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Thor/Parts Unlimited Northeast Classic Series Round 1: Doublin Gap Motocross Park for lap three. The first Over 30 A moto went in the record books as Boyesen, Dickson, Schmelyun, Grove and Stith. Dickson managed to nail another holeshot in the second moto. In tow were Schmelyun, Tiesler, Boyesen and Grove. Boyesen moved up to second by the start of lap two; Schmelyun dropped to third. By the start of lap four, the top five were Dickson, Boyesen, Schmelyun, Grove and Tiesler. The top five were quite spread out by the end of the moto. Dickson took the second-moto win and the overall with his 2-1 score. Rounding out the Over 30 A podium were Boyesen and Schmelyun. eN Doublin S.p Motocross PlIr1c Newburg, Pennsylvui. Results: STORY AND PHOTOS BY JIM P. SANDERSON NEWBURG, PA,MAR. 26 he 2000 Thor/Parts Unlimited Northeast Classic Series got under way at the Doublin Gap Motocross Park in Newburg, Pennsylvania. In only their second year of hosting the first round of the series, the Yentzer family, the promoters, did an excellent job of preparing the track and organizing a great day of racing for all. Some major changes were made to the Doublin track for the 2000 season. New double jumps, a new tabletop and an "Experts only" Supercross-style rhythm section were added to the already technical Doublin Track. Most riders thought the track to be the best Doublin Track to date. More than 650 riders signed up to race the 25 classes slated for the program. When the 250cc B class lined up at the starting gate for their first moto, they were only one rider shy of a full gate; the racing was sure to be fast and furious. The first-moto holeshot honors went to Eddie Hololob. By the halfway point of lap one, the top-five running order was Ross Bartlett, Hololob, Toby Baldauf, Lee Woodward and Frank Pasquale II. By the start of lap three, the top three remained unchanged, with Pasquale 50 APRIL 19. 2000· cue •• moving up a position to fourth and Ryan Tuerck now in fifth place. Not long after entering the top five, Tuerck, charging hard, passed Pasquale for fourth. Bartlett's front tire washed out on an infield turn and he went down, allowing Hololob to take the lead with less than a lap and a half to go. Bartlett managed to remount in second. Baldauf held third. Then Tuerck went down in the same turn that Bartlett had, which allowed Pasquale and Glen Boyesen to move up to fourth and fifth. Bartlett took the lead back just before the white flag signaled the riders that there was one lap to go. Rounding out the top five on the last lap were Hololob, Pasquale, Tuerck and Boyesen. Tuerck managed to get by Pasquale for third on the infield section just before the checkers, relegating Pasquale to fourth. Bartlett took the moto win, followed by Hololob, Tuerck, Pasquale and Boyesen. Hololob managed to make his start in the second 250cc B moto a repeat of the first, nailing another holeshot. TraiJing Hololob through the first turn were Bartlett, William Miller and Tuerck. Bartlett made the pass on Hololob for the lead just before the start of lap two. Just after the start of lap two, Tuerck managed to pass Miller and make it stick. Miller was relegated to fourth. Then Michael Sign e wv s Eddie Hololob (1141 nails the second 250cc B holeshot at Doublin Gap Mx. mund made a pass on Miller for fourth. Greg Walker moved up to fifth just after the start of lap three, dropping Miller to sixth. On the infield section, halfway through lap three, Tuerck passed Hololob for second. Sigmund managed to pass Hololob for third just before the finish. The second 250cc B moto's finishing order was Bartlett, Tuerck, Sigmund, Hololob and Pasquale. Bartlett topped the podium with a perfect 1-) score. Rounding out the 250cc B-class podium were Tuerck and Hololob. Gaylon Dickson, riding Kawasakis again