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EX: I. larry Brown: 2. Brian Eather1y: 3. Gilbert Chick.
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Wisconsin Observed Trials Association
Upper Minnesota Trials Association
Rounds &-7/9-10: Silvennound Silver Anniversary Trials
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Club 95 and the sponsor of a number of riders, such as Jeff Knaack. Jeff Lois and the
event's winner, Brad Villand. (Incidentally, ViIland lives in LaCrosse, on the border between
the two states, and he is currently the Championship-class state champ in both states.
Technically, Wisconsin is his home state. so
the Champion class was dominated by WOTA
on this weekend.)
Having hosted this event for 25 years,
Kirshner was amazed this year at the number
of past winners who were on hand, as well as
a half·dozen rider who attended the very first
trials he held as trials master. This year's
event drew 49 riders from four states· Illinois,
Iowa, Minnesota and, of course, Wisconsin.
But perhaps the biggest surprise is the
number of talented young kids who now are
dominating the Midwest trials scene. Twelveyear-old Patrick Smage finished third on Saturday with 50 dabs in the Championship
class, 20 dabs behind his 18-year-old brother
Phillip, who had 30 dabs. Villand had 11 dabs
all day, with 25 cleaned sections. in the Expert
class, 14-year-old Andy Bowman, on a Montesa (yes, he's from Minnesota), beat 11 others, showing the vets that it's the youths' tum.
Bowman had 37 dabs, with 18 cleans, on
Saturday. Second place, with 40 dabs, was
Torque Center/Rock River Powers port/
Club 95·sponsored Knaack, who was one
of those previous Hixton winners from days
gone by.
Other class winners on Saturday and Sun·
day included Minnesota's Matt Wittlief, in the
Advanced class. Wittlief had 29 dabs on Saturday at Silvermound and four dabs on Sunday at the quarry. The Intermediate·c1ass win·
ner, and one of the WOTA originals. was
Ralph Littlefield. The Supersport winner was
Jim Blount Jr. Conner Alhers won the Novice
class without scoring a single dab; he dabbed
more times on the loop getting to the sections.
The top female on Saturday was second-place
finisher Amy Gillespie. who tied Sara Pran·
skunas with four dabs all day; it was her 18
cleans to Sara's 16 that gave Amy the tie
breaker and Sara the third-place finish.
Kevin Gemhardt competed in his first trio
als, riding a vintage Fantic. His cousin, a
motojoumalist, offered him some pre-event
advice. letting him in on the competition and
informing him that he could either get beaten
by guys his own age in Vintage or get beaten
by a bunch of girls_ He chose the girls: Kevin
finished sixth. with 54 dabs and four cleaned
sections. in the Novice class.
GERI'IHAROT
HIXTON, WI, JULY 19-20
For rounds six and seven of the Wisconsin
Observed Trials Association and rounds num·
ber nine and 10 of the Upper Minnesota Trials
Association, these two clubs get together for
the first of two weekend head-to-head battles
to prove which state has the best trials riders.
There are a few things at stake, including a
State Vintage Championship. This year. it was
won by Minnesota.
It's not just the vintage, and it's not just the
riders, it's what bike they're aboard. The
weapon of choice, so to speak. for Wisconsin
Championship riders is the Sherco 2.9, for its
punchy power, its quick clutch action, its abil·
ity to apparently defy gravity, and its lightweight maneuverability in tight spaces. Min·
nesota riders supposedly prefer to ride
Montesas. Yet Minnesotan Steve Alhers was
on a Beta.
Another difference between the states is in
which lines each state's riders choose. In theo·
ry. Wisconsin riders go big, want to grab the
most air. and fly over and off the largest boul·
ders. Minnesota riders, by contrast. choose the
safest, least difficult and sometimes downright
sneaky way though a section. Minnesota rid·
ers wait each other out. taking as much time
as they need. outside and inside the section:
Wisconsin riders just go, feeling that waiting
causes indecision. Not that any given way is
wrong, as long as riders follow what the trials
master has laid out, stay in bounds and don't
cheat.
And who's to question the layout of these
eight sections, with four loops on Saturday at
historic Silvermound and eight sections with
three loops on Sunday, set in the quarry near
the CMJ Raceway? They were set up by the
veteran of veterans, Steve Kirshner. owner or
Winning?
Klein was So Inclined
By MIKE "SIR SI'IlLEY" RYER
Villand Victorious!
