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r--- - - - - ----- - ------ - - - - ----- --------, g> w a: '" z Q >- '" ~ 85 c c ( 12- 15) cl ass. Scz ypta placed th ird in the 85c ( 12-1 5) class to cap his day o ff we ll w i t h tw o pod ium rides . M ichael Blaum ann topped th e 65 c c (7 -11 ) cl ass but succumbed to D a nn y K osm er! in th e l a rge r 8 5cc (7 - I 1) d iv i sio n . Ja ck ly nn e A brecht t opp ed Zac h a ry K n otts an d Ja red Croni ser in th e batt le s of the 5 0 c c ( 4- 6 ) cl ass , and Nick St o ver top pe d Kevin Man n Jr. and Cod y Bail ey 50 cc (7 -8 ) cl ass . CN D irtWorld Motocross Part Dorsett, O hio Results: May 13, 200 1 [Round 41 P/W BEG: 1. Miche ll Weber; 2. David John son. 5 0 ( 4 -6 ) : I . J ac k ly nn e A br ec ht : 2 . Zac ha ry Knotts; 3 . .Jerred Cro niser; 4. J o sh Lee mes ter: 5 . Race Gordon . 50 (7 -8 ) : I. Nick Stover; 2. Kevi n Mann Jr.; 3. Cod y Bailey . 6 5 ( 7- 1 1) : 1. M i ch ll el B l eurnan : 2 . T yl er Sa nde rso n ; 3 . C h ri sto p her Willia m s; 4 . Vin cent Olenic k : 5. Jo sh Abrecht. DlrtWori d Motocro ss Park: Tom Kelley of New Philadelphia won three out of fou r Pro motos to take home the big share of the Mike's Bikes and More $1000 purse. Kelley Takes the Green By J O HN K REPS DORSETT,OH,MAY 13 h io ' s wea t her to o k its toll once agai n o n the fledgli ng AMA District 12 , as two d ay s of heavy ra ins soa k e d the oth e rw is e i m p e c c a b l y p r ep a r ed D irtW o r l d tr ack , making ruts and mud th e orde r of the day in the early go ing . With perfect wea the r o n ra c e day , th e t r a c k even t u a lly came ar o und in the lat er m otos , but no t without much help and hard wo rk on the part of the tra ck personnel. N ew Philad elph ia ' s T o m K e ll e y took h om e th e li o n ' s sh a re of t h e $1000 M ik e' s Bi kes a nd More Pro purse, though not without some challeng e. Fly Racin g's K elle y started the da y off o n the groun d , cr ashing right after th e first turn in th e fir st 125cc A m oto and st arti ng back up in last. T im Ballentine pu t his Honda up front early and checked o ut, whil e Ke lley rod e goggleless through th e pac k to even tua lly fi nish a hard-earned second. In th e sec o n d moto, K e ll e y grabbed the ea rl y lea d , w ith B all en ti n e comi n g o ut in mid pa c k . Wh ile Kelley cru ised out fro nt , Ball en t ine w as wag in g w a r a nd c o m i n g up t hrough th e pa c k , f in ally getting t o sec o nd w ith a f ew laps re ma in ing . A lth ough the young Ho nd a rid er was able to cl os e th e ga p , it was too late to catch Kelley for th e m ot o win and th e ov erall . In t he 2 50 c c co ntes t, the crow d was loo king fo r a ba ttle, as National numb e r 85, S t ev e A nd ric h, was an other w ell -known n am e in at t en da nc e - bu t it wasn 't to be in m oto O JUNE 20, 2001 • cue 85 ( 12 · 15) : I. Warren Le ney: 2 . J oe Rice; 3 . Andy Sczy pta; 4 . Sammy Isabel : 5 . Thoma s Beckett J r. S / MINI: I. Wa rren Laney ; 2 . Paul Leimb ac h; 3 . Andy Sczypta; 4 . J oe Rice: 5 . Tho mas Bec kett J r. WMN: 1. Chelsea Druktenis; 2 . Alexa Leona rd; 3. Jessica Reustle. 125 A : 1. Tom Kelly; 2. Tim Ballentine; 3 . Ju stin Paris ; 4 . Matthew Ray; 5 . Bo Bowme n. 125 B : 1. Mlltt Barnes: 2. Paolo -Rico Hilli; 3. Troy Gould ; 4 . Da vid Boutto n: 5. Mike CamHly J r. 125 C: 1. Jak e Berns: 2 . Dou g William s; 3 . Darre n Beardmore: 4 . Lance Fost er: 5 . Garret Rog ers . 250 A : 1. Tom Kelly; 2. TIm Ball entin e; 3. JlImie Brockman : 4 . Bo Bowman; 5 . Ryan Edison . 2 50 B: 1. Rob in McC lain; 2. Darin Zaremba ; 3. Edd ie Karba n; 4 . Sa mu el Clemente ; 5 . J o hn Kreps . 2 50 C: 1. Doug Habet: 2. Christop her Solvesky; 3. Shawn Rogan; 4. Ry an Pearce: 5. Brad Simon. S CHBY : 1. Matt Ba rn es: 2 . T ro y Goul d ; 3 . Warren Laney ; 4. J ake Martin; 5. Ry an Dotson. 