MRA Sept 2002

Monthly Amateur Race Coverage

VOLUME 6, ISSUE 7 • SEPTEMBER 2002

Timonium Short Track pg. 9

#1 Tim Schmelyun Places 2nd Overall at Loretta Lynn's in 40+ Class

Happy Ramblers Coverage pg.10

Photo by MRA

Evansville & Sleepy Hollow Action

MRA SEPTEMBER 2002 • 2

& Present

Adult Mini Bike Racing

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Lightweight – Z 50, XR 50 Midweight – XR 70/80, TTR 90, KLX 110 Heavyweight – XR 100, TTR 125, DRZ 125

Sponsored By:

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Call for details : 717-951-5620 or 570-695-3864

Happy Labor Day everybody, another chance to get a few days off work to go racing, what a Country. We also get to celebrate the opportunities that we have to earn a living as Americans, from business owners, to laborers, to Pro Racers, every single one of us makes a difference.

September is a great time of the year to go racing, the weather is starting to cool down and there are tons of events this month to go to around the District. From Hare Scrambles to Moto-X to Short Track, and don't forget Adult Mini Bike Racing (previewing this month) a guy or a gal can race to their hearts content. (See the Upcoming Events in this issue).

I'd also like again to thank you, our readers, advertisers, and contributors. Without all of you there would not be a need for MRA. I'd also like to thank those of you who subscribe to MRA (even though you can get it at the track), your subscription makes a difference. The more subscribers we have the more racing action we can bring you. Again thanks, and we'll see you at the races.

Jim Bull, MRA

email: jimatmra@att.net

In This Issue

of Motorcycle Racing Action

Volume 6 • Issue 7 • SEPTEMBER 2002 Our Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Eastern PA Piston Poppers Results - June 16, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Upcoming Events Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Field of Dreams MX Park - August 4, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Timonium State Fair Grounds – August 7, 2002 - by Jim Bull . . . . . . . . . . 9 VPE “Performance Report” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Centerspread: “Happy Ramblers MX - July 21,2002”- by Jim Bull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Evansville Raceway Results – July 28,2002 - by Jim Bull . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Sleepy Hollow Results – August 4, 2002 - by Jim Bull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The Racers Edge - by Andy Fleck & Al Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Holeshot Hotshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 The Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Classified Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Subscription Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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2002 motocross* contingency and district 6 seasonal points events September 1 – Flying Dutchmen

october 5 & 6 – raceway park

September 2 – sleepy hollow

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MRA SEPTEMBER 2002 • 3

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MRA SEPTEMBER 2002 • 4

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MRA SEPTEMBER 2002 • 5

2002 MOTOCROSS RACE SCHEDULE AMA Sanctioned September 2

November 3 District 6 & 7 Motocross District 6 & 7 Motocross; Labor Day Suzuki Championship.

4 Foot Trophy Day Sponsored by D & D Cycles Hampstead, Maryland Hosted by Happy Ramblers & Doublin Gap. 2002 RM 125 Giveaway Sponsored

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

September 29

October 13

District 6 & 7 Motocross; District 7 Expert Points.

4 Foot Trophy Day Sponsored by JT Motorsports, Frederick, MD District 6 & 7 Motocross; District 7 B, C, Youth & Women’s Points.

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

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August 11

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MRA SEPTEMBER 2002 • 6

Upcoming Events

(Please double check dates with your local track.)

MotoCross 9/1

Steel City Raceway

9/1

Doublin Gap

9/2

Happy Ramblers

9/1

Flying Dutchmen

(Round 12 US National)

(RM 125 Giveaway - Must Race at H. Ramblers on 9-2 also)

(RM 125 Giveaway - Must Race at Doublin Gap on 9-1 also)

(Double Track Points Bike Giveaway)

9/2

9/7

(Double Track roints Bike Giveaway)

Evansville

Sleepy Hollow

(PA ATV Series - Round 5)

9/8 Hurricane Hills 9/15 Doublin Gap 9/15 Evansville 9/15 Sleepy Hollow 9/22 Rausch Creek

(Adult Mini Motocross)

9/22

B/P Promotions

(ATV Only) Round 6

9/22 Hurricane Hills 9/22 Pagoda MC 9/28 Evansville 9/29 Happy Ramblers

(4 ft. Trophy Day)

9/29 Sleepy Hollow 10/5 - 6 Raceway Park

(Kawasaki Race of Champions)

10-6

Evansville

(AHRMA Regional and all Quads Day)

Hare Scramble

9/1 Foot of Mountain 9/8 Back Mountain Enduro

(State Series Round 6) 9/15 Valley Forge Trail Riders

(Enduro)

9/29

Flying Dutchmen

Short Track 9/1

Shippensburg MC

(3rd Annal Paul Crumling Memorial Race)

9/8 9/14 9/15

Trail-Way Pagoda MC E. PA Piston Poppers (TT Scrambles)

9/21 Two Wheel Promotions 9/28 Two Wheel Promotions 10/6 Shippensburg MC

Trials

9/8 Durty Dabbers 9/22 Back Mountain Enduro 10/5-6 PA Trials Riders

(Vet Sat. Modern Sun.)

Poker Runs 9/2 9/7

Schuylkill County Blue Comet MC

9/8

Gentlemen MC

(Ride In Bike Show) (Carnival Run)

9/8 Waynesboro MC 9/13 Motorcyclist for Jesus

Ministries Ride in Bike Show 9/15 Delaware Valley 9/15 March of Dimes Charity Ride 9/15 Reading MC (Yahtzee Run) 9/15 Springfield Indian 9/22 Crime Victims Council

(Pig Roast)

9/22 Schuylkill County 9/22 York MC 9/29 Lebanon Valley MC 9/29 Road Winders MC 10/6 Thunderbird MC 10/6 Twin Rose Lady Riders 10/6 Zinc City MC 10/6 March of Dimes Berks

County

Drags Misc.

