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knew just which rider was going to be in front whe n the pack came out from behind the trees or over the front tabletop. A couple of riders got a little too close, and Burrous went down , but he jumped right back up again. When the checkered nag dropped for the first moto, it was Koontz with the win and Skidmor e, Lucas, Miller and Jones in the second through fifth places. The second moto seemed like it was going to be a repeat of the first. Koon tz got o ut in front again, and once again the battle for second place involved the same riders - but this time the re were a fe w more adde d to the mix. Honda rider Came ron Harrod was running just beh ind the pack in the first mota, but th is t ime he made his way forwa rd and ran with t he pack. Burrous was not going to let anything or anyone get in his way this time; he held on for second, despite the battling bunch right on his tail. There was a lot of position-swapping going o n, but when the checkered flag dropped , it was Koontz w ith the win again, w ith Burrous second and Harrod in third . Overall, the victory went to Koontz , with second go ing to Miller and third going to Lucas. These ride rs rode hard this year and are going to make next year a very e xclting one for the 12Scc Novice class. RESULTS SO ( 4 -6) : I . Au sti n Bec ker (KT M) ; 2 . jace C a rl t o n (KTM); 3. Harley Stewan ( KTM); 4. Ryan Closs er (KTM); S. Gunnar Hom (KTM). SO (1 -8 ) : I. Neil T* hman (Pol); 2. Tucker Smith (KTM); 1. Logan Kustanborter (Cob); .... Jord an Williams (KTM); 5. Chase Branson (KTM). P/W OPEN : I. Logan Kustanborter (Co b); 2. Austin Han (KTM); 1. Jo rdan W illia ms (KT M); .. . C hase Bra nso n (KT M); 5. A.J. Ro m a (KTM). 65 (6-8): I. Neil Tajchman (Kaw); 2. Lake Stewart (KTM); 3. Tucker Smith (KTH); 4. Tristan Hughes (Suz); 5. Austin Han . 65 (9- 1 I): I. Dylan Flowe rs (Sut.); 1. Joe Beach (Sut.); 3. C amero n Warner (KT M) . 6 5 OPE N : I. Lake Ste wart (KTM); 1. Bryce Parker; 3. Joe Be ach (5ut.). 85 BEG : I. Michae l Wh ite (Ha n); 2. Tyler Hansen (Yam) ; 3. Chris He gwa ld (Ha n); .... Jesse Tucke r (Kaw); 5. Dominic Clemente (Hon) . 85 (7-11 ): I. Brandon He-shell (Kaw) ; 2. Fran kie Workman (Suz); 1. D ylan Flow ers (Kaw) . MINI OPEN : I. Bra nd on He rshel! (Kaw); 2. Fra nkie Wo rkman (Suz); 1. Dom inic C lem ente (Hon ). SM BK OPEN: I . Bryan Beach (Ha n) ; 2. Dalt o n 5windale (Yam); 1. D re w Fuchs (Hon) ; 4. SierTa Ordonez (Yam); 5. Cameron Warner (Yam). 11 5 B EG: I. Eric Koon tz (Kaw); 2. Cod y Miller (Kaw); 3. Charles Lucas (5uz); 4. C amero n Har rod (Ha n); 5. Ryan BufTOUs (5oz). 115 NOV: I. Cody Emme rt (Yam); 2. Jacob Manin (Han); 1. Josh Sidebottom (Ha n); .... Jered Sin (Kaw); 5. Kyle Ke lly (Sut.). 115 IN T. : I. Tann e r Moore (Kaw) . WMN: I. Noel Ho lladay (Hon); 1. 5ierra. Ordonez (Kaw). SCHBY: I. Kyle Kelty (Suz); 2. Charles lucas (5ot.); 3. Jordan Sin (Sut.); .... Jered Sitt (Kaw); 5. Cody Dick (Hon ). CLGBY: I. Jacob Matr ill (Ha n); 2. Jerem y Algarin (Kaw). 250 BEG : I. Jeff Salmon (Kaw); 1. Joh n Skaggs (Hon) . 250 EX: I. Bea u Ramstedt (Y . 30 + : I. Michael Alexander (Yam); 2. Terry am) Reynolds (Hus). 