in 2000, nailed the holeshot in the first Over 30 A moto, with Dag Boyesen, Tim Schmelyun, Jeffrey Grove and Marc Tiesler in tow. Boyesen, piloting a Honda for the 2000 season, closed the gap on Dickson by the end of lap two but couldn't quite get close enough to make a pass. Todd Stith passed Tiesler for fifth just after the start of lap three. Boyesen finally got close enough to pass Dickson for the lead about halfway through lap three with an inside-line pass on the long straight on the tree' line at the back of the track. Dickson dropped to second. The third through fifth positions remained unchanged ~n:h Z&, ZDDD [Round 11 50 (4-6): 1. Mark Meiterman (Cob); 2. Jacob Grove (Cob); 3. Stephen Haigley (Cob); 4. Anthony Leonard (Cob). 50 (7-8): I. Garret Toth (Cob): 2. Shane Durham (Cob); 3. Nicholas McPhee (Cob); 4. Ryan Blizzard (Cob); 5. Brae Schmelyun (Cob). 50 STK (4-8); I. James Doolittle (Yam); 2. Michael Rommel (Yam); 3. Stanton Bowers (Yam); 4. Dlikola Hurst (Suz); 5. LUCllS Wehr (Yam). 60 (7-9); I. Marshall Hurd (Kaw); 2. Broc Schmelyun (Kaw); 3. Kyle Werner (Kaw): 4. Michael Stryker (Kaw); 5. Shane Durham (KlIw). 60 (10-11): I. Anthony Cascio Jr. (Kaw); 2. Brandon Meier (KTM); 3. Willy Toth Jr. (Kaw); 4. Justin M. Boston (tITM): 5. Mike Case (tITM), 80 (7-11); J. Chad Wages (Suz); 2. Willy Toth Jr. (Suz); 3. A.J. Kuschalka (SUl); 4. Justin M. Boston (SUl): 5. Brandon Meier (SUl). 80 (12-13): I. Mitchell Dougherty (Yam); 2. 'Brian Murphy (Yam): 3. John Lawrence III (Kaw); 4. Jeson Doyle (Yam): 5. Michael Foor (Hon). 80 (14-15): I. Derrick Forrester (Kaw); 2. Dan ScUipote (Yam); 3. Caleb Miller (YlIm): 4. Benjamin Bixler (Kaw); 5. William Heckmen Jr. (Hon). MINI (9-13): J. Chad Wages (Suz); 2. Willy Toth Jr. (Suz); 3. Brandon Meier (Suz); 4. Jeson Bradley (Kaw); 5. Justin Crawford (Kew). S/MINI: I. Jay Weller (Kaw); 2. Mitchell Dougherty (Yam); 3. John Lawrence III (Kaw); 4. Celeb Miller (Yam); 5. Jason Doyle (Yam). 125 A; I. Charles Duffy 111 (Suz); 2. Tom Weich (SUl); 3. Kevin Brodsky Jr. (Yam); 4. Aaron Dieter (Suz): 5. Jason Conlon (Yam). 125 B: I. Charles Ellis (Yam); 2. Justin Tuerck (Kaw); 3. Wayne HaD III (Yam); 4. Jedediah Haines (Kaw); 5. Michael Sigmund (Kaw). 125 C: 1. Dustin KendllW(Kaw); 2. Plitrick Benner (Yam); 3. Daniel Pen a (Kaw); 4. Ted Hendrickson (Kaw); 5. Chad Aughinbl!augh (Hon). 250 A: 1. Charles Duffy 111 (Suz); 2. Tom Welch (Suz): 3:Ty Wanace (Yam); 4. Jason Conlon (Yam): 5. Kevin Brodsky Jr. (Yam). 250 B: I. Ross Bartlett (Kaw); 2. Ryan Tuerck (Kaw); 3. Eddie Hololob (Han); 4. Frank Pasquale (Yam); 5. Michael Sigmund (Kaw). 250 C: I. Patrick Benner (Yam): 2. Ch8d Hoffman (Yam); 3. Erik Lee (Suz): 4. Louis Hocker (Han); 5. Michael Cahill (Kaw). SCHBY: 1. Ryan Mills (Han): 2. Justin Teurck (Kaw); 3. Jedediah Haines (Kew); 4. Se8n Reed (K8W); 5. Brandon Kuhn (Yam). CLGBY: I. Toby Baldauf (Yam); 2. William Cenaguier Jr. (Yam): 3. Christopher Dey (Han); 4. Jeff Drury (Kaw): 5. Paul Dornellas (Han). 25+ A: 1. Ty Well8ce (Y8m); 2. Tom Welch (SU1); 3. D8mien Plotts (SU1); 4. Gaylon Dickson (K8W); 5. Bruce Stratton (SUl). 25+ B: 1. Ross Bartlett (Kaw): 2. Eddie Hololob (Hon): 3. Robert Stravinsky (Suz); 4. Jeffrey Ford (Kaw); 5. Neal Knaub (Kaw). • 30+ A: 1. Gllylon Dickson (K8W); 2. D8g Boyesen (Hon); 3. Tim Schmelyun (K8W): 4. Jeffrey Grove (Suz); 5. Todd Stith (Han). 30+ B: 1. Jeffrey Ford (Kaw); 2. Paul Shllfer (Suz); 3. Mich8el Thompson (Hon); 4. Harvey Holcombe (Yam); 5. Amold Hastings (Suz). 30+ C: 1. Timothy Gillespie (Kaw); 2. Ron Spicer (Kaw); 3. Tom Griffin (Yam); 4. Jeffrey Miller Sr. (Yam); 5. Byron Culbertson (Han). 40+: 1. Bob Huston (Hon); 2. Gene Nighman (Kaw); 3. David Kindness (K8W): 4, Thomas N8gle (Suz); 5. John Hilton (Yam). WMN: 1. Jessye Davis (Kaw); 2. Abbie Jo Bllrdo (Kaw); 3. Undsey Cron (Suz).

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