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: , ( fro nt. and running beh ind him was Pet ty, who had his Husky o n the gas, but he also had Knuth hot on his tai l. O nce Knuth got in to uch w ith Pe tty, he wasted litt le t im e gett ing by an d se tting o ut afte r Sc hm ulbac h . Eve n th o ugh Schm ulbach was having a great ride, it wo uld no t be eno ugh o n t his day . Knu th was on a mission and taking no priso ne rs. Knut h moved in for the kill and quickly made the pass. T hen Knuth ran away fro m t he re st of the pack fo r th e moto w i n and th e ove rall victory. Schmulbach finished second fo r t he rnoto and second overa ll, and Pet ty finished third for the mo te and overa ll. R ES ULTS SO JR: I. Co lton Co x; 2. Danie lle Girigo re tti ; 3. Troy Band y; 4. Kody Sisko SO S R: I. Zac h Loeh r; 2. Ha yden Edwards ; 3. Travis Rice ; 4. Keeze C arve r; 5. Dustin Smith . 65 BEG: I. Dalton Sisk; 2. Taylor Und say; 3. Tanner Smith; 4. Se th Bowman . 65: I. Jose ph D alze ll: 2. Brand on Rice ; 3. David Howard; 4. Zach Loe hr; 5. Q uen tin Jone s. 80 JR: I. Blake Schilling; 2. Mitch Britt ; 3. Danie l Stoc kton ; 4. Trevor Mi c h ~ e l Kee n passes thraugh the . sc~ring te nt en raute ta the averall A-class VIctOry at ra und two of the DIstr Ict 16 Ha re Scrambles Po ints Series. Kropp. aboard a 300cc KTM, puiled the ho leshot. Kropp led ap proximately half of t he race until being passed by Kawasaki rider Mat He rrington and Suzuki ride r Chip Bo nge rs. He rrington and Bongers battled each other to the finish, where Her rington edged Bongers by 29 secon ds . Kropp finished third. Honda rider Tom Nelson finished fo urt h, I I seconds be hind Kro pp, and Matt Burton rounded out the top five. In the to ugh B class, Ryan Beabe r qui ckly distanced himself from the rest of the field. At the end , Beaber had a cons idera ble lead ove r second-placed Scott Nickell. Adam Gree nwood finished third. Ro b Ho uts finished fourth, with a significant lead over fifth-placed Jonathan Steuck. Going for the holeshot in the Senior (Ove r 40 ) class, Jo e Kuick, D ave Pet e rs an d Pa ul Bloyer appeared to reach the first corner at the same time . Sho rtly after the bend, th er e was ano ther tu rn, w here Pete rs laid dow n his KTM 300 . Kuick, aboard a Yamaha , the n led the first few laps until Peters passed nea rly eve ryone in his class to take the lead ; he never loo ked back an d won t he first -pl ace t rophy. Rick Barte l started dead last but worked his way t hro ugh t raff ic up t o second . Kuick finishe d a respectable fo urt h. Some of the most exciti ng racing took place in t he A class. Tom Kalies, a board a 20 0cc KTM, earned the holeshot. Kalies remained the leader for two laps until Mich igan rider Michae l Keen passed him. Keen. w ho also rides a KTM, took complet e co ntr ol of the race . Keen's lap times re mained unmatc hed by any othe r rider in his class. By the e nd of the race , the quick Keen had a co mmanding lead, and he lapped nea rly everyo ne in his division . Mea nwhi le, Kalies battled with his fe ilow Team 2 rider J.D. Frie be l for seco nd place. T hese two race rs swa pped posi tions until the end, whe n Kalies put so me distance betw e en himsel f and t he thir d- place d Frie be l. RESULTS so: L Cody Steuck; 2. Benjamin Rowe; 3. Blake Bocek ; 4 . Noah Smet; 5. Adam Sme t . 