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away and easily won both motos on his Capita l Cycles Honda. Zach O sbo rne put on a good show on his Factory KTM and found his way to se cond overall. Hond a-mo unt ed Tyler Horn e turned it on in the final moto to gain the last pod ium spot . The 12Scc B class was another [ase Le wis runaway. Anothe r fast Honda carried Matthew McKinney to second overall. Yamahajockey Jason Villatico was steady and earned third overall. That Lewis guy was on the gas and won the 2SOc B class with no prob lem. Lewis ran down c a number of the A-class riders on the way to his win. Start ing on the seco nd gate , Lewis passed his w ay to up t o fo urth place among the A r ide r s . Villat ic o se c ur e d se cond . Cl ayt on Hend erson used his Fre ew heeling Hond a to capture the final podium position . Matt Turne r, on his fast Yamaha of Doraville YZ250F, topped th e 16- 24 d ivision . Suzu ki joc key Broc Hinckley took second overall with a so lid performance . Kaw asaki pilot St e ven Doyen used a final-moto charge to gain th ird . The 125cc C class was anot her Matt Turne r runaway, and. in the pits, talk of the Mini O's was in t he air. Travis Laird kep t his Hon da pinned in the last mete to move up the or der to second overall. Eli Hurst, on his LSD-tun ed Suzuki, to ok the last podium spot . The Over 30 class was the property of none other th an Ashle y Epps, on his Epps Cycle Hond a, Mark Taylor kept Epps honest w ith a good effort for second overall. Chad Scharlow used his red machine to make the podium all red. Th e race rs an d the fans loved the tra c k c ha nge s, so lo o k for major turnou t s at an y prepped practice. See you at the next race! RESUL TS SO SHAFT: I. Travis Hutt on (Yam); 2. Austin Jenk ins (Yam); 3. Braden Bunker (Yam) 4. Nathan Vrooman (Yam) 5. ; : Gavin Hall(Yam) 50 HON!KT M OIL-INJ: I. Joh n Nickering . (Co b); 2. Canon Fo rd (KTM); 3. Dawson Wells (Hon); 4. Payton MOf"gan (Cob); 5. jordan Henry (Hon). 50 (4- 6): I. Payton Mor gan (Co b); 2. Cody Ryan (Co b). 50 (7 .8) : I. Carter Oldknow (Co b); 2. Colema n Man in (Co b); 3. Jake Capizzi (Co b); 4. Chase McCulle rs (Co b); 5. Trevor Tat e (KTM). 50 OPE N: I. Carte r Oldknow (Co b); 2. Trevor Tate (KTM); 3. Cory Massey (KTM); 4. Bailey Thompson (Co b); 5. Braden Bunker (lem). 65 (7 -9): I. Michael Alford (KTM); 2. Carte r O ldknow (KTM): 3. Co lton Ford (KTM); 4. Timothy Thorn (KTM); 5. Coleman Martin (KTM). 65 (I 0~ 1 1): I. Brent Jernigan (KTM); 2. David Butler (KTM); 3. Cameron Reas (KTM); 4. Jake Baume rt (KT M); 5. Mason McC une (Kaw). PRETEEN 60 : I. Cameron Reas (KT M); 2. Jake Baume rt (KTM); 3. Michael Keen (KTM); 4. Michael Alford (KTM); 5. Gilberto lopez (Kaw). 60-80 BEG : I. James joh nson (KTM); 2. Chad Andenon (K.aw); 3. Josh Womack (Hon); 4. Daniel Reeves (Kaw ): 5. Caleb Dorset (Hon) . 85 (7. 11): I. Grant Ransde ll (KTM): 2. Forrest Lane (Suz); 3. Brent Jernigan (KTM); 4. Aie l< Ray (Suz); 5. Camer on Reas (KTM). 85 (9 -13 ): I. Gr ant Ransd ell (KTM); 2. De re k Rogers (Suz); 3. Fo rre st Lane (SUl); 4 . Park e r Ant hon y (Suz); 5 . H unt er Mim s (Ya m) . 8 5 ( 12 . 15) : I. Z ac h Os borne (KTM); 2. Dere k Roge rs (Suz); 3. Parke r Anthony (Suz); 4. Nath an Collins (Suz) ; S. Et ha n He ster (Yam) . S/MINI 80- 105: I. Dere k Rogers (Suz); 2. Nathan Collins (Suz); 3. Shane Bowiden {Suz]: 4. Aaron Cooper {Kaw]: 5. Matthew TImm (Suz). 125 BEG: I. Zachary Miller (Hon); 2. Trey Fora n (Y am); 3. Justin Morr is (K.aw); 4. Ronn~ Gibson (Kaw); 5. Jimmy Fett erm an (Yam 125 A: I. De rrick Fisher ). (Yam); 2. Doug Earls (Hon ): 3. Michae l Willard (KTM); 4. Man Walker (Kaw); 5. D.C. Thomason (Ya m). 125 B: I. [ase lewis (Hon); 2. Matt hew McKi ney (Han ); 3. Jason Villa n tico (Yam) 4. Jordan Martin (Hon); S. Tyler Horne (Ho n). 