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Sto ne waited patie ntly for an opportunity to pass Chester. That opportu nity came on lap six. The tw o leaders were we ll into lapped traffic, and Ston e got around C hes ter fo r t he lead . Stone held on for the win, with Chester, Diete r, Katin and Bogard tra iling. RESULTS 50 (7-8) , I. Damon Fiore (C ob) ; 2 . jos h Lambert (KTM); 3. Austin Be hrens (Cob); ... Michael McNamara (Pol ); 5. David Douglas (KTM). 65 (7- 11): I. Jonathan Daniels (Kaw) ; 2. Dylan Wolfe (KTM); 3. Mike Miller (KTM); " . Brett Cooper (KTM); S. Jon athan McDe nnott (KTM). 85 ( 12- 15), I. Kyle Willis (Kaw); 2. Jam ie lawrence (Suz); 3. Jesse Kuzbyt (Suz); .. . Scott Donald son (Yam ); 5. lloyd Wildoner (Yam). 125 NOV: 1. Brandon Moore (Kaw ); 2. Bobby Stan ton (Kaw); 3. am) ; 5. Jim Ide Shane Burnen (Yam); ... Eric: Greenbe rger (Y (KTM) 125 INT: I. Dusty Walker (Kaw); 2. Rashidi Kernson . (KTM); 3. David Szymansky (Yam); 4. Ren Jolly (Yam) ; 5. Michael Pagano (Y am) . 125 PRO/EX: I. Jim C hester (Suz); 2. Mike Katin (Suz); 1. Ty Wallace (Yam); -4.Brian Stone (Suz); 5. Nick Met calf (Suz). 250 NOV: I. larry Kachmar(Suz); 2. l ou Giombon i (Yam); 3. G len Banllc (Hen): ... Dan Du ffy (Yam); 5. Brand oo Ylh ipple (Suz) . 250 IN T: I. Dusty Walke r (Ka 2. Dam Szymansky (y..,,); J . Tho mas Votale (Y..,,); 4 . w); Ren Jo lly (Yam) ; 5. Erik Dubb (KTM). 250 PRO/EX.: I . Brian Stone (Suz); 2. Jim Chester (Suz); 3. Aaron D ieter (Suz); 4. Mike Katin (Suz); 5. Charley Bogar d (Suz). AMA Mid-South Chompionship Winter Hare Scrombles Series Round 10: TMT Blackwell Blasts the TMTI By DEBBIE ALLEN MONTEAGLE, TN, FEB. 22 he AA riders we re living o n the edge at the 10th rou nd of the AMA PirellV Parts Unlimited/ Moose/Maxxis Mid-South Champ ion ship Winte r Hare Scrambles Se ries . They rode an impressive race, sett ing a faster pace. Alt hough the Spo rt Cycles/FMF/Smith/ IMS/D unlop -suppo rt ed Doug Blac kwell blasted his Suzuki to anoth e r win , th e Mid-South ride rs can't help but learn a few tr icks of the trade, catap ulting the mselves into the lead mo re frequen tly these days. "I definitely had to ear n my win tod ay," said Blackwell. "These guys dese rve a lot of cred it. P.A. [Allen] and Dustin [Gibson] and all of th ose guys have definitefy stepped it up from wha t it used to be , and th ey' ve made me work for every one of these races . Cycle Shed/Miche lin/Sco tt/Motor XlThorsupported John Robbins was the first Mid -South guy to take the lead . About a mile after the start, he moved into the lead on a wide -o pe n straightaway and led for five miles until Gibson and Blackwell too k a better line aro und him. The next Mid-South rider to take the lead was Allen. He charged his way into the lead after start ing dead last, and by t he end of t he 15 miles raced, he had secured the fro nt spot , whi le Blackwell , Blair Bersano and G ibso n freight-trained behind him. Alle n and Be rs a no st o pp ed for gas, and Blackwell moved to the fro nt. T II "I tried to charge," Blackwell ex plained , "but Gibs on and Alle n we re righ t o n my tail t he w ho le time . I'm not sure w hat happ ened to A P , but Dustin and 1 went back and fort h the rest of the race ." Sarg e's Cycles/KTM/Endu ro Engineering! Moo se/Maxxis-sp o nsored Gib son ma de t he fastest lap time during his secon d lap. 