimovich (Hon); 3. Alex Kosatsachkow (Kaw); 4. Dan Paroby (Yam); 5. James Teel (Suz) 6.

Brad Ford (Hon); 7. Robert Stober (Yam); 8. Greg Perri (KTM); 9. Erik Swenson (Yam); 10. Adam Mittl (Yam).

25+A: 1. Greg Pamart (Yam); 2. Jon Boser (Hon); 3. Larry Harper (Yam); 4. Gaylon Dickson Jr (Kaw); 5. Stephen Desiderio (Yam) 6.

Cory Cavazza (Hon); 7. Andy Fleck (Yam); 8. Jeffery Dunlap (Yam); 9. Shawn Berrier (KTM); 10. Vance Draghi (Yam).

25+B: 1. Dion Primiani (Hon); 2. Joseph Savitsky (Hon); 3. B J Wigh(Tm)an (Yam); 4. Frank Huges (Yam); 5. Alex Kosatsachkow (Kaw) 6. Brian Sworen (Kaw); 7. Bob Muscovitch (Kaw); 8. Brandy Vandruff (Yam); 9. Steve Dunton (Yam); 10. Jim Triano (Suz).

30+A: 1. Gaylon Dickson Jr (Kaw); 2. Jon Boser (Hon); 3. Larry Harper (Yam); 4. Stephen Desiderio (Yam); 5. James Mcilvaine (Suz) 6. Tim Schmelyun (Kaw); 7. Andy Fleck (Yam); 8. Darryl Smith (Kaw); 9. Shawn Berrier (KTM); 10. Kevin Krueger (Yam).

30+B: 1. Donny Lingle (K(TM)); 2. Donald Ferraro (Hon); 3. Brian Sworen (Kaw); 4. Kevin Hicks (Yam); 5. Ed Kowscick (Hon) 6. Bud Kozimor (Yam); 7. Rufus Coward (Suz); 8. Anthony Garner (Hon); 9.

Steve Dunton (Yam); 10. Mike Tany (Yam). +30 C: 1. Todd Artimovich (Hon); 2. Craig Wendoloski (Yam); 3. Bryan Nuss (Hon); 4. Robert Stober (Yam); 5. Billy Frank (Yam) 6. John Schafft (Kaw); 7. Jim Triano (Suz); 8. Jeffrey Groff (Hon); 9. James Feudale (Hon); 10. Mark Vincz (KTM).

40+: 1. Tim Schmelyun (Kaw); 2. Gene Nighman (Kaw); 3. Don Crippen (Hon); 4. Douglas Henry (Hon); 5. Cub Dunning (Hon) 6.

Jeremy Cook (360) and Casey Clark (141) battle for the lead in Brett Sherman (Hon); 7. Bob Sorenson (Hon); 8. Kenneth Hull (Yam); the 1st 125cc A class moto at the District Six Championships 9. Tom Cutter (Yam); 10. Mike Tany (Yam). at Hurricane Hills on September 8th.

MRA OCTOBER 2002 • 14

District 6 Motorcycle MX Point Standings After the First 12 Races - Posted 9/17/02 125 A

250A

25+A

30+A

125B

250 B

J. McIlvaine C. Clark J. Cook B. Carsten G. Pamart T. Wallace C. Hunter J. Harper C. Bellott C. Wenger J. Cook C. Clark J. McIlvaine B. Carsten T. Wallace C. Hunter M. Schneck K. Brodskey D. Nyzio S. Reitz C. Hunter V. Draghi J. Natalie

133 141 360 66 476 83 505 671 158 611

360 141 133 66 83 505 115 40X 787 711 505 911 113

J. Boser

G. Pamart

C. Acree

B. Taggart

V. Draghi

S. Berrier

L. Harper

J. George

P. Jastremski B. Stepp

B. Carsten

623 476 293 525 911 380 256 52J 177 515 66

J. Boser 623 J. McIlvaine 133 T. Schmelyun 1 B. Carsten 66 C. Acree 203 L. Harper 256 R. Neilson 3R S. Berrier 370 S. Desiderio 176 B. Stepp 515 M. Leiby 137

51 44 30 20 18 16 13 12 12 11 8 8 8 66 49 30 24 18 17 16 14 12 12 12

25+B

30+B

40+

125C

85 82 75 36 29 26 19 15 13 11 11

C. Ramsey 88R

J. Hoffman 772

D. Disciullo 71

B. Taylor 97

A. Wiegand 80

B. King 406

D. Wilt

648

Z. Feaster 44

M. Foor 4

R. O'Laughlin 7X

J. Savitski 43S B. Rathbun 37 L. Hocker 850 B. Wagner 111 B. Muscovitch 207 M. Faust 60F N. Spano 75 S. Hunter 100 D. Primiani 13 P. Benner 794 P. Treas 26T G. Sauder 823 J. Baker 159

44 43 34 26 20 20 18 11 11 10

84 26 25 24 19 16 15 15 14 13

50 35 27 20 14 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10

250C

30+C

J. Savitsky 43S L. Hocker 850 B. Muscovitch 207 A. Kosatschkpw 49 R. Korchak 24K J. McClure 274 G. Lettiere 27L D. Born 159 E. Anewalt 127 D. Primiani 13P

55 42 31 22 16 13 13 12 12 12

D. Ferraro 3D D. Lingle 40 M. Rupert 24R P. Brubaker 05 K. Mesiah 620 J. Farnish 555 R. Korchak 24K R. Elias 107 H. Johnson 113 J. Barron 915

85 60 56 29 20 18 18 12 12 12

T. Schmelyun 1 101 T. Sebastian 70 32 B. Sorenson 46 24 K. Higgins 69 22 B. Huston 204 21 K. Mesiah 620 20 B. Vantesse 38V 19 K. Messerman 7 17 E. Eisenfelder 8 17 T. Cutter 91 17 V. Laubach 805 16 R. Fazzolari 112 16

