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Donaho motors to Midway Motocross win By Geo rge Hodkinson KEll.OGG, MN, OCT. 10 Pat Donaho used blazing speed and a good tw ist of fate to sco re th e overall w in in the 125cc A class at the Mid way Recreation Park. In the first moto, Dona ho put his Ho nda into the lead with Jaso n Kem pel , Heath Voss , and Pat Ready in tow. O ut fron t, Donaho a nd Kem pel p ut on a good show, setting a fast pace tha t the rest of the class couldn 't ma tch. Donaho held off Kemper's attempted passes for much of the race and eventually bu ilt a sligh t lead by the end of the race as the tw o finished in that ord er. Voss hel d on to thir d and Davd Tait moved up to fourth a t the finis h, Fat e w as on Dona ho's si de for the second m oto . Like the first mot o, Donaho se t an ea rly lead , but hi s ma ste r cy li nde r broke , a nd he ha nded the lead over to Kempel. Ironically , the track amb ulance wa s ca lled off on an eme rgen cy a nd the ra ce had to be red-lJ a gged . O ve ra ll results were cred ited to the first moto . The 125cc B class was run in a do ub le-drop forma t with the 12Sec A class, a nd it wa s Chuck Che sler p utting his Honda into the first comer foll owed by David Sp izman, Jef f Mo rtel , a nd Jody Gaul tney. On the first lap , Spizm an a nd Gaultney had worked past Ch esler and were in a close battle. but the rid er slicing th rough the pack wa s Lee Theis. Theis picked off riders one by one and worked up to second pl ace by th e halfway point. The is and Spizma n ran close for the fina l .two laps with Theis slipping by on the las t lap for the stng le-moto overa ll wi n. Spizman and Gaultney ran a clo se second and third, respectively. Results MICRO MlNl: l. Billy O~n; 2. Bill Krusm.uk; 3. John DeOtis. 4. An thony ~rdrM'T; S. TOJ1YTr.u:'" " P/W: 1. z..ch Deny: 2. Nate Broug hton; 3. Derr k Osterberg; 4. C raig L. nbT!-ct; S. Jacob Scho l.r. u MINI Jl" 1. Eric c;;.n,.,;2. Loch Cony; 3. c.o.g. Young; 4. Ry.1ln Schu ltz; S. 15UCW ilL MINI 5R:l. Mike Etlesvold ; 2. Rya n Meg.l w ; 3. Co urtney Sunpson; '- Charlir 5. Luc.u Orrwnn . YT H : 1. C h r is And rt' w s; 2. Ry.ln Broughton; 3 . Chris Sdtildgnon; 4. Mucus Uule. 17·24 A: 1. Rob Erl~trom; 2. tee Ericbon; 3. QLad W iJlecke; '- Kyle love; 5. Ma uLud~. 17-24 C: 1. AlLan Schul'OS; 2. Jnumr Hagm; 3. Brmt Hnbn; '- RO!lS Tho m~ 5. Tom Cobtock. 25+ A: 1.Gary Brorukows ki; 2. Scott Steinle; 3. D.a.vid ToIi; 4. t Bill Eng5trom; S. Rotx>rt&rgstrom. 2S+ C: 1. John Kelly; 2. Glen Nov o tny ; 3 . Robert lUnson; 4. Bill Krenik; S. Rick Nonun. VET A : 1. G uy Bronikowlikl; 2. Bill En gs trom 3. Da v id Sp izman; 4. Rand y Na gel; S. Jold Parenteau. VET B: 1. John D:Ot io, . VET C : 1. Will iam Kr enik ; 2. T ho mol5 Koe nig; 3 . G reg Beckma n; 4. Chri5 Car lson; 5. Rick Lt mbrect. S R: 1. Joh n Tird,-R; 2. David Knospe; 3. Gary Groth; 4. Ga ry ' Schildg~ S. Allen St.lige. 125 A: 1. Pa t Do na ho ; 2. Ja tWn Kempel; 3. He a th Vos s; 4. l Dnid Tail; 5. Pol Redd y. 125 B: 1. It''t'lh l'is; 2.D.wi d Sp izm.m; 3. Jod y Ga ullney; 4. Chuck Chesler; 5. Jdf Moetel. hl.