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> ( Motor ama Indoor Arenacross Day 2: Pennsylvania Far m Show Arena Toths Sink Their Teeth into Motorama! By JIM BULL HARRISBURG, PA, FEB. 22 T he Harrisburg Farm Show Arena aga in played host to the 26th annual Motorama Indoo r Arena cro ss Races and Shows , pro mo ted by the Hostetter family, owners of Trail Way Speedwa y in H anover, Pennsylvania. Th is event has grown over the years to include, among other things, car and mo torcycle sho ws, ro bot conflict, motorcycle trials competition, and the main attractlon . two days o f indoo r arenacross actio n to kic k off t he rac e se aso n in AHA District 6. T his ye a r, t he Moto ram a Race s aga in featured mor e than 500 race rs from I I states do ing battle in 23 di fferent div ision s o n t he tight indoor course . The racing was fierce . The main events of the day kicked off wit h the o pe ning ceremonies and t he htgh-flymg antics of Clint John so n and Joe Ro bertso n, two loca l Expe rt riders doing battl e in the jump Style competition. T he crowd went wild as both jo hnson and Robertson busted o ut HeelC lickers and Na c-Nacs over the big tr iple jump . T he eve nt was declared a tie, as judged by the cro wd 's applause. Th e racing a ction kick e d off w ith the Sch oo lboy (1 2- 1S) d ivisio n . Ameri can Suz uk i/Wes t Sho re Suzu ki/MSR/Scott rider Travis Fox (She); 5. Jesse Wellenste in (GG). LDS: I . Jess ica Smith (GG); 2. laura Paugh (Bet). SR A: I. Mike Komer (Seo); 2. Mark Buckows ki; 3. C hris Hoffme ister (She): 4. Nils Mantzo ros (Shc ); 5. Dwai n English (GG) . S R B: I. Dick Bussle r (Mon); 2. Mark Smith (She); 3. TonyBurke (Mon); 4. W illy To t h j r. g rab bed the holes hot, wit h Westminster, Marylan d's Zac hary Harrington a nd Le b a no n Valle y Suzu ki ri d er Lo we ll Spangler right on his rear fender. Toth was on a ro ll, coming off a win the night before and two heat -race w ins ea rlier in the day. By the time the checkered flag dro pped , the Suzuki rider had a six-second advantage on the res t of th e pack. Harringto n, Spangler, Travis Rudd and Matthew Ge ist round ed out th e top five. As the saying goes , there's no rest for the weary: The second main event of the day was the I25cc B class, so the 15-year-old Toth had to climb down off the pod ium and mo unt his RM125 and head straight back to t he starting gate . T his t ime , t he com pet ition was a little tougher, wit h a full 20-man gate and some seasoned veterans in the mix. When the gate dro pped , his ad re nalin too k ov e r, and Tot h emerged fro m the pack w ith the lead com ing o ut of the first turn and neve r loo ked back. Gap Racing's Eric Sebast ian charged from fifth up into second , foll ow e d by Dy lan Kau tz , Drew Kibler and Alex Gaul. In the B5cc (7- 1I) division, Yamaha-KTM of Camp Hili/PR 2 rider Kameron Page pulled the holes hot, followed by Liquid Pe rforma ncel Michelin/Renthal/WD40/Rausch