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J .S. B ridwell Arena Wichita Fall s, Texas Result s: Novembe r 8, 20 0 3 P/W BEG: 1. Ashl!!'y Wood (Han). P/W O PEN: 1. C~ Mool"l!' (KTM); 2. Tyll!'r Un~hl (KTM) ; 3 . KylloRobiO!l(W'l (KTM); 4. Dylan Cook!!' (KYM) ; 5. Jomie Wood (Lcm) . 60- 80: I. Tye Ky1 (Han): 2. Matt CasUoo (Han) ; 3. KaSl!'Y 6 Ky~ (Han ); 4. Austin !o\ffl"l8no (Han); 5. Au stin MAnhart (Han) . 250 AM: 1. Kl!'I'lI Briggs (Hon); 2. Joey Rayborn (Sw ): 3. Brian Trrppe (Yam) : 4. Bryan DriJrick (Han) ; S. Colt Cheb!Jlu (y am) . O PEN AM; 1. Kl!'nt Bri gg s (Han): 2. J~ Rayborn (Suz ); 3. K!!'vin EI li ng s.....o rth ( Han): 4. Ca ll Chd>ulu (Yam ): 5. J usti n Wl!'sl (Hon) . M D 000 Ml NI: I. Russ Marl in (Hon ): 2. Ja son TYff (Hon) : 3. Joc:y Reybcm (Han); 4. K!!'vin Ellin g s.....o rth (Hon) : S. Lo nni !!' Hull (Han) . 505 PRO · SPT : 1. But ch Brandon ( Han ): 2 . Jl!'r!!'my Hink le (Hon) ; 3. Unrors (Rot); 4. Ruu Martin (Hon); S. Corby Scherb (Rot ). O PEN PRO : I . Scott Scherb (Rot); 2. Clay to n Hull (Rot): 3. Jason Tyl!'f (Hon): 4. Ml!'rll!' Schefb (Hon) : 5. Marc Willia ms (Yam ). 30 ..: I. Bria n Tri ppl!' (Yam) : 2. Larry Phennl!'l (Yam) : 3. .Jesse Holt (y am) . VD TR A 25 0·400 AM ; 1. Roy Hames (Bu l ): 2. Ch uc k Ruiz (Yam); 3. Frank McAff~ (Yam) . VDTRA 600 AM; 1. Roy Ha l~ (Bul); 2. Chuck Ruiz (Yam); 3. Frank McAff~ (Yam) . VDT'RA 600 PRO: 1. But ch Bra nd on (Yam) : 2. St eve Bland (Yam ); 3. Bill Walk l!'!" (Yam ): 4. Dan RO il/land (Yam) : S. Brian ~I ""ron IHan I. VOTRA PRO TW: I. Dalla s Babcock (H· D); 2. Tim Unfors (H· O); 3. PlIul Coven. (Tri ): 4. DlI~ Band!!'y. VOTRA S/ SR: I. David Band l!")'(Ydm ): 2. John Va~ (Yam); Fred Beale (Yam) . 3. Kentucky Indoor Series Round 1: Muhlenberg County Fairgrounds Hot Rod Hits Greenville J.S. Bridwell Arena: Scott Scherb (6BN) goes around the outside of early leader Clayton Hull (76) for the AMA Open Pro win at the In d oo r Motorcycle Extravaganza in Wichita Falls, Texas. Checkered Flag Productions Indoor Motorcycle Extravaganza Short Track J.S. Bridwell Arena Briggs, Brandon Best at Brid1R1eU! m oney race of the nig ht , ov er Jason Tyer and J oey Rayborn . E llingsw o rt h finished fourth, ahead of Lonnie Hull . Honda pilot B utch Br ando n of B aytow n, Texas , topped t he 505cc Pr o -S po r t final. Brandon was one of the very few who were n't involved in o ne of the three o r fo ur rest art wo rthy crashes, as the eve r -eage r Pro -Sp ort ride rs were not giving o r getting any slack . Among th ose testing th e soil were Joe Snyder , Jeff Bo stick , Scott Beck ley and Marlin - some of th em m ore th an once . Severa l riders were also relegated to th e penalt y lin e on th e vari ous restart s. Bra nd on led all the way from his hol eshot , bu t a c hargin g J o el Lac er lo o k ed ready to pou nce when hi s Honda qui t o n the fin al lap and he dropped to ninth, J erem y Hin k le slid his Honda in to seco nd , ahead of fellow Kan san Aaro n Ltnfors. on a Rot ax. Marlin fin ished fourth, wi th Corby Sch erb fift h. T he AMA Pro /Open Ex pert s lined up in tw o rows , and they ran th at close for most of th e r a c e . Per enn ial fa v ori t e Clay to n Hull immed iat ely jum ped to th e poin t on his Rot ax. Scott Sche rb shadowed Cla yto n for th ree lap s bef ore tak ing th e lead , only to be for ced ba ck by Clayton. As Clayton " m ade his bike w ider" to blo ck , Sc ott Scherb got alo ngside at th e white fl ag , rubb ed so me r ubber w ith t h e lead er , and sq ueaked by fo r the win. Mean whil