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(Yam); 3. Eric Hytinen (Yam): 4. Chad Parker (~M); 5. Bryan Hopple (Kaw). 200 A: 1. Andrew Williams (Kaw); 2. Tommy Ashley (GG): 3. Chance Boker (KTM); 4. Tracey CrawfOl'd (KTM); 5. Timmy Craddock (Kaw). 250 A: I. Travis Jones (Suz); 2. Travis WillifOl'd lead for the entire eight laps. Adam Creasor pushed his Honda into second place early on lap one and likewise never looked back. Ryan Hamilton got off to a good start and held down the third spot for the first six laps. Justin Conners took his Kawasaki into third place late in the race, with a charging Drew Metelka pushing into fourth. Hamilton brought his Kawasaki across the finish line for fifth. "The course was a lot of fun," Robinson said, "but it was pretty rocky." The Intermediate class is very competitive and promises to provide some great race action throughout the season. Twenty-eight riders lined up for the Junior class, and Sarge's Cycle/Thor/ Smith/Tag/Klotz-backed Cody Miller quickly took his RM80 to the lead. Chaz Green, riding his Krause Racing/FIM Yamaha, was close behind. Josh Zanet settled into third. This order remained unchanged until the fourth lap, when Jake Young pulled his Kawasaki into third, bumping Zanet to fourth. A charging Brandon 4-sTRK B: 1. Jeff Shearin (Hon); 2. Oadie Keen (Yam); 3. Jason Plank (Hon); 4. Gene Groves (Vam); 5. Mark Keen (Vam). sR B: I. Carl Happle (Vam); 2. Bm Porter (Hon); 3. Wally Turfboer (Hon): 4. Bob Blake (Kaw); 5. Marshall Lyall (Y.m). 200 C: 1. Josh Gr.y (Hon): 2. Chris Sobnto (suz): 3. Jeffrey Porker (Hon); 4. P.ul Lutz (K.w); 5. stu.rt H.II (Yam). 250 C: I. Chester Whaley (Yam); 2. Doug Felter (Hon); 3. Jim Dusky (K.w): 4. Darryl Dalton (Hon); 5. Clyde James (Hon). s/.....NI: 1. Chris Sobrito (K.w): 2. Brandon Nero (Kaw): 3. Chad Lyall (Kaw); 4. Chad Woods (Kaw); 5. Mark Robore (Hon). MINI: 1. Preston Blake (Kaw); 2. Kyle Honeycutt (Yam): 3. Nick Smith (Yam): 4. Ryan Robbins (Hon); 5. Brad Bakken (Kaw). MSTR: 1. Dennte ~wis (IITM); 2. Bob Williams (suz); 3. R.E. Wick (suz); 4. Bob White (KTM). WMN: 1. Jessica Morrison (Kaw); 2. Jennifer Canada (Kaw); 3. Cindy Bishop (Kaw); 4. Sharon Nero (Yam): 5. Judy Whaley (Hon). JR M.INI: I. Shane Hartless; 2. Josh McCr8ry; 3. Brandon Bolling; 4. Michael Steingold; 5. Jeremiah (Suz); 3. Scott Capewell (Kaw); 4. Jason Brown (Kaw); 5. Stephen Samuels (Kaw). 4-STRK A: 1. Justin Stone (Yam); 2. Mike CapeweU (Yam); 3. Jeff Solinger (Yam); 4. Daniel Rhodes (Yam): 5. Tim Morton (Hon). VET A: I. Glenn Holcomb (KTM); 2. Don Hall (Kaw); 3. Tommy Reynolds (Kaw); 4. Cr.ig Randle (Yam); 5. Phillip Doyle (suz). SR A: 1. Bobby Will (Hon); 2. Robert Cox (KTM); 3. Bob Jones (KTM); 4. Ernie Hostetler (Yam); 5. Oa...11 Harley (Hon). OPEN A: I. Chuck Honeycutt (KTM); 2. Oa...11 Campbell (KTM); 3. David Baldwin (Hon); 4. Adam Abramo (KTM). 200 B: 1. Greg Creech (Vam): 2. Taylor Faddis (Hon); 3. Jason Hedrick (Suz): 4. Ray Faddis (Hon); 5. Matthew Arnold (KTM). 2508: 1. Robert Leckes (Hus); 2. Chris Norwood (Suz); 3. Ted Mariner (KTM); 4. Roy Russ; 5. Jonathan Balonis (KTM). VET B: I. Dale Shaffer (KTM); 2. Simon Wilson (Hon); 3. Rick Huffman (Hon): 4. Michael Lewis (5uz): 5. Ralph Benhart (KTM). James. P/W: I. Brandon Dowell; 2. Austin Gaylen; 3. Kelsey Honeycutt: 4. Taylor Nero; 5. Michael Withrow. Mid-South Championship Youth Hare Scrambles Series Round 3: Black Forest Miller, Robinson Trim the Forest By him. Time ran out, however, and Smith crossed the finish line in first; Ferguson was second, Middlebrook held on for third, and the KTMmounted duo of Logan P'Pool