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250 JR: I. Steve DeCerli (Hon); 2. Seen Lorson (Yem): 3. Nick Cessinelli (Yem). 250 INT: 1. Ryen McElfish (Yem): 2. Ce. I'nygode (Yem): 3. G"'9 Chepel (Kew). 250 PRO: I. Rendy Normen (Yem): 2. Tommy Jeen (Hon); 3. Steve Merty (Hon). 25+ BEG: 1. Brian MacBride (Kaw); 2. Randy Tenant (Yam); 3. Cameron Crowell (Kaw). 25+ JR: 1. Zeke Corson (Yam); 2. Will Loucheneuer (Hen); 3. Mike Blencey (Kew). 25+ INT: J. Oerren Sturgeon (Yem). 25+ PRO: I. Kenny Losh (Hon). 30+ BEG: 1. Justin Baldwin (Hon); 2. Scott Ferri. (Hon); 3. BiUy Bonhem (Suz). 30+ JR: 1. Mike Cullen (Yam); 2. Ray Dragoo (Suz); 3. Jim KoscheUe (Kew). 30+ INT: I.Steve Decarli (Hon); 2. Will Lauchenauer (Hon); 3. Marvin Small (Y8m). 30. EX: 1. Mike Ben... (Kew): 2. Lorry Brown (Hon): 3. Enc Schecht (Hon). 30+ PRO: 1. Bud Heishm8n (Yam); 2. Darryl Heney (Suz); 3. Allen Rudd (Hon). 40+ JR: I. Scott Salisberry (Hon); 2. Tom Alexander (Yem); 3. Bred Gunlock (Yem). 40+ INT: 1. Stan Smith; 2. Scott Churchley (Hon): 3. Brlen EJotherly (Yem). 40. EX: 1. Jeff Cloutier (Suz): 2. Robbie Hedlock (Hon); 3. Enc Schecht (Hon). Missouri Hare Scrambles Championship Series Round 1: Elk Creek Finding Forrester First Again Stead Raceway: Randy Norman (167) grabbed the holeshot in the first 125cc Pro moto In Stead, Nevada, ahead of Tommy Jean (611) and Michael Diloreto (275). Norman sailed his Yamahas to the top spots in both the 125cc and 250cc Pro classes at the second round of the MXWest Spring Series. BY FRANK LEI VAN LEBANON, MO, FEB. 24 ew Team Green recruit Brandon Forrester kicked off the 2002 Missouri Hare Scrambles Championship Series in the same manner as he did in 2001: by winning the season opener. This year, Forrester had to overtake fellow Kawasaki rider Chris Thiele midway through the final lap to get the job done, but the Factory Connection/RK Chain/IMS/ Alpine stars/M2R-backed rider was up to the task and held on to take the win by a bike length. The battle for the third and final podium position was just as intense. Chris Nesbitt; who had gotten married the night before the event. set a torrid pace on the last two laps and was able to overtake early leader Aaron Shaw, who was "breaking in" his KTM 300. By turning in the fastest a of the race on his final lap, Nesbi~aw,who was fighting a broken hancf guard and taking it easy in the tight stuff. Moose/Dunlop/FactoryEffex/Scott/ CTi-backed Nesbitt made the pass and rounded out the top three. The first round of the MHSC series was barely able to outrun a severe winter storm that hit Monday morning. Sunday, however, was a beautiful 65 degrees and sunny, which drew out a huge crowd of participants. More than 400 riders did battle on a 9.2-rrule course lajd out in the woods along Elk Creek. The trail was considered "tough" by most competitors and consisted of rocky single-track, some ATV sections, and a brutal creek section that got everyone's attention. The top half-dozen riders were able to do laps in just under 30 minutes, with Forrester's winning pace just under 19 mph. Thiele put his KX250 at the head of the 14-rider AA class, with Forrester and the rest of the class in tow. Forrester, Shaw and Yamahamounted Brock Busenbark were all able to get by Thiele before the end of the first lap_ N solidly in third via a 3-3 posting, ahead of some other impressively quick 125cc pilots. The 250cc Pro class played out in a similar fashion - with Norman on top - but agajn he faced some considerable competition. Though Norman again claimed a double-moto sweep, a number of other contenders (some of whom had not contested the 125cc ranks) at times conspired to steal the glory should Norman have faltered in the least. Jean again c1aime second overall, this time with a 4-2 score, h~eno's Steve Marty took his CR450F totFiii'"thwitb a 3-3 posting. Second-place first-moto finisher Cody Killam ended up fourth overall after finishing sixth in the second moto. But the Pro motos were not interesting solely for the Pros themselves, as a second wave of Intermediates joined the Pros on the track in each race. In the 125cc Intermedjate contest, a first-moto battle ensued between Yamaha pilots Matt Hinkel and Kevin DeCarli for the top spot. DeCarli and Hinkel played adversary to each other for the better part of the moto, but DeCarli eventually pulled out the victory over early leader Hinkel, while Jeff Klino took his Yamaha to a quiet third-place finish. Klino's quiet third-place finish in the first moto was the start of something, though, as he came out and took a solid win in the second set to claim the overall. Hinkel backed up his first-moto performance with a fourth in the second set, which was good enough for second overall. DeCarli came back for fifth in the second moto, leaving him third in the day's standings. The 250cc Intermediate class was topped by two YZ426F riders, as Carson City's Ryan McElfish posted 2-1 moto scores to beat Caz Przygoda's 1-2 tally. 