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AHRMA National Motocross SerieslSpeed &S NationalT port rials Rounds 4/&: Lincoln Trail Motosports Kennard Kicks Off Nat'l Opener at Casey By an impressive Over 5 0 Int ermediat e- JEAN R A M S A Y cla ss win on a 6 50c c Yam ah a , fol - CASEY, IL, APR. 15·16 L i n c o l n Tra i l M otosp orts hosted round fo ur of th e A HRMA Nat ional Mot ocr oss Series and ro und six of the Tri als Series w ith nearl y perfect M idw estern spring weather bo th days. lowe d close ly b y Ph o e n i x' s B u d A u man an d loca l r id er Kim Ar m - Lincoln Trai'l Motusports Casey. Illinois Results: April 15-1 6, 2000 [R ounds 4 and 61 Sa turday (MX Round 4 ) ClSC 125 N O V : I. Paul J en sen ( Ho n) : 2 . Wayne Rantz (Hon); 3. Tom Grimmer (Hon) . ClSC 125 INT : 1. Th omas Englehart (Hon): 2. Andy Blackburn (Cl) ; 3 . Don nie Warf (Hon); 4. Bo b Egan (Mo n); 5. Dan Beher (DKW) . • ClSe 12 5 EX: 1. Robert Brow n (Hon); 2. Curt is Comer (Hon); 3. Tom Boyd (Hue). ClS C 25 0 N O V : 1. Da v id Br ow n (Hus ) ; 2 . Way ne Ran tz (Hon ) ClSC 250 INT: 1. Ter ry Gates (Oss) ; 2 . Don Ba ker (A JS) ; 3. T om Moor s (AJS) ; 4 . Richa rd Anderson (Hus); 5. Chris Makynen (BSA) . CLS C 250 EX: 1. Marl< Skarpohl (CS); 2 . Steve Tuck er (BSA); 3. Graha m Foster. ClSC 500 NOV: 1. Wa yn e Mount (BSA ); 2 . Duane Riddl e (BSA) . ClSC 500 I NT : 1. Cr. ig Ca mpbe ll ( T ri) ; 2. strong, both rid ing 440 Maicos. Denni s Brown (Gre); 3 . Dal Smi lie (el) . ctsc 5 0 0 EX: 1. J ames Sm ith (BS A); 2. Steve Sunday's Speed and Sport Nati on Tu ck er ( B SA); 3 . T im S wa i n ( B u l); 4 . C lau de McEl vain (BSA) . a l T r i a l s started at 11 a .m. Riders SPTSMN 12 5 NO V: I . Christop her Bren (Hon); 2. Jo hn Hernandez (Ma i); 3. Marc Pape (Hon); 4. J eff rode thre e l o o p s of th e ex c ellent Willou ghby (Kaw); 5. Sammy Chum ley (Hod) . . S PT S MN 12 5 I NT: I. Thomas ,........... .- - - - - - - - , Eng leha rt (Ho n); 2. Ro bert Peed (Hon) ; 3. J im Parsons (Hon) : 4. Robert Groves ( Hon ); 5 . Pegg y Cozart (Hon). S PTSM N t 2 5 EX : 1. Bil l N azelro d (Hon) ; 2 . Rob ert Brown (Hon ) ; 3. J am es Smith (C· A ); 4 . Corey Will ou ghby (Hen} . SP TSMN 250 NOV : 1. Scott Dittmer (Oss ); 2 . J oe Ha rt (Hon ); 3 . Scott Payn e (Bul ); 4 . Paul J ensen ( Hon); 5. J onathan Bren (Mon). S PT S MN 25 0 INT: I. T om Bridges (Mai) ; 2. Ron Harten (C- A); 3 . Roy Maley Jr. (Mai) ; 4 . Stan Newt on (Pen); 5. Robert Peed (Hon) . SPTSMN 250 EX: 1. Timothy Weave r (Bu l) ; 2 . Kevin Brown ( Pen) ; 3 . George Fan elli ( Hon ); 4 . Mark Ma ckay ( Hon ); 5 . Matt Kris her (C -A) . S PT SM N 5 00 N O V : 1. Ti m Ha rdin (Hu s) ; 2. Ry an Dav i e (Bul) ; 3 . M ar k