Creek-backed racer Ga rret Toth and th e n Kawasaki jockey Bruce Cahoon; 5. Randy Lantz , S/S R: I . Randy Smit h; 2. George Mantzoro s (Shc): l . Bill Smith (GG). SR 55 + : I. Ric k PophaI. SR EX: I. Craig Fish (Moo); 2. Terry Anse lmo (Bet ); l . Rick Alle n (Mon ); 4. No e l Smage (Shc); S. Scott Muthler (Mon). Woodland MX Park DeSpain, Campbell Can Do at Woodland MX By JUSTIN WHARTON WOODLAND, WA, FEB. 14 ere my DeSpain and Colby Campbell were the dominant forces in the Junior ranks at Wood and MX. DeSpain wo n the 250cc Junior class, and Campbell wo n the I25cc junior class. T he Moto Mart/Answe rlSc ott/Tw in Airs po nso re d De Spain w as un t o uc habl e in the 250cc jun ior co ntest, apparently unst oppable e n ro ute to a t wo -mota class decimatio n. Taking a d ist ant se cond was Brandon Pilot (2-2), and taking th ird was Michae l Lee (3-3). KT M- mo unt e d Bla ke Landon (4-4) finis hed fourth, and round ing o ut the top five was jeff Sara ult (6-5). The I25cc Junior co ntest was one to watch, with the w hole class batt ling it out for first . In the first mo ta, Campbell took th e ea rly lead an d left th e re st of t he pa ck to argu e ove r seco nd. Chris Rogers was moving up fast until he bent his shifter; he was witho ut a shifter for J the rest of the race and eve ntually faded back, wh ile Chad Smit h mo ved up to take second . Taking third was Pilot. In the second moto, Rogers was on fire now t hat he cou ld shift again, and he grab be d the lead away from Campbell. T he top two stayed the same, and Kevin Robertson squeaked into third. Campbell ( 1-2) won t he overall , wh ile the disappoin ted Rogers (4- 1) picked up second . Pilot (3-5) to o k th e last podiu m po sit ion in th ird, w hile fourth and fihh we nt to Robertson ( 7- 3) a nd " G na rl y Arlie " Southard (6 -4) , respectively. Coltin Scan was the man of the day in the 50cc ranks , pos ting a perfect I- I sco re in the 50cc (7-B) class. Scott had his wo rk cut o ut for him in the first mota, as De vin Har riman wa s the early leade r. Scott wo rke d on him for the w hole mota and then shot by near th e end of the race for the lead and the win. Willy Toth Jr. (18) and Eric Sebastian (32) fly high at Day Two of the Motorama Arenacross in Ha rrisburg, Pennsylvania. joey Peters from Asbury, New jersey. O n the first lap , Gar re t got by Page in t he w hoop section, followed shortly t hereafter by Peters. Garret won his heat race and t he main even t by 10 seconds, and Peters and Page ro unded out the pod ium. eN PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW ARENA HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA RESULTS: FEBRUARY 22, 2004 (DAY 2) 50 OIL ·INJ (4 -6): I. Tre nto n He rr ingt o n; 2. C hase Miller, l . Joseph Balkovic; 4. Eva Wright; S. Jason Boyer. 50 O IL-I NJ (7 -8) : I. Trevor Shaffer; 2. Sam Sheckells; l . Daniel Dillin: <4. Michael McD ona ld ; S. Michael Krup a. 50 STK (4 - 6) : I. Jar ed Je nn ings ; 2. C hase Mille r : l . Tren t on He rrington ; 4. Dustin Mille r; 5. Wyatt Barto. 