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o f rock y , chopp y t rails and creek beds . A few open fields near the end of t h e loop were slic k fo r the fir s t co up le of laps until the rain soaked in , and th is kept the riders o n th e ir toe s . The top five riders compl eted six laps , with Leiva n 's m argin of vic tory measuring 2 1/ 2 m inutes. Ele ve n AA rid e rs h e a d e d for the wo od s , led by Te am Green /Mo o s e / Sc ott rider Chris Nesbitt. Aaron Shaw wa s ne xt , follow ed by Bra d Barnett on his J&W Cycles/Factory Connec tion / FMF-ba ck ed Yama ha . Le iva n got off to his best start of the ' sea son, in fou rth . With in the first mile , Shaw pa ssed Nesbitt by stra ighten ing a co rne r and go ing di re ct ly off a c re e k ban k . A cou p le of seconds lat e r , Le ivan d id t h e same thing to Barn ett in the same s pot. T h e fron t-ru nning pa c e wa sn 't extremely brisk, due to th e s lick trail and poor vision on th e opening la p , a n d th is kept the fi rst few r iders grouped togethe r .Ne a r th e e nd of the lap , Le iva n began to pre ssu re Shaw for the le ad , and he fo rce d a mista ke re- en t e rin g t h e start a rea . Le ivan sho ved his wa y inside of S haw entering a rig ht -ha nd sweeper, forc ing th e YZ250 pilot to go way wide an d relin quis h th e top s pot . Le iva n then headed for the scoring check, with S ha w, KTM rider Jerry Hem a nn , Ne s bitt, a rej u vena t ed Mik e Windm a n n , Ke n Youn t an d Bobby Dun c an all within 20 seconds at th e lap's end . On the next la p there was a bit of position juggling , but Le iva n still set t he tempo . He m a nn m ove d into t he run ne r-up spot an d s t a ye d right on Le ivan's heels . Just 3 0 seconds sepa rated th e first s ix racers after two circu its , while holes hot a rtist Nesbitt fell a b it off the p a c e , figh ting handling pro blems from th e outset. As the track beg an to dry out, lap ti mes d e cre a s e d , a nd Hem ann wa s ha ngi ng on to Leivan despite hav ing p robl ems getti ng through traff ic. Win dm a n n was o n the gas as well an d was close behi nd the lead d uo . These three ha d pu lled a lead on the pack by the en d of lap three . On the fourth la p , Le iva n m ade his push and re ally started to extend h is lead . "By t hen, I was in a g roove a nd fee li n g comfort a b le, " exp lai ned Le ivan. "I wa s g ettin g thro ug h the lappe rs pr etty good ' a nd I co uld te ll that J e rry wa sn't, so I s te pped it up a nd trie d to get awa y." Le iva n d rop ped his lap time by 45 seconds from t he p rev io us one and h eld a le a d of nearly tha t much on Hemann , who had Windm ann inc hing closer and closer. Shaw wa s st ill with- 66 JUNE 27.2001 • cue I e in striking dist a nce of Windmann , an d Dunc a n ro un ded out the top five after four laps. The final two laps were a nticl imac tic for Leivan, though he drop ped his lap times e ven m ore , turning a las t lap time of 2 1:4 0 - 42 seconds fas ter than a nyone els e 's be st la p. "The first few ra ces of th e ye ar, I was getting bad sta rts a nd ha ving to fight from beh ind ," Leivan recounte d . "Toda y was so m uch smoother, a nd I th ink it helped keep my pit c rew a lit tle mor e rela xed . Mayb e