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PHOTOS BV GARV CRIDER Southern All-Stars MX Tour Round 17 Diamondback S por t Center MX : Boruff, Bell Beat the 'Back By GARY CRIDER Bo ruff nor Bell appea red to be bothered by the RESACA, GA, ocr. 30·31 mud , how ever. Boruff blasted to w ins in all six motos in the S uzuki pilots Jon Bo ruff and Matt Bell were sta ndout perfo rmers at Diamo ndback MX, site of rou nd 17 of th e So uthern All-Stars MX Tour. Ride rs from a sev e n-sta te ar ea pushe d the weekend 's tot al signup to ove r th e 40 0 mark, an d factory co nt inge ncy from Suzu ki, Honda and Kawasaki were on ta p. This was the Over 25, I 25cc and 250ec A divisions aboard his M 0 to pl a n et / Fen c e pros. co m/ J i m ' s Motorcycles/Ke nda-backed machine. Boruff is the series points leader in both the 125cc and penultimate race of the series. five straight moto wi ns before getting tripped Following Saturday's practice sessio ns, the Ha llowee n festi viti es go t un de r way. highlighte d by a "ha unted hayride" aroun d the facility. Sunday morn ing showers created messy condit ion s during t he early motos , but t he track shaped up nicely late r in the day. Nei ther up while racing his final mo to of the day. Bell was pe rfect in the 8Scc (12 -13) and Supermini classe s, but his crash in the final 8Scc (9- 13) mot o held him to third overall in a three-way 2S0cc A divisions, by a slimmargin. 5YD/Kirk's CycielThorISpy/Michelin-backed Bell charged ahead each t ime out, picking up po ints t ie, behind ser ies leader Alix Fr eem an and Vance Francis . The 12Scc C class hosted some of the day's closest raci ng, Top finishers Dylan Muehlbe rger and Hank Grant , bo th fro m Cros sville , Te nnessee , and bo th spo nsored by C hu ck' s Cycle, wrestled each other fo r pos itio n in bot h motos. Taylor Rei lly got the ope ni ng-moto ho le sho t but , un der Int en se pressure (ro m Grant , he later cras he d back to an even tual 13th-place finish. Grant wo n the moto , ahead o f Muehl berger. Re illy and Muehl berger too k tu rns at the fro nt in moto two. Meanwhile, Grant was charging back from a 10th -place start. By t he final lap , Grant had closed o n Muehlberger, in second. The pair battled to a near-photo-finish, but Muehlberger held his gro und and his 2 ~2 sco re earned t he go ld, over Grant's 1-3 tally. Reilly's 13- 1 finishes were good enough fo r fifth overall. Grant stillholds the series points lead, over Muehlberger, by abou t IS points . Muehl berger ret urn e d in th e Fou rStroke division , w here he square d off with Neil Ha le. Muehlberge r and Neil Matt Bell won five of his six molos in the 8Scc (9- 13), 8Scc (12-13) and Supermini classes at round 17 of the Southern AII·Stars MX Tour. win and the overa ll. Aaron claimed second, in fro nt of Thompson. Koontz (S-4) took fou rth , edging o ut Bra ndo n Ross (4-S), riding a T hrott le Jockey/ Max Pitts/Ame rican Eagle Racing Suzuki. Ho rt o n easily too k bot h wins in t he 16-24 class o n his CRF450R, in fro nt of a close race fo r second be tw e e n Aaro n a nd Thompson . Aaron took secon d in bo th ma tos , wit h T ho m pso n a close th ird e ach time out. Ross finished fourth in both motos after a close race w ith Tyler Lock, on a Lake City Ho nda. Joh n Baker do minated the Veteran classes , tak ing all four mota wins on 'his O a kle y! Shift/Spectro-backed Honda . David Johnson kept Bake r ho nest, finishing a close seco nd in all fo ur motos on an LC R