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JRVETBEG: I. TerenceT~ughber(Ka ...).
JR VET NOV: I. Shawne Chamberlin (Yam): 2. Gary Ivin (Yam):
3. F1emming Larsen (Han).
JR VET 1rfT: I. Shy Moehe (Hon)
JR VET EX: I. Rabbit Dunham (Yam).
VET BEG: 1. Bryan Smith (Yam); 2. Eric Ndson (Yam): 3. Dan
Eaton (Hon); 4. Bob Woods (Yam): ~. Joe Hernandez (Can).
VET NOV~ I. Brian loft: lKaw); 2. Gary IVIn (Yam): 3. F\ermUng
larsen (Hon): 4 Ray Ritzier (Kew).
VET !NT: I. Shy Moshe (Hon): 2. Greg PIerce (Yam).
VET EX/PRO: I. Frank Costanzo (Hon); 2. RobbIe Dunham
(Yam): 3. Ed Tripp (Han).
SR NOV: I. John Adams (Yam): 2. C~ig McCannachie (Yam):
3. DavXl Baral (Hon).
SR AM:. I. Brett Allen (Hon): 2. Alan Hoo~ (Hon): 3. Roben.
Dickie (Yam): 4. Russ Schuoler (Hon): 5. Bob Dunham (Yam).
SO EXo I. Joe .... (lion): 2. Don Ill")' IYam).
SR PRO: I. Frank Costanzo (Han): 2. Leo Saul (yam): 3. Bam
Simons (Yam): 4. Ed Tripp (Hon): 5. Don Bi:tIy (Yam).
Old Sun Racing Hare Scrambles
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250 B~ I. Brad Crain (KTM); 2. Damy Cnnvford CHon); 3. Todd
COl'Wln (KTM): 4. Mike Nieweg (Hon); 5. Marshall Sprague (Yam).
200 B: J. MIchael Hamilton (Kaw); 2. Josh Murray (KTM): 3.
David Von Hott.en (KTM): 4. Todd Seanng (KTM); 5. 8nIndon Vaughn
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Gary PIWlt (Hon); 4. Joseph Almon (KTM): 5. Matt Fienllng (yam).
OPEN C: I. Klint Griffin (KTM): 2. DatTilO" Mahoney (Hon): 3.
Scott Herlon (Yam); 4. David Brews~r (Yam): 5 Chris Williams
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200 C; I. Joe Wetherell (Kaw): 2. Matt Neal (Suz); 3. lack
Bryant (Suz); 4. Charles Hoormann (Kaw): 5. Hershel Thompson
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VET: J. Elston ~ (Yam); 2. Neal Soeoksen (KTM); 3. Steve
(Kaltt): 4 Mark Green (KTM); 5. Richard Han. (KTM).
SR: 1 ~ Simons (Yam): 2. Tem Eidem (Yam): 3. loft: Glenn
(Hon); 4. 51"" Woh,.., IKT"'): 5. Scou ~ IKT"').
StsR: 1. F~nk Lelvan (Yam): 2. Tem Rogers (KTM): 3. Mike
Romantum (KTM): 4. Joe Staponsld (Hon): 5. Bt11y Johnson (Yam).
JR: I. Justin Veith (Kaw); 2. Travis McWhorter (Kaw); 3. Ryan
Rohleder (Kaw): 4. Derek Dixon (Kaw); 5. Nick Bryant (Sul).
WMN: 1. Michele Eldam (KTM): 2. Donna Moore (KTM): 3.
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Under the Old Sun
BEG: 1. George Oswald (Suz): 2. Andy Hayhurst (Yaml: 3.
Kenny Christopher (Hon): 4. Chad Tyler (Kaw): 5. Josh Rubenstein
(Yam).
By FRANK LE!VAN
little Okie Raceway
POLO, MO, AUG. 25
In what many riders claimed was the most
physically demBnding event of the Missouri
Hare Scrambles Championship campaign,
SCRtyamaha's Steve Leivan showed why he's.
a nine-time champion of the series, disregarding the brutal heat and the difficulty of the
technical trail en route to his third overall
victory of the season.
Round 12 was hosted by the Old Sun Racing crew and featured a 9-mile course that
used mostly rocky, single-track trail, a couple
of creek beds, and a few field blasts_ Leivan
and company turned laps in the 26-minute
range, with Leivan averaging 20.7 mph during
the two-hour event.
Doug Stone was the fastest to the trigger
when the AA class headed for tum one. Aaron
Shaw had his KTM off the line in second, with
Chris Thiele third. Leivan got a bad start in
eighth, but that was better than Brandon Forrester, who fouled a plug on his Kawasaki and
left the line nearly four minutes down.
As Stone used the tight trail and dusty
conditions to his advantage and started to get
away, Leivan used a slick line on an uphill
section to move into sixth, but that's as far as
he would get on the first lap. Stone's lead over
Shaw after lap one was 23 seconds, while
Thiele was just over a minute down in third.
Lars Valin held fourth, with Richie Anderson
putting together his best lap of the season on
his CR450F for fifth, ahead of Leivan, who
was nearly a minute and 20 seconds behind
the leader.
Leivan scorched the track during lap two
and moved all the way into the runner-up
position, but he was still a minute down from
Stone. Thiele was hanging right with Leivan as
they tried to run down Stone. To Stone's surprise, Leivan reeled in the CR250 rider just
past the halfway point of the third lap.
With the pressure now on, Stone tried to
pick up his pace but ended up getting loose
through a rocky creek section and decided to
let Leivan take the lead. Thiele was still close
as well, and all three riders hit the scoring
check within seconds of each other. Shaw,
feeling the effects of the heat, held fourth,
while Nesbitt was struggling with vision problems in fifth. Meanwhile, Forrester fought his
way inside the top 10.
