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between us," Michels said . "I tried to ca tch up to Steve and also aimed for Dustin. but they were a littl e out of my reach ." So u th H av en Kaw a sak i an d Y ama h a b a ck ed Scott a n d KTM -mounted K et ch um also tried to ree l in Michels, but co uldn't. They finished ab ou t 35 secon ds afte r Mich els, sco ring fourth and fifth pla c e overa ll, resp ectiv ely . "Josh passed me about a mile and a half towa rd s th e end," said Ket ch um. " I k ind o f h ad a tangle with a specta to r who was sta nd in g on 'the hil l. · While going up a hiil, the tw o riders batti ed wi th eac h other; Sc ott took the left lin e, and Ket chum too k th e right line. K et chum ' s line en de d up b ein g th e wron g one , bec ause h e plowed righ t into a spe ct ator wh o wa s on th e tr ack . He fini shed up fi fth . "Th a t s pe cta tor eithe r wa lked a way o r wa s c a r r ie d a wa y ," K et chum n o t ed , " bec a us e I lat er went ba ck [t o ch ec k I o n him . He was go ne," Man y o f the 26 1 rid ers wh o rode th e Chig ger Run ca me for one reason . T hey wanted to get into shap e fo r th e up c omin g w inter series eve n ts . It was a p erfect day for th e race in Vanl eer, T en n es see , an d th e g re a t w eather provided good riding cond itions fo r eve ryone. Four in c h es o f rain fell th e week befor e and dissolved m o st o f th e d u st. Georg e Pou los from Freep ort, New Yo rk , tra veled 20 00 miles to c om pe te in th e Seni or C cla ss. He co m pet ed against 13 o ther riders and took ho m e a seco nd- pla ce trophy . "T ennessee is m y favorite p la ce t o be ," Poulos declared . Eric Ho n e y c u tt r o d e his Suzuki t o fi rst place in th e 200c c C cla ss. He m ade four lap s an d finished with a 2 1/2 -m inute lead on Chaz Green of Wh it e Bluff, T en nessee. Ro b St ok es an d Robe rt Rogers follo wed . T hose rid ers who earned Su m mer Camp points we re L an c e Smi th , Ha rvey Wh it ak er and Da mon Prin ce. Sm ith fin ished th e even t in seve nth pl ac e, and th at set him up for second place in the 25 0 /0pen A-class points. Whi tak er w rap p ed u p t h e Summer Camp Four Stroke A ch am p ionship. Pri nce, riding a Suzu k i , ca me i n se cond in th e 25 0 c c B cla s s, behind Honda -mounted Hayd en Moor e. Prince is c urrently second in points in that class . The Chigger Run Vanleer. Tennessee Results: August 24, 2003 (Round 71 O/ A: I. Dustin Gibson (KTM); 2. Steve Gordon (KTM): 3. Marty Michels (KTM) ; 4. Josh Scott (Yllm); 5. Jeremy Ketchum (KTM): 6 . Harvey Whitak er (Kaw); 7. J effrey Welch (Yam): 8. Jon Buck ner (Yam); 9. Clay Stuckey (KTM); 10. Steve Thomas (KTM). 250 /0PEN A: I. Dustin Gibson (KTM); 2. Steve Gordon (KTM); 3. MoiIrty Michels (KTM); 4. Josh Scott (Yll m); 5. Jerem y Ketchum (KTM). 20 0 A : I . Derek Bra tcher (KTM); 2. Selin Young (KTM): 3 Kevin Creekmur (Hon); 4 . Clay Hedgepeth (KTM); 5. Mink Akers (KTM). 