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Calho un Supercross Horne Takes Wins Aplenty at Calhoun SX By F.B. ATKINSON CALHOUN, GA, JUNE 5 A nether Saturday night has come and gone, /""\and almost 200 ride rs made the trip to Calhoun Supercross. The new track is bro ken in, and some great racing made their trip worth wh ile. Let 's get a hot dog an d mo ve t o t he stands before the sign goe s sideways . The 50 (4-6) class was KTM territory. with t he podium ruled by the orange crew. Bailey Croom took top honors with a last-mo ta win. Jufy Turne r turned on the gas to capture second overall. Jarrett Pries t kept his head down to earn the th ird spot. When the gate dropped for the 50cc Open crowd , they made the first turn a crowded place . KTM rider Alec Riggins ruled the roost with a first-mota win. Caleb Sullrvan didn't like his fo urth -place Ilrst-moto finish, so he came back and won the second stanza. Suzuki jockey David Nizzar i was third overall with a steady pair of motos. In t he 6Scc (7-9) class , KTM-mounted Timothy Thome took no prisoners, but he did take two mota wins. Suzuki man Paul Nelson kept tabs on Thorne for a pair of second-place finishes . Blake Morel and used a good second moto to take third . D ustin Waters used his fast Suzuki to run away with the 65cc ( 10- 1I) class. KTM rider Cody Ha m mo nd did the deal fo r se co nd overall. Kawasaki jockey Jacob Millwood to ok third overall with a solid ride. The 80cc ( 12-15) con test was Tyler Horn e territory. The fast KTM pilot scored doub le moto wins. Suzuk i ri der Jake W ilson took Tyler Horne was on the pipe at Calhoun Supercross in Georgia, taking three wins. second overa ll. Yamaha-mounted Justin Morri s too k the third podium spot . The Youth division saw Horne win anoth er one on t his evening, with tw o mota victori es . Jeremy Pendley, on his Yamaha of Doraville yz, took a solid secon d. Suzuki man Josh Scott kept the hammer down for the last podium spot. The 125cc C class is always a good one, but on this night, som eone let the dogs out . Chris Castle, o n his Fre ewh eeling Honda, kep t th e rest off his back with two moto wins. Yamaha rider Sam Sutheri n wa s steady a nd e arned second overall. Suzuki jockey Josh Scott held on for th ird overall. In the 250cc C event, Robert McGrew scored the overall. KTM rider Andrew Ke advick was steady for second overall. Honda pilot Brandon Anderson won the last mota to make up for the first one and take the last step on the podium. The Tyler Ho rne benefit co ntinued with two more mota wins , in the 12Scc B eve nt. Blake Hankins used h is Honda to secure se cond overall. KTM pilot Matt Wasson was a ste ady performe r for third overa ll. Honda rider Blake Hankins won the Unlimited Amateur overall. Wasson was second overall with a solid ride . Je ff McCullough came dow n from Idaho and rode his Yamaha to third overall. The racing was top-notch , and everyone seemed to have a great time . RESULTS 50 S H AF T: I. H u nt e r Pendl ey (Vam) : 2 . l o g..n Rainwater (Yam) 3. Brade n Bunker {Yam 4. Austin Jenkins ; ); (Yam) 5. Christian Evans (Yam). 50 HON/KTM OIL . INJ : I. ; Ba ile y Croo m (KT M); 2. Jul y Turn er (KT M); 3. Cody Culpepper (Hon). 50 (4 .6), I . B~ 1ey Crccrn (KTM); 2. July Tu~ (KTM); 3. J~ett Priest (KTM ); 4. CDoma> Knott (Pol). 65 ( 7-9) , . I. Timothy Thorn (KTM); 2. Paul Nelson (SU2 l . Bla ke ); Moreland (KTM n (KTM). SlP/W (7.9 ) , I. Colby Ran. (KTM); 2. Dane Silverlake (KTM ): l . Dave Fullmer (KTM n Con""" (KTM) . 65 BEG; I. Jono""" Au"",,, (Kaw); 2. Shelby Word (Kaw ); 3. Billy Rag (KTM) ; 4. M. rt HMWeIl (S",). 65 (4-B), I. R.J. w,ge""" (Suz); 2. Dane Silvertake (KTM); l . Daniel Cottines (SU1): 4. Brenden Murray ( KT M ) . 65 (9- 11): I. Colby Raha (Suz); 2. Chris Carrillo (Kaw); 3. Zad> Casas (Han ); 4. Dahcn Zehrt (Suz); S. Shone Miller (Kaw) . 85 BEG : I. Em il O v rid (Su z); 2. Vincent Vacovelli (Yam): 3. Blaz e Raible (Yam); 4. Ange lo V..ccvelu (Y.m); S. [arrete Kov>a (S",). 8S (7-1 1), I. KeM ~ (Yam); 2. Jacob S_ (Kaw); 3. Jake M(Kaw) . 85 tin ( 14-16); I. lYe Harne. (Suz) . S/M IN I; I. lYe H..,.,., (Suz); 2. T. y/<>" KelI",om (Han ); 3. Ty1eo Sjoberg (Su,) . OOD BI(, I. Samantha Epstein (KTM); 2. Taytcx Farner (Kaw). 125 BEG: I. D.J. Sjoberg (So,); 2. Max Ad;un, (Yom); 3. 0 .....,. 0.."""", (Kaw) ; 4. Chad Crane (Hen); S. Jom EriOOen (KTM) . 115 NOV: I. Brett Crivier (Han ); 2. Anthony Docatc (Kaw); l . Andrew Janes (!m (Yom) OfT H STR '" I. . Joe Root (Han) . OfT MSTR B: I. Mike GosseIaar (Han); 2. Robert Von Schedianu {Yam). Old -Time Newsies Race for Charity AMA Hot Shoe National Montgomery County Fairg rou nds DAYTON, OH, JUNE 5 Ca lifo rnia Racing Club Sa turday Night Motocross Round I: Los Angeles County Raceway Bre" Crivier was the 12Scc Novice w inner a t the CRC Saturday Night MX opener in Pa lmdale, California. kept thinking that there was someone behind me. Then the front end too k off in tum three, and I jumped the bales and tore the brake peddle off. I rode the last three laps with no brakes." Just another day at the office for George Roeder, at the 34th annual Old-Time Newsies race for charity. Roeder contin ues to dominate th e highest -paying non · Grand National in the country ($ 10, 00 0 purse, and a n ad dit ion al $30,000 in co nti nge ncie s). Th is win w as his seve nt h in a row at Dayton. 40th Anniver s a r y Canadian Dom inic Beaulac had the seco nd· b est e ve ni ng at the Mo ntgomery County Fairgrounds, winning the 50Scc Expert contest and placing second in the 750cc event and third in the Dash For Cash. Nichole Cheza won the Pro +Sport main. Do minic Bea ulac se lected the outs ide pole for the start of the S05cc Exp ert main. Jo e Kopp and Beaulac shot off together, with J.R. Schnabel and Chris Hart in their roost. Beaulac took the win on Joe Bisha 's Pico u Per form ance/Performanc e Mach ine/Wise cof K&N/Red Line ROlaX. Kopp was pleased with the place sp ot , $2000 in contingen cy mon ey,

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