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(KTM); 5. Steve McWhorter (Suz). S/SR; 1. Rick Whelove (KTM); 2. John GOlt (KTM); 3. Robert. Caplinger (Yam); 4. Frllnk Leivan (Vam); 5. Rick Corpenter (KTM). JR: 1. Justin Veith (KllW); 2. Jeremy Hansen (Kew): 3. Brent Newberry (Kew); 4. Ryan Portell (Kew); 5. Collin Johnson (KtlIw). WMN: 1. Michele Eidam (KTM); 2. Amondo Loppe (KTM); 3. Cindy Bornelt (Hon); 4. Donno Moore (KTM). 200 c: 1. Zack Brytmt (Suz); 2. Kevin Long (Kow); 3. Joe Wetherell (Kow); 4. Timothy Heoly (Kow); 5. Dovld Pryor (KTM). OPEN C: 1. William Spoon (Hon); 2. Dllmian Mahoney (Hon); 3. Greg Johnson (Yam); 4. Brad Swo..nd (Kew); 5. Clint Fuiliom (Kow). Pine Ridge Here Scl'llmbles Pine Ridge, Altcanus Results: April 14, 2002 IRound 41 Arbnsas Hare Scrambles Championship Series Round 4: Pine Ridge Hare Scrambles Weisenfels Soars at Pine Ridge Bv SAM BARRETT PINE RIDGE, AR, APR. 14 ine Ridge was the site of round four of the Arkansas Hare Scrambles Championship Series, and what a blast this race was! Pine Ridge has been a race in the series in the past, but no race was held there last year. Pine Ridge came back into the series with a bang, with a large turnout of riders for both ATVs and bikes. Josh Cook and Smackover Motor Sports were the promoters for the Pine Ridge event. The Pine Ridge terrain offers sandy soil and wooded, rocky technical sections that quickly turned into a motocross track. The motocross section came complete with large whoops and a large tabletop jump. Sunday morning started early, with the AHSCS Mini riders. These guys are really going fast and are a lot of fun to watch. Tyler Lawrence made a good show while taking the win in the Junior short-course class. The Cooks had laid out a short-course grasstrack section for the youth to race on. The long course started with the AA class on the line. The start of the race was located on the motocross section of the track. At key time, the bikes were off toward the first turn. Texarkana Honda/Upton Motormounted Drew Chandler blasted into the first tum first, taking the holeshot; he was quickly followed by Craig Chapman of Tulsa, Oklahoma. In the third-place position was KTM of Fayetteville/FMF/Michelin/No- Toil jockey Josh Weisenfels. Yamaha of Russellville rider Clint Carr was off the start line in last place due to key time being set a few minutes fast. It didn't take long for Carr to take control on his 125cc Yamaha and move into third place after the first lap. On the first lap, Chapman went down hard, wrenching his knee. He decided not to injure it further and dropped out of the race. Before the first checkpoint, 16-year-old Weisenfels moved quickly into the lead, with Chandler charging close behind. Weisenfels took advantage of the motocross section of the track to increase his overall lap times. Weisenfels was unbelievably impressive and fast through this section of the track. Weisenfels is known P Weisenfels stated. "The bike has unbelievable power, and we didn't change a thing except adding an FMF pipe and silencer and adjusting the jetting." CN to race the motocross circuit as well as hare scrambles, and that experience paid off at this race. Weisenfels took the lead at the beginning of the race and was able to hold it to the end with more than a two-minute lead. Chandler was a steady second place, with Carr charging in third. 'These three held their positions to the finish. "Changing from my KTM 125 SX to the KTM 200 EXC made it a lot easier to race a hare scrambles," AA: 1. Josh Weisenfels; 2. Drew Chendler; 3. Clint eerr; 4. C8rrol Dickerson; 5. Eli Johnson; 6. Brlldley Meador; 7. Jeff LemllY; 8. Brhm Kingberg; 9. Creig Chapmen. A OPEN: 1. Brian Senders; 2. Steve Underwood; 3. Clint Woods: 4. Alen Holumberg; 5. Kyle Certer. B OPEN: 1. Chris Echols; 2. Greg Newson; 3. Shane Tacker; 4. Brian Dickerson; 5. Glen Norwood. B 250: 1. Jason Htmnon; 2. John Stubblefield; 3. Greg Sims; 4. Jeremy Beeken; 5. Ollie Peck. S 200: 1. Sterling English; 2. Ned Vesluski; 3. Dele Willis; 4. Petrick Tltes; 5. Peul Pendrey. B 4-STRK: 1. Eli Blechke; 2. Allren Roberts; 3. Stewert Hell; 4. Don Holland; 5. Lee Knepp. e OPEN: 1. Kevin Hensler; 2. Frllnk Sherp; 3. Devid Devenport; 4. Anthony Jett; 5. Joey Gregory. C 225: 1. Michael Whitehead; 2. Shene Roberts; 3. Mike Ferguson; 4. Jason Milton; 5. Terri Hale. S/SR: 1. Mlke Palmer; 2. Roy Patton; 3. Gary Gilmore; 4. John Varvil; 5. Randy Harmon. SR; 1. Evert Rotliff; 2. Bud Biechke; 3. Rick Owens; 4. David Wallace; 5. Mike Parker. JR LONG; 1. Bobby Ferguson; 2. Justin Riley; 