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Zach Osborne (338) kept it pinned to win two classes at the Project 50 Mayhem event at Georgia's Brem en Race Park. racing in the So utheast. Project 50 Mayhem fe atu red an event. th at paid out more than $1000 in cash to class winners. Yes, that's co rrect: a cash purse fo r a pit-bike race . w hat a conc ept! There were 12 events, including Freestyle and Step Up . Pop open a Red Bulland take a seat , 'cause here we go! The Youth class was won in a runa way by faa o ry KTM rider Zach Osborne , on an oran ge I 10cc brand-X mach ine. jeffrey Pet it too k second wi t h a go o d ride . Brandon Midd lebro oks put in a good perform ance and recei ved the last podium position . The Over 30 class was good one, a lso. David Giles fought hard and finally passed AMA official Tony Morris . w ho was on a larger bike , for the overall . Tim Corbin scored third place w ith a solid ride. Osborne to ok the M idsize Amateur division, w ith Pe t it in tow fo r se co nd ove ra ll. Tyler Martin scored th ird overall with a good effort. Midsize Pro saw Michae l Willar d take the ou win on O sbo rne's bike. Pe tit used the Y th class as practice and took second overall again. Je rry Mayo put in a good ride to win the final podium position . The next event was quite a show. Everyone has seen the Step Up competition on full-sized bikes . This was t he same prog ram , but on " fidd le s." The ta ke -o ff ramp was a vertical mound o f dirt that was 8 feet tall. with t he measure bars at the top of the mound , as wit h the big bikes, but scaled do wn for the smaller machines. Wou ld yo u believe the Amateurs and the Pros did the same he ight? Both classes managed to hit a total jump of 13.S feet from the floor; or 5.5 feet above the ram p - on pit bikes! The crowd we nt nuts. Karl johnson won the Amateur Vertical contest, and justin Morris too k top honors in the Pro event. Yes. the big-b ike riders do back nips. Of course. that me ans the Minis can. too , can't the y? The answer is yes: Tyler Martin won the Midsize Pro Free style contest. Martin also won th e Mid size Pr o Step Up con test . A rid e r kno wn o nly as "W he ezy" wo n th e Free style 50cc Pro . and jordan Martin too k the w in in the Step Up SOcc Pro co nte st with ano the r 13.Sfoot leap. Denn y Designs thank ed all the comp et itors for some great performances and also warne d all the youngste rs watching the eve nt not to try these mane uvers at home. Mayhem madness rules ! RESULTS JR YTH : I. Mason McCu ne: 2. Payton Mo rgan: 1. jake Capizz i. YTH: I. Zach Osborne: 2. jeffrey Petit; 3. Brandon Middlebrooks. ] 0+ : I . David Giles ; 2. Tony Mo rris; ] . TIm Corb in. MDSZ AM: I. zach Osborne; 2. Jeffrey Pet it : 3. Tyler Mart in. MDS Z PRO: I. Michae l Willard : 2. Jeffrey Petit ; 3 . Jerry Mayo ; 4. Bra nd on Middlebrooks; 5. David Giles. VERTICAL AM : I. Karl Johnson; 2. Chris Harritc o: 3. Tony Morr is. VERTICAL PRO : I . Ray Be nnet : 2. Michael Agunn; l . Dakota Palmisano. 50 MOD : I. Jo rdan Martin; 2. Eli Hurst : 3. C hris Ho lland . 