NO EVENTS

(Hillclimb)

9/15 9/28

9/29

Keystone Sportsmen District 6 Meeting (Lebanon Valley MC)

White Rose MC (Pro Hillclimb)

10/4-6 White Rose MC

(Antique MC Show and Swap Meet)

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Ft. of Mountain Hare Scramble Date: October 13, 2002 & October 27,2002 Neelyton, PA

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116 Riders543 Spectators Contingency awards compliments: Brian Hoskins Ford, Coatesville

65cc 1 Tyler Kidwell 2 Bret Pugh 3 Jesse Long 4 Derek Hersh 5 Brian Brady 80cc 7-11 1 Brandon Robinson 2 Austin Greenland 3 Tyler Brady 4 Jesse Long 5 Evan Baer 85cc 12-15 1 Scott Schneider 2 R. J. Hart, IV 3 Mike Verbonitz 4 Louis Gregor, III 5 Harry Press 70 - 90cc 1 Edward Draves 2 Timothy Brown 3 Brian Hernandez, Jr. 4 Coty Sebastian 100B Amateur 1 Ralph Reeves 2 Jonathan Jordan 3 Brad Phillips 4 Brandon Robinson 5 Robert Cazillo

55cc 4-8 oil injected 1 Cameron Tyson 2 Daniel Bromley 3 Joshua Short 4 Tyler Mullen 5 Chase Rusden

1 Kenneth Godwin 2 John Lewis 3 Raymond Jenkins 250B Amateur 1 David DiScullo 2 Chris Rhoads 3 Ben Glisson 4 John Diem 250A Expert 1 Perry Phillips 2 Ken Godwin 3 John Lewis Open B Amateur 1 David DiScullo 2 Dwayne Rhoads Open A Expert 1 Perry Phillips 2 Ken Godwin 3 Doug Reinert Veteran 1 Raymond Jenkins 2 Robert Barlow Senior 1 Raymond Jenkins 2 Jim Chapman 3 Dwayne Rhoads 4 Dennis Miller

125B Amateur 1 Ben Glisson 2 Travis Roy 3 Ken Haldeman 4 Joshua Keesey 5 Gordon Bullock

55cc 4-6 stock 1 Daniel Bromley 2 Klye Schlimme 3 David Crothers 4 Cory Schneider 5 Broc Emery

125A Expert

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The Power Flow Kit includes an aluminum cage that features a 4-arm support system the keeps the sealing ring of the filter tight against the airbox. The cage also uses 4 locating pins to match the new air filter design. The Twin Air Power Flow Kit ensures a perfect support system for maximum filter sealing. See www.twinair.com for pictures.

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MRA SEPTEMBER 2002 • 7

2002 Eastern PA Piston Poppers Results

MRA SEPTEMBER 2002 • 8

Field of Dreams MX Park Jennerstown, PA Crazy 8 Day August 4, 2002 125A 1 Thomas Burton 2 Justin Paris 3 Jarred Kimble 4 Chad Bellott 125B 1 Jeffrey Bankosh, Jr. 2 Bob Dellone 3 Andrew Kromel 4 Bon Baker 5 Brad Petrilla 125C 1 Jason Colon 2 Matt Bell 3 Josh Pflugh 4 Frank Rice 5 Justin Miller 250A 1 Thomas Burton 2 Mike Kozme 3 Dustin Kendall 250B 1 Jay Pflugh 2 John Altieri 3 Michael Cleis 4 Jeremy Stankan 250C 1 Philip Kanarkowski 2 William Ohler 3 Jason Bailey 4 Michael Gloven 5 Jason Pritts Plus 25 1 Justin Paris 2 John Altieri 3 Justin Svihra 4 Mark Persichell 5 Brad Berkey College Boy 1 Mike Kozma 2 Jarred Kimble 3 Bob Dellone 4 Chad Bellott 5 Thomas Burton 251-Open B/C 1 Robert Curtin 50cc Class 2 7-8 1 Daniel Lippman 2 Kirk Zelich 3 Josh Swartz 4 Alex Voris 5 Damon Troup 50cc Shaft Class 3 1 Jeremy Branthoover 2 Trentin Herrington 3 Jared Miller 4 Austin Smith 65cc 10-11 1 Kyle Davinsizer 2 Tyler McCracken 3 Timmy Grasinger

4 Ryan Foreman 5 Tyler Helms 65cc 7-9 1 Jason McConnell 2 Daman Redenbach 3 Dylan Slusser 4 Tyrell Cunningham 5 Michael Branthoover 80cc 7-11 1 Jason McConnell 2 Dylan Slusser 3 Alex Truman 4 T J Phillips 5 Haden Rohaley

Quad C 351-Open 4st/Mod. 1 Mark Vala 2 Charles Oster,Jr. 3 Douglas White MRA apologizes in advance for any misspelled names.

Sorry guys, I'm not familiar with your names, and my fax machine needs kicked.

Jim Bull, MRA

80cc 12-13 1 George Stemmer 2 Issac McGinnis 3 Robert Smith 4 Matthew While 5 Travis Schuey 80cc 14-15 1 Troy Kline 2 Christopher Denk 3 David Kelly 4 Craig Leibfried Open Mini 10-15 1 George Stemmer 2 Troy Kline 3 Travis Schuey 4 T J Phillips 5 David Kelly School Boy 12-15 1 Jeffery Bankosh, Jr. 2 Andrew Kromel 3 Dustin Sefton 4 Zachary Rohaly 5 Corey Crocco Women 1 Elicia McGuown 2 Ashlie Handyside Vet B 1 Russell Shank 2 John Altieri Vet C 1 Philip Kanarkowski 2 Rick Brown 3 Garrett Kennedy 4 Matt Vogel 5 James Handyside, Jr. Bomber (40 Years Plus) 1 Ray Weir 2 Joseph Tremba 3 Mark Lynch

Photographs by FinishLine Imaging INC.