we c an ke e p doing it this wa y. " Be hind Leiva n, the battl e for run ne r -u p we n t down t o t he la st la p . Hemann to ok a s oi l s ampl e a nd Windmann m otored b y o n la p five , bu t on ly br ie fly. He mann got b a ck around but hit the deck again on th e final lap while trying to pass a s low er ride r. When Windmann got a ro u nd this time , he st ay ed there all the way to the che ckered flag . He m a nn recover ed and he ld on to th ird aft er cla im ing to hav e ex p e rie nced t he wors t lapper problems e ve r. Dun c an fou g ht ha rd a ll day an d e nded t he d a y in fourth. Yount claim ed fifth. Brock Busenbar k and Da le Rec to r batt led un til the final turn for A-class su premacy. Never m ore than 30 secon ds a pa rt a ll da y, Buse nbar k go t the nod after two hou rs by a m er e seven seconds . The two ride rs fin is he d s ixth and seventh over all, res pectively. CN MissDuri Oirt Riders Hare Scrambles Westphalia, Missouri Results: May 20, 2001 I RDund &J O/A: 1. Steve Leivan (Yam) : 2. Mik e Windm ann (KTM ); 3 . Je rry Hema nn (KTM); 4 . Bobb y Dun can ( Kaw ) ; 5 . Ken Yo unt (KTM ); 6 . Broc k Bu senb ark (Yam) ; 7. Dale Rector (Yam) ; 8. Chris Nesbitt (Kaw) ; 9. Kevin Borts (Suz); 10. Lars Valin (Hen) . AA: 1. Mike Windman n (KTM ): 2. J erry Hemann ( KT M) ; 3 . Bobb y Dunc an (Ka w ) ; 4 . Ke n Yo unt (KTM ); 5. Chris Nesbitt (Kaw ). A : 1. Brock Busenbark (Yam ); 2. Da le Rect or (Yam ); 3. Kevi n Barts (Sue): 4 . Lars Vali n (Han); 5. Trav is Pilant (Han) . 2 00 B; 1. Caleb Wohe llz ( KTM) ; 2. Al Hej lek (KTM); 3 . Michael Hamilton ( Kaw ); 4. Matt J am eson (KTM); 5. David Von Holten (KTM). 250 B: 1. Gary Wetherell (Kaw); 2. Davi d Gay ( KTM); 3 . Dann y Cra wford ( Ho n) : 4 . Bob Hube r (Suz); 5. Todd Corwi n (Suz}. OPEN B : 1. Tr ac y Ba um an ( KT M ); 2 . J ohn Stic hnoth (KTM) ; 3. Steve Hemann (KTM) ; 4. Keith Kibort (KTM); 5. "Pizza Man" Mirtsc hing (KTM). 4 · ST RK B : 1. Jeff Kueche nm eis ter (Yam) ; 2. Nick Crawford (Yam) ; 3. Gary Pilant (Hon) ; 4. John Acto n (Han) ; 5. Mic hael Brady (Suz). VET: 1. Kevi n Hann on (KTM); 2. Robert Annan (KTM); 3 . W ade Hall (Yam) ; 4. Elston Moore (Yam ); 5. Jon Simons (Hus) . SR: 1. Ste ve Crew s (Kaw ) ; 2. Ronnie Mo ses ( KTM) ; 3 . T om Eida m ( Suz) ; 4 . J ohn Newbe rr y (KTM) ; 5. Phillip Gilli ard (Han). S/SR : 1. J im Yount (Ya m ) : 2. Fra nk Le ivan (Yam) : 3 . Gerald Frericks (KTM) ; 4. Tony Schlader (Han) . JR: 1. Brad Taylor (Kaw) ; 2. Chris Hinkel (Kew) : 3. Pat Myers (Kaw): 4 . Ryan Portell (Kaw): 5. Travi s McWhorter (K aw) . WMN : 1. Ama nda L ap pe ( KTM ) ; 2 . Mic he l e Eidam (KTM) ; 3 . Cindy Nelso n (Hen) : 4 . Rhonda Grigg (Han) ; 5. Donna Moore (KTM). 200 C: 1. Casey Hinkel (Ya m) ; 2 . J eff Th orp ( Kaw); 3 . Jo sh Morgan (Hon ) ; 4 . David McNear (Han) ; 5. Darr en Shenkel (KTM) . 