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Da k o ta State Fa ir S peedw a y Huron, South Dakota Resuhs:August3.2003 8S AM: I. RIkoy Johnson (Yam) ; 2. Ctnis I..odfos (Yam) ; 3_Dillon 5. Dean Frty (Han ). AM 30. : I. Ooeon SUable (Yam) : 2. Craig Va~~ (Yam ): 3. fo\jJc.s (Yam) ; 4 Andy PIick~ (Yam) : Deee Frey (lion). AM 250/450: 1. G~rod Oliv ;~r (Hon); 2. Chri sl oph~r Bruse (Yam) ; 3. Nichola s Martin (Hoo) : 4 . Cody Mil " (Yam ); 5. Troy Sa ~ (Yam) . 50 S PRO SPT: 1. Scca 8Pdk-y (Han) : 2. R.,ndaUThirstle (RoI); 3. Duk~ Erickson (RoI): 4 . Danielle ~ing (Hen) . OPEN PRO: I. Chm CarT(H·D) ; 2. .krad CMney (Hon): 3. Errl.5OI'l(Rot); 4. Scott B«k ~ (Han): 5. C.J . Bev ing (Han). PRO 505 EX: 1. (hm Can (vor ): 2. Man Burton (Rot); 3. JenId CheMy (Han); 4 Clint Erick50n (RoI); 5. Kurt bhlk~ (Han). an Rocky Mountain E nduro Circuit Round B: Calamity Pass Enduro eumeister's Excellent Calamity B y BILL KAMIN Da kota State Fa ir Speedway: Chris Carr ce lebrates his SOScc Expert win at the Nort hern Pla ins Sta te Fair Championsh ip rac es In Huron, So uth Dakota. The Northern P lains S F peedway Championship tate airS Dakota State F peedway airS Carr Christens Dakota State Fair Speedway B y B RAD lETCHER HURON. SO . AUG . 3 The Northern Plains State Fair Speedway C hampionship was the c ulmination o f th e South D ak o t a S tate Fair an d m ar k ed the return o f dirt-tra c k ra cin g to th e venue after nearl y a 25-yea r ab senc e. A ho t, sun ny day m eant the Dako ta Promotion s and Check ered Flag Prod ucti ons crews were ke pt bu sy addin g water to th e dry -slick tr ack . but when it came to the racin g , th e sun was not the only thing scor chin g the tr ack . Reigni ng Gra nd Nation al Cha mpion Chris Ca rr rolled into town to take on local hero Clint Erickso n and the rest of the Pro ride rs. Scott Beckley . son o f Checkered Fl ag Pro ductions ' Ed Beckley, did ba ttle in th e 505cc Pro Sport race. His heat race didn' t start off as well as he would hav e li k ed , but it was qu it e en tertainin g for the cro wd . Bec kl ey j umped the start t w ic e and was eventually sent to the thi rd row, as th e anno unce r told th e c ro wd , "Just bec ause he is Ed' s son does not m ean he gets to go first!" Wh en th e g ree n flag d ropp ed , B ec kl e y di dn't move until every one else had left th e line - just to m ak e sure th ere wa s no m ista k e, or anoth er rest art. Ran dall Th ir st le grabbed the holesho t, i n fro n t o f 21 st Street Bod y Sh op ' s Du k e Erickson and di rt -track q ueen Dani elle Beving . Th irstle and Er ickson battled side b y side fo r much of th e first tw o laps be fo re Beckley m ade h is pr esen c e known. Th e three rid er s ham m er ed o n each oth er all the way to th e c hec k er s, wher e T hi rst le took th e heat win , followed by B ec k ley and Erickson . Th e ma in even t proved a litt le better for Beckley , as he got off th e lin e alo ngs ide Th frsti e and t o o k th e lead . This battl e bet ween Beck ley , T hirstle and Er ick son raged fo r most of th e fi rs t half o f th e ra ce bef o r e B ec k ley beg an to sli p away . Met ro Racin g/ M o n st er Plat es/ Pro Priv at eer Racing -ba c k ed Beck ley to ok th e m ain -ev ent win, foll owed by Th irstle, Er ick so n and Bev ing. Th e c ro wd j u m ped to it s feet as Q ua lity Che ck ed Certifi ed Pre -Ow ned Ford/Lanc aster Herley -D evidso n-bec k ed Carr and local fas t gu y Erick son lin ed up for th e