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In the co mpe titive Classic 12Scc class, Larry Town ing's consi sten t 2-2 tally won the day, beating Suzuki rider Robert Miracle's S-I tally. Ric ha r d Be c k led the C lass ic 125 cc Inte rmediates with a strong 2- 1 showing, after a pitched back-and-fort h batt le with New Je rsey ride r Bruce Rounsaville . T he O ve r 60 d ivis io n had a la rge Inte rmediate field. Bob Adams . on a 400(( CZ, edged out popular Missouri rider Tedd y Lande r, who brought his Penton in for second overall, ahead of BillCobb in third. In Wome n's racing, Ama nda Griggs made the tr ip from O hio wo rthwhile by posting a I- I tall y. fo llo wed by Donna Blackb ur n (2- 2) . Tammy Mount Ritzheimer rode her BSA to the final pod ium position. All in all, it was a perfect weekend of racing, with no ride r injuries, grea t weather, and some very fast ride rs all run ning o n an aw eso me track, ma king for a "mo nste r" finish to t he AHRMA Vintage Nat ionals for 2003. RESULT S PR EM l/W IN T: I. Dan Behe r; 2. Don Kelley (BSA); 3. KennyTbomas (Hon ). ' REM 500 INT, I. Don Ke liey(BSA), 2. Wayne Mo unt (BSA PR EM 500 EX: I. Corky Root; 2. ). Grah am Fo ste r. PREM T W NOV: I . C ha rles Go m a n. PREM TW EX: I. Beno Rodi. CLSC 115 NOV: 1. Gle n Kuykendall (Hen): 2. Robert Loveless; 3. ~yne Smith ; -1 . Jim Masters (Ho n). CLSC 115 INT: I. Richard Beck (Mrk): 2. Bruce Rounsaville; 3. Danny Towning (Hus); -1. Dan Behe r; 5. Tom Grimme! (Hon) . CLS C 115 EX: I. Urry Towning (Yam); 2. Robe rt Miracle (Suz); l . Robert Brown (Ho n); .. . Ste ve Parlc:er (Hus); S. Andy Blackburn (Mai). CLSC 1 50 NOV: I. Luke Lo y (Mo n) ; 2. Charles Keener (Ho n); l . Charles Goman. CLSC 150 INT: I. Terry Gates (Oss) ; 2. Oon Baker (AJS). C LSC 250 EX: I. Larry Towning. CLSC 500 INT: I. Rick Smith (Mal); 2. Cra ig Campbell (Mai); 3. Do n Baker; -1 . Tom Grimmel (Hon) . CLSC 500 EX : I . James Smrth. SPTSMN 115 NOV: I. Brett Riner (Yam); 2. Tim Williams (Suz); 3. Jason Green (Suz). SPTSMN 11 5 INT: I . Robert Green (Suz); 2. Jeffrey Simonds (Hon) ; 3. N ick Boring (Hon) ; -1 . jo hn Rinke nberg (Hon) . SPTSMN 125 EX : I. Make Wea ver (Suz); 2. Steve Gibson (Hon); l . Scott La w so n (Hon) ; -1 . James Smith (C·A): 5. And y Blackburn (Mai). SPTSMN 25 0 NOV: I. David Pond (Suz); 2. Mitch W inder (Bul); 3. Charles Keener (Hon) ; -1. G reg Pope (Yam): 5. Scott Stewart (Bul). SPTSMN 150 INT: I. James Lane (Hen) ; 2. Mike Hoath (Hus); l . Jason Stanbery (Ya m) ; -1. Joseph Kelly (Bu l); 5. Richard Beck (Mo n) . SPTSMN 250 EX: I. Mark WeAver (Suz); 2. Scott Schindler; 3. Steven Smith (Yam); -1. Steve Moore (Ho n); 5. Joh nny Borders (Mai). SPTSMN 500 NOV: I. TImothy Bonham (Suz); 2. Brett Riner (Ya m); l . Bobby Da venport; -1 . Bill Favara. SPTSMN 500 INT: I. J.T. Southern (Mai); 2. Danny Town ing (Hus); 3. Jasoo Lueri ng (Yam); -1 Bruce Rounsaville; . S. Rik Smits (Mal). S PT S MN 500 EX : I. Stev en Smith (Yarn); 2. Darrell We lborn (Yarn 3. Chris Richardson (Pen); ); -1 . Jimmy Je rles (Mai); 5. Will Moo ty (Hus). W MN NOV: I. Amanda Griggs: 2. Do nna Blackburn (Yam); 3. Tam my Mo unt Rlrzbelmer (BSA). OPEN AGE N OV: I. Rob G uerin; 2. Ray Stelmaszak (Hus). OP EN AGE INT: I. Jason Stanb e ry (Yam); 2. Robert Green (Suz); 3. John Rinkenberg (Hon); -1 . Phillip Briscoe (Hus). O P EN AGE EX: I. Tom McCallister (Suz); 2. Jeffrey Clark (Hon); l . James Smith (C- A). "0 + N OV: I. James Cochran (Hen); 2. Timothy Bonham (Suz); 3. Thomas Potts (Mal) ; -1 . Greg Sayles (Su z): S. Bobb y Davenport . " 0 + INT: I. James Lane (Hon) ; 2. Joe Parks (Hus); 3. lMmy Jay (Mai); -1 Chris Tanner (C-A). "0 + EX: I. . Mark Barne tt (Suz) ; 2. Johnny Borders (Mal); 3. Robert Neeley (Suz); -1 . Mark Mitch ell (Suz); S. Doug Kadrcvach (Hon) . 50 + NOV: I. Max Worth Videto (Hon ); 2. David Eskew; 3. Alan Talbott (Kaw); -1 Neal Siegel (C·A) . 50 + . IN T: I . Ric k Smith ( Mal): 2. Patr ic k Ho lm e s : 3. Joh n Rinken be rg (Ho n); -1 . Nick Borin g (Ho n); S. Rick Garner. 50 + EX : I. Alex Krisher (C-A); 2. Jimmy Jerles (Mai); 3. Alex Moroz (Mai); -1 . Joe Lenn ert (Hon) ; 5. Do n Rainey (KTM). 60 + NOV: I. Bill Decker (BSA); 2. Charles Campbell (CZ); 3. Benjamin Fra nklin (Kaw); -1 . James Upscomb (AJS); S. Richard Mayer. 60 + INT: I. Bob Adams; 2. Teddy Landers (Pen); 3. BiD Cobb; -1 . Curt Kennelly (Pen); 5. Terry Dtshroon . 60 + EX: I. Jeff Smith (BSA); 2. Ccny Root (Bul). 1 0 + INT: I. Wayne Mount (BSA). 70 + NOV: I. Larry Smith . Southeast Alabama Fall Series Round 5 : Rive rside MX Masons Cement Riverside Wins By HUGH GATUN NEWTON, AL, NOV. 16 rothe rs Blane and Kendall Mason from Pike Road , Alabama, mixed st ro ng starts a nd aggressive riding on the sandy Riverside MX circuit to scor e four overa ll victories on the day. Between t hem , t hey wo n all eight motes of the Y outh ( 12- 15). 125(( B. Supermini and 85(( (7- 11) classes at the penultimate rou nd of the Xtr e me MXlBeasley Hon da/H aywood's Discount Drugs/Gilland GMC-sponsored series. Yl250F-mo unted Austin Jones led the first Yo ut h ( 12- 15) mota. fo llowed by Blane and Aaron Bourn e. Blane too k the lead out of turn t hre e. Bourne overshot a berm , a nd Ryan Holder took third . Blane rode unchallenged to a 39-second win. Jones maintained second, just ahead of Holde r and Bourne. Jones and Bourne got the jump on Blane in moto two , but Blane was second by tu rn th ree , and he caught Jones halfway t hro ugh lap one . Jo nes maintai ne d second . Again, Ho ld e r overt oo k Bourne for third. Local Pro Clay Downing too k a back seat to a fast 125(( B rider on a new KX250F as Blane , gra bbed the start of t he first 250(( Money! 