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PHOTOS BY J ill ASHWORTH PATIERSON Moose Western Regiona l Cross Country Series Round 9 : Lilliputian Hare Scrambles Garrahan's the Big Man Among the Lilliputians By CHRIS GHIONE SACRAMENTO, CA, NOV. 7 P atrick Garra han made winn ing loo k easy by mak ing it through t he mud, ro cks, an d all th e other ride rs en route to the overall victory at the Ulliput ian Hare Scra mbles. Afte r a slow sta r t , G ar r a ha n quick ly p ushed h is Maxxis/Shift/FMF-backed KTM to the fro nt of the pack to take his third victo ry o f the year in the AMA District 36-sanet io ned Moose Western Regional Cross Co unt ry Series. W ith r a in just days b e fo r e t he event , con ditions were very good, w ith the exception of a few muddy sec tions and the normal Prairie C ity roc ks. T he Dirt Diggers North Motorcycle C lub put together an inte resting IO·mile loo p th at inc o r po r at e d a c ouple of t he a rea's motocros s tra cks into th e co urse . More than 200 r iders lined up for the 8 a.rn. start of th e N B ra ce, an d w he n the gunshot so unded, it wasn't Garrah an w ho was off and running; ge tting off to quick starts were KTM jockeys Brian Sperle and series poin ts leader jo rdan Brandt . Spe rle and Bra ndt led the pac k around, but Garrahan quickly moved through the pack and was runn ing fo urt h after lap one. Mechanical failure s and crashes played a big part in th e event, with many o f the top riders ge tting knocked o ut early o n. Bra ndt and KTM jo ckey Bryce Olse n would both have to call it q uits before finishing two laps. Garrahan kep t charging and was in th e lead be fo re halfway. After m o ving o ut fr o nt , he neve r loo ked bac k and w ent o n to ta ke th e win by more than fo ur minute s. W it h Gar ra han gone, t he battle w as fo r second. Spe rle held the number-two spot for m uch o f th e race, but he fell back two spo ts afte r having a little bit of trouble on the fourt h lap , ge tting stuck in a mud pit. The two wh o got A.J. L uza n was a triple threat in a Madera, California: He won the 6Scc (9-11) Open and X classes, along with the 85cc (5-11) Open division at round six of the CMA Anaheim Express MX Series. 116 by him were Kawasak i-mo unted Just in Soule and Honda ride r Greg Gh ione . Both riders were riding close together. but when the duo came thro ugh the home check to start the last lap, Ghio ne was just a few seconds beh ind Soule. O n the last lap, So ule d ropped o ut of the race w ith a mechanical probl em. leaving the Honda Peninsula o f Sunnyvale/Moose/ Faultline Suspe nslon -spo nso re d Gh io ne t o ta ke t he second spot . Ghione 's consistent ride helped him to finish just a sho rt distance ahead of Sperle. After re covering fr om his slow fourt h lap , the i.m oto/Fo x/Sc o t t Goggles -backed Sperle battled back and finished strong in th ird. T he only oth er rider finishing six laps was Y aha-mo unted Jo hn Wea r, w ho rode strong am all race and finished abo ut half a mi nute out of thir d. Sou le to ok fifth by comp leting five laps faster than any other rider. Finishing in sixth and seventh w ere Kawasa ki riders Alex Gragg and Mike Har bon . Ro nal d Day fin ishe d in eigh th , fo llowed by fello w Ho nd a jo ckey Eric Ducray. Ryan Powell rounded out the to p 10 on a Y amaha . Top ping the B class was Honda jockey jason Voss, and in the Sports man C race, it w as J.J. Alcantar taking the overallaboard a Y amaha. eN RESULTS O /A: I. Patrick Garrahan (KTM); 2. Gre g Ghione (Hon); l . Brian Sperle (KTM); 4. Joh n Wear (Yam); S. justin Soule (Kaw); 6 . Alex G ragg (Kaw ): 1. Mike Har bo n (K..aw); 8 . Ronald Day (Ha n); 9 . Eric Ducray (Han); 10. Ryan Powell (Yam). A 100: I. No lan Irw in (KTM); 2. Jo shua Mo rros (Kaw ); l . [arcd O r rock (KT