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AMA S out her n All-Stars MX Tour
Tennessee S ummer S hoot o ut Series
Rounds 11/3: TM T Motocross Park
PHOTOSBY GARYCRIDER
Osborne,O'Banion
Overcome the Ooze
By GARY
CRIDER
MONTEAGLE, TN, JULY 4
o und II 01 the AMA Southern A11-Sta.-. MX
Tour at TMT MX Park did double-duty as
round three of the Ten nessee Summer
Shootout Series. And be cause the race date
happened to lall on the Fourth of july, the promoters made extra plans for the weekend . On
the night be fore Sunday 's event. there was a
supe rcross race under the lights, followed by a
big lireworks display. Total entries lo r the
weekend topped the 400 mark .
Sunday's race was billed as a warm -up
event for next month's AMA Amateur NationaJ
Championship event at Loretta Lynn 's.
Loretta's is jus t a t wo -h our dr ive from
Monteagle, and the tw o tracks are similar in
many ways. (TMT track manager and forme r
Loretta Lynn's Natio nal Champion Kelly Foutch
likes to say, " O ur dirt is just like Loret ta's!") To
enhance those similarities, TMT hired Loretta
Lynn's race announcer Erv Braun for the
weeke nd [perhaps hop ing they could daim that
"O ur sound is just like Loretta's!").
All the top -flight preparations were in place,
and the en try list for Sunday was impressive,
with representatives from 16 states. But the
weather failed to cooperate. Early morn ing
rains turn ed the track into a soupy mess . To
co mpensate , th e trac k's bac k section was
eliminated , a nd the day 's p rogram was
shortened to a one-mota format. All SOccbikes
ran on a separate track . Because o( the difficult
conditions, approximately 35 of Sunday's 220
e ntries opted not to ride. everyone who raced
got plenty 01 mud -riding experience , which may
prove invaluable at Loretta's.
Virginia's Zach Osborne seemed to have very
little trouble negotiating the mud aboa rd his
Champion Cydes KTM, outdistancing the pack in
R
both the 85cc (14- 15) and Supennini divisions.
De sp ite the con dition s, Kentucky 's Shane
O ' Banion managed to lo ok swift and stylish
aboard his Suzuki e n route to wins in both the
125cc and 250cc B contests.
Chuc k Palmer looked as strong as any other
rider in the mud on this day, wi nning the Over
40 class by a wide marg in.
james justice of Oh io demonstrated how to
pilot a 60cc machine quickly through the muck.
He finished fi"t in the 65cc Modified (7-1I) class,
ahead of North Carolina's Shane McElrath. justice
returned to win the 85cc (7-11) contest, wh ile
McElrathcame back to win the 65cc (7-9) class.
In the 250cc C contest, Denny Gant and
Brent Sipe raced side by side until they tangled
and crashed. Gant remounted qu ickly and held
the lead until he stalled In the deep mud on the
final lap. Gant slogged o n to the w in. over
Chris Harpe r and Nick Roberts. Gant had to
settl e lor fourth.
In the 12Scc Youth class, Benjamin Hamilton
grabbed the hole shot but crashed back to
fourth during the lirst la p. By the t ime the
checkered nag came out , Hamilton was again in
the lead, taking the win ove r Jaco b Patterson.
We sley Keller stayed upright and won t he
125cc C class , ahead of seri es points leader
Hank Grant.
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(Above) Zach Osborne won the 85cc
(14·15) and Supermini classe s at
round 11 of the AMA Southern AIISta rs MX To ur.
(Top right) Shelby Role n won the
Women's division and placed fourth in
8 5cc (14-1 5) a ction. She leads in th e
AII·Stars poi nts race in both cla sse s.
(Right) Brent Sipe (599) won the 250cc
C contest after Denny Gant (811)
suffered multiple spills at TMT MX.
Max Tannenba um (KTM): J . Tyler N utter (KTM); -4 . Justin
Wolford (KTM); S. Mkhaeljones (Kaw) . 6 5 (10. 1 1): I.
Brent Jernigan (KTM); 2 . Coby Coleman (KTM); J . Trenton
McMiche n (Kaw): -4. Hu nt e r Rolen (Suz) ; 5 . c.J. Ph ip ps
(Suz). 65 MO D: I . Jame s Justice (KTN); 2. Shane Mc8 rath
(KTM) ; J . TykY Nutter (KTM): -4. Mikie Payne (KTM): S. Kyle
Gibson (KTM). WMN 60- 80 : I. She lby Rolen (Han); 2.
