Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

(Left) Suzuki's Paul Edmondson and KTM's Brian Garrahan battle. Edmondson went on to finish second while Brian Garrahan was eighth. (Above) Jason Dahners put in a solid performance running In the lead pack for the whole race to finish third. (Below) Steve Hatch led the early going as well as putting in the fastest lap but ultimately finished 15th due to rock-induced chain trouble. versa I problem for Team Suzuki. It seems that the Suzuki riders were mashing the chain guides of their RMs on the Pennsylvania boulders, to the point of causing crippling final-drive problems. Chain derailments slowed both Hatch and Edmondson on the trail, and then again while replacement chain guides were installed in the pits. The fourth lap closed with Edmondson claiming the lead from teammate Hatch, trailed by Dahners and a charging Hawkins, who moved up two places on the lap. Things had closed up somewhat at this juncture as Hawkins was 54 seconds behind leader Edmondson. Unfortunately for Team Suzuki, the fifth lap was Edmondson's turn for chain-guide follies, pulling into the pits for repairs and dropping back to the number-three slot in the process. Hawkins again moved up, getting around while Edmondson pitte.d and passing Dahners to claim the lead -position, the fourth rider to h~ad the field on the day. Hawkins continued to hold the lead on the white-flag lap, maintaining a 3Dsecond gap between himself and a repaired Edmondson. Hatch, playing catch-up as well, moved up into fifth while. setting a blistering 26:46 time around the loop. In between, Dahners continued his steady pace to maintain third while Californian Patrick Garrahan settled into fourth. On the final lap it was Hawkins' tum to smoke, pulling out all the stops and turning in his be·st lap of the day at 26:43. A charging Edmondson, who was reeling in the leader for some time, couldn't better the pace and ended up finishing nearly three minutes behind Hawkins at the checkered flag. Hatch again encountered chain-guide problems, which this time proved terminal as he failed to complete a seventh lap. Dahners passed Hatch on the trail and finished third overall, some 30 seconds behind Edmondson. Californian Patrick Garrahan drove his KTM to fourth overall while ECEA riders Chris Smith, Ross Benson and Fred Hoess filled the number-five, six and seven positions, in that order. £N Bear Valley Hare Scrambles Good Springs, Pennsylvania Results: April 13, 1997 (Round 4 of 8) O/A: 1. Randy Hawkins (Yam); 2. Paul Edmondson (Suz); 3. Jason Dahners (KTM); 4. Patrick Garrahan (KTM); 5. Chris Smith (TM); 6. Ross Benson (Suz); 7. Fred Hoess (Suz); 8. Brian Garrahan (KTM); 9. James Ott J'. (Yam); 10. Michael Lafferty (K1M); II. john Bennett (Yam); 12. Curt Wilcox (Suz); 13. Aaron Sykes (Kaw); 14. Lee Lankutis (KTM); IS. Steve Hatch (Suz); 16. Richard Moyer (Suz); 17. Drew Smith (CRE); 18. Dwayne Shirk (Kaw); 19. Curtis Bardonner (Yam); 20. Ron Palemo (Suz). 0-200 A: 1. Drew Smjth (0£); 2. Curtis Bardonner (Yam); 3. Ryan Moss (Kaw); 4. Cory Parlin (Yam); 5. Wesley Donaldson (Hus). 201-250 A: 1. Ross Benson (Suz); 2. Fred Hoess (Suz); 3. Jap1es Ott j,. (Yam); 4. john Bennett (Yam); 5. Lee L.1nkulis (KTM). (Left) TM rider Chris Smith finished fifth on the tight, rocky, enduro-like trail. 250 OPEN A: 1. Marc Grossmand (Kaw); 2. Steve Guers (KTM); 3. Matt Spigelmyer (KTM); 4. Jason Poust (KTM); 5. Doug Schloegel (KTM). 30+ k. 1. Richard Moyer (Suz); 2. Ron Palemo (Suz); 3. Eric KoeUer (KTM); 4. Glenn Schere (KTM); 5. james Gunselman (Yam). 4-STRK A: 1. Curt Willcox (Suz); 2. Mark Hummel (Hon); 3. Don Bohn (KTM); 4. joey Wallace (Hon); 5. Ralph Thorn (Suz~ 40+ A: 1. Steve Hashman (Suz); 2. Jerome Lynn (Yam); 3. Mike McCarren (Yam); 4. John Frackelton (Hon); S. Ken Toneo (KTM). 50+ A: 1. Thomas Ebersole (Han); 2. Scott Wolfersberger (Yam); 3. David Verdetto (Kaw); 4. Ted Kilvington (ATK); 5. Willard Root (ATK). 0-200 B, 1. Todd Quinn (Kaw); 2. Craig Copeland (Han); 3. Shawn Sande.rs (Kaw); 4. Joseph Newman (Han); 5. Steve Powers (Kaw). 20l-2S0cc B: 1. Steve Krouse (Suz); 2. Matt Dietrich (Kaw); 3. Steve Bowman (Suz); 4. Jesse Bear (Kaw); 5. Bill Scott (Suz). 251 OPEN: 1. Brian Sworen (KTM); 2. Russel Dixon (Hon); 3. Paul Bitting (KTM); 4. Buzz Wentz (Hon); 5. Steve Ostergard (Kaw). 30+ B, I. Mike jenkins (Suz); 2. Bob Howard (Suz); 3. Mike Lineback (Han); 4. David Kelson (KTM); 5. Randall Platchek (Yam). 4·STRK 8: 1. Stacey Clark (Han); 2. Edward Guerrini (Suz); 3. Jonh Kenny Jr. (Suz); 4. Rob hfertz (Hon); 5. Chris Crull (Hon). 40+ B, I. Ted Stone (KTM); 2. Glenn Adams (Yam); 3. Jeff Cancglin (Hon); 4. Thomas Ochon (KTM); 5. Ken Ettinger (Suz). 50+ B: 1. Surd Guers (KTM); 2. David Sanders (Kaw~ Upcoming Rounds: Round 5 - Kahoka, Mis$ouri, July 27 Round 6 - Millfield, Ohio, September 7 ..... ~ ~ 43

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