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Tony O. Motocross Schools/ Suzuki Pennsylvania State Motocross Championships Hurricane Hills Sports Center (Left) Jeff Paul (871) leads Steve Desiderio (176) and Barry Carsten (54) Into the first tum in the first 250cc Open A moto at the 19th annual Tony D. Motocross Schools/Suzuki Pennsylvania State Championships at Hurricane Hills Sports Center. (Above) Desiderio made the podium in the 250cc Open A class with his consistent 3-3 rides aboard his VZF thumper. (Left) Tony Medrano (40) and Barry Carsten (54) battle for third In the first 125cc A moto in Clifford. Pennsylvania. (Below) Husqvama pilots Medrano (40) and Steve Mertens (115) lead Dave Ginolfl (461). Carsten (54) and Paul (871) in the first 125cc A moto. STORY AND PHOTOS BY JIM P. SANDERSON CLIFFORD, PA, SEPT. 23 bout 400 motocross enthusiasts came out to Hurricane Hills Sports Center for one of Tom Hurd MotorSport"s' biggest races of the season, the 19th annual Tony D. Motocross Schools/Suzuki Pennsylvania State Motocross Championships. Jeff Paul piloted his YZ ahead of the pack in the first 250cc Open A moto, with Stephen Desiderio, Barry Carsten, Barry Taggont and Mark Wundrack trailing. Desiderio made his way around Paul for the lead. Wundrack made his way into third, Taggont held fourth, and Dave Nyzio moved up to fifth. A second-turn crash put Carsten near the back of the pack. Carsten quickly made his way back through the pack and was sixth by lap two. Near the end of lap two, Desiderio was still in the point, Wundrack relegated Paul to third, Taggont was still hanging tough in fourth, and Carsten made the pass on Nyzio for fifth. The top five were unchanged at the start of lap three. Carsten was the only one doing the spectator triple to make up time. The rest of the top five soon followed suit. Shortly after the start of lap three, Paul went down in the turn preceding the huge Hurricane step-up and dropped out of the top five. Three turns later, Wundrack made the pass on Desiderio for the lead. Taggont and Carsten were battling for third, and Nyzio was back up to fifth. Paul started to pull a small advantage by lap four. Desiderio was still second, with Carsten about eight seconds back in third and charging. Wundrack's lead was about seven seconds by the end of the lap. Desiderio was quickly losing ground to Carsten, and then Carsten made the pass for second around the start of lap five. Carsten began charging A 62 OCTOBER 24, 2001 • eye after Wundrack with less than two laps to go. Carsten caught Wundrack by the end of lap six and made s~veral pass attempts, and the two may have even swapped a little paint . before Carsten finally made a pass stick with about half a lap to go. Wundrack found himself in the runner-up spot. Carsten got the much-deserved moto win, with Wundrack, Desiderio, Dave Ginolfi (who had moved into the top five on the last two laps), and Taggont trailing. Desiderio got the holeshot aboard his booming YZF thumper in the second moto. In tow were Wundrack, Paul, Carsten and Taggont. After three more turns, the top five were Desiderio, Wundrack, Carsten, Paul and Taggont. On lap two, in the back of the racecourse, along the tree line, the top three were unchanged, while Taggont moved up to fourth and Paul dropped to fifth. Shortly after that, Carsten passed Wundrack for second. Carsten then quickly caught and passed Desiderio for the lead. Right after Carsten's pass on Desiderio, Wundrack did likewise, passing Desiderio for second. Taggont and Paul remained fourth and fifth. The top four were unchanged at the start of lap three. Ginolfi passed Paul for fifth by doing the spectator • e n e 'IN S triple. On the following lap, Ginolfi passed Taggont for fourth again, by doing the triple while Taggont didn't. Carsten was pulling a small lead of five seconds and made it eight seconds by lap five. With less than a lap to go, Ginolfi passed Desiderio for third. Wundrack's bike began to sputter with less than half a lap to go, dropping him back to finish fourth. Carsten got the checkers and the second-moto win, 'with Ginolfi, Desiderio, Wundrack and Taggont trailing. Carsten's 1-1 rides got him the overall, while Ginolfi's 2-4 score, care of Wundrack's bad luck, earned second overall. Desiderio (3-3) rounded out the podium. Fast By Ferracci Husqvarna came out in force for the