She lby DONey (SUI); J . l e ila Mullens (Suz). 85 BEG: I .
Chase Stevens (Ha n); 2. Ro be rt Kee ble (Kaw); 1. C had
Nap ier (Yam); 4. Cody Smith (KTM): 5. Rikkl Mittw ede
(Han) . 85 (7-11): I. James Just ice (KTM) ; 2. Jon athan
Fo skey (KTM): J . C lay Co mbs (Han); -4. Coby Co leman
(KTM); S. Gr ant Ransd ale (KT M). 85 (9 -ll): I. Dere k
Rogers (Suz): 2. Cody Hane y (Suz): J . Alix Free man (Suz).
8S (12-ll), I. Derek Ragen (So2)' 2. Matthew McKinney
(SUI): 1. Alb; Fre e m an (SUI.) -4 . Eric G rah am (Yam); 5 .
;
Na than Ho lma n (SUI.). 85 ( 1<4-15): I. Zach O sbo rn e
am)
(KTM): 2. Josh Roberson (yam): 1. Dustin Robinson (Y :
1. Shelby Rolen (Hon); 5. :laM Rollins (Hon). SlM IN I: I.
zath Osborne (KTM); 2. Derek Rogers (Suz): J . Matthew
McKinney (SuI) ; -4. Zane Rollins (KTM); 5. Nickolas Phipps
(Han). 12 5 YTH : I. Benjamin Hamilton (Hon ); 2. Jacob
Patterson (Kaw); J . Rya n Anderson (Kaw) ; 1. Tyler Rice
TMT MX PAR
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MONTEAGL1, TENNESSEE
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SULTS: JULY 4, 2004 (ROUNDS 11 / 3)
50 (<4-6) : I. Harrison Wes t (Co b); 2. Alan Sparks (Cob);
J . Rache l Do rs ey (KT M): -4 . Tre vo r Campbell (Cob) ; 5.
Christian S. Thomas (KTM). 50 (7-8) : I . Jord an Quarles
(KTM); 2. Taylo r David son (Co b): J .jos h Ross (KTM); -4.
leila Mullens (KTM) ; 5. Austin Vaughn (KTM). 50 SHAfT:
I. Rachel Doney (Yam): 2. Harrison West (Y
am): 1. Dam ian
Tho mas (Yam); -4 . Braden Bunker (Yam). 50 O IL-INJ : I .
Alan Sparlu (Yam); 2. Eli Moo"on (KTM). SO HON: I . Abby
Vaughn (Hon) . 65 BEG: I. Jaco b Wallin (Kaw); 2. Josh Ross
(KTH); 1. Peyton M....,. (Kaw); 4. Kale!> Woodcock (!Caw
);
5. Tanner Picke tt (KTM). 6 5 (7-9): I. Shane McElrath : 2.
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(Yam); 5. Dusty Rowe (Suz) . 125 A: I. Phillip Myers (yam);
2. Ryan Stanesu (Sut.); 3. J.T. Smith (Kaw). 125 B: I. Shane
O 'Ban ion (SUI.); 2. Dust y Rowe (Suz); J . Micha el Ha wk
(Yam); -4. [csh Mayberry (Yam): 5. Benjam In Ham ilton (Hon) .
125 C: I. Wesl ey Keller (KTM): 2. Hank Gran t (Suz); J .
Dylan Muehlberger (Kaw); -4. Dan Vaughan (Yam); S. Brent
Sipe (Y
am). 125 BEG : I. Jimmy Fe tterman (Yam); 2. Eric
Fulbright (Sul.): J. Chaz Akers (Hon): 4. Marie Akers (Hon);
5. Jeffre y Wolfe (Yam). 25 0 A: 1. Phillip Myers (Yam): 2.
Ryan Stanesu (SUI.). 250 B: I. Shane O 'Bania n (Suz): 2.
Michae l Hawk (Yam): 1. Jack Brooks (Suz). 250 C: I. Bren t
Sipe (Yam): 2. Ch ristopher Harper (Hon); J . Nick Robem
(Hon ); -4. Denny Gam (KTM); S. Frank Jeffreys (Yam). 250
BEG : I. James Goosie (Yam): 2. Mike Brown (Sul.); 1. Terry
Hollon (Kaw ); -4. Dan Manter (Kaw). <4-STRK: I . Brendan
Jacob