50 STK (7 -8): I. Mitchell 0veI1:2. jare k Balkovic; 3. Kyle Pichler; 4. Logan Ehre ts; S. Robbie Civilette Jr. 65 (7 -9) : I. Kamercn Page; 2. Jose ph Peters; l . Josh Swartz; 4. Jare k Balkovic; 5. Wesley In the se cond mota, Harriman's Co bra 50 decided to quit running, letting Scott go out and totally de cimate the rest of t he class. Taking the runner-up honors overa ll was Corey Hood (3-2), and ta king t hird was Shawn Plamon do n (4- 3). Fo urth went to Micah Clardy (5-5), and Harriman (2-DN F) took fifth. T he actio n was inte nse, as usual, in the O ldTimers classes, but one rider w ho shined abo ve all the rest was Suzuki-mounted jeff Odom; his I- I score wo n th e Ol d-Timers Expert class. Taking second was Dominic Franza (3-2), and Kip Temple ton (2-4) finished thir d. Fo urth wen t to earl Chadwick (7-3), and fifth went to Greg Rodgers (6-5). D a n iel Morris wo n bot h m o tos of t he O ld-Timers Amateur class, while Vincent Kuni (2- 2) finishe d sec ond, and jeff Kissinger (3-3) was third. Brad Hilto n battled hard for his win in the O ld-Timers Novice class, post ing a 3-1 score. Seco nd we nt to River Talk-spons ored Andrew jensen ( 1-4), and the Barto n Built-backed Brett Kallbe rg (5- 2) finishe d third . Fourth went to Steve Reed (6- 3), a nd t he Yama ha- mo unted Bryan Hard ie (4-5) took fifth. RESULTS 50 (4 -6): I. A J. Scott (KTM); 2. Tanne r Morri s (KTM); 3. Joshua Ramberg (KTM); 4. Senne t Fe rris (KTM). 50 (7 -8): I. Coh in Sco tt (KT M): 2. Core y Ho o d (KT M) ; I . Sha w n P lamondon (KT M) ; 4. Mica h C lard y (KT M) ; 5 . De vin Harriman (Co b). 60 (6-8): I. De vin Harriman (KTM); 2. Austin Backus (Kaw); l . Sierra Shirley (5uz). 60 (9. 11): I. www.cycl en ews .com Mattivi. 65 ( I().I I) : I. Timothy Savidge Jr.; 2. Max 5te vey; 3. KyleBittenmn; 4. J""'""Vol""",,,; 5. A Ho<-. 8S (7., ,); 1. Ga rret To t h; 2. Jose ph Peters; l . Kameron Page ; 4 . Timothy Savidge Jr.: S. Tyler Hawk. 85 (11· 13): J. lowell Spangler ; 2. Bro c Schme lyun; l . Bran do n Huntz inger : 4. Mar cu s Ho dge ; 5 . Kyle Sidle . 85 (14.1 5): I. Zachary Harri ngton ; 2. Add ison Kramer; l . Steve C hiappa; 4. Austin Bixler ; S. Kody Weidman . SCHBY ( 12-15): I. Willy Toth j r.: 2. Zac ha ry Harri ngt on ; l . Lo we ll Spa ngler; 4. Travis Rudel; 5. Matt hew Ge ist. 115 NOV: I . Zaclwy Harringt on ; 2. Travis Rudd ; 3. Jo hn Aye rs ; 4 . Eric Martin ; 5 . Do ug Reine rt . 115 AM : t . Willy Tot h Jr.: 2. Eric Sebas tia n: 3. Dylan Kautz; 4. Drew Kibler; 5. Alex Gaul. 115 EX: I. 1Y Walla ce : 2. Bar ry Carsten; 3. Jeremy Cook; 4. Ga ylon Dickso n; 5. Clint jo hnson . 150 NOV: I. Andrew Wilt; 2. Shawn Yode r; l . Dan Leonhard; 4. Brad Woodfal l; 5. Joseph Madrigale Iv. 150 AM: 1. Mike Angerman: 2. Drew Kibler; l . Eric Sebastian ; 4. Dylan Kautz; 5. Joseph Rozyckie. 