16 -2 4 CL GBY : 1. Da rren Beard more: 2 . Mik e Cam illy .Jr.: 3. Nic k Fern; 4. Gerrett Rogers: 5. Ja son Deplacido. 25 ...: 1. Ja y Hershey; 2. Robin McClain; 3. Darin Zaremba ; 4. Robert Gagich. 30 ...: 1. Robi n McClain: 2. Darren Lindh; 3. Eddie Karban ; 4 . Samu el Clemente; 5. John Kreps. 40 ...: 1. Paul Fox: 2. Keith Ruggles; 3. Lee Rue: 4. Wayne Bays: 5. And rew Fount ain. D istrict6 Points R ace Hurricane Hills Sports Center Waldele Worthy AMA District 12 Spring Series Round4: D orid Motocross Park irtW 54 85 ( 7 - 1 1): 1. D an n y Ko sm er t: 2 . M i ch ael Bla urnen : 3 . Billy Be ys : 4 . Tyle r S a nderson : 5 . Vincent Ole nick . I e By J IM P. S AN D E RSO N C UFFORD, PA,MAYI3 one. PR2 's Ke ll ey checked out earl y , with Ball ent in e in t o w , and Andrich went dow n ha rd o n lap tw o, high-sid ing on a hig h-spee d str aight. Andric h did not fin ish m ot o one , and Ke lley and Ballentine t ook to p honors. M o t o t w o was a d i f f e re n t sto r y . An dr i c h w as ou t t o ove r c ome h is first -moto tr oubl es. H e sta rte d w ith th e hol eshot , and he and Kelley co nt inu ed to swa p th e lead for seve ra l l a p s, w it h Ba ll e ntin e c hasing fro m th ird . It was not to be fo r An d rich, tho ug h , as Ke ll ey t o o k th e l ea d fo r good at th e midwa y po int and never lo o k ed b ac k . K e ll ey c ru is ed t o h i s t h ird m o t o w in and second ove rall win of the day, with Andrich second . Ba ll entine was th ird , earning second overall. In Am at eu r action , Ma tt B a rn es rippe d h is wa y to fo u r m ot o w ins in the 12 5cc Band 12 5cc School boy cl asses . J ak e Barn s was abl e to ca p ture the 125c c C -c lass victory , and Doug Habat to ok home the 2 50cc C w in . D a rren Be ard m o re re bo u n de d from his th ird-overall fi nish in 125c c C competitio n to t ake th e w in over M ike Camill y Jr. in th e 16- 24 Co l l e g eb o y cl as s . W e st l a k e , O h i o 's " Roc k et" Robi n McClai n wa s abl e to fight off heav y pres sur e from his O ver 30 rival Dar in Lindh t o tak e the class vi ct ory , and he also topped 250c c B po ints lead er Darin " Z-Man" Zarem ba fo r that vi cto ry . In t he M in i w ar s , W arre n L an ey to p ped peren ni al fron t -run ners Pau l Lei m bach and An d y Sc zypta in th e hotly contes te d Superm in i cla ss, and he also c am e home th e vict or in th e n e vv s K awasak i pilot Ma rk Waldel e's 2 - 1 rid es were good enough fo r the top tier of the 125cc A podium at the fifth Distr ict 6 poi nts rac e of the season, at Hurricane Hills Sports Center. Round - ing out the pod ium were Sean Skutnik and David Ginolfi . Wa ldele and Ginolfi traded moto wins, with Waldele getting that im po rta n t seco n d -mot o w in . Ginol fi actually led the second m oto fo r the fir st quarter of a lap but cr ashed on th e sm all ste p- up d ou ble tha t marks the entrance to the rhythm section and r emo u n ted a l a p d o wn , assur i n g Wald ele of th e overa ll win. The promo t e r, Tom Hurd MotorSports, d id a fantasti c job prep pi ng the track , which was extremely smooth and fast and wh ich held up extrem ely well the entire day . Just over 200 rid ers sighed up to race the 25 classes slat ed . Moth er Nature provi d ed a beautiful spring da y , ce rtainly du e to the fact that it was Mother's Da y. Skutnik lea d the pack throug h the fir st turn in the fi rst 12 5cc A m oto , w ith G inol fi , F r ed Metzger , Ru dy A lt ier i a nd W a l del e tra iling . Gin o l fi passe d Sk ut n ik f o r t he lead in th e co rn er foll ow ing the huge step -up ju st after the start of lap two . Alti eri also m ov ed up, passin g Metzger to cla im third. W alde le wa s still fifth but cha rg- Hurricane Hills Sports Cent er: Mark Waldele topped the 125ee A-elass podium via 2·1 rides on Mother's Day at a District 6 points race In Clifford, Pennsylvania.