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AMA National Hare Scrambles Series Round 8: Pilgrim Sands Trail Riders Hare Scrambles -,- 12r -'~ ,~ '. ' -' , , ' ::: o ' - .......~..........--~ -- - smoothly, right at that pace, for the last couple laps." Hoess said he also felt a little lucky, after running out of gas just as he came into the pits after lap three. "( came through the barrels and they scored me, then I went to gas it into the pits and the bike bogged out on me. I coasted into the pits with my tank on emptyl" Series points leader Brian Garrahan finished the day eighth but added to his points lead since fellow contenders Fred Andrews (due to a firstlap, high-speed crash) and Woodford dropped out early, and Jason Raines was a no-show due to a previous race injury. "The course was rough - it was pretty dusty out there," Garrahan said. "It was a little scary watching fast guys swapping out in the rocks and going down. I just couldn't get it going out there, so I rode a pace I was comfortable with." Kevin Hines came out of semiretirement to put in some of the fastest laps of the day. Hines worked his way through the pack from a dead-last start to finish fifth overall, putting in faster laps as the race wore on. He chose to ride the event to train for the upcoming King Philip National Enduro, which will also be held in Massachusetts in midSeptember. eN STORV AND PHOTOS BV JOE MCLAUGHLIN FREETOWN,MA,AQG.25 fE'Jven though Fast By Ferracci lliHusqvarna's Fred Hoess came to round eight of the AMA National Hare Scrambles series just looking to get some seat time in preparation for the upcoming ISDE, he managed to ride off with the overall victory anyway. He beat the field of regulars over a very rough, dusty and rocky course in Freetown, Massachusetts. Many of the regulars - including Team Green's Chuck Woodford and Honda rider Doug Blackwell - gave Hoess a good run for his money. Both riders led him around the course for several laps before Hoess took the lead on the sixth and final circuit. Woodford's day ended early, leaving Blackwell and Hoess to battle it out. "After Fred [Hoess] passed me, I kept on him and waited for him to make a mistake," Blackwell said. "Unfortunately, Fred doesn't make any mistakes, but ( did. Then I could not get back up to him." "It was really tough out there in the rocks," Hoess said. "I found it was really tough if I rode too slow, and dangerous if I rode too fast. There was a pace in between that seemed just right. Luckily, I was able to ride (Above) Fred Hoess rode his HusQ to the win at the brutal round eight of the AMA National Hare Serambles Series. He was only rtdlng the race to prepare for the Pilgrim Sands Trail Riders Ha.. Scrambles Freetown, Massachusetts Results: August Z5, ZOOZ O/A: 1. Fred Hoess (Hus); 2. Doug Blackwell (Hon); 3. Josh McLevy (Hon); 4. Luke McNeil (Vern); 5. Kevin Hines (Yam): 6. Scott DeCoste (Suz); 7. Bob Sentheson Jr. (Hon); 8. Brien Garrahan (KTM); 9. Andrew Shee (KTM); 10. Andy Briggs (Hon). ISDE. (LefQ Kevin Hines put in some pretty hot laps to come from behind and finish fifth. He's "semiretired." (Right) Brian Garrahan struggled to an eighthplace finish, but he stili extended his points lead. cu cl • n e _ S • SEPTEMBER 25, 2002 31