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Wild West Nationals Round 15: Hot Springs Raceway Arg yle, Williams Try Diff'rent Strokes B y D A VE R OUNSEVELLE Pe rry M ountain Ha re Scrambles 2 : Kawas aki-mou nt ed Spencer Coo k won first p lace in th e Vet Kids class at the sixt h rou nd of th e SERA Kids Hare Scramb les Ser ies , in Map lesville. Alab ama. Southern Enduro R iders Association Kids Hare Scrambles Series R ound 6: Perry Mountain H S are crambles 2 Cook Contends with Carter! Prac ti cally bo unc ing on h is seat, Ca rt er gr ab bed th e ho leshot seconds after the fl ag was drop ped , but he had c ontender Cook to deal wit h. Coo k passe d Carter on the fi rst lap and held on to the lead , pu tting d ista nc e on eve ryo ne e lse . A g a in , o n t he seco nd l ap , Cook 's speed appear ed j ust un beat able. How eve r, on th e th ird lap , yo ung Ca rter sur prisingly sho we d up in th e l ead p o sit io n! Ca r te r wa sn't giving th is rac e aw ay easi ly , and he w as look in g pretty good , m o un t ed o n th at Suzuki of his. He ro de at an asto undi ng spee d, leaving everyone wond ering who was go ing to cross the finish lin e first. Th e last lap featu red some m aj or batt les betw een the two upcoming riders . Carter held his m om entum , but it just wasn't eno ug h for him t o lock in th e wi n . Coo k ma naged to get around th e Suzuki jockey and grab h imself a fir st ove rall for the day . Both these riders are certa inly ma king nam es fo r th em selves and a re advan ci ng t o w ar d so me w ell -d ese rved respec t o n th e t ra il s. Aft er h i s battl e wi t h Cook , Ca rter to ok a sm all br ea k and th en lined up at 11 a.m. fo r som e bruta l raci ng in the adults ' ha re sc rambles. (T ha t's fiv e laps of a 7-mil e, m ega -h illy and sand y -cr eek -c ross ing trail - and th is kid 's only 10 ye ars ol d !) Suzu ki rid er J ord yn DuBo se, another for m er Perr y M ountain Hare Sc ram bl es winn er and the cham p of th e last Kid s' Hare Sc ram bles event hosted by the Lou isiana Tra il Rid ers , ha d som e bad luck at th is ro und , as he m ade his w ay down an of f -c amb er trail and had a hard tim e g etting it b ack t o g ether. Spect at or s watched hi m wheeli e over beck wa rd and tr y to recaptu re control of his bike. DuBose' s speed is qu ick ly g rowi ng, and he' s been on Carter's tail th e entire year. Th e inci dent co st DuBose a top fin ish, but , as alw ay s, he was weari ng a sm ile at the end. O verall , Perry Mountain pro vid ed roc k s, ro ot s and hi ll y trails f or th ese young SERA m embe rs . Th e Perry Mountai n M ot or cycl e Cl ub hosted anot her great Kid s' Hare Scra mbles . B y CAROLYN R EED AND C HA RAY D uBOSE MAPLESVILLE , A L, A UG . 3 E lev en -y ear -o ld Kawa saki j o c k ey Sp enc er Cook did a bit of hi s own cook in', race-st yl e, at the sec ond Perr y Moun t ain Hare Scrambles, roun d six of the SERA Kid s Hare Scr ambles Seri es. Young Cook was a no -show at the fir st of the two eve n ts , but after batt li ng all da y wi th Suzuki j oc k ey T yl er Car t er, he clea rly showed that the tr ail s of this valley belong to him ! Th e Perry Mou nt ain Motorcycl e Club host ed this event in th e heart of Reyn old s Pastur e, surro unded by 3 500 acres of gnarly tr ails. To eve r yo ne 's likin g , th e ra c e sta rte d at 8:30 a.m ., t ak ing advant age of the cooler t empera tures to beat the sum m er hea t. St arting fi rst were t hose iii ' 50s, rooting and tea ring it up . T hese li ttle gu ys had gro wn m en st aring in ast on ish m ent at th eir potential for aggressive ridin g sk ills . T he loo p wa s sho rt , but a rnin lm um of 20 m inu tes on the trail made fo r a lot of fun, not only for the ra cers but also for th e spectators. T aki ng th e ho leshot was B-year -o ld KTM ride r M icah W illia ms , a