e, T yer was batt lin g with his fellow Hondas rid er M erl e Scherb fo r th ird . wh il e Yama ha m ounted Marc Williams and Hon da ride r Joe Duvall trad ed pai n t an d p o sit ion s be hi n d th em . At the c heck ers, it wa s Sc ott Sc herb , Clayton , T y er, Merl e, William s. Duva ll. Bret Sow ders and Ku rt Boeh lk e. I n 2 50- 4 0 0c c ac t ion . Wy om ing ' s Ro y Hain es back ed up his heat -ra c e win with a first in th e final, over Chuck Ruiz and Fran k McAf fee . who suffered a fall but was ok ay . Th e 600cc m ain featured th e same th ree rid ers, with th e sam e results . Bul ta cc jocke y Haines led all the laps. The Super Seni o r s mai n we n t to 7 50 cc Yam aha rid er David Bark ley , o ver heat -race w inner John Varb el. The VDT RA Pr o 6 0 0 c c f eat ure wa s a doozy . Br andon was off and runn in g after a r estart that w as th e r es ul t o f a three - rid er c ra sh in wh i c h 2 0 0 4 VDTRA number -on e plat e holder Frank Hardman suffered a do ubly broken leg . Col or ad o 's Steve Bl an d fi nished second . b ehind Brand on bu t ah ea d o f Bil l Walker , Dan Row land, Bri an Isbell, Mi tch Hov den and Roy Hinkle. B y DAN MAHONY WIC HIT A FALLS , TX, N OV, B Onc e again, Ed B eck ley ' s Ch ec k er ed F lag Prod uct ions blew into th e J .S. Bridwell A rena in Wi ch it a F all s f o r its Ind oo r M oto r c y cl e Ex travagan za, present ed by Edd ie Hill 's Sport Cycl e. In th e littl e-b ik e cl ass, the KTM co nti nge nt had things wrapp ed up , as the top four riders in th e Pee Wee division were on the o range m achines. Carle Moor e of Bedford . Tex as. outstyled th e field for a run awa y win. New Mexic o rid ers Tyl er Li ndahl and Ky le Robinson trailed, and Dy lan Coo ke and Ja m ie Wood ro unded out th e top five. A shley Woo d tr ailed th e field on her Hon da but won th e Pee Wee Beginnercl ass tr ophy . In 60 -80 ee acti o n, m inibi k e vet era n T ye Ky les t oo k home an other w in o n his pot ent Hon da . T exan M att Ca st loo k ep t t he Okl a hom a City yo u n g ster h on es t but c oul d n't m ove int o the lead. Castloo also had to co ntend with Ka sey Kyl es, wh o finished third ove r fell ow Mu st an g , O k la ho ma , resident Austin Median o. A ust in Ma nh art fini she d fi fth . Six 250cc Amat eurs pu lle d up to th e lin e, but only K en t Brig gs , o n his BriggsAuto Group . c om Ho nd a , le d any la ps . B r y a n Deb rick jumped int o seco nd off th e start but at th e halfway po int, after som e ba r -ba ngi ng , the Hond a r ide r wa s d ispla c ed b y hard -r id i ng Suz uk i j ockey Joey Rayborn of Sh reveport. Louisiana. Th en N ew Mex ico' s B rian T rip pe pushed Debrick for th ird . A t th e line , it was Briggs, Rayborn and Tri ppe. Debrt ck fini shed fourth. over Colt Chebu ltz and a falte ring Brian Isbel l. Th e Open Amateur divis ion had a fam ili ar look, as B riggs coast ed to a wi n ove r Rayborn. but o n l y after e a rl y l ea d er Lu c a s S ch erb crashed o ut of firs t plac e. Sp erry , Okl ahoma' s Kevin Ellings wo rth was in fin e form, rid ing his four-strok e Hond a to th ird, Cheb ultz fi ni shed fourth. over J ustin West. A small fi eld o f O ver 30 riders wat ch ed Tr ippe rep eat hi s heat- ra c e performance by tr ouncing La rry Phennel and J esse Hol t . All were on Yam aha s. Th e largest cl ass of the even ing was th e 13 -m an Mad Dog M in i Classi c , Th e sco ring charts will read that Honda rid er Russell Marlin led ev ery lap, but that doesn't tell the wh o le st ory of all the bumpin' and bangin ·. th e th reerid er cr ashes, the sli de-o u ts, the cho p j ob s, the elbowin g , th e wheeli es. and all th e rest. Cl arem or e , Oklah oma' s M arlin won th e first 80 JANUARY 7 , 2004' eye e ne",,::; By BOBBYlEw,s GREENVILLE, KY, NO V. B Rod H artzel was t he domin an t r id er at t h e opening round of th e Kentu cky Ind oor Series in Greenville. Hartz el scor ed a string of potent ho lesh ots en rout e to wins in thr ee cl asses. Hartz el to ok control of the Senior cl ass and let th e pack battle for second place, Ed Cla rk cl aim ed th at spo t by edging J ohn Lew is at th e fi nish. G en e Yo p p l ed th e f re ig h t t r a in t o fourth, over Ro n And er son , D enn is Po rt er . Sk eet er W illiams. Th o mas T er r y and Sen ior IT winn er J ohn Gilligan. Port er ca m e back to w in th e Super Senior con test. over Cl ark . Terry Goodwin , Anderso n. Cha rlie Sou thgate and Clyde Mod li n. The Vet class wa s also owned by Hartzel, as he took cont ro l at th e start and held off pressure from B ill Gruwell t o earn the win . Yopp beat ou t Dea n Jell fo r the th ird spot, and Stev e A twell filled out the top five , Hartzel's best ride of the night came next. in th e 12 · rider Open Pro main eve nt. Th e field hit turn three four-a breast, but Hartzel took the point off of tu rn fo ur. He ne ver bobbled and rode to a th ree-bi k elength lead ove r Ope n Pro IT winn er A aron Lad d. Br ian Th omas held off Gru we ll and J osh Tou ngett for thi rd, Jeff Lan drum c am e thro ugh the pack to fini sh next , ove r Jason Go o dwi n , Co dy B ow land, J on Goodwin , Kyl e Nali bor sk i and So ut hgate . Lan dru m had a romp in th e M ad Dog sho rt track , rid ing to the wi n ove r IT winner Stevi e Na ce. Southg ate wa s in th e hunt for th ird, ove r David Ki ng and Jim Funga roli. April Ladd doubled up , top pin g Ke lly Bell i n th e W o m en ' s d iv i si on , w h i le K i n g a n d A u sti n Ze n t mye r c hase d her in th e St oc k XR100 sho rt track . K ing return ed the favor by top ping th e Stoc k XR IT fi nal. Aa ro n Ladd led th e 13 -rid er Pro -Am main, w i th To u ng ett r i g h t o n h is r ear w h e e l. Tou ngett got th e br eak he need ed wh en th ey hit lapped traffic, and he t ook the lead and held it to th e flag for a close win, over Ladd . Justin Hanna pu t in a good rid e for third , ho ld i ng off Jon G ood w in , L and rum a nd And y Goodwin at th e li ne . Han na also sco red three wins on the night wi th co nvinci ng rides in th e 250c c Pro sho rt tra ck and IT and th e O pen Pro -Am IT. Mich ael Stalvey swe pt bo th th e 250cc and Open Amat eu r d iv isions with holeshots and run aw ay wins . John La m p k in held o ff K evi n Walt ers for th e seco nd spo t in the 25 0s, wh ile Christo pher McDevitt earne d th at place in th e Open class, o ve r Dean Je tt , T revor A uge n . stein and Walt ers. Jo hn Lewis led from wire to wire en route t o t he Vin ta ge w in , w ith Po rt er k eeping him ho nest in a cl ose second . Steve Atwell held off Gil liga n , W ill iams, Fun garo li and St alv ey for th ird, J eff Carver c arve d up fi ve o ut of th e six cla sses he ente red and was perfect on the IT. Carver went to the fron t of the 200c c cla sses an d left Fran kie Lee Gillim to fend off Hayd en Gil lim a nd Pat ric k Pyl e f or sec o nd . Ca r v er th en sli p ped u nde r ea rl y l eader Hayd en t o cla im the 85cc IT wi n. Fran kie Lee was a safe third, o ve r N athanie l Vow ell , Ian Ke it h and Neal Da lton. Carver sco red his oth er win s in th e 200c c Pro -Am sho rt t rac k and held o ff Hayden to cl aim the 85cc sho rt tr ack . Franki e Lee was o nce ag ai n t hird i n th e cla ss. ove r J ak e Lewis, Keith, Colby Chandler and Vow ell , Hay den wou ld str ik e back b y ta k ing th e 200c c A m ateur sh o r t -tr ac k win and bo th 65 c c ·c1ass win s. He too k a co mfort able lead en r ou t e to th e w in ove r K eit h in th e sho rt tr ack , w hile Lewis wo rk ed hi s wa y from th e pena lty ro w into third , ov er Bl ak e Ta bor, Josh Gr ief and Neal D alt on , Hay de n used a good m ov e off th e fi nal co mer to pass leader Lewis for th e win . Dalton he ld off Keith and Ta bor for third. J ac ob Morris used a last -tum m ove around a lapped rider to ni p Nick M cFadd en by m ere inches in the Shaft -Driv e short -track fi na l. Tra vi s Zapfe closed in for third. over Lu k e B aird and T rent Wilc ox. M c F add en m ad e good on hol esh ots to score the 50cc Chain-Drive w in . over Morr is and Bai ley Edsall , on the short tr ack , an d the 50cc Shaft IT, over Morris. Bai rd m ade a latera ce move to third over Zapfe and W ilcox . Edsall sc ored a convincing win in the 50cc Cha in IT to round out the wi nners . Muhlenberg County Fai rg rounds Greenville. Kentucky Results: November 8, 2003 (Round U Short Tr ack 50 SHAFT: 1. Jacob Morri s (Yam ): 2. Nick McFadden (VlIm) : 3. Travis Zapfe (Hc nj: 4. Luke Baird (Vam ); 5. Trent Wik oll (Hon) . 50 CH A IN: I. Nick McFad den (Cob); 2. .Jecob Morris (Cob); 3. Bailey Edsa ll (KTM): 4 . Luke Baird (Yam) : S. Trent Wilc ox (Hon) . 65: I. Hayden Gill im (Kaw); 2. len Kl!'ith (KTM) : 3. Jake lewis (Suz): 4 . Blake Taber (Han): S. Jos h Gne f (Ka.....). 85 : 1. J eff Carver (Ka..... ): 2. Hayd en Gillim (Suz); 3. Frenkie Lee Gillim (Han); 4 . .Jake lewis (Suz): 5. len Keith (KTM ). XRI OO STK : 1. April Ledd (Hon ): 2. David King (Hen): 3 . Aust in Zentmeyer (Han). MA D DOG: I. Jdf Landru m (He n): 2. Stevie Nec e (Han) ; 3. Cha rli e So uthqate (Han ); 4. David King (Hon) ; S. J im Fun g llr oli (Han). 2 00 A M: I. Hayden Gill im (Suz): 2. Fro!lnkie ill GHUm (Han): 3. Je ff Cerver (KlI w). 2 00 PRO-AM : 1. Jeff Carver (Ka.....); 2. Hayden GiUim (Suz); 3. Frankie Lee Gilli m (Hon); 4. Patrick Pyle (Suz ). 25 0 AM: 1. Mic hal!'1 Stalvey (Ka.....); 2. John Uimpkin (Vam ); 3. K!!'vin Walt ers (Yam) . 25 0 PRO: I. Justin Hanna (Hon) : 2. Stevie Nece (Vam ): 3. Jor . den Jenkle (Yo!lm ): 4. Jeff Landrum (Hen ). OPEN AM: 1. Michael Stalv ey (Ka.....): 2. Ch rislo ph!!'r Mc~vitt (/ion); 3. Dean Jett (Hon); 4. Trevor Augenstein (Hon ): S. K!!'vin WII· le1's(Yom ). OPEN PRO · AM : I. Jo sh Toungrll (Hen); 2. Aaron Ladd (Hen ); 3 . Justin Henne (Hon) ; 4 . Jon Goodwin (Yam): S. J~ff La nd rum (Han ). OPEN PRO: 1. Rod HaJ1zl!'! (Rot ): 2. AlIron Ladd (Han): 3. Brian Thomas(H.D); 4. BillGruwell(Hon) : 5. Josh TOUngrll (Han). TIt I. Colby Chandll!'!" (Hon) ; 2. Brandon ukms (Hen ); 3. KdIy Bell (Hon ). WMN: 1. April Ladd (Hon): 2. Kelly ~I (Hon ). VET 30 ..: 1. Rod Hartzel (Rot ); 2. Bill G~I (Hen) : 3. ~ Vopp C Hon): 4 . Dellf\.ktt (Hon ): 5. ~ ~U (Bul ). SR 40 ..: 1. Rod HaJ1zt!! (Rot) : 2. Ed Clarlor. (ROl): 3 . John L-ois (Yam) ; 4 . a- Yopp (Hen); S. Ron Anderson (Hon ). S/S R SO..: 1. Dennis Porter (AlK); 2. Ed Odrlor. (Rot ); 3. Terry Goodwin (Yam ): 4. Ron Anderson (Han): 5. Chanl!'S Southg ate (Yam) . LT VOO: I. John ~is (Yam) ; 2. Dennis Porter (Hen); 3. Steve Atwe ll (Bul); 4 . Joh n Gillig an (BSA): S. Skeeler Williams (Yam) . rr 50 SHAFT : 1. Nick McFad

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