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Tony D. Motocross Schools /Suzuki Pennsylvania State Motocross Championships Hurricane Hills Sports Center PHOTOS BY JIM ~ SANDERSON Sigismondi Seizes Two State MX Titles! By JIM P. SANDERSON CUFFORD, PA, SEPT. 19 A lmost 300 motocross en thusiasts cam e out to Hurricane Hills /"'\sports Center for one of H urd Motorsports' biggest races o f t he seaso n, the 22nd annual Tony D. Motocross Schools/Suzuki Pe nnsytvania State Motocross C hamp ions hips. The best riders from the Keystone State and beyond came to the loamy. chaJlenging racecourse to compete for fact o ry and pr oduct contingency and the right to put "Pennsylvania State Champion" on their race resumes for the 200 5 season. Mother Nature lambaste d t he region w ith the aftermath of Hu rricane Ivan just two days prior to the event. which forced p ro mot e r Tom Hurd to ca ncel Sa t urd ay night's su percross (scheduled lo r the evening prior to the State Championships). Sunday's practice sessions were quite muddy, but t he track crew scraped the mud off the racecourse after practice. and conditions steadily improved. Aft er some more grooming during intermission, the track was just unbelieva bly pe rfect. Ro che s t e r, New York's Ale x Sigismo ndi has be e n riding extremely well this season and has show n a consistent ability to win races o r at least place in the to p three . Sigismo ndi added to his list of accomplishments the titles of Pe nnsylvania Sta te Champion in not o ne but two ve ry competitive d ivisio ns. 12Sc c Amateu r and Schoolboy. Sigismondi topped the 12Scc Amateur division podium with a perfect I-I tally and the Schoolboy contest with a 2-1 tally. Sigismondi almost made it a hat trick but came up shy, as he finished second overall in the 250c( Amateur d ivision. Jesse Festenstine and Sigismon di shared the holeshot in the open ing 12Scc Amateur mota, with Ronnie Stewart. Robert Stanton and Sean Wallace in tow. Feste nst ine took over the point by the second tum, putting Sigismondi in second. Just before the start of lap two , Wallace moved to fourth and Kerry Kaminskie took fifth. Kaminskie quickly moved by Wallace on lap two to take fo urt h. Festenstine had a three-second lead by lap three, but Sigismondi reduced that advantage to a bikelength on the following lap. After one failed pass attempt on Festenstine on lap four, Sigismondi finally made the pass for the lead two turns before the white nag . Kaminskie also closed on Stewart and made the pass for third on lap four. Sigismondi took the win with a four-second lead. Festenstine, Kaminskie, Stewart and Wallace rounded out the top five. Sigismondi led the charge oil the gate in the final moto, followed by Kaminskie, Festenstine, Wallace and Dan Zabrowski . Only three turns into the mo to , Feste nst ine passed Kaminskie in th e tricky downhill rhyth m section, taking secon d. Wallace continued to hold fo urt h, and Rashidi Kerrison advanced to fifth . Th e top five were spr eadi ng o ut by lap three when Wallace went do wn. Kerris o n advance d to fourt h. No t soon afte r, Stewart passed Kenison for fourth . Kaminskiere passed Feste nstine on lap three to reclaim third . Sigismondi cr ossed the finish line for the win w ith a four-second advantage . Kaminskie, Festenstine , Stewa rt and Kerrison (allowed . Sigismond i ( I-I ) top pe d the po dium , w ith Kaminskie (3-2) eN second and Feste nstine (2-3) th ird overall. HURRICANE H ,US SPORTS CENTIR CU FFORD, PENNSYLVANIA R ESULTS: SEPTEMBER 19, 2004 50 P!W, I. Kyle Bcdeau (Cob); 2. T",... HaY"' (KTM); 3. C hase Ak"a (KTM); < . Chris CenninMo (KTM); S. Paul E",,,,,,,, (Yam). 50 (4· 6) , I. J""'ph BalkOYic (KTM); 2. Bethan y RuM (Cob); 3. Wya tt Bart o (KTM); 4 . D ustin Miller (KTM): 5. Se an Knoll (KTM). SO (1-8): I. Addison Emory rv (Cob); 2. Jare k Balkovic (KTM); 3. Brennen Weindel (KTM); 4. Derek Miller (KTM); 5. Steven Shaffer (KTM). 6 5 (1 .9): I. Joey Peters (Kaw) ; 2. Luke R.enz land (Kaw): J . Sean Ballard (KTM); 4. Paul Tsrado (Kaw): 5. [arek Balko vic. (KTM). 65 ( 10- 11): I. Ryan Zaven.1 (KTM): 2. Zach Donlin (Kaw); 3. Andy Johns (Suz): 1 . Dam ien Major (Suz); 5. jam es Doolittl e (Suz). 85 (1- 9) : I. Luke Renzland (Kaw); 2. joey Peten (Kaw): 3. Sean Ballard (KTM); 1 . Paul Tirado (Kaw); 5. Kevin H icks Jr. (Kaw). 85 (9- 13): I. Zach Raus (Y am) ; 2. James Doolittle (Suz); 3. Paul Ti n. do (Kaw): 4. Derek Lukens (Ho n); S. Just in Ferris (Yam ). 85 (1 0.1 1): I. Tyler Hawk (! Addy (H on); 4. Sonny N ighma.n (!on N udelman (Hon) ; 5. Mich ael Fe rnio lo (!

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