Follo w ing in "c hase mod e " w as Lando n
C a rte r, on his Suz uki RMZ . Carter, w ho is
holding the second-overall pos ition. had some
laps, clos ing in on Hollingshead . Grewe was
trouble right off the start.
"My bike just went dead in the grasstrack,"
said Carter. "I lost a minute on the first lap."
Howe ver, after tu rning the fastest lap times
and Hollingshead took the win by one second,
on the remaining three laps, Carter managed to
close the gap, finishing just 18 seconds behind
Reed .
Taking the 200 cc A class was 17-year-old Jeff
Parke . The high school junior has been steadily
moving up through the ranks since the first hare
scrambles of the season. He finished 16t h at the
first round, I Ith at the second event, and he
finally bro ke into the top 10 at th is event, tak ing
seventh. Parke finished the even t in one hour,
S5 minutes and ffve seconds ~ more than three
mi nu te s fast e r th a n his closest 20 0cc A
com pet it ion, Peter Bordes, wh o took sec ond
place in the class.
"I had a good ride afte r the first lap," Parke
said. "I had te rrib le arm pump, but I had a grea t
t ime . I d idn't fall all day. Th is w as one of th e
best hare scram bles events I've ever rode."
Th e Vet A class featured so me e xcit ing
competition between Dean Gre we and Glenn
Hollingshead. These veteran riders have been
duking it out since the season started. and eac h
has one w in under his belt . It loo ked as if
Ho llingshead had it wrapped up , having t he
faste r lap times on the first two laps, but then
Grewe t urned it up a notch on t he last two
breathing down Hollingshead 's neck as the two
neared the finish line, but it just wasn't enoug h,
putt ing the two in a tie for the overal l Vet A
position .
R ESULTS
O/A: I. Stephen geed (GG): 2. LAndon Caner (Suz ): J.
Camen Cagle (Suz); 4 . 5,..,. Nichol" Jr. (KTM): S. Eric Elam
(Suz); 6. Frank Davis (Suz); 1. Jeff Parke (KTM); 8. Glenn
Hollingshead (Hon ); 9. Dean Grewe (KTM); 10. Shannon
Welch (KTM). AA: I . Stephen Reed (GG); 2. Lmdo n Carter
(Suz); l . Cars te n Cagle (Suz); 4. Eric Elam (Suz); 5. Kyle
Henderson (Y
am). A OPEN: I. Steve Nicholas Jr. (KTM) 2.
;
Frank Davis (Suz); l . Shannon Welch (KTM); 4. Ben Weathers
(KTM): S. G.-eg Petersen (Yam). A 100, I. Jeff Parke (KTM):
2. Peter Bordes (Hus); 3. Will McConnell (KTM); 4. David
Vines (KTM); 5. Robert Cowles (KTM). A VET: I. Glenn
Hol lingshe ad (Ho n) ; 2. Dean G rewe (KT M); l . David
Summers (KTM); 4. Ad rian Gera;s (Suz) ; S. Russell HMpe<
(KTM). B O PEN: I. Travis Green (Yam); 2. Dustin Stevens
(Suz); l . Aaron Womble (Kaw); 4. Ashton Burks (Kaw); S.
Damon H..marl< (Hon). B 200, I. MKhael JoI'nson (KTM);
2. Kev;n G,.y (KTM); 3. zactwy Pari< (KTM): 4 . Chet Ila"""
(K.w); S. Shawn Hrubes (KTM). B VET' I. Kenny CMolm
(Kaw); 2. Cayton Currie (Hon); 3. Scott Bruzell (KTM); 4.
Frank Autry (Hon ); S. Ctud Belcher (KTM). C OP EN: I.
Robbie Stange (Yam); 2. Jo hn D. Bush (Yam); J . Ste ven
Apperson ( KT M); 4. Jason McCaskill (Kaw); S. Phill ip
OsuowskJ (Yam). C 200, I. Robe
(KTM): J . RonoIdWons (GG): 4. Rodney Sm;th (Hon); 5. Eric
WeI" (Hus).
Sout hern Enduro Ride rs Associ atio n Kids Ha re Scra mb les Series
Round 3: Ma ste rlinks Hare Scramble
A
labama native Stephen Nicholas III brought
/""\home the first- place trop hy in the Pee Wee
class at the th ird round o f th e SERA Kids Hare
Scrambles Series. The trails of Wiggins,
M iss is ~
s ipp i, have been fr iend ly t o the KTM r ider,
beginning in 2003 , w hen he won in the same
location at the LTRA even t . The Pee Wee trai l
was a t hr e e-q ua rter- mll e- Ion g wo oded t ra il
w ith several fast straig htaways.
"T he trails were pretty fine, and I didn't
crash at all," said the Ricky Carmichael fan. "I
loved going up the bumpy hill!"
Nicholas was on the ball, lapping every rider
e xcept up-and -corner Ashton Knight , wh o
here !"
Young Reed also noted that his favorite rider
was his daddy, Step hen Reed .