Honda, with Yamaha jockey Joe Behe r taki ng t hir d place in bo t h classes. Nick finished fo urt h in the Over 2S A class with a 5-3 tally afte r going down in t he fir s t mot a , an d Suz uk i jockey Ga r r on Anglemeyer (4-6) place d fifth. D ust in Boc ko ve r, ridi ng a Kayle MAB Paints/FMF/Max Pitts Kawasaki, we nt down on the first lap in the first mota of the Supe rmini class but re started to finish seco nd an d then 52 H ale came int o this ro und tie d for first in the series points sta ndings. At the end of the day, Hale held the edge, finishing 2-1 over Muehlbe rge r 's 1- 2 ta lly t o ga in a ~ .- Jordon Quarles (712) padded his points lead in the SOcc (7 -8) division w ith his perfect score in the SOcc (7-8) contest, ahead of Dakota Freeman (122), at Diamondback MX. three-po int advan tage in the series standings. Alabama's Kyle Gibso n clawed his w ay to t he t o p o f bot h the 6 Sc c (7 -9 ) and 6 5c c Mo di fied co nte sts aboa rd his Hunt sville Powe rsports KTM. Gibso n's wins ra ise d t he tem perature of his back-and-fort h se ries points battle wi th riva l Kent Braswell. Thoug h Brasw e ll still holds the ad va ntage in both d ivisions, the margin in thei r 65 cc Mo difiedclass batt le is now less than a handful of po ints. With just one rac e rema ining , champio nships are up for gra bs in at least e ight cl o se -foug ht classes . T he series awa rds banquet wi ll be he ld on t he firs t Sunday in D e c e m b e r. Information is avai lable at www.alls tarsmxtour.com eN DIAMONDBACK SPORT CEN TER MX RESACA, GEORGIA RESULTS: OCTOBE R 31, 2004 ( R O UN D 17) so SHAFT: I. Rachel Dorsey (Yam); 2. Steven Patrick Billstrom (Y am). SO (4-6): I. Alan Sparks (Co b); 2. Trevor Campbell (Cob); 3. Rachel Dorsey (KTM); 4. Val rie BiHstrom e (Cob) : S. Steven Patrick Billstrom (KTM). SO (1-8): I . Jordan Qu arl e s (KT M); 2. D a kota Fre e ma n (KT M); 3. Tyler Headrick (KTM) ; 4. Ryan Cunn ingha m (C o b): 5. leila Mullens (KT M). 65 (7 -9) : I. Kyle Gibson (KTM ); 2. Tyler He adrick (Suz): 3. Gabr ielle Billstrom (KT M); 4. Kenton Braswell (Suz): S. Donny Brown (KTM). 65 (10-11) : I. Andrew langworthy (Suz); 2. Trenton McMichen (KTM); 3. Kendall Rolen (Suz): 4. Shayne Cunningham (KTM). 65 MOD: I. Kyle Gibson (KTM); 2. Kent on Braswell (Suz); l . Donn y Brown (KTM) ; 4. Michael Glenn (Kaw ); 5. Tyler Roberts (Suz). 85 BEG: I. Robert Keeble Jr. (Kaw); 2. Chase Steven s (Hon) ; 3. And rew Barron (KTM); 4. Casey Carr (Hon). 85 (7-1 1): l. Sean Cunn ingham (KTN ); 2. Vance Fra ncis (Ho n); 3. Andrew langw orthy (Kaw); 4. Trenton McMichen (Hon): 5. Shelb y Dors ey (502). 85 (9- 13): I. Alix Freeman (5uz); 2. Vance Francis (Ho n); 3. Matthe w Bell (5 uz); ... Mar kus She pa rd (Yam); 5. Se an Cun ningham (KTM). 85 (1 2- 13) : I. Matth ew Bell (Suz.) 2. N ix Free man ; (5uz); 3. Matt hew Thom pson (5uz); 4. Caleb Gaines (KTN ). 85 (14 -15): I. Chad Napier (Y am); 2. Ty David Smithson (Suz); 3. Will iam Posey (Hon ); 4. Michael Morrow (Yam); 5. Josh Ro berson (Y am). 5 /M INI 80- 110: I. Matthew Bell (5uz): 2. Chad Napier (Y am); 3. William Pose y (Hon); 4. Ty David Smithson (5uz). 125 SCHBY : I. Matthe w Harvey (Yam); 2. Cod y lee (Hon): 3. Charles Whid by (Hon); 4. William Shepar d (Yam); 5. Matt he w Thompson (5uz). 125 BEG : I. Juan Castro (Suz); 2. Ro ss McAllister (Suz); 3. Steven Dickson (Kaw); 4. James Pugh (Hon); S. Mike Brown (Ha n). 115 A: I. Jon Boruff (Suz); 2. Kris Swaney (Ha n); 3. Ryan Stane su (Suz); 4. J.T. Smith (Kaw) ; 5. [a rnaal Bond (Hon). 