50 PRO : I. Chris Henard: 2. Logan Mart in; 3. Jord an Mart in; .. . Chr is Denney; 5. Doug Earls. FREESTYLE MD S Z PRO : I . Tyler Mart in. STEP UP MDSZ PRO : I. lYler Martin . FREESTYLE 50 PRO : I. Wheezy. STEP UP 50 PRO: I. Jordan Martin. Lincoln Trail Rider Appreciation Weekend Da y I: Lincoln Trail Mofosp or ts Mahon Manhandles 'eml By BROC MIKEL CASEY, IL, OCT. 30 I t had rained hard mos t of the night be fore day one of Appreciation Weekend at Uncoln Trail. but by the time practice was over, the LT M crew had the track in good shape , and by the time the second set of motos were going off, the riders who had chosen not to race were Wishing they had! The first moto of the Women's class was the race of t he day, between O wen Honda rider Sheena Pate rson and Trackside Sales Kawasaki rider Brianna Mahon . Whe n the gate drop ped, Pate rson sh ot o ut fro nt an d was on the gas . Maho n also got a good jump a nd had he r Kawasaki in the Hon da's shad ow. Lap after lap, the girls battled , and a few time s they even made contact, but Maho n could not find a way arou nd Pat erso n - at least not until the last lap. when the two riders ap proac hed the triple tha t everyone had be e n c ircu mven ti ng a ll day, because of the mud . Pate rso n we nt wide and Mahon gra bbed a gea r and went for the dou ble! T he crowd he ld its collective brea th as Mahon flew over t he mud and past Pat erso n fo r the lead! On ce in t he le ad, Mahon put her head 60 down and went on for the moto w in. Paterson finished in second, and as she rode past Mahon after the flag. it didn' t look like she was happy being runner-up. As the secon d mota lined up for the race , the crowd lined the fences . Every one wanted to see a re match - but they would all have to wait for ano ther day, as Paterson didn't make the ca ll, for reasons unk nown . It' s more than likely that she will be back on the line next year, and that Mahon will be ther e , waiting to make it another great race! Wit h Pa tterso n go ne, Mahon had no pro ble m taking the mote w in and the overall victory. Second overall went to Kalee Meye r, and third overall went to Cassie Feagans. O ne O we n rider w ho made bot h motos was Suzuki rider [ace O wen. After having a late practice due to the track conditio ns, Owen was ready for the 65cc class. In the first mo ta, O we n had things under control and rode his Suzuki flaw le ssly to the mota w in. Dakota Blake ney finishe d se con d, and Qu e ntin jo nes finished third. Wh en th e ga te dro p ped fo r t he sec o nd rnoto , it was again O wen out front. Owen again looked very smoo th and pushed for the whole DECEMBER 15, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS mo te. taking the wi n and t he ove rall victory. Blake ney was right the re; if Owen had made a mistake, Blaken ey was rea dy to take ove r - but it was not going to happen on this day. Blakeney finished second for the mot a and overall. Th ird overall we nt to David Howard . Feagans; 4. Shee na Patte rson ; 5 . Ktisty Adams. 14·2 4 B: I. jame s Hayes ; 2. Blake Y ng: 3. l ogan Brimberry. 15 +: I. ou BrIan Sha d w e ll. ]0 + B: l. Shan non Haug e n; 2. Todd Bann ing. 40 + A:. I. Gary Adams . 40 + B: I . Jim Alexander, 2. Russell Edwards . 50 +: I. Steven Don ovan. RESULTS MINI I: I. Dylan Co x; 2. [ace Owen; 1. Mitch Britt ; 4. Caleb Wilson; 5. Travis Mundy. MINI 2: I . Jacob Kenyon; 2. Tyler" Stilles; l . Alan Price: 4. Doug Katchmar; S. Jeff Burne tt . 