loc al fro m A laba ma. W illiam s was all thr ot tl e , ho lding on t o first place th e entir e race, and lapping m any of th e riders. Will iams said he had one cras h but saw others on the trai l. T his part of th e trail was also a small slice of the adults ' ha re scram bles, which wou ld take pla ce later in th e day . Next wa s th e m in ib ik es co nte st, in wh ich 7 -year -old KTM rid er Ty ler Whe at le y w as chased by 6 -year·old fellow KTM rider Bren nen Reed, wh o had everyo ne laughing at his own trail creati on. A t th e first of th e two ha re sc rambles, KTM rid er B illy Bu tle r took hom e the gold but had a bit of bad luck at round tw o. T he sw ift you ng ster had a ho rrifi c crash (due to a flat tir e and some intense, rooted trai l) tha t left hi m sitting o u t fo r severa l lap s. T o everyone ' s amaze m en t , B utler managed to la un ch the o range m achi ne up and fin ish t he rac e. W it h eac h passi ng race, these adolescent riders are qa ining speed , and they look forwa rd to m oving up to the m ore competit iv e ki ds' cl asses. A s the yo unge r k id s ca ught th eir breath , 17 of the m or e expe rience d tra il riders lin ed up - the Int erm ed iat e Ki ds and the Vet Kids cl as ses . Comb ining th e t wo m ade fo r so me serio us co m pe t it io n. Man y lo ca ls showed up fo r the fun and m ade the 2 -m ile loop much m ore exci ti ng . 54 S EPTEMBER 3. 2003' cue OGDE N, UT , AUG . g It seems that a few of th e next gen erati on of racers hav e fou nd tha t the four -str ok e revo lu tio n is for rea l, and th ey are j um p ing on th e wagon . Both Be rti Will iam s and Du sty A rgyle have ad apted t o the bigger, m o re pow erful four-stroke s, and they show ed the rest of th e cro wd th at fou r-st rokes are here to stay , and th ose wh o want to be co m petit ive just m igh t have to j um p to fo ur -stroke power or get left in the dust. Both ride rs hav e show n impro ved lap ti mes si nce t he y m ad e the m o v e and pick ed up the pac e in th eir respect ive classes. William s took wins in th e 125c c and 25 0cc A class es and ma de a good showi ng aga inst th e seasoned Pros o n hi s Yama ha YZ450 F. A rgyl e t oo k t h e win in t he O pe n Ama te ur cl ass , sho wing improve d result s since "powering up " to a Hon da 4 50 four -st roke. Chad Jorgense n gr abb ed th e holesh ot in the first 125 cc Interm ed iate m oto , bu t A rgy le w as k eep ing hi m in sig ht. A rgy le m ad e a quick m ove on a tabletop j ump and took over fir st. Th en Jorgense n wen t do wn in a co rne r, lettin g D ani el Johnso n inheri t sec ond place . Johnson reeled in Argy le and made his move in th e sma ll trip le section, but Argy le wa sn 't abo u t t o gi ve u p, and he q ui ckly re pa ssed J o hn son in the wh oop sectio n . Johnso n sli d o u t i n a swee p in g c o rner , a nd t h o u g h h e rec overed qu ick ly , he was un able to put any press ure on A rg y le, who wo n the m ot a . .John son held on to seco nd . J osh Clifton and Sc ott Bostw ick had a b attle for thi rd ; Cli ft on wa s ab le t o get by B o st w ic k a nd ta ke the fina l pod ium spot. J org ense n agai n na il ed th e ho le shot in m oto two on his Yama ha YZ250 F, wit h Johnson rig ht w ith him . Jorge nse n didn't ho ld the lead lo ng , as J o h n son t ook o ve r t he lead before the end of th e fir st lap . W ith cl ear tr ack in fro nt of hi m , J oh n son ra n away fr om th e pac k . A rg yle go t aro und J orgen sen bu t wa s never able t o c hall en ge J o hn son befor e the checkers flew. Joh ns o n ( 2 - 1) took th e overa ll. A rgy le (1·2) was seco nd , and Clifton (3 -4 ) was third . Gray D av enpo rt has been almost unb eat abl e at the Hot Spri ngs track th is yea r, and it di dn 't look li k e anyone co uld st op him . Devenport sna tc he d the fl rst -moto ho leshot and proceeded