4 0+ : I. Richard He iser (Hon) . g \1 Z only four seconds beh ind Wolfe, while Bernie Frederick and Ben Jansma wer e the only oth er rider s to sneak Into the sixes. Loop two scores dropped cons iderably as the riders , now familiar w ith the course, nearly across the board dropped two or more minutes from their first-loop scores. This put Schmelzle into the t hree s, while Wol fe , Frede r ick and Jansma fell another minute back, all w ith fourpoint scores. Schmelzle turned the fastest lap of the day on the third go-around with a 2:49 and followed that up with a 2:56 to en d his day atop the pod ium w ith the overall w in. Only tw o ot her riders , Wolfe and Frederick, we re able to pace Schmelzle to the end . both scoring in the threes to finish seco nd and th ird overall, respectively, with Frederick taking home the overall A troph y fo r his effo rts. AA rider Jansma hung in fo r fourth overall, while Murray topped the 250cc A class and finished fifthoverall on the day. Topping the B class, Daniel Devito rode the whe els off his Suzuki to a 31.point score , a full six minutes ahead of Mike Diesburg, who took his KTM to the top of the 200cc B class and second overall B. Justin Warning, riding a fourstroke KTM , topped the C class, with Vet rider Da nie l Hear n hustl ing his KTM to second overa ll C on the day. z w RESULTS w O /A AA : Ron Schme lzle (Ya m) . a /A A : Bern ie Frederick. O /A B: Daniel Devit o . O/A C: Justin Wa rn ing. a. a: ~ ~ § :l: a. IlIin; Series Makeup Race Lincoln Trail Motosports Blakeney'S Big Weekend By BROC MIKEL CASEY, u, SEPT. 26 t was a great day for the makeup lIIini Series Ievent at Uncoln Trail. With the addition of saw- dust and woo d chips. the LTM track is getting better each race; it already has a classic layout. The good news was that Dakota Blake ney won an Extreme Pitbike from Cole's Cycle. The better news was that Brian Obenchain, the downed ride r who had to be flown out of the park the previous Saturday. is expected to recover. At lIIini Series races , there's always factory cont ingency on the line. Everyone gets a shot at it, from the A-class riders to the 65cc racers. Aaran Turner (34 E) capitalized on consistent scores to finish third Senior A rider at the Jumping Cow Enduro in Agate, Colorado. AA : I. Da ve Wolfe (Yam); 2. Be n Jansma (Han) ; 3. Mark Ste ....ens (Kaw); ... Bret Dool ey (Yam); 5. Jeffrey H ernand ez (Han). A 1 0 0 : I . Jo na t h an W hi ta cr e (KT M); 2. Bryce Bingham (Yam). A 15 0: I . Don ny Murray (Han ); 2. And y Melton (KTM); 1. C hris Farrar (Y am); 4 . Jo hn Harri s (Yam). A OPEN: I. John Unl e (KTM); 2. Kris Brunson (KTM). A S R: I. Perry Bicek (Yarn); 2. Kevin O 'Leary (Y am) ; 3. Aaron Tumer (Yam); .... Don Daity (Y ; 5. Kenny Perkins (Hon) . A am) 4 -ST RK: I. Jos h Aumiller (Han); 2. Je remy Rice (Han); 3 , Eric Mo berg (KT M); 4. Billy Radecky (Kaw) . A VET: I. Je remy H en le y (Yam) ; 2, Cory Schmid t (KTM); 3. Wayn e Inte rm ill (Yam); .. . Jaso n Cooper (Ha n); 5. ReK McKinne y (Ya m) . B 2 00 : I. Mike D ie sburg (KTM); 2. Rusty D avis (KTM); 3 . Adam Eagle (KTM); .... Ckris Wi lder (KTM); 5. Adam G illes (Kaw). B 15 0 : I . Cha un Sims (Sut.); 2. Teague Sawye r (Han); 3. Casey Ba....erstock (Yam) ; ... Larry PygOtt (KTM); 5. C or ky Bave rs tock (KTM). B OPEN: I. Bryant Cape (KTM); 2. Jason Buw (Yam) 3. Kevin Butts (KTM); .... ; Don Crum (KTH); 5. David 5chadle(KTM). B SR, I. Barry Schafer (Hon); 2. Alan Beyer ( KTM); 1 . Paul Smith (KTM); .. . Steve Unqu ist (KTM); S. Mar k Berry (KTM). B 4 -STRK: I. To d d H ar r is o n (Yam) ; 2. Ke ....in T h o m as (KT M); 1. D a n Buch hek (KTM); ... Bre nt Eric kson (KTM); S. Tim Walsworth (KTM) . B VET: I . D av e And erson (Kaw) ; 2. To m Cape (KTM) ; 3. Scott Gut hmann (KTM); 4. Aaron Kalisher (Y am) ; 5. Ryan H unter (Yam). B SlS R: I. Floyd Stretch (KTM); 2. Jary Pe nney (Hon ); 3. Jeff Markewicz (KTM). C 100: I. Ian Btythe (Kaw); 2. Curt is Miller (Y