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was a little overeager and try ing a little too
hard . After falli ng three times in co me rs he'd
mastered in the heat, Screws fell back to fifth ,
Watson, who'd placed fi fth in the heat, took
seco nd, behi nd Crick . Byassee held on to
thi rd, and Spo re pil oted her KTM to a well deserved fou rth-place finish .
Results
50 (4-8): I. Clint Crick (Cobl ; 2. Christian Watson (Cob); 3.
Cody By~ (K'TM); 4. Nikki Spore (KTMo); 5. Justin ScmitIs(Lem ).
65 (7- 11); 1. KyI~ Dortch (lUiw); 2. Justin Crick (Kaw); 3 . Di
Crick (KTMo); 4. Christian Wat30n (Kaw); S. s.ephenJonn (KTM).
85 BEG: 1. Cli fton BetMI (Hen); 2. Ryan MoMon (Suz) ; 3. Ciny
Hucldeberry (Yam); 4. lsaiGh C~hus (Hen).
85 (7. 11): I. Austin Wells (Suz) ; 2. Brady Orr (Suz ).
85 ( 12-15 ): 1. Ben Critt endon (Kaw ): 2. Hooter Sykes (Hon).
WMN: I. Shmy Cntteodon (Kaw).
S/M.lNI: I. Kenny On (Suz); 2. Ben Crittendon (Kaw); 3. ..... ustin
Well &. (Suz); 4. Hooter Sykes (Hon) : 5. Zeb Cornelius (Kaw).
SCHBY: 1. Dillion Clayton (Yarn).
16-24 : I. ~m McKillip (KTMo); 2. Josh BurTe'SS (Yarn); 3. Josh
• Croley (YIm).
l!). : I. Mllrty Sinnett (Hon); 2. Lonnie Evens (Yam) .
30+ A; 1. Craig RI~ (Hon) .
30. B/ C: I. LonmeEvans (Yam): 2. BolT)" Nevitt (Yam) ; 3. Jeff
Cornelius (Kew).
125 A ; I. ChrIs Frist oe (Yam ) ; 2. Adam McKill ip (KTM ): 3.
Tomm y F Oil (KTM) .
125 B: 1. Josh Burress (Yem); 2. John Hutchinson (Suz ): 3. Dillion CltIyton (Yam) .
125 C: 1. Josh Croley (Yam ): 2. Randy Blanton (Ytlm ); 3. Dan
Jones (Hon) ; 4. Doug McClure (KTM).
250 A: I . Jordan Moneymtlker (Ktlw) ; 2. Marty Stinnett (Hco): 3.
Geremy Wotkins (K" w).
250 B: I . Josh Burress (Ytlm) .
250 C; 1. Mitch Flke (Han): 2. Jeff~y Wright (Kaw); 3. Thoma s
Debes (Hon) .
BEG M/C; I . Davtd Jones (KTM) : 2. Robert Jo rdan (Kaw) ; 3 .
Brad Jones (YlIm): 4 . Scott Hems (Yam): 5. Thornta Clifton (Kaw) .
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D ist r i ct 14 H are S c ram b les
Sumner Victorious
at Portland
200; I. Aaron Barth ; 2. Brian Howes; 3. Roger St n'1!ns; 4 , Jay
Mcleod: 5. /"\elvin CUlil'lf:S.
125: I. Oint Sumner; 2. Aa ron Wegner: 3. Trll vis Tudethout; 4.
Michod Uto!der: 5. BrandM Reed.
4-STR 1. CIlIyton Abliliher; 2. Nick Travis; 3. Chuck ShoD: 4
K:
om Huber; 5. Rick King.
SR.: I. Oa~ Toogood; 2. Mik e M.ann; 3. Willyne t-enng. 4. Scott
Essenberg; 5. Ciere Lal!der.
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StsR: 1. Dennis Gale: 2. LArry Hekman; 3. Jerry Jordan: 4 . Per
Ulliernl;w'a; 5. MariI Poisson .
VET; 1. Paul Guy: 2. Stn'1! WiUey; 3. Clint Hammerle: -t. Scott
C..u.s: 5. """,,.,.,...