4-STRK AlB: 1. Harve y Whilaker (K aw) ; 2 . Jeffrey Welch (Yam ); J . Ryen Creoser (Hen); 4. Wilhll m Baker (KTM): 5. John Lenard (KTM). VET AlB: I. TarT'll s Mlls..'ley (KTM): 2. Richard Ward (5o l); 3. Marl!.Baron (KTM); 4. Rusty Lewis (KTM); 5. See n Crick (Kaw). SR AlB: I. Clay Stuckey (KTM); 2. Steve Thomas (KTM); 3. Scott Martin (Suz); 4. John Glaus (Yam); 5. Jf'1T)' Castleman (Kaw). 2 50 B: 1. Hayden Moor e (Han) : 2. Demon Prince (Suz) ; 3 . Michael Barnick (Kalil); 4 . Jak e Young ( KTM); 5 . Chad Picci ottl (Yam). 200 B: 1. David Holleender (KTM); 2. Chaz Akers (KTM); 3. Jelfrey Underwood (KTM) ; 4. Bruce Di Placido (KTM): 5. Logan Chilman (KTM). OPEN B: I. Gavin Hunt (Yam); 2. Jarrod Everly (KTM): 3. Jef· frey Holland (KTM); 4. Rick Modlin (KTM); 5. Dennis Holden (KTM). 25 0 C: I. Lewis Lamb (KTM); 2. Marc McConnell (Yam); 3 . Joel Kon~ (KTM) : 4. Micheel Hollin gsworth (Hon); 5 . Michllel Brownlee (IITM). 200 C: I. Eric Honeycutt (Suz): 2. Chaz Green (KTM): 3. Rob Stokes (KTM) ; 4. Robert Rogf'n>(KTM); 5 . Chase Thomas (Kll w). 4-STRK C; I. DustIn Harwood (Yam): 2. Travis Dolson (Yam); 3. Billy Clork (Han); 4. Philip Woody (Yam): 5. Scott Cain (Yam). 1. William Han-e1J (Yam): 2. Todd Hunter (Kaw): 3. TimoVET thy Henderson (Hen) : 4. Jeremy Bangus (Yam) ; 5. Paul Russum (Hon). SR C: 1. Dllniel Newcom b (Han): 2. George Poulos (KTM); 3. Doug Cullum (KTM); 4. Thomas Carter ( KTM); 5 . Keith Robinson (Hon). BEG: I. Joshua Word (KTM); 2. Kyle Picciolt i (Yam): 3 . Jeff Hagewood (Han). c: Pho to Caption 150 7 : Virginia Championship Hare Scrambles Series Round B: Smith Crossroads Greer Tops First Smith Crossroads as B y HEATHER GREER SO UT H HiLL, VA, A UG . 24 Fi el ds that were p re viou sly u sed for growin g tobacco wer e co nve rte d int o the park in g area and sta rti ng area for the fi rst VCHSS rac e at Smith Crossroad s. Th e 8 -m ile tra il wa s a co m bi nation o f ti ght an d tw ist ed woods sec tio ns . fi eld crossings, and four -wheeler trail s. Casey C ycie Ci ty / C h ic k- f il- A/ Cy t o m a x - sponsored '; Ya m aha r id er Ja son G reer ro de an al most fl aw less race, with the exc ept ion of a front tire wash in g out during th e thi rd lap. Gr eer go t up .. and goin g befor e second -placed Davi d Wh it e c ould catc h hi m , and h e continue d to buil d a Smith Crossroads: Jason Greer w inds h is way through a t ight p ine section en route to the overall win at round e ight of the Virginia Championship Hare Scrambles Series in South Hili. co m m andin g 4 1/ 2 -minut e lead at the finish to tak e th e o ver all . A lthoug h th e Cycl ela nd /R idersvill e Cy clesba c ked . KTM -m oun ted Whit e wa s hu ntin g for Greer, h e had a m or e pressin g prob lem on hi s rear fend er: J im m y 's Cy cl e Saies/ MSR /Scott b ac k ed KTM rider Ste phe n Edmon dson . A fte r recove ring from bein g y anke d off hi s bi k e by a low tr ee li m b. Edm on dson c hased W hi te for most o f th e race. At the end of th e fourth lap , Whit e sta lled in a so ft , m u d d y bo tto m , an d Edm ondson go t aro und h im to t ak e second at th e c heck ers. Whi t e got back in th e sad die t o take third . O n c e FMF/Facto r y gOg / Br ew e r C y c ies KT M rider Rob by