M). A 150: I. Brian Sperl e (KTM); 2. John Wear (Ya m); l . Justin Soule (Kaw). A OPEN: I. AIel( Gragg (Kaw); 2. Ste ve Silvestri (KTM): l . Travis Hudson (KTM). A 4-STR K: I. Patrick Garrahan (KTM); 2. Greg Gh ione (Han); l . Ryan Po well (Yam). A WMN .: I. m). A VET: I. Heather Wilson (Kaw); 2. Susan Hellman (Ya Ro nald Day (Han): 2. Eric Ducray (Ho n); l . john Siele y (Han ). A SR: I. Michael Sage (Yam); 2. Mark Twiggs (Yam): l . Go rdon Hodge s (KTM). A S/SR: I. Ro be rt Hersh ey (Ho n); 2. Peter Prichard (KTM); l . Bob Bowers (Hus). A GENT: I. Donald Chase (KTM); 2. William Craig (KTM); l . Edd Haymo nd (KTM). B 200: I. Russell Bievens (Ya m); 2. se ries , w hich happe ned to be the final on e . The inte nsity was not limited to any particular size or ab ility class of riders. Th e 85cc Novices, for exam ple, had a w hale o f a time de cided th eir overa ll finishing o rder. Th e main trio of players w ere Ryan Worth, Blake Gimbarti and Garrett Wee ks. Wo rt h appe ar ed re ad y t o t a ke the re ins, as he led mo st o f th e first mota aboard his Yama ha. He held off sec ond- place finishe r Glmbart i and Wee ks at the e nd. In th e second race , Worth had a chance to sea l th e deal but go t dera iled and fell to fou rt h. Tha t bas ically left Gimbarti and We e ks to fight for th e o vera ll. The former too k t he rno to win and , by w ay of his 2- 1 finishes , t he overall. We eks (3- 2) took se co nd overall, followed by Worth and jeffrey Bie r. Gimb art i was the onl y Hon da rider in a field mad e up entire ly of Yamahas . Making h is return fro m a short hiatus was N icholas Bake r, who had mad e the switch to Kawasakis du ring the time off. Armed w ith both the 250cc fo ur-stro ke and tw o -stroke variety of green mach ines, he do m inated all four moto s he e n te r e d. Fir st, h e ro d e hi s Cl awso n Mo torsports /Ba ker Ra ci ng Motors /The Syndicate-back ed KXF to a sw eep in th e 125cc Youth d ivision . It w as a sign ificant victory, JANUARY 5, 2005 • CYCLE NEWS .J .. -r.. r ~c>;'..., Patrick Garrahan (831) leads Jordan Brondt en route to the overall win at the Ulliputian Hare Scrombles. J onathan Davis (KTM); l . Thomas Simontacchi (SU B 1S0: I). I. jaso n Voss (Han); 2. Mike N apoli (Ha n) ; l . Tony Silva (Kaw). B OPEN : I. Randy Mills (KTM); 2. Matt Mari01le (Hon); l . Dusty Gyves (Han ). B 4 -5TRK: I. Brian Crofts (Hon) ; 2. Dennis Barone (Hon) ; J . Rizziero Guerra (KTM). B VET: I. Shawn Fre iling (Ho n); 2. Ste ....e Thinger (Ho n); l . Steven Sanford (Hon). B SR: I. Patrick Ellert (Han ); 2. Tom Perreira (KTM); 3. Jeff Brou ssard (Hon) . 8 S/SR : I. Ross Ross (KTM); 2. Jame s Long Sr. (Yam); l . Bill Ham pton (KTM). B GENT: I. Darrell Courtr1ght (Kaw); 2. Terry Fish (KTM). B WHN: I. Kacy Martinez (Han) ; 2. Nikki Marshall (Hon) ; l . Lee Shepard (Hus). ClOD: I. C. Bud d (KTM); 2. Co~ Ruskin (KTM): l . Aaron Volle (KTM). C 1S0: I . J.J. Alcantar (Yam); 2. Matt Mclaughlin (Hen): l . Andrew Wells (Yam). C OPEN : I. N icholas Barraq ue (KTM); 2. Aaron Bressoud (KT M); l . Kenny Thomas (Yam). C 4 ·STRK: I . Scott C handl e r (KTM); 2. Dayne Marti n (Suz) ; l . Ste v en Soto (Han). C VET: I. Paul Bigh am (Yam) ; 2. Ch ris Heyman (Hen); J. Brett McRory (Yam). C SR: I. Rodger Williams (Yam): 2. Chris Glanz (Han ); l . Jeff Kreke lbe rg (Han). C S/SR: I. Terry Bland (KTM): 2. Paul McG o urty (Hon) ; l . Greg Lcscher (Han). C GENT: J. Bob Black (Han) ; 2. Ken Heuser (TM ). C WHN: I. Tara Johnson (Hon ): 2. Nicole lui. (Hon); 3. Ka>;" C"""" (KTM). co nsideri ng the fact th at he defeated longtime fr ie nd ly rival Dustin Pipes, w ho had recent ly made the jump to th e Intennediate class. It's a rivalry that goes back to th eir days in the 65cc clas s and is sure to cont inue int o their adu lt ca re e r s. Pipes finis he d