1258: I. Casey l ee Joh nson (Suz); 2. Michael Hawk (Yam 3. Cody l ee (Ha n). 125 C: I. Dylan Muehlberger ); (Yam); 2. Hank Grant (Suz); 3. Heath Amos (Kaw); 4. Samie am). 250 BEG: I. Shannon Gay (Ha n); 5. Taylor Reilly (Y Amos (Han ); 2. Mike Brown (Suz). 250 A: I. Jon Boruff (Suz); 2. Kris Swaney (Ha n); l . Jamaal Bond (Ha n); 4. Ryan Stanesu (Suz); 5. Chad Ande rson (Kaw). 250 B: I. Michae l Ha w k (Yam); 2. Jack Broo ks (Suz); 3. Matth e w Harvey (KT M); 4. Cas e y lee Joh nson (Suz) . 250 C : I. Just in am); 3. Benjamin Thomas Samples (Yam 2. Josh Gra nt (Y ); (Ha n); 4. Brent Sipe (Yam); 5 . Joshua York (Suz). 4 -ST RK: I . Neil Hale (Y ; 2. Dylan Mue hlbe rger (Y . WMN am) am) 6 5·8 5: I. She lby Rolen (Ha n); 2. Shelby Do rsey (Sut ); l . Gabrielle Bill trom (KTM); 4. leila Mullens (Suz). U/L AM s ( 16-24): I. J.1: Smit h (Kaw); 2. Hank Grant (Suz); 3. Justin am) Samples (Y am); 4. Taylor Reilly (Y ; 5. Benjamin Thomas (Hon). 2 5+ : I. Jon Boruff (Suz); 2. Gaylon Dickson Jr. (Kaw): 3. Kris Swaney (Hon); 4. jack Brooks (Suz); 5. Chad Anderson (Kaw). 30+ : I. Gaylon Dickson Jr. (Kaw); 2. Jason a Edwar ds (Kaw); 3. Roben Jo lly (Y m) . 35 + : I. Gaylon am); 2. Grant Dickson Jr. (Kaw). 40+ : I. Chuck Palmer (Y c Barron (Yam l . Robert Ri e (Suz); 4. Co rey Salerno (Hon); ); 5. Bill Dodson (Hon). 45 + : I. Kenny Satterfie ld (Hon); 2. Billy Scoggins (Yam) 3. Vincent Hanwright (Suz). ; held off a strong challe nge from Kiefer Banter o n a KTM in moto tw o for th e win and th e overall. Banter ( 1-2) t oo k se co nd overall, fo llo w ed by Yama ha ride rs Jeff Burn e ll an d Cody Dea n and Suzuk i rider Clayton Knox. RESULTS X R50: I. Dalton l ongfellow (Ho n). SO JR (4.6): I. Zac hary Malone (KTM); 2. Jared Co nley (KTM); 3. Dalton Edwards (KTM): 4. Kolt Kinsler (KTM); 5. Wyatt Edw ar ds (Yam) . 50 SR (7- 8) : I. Nichola s Craig (KTM); 2. Alex Marion (Cob); 3. luke Kinkade (KTM); 4. Luke Tken (KTM); 5. Jaco b White (Pol). 65 OPEN (7- 11): I. Co lton Bragg (KTM); 2. David Howa rd (Kaw ); 3. Joh n Earl (KTM); 4 . N ich ol as C raig (KT M); 5. Br oo ks Smit h (Kaw ). 8 0 OUTLAW (1-15): I. Austin Crouc h (Suz); 2. William Reade r (Yam): l . Colto n Bragg (KTM); 4. John Earl (KTM); 5. Kevin Schlesen (Kaw). 85 JR (7 -1 1): I. Austin Crouch (Suz); 2. William Reade r (Yam); l . David How a rd (Kaw); 1 . Chr is Rourke (KTM); 5. Kevin Schiesen (Kaw). 85 SR ( 12- 15): I. Kiefer Banter (KTM); 2. Shaun Williams (Hon); 3. jeff Bumett (yam); 4. Just in light (Yam ); 5. Dann y Craddock (Y ). am S/M IN I (12 -15): I. Dustin Bockover (Kaw); 2. Kiefer Banter (KTM); l . jeff Burnett (Yam 4. Cody Dean (Yam); 5. Clayton ); Knox (KTM). 125 A: I. Roy Hort on (Hon); 2. Aaron Yoder (Kaw); 3. James Thom pson (Yam 4. Ryan Koo ntz (Suz); 5. ); Brandon Ross (Suz). 125 B: I. Clayto n Knox (KTM); 2. Adam Lock (Hon); 3. Mark Robertson (Ha n); 1. Aaron White (Y am); 5. Andrew Dewees (Kaw). 125 C: I. Dustin Mathe ws (Suz); 2. Tod d Hobb s (Yam); 3. Lesli e Madd en (Sur.); 1 . Douglas Roberts (Y am); 5. Ryan Mejaski (Suz). 250 A: I. Roy Hort on (Hon); 2. Aaron Yoder (Kaw); 3. Ryan Koontz (SUt) ; 1. Nick Yode r (Hon). 250 8: I. Kevin Arney (Hon). 250 C: DECEMBER 15, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS Tyler Thompson (132) leads Roy Horton (341), Aaron Yoder (736) and Ben Graves (9 26 ) in the 12 S cc A class at Wildcat Creek MX in Rossville, India na . 40th Anniversary

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