No rw ood go t by th e 200c c A pa ck on th e fir st lap , h e checke d on out , lead i n g t h e en t i r e ra c e . M eanwhil e, Motor Imports/Cycl e Connection Kawasak i rider R.J . Ferguson and GGG Cycles/Castrol -sponsored Ho nda rid er Josh Gray wer e back and forth throughout the sec o n d lap. Ferguson pu lled ah ead o f Gr ay on th e last lap and took sec ond pla ce at the finish , with Gray c om ing in 3 5 seconds later for third plac e. In the 250c c A cl as s, Mo to rc ycles Costa Rica /Mark IV Yama ha r id er Chuc k Hanc oc k grabbed the h o l esh o t b u t wa s pa s sed by M ot o r cy cl e Sport s/F l y - ba ck ed KTM r id e r B randon N ero, wh o to ok a sw eet er, shorte r lin e. " W h en h e [Nero] st a rte d pu liin g away , I realiz ed I h ad to pi ck it up, said Han c ock. and he turn ed up th e throttle to c atc h and pas s N ero . Han c ock k ept up a first -p lac e -trophy pa c e f o r th e r est o f th e fiv e lap s. Bubbl e s L au ndrom at/Y o rk Pl ac e Apa r tm ents /Sun danc e Custo m s-ba c k ed Yamaha ri der Ch arl es Lewi s wa s last o ff of th e lin e, but by th e secon d lap h e had hoo k ed up w ith thi rd -pla ce d E r ic H y t in en; th e O 'Ne al/ Factory Co nnec t ion / C ycl e W o rl d - spon so r ed Yama ha r id er gave Lewi s a lin e. an d Lewi s go t by t o ch ase after N e ro . W he n N e ro slo we d down f o r a m u dd y lin e with a n ast y root, Le w is to ok a faste r outs ide line aro und hi m to tak e second plac e. As Nero b ac ked o ff th e p ac e, Hy tin en passed him to take thi rd p lac e. in th e Four -Strok e A cl ass, Bryant Rad io S u p p ly -b ac ke d Ya m ah a r ider J us t in St o n e wa s qu ick off th e sta rt , but he fe li in th e seco nd co rn er, and Recr eation al Unlimite d / NorIt folk Ho nda ri der Jason Ba lonis got by . Sto ne took the lea d ba c k for the first la p, bu t Ba lon is passed him wh ile he wa s do ing a qui ck trail fix o n his bik e. Balon is an d Sto ne swapped back and fo rt h througho ut th e rac e. O n the last lap , Baloni s m ade th e winn ing pass wh en St on e got turn ed ar ou nd in a ditc h . St o n e rec o vered to com e in a minute be hind Balonis for secon d . Wayne' s Cy cle Shop-ba cked KT M r id er Robert Wagner an d Va ll ey Kawa sa ki / At l as Ho n d a r id er T om my Reyn o lds h ad a bri ef t u ssle fo r t h ird p lac e o n the first la p . Wagn er pu il ed ah ead of Reyn olds and add ed sec onds ea c h lap to take thi rd . In th e Senior A class, it was th e Mo rrison/ Ca m pbe ll sho w ag ain . Mot or Imports/Bruce's Su spension -sp on sor ed Kawasak i rid er Danny M orrison took the h o lesh ot , w it h KTM r id er Darry l Ca m pbell r ight on hi s rea r fen der. The tw o r iders swa pp ed fir st and secon d throughou t th e rac e . O n th e last lap , th e tw o wen t sc reaming ac ross a bumpy old tob acc o fi eld; Ca m pbell let o ff th e th rottl e be fo re M orrison , so Mo rri son was th e first into the woods. The fini sh was a ca rbon co py o f th e st art : Morriso n in th e lead , wi th Cam pbell g lued to his r ear fend er. Th e two