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Mid-South Hare Scrambles Series Cross Country Motorsports Championsh ip Round I: Lakeview Lodge PHOTOS BY OEBBIE ALLEN Gibson Lodges Himself in First at Lakeview lead, but a mil e la t e r he los t it w he n he sto pped for gas. Gibson was too close for the Indiana native to have a permanent stay in first ; howeve r, Cregg did rail to second place. ''I'm ready for the next one." Cregg said. Cycle She d/ KT M/ Michelin / Mo to re x/ IMSsponsored Robb ins led most of the second lap, and the n Gibso n and Cr egg passed him an d pulled awa y. Ro bbins dropped back to th ird place and was happ y for the podium position. Meanwh ile, last year 's AA cham pion, Blair Ber sano , struggled in fo urt h place . Ro bb ins would hea r him in the distance , but then he would wick it up just eno ugh to stay in third. Be rs ano finished in fourt h, whi le Masch ino took fifth. "I thought maybe I'd let those guys clear the path for me, instead of being In the front all the time," Maschino said. "They did a good job at clearing the trail, but I wished they cou ld've cleared the dust for me a little bit better." Cox Promotions tried. Throughout the day, they had water trucks soak some of the trail, and the y did a great job at laying out a nice 9-mile course that consisted of tight sections, a little bit of fields, and what seem ed to be one lonely mud eN puddle that equaled everything out . By DEBBIE ALlfN WHITE PLAiNS, KY, OCT. 10 he Mid- Sout h Har e Scram b les Se ries T kicked off its 25th seaso n at the Lakeview Lodge In White Plains. Kentucky. Nearly 600 riders gat he re d for the o pe ning battle. This Cross Cou ntry Mot orsports Championship had a cer t ain ele me nt of new ness, w hi ch gav e eve ryo ne a chance to aim for the high ma rk of winning th e Pirelli/Moose/Ma xxis/Am er ican Patriot Getaways victo ry. and no one did it be tter than KTM-mounted Dust in Gibson . O ff the start. a tight battle erupted amo ng the AA riders as john Maschino grabbed for the holesho t, with Hayden Moo re . Gibson a nd Chris Bach dom inat ing the front row. After the first co rne r, Gibson wedged his way into the lead by taking a furt her line into the woods, and shortly the reafte r john Robbins cruised by while Moor e and Bach drifted to the back of the pack. " Me, Robb ins, Ueff] Cregg and Masch ino were bust ing tra il," said the Sarge's Cycles/Pro Act ion of Kentu ckylT ire Balls/Maxxis-backed Gibson. "It w as just awes ome. One pers on wo uld be leading o ne minute, and someon e e lse wou ld be leading the next." By the second lap, Gibson realized that the dust was getti ng too th ick due to heavy traffic, so he made an aggressive move for the lead and passed Robbins. "Sorry about that , because I kind of hit him a little hard," Gibson admitte d. On the oth er hand, Cregg was not so easy to sha ke . The Sout he rn Ind ian a an d Ston ey Lonesome Champion and top con tender for State Champ ion was beh ind Gibson the en tire time, wa iting for a bad move. Ri ht before the g t hird la p, the Team Green Kawa saki/jo hnny Sign s/M o ose/Sco tt/AIpine st a rs -su p porte d Cr egg saw his chance w hen Gibso n couldn't get around a lapper. Cregg pushed hard for the LAKEVIEW LODGE WHITE PLAINS, KENTUCKY RESULTS : OCTOBER 10, 2004 (ROUND 1) O/A : I. Dust in Gibson (KTM); 2. Jeff Cregg (Kaw); 3. John Rob b ins ( KT M); -4 . Bla ir Bersano (Hus) ; 5. Jo hn Maschino (GG); 6. Chris Bach (KTM); 7. John Roth (Yam); B. Harvey Wh itaker (Kaw) : 9. Mike Sampson (Suz); 10. Hayden Moore (KTM). AA: I . Dustin Gibson (KTH); 2. Jeff Cregg (Kaw); 3. Joh n Robbins (KTM): -4 Blair Bersanc (Hus); S. . John Maschino (GG). n o A : I. John Roth (Yarn 2. Mike ): Sampson (Suz); 3. Ste ve Gordon (KT M); -4 . Gerald Earl (KTM ) ; S. Jer e my Ketch um ( KT M). LT A : I. Harvey Whit3:ker (Kaw); 2. West on Waltwork (KTM); 3. Jon Buckner (Yam); -4 Natha n Sulliv

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