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.. ------------------------------------- ------------- --~ U ted S ni tates Mega Series R ound 5: Muddy Creek Raceway Bradsha~, Bro~n Turn Up the Heat By D AN NY F L EEN O R BLOUNTV ILLE, TN, APR. 21-22 his week featured a rep lay of the Bradshaw/Brown war th at started way back in the early 1990s. Red -hot racing and wa rm spring tem peratu res brou ght o ut m ore th an 950 ri ders for ro und five of th e Mega Series, whic h also included an ar ea qu alifier. The EMTs also enjoyed the even t, as they d idn't leave the g rou nd s the whole weekend. Yamaha Factory Racing /Yamaha Cycl e Center/Cross Roads Rac ing / Ballzee/Scott USA's Kevin Walker got the holeshot in the first 125cc Pro rnoto , but Chevy Trucks/ Kawasaki/ Troy Le e Des igns/Pro Ci rcu it/Spl it F ire 's M ik e B rown quickly passed h im on the downh ill stairst eps . K ingsport Kawasaki Suzuki/Mad Raeing/Moto Mama /Pro Action Suspen sion/Smith 's Jon Boruff was running th ird, w ith Suzuki /Dal -Kawa Cy cle / Michel in's Paul Justus fou rth . Brad shaw started eighth out of the 22 rider fie ld , but he was on the gas. Boruff broke and gave Bradshaw a free ride into th ird. O n the last lap, Bradshaw passed Wa lker for second going up the hill to the first turn. Bro w n had c hecked out and eas ily took the w in . In the second moto, Walker again absconded with the holeshot, and this time he wasn 't abou t to let Brown steal it away on the downhill. Walker held th e lead for two laps, with Bro w n rubbing on his rear fender all the way . Bradshaw started midpack again but fell in the turn befo re the finish lin e. He wadd ed his bars and was out of T Timber Mountain Hare Scrambles: Mason Harrison In the woods and on the gas with a two-day win at rounds one and two of the OMRA Cross Country Series in Medford, Oregon. provided an opportunity for dust-free d icing and sicko traction . On th e " t ec hn i c a l " loop, which the Ex pert s ran on Saturday , long , sweep ing downhills and rocky sidehill tra ils k ept racers honest. New sections of trail cut through 10- fo ot- hi g h man zanit a and loamy hillclimbs wea ving th ro u g h oak trees were v er y entertaining . The " fast " loop also had it s share of tight te rrain (wh ich is hard to avoid in th is area ), but much qu icker lap times. A couple of the long, ro c k y hillclimbs provided those w ith " loud h an dl e disease" an opportun ity to rem edy their ailment. The MRA is a 500 -plus famil ym em ber club dedicated to preserving the rights of O HV enthusiasts since 19 6 5 . K ick ing off the a M RA Cross Country Series, the Ti m ber Mo unt ain Hare Scram b le is a good ind ication t ha t t h e year -lo ng series will be a h ighl y competiti ve an d ta lent -filled series . eN TImber Mountain HareScrambles Medford, Oregon Results: April 21-22, 2 01 [Rounds 1 and Zl Saturday AA: 1. Mason Harriso n : 2. Alan Deyo; 3 . Da n Thoren: 4 . Rye n Clay: 5. .Jaso n S igfrid. OPEN EX: 1. Eric Glnsb ech; 2. J ason Matheney; 3 . Bryon Sm ith : 4 . Ted Huskey; 5 . Jeff Pratt . 250 EX : 1. J o sh Hu ffm an ; 2. M ark M ill er; 3 . David Richey . 200 EX: 1. Chris Ginsbach: 2. Jeff Zerteone: 3. Griffin Loop. 4 ·STRK EX: 1. Brien Bertol ini : 2. Jesse A lton ; 3. Jason Kennedy; 4 . Scott McNew; 5. Corey Menely. 30 . EX : I. Rob Chastain ; 2. David Mo rt on; 3. Jon Devorak: 4 . Greg Summers; 5 . Scott Durr . 40. EX: 1. Troy J oi ner; 2. Ken Spruit; 3. Craig Lyle ; 4. Gary Wilkes ; 5. David Winters . OPEN AM : I. J am ie Callaway; 2. Brett McBee ; 3. Karl Haeckler: 4. Tod d Wilson : 5. lonnie Eggert . 250 AM : 1. Jamie Carr; 2. Curtis Sether; 3 . Daniel Fergeson : 4. Josh Hogue; 5. Evan Bowers . 200 AM : I. Scott Jensen; 2. Steve M4tson; 3. Jerry Moore . 4·STRK AM: 1. Terkel McBroom; 2. Shawn Pitts; 3. Lane Clew: 4 . Ben Johnson: 5. Seth McBlair. 30. AM: 1. Tom Swearing en: 2. Paul Spriggs ; 3. Russell Strlllin; 4. Rob Uvingston; 5 . Steve Wober. 40. AM: I. Dale Bernards: 2. Gary Bernards : 3. Steven Croucher; 4. Josh Orr, 5. Net1Talley. 50. AM: 1. Joe Barrell : 2. Edward Scott; 3. Eric Matson ; 4 . James laRussa. 