Hammond (Yam) : 4. Taler T apscott (Mai) ; 5. Tom Grimmel (Hon) . SP T SMN 500 INT : 1. Gar y Grav es (Yam); 2. Stan Newton (Hus); 3. Jo hn Na sh (Kaw ) ; 4 . J ohn lambrick (BSA ) : 5. J .T. Southern (Mai ). SPTSMN 500 EX : 1. Ti mothy Weaver (Bul ); 2. Craig Brand t (Ma il; 3 . A lex Reid (Bul) ; 4 . John Hart (Ha n) ; 5. Michael Lentz (Pen) . SPT SMN OPE N TW NO V : J. Mich ael Chole r (Yam ). SPT S M N OP EN TW I N T : 1. Da v i d Kelley ( Yam) . SPTS M N OP EN TW EX: I . Bra d Kennard (Tri) ; 2. David Wi lson (Tr i) . WMN N OV : 1. T ammy Ritzh eim er (Ric ). WMN INT: 1. Sandra Ross (Ho n). Lincoln Trail Motosports: At the AHRMA National opener in Casey, Illinois, Premier Twin Expert rider David Wilson (30T) runs side by side with Classic 500cc Experts Tim Swain (2F) and James Smith (40 ). Smith took the overall. More than 250 ri ders came from 25 sta te s and two Can adi an p rov in c es f o r th e Sp eed £,. Sport/Pro g ressi v e S us pe nsion -s po nsore d Na t iona ls . D a v e B o y d s t u n to o k ov e r t he ann ouncing ch ores for the day wh en his Op en-cl ass Husky ex pe rienced an ign iti o n failure. Saturday 's m ot ocross ra ce was ru n on a 1.5 -m ile , natura l -t errai n co urse with an interest ing mix of grass hills, o n - a nd o ff -cam b e r tu rn s , sev e ra l damp and sandy lo am sect ions , and a coup le of wooded sections . Midwest MX c oo rd inator Br ad Ken nard had an outst an d ing w ee k end, tak ing win s in motocross and a fi rst in Tri al s. K enna rd wo n the Prem ier O pen Tw in a n d S p o rt sm a n Op en Twin Expert cla sse s o n a 19 63 Tri u m p h 6 5 0 a n d th e Pre m ier ligh t weight Ex pert class on a 1964 Ducati 250. In the Tr i al s events, Ke n nard won th e Novice Rigid class on a Harl ey -D avid son Hummer. T im W eaver , sponso red by Hugh's Bultaco out of Crar y v ill e, New York , conv in cin gl y w o n t h e 2 5 0 c c a n d 50 0c c Sp ortsm an Expert cl asse s. D av id K elley power ed his wa y t o 38 J UNE 1 4, 2 0 0 0 ' c ue I e eig h t -s ectio n co urse laid out by Claud e McElvain , Wa yn e M ou nt and D o n S ch m u t zl e r on th e 215-a cre comp lex . Th e eve nt ha d 65 en tra nts, w ith the bul k of those entries in th e Mod ern Cl assic N ovice cla ss (25 entries) and the Mod ern Classic Int erm ed iate cl ass ( 17 entries) . J am es r id er B o b Gind e r c a rded two, t h e best Expert sc o r e o f t he eve nt, to win th e Prem ier Lightw eight class , followed by M ik e Par sley , rid ing a T r iumph Cub t o a th ree - po in t to t al. Curtis Comer , o n a Puc h -pow ered Dal esm an , t ook fi rst in th e Clas sic Ex p ert c l ass w ith a f i v e -p o in t to t al (a ll of which c ame at a si ngle