M. Nentwig 77M 63 B. Smith 120 43 T. Witmer 267 38 J. Clevinger 9C 36 A. Wiegand 28A 34 J. Festenstine 9F 34 J. Miller

104 31 M. Moore 10M 30 M. Gillispie 26 28 B. Fleischman 44B 28 S. Plank 719 25 M. Moore 10M 24 B. Smith 120 24 D. Crawford 86C 24 C. Clymer 141 A. Kosatschkpw 43 Josh Tate 636 S. Plank 719 J. Wilkie 789 J. Farnish 555 D. Houk 74 John Tate 780 L. Simniskis 73L R. McCollum 825 S. Edelstein 22 J. Teel

17T J. Groff

J. Feudale M. Penn M. Barends M. Senkwicz D. Houk J. Hagstromn S. Acri

A. Wilson M. Gabel J. Miller

68 48 27 22 21 18 17 15 13 12 12 12

385

52

26P 28E

669

74

877

212

22A 63

9M

45 43 33 28 25 22 19 17 17 14 14

Y51 4-6 Oil D. Hull 52 74 J. Balkovic 911 64 D. Robinson 9 54 T. Fairchild 168 46 E. Heilman 76 33 R. Benesky 613 29 K. Lengle 22L 22 K. Hicks 6K 20 B. Davis 11B 17 L. Smith 120 16 T. Shafer 91 15 D. Worthington 8W 15 Y51(4-6) D. Robinson 9 J. Balkovic 911 T. Fairchild 168 D. Hull 52 R. Benesky 613 B. Redfield 56 M. Shutt 5M K. Hicks 6K C. Gillispie 15 J. Driesbach 16J

71 55 51 45 40 28 23 20 18 16

34 28 17 10 10 9 7 7 6

Y51(7-8) Oil T. Tillman

C. Summers J. Faust

B. Nienstadt A. Davis

D. Armiger

D. Gurreri

B. Clayton

A. Miller

27 31 10J 42 119 232 19D 25 4X

Y51(7-8) J. Peters S. Seal R. Neilson R. Francis D. Ahert S. Heilman T. Tillman K. Page N. Desiderio J. Villarreal

35 82 4 81 441 71 199 34 15 33 67 21 27 21 83P 16 6 13 6J 10

Y65(7-9) F. Lettiere 46 94 R. Neilson 441 71 C. Light 23 46 S. Seal 4 46 T. Savidge 25 43 G. Toth 23T 36 D. Ahlert 15 33 J. Peters 35 33 A. Manerchia 101 32 M. Melhorn 8M 31 M. Mackeprang 38X 28 D. Brajkovich 92 22 Y65(10-11) B. Schmelyun L. Spangler

K. Gillispie M. Hodge

J. Reber

J. Heikel

B. Rupert

J. Gottshall T. Chausky

J. Frederick S. Weir

B. Weiner

B. Rupert

2 61 427 36 75 34 9 16 2R 12 20H 9 24R 9 91 8 111 8 32F 7 339 6 62 6 24R 6

Y85(7-11) L. Spangler 427 B. Schmelyun 2X

58 55

G. Lamey 99 E. Wilson 22k C. Light 23 J. Reber 2R G. Toth 23T D. Holton 70 K. Gillespie 75 C. Light 23 B. Wallace 381 T. Savidge 25

48 38 16 13 12 12 12 11 10 10

Y85(12-13) A. Blessing 44 K. Kaminskie 23 M. Hougentougler 54 W. Toth,jr.

18T A. Roth 144 A. Gaul

9G R. Malkiewicz 13 M. Mazur 145 C. Schneider 4V J. Smith 84 R. Sebastian 20R M. Gesso 178 K. Knapp 67

38 37 32 28 28 18 17 13 13 13 12 12 12

Y85(14-15) J. Lawrence

M. Farnish

J. Wolfe

J. Lingle

D. Wile

M. Farnish

J. Griffin

C. Baker

M. Tippin

M. Minnick

A. Sharkey

38 55 48 22 114 55 28 108 26 51 15A

75 43 43 39 30 29 18 18 16 15 12

SuperMini J. Lawrence 38 K. Kaminskie 23 D. Wile 114 J. Lingle 22 R. Sebastian 20R W. Toth,Jr. 18T J. Lingle 22 L. Spangler 427 M. Lindsay 240 M. Farnish 55 E. Wilson 22K T. Roth 13

80 36 27 24 24 22 17 15 13 11 11 10

Collegeboy C. Ramsey D. Nyzio

C. Wenger A. Wiegand M. Leavitt

J. Kimball

A. Wiegand S. Reitz

E. Sebastian M. Schneck J. Haines

88R 76 781 32 611 28 6 28 113 22 300 16 6 14 711 14 23 13 115 12 21J 11

Schoolboy J. Lawrence

J. Hoffman

M. Nentwig

M. Moore

B. King

B. Bixler

B. Murphy

Women M. Peterson A. Bardo A. Ward C. Race M. Kastle

38 53 772 42 77M 37 10M 22 406 20 02 15 63B 12

736

9

55

75

24M

12 9 7 6 1

ATV

Maintenance ATV maintenance is a very neglected area.

Many people who race their machines on Sundays, put them away until Saturday night or Sunday morning of the next race week. You can have the fastest engine, and the best handling suspension, but if you break down or something falls off your quad in the middle of the race, it doesn't matter what you are riding. Here are a few tips to get you through race day with no surprises.

• First thing to do is to clean your quad.

It is much easier to work on your quad when it is clean.

•

After washing your ATV, start it up and let it run. No matter how well of a job you did, some moisture has probably gotten into your carburetor or engine.

• Next, place your ATV on a work stand.

• Check all parts, nuts and bolts on ATV for tightness.

• Spin wheels to make sure they are rotating freely.

• Remove all plastic and visually inspect your frame to detect any cracks or breaks.

• Remove and clean air filter, let dry, then re-oil.

• Remove wheels and inspect the brake pads, and remove any mud which may have built in the calipers.

• Check spark plug and plug boot to make sure it is tight.