Plus 40 B 1 Tom Nagle 2 Art Kromel 3 Edward Kerlin 4 Robert Curtin 5 Jack Machula, Jr. Open D 1 Josh Parson 2 Stephen Younkin 3 Anthony Galente 4 Richard Tatano 5 Matt Sheridan Quad B 91cc-Open 2 Stroke 1 Jason Zittel Quad D 91cc-350cc 4 Stroke 1 Joshua Baumeister 2 Bruno Holaider 3 Jeremy Hobor

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Designed to help you keep your bike in tip, top shape.

VOL. 4

1/10 mile Short Track

Timonium MD was the site for the 8th annual Kevin

McNicholas

Memorial Race to benefit Cystic Fibrosis. summer

the

Every

Baltimore

County Trail Riders and the Cockeysville Optimist Club sponsor a 6 race Brian Babcock #2 N Leads Ryan Henderson And # 57 William Kraft In the 600 B heat race.

Short Track Series at the State Fair Grounds.

On

this particular night 140 riders showed up to go handlebar to handlebar in 18 different classes. The main event of the evening was a money class featuring adult racers on XR100 minis. Jarrod Mees the #1 rider in the 883 series was 750 A Action Tim Eades #95 Leads #12 A Phil Libhart, #1 V Jason Isennock and #1 Nick Taylor in the heat race.

also on hand to show off his wares. The Baltimore County Trail Riders also sponsor an indoor race in December at the fair grounds, if you like tight, bar banging action, be sure to check that one out too. Watch their web site: www.BCTRA.com for all of the details.

Jarrod Mees #16 Showed up with his Hot Rod XR 100.

Amanda Brown Winner in Heat #1 - 50 cc Oil Injected Class

– Jim Bull, MRA

50 cc Adult Mini Racing Action

Performance R e p o r t Will Race gas improve the performance of my bike?

Race gas will definitely help the performance of your bike.

How much it helps your bike depends on the type of race gas used and what modifications you have done to your motor. The four things you need to understand about race gas are cooling effect, burning speed, octane rating, and energy value. Of these four things the most commonly recognizable is octane rating, and the other three generally are known more to engine builders and serious racers. I will briefly explain these four things so that when you do go to buy race gas you are not fooled or confused when comparing two fuels that claim to be equally matched.

The octane rating is the ability of the fuel to resist detonation and or preignition. Octane rating is rated in Research Octane Numbers or RON, Motor Octane Numbers or MON, and finally Pump Octane Numbers or R+M/2. Pump Octane Numbers are the ones you see written on the yellow stickers on the gas pumps, and is gotten by averaging the two RON and MON together. A good quality company will use MON numbers since it is a much more reliable method, and used more in the racing community. Do not be fooled by a company that used RON numbers. These numbers are generally higher than MON numbers and are much easier to come by, thus some companies use them to try and get you to think their gas is a higher octane than it really is.

Energy value is an expression of the potential of a specific fuel. One thing to remember in looking at an energy value is that it is measured in BTU’s per pound, not per gallon.

This is important also because the air fuel ratio is measured in weight and not in volume. Also taking effect is the cooling effect of a fuel. The cooling effect has to do with the heat of vaporization. The higher the heat of vaporization, the better effect it will have on cooling the intake mixture. While the cooling effect is important in both two and four stroke motors, it has a much greater importance on high performance two stroke motors. While these things may not be easily understood by the common individual, a basic knowledge of these terms will go a long way when looking to purchase gas.

The final thing you should look at is the burning speed of the fuel. This is the speed at which the gas releases its energy when burned. Most high-speed internal combustion engines need the fuel to release its energy by the time the piston reaches 20 degrees ATDC. Any energy released after this point is wasted and not contributing to peak cylinder pressure.

Now that you know some of the terminology concerning race gas you need to decide what type of gas you are going to run. If your bike is stock and has had no head or cylinder modifications you will benefit from running race gas, but the benefits are limited. The one benefit of running race gas in this case is that you know you have a quality gas that will help prevent detonation. Pump gas is not very reliable, and bad or old pump gas has been the end of many two-stroke motors. While performance will be enhanced by race gas in a stock motor, it will not be an as noticeable improvement as you might think. The one advantage race gas will give your stock motor is a predictable burn and give you clean jetting that will not change like it does when switching from one brand of pump gas to another. So if you have a stock motor race gas will benefit you, but will not give you great performance enhancement by itself.

If you have a modified head and cylinder the race gas issue isn’t even a consideration. Once you have a head that has been cut to raise compression you will have to run race gas or face having detonation occur, which will ruin your cylinder.

The kind of race gas you use now also comes into play. There are many different levels or qualities of race gas, and depending on the type of modifications or type of motor you have will

determine what gas is best for you. Most racers use a mid level race gas like VP red or C12. These gasses have octane ratings at 105 for red and 108 for C12, and provide a good burn rate and energy value for the modern two-stroke motor. Both these gasses are also in a lower price range for an average rider, and cost between five and seven dollars a gallon.

For an even bigger advantage a rider may choose a fuel with added oxygenation that gives you more of a complete burn. This gives you added horsepower and performance characteristics. While the oxygenated fuels give you much better performance they don’t have a higher octane rating. For instance VP MR2, MR1, and MRX01 all offer great performance, but none have a higher octane rating than VP Red or C12. In this case burn rate and burn speed have more to do with performance. It is always important to check with your engine builder for a recommended fuel to get the optimum potential from your motor. While these oxygenated fuels give you great performance they are rather expensive, some costing twelve dollars a gallon.

With the new four-stroke motors out there giving the two-strokes a run for the money many companies are now developing new fuels to enhance four-stroke performance to a new level. It is important to remember that a fuel designed for a four-stroke won’t necessarily work in your two-stroke and vise versa. It is important to make sure that the gas you choose is designed for your bike. Many people make the mistake of taking the gas their buddy uses in some other application and assuming it will improve performance in their bike also. While some fuels do provide great improvements in both types of bikes, specifically MRX01, these fuels are very few and far between. VP Fuels has just added a new fuel to its line up called Ultimate 4. While we have not tried this gas yet reports are very promising and it seems to be on the cutting edge of four-stroke technology.