-r 125 C: I. Terry J l"nn i n~; 2. Billy Sd tildg('fl; 3. Jeff A!lC ; 4. Dana Al~l(ander; S. Tim GraY50n. 250 A: 1. Robbie Eng5tTom; 2. Ja50n Ke mpel; 3. Lee Eric bon; 4. Ch.\d Winrcke; 5. Kyle Lov e. 250 B: 1. Mike Cla rk; 2. G k'R Novotny; 3. John hDy; 4. Bob Goblirsch; S. Ma lt Lud l"'Clwr. 250 C: 1. Rich Burns; 2. Keith Daniebon; 3. Jerome Hagen; 4. Rick Norum; S. Dave Sh ort . D I' EN A: 1. G.1ry Bro nik o wsk i; 2. Sco tt Steinle; 3. Da vid retfeoe; Nk!mi. O I'EN C: 1. John l:AoOts; 2. Bren t He rber: 3. Je! Ascher; 4. i Jus tin Sorenson. af fairs, is the originator of a plan to develop a major O HV area in southern Wes t Virginia and adjoining a rea s o f Ken tucky an d Virgin ia to serve the eastern states. The plan's objective is to d emonstrate that public OHV rid ing oppo rtu nities can be pr ovid ed on lar ge tracts of corporate-owned la nd . Th e Hatfi eld- McCoy Premie r Tra il Rid e too k its nam e fro m the legend a ry feud tha t rag ed in the area in t1ie 1880s. All trail rid ing during the event occurred on corpora teown ed lan d . "The key to ou r su cces s so far is business a nd com m unity sup po rt, an d the cooperatio n of the la nd owne rs," sa id Mike Whitt, executive d irecto r of th e Ming o County Redevelop men t Au th o rity. "This is coa l and tim ber co untry," Wh itt said. " And we are convin ced OHV recrea tion ca n p lay an im po rtant role here as well . Thi s even t proved that trail riding can com plement our traditional industri es." Pa u l McA ll ist er , di rector of the Ma tewan Develop me n t Center and Je ff Lusk, director of G ilbe rt Reg io nal Pa r tne rs in Develo p men t, w orked with Wh itt to deve lop the three-da y even t. All three recogni zed OHV recr eation as a po tent ial boo n to the local economy. "The ir foresight a nd en thus iasm is ~ ha t m ad e th is eve n t successful," English sa id . "They were able to generate so much loca l su pport tha t the ride rs were overwhe lmed by th e wel come they received ." "AU wee kend , riders told us they had never ex pe rie nce d thi s kin.d of acce p ta nce and welcome before: sa id Ryck Lydecker, MIC's Rider Support Progra m Mana ger. "Man y riders d ro ve six, eight and ten ho urs or more to ge t to Mingo County, and the positi ve expe rien ce they took back with them is just as importan t as the good will that the y left behind ." . Row, Sipp scorch Woodland Vrntage Motocross By O ay Light WOODLAND, WA. OCT.23 C Z r id er Bill Ro wand Ya ma ha -mo u nted Richard Sipp pos ted wins in the opening ro und of the 1993-94 Vintage Dirt Racing Associa tion's v in tage m otocros s series a t Woo d Ja nd Motocro ss Pa rk . Row won the Op en and 40+ Expert classes while Sipp scored wins in the 250 and 500cc Bombe r classes . Row 's first task ca me in th e Open class in which he took the lead an d was