3. Bredley Myrick. TR: 1. Brett Curry: 2. Tony Petty; 3. John Murphy; 4. Dusty Currey. TEAM: 1. Diffie/loux. VINT: 1. Lynn Burton; 2. Mike Parker. WMN: 1. Kasi Carter. JR SHORT: 1. Tyler Lawrence; 2. z.,c Moro; 3. Trent Allen; 4. Jessie Parker, 5. A.J. Pollard. M.INI: 1. Brian Cooper; 2. Cameron Harris; 3. Clay Curry; 4. Jonathan Wallace; 5. Dougie True. Fire & Police Motocross Nationals Round 1: Perris Raceway Code 10·10 (Off Duty) Bv MIKE "SIR SMILEV" RVER PERRIS, CA, APR. 15 ome fight fires, others fight bad guys. Nevertheless, twice a year the participants of the Fire & Police Motocross Nationals hang up their uniforms to go bar to bar for four rounds of race action. Rounds one and two are held in April, while the last two rounds are held in October. For more info about the Fire & Police Motocross Nationals or their Night Series, check out www.FirePoliceMX.com. Ryan and Josh Blackburn must have been good at sharing their toys when they were kids. The two brothers swapped moto wins, giving Josh the overall 18-24 Novice win for round one. Louie Gaytan took third in moto one but picked up a fifth in moto two for fourth overall. Mike Kilpatrick of the Los Angeles Police Department improved in his second moto, taking third to pick up the bronze medal for third overall. Lyle Raymond of the L.A. Sheriffs Department picked up fifth in moto one after tangling with Justo Capacete in a turn that left Capacete picking up his machine and continuing for eighth in moto one. Raymond grabbed fourth in moto two to pick up fifth overall on the day. Greg Rosenlund took the lead and the win in the first 30-39 Intermediate moto, with David Carlson and Dieter Klausing close enough to capitalize on any mistakes. Rick Crosbie claimed fourth, ahead of Shawn Leff- S ingwell of the Costa Mesa Police Department in fifth. Klausing handed the upset to Rosenlund as he claimed the overall win with a first in moto two. Rosenlund held on to fourth in moto two to take the silver medal and second overall, while Crosbie pulled off a second in moto two for third overall. Carlson ended up a disappointing sixth in moto two, leaving him just out of reach of a medal, in fourth. Eric McKenna showed up at this year's event with a new CR450F and claimed both 30-39 Expert moto wins from Brent Bush, who went 4-2 while representing the Clark County Fire Department for second overall. Steve Coster had second, behind McKenna, in moto one, but dropped to third after being passed by Ryan Chapin. Coster picked up third overall with a 3-3 score, while Chapin was absent from the line in moto two, as he was en route to the hospital with his wife, Amy, who chipped her pelvic bone while contesting the Women's division. Chris Rieffer of the Las Vegas Fire Department and Ed Niemela of the L.A. County Fire Department rounded out the top five in Chapin's absence. Jeff Baxter pulled off the holeshot in the first 35-39 Beginner moto, with Mark Newton, Roman Moreno and Taz Waller of the L.A. County Fire Department at his rear fender. Baxter led all the way through the checked flag. Gary Aguilar came from sixth to pass Newton, Moreno and Waller for second place. Moreno passed Newton for third, while Newton and Waller dropped back a few positions to end up just inside the top 10. Baxter pulled rank and the holeshot in moto two to chalk up another top-three finish for the Department of Corrections. Moreno gave chase in second but could not get close enough to make a pass on Baxter. Moreno took home second, ahead of Aguilar, who held on to third in moto two for third overall. Charlie Beck of the LAPD and his 1972 Maico took the holeshot and the win in the first Vintage moto. Alpine Fire Department's Chip Howell was hot on Beck's rear fender from the drop of the gate. At one point, Beck and Howell went hot into a tum, with Howell on the outside and Beck with the advantage on the inside. Howell attempted to pass on the outside and cut in on Beck, but the Maico rider held his ground and Howell got a taste of what metal and plastic smell like when rubbed together. Beck held his line for the win, and Howell lost his momentum, and settled for second. In moto two, Howell took the holeshot, but Beck quickly moved into the lead spot early on. Howell attempted several passes for the over- Perris Raceway: Matt Hampton (1 DO) not only led the pack to the first turn In the 18-29 Intermediate class, but to the checkered flag as well en route to his 1·1 moto sweep at the first round of the Fire & Police Motocross Nationals in Perris, California. cue I e n e _:liS • MAY 15, 2002 67