One alternative to running a full-blown race gas is running an AV or Aviation gas. This is the 100 low lead that can be bought at some local airports. This can be run in most modified motors and gives the rider a cheaper alternative to race gas. While AV gas won’t give you the performance of race gas it will give you a very reliable gas that will prevent detonation if jetted properly. Since the FAA doesn’t want planes falling out of the air the production of AV gas is strictly controlled, thus you know you are getting a quality product that is the same from one airport to another. The other benefit from running AV gas is that it does have preservatives that prevent it from going bad. Since pump gas will go bad after only a brief period of time, and even race gasses need to be stored properly or they can go bad in as little time as a week, Av gas does have its advantages.

Will Race gas give you better performance? YES it will, but you need to look at what kind of motor you have, how serious a racer you are, and how much you are willing to spend before you run out and buy just any race gas. Remember that race gas will give you improved performance, and some gasses will improve performance even more than others, but if you aren’t using all the power your bike has with one type of gas, it may not be worth it to spend the money on another type of gas just to impress your friends. Race gas is an important part of racing, and with most modified motors is a requirement, so be sure to investigate what you need and what is available to you before you spend hard earned money on a fuel that wasn’t designed for your bike. If you have any questions about race gasses or what type of fuel you should use feel free to email us at vpe@early.com com and we will answer your questions as soon as possible.

By: Dean DeTurk Next Month: How to improve handling through simple maintenance?

MRA SEPTEMBER 2002 • 9

8-7-02 Timonium State Fair Grounds

MRA SEPTEMBER 2002 • 10

Happy Ramblers M

D-6 and D-7 Motocro

Photo by MRA

125 C Rider #339

Happy Ramblers was the site for

won the 250/Open B Class, tops in the

round 8 of the D-6 Series Points

women's division went to Jessye Davis

Championship on July 21, 2002. Even

riding a Yamaha.

though it was a very hot and dry day,

I'd like to personally say, "Way to

hundreds of riders from both District 6

go!" to all the riders who rode their tails

and District 7 showed up to race on the

off and I'd also like to tip my hat to all

expertly prepared Happy Ramblers

the Happy Rambler Club Members that

course. The racing was fast and furious

make race days like this possible.

all day long as riders from both North and South of the Mason Dixon Line duked it out in the dust for those valuable D-6 points.

Some class winners of the day included Devon Arminger in the 51cc oil 7-8 group, Mark Garvey took the win in the 85cc 7-11 class. John Hare on a Yamaha took the checkers in the Schoolboy Division and Issac Blevins

Photo by MRA

#331 Kawasaki Rider In 65 cc Action

Wolfe Works Cannodale – Sponso

Photo by MRA

#25 Landon Wolfe 1st Moto Winner 50 cc Oil Injected Class

MRA SEPTEMBER 2002 • 11

MX - July 21, 2002

ross (D-6 Points Race) Happy Ramblers next event is Labor Day Weekend, © Action Photos September the 2nd. They're hosting the 'Labor Day

Suzuki Championship' in conjunction with Doublin Gap's

event

on

September

1st.

#228 leads the

It

is a 2002 RM125 give-a-way day sponsored

action in the

by West Shore Suzuki in Mechanicsburg (See

25+ B Class

happyramblers.com for details). Hope you enjoy the pictures.

– Jim Bull, MRA

Photo by MRA

Photo by MRA

nsored Rider #144 Todd Wolfe Fighting for the Holeshot Happy Ramblers MX Club Results

Photo by MRA

Garret Toth #23 T Gets the Holeshot in the 65cc 7-9 Class

Hanover, PA Jul-21-2002 District 6 Points Race

65cc 10-11 1. Broc Schmelyun Kaw 2. Kyle Gillespie Ktm 3. James Smith Iii Ktm 4. Scott Stocker Kaw 5. Christian Castillo Ktm

School Boy 1. John Hare Yam 2. Chad Wages Suz 3. Randall Everett Kaw 4. Nick Mccullough Kaw 5. Michael Nentwig Kaw

250/Open B 1. Isaac Blevins Hon 2. Chuck Brown Iv Yam 3. Louis Hocke Hon 4. Brian Rathbun Yam 5. Joseph Savitsky Hon

30+C Vet-D1 1. Gosnell John Hon 2. Charles Dietrich Hon 3. Derek Muzzy Hon 4. James Feudale Unk 5. John Childs Hon

51cc oil 4-6 1. Dale Hull Pol 2. Jarek Balkovic Ktm 3. Darian Robinson Cob 4. Jacob Runkles Yam 5. Bruce Redfield Yam

85cc 7-11-D1 1. Mark Garvey Yam 2. Zac Ely Yam 3. Broc Schmelyun Kaw 4. Jared Breckbill Kaw 5. Frank Lettieri, Jr Ktm

College Boy 1. Nicholas Mowry Hon 2. Andrew Wiegand Hon 3. Christopher Ramsey Hsk 4. Isaac Blevins Hon 5. Cory Strickler Yam

250/Open C-D1 1. Brian Holben Kaw 2. Stephen Plank Suz 3. Evan Neitzel Hon 4. Chris Clymer Hon 5. Joseph Farnish Jr Kaw

40+ A Senior 1. Tim Schmelyun Kaw 2. Arnold Hastings Hon 3. Kevin Higgins Yam 4. Rick Wenger Ktm 5. Kenneth Hull Yam

51cc oil 7-8 1. Devon Arminger Yam 2. Philip Guilday Yam 3. Mahayla Moore Yam 4. Aaron Alexander Yam 5. Colton Mckinney Yam

85cc 12-13 1. Willy Toth Suz 2. Justin Crawford Hon 3. Mark Davis Yam 4. Christopher Tyler Yam 5. Zachary Harrington Kaw

125A 1. Gregory Pahart Yam 2. Andrew Tsakanikas Unk 3. Jed Haines Kaw 4. Zachary Hill Yam 5. Dan Scilipote Yam

25+A 1. Jason Conlon 2. Barry Taggart Jr 3. Gregory Pahart 4. Mike Leiby 5. Michael Bear

