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Kawasaki/Michelin New York State Motocross C'ships Broome-Tioga Sports Center S T ORY A N D PH OT O S BY J IM P . S A N D ER SO N BINGHAMTON, NY, SEPT. 28·29 Im os t 50 0 of t he b e st m ot o L;J c ro s ser s f ro m th e N orth east came o ut to the beautiful Broome T ioga Sp orts Center to rac e the fu ll Nati on al t r ack fo r the 21 st annu a l Kawas ak i /Mi chel in N ew Yo rk State Motocross Championships, which ha s evolved into a three -moto , two -day event. Kawasak i and M iche l in we re the titl e spo nsors for this ver y p rest igious annua l event. Sat urd ay ' s t rac k co nd it io ns we re nea rly perfect, b ut by Sund ay night co n di t io ns h ad d et er i o ra t ed p re t ty bad ly . Moth er N atu re dum ped al most an in ch of ra in on the are a Sunday night , creat ing an abso lute m udfest for the final m otos. Br ett McM ich ael and Brian Murphy took home 6- foot trophies for winning the 50cc ( 7 -8) and 125cc Amateur classes , respectively , and earn ed the right to list New Yo rk State Motocross Champio n on th eir rac e resumes for t he upco m in g season . J ustin Mays led th e start of the first 50c c (7 -8) moto, with McMichae l , Rya n Des paw a nd B ra nd on Inn e s t raili ng . McM ichael had the po in t after h a lf a l a p . Desp aw mov e d up to sec ond , w it h Innes th ird , Paul Tri ado fo u r t h an d K y le Polla k fift h . Mc M i ch ael h ad a fo u r-se con d l ead by t he st art of la p tw o , and he c ruised to the f irs t - moto w in w ith a wh opping nine- secon d adva nta ge. Round ing out th e top fi ve we re T ria do , Pol lak, D espaw and Sean Ba llard . M cMich ae l l ed th e seco n d -moto start, wi th Carpe nter , Triado , Po ll ak and May s in to w. McMi ch ael c am e off the fron t rh ythm section wi th Car pen ter only a co up le o f bi kele ng ths beh ind. Poll ak and Triad o m oved up to cla im thi rd and fourth, and Ballard w as fifth aft er D esp aw wen t down . Just afte r cro ssing the finish line to start l a p t h ree , Carp ent e r pass ed McMi chael with a t e xtb ook b lock pass t o t ak e t he lead . C ar pente r cru ised t o th e win . McMicha el, Po llak, T riad o and B all ard ro und ed out the top fiv e. McM ic hae l led th e pack o ut of th e fi rst turn in the final m oto , with Car pent er, May s, Cody Marr iott and Collin A bde rhalden in tow . After half a lap, th e t op fiv e w er e McMi chael , Carpent er, Polla k , Mays and Marriott. Wh en th e le ade rs d is appeared into the front section , McM ic h ael had the po int, b u t wh e n t hey r e app e a r ed , Car pe n t e r w a s i n t he l e a d , and McMich ae l wa s se co nd. C a rp en t e r pu lled awa y to a th ree -sec o n d lead m (Ri g ht) Brett McM ichael (1 2N) l ead s the start of the secon d 50cc (7 -8 ) m oto, w ith Paul Triado (519). Keith Mulvaney (2 9 9 ), Scott Carpent e r (7 0 3) . K yle Pollak (2 5) and the rest of t he p ack trailing at the 2 1st annual K awasak i/Michelin New York Stat e Motocross Ch amp ionsh ips in B ingham ton . New York . (Be l o w) Alex Ga u l (9 G). B roc Don n ison (5 0 1) a nd B ria n M u rphy (2 4) battle f o r t he l e ad in t he second 12 5 c c Amateur m oto at Broome-T ioga Sports Center . M urph y ( I - 1-I) toppe d the class . Sig ismo ndi ( 2- 6- 2) w as