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Check chain and sprocket for wear and adjustment.

Double check all nuts and bolts for tightness. (It is also a good idea to put loctite on bolts for extra insurance. No one wants to be out there with parts falling off during a race or being in the middle of a jump and losing a part.)

Grease your a-arms, hubs, linkage, pivot bolt, and check and grease your carrier bearings.

Check and lube all cables, replace frayed cables, and lube your chain.

NOW, YOU ARE READY TO GO RACING. Tips for between Moto's Wash and/or remove heavy dirt from your quad. Then restart engine.

Do visual inspection of your quad.

Clean air cleaner and replace if necessary.

Lube and adjust chain.

Check all nuts and bolts for tightness.

Spin front and rear wheels to make sure they are spinning freely. Check tire pressure.

Finish by checking all fluids. (Gas, oil, and antifreeze)

Remember, the race only counts if you finish! Any questions you may have, feel free to call East Coast ATV at (215) 541-4985. We will be happy to help you out in any way we can.

East Coast ATV is your source for new and used parts for all brands of ATV's. East Coast ATV offers a full service facility for your recreational, utility, and race quads, everything from scheduled maintenance to complete restoration,,,we do it all! Stop by and check out our Dyno, walk ins are encouraged.

Rider Profile Rider:

Age:

Experience: Quad:

District #:

David Nevrotski 6 yrs old Riding 2 yrs - Racing 1 yr Polaris 50 24

Accomplishments: David is currently 5th in District 6 points and 5th in track points at Sleepy Hollow as of 9-1-02. David's next big race will be at Budd's creek in early October where he will be competing in the ATV Motocross National. Watch for David next year in both the 50cc and 70cc Quad classes.

Best of luck to you David.

– Jim Bull, MRA

MRA OCTOBER 2002 • 15

ATV Section

MRA OCTOBER 2002 • 16

ATV Section

EVANSVILLE RACEWAY RACE RESULTS 9/7/02

Champion

Round #6 PA State ATV Championship 0-230 PLACE 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

NAME #72 Alan Fritch #6H Heather Gaul #210 Jeff Walls #34 Robert Ralston #4 Jonathon Crosswell #72T Robert Turick #383 Jeff Kemp #29W Heith Wertman

Veteran PLACE 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

NAME #89 Frank McGraw #66 John Partington #14 Joe Morea #47 Mark Rasieleski #8 Richard Gares #125 Dan Portanova

OPEN A PLACE NAME 1st #270 Mitch Boughton 2nd #55 Andy Ehrenzeller 2 Stroke A PLACE NAME 1st #55 Andy Ehrenzeller 2nd #91 Frank Lopresti 3rd #917 Doug Miller 2 Stroke B PLACE NAME 1st #3 Brian Ace 2nd #15X Randy Thomas 3rd #64 Shawn Welsh

4th 5th 6th 7th

#31 James Silfies #61 Erik Lowler #55 Brett Potance #23 Peter Berry

4 Stroke A PLACE NAME 1st #270 Mitch Boughton 2nd #917 Doug Miller 3rd #19M Kevin Mengel 4th #11 Paul Woodward 5th #8 James Foglio 4 Stroke B PLACE NAME 1st #81X Warren Draper 2nd #175 Nicholas Goshow 3rd #79 David Shurilla 4th #87 Alexander Rose 5th #8R Jason Robinson 6th #54J Keith Jenkins 7th #305 Jason Wertz 8th #308 Roy Snyder 9th #22 Chester Chilewski OPEN B Place 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

Name #8R Jason Robinson #64 Shawn Welsh #254 Steven Stracka #3 Brian Ace #757 Tim Roe #15X Randy Thomas #175 Nick Goshow #43A Charles Angelo #125 Dan Portanova

4 Stroke Under 350cc Place Name 1st #3 Warren Draper 2nd #127 Guy Burd 3rd #87 Sam Wall 4th #305 Jason Wertz 5th #220 Karl Milleron 6th #52W Daniel Wertman 90 cc PLACE 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

NAME #20 Thomas Koontz #6 Khyle Willis #8L Adam Lazarski #9M Andrew Mahey #114 Chase Scheib #71 Derek Bartashus #8 Colby Brake #45 Thomas Lazarski

70 cc PLACE 1st 2nd 3rd

NAME #9K Kyle Seiders #9 Chris Wild #98 Jesse Greenwalt

50 cc PLACE 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

NAME #9K Kyle Seiders #60 Daniel Toth #10T Tanner Kels #788 Michael Thor #18 Amber Biasi #24 David Nevrotski #45X Danielle Crawford

Congratulations to Cody DeTorres from Bridgewater NJ. Cody took the class championship this year in the 70cc modified ATV Class at Sleepy Hollow MX in Fredericksburg, PA. Cody rides the #66 Eton and has been racing for 2 1/2 years now. He would like to thank his sponsor Tri-state Cycle in Netcong, NJ and his goal for 2003 is to be the PA ATV State Champion. Good luck Cody from MRA.

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Sleepy Hollow Motocross Park ATV Results

September 2, 2002 90 Quad 1 Thomas Koontz 2 Khyle Willis 3 Chase Scheib 4 Adam Lazarski 5 Derek Bartashus 6 Michael Cheshire 7 Robert Wiggins 8 Thomas Showvaker 9 Andrew Mahey 10 Michael Vanelswylh 11 Taylor Vanelswylh 50 Quad 1 Kyle Seiders 2 Daniel Toth 3 Danielle Crawford 4 Amber Biasi 5 David Nevrotski 6 Michael Thor 7 Thomas Lazarski 70 Quad 1 Kyle Seiders 1 Michael Rea (Mod) 2 Chris Wild 3 Daniel Toth 4 Cody DeTorres 5 David Nevrotski 6 Jesse Greenwalt 7 Curtis Westcoat Open 4 Stroke B 1 Alexander Kose II 2 Nicholas Goshow 3 Eamon Ohara 4 David Shuirilla 5 Kevin Martin 6 Edward Healy, Jr. 7 Warren Draper

8 9 10

Roy A Snyder Matthew Hurst Scott Seyfert

Veteran 1 Ronald Ranck 2 Donald Lysinger Jr. 3 Gregory Lombardo 4 Eamon Ohara 5 Bobby Varner 6 Dennis Lobaita 230 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Alan Fritch Heather Gaul Jeff Kemp Brad Wiggins Robert Turick Jonathan Cresswell Ashley Gangaway Jason Kovacs

Open 4 Stroke 1 Jesse Sheaffer 2 Patrick Brown 3 Donald Lysinger, Jr. 4 Randy Lee Lehr 5 Joseph Desiderio 6 Ronald ranck 7 Jonathan Bowers 8 Steven Jacoby 9 John Raines 10 Kevin Mengel, Jr.

