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District 14 TriaJs Series Round &: Goshen Motorcycle Clubgroonds THE :iTH ANNUAL H01ft1ard Fine at Ligonier Trials fAHOURS iii - ---- • • •11 OF By BART NEWMAN ~TOYOTA UGONIER, IN, JULY 20 The AMA District 14 Trials Series invaded Ligonier. Indiana, as the Mid-Michigan Trials Association promoted another great event. This has become a trademark in its 31 years of existence. Brad Howard reaffirmed why he has held the number-one Expert plate in Michigan's AMA District 14 Trials for 10 straight years by carding the day's lowest score· 28 points· to take the day's overall victory. Howard's Expert-class win did not come ~~ @YAMAHA Simply tIte kstforyour Dike. Septem er Gates Open: • Friday, Sept. 5th from 12pm-1 Opm • Saturday, the 6th opens at 6am and will remain o·pen during the entire event without a fight, as the Wantanabe gang was on him all day long. Daiki Wantanabe was second overall, nipping his big brother Yuki, who finished third, by one point. Daiki was fluid and smooth all day long, while a couple of untimely dabs cost Yuki second overall, in Gate Fees: • $15 for weekend adults • $5 children 6-12 yrs • Free or kids under 6 yrs. spite of being the only rider to clean the Experts·only Section 10. Rounding out the top five were Jim Gwene and Gary Howard. "Experience was the key today," Howard explained. "The Wantanabes are great at hopping the bike around stadium stuff, but it was the old-school section where today's event was decided.· The Youth riders kicked off the day's show. Daniel Arsenault pushed his Beta 50 to a solid win, with seven points, over Travis Howard (with 15 points) and Tyler Soderlund (with 21 points). Arsenault cleared 11 of the sections during the three loops that had been laid out for District 14's Trials young guns. While Arsenault had sections four and five dialed in, dropping only an occasional dab, runner-up Travis had section two locked up. scoring a clean on aJl three passes, and that proved to be the difference between second and third. Soderlund had the best score in section three all day, and he rounded out the top three. In the Advanced class, Scott DeBolt used a mixture of strength and finesse to top all challengers, carding an impressive 58 to take an l1-point victory over his nearest competitor. Matt Boardman nabbed second overall in a strong effort, outlasting Mike Delursynder by a mere three points when the final points were tallied. The rest of the top five went to Dave Knapp, with 89 points, and the third member of the Wantanabe gang, Kunia, with 97 points. The Sportsman class was all about Bob Capistrant, who whipped up on runner-up IA £DUNLOP ,-+---"-.............".- ~ Entry Fees: Pro Team: ·4 man team!1 bike • $700 pre entry or $750 post entry • $5,000 PRO PURSE Amateur Team: • 6 man team!2 bikes • $400 pre entry or $450 post entry • NO MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED Sign-Up: • Fri., Sept. 5th - 12pm-6pm • Sat., Sept. 6th - 6am Course: Approx, 8miles Headlights are required NO QUADS OR 65cc or below Trophies for event and overall series champl~ will be award approx. 1 hour after the event'•• _ = ~"~IAlI" lid'~.,,~:t ~i!tI.1P 'ita. Tune in for LIVE INTERNET COVERAGE via Cycle News Online's "VIRTUAL GRANOSTANO" from the BINGHAMTON NATIONAL MOTOCROSS Binghamton, New York - Round #11 • Sunday, August 24th - Starting at 1 pm (EST) ~;jj .~1JIlfJS Goshen Motorcycle Clubgrounds: Expert rider Brad Howard wasn't "stumped" at AMA District 14's MMTA trials event in Ligonier, Indiana, using experience and section savvy to hold off a challenge from Daiki Wantanabe for the overall win. "L sponsored exclusively by www.cyclenews.cam ~VAMAHA Look for Live "Virtual Grandstand" Coverage All Season During the 2003 AMA I Chevy Trucks U.S. Motocross Championships T h e n •.• G e t t h e Full S t o r y t h e Follovving VVeek i n (I['J7ilB177:';W I s s u e # 3 5 - On S a l e A u g u s t 2 7 t h ." I e