By
Perris Raceway
PERRIS, CA, JULY 5
At round four of the Perris Hot Summer Nights
Series, Jeremy Greene topped the 80cc
Beginner class with a clean 1·1 win over the
pack of 20. Among those riders was secondplace overall rider Chad Black, with a 3-2
score. Black exchanged scores with thirdplace overall rider Stevie Eckes (2-3), who
battled with Black in both motos. Justin Jeffers slipped into fourth overall with his 5-5
score, after Austin Ray slipped from fourth in
moto one to seventh in moto two, finishing in
the final top-five spot.
Tye Hames took control of both 80cc
(14·16) motos and went on to claim the overall. The second-placed rider was Suzuki jockey Eric Francis. who grabbed a pair of deuces.
Jake Bowersox and Matt Cady finished third
and fourth after duplicating their first·moto
scores, and Daniel Huddleston picked up the
number·five spot with a 6·5 score.
Brett Klein, on his Mid Cities Honda/Fasst
Co.-backed CR125, claimed the overall with a
pair of first-place finishes in the Schoolboy
division. Klein outran KTM rider Anthony
Charette in both motos, while third place went
to YZ-mounted Joey Dobson, who put in a
pair of fours to bump Tyler O'Neill (3-5) to
fourth. After placing seventh in moto one,
Ryan Whitegon improved to third in moto two,
fmishing fifth overall.
Klein was back for more in the 125cc
Intermediate class. He started out with a bang
in moto one. Paul Pearcy tried running down
the Honda rider in moto one but finished in the
runner-up spot while keeping Charette at bay
in the third spot. Klein finished fourth in mota
two, while Cale Wallace kept it upright for a
second·moto win. but after finishing ninth in
molo one, that only gave him fourth overall.
Charette duplicated his first·moto score for
third overall. ahead of Wallace and Steven
Cisar (8-2).
After winning the first moto, Michael Rico
(1-2) let Justin Richards (2-1) get the best of
him in the second moto of the 250cc Beginner
class. Thomas Hilbrands ran in the third spot
in both motos after contending with the fourthoverall rider, Chris Keyes.
Chad Gaumer has made a return to the
track after nearly disappearing from the indus·
try in early 2003. Gaumer is -in need of sponsors" and proved his worthiness by taking a
2-1 score for the overall in the 250cc Intermediate class, beating Cody Hertel (1-3)
and Scott Cram (3-2).
Results
Pee Wee Track
50 STK STRTR (4-6): I. Nathlln Hamlin
50 STK STRTR (7-8): I. Jacob Brumby (Cob): 2. Joe Lorio
('TM): 3. Troy c.. (KTM).
50 MOD STRTR: 1. Nllthan Hamlin (Cob).
50 STK BEG (4-6): I. N.th.n Abil. (KTM): 2. MicI\&eI·Don &ss
(KTM): 3. Gil Sabalza (KTM): 4. C.meron Bash (KTM): 5. Michael
Gilbert (KTM).
50 STK BEG (7·8): 1. Fausto Valenzuela (KTM): 2. Amber West
(Lem); 3. BUly Remer (Lem): 4. Tyler Uber (Cob): 5. TteYOf Kohler
(Pol).
50 MOO BEG (1·8): 1. Fausto ValenzlJela (KTM): 2 Billy Reimer
(Lorn): 3. ....".,., W." (Lorn)
50 STK riQV (7·8): 1. ChristIon Musgrav~ (Pol).
50 MOO NOV (7-8), I. 'yle F", (Urn).
P/W I JR 50 (4-6); L Cameron Bash: 2. Brandi An::h~r; 3.
Steven CafTanZ.8: 4. Christian Kilgore: 5. Bm West.
P/W I JR 50 (7·6); I. Patker~s.
S/P/W; 1. Tyler Uber (Cob).
TRUBK: I. Mik~ Cronk (Hon): 2. Samantha Kiper (Hon); 3.
Ju.... c.. (5<0): 4. !'\arion Sm" (Han): 5. Ariel Ou<:ut (Han).
XR50 (4-6); I. Kody Pastt:ll: 2. Troy 1.H; 3. Don Moody: 4.
Sonny Brown: 5 Bethany Yatbrough
XR50 (7-6); 1 Jacob Van Leeuwen
XRSO AnV' 1. Zachary Forsyth.
60 STRTR: I Aaron Bloomn~1d (Kaw): 2. Ty Nebon (Suz); 3.
Oannika Long (Kaw): 4. l.Khery Forsyth (Suz): 5_ Ryan Boyd$tun
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Mar. Track
50 (4.6) STK: I. Ryan SulTatt (KTM): 2. Mk::t\lH.'I Bass (tITM): 3.
Mitchell Lubanko (KTM).
50 (4-6) MOD: I. Mitchdl Lubanko (KTM).
50 (7-8) STK I. ""dy ....., (Pol): 2. 8