125 cc B! 125cc C mo ta and led Jones and Downing, on a YZ250. Downing took second a nd w e nt after Bla ne , wh ile Jo nes , Jeremy Richard a nd Ho lde r battled fo r th ird. T hen Downing wen t dow n hard over the ta ble top . Blane won by a quarter of a track, Richard was second. and Jones placed third. Do w ning ga te d first in race two . Bla ne moved to second on lap one . Richard doubled past Bourne (or third. Downing won by thr ee seconds over Blane, the first B rider. Bourne B 76 finishe d just a he ad of Jo ne s in fo urth a nd knocked him out of the top spot in the C class. Just in Woodfin split Ke ndall and local Mini speeds te r Jody Coo k com ing out of turn one in the first Supe rmini mo to. Kendall took ove r first and built a five-second lead. Cook was second. C hri st ia n Tram e l mo ved up to c ha lle nge Woodfi n for th ird . O n lap thre e . Coo k fe ll. registe ring a rare DNF. Tramel put an awesome inside pass on Woodfin going over the tabletop to claim second . Coo k was a DN5 for mota two. Kendall led Tramel and Enterp r ise , Alab a ma's Ga ry Drummond off the gate . With Kendall we ll out fro nt, Woo dfin clo sed in on Drummond and Tramel at halfway. Kendall posted a 37-second win over Tramel, and Woodfin was t hird. In a we ll-timed maneuver, Kendall squa red off the first t urn at the apex and we nt und er Tramel for the holes hot in the first com bined 85cc (7-1 1) and ( 12- 15) mota . Wood fin passed Drum mo nd and se t out afte r Tramel. Tramel gained som e br eat hing room over Woodfin. Kendall grabbed major air over the finish-line jump and wo n by ne a r ly half t he tr ac k. Drummond stayed w it h third-placed Woodfin until he went down in a corn er on the final lap. Wood fin nailed the holeshot, over Tramel, in mot o tw o. Kendall too k the point com ing out of tum two and disappeared (or his fourth moto w in. Tramel too k control of se co nd on lap th ree . Woodfin w as third . Drummo nd picked up anot her fourt h. R ESULTS P/W 5 0: I. Michael Bra nso n (Hon); 2. He a th Crews (He n): 3. Reed Miller (Hon) ; -1 Clayton Beasock (Yam). P/W . (4 -6) : I. Dust in Jones (KTH ); 2. Heath C rews (KTM): l . Scotty Haver (KT M); -1 . Kyle Walke r (Co b). P/W (7 -9) : I. Sheldon Sea le (KTM); 2. Taylo r Robb ins (KT M). P/W JANUARY 14, 2004 • CYCLE NEW$ OPEN : I. Sheldon Seale (KTM); 2. Taylor Robbins (U M). MINI 4 -ST RK: I. Joe Neagle y (Ho n); 2. Hunter Wa lker (Soz); 3. lAke Genard (Kaw). 6 5 BEG: I. Michae l Branson (Suz). 85 BEG: I . Chase Walke r (Suz); 2. Douglas Brown (Yam); l . Angie Knox (Hon) ; -1. Robert McDaniel (Yam) ; 5. Matthew Robbins (Suz) . 85 (1. 11): I. Kenda ll Mason (Soz); 2. Justin Woodfin (Suz) ; 3. Gary Dr u mm o nd (Ya m) ; -1 . Thomas Phelps (Kaw) . 85 ( 11.1 5 ) : I. Christian Tramel (Kaw). Sl MIN I: I. Kendall Mason (Suz); 2. Christian Tramel (Kaw); 3. Justin Woodfin (Suz); -1. Gary Drum mo nd (Yam); S. Jody Cook (Yam). 11 5 B: I. Blane Mason (Kaw); 2. jeremy Richard (Ho n). 115 C: I. Aaron Bourne (Yam); 2. Aust in Jones (Y am); l . Ryan Holde r (Hon) ; -1 . Chris Crumb (Y am); S. josh Wynn (Kaw). 