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food, keeping track of lap times and prepping gear. Generators roared, and the smoke from grills drifted in the cool night air. There was a sense of tension in the pits until you would see the distant light of your rider emerging from the trees, then relief as another lap was completed and another rider was safely back. Such was the case for Team Hedgehog. At 1:30 a.m., rider Steve Gordon was late, and minutes clicked by as the crew waited anxiously. When he arrived, all four mounts had broken on his headlight, and he had lost valuable time in the process. Able to secure another light, the team lost a lap and a position, but teamwork and determination paid off. Dawn arrived Sunday with little change in the standings. Team Proline KTM/KTM SE #1 still led but was nursing a coughing, smoking engine. Knight Line Products continued to hold second on their Kawasaki KX250, with Village Cycle Center A Team in third. Team KORE Sportcycles led Smith Power Sports (Terry Hughes, Corey Garrett, Bert Timpson, Eddie Davis, David Ray and Phillip Lallement) in Sportsman followed by Dirt Bike Supply. Phillips rested during the night, as James Embro continued to click away laps. Phillips remounted after sun-up and again began to post impressive lap times. When the checkered flag fell at 10 a.m. Sunday, Team Proline KTM/ Reynold. Pasture Maple.ville, Alabama Re.ults: May 31-June 1, 2003 O/A: 1. Team Prol;ne KTM/KTM SE *1 (KTM); 2. Knight Line Products (Kaw); 3. Village Cycle Center A Team (KTM); 4. Dirt Tech (Yam); 5. Hedgehog (KTM); 6. Team KTM SE *2 (KTM); 7. Last Dime (KTM); 8. Canton Racing (Suz); 9. Laroz.a (KTM); '10. Team SpaceportjFTR (Yam). OPEN A EX: l. Team Proline KTM/KTM SE -*"1 (Allen Gravitt. Andrew Kendrick, Michael Grizzle. Mitch McRee. Rod Stuckey. Jason Chancey, KTM); 2. Knight Une Products (Nathan Knight, Nolan Knight, Rodney Judson. Matt Joachim. Kyle Henderson, Kaw); 3. Village Cycle Center A Team (Zach Ivey. Ben KTM SE #1 took the class and overall wins, along with the $2500 check. In addition, they pocketed $250 for leading at the halfway point. Knight Line Products was second, with Village Cycle Center A Team in third. Dirt Tech and Team Hedgehog (Clay Hedgepath, Aaron Sanders, Steve Gordon, Jason Moody, Jeremy Ketchum and Timmy P'Pool) rounded out the top five overall. The Sportsman winner was Team KORE Sportscycles, and they proudly accepted the overall $250 Sportsman award from Village Cycle Center. Team Dirt Bike Supply and Adams Motorsports (Ed Boardwine, Kimball Clayton, Adrian Gervais, Chris Coleman, Seth Clayton and Mark Tatum) completed the top three, finishing only 57 seconds apart after 24 hours of racing. Close behind was Smith Power Sports in fourth, with Central Alabama Motorsports rounding out the top five in Sportsman. The speed of Mike Phillips in the lronman class secured him the win and $500, over the persistence of James Embro. Matthew Crist, Tim Nagy and Gary Barr completed the top five. eN BRIEFLY. •• Three years ago Perry Mountain Motorcycle Club (PMMC) had a team of riders compete in the 24-Hours of Glen Helen in San Bernardino. Cal;fornia. The team has gone back every year. They enjoyed the event so much that it inspired the first Perry Mountain 24-Hour Challenge. which was held last year. That race drew 26 teams and four Iron men. Doty Pizzolato. the Southern Enduro R;ders Association chaplain. competed in the Ironman class for the purpose of raising donations to purchase motorcycle transportation for missionaries in other countries. To date. he has helped supply seven bikes to missionades in Sri Lanka and one bike to Mexico. He completed 11 laps. opting to rest during the night. and received a pleasant surprise when the Village Cycle Center A Team donated their prize money of $1000 to his ministry. Anyone ;nterested in this cause can contact: Gasper Pizzolato III. 133087 Boeneke Road. Clinton. LA 70722. Weathers, Clint Robinson, Clay Boreing, Wyles Griffith, Carsten Cagle. KTM); 4. Team KTM SE #12 (Clay Stuckey. Derek Bratcher, Arty Spencer, Taras Massey, Jason Wofford, Steve Saunders, tITM); 5. Last Dime (Dean Grewe. Josh Scott, Roger Little. Thomas Bennett.. Robert. Jacks. Stephen Smith. KTM). 