40+ B Senior 1. James Hayes Yam 2. Brian Vantesse Yam 3. Gregory Beaver Hon 4. Keith Nicastro Kaw 5. George Easterly Ktm

51cc 4-6 1. Darian Robinson Cob 2. Jarek Balkovic Ktm 3. Bruce Redfield Yam 4. Ryan Baxter Cob 5. Jacob Runkles Yam

85cc 14-15 1. Chad Wages Suz 2. Derrick Wile Kaw 3. Curtis Baker Suz 4. Jacob Wolfe Yam 5. Joshua Lingle Yam

125B 1. Christopher Ramsey Hsk 2. Blake Taylor Yam 3. Nick Mccullough Kaw 4. Derek Wilt Yam 5. Michael Foor Hon

25+B 1. Joseph Savitsky Hon 2. Louis Hocke Hon 3. Matt Marrac Kaw 4. Jeffrey Mcclure Suz 5. Brian Gilbert Ktm

Womens 1. Jessye Davis Yam 2. Cheryl Mccullough Kaw 3. Melissa Peterson Yam 4. Ana Ward Kaw 5. Katie Corron Hon

51cc 7-8 1. Jacob Grove Kaw 2. Joey Peters Kaw 3. Ron Neilson Jr Ktm 4. Scott Seal Cob 5. Joshua Villarreal Ktm

Junior Mini 1. Garret Toth Suz 2. Justin Crawford Hon 3. Mark Davis Yam 4. Zac Ely Yam 5. Tony Vanetesse Kaw

125C/D1 1. Earl Luhn Iii Hon 2. Brandon Whelan Suz 3. Nick Johnson Ktm 4. Biaglo Spinelli Yam 5. Stephen Plank Suz

30+A Vet 1. Jeffrey Grove Yam 2. Jon Boser Hon 3. Tim Schmelyun Kaw 4. Mike Leiby Hon 5. Todd Wolfe Can

125C-D2 1. Andrew Wiegand Hon 2. Trevor Veneman Yam 3. Jordan Miller Hon 4. Brian Holben Kaw 5. Terry Jones Hon

65cc 7-9 1. Garret Toth Suz 2. Brandon Seibold Kaw 3. Frank Lettieri, Jr Ktm 4. Chaz Light Ktm 5. Nikolas Desiderio Kaw

Super Mini 1. Derrick Wile Kaw 2. Chad Wages Suz 3. Andrew Baker Kaw 4. Willy Toth Suz 5. Zachary Harrington Kaw

250/Open A 1. Chris Schuler Ktm 2. Andrew Tsakanikas Hon 3. Nicholas Mowry Hon 4. Cory Strickler Yam 5. Zachary Hill Yam

30+B Vet 1. Brian Gilbert Ktm 2. Kevin Mesiah Yam 3. Donny Lingle Ktm 4. Donald Ferraro Hon 5. James Hayes Yam

125C/D3 1. Derrick Wile Kaw 2. Michael Nentwig Kaw 3. Matthew Gillispie Yam 4. David Arentz Jr Ktm 5. Bryan Wilmoth Kaw

Yam Yam Yam Hon Yam

MRA SEPTEMBER 2002 • 12

EVANSVILLE RACEWAY

Evansville Raceway was home to Round #9 of the District 6 seasonal points race in late July. It was a gorgeous day in the hills of Central PA. If you want to go MX racing and see some beautiful scenery, Evansville is the place to do it. Most people I talk to say evansville is one of the best tracks in the District to race at.

Evansville's next event is Saturday, September 7th, their hosting Round #5 of the PA State ATV Championship. If you want to get your monies worth - I say head on up to Berwick. -Jim Bull, MRA

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

#476 Gregory Pamart 125 A Class Winner Airs it out big time

#901 Greg Perri Leads #709 Scott Bodle into the Big Downhill in 250 C Action

Jason Lawrence #38 grabs the holeshot in the Super Mini Class

#120 Bryan Smith from Wayne, NJ

125 C Class Action

Photos by www.AWESOMEPHOTOS.com

EVANSVILLE RACEWAY RACE RESULTS

7/28/02 District 6 Points Race 125 A 1 2 3 4

#476 #133 #997 #300

125 B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

#88R Chris Ramsey #54 Richard White #38 Jason Lawrence #717 Scott Sears #44 Zach Feaster #918 Boyd Toner #26T Paul Treas #772 Joe Hoffman

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

#28 #77M #21P #17 #555 #815 #104 #92 #897 #392

250 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

#930 Gaylon Dickson #133 James Mcllvaine #40 Sammy Holland #256 Larry Harper #149 Joe Marshall #50J James Bartholomew #921 John Hilton

250 B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

#54 Richard White #43S Joe Savitsky #12L Jason Lachat #37 Brian Rathbun #44 Wes Hoffman #207 Bob Muscovitch #494 Matt Catalano #901 Carmie Perri #65B Brent Bennyhoff

Gregory Pamart James Mcllivaine Broc Seiler Jarred Kimble

Andrew Wiegand Mike Nentwig Mike Pagano Bill Derrick Joe Farnish Kyle Jenceleski Jordan Miller Mark Rutan Pat Deirling Mike Stover

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

#555 #43 #141 #636 #709 #780 #901 #5E #717 #835

25+ A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

#930 Gaylon Dickson #476 Greg Pamart #623 Jon Boser #293 Charles Acree #149 Joe Marshall #921 John Hilton #83 Carl Neidlinger

25+ B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

#44 #43S #12L #27 #107 #207 #6B #52

Joe Farnish Alex Kosatchkow Chris Clymer Josh Tate Scott Bodle John Tate Greg Perri Zach Ernst Derek Martzall Rob McCollum

Wes Hoffman Joe Savitsky Jason Lachat Geno Lettiere Rich Elias Bob Muscovitch Brent Custer James Feudale