never se riously cha llenged . Jack Callinsky applied p ress ure ini tiall y, but d ropped to fou rth after suffering a n ank le sp rai n w hil e battlin g for p osi tion. BSAmounted Rick Ball thump ed to the fron t of the pack in the second moto with Row, Dean Bid d le, Dou g Eckelm an a n d Ree se Dan gler chas in g . Row passed Ball early on the first lap and went on to take the win. Eckelrnan, Ball. Biddle and Reed rounded the tup five overall . Sipp so a re d to wi ns in the 250 and 500cc Bomber cla sses for 1975-1980 ma chines as he sco red 1-1 sweeps in ea ch cla ss . Suz u ki rid er Gar ry Roller's vintage d eb u t was a lso quite impress ive as he wo n the 2SOcc class after fightin g off C an -A m ri d e r Mo n ty P r ice in bot h motos. He then came back to win ·the 50+ class . Res ults 125 AM / EX: 1. Harry Taylor (Yam); 2. Richard SiPT' (Y. m); 3. DaITef1 Peter.;on (Honl; 4. Steve Kau ffma n (Hon); 5. Jeff Gle.uon Hatfield-McCoy Trail Ride proves potential By Rick Lydecker MINGO COUNTY, W VIRGINIA, OCT. 1l-10 . Over 300 trail riders from 14 states converged on Mingo County in southe rn West Virginia for the Ha tfield-McCoy Premie r T ra il Rid e . Th e tu rn ou t, more than twice th at a n tici p a ted by event organizers, demonstrates the potential for mo torized recreation in the region, according to the Motorcycle Industry Council. In ad dition to nea rly lOll miles of tra il riding, the weekend includ ed two street festivals with live music, two breakfasts catered by loca l se rvice o rg a n izatio ns , dinner se r v ed b y th e Ma tew an Hig h School chee rlea ding squad, an d a pa rade in to the co unt y sea t with police and fire de partmen t esco rt. " I d on ' t kn ow w hic h imp ressed me m ore, th e welcome the riders go t or th e tumou t the ev ent attra cted," sai d MlC's John English. "We ha d ind ividual rid ers , families and even who le clu bs travelin g in convoy to sample the poten tial of Mingo County for tra il recrea tion ." And wha t they got was first class, VIP trea tm e n t ev e ryw he re they w e nt ," En g li sh said . "Th e townsp eople, the mot els, th e mercha nt s, . th e local riders - everyone ma de the visitors feel welcome. Not only that, they wen t ou t of the ir wa y to show their accep tance and ap p recia tion for off-high way veh icle recrea tion ." English. MIC's director of sta te governmen t (Han). 2SO AM: I .Ga rry Roll" (Suz): 2. Monty Bria! (C·A); 3. John Smith (Ric); 4. Reid S. .rio (CZ). OPEN AM /EX: I. Bill Row (CZl; 2. Doug Eckrlnwn (CZ) ; 3. ,",k U (BSA); 4. o..n Bidd!< (CZ); 5. L>ny Reed (CZ) . 30 A M /EX: 1. Garry RoI1ft (Suz); 2. ONn Bidd w (CZ) ; 2. Jim Bixel (CZ); 4. John Sm ith (Ric): S. Sb.-ve Kauffm.l n (CZ) . 40+ A.\1./ EX: l Bill Row (CZ); 2. Bob Piercy; 3. Da le Hamon (Mai) ; 4. Hank ~ (CZ); S. MiU Fugere (SuL) . 50+. L Dkk MAnhal1 (Butt. 2.c.o.g. """'" (CZ) . 