50 JR: I . Gaige Wa llace; 2. Bra nd o n Mey er ; l . Dalto n Edw ards ; 4. Ale xander Jue lfs; 5. Destin j uelfs. 50 SR : I. Zach Loe hr, 2. Hayden Edwa rds; l . Keeze Carver; 4. Levi Radcliff; 5. Drake Hall. 65 BEG : I. Kalee Meyer, 2. Rebert Banning; 1. Jacob l ynch; 4. Trey Clark ; 5. Dalton Williams . 65 : I. [ace Owen; 2. Dakota Bla ke ney; J . David Howard; 4. Quentin Jon es : 5. Jared Miller. 85 JR: I . Dylan Co x; 2. Blake Schilling; 1. Mitc h Br itt ; 4 . Da kot a Blake ne y; 5 . Dav id Howard. 8 5 SR: I. Jacob Kenyon; 2. Dillon Hall; l . Dustin Anderson; 4. Dalton Foe rster; 5. Alan Price . 125 B: I. Ted Roger s; 2. Jer e my Her m an; 3. Brian Ho me r; 4. Ant hony Giacalone ; 5. Ryan Caldwell . 115 C: I. Matthew Burton; 2. Steph en Cec il; l . Ridge Baker ; 4. Doug Roberts; 5. Nathan Ritchie. 12 5 0 : I. Cody Obenchain; 2. Albert Edw ards; l. Kyle Carrico; 4. zach Walton ; 5. Jaco b Walton . 15 0 B: I. James Hayes . 1 50 C: I. Jo sh Lineberry; 2. Landon Sorge ; l . Mike Markwell. 25 0 0 : I . Brandon Fox: 2. Cra ig Aleshire ; 1. Kyle Carrico: 4. Davie Sepich; 5. Jo hn Nolan . OPE N : I. Josh Dalpiaz. WM N : I. Brianna Mahon; 2. Kalee Meyer; 1. Cassie Jace Owen had a perfect day in the 65cc class on day one of Lincoln Trail Motosports' Rider Appreciation Weekend in Casey, illinois. Kentuc ky Indoor Dirt Track Series Round 2: Muh lenberg County Convenfion Center Snyder Scary-Fast in Greenville By BOBBY LEwIs GREENVIUE, KY, OCT. 30 \ A fi th th e ghosts and goblins o ut for the HalV V lowe en we e kend, Illinois rider Kevin Snyde r hauled home the treats at round two of the Kentucky Indoor Dirt Track Series . Snyder was never beaten into turn one, and he hauled in four wins on the night. Snyder led t he SOScc Pro Tf w ith Mike Hacke r chasing , looking for a slip-up. Hacker slid o ut, but Snyder never bobbled on his way to the w in. Eldred Bristol mo ved into second, a hea d of Scott Larm and Ta dah iro Fukay a. Hacker remounted to finish fifth . The Open Pro TT wa s al most a carbon copy. w ith Snyder topping 450cc winner Bristol. Fukaya and Larm. Afte r easing thro ugh the 450cc short trac k, Snyder found Hacker breathing dow n his neck in the 505cc Pro class . Hacker cou ld stick a wheel in but co uldn't quite make the pass and finishe d a close seco nd . jaso n Goodw in had bee n working the high line, and he worked his way into third, over Bill Gruwe ll and Tim Eades. Hacke r stalked Snyde r once again in the Open Pro final and finally made the pass to take the wi n. Snyder stayed a close se co nd , and Chris Boone narrowly he ld on to thir d, over Good win. Cody Bowland filled in the to p five. over Eades, Bristol, Larm. Fukaya and Gruwell. Kelly Klynstra ruled t he ro ost in th e Vet , Se nior and Super Se nio r classes with a nearclean sweep. His only loss o n the night came at the hands of "Super Ed" C lark , w ho took the Vet win, over Klynstra and Ron Anderson. jeff Carver was smooth and fast as he took the holes hots and wins in the 200cc Pro -Am ranks. Michael johnson ra n close on the TI, with Ha yd e n Gillim a close t hird . Ro b e rt Christma n ra iled past Fra n kie Lee G illim , Nathan iel Vowell and Kyle Snyder for fou rt h. Hayde n and Snyde r diced for seco nd o n t he sh ort