Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

The Big Strip per: Blair Bers ano won the f ou rth ro und of the Mid-South Championship Winte r Hare Scramb les Series in Lynnville, Ind iana. would be nice if th ey jus t pulled ove r like they should." Off the start . Robb ins got the hol eshot and led most of th e fir st two laps. He later dr opped bac k to fifth but worked hi s way up to fini sh fo urth in th e AA cla ss. Th e OffRoad Group/ Gas Gas /Bridgeston e/MSR /Leader Goggles · sponsored Ma schino finished in third , and D.R. At woo d got fifth. -I feel real good with m y rid e," Mas chin o said . ' T od ey 's the fi rst time I eve r got in th e top five at th is Mid·South race ." The Big Stripp er held m ore than its sha re of o bstacles for the 33 9 riders wh o sig ned up fo r th e Lynnv ill e, India na , round of the Pirelli Ti re/ Parts Unlim ited / MoosefMaxxi s lire-sponsored series. T he track was slick, and many p e o p l e w en t do w n on anyo ne o f i t s 10 bridges. T h e tr ac k negotiated long , na rrow hill s. with bou lder-stre wn sections in which it was impossible to pass rid ers. In the low -ly ing areas. so me go t a little impatient waiting their turn at a bri dge . so th e y wen t thro ugh th e black-coal sli me instead. Th is tact ic wor k ed for some; others sim ply go t stuc k . Cr egg wa s one of those wh o chose the mudhol e instead of the br id ge: he 90 t stuc k . At that t im e. he was rid ing in seco nd place in th e AA cla ss: he unfo rt unate ly fell back to eigh th place overall . Mart y Mich el s was the 250cc/ Open A win ner. He was dead last off the start and basically put h is head do w n wh ile eve ryo ne el se m ad e mist a kes. Mi k e Sa m pson w as fly in g , and he fi nished in second . J erem y Ke tc hum followed in thi rd p lace in the 250 cc / O pen A cl ass. Ja co b Patt er son won the J un ior A class, co m ing in a minute and a hal f in fron t of sec e nd -placed Sean Gentry. Th e Big Stripper Lynn ville. Indiana Results: November 16, 2003 (Round 4) 0 111. : I. Bla ir Ber san o (S UI) ; 2. P.A . Alle n ( Ka..... ); 3. Joh n Maschino (GG) ; 4. Jo hn Robblnli (KTM) ; S. D .R. A twood (KTM): 6 Dustin Gibson (KTM): 7. Mike McC~a (Hon ); 8. Jf' ff Cregg (K<'l w); 9. Marty Michto (KTM): 10. ChoJlrles Mullin s (KTM). ls AA.: I , Blair Bersenc (Suz ): 2. P.A. AIlt'11 f Kaw); 3. John ~ s.chi · no (GG): 4. John Robl>ins (KTM); S. DR A twood (KTM): 25 0 A: I. Melrty Mich f'ls (KTM) ; 2. Mike Sdm p!IOn ( Yam) ; 3. Jeremy Ketchum (KTM); 4, Josh Scott ( Yam ): 5. Jon Buckne r (Yam ) 200 A; I. Travis Gr~ (Kaw); 2. ~~k Bratcher (KTM I: 3, Kale Lewreece (KTMI: 4. [}avid Zanet (Suz) : 5. Mike Scherzinger (KTM) . 4 ·STR K A; I. Rot.-rt Patlf'nOfl (KT M) ; 2. Jack Bailey (KTM); J. Harvey Whit aker (Kawl: 4, Jeffrey Welch (Yam); 5. Steve Thomas fYdm ). VET A:.. I. St~ Gordon (KTM); 2. Greg Elrod (Suz); J. Lance Smith (Yam ); 4 Adnan Ge1\Ial5 5. Ron Sloupper (Stu). : SR A; I . Mi~ Cornel t (Yam ); 2. Sco tt Mdrtin (Stu); J. Rot-1 Kitchner (Suz): 4, o"l!as Mayer (Yam); 5. Man. Guy (Yam) . 2 50 B: 1. Nathe n Alenng (SuI ): 2, Damon ~nce (SUl): 3 MJd\M'l RamlCk (Kdw); 4 , Beoc Sims (Sul): 5. RYdn f'I-wn (Ydm ). 4 ·STRK B: I. Kenny Judd (Yam) : 2. Kf'I'lI'M"lh T~hlef (Yam ); 3. Nick Hoskins ( Suz); 4 . Richllrd Wor1ting (KTM): 5. Eric Chappell (Yam ). OPEN B: 1. Gavin HUt'll ( Yam). 200 8 : I. Jll ke F'tddler (KTM); 2. Weston Wallwork (KTM); 3. Morgdn Gft"("fl (K4w); 4. Tyler PhiUips (Han ): 5. Chal A. ers (KTM ). k VET B: 1. Shane Gantt (Yam ); 2. G~ Brannon (Yam) : 3. Scott K.in::holf (Sul) ; 4. James Flemi ng (Han); 5. Eric: Gill (Yam) . SR B: 1. Steven Middlebrook (KTM): 2. Roger Crow (KTM): 3. Jim Sorrels (Hon); 4. John G la u~ (Yam ); S. Jefl Ut ile (Kaw) . S/ SR; I. Pollul Michd s (KTM); 2. Ronnie Heckeu (Stu); 3. L m y Still (Han ); 4 . John Giles (Yam ); 5. Don Rye (KlJw) . 25 0 C; I . Luca s Soole (Kll w ); 2. Lewis Lomb (SUI); 3. John Shull (Han); 4. Cody ~n ley (Y

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