115 D: I. Drake Sanders (Y am); 2. Da...;d Wigg ins (Yam); 3. Ch rist ian Trame l (Kaw) ; -1 . Ed Aut on io (Kaw); 5. Chad Reeves (Yam). 150 MN Y: I . Clay Downing (Y . 15 0 C: I. Carl DflJlTlmond (Yam). 250 D: I. Eddie am) Wa lker (H en): 2. Don Bush (H en) : 3 . D ust in W igg ins (Hon) ; -1 _Scott Crews (Yam); S. William Rogers (Hon). YTH ( 12- 15) : I . Blane Mason (Suz); 2. Austin Jones (yam); 3. Ryan Holder (Hon ); -1 . Aaron Bourne (Yam). lO + : I. Alex Mcinnis (Yam); 2. Carl Drummo nd (Yam); 3. William Rogers (Hon). 40 + : I. Joe Wilson (Hon). H BBY: I. Michael Rivers (Yam); 2. Douglas Fulford (5oz); 3. Ricky King(Yam) . Chec kered Fla g Prod uctions Ind oo r Arenacross Sa lem Civic Center Wolford Wolfs Down the Wins By JENNIFER WILSON SALEM, VA, NOV. 21·22 T here was a lot of th rilling. high-flying action going on at Che ckered Flag Productio ns' Indoo r Arena cro ss races in Sale m, Virginia. Just in Wolford from Goo dview, Virginia, to ok home the first- place trophy in both t he 55(( Ope n and 65(( O pen classes on Friday. Wolford came back on Saturda y to claim ano ther first place in t he 6Scc Op en class. C ameron Farmer too k seco nd place in the SScc Open class on Friday, with Chase Anders on (allowing in th ird place. Michael Humphries placed sec ond in the 65(( class on bot h nights. and A.J. Scarberry placed third in that class on Friday. Dus t in Bia rs to o k t he hol e sho t in the 12Scc/2SOccNovice co ntest on Friday night but wa s q uic kly overtaken by C hr is Ails . wh o finished first . Biars was a close secon d. Ro ss Wingfield crossed the checkers in third . Blars took the holeshot in the 125cd 250(( Inte rmediate co ntest on Friday night as we ll, but he lost his lead to Tim Wilke rso n o n the fifth lap. Wilkerson gloried in first place . w hile Bia r s to o k se co nd . Jos h Bo ca neg r a (r o m Troutv ille, Virginia, sped across the finish line in third place. Te rry T illey ove rt o ok lea de r Aust in C arr early in the 12Scc Beginner/Novice co ntes t on Saturday. Alan Dooley (rom Montvale, Virginia, fought his way forward to take second place . David Ridgley pulled up to take t hird place . Carr was unable to kee p up, and he crossed the finish line in fourt h place. Satu rda y was Dustin Btars' night . He too k the holeshot in the 2SOc Pro class and held on c tight to take home the first-place mo ney. Randy Mason was hot on Wilke rson's hee ls and finally pass ed him to ta ke second place . Wilke rs o n placed third. RESULTS Fr id ay 55 OPEN : I. Justin Wolford (KTM); 2. Cameron Farmer (KT M); 3 . C ha se Anderson (KT M); -1 . Cleve Thompson (Yam) . 65 OPEN : I. Just in Wo lford (KTM); 2. Michael Humphries (Kaw); 3. A.J. Scarberry (Y am) . 85 OPEN : I . lustin Cooley ( Kaw); 2. Houston St ut z (Suz) : 3 . Tony Thompson (Y am); -1. Zack Padenck (Suz); 5 . VICt ria Moran . o 115 /250 N OV: I . Chris AIls (Hon ); 2. Dustin 8 ian (KTMJ; 3. Ross Wingfield (Y;un); -1. Dwtin Mabry (Kaw) ; S. Jamie Will (Yam). 