Final Round: Land Between·the Lakes
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(Left) Mike Morris (33) and Doug
Blackwell (9) battled this closely
for the overall win during the
final round of the AMA MldSouth Winter Hare Scrambles
Series In Cadiz, Kentucky.
Morris took the win, but
Blackwell landed the series
champ ionsh ip.
(Right) Former ATK factory pilot
Tony Hendon won the Vet A
class and nailed down his third
series crown In the division.
(Below) Former Mid-South champion Robert Patterson scored a disappointing
third-place finish, having to charge through the pack from a last-place start.
Patterson's result cost him his shot at the title.
By Paul Michels
CADIZ, KY, MAR. 24
en tu cky' s Mike Morris used his
Duke's Performance Yamaha to
pull ou t a last-lap pass and take
top ho nors du ring the final ro und of the
M id -Sout h Winte r Hare Scramb les
Series a t La n d Betw een th e Lakes in
Southwest Kentucky.
Wit h just three riders havin g a mathem atical shot at the champ ionship title,
the stage was set for an all-out, hammerd own two ho u rs of in tense racing
between Sport Cycl e Racing's Doug
Blackwell, Morris and Sarges Suzukibacked form er seri es champion Robert
Patterson.
Morris le t his intentions be known
right from the drop of the flag as he shot
into an earl y lead with no sign of letting
up. Blackwell gave chase as Patterson,
Te a m Green/ Blooming ton Powe r
Sports' Mike Sampson and Cycle Sheds
KTM 's Jo hn Maschino stayed close.
Morris came down the long hill heading
into the scoring tent wi th the lead. But
Sampson m a d e a wild pass on both
Mo rris a n d Bla ckw e ll and took the
point, only to hit a tree wide open, leav ing him dazed as the rest of the Pro class
passed by. Sam pso n remo unte d and soldi ered on un til the ha lfway point just to
salvage poin ts fo r th e ch am pions hi p,
bu t he w as no longe r a serio us threa t for
the win.
"You know how it is," Sampson said.
"I saw an openi ng and went for it and
got pit ched side ways by a root or someth in g, an d (it) spit m e into that huge
tree."
At the start of the seco nd lap, Morris
led with Blackw ell in tow while Patter son held third until an unscheduled p it
stop put him to the back of the pack.
"I caugh t a virus late this week and
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