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125 BEG: l, Tyler Miller (KllW); 2. Kris Storm (Yam): 3. Jeff h oaer (Kaw): 4. Nathan Flynn (Han): 5. Mike Hughes (Yam). I 250 ADV: l. James Chludzinski (Yam): 2. Jake Pebley (SU ). 250 NOV: 1. Jeremy McCormi ck (Yam) : 2. Tom Henderson (Hon): 3. Bill Adams (Yam): 4. Frank Wirth (Yam): 5. Todd Furman (KTMI. 250 BEG: I . Robert Champlin (KTM): 2. John Huff (Han): 3. Tom Stampley {v ern): 4. John Reilly (Sw ): 5. Garrett Boykin. WMN: I. Hailey Reichert (Yam); 2. April Garcia (Hon); 3. Kayle Sann (SU I), 16·29 : I. Bill Adams (Yam). 30. MNY: I. James Chludzinski (Yam). 30. NOV: 1. John Morris (Yam): 2. Scott Still (KTM), 35. : 1. Tom Henderson (Han): 2. David Overby (Han): 3. John Cicero (Yam) 40 . NOV: l. Scali Still (KTM); 2. Robert Champlin (KTM): 3. John Huff (Han); 4. David Overby (Han); 5. Ernie Millan {Han) TEAM CHA L: 1. MBM Racing (Mi k ey Mor ello /B ubba Pet ersen/Ja son Morell o ) ; 2. Pink Pon ies ( Ryan Saebc/ Reese Wllcker/J erpmy McCormick ); 3. Team J NJ (Nathlln Beauregard/ Jeff Fou ntain/J ohn Cic ero); 4. Old Yel ler (Cole Campbell/J oshua Beetsc h/S huun Gann); 5. Team Wir th ( Nat han Wirth /Ni cho las Wirth/Frank Wirth). 50 ADV: 1. Johnny Morris (KTM). 50 OPEN: 1. Ga rre tt Westbrook (KTM): 2. J acob Sullivan (KTM). 65 BEG: 1. Zachary Stampley (Kaw): 2. Chance Crain (Kaw); 3. Kayh.'l Sann (Suz): 4. Chea Kennedy (Kaw). 65 NOV: I. Johnny Morris (KTM); 2. Tyler Campbell (SUl); 3. Alex Craver (KTM): 4. Mike Bretzel (Kaw): 5. Tyler Nielsen (Ki:lw). 65 ADV; I. Mikey Morello (SU l). 85 BEG: 1. Nathan Beauregard (SUl); 2. Bubba Petersen (Hon): 3. Aaron Beausoleil (Yam): 4. Joshua Betsch (SUI ): 5. Jayson Kish. 85 NOV: 1. Nathan Wirth (Kaw): 2. Jonathan Sarmento (Han): 3. Anthony Schmitt (Kaw). 85 ADV: 1. Mikey Morello (SUI); 2. Ryan Szabo (Yam). 85 ·1 05 S/ MINI ( 12. 15) : I. Ryan Szebo (Yam ): 2. Robbie Edwards (Kaw). 125 SCHBY ( 12· 15 ): I. Shawn Gann (Yam); 2. Daniel Walker (KTM): 3. Jeffrey Fountain (Yam): 4. ReeseWacker (SU 5. Augie l): Paxia (Kaw). 125 ADV: l. Daniel Walker (KTM); 2. Augie Paxla (Kaw); 3 Matthew Burke (Yam). 125 NOV: 1. Shawn Gann (Yam ): 2. Brandon Duensing (Yam): 3. Je ff rey Fountain (Yam): 4 . Reese Wacker (SUI); 5. Mi chael Aldridge (Yam). AMP Dctoberfest Super Gold Cup Series Round 3: Datfield Raceway Pa x T r ax M X Pa r k : Team Challenge wi n ners - (from lelt to rig ht) Team J NJ 's Nathan Beaurega rd and Jeff Fountain (J o hn Cic ero is not pi ct ur ed), MBM Raci ng 's Bub ba Pete rs en , Jason Morello and Mikey Morello, and Pin k Pon ies riders Jeremy McCorm ic k, Reese Wacker and Ryan Szabo - display th eir trop hies alter the sixt h and fin al ro und of the Flo rid a/Geo rg ia Fall Challenge SeriesfTeam Challenge in Bun nell , Florida. Florida/Georgia Fall Challenge Seriesfleam Challenge Round 6: Pax Irax MX Park Morellos Do the Monster Mash By C RAI G J OHN SON BUNNELL , FL, NOV. 9 On e week after Hall oween , kid s were sti ll run n ing aro und do ing the Monster Ma sh - especia ll y Mikey and J aso n M or ell o . Th ese tw o sc ared all th e co m peti tion awa y by winni ng t wo cl asses ap iece , as well as w inning th e Team Challeng e wi th t eam m emb er Bubba Peterse n . Ja son won th e Pee Wee SOcc and XR50 class es, while Mikey won the com bined 6S c c Beg inner/ N ovi c e/ A dv anc ed and combined 85c c N ov ic e/Ad van c ed co n tes ts . Th e tw o brothers won all the m ot os in th ese c lasses. Th e T eam Challeng e was won with a low sco re of 16 po int s, w ith 12 po int s bein g th e lowest any one t eam c ould score. Th e weat her turn ed from hot and sunny on Saturday to cl oudy , cool an d dri zzly o n Sunday , alth ough th e heavy rains to the no rth and south of th e tr ack staye d aw ay . Th e tra ck was in perfect c o ndi tio n all da y lo ng . This fi na l rou nd of th e Florida/G eorgia Fall Cha ll en ge Serie s saw the largest turnout of