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Northeast Classic Motocross Series Round 3: Broome-Tioga Sports Center By J IM P. S A ND ERSO N BINGHAMTON, NY MAY 7 , , ro rid er Da v id Kratz , p ilo t in g Husq varn a s fo r th e 2000 season , topped th e pod ium in the 125cc and 250 cc Op e n Expert classes a t round th re e of th e 2000 Th or / Parts Unlimit ed North e a st Class ic Mo t o c ro s s Se rie s . Kratz sc ored a perfec t I - I for the ov e rall in the 125s , but he had to work ha rd to to p the 250cc c la ss with a 3 - I score. Rid e r turnout was exce llen t, with just over 600 riders signed up to race. Mother Nature provided a b e a ut ifu l da y, and track conditions were perfect. In th e first 250c c Open E x p e rt moto , there were more riders than there were gate s . Forty -six e xperts lined up, but Richard Pinney e arned ho le sh ot honors . Ba rry Ca rste n was a ve ry close second. Pinne y and Ca rsten were s ide by side over the uphi ll triple , a nd Ca rsten had the lead by the sk i ju mp . When th e leade rs came off th e Nat ional hill, the to p five were Carst en, Scott Carte r, Pinn e y, Da g Bo ye s en a nd Pa u l A us t in . B ru c e Str a tton passed Aust in for fifth at the start of lap two . Halfway into lap two , Boyese n to o k the poi nt, with Au s tin , Pin ney , Ca rsten a nd Stra tto n tra iling . Carste n a nd Ca rte r bum ped on the top of the Nationa l hill a nd wen t dow n, but bo th recovered qui ckly. Ca rsten remounted in fourth and Ca rte r in s ixth . By th e start of la p th re e , Ca rste n an d Stratton had moved into th ird and fou rth, wh ile Pinn ey dr opped to fifth. Boye sen wa s still o ut front. Ca rs te n moved into second , releg ating Austin to t h ird. S tr att o n held fourth , with Kratz in fifth and charging a fter a m idp a ck s t a rt . Bo ye s e n d id h is be s t to hold Cars ten off , b ut Ca rsten finally regaine d th e lea d just before the start of lap four. S tr a tto n g o t Austin for th ird ove r the o ld tunne l jum p. Then , o n the fo llowing double ju m p, Austin crashe d, whic h allowed Kratz to m ove up to fourth. Carsten came off th e hill still in the lead, with Stratton pres s uring Boyesen for second . Stratton m ad e th e pa ss at th e base of the Nationa l hill, but Boyes en c ame rig ht ba c k a nd pa ssed Stratt on ba ck in th e following turn . Stratton passed Boye sen ba ck by t he fina l tre e t u rn befor e the Broome -Tioga d inner ta ble. Carsten took t h e win , follow ed by Stratton , Kratz , Ca rte r and Boyesen . "I was lead ing , and S cott Carter was behind me , a nd I went to square (RIght) David Kratz 17 0) and Scott Carter 1 54) battle for the lead in the second 250cc Open Expert moto at round three of the Thor/Parts Un limited Northeast Classic Motocros s Se ries at the Broom e - Tioga Sports Center. IBelow) Scott Rockwell (7 7 0) , Bruce Stratton 1 9) 5 and Damlen Pl otts 1 3) 9 battle for third, f o u rth and fifth off the BroomeTioga National hili early i n the second 250cc Open Expert m o t o in B inghamton , New Yo rk. I had to pla y catch -up," Carte r co m mente d. "My Manchester Honda /Facto ry Conn e ct io n/Pro C irc u it-b a c ked CR wa s work ing well today." "It was a great ra ce right fro m the beg inning ," Kra tz said. "Sc ott Carter is a nother gre at rider. There must be six o r seve n g uys out th er e that could win , a nd I' m j ust h appy to pu t m y Husqva rna up front. " eN Broome-TIoga Sports Center Binghamton, New Yorlc Results: May 7, 2000 [Round 31 P/W : 1. J a mes Doolittl e: 2 . Mik e Romm el; Logan Allen; 4 . J acob Luu; 5 . Will Ellis. 50 (4 ·6): I. Zacha ry Ha, fi.ld ; 2. J os h Ma te I; Conn or Webb; 4 . Crai g Mullett : 5 . Patrick Borek . 