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BRIEFLy•••• The Sparta course wa s one o f the toughest and driest GN CCs in a w hile. W hile no t plag ued w ith mud o r rain, the course offe red numerous rocky c reek crossings . and most of the trail tu rned slippery. The top Pro s co mplete d seven nine-mile laps of th e fac ility, w hich lie s just a few miles fro m Ken tu cky Sp ee dway , w hic h hosts NASCAR races. Kawasaki Team G reen was co mpletely absent from the Pro ran ks in Sp arta. Fred A ndrews crashed prac tici ng W ednesday before the race. resu lting in bruised ribs. And rews is co nserv inq himself to try to clinch his thi rd- stra ight A MA Nat ional Hare Scrambles title. so he sat the rac e out. Ch uck W oodford , who broke his right wrist at t he previo us GNC C in Pennsy lvania , was also unable to race . W oodford did show up to watc h the races and sign autographs, and he wa s spo rt ing a removable spl int. " I have a plate and screws in it : W o od fo rd sa id. " I alrea d y hav e g o o d movement , now I ju st need to start doing curls and get som e strength back." Woodford is holding out hope that he can race the fina l GNC C of the season in Indiana next mon th . Jason R a i nes was happy to finally get on the boa rd with a wi n. "A lot of peop le have won race s this season, ~ he said. ..J wa nt to see th e '1 w in' list ing next to my nam e in Cycl e N ew s . " H e s ho u ld be pleased now. S ummers Rac ing Com pon ents made the offic ial debut of its revo luti onary new product. T i r e Balls. at Sparta. Developed by Wade Summers (S cott's father) , the system replaces inner tubes wi th a string of rub be r balls . The weig ht and feel of t he balls are said to match tubes . but they are nea rl y f lat -p roo f . S u m mers and J as o n ' Raines have been using the balls for testing all season long, and the co mpany w ill beg in selling them to the public soo n. Bar ry Haw k had be en ru mor ed to jump back on an ATV, the Yamaha YFZ4 50 . for a G NCC afte r he clinched the bike championship. But his focus has now changed to rac in g a YZ450F bike at a G N CC . " Yamaha would really love to see a 450F on the podium at o ne o f the se , " Hawk said. " I've been riding it. and my lap times were ac tua lly a little fa ster than o n the tw o- stroke . But rac ing is diffe rent. N ow that the title is out of the way, we'H have to see ." aa P 1"1"1 NO CREDIT CARDS • NO CHECKS SAl.~ THIS SATURDAY H ardwear, M d . . ethol Element Gloves from $10 °, Eleme t J H ardwear, Element, Method Boots Ad ult & Kids Pants $8 0 All sizes $100 07;'29... '" i Descend Gloves $30 f' Largest inventory! Over 40 vendors and suppliers. VENDOR#J4 FRONT REAR ~4fI> Angle & Straight Paddle Styles , REAR Load ing Ramps $30 I • • - Maxxis Rooste r Tires Mounted on .190 Alum in um Wheels Front Rear $119 $150 Maxima Super M 640z Maxima Super M 5gal. Maxima 927 640z Maxima 927 5gal. $1 1 $90 $15 $125 VENDOR #21 03 Race Team Graphic Kits 7 Different Styles We ap ologize for any d iscrepa ncies in typographical $80 errors and reserve th e right to correct them. We are not o bligated to sell items at mismarked prices. We apologize and make every effort to avoid these 03 V2 Graphic Kits with Seat Cover CHAPARRAL MOTORSPORTS For Bikes an d ATV s $50 errors. Photos for all prod ucts are for reference only, and may not be identical to sale items. Hawk got a rude awakening to racing t he A TV a few day s ago. " I was out just lo ok in g fo r dee r o n it, and I e nd ed up c rashi ng and b reaki ng t he he adligh ts , " said Hawk. "That brought me back to reality real fast. " 1"1"1- 3 I from 555 SOUTH H STREET. SAN BERNARDINO. CA Ste ve Hatch is form ing his own private team next seaso n, leaving th e FM F S uzuki team he has raced wi th for over a decade . " I starte d d o ing some o t her rac e s t his year , like some endures . and it was a lot of fun. " Hatc h said. "I realized I wanted some mo re free do m to do ot he r races . M y relationship with Suzuki is still great , but we 've already gotten our own sem i and mot or ho me f o r next year. W e 'll race all t he GNCC s and also some Na tional Enduro s. I' d like to try to qu alify fo r t he Broome, T iog a o r U na dilla N ati on al M ot o c ro s s races and maybe even try some supermoto . " T he t e am's offici al w e b s it e is www.jarace .com . A s for what bik es Hatch be riding, he say s it co uld be any of five different brands. w ill I $75 909-889-2761 909.279.6655 c ue I e n e vv s OCTOBER 1. 2003 35