sec ti on ) . T h e t op N o v i c e in t h e M o d e rn C l assi c di vi sion was Yamaha rider J oh n Knapp, who scored a near clean with only one point for the day. The Modern Classic Intermediate contest ended in a t i e for the win be tween Bu lt ac o jockey T im Swain and Ho nda p il o t J am es Sm ith , bot h with four po ints. T he w in went to Swain , as the AHRM A tie -brea ker ru le favors the old er rider. CN nevus WMN EX: 1. Peggy Cozart (Han). PREM l /W NOV: I. Wayn e Rantz ( Ho n) : 2 . Tho ma s Cole (H-D). PR EM l / W I NT : t. Dan Beb er ( Due ): 2 . J im McCabe (Mai ); 3. Chri s Mak ynen (BSA) . PREM L.IW EX.: 1. Brad Kenna rd (D ue) . PREM 50 0 EX: t. Jeff Sm ith (BSA) ; 2. Claud e McE lva in (BSM: 3 . John Huegel (Ind ). PREM O PEN TW INT: I. Don Beher (BSA) . PREM O PEN TW EX: J. Brad Kennard (Tri): 2. Davi d Wil son (T ri) ; 3 . Bene Rodi (No r). 3 0 ... NOV ; 1. Scott Dittmer (Oss) ; 2. Peul Je nsen ( Ha n); 3 . Ray Co burn ( Suz) ; 4 . Dav e K atzm ey e r (Han) ; 5. Doug las Hale (Han). 3 0 ... INT : 1. Jo hn Nash (Kaw) ; 2. Jeffr ey Clark ( Ho n); 3 . Ron H a rt en (C ·A); 4. J o h n La m b rlc k (BSA): 5. Bruc e Patrick (Bul). 30... EX; 1. Kev in Bro wn (Pen) ; 2. George Fanelli (Han ); 3. Mark Mackay (Han) ; 4. Corey Will oughby (C· A ); 5. J ame s Sm ith (C· A) . 4 0 ... N O V : 1. T im Ha rd in ( Hus) ; 2 . Timothy Sta nci ll ( Ha n) ; 3 . J ohn Laurent ( K aw) ; 4 . Tony Glueck (Oss) ; 5. Joe Hart (Ho n) . 40 ... INT: I. Tom Bridg es (Ma i); 2. George Cates (Hus); 3. And y Bl ackbu rn (CZ) : 4 . Ga ry Doza : 5 . Ro bert Peed (Hon) . 4 0 ... EX: t . Craig Br andt (Mai ); 2. Mark Skarpo hl (Cl): 3. Marl< Mackay (Ho n): 4. A lex Reid (Bul); 5. John Hart (Han). 50... NOV : 1. Dua ne Rid dl e; 2. Ste ve James (Ma i) ; 3 . M ar v in Lon g ( Han) ; 4 . J im T hompso n (Kaw); 5 . La rry Willou ghb y (Mo n). 50 ... INT: 1. David Kelley (Han) ; 2. Bud Au man (Mai); 3 . Kim A rms tro ng (Mai); 4. La rry Brill (Hus); 5. Kenneth Ross (Han). 5 0 ... EX: 1. Van A derho ld (Mai) ; 2. Tom Boyd (Hus) ; 3. J ohn Huegel (Yom) ; 4 . Hugh Weaver (Bul) ; 5. Roy Maley J r. (Mal ). 60 ... NOV: 1. Wayn e Mount (BSA ); 2. Lee Cowie (Ric) . 60 ... INT: t . Ji m McC~ be (Mai) ; 2. Blaine Stone (Hus). 60. EX: I. Cork y Root (BSA ); 2. Roy Maley Jr . (Mai); 3. J eff Smith (BSA ); 4. Ed Ott (Yom) . Su nday (Tria ls Round 6 ) GIRDER EX: I . Beno Rodi (En£). RIGID INT : I. Bruce Clegg (J as). RIGID NOV: Brad Kennard (H-D) . PREM L.IW NOV: 1. Ray Corlew (Tri ). PREM l/W INT: 1. Dennis Brown (Ore). PREM l /W EX: I. Bob Gi nd er (Jos ); 2 . Mike Persley (Tr i). PREM. H/W NOV : 1. La rry William son (Ind) ; 2. Da le Kuykenda ll (Enf) . PREM H/W INT: 1. Ron Win get (BSA) . CLSC NOV : 1. David Brown (Ore); 2. Scott Kim (Hon) . ClSC IN T : I. Joseph Cle gg ( Bu l); 2. Den n is Jones (Pen) ; 3. Bruce Carman. ClSC EX: I. Curtis Comer J r. (Del). MORN ClSC NOV; 1. Jo hn Knapp (Yam ); 2. Matt Veltma n (Ya m) ; 3 . Oregory Gillum (Yam) ; 4. Peggy Cozart (Yam) ; 5. Fred Zigla r (Bul). MORN CLS C INT : I. TIm Swain (Bu1); 2. James Smith ( He n) : 3 . Robert Carpe nt er ( Yam) ; 4. Ja y Williamson (Oss); 5. Dennis Spencer (Bul). MOR N ClSC EX: 1. Harry Heileman (Yam) ; 2. Graham Foster (Ha n); 3. Keith Dun lop (Yam ). B EG : 1. Ky le Si sc o ; Go rd on Gra y ( Ha n ) ; 3 . Kenneth Bales {Tri }. Virginia Championship Hare Scrambles Series Round 5: Blue Ridge Deal Hands Down at Blue Ridge By H E ATH E R G RE E R MARTINSVILLE, VA, MAY 7 he fifth rou nd o f th e EBC/KBC / Pr o A rt Works / T u cker Ro ck y / Answer/ Hav oline(fsubaki / MS R/P irelli T ire s /C y cra /Sco tt / C reec h I nsura nc e/ A .Loo p /Und er ware/S il k ol ene/ No Fear-sponsored VCHSS wa s more of a quest for a fin ish rather tha n a titl e, w ith three laps of a 14 -mile loop that included stee p hills, fast stretc h es, a few rocks, and tig ht, tw isty sect i o ns . As o ne r ide r c o m mented , " If yo u d id n' t rid e something yo u li ked out there, [yo u' re) a lost c au se." Robby Deal tore o ut of the hol e on h is brother Tony 's K aw a sa k i , wit h Gas Gas rider D an iel Mo rris on right on his rear fe nde r the first two laps. Morrison tang led with a lapped ri der on an uph ill near the end of the th ird la p, w ideni ng th e ga p betw een D eal and himsel f. D eal ca m e th rough th e barrels w ith the overall win , and Mor- T rison wa s not too far behind in sec ond. J ason Greer ca me in thi rd. KTM rid er T ra cy Cr aw ford took th e 2 00c c A ho lesh ot but went wi de on a turn an d KTM-m ount ed Ch ad Park er passed for the lead. Park er 's lea d was cut short, howev er , wh en Kawasaki rider Dean Ingram m ad e a pa ss. Then Ing ra m lost the l ea d t o Park er and tw eaked his hand l ebar s wh en h e high - s ided on a t r ic ky hill turn. Ing ram rec ov ered quickly and passed Park er , wh o bl ew a t urn o n the last lap . Ingram c am e throug h th e barrels in fir st with a 10 -second lead on runner -up Parker. Cr aw ford to ok th ird . The fi rst tw o lap s of th e 2 50cc A contest f e atu r ed a b at tl e b etw een H o n d a r i der Da vid A sh l e y an d Kaw asak i rid er M it ch ell Wal sh . Walsh got by Ashley at th e end of th e sec ond lap , bu t Ashley w as knocking on hi s door so hard , W al sh le t him by . A sh l ey o pe n ed up th e t h ro t t le and to ok fi rst at the fi n ish . Wa lsh was sec-

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