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#917 Charles Burnley Open 2 Stroke A 1 John Natalie, Jr. 2 Rocco Arno, Jr. 3 Ronald Ranck 4 Andy Ehrenzeller 5 Gregory Lombardo 6 Joseph Desiderio 7 Frank Lopresti 8 Daniel Ketterer

Open 2 Stroke B 1 Bobby Varner 2 Randy Thomas 3 Charles Burnley 4 Erik Lowler 5 Joel Skelton 6 Shawn Welsh 7 Michael Depola 8 Daniel Portanova 9 Michelle Reiser

MRA OCTOBER 2002 • 18

ATV Section ATV POINT STANDING AS OF 9-21-02 FOR DIST. 6 MX Not included: 9/15 - Sleepy Hollow Open 2 Stroke A A. Ehrenzeller 55 124 R. Ranck 13 110 R. Arno 101 83 G. Lombardo 42 49 F. Lopresti 91 49 J. Dunkelberger 2 47 J. Sheaffer 31 27 J. Desiderio 42J 21 R. Stambach 24 19 J. Natalie 113 16 K. Olsen 707 15 M. Paparella 47 15 K. Nowakowski 141 15 D. Miller 917 14 J. Pierson 116 10 J. Ickes 31J 9 S. Schools 29 6 R. Lehr 10 6 P. Brown 99 4 J. Smith 58 3 D. Wimmer 19 1 D. Ketterer 21 1

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Open 4 Stroke A R. Ranck 13 150 R. Lehr 10 132 J. Sheaffer 31 83 D. Lysinger 4A 80 J. Desiderio 42J 66 P. Brown 99 56 S. Jacoby 17X 43 D. Lobaito 15D 36 N. Sharrow 60 32 K. Mengel 19M 30 M. Boughton 470 27 J. Bowers 20 26 J. Natalie 113 24 V. Gambino 3V 23 B. Morgan 3 22 R. Estock 36 22 D. Tissot 891 22 J. Bowers 20 22 D. Tissot 891 21 J. Dunkelberger 2 18 A. Neyhard 713 17 M. Underwood 11 16 J. Raines 8J 14 S. Schools 29 13 D. Wimmer 19 12 D. Miller 917 12 J. Bowers 20 11 J. Herman 18 10 R. Stine 8 10 P. Woodward 11 9 F. Lopresti 91 9 T. Sebastian 7T 6 J. Foglio 55 4 C. Taylor 46 4 S. Moats 19S 4 E. Powers 96 4 G. Lombardo 42 3 J. Haines 77 3 E. Martin 44 2 M. Warchal 125 2 Open 2 Stk B R. Thomas 15X 183 B. Varner 17V 123 J. Smith 58 87 F. Reiser 81 82 R. Detora 20 77 J. Silfies 3J 77 E. Lawler 61 73 D. Cascioli 54C 59 S. Welsh 64 54 A. Fritch 72 51 D. Portanova 125 50 B. Ace 3 50 J. Skelton 7J 42 M. Keefer 4K 34 J. Schnatter 45 30 P. Gregg 127 29 C. Burnley 917 25 D. Serfass 2S 23

J. Skeleton W. Gopshes C. Myers J. Bonners K. Weaber M. Depaola T. Cramm T. Carroll T. Gross D. Kinnet D. Suchocki C. Chilewski C. Diller K. Meek S. Moats G. Sotack M. Gaunt J. Raines T. Romano B. Dum T. Meighan B. Potance B. Stone R. Cramer M. Valentino T. Perfetto B. Hughes W. Frisbie J. Brower K. Meek R. Squillari E. Coughlan B. Callan L. Okonski J. Hower R. White J. Scanlon R. Dado R. Pifer J. Wertz N. Brower C. Perry D. Lawson M. Manahon R. Yost J. Brandwein N. Simon C. Barletta G. Ball

C. Buzzard S. Spahr

7J 23 158 24 154 24 9J 23 59 22 78M 22 8 20 20C 20 43 20 8K 19 760 17 723 17 36V 15 96 14 19S 13 76 13 79A 12 8J 12 23T 12 3D 12 94 12 55 11 82B 10 26 10 43V 10 49 10 522 9 9N 8 23 8 96 8 12 7 87 6 10 6 6X 5 111 5 37W 5 159 4 311 4 04 4 305 4 32B 3 27B 3 170 3 720 3 59 3 83 3 78 2 92 2 174 2 770 2 7A 1

Open 4 Stroke B A. Kose 87 171 N. Goshow 175 161 W. Draper 81 104 E. O'Hara 3E 103 N. Sharrow 60 96 S. Welsh 64 82 B. Wyland 3B 71 L. Dickerson 7X 67 D. Shurilla 79 58 C. Burnley 525 56 D. Lobaito 15D 53 R. Conrad 77 45 P. Woodward 11 43 S. Askin 33X 42 R. Snyder 308 42 J. Partington 66 39 T. Roe 758 36 K. Mullan 2M 36 N. Goshow 175 35 R. Harbison 491 35 J. Skelton 6J 35 C. Angelo 43A 34 C. Chilewski 22 32 J. Raines 8J 32 E. Healey 16E 31 J. Robinson 8R 31 J. Miller 91J 30 A. Capuano 1V 30 C. Barletta 92 28 E. Bachman 117 27 J. Wertz 305 26 N. Brower 32B 24