r un ner - up . an d Wh it e ( 7 - 5- 5) ro un ded o ut t he podium. eN Broome-Tioga Sports Cent e, Binghamton, New York Res ults: Septembe, 28-2 9, 2003 w ith a la p t o go. McM ichae l trie d to come ba ck bu t ran o ut of t ime . Carp enter got t he w in , w it h McMi ch ael, Po ll ak, Marriott and Ballard trail in g. McM i ch ael (1 -2 -2) sti ll t ook f irs t ove ra ll. Carpenter (6 - 1- 1) wa s ru n ne r -up, and Poll ak (3-3-3) rou nd ed ou t th e pod ium. Murphy , a Ya m a h a pilo t fr om Br idgeham pton, New York , has been on a w in ning streak and can now add New Yo rk St at e Mot o cro ss Cha mpion to his lo ng list of acco m p lishments. Murph y ha d a pe rfect 1 - 1 - 1 day in the 125cc A m ateu r class and t opped the superfast 250 c c Open Amateur cl ass pod ium as well . R.J . Rey nol ds led the st art of the fi rst 12 5cc Amateur moto, wh ich was the largest class of the day , with 41 rid ers . Murphy too k the point position w it h i n half a l a p . S cott Se ars w as c lo se behin d , an d A lex Sig is mondi , Broc Donnison, and Richard White of Ash land, Penn sy lvania , ro und ed out th e top f iv e. Murphy qui ck l y beg an pu ll ing aw ay and had an eight -sec ond advantag e by la p three. Wh en Sears went d own , Rochester , N ew Yo rk' s Sigism on d i inh eri te d seco nd , w ith D o n ni son t hird, K y l e Hu t son fo u rt h a nd A le x Ga ul fi fth. Murp h y w o n the f ir st moto b y 10 seco nds. Round ing out th e top five were Sig ismond i, Hut so n , Gaul and Don nison. 5 0 STK YAM/SUZ ( 4- 6): I. Brendan Wheeler ( Y a m); 2. D e rick G r acey ( Ya m); 3 . S p e ncer To m p ki ns (Ya m) ; 4. Zack Kru eger (Yam ); 5 . Ryan Burts (Yam). 50 STK OP EN PjW (4 -7) : 1. Darien Robinson (Co b); 2 . Za ch ar y Putma n ( KT M); 3 . Dan iel Nett! ( KT M ); 4 . A ust in Li tt ler ( KT M); 5 . Rya n Mar r iott (KTM). 50 STK ( 7 · 8 ): 1. Brett McM; c hael (KTM ) ; 2 . Scott Carpente r (KTM); 3 . Kyle Pollak (KTM); 4 . Paul Triado (Cob ); 5. Sean Balla rd (Kaw). 5 0 O PEN : 1. Paul Triad o (Co b); 2. Ryan Despew (C o b); 3 . Cod y Ma rri ott (KT M) ; 4 . Keith Mu lvaney (KTM ); 5 . Sean Balla rd (KTM ). 6 5 (7 -9 ): 1. N ic k Desider io (S Ul ); 2 . Brandon Ma ys (KTM) ; 3 . An drew Bristol (Kaw); 4 . J oey Peters (Ka w) ; 5. Kevin Car penter (KTM). 6 5 ( 10 - 1 1) : 1. F ran k Lett i eri ( SUl ); 2 . Ma tt B abbitt ( K a w ); 3 . Joh n Bo re k ( K T M) ; 4 . T yler Matt eson (S Ul); 5 . Zachary Rosch (Kaw ). 65 ( 7 - 1 1) : 1. S u nny D r ak e ( Ka w); 2 . Matt Bab bi tt (K aw ); 3 . John Borek (K T M ); 4 . Br and o n Mays (SUl ); 5 . Fr ank Lett ieri (SUl). 65 (1 2 - 15) ; 1. Phill ip Ni co lett i (Ha n ); 2. Kerry K am i nsk ie Jr. (K aw ) ; 3 . Ma rk Lin dsay ( K aw); 4 . Sam uel Jones (Kaw ); 5 . J oey Keefe (S Ul) . MIN I NOV ( 12-1 5 ): 1. Tyler Goldin g ( Hon ); 2. Talon Sp ro use (K aw); 3 . Kod y Weid ma n (Yam); 4 . Craig Mann ey (Han) ; 5. Saxo n Sp rouse (Kaw). O PEN MINI ( 10-1 5 ): 1. PhBHp Nlcolettl (Hon ); 2. Kerry Kam inski e J r. (Kaw); 3 . Mar k Lindsa y (Kaw): 4. Mik e Case (Kaw) ; 5. Sam uel Jones (SUl ). 12 5 NOV: I . Chad Du nn in g ( K aw ) : 2. Chri s F re d ericks ( Ya m ); 3 . Rob e rt St a n to n ( Ka w ): 4 . J im my Ide (KTM ); 5 . T aylo r Beltz (Ka w) . 12 5 AM : 1. Bria n M ur p h y ( Ya m); 2 . A le x Sigismondi (Ka w) ; 3. Richa rd Wh ite (Kaw); 4. Fra nk Burn s (Kaw ): 5 . Broc Do nniso n (Yam ). 