HNI TEA1'\; I. Rodoqr 8enJamin,fDan Reed; 2. Ran Baker~
Keel: 3. VIC Flegel/BrianMarr.
L/W TEAM ; I. .Ierod W hipple/Jo~1 Di ~nhart; 2. Bryan
Dunlap/Joson Olney : 3. Gene H~ Huttmen
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200 JR (13· 16 ): I. Trav is Pra~r; 2. COfey Q.,vis; 3. Chad
Wnght 4. JarN Wright, 5. BretIBersano.
2HR OPEN ( 18.): I. Leonard Keen; 2. Eric 0udH;: 3. Joshua
Pike: 4. Tom GIoYff; 5. Tnt vis OJdhs .
lOS B!W; 1. Den Deyman; 2. Tim Leathers; 3. Anthony S.evfflS:
4 . Travn Toogood; 5. Ross Scott.
85 (7. 11): I. Bren Gowt"ll: 2. Bnsndon Cooley: 3. Josh Sa lisbury:
4. Keith Merrill; 5. Shannon ~.
85 ( 12·15 ): I. William Hid, ; 2. Nick J ubb : 3. Doug Reed; 4 .
~ Wnght 5. Cody Murphy.
65 (7· 11): I. Chod Cooley; 2. TIm Blower; 3. Jantd Salisbury : 4.
Bnen Meyer; 5. Tyler StUlln Hill.
B aja Acre s
Woods Logs Two Wins
BY B .J. SMITH
MILLINGTON , MI, APR. 30
Jos h Woods showed his elders that he had the
fast li ne aro und Baja A cres in th e 250cc and
125cc A divis ions. The 17-y ear-old from Fli nt ,
Mich ig an, do minated the annual Dis trict 14
Spring Fling contingency race, winning th ree
of four motos in the prestigiou s A cl asses.
Re s ul ts
OPEN: 1. Torn Salisbury : 2. Ken Jo hnson; 3. Mike Crib bs: 4.
Breit McCoy: 5. Will Root
250: 1. Sydney Gallt; 2. Corey Calkins; 3. Scott Barclay: 4. Brad
BenJlImin ; 5. Matt Harris.
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Off Road Park
B ittner 's Ta s t e
of Vic t ory
BY B ROCE A . S NYDER
Resul ts
51 SHAfT (4-6): I. Alell Ditton (y"m) ; 2. Denlel Ayotte (Yam) ;
3. Dylan Lorenz (Yam); 4. Jacob Vltn Dyk e (Yam ); 5. Just)n Caverly
(YlIm ).
5\ SHAfT (7-8 ): 1. Dean Woll e (YllIm): 2. Eric Senk (Yam ): 3.
heph Porcelli III (Yam) ; 4. Dylan Churcll (Yom ) ; S. Eric Kovach
(Yom) .
51 JR: I. Dougte Moline; 2. TlIylor ft\oms.; 3. Ryan Klinerva : 4
Andrew Clemen ts IV; 5. J"rtett P~I .
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PORTLA ND. MI, APR. 16
Th e second race of th e Michigan Hare Scram b les Seri es w as attended by a rather larg e
crowd of 333 competitors. Th e Portland Tr ail
Ride rs co m p letely revamped th e c1 ubgrounds
and course, wh ich was j us t sh y of 4 miles
lo ng: t he terrain w as f amilia r (d ee p sa nd ,
hard -clay ground) but wa s sm oo ther th an in
the past (no bottomless whoops ).
Lowe Rac ing/Pi relli Tire s/P lanet Honda 's
Clint Sumner used hi s motocross sk ill s t o
dominate the 125cc field , leading from the
thi rd co m er and nev er looking back . Fo llowing
the Hond a-m ounted Sumner was last yea r's
125cc cha m pion , Aa ro n Weg ner, who ca me
bac k full force after a disappoi nting app ear ance in roun d one. The th ird and fourth posi ti on s ove rall were a repeat of last weekend 's
event, with Kawasak i-mount ed Syd Gallt getti ng the nod ahea d of Enduro Engineer ingl
Lansing Cycle/Moose/Cla rk e/ Amsoil- suppo rt ed Corey Calkins. Fift h overall went to FMF /
Scott USA/Honda of Troy 's Scott Barcl ay.