W. Frisbie 9N 23 S. Burgard 22 23 K. Martin 67 21 F. O'Kane 9F 19 P. Brown 9A 18 M. Orpen 96 18 B. Stone 82B 17 J. Brower 23 17 A. Rizzo 131 17 D. Nicholas 55 16 D. Weinstein 102 16 S. Stracka 254 15 T. Kramer 518 14 A. Fritch 72 14 J. Bonner 9B 14 E. Coughlin 87 14 G. Ball 174 14 M. Hurst 35H 14 M. Detwiller 72M 13 J. George 361 13 B. Tait 88T 12 B. Jones 187 11 M. Kisner 50M 11 B. Stoner 126 10 M. Simon 78 9 A. Stettler 33A 9 K. Barbour 5B 8 M. Boyer 31X 8 J. Liguori 7 8 C. Hawkins 121 8 G. Jones 196 8 K. Jenkins 54J 8 M. Brown 3 7 C. Perry 27P 7 D. Fryle 9D 7 D. Nicholas 55 7 J. Walls

52 7 H. Schnatter 5H 6 K. Schnatter 25 6 R. Anderson 12 6 J. Hughes 111 6 G. Gangaway 8G 6 T. Cyford 64 6 A. Carrol 20C 5 T. Clyford 64T 5 D. Weinstein 101 5 M. Rasicileski 47 5 R. McDonough 34 5 F. McGraw 89 5 M. Welshaar 4L 4 R. Dado 311 4 W. Grower 85 4 M. Brown 3 4 G. Unger 71U 4 J. Morea 14 3 P. Roth P. Savidge J. Singley T. Spatz J. Klein D. Kinney R. Gares D. Rister J. Bickwell J. George A. Phillips R. Henriksen 2 D. Edwards 1 J. Hartman 1 J. Vitolla J. Vanderbos 1 M. Rasicleski R. Cones

0-230 A. Fritch H. Gaul A. Gangaway J. Kemp

68 3 57 3 44J 3 37T 3 7X 3 38K 2 3G 2 42 2 21B 2 361 2 99 2

77T

44E

24

88V 1

98 47 1 203 1 72 170 6H 135 88G 83

383

74 J. Kovacs 33 71 D. Scarponi 75 68 J. Guinther 38 46 J. Cresswell 4 40 R. Turick 72T 34 D. Griffith 711 33 T. Terry 3T 31 A. Ehrenzeller 55 29 R. Turick

72T 27 B. Potance 55 25 J. Hoyt 3 25 N. Straight 24 22 R. Wright 70 21 B. Wiggins 11W 12 A. Lazarski 81 9 J. Foglio 77 8 H. Wertman 29W 7 D. Wimmer 19 6 P. Savage 57 6 R. Ralston 34 5 J. Livezey K. Martin B. Villalon B. Mulgrew C. Green W. Smith K. Havens 1 30+(Veteran) R. Ranck G. Lombardo E. O'Hara R. Gares F. McGraw J. Partington M. Paparella B. Varner D. Lysinger K. Olsen A. Capuani J. Pierson J. Strong 19 D. Lobaito R. Detora J. Morea A. Galotta S. Askin J. Raines D. Portanova V. Hewitt D. Harris 7 C. Cheseldin J. Livezy D. Kinney 5 L. Huber W. Frisbie D. Rister W. McNair 3 T. Murray J. Brandewin 3 M. Rasieleski A. Oxandine 2 A. Shipp T. Romano

52J 3 67 2 86 2 38M 2 9G 2 22S 1

31H

13 127 42 81 3R 58 3G 57 89 56 66 56 47 46 17V 40 4A 33 707 26 1V 26 116 26

515 15D 18 20 13 14 12 120 12 33X 9 8J 9 52J 8 29 8

584 99C 7 52J 6

38K 7H 9N 42

4 4 3 135

32

3 83

47 3

56D 33T 1 23T 1

50cc 4 Wheel K. Seiders 9K 185 D. Toth 60 172 A. Biasi 18A 73 T. Lazarski 45 66 J. Edwards 317 59 T. Kels 10T 59 D. Crawford 67X 58 D. Nevrotski 24 56 A. Spahr 8A 24

Photo by Tammy Fritch

E. Spahr C. Reimel S. Gangaway J. Peragino M. Thor O. Kelchner D. Nagy D. Burdge L. Rakita M. Burd L. Smith N. Wild T. Markle D. Tuell R. Benesky A. Riviera B. Mickelsen M. Hudson D. Path 2 J. Gass A. Conn T. Hines

9A 24 17R 22 8S 20 7P 19 788 17 13 12 5N 11 99B 10 81 8 86 7 44 6 9 6 18T 4 100 4 613 4 3X 3 4 3 8M 2

60 46J 2 25 1 55 1

70cc 4 Wheel C. Wild 9 65 C. DeTorres 66 45 J. Greenwalt 98 43 K. Seiders 9K 24 Z. Burke 7 14 A. Riviera 3X 9 N. Wild 7 7 D. Toth

60 5 S. Simpkins 12 5 A. Burke 11 4 D. Nevrotski 24 3 R. Gass 46R 3 K. Willis 6 2 D. Nagy 5N 4 K. Kelly 11K 1 K. Willis 6 1 C. Westcoat 8W 1 90cc 4 Wheel A. Lazarski C. Smith M. Vanelswyk K. Willis C. Scheib 55 D. Bartashus T. Koontz C. Brake T. Showvaker K. Kelley A. Gall T. Vanelswyk M. Cheshire M. Martini A. Mahey A. Riviera B. Burke A. Spahr B. Englar A. Burke M. Oik E. Spahr S. Talucci M. Hudson R. Wiggins A. O'Rouke T. Donnelly C. Diller J. Ravilliard C. Westcoat Z. Burke L. Kolk G. Miller T. Barclay J. Smith J. Pierson T. Lazarski