Peyton Whatley t o ok ho m e th ird , w h ile
Kawasaki-mou nted Rudy Ferguson wrapped up
fourth place .
The Kid s Intermediate and Vet Kid s classes
started off their race toward the back of the
Maplesville, Alabama, on April 2S for round
"It' s my second time to race on my 85, and I
absolutely love ltl" Du Bose said as he thanked
his favorite pit crew, Mom and Dad .
SERA Vet Kids hotshot Tyler Carter was ou t
of sight again on his Hattiesburg Cycles Suzuki,
adding ano the r first-p lace finish to his resum e
for the year. Suzuk i-mounted Dylan Smith took
RESULT
S
P!W BEG: I. Matthe w Rogers (Yam 2. Cameron Reed
);
(Yam); l . Peyton Whatley (Yam); 4. Ru f e rguson (Kaw).
dy
PIW: I. Stephen Nicholas (KTM); 2. Ashtorl Knight: 3. Rylan
Bra.u ell (KTM); 1. Tristan Knight; 5. Bre nnan Reed (KTM).
IN T: I. Jordan Du bo se (Suz); 2. Jordan Currie; J . Robe rt
lamb; 4. Dosse tt No vak (Kaw) ; S. Jord yn Roberts (Kaw).
VET KIDS, I . Tyler Can... (Suz ); 2. Dy\>nSmith: J . Po,nd<
Smith; 4. Jesse Mitchell; S. Braxton Patterson (Suz).
Racing Ente rprises Motorsport s Winter Seri e s
Round 2: Glen Helen Raceway Park
Minor, Bailey Wick It Up
at REM Winter MX
By ROCKY HASH
SANBERNARDINO, CA, FEB. 28
A her a week's delay due to a rain-out, Racing
/'"'\Enterprises Motors ports ' sixth annual Win~
ter Se ries resumed action, with a large turnout
of ride rs vying for series championsh ips and
pr ize packages that included a new No Fear
helmet for ea ch class w inner. Though sunny
weather pre vailed most of the day, heavy rain
th ro ughout the previous week had left the low
portions of the track a virtual swam p. The end
Ya m a ha YZ2S0F a n d topped the a lway s
com petitive 125cc Intermediate class. In the
first moto, Minor ripped the holeshot and set a
blistering pace out fro nt. Over the first few
laps , Mino r pulled away from t he pac k as he
st retched out a I Il-seccnd gap on secondplaced rider Steven C isar. When the checkered
nag new, it was Minor taking the win handily,
wh ile Cisar rode in second . Suzuki RM2S0F
ride r Ca meron He isser char ged har d afte r a
poor start and eventualfy worked his way up to
a well-deserved third.
w hich earn ed him the class w in on t he day.
Blood (1 -3) w e nt ho me w ith second place,
while Y
oung (3-2 ) took third . Yamah a YZ2S0mounted Craig Cheever (4-4) was fourth, and
Ho nda ride r Cody Brownfield filled o ut the top
five after turn ing in a 6-S ta lly.
eN
R ES
ULTS
65 BEG: I . Dallas Leedom (Kaw) ; 2. Hunter Falk (KTM);
am):
1. Andrew Frankos (Kaw). 85 BEG: I. Cody leebnd (Y
2. Jarrett loop (Hon) ; l . Jessee Johnston (Y
am); 4. Robbte
Salinas (Kaw); S. Max Groom (Suz) . 85 1ft: I. Kyle Engle
(Suz): 2. Just in Jones (Suz); 3. Jorda n Borowski (Ya.m); 4 .
Ekandt Locey (Hon); S. Caden Probst (Yam). 125 BEG: I.
Ju
stin C>nnody (Kaw ): 2. CMper Umon (Suz); J. Tom Hom
(Suz); 4 . Morl< JoI'nson (Kaw); S. Cory Rosh (Yam). 11S J'"
I. lOny Blood (50.): 2. Rkanlo Abrev (KTM): 3. Justin Folk
(Y
am); 4. Scott Boston (Han) ; 5. Corey Martin (Kaw). 125
IN T: I. Jar ed Minor (Ya m); 2. Ste ven Cisar (H a n) ; l .
Cameron Heis se r (Suz); 4. Greg Jones (Yam) ; S. Da r in
Chisholm (Y . 250 BEG: I. Sean Cavan augh (Y
am)
am); 2.
Mike Boyd (Hon) ; l . Chris Franklin (Sul). 2S0 JR: I. Sean
Bailey (Han); 2. Tony Blood (Suz); l . Greg Young (Hon): 4.
Craig Chee ver (Yam); S. Cody Bro wnf.eld (Han ). 25 0 INT:
I. Bill Be rq uist (Hen) : 2. Ch ris Aye rs (Ha n); l . Whitney
Murphy (Han) . P RO : I. Jack Carpenter (Han ); 2. luke O rr
(Han): 3. Bjorn Andersson (Hon): 4. Paul Kellen (Hon). YET
BEG , I. Guy Poge (Hon): 2. J""'" 5tandori (Hon ): J . C.....
