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make it more vintage-friendly, and it showed, as the day went off with battles in every class. The Pre-I 990 Trophy class saw its largest turnout ever, with 12 entrants on the line. Pierre Debus went I-Ion the day to win the class. Chris McDonald took second overall on his RM, with Benny Carfaro in third on his YZ. McDonald moved up one spot when he tallied a perfect score in the Evolution Two Open A class. Mick Oliver returned from recent foot surgery to take the second spot, and Matt Kretchmer came home third on his Honda. The Evolution Two Open B win was a hard-fought one for yz jockey Jonathan Sherr. Jim Cecil battled him on his RM in both matos, but Sherr took home the overall with a I-I score. On the track at the same time, the Evo One Open B class was won by RM pilot Russell Polonis. He was battling with the Eva 2 bikes as well as Charlie Oxford and Mark Snider in his own class. The Youth and Mini classes were a large draw again; the Youth (12-1 S) class had seven riders. Cody Polonis matched his rather's win tally by taking the I-I score. There were good battles in the entire class, with Alex Aderhold taking second and Max Soloman coming back from a sixth in the first mota to take second in the next race and third overall. Trace Kipp won the Youth Mini contest, while Adam Aderhold took the Youth Mini A class on his KX. The Open Support group was another large class, with 13 entries. Robert Buttitta took the overall with a I-I score on an RM 125! However, it took a last-lap pass on Dave Ellis to make that happen. Ellis led the majority of the race until Buttitta got around him in the back section coming to the checkered flag. Debus came back from a bad start to take third in the mota and third overall. The series now takes some time off for the final AHRMA Vintage National and returns to action at Hard Rock Cycle Park on November 27. RESULTS YTH MINI: I. Trace KJpp (Han); 2. Anthony Pilot (Lem); 3. Shelby larson (Hao). YTH MINI A, I. AdMnAdem), J. M.. Soloman (","w); •. Ad>m Adem), S. 0.00 Hodge (Soa). EVO 1 OPEN B, I. jomthon Sherr (Y~), 2. Jom Cecil (Suz), J. Bob Coleman (Suz); •. Todd Newell (Can), S. Bill Davts (Suz). PRE-1990 TROPHY: I. Pierre Debus (Yam); 2. Chris McDonakt (Suz); l. Benny Carlaro (Yun); 4. Ed Sherry Sr. (Hus); 5. Brian Rivers (Hon). OPEN AGE: I. Pierre Debus (Yam); 2. Kim Ross (CZ). OPEN SUP: I. Robert Buttitta (Suz); 2. Dave Ellis (Han): 3. Pierre Debus(Suz); 4. Benny Carlaro (Yam); 5. Mick Oliver (Hon). AMA District S Pennsylvania State C'ship Series Round 8: Mapleshade MX Willard Wins Bigl By DENNIS AlBREWCZYNSKI SUGARGROVE, PA, OCT. 16 ound eight, the final race of the AMA District S Pennsylvania State Championship Series, was held at Mapleshade MX in Sugargrove. Pennsylvania, on October 16. This was the first time that the series has visited the Warren County facility. With most of the competitors making their first trip up north, the track had a special practice day on Saturday to acclimate racers to the hillside course and its natural-terrain obstacles. The sun was bright on Saturday for practice, but that all changed overnight as a cold front moved into the area, bringing with it clouds and winds gusting to over 3S mph. It was a chilly morning when racers lined up at the signup building to register for Sunday's races. Campfires could be seen all over as people tried to stay warm. Although the outside conditions were less than ideal, the track itself was almost perfect. Crews had reworked it overnight, and the clouds helped to keep the moisture in. By day's end, the track was a rough and rutted motocross paradise, providing challenging conditions for all. R CYCLE NEWS • NOVEMBER 2, 2005 59

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