Veteran A (30+) 1 #930 Gaylon Dickson 2 #256 Larry Harper 3 #623 Jon Boser 4 #133 James Mcllvaine 5 #1 Tim Schmelyun 6 #293 Chad Accre 7 #3R Ron Neilson 8 #83 Carl Neidlinger 9 #7 Kyle Messerman Veteran B (30+) 1 #24R Mike Rupert 2 #648 Tom Houser 3 #304 Darren McLaughlin 4 #3D Don Ferraro 5 #40 Donny Lingle 6 #8 Gary Strausser 7 #7 Greg Renninger 8 #555 Joe Farnish 9 #12E Eric Whitby 10 #314 Kevin Kozak Veteran C (30+) 1 #26P Mark Penn 2 #63 Mark Gabel 3 #52 James Feudale 4 #22A Allen Wilson

5 6 7 8 9 10

#512 #134 #318 #812 #568 #29

Wayne Tatara Paul John Scott Staggert Stephen Carnevale Craig Moore Tom Bottoms

Senior (40+) A 1 #1 Tim Schmelyun 2 #7 Ken Messerman 3 #83 Carl Neidlinger 4 #15 Calvin Leinbach 5 #7 Greg Renninger 6 #921 John Hilton 7 #8 Gary Strausser 8 #570 Kim Kline Senior (40+) B 1 #115 Bud Kozimor 2 #805 Vance Laubach 3 #314 Kevin Kozak 4 #515 Richard Klendinest 5 #112 Ramon Fazzolani 6 #15 Daniel Stawinski 7 #88 Mick Gentilesco College Boy 1 #40 Sammy Holland 2 #88R Chris Ramsey 3 #997 Broc Seiler 4 #28 Andrew Wiegand 5 #300 Jared Kimble 6 #46G Lawrence Gill 7 #50J James Bartholomew 8 #918 Boyd Toner School Boy 1 #395 2 #772 3 #77M 4 #874 5 #216 6 #5J 7 #38

Ben Ritter Joe Hoffman Mike Nentwig Kyle Haas Scott Sears Josh Rockwell Jason Lawrence

50cc 4-6 (Oil Injected) 1 #52 Dale Hull 2 #7 William Butler 50cc 7-8 (Oil Injected) 1 #25 Brett Clayton 2 #934 Brandon Potts 3 #77J Josh Parker 50cc 4-6 (Stock) 1 #52 Dale Hull 2 #6 Porsha Seal 3 #14R Ryan Neilson

50cc 7-8 (Stock) 1 #441 Ron Neilson 2 #4 Scott Seal 3 #5D Nick Defrain 4 #101 Matt Gentilesco 5 #15 Kayla Creed 6 #254 Tom Schearer 7 #34 Troy Vanhouten 60 cc 7-9 1 #441 Ron Neilson 2 #313 Zach Pisanchyn 3 #4 Scott Seal 4 #5D Nick Defrain 60cc 10-11 1 #2 Broc Schmelyun 2 #119 Zach John 3 #28 Logan Fuller 4 #24R Broc Rupert 85 cc 7-11 1 #2 Broc Schmelyun 2 #22K Erik Wilson 3 #48 Austin Kozumor 4 #199 Rocco Fazzolari 85 cc 12-13 1 #28 2 #54 3 #145 4 #7X 5 #7T 6 #20R 7 #48Z

Kerry Kaminskie Matt Hougentogler Mike Mazur Tyler Kline Taylor Beltz Ryan Sebastian Scott Ziegler

85 cc 14-15 1 #38 2 #216 3 #55 4 #22 5 #28 6 #46 7 #555

Jason Lawrence Scott Sears Michael Farnish Josh Lingle Joe Weikel Ryan Kleindeienst Joe Farnish

Super Mini 1 #38 2 #23 3 #33 4 #54 5 #55 6 #22 7 #22K 8 #395 9 #7T

Jason Lawrence Kerry Kaminskie Steve Cook Matt Hougentogler Mike Farnish Josh Lingle Erik Wilson Ben Ritter Taylor Beltz

MRA SEPTEMBER 2002 • 13

Sleepy Hollow Mini Racing 8-4-02

Lots of kids, lots of spectators,

and

lots of fun.

The

day was intensely

60cc Group-A off the Gate in Moto #1

hot and dusty, but Tony and the crew over at the mini track did a great job of keeping the moto's moving. There was also an AMA Referee on hand to make sure everything moved smoothly, a great day was had by all.

Sleepy's next event is on September 2, Labor Day Weekend. It's a

#25 Brad Burke Leads the 90 cc Quads thru the whoops

bike give away day - it's Round 4 of the PA State ATV Championships - it's double track points - and there is also a pig roast courtesy of Tony over at the mini track. For a great day of racing I recommend heading

on out to the Hollow.

– Jim Bull,

#4J Anthony Kushmanick in the 60cc 7-9

#52 X Christian Arruda 70cc Quad #67 Scott Heilman 50cc 7-8 Stk 1st Overall

Sleepy Hollow MX Park Results August 4, 2002 (Mini Track) 100/125 4 Stroke 1 Tommy Cutter 2 Chris Reph 3 John Hewczak 4 Thomas Cooke 5 Andy Warnock PW 80/TTR 90 1 Brian Petrovcic 2 Alyssa Savidge 3 Cody Fidler 4 Robert Vogel 5 Joey Staskiel XR70/80 1 Kyle Greenwalt 2 Sarrina Smith 3 Zachery Warnock 4 Derek Fairchild 5 Eric Ulmer 60cc 7-9 Group A 1 Tyler Hawk 2 Timothy Vogel 3 Klye Greenwalt 4 Zach Warnock 5 Jeremy Nease 60cc 7-9 Group B 1 Timothy Savidge, Jr. 2 Mitch Melhorn 3 Angelo Manerchia, Jr. 4 Brian Petrovicic, Jr. 5 Scott Heilman 50cc 4-6 Stock 1 Troy Fairchild 2 Jesse Dreisbach 3 Bradley Burkholder 4 Tyler Stacey 5 Dominick Dersbach 50cc 7-8 Stock 1 Scott Heilman 2 Bailey Spence 3 Tyler Tillman 4 Kyle Kiny 5 Donald Gurreri