ride rs pu shed eac h othe r h ard en o ug h t o c o m e in eigh th and 10th overall. Yamaha rid er Do n Hall put forth a co nsis ten t eff o rt t o take third pl ac e. In the Mi ni A class, Hon da rid er Ryan Rob bi n s sq u eak ed o u t th e win , w ith Ka wasa ki rider N ick Smith in the hunt during the enti re fou r -la p rac e. Ba re Br other s Suzuk i ri der Rusty Ep person J r. rode a bliste ringly fas t pac e in th e Mini B class to take th e cla ss win and third overall. Ep perso n had no c ho ic e but to ro ll th e th ro ttl e , be ca use Micha el Na p ier was m er e se conds b ehi nd Epp er so n , and h e cam e in second in th e Mini B class and fourth overa ll. Smith Crossroads South Hill. Virginia Results: August 24, 2003 (Round 8) O/A : .Ieson Greer (Yom) . AA : 1. Stephen Edmondson (KTM): 2. David White (KTM); 3. David Ashley (KTM): 4. TravIs Jones (Hon); 5. Chence Baker (Yam) . 200 A: I. Robby Norwood (KTM): 2. R.J . Ferg u~ (Kaw); 3. Josh Gray (Hon); 4. Tim Bongard (KTM); 5. Tim Henion (Yam). 250 A: 1. Chuck Hancock (Yam); 2. Charles Lewis (Yam): 3. Eric Hytinffi (Yam); 4. Dean Ingram (Suz); 5. Mike Capewell (Yam) . 4·STRK A: 1. Jason Balonis (Hon); 2. Justin Stone (Yam): 3. Robert Wagne r (K TM ): 4 . To mm y Reyno ld s ( Hon); 5 . Andre w William !! (Yam) . VET A : 1. Glenn Holcomb (KTM): 2. David Baldwin (Han): 3. Montie On (Yam): 4 . Chuck Honeycutt (Yam) . SR A: 1. Danny Morrison (KoiI w): 2. Darryl Campbell (KTM); 3. Don Hall (Yom); 4. Mike Mcintire (Yam); 5. Phillip Doyle (SUl) . 200 8 : 1. Jason Huffman (KTM); 2. Ray Faddis (KTM); 3. Donnie Hardman ( Kalil): 4. Pilul Lutz (KTM); 5. Michael McCrary (Yam). 250 B: 1. Chad Woods (Yam); 2. Dustin Mabry (Kaw); 3. Simon WiJ wn (KTM) ; 4 . Robert Galyon (KTM): 5. Ted Mariner (KTM). 4-STRK B; I. Chester Whaley (Yam): 2. Ray Kemaghon (Yam); 3. Darry l Dalton (KTM); 4 . Chorley Harley (Yam ): 5. Scott Nichols (SUl) VET B: I. Rick Huffman (KTM); 2. David Wiley (Suz); 3. Ralph Benhert (KTM): 4. Tra Hartless (KTM); 5. Chris Buchanon (Kalil). SR B: I. Robert Cox (KTM); .2. Emie Hostetler (Yam): 3. Wesley Bonafe (Suz); 4. Eddie Hornick (KTM); 5. Bobby Wilt (Hon). 200 C: 1. Mark Robare (Hon); 2. Chris Patton (Suz) ; 3. Earnest Bishop (Hon): 4. Rick Schmidt (Kaw): 5. Nathan JOOl"S (KTM) 250 C: I. Brian Channell (Yam) ; 2. Brad Jacobson (Yam); 3. Chris Wells (Yam ): 4. Rodney Hubbard; 5. Brian Chenaull (KTM). 4·STRK C: 1. Chad Bakken (Yam); 2. George Willetts (Yam); 3. Ben Phillips (Yam); 4. James Hall (Yam); 5. Robt'rt Strickland (KTM). VET C: I . Dan May (Hon); 2. Ron Ramsey (KTM): 3. Paul Gusler (KTM); 4. Andy Clontz; 5. Craig Wilton (Suz). SR C: I . Paul Manning (KTM); 2. Skip Norwood (KTM); J . Jerry Stivers (Hon): 4. Robert Brown (KTM): 5. Ted Galbraith (Kaw) MSTR: I . Bob While (KTM); 2. Wally Turfboe r (Hon); 3. Bob Wick (SUl); 4. Donnie Lewls(KTM); 5. Bob Williams (Yll m). Don't Miss Willow Springs' Golden Anniversary Weekend - October 17- Ig~ i!003 2nd Annual $150,000 Unlimited World Motorcycle Championship Rosamond Blvd. & 75th 51. 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