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Northeast Classic Motocro ss Series Round 4 : Hurrica ne Hills Sports Center S T O RY AND P HO T O By J IM P . S A N D E RS O N CUFFORD,PA, MAY21 J\1- romley Suzuki -backed Barry ~j Carsten used cons istenc y to top the podiums in the 250 cc Open Expert and Over 30 Expert classes a t rou nd four of the Thor/Parts Unlim ited Nor th e a st Clas si c Mot o cr o ss Se rie s , host ed by Tom Hurd Prom o tio ns at th e Hurri ca ne Hills S p orts Ce nter. Da vid Kra tz o nce aga in p iloted his Husqv a rna into the ea rly lead in th e first 10 - lap 250cc Open A m o t o , tra iled by Bruc e St ratton , Ty Walla ce , Sc ott Roc kwell a nd Ca rst e n. Ca rst en pa s s e d Ro c k we ll fo r fourth b e fore th e y c le a re d t he rh y t h m se c ti on . Stratton m a d e several atte m pt s to pass Kratz for th e le a d, an d he finall y m ad e a pa s s stick on la p two wh en he d id the hug e step -up and Kratz coul d n ' t b e ca us e h e d idn 't get the drive he needed out of the previous corner to s uccessfully clear the jump . J eff Yentze r passed Roc kwe ll for fifth. Ca rste n a nd Yentzer passed Walla c e for th ird and fourth, dr o pp ing Wa lla ce to fifth o n la p fo ur. Wallace qu ick ly pa ssed Ye ntze r ba c k for fou rth . Stratton had o pe ne d up a lea d of e ig ht seconds bu t -th en bobb led seve ra l time s , a llowing Kratz to close th e gap to fo ur seco nds . Kratz , Ca rsten an d Walla ce were a ll doin g th e s pec ta tor tri p le , while S tra tto n wasn't , which allowed them to close the ga p on th e leader e ve n more . Carsten made a b lock -pa ss on Kratz on the last lap in the corn er follo wing the huge step -up ; they bum ped , and Kra tz we nt down . Carsten mo ved up to second. Wallace was third , Yentzer fourth a nd Damien Plotts fifth . Kratz remounted in a round 10th place. S tratton took the moto win, tra iled by Cars ten , Wallace , Yen tzer and Plotts . Kra tz again ma naged to get t h e be st jump off the gat e in th e second moto. Stratton , Wa llace, Ca rsten a nd Plotts followed. Ca rs ten pa ssed Wal lace for t h ird halfway throu gh lap on e . Kra tz starte d t h e se co nd lap by tr ipl ing fo r the cro wd . S tr atton co uldn' t get the run he needed to do the trip le a nd Carste n d id, mo ving up to second . Kra tz be gan to pu ll aw a y a nd ha d a seve n- secon d a d vantag e by th e e nd of la p two . Walla c e m ade a g rea t b loc k -p a ss o n Stratton in the ba c k section of the track to ta ke thir d . Plotts he ld on to 52 J UNE 28 , 2000' cue I e fifth . The top five were spread wa y o ut by lap four. Carsten closed the ga p on Kratz to four seconds by lap s even but couldn't get an y clo ser. After experie nci ng some b a d luck in the first m oto , Kra tz took a m u c h -d e serve d moto win, fo llow ed by Carsten , Wal la c e , Stratton a nd Plotts . Cars t e n 's 2-2 sc or e was good enoug h to ea rn him th e to p tie r of the p od ium . Rou nd in g o ut t h e 250 cc Open A class podium were Stratton and Wallace. Edd ie Ho lo lob led the pack of 16 riders through the gO-degree left-hand first turn in the first 250cc Open B moto , tra ile d by Toma s Barton , Matt Hibbard , Chr is Mur ray and Kevin Krueger. When the leaders rea ched the small step-up double in the back of the racecou rse , Ho lolob re m a ine d in the point position and ha d already opened up a conside rable lead of II seconds. Rounding o ut the top five were Toby Baldauf, Murra y, Hibba rd and Kruege r. At the end of the first lap , the top four rem a in ed un c h ang ed , while J a s o n Ba be m itch moved up to fifth. Th e to p five ha d sprea d out by the end of th e s e cond la p . Hal fw a y through lap thr ee , Ryan Tue rck be ga n putting p ressure on Babe rn it c h fo r fif t h . Tu er ck got Bab ern it c h and q u ic kly cl o s ed t h e ga p o n Hibb a rd a nd made the pa ss fo r fourth in th e ba c k s ectio n of t h e track . Hibbard dr opped to fifth. Ba lda uf closed the g ap o n Holo lo b to s ev en sec onds b y th e las t lap . n a ..... s T ue rck passed Murray for third b y do ing the finish- line triple while Mur ray on ly doubled. Babernitc h passed Hibb ar d to retake fifth. Ho lo lo b man aged to ke ep so me d ist an c e o n Ba ldauf an d got the moto win. Bald au f, T ue rck , Murray and Babe rn itc h fo llowed . Babern it c h na ile d th e ho le s hot in t h e seco nd m o t o . In tow we re Holo lob , Tuerck , Murra y a nd J orda n Jackson. When th e top five c a m e to th e back of the track halfwa y through lap one , Hololo b ha d the po int posi tio n, with Tuerck and Murra y movi ng up to second and th ird , while Babernitch dropped to fourth and Jackson held on to fifth. Cla y Cambell made a pass o n Ja ckson for fifth around the start of lap two. The to p five were spread out by the end of la p two , Holo lo b took the checkered flag for the moto win and the overall , followed by Tuerck , Mu rray , Bab ern it c h a nd Ca m bell. Roun ding ou t the 2 5 0cc O pe n B podium were Tuerck and Murray. eN Hurricane Hills Sports C enter C lifford, Pennsylvania Results: May 21. 2000 [Round 41 P/W (4 · 8 ): 1. James Doo litt le (Yam); 2. Michael Rommel (Yam) ; 3 . Nathan Couse (Vern): 4 . Jordan Schultz (Yam ); 5 . Brandon Wllldan (Yam) . SO ( 4· 6) : 1. Zack Hatfield (KTM ) ; 2. J oshua Motel (Cob). 50 (7- 8) : I. Ryan Blizzard (Cob); 2 . Nicholas McPhee (Kaw) ; 3 . Garret Toth (Cob); 4 . Frank Lettieri (Cob); 5. Zach Mauro (Kaw). 6 5 (7 -9) : I. Lowell Spangler ( Kaw); 2. Garret WII50n (KTM) ; 3 . Michael Stryker ( Suz); 4 . M. rshall a Hurd (KllIw) ; 5 . Zachary Whitmore (Kaw) . 6 5 (1 0·1 1); 1. Philli p Nico lett i (KTM) ; 2. Will y Toth Jr. (KTM) ; 3. Frank Bums (Kaw); 4 . Brandon Meier (KTM) ; 5. .Jemie Lawrence (Kaw). 