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71 52 20 51 8 50 17 5 11K 46 15A 38 3T 33 64M 29 56 28 9M 27 3X 21 25 20 8A 15 12B 15 11 11 12 9 9A 7 26 7 8M 6 11 4 7A 4 18 2 39 6 10J 3 8W 2 7 2 7K 1 16 1 3B 1 58 1 116 1 45 1

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ATV Section

Grand national Cross Country is fastly becoming one of the premier ATV series in the world. With races spanning from Florida in March to Indiana in Oct. its a highly competitive 13 round series that sends racers into over 8 miles off back woods terrain. The GNCC series brings racers from all over the country, from the deep south and even Washington sate. Over the past ten years the series has seen champions from Indiana, Kentucky and of course Pennsylvania’s own eight time champ Barry Hawk. Here in PA the quality of our D6 harescramble series is reflected in the GNCC series by a number of very talented local riders. District 6 represents over 5 of the fastest running classes, Pro, Pro Production, 250A, Open A, 4strk mod, and the highly competitive Women’s class.

The most accomplished D6 ATV racer for the last ten years would have to be Saylorsburg, Pa’s Matt Smiley. Matt has dominated every D6 Harescramble he’s signed up for nearly ten years, with a grueling GNCC schedule Matt try’s to make as many D6 events he can. Matt has been all over the top ten in the GNCC Pro class and in recent years has set hinself apart from the rest by being the most consistent racer in the field. He now wears the #2 plate from last year and is leading one of the tightest points battles the series has ever seen! Matts’ new ProParts racng sponsored ride seems to be just what he needs to finally hold that number 1 plate.

Although he’s one of the sports young guns, Chris Borich from Sunbury, PA is setting a blistering pace not only on the track but in his accomplishments as well. He has one GNCC Pro win to his credit from 2001’s Wilderness race and finished fifth in the Pro series points in only his first attempt. This year he wears the #5 plate from 2001 and is currently on track to better his national standing to 4th fro 2002. This 19 year old D6 racer could be next in line to be one of only 4 Pro riders to hold the #1 plate in a 13 year span.

A new class for 2002 in the GNCC series is the Pro Production class. This class allows Production/stock frames and engine cases and was introduced to promote the participation of the major manufacturers. This class brings a large diversity of currently available sport ATV’s. We’ve also seen the return of another D6 racer Mike Krachun owner of Pro Parts Racing in New Jersey. After several top five years in the Pro class Mike took a few years off to explore some other types of racing. After several years away from the sport Mike is back promoting his business and tearing up the Pro Production class his sonsistent pace has landed him a position in the top three for points at this point in the season. Mike also leads the D6 harescramble series points with a slight lead over D6 veteran Daniel ketterer. Dan is currently fighting for a top ten points position at the GNCC’s and rides a modded 400EX with support from PowerlineATV / Herrmannracing.com and East Coast ATV. other 4 strk. stand outs from D6 include Pro team Cannondale Racer Tyson Thomas.

Tyson is currently tenth in points in only his first year as a PRO. Tyson is also one of only four riders in the country to receive a full factory ride, something that hasn’t been seen since the late 80’s.

The other fast four stroke class at the GNCC’s is the 4strk Modified class. Rich Cecco has been on a roll this year and with a few more good finishes the class championship will be in his reach. Traci Cecco is still turning consistent laps in the women’s class at the nationals and even competes against the guys at D6’s. The Cecco’s are yet another PA based family race team thats atop there class at nearly every GNCC event they attend. For our big bore fans and Banshee riders the GNCC series offers a number of open classes, the fastest being the Open A class. Currently leading the class points in Open A is Lykens, PA’s Mike lucas. mike has been around the D6 Harescrambles for almost ten years and is currently in 3rd. for D6 A class points. mike has the place to hang with the nations top riders and we’ll have to see what class he decides to run in 2003.

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Rounding out our list of top District 6 ATV racers is the Hertz Racing team of Rob and Tom Hertz. The Hertz brothers have been around since the beginning and have to my knowledge attended every D6 harescramble since 1992. tom races one of the series sharpest looking 250R’s in the highly competitive 250A class. He has shown new found consistency at the GNCC’s and has his first class championship in reach. Rob Hertz is another D6 fast guy that races at the PRO level. Rob currently wears the #14 plate from 2001 and is within he top ten in points. This could prove to be Robs best year ever as he leads the D6 harescramble points race as well as the PA State Championship over riders like Borich and Smiley. For 2003 Rob will be competing on a complete herrmannracing chassis (Herrmannracing.com) prepared by Powerline ATV. The Powerline/Herrmann Team will be the first major sponsorship deal of its kind for the Brookhaven, PA brothers, its already sparked 3 wins in the last 5 rounds of D6 competition. Best of luck with the new ride guys!!!

There you have it, ten fast District 6 ATV racers, 2 potential PRO class champions, 5 top ten PRO points contenders, 3 current class point leaders, 3 potential pro/am class championships and all of them compete against each other here in PA at the District 6 Harescramble events. Remember ATVing is an ever growing sport that has a number of local and Natinal venues. We will try to report as much action as our schedules will allow with upcoming reports on local MXers “going big” at the MX Nationals as well as a report on our visit to some local ATV Flat Track events. In addition to race reports we will be evaluating and testing new products, from a complete chassis to engine and pipe combos. remember to ride smart and support the sport you love, together we can take our sport to a new level!!!