to run away fro m the 25 0c c Pro cla ss. Josh Bo rges and Wllllarns . the latte r an Am ate ur ra cer who was runni ng wi th the Pros - had a good batt le for sec ond , w it h W illia ms sta lking Jorges and m aki ng th e pass on the last la p . Ov er 3 0 ride r Cha d Wa llwo rk s howed tha t he could st il l co m pe te and to ok third , with Da vid Panzer claiming fou rth . Moto two had Da venport again tak ing the holeshot and selling th e pac e, getting an earl y lead of 15 or 20 seconds and then just putti ng it o n "crui se " t o t ake t he wi n . L ev i J en sen , Ja mes Beck and Will iams battled for sec ond. Wi lliams got by both Be ck and Jensen. Th en Cassi dy A nderson put in a great ride . fi nishing seco nd . Panzer took thi rd , with Wallwor k forth . Davenport too k th e ov er all . w it h Panzer (4 -3 ) sec ond and Wallwork (3 -4) third . Argyle qui ckl y took his Honda 450 into the lead of the Ope n Amateur cl ass, with Je remy Q 'Drisc oll and Reed T ingey on his rear fend er . Argyle th en stre tc he d o ut hi s lead ov er th e pa ck. Daniel J ohn so n was wo rk ing hi s wa y t hro ug h th e pack and pu tt in g pressu re o n Q'Driscoll. Th e fastest lap t im es we re bein g t urned in by W illi am s, as he had go ne down at the start and was fl yin g to catc h back up . Argy le took a co nv inci ng win, with O 'Driscoll ho ld ing off J ohn son for second. T ingey c ould hear Williams beh ind hi m , but he held on to ta ke fourth . Will iam s fi nished fifth . Moto tw o had another Ho nda 450 taking th e ho le sh ot . but this time it was Josh Kenley ta k ing the earl y lead. Wi ll iams took less than o ne la p to ge t a rou nd K enl ey . Argy le and J ohn son also got by Kenl ey and were looking to catch t he fl eeing Will iams, but w ith cle ar t ra c k in front of him , W illiams shredded t he track and to ok a co m m anding lea d , wideni ng the gap with every lap . Will iams too k a c on vinci ng win , wi th Argy le tak ing seco nd fo r the m ot o an d tak ing the overall with a 1· 2 pun ch . W ill iams ( 5 - 1) was seco nd ove rall , and J ohn son was third with a co ns istent 3 -3 tall y . Hot Springs Raceway Ogden. Utah Results: August g, 2003 (Round 151 50 SHAFT: 1. Morgan Mackint osh (Yam) ; 2. Ashley Byrg e (Han): 3. Cade Wareham (Yam) ; 4. Kelby Heiner (Han): 5. Samuel Tams (Han). 50 (0-6) : I. Brandon Leith (pol); 2. Nickol as Winkie (Pol) : 3. Tuck er Swenson ( KTM); 4. Morgan Macki ntosh (Cob); 5. McCoy logan (KTM). 50 (7-8) : I. Breden Hartzell (KTM) ; 2. Keaton Ward (Pol); 3. Drew Harris (KTM); 4. Chase Taylor (KTM); 5. Cody Rebman (Pol). 50 MOD : I . Keaton Ward (Pol ); 2. Braiden Hartzell (KTM); 3. Brandon Leith (Pol); 4. J .D. Elliott (KTM): 5. Nickolas Winkie (KTM). HEADS UP: 1. Breken Pederson (Kew); 2. Skyter Hill (Yam); 3. Kameron Wlllk er (Yam); 4. Tiana Wagner (Yam): 5. Ty Christoffersen (Han). PP: 1. Jesetce Goodmen (Yam); 2 . Kaylee Robb (Yem ); 3 . cenun Hillstead (Yam); 4. Leeks! Winger (Pol); 5. Amand a Maheu (KTM). 60 (6 -8 ): 1. Keaton Ward (KlIllI); 2. Wesley Parker (Kaw); 3. Braiden Hartzell (Kaw); 4 . Kolton Capener (KTM); 5. Brandon Leith (SUl) . ..------"""'!=-=~.j ---AoI~ z '" ::J o a: w ~ >- m ~ 0. Perry Mounta in Hare Scramble s 2 M aples ville . Al abama Results: August 3. 2003 (Round 61 50: 1. Micah Williams (KTM); 2. Tyler Wheatley (KTM): 3. Brennen Reed(KTM); 4. Billy Butler (KTM) ; 5. Brooks Bennett (KTM). 80 : 1. Kasey Jones (KTM); 2. Dylan Smith (Han). 3. Tyler Hutchinson (Kaw); 4 . Cody Smith (KTM); 5. Neal Ousley (Han), 100: 1. Spencer Cook (Kaw). 2. Tyler Carter (Suz): 3. Slick Sanders (Kaw); 4. Jordyn DuBose (Suz): 5. Hunter Cockrell (Han). e n e _ s Hot Springs Raceway: Ben i Wil liams topped th e 125cc and 250cc A classes at ro und 15 of the Wild Wes t Nati onals in Ogden, Uta h.

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