50cc 4-6 Oil Group A 1 Robert Piazza, Jr. 2 Zachary Beam 3 Keith Lengle 4 Brandon Beam 5 Wyatt Barto 50cc 4-6 Oil Group B 1 Troy Fairchild 2 Eric Heilman 3 Michael McDonald 4 Derek Miller 5 Dylan Blettner 50cc 7-8 Oil 1 Tyler Tillman 2 Jeremy Faust 3 Donald Gurreri 4 Dallas Shahan 5 Joshua Short XR50 1 2 3 4 5

Jonathan Newton Trevor Shaffer Bryce Dana Daryn Tompson Ethan Drumheller

50cc Quad 1 Daniel Toth 2 Amber Biasi 3 Kyle Seiders 4 Thomas Lazarski 5 Justyn Gass 6 Michael Thor 70cc Quad 1 Jesse Greenwalt 2 Jesse Rea 70cc Quad Modified 1 Christian Arruda 2 Payne Arruda 90cc Quad 1 Michael Vanelswyth 2 Adam Lazarski 3 Brad Burke 4 Khyle Willis 5 Derek Bartashus

Airtime ! !

MRA SEPTEMBER 2002 • 14

probably put you in a front end high situation.

Now, you've got to get the nerve up to try the jump. My theory on the nerve thing is -- if you have any doubt(s) at all that you are not going to make it, you should not be trying it. You must have a clear, positive, and determined attitude to be successful in nailing the jump. Otherwise you might end up in the hospital. Try to remember that when riding your bike and jumping, you need to consider you and the bike as one unit. You can make the bike do as you want it to.

Jumping

REACTIVE SUSPENSION, INC.

By Andy Fleck & Al Carr

The sport of motocross has come a long way in the past 30 years. Back in the day, the jumps were very different than they are today. In the 70's, there weren't massive doubles, triples or table tops with steep take offs and landings. Instead they were more like little jumps with flat landings. If there were double jumps, they weren't nearly as steep as they are today. Suspension too has changed.

Travel was around 6 inches in the front and 3 to 4 inches in the rear. As time passed technology improved and the bike's suspension became much greater.

So in time, the obstacles became larger and more technical as well as the injuries.

Bigger jumps, doubles jumps, table tops and rhythm sections became mainstream. Nowadays in this sport you have to be a good jumper to accomplish any good results.

At ReActive Suspension, we do mods for riders with different abilities. Starting at beginner and going all the way through to the pro level. Here is a scenario that happens quite often. A customer says, "My bike works great everywhere except that big double. I'm bottoming hard off of that jump every lap." The question we have to ask ourselves is "What is the ability of the rider and is he or she doing the jump properly." You can suspend a bike to handle dropping off a 2 story building but imagine how it is going to work around the rest of the track. (By the way, you really can't suspend a bike to handle dropping out of a two story building onto flat ground...something is going to break.)

The point is... the jump needs to be executed properly. To some people this comes easily. To others, it just doesn't feel like they belong up there. If you are one of these people, here's a few ideas that may help you.

The most important thing before you even think about jumping is that you need to have the bike set-up for your weight. If you have a spring on your rear shock that is way too stiff for you or the shock has too much preload in it, then be ready to be ejected over the bars. the same goes for all your compression and rebound adjusters on both the front forks and rear shock. If any of these clickers are not close to where they should be then your jumping prowess can't reach its fullest potential. For example, if your shock rebound is too fast, it will be more likely to throw you into a front end low situation. If your shock rebound is too slow, then it will

With that said, pick a jump that you are having trouble with or can't clear at all.

If your not clearing it then look beside the jump to the left or right. Is there room to land on the flat ground? If so, you can jump to either side to figure out the speed in which you will need to attain in order to clear it. This could be a bit of a hard landing because you are landing on flat ground not necessarily prepped to be part of the track. Once you can land evenly beside the actual landing, chances are you've got the right speed.

If you're going to try the jump, use the same speed that you did to land beside the landing ramp. Keep your weight over the center of the bike, standing on the balls of your feet, with your knees and elbows slightly bent. Do not stare at your front fender or the take off ramp. Focus on the landing ramp. Get to the correct speed before you get to the takeoff ramp, let off the gas briefly then "blip" it as you are leaving the ramp. This will drive you off the ramp so that you can get the bike on the proper angle for the landing.

If you are flying front end high, you can tap the rear brake to get the front end down and/or get your upper body over the bars. If you are front end low, get over the back of the bike, pulling on the bars adding that ever familiar panic rev, which doesn't seem to do more than alert the people around you that you are about to crash your brains out or have a near miss.

Ideally, you don't need to use the rear brake or the panic rev to land the jump.

Table tops are much more forgiving.

You can land them a little short. Then just keep hitting them faster until you are able to nail the landing. You have to be careful on how steep the landing is though. If it is a steep landing you need to be cautious.

You don't want to just drop the front wheel down over the landing because next comes an endo.

Given that riding styles and tracks in motocross are highly individualized, it is difficult for me to convey on paper the 'proper technique" for body positioning, gearing, and solutions to various obstacles. What I have outlined here are basic techniques that most people are familiar with. If you are truly struggling with a particular jump or you just would like to get some pointers, you might want to try questioning the faster riders at the races or even take a few classes at a motocross school.

I hope the above referenced babble has come in handy to some wayward motocross soul. If so my job here is done.

If not, it is really great filler for the paper.

Enjoy the ride...

HOLESHOT HOTSHOT (AUGUST) Event: Rider: Hometown: Bike: District #: Experience: Class: Sponsors:

Sleepy Hollow MX - August 4, 2002 Tyler Stacey Akron, PA Lem 50 91 5 Months 50 cc stock 4-6 yr old Miller's Cycles, Eagle Chassis, Auto Zone, Bull Dog Disposal, Mom & Dad, Mom Mom and Pop Pop.

