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By JIM P. SANDERSON
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upercross racing under the lights returned to
the beautiful Hurricane Hills Sports Cen te r
for the second time this season , after a 12-year
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Hurricane Hill and Broome-Ttcga Sports Cen s
te rs, spe nt many weeks updating the uppe r staQ.
dium above t he mot ocross track to host night
supe rcross racing.
Mother Nature almost managed to sto p the
eve n ing's raci ng , as she brough t so me
thunde rsto rms t hro ugh the area just prio r to
the start of pract ice ; nee dless to say, a rainsoaked, m ud dy sup e rc ros s t ra ck can be
ex treme ly unforgiving, as many riders quickly
fo und o ut fro m th e ir practice ses sio ns. Ms.
Natu re decided to give some cooperation , in
the form of good wea the r for the rest of the
evening, and after the initial slippery practice
sessions and the first cou ple of heat races, track
conditions weren't quite optimal for supercross,
but they we re n't too darn shabby, either.
RRP-sponsored Ronnie Stewa rt top ped the
podi um in t he superfast Sc hoolboy division .
Stewart easily won both his heat race and the
main event. Stewart managed to take the maine ve nt wi n w it h a w ho p pi ng 12-s e cond
advantage , which wa s a r at he r la rge gap .
co nsidering the small supe rcross track layout .
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Michael Ma ze w as the ele ss of the 6 5cc ranks, going undefeated in five
motos at the final raund of the CMA Dominator MX Series.
uncontested in the 85cc Inte rmed iate class but
welcomed all come rs in the 8Scc ( 12- 16) Open
and 85cc X classes. He wo n every mota in bot h
of t hos e , despi te strong competit io n from
Michael Orr and jessy Art hurs, who finished
second and third , respective ly, in both .
Cra ig "Rappo" Ranells made his comeback
from a scary inj ury su ffere d earlie r in th e
summer. (In a freak accident. another rider had
lan ded o n hi m d ur ing a pr ac t ice s essi on,
breaking seve ra l ribs and se par at ing his right
elbow and shoulder.) After a couple of mo nths
off, he co uldn't wai t to ge t back out on the
t rack. The Syndic at e/C law son Mo to rsp o rts
ri der ha d no t rou ble ge tti ng back into his
rhythm . He won the Vet Inte rmediate class .
took second in Ol d -T un e r s Intermediate
com pe t itio n a nd t he O ve r 30 X class . and
finishe d third in the 250cc Novice class. That
was a pretty good night for an old guy coming
0 (( such severe injuries.
Of co ur se , th e b igge st d r a w was the
Dominator main event, which was kind of like a
re p lay of a co uple o f t he p revious ro un ds .
Despite being positioned all the way in the back
on an inverted start , Yamaha ride r Josh Co x cut
through the pack with authority. He made it to
the front with a few laps to spare and added
anot her victory to a very successful summer.
Afte r t he fina l moto, a series awar ds
ceremony was held for all of the riders . Huge
smiles - from the little guys, especially - were
abundan t when the S-Ioot tr ophi es w ere
awarded to class champions. Second- and thirdplace finishers made out nicely as well, rece iving
some nice hardware. Overall, the happy ending
seemed fitt ing fo r such an enjoyab le a nd
successful race series. which is sure to resume
next summer.
RESULTS
50 FfT: I. Evan Garr et (KT M); 2. Dean Di Be nede tt o
(Hon) : 3. Erika War d (Ho n); 4. Zac hary Tho mpson (Yam).
50 BEG: I. KaJeb Ke ssinger (Co b); 2. Blaine Sitveir.l.(KTM);
3. Andrew T ho mpson (Po l); 4. Tanner Scogin (KTM). 50
NOV: I. Bubb a Ward (KTM). 50 (5· 6) OPEN: I. Kaleb
Kessinger (Cob); 2. Tanner Scogin (KTM ); 3. Blaine Sitveir.l.
(KTM). SO (7-11) OPEN, I. B'bba Wm! (KT M). XR SO, I.
Carty McCall (Hon ). 65 (9 .11 ) BEG: I. Ryan Flor es (Kaw);
2. Garret t Schasteen (Suz); 3. Cody Den nis (Kaw); "'. Dylan
little (Suz); S. Aust in Swank (K.aw). 6 S NOV: I. Zach leach
(KTM); 2. J.D. Elliott (KTM). 6S IN T: I. Mich;J.el Maze
(KTM). 6S ( 5-8) OPEN, I. Za'h Lea ch (KTM). 6S ( 9- 11)
OPEN: I. Michael Maze (KTM); 2. J.D. Elliott (KTM); l . Ryan
Flores (Kaw). 65 X : I. Michael Maze (KTM); 2... Zach Leach
(KTH); 3. Garrett Schast ee n (Suz); 4. Ryan Flores (!