Spe;che< (Hon ): 4 . James $Iw'e, Jr. (Yam): 5. Eric Care (Yam).
VET I'" I. w..n.,Johmon (Hon); 2. Rudy CN",. (Han); J.
Jonn y Be ns kin (H o n) ; 4. Mike Kruger (Ya m) ; S. Dav id
Mm>ngos (Hon): 4 .
Rudy CNvez (Hon); 5. Joe Suner (Hon) . 40 + EX , I. Fred
Nichols (Hon ); 2. Jeff CWI< (Han); J. C .T. Folk (Hon): 4 . Jim
Naegle (Hon ); S. Steve Watson (Y
am). 50 + JR: I. Kent Reed
(Ho n); 2. Dennis McAdam ( Kaw) . 50 + IN T: I. Dave
Ste phens (Yam). 50+ MSTR: I. George Kohler (Yam); 2.
Gary Jones (Yam); J . Lyle Sweeter (Hon ); 4. Jody Weisel
(Yam); S. T.V. H o lme s ( KTM). 60+ MSTR: I. Bengt
Johomson (KTM); 2. Lon Umon (KTM): J. Chuck Minon
(Hon ).
Gon""'.
sco reboard. In the first moto, Suzuki pilot Tony
w hile 4-year-old Cameron Reed. who ho lds the
90
four, as the Perry Mountain Motorcycle Club
hosts its second hare scrambles of the year. For
more information , check out sera .dirtrider.net.
th ird.
th ird .
With his pe rfect I-I sho wing, Minor was the
class w inner for t he da y. Cisar (2-2) was the
run ner-up , w hile He isser (3-3) filled out the top
three. Greg jones (4- S) cla imed fo urt h, and
Darin Chisholm (S-7) co mpleted the to p five.
In the 2SOcc jun ior ranks , Sean Bailey took
home the to p honors for the da y after po sting
a n lmpossible-t o -beat 2·1 e ffo r t on the
The Beginner Pee Wee class ra ced on the
same trail for 20 mi nutes , and 6~ year~0Id
Matthew Rogers, on his PWSO, earned this win,
recounted. "The n he crashed in fro nt of me ,
new Suzuki 8S. The Mississippi boy dominated
yet again, with Jordan Cu rrie and Robert Lamb
following behi nd .
The second moto was a carbon copy of the
first moto, as Mino r jumped out front w ith
another holeshot and set sail from there . just as
befo re , Minor pu lled away from t he other
riders as he reeled off one hot lap after another.
Heisse r and Hond a CRF2S 0R~mo u nted C isar
locked up in a battle for second that lasted most
of the moto, while Minor cont inued on rnlstakefree out front . At the e nd or the race, Minor
once again took the w;n in convincing fashion.
C isar claimed second , w ith Heisser a clos e
fifth to Brennen Reed .
"I was tryi ng to get a ho ld o f my new terM
Senior," Reed said. "It's a really fast bike, and I
just got it. My buddy Stephen d id a really good
job , though."
Reed also thanked Hattiesburg Cycl es for
the new terM, and his dad .
"I Lried pass ing Peyto n [Whadey)," Cameron
The Masterl inks Enduro Team put o n an
excellent Kids event, and Mrs. Howard Parke r
graciousfyallowed the use of her land. join us in
Jared Minor sho we d up ab oard his trusty
slammed himself to a very impressive second.
Rylan Brazzell , a loca l motocrosser, kept up
wit h Knight, lock ing in thi rd . Ashton's twi n
bro ther, Tristan Knight, gained fourth , leaving
lead in points in the SERA standings , brought
home second .
weather, was a fau ltless setup fo r a ha re
scrambles. Cu rre nt Intermediate po ints leade r
jordyn DuBose had a gre at ride going on his
lent.
joh n Burr/F inal Lap /Nom adiklTR E rider
and I fe ll, too. T he n I co uldn 't get my bike
started again. It was a lot of fun. I love coming
By CAROLYN REED
second, and his brothe r Patrick Smith placed
result was a shortened track that eliminated the
flood ed areas , while racing co ndit ions on the
re mainder of the cou rse tu rned out to be excel-
Nicholas Connects with
Masterlinks Victory
WIGGINS, MS FEB. 22
,
pecan gro ve , rac ing o n a 3-m ile loo p. The halfgras strack, half-wooded trail , along with perfect
Pee Wee racer Stephen Nicholas
topped the Pee We e class at round
three of the SERA Kid s Ha re
Scra mbles Se rie s.
MARCH 17, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS
Blood earned the wi n, while Bailey settled for
the second-p lace slot , ahea d of Honda CR2S0
rider Greg Young in th ird.
In the second go-around , Bailey took the
holeshot and went on to w in uncontested,
40th An nive rsa r y
Sean Bailey topped th e 250"
Junior class at round two of
REM's Winter Se rie s.