150 EX: I. Gayton Dickson ; 2. Bo Bowman; 3. Clint Joh nson ; 4. Barry Cars te n; 5. Casey Clark . 15+: I. Andrew Will; 2. Pe te Brubake r; 3. C hristophe r Curtis; 4. Stan Spencer; 5. Paul De Noia. lando n C u rrier (KTM); 2. Austin Ullrich (KTM); l . Brad Frace (KTM): 4. Mike Pontious (KTM); 5. TatynTaylor (KTM). 60 OPEN: I. Brad Frace (KTM); 2. Devin Harri man (KTM); l . Mike Ponti ous (KTM): 4. Talyn Taylo r (KTM); 5 . Austin Backus (Kaw). 80 BEG: I. Craig Haselton (Suz); 2. Michelle Co blentz (Kaw); l . Melissa Cobl e ntz (Yarn); 4. C hris Kolde (Y arn): 5 . Mitch Dunn (Yam). 80 JR: I. Andy Ric hards (Yarn): 2. Natha n Teel (5uz); l . Aust in Ullrich (Hon ); 4. Bran do n Kallberg (Yam); 5 . Jo hn Butler (Suz). 80 IN T: I. Lan do n Currier (Yarn): 2. Darnien Walton (Kaw). SlH IN I: I. Lande n Currier (Yarn); 2. Andy Richard s (Yarn); l . Darnien Walto n (Kaw); 4. John Bude r (Suz); 5. Ryan Walsh(Kaw). 115 BEG: 1. Sam Paires (Hon) ; 2. Justin Nold en (KTM): l . SeanZudic h (Kaw); 4. Jesse Weathers (Hon) ; 5. Nick Hardie (Yarn). 125 IR : I . Co lby Campbell (Yam); 2. Ch ris Rogers (Yam); 3. Bra nd o n Pilot (Yam) ; 4. Kevin Ro be rt so n (Yam); S. Ar lie Southard (Yarn). 125 INT: I. Chris Jo hnso n (Kaw) . 125 PRO: I. Tim Hclas (Yarn) 2. Tyson Undeman (Yarn). 250 ; BEG : I. Brandon Oayton (Hon ); 2. Joshua Knabe (Hon) : 3. Sea n Z uclich (Kaw ) : 4. Er ik Wa llgren (Yam ); 5 . Sh awn Ballinger (Hon). 250 IR : I. Jer e my DeSpa in ( KT M); 2. Brandon Pilot (Yarn); l . Michael Lee (Y ; 4. Blake Landon am) (KTM); S. Je ff Sara ule (Hon ). 15 0 INT: I. Ch ris Joh nso n (Kaw); 2. Brian Bennett (Y am). 250 PRO : I. Mark Bunker (Yam): 2. Ryan Mortens en (Yarn l . Jason Matthews (Hon ); 4. ): Tyson Undeman (Yam); S. Tim Holas (Yam). WMN: I. Sierra Bragg (Yam): 2. Shelly Burt is (Ho n); l . Sierra Shirley (Suz). BTH : I. Mark Bunker (Yam): 2. J.J. Nie mi (KTM); l . C hris Roge rs (Yam): 4. Colby Campbell (Yam); 5. Avery Roge rs (Hon ). UTH AM: I. Sean Vergil10 (KTM); 2. Joshua Knabe (Ho n) . U TH EX : I . Ryan Mortensen (Yam ); 2. Ja so n Matthe ws (Ho n); l . Cas ey Stan c il (Ho n) ; 4. Michael Le e (Yam). OTH BEG : I. Erik Wallgren (Yam); 2. Dan Rope r (Yam); 3. Jim Ho rn (Suz); 4. Matt Clawson (Yam): S. Ryan Hicks (Yarn). O TH JR: I. Carl Chadwick (Hon) : 2. John Bean (Yam); 3. Ron Coblentz (Hon); 4. Rob We iber (KTM); S. Tod d Scr e cber (Ho n). OTH INT: I. Jeff Odom (5uz); 2. Casey er Stancil (He n): 3. Scott Holas (Yam); 4. Blake Landon (KTM); 5. Dale Nee ly (Yam). orr NOV: I. Brad Hilton (Hon); 2. Andrew Jensen (Hon ); 3. Brett Kallberg (Y ); 4. Steve Reed am (KTM): 5. Bryan Hard ie (Yam). orr AM: I. Dan iel Morris (Yam); 2. Vincent Kuni (Yam l. Jeff Kissinger (KTM). orr ): EX : I. Jeff Odo m (5uz); 2. Do minic Franza. (Ho n) ; l . Kip Templeton (Ho n); 4. Carl Chadwkk (Hon ); 5. Greg Rodgers (Hon). 50 + : I. Greg Rodgers (Hon ); 2. jeff Kissinger (KTM). CYCLE NEWS • MARCH 24, 2004 61

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