6 5: I. Frank Caballero ' 2 Stephanie Steuc k; 3. Jess e Caba llero ; 4. Mason Brunner. '85; I: Jared Hutterer; 2. Dakota Beltz; 3. Ryan Finnel; 4. Logan FI gueroa; S. Jacob Herrmann. A: I. Michae l Keen; 2. Tom Kalies: 3. J.D . Friebel: 4. C hris Bloyer, 5. Nathan Zam bon . B: I. Ryan Beaber; 2. Scott Nicko li; 3. Adam Greenwood: 4. Rob Rouu ; 5. Jona than Stueck. C: I. Mat He rrington ; 2. Chip Bongers; 3. Devin Kropp; .of . Tom Nelson; S. Matt Burt on . WMN: I. Pame la BizzeJ; 2. Susan G ibson: 3. Tenil1eAnschutz; 4. Becky Potter; S. Uncia Cabal lero . 40 + : I. Dave Peters: 2. Rick Bartel; 3. Dan Finnel; 4. Mark Anschutz,; S. Joe Kuick. So ut h Fork Dirt Ride rs Track Cha m pio ns hip Round 4: So uth Fork Dirt Riders Lawrence; 5. Reese Miller. 80 SR: I . Dillon Halt; 2. Brian Jaeger; 3. Mikel White ; -4 Derek De vine ; 5. Stefano Baldon i. . MIN I I: I. Blake Schilling: 2. Trevor Lawre nce; 3. Mitch Britt; 4 . Reese Mille r; 5. R yan Shadis. MIN I 2: I. Dillon Hall; 2. Paden Feagan s; 3. Dade Noones. MIN I 4: I. Jacob 0 1'1 1 2. ; Jess e Marks ; 3. Zachary Ham ilton ; 4. Brand on Warre n; 5. Br andon C a p p e lli n. 12 5 A : I. Sh e a Knuth ; 2. Chris Schm ulbach; 3. Brand on Petty. 125 B: I . Damon Duits man; 2. Jordan Dwonynski; 3. Kirt Mon k; 4. Scott McAdam s; 5. James Bagby. 125 C: I. Kyle Brandbum: 2. Derek Buchman; 3. Gr eg Swanson ; 4. Neil Bcegte: 5 . Geoffrey Isringhausen. 12 5 0 : I. Derr ick Nan ce : 2. Brianna Mah on : 3. C ass ie Feagans; 4. Shyla Williamson ; 5. James William son . 250 A: I. Wayne Ginder, 2. Cale Sexson . 250 B: I. Jon athan Jackson: 2. William Grothaus; 3. Mark Crain . 250 C: I. Robert Jones : 2. Jason Harri s; 3. Jos hua Uneberry; 4. Joe Patt on ; 5. Cory Farr. 250 0 : I. Clifford Boleyn; 2. Michael Hardy. 4·STRK PRO: I. Jonathan Jackson ; 2. William Gro thaus. WMN : I. Whitney Miller; 2. Brianna Mahon ; 3. Kelli De vine ; 4. Brittney O 'Connor; 5. Kendal Miller. SCHBY: I. Damon Du itsm an: 2. Bryce Bowman; 3. Brian [eager; 4. Joe Ge ekie : 5. Stefano Baldoni . 14-24 : I. Shea Knuth; 2. James Bagby; 3. Kirt Monk: 4 . Rob b ie Gee k ie ; S. D a n iel Janu s . 25 + : I. Chris Sch mulbach ; 2. Ar ie Walto n ; 3. Rand y So ut ha rd ; 4. Sean Band y; 5. Scott McAdam s. 30 + A: I. Randy Sout har d: 2. Aric Walton . 30 + B: I. Damn Cr oo k; 2. Bre tt lawrence; 3. C ha rles Eller; 4. Jo e Patto n ; 5. Mar k C ra in . 4 0+ A: I. Steven Shank ; 2. Gr eg Brac her ; 3. Bill Bowman . 40+ B: I. Jef f Ph e lp s; 2. Keit h Miller; 3. Ge offrey ls r ingha use n ; 4. Ch arles Nice ; 5. Jim La Guardia . 50 +: I. Roy Williamson . Mesa Marin Ca l Spa Series Round 4: Mesa Marin Raceway Another One in the Bag for Bagnis By JACKSON WHEELER BAKERSFIELD, CA, JUNE 12 A t ro und four of t he Me sa Mar in Cal Spa /""\.ser ies , the first hea t saw Casey Y arrow put o n a supe rmo to clinic as he got the ho leshot and left the field for dead . Leo nardo "Pucho " Bagnis had his wo rk cut o ut for him, as he was run ning in fourth after the first lap. New to the O pen class at Mesa Marin, Yamaha's Matt Pursley was ru nning th ird, and t he "Godfathe r of Supermoto," Rick Pearce , was second. Pucho made his move to the fro nt, passing Pursley o n the slick right-han de r ente ring the NASCAR pitroad sect ion of the course. O n lap two, Pearce fell victim to the savvy riding of Bagnis, but as Bagnis set o ut for Yarrow, the rea l batt le starte d b rew ing be hind him . Wi t h Pursle y hot o n Pe arce's tail, t he wily vet eran anticipated th e newcom er 's every move, and it loo ked like the field was set for the main eve nt. Ho wev e r, o n th e wh it e- flag