2SO BMBR: l Richard Sipp (y a m); 2. Sh.awn Brown (Ric); 3. Bry om Mu rp hy. 500 BMBR AM / EX: 1. Richard Sipp (Yam); 2. Ulle Hodaon (M.U) . Carson cruises at Aztalan Senior MX Championship By Phil McDowell LAKEMIL WI. OCT. 9-10 1.S, Although the tempe ratu re only pea ked in th e m id 40 ' s Satu rd a y , Suzu ki- m o unte d To m Ca rson was hot enou gh to do min ate bo th motos of the 30+ Pro class and collect some cool cash at Aztala n Cycle Pa rk 's N orth Am erican Senio r Motocro ss Champ ionship. Gary Bron ikowski gr abbed the holesh ot of m ota one w ith Ca rso n, Wit mer , Feis t a nd O tt hot on his heels . Andy Stacy had problems at the start and cam e aro un d the firs t lap nearly dead las t. Sta cy wa s ha rd on the gas , thou gh , and immedia tely began the di fficu lt task of wo rking his way up th rough th e fie ld. Ca rson' s inten ~ tions we re clea r as he to ok th e lea d fro m Bron ikowski on th e second lap a nd beg a n to p u ll away. Feist wa s moving also and wor ked o , rl l-< OJ S OJ :> o Z Harry Taylor (161) and Richard Sipp (25) fou gh t for the lead into the th ird sp ot, leaving Witm er an d O tt to so rt it out for fou rth . By lap th ree, Stacy had carved his way up to sixth and had his sigh ts se t on the Ott-Witm er battle. One lap la ter, Stacy wo rked his magic on the two, taking over fourth in the back section of the course . Carso n cru ised easily up fron t for the win. Feist occasionaIly got wi thi n stri kin g of Bron ikowski for the sec on d spot but ne ver proved a se rious th reat. Sta cy was still mak ing up gr ound a t the finish but had to se ttle for th e fourth spot an d Witm e r reli nqu ished the fifth pos ition to Ott. Bronikowski jumped to the earl y lead again in the seco nd mota . Thi s tim e, th ough, it was Fe ist wh o took the lead fro m him on the first lap, thrilling the dedicated crowd by sa iling ove r th e hu ge pl a te a u ju m p si d e by s id e as the y fough t for th e lead. These two wer e foll owed close ly by Carson, Witmer, and Stacy, who was enjoying a m uch better start. By lap two , both Ca rso n, and Stacy ha d go tten by Bronikowski an d we re ap plying p ressu re to Feist. Stacy 's luck turned so ur on lap three when he go t off in the back section of the cou rse. Carson followed Feist un til abo ut midway wh en he stepped it up a notch, ge tti ng by a lap later, Feis t, th e on ly ride r clearing the spectato r d oubl es, wa s pushing i t h a rd b ut h a d to s e ttl e fo r s ec on d . Bronikowski he ld on to thi rd ahead of Witm er and Ott. Results Sa turday 25 + INT : 1. Jdf Blaha (I-Ion ); 2. Jt'ff Lie tz er (Ho n); 3. Ron Rivl.'Rburg h (Hon ); 4. Pa tric k Boy d en (Suz ); S. Ed Truc ken brod t (Kaw). 25... EX: 1. Eric wedemayer (Suz); 2. 8ryan H unt (H on ); 3. Jd l WK.'dmeyer (Hon) ; 4. Tod d Schmitz (yam); 5. Da na Hunt (y a m). 30+ l l\IT D- l : I. Du an e Mdrt in (H o n); 2. Ro n Riven bur g h (lion); 3. Ma rk Henry (Ho n); 4. Ed Truc:kenbrodt (Ka w); S. Lee Sob in:r.ayk (Yam ). 