Th e Vet class delivered some of th e cl osest
competi tion on the day. Spro cket Spe cia li st/
MSR /Moti on Pro - spo ns ored Scott Cu rtiss
grabbed th e holeshot. Paul Guy, Steve Willey,
Tom Enzor and Cli nt Hammerle followed. Curtiss was able to sneak thr ough all the bottlene cks with ease; th e rest weren 't so lu cky .
Once th ey exited th e woods, the Vets brok e
into gr oups, tr ying to catch Curti ss. On t he
fourth lap, Curtiss tan gled with a slower rider
and dropped from fir st to fourth . The compe titiv e co m bat that followed had many spec ta tors running to different poi nts on the tr ack to
chee r o n their favo rite rid er s. A t th is po int,
Oakland Sport Center' s KT M 250 -mounted
Will ey pulled away from Guy and Hammerle
to a lead of almos t th ree m inutes.
Kawasaki jockey Gu y and Yamaha -mounted Ham m erl e co nti nued to battl e for the nex t
five la ps , swap ping the l ead a n umber o f
ti mes . With one hour to go , Th or Racing's Guy
went on an amaz ing cha rge , pick ing up 10 or
20 seco nds per lap. In credib ly , Gu y caught
and th en passed Will ey wi th two lap s to go .
Will ey stayed close, but on the last lap he had
to stop and sw itch his bik e to reserv e. Guy
took the win, finishing 4 5 seconds ahea d of
Willey. The alway s-improving Hammerle took
t h ird. Earl y lead er Cu rt iss was fourth , and
Yama ha- mo unted Mark Spore was fifth.
"What a racel " Gu y said aft er the race. "I
didn 't kno w if I would catc h St eve. I ju st go t
the bike four week s ago , and I really haven't
figu red ou t the suspension yet. Last week end I
reall y got beat up. I've been tal ki ng to Brad
Low e at Lowe Racin g. and he 's start ing to help
me getting thing s figured out." ·
C liffside
McDo nald and Wats on roundi ng out th e top
five.
In the second m oto , Swin k jumped into the
lead , with Woods on his hee ls. Once agai n the
pair left the rest of the fie ld in a different ti me
zo ne , setting an unto uch ab le pa ce . Sw ink
pulled a three-second lead over Woods by th e
end of lap one. Woods stayed strong. th ough;
th e two disa ppe are d beh ind the hills, and it
was Wood s who emerged in the lead. Woods
m oto red off to th e win , leaving Swink in h is
dust. Buono finished third, followed by Frank
J ungnitsch and Watso n.
" I just made a few m ist ak es , and I was
really tired," said Swink. "Th e bike wasn' t run ning very well. either. I'm using these local
races as practice for the u pcoming 125cc
Outdoor Nationals. Glen Helen's in two weeks.
and I'm just going to try and get back in the
swing of things."
Wo od s was also usi ng th e local races as
practice fo r an up comin g series .
·'1'11 be racing in seven of th e nine Canada
Pro Nationals this su m m er ," Woo ds sa id. " I
can' t rac e them all beca use of th e A ma teur
Nationals at Loretta Lyn n' s. After the Ama teu r
Nationals, hope fully I' ll quali fy for the final two
125cc Outd oor Nati onals for a shot at the big
time."
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RAWUNGS, MD , APR_ 16
Round two of the Ironma n Hare Scra mbles
Series was held under the best co nd itions tha t
could be hoped for. with brig ht blue skies and
temperatures in the upper 70s, and 330 peo ple in attend ance. At noon, th e blu e flag was
raised , signaling th e riders to " shut 'em down ."
The exciteme nt was building, but yo u co uld
hear a pin drop as referee Bru ce Snyder recited th e riders' pray er. After the prayer, local
singer Devina Price sang an enth usiastic ren dition of the national anthem. Th en 97 bik es
r o ared to life as t h e race rs fi red up t hei r
machines. T he rac er s we re allowed two o r
th ree minutes of warmup time befo re they had
to " shut 'e m down" for the fina l tim e before
the start of the first wave .
