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Mid-South Championship Winter Hare Scrambles Series Round 3 : Box Hollow S T O RY AN D P HO T O S BY D E B B IE A L L E N NEW JOHNSONVIllE, TN, NOV. 2 ,,-,cott Summ ers came , saw and - conquered in his usual fashion at the third r o u n d of the M id -S ou t h Champ ionship W inter Hare Scram bl es Ser ies. As has happened before, he got a bad start, pa ssed everyone, an d made it to th e fro nt j ust in tim e to be scored in first place by the en d of the first lap . W it h out an y real m i stakes, he conti nued his up -fron t -nearthe-sc o re-tent relay until th e last lap and claimed first pl ace overall. T her e w a s o ne m aj or d iffe ren c e fr om pr ev ious ro und s : Th i s t im e , Summ e rs sig ned u p f or Mid -S o uth p o ints , a n d th o se ri de r s w ho h av e ho pes of wi nn ing th e AA c ha mpi o nship m ay need to dig a little deeper, o r they m ight ha ve to k iss the ir chances goodbye. Summers ha s won multiple champ ionships in National events. Luckil y for some r id er s, he was not really planning on com ing to every event. " I may be moving to a warmer climate for t he w inter sea son , which wo uld p ut me out of severa l of the races ," Summer s said, " but I did sign up for points. " Sum me rs entered the Box Hollow event wi th a pu rpose: He wan ted to enjoy a great race and at th e same ti me p ut in so me practi c e ti me for upco m ing Na tional events . Off th e start , 12 AA rid er s ro lled onto a co u rse co ns ist ing of 10 miles pe r l ap . J o h n Ro b bi n s g o t the holeshot , w ith P.A. A ll en and Ch arl es Mu ll in s trav eling a bikeleng th behi nd h im . The AA r i d e r s m e a n d er e d th rou gh som e tou gh trai l, and by the 30 D ECEM B ER 3 , 2 003 · eye end of the first l a p , S u m m er s had m oved into the lea d , with Allen and Blair Bersan o foll owing closely . "I ki n d of t ri e d t o ride a goo d pace," Summers said , "a nd I think I only m ad e one mista ke, where I ki lle d the engi ne on the th ird la p. I actua lly th ough t I had a bigger lead than what I di d , but Charles wa s rig ht there wi th m e." A me rica n H o nd a/ H o n d a Ri d e r s Club/ Hon da Pro Ch emic als/ A ra i/Tire Balls-supported Summer s stayed o ut front for the remai ning th ree laps . "It 's reall y hard to pu ll away when yo u ha ve so m any la pped ri ders on the same trail," Summers noted, "b ut the course was go od , a nd I re a ll y enjoyed myself o ut th ere. " Meanwhil e, A llen , Mull in s a nd Bersan o were fightin g for the podium the entire rac e. Toward the end of the fi rst lap, Allen dropped ba ck to seco nd, and he st ayed there fo r anot her half-lap. FMF Suzu ki -b ack ed Bersano and KTM- mounted Mullins took ove r o n t h e r e mai n i ng two l a p s . Th ey p ic k ed up t hei r pace co ns ide ra b ly duri ng the l ast l ap a n d c ha rge d a m inu t e and a half fas t er fr om th e ir p reviou s lap 's time . On the last lap , Mullins pass ed Bersan o and fini sh ed in second plac e, j ust seconds behind Summers. " I too k a d i ffer ent lin e a ro u nd Blai r a nd got a round hi m," said Mu llins . "I cou ld see Sum m ers in front of m e, but there was no way to get around him. I had fun , and I want to thank my dad for he lping m e. " Bersano al so had problems getting around his opponent , but he rod e an impressive race and finished third ove ra ll. The next three r iders we re also battl ing w ithin seconds of one another. Dustin Gibson , John M a s ch in o and Allen f reig ht-trai ne d a bo u t a m in u t e b eh in d t he t op three rid ers, m ov in g ba ck and fo rth . Gibso n pl aced fo urt h, Masch ino was fifth, and Allen was six th . Ie newvs "M y bike d idn't start off the li ne, but it w o r k ed o u t o kay . because I to ok the i ns ide