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To m Wel ch dominated th e 125cc and 250c c Pro ranks d ur ing t he Birch Creek amateur
motocross day, held just prior to the opening ro unds of t he AMA Eastern Four-St roke
Nat ional Series and the AMA Fall Classic Series .
And re w Willi.lms l Kaw); 4. Tommy Rl·y no ld a (H o n); 5. Gera ld
W inKfiel d (Kaw)'
250 A: 1. Ton y D.!-al (Ho n); 2. We;ky Mor a n (Hon) ; 3. G It.."IUl
tl okomb (Ya m); -I. David As h ley (H o n ); 5. Timmy Mitchdl (Suz).
VET A: 1. Dan ny Morrison lK.1w); 2. Monht' Orr (Hon); 3. R.I.
F"dd lli IKT M); 4. Rick iE" Hufiman (Ka wl; 5 . Darryl Ca mp bt·n
UCTMI.
200 B: 1. Brian Morgan (KTMI; 2. Iv'.h Elliot l K.1 t; 3. Mik e
w
Bouma nam); 4. Dustin Sta to n IYilm}; 5. 51 Ca r wdl ("", w I,
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250 B: 1. ~htchd l Wals h ( Kaw); 2. Brad Hall (K.1w l; 3 . WiUn'1\
H ill (Su z); .t. J(.hnny Wood!!(Hu n); 5. Mib M,l yo (Yam ).
VET B: 1. \1 ik t' B.l kL>n (Kdw) ; 2. Cr aig Randle (Ya m ); 3. Ga ry
Woud !'> lSu z); 4. Bobby Wilt (Ho n); 5. Rllbt'Tt Hawkes,(KT\ U.
4-STRJtC 1. Larry Tre n t (Hen): 2. M.u k Yonjof (Kaw); 3 . Jdf
Soli nl;l'T (Hun); 4. Simo n WilMln (Ho n ); 5. Rud d y McQuin.· (H un l.
SR: 1. limmy Tho mpson (Kdwl; 2. Larry AJolms (H u,,); 3. Bub
W id. (Suz l; 4. Wally Turfbocr (HI' n).
2UO C I. Eric Tro upe (Kaw]: 2. !\. ch.wl IAI "II'r (K.lwl; 3.
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Bria n Thompson (Ya m); 4. Tt m o rh y Mo rto n (S uz); 5. Mi cha el
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Kt..'C'lI.-e lYam ).
250 C ; I. It'H A II~{lud (Hun) ; 2. Rick Hu tfrn6 n (Hon): 3. Brand o n Pe rd ue (KiIw ); 4. jo n Becker (Y.lnll; 5. R. J. C'olh m. (Y.lm ).
MI;..iI: 1. ja so n Huffm a n (Ya m ); 2. Da nie l Pa rk er (Hon) ; '3,
Bry ~ n Ha pple (Yam); 4. Mic h.wl Sh.ur C
K.1W); 5. C h r i.. Cou p" r
(K aw ).
WM N; t , J..SI'ic.l Mor r ison (K.1W); 2. l k.l t hl'r G rC'Cr ( H on ); 3. ·
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Bl.lkl' C l wl; 4 Elis.. l Mor ton (Su.;c); 5. K.1Y Ed m ondso n
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Welch rules Birch Creek MX
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If yo u' re an ama teur rid er an xio us to tes t yo ur
met tl e aga ins t yo u r pee rs a t yo u r o wn home
track, then an a ma teur eve nt held the day befo re
a Na tiona l event is great. Riders co me from all
over to your local track, giv ing yo u an o ppo rtunity to gauge yo urself against more tha n the regular crew .
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This year' s Am at eur d ay at Birch Cree k MX,
held before the opening rou nd of the AMA Fall
Clas sic /Eastern Four-Stroke Nati on als , provided plen ty of out-o f-sta te com petitors , as 12 states
we re represented. with a rider turnout of nearl y
600. One rider w ho came in a nd showed the
local bo ys a tri ck or tw o was Mar yland 's Tom
Welch. Ridi ng a Wiseco / Boysen /MSR-backed
pair of Suzuki>. Welch reco rded a perfect sweep
of the 125cc and 250cc Pro classes.