30... INT [)"2 : 1. Ro n Kllm in sky (Suz); 2. G regory Ganzel (Kaw); 3. Barry EUiolt ( Ha n) ; 4. M.rk Bon nell (Hus ); .5. G~ g C um mings (Suz ). 30+ EX: 1. Larry 8e'v~ (Hon) ; 2. Terry Chumb~ (Hon); 3. Joel Ha U(Hon) ; 4. Victo r Pas kus (Suz l; 5. Jac k r llren te..u (Hon). 30+ PRO: I. Tom Ca rson (Suz) ; 2. Connie Fcis t (Yam); 3. Gary Bronikowili (l-Ion); 4. l.any Witmer (Suz);5 . RUJoSeUOtt (yam) . 40+ Int: 1. Harold Gooch (Kaw); 2. David Kno5 (K.i w); 3. pe Trd Coplien (B on); 4. Ted Fookes (lUw);S. Jo hn Meehan (KTM) . 40+ EX: 1. John Tieden (Ya m); 2. Bri.;l Ott o (Yam); 3. J n "'Y JenICf1 (Suz); 4. Jerry Bum gardner (Hon); S. Mikr Collins ~w). 50+ INT : 1. Mike Gallaghn (Yam); 2. Jim. lJL'nevan (Suz); 3. Jon lsabon (Hon); 4. Bud Huff (I<.oJ w); 5. Thomas I lubbatd (ATlC). SO... EX: 1. Bob Ora " ( KTM) ; 2. Te rry Woo . le y (Hu s l; 3. Mich.d M idw.oli(ya m); 4. Dlve An-a (y am) . 60...: 1. Owm Hutchins (Suz ); 2. Dntny Bobli n ( Kaw); 3. Row om Uxk wood (K.l w ). WMN : 1. Shrlly kann (y a m); 2. Ca rrie Lahlanc (Suz) ; 3. )05~ SWftUlOl1 (K.aw); 4. Wendy Mod i_ski (Suz ); 5. Miche lle Bielen (Kaw). AHRMA: 1. John Manfo rd (~s); 2. Ron Win get (Han); 3 . Brian W Ulens (Hus); 4. R.\nd.lll SW7.ew51d (Suz). Sundo y r / W: 1. Brad Mod jews ki; 2. Patrick Profits; 3. Ada m Willem5; 4. Brne Stroebel; 5. Brim Glowacki. WM N : 1. Shrlly leann (Yam); 2. Wendy Mod jt. wski (Suzl; 3. o JOlle SWenMJn ( Kaw ); 4. Ka! lly Sd\ul tz (H on ); 5. Miche lle Bielen i (Yom). MINI IN; 1. Chad Johnson (Han ); 2. Wendy Modjewsld (Suz); 3. KeDy Schultz (Han); 4. I..ance Wa Daa (Suz ); 5. Shawn Miller (Hon). MOO SR: 1. Gab riel Leonard (y a m); 2. Michael Kann (y .lIm) ; 3 . Neil Mod;ewski (Suz) ; 4. Je ff Swe MOn (Kaw); S. Nat e Mill er (Sw;). 125 JR: 1. Shell y )(a nn (Y.lI m ); 2. Chad liehergrn (H o n); 3 . Dal e Ne u ba uer (Yillm); 4. Vincent Steger (Su z); 5. Ken So ulier (Sw;). 125 A: 1. Eron Ezerins (Kaw ); 2. Scott NiCO!lOR (Suz ); 3. Brad Jero min5kl (K.1 w); 4. Eric Wed em ayer (Suz ); 5. D" rte r BuS8C! (Suz) . 125 U: 1. Tod d Warner (l-10n); 2. Sh aw n Tilden (Hon ); 3. Andy Bowman (K.a 4. Chad Uebergcn(Hon); 5. Kea th Pu.'lC (K.Jw ). w); h J25 C· I: 1. Jawn St-elt'f (Kaw); 2. Jesse Willl.1ms (y .lIm); 3. Ken Souli er (Suz); 4. Jeff Erickson (Hon ); 5. Marc Ot hn ad (Ka.w). 125 C·2; 1. 'amea Oversen (Ya m); 2. Nick O m.lln (Hon ); 3 . 8ri.tn S isco (Kaw); 4. Dam Juen (Hon); S. Sb!ve G reen (Ho n). 250 A: 1. Ero n Ezerins (Kaw); 2. Eric Wrd rma ye r (Suzl; 3. Brad Jero mins ld (J<.tw) ; 250 B: 1. Chad Va nca I 5 t ~ r; 2. Dav id Donahue; 3. Da nny Phi llips; 4. Jeff Blaha ; S. Troy B~il7.. 250 C~l 1. Jdf Erickson; 2. D.lr N ahger; 3. Bryan JohNon; 4. Troy Thumiling; 5. Brian McCanna. a~ the Woodland MX. 250 C-2: 1. Gnog lk'Cke r; 2. Mike Go we; 3. Kevin Ha nke rson , 4. Rand y Mesker; 5. Bubb a Bonders. Or EN: 1. Je ff WiedfTlf' er (Hon) ; 2. Ton y Tamborino (Hon) ; 3. y Jef! Lois (Hon); 4. To m Moon!' (Yam); S. Ne il Fomn" n (Hon) . M..

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