250 C: 1. Bryan Roy (Kaw) ; 2. Brandon Vaughn (Kaw) : 3. Justin Smith (Hon) ; 4. Joe Wolre (Hon) ; 5. Zachary Perry (Kaw). BEG: 1. Shawn Ham ilton (Yam ): 2. Clayton Cox (Kaw); 3. Robert Wilk inson (Hon) ; 4. Corey Pinson (KTM) ; 5. Dan Hudgins (Kaw) . n e VV s AMAIMid-South Championship Summer Camp Series Round 2: Broken Creek Ketchum? Can't Catch·Him By DEBBI E A L L E N ClARKSVILLE TN, MAY 20 , e rem y Ketchum fou nd a c omforta b le spot in th e Mid -South Ch am p ions hip S u mm e r Ca mp Se rie s . At the second rou nd, he won first pla c e in the 200cc A c lass a nd first pla c e overall. The F un Mart Cy cl e / MS R/ IMS /One Indus tries/ Gal fer -bac ke d winner rode s mart an d ca me throu gh th e s core ma chin e nea rly a m inu te and a ha lf b efo re the second -placed contende r, Nea l Va nway. "I feel g re a tl " Ketc h um sa id . "I wish that wo uld hap pen m ore often , bec a use I could ge t used to th is ." He made five la ps on s ix mi les of t e ch n ical te rra in in an hour a nd 31 minute s . Alth ough he struggled with a bad corner, he pu lled away o nce he pa ce d himself and rod e his own race . Off the 2 50cc/ Ope n A and 200cc A st art , Archie Ho we ll p ulled the ho les hot in fron t of nine oth e r ride rs. T he y trave led a bout a m ile into the cours e , a n d t h e n Thomas Be n n e tt pa ssed th e leade r. After that, Howe ll s uffered to o m an y c rash e s an d fe ll bac k to la st , allow ing Ke t ch um to ta ke his p la ce a nd battle with Bennett. "I w a s th ird in th e wo o d s , " Ketchum s aid , "a nd th e gu y in sec o nd p lac e fell down . Th en To m Benne tt a nd I pu lled away:' "J e re m y was flyingl " sa id Be nn ett. "He ca m e up behind me , ye lling , so I let him pa ss." Later Benn ett hit a big ditch go ing a bout 50 m ph. "I tr ie d re al ha rd to catch ba c k up ," Be nnett exp la ine d, "but th en I h it J a root a nd it kn oc k e d m e t o th e g round an d k noc ked th e wind rig ht out of me:' Bennett finished the third lap and e nde d his ra c e , while Ket c hum took control for th e last three laps an d won firs t pla c e overa ll and first p la c e in th e 200 cc A class . S e c ond pl a c e ove ra ll we nt to Ca rt e r -L em ond s Rac ing / O ' Nea l/ Torco Ra c in g O ils / Sco t t / F ac tory E ff e x -s u p p o rt e d Vanw ay , wh o clai med first p la ce in the 250 cc /Open A class . He was fo urth off the sta rt , an d he picked off severa l ride rs during that lap. "I d idn't ha ve any crashes - on ly a slight de lay with a la pped rid er c ut ting m e off," Vanway sa id , He reached first pla c e during th e ne xt la p a nd had a little competition with Ben Weathers, who cla im ed second place in the 2 50cc / Op en A class and fo urth ov erall . Fo ur te e n sec onds after Vanway was given the checke red flag , Vet B r id e r Dav id Turne r finished . He sli p p e d th rough th e sc o re mach ine witho ut no t ice d ue to adjusted time and c la imed firs t pla ce in the Vet B class and third pla c e ov e ra ll. Seve ral riders moved in to th e B cl ass a t th is race , incl udi ng Ch a rles Jagha b , who entere d th e 20 0 c c B contest and had a great ride, finis hing second in class 13th ov erall. "I got blind-sided in the worst co mer, an d it mov ed me back to sixth place ," Jaghab sa id. "Then a fa ther-a nd -so n tea m took m e out in a creek section. I ran everybody down and took the lead u n t il Sc ott Cr ic k , o n a Kawa sa k i, z w ~ UJ iii UJ o >CIJ ~ :I: Q. Broken Creek: Round two of the Mld·South Championship Summer Camp Series gels off to a good start in Clarksville, Tennessee.

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