Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

I Richard , Ric hard!' and I looked back, and the re he was. So I floo re d it. wen t off the trail and shifted do wn and pop ped the clutcb!" Rey no lds , who d e scrib e d t he trail s as " perfect dirt," also said he had an encounter with some ro ugh thickets but managed to pull it toge ther. He thanke d his family Tommy Brooks. , SID I Boots and Venue On-Ho ld for all the support throughout the year. Racing down t he same rocky and red -d irt trails . Scott Wise man of the Vet Kids class rode the 5 ~ mile loop flawle ss ly to t ake second, a mi nute behind class champion Spencer C oo k. A mi nute or so might sou nd like a lot . but keep ing up w ith this fast cookie is a fe at managed by only a few. Coming fro m the back of the pack, D uB o se rode ex ce ptionally well (or t hird, kee ping up with the older Vets. These kids rod e o n th e same co urs e the ad ults ro de the nex t day, showing t hey can hang with t he "bigger kids " of SERAin the futu re. Riding the miniature PWSO, Tre nt Wh isenant made things look easy en route to the Beginner Pee Wee win, while 5-year-o lds Camero n Reed and Rudy Ferguson had thei r work cut ou t for them in their 20 minutes of roc ks and hill . Riding s outstandingly on his Kawasaki, Ferguso n edged out Reed for second, leaving third for Reed, who had difficulty in the ruth less terrain. A new face on the trail, 5-year-o ld Dave Myatt. was entertaining yet ve ry determ ined , ho lding up really well considering this was one of his first rides. e arly Ever e tt was ano ther first-timer. She rode in the more complex Pee Wee class. Micah Williams and Steve N icho las had a battle of their own going. but upco ming rider Codey Le ach man sneaked in and gra bbe d seco nd , be hind Nichol as. W illiams was third. Fe llow KTM rider Brenn en Re ed ma intained his dr ive but was overcome by loca l residen t Bailey Me r ri ll, who t o o k four th, leav ing fifth fo r Brenne n. The Rockford Men's Club did a great job of host ing a ve ry cha llenging and well-organ ized eve nt. Remember, all kids are winners in SERA! RESULTS BEG P/W: I . Trent Whisenant (Y am); 2. Rudy Fer guson (Kaw); 3. Cameron Reed (Yam); .. . Ryan Gilbert (Y am); 5. Tyler Allen . PIW: J. Steven Nicholas (KTM); 2. Codey Leachman (h e); 3. Micah Williams (KTM); ... Bailey Merrin (KTM); S. Bren nen Reed (KTM). KIDS tNT: I. Richard Reynolds (Y am); 2. John Higuera (! Price (2-2), who took runner-up honors over Jon Taylor (3- 3). This wrapped up a perfect Saturday for Hieftje , who is we ll o n his way to ano ther top- 10 finish in the AMA Dist rict 14 po ints standings fo r yet another year. Ryan To w to o k t he mote -o ne w in in the 16-24 class after a good, moto-Iong battle w ith Q uinto n Alderman. Tow had t he speed in the back section of the track to keep Alderman at bay throughout the mota . Erin Miller turned in a solid third-place ride as she got ready fo r the AMA D ist r ict 14 MX Wome n's Sta te Cham pio ns hip rou nd , wh ich was on ta p (o r Sunday at Po rtland. In moto two , Alder man go t the start, bu t Tow, not liking the ru nner -up spot , was on the throttle hard. Tow made his move headi ng up Ho rsepo wer Hill, and o nce he was out fro nt, he was n't going to let it go ; he rod e away to take th e second- mo to win . Ald e r m a n fin ish e d second. Miller rou nded o u t t he to p three , w hich also mirro red the overall finishe s for these thr ee riders. RESULTS 50 (4-6): I . Broc Wright (Cob ); 2. Jacob WIlliamson; 3. Brad ley Esper (Cob); .. . Ashton Hayes (KTM): 5. Bailey Knight (KTM 50 (7..a): I. Michael Wolfe (Cob ); 2. Broc k ). Stellner (Cob); 3. Desiree Betts (KTM). SO TRL (" .S): I. Ezc ri Merrill (Y ; 2. KaJeb Fisk (Ha n); 3. Blake Feucht am) (Han); ... Anna He nse (Han). 50 JR: I . Jaco b Williamson (Co b); 2. Blake Posthumas (KTM); 3. Ashton Hayes (KTM); ... Bra dley Esper (Co b); 5. Bailey Knight (KTM). 50 SR: I. Daniel Cutle r (KTM). 65: I. Jarett Pescl (KTM): 2. Jeffrey Stu ll II (KT M); 3. Christopher Pre bula (KT M); -4 . Tyler Delaney (KTM); 5. Jacob Grzebirrsl (Suz). 85 (9-13): I. Nice lui (Suz); 2. Brad M. Kiester (Kaw); 3. Jame s Robens (Suz); 4. Michael Ross (Suz); 5. Billy Lars (Suz). 85 C: I. Pie rce en Soule (!

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