When the green flag was finally raised, the
seve n rid ers of the Open A cla ss fir ed up their
e ng i n es an d sta rt ed towa rd t he first tu rn .
which send s th e rac er s into Cliffside's sm all
motoc ro ss sect io n. On e highlight of th e start
was John Rut herford' s "fl ying W· lan ding on
t he first do uble j ump , which put him almost
last.
The leader at the end of th e first lap was
Ronnie Burnfield on his Suzuki DR400-Z. He
had com pleted the first lap of the tough 7.2m ile course in 22 minutes and 54 seconds ,
wh ich wo uld stand as the da y 's fastest lap
time . Bu rn fi eld he ld nearly a 2 1/2 -minute
lead over th e second -p laced racer, Kaw asaki
jocke y Brett Zofch ak . Rutherford had moved
his KTM back up to fourth place. Howe ver,
second -wave racer Davi d Bittner, riding in the
Vet A class . wa s ga in ing ground fast and was
n ot to be denied th e wi n. Throughout the
rem aind er of the race, Bittner tumed consistentl y good lap times on his Honda . By ke ep ing his lap times betw een 2 1 and 23 minutes,
Bittner eventually picked his way throu gh th e
Op en A riders and joined in battl e with the top
fi ve race rs.
On the final la p , Bittner made two critic al
passes, overtaking both Bum fieid and Zofchak
and taking the lead . In the end, Bittner was th e
victor, Zofc hak ended up second, Rutherford
had worked his way bac k up to thi rd, Ja mes
Roberson fi nis hed fourth, and Michael Bu rk
ended up fifth . T he top fi ve finishers ove rall
were ha nd somel y rewa rded fo r the ir ef fo rts
with their appropri ate share of the $700 purs e,
which was provided by the Westem Maryland
Off Road Riders: Bittner was awarded $2 10,
Zo f c ha k $ 17 5 , Ruth erfo rd $ 14 0 , J am e s
Roberson $105, and Michael Burk $70.
Results
Baja Acres: Josh Woods (1 26) won three o f four mot o s on his wa y t o w ins in bot h
the 125cc A an d 250Cc A cla sse s in Millington, Michig an.
In th e fir st 250cc A moto , tw o-time eastern
Super cr oss c ha m pion Brian Swi nk stole th e
holeshot and quickly opened up a tw o -second
l ead ove r W o od s . J a son M cDon a ld a nd
Richard Watson. By the end of lap two, Woods
still had Swink in his sig hts , but Watson was
m o re t h a n 30 secon ds b a c k . Swi nk and
Woods conti nued to blitz the rest of the field
until Woods fell on the last lap , handing Swi nk
an easy victory.
" It was rough out t here." said t he DG Y
Kawasaki /Pro-Ci rcuit- backed Wood s after the
race. "The 250 is a lot harder to handl e in tha t
deep sand. I j ust need to get a good start and I
shou ldn't have any problems ."
Wood s got his sta rt in the second m oto ,
pass ing Joe Kersanty fo r th e lead in tum two .
Swink got off to a bad start and had to play
catch -up. By the end of lap one, Wood s held a
15 -second lead ove r Wat son , John Buon o and
Swin k . At the end of lap tw o. Swink m ov ed
into seco nd, but Woo ds was long go ne. Wood s
cruised to an easy vi ct ory ove r Swink, Buo no
and Ryan Lockhart.
The fir st 125cc A m ot o belo nged to Wood s
and Swink, who pull ed a hug e lead on the rest
of th e pa ck within th e fir st lap . Sw ink m an aged to keep Wood s wi thin str ik ing distan ce
th e enti re race, but he never quite go t a wh eel
in on th e leader. Wood s won , with Swink close
behind. Lockhart was a very dis ta nt th ird , with
neVIl's
80 BEG: I. John RobW:tek (Yam) ; 2. Ryan Watson (Yam ): 3.
Christophft Fill mo re ( Hon) ; 4 . Ryan Page (K aw) : 5. Ched Peck
(YItm) .
80 JR; I. Eric Mill er (Suz) ; 2. T.J . Au ten Jr. (Sw ); 3. Jerry
~ III (Yam) ; 4. Brian QoOIicke (Yam) : 5. John Jackson (!