After stopping for fuel. Leivan went into the
final lap with a lead of 15 seconds over Thiele,
who had displaced a fading Stone. While nearly every other rider in the field was slowing
down, Leivan tumed in the fastest lap of the
day. at 25:51, on his last dash through the
woods. Leivan finished with just over a minute
to spare.
The runner-up was Thiele, who was on
pace the whole day. Eariy leader Stone
capped off a fine day in third, his best result
since tearing up his shoulder at round nine. By
turning in fast laps and never giving up, Forrester charged all the way to fourth. Nesbitt
was fifth.
Never Too Old
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OCTOBER 2, 2002'
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125 NOV: I. Chris Podergoll (Suz); 2. Ryan Knight (Yam); 3.
0rN Gordon CHon): 4. Shaun Stt!lnhlluer CHon): 5. M1ch&e1 Dunnagan
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250 BEG: I. Jay leDuc: (Hon); 2. Luke leDuc (Hon); 3. Eric
lildberg (Yam): 4. Nick Bonini (yam); 5. John Hoffman (yam).
250 NOV: 1, AMon Ambrister (Hon).
250 IHI: 1. Robby Baptista CHon): 2. Tony Wolf (Yam).
WMN: I. Van~ Crawford (KTM); 2. Kauke Gray (Kaw).
VET BEG: I. T.J. ""OO~ (Kllw): 2. Gene Cardella (Yam); 3.
Randy Woodward (KT""): 4. Michael Dunnagan (Yam): 5. Mike Gunn
(Yam).
VET PRO: I. Brdl Comer (Hon).
OfT NOV: I. Marie Hawkins (Yam): 2. Mark Mansfield (Hon).
SPTSMN X; I. Casey Hinson (Sut): 2. Robby Baptista (Han); 3.
Chrl, Podergols (Suz).
Auburn Gold Country Fairgrounds
By EDDIE GRAVEUNE
MADERA,CA,AUG.30
As summer comes to a close, motocross
tracks always get busier. Some riders take it
easy during the summer, and the time off
leaves serious riders chomping at the bit. By
Labor Day, they're ready to go. September
means autumn to most people, so whether the
air starts to get cooler or not, gear bags get
packed, air filters get cleaned, and riders start
planning rides.
With that in mind, it's not a big surprise
that the final CMA race of August saw an
influx of riders. What may come as a surprise,
though, is where some of the new riders are
coming from.
The CMA's reputation as B beginnerfriendly sanctioning body is well known
throughout the riding community, and for that
reason, the Beginner classes are always very
healthy. The Vet Beginner class has not historically been one of the larger ones, though.
After all, most people don't wait until they're
30 or older to start racing. But the summer of
2002 has seen a number of thirtysomethings
throw caution to the wind and go out to pursue
their childhood dreams.
On this particular night, Fresno's T.J.
Moore set the standard in the c1.ss. In only the
second race of his young career, Moore, who
moonlights as the Webmaster for www.motopress.net, swept both motos on his KX250.
Behind him was a cyclone of activity, with
several riders swapping positions throughout
the two motos. Randy Woodward got a great
start on his big KTM thumper in the first moto
and kept the leader in Sight all the way to the
checkered flag. Behind him were Gene
Cardella, Michael Dunnagan and Mike Gunn.
In the second race, Moore got out front
Little Olde Raceway: T_J. Moore
dominated the newly popular Vet
Beginner class at the eighth and final
round of the CMA Little Okle Summer
MX Series In Madera, California.
early again and kept himself perfect on the
night. Woodward had a little trouble with the
track the second time out, and that left the
door open for Cardella; the Lemoore resident
rode smoothly to finish third, and his 3-2
finishes gamered him second place overall.
Woodward still managed a fourth-place finish
in the second race, salvaging third overall.
Mike Gunn also rode well, and had it not been
for a tip-over in a slippery comer, the podium
might have looked a little different. The best
thing about this class was how much fun all of
the guys had. They were smiling so much
after the races that if it weren't for all of the
wrinkles and gray hair, you might have
mistaken them for a bunch of Mini riders.
Another performance deserving mention
was that of Dustin Pipes, who rode to wins in
the B5cc Intermediate and B5cc X classes
over friendly rival Nicolas Baker. The victories
were an encouraging sign of Pipes' recovery
from previous injuries.
This round was the end of the Uttie Okie
Summer Series, and a good time to reflect on
what an enjoyable series it was. Based on all
the new faces seen out at Litlie Okie, the
upcoming fall series promises to be bigger
and better than ever.
Results
50 F/T; I. Taylor NIznak (Hon): 2. Logan Baker (KTM): 3. Jacob
Valles (KTM).
Results
O/A: I. Steve Lelvan (Yam): 2. Chris Thiele (Kaltt): 3. Doog
Stone (Hen): 4. Brandon Forrester (Kaltt); 5. Chris NesbItt (Kaw): 6,
David Taylor (KTM); 7. Mark Glly (Yam): 8. La~ Vlllin (Hon): 9.
Anthony Meyer (Yam): 10. Jon SImons (Hua).
M: 1. ehnl thiele (Kaltt); 2. Doug Stone (Han): 3. Brarn:b'l Forresler (Keitt): 4. Chris Nesbitt (Kaltt): 5. Lars Valin (Hen).
A: I. David Taylor (KTM); 2. Marie Gay (Yam): 3. Anthony Meyer
(Yam); 4. Jon Simons (Hua): 5. Tracy Bauman (KTM).
0flEN B: 1. John Stichnoth (KTM); 2. Chris Hudgins (KTMo): 3.
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Jones (KT"'), 4. JaM 'uIl ("'"wi: 5. Ilanl