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Clayton Memorial Foundation Charity MX
Portland Trail Riders
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PHOTOS BY BART NEWMAN
Grewe Grand
at Portland Charity MX
By BART NEWMAN
PORTlAND, MI, SEPT. 12
" " e Portland Trail Riders have held a Charity
I MX weekend for the last five years, with all
th e proceeds going to the Clayton Memorial
Foundation . To date , the Penland has raised nearly $50,000 for this great cause. Hats off to all the
Portland members; this year, a check was written
to the Clayton Memorial Foundation for $5000 .
Having already won the Over 30 and Over
25 classes during the morning's program, john
Grewe nailed the start of the first 2SOccA mote
and followed the first rule of racing: Never look
back . Scotty Thompson was running second,
with Mall t-laxlmoff Trevor Gundlach and Jerry
Lorenz co m pleting t he t op five on lap o ne.
Thompson was allover Grewe during the first
four laps, never close enough to show him a
wheel but always within striking distance . Their
battle put them a good IS seconds ahead of the
rest of the field, which was led by Maximoff and
Lorenz, who had found a way past Gundlach .
Grewe won going away, with Thompson second
and Maximoff third .
In mota two, "old man " Grewe was out
front when the gang floated around tum one,
with Brad Smith, Maximorr and Thompson
following . Maximoff set up Smith to grab
second , and Thompson and Gundlach were
pushing hard to make a play for a top-three
Ilnlsh. That running order would stand for all
20 minutes plus two laps. Grewe took the win,
and was probably glad that his w ife had talked
him into racing the 2S0cc A class. Thompson
(2-3) took second. and Smith (8-3) grabbed the
last spot on the box after a tough first mota.
In the 12Scc A class , T.J. Auten , Co rey
Slavik and Thompson rounded turn one ahead
of the pack. Auten found a great line near the
golf course and quickly put five seconds on the
pair. With a clear track a head , the MCR
Suspension/Full Throttle MotorsportslThor/
Sunstar-backed Auten carried his lead to the
checkered flag. Thompson took a soil sample
Gamb le (Kaw) ; 2. Gera ld Ha rmon (Ho n); 3. Jojo Dooley
(Hon) ; 4 . Phillip Stone (Yam); 5. Tarr on Miller (Suz). 8S
(7 . 11): I. Nrc Kimsey (KTM); 2. Dylan Taylor (SUI) ; 1.
Timothy Thorn (KT M); 4 . And rew Reed (Yam); S. Jaco b
Redmond (Kaw ). 85 ( 12.1 5) : I. Derek Rogers (Sut); 2.
Matt hew Timm (5uz ); 1. Pre sto n Thomas (Kaw); 4. Cory
Dowda (SUI); 5. Will Posey (Ho n). S/MINI 80· 105: I.
Preston Thomas (Kaw): 2. Matthew T imm (SUI ): 3. De re k
Rodgers (SUI ): 4. Jo rd an White (SUI). U/L A M : l . Chris
McCoritet (Ho n); 2. Matt Wasson (KTM): 3. Noah Harpe r
(Hon): 4. Travis laird (Hon ): 5. David Dieh l (Yam). 12S
BEG : t. Jimmy Fe tt e rman (Yam); 2 . Craig Skinner (Hon ); 3.
Miclu .el Bramlette (Hon); 4. Kyi Lee (Hon ); S. Jason Loffex
e
(KTM). 115 A: I. Kyle a do rn (Ho n); 2. Steve n Cochran
[Hus]: J . Dash Lyle [H on]: 4. Rya n Nolen (KT M); 5. Tim
Myers (Hon) . 11 5 B: I. Matt Wasson (KTN): 2. Cody Lee
(Hon ): 3. Noah Harper (Hon). 125 C: I . Travis laird (Hc o):
2. Gage Hartma n (Y
am); 3. Jeff COline (Hon); 4. Adam Carr
[Hon ]: ~ ':.J. Pappas (Y
am). 250 A: I. Dash Lyle (Hon): 2.
Kyle ad orn (Hon); 3. Dalas C o nn e r (Yam) ; 4 . Steven
Cochran (Hus ); 5. Cha d Ande rso n (Kaw). 2S0 B: I. Matt
Wauon (KT M); 2. Noah Harper (Ho n) . 250 C: I. Bo yd
Peterson (Ho n); 2. Phillip Millon (KTM). WMN : I. Traci
Millon (Yam); 2. Kayla. Ergle (SU ; 3. Kristin Mullane y (Yam).
I)
YTH : I. Cody Lee (Ho n): 2. Gage Hart man (Yam); 3. c.J .
Pappas (Yam): 4 . Cor ey Da bb s (Yam); S. Tyle r Tram me ll
(KTM). 15+: I. Ryan Nolan (KTM): 2. Boyd Pete rson (Hon ):
J . R.ndy Riehl (V""') . 30 + , I. R.ndy Rield (V""') ; 2. Kevin
Wh itme r (Yam) . ]S + : I. Stan ley Dow da (Ho n); 2. Scott
Stephens (Hon ).
on lap three, which gave Slavik some breathing
room, but 3S the moto wore on, Thompson
began to make a push (or the front . Thompson
passed Slavik in the rhyt hm section stick and
followed Aute n home in second. Randy Valade
also passed Slavik to take third.
In moto two , Slavik, Auten, Thompson.
Nathan Woodward and Lorenz rounded turn
one fast and on the gas. Slavik put his head
down and went to work. but Auten wasn't going
to give him a free ride ; Auten pushed hard
to
ca tch Slavik and [0 stay ahead of Thompson. On
lap four, with the to p three riders firmly in place.
both Lore nz and Valade got past Woodward.
On la p e ight. Auten cartwheeled down
H or sepow er Hill, ending his day disappointed
and sore. Slavik (4- 1) took the moto win but
ended up second overall, as Thom pson's double
ru nner- up finishes gave the Tech-Care
Suspension pilot the overall victory. Afte r a great
ride, Lorenz (5-3) took third, over Valade, but
Valade's 3-4 score gave him third overall. eN
Jo hn Grewe (70) le a ds Scotty Thompson (76) in the secon d 250cc A mo ta
at the Portland Trail Riders' annual Clayton Me mo rial Foundation Charily
MX event.
RESULTS
SO (4-6) : I. Ashto n Hayes (Co b); 2. Jacob Willia mson
(Cob); 3. Bndley 8per (Cob) ; 4. M