60 + AM: 1. Rob Chamberlain: 2. J im Bum s. SPTSMN: 1. Marty Holstein: 2. Brad Lesniewski ; 3. Ronald J oHng: 4. Jim Bates ; 5. Bob Shugg . J R: 1. Reid Brown; 2 . Bradley Dil lman ; 3 . Michael Holstein. Sunday AA : 1. Mason Harrison: 2. Ailln Deyo ; 3. Ryan Cllly; 4. Jeremy Puma: 5. Skip Haugstad . OPEN EX: 1. Jason Math eney; 2. Eric Ginsbach: 3. Jeff Pratt: 4 . Bryo n Smith; 5. Mike Pilister . 250 EX: 1. Josh Huffman: 2. Mark Miller: 3. Josh Wills : 4. David Richey; 5. Je nsen Storm. 200 EX: 1. Chris Ginsbach: 2. Kenny Steahly; 3. Jeff Zertanna. 4·STRK EX: t. J esse Al ton; 2. J ason Kennedy; 3 . Sco tt McNew; 4 . Don Math en ey III; 5. Leig hton Sherick . 30+ EX: 1. Dav id Mo rto n: 2. Rob Chastain; 3 . Greg Summers; 4. Dave White ; 5. Adam Achepohl. 40+ EX: 1. Troy J oi n er ; 2 . Ron Maddo x ; 3 . Chuck Stea hly: 4 . Ken Sp ruit: 5. Bob Reinen. OPEN AM: 1. Brett McBee: 2. Lonnie Egge rt. 250 A M : 1. Daniel Fergeson; 2. Ja mie Carr: 3. Ryan Chanley: 4. David Pillster; 5. Jos h Stockdale . 200 AM: 1. Scott J ensen: 2. Herm an Pahls; 3. Steve Matson. 4·STRK A M: 1. Terk el McBroom: 2. Lane Clow; 3 . Keith Bott; 4 . Brody J ensen: 5. Phil Crane. 30 + AM: 1. Ste ve Wobber; 2. Rob Uv ingsto n. 40 + AM: 1. Neil Tally; 2. Gary Bernar ds; 3. Dave Kipperme n; 4. Brien Crosby: 5. Greg Stephens. 50 + AM: 1. Joe Berrell: 2. Eric ~tson. 60+ AM : 1. Bob Chamberla in. SPTSMN: I. Rob Skaggs. JR : 1. Reid Brown; 2. Bradley Hillman. Mu ddy Cree k Raceway: Damon Bradshaw (8) leads the start of the 250cc Pro contest at round five of the U.S. Mega Series in Blountville, Tennessee, ahead of Jon Boruff (975), Jim Chester (16), Mike Brown (100) and the rest of the pack. 52 MAY 23 . 2001 • c ue I e DeVll'Si the moto . Wa l k er fell i n th e turn beside the a n n o u n c e r' s tower and gave Brown an easy win. Boruff got by i nt o second before Wa lker got going again . Wa lker recovered and p a s se d Boru f f for seco n d . Team Green /Su zu k i - K a w a sa k i of G asto n i a/Sh o ei /Tw in Air/ Boyesen 's Josh Sum m ey work ed his way up from a bad start and too k over th ird with o ne lap to go. In the fi rst 250cc Pro moto, Walker was first to the turn , but again Brown w ent to the f ront on the downhill stairsteps . Bradshaw charged to secon d , and Robby Horton took over th ird. O n the next lap, Walker jumped over Horton to reta ke third . Up front. Bradshaw was pac ing Brown and checking out li ne s. On the fifth la p, B radshaw took t h e inside on the swee per at the end of the rough bottom straight and took the lead. Brown came back two times, but Bradshaw took the moto win . Bradshaw g ot t h e se cond-rnoto holeshot, w ith Ho rton , Walke r and Brown in tow . Brown picked off Walk er . Then Horton went down in the woods and Brown was up to second. Bradshaw maintained a 3 1/2-second adva ntage t o th e checke red flag . Wal ker held on fo r third. Brad shaw took the overa ll win in the Over 2 5 A class, w ith Brown fin ishing second. Bradshaw won the fi rst mo to after the two excha nged t he lead severa l times. Brown was lead ing th e second moto w he n a l apper cut a c ross and took out his fro nt w heel, dr o p p ing him t o the grou nd. Bra dsha w c ruised b y and took th e second- moto win . BSY Yamaha /St. Clair Motorsports' Jacob Say lo r dom inated the 125 cc B and Four-Stroke divisions, sweeping every moto of both classes. The Over 40 cla ss featured a dog fight between Kawasaki j o ck ey Jere Pope , B ak er C y cles -backed Suzuk i jocke y N ick y Baker, and Mark IV C ycles ' Su zu k i -mounted Tam Topham. Bak er got t h e fi r st- m o to holeshot, but T opham went by on the downhill sta irsteps. Pope went to second and was charging , but he overshot the off-camber turn in the woods and took an exc ursion down through the fie ld . Baker was back into seco n d , wi t h Yamaha Cyc l e Cent er / Miche lin's Steve Lewis giving chase, and th at was the finish order. In the second moto, Pope got the holeshot, with Lew is in second . Bak er m ov ed into second , and Suzuki/Atlas Ho nd a Yamaha /FMF/ Dunlo p /Jones