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INT B: 1. Robert Morris (G~G); 2. David Jones (KTM). MSTR B: I. Ray Melton (G-G); 2. John Friedlie; 3. Robert Williams (KTM); 4. Don Olivier (Suz); S. Benny Weathers (Suz). OPEN B: 1. Robert Cowles (KTM); 2, Jeremy Williams (Kaw); 3. Wayne Briske (KTM). SR B: 1. Tom Saunders (Hon); 2. Blaine Sills (Yam); 3. Johnny Craft (KIM); 4. Royce Guidry (Kaw); 5. Charles Roberts (KTM . S/SR B: 1. Neal Cagle (TM); 2. Roscoe Deil.n; 3. Mike Duvieilh (Hon); 4. Randy Parke (Suz). VET B: 1. Ken Potts (Hon); 2. Bo Fletcher (Yani); 3. Jody Martin (Kaw); 4. Arthur Jeffery (KIM). 200 C: 1. Ryan Cave (Yam); 2. David Dekerlegand (KTM); 3. Emery Roberson (Kaw); 4. Michael Stokely; 5. Daniel Muse (Kaw). OPEN C: ]. Jeremy Bordes (Kaw); 2. Josh Gibson (KTM); 3. David Tanner (Kaw); 4. Blain Williams (Kaw); 5. T.D. Davis. lNT C: 1. Andrew Dressel (Hon); 2. Russel Brown (Sux); 3. Keith Hinsen (Kaw); 4. Clen Creen (Sux); 5. Edmund Merrington (Kaw). SR C: 1. Rick Luedtke (Kaw); 2. Jeff Benson (KTM); 3. Buford Perry (KlM); 4. James Irwin (KOlW); 5. James Morris (G·G). JR 100: 1. Ross Porter (Kow); 2. Josh MilJer (Kaw); 3. Jeff Parke (Suz); 4. Chase Brown (Kaw); S. T.e. Lightsey (Kaw). JR OPEN: ], Wesley Porter (Yam); 2. Gabe Craft (Yam); 3. Kenneth MiUer Jr. (KTM); 4. Jody Thomton (Yam); 5. Trey Cail (Hon). WMN: 1. Karen Kemp (Kaw); 2. Christy Black (Han). KIDS (4~7): 1. Eric Bowen; 2.. Dalton Little; 3. Rusty SERA Enduro series, Round 5 Waller wins' Wiggins By Tim Roberts WIGGINS, MS, MAY 3 fter taking part of last season off, George Waller Jr. returned to winning form and took the overall win at the Magnolia Classic Enduro. Waller, a seven-time SERA Enduro Champion, pu t in a strong ride to take the win over his Gas Gas teammate Nolan Knight with a score of 15. "1 only rode two races last year, so I'm just getting back in the groove," ,Waller said. "1 used to start off and be 100 percent right off the bat, and now I'm not getting up to 100 percent until after the gas, but that's going away, so hopefully in the next race OJ two I'll be 100 percent all day long. Overall, I'm feeling real good and totally competi- A tive." After campaigning a Team Green Kawasaki for the past six years, Waller switched to the newly formed Gas Gas team for the 1998 season. "The bike is handling well and I'm feeling at home on the Gas Gas," said Waller. Waller and his Gas Gas teammates thoroughly trounced the competition, sweeping the top three 'overall positions as well as collecting the 250cc A and overall A wins. Finishing second overall with a score of 16 was round-one winner Nolan Knight. "I had a pretty good ride," Knight said. "1 had George (Waller) by a point in the first section and then he got me back at the end. I got screwed up and fell in the last section, where George went two and I went three, and that cost me the race." Rounding out the top three was defending SERA Enduro Champion Clay Boreing, who was also on a Gas Gas. The MasterJinks Enduro Team staged the event out of a pecan orchard that functioned as the event campground. The enduro consisted of five test sections, with three shorter tests falling before the main gas stop and two longer test sections finishing the event. The club had taken the time to cut some new connector trails this year, which allowed them to eliminate seven miles of blackt(lp road. As a result, riders spent most of the 65-mile course in the woods, with very few dirt roads used to connect each section. Two differen t types of woods trails are prevalent in southern Mississippi. The first type of trail is usually cut through tree plantations, where trees are lined up in perfect rows and very Ii ttle underbrush exists. The second type of trail is found in new-growth areas, where so much underbrush exists among the