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American Cancer Society Relay For Life Fundraiser Race District 6 Points Race Hurricane Hills Sports Center Szymansky passed Cheney for the lead just after the start of the last lap on the huge elevator obstacle, but unfortunately the pass was made under multiple yellow caution flags, which Szymanski apparently didn't see before it was too late. The rest of the top five did see the yellow cautions and did not do the jump. Szymanski moved up into the unofficial lead, but the track referee eventually docked Szymansky a lap for the infraction. Cheney was given the secondmoto win. Rounding out the top five were Rutan, Sadowski, Stephens and Raabe. Cheney topped the 125cc Novice podium with a perfect 1- 1 score. Rutan earned the second tier of the podium with a 3-2 tally, and Stephens rounded out the podium with a 5-4 effort. eN STORY AND PHOTOS BY JIM P. SANDERSON CLIFFORD, PA, MAY 18 fl ust over 250 riders came out to ,lJ the Hurricane Hills Sports Center to help out a very worthy cause, the 10th annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life. This cause is very near and dear to the hearts of the Hurd family, the promoters of Hurricane Hills and BroomeTioga Sports Centers, as they lost their beloved father and grandfather, Chuck Hurd, to cancer in 1997. The Relay For Life raises thousands of dollars annually for cancer research, education, and patient services. Young Marshall Hurd and his grandmother Rose Hurd were on hand to sign up sponsors for the Relay For Life and to award very special plaques to those sponsors for their unprecedented support. Local businesses as well as friends and members of the Hurd family sponsored classes. Donny Lingle led the start of the first Over 30 Amateur moto, with Kevin Hicks Sr., Mark Burkholder, Ed Kowalick and Robert Murphy trailing. Exiting the rhythm section, Hicks had the point after dropping Lingle to second. Burkholder and Kowalick held third and fourth, and Bill Dalusio moved up to fifth. After 2 1/2 laps, the top three were unchanged. Dylan La Porte moved up to fourth, relegating Kowalick to fifth. By lap three, Hicks had a four-second lead. Lingle picked up the pace and closed the gap on Hicks to two seconds on lap four, and the top four remained unchanged, while Brian "Salty" Sworen moved up to fifth. Hicks held on for the first-moto win, with Lingle, La Porte, Burkholder and Sworen in tow. Burkholder led the pack out of the first turn in the final moto. In tow were Lingle, WilHam Frank, Hicks and Byron Culbertson. Halfway through lap two, Burkholder held the point, and Hicks had moved to second. Frank was a solid third. Lingle dropped back to fourth, and La Porte moved to fifth. Burkholder pulled away to a comfortable five-second lead by lap four. Lingle and La Porte moved up to claim third and fourth, relegating Frank to fifth. Sworen then caught and passed Frank for fifth. La Porte went down in the last corner before the white flag flew. Burkholder got the second-moto win. Rounding out the top five were Hicks, Lingle, Sworen and Frank. (Above) Mark Stephens (428) leads Jimmy Izzo (200), Mark Rutan (H), Jeff Yatsko (99) and the rest of the 12Scc Novices out of the first tum in the first moto at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life Fundraiser Race in Clifford, Pennsylvania. (Left) Kevin Hicks (377) battles with Donny Lingle (40L), William Frank (220) and Bill Dalusio (86) in the final Over 30 Amateur moto at Hurricane Hills Sports Center. Hicks topped the podium with a 1-2 score. Burkholder took runner-up with a 4-1 tally, and Lingle rounded out the podium with a 2-3 score. Mark Stephens led the start of the first moto of the 125cc Novice class, which had a full gate of 41 riders. Trailing him were Mark Rutan, Jimmy Izzo, Jeff Yatsko and Binghamton Honda-sponsored Chris Cheney. After half a lap was completed, the top five were Rutan, Stephens, Izzo, David Szymansky and Cheney. After 2 1/2 laps, Rutan held the point, while Izzo and Szymansky moved up to second and third, and Cheney took fourth, dropping Stephens to fifth. Just before lap three, Szymansky battled with Izzo for second; then Izzo went down, handing Cheney third and Victor Palmieri fourth. Stephens was alone in fifth. Cheney moved into the lead on lap four, and Szymansky moved up to second. Cheney pulled away and finished the moto with a six-second advantage. Rounding out the top five were Szymansky, Rutan, Palmieri and Stephens. Hurricane Hills Sports Center Clifford, Pennsylvania Results: May 18, 2003 P/W: 1. Mexwell Partridge (Yam); 2. Ethan Frank (Yam); 3. Carlton Stark III (Kaw); 4. Tyler Yadlosky (Yem). 