Welch's wi ns w ou ld not, however, come eas ily, as so me bad starts an d a few mi..takcs wo uld
force him to work his way u p th ro ug h a to ug h
field. No rt h Carolina 's Brandon Tur lington kep t
the loca l flag flying, as he po sted a well-ea rned
St."'COnd- place finish to Welch in the firs t 12.X Pm
--c
motu on his Tri-City / Sitec R..l o ng Yamah a. But as
moto two of the 12Sec Pro contest go t under way,
Turlin gt on w as p i t~h ed off the trac k in the first
tu r n, cart w hee ling off in to an em bankme nt and
out of the hu nt for the overall win. Stepping up to
fill in was Hillsville, Virgi nia's Shane Templeton
and Petal. Missouri 's Chr is C ra ft.
C ra ft held do wn the lead ea rly bu t wou ld
soo n be o ver taken by WeIch, as Welch went on
for his seco nd 125cc Pro mo to wi n. Th en Templeto n ste pped u p the pace an d pushed his wa y
past C raft to take seco nd . Templeton 's SC'Cond in
mo to two cou pled with his third fro m mot o on e
wo u ld g ive him th e ru n ner~up spo t to WeIch
overall. C raft's day was still not finished, as Tim
Christiansen made his lo ng trip from Massacbc
setts worthwhile - he wou ld also d isplace Cra
one more pl ace, capturing third in the mote
Christiansen's third was what he needed to ju
slip into the top five overall. Fourth on the da
went to Wayn e, Michigan , Suzu ki rider Richar
Watson, w hose 5--5 moto finishes would put hi
in fourth overa ll on the day.
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Welch would aga in have to deal with basica ll
the sa me grou p of rid ers in the 250cc Pro clas
and he sco red the w in; but th is time aroun
Turlingt on nailed d own tw o solid runner-up ride
.to stand on the second step of the pod ium . Ten
pleton aga in got the best of Craf t, postin g it pai!:
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third-place rides ove r Craft's 4-4 finishes. Watso
aga in jus t slip ped into the top five by edgin g 1/
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Greensboro, No rt h CJ ro lin.:l's Scott Shipley.
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Results
50 (4-61: I. lan Tre ttd '(Cnb); 2. Ryan Sm ith (KT M); 3' IT n
MdUWWS (Cob) ; 4 , C olton Tickle CY. ); 5. Trevor Brown (Ct>~,l"
lm
50 C7-A): I . Dev on I'ilkin~hm (Co b); 2. Sca n Ha ck lcv iK.l ~'h
O.J. Ellis (Cu b ); 4. T,'yl(1l'Fu trd l (Cub); 5. Kyll' Fitz wa tl": (Cn l+
bO (7-Q): I . Dt'v (~11 Pll k in g tun (K.1Wl ; 2. Matthew r ll~r ..(
(K,lW); 3. Aus tin Stl'll'upt, (KolW) 4. St'.l n H.l ck ley (K.1W); 5. Ry,
;
Fitz w, ltL CK w l.
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6Ll(10-11): L Wl'" Ga u ldi n (K.,W ); 2. J, Tro \t'll (Kdwl ; 3. O" v
Mitch eIl C
K.n'o
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&l (7· 11): 1. Du..ti n O a t!! ( K.1W); 2. S am Fitz water (Suz);
Dalton Terre ll (Suz); 4. k t> CN kill C
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K.IW); 5. W,-!> G.m ld in (I(., w ).
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80 (12-151: 1. Cury C hul!'>tln (Y.l m); 2. Stll'ht.·n Shl'lo1f (SuZ );
Andr ew Williams (K.l wl; 4. Sh awn u rty (l In n); 5. Mdlth ew Boy
(Suz l.
80 D: I. Robbi l' RIOYlllllds (H on ); 2. Ju"h Erv m H I. _n); :\. T.
Moun' (Y .Im ) .
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