and Ward filled out the top five positions. "I just want to thank my mom and dad for bringing me to the races," said Smith after scoring his third victory of the season. "The best part of the course was the whoop sections," Middlebrook said after the race. The Intermediate and Junior classes competed on a course that was apprOXimately 1 1/2 miles and consisted of sweeping woods trails mixed with open grass tracks. The final section was a long, winding uphill to the finish line. Kawasaki of Corinth-backed Luke Robinson took the holeshot in the Intermediate class and maintained the JEFFREY KETCHUM HOHENWALD,TN,NOV.4 he Mid-South Championship Youth Series pulled into the Peery's Motocross Park for round three. The Mini class competed on a course that used portions of the motocross track, featuring two whoop sections. The Mini race started with Steven Middlebrook capturing the lead. In second place was Jackson Ward, with Cody Smith trailing in third. This battle continued for three laps until Ward was overtaken by Smith. On the fourth lap, Smith took the lead on his KTM, pushing Middlebrook back to second. Meanwhile, Anthony Ferguson was mounting a charge to the front on his Yamaha, battling with Middlebrook and finally overtaking T Capshaw overtook Zanet on the next lap, and the top five positions would not change again. "The track was awesome!" enthused the winner, Miller. "I took the holeshot and never looked back." "( pushed hard," said the secondplace finisher, Green, adding, "The track was good but pretty rocky in places." Young turned in another good run, finishing third, with Capshaw in fourth and Zanet in fifth. "My mom's very proud," Capshaw remarked, "this was a good course with lots of woods. I rode my heart out." The Mid-South Youth Series has gotten off to a great start. This round drew a total of 69 riders to fill three eN classes. Peery's MolDcross Pan Hohenwald, Tennessee Results: November 4, 2001 {Round 31 MINI: I. Cody Smith (KTM): 2. Anthony Ferguson (YlIm): 3. Steven Middlebrook (Yam); 4. Logan P'Pool (KTM): 5. Jackson Word (KTM). tNT: 1. Luke Robinson (Kew): 2. Adam Creasor (Hon): 3. Justin Conners (Kew); 4. Drew Metelka (Hon); 5. Ryan Hamilton (Kaw). JR: I. Cody Miller (Suz); 2. Chaz Green (Vam); 3. Jake Young (Kaw): 4. Brandon ClIpshaw (Yam): 5. Josh Zonet (Vam). Speedway Fall Classic Costa Mesa Speedway Hamill Perfect By ELAINE JONES COSTA MESA, CA, NOV. 10 hat do you do when two World Champions and riders from England and Poland are in town? If you're promoter "Rad" Brad Oxley, W you put on a race and let the b~ys get together and play. It was the inaugural Fall Classic, and it was quite a night. Also, Mike Metzger brought his crazy friends with him and they did a bit of jumping that left the fans begging for more. The sidecars were also on hand for some demonstration racing - and, not about to be outdone, Joe Jones proposed to his swinger, Brandi McElroy, in front of a packed grandstand. She had just had the wind knocked out of her in a crash. and what little breath she had left was taken away by the sight of the ring. The night belonged to Billy "The Bullet" Hamill, who was perfect in the ~~~--~~----------~-~~~--~=~--'t;j ::> z " ,. 8 ~ 0:: o ~ > lD ~ 0. Black Forest: Chaz Green rides hard to a second-place finish in the Junior class at round three of the Mid-South Championship Youth Hare SCrambles Series in Hohenwald, Tennessee. 46 DECEMBER 12, 2001 • cue • • n • _ s Costa Mesa Speedway: Billy Hamill tops off a perfect night in Costa Mesa, California, after winning the Speedway Fall Classic. Ah, the spoils of victory.•.