the series. It wa s also a doubl e-po int s day . T he fi rst m ota of the da y w as the cornb in ed X R5 0 and 50 c c Beginner rac e . Co l in Campbe ll ju m pe d o u t in t o th e lead , but it didn 't last long. J aso n pu shed his way to the front of th e pa ck, ne ver to be headed ag ain . Ch ance C rai n st a rt ed in t h i rd a n d pas sed Campbell j ust before the halfway fiag . Colleen Garcia and Bailey El lington ro unde d out th e top five . In m ota two, Cra in got th e hol eshot. Gar cia wa s second , foll owed b y Ja son , Ellington and Campbell. Jaso n m o ved in to secon d o n lap t wo and press ured Crain for the lea d fo r t he ne xt co uple of lap s. J ason found his ope ning and sna t ch ed the lead aw ay , pu lling o u t a co uple of seco nds at th e end. Th e co m b i ne d fi rs t m o t o o f t he 6 5cc Beginner, Nov ic e and Adv anc ed cl asses go t under way . and non e other th an Mikey Mo rell o wa s o ut fro n t. Mikey p ulled away fr om th e other ri der s ve ry eas ily en rout e to the wi n. Nathan W irt h was seco nd at th e start. fo llowed by Ty le r Ca m pbell, J ohnny Mo rr is and A lex Cr aver. T heir s was th e battl e for seco nd on the track and fir st in the Novice class . Wirth ke pt j ust ahead of th e battl e behind hi m . Ca m pbell eventually succum bed to Morr is. wh o took the runner-up position in th e Novic e cl ass. Craver took fourth, as M ik e Br etzel roun ded out th e top five . Mikey won the seco nd m ota, wh ile Morri s and Campbell kept sec ond and third the entire t ime. Cr aver and B ret zel fin ish ed next, and T y ler Ni elsen moved up next to round out the t op fiv e in th e Novi ce cla ss. For th e T eam Ch a ll en g e co n test , t he t eam s we r e co m p r ise d o f th r ee members, eac h ri ding a diff erent -sized m otorcy cl e. Th e members c o uld choose fr om a SOcc , 65cc , 85 c c , 125cc or 250c c mac hine , with each team pick ing any thr ee. Th e m embers of eac h team had to pi ck one of the clas ses in whic h th ey were racing and tak e th ose sco res int o th e T eam Cha lle nge. The low est score co uld be 12, if all three m embers won th eir m ot os during th e day . M ik ey t oo k to p honors fo r MBM Racin g , win ni n g t h e co m b i ne d 65 c c Nov ice and Advanced m ot os w ith I -I sc ores. Te ammate Bubba Petersen talli ed a 3- 2 score in th e 8 5cc Beginner class, helping the t eam alo ng . Th e yo unge r Morello , Jason . sco re d 4 ·5 fini shes in th e 50 cc N ovice cla ss, t ak ing th e team to th e top . Th e Pink Poni es to ok a cl ose seco nd. on ly one po int back wh en th e fin al scores were tal lied . J er em y M cC ormi ck was t o p s fo r thi s t eam , winn ing b oth m ot o s in t he 25 0 c c N ovic e cla ss. Ryan Szabo we n t 5-2 in t he co m bined 85 cc Advanc ed and Novi ce cl asses . Reese Wa cker sec ure d second fo r the t eam with tw o fourths in th e 125cc Novice cl ass. For th e fi nal pod ium spot , T eam JNJ and T eam Ol d Ye lle r f in i sh ed th e d a y ti ed i n po ints. The first ti e break er was adding up the tota l riders th e te am m embers had to co m pete ag ains t in the ir resp ect iv e cla sses, but thi s brough t abo ut ano the r tie. Th en it went down to which team m embers had th e best Ind ivi dua l sco res . Nath an Beau regard won thi rd for his team by wi nning both motos of t he 85cc Beginner cl ass. Pulos Pulls Off Some Very Good Starts By J IM In 80c e Novice ac tion, Swift Dod ge Sacra m ent o' s Grayson Swi ft turned in a pa ir of solid co me-from- behind effo rts for th e ove rall wi n, o ver T y ler Furn es s . In m oto o n e , F urness t opped the fie ld with a wir e-to-wire victory, wh ile Swift started off at the back of the pac k . How ev er , the speedster charged forwa rd every lap , and , after a brief bat tle with Jerry Cox , he secured th e seco nd spot by the- white-flag lap. Swift ended up finishing j ust a f ew seco nds