'Y\t first , I didn't feel comforta ble riding at that pace ," said Gibson , "but I deci ded to let P by and key off of his speed." A That strategy worked when Allen fell into a bit of bad luck. Ten miles later, Allen oversh ot a turn and landed in a 20-foot sinkhole, unable to get out until a nice guy pulled him out . "Dust in was o n it!" said Blac kw ell. "And actually, he was a lot closer in reality to me towa rds t he e nd of t he race tha n what th e results show. He took a spill, and I th ink that kind of tired him out." After hitting a tree, Gibson decided to slow it down a bit to ens ure himself of second place. "I tr ied not to charge," Gibson recou nted , " be ca use I didn 't want to fall a nd bre a k anything." John Maschino also had a bout of bad luck. His sta rted w he n he woke up at t he hot e l. Someon e had stolen his bike - t raile r, truck and all. Anot her rando m act of kindness allowed him to race. On a borrowed KTM, he finished in fifth p lace . Just be fo re t ha t , th e Low e Racing/C larke-ba cked Be rsano c ruised into third place whe n Allen sank in the hole. Allen reco vered for fourth . Off the start of the Tennessee Mountain Trail, Doug Blackwell (9) garners the holeshot en route to the overall win at round 10 of the Mid-South Championship Winter Hare Scrambles Series. 66 MARCH 24, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS RESULTS O /A : I. Doug Blackwell (Suz); 2. Dustin Gibson (KTM); 3. Blair Bersano (Suz); 4. PA Allen (Kaw ); S. John Masch ino (KTM); 6. John Robbins (KTM); 7. Harvey Ylhitak er (Kaw ); 8. Travis Green (Kaw) ; 9. Aaro n Bra nham (Yam); 10. Steve Smith (Kaw) . AA: I. Doug Blackwell (Suz); 2. Dustin Gibson (KTM); 3. Blair Bersanc (Suz); 4. P Allen (Kaw) ; 5. Joh n .A Masch ino (KTM). 250 A: I. Mike Sampsoo (5uz); 2. Nathan Alering (Suz); 1. Shane O 'Banion (Suz); 4. Jon Buc kne r (Yam); 5. Josh Scott (Yam). 200 A: I. Travis Green (Kaw) ; 2. David Zanet (Suz); 1. Bran don Rainey (KTM); 4 . Mark Akers (KTM); 5. Mike Scherzinger (KTM) + ST RK A: I. Harvey Wh itake r . (Kaw) ; 2. Greg Roberts (Yam) ; 1. Jeffre y Welc h (Yam); .. . Mark McKenzie (Hon); 5. Robert Patterson (KTM). VET A : I. Steve Sm ith (Kaw ); 2. Steve Gordon (KTM); 3. Thomas Be nne n (Hon) ; .. . Ron Skipper (Suz); 5. Greg Elrod (Suz). SR A:. I. Sco n Martin (Suz); 2. Lou is Gib son (KTM); 3. Mark Guy (Yam); ... Gary Barr (Yam); 5. William Baker (KTM). 250 B: I. Ch ad Picciotti (Suz); 2. Michael Bamick (Kaw); 1. Jake Y ung (Kaw); 4. Jake Spires (Kaw) ; 5. Ch ris Echols (Hon). o 4- STRK B: I. Kenny Judd (Yam); 2. Ryan Creasor (Kaw); 3. Ad a m Ba r r (Yam) ; .. . Ga yl on Roge rs (Ho n) ; 5. Dustin Harwood (Y..,,). OPEN g , I . Elijah De

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