Open Pro race , Pro stroll o Mot or Sales' Eric k son had led Ca rr 56 S EPTEM B ER t o , 2003' cue for I 3/ 4 laps in thei r heat race befo re Carr go t a good dr ive off th e bo tt om of turn thr ee and pow ered in t o th e lead for th e eve n tua l win . Th e main -event holesh ot was snatc hed up by heat -two winne r Jerad Chene y , in front of a pack o f rider s incl udi ng Ca rr , Vi etna m Vet s M IC/Th underba sin Mot or spo rt s' J am ie Vollmer, c.J . Bevin g and E ri ckson . Che ney had p u lled o u t t o a huge lead before Ca rr could sec ure seco nd , in front of Vollmer and B ev ing . Ca rr had h is h ead d own a nd was clic ki ng o ff la ps m o re than a sec on d fast er than in his heat race as he inched cl oser to Cheney th ro ugho ut the ra ce . Er ick son m oved i n t o f ourth o n lap t hre e and t h en pa ssed Vo llmer for third on lap five . With three laps to go, Carr c aught Cheney and trie d an outs ide pas s go ing into tum one , but he o ve r sho t th e c ush ion and dropp ed back . A t th e same time, Bev in g got around Vo ll me r f o r f ourth . C a r r a g a i n reele d in Cheney with only tw o laps to go , as Bec kley sli pped past th e ba ttling Bev ln g and Vollmer and too k o ver fourth . On th e la st lap . Carr m ov ed to th e inside of Ch eney com ing out of tum tw o, t aki ng th e lead on th e back stre tc h a nd hold in g t h e po sit io n to the check ers . Cheney c a me hom e second , w it h Eric k son th ird, fo llowed b y Scott Beckl ey (who ran as low as ninth at one time) and Beving . The 505 cc E x pert co n test aga in sho w case d Ca rr , but also 18 -yea r-old Matt Bu rton , wh o was only co n testi ng his third race as an Ex pert. Rf,J Performanc e/Mot ion Pro -sponsored Burton took th e heat-on e win , over Carr. H e at -tw o w inn er Ch en e y g ra b be d t h e hol eshot , in front of a gag gle of ride rs incl uding Burto n, Carr , Erickson and Beving as th e m ain e ve n t go t u nd er w a y . A mi sc u e b y C he ney o n lap t wo dropp ed h im to t hird . behi nd Bu rto n and Car r, wi th Erick son nipp ing at hi s heels. It only took one m o re lap befo re th e veteran Car r m ade his way int o the lead . Ca r r t he n c hec ke d o u t, l ea vin g B u rt on , Cheney and Erickson to fight fo r th e scraps . Carr eventually to ok the win , and th e rest o f th e leaderboard rem ained unchanged . " I had been off thr ee week s, so it felt good t o c o me up here an d rac e in a pa rt of th e co untry th at I've never been in befor e," Ca rr to ld Pla ins man reporter M ike Ca rroll. " T hey have a first -cl ass race trac k here. It was a lot of fun." e n e vv so RAND, CO .AUG .3 D av e N eum ei st e r , o n h i s Su n E n ter prise s KX250, sho wed th e rest of the troops how it' s done at th e fir st runnin g of th e Calam it y Pass Enduro in fiv e year s. "T his is the best I've ridden sinc e br eak ing m y leg last fall: said Neumeiste r. "The Front Ra ng e Trail Rid er s d id a g reat j ob w it h an exce lle n t co u rse; [th is wa s] th e best end uro I' ve ridd en this year ." N i g Da v e " f in is hed t h e ev en t with a n B im pressive 10 po ints. O pen A ri der Ge org e Villanyi was ne xt with 13, and A A rider Mark Stev en s was o nly a m inu te back at 14. Ben Wilc ox, the 20 0cc B winn er, ech oed Neumei ster' s p raise. "Th is is always a grea t ridi ng area , but th e v irg in singletrack was just fan ta stic! " W ilc ox enthused. •A li ttle on th e du