Photo by Powerline ATV

By Jason Hughes (Powerline ATV)

Photo by Powerline ATV

District 6 Racers at the Nationals

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Labor Day Weekend Sleepy Hollow Bike Giveaway 9-2-02 Sponsered by Bromley Suzuki, KTM & Polaris KTM Pro Jr 50 winner 4 yr old Ryan Rand form Jackson, NJ. pictured above with Joe Bromley of Bromley KTM in Trevose, PA

True Sportsmanship My name is Russell Shutt, I am the father of Matthew Shutt, #5m, 4-6 Stock Rider in District Six. This is a short story that hopefully will show the true sportsmanship of the sport and why so many of us are involved in it with our children. This is our first full year of Motocross racing, so we decided to start out small and see if we had interest to follow the sport into our future. Matthew's previous experience only included one race at Motorama and one race at Sleepy Hollow in 2001 in the 4 to 6 oil injected class on his first bike, a Suzuki Jr 50.

Matt was getting too big for the Suzuki and kept breaking the rear shocks after his big jumps. It was time to look for a bike that could handle the abuse that he was going to put it thru for the following year. As luck would have it, I found a used 2000 KTM 50cc pro-jr. in the paper for sale and decided to move Matt into the 4 to 6 stock class and let him get some experience for our first full season. To our surprise Matt was doing well right from the start of the season, winning in only the third race of this year. This sport was not only new to Matt, but to the whole family including myself. I had little experience with motorcycles and was at times in trouble if not for the help of a friend and the other fellow racing parents at the track. I didn't realize how much some of the other parents could mean to us until this past Monday, Sept. 3rd at Sleepy Hollow. During the practice session for the 4 to 6 stock class the KTM had shut off, the engine locked tight. We quickly tore it apart only to find that the rod bearing had seized to the crank. With some frantic work we had loosen the rod bearing, replaced the piston and rings and restarted the bike, but it was to late, the damage was already done to the bearing and there was no hope for the KTM to race today. Normally I would not have minded if we missed the race but Matt was second in points with only a tree point lead over the third place rider. As I was walking up to the sign in shed to withdraw Matt from the race I noticed several bikes for sale, I thought to myself "if only someone would let me borrow a bike for the day, we may be able to hold our points position." I had nothing to lose and decided to ask some parents for a loaner, my first stop was to a family I never met before. They had several bikes for sale, but the one that caught my attention was a 1999 Cobra CM50. I had told them that I had a strange request and gave them my predicament, offering to rent the bike for the day. With very little hesitation Scott Seal said yes and began to show me everything on the bike. These people were complete strangers to me and my family, I never met them before today and don't even know if they are regulars at Sleepy Hollow or if they were just there for the day. With a quick lesson to Matt and no practice time on the bike we got ready and prepared ourselves for a day of racing. In the first race Matt got the hole shot and was first into the turn, but unfortunately with not time on the bike he had locked up the rear wheel and went down, he regrouped and ended the race with a third place finish. With a minor adjustment to the rear brake we prepared ourselves for the next moto. Once again Matt go the hole shot and lead the entire race until and encounter in the last turn with a lap bike left the second place rider slip by for the win.

Our family would like to thank the entire Seal family for loaning us the fast Cobra and helping my son to a second place finish overall in the days race and to the 2002 Sleepy Hollow MX points race. Without their kindness and generosity we would have been done for the day, and I would have had a very dejected little racer. Without a doubt, the Seal family has shown us what the sport is all about, SPORTSMANSHIP. To the entire Seal family, Scott, Fancy, Scott Jr. and to Porsha who told dad she didn't care if he loaned us her bike, From the entire Shutt Racing family we say THANK YOU! Sincerely, Russell Shutt

Results – September 2, 2002

100/125 4 Stroke 1 Trevor Dewart 2 Adam Blessing 3 John Hewczuk 4 Andy Warnock 5 Chris Reph 6 Michael Polaski 7 Tommy Cutter 8 Trevor Bull 9 Nickolas Gulledge 10 Josh Metzler TTR 90/PW 80 1 Alyssa Savidge 2 Brian Petrovcic 3 Cody Fidler 4 Justin Massar 5 Coty Sebastian 6 Robert Vogel 7 Sonny Gorzala 8 Joey Staskiel 9 John Tierney 7-9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

60cc Group A Ron Neilson Matthew Melhorn Jonathan McDermott Angelo Nanershia Brian Petroveic Timothy Savidge Brad Roth Kyle Greenwalt Michael Podwats Tyler Hawk

7 - 9 60cc Group B 1 Frank Lettieri, Jr. 2 Dylan Ahlert 3 Michael P. Mackeprang 4 Joey Peters 5 Tim Vogel 6 Scott Seal II 7 Scott Heilman 8 Ethan Beam 9 Jeremy Nease 10 Tony Kushmanick 4 - 6 Stock Group A 1 Jarek Balkovic 2 Troy Fairchild 3 Darian Robinson 4 Dale Hull 5 Richard Benesky 6 John Ryan 7 Jesse Dreisback 8 Logan Smilth 9 Nicholas Tompkins 10 Matthew Davies 4 - 6 Stock Group B 1 Robert Piazza 2 Matthew Shut 3 Bradley Burkholder 4 Tyler Stacey 5 Dalton Worthington 6 Brennen Weindel 7 Connor Gillispie 8 Dominick Dreisbach 9 Addison Emory 10 Ryan Neilson 7 - 8 Stock 1 Ron Neilson 2 Joey Peters 3 Scott Seal

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Scott Heilman Ryan Francis Tyler Tillman Brandon Woolf Eric Hanson Kyle King Harris Nowatarski

XR 70/ XR 80 1 Kyle Greenwalt 2 Zax Warnock 3 Sarrina Smith 4 Graham Culpit 5 Jerrold Keyes 6 Lucas Reachard 7 Derek Fairchild 8 Brian Stymacks 9 Zach Metzler 7 - 8 Oil 1 Cameron Summers 2 Donald Gurreri 3 Tyler Tillman 4 Jeremy Faust 5 Zachary Norman 6 Tyler Getz XR50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Daniel Bromley Daryn Thompson Jonathan Newton Trevor Shaffer Ethan Drumheller Jesse Good Bryce Dana Mitchell Lenker Addison Emory Broc Emery