Tyler Stacey from Akron, PA is our Holeshot Hotshot for the month of August. Tyler pulled the holeshot in the first moto at Sleepy Hollow MX on a scorching hot day in August. Let's all give Tyler credit for a job well done, Tyler's bike broke before the racing even started, and he still managed to pull the Holeshot on his buddies 'Loaner' Lem. Way to go Tyler, for the past couple months, you've worked really hard to earn the 'Holeshot Hotshot' Honors. Keep up the great work. Watch out next month, maybe you'll be the next MRA Hotshot.

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Open 2 Stroke A A. Ehrenzeller R. Ranck R. Arno J. Dunkelberger G. Lombardo F. Lopresti J. Sheaffer K. Olsen M. Paparella J. Desiderio K. Nowakowski J. Ickes R. Stambach J. Pierson S. Schools R. Lehr D. Miller J. Natalie D. Wimmer Open 4 Stroke A R. Ranck R. Lehr D. Lysinger J. Desiderio S. Jacoby J. Sheaffer P. Brown J. Natalie B. Morgan R. Estock D. Tissot K. Mengel V. Gabino A. Neyhard J. Dunkelberger M. Underwood D. Tissot F. Lopresti D. Lobaito S. Schools D. Wimmer J. Raines M. Boughton J. Herman J. Bowers T. Sebastian J. Foglio C. Taylor S. Moats E. Powers G. Lombardo J. Haines J. Raines R. Stine D. Miller Open 2 Stk B R. Thomas B. Varner R. Detora J. Smith F. Reiser J. Silfies E. Lawler J. Silfies A. Fritch D. Portanova D. Cascioli B. Ace M. Keefe D. Kinnet J. Schnatter D. Selfas W. Gopshes K. Weaber C. Diller P. Gregg S. Moats M. Gaunt J. Raines T. Carroll T. Romano K. Meek B. Stone S. Welsh C. Chilewski B. Dum R. Cramer J. Bonners J. Brower K. Meek R. Squillari E. Coughlan B. Callan L. Okonski J. Scanlon J. Hower B. Potance R. Pifer T. Cramm J. Wertz D. Suchocki G. Sotack N. Brower C. Perry B. Hughes D. Lawson T. Perfetto M. Manahon R. Yost J. Brandwein N. Simon C. Barletta G. Ball C. Buzzard M. Depaola

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R. White S. Spahr Open 4 Stroke B N. Sharrow A. Kose N. Goshow E. O'Hara L. Dickerson W. Draper S. Welsh D. Lobaito R. Conrad P. Woodward B. Wyland S. Askin C. Burnley N. Goshow J. Raines W. McNair J. Miller K. Mullan N. Brower W. Frisbie S. Burgard E. Bachman R. Harbison A. Capuano J. Partinton P. Brown J. Wertz B. Stone J. Brower D. Nicholas D. Weinstein A. Rizzo T. Kramer J. Bonner E. Coughlin G. Ball C. Barletta M. Detwiller C. Angelo B. Tait B. Jones M. Kisner F. O'Kane C. Chilewski R. Snyder M. Simon T. Roe K. Barbour M. Boyer J. Liguori C. Hawkins E. Healey J. Robinson K. Martin D. Fryle M. Brown D. Nicholas C. Perry G. Jones J. Hughes G. Gangaway T. Cyford M. Orpen A. Carrol T. Clyford D. Weinstein B. Stoner K. Jenkins R. Dado W. Grower M. Brown G. Unger J. Morea P. Roth P. Savidge J. Singley T. Spatz D. Rister F. McGraw J. Bickwell A. Phillips R. Henriksen K. Schnatter D. Edwards J. Hartman J. Vitolla J. Vanderbos J. Klein M. Rasicleski R. Cones 0-230

A. Fritch H. Gaul D. Scarponi A. Gangaway J. Kovacs J. Kemp D. Griffith J. Cresswell B. Potance J. Hoyt R. Wright R. Turick N. Straight J. Guinther P. Savage R. Ralston B. Wiggins J. Livezey K. Martin B. Villalon B. Mulgrew C. Green K. Havens W. Smith

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30+(Veteran) R. Ranck G. Lombardo M. Paparella E. O'Hara R. Gares F. McGraw B. Varner K. Olsen A. Capuani D. Lysinger J. Partington J. Strong R. Detora J. Pierson S. Askin J. Raines V. Hewitt D. Harris A. Galotta J. Livezy C. Cheseldin W. Frisbie D. Rister W. McNair T. Murray J. Morea D. Kinney A. Oxandine A. Shipp T. Romano 50cc 4 Wheel D. Toth K. Seiders T. Kels D. Crawford T. Lazarski A. Biasi A. Sparr E. Sparr D. Nevrotski J. Peragino J. Edwards C. Reimel K. Wilders D. Nagy D. Burdge O. Kelchner L. Rakita S. Gangaway O. Kelchner M. Burd L. Smith N. Wild T. Markle D. Tuell A. Riviera B. Mickelsen M. Hudson D. Path A. Conn T. Hines 70cc 4 Wheel C. Wild C. DeTorres J. Greenwalt Z. Burke A. Riviera A. Burke N. Wild D. Nagy R. Gass K. Kelly K. Willis 90cc 4 Wheel A. Lazarski M. Vanelswyk C. Smith C. Farrell K. Kelley T. Vanelswyk M. Martini C. Scheib K. Willis T. Showvaker C. Brake T. Koontz A. Riviera D. Bartashus A. Spahr A. Gall A. Mahey B. Englar A. Burke M. Cheshire E. Spahr S. Talucci M. Hudson A. O'Rouke T. Donnelly C. Diller C. Westcoat Z. Burke L. Kolk G. Miller T. Barclay J. Smith K. Bush

13 42 47 3E 3G 89 17V 707 1V 4A 66 515

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MRA SEPTEMBER 2002 • 17

ATV POINT STANDING AS OF 7-16-02 FOR DIST. 6 MX Not included: 7/14 - Sleepy Hollow

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