sty side , but wh at ca n you do?" T he start in the p arking lo t of t he O ld Ho m est ead led to a few q uick m iles on th e highway . Th e course the n entered th e woods, wh ere riders had to keep a good pac e to zero the firs t check- in. This long section included miles of new trail th readed thro ug h th e dens e Rou tt N at ion al For est , wi th a 21 -m ph speed average. A 3 .5 -m iJe reset at th e end allowed m ost co ntestants to be on ti m e at the known contro l resta rt at 20 .8 mi les. Th e secon d se cti on was th r ee m iles at 36 mph and cost m ost riders a lot of po ints. N eum ei st e r w as t h e only o ne sco ri ng in the fives. On e m or e sec t io n o f a b out 10 m il e s r em a in ed before t he fi rst gas . So m e last minut e Fore st Service-req uired co urse adj ust m ent s c aused a few riders to los e a poi nt at th e last chec k -in, bu t zeroes were sti ll po ssible at th e othe r end. T here wa s a sho rt reset int o ga s nu m ber one at 39 ,5 7 and a long on e on th e other side t o 46 .6 . A lo t o f r epa irs w er e d on e at th is po int. " Does anyone have a fr on t-bra k e lever?" ec hoed through the meadow, but a number of peo ple answered "N o!" in un ison. A few po sslbles passed be fore the well -h idden chec k- in to th e next section, about 12 m il es at 2 1 mph. N eu m eist er sha re d that he' d heard ru mors tha t thi s enduro would be tig ht , and he had cut his bars acc o rdi ng ly . "T h is special test is wh er e m y sho rt ba r length paid off : he said . " I lost one po int. ' After anothe r reset, the speed wa s bumped to 24 mph, and everyone was back on it. Th is one was long , al most 14 miles, bu t it seemed like fore ve r to some. Whil e Ne umeister took ano the r single po int, most of the C riders hit the sho rt -cou rse finish with li m p limbs and blank stares on thei r faces . On e rid er said , " I wo uld hav e swo rn it was 4 in th e aft ern oon : I was 5OCX)() tired ." Ab out 10 m iles of open trail led th e A and B rid er s to ga s number two , w ith a 2 1-m ph average . A lack of c aution cost so me riders at least tw o po ints at th e chec k befo re gas. A 5- m ile res et and 6 road m il es all owed for a litt le rest before a short tra il secti on and some m o re road . Th e last section of the day wa s m or e th an 10 m ile s of woods , with a lot m ore roc k th an th e C loop , N eumeist er m aintained his rhythm and c aught ano ther "one" plu s 27 tie br eak ers at th e final check-out. "T he FRTR cha lle nged everyone's tim ekeepi ng sk ills w ith som e very snea k y chec k locations ," Neumeister said . N started th e day I a little slow ly , b ut afte r th e f ir st sec t io n , I pi nn ed t o win ." Neumei ster also thank ed Rac e T ech, Ren tha i, B ridg eston e, O 'Neal, Boy esen and T win A ir for k eep ing his Kawasa ki at th e front of th e pack . " I am more tire d aft er this race tha n an y other," said Vet B rid er and RMEC co ntinge ncy coo rdinator Ma rc Rey nolds , wh o had bi k e tro ubl e and had to ride har d to m ak e up for a lat e resta rt after th e first gas . RMEC A A points le ader Ro n Schmelzl e m issed th is ra ce to represent th e USA in th e t ou gh t wo-da y Xtrem e Lu m ezzan e i n Italy . Rumor had it Schmelzle bag ged a top-20 fin-: ish aga inst many of the top riders in th e wo rld , th oug h at th e same tim e all ow ing Neumeister and Mark Stevens to close in on first pla ce in th e RMEC stand ings. Th e Calam it