50 (4-6): I. Nathan Savage (Hon). 50 (7-8): 1. Stephen Boss (KTM); 2. Ricky Benesky (Kaw): 3. Kevin Hicks Jr. (KTM). 65 (7-9): 1. Dylan Ahlert (KTM); 2. Ryan Francis (KTM); 3. Ricky Benesky (Kaw): 4. Stephen B05s (KTM); 5. Damon Waslin (Kaw). 65 (10-11): I. Frank Lettieri (Suz); 2. James Doolittle (Suz): 3. Saxxon Spacuse (Kaw): 4. Thomas Raminger (Kaw). 85 (7-9): I. Dylen Ahlert (KTM). 85 (10-11): L Marcus Hodge (Kaw): 2. Nick McPhee (Suz); 3. Frank Lettieri (Suz); 4. Jesse Kuzbyt (Suz); 5. Anthony Peregrin (Suz). 85 (12-13): 1. Dan Holton Jr. (Suz): 2. Marshall Hurd (Suz); 3. Joey Keefe (Suz); 4. Bryan Culbertson (Kaw); 5. Jason Gourley (Yam). 85 (14-15): I. Sean Wellece (Suz); 2. Eric Frantz (Yam); 3. Tyler Kline (TM); 4. David Karney (Yam); 5. Andrew Canfield (Kaw). 85 (9-13): I. Dan Holton Jr. (Suz); 2. Nick McPhee (Suz); 3. Marcus Hodge (Kaw); 4. Marshall Hurd (Suz); 5. Joey Keefe (Suz). S/MINI: I. Sean Wallace (Suz): 2. Eric Frantz (Yam); 3. Tommy Lewis (Hon): 4. Bryan Culbertson (Kew). 125 NOV: I. Chris Cheney (Hon): 2. Mark Rulan (Yam); 3. Mark Stephens (Yam): 4. Saul Raabe (Yem): 5. Greg Sadowski (KTM). 125 AM: 1. Mike O'Connor (Yam): 2. Chris Pepe (Yam): 3. Nick Johnson (Hon); 4, Dave Grover (Hon); 5. Dan Zabrowski (Yam). 125 PRO/EX: 1. Mett Coyle (Yam); 2. Chris Welsh (Yam); 3. Mark Waldele (Yam); 4. Dave Nyzio (Yam): 5. Nick Serebo (Yam). 250 NOV: I. Victor Palmieri (Suz): 2. Bobby Vanarelli (Suz): 3. Andy Lynott (Kaw): 4. John lamiera (Hon); 5. Nate Leathennan (Hon). 250 AM: I. Stephen Hunter (Hon); 2. Ched Milazzo (Han); 3. Nick Johnson (Han): 4. Chris Murray (Yam): 5. James Teel (Suz). 250 PRO/EX: 1. Scott Rockwell (Hon); 2_ Merk Waldele (Yam); 3. Chris Welsh (Yam); 4. Dave Nyzio (Yam); 5. Jeffrey Dunlop (Han). SCHBY: I. Dan Zebrowski (Yam); 2. Chris Cheney (Han); 3. Josh lingle (Yam); 4. Steve Grossweiler (Suz): 5. Jack Duffy (Kaw). CLGBY: J. Stephen Hunter (Han); 2. Matt Coyle (Yam): 3. Chad Milazzo (Han): 4. Mike O'Connor (Yam); 5. Eric Balawejder (Yam). 25 ... AM: 1. Mark Rutan (Yam); 2. Bill Dalusio (Yam): 3. B.J. Wightman (Yam): 4. Dylan La Porte (Yam): 5. Mark Burkholder (Yam). 25 ... EX: 1. Scott Rockwell (Han): 2. Nick Serebo (Yam): 3. Jeffrey Dunlop (Han): 4. Erik Burkholder (Hon); 5. Paul W,!!slin (Yam). 30 ... NOV: I. Mark Nevil (Han): 2. Jeff Case (Suz); 3. Timothy Yadlosky (Suz); 4. Jamie Merklein (Han); 5. Robert Chapman Jr. (Yam). 30 ... AM: I. Kevin Hicks Sr. (Yam); 2. Mark Burkholder (Yam); 3. Donny Lingle (KTM); 4. Brian Sworen (Kaw); 5. Dylan La Porte (Yam). 30 ... EX: I. Erik Burkholder (Han); 2. Kevin Krueger (Han): 3. AI Collioud (Yam): 4. Paul Bruno (Yem); 5. Henry lucio (Yam). 40 ... : L Donny lingle (KTM); 2. Kim Kline (TM): 3. Douglas Wentzell (Hon): 4. Gary Strasser (KTM): 5. Robert Murphy (Yem). Stephens led the pack into the second turn in the final moto, with Greg Sadowski, Rutan, Cheney and Saul Raabe in tow. Just after crossing the finish line to start lap two, Cheney moved from fourth into the lead by jumping the huge Hurricane Hills Elevator jump. Stephens was relegated to second. Rutan and Szymansky held third and fourth, respectively, and Sadowski dropped to fifth. Cheney quickly pulled out to a foursecond lead by lap three. Szymanski passed Rutan and Stephens to lay claim to second. Szymansky closed the gap on Cheney to only a couple of bikelengths by lap four. I: y I: I e n e _ S • JUNE 18,2003 71

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