trees that the trail is literally carved out. This makes for a tight, tunnel-type trail that is slow going at best. The first test section came after seven miles of open trail and dirt roads. Riders were checked into the 18-mph section at 7.2 miles. The terrain that followed was fairly tight, but the slow speed average allowed all AA riders but one to zero the section when they checkeq out at 11.4. A reset following this check put. Cooper. KIDS (7-9): 1. Alan Bragg; 2. Dawson DeLee; 3. Corey Creed. KJDS (10~11): 1. Jeff Parke; 2. Daniel McKee; 3. Dustin Stevens. almost everyone back on time and led to a 3-mile trail ride to the next section. . Check number three was found at 17.4 and was the check-in to a 4.3-mile test run at 24 mph. The check-out at 21.7 miles was an emergency check and started to sort out the AA field, based on tie-breaker points. KTM rider David Bragg bested all comers with a perfect 0:30 (0/0). Boreing followed closely with 0/1, Knight went 0/6, Waller ended up at 0/7, and Allen Nicholas came in with an 0/12. Another reset was used shortly after this section to allow for a gas available located at 22.3. A 12-minute reset and a short trail ride led to a going-in check at 34.6 miles. Once again, the speed average was bumped back up to 24 mph, just to make things interesting. A variety of both tight and open trails culminated in. another tie-breaker check at 40.6. This time, KnigJ:lt had the time to beat, with a 2/105. All other contenders dropped .three points to finish the morning loop. The C class and special classes (women and kids) were cut off at the main gas located at 44.0 miles. At the halfway point, Knight had a two-point card, while Waller, Boreing, Bragg, Nicholas and 250cc A-class rider Nathan Knight (Nolan's younger brother) all trailed with threes. Free time ......s 'allotted after the gas to allow riders to negotiate the four miles of tight viIgin trail used to eliminate the roads. This transport section led riders out to the tightest section. of the day. A restart was used at 60.0 miles to ensure that no one went into the section hot. The 10 miles of tight trail that followed turned out to be the toughest test of the day. The third and final emergency check was located at 70.0. This time it was Waller who set the fastest time with a7 / 428 coming out of the section. Nolan Knight, Boreing, Bragg and Nathan Knight all dropped eight in this test. Waller's seven in this section put him even with Knight at 10 points each. A couple of short resets allowed the top riders to catch a quick breather while most of the slower riders rode through at least one if not both of the resets. Anothe.r restart at 81.6 miles kicked off the longest and final test of the day. This section consisted of approximately 12 miles of moderately tight trail, run at 24 mph. It was in this section that the club placed two observation checks to discourage course cutting and a secret check prior to the known-control finish Gas Gas' George Waller Jr. won the SERA Magnolia Classic Enduro, helb in Wiggins, Mississippi, with II 15-polnt card. at 93.7 miles. The secret che.ck was found 7.8 miles into the section and some probably thought that this was the end of the competition. The real finish, however, was the final check another 4.3 miles down the trail. Waller took the event win by setting the fast time through the final section with a two at the secret check and a three at the finish. Knight followed with a 3-3; Boreing and Bragg both went 3-4, while Nicholas and Nathan Knight both finished up with 3-5 at the final two checks, respectively. When all the scores were calculated and posted, Waller had taken the win by a full minute. Knight sat firmly in sec-. ond with 16. Boreing and Bragg both carded 18s to finish third a'nd fourth, respectively, with Boreing getting the edge on tie-breaker points. KTM rider Allen Nicholas rounded out the top five with a 20. Nathatl Knight also posted a 20 to finish eighth overall, first 250cc A, and collect overall A honors as well. Magnolia Classic Enduro Wiggins, Mississippi Results: Msy 3, 1998 (Round 5) OIA: George Waller Jr. (G-G). 