y Pa ss Enduro hi st oric all y approa ches the 350-ride r entry limit. but th ere wer e few er than 20 0 this year. This may have been the res ult of its bein g th e thi rd t o ug h RMEC enduro in only 22 days. A lso , du e to th e highway mileage inv olved , ride rs under 16 we re not allo wed . Th is all owed a few of t he da ds who had been rid in g eve n ts with their kids to get back in th e hun t for a day . Hats off t o the Fr ont Ran ge Tr ail Rider s for ano the r to p -notc h eve nt, and, as Bi g D av e sa id , " I ho pe the For est Servic e all ow s th e eve nt to co nti nue fo r m an y yea rs to co me ." Calamity P ass Enduro Rand. Colorado Results: August 3, 2003 (Round 8 ) a / A: 1. Deve Neum eister (K TM) . AA : I. Mllri1. Stevens (Han); 2. OIlV~ Woll~ (Yllm) : 3. Bryen Penney (KTM) : 4. Lance Bross (Yam): 5. Scott Bright (KTM) . OPEN A: 1. George VilIll nyi (KTM); 2. Gl"Off Thorson (Yam ); 3. Jeremy Henley (KTM): 4. Rudo lp h B rlldl~y (Vor): 5. Bob Co nner (Hon) . 200 A: I. Kevin Davis (KTM); 2. Bill Rlld~ky (Kaw). 250 A: J. Eric Moberg (KTM); 2. Taylor H~fftn er (Yam) : 3. Jo se Armmesto (KTM). VET A: 1. Craig Huston (KTM): 2. Wa yn~ Int~nnill (Yllm) ; 3. Rex McKinney (Yam ): 4. Todd Kt'l'rlM-r (KTM) ; 5. Ted Winklt1nan (Hon). 4 ·$TRK A : I. Ben Jll nsma (Hon) ; 2. Josh Aumill~r (Han) ; 3. Matt Woody (Han): 4 . Da:son Rapp (Han) . SR A: 1. John BI ~ (Yam ): 2. Fritz Kadl~ (KTM): 3. Shannon Long (KTM); 4. .Ma HlSak (KTM): 5. Paul Douglas (KTM). rty a /A 8 : 1. Sfflior ~ Pft~ ~~ (KTM) . OPEN 8: I. Chattie FOil (KTM): 2. Kl!Vin Butts (KTM); 3. Petti' Schmidtmann (KTM) : 4 David SmoIjan (Han) . 200 8 : 1. Jon HonhMt (KTM); 2. Donald ~Irick ( KTM); 3. David McMillan (KTM): 4 . Jason Elliott (KTM); 5. Tyifor Andrnon (KTM). 250 8 : I. John Harris (Yam ): 2. Spencer W~ idmlIn (KTM ): 3. Tom KrlIus~ (Yll m). 4 -STRK 8 : 1. Brytt Bingka m (Yam) ; 2. JuMin Anderson (Yam ~ 3. Brent Errick son (KTM) : 4. D.J . Hrte (Hon): 5. Shannon Sewyer (Yam ). VET B: 1. Cory Schmi dt (KTM ); 2. Randy Wllmk~ (KTM) : 3. Gary Cogs....eu (KTM): 4 Man:: Reynolcb (Han) ; 5. AdIIm Gille5 (Han) . SR 8 ; 1. Alan Beyer (KTM): 2. BaIT} Schafer (Yam) ; 3. Ktovin 01..ellry (Yllm ); 4 . Karl Rose (KTM) : 5. MarXlaser (Yam) . S/SR (LONG); 1. Cur1l.arsen (KTM): 2. Randy Bright (KTM) ; J. G~ Gangler (SuI). kson (KTM). O/A C: I. 250cc rider Grl!'Q J4C I. Bill Flynn ( KTM): 2. Sco tt McPh~BOn (KTM): J . OPEN Jesse J~nning s (KTM ); 4 . Seen Hook s (KTM) : 5. Miguel R iv ~ ra (KTM). 200 C: J. Ben wnco x (KTM) : 2. Dav~ Kuhny ( KTM); 3 . Srott Belbln (Ka..... ); 4. Ross Quvlln (Kaw): 5. TIm Winder (KTMj . 250 C: l. OM Hill (Yll m) : 2. Rllndy Ranum (Yam) : 3 . Seen Jelosek (Suz); 4. Kipp Hefftner (Yam): 5. Mik~ Pigg (KTM) . 4 ·STRK C; I . Je!f Mille r (Yam) : 2. Bill yn e Plltri ck (KTM) ; 3. John Jennings (KTM) : 4. John .J ohnson (Yam): 5. Elan Castro (Yam) . VET C: 1. David Gerber (Hon): 2. Mark Enloe (SUI ): 3. Dunne :; Hulse {$utI; 4 . Daniel Hem (Kll w): 5. Rick Buck (Hon). e SR C: 1. Chris M.ilI r (GG): 2. Tony Cooper (KTM): 3. Greg R~ad (Yam); 4. Rob Anderson (KTM):.5. Mark PerKhbacher (KTM) . S/SR (SHORT) : I. Howard UtSl"y (Hon): 2. Bill KIImln (Hon) ; 3. Michael Hefftner (Yam); 4. Richard Bonine (Yllm ); 5. Gene lohman (KT,,). LOS: l. Kim Robinson (KTM) SPTSMN: I. Pal Hazen (KTM): 2. JIlY Steward (KTM). S/60; I . Jim Brecb (KTM): 2. MIIrv Donaldson (Hen): 3. Pat Bel· bin (KII.....). c.

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