second , and for t he reco rd. he was the only ride r on Bake r' s pace in e ither mo ta . They had a couple of good races that were up fo r grabs most of th e time . Baker's other vict ory ca me in the 250cc No vice class. wh ere he sw ept a so lid grou p th at included second-place finisher Kyle Hogan. After the race s, a b u nch of happy rid ers rec eived their just rewa rds fo r all o f the ir ha rd work: tickets to Anaheim. RESUL TS so FIT: I. Bryce Sne ll (Lem) ; 2. Zack Arnbrister (KTM); l . Dillo n Far me r (KT M). SO S HA FT: I . Bailey Farmer (Kaw). SO BEG : I. Chan ce Souza (KTM); 2. Devin Hallier. SO NOY: I. C hase McCullough (Pol). SO (S -6 ) OP EN : I. Chanc e Sou za ( KT M). 50 ( 7 - 8) OP EN: l. Chas e McCullough (Po l); 2. Bryce Snell (Le m); l . De vin Hallier. OUTLAW (9-11): I. Tommy Steve ns (Po l). 65 (9- 11) BEG: I. Jord an Co llins (KTM); 2. Bruce Mau (50z); L Justin Jon es (KTM); 4. Cody De nnis (Kaw); S. Bryan Edmo nston (Suz). 6 5 NOV: I. b ch Leach (KTM); 2. Miles Danie le (Suz); l . Tomm y Stevens (Suz); 4. Austin Burme ister (Suz). 65 (9. 11) OPEN: I. A J. Lauzon (KTM); 2. Zach Le ach (KTM); l . Just in jones (KTM): 4. Jordan Co llins (KTM): S. Bruce Mau (Suz). 6S X: I. AJ. Lauzan (KTM); 2. Zac h Leach (KTM); l . Miles Overall runner-up Greg Ghione tackles the lo st uphill before the finis h at ro und nine of the Moose Western Regional Cross Country Series. Daniele (50z); 4. Justin Jones (KTM): S. Bruce Mau (Suz). 85 BEG : I . Co dy O lms ted (Ho n) ; 2. Archer Maze (Yam); l . Jacob Blair (Suz); 4. Brett Parr (Han ); 5. Anthon y Joy (Y am). 8S NOV: I. Blake Gimbarti (Han) ; 2. Garrett Weeks (Yam); l . Ryan Worth (Yam); 4. Je ffrey Bier (Y am). 8S INT: I. Tyter Bere man (Yam). 8 S (S-II ) OPEN: I. A J. Lauzon (KTM); 2. Taylor McC u llo ugh (Yam). 8S (12 - 16) OPEN : I. Tyler Be-eman (Yam); 2. Archer Maze (Yam): l . Brett Parr (Hon) ; am) 4. Zach CarTell (Y ; S. Ch rist ian Cu mmings (Yam). 85 X: I. Tyler Be reman (Yam) ; 2. Ryan Worth (Ya m); l . Blake Gim barti (Ho n): 4. Gar re tt Weeks (Yam); S. Jeffrey Bie r (Y am). 4- ST RK YTH : I. j ustin Cornelison (Ha n); 2. Charl ie Pipes (Hon) . 115 YTH : I. Nicholas Baker (Kaw): 2. Dust in Pipes (Kaw); l . Richard Harmon (Suz); 4. Michae l Dunnagan (Yam) . 125 BEG : I. To mm y Pro ve nce (Ho n) ; 2. Nic k Marmole jo (Hon); l . He a t h Ro w la nd (Yam ); 4 . Core y Farnsworth (Yam); S. Brian Silva (Han) . 115 NOV: I. Kyl e Hog;1n (Han); 2. Kris Bunch (Suz); l . Richard Harmon (Suz). 12S INT: l. Dustin Pipes (Kaw); 2. Michael Dunnagan (Yam); am): 2. l . KevinWells (Ho n). 250 BEG : I. Heath Rowland (Y Tomm y Provence (Ho n); l . C hris Day (Hon) ; 4. Scotty Case (Yam); S. Bill Bryant (Han). 2S0 NOV: I . Nicholas Baker (Kaw): 2. Kyl Hogan (Hon ); J. Kyle Miller (Ha n); 4. Allen e Woodward (Ho n) ; S. Greg Do uglas (Ho n). 2 50 IN T: l . Dust in Pipe s (Kaw); 2. Michael Dunnagan (Yam); l . Kev in Well s (Ha n) ; 4 . Lu ke Le Duc (Kaw) . WM N : I. Bre nda Burson (Kaw); 2. Kelley Wee ks (Kaw). 0 -29 OPEN : I. Kris Bun ch (SUI) . VET BEG : I. De wayn e Cloud (Han) ; 2. Nathan Hayes (Han ): l . jeff Laninl (Yam). VET NOV: I. Dan Jone s (Kaw); 2. Mike Wilson (Yam); l . Bryan Popoff (Hon ); 4. Edd ie Gra v eline (Hon) . VET INT: I. Patrick Sparks (Ha n); 2. Aaron Ambris ter (Han ); l . Rick Steiner (Ha n). VET PRO : I. Joh n Blair (Ha n); 2. Ch icken Bre wer (Ha n). orr NOY: I. C raig Hered ia (Hon ); 2. Robert Cra igo (Hon) ; J . Mike Wilson (Yam). orr INT: I. Greg Dougtas (Hon): 2. Mark Hawkins (Yam). 30 + X : I. Jo hn Blair (Ha n); 2. Aaron Arnb rister (Ha n): l . C hicken Brewer (Hon) ; 4. Patrick Sparks (Ha n); S. Rick Ste iner (Ha n). S PT S MN X : I. Kyle Miller (Hon ); 2. Heath Ro wtand (Y ; l . Corey Farnsworth (Yam). am)

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