125 C: ; I. Matt Turne r (Yam); 2. Tr3vis Laird (Han ); 3. Eli Hurst (Suz); 4. Christian Gibney (Hon); S. Jeffrey Petit (Ho n). 25 0 BEG: I. Kyle Ste ele (Yam); 2. Jason De m ing (Hon). 25 0 A: l . Michael Will rd (KTM); 2. Doug Earls (Hon); 3. Shane Mills a (Yam) 4. Dash Lyle (He n): S. Chase Borde rs (Ho n). 250 B: ; I. [ase Le wis {Hon): 2. Jason vut auc c (Yam); 3. C layton He nde rson (Hon) ; "1 . Rob e rt McGrew (Ho n); S. Bo bby Scogin (Hon). 25 0 C: I. Douglas Baile y (KTM); 2. Bobby am); 4. Casey Smith (Yam) ; Dow ns (He n): 3. Carl Holden (Y 5. Richa rd Weave r (Yam). 4 · 5 T RK: I. Ch ristian Gibne y (Yam) 2. John Hall (Yam WMN : I. Kayla Boswell (Yam) 2. ; ). ; Amanda Bryant: (Suz); 3. Kayla Ergle (Suz); 4. jessica Tucker (Suz). YTH: I. Jase Lewis (Hon); 2. Zach Osborne (KTM); 3. Tyl r Home (Hon): 4. Matt he w McKinney (Han ); 5. Robby e am Winiar czyk (Hon). 1 6~24 : I. Matt Turne r (Y ); 2. Broc Hinckle y (Suz): 3. Steven Doye n (Kaw); 4. N oah Har pe r (Ho n); 5. Colby Ea rhart (Yam) . 25+ : 1. Josh Ch a nd le r (Hco ): 2. Chris Faircloth (He n): 3. Ke vin Wh eele r (Ho n). ] 0 + : I. Ashley Epps (Hon); 2. Mark Taylor (Hon); 3. Chad Scharlow (Hon) . lS + : J. Ashley Epp s (Hen): 2. Br ian Com pton (Yam); 3. Ken Smar t (Ya m) ; 4. Wayne Masse y (Hon); 5. J.T. Holland (Sul lo 40 + : I. William Phee (Hon); 2. Ken Smart (Ya m): 3. Darre ll Sims (He n): 4. Robert Johnson . 45+ : I. Willi m Phee (Hon); 2. Kevin Brule (Ha n); 3. Darrell a Sims (He n): 4. Bo bby St aggs (Ha n); S. Mike He nde rs on (Ho n). VET NOV: I. Ch r is Fairclot h (Ho n); 2. Boyd Petersen (Hon); 3. John Hall (Yam); 4. Mart in Horns (Yam S. ); Eddie Davis (Hon). SR VET NOV : I. Bob Foran (Hon); 2. Stanley Dowda (Ha n). Mid·South Hore Scrombles Youth Series Cross Co untry Motorsports C'ship Ro und 3: 14 3 Offroad Pa rk Nash No Rambler at Round Three By DEBBIE AUEN WAVERLY, TN, OCT. 3\ M ake no bones about it: Zachary Nash was on a ro ll whe n it cam e to making th e grade at the Mid-South Hare Scramble s Youth Series eve nt in Waverly, Tennessee. He earned an A+ for his second win of this season in the Junior B division - which was no e asy task , since th e Pirelli/Moose/Maxxis/American Patr iot Get aways-supported Cross Country Motorsport s Championsh ip e ntertains youth from Indiana, Illinois, Alabam a, Mississippi, Kentucky and Tenness ee. The Thor/YMI/Pro Taper-sponsored Nash didn't ramble aro und; he wor ke d his w ay up from a bad start and was in fourth place by the end of t he first lap. Thre e laps later, he found himself in the lead, and he put in an aweso me ride; he was the o nly rider in his class to make seven laps. After six laps, DC Cycle Racing-supported Richard Brewer finished junior B in th ird place. Jordon Ashburn (27) and Shane Pena (88) battled for seven la ps at the third round of the Mid -South Hare Scrambles Youth Series Cross Country Motorsports Championship. l-tth place, and I rea lly had to go fast to make it back to th ird. On the last two laps, I think I was in third , and I just wan ted to stay there. It was a really good tra ck - nice and open, fast." Danie l Sull van and Adam Creasor filled out i the top five . They both mad e seve n laps and finished a few seco nds apart in the junior A class. The next division cons isted of a mile trac k for on e Mini and two Pee Wee classes . Cod y Shoettmer, Brett lott and Dylan Majors made the podium with three laps unde r their belts. In the Pee Wee (4-6) bracket , Eli Holbr ook made all th e right moves as he charged his way into th e lea d, mak ing 10 lap s. Tyler Bottoms and Samue l Thurman followed . RESULTS P/W (4 . 