4 - 6 Oil Group A 1 Troy Fairchild, Jr. 2 Mike McDonald 3 Bobby Seachrist 4 Darin Robinson 5 Zack Beam 6 Keith Lengle 7 Logan Ehrets 8 Joseph Balkovic 9 Trevor Shaffer 10 Ricky Abrisca 4 - 6 Oil Group B 1 Jarek Balkovic 2 Dale Hull 3 Richard Benesky 4 Daniel Bromley 5 Eric Heilman 6 Dalton Worthington 7 Dylan Blettner 8 Brenner Weindel 9 Carmen Cordero, Jr. 10 Damian Thompson 125A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Casey Clark Mike Leavitt James McIlvaine Michael Schneck Chad Bellott Jarred Kimble Cody Wenger Sean McLaughlin Barry Carsten Jeremy Cook

125B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Richard White David DiSciullo Bill King Brian McCullough Joe Hoffman Boyd Toner, Jr. Mark Brader Andrew Wiegand Charlie Fisher Scott Kahley

125C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Joseph Gaul, Jr. Bryan Fleischman Jesse Festenstine Bryan Smith Scott Edelstein Michael Nentwig Drew Coleman Joe Clevenger Tyler Witmer Keith Mccrea

250/Open A 1 Casey Clark 2 Jeremy Cook 3 Mike Leavitt 4 Michael Schneck 5 Gaylon dickson, Jr. 6 James McIlvaine 7 Shelby Reitz 8 David Nyzio 9 John Lyons 10 John Natalie, Jr. 250/Open B 1 Richard White 2 Brian Rathbun 3 Bob Muscovitch 4 Bryon Wagner 5 Lucas Hughes 6 Zach Bloch 7 Gino Letteire

Sr. 6 7 8 9 10

Calvin Brown, Jr. Donald Roten Gregory Thompson Keith Blair Ronald Malehorn

Veteran A (30+) 1 Barry Carsten 2 James McIlvaine 3 Gaylon Dickson, Jr. 4 John Lyons 5 Tim Schmelyun 6 Jon Boser 7 Brad Stepp 8 Jason George 9 robert Burfield 10 Bob Sorenson Veteran B (30+) 1 Tom Schneider 2 Michael Rupert 3 Donny Lingle 4 Donald Ferraro 5 Peter Lechner 6 Gary Bower, Jr. 7 Daniel Carsley 8 Angelo Manerchia, Sr. 9 R. Michael Scavello 10 John eckstine, IV Veteran C (30+) 1 Jeffrey Groff 2 Scott Acri 3 Mark Barends 4 Keith Geffen 5 Jeffrey Miller, Jr. 6 C. Robert Gruver 7 Kenneth Kaszyk 8 Mark Penn 9 Stephen Rich Senior (40+) 1 Tim Schmelyun

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Bob Sorenson Tom Schneider Eric Eisenfelder Kevin Higgins Timothy Nowroski Tom Cutter R. Michael Scavello Mike Morella Gregg Bouchard

College Boy 1 David Nyzio 2 Mike Lavitt 3 Shelby Reitz 4 cody Wenger 5 Andrew Wiegand 6 Jeremy Overly 7 Chad Bellott 8 David DiSciullo 9 Jesse Festenstine 10 Joseph Gaul, Jr. School Boy 1 Jason Lawrence 2 Bill King 3 Phillip Nicoletti 4 Joe Hoffman 5 Michael Nentwig 6 Matt Moore 7 Joseph Sullivan 8 Ryan Zimmerman 9 Chad Ulmer Mini Youth 60cc (10-11) 1 Broc Schmelyun 2 Kyle Gillespie 3 Patrick Sharkey 4 Broc Rupert 5 Cody Peet Mini Youth 85cc (7-11) 1 Lowell spangler 2 Gregory Lamey, Jr. 3 Dave Blythe

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Sleepy Hollow Motocross Park Wilson 5 Kyle Werner 6 Jon Reber 7 Jared Breckbill 8 Broc Schmelyun 9 Frank Lettieri, Jr. 10 Ryan Higgins Mini Youth 85cc (12-13) 1 Phillip Nicoletti Kerry Kaminskie, Jr. 2 3 Adam Blessing 4 Anthony Roth Robert Malkiewicz 5 Matthew Hougentogler 6 7 Addison Kramer 8 Jason Smith, Jr. 9 Wayne Powell, II 10 William Francisco Mini youth 85cc (14-15) 1 Jason Lawrence 2 Michael Tippin, Jr. 3 Jacob Wolfe 4 Cory Wampler 5 Michael Farnish 6 Jashua Lingle 7 Alex Sharkey 8 Jared Dawson 9 Mike Granese Super Mini 1 Jason Lawrence 2 Phillip Nicoletti Kerry Kaminskie, Jr. 3 4 Lowell Spangler 5 Gregory Lamey, Jr. 6 Ryan Sebastian 7 Kyle Werner 8 Adam Blessing 9 Joshua Lingle 10 Erik wilson

#64 Suzuki Rider Sonny Gorzala

250/Open C 1 Scott Edelstein 2 Chris Clymer Leonard Simniskis 3 4 Alex Kosatschkpw 5 David Lengeman 6 Richard Jacobs 7 Kristofer Pilecki Richard Maychrich 8 9 Jeffrey Miller, Jr. 10 Mark Barends 25+ A 1 Barry Carsten Gaylon dickson, Jr. 2 3 John Lyons 4 Jon Boser 5 Brad Stepp 6 Jason George 7 John Barto, Jr. Charles Acree, Jr. 8 9 todd Weindel 10 Raymond Desiderio 25 + B 1 Gary Bower Jr. Alex Kosatschkpw 2 3 Bob Muscovitch 4 Lucas Hughes 5 Angelo Manerchia,

60 cc Racer reaching for the stars.

Trevor Dewart 13T on his way to his 1st overall win of the season.

4 Erik

Mechanics race at Sleepy - wouldn’t you know it, sitting down on the job again!!

#911 Jarek Balkovic gets the holeshot in the 4-6 yr Old Stock Class.

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