01A A: Nathan Knight (G-G). OIA B: Chris McMillan (Suz). O/A C: Andrew Dressel (Hon). AA: 1. George Waller Jr. (G-G); 2. Nolan Knight (GG); 3. Clay Boreing (G-G); 4. David Bragg (KIM); 5. Allen Nicholas (KTM). 200 A: 1. Wyles Griffith (KIM); 2. Blake Plonsky (Suz); 3. Colin Joachim (Kaw); 4. Richard Ford (KTM); 5. Matt Joachim (Yam). 250 A: 1. Nathan Knight (G-G); 2. Peter Bordes (Kaw); 3. Brian Hudson (Yam); 4. Kevin Hutchinson.. (Kaw); 5. Travis Hayes (KTM). OPEN A: 1. Dwight Rudder (Hon); 2. Greg Petterson (Suz); 3. Bob Sills (KTM). 4 STRK A: 1. Roger Crow (Yam); 2. Frank Nuggent (Hon); 3. Brad Belcher (Hon); 4. Bill Porter (Yam); 5. Doug McKee (Hon). INT A: 1. Kelly Christ (Kaw); 2. Mike Ledingham (KTM); 3. Jimmy Ward (Yam); 4. Michael Barton (Kaw); 5. John DeLee (Yam). MSTR A: 1. Don Knight (G-G); 2. Barrett Bordes (Kaw); 3. John Bwgard Sr. (KTM); 4. Chuck Elam (Hon). SR A: 1. Gary Goff (TM); 2. David Jumonville (Kaw); 3. Bob Schlemmer (Kaw); 4. Wesley King (Kaw); S. Fred Pittman (Yam). SISR A: 1. John Wade (KIM); 2. Van Fagan (Yam); 3. Ronald Walters (Suz); 4. Philip McMillan (Sux); 5. John Boreing (G-G). VET A: 1. jady Patterson (G-G); 2. Mike Barnes (KTM); 3. Ronald Roberson Jr. (Kaw); 4. Arnold DeLee (Han); 5. John Manning (Kaw). 200 B: 1. Carsten Cagle (Kaw); 2. Robert C1a.rk (KTM); 3. Derrick T1Uele (KTM); 4. Chad Belcher (KTM); 5. Tim Roberts (Kaw). 250 B: 1. Chris McMillan (Suz); 2. Lucas Comeaux (Suz); 3. Reese Comeaux (Kaw); 4. Thomas Brooks (Kaw); 5. Sam McClure. 4-STRK B: 1. Kenneth Thomas (Hon); 2. Greg Wood (Hon); 3. Rob Roberts (Yam); 4. Andy Jelks (Han); 5. John Reed (Han). 8 30th annual Hangtown Classic Sportsman MX The Classic By Bill Spencer FOLSOM, CA, MAY 15-16 ith more than 600 riders in attendance for the Sportsman portion of the Dirt Digge~s North Motorcycle Club's Hangtown Classic AMA National Motocross, it took nearly two days to get the 40 motos run. One of the big winners of the weekend was Ryan Morais, who won the 80cc B class with large margins of victory in both motos. "1 like the track - it's heavy and plenty hard to ride, but it's Hangtown," stated the 15-year-old Turlock High sophomore, who ride5 a factory-supported Yamaha and will spend part of his summer racing i11 South Africa. Morais was chased by Steve Mertens Jr., whose uncle, Jim, was formerly a nationally ranked dirt tracker. At the other end of the spectrum, Dave Coupe, 38, a former Pro and current promoter, won the Vet A division and also entered the Over 25 class just so there would be a full class. Jeff Watts followed Coupe home in both Vet A motos, with Sean Conley third over Darryl Willis and Jimmy Robertson. In the Over 25 A class, Coupe didn't win but celebrated his AMA life membership in style by racing with the Junior Vets. In the Over 25 A class, Eric Ducray beat out Mat Bateman and Dustin Ludnee, while it was Brian Tonline taking the Over 25 B class with a 2-1 over Monty Ware's 1-2. Aaron Mattson was third with a pair of threes. Zeb Armstrong won both races in the Four-Stroke B class, but it was Ware who picked up another trophy in second over Phil Segundo. Former Class A speedway ace "Hot Licks" Bobby Hicks swept both motos of the Four-Stroke C class on his Honda, with Dave Lippert (3-2) edging out Greg Lepesh (2-3) for second. Armstrong made it four for four by winning the 250cc B division over Craig Truglio (3-5) and Jeremiah Israel (5-2), who had a great second moto. W

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