6) : I. Eli Holbroo k (Suz); 2. Tyler Bott o ms (KTM); 3. Samuel Thurm an (KTM): Zach Kirchoff (KTM); S. Hunter Gates (Yam). P/W (7-8 ): I. Austin Smith (KTM); 2. tt Cole Kirchoff (KTM); 3. Wya Ellison (KTM); "1 . Clint Watso n (KT M); S. Co ry Rion (KTM). MINI: I. Cod y Shoettme r (Kaw); 2. Brett lott (Kaw); l . Dylan Majors (Suz); 4. Wesley Bolton (Kaw); 5. Oillan Hamilton (Kaw). YTH B: I. Zachary Nash (Suz); 2. je remiah Bowman (Kaw ); 3. Richard Brewe r (Suz); Trenton Hayes (Hon); 5. Mason Thurman (Yam). JR A: I. Jo rdan Ashburn (Kaw): 2. Shane Pena (Ho n): 3. Dylan Ritt e r (Ha n); 4 . Dani el Sullivan (Kaw) : S. Adam Creaser ("'w). Oregon Sta te Motocross Championship Series Round 6 : The Pavilion Haberlock Haunts 'em on Halloweenl By CLAY LIGHT SALEM, OR, OCT. 31 He was in the lead for th e first two laps until he wrecked tw ice. "I tried to jump a dit ch and case d it out," Brewer recounted. jerem iah Bowman came in second . O ff the Junior A start , Jord an Ashburn got the holeshot and then ve ry quickly fell back to 20th - de ad last . Somebody slid into him and knoc ke d him into a tree, giving Shane Pen a a chance at the lead. "So rne o ne's bike landed right o n top of mine," said Ashburn. "Afte r that. Shane led me around for most of the time unt il th e last lap. I finall y got the lead , but he w as o n me the whole time ." Unfortunately for Pena. the freshly laid 2 1/2 miles of trail had a lot of ruts, making it difficult fo r him pass. Ho w ever, he finished w ith an impre ssive se co nd place in junior A and wa s only four seconds down from Ashburn . " I had a really good ride , and I like d t he tra ck a lot," Danie l Ritte r said, "but the first lap, I went down a few times. That set me back to KTM-mounted Austin Smith got first place by running rea lly fast . He got t he ho leshot, made 13 laps in 21 minutes . and won the Pe e Wee (7-8) d ivision. He claimed his favorite part was the mud . o nda-mounte d Shawn Haberlock was simply too much for th e compe tition at th e final round of t he Oregon Sta te Motocross Cha mp ionship Ser ies. The fo rme r minicycle speedster capt ure d dual overall wins at the ser ies finale, posting the 250cc and Before The Hill Intermedi ate -class victo ries . Ha be rlock's only competition came from KTM ride r Pet e Sannan, who re centl y returned to racing afte r an injury-induced layoff. Sannan ra n in Habe rlock's shadow for much of t he day. Although Sannan spent the day riding under "exhibition" status , the 17-year-old from Albany was the only rider all day to put a wheel ahead of the 14-year-old Haberlock. The best of their battles cam e in th e second Before The Hill Intermediate mot o . Habe rlock bo lted to the he ad of the pack , but Sannan , riding a 125cc tw o -st ro ke KT M, ove rca me a poor start to move up and challenge Haberlock late in the race. San nan got ahead of Haberlock, but a mistake in the whoop sectio n and a near tangle H www.cyclenews.com wi t h la pped rid ers c o st Sann a n . Overall , Haberlock led the way with a two -mote sweep. Y amaha ride rs Travis McMackin and Jeff Alboucq trailed Haberl ock overall. While Afboucq ran an official second in the early stages of moto two , he cou ldn't hold back t he ch allenges from McMack in, and the Wash ington ride r placed third overall, followed by Aaron McClinton and Kevin Petrushkin . Habe rlock came back a few races late r to do the same to th e field of 2S0cc Inte rmediate and junior riders. Alboucq had tw o good rides, but he w as overshadowed by Hahe rlock in both mot os and placed 2 ~2 in the Intermediate portion . Yamaha rider Bra d Bat ch elor got grea t starts all day and was the top performer in th e adjoin ed Jun ior class; the ride r fro m Cottage Grove finished o ut in front of the field of junior riders in both mote s to lead Ryan Hop son , jare d Ronnie, Scott Smith and Mike Dah lman ove rall. Suzuki-mounted William See has bee n one of the series ' mo st impressive pe rformers. The rider from Medford contested the entire series and handily wo n class tides in the BScc ( 12- 13) CYCLE NEWS . DECEMBER 15,2004 63

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