85 (7· 9) : I. Ma rshall Hu rd (5 uz) ; 2 . Mi cha el Stryker (Suz); 3. Zechery Whitmore (KlIw); 4. Lowell Spangler (KlIw); 5. Garret Wilson (Suz) . David Kratz (701 nails the holes hot in the fi rst 250cc Open A moto at round four of the Thor/Parts Unlimited Northeast Classic Moto cross Serie s a t Hurricane Hills Sports Center in Clifford , Pennsylvania. 85 (1 0 · 1 1) : I. Will y To th J r. (Suz) ; 2. Phillip Nicoletti (KTM ); 3. Matt Flint (YlIm) ; 4. Frank Bums (Kaw); 5. Brandon Meier (KTM). 85 ( 1 2 - 13) : 1. J ay Well er ( Kaw) ; 2. B ria n Murphy ( Yam ); 3. John Lawrence (Kaw); 4. Mitchell Dougherty (Yam): 5. Jason Doyle (v em) . 85 ( 14 - 15 ) : 1. Caleb Miller (Yam) ; 2. Derr ick Forrester (Kaw); 3 . Justin Jackson (Hon); 4. Corey Vernon (K ew): 5. Sy me Kughson (Kaw). ~ /MINI : 1. JlIY Weller (Kaw); 2. John Lawrence (Kaw); 3. Brian Murphy (Yam): 4. Mitchell Dougherty (Yam) ; 5. Celeb Miller (Yam) . 12 5 A: 1. Ty Wallace (Yam): 2. Barry Ca rsten (5uz); 3. Ryan Mills (Hon) ; 4 . Bruce Stratton (Suz); 5. David Kratz (Hus). 125 B: 1. Charles Ellis (Yam): 2. Ryan Tuerck (Kaw) : 3 . Justin Tuerck (Kaw): 4 . Patrick Simpson (Yam); 5. Matthew Coyle (Yam) . 125 C: 1. Ted Hendrickson ( x ew) : 2. Michael Klinger ( Hon) ; 3 . Eric Kl im ek (Ya m); 4 . Randy Sheridan (Hon) ; 5. Brian Lechowicz (Yam) . 250 A: I. Barry Carsten (Suz); 2. Bruce Stratton (5uz); 3. Ty Wall ace (Yam); 4 . Damien Plott> (5uz); 5. David Kratz (Hus). 250 B: 1. Eddie Hololob (Hon); 2. Ryan Tuerck (Kaw); 3. Christopher Murray (Suz); 4. Toby Baldauf (Yam): 5. Jason Babemitch (Yam). 250 C: 1. Nick Leue rsen (Suz); 2. Jesse Perry (Hon); 3. M ike Link (Suz) : 4 . Todd Artonouvlia (Kaw): 5 . Noah Curtis (Yam) . SCHBY: 1. Rye n Mills (Hon): 2. Derrick Forrester (Kaw); 3 . Matthew Coyle ( Yam) ; 4 . Justin Tue rck (Kaw); 5. Patrick Simpson (Yam) . Cl G BY: 1. Paul Corey ( Yam) ; 2. Elio Pereira (Yam ); 3. Michael A yen (5uz): 4. Fred Roy (Yam) ; 5. John McKean (Suz). 2 5+ A: 1. Bruce Stratton (Suz); 2. Ty w euece (Yam); 3 . Dernlen Plotts (Suz); 4 . GlIylon Dickson Jr. (Kaw); 5. Dag Boyesen (Hon) . 25 .+ B: 1. Eddie Hololob (Hon): 2. Clay Cambell ( KlI w) ; 3 . Jeff Ford ( Ka w) ; 4 . .Jeson Beb ernitch (Yam) ; 5. Dominick Cittadino (Hon). 3 0 + A : 1. Barr y Car sten ( Suz ); 2 . Gaylo n Dickson Jr. (Kaw) : 3 . Dag Boyesen (Hon) ; 4. Phil Dowell (Hon); 5. TImothy Henry (Han). 30+ B: 1. Jeff Ford (Kaw); 2. Dominick Cittadino (Hon); 3. Jeff art (Hon) ; 4 . Lance Rowla nd (KTM ); 5. George Gilmore (Kaw). 30 + C: 1. Ron Spicer ( Kaw); 2. Robert Howey (Yam ); 3 . T om Griffin (Ya m) ; 4. Kenneth Burke (KllW); 5. Timothy Gillespie (Kaw). 4 0 +: 1. Gene Nighman (KllW); 2. Brian Broadwell (Suz) ; 3 . Douglas Henry ( Hon) ; 4 . Bob Cham plin (Hon); 5. Carl Neidlinger (Yam ). WMN: 1. Stephanie Perron (Kaw); 2. Abbie Jo Bardo (Kaw).

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