b ehind Furn ess , whil e Co x held o n to t h e thi rd spot. Moto two st arte d off th e same , as Fu rness once again led the field , while Sw ift follo wed up near t h e back . Just as Fu rn es s lo o k ed poi sed to t ake ano the r win , the Honda pilot go t out of shape and went dow n , handing over the lead to Cox . whil e Swift was once aga in on the ga s. W ith two laps t o go, Cox had a lock o n th e ove rall . hold ing off Swift tu rn afte r turn , and w ith ju st one lap to go , the victo ry was all but hi s. How ev er , Swift was determined, and he m ad e a last- ditch effo rt as th e tw o c am e up th e la st straig ht away , edg ing out Co x going into th e ens uing turn and taking th e che ck ers by a m ere bike length ove r Cox . Furness fi n ished up in thi rd and was rewar ded with second overall v ia a I ~ 3 sco re, wh ile Cox rou nded out th e top th ree with a 3 -2 ta lly . Th e " Dom ina to r," Du stin En och s. smoked the 8 0cc Open cl ass en rout e to a pair of win s, ove r Swift (3 -2) and Tra vis Bell (2 -3) . Enoch s appea red to be head ed for ano t her ove rall vi et or y in the Supe rm ini cla ss un til a m echan ic al pr obl em in th e seco nd m ot o opened the doo r for Bell . wh o rang in w ith a 2· 1 sco re to tak e th e o ve ra ll wi n, ahea d of Sw ift (3-2) and Enoch s ( 1-4) . AND JOSTIN ENOS TURLOCK . CA , N OV. 16 Wh en it co mes t o th e M ini rank s. th e 80cc Begi nner cla ss is basic all y where one starts to ev ol ve. For Chri s Pul os , rou nd th r ee of th e AMP O ctoberfest Supe r Gold Cup Seri es ma rked th e start of goo d thi ngs to co me, as he aced both his motos en ro ute t o the cl ass wi n on th e day. Aboa rd his Off Road Ou tle ts backed Yam aha, Pulo s utilized a pa ir of good sta r ts , i ncl ud in g a fir st -m o t o h ol esh o t , t o sec ure th e vic to ry among a 21 -rider field . In mota o ne, Jason Gan dzjuk , Cody Heu ge n, Kyl e Freita s and the rest of the field gave c hase as Pu l o s r o cketed o u t t o t h e l ead . Ga nd zj uk went down on lap three, whil e Pulos st re tc he d o ut hi s lead . Ha ug en , Fr eit as and Br ad Lop ez fought ove r th e second spo t fo r m ost of th e m ot a , but Pulo s was long gon e, t ak ing t he c he c ke rs w ell ah ead o f th e tri o , whic h finis hed in those po siti on s. Al ec Selby rounded o ut the to p fiv e. Moto t wo saw. F reitas and Gandzj uk o u t fro nt off the gat e, and Pulos round ed the first tu rn w ithin th e t op five. How ev er, Pu los had th e tr ack di aled , and he o nce aga in bec am e the front-run ner, th is ti me by making a slic k double p ass o n th e duo o n lap tw o . Su zuk i p i lot M ic hael Har ting wa s o n a t ear as w ell afte r a m idp aek start , and he ma de hi s way up to cha lle nge Freitas fo r th e seco nd spo t . Fr eita s hel d to ugh , but on the whi te -fi ag lap Hart ing m ad e his m ov e to sec ure second . Pulos once aga in fini shed with a co m forta ble gap to ta ke th e overa ll. Fre it as earned the runner-up spot on the day with his solid 3 -3 effort, whil e H artin g r ound e d o ut t h e t o p t h ree with a 6 -2 tall y . Pa x Trax MX Park Bun ne ll , Flor ida Results; November 9 , 2 0 0 3 (Round 6 of 6) P/W 50: 1. Jason Morello (Yam); 2. Nicholas Wirth (Yam): 3. Cole Campbell (Yam); 4. Morgan Johnson (Yam). XR5 0 : I. Jason Morell o (Han): 2. Chance Crain (Han ); 3 Colleen Garda (Han). P/W 60 : I. Mike Breu el (Ka.....); 2. Chance Crain (Kaw); 3. Chaz Kennedy (Kaw); 4. Robbie Merrell (Yam): 5. Asblee Sullivan (Han). 50 BEG: 1. Bailey Ellington (Yam): 2. Collin Campbell (KTM). 50 NOV: 1. Zachary Griffith (KTM); 2. Garrett Westbrook (KTM): 3. Robbie Merrell (KTM): 4. Jacob Sullivan (KTM): 5. Jason Morello (Cob). Oatfield Raceway: Chris Pu los was t he 80cc Beg inne r winn er at roun d three of th e AMP Octoberlest Sup er Go ld Cup Series in Tu rl o ck, Califo rn ia. cue I e n e uv s JANUARY 7 , 2004 81