l in e and m o v ed ahead ," said Sarg e' s Cy cle s/KTM / Moose /P ro Action /Smi th -sponsored Gibson . " O n the first l ap. I was in 11th o Afte r that, I j ust had to do what I had to do . and I fin ish ed in fo urth p lace ." Rob ert Patt erson and crew laid out a ve ry good ra ce for th e 57 3 rid ers o n hand. Th ey c reate d a tou gh t r ac k wit h large hills and t ight woods that m ad e it a c h a lle n ge. T h ree rid ers fro m the third round claimed the ir th ird w in for th i s se a so n: Charles Cun ningham in the Vet C class , Jake Fiddler i n th e 200 c c B c l as s, a n d Steve Gordon in the Vet A class . After winn ing their respect ive classes at this event , Jeffrey Holland, Ryan Creasor and Summers each find themselves in a points tie in those classes . Holland w on the Open B class an d is now tied in po ints with Gav in Hun t. Cr easo r finished fi rst in th e Four-Strok e B c las s and is now tied wi th Kenny Judd. Summers won th e AA c l a ss and is now tied wi th Bersano. eN Bos Honow New Johnsonville, Tennessee Results: November Z, Z003 [Round 31 O /A: 1. Scott Summ ers ( Ha n) ; 2 . Charles Mullins ( KT M) ; 3 . Bla ir Beraen c (S uz ) ; 4 . Dust in Gib son (KTM); 5. John Maschino (GG); 6. P.A . Allen (Kaw); 7. Landon Carter (Suz) : 8. T ravis Green (Kaw); 9. Eric Elam (Suz); to . Chris Bach (KTM ). AA : 1. Scott Summe rs ( Han) ; 2. Charles Mullins ( KT M ) ; 3. Bla ir Ber san o ( Suz); 4 . Du stin G ibson (KTM ); 5 . John Ma schino (GG) . 2 5 0 A : 1. Eric Elarn (S uz ) ; 2 . Jon Buckner (Yam); 3. Wyles Griffith (KTM); 4. Mike Sampson (Yam); 5 . Josh Scott (Yam ). 200 A: 1. Tra vis Gree n ( Ka w) ; 2 . Brandon Rainey (KTM); 3. Mike Scherzinger (KTM); 4. David Zanet (Suz); 5. Derek Bratcher (KTM). 4 · ST RK A: 1. Mike McCrea (Hon); 2 . Jeffrey Welch (Yam); 3. Lucas Snell (Hon );' 4 . Jack Bailey (KTM) ; 5. Steve Thom as (KTM). VET A : 1. Steve Gordon ( KTM) ; 2 . Th om as Bennett (Hon): 3 . Ron Skipper (Suz). SR A: 1. Scott Martin (Suz); 2. Michael Cornett (Yam); 3. Steve Ezell (Suz): 4 . Robert Kirchner (Suz); 5. Louis Gibson (KTM). 2 50 B : 1. M ich ael Barn ic k ( Ka w) ; 2 . Cha d Pic ciott i (Suz); 3 . Chris Jewell ( KTM); 4 . Phillip Graham (Han); 5. Seth Summers (tcew). 200 B ; J. Jak e Fiddle r ( KT M) ; 2 . West on Wallwo rk (KTM) ; 3 . Tyl er Phillip s ( Hon) ; 4 . Chaz Akers (KTM) ; 5. Kip Haynie (Yam ). 4 · STRK B: I. Ryan Creasor ( Han); 2. Kenny J udd (Y am) ; 3 . Eric Chappell (Y a m) : 4 . Gaylon Rogers (Yam) ; 5. Ron Dilback (KTM) . OPEN B; I . Je ffrey Holland ( KTM ); 2 . Todd Buchanan (KTM) ; 3. Gavin Hunt (Yam); 4 . Hubert Hopkins (Hon); 5. Mark Thurman (KTM) . VET B : 1. Eric Gill (Ya m ); 2 . Scott Kirchoff (Suz); 3. Ja mes Flem ing (Han); 4 . Greg Brannon (Yam); 5. Scott Young (KTM). SR B: 1. Steven Middlebrook (KTM) ; 2 . Roger Crow (KTM); 3. Pete Buzzelli (Yam) ; 4 . John Glaus (Yam) : 5. Jim Sorrels (Hon). S /SR : 1. Paul M ich els ( KTM) ; 2 . John Gile s (Yam); 3. Chuck Rhoten (KTM); 4 . La rry Still (Kaw); 5. Thomas Carter (KTM) . 250 C: 1. Scott Cain (Yam) : 2. Joel Konz (KTM); 3. Eric Frantz (Hon): 4. Nathan Hamm ons (KTM ); 5. Eddie Proffitt (Yam) . 2 00 C: I. Geoff Vermilyea (Kaw); 2 . Chris Knight ( Ka w); 3 . Robert Rogers ( KTM) ; 4. Rob Stok es (KTM ); 5. Joey Richmond (Han). 4 ·$TRK C: 1. Steve Mundy (S uz} : 2. Jonathan Thompson (Hon); 3. Kevin Ayscue (KTM) ; 4. Timmy Gannons (Yam ); 5. Jeff Jackson (KTM ). VET C: 1. Charles Cunningham (Kaw); 2. Eric Bowman (Hon) ; 3. Douglas Pate (KTM ); 4. Edward Thomas Jr. (KTM) ; 5 . Jeff Green (KTM ). SR C: 1. Tim othy Wesbecher (Hon) ; 2. Daniel Newcomb (Hon); 3. Mark Coleman (Yam ); 4. Doug Cullum (KTM ); 5. Keel Irvin (KTM). BEG : 1. Jeff Smith ( Ha n ) ; 2 . Lyton C hilders (Kaw); 3. Joseph Hayden (Yam) .

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