highly competitive 125cc A class, fielding two riders. Husqvarna's Tony Medrano got to the front quickly in the first moto. Trailing him were fellow Team Husky rider Steve Mertens, Ginolfi, Carsten and Wundrack. On the following lap, just out of the rhythm section, Mertens got around Medrano to take the lead. Then Ginolfi passed Medrano for second. Carsten and Wundrack were still fourth and fifth. The top five remained unchanged until lap five, when Carsten made a pass on Medrano stick with a lap and a half to go. Mertens got the firstmoto win, followed by Ginolfi, Carsten, Medrano and Wundrack. Mertens pulled the second-moto holeshot, with Carsten, Wundrack, Paul and Ginolfi in tow. Three turns later, Ginolfi passed Paul for fourth. Carsten started lap two by taking the lead from Mertens. Wundrack was still third, Ginolfi was fourth, and Jimmy Miller passed Paul for fifth. The top five remained the same until lap five, when Ginolfi passed Wundrack for third. Carsten hung on for the second-moto win, with Mertens, Ginolfi, Wundrack and Paul trailing. Mertens topped the podium via his 1-2 rides. Carsten (3-1) was runnerup, and Ginolfi (2-3) rounded out the podium. eN Hurricaae Hills Sports Center Clifford, Pennsylvania Results: September 23, 2001 WMN: 1. Abbie Jo Bardo (Suz): 2. Olga Wood (Kaw): 3. Nancy Newby (Han). 50 P/W (4-8): 1. Nikolas Desiderio (Yam); 2. Darian Taggart (Yam); 3. Brett McMichael (Yam); 4. Bruce Redfield (Yam); 5. Darian Robinson (Yam). 50 (4-6): 1. Joseph Peters (Cob): 2. Nikolas Desiderio (Pol); 3. Anthony Ml:limone (Cob); 4. Bruce Redfield (Pol); 5. Dorian Taggart (Pol). 50 (7-8): 1. Frank Lettieri (Cob); 2. Albert Catanz (Pol); 3. Zachary Plsanchyn (Cob); 4. James Doolittle (Cob); 5. Nichols Christie (Kaw), 65 (7-9): 1, Ryan Blizzard (KTM): 2. Frank Lettieri (KTM); 3. Jesse Kuzbyt (K~w); 4. Justin Maylath (KTM); 5. Albert Catanz (Kaw). 65 (10-1 I): 1. Daniel Holton Jr. (Kaw): 2. Joey Keefe (Kaw); 3. Ben Nienstadt (RTM). 85 (7-9): 1. Ryan Blizzard (Han); 2, Justin Maylath (Suz); 3. Austin Kozimer (Kaw); 4. Jon Reber (Suz): 5. Jesse Kuzbyt (Suz). 85 (tO~II): 1. Phillip Nicoletti (Hon); 2. Mich~el Picone (Suz); 3. Cory De Jony (Yam); 4. Marshall Hurd (Suz); 5. Michael Mazur (K~w). 85 (9- 13): 1. Phillip Nicoletti (Han); 2. Michael Picone (Suz); 3. Cory De Jony (Yam); 4. Marshall Hurd (Suz); 5. John Ryerson (Kaw). 85 (12-13): 1. Scolt Sears (Yam); 2. Kerry Kaminskie (Kaw); 3. Mike Gesso (Suz); 4. Sean Wallace (Suz); 5. Tyler Witmer (Yam). 85 (14-15): 1. Andrew Kratz (Yam): 2. Jacob Feaster (Kaw); 3. Bart Holt (Kaw); 4. Nick Johnson (Yam); 5. Steven Izzo (Yam). S/MINI: 1. Scott Sears (Yem); 2. Mike Gesso (Suz); 3. Tyler Witmer (Yam); 4. Sean Wallace (Suz); 5. Drew Coleman (Kaw). 125 A:·1. Steve Mertens (Hus); 2. Barry Carsten (Suz); 3. David Ginolfi (Yam); 4. Mark Wundrllck (Yam); 5. Jeff Paul (Yam), 125 B: 1. Charles Ellis (Suz); 2. Jay Weller (Suz); 3. Stephen Hunter (Hus); 4. Brian Murphy (Yam); 5. John lllwrence (Y~m). 250 A: 1. Barry Carsten (Suz); 2. David Ginolfi (Yam); 3. Stephen Desiderio (Yam); 4. Mark Wundrack (Yam); 5. Barry Ta9gont (Yam). 250 B: 1. Charles Ellis (Suz); 2. Michael Faust (Hon); 3. Micheel Klinger (Hon); 4. Joseph Savitsky (Hon); 5. Vance Drllghi (Yam). 250 C: 1. Rich Millon (Yam); 2. Carm Perri (KTM); 3. Brian Rathbun (Hon); 4. William King (Yam); 5, Mark Peep< (Han). SCHBY: 1, Jay Weller (Suz); 2. Brian Murphy (Yam); 3. Caleb Miller (Yam); 4. Stephen Hunter (Hus); 5. John Ulwrence (Yam). CLGBY: 1. David Ginolfi (Yam); 2. Andrew Pingotti (Hon); 3. David Nyzio (Yam); 4. E1io Pereira (Yam); 5, Michael Faust (Han), 25+ A: 1. Stephen Desiderio (Yam); 2. Robert Hayes (Yam); 3. Mark Hopkins (Hon); 4. Darryl Smith (Kaw); 5. Brad Stamp (Suz), 25+ B: 1. Carl Wolter (Yam); 2. Dion Primani (Hon); 3. Jason Babernitch (Yam); 4. Timothy Gillespie (Hon); 5. Jason Wocniski (Suz). 30+ A: 1. B~rry Carsten (Suz); 2. Stephen Desiderio (Yam); 3. Darryl Smith (K~w); 4. Robert Hayes (Yam); 5. Brad Stamp (Suz). 30+ B: 1. Timothy Gillespie (Hon); 2. Kenneth Hull (Hon); 3. Kim Kline (Hon); 4. Mike Shettuck (Han): 5. Rich Westfall (Yam). 30+ C: 1. Darren Mclaughlin (Kaw); 2. Richard Rohn (Kaw); 3. Rich Millon (Yam); 4, Raymond McKown (K~w); 5. Jeffrey Mesler (Yam). 40+: 1. Fisher James (KTM); 2. Kim Kline (Hon); 3. Thom~s Sebastian (Yam); 4. Jarrett Newby (Hon); 5. Robert Murphy (Yam).