track, with Hayde n getting t he spot. johnso n led Nikki Spore , jake Lewis, Frankie Lee and Colby Chandler for the fou rth po sit ion. Carve r a lso to pp e d the 200cc Amate ur short track. Nikki Spore recorded her first win 40th Anniversary of the se ries, as she we nt to the front of the IT The B5cc class fou nd a full 12-rider field, and Hayden le d the pack th rough tu rn on e . He nev e r bobbled. though Johnson , Lewi s and Fran kie Lee were looking for a mista ke , but they finished in that order. Blake Tabor he ld off Vowell, Dillon Atkins, Andrew Johnson , Hayde n Granda, jaco b Cunn ingham and Ricky Leak for the next spot. Michae l Johnson added the B5cc n to his w in list (w hic h a lready inc lude d th e 2S0cc Amateur and 160cc Fou r-Stroke classes) as he nabbed the holeshot and the victory. Hacke r and Eades had plenty of company in the Mad Dog fields, but when the nag flew. it was Hacker taking a pair of wins. Danny Walker was third each time out w hile putting on a show with a crcwd-pleas jng. case -dragging slide that he worked to perfection. RESULTS S hort Tra ck 50 SHAFT: I. Emily Cu nningham. SO CHAIN : I. Nick McFadd en (Cob) . 65 : I. Hayde n Gillim (5uz); 2. Jake Lew is (5uz); 3. Nick McFadde n (SU1); 4. Aust in Zentmyer (Hon ); 5. Jaco b Cu nn ingham (Kaw). 8 5: I. Hayden Gillim (Ho n); 2. Michael Johnson (Hon ); l . Jake Lewis (Yam) ; 4. Frankie Lee Gillim (Hon ); 5. Blake Tabor (Hon ). XRIOO ST K: I. Roben C hrist man (Hon); 2. Mike Hacker (Hon) ; 1. Danny Walker (Hon ); 4. Mark Lur a (Hon) ; 5. Colby Chandler (Ha n). MAD DOG : I. Mike Hacker (Ho n); 2. Tim Eades (Hon ); 3. Danny Wa lke r (Ho n); 4. Ro bert Christman (Hon) ; 5. Scott larm (Hon ). 86 ·160 4·STRK: I. Hayden Gillim (Hon ); 2. Michae l John so n (Hon ); 3. Jake Lew is (Hon) ; 4. Austi n Zenuneyer (Ho n). 200 AM : I. Jeff Carver (Kaw) ; 2. Hayden Gillim (He n): l . Jake Lewis (Yam); 4. Frankie l ee Gillim (Hen ): 5. N at han iel Vo well (Yam) . 200 PRO·AM : I . Jeff Carver (Kaw); 2. Hayde n Gillim (Ho n); 3. Kyle Snyder (KT M); 4 . Michael Johnson (Ho n); 5. N ikki Spore (Yam). 150 AM: I. Michael John son (Yam); 2. Colb y Chan dler (Hon ). 450 AM: I . Bro ck Schwa rzen bac her (Ho n); 2. Just in Hann a (Hon) . 4 50 PRO: I. Kevin Snyder (Hon); 2. Eldred Bristol (Hon) : 3. Tadahiro Fukaya (Hon) ; 4. Scott larm (Hon ). 505 AM: I. Broc k Schwarzenbacher (Ho n). 505 PRO ; I. Kevin Snyder (Hon) ; 2. Mike Hac ker (Han); l . jason Goodwin (Ho n); 4. Bill Gruw ell (Hon) ; 5. Tim Eades (Yam). OPEN AM: I. Brock Schwa rze nbac he r (Ho n) ; 2. Ben jamin Wal t ers (Hon); I . Col by Chan dler (Ho n): 4. Nat haniel Vowell (Yam). OPEN PRO·AM: I. Justin Hanna (Ha n); 2. Broc k Schwa rzenbacher (Hon) ; 1. Jeff Carver (Kaw). OPEN PRO: I. Mike Hacker (Hon ); 2. Kev in Snyder (Hon); 3. Chris Boone (Hon) ; -4 Jason . Goodwin (Ho n); 5 . Cody Ho wland (Ho n). VET ] 0+: I. Ed Clark (Rot); 2. Kelly Klynstra (Han ); 3. Ron Anderson (Ha n). SR 40 + : I. Kelly Kfyns ra (Hon); 2. Ed Clark (Rot); 3. Joh n t Gilligan (He n) : 4. Ron And er son (Ho n) . S/SR: I . Kelly Klynstra (Hon) . TT 65 : I . Jake Lewis (Suz); 2. Hayden Gillim (Suz); 3. Nick McFadd en (Suz); 4. Jacob Morri s (Kaw); 5 . Jacob Cunningham

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