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course was awesome. Halfway through the race, my chain broke and I was out." The course challenged all the riders. With only one round remaining, time is running out. It will be interesting to see how the points standings end up. CN The MDDnshine LintDn, Kentucky Hesul1s: March 10, 2002 (HDund loJ .. Gl o .. ... . 9· 10 MINI: 1. Cody Schoettmer (Pol); 2. Logan P'Pcol (KTM); 3. Steven Middlebrook (KTM); 4. Austin Schoelkopf (Yam); 5. Austen Poynter (Hon) . INT: 1. Zach Sorrels (Kaw); 2. Ryen Cerreta (Kaw); 3. Luke Robinson (Kew); 4. Zachary Nash (Kaw); 5. Drew Metelka (Hon). JR: 1. Cody Miller (suz); 2. Chaz Green (Yam); 3. Chllz Akers (Kew); 4. Dillon Fleming (Hon); 5 . Dustin Smith (YlIm) . 10 o Co> ... '" '" o " '" :-'. North Carolina HS Asso. C'ship Series Round 1: Daniels Ridge Hayes Fever By TAYLORSVlllE,NC,MAR. 17 he first of 14 rounds in the North Carolina Hare Scrambles Series got off to a muddy start at Daniels Ridge. The rain began to fall early race day morning and continued for nearly eight hours, turning the event into a survival run. Nearly 175 riders signed up, despite the cold temperatures and heavy rain, to make an attempt to conquer the 5-mile woods courseturned-mud bog. However, the turnout at the starting line told another story, as more than 20 riders decided not to ride due to the conditions. Another 22 riders were only able to complete one lap, mostly due to fatigue and exhaustion from the constant battle with the mud and knee-deep ruts. Moose/GDR/Bruce's Suspensionsponsored Patrick Hayes found all the right lines to sweep the field from start to finish for his first overall victory. Hayes jumped out to an early lead, grabbing the holeshot, and by the end of the second lap he had increased his lead to more than 30 seconds. The track deteriorated quickly, as the ruts and hills became nearly impassible by lap three due to the continuing downpour. Coming off the line second, Piedmont Hondasponsored Doug Deaton kept Hayes close until lap five, when Deaton tangled with a lapped rider. "I came up on a lapper in the whoop section on the motocross," Deaton stated. "He gassed it hard, filling my eyes with mud." The incident gave the third-placed rider, Moto-Imports Kawasaki-sponsored Daniel Morrison, the opportunity he was waiting for. He took advantage of Deaton's situation and moved into second while Deaton cleared the mud from his eyes. On lap six, Morrison had similar luck when he became entangled with lapped riders on a steep, rutted hillclimb. While Morrison was caught in a rut, waiting for the lapped riders to T WITH SWEATBUSTER~ FACE FOAM r-----------------------------------------------~~~~~ o o o Name Address City _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ State Zip _ o Phone ___________ Order Date Every week for two years (100 issues for $80.00) Six months second class (25 issues for $23.00) This is a o ew Subscription o o o o Send to: 1!JIl;fi!; RJlIIJIII, Inc. P.O. Box 5084, Costa Mesa, CA 92628-5084 Toll Free Subscription Hotline (800) 831-2220 24-hoUT FAX Order Line (714) 751-6685 • E-mail: Subscribe®cyclenews.com Signature ' MC/Vlsa # YESI Start my subscription immediately to Cycle News. 1 year/50 issues for $45.00. (can be billed 2 monthly payments) Please bill me 1 payment of $45.00 Bill 2 payments of $22.50 EncJosed is my check or money order Charge my _ Exp' . D ITation a te Renewal a a Visa Mastercard == VISA One year (50 issues). 2nd clue unada or Mexico and all other foreign countriel $92.00 (US Fundsl. 1st claM and ainnalI IlIt8 ulliJable upon ~uest. ._----------------------------------------------~--~. n .... s 52 APRIL 10, 2002' c u e I e JOHN JORDAN