250A EX: 1. Hedgehog (Clay Hedgepath. Aaron Sanders, Steve Gordon, Jason Moody. Jeremy Ketchum. Timmy P·Pool. KTM); 2. Eastside Cycle Scream Team (Jeff Harris, Mark Kelley. Matt Jones. Donnie Weaver, Rex Jones, Randy Hyde. GG); 3. The New Breed (Taylor Reynolds, Cliff Ousley, Kyser Smith, Eric Elam, Chris McMillian, Chad Earl, KTM). 3D. A EX: 1. Dirt Tech (Glenn. Hollingshead. David Crain, Brad Belcher, Johnny Borders. Landon Carter, Frank Davis, Yam); 2. Laroza (Jesse Ochoa, Danny Paladino, Terry Bastard, David Booth, KTM); 3. The Drunken Ughtening Bugs (John Parker, Ed Perry, Dewayne Durham. Mike Merritt, Brian Mull. KTM). 40+ A EX: 1. Team Spaceport/FTR (Randy Faul, Scott Sear, Robin Frey, Conrlld Eigenmann. Yam). OPEN SPRTSMN: 1. Adams Motorsports (Ed Boardwine. Kimball Clayton, Adrian Gervais. Chris Coleman, Seth Clayton, Mark Tatum. Suz); 2. Smith Power Sports (Terry Hughes, Corey Garrett, Bert Timpson. Eddie Davis, David Ray, Phillip Lallement, KTM): 3. Team #177 (Chris Branham, Seth Brock, Brady Barker. Brett Barker, Mark Herron. KTM); 4. Kingsport Kawllsaki/Tim Harmon Racing (Robert Beaver. Kevin Townsend, David Good. Gerald Green, Chris Doran. Han); 5. Acadiana Dirt Riders (Darin Lafleur, Mike Dupre, Randy Adamson, Kelly Eglesson. Paul Monju. Lucas Comeaux, KTM). 250 SPRTSMN: 1. Team KORE Sportscycles (Robert Snyder, Paul McColl, Kevin Parker, Dwight Stuphin, Frank Koenig, Mike Duke, KTM): 2. Team Dirt Bike Supply (Brian Duke, Richard Barrett, Travis Green, Lee Nichols, Ryan Patridge, Darren Atchison, Kaw); 3. Central Alabama Motorsports (Edwin Petty, Bryan Petty, Dustin Stevens, Shannon, Welch. Phil Whisenant. Royce Wyatt, KTM); 4. Pork Chop £, Friends Racing (Brad Huddleston, Chris Huddleston. Matt Huddleston, Kenny Judd, Joseph Hill. Andy Street, KTM); 5. Sky Racing (Dustin Harwood, Chad Picciotti. Stan Taylor. Brandon Jones, Andrew Stanfil. Yam). 3D. SPRTSMN: J. Monkey Butt Racing (Bates Beckman, David Lynn. Patrick Campbell, David Rehm, Doran Carrell, Tim Berry. Suz); 2. Team *89 (Jim Parsons, Lee Allison, Benny Helton. Sam Brown. David Ridgeway, Joe Sparkman, Kaw); 3. Black Sheep Racing (David Sutton. Mark Hutchinson, Brad Wallace. John Carr, Keith Bowman. Steve Dobbs, KTM): 4. Sunday Social Club (David Thropp, Herb Coleman. Greg Armour, George Young, Johnny Futo, Kevin James, Yam); 5. Top Gear Motorsports (Phillip Hobbs, Keith Davis, Mark Lloyd, Jason Hutchins, KTM). 40. SPRTSMN: I. Central Alabama Motorsports ~ I (Kenneth King, Pat Williamson, Clint Johnson. Michael Moore, Jimmy Livingston, Bill DiGiorgio, KTM); 2. Proline Motorsports KTM (Jim East, Ken Cox, Lee Allen. Tim Stevens, Ken Hensley, Dan Jackson. KTM); 3. Tumble Bug Racing (Joe Hill. Kent Huddleston, Bud Street. Rick Trimble, Jack Gordon. Larry Cunningham. Hon). IRNMN: I. Mike Phillips (Hon): 2. JlImes Embro (Yam); 3. Matthew Crist (KTM); 4. Tim Nagy (Hon): 5. Gary Barr (Yam). Riders from 12 states competed in this year's event. The long-distance award went to Team Laroza from Califom;a. They finished an impressive second in the 30+ Expert class and ninth overall. Each team could impound a second bike; however. to be eligible for prize money they were required to ride only one bike. Ironman Mike Phillips. former Florida Hare Scrambles Champion. ran the fastest lap time of 24 minutes 47 seconds and phys;cally led the race overall for four laps. KTM motorcycles were ridden by 25 of the 60 total entrants. representing 42 percent of the field. eye I e ne1N'S JUNE 25, 2003 59