5 0 ( 7 -8) : 1. Ryan Blizza rd : 2. Zach Mauro : Ryan Neldreuer: 4. Mitch Hale; 5. Zachary Rosch. S/MI NI : 1. Celeb Mi ll er : 2. Br ian Mu rp hy ; off a corner and Scott dov e in and we e n d e d up h itti ng a nd [we ) k noc ked e a c h o the r down , " sa id C a r s t e n , re c o u n t in g what h a p pened on t h e Nation a l hill. "I got up in fou rth an d was a ble to wo rk back up to the lead. " "It k ind of t o ok me a c o u ple of la ps to get int o a rhythm ," S tra tto n sa id . "I stuck righ t on h im [Carsten) and wo rked through until we got onetwo . I th ought I m ight have something for him th e last couple of laps , but it just d id n't happe n." "I was bu ried in th e m iddle of the p a ck a t t h e s t a rt and na r r o w ly e sc aped som e cras hes on t h e first lap ," sa id Kra tz . "I' m hap py t o be a ble to finis h up in the fron t ." Kra tz got an excellent start in th e second rnoto , rounding the sw itchba c k first turn in the lead, trailed by Ca rter, Scott Roc kwell , Stratton and Damien Plotts . At the start of lap three, th e to p two po s ition s rema ine d un cha ng ed , 3. 3. 3. Mit ch Doughe rty ; 4 . J ason Doyle ; 5. J ohn Lawrence. JR MINI 60 : I . Phillip Nicoletti : 2. Brandon Meier, 3. Mike Case; 4. Frank Bums : 5. Lowell Spangler . JR MI NI 80: 1. Sean Hack ley ; 2. Brandon Meier; 3. Phill ip Nico letti ; 4. Frank Bum s; 5. Jo sh Stood ley . SR MIN I NOV : 1. Brian Coo k; 2. Sym e Hughson; 3. Steve Raym ond ; 4 . James Danqu er; 5 . Domi nic Vickary. SR MINI 80: 1. Bob Kiniry; 2. Derrick Forrester; 3. Brian Murph y; 4. Ja y Welle r; 5. Caleb Miller. 125 NOV : I. Patric k Benner; 2. Tod Hendrickson ; 3. Je ff Bubb ico ; 4 . Deve Grover; 5. Matt Gill. 125 AM: 1. Cha rles El li s; 2. Justin Tuerck ; 3. Ricky Conley ; 4. Matt Kleuskens; 5. Mlltt Coyle. t 2 S EX : I. Dav id Kr atz: 2. Scott Carter; 3. Ty Wallace: 4. Barry Carsten; 5. Dam ien Plotts. 250 OPEN NO V : 1. Pat ric k Benn er; 2 . N ick Le uersen: 3 . Oli ve Terw illiger; 4 . Frank Hughes; 5. whi le Stratton and Plott s ha d m ove d up to th ird and fourth . Ca rst en wo rke d h is way u p to fifth a fter a m idpack st a rt . Car t e r p ress u red Kra tz for th e re st of the moto but could not make a pass for the lead . T h e re fe re e red flagged the race at the start of la p five b e cause of a dow ne d ride r. S in c e mor e than ha lf of the moto had been run , the final order was Kratz, Ca rte r, Stratton, Plotts and Ca rsten. Kra tz ea rned the ov e rall win, with St ratton a nd Carter ro un ding out the 250c c Ope n Ex pe rt podium. "It too k m e to o long to get int o th ird ," Stratt on said aft er the second rno to . "I wa s he ld up for a lap there a nd I'd reel in a bo ut ha lf th e d ist a nc e a nd I'd m a ke a little bobble a nd hav e to do it again. With th e race c ut short , the re wa s no tim e to ree l the m in at the e nd ." "T he first moto fe lt pretty goo d until me a nd Bar ry c a m e together and cyc le 3. .Jeson Yenbenschct, 2 5 0 OPEN A M : I . Matt Kl eu skens ; 2 . Rya n O 'Mlilley; 3 . J o rdan J ackson; 4 . Tom Burton; 5 . Eddie Hololob. 250 OPEN EX: 1. Devld Krll tl.; 2. Bruce Stratton; 3. Scott Carter; 4. Barry Carsten; 5. Kev in Brodsk y. SC HBY : 1. Ry an Mill s; 2 . Ju stin Tuerck : 3 . Ja mes McNeill ; 4. Felix Delmo ral: 5. Gene Nighman. CLGB V: I . Elio Perei ra ; 2 . Bla k e F er r in i ; 3 . Shawn Russo; 4. Paul Lamb; 5 . So Cli naguier. 25. AM : I . Eddie Hololob; 2. Kevin Krueger; 3. J eff Ford; 4. Vidal Camac ho: 5. David McNeal. 25 + EX : 1. Bruce Str atton: 2. Gay lon Dick son; 3 . Dam ien Plotts; 4 . Ty Wallace; 5. Brad Bat son. 30. NOV: I . T im Gill espi e; 2. Tom Griffi n; 3 . Rick T etrault : 4. Eddi e .Jeck o: 5. .Jernes llldich. 3 0 . AM : 1. J eff Ford ; 2 . J ohn Tevemese: 3 . Tom Dill ; 4 . David McNeal; 5. Dominick Cmedjnc . 30. EX: 1. Berry Carsten; 2. DlI g Boy esen; 3 . Gaylon Dick son; 4 . Rich ard Pinney; 5. Chris Lyk ens. 40 . : 1. Gene N igh m an ; 2 . Jarrett Newb y ; 3 . B ru ce Stratton ; 4 . Ro be rt Cham plin ; 5 . Carl Neidlinger . WMN : 1. Steph an ie Per ron ; 2 . lisa Mahon Lesher; 3. Ab be Bardo; 4. Nancy Newby . n e _ S • JUNE 14, 2000 37

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