115/150 IN T: I. Tim Wilkerson (Hon): 2. Dustin Siars (KTM); 3. Josh Bocanegra (Yam); -1 . Cleve T hom pson (Hon ). Saturday 5 5 OPEN : I. Cha se Anderson (KTM) . 55 (4 -6): I. Cameron Farm er (KTM); 2. Colin Beck (KTM): 3. Riley Beck (KTM); -1 . LandonStutt (KTM). 6 5 OP EN : I. Justin Wolford (KTM); 2. Michael Humphries (Kaw). 85 O P EN : I. Justin Coo le y (Kaw) . 2. J;unie Fringer (Suz); l . Victoria Moran ; .. . Houston Stott (Suz). 125 BEG/NOV: I. Terry TIlley (Y;un); 2. AIm Dooley (Suz ); J. D,'"tin Carr (Yam); S. Matth ew Reyno lds (Yam) . 2 50 BEG : I. Steve Beverage (Hon); 2. Jamie Win (y;un); 3. Joshua Sims (Hon) . 150 N OV: I. Ken Beck (Y;un); 2. Ross Wingfield (Yam); l . Dustin Mabry (Kaw). 25 0 PRO : I. Dustin Bian (KTM); 2. Randy Mason (Yam); 3 . T im Wilk erson (Yam) ; .. . Travis Dooley (Y~) . Alabama Sta te Championship Fall Se ries Monster Mountain Motocross Park McCutcheon, Askew Level the Mountain By STEVE AND PEGGY CORLEE TALLASSEE, AL, NOV. 21·23 T he Alabama State Champ ionship Motocross Series began its final go-around at Monste r Mountain in Tallassee , Alabama. With only four rounds remaining, several class champio nships rema ined undec ided, and racing action was top notch all wee ke nd. The re we re no surprises in the Pro division, as series leade r Drew Askew came out on top of both the 125(( and 250cc classes, facing litt le competition. Equally impress ive was Ripley. West Virg inia 's C o lb y McCutcheon. who led every lap of every mota in both t he 125cc and 250cc C classes. McCutcheon used his CRF250R to totally annihilate his competition in the small class and his trusty CRF450R to do likewise in the 250s. The first race of the day was the 125ce C class. McCu tcheon to ok cha rge immediately. Hot on h is heels we re Alab a ma ' s Jak e Meadow s, on his RM125. a nd YZ- mo un ted Bob by Ew ing . Me adows hu ng w it h 40 t h A nnive r s ary McCutcheon for nearly the e ntire race, forcing t he Honda ride r to prot ect his lines in every corne r. Ewing faded ea rly on , and Geo rgia's Dylan Daniels came up to third. Meadows tried a littl e too hard and bobbled near race 's end, hand ing seco nd to Daniels. McCutc heo n too k advantage of Meadows' mishap to pull away and take the win. followed by Daniels, Florida's Loni Porto, and Meadows. Meado ws came back in mo to two to give McCutc heon fits all race long. The pair we nt b ac k and forth t he entire moto , but McCutc heon hung on to take the win, followed by Meadows. Kent ucky' s Lee C ampbell and Alabama's Josh Fuller. In t he 2SDcc C class, McC ut ch eon again took the win in both motos. The Pro division was an Aske w ben efit. In the first 125(( mota . Askew grabbed the lead and c hecked ou t, leav ing Ten nessee's Phillip Myers and Brent Brush to fight over the scraps. Br ush came out in se co nd, a hea d of Myer s.

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