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ECEA Youth Hare Scrambles Series
Round ,,: Pine Barrens Hare Scrambles
The Ripper ys. The Razorl
By
GLENN STEVENS
CHATSWORTH, NJ, NOV. 7
The Chatsworth DRV Park is a spectacular
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venue for a hare scrambles, offering a great
area for spectators and several exciting and chal·
lenging MX tracks. The weather was beautiful,
so the riders and their crews had to concentrate
on just one thing: how to go fast. After a few
participants and spectators checked out the
holeshot area, it was decided that the possibility
of a huge "fender jam" was likely to occur. The
Pine Barrens Enduro Riders employed their tractor to move a large retaining wall and some tires
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open up just a little more space for the riders
to fit through without banging bars too much.
The 8Scc (12-1 S) riders were first off the
line. Jimmy "The Juice" Shea made a great
"slingshot" move to take the holeshot, and he
went on to finish second, behind Tyler "The
Tornado" Klinger who finish first in class and
third overall. Darren Schoenberg came in third.
The PBERs added an extra challenge for the
100cc riders by putting them on the second
line, which meant they would have to pass all of
the first wave of riders in order to gain the
overall win. Finishing first in the 100cc class and
first overall was Alex "The Ripper" Shaw. Chris
"The Razor" Rizzon finished second in class and
second overall. Third went to Chris
"Hollywood" Curlett. Shaw and Rizzon are now
tied in the race for the championship.
The 8Scc (10-1 I) group was led by
Frank Lettieri, followed by Matthew Gift
and Zach Shepp.
Kelsey "The Bruiser" Hartem again showed
her domination of the 65cc (10-1 I) class with
her ninth win of the year. Hartem took first
place at all the events except the Marshlands
Hare Scrambles, where she finished second.
Miss Hartem accumulated 272 points this
season. Second in points and finishing in second
place again was Jeremy Prignano. Brandon
Kennedy was third.
The Entry-Level Women's class has
become more and more popular as the
season progresses. First place again went to
Sally "Mustang" Ferreira, while Jackie
Prignano and Marie Hartem took second and
third, respectively.
To compete in the Four-Stroke class, 150cc
(12-15) riders came from all over the East
Coast. Some riders had their XR IOOs, some
had TTR 125s, and there were one or two
CR ISORs. Along came little jesse "The
Powerhouse" Groemm on his XR80 to take
first place in the class - further proof that it isn't
the power of your bike that will make you go
fast, it is the skill of the rider. Groemm was
followed by Dana Haney in second place and
"ur Bub" Lupperger in third.
RESULTS
SO (4-8) Oll-INJ: I. Cole J. Schilling (Hon); 2. Tyler
Szwed (KTM); 3. Ryan McAteer (Hon); 4. Thorn Devtin
(Hon); 5. Joseph Fernro (Hon). 50 (4-8): I. Chris Gordon
(KTM): 2. M;chael J. M