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out from and ran away. Merrill was se cond .
Beh ind Mer rill, Honda ride r Tim Haw thorne
wor ked his way past Gresham. At the flag. Leist
was first for the moto and overa ll. Merrill was
seco nd and second overa ll. Haw t ho r ne w as
third , but bec ause of his fifth-place finish in the
first mote. third overall went to Gresham .
T he ne xt class Leist was trying to steal the
money from was the 250cc A class. In the first
rnoto. Leist rode like he had stolen the bike he
was riding ! In fact. Leist rode hard from the
time the gate dropped until the checkered flew.
Leist certainly looked like he had a po int t o
prove . Beh ind Leist, Mer rill and KTM ride r
Robert Loire we re batt ling for second. When
the smoke cleared , Merrill was second and
Loire was third .
In the se co nd mota, Leist again mo ved to
t he fro nt , w it h the same lineup behind him.
Leist finished first for first ove ra ll. Me rrill
finished se cond for sec ond ove rall. and Loire
was third for third overa ll.
Gavin Gracyk bla st s ta a cha mr. io nship title a t th e fourth a n nual O h io State
Cha m pionship, held at Sa e m 's Western Reserve Motorcy cle Clu b.
for District I I. racing his third class on the day
and winn ing the 250cc B class , over Jimmy Berg
and Scort Darling.
D istrict 12 's Gav in Gracyk was the big
wi nne r in th e Pro classes. to pping b oth the
125ec and 250cc A classes. A multi-time Ohio
State Champion. Gra cyk finished second earli er
in the season in th e Can a d ian 125cc Ea st
Mot ocross Championship. racing (or Richmond
Kawasaki. Chasing Gracyk in the 12s cc A class
were Pr o sp ect , Ohio 's Zach Ames and
Cortland, Ohio 's Warren Laney.
Ames didn't fare as we ll in th e 250cc A class.
as second-mote pro ble ms re legated him to
sixth overa ll. Tony Rob inson (4-3) was second.
Yet anot her District I I speeds ter took the
poi nt in two classes . Just in Weeks had a lon g
trip from Cincinnati, but he won all fo ur motos
in the 8scc ( 12- ls) and Supe rmini classes.
Gallo. racing his third class of the day, placed
second in the 85cc ( 12- 15) class, w hile District
12 regu lar Kyle D it c he r was runner- up in
Su pe r mini action . Co lumb us , Ohio 's james
justice also took home a pair of titles, topping
both the 8Scc (7- 1I) and 6scc (10- 1I) classes .
R ESUtTS
so BEG: I. Tomlin Burgess (KTM): 2. Giovanni Mavar
(Cob) ; l . Chetsje Kotlar (KTM); 4. Klay Prager (Y ; 5. Co le
am)
Ho user (Yam). 50 OIL -IN): I. Ca leb Houser (Cob) : 2.}ohn
Allende r Jr. (KTM); l . Giovanni Mavar (Cob): 4. Klay Prage r
(Yam); S. Patrick Russell III (Co b). 5 0 (4 -6) : l. Robe rt Vall
(Cob): 2. Ste p he n G retchen (KT M); l . Brad y Patt er so n
(KTM); '1. Joh n Allende r Jr. (KTM); S. Robert Reicher (KTM).
50 (7 · 8) : I. Jesse Walters (KTM); 2. Clay Alfrey (KTM); 3.
Con nor Fe re nce (KTM); 4. Jo shua Boyd (KTM); S, Gunnar
Flavell (KT M). 6 5 BEG: I. Shane linton (Suz) ; 2. Evan
Weekley (Kaw); 3. Levi Lynch (KT M); 4. Aaron Berg man
(Suz): S. Tristan Sprague (Kaw). 6 5 (7-9): I. Egan Rosell
(KTM): 2. Charle s Beamer (Kaw): l . Bradley How ard (KTM);
4. Logan KMnow (KTM); 5. Jake Anders (KTM). 6 5 (1001 1):
I . James Justice (KTM); 2. Dan iel Herrlein (KTM); 3. Clay
Elliott (KTM); 4. Austin Primavera lSuz): 5. Drew Hill (Kaw).
8 5 EXT RA MIN I (7 - 1 1): I. Chris Carr (Kaw); 2. Aust in
Pr imavera (5uz) : l . Alan Green (Yam); 4. Roc ky Pa rso ns
(Suz); 5. Ryan Horsley (KTM). 85 (7 .1 I) : I. Jame s Justice
(KTM); 2. Seth We is (KTM); 3. Josef Bo rnho rst (Kaw); 4.
Cu rt Gaski (Yam): S. Nick Stover (Suz). 8 5 ( 12· 15): I. Just in
Weeks (Kaw) ; 2. To ny Gallo (Suz) ; 3 . Andrew Mur nane
(Kaw); 4. Kyle Ditcber (KTM); S. Jared Lautzenheiser (SUz.).
S/ MINI : I. Justin Weeks (Kaw): 2. Kyle Ducher (KTM): l .
Andrew Murnane [Kaw): 4. Jesse Russell {Suz]; 5. Emmett
Ro wland (Yam). 12 5 A : I. Gav in Gracyk {Kaw ]: 2. Zack
Ames (Suz): 3. Warren Laney (Yam); 4. To ny Robinso n (Suz);
S. Steve n Ric hards (Yam). 115 B: I. Levi Kilbarger (Yam); 2.
Tyler Bowers (Kaw); l . Tony Gallo (Suz); -4 . Tho mas Beckett
(Kaw); S. JAco Mo hney (Kaw}, 125 C: I. Joh n Sluka (!