AMA National Hare Scrambles Series
Round 6: Dutch Sport !'Park
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Andrews' win pushes him closer to Brian Garrahan for his second straight championship
By MARK SPORE
PHOTOS BY MANDY SPORE
BLOOMINGDALE, M1, JULY 21
eam Green Kawasaki's Fred
Andrews took a big step toward
defending his National Hare Scrambles Championship, winning round
six of the series in dominating fashion. The Kawasaki/Pro Circuit-supported rider won the event for the
second year in a row, making his trip
to the Dutch Sport Park facility in
Bloomingdale, Michigan, quite worthwhile. With the series points leader,
KTM-supported Brian Garrahan, settling for fifth on the day, Andrews
made up some valuable points in his
quest to repeat as the series champion.
"I really liked the track today,"
Andrews said after the event. "It's too
bad we didn't get any rain prior to the
race, because the dUllt was pretty'
bad. It was definitely a hot one out
there. "
Finishing in the runner-up position
was Andrews' Kawasaki teammate
Chuck Woodford, who held second
for the entire race, despite some early
pressure from Honda-mounted Doug
Blackwell.
T
(Top) Fred Andrews (1) grabbed the
holeshot at round six of the 10-race
AMA Hare Scrambles Series and was
never headed. Here, Chuck Woodford
(11), Barry Hawk (6), Doug Blackwell
(15) and Eric Ducray (18) give chase.
(Rightt As Andrews got checked In
after at least 20 minutes on course,
he was clean as can be and there was
no one else near him.
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"I was real happy to see the white
flag come out," Woodford said. "I did
all I could to push through the heat
today. Freddie just rode a great race.
He got ahead early and I couldn't
catch him."
Rounding out the podium was
Michigan resident Blair Bersano,
who rode his F&S Suzuki to a
strong third-place finish - also for
the second year in a row. Bersano
has broken his right wrist twice in
the past several months, so he is
probably hoping that his podium
placing marks his turn-around point
for the year.
This is the third straight year that
the Dutch Sport Park facility has held
a National Hare Scrambles, and the
course was a great mix of terrain,
despite the dusty conditions in the
woods and on the grasstrack.
The 7-mile track featured some
tight, off-camber woods sections,
including some steep downhills, which
were followed by equally technical
uphills. Combine these conditions
with a long, jump-filled motocross
track, which was extremely well-manicured, and you have the makings for
a great hare scrambles course.
As the nine AA riders headed into
the first turn, Team Green Kawasaki's