125 PRO /EX : 1. Casey Clark (Yam ); 2. Josh ua Lich tl e (SUl): 3 . Char les Ellis (S Ul ); 4 . Mi k e Leavitt (Kaw); 5 . J osh St erritt (KT M). 2 5 0 N O V: 1. Chadd Groo me (K aw); 2. Ma rk Zopp (Kaw) ; 3 . Steph en Proh idney (Yam ); 4. Jaso n Cossey (Han); 5. Mi chae l Ferraiolo (Kaw). 250 AM : J . Bri an Mu rp hy (Ya m ) ; 2 . Alex Sigis mondi (Ka w); 3. Brae De nnison (Yam) ; 4 . J ohn Young III (Yam); 5 . Frank Bums (Kaw). 250 PRO / EX : 1. Casey Cla rk (Yam); 2. Li ch tle J o shua (S Ul); 3. Ch arl es El li s ( Suz); 4 . M itch ell Dougherty (Ka w) ; 5. Brandon Kuhn (Yam). S CHB V: I. Lic htle J osh ua ( S uz); 2 . Mi t c he ll Doug herty (Ka w); 3. A lex Sigis mo ndi (Ka w); 4. Mik e Case (Kaw ); 5 . Phill ip Nico lett i (Han). ClGBY : 1. M ik e Lea v itt ( Ka w); 2. J ay We ll er (SUl); 3. Brian Murph y (Yam); 4 . Mik e A yen (KTM); 5. J ohn Young 1lI (Yam). 25+ A M: 1. Milton A costa (Han): 2. Kevin Je nks (Kaw ); 3 . Br ian Marle y (KTM); 4 . John Tho mpson (Han ): 5. Glenn Babi neau (Han). 25+ EX : 1. J e re my Ti ff an y (Ya m ) ; 2 . Jason Chetwood ( Yam); 3. Jeff rey D unlop (Han ); 4. Darry l Sm ith (Kaw): 5. T im Henr y (Han) . 3 0 + NO V : 1. Mich ael Mye rs (Hon) ; 2 . Ma rk Zo pp (Kaw); 3 . Mik e Conwa y (Han ); 4. Stephen Prohidney (Yam ); 5 . J effrey Mika (Han). 3 0+ AM : 1. K eith Haw k ins ( Yam ); 2 . M ilto n A co sta (Ha n) : 3 . Glen n Babine au (Ho n) ; 4. Da vid Mc Neal (Han) : 5 . Mike K ubi ck (Han). 30 + EX : 1. Darr yl Sm ith (x e w) : 2 . Kevin Kru eger (Ha n ) ; 3. Mike Murray (Ha n) ; 4 . Bill D eleskiew icz (KTM ); 5 . J oe Dibella (Hon) . 4 0 +: 1. Mi ke Murray (Han); 2. J oe Dibella (Ha n) ; 3 . Gene N igh m an (Ka w); 4. Robert Sut liff (Yam ); 5 . Tom Seba sti an (Yam ). Don ni son led th e moto -two start, wi th Gaul, Murph y , W h i te a nd J o e Me rr ill J r. in tow. Ga ul had th e point afte r hal f a lap and rem ain ed o ut front until l ap th ree , when Murph y ma de t he pass o n the N at io nal hill. On th e followi ng l ap, Gau l c ame off the hill bac k in the poi nt , w ith Murph y cl ose be hi nd . Murph y passed Ga ul aga in to t ake th e poi nt, but Gaul go t h im ba ck aga in on th e fo llow ing la p . Th e two ba ttled unti l t he fi na l co rne r before the checkers , when Murphy went to b lock -pass Gau l and Gaul sta lled his b ike , han ding th e wi n t o Mu rphy . Sea r s , D on n i so n , F ran k B u rn s and White ro unded o ut the top five. Sigismondi led the start of the fi na l m ot o but r el in q ui sh e d t he l e a d to Murphy before th e end of lap one. On lap three, Sig ismondi retoo k the lead , bu t Murphy had th e point back by th e fo llowing lap, and he held o n for yet another moto win , w ith a fiv e-secon d adva nta ge . S ig i sm on d i , D onn is on, Er ic Sebastian and White rounded ou t th e to p five . Sears wa s di sq u a li fi ed a f te r t h e final mo t o , aft er h e and another rider got together and wen t do w n, and Se ars got up and k icked th e d o w n ed r id er, w h ic h w a s w it nessed by a t rac k offici al and several spectato r s . Se a rs m a y a lso face action from the AMA as a resul t of his unsportsma nli ke co nduct. cycle n e VV s O CTOBER 22 , 2003 47

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