70 APRIL 3. 2002' cue • e Other big winners on the day included Honda-mounted Steve DeCarli, who romped to 1-1 moto scores in both the 250cc Junior and Over 30 Intermediate classes. Kawasaki pilot John Vallerio won the 60cc (Over 10) division, and then went on to post second-place finishes in both the BOcc Intermediate and 125cc Beginner Division Two standings (both while aboard his KXBO). Brian Sjogren and Zach Spano rode their KTM 50s to the front of the 20-rider 50cc (0-7) Divisions One and Two, respectively. The Stead circuit held up well over 'the &.ourse of the day, thanks to the efforts ofa-dedicated track crew that kept a watchful eye on the noter~ol.ls.: Iy hard-packed surface. The large turnout mirrored that of the first round held in Fernley one week prior, but the pleasant spring temperatures were unique to the Stead race. CN Stud lIllcewa, Stud. Nevada Results: Feb....., 24. 2002 [Raund 2J 50 (0-7) 0-1: 1. Brien Sjogren (KTM): 2. Ty Siminoe (KTM): 3. Je",my Price (KTM). 50 (0-7) 0-2: 1. z.och Speno (KTM): 2. Aeron Acrete (KTM): 3. Josh Oevis (Pol). SO (8.): 1. Johnny Highfill (KTM): 2. Me. Pecoraro (KTM); 3, Tyler Dominguez (Pol). 60 (0-9) 0-1: 1. Denny Robik (Kew): 2. Aeron Simlnoe (Kew); 3. Lane Simmons (Kaw). 60 (0-9) 0-2: I. Keith Adems (Kew); 2. Devid Rumbllugh (Kew); 3. Garrett Baxter (Kew). 60 (10+): 1. John Velie rio (Kew); 2. Joshua Morro. (Kew): 3. Jerrod Speno (Kew). 80 BEQ 0-1: 1. Bnmdon Baxter (Suz); 2. Chris Leonerd (Hon); 3. Auslln Lehret (Yem). 80 BEG 0-2: 1. Ru•• Dyer (Suz): 2. Oenlel Grey (Hon); 3. Aaron Siminoe (KllW). 80 JR 0-1: 1. Nete Vandermade (Yam); 2. Joshua Morros (Kaw); 3. Nic Vandermade (Hon). 80 JR 0·2: 1. Taylor Bittner; 2. Scott Ohm (Hon); 3. Ryen EJoger. 80 INT: 1. Justin Soule (Kaw); 2. Johnny Vallerio (Kaw): 3. Nathan Ashley (Hon). 125 BEG 0-1: 1. Aaron Makinen (Yam): 2. Jon Vallerio (Kew); 3. Jeff Henson (Yam). 125 BEG 0-2: I. Tony Merrill (Hon): 2. Brent Amato (Hon); 3. Anthony Perez. 125 JR 0-1: 1. Aaron Henson (Yam); 2. Tony Frltschl (Yem): 3. Richerd Caul (Yem). 125 JR 0-2: 1. Oenlel Bittner (Yom): 2. Cooper Munson (Hon); 3. Tyler Bryant (Yam). 125 INT: 1. Jeff Klino (Yem): 2. Melt Hinkel (Yam); 3. Kevin DeCarli (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Rendy Nonnen (Yem): 2. Tommy Jeen (Hon): 3. Oerryl Heney (Suz). 250 BEG 0-1: I. Oeniel Tengolty (Yem); 2. Scott Warren (Yam); 3. Brian MacBride (Kaw). 2S0 BEG 0-2: 1. Micheel Werren (Yem): 2. Jesse Ferris (Hon); 3. Steve Cushinghem (Kaw). n _ VII' S Shaw then went to work, taking the lead spot away from Forrester during lap two. Thiele moved into third, just 10 seconds down, while Bobby Duncan had a fast lap and climbed from ninth to fourth on his Clarke/Cycra/ProClean/Wiseco/J&W Cycles Kawasaki_ After three laps and nearly an hour and a half of racing, Shaw blasted down pit row in the lead_ Forrester, who was hot on his heels, stopped for fuel, allowing Thiele to move into the runner-up position. Nesbitt was next into the pits, but he had trouble with his dry-break system and lost valuable time getting going. KTMmounted Ken Yount timed his pit stop perfectly while running fifth, as his bike ran dry and he coasted into his pit area. With less than two laps to go, Shaw's hand guard came loose and he began to struggle in the tight stuff_ Thiele was quick to pounce and again took ov¢r the lead. Forrester was also able to get around Shaw, who appeared to be adapting to his new ride with little trouble. Nesbitt was able to take back the positions he had lost during his pit problems and was up to fourth, with Ryan Wuebbeling holding down fifth. Going into the final lap, Thiele's lead measured 11 seconds on Forrester. Shaw was another 14 ticks back, and Nesbitt rode an additional 40 seconds down_ Wuebbeling and Duncan were next, with Duncan just beating the two-hour time limit at 1:59:59. Thiele maintained his cushion over Forrester until he came to a hill littered with lapped riders. His line choice tumed out to be not so good, and Thiele was momentarily halted. Forrester negotiated the hill with less trouble and moved into the lead. It took Thiele a few seconds to get going, and by then Forrester had a cushion of his own. "Brandon was out of sight when I got going," explained Thiele. "I caught back up to him pretty fast but I couldn't find a way around hjm."

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