lap , wi th t he c ro w d o n it s feet , Pu rsl e y ma de on e last attempt at Pearce : On the banked left- bander ente r ing th e d irt se ct ion , Pursle y kep t his Yamaha pinned fo r a sp lit seco nd longe r than Pearce and move d aro und on t he o uts ide . As the two entered the dirt, shoulder to shoulder, they were sur prise d to e nco unte r a tire that ha d be e n kno c ked into th e middle of th e cou rse . Both do dge d it as t hey hit th e high speed jump and mo tored to the che ckers. At the nag, it was Yarrow, Pucho, Pursley, Pearce and, roun ding o ut the top five , Bake rsfield bad boy Steve Ayler. When the gree n flag droppe d for t he main eve nt, it was the Brad Dodenhof-tune d Honda of Pucho and Pursley 's Pinit- powered Yamaha goi ng bar to bar th ro ugh N ASCAR t urns o ne and two, the inside advantage giving Pucho the le ad as th e pa ck th undered down Pit Road . Yarrow tr ied an inside move on Pursley as they reached the en d of the fast straig ht and dived int o t he r ight- hand e r lead ing t o t he e ss es . Pursley pinched off Yarrow and de nied him the second spot, but as they ro ared across the line fo r the first time , Yarrow slid his Pinit Hon da just on the inside of Pursley as they en tered the supe rfast sweeper. By the midway point, it was apparent tha t Bagnis had this on e in the bag. Yarrow settled in for a co m for t ab le seco nd, b ut Fa t Boy Rac ing/ Umb rell a Gir ls USA's Pursle y had his Knuth - and That's the Truth! BY BROC MIKEL TAYLORVILlE, IL, JUNE 12 und fo ur of ut Fo rk R;rack championthe Sogothoff to aDir t Riders. ship wet sta rt O n Friday night, the trac k was in great shape. but aro und 4 or 5 a.m., the clo uds cut loo se for abo ut an ho ur. It rai ne d so hard t ha t so me thou ght the eve nt might be called, but just as fast as it had started, the rain came to a stop, and the sun came ou t , nice and bright . Wh ile the first cou ple of practice s were muddy, the track shaped up q uickly. Wh en the first moto of the day came to the line , the track was in great shape . With the help of the South Fo r k crew, the track stayed in great shape all day. O ne rider seemed to stand out above the rest of the fie ld: longtime Suzuki rider Shea Knuth. "Th is is the first t ime t hat I have raced all yea r," Knut h ad mitt ed . "I have bee n riding at home, but just not racing." Th is longtime local ra cer is sim ply gifted with sp e ed . He ca n often be see n wit h his gra ndpa . who has accom panied him to the track from the first time he ever raced . T he first to sme ll wha t Knut h was cook ing was t he 14-24 class . Knut h put th e ha mmer down and took bo th mot os and the overall win. The next class o n the menu was the 125cc A. Riding a 125, Knuth fo und himself beh ind the Yamaha four-st roke of C hris Schmulbac h and the Husky fo ur-stro ke of Brandon Pe tty o n the first lap. Knuth had his RM12S on the main jet, and he re el e d in t he four-s t rokes , mak ing passes and heading toward the fron t. O nce he got there, Schmulbach and Pe tty fo ught for the seco nd sp ot . Schm ulbac h, who has a lso no t bee n see n at t he t rac k ve ry muc h th is year, rod e we ll and finished secon d, w ith Petty third. The seco nd mot o almost looke d like a rerun of th e first . Sch mu lbac h had his Yamaha o ut Lea " Pucha " Bagnis is on his way to another win at Mesa Marin. www.cyclenews.com CY CLE N EWS • JULY 21 , 2004 55

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