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Hatchet Creek Enduro: No lan Kn ight took the first-place win in the SERA Series round-ni ne portion of the Hatchet Creek Enduro , whi ch doubled as round three of the SETR A Series , in Rockford, Alabama. in the O pen A cl ass and also finish ed in th e top 10 for the seco nd time in a row. (Appe rently he's been eating his Wheaties!) Waldrop was slacking in th e first test section. whe re he dropped a six , but he put it on 'em at c he ck eigh t. wh ere his sco re of one was unmat ch - able. After the race, Waldrop admitted to getti ng off the trail pu rely by accident bu t somehow d idn 't m iss a c h ec k , makin g the score legal. Finishing sec ond in th e cl ass. just o ne point down. was ISDE qualifier Mike Monroe. In the AA cla ss, Knig ht. Suzuki jockeys Stephen Reed and Russell Bobbitt . and KTM· mounted Jason Chancey all tied. but Knight bea t them in th e ti e breakers . giv ing him th e win for SERA. "l hit the first l ie-breake r c hec k 12 seconds too early . and th at wa s disappointing, 'c au se I knew m y c o m p et it io n h ad zer oed it ," Reed sa id. Although Reed did n't score th e overall w in , a seco nd- place fini sh in th e SERA series ga ve Reed what he needed to becom e the 2003 SERA Cham pio n yet again. Reed th anked Hatt iesbu rg C ycl es, Mo o se , Michelin T ir es, ICO Racing, WER and BRP for their support throughout the year. In the B 225cc class, Chris Roberts gar nered an im pressive sco re of 29 , foll ow ed by KTM rid er Ky ser Sm ith, with a 31 . Robert s sta rte d the day out on the gas , beati ng Sm ith on chec ks tw o and four, but Smith seeme d to co me alive for chec ks six and eig ht , putt in g th e tw o of them int o a tie . Rob erts must have go tte n a seco nd wi nd aft er tha t, bec ause he pu t two poi nts on Smi th befo re the fin ish , sec uring his win . Sm ith said he had some bad luck in the last test section, adding, " I hit a tree, los t my goggles . [and] then. if that wasn't enough , I dis covered that I had los t a co nt act ." All t he m en in both se r ie s a r e alwa y s im pr essive , but on e class that breaks all th e boundaries is the Women's cla ss. The se beau tiful an d tal ent ed wom en show stam in a and co urage while riding a rnal e-dornineted event. j ust to enjoy t heir spo rt o f c ho ic e. A t t h is ro und , Ginn y Harrison rode th e entire race and won the cla ss. SERA's seeso n-ende r is righ t around th e co mer. and it will be th e last chanc e for m an y rac ers to sec ure th eir positi o n in th e yea r-e nd results . T he alw ay s -p opular Gobbler Getter Endu ro will be hosted by the Perry Mo un tain Motorcycl e Club in the heart of God's co untry . Maplesville. Al abama. on No vember 2 . Hatchet Creek Enduro Rockford, A labama Results: Sept ember 14, 2003 (Rounds 9 /3) O/ A: I. Mich a!'1 Grill i!': 2. Nol an Knigh t ( Kaw); 3 . Ja son Chancey; 4 . Step hen Ree d (Suzl ; 5. Tommy veet or: 6. Russell Bobbitt (GG): 7. Bennie Waldrop (GG); 8. Clay Boreing ( KTM): 9. Alle n Gravitt; 10. Mik!' MonrOf' (KllW). A A ; I . Michllel Grizzl e: 2 . Noren Knigh t ( Ka..... ); 3 . Ja son Che nrey: 4 Step hen Rt"t"d[Suz] : 5. Tomm y ve etor. A 200: I. Andrew K!'ndrick; 2. Mark Kelley: 3. Chris Oys: 4 Chris Bottomy A 225: l. Michal'l Sc hrims her (KTM); 2. Ta ylor Reynolds (KTM): 3. David Vines (KTM). A 250: I. Wyles GriHith (KTM); 2. Wesley Wyatt (KTM): 3. Steve Pee k: 4. Mall Jo nes: 5. Steve Hardeman. A OPEN: I. Bennie Waldrop (GO); 2. Mike Monroe (Ka..... l: 3. Eric S am (S uz); 4. Jeff Herne: 5. Ja son Moody. ent A 4-STRK: I. M.uk Mc:K ie: 2. Luke Durham: 3. Brent Me rc~ r; 4. Mtlrk Hutchinson; 5. Danny Ruhling PRESENTED BY ~ FR IDAY, OCTOBER 24 • Gate opens at 9 am . - Optional pr actice from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm . 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