am); 3. Robert Peasly (Suz); ; .... Ronald Smith (Yam) S. Scott Balbin (Kaw). C 250: I. Pet e D ierport (Yam); 2. Cody Schafer (Han ); 3. Charles E. Pedraza (Yam) ; .... Je rry Milts (Suz); 5. Trace Arm str o ng (Yam) . C OPEN : I. Sco tt Clinton (KTM); 2. Du ane H ulse (Sut.); 3. Cameron Soes te r (Y am); .... Bill Flynn (KTM); S. Migue l Riven. (KTM). C S R: I. Jeff C lar k (KTM); 2. Marvin Richar dso n (Kaw) ; 1. Brad Bower (KTM); .... Bob Moran (Han); 5. Pu Soest e r (Hon) . C 4 · STRK: I. Luke Coleman (Yam); 2. Jeff Mille r (Yam); 3. Erik Jense n (Hon) ; .... Kelty Alexander (Hon ); 5. Brady Van Matr e (Suz). C W MN: I. Kimberly Van Duyn (Kaw); 2. Layne G ibso n (KT M). C S PTSMN : I. Gr eg Jac kso n (KTM); 2. Jay Ste wart (KTM); 3. Steven Theone (KTM); 4. Greg Gibson (KTM); 5. Don Jones (Vor). C V ET: I. Daniel Hearn (KTM); 1. C harle s Ped raza (Yam); 1. Tra vis Nicho lkson (Hon) . C SISR : I. Jim Peas ley (KTM); 2. Roger Bo wd en (KTM); 1. Tony Cooper (KTM); 4. Bob McDowell (Yarn); 5. Gordon Salad a, (Hon) . When those 65cc race rs rolled to the line, the still-smiling Blake ney was on the gas out in front of the pack, with his fellow Suzuki rider David Howard in his shadow, followed by Socal KTM rider Kyle Tripp, representing the marque w ell in Oben cha in's absence. The top three riders pulled away from the pack, and when the checkered nag new, Blake ney finished first , with Howar d second and Tripp third . The second moto was more of the same out front , with Blakeney finishing first for the mote and overall, Howard finishing second for second overall, and Trippfinishing fourth for third overall. It was a big weeke nd for Socal riders; there always see med to be a Socal rider in the hunt Rocky Mountain Enduro Circuit Round 9: Jumping Co w End uro Schmelzle's Not Fiddling Around at the Jumping Cowl By GEORGE PENNINGTON AGATE, CO, SEPT. 26 D on Schmelzle too k another step to ward the I'R MEC championship as he domi nated ro und ni ne , th e c ha llengi ng Ju mp ing Co w Enduro, which is held on the easte rn plains of Colo rado. Now, the phrases "easte rn plains of Co lorado" and "challenging" rarely appear in th e same se nte nce , but t his event was the ex ce pt ion. At th e Jumping Cow Ranch near Limon , race promoter Tim Lyons managed to stuff 14 miles of trail into an area four miles long and half a mile wide. As you can imagine, it was tight - excep t when it was fast, or when it was sandy, or wh en riders we re cros sing a log or three... Ther e was even a big 01' nasty mudho le S2 that sucked a few guys to China. And, oh , did I mention it was sandy? Somehow, a big 01' sand wash e nded up on the plains of Colorado. The MOjave it wasn't, but 20 or so crossings later, there w e re some whoops that would ma ke South wick proud. In ot he r wo rds, the re w as some thing for eve ryone here. and Mr. Lyons found a wa y to use it all. The even t was run qualifier-style, on e 14-mile lap at a time , at a 24-mph ave rage; C riders went three laps, and A and B riders we nt four. Th e YZ25 0-mo unt ed Schme lzle took the po int from the get-go , posting a 5:20 o n loop one, a full minute up on th e 6 :22 pos ted by fellow AA rid er Dave WoJre . Donny Murr ay kept it tight, piloting his CRF250R to a 6:26 , NOVEMBER 17, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS James Hays was fast enough to wi n both 250cc B motos far the overall victory at the lIIini Series makeup race at Uncoln Trail Motosport s in Casey, Illinois . 4 0 t h Anniver s ary

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