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nav igation of the Swill Hole proved to be a great ad vanta ge , as the sho rt , rocky section offered little chance of re covery from a p us h t h rough th e Hole. Cay er posted the fastes t t im e through , dro p pi ng 3 :24, c losel y fol lowed by J im M it ch ell ( 3: 3 0 ) , Neff (3:3 2) and Ric k Claxton (3:38 ) . T he course th en proceeded along a w et tim ek eep ing section and into the "M ilk Run" section , named for the fact tha t m ost of it is on land that was once a m il k farm . The long and fairly roc ky section was a great section for se pa rat ing the m en from the bo y s. Cayer smoked eve ryo ne through the fiel d , droppi ng t h e onl y five -point card with a 5 :4 0 . A 2 0 0 r id er N eil Dennett (6 :02) charged through next , followed by Madore (6 :22) . A short connect or loop followed the lon g reset after th e Milk Run. Cayer was the only rider to zero this sect ion , while most others dropped one po int. Th is was the end of the day for the C riders, while the A and B riders had a second gas stop. The 16-mile section after th e gas stop p ro v ed to be the most demanding section of the day . At 24 mph, dropping a point per m inute through the multitude of rock gardens was the best anyone could do: Cayer, Madore, Neff, Claxton and even tua l A High Point winner Eric Mc Eac hern all dropped 16 poi nts each. The last 7 -m il e section was nearly as difficu lt , with a mix of tig ht, rocky and wet trails. Agai n, Cayer, Madore and Neff lost one point for each mile, with seven each. After tally ing it all up , Cayer came o u t on to p w i t h a 33 -p o in t ca rd. Madore and Neff battled all day and en de d with 3 6 p oints ap ie ce, w ith M adore edg ing o ut Neff fo r sec on d overall by a m ere 3 2 secon ds. " I w a s ki n d of su r p r ise d th at I won : said Cay er. "My co mputer and my stee ring damper both qu it ou t on me early in the day, so I had to rely on another rid er on my row to make su re I didn 't run hot. Other than th at , it was a pretty uneventful day, and I j ust kept chargi ng along ." A 2 50 -cl ass rider Er ic McEachem went home with the big A High Point trophy for his 38-point effort. In the B classes, 250cc rider Tim Bak er nailed down the B High Point with an outstanding 46 - point score, wh il e 200cc -class ri de r M att Est es ro osted his wa y to the C High Point with a 24 on the sho rte ne d C cou rse. Lynne Sing er dom inated th e lad ies ' fie ld with a 52 through check fiv e. Bill Johnson, th e ne west member of th e Super Sen i o r cla ss, co nti n ued h i s winning wa ys with a 29 on the shortene d l oop , and To m F ar le y o n ce ag ai n dominate d th e M asters cl ass, roo sti ng hi s spec ia l -edi tion CRE /BB to a 37 -point t otal. After tw o eve nts , Ne ffs consisten cy puts him at op the points ch art, with Hines and Ca yer c lose beh ind , each with a win . eN 5 4 ,JUN E 28, 2000' c u e I e John Monaha n Enduro Freetow n, Massachusetts Results: May 2B, 2000 [Round 21 OIA H· PT: Ja son Cayer (KTM) . A H·PT : Eric McElt chem (Hon) . B H·PT : Tim Bake r. C H ·PT : Matt Estes. AA : 1. Jerry Madore (Yam) ; 2. Hans Neff (KTM); 3. Rkk Claxton (Hon) . A BNTM: I. Ne;; Dennett ( KTM) : 2. Marti n Orlff (Yam) ; 3. Gill es Trepan ier (KTM ). A LT : 1. M ik e Nash (CRE) ; 2 . Steve Fe ste rt (Suz) : 3. John Cardozo (KTM). A HVY : I. J im Bum s (Hbg) ; 2. Mike Zaha nski (KTM) : 3. Bill Drummey (Han) . A VET : I. Ken Held (KTM) : 2. Dave Kelly (Han) : 3. Paul Cosgrove (KTM ). A SR : 1. Rob ert Wh ite (KTM) ; 2. Bob Fos te r (Han) : 3. lrv Witkop (KTM ). A 4 -STRK : I. R. Archambault (V am) : 2. L. Colom (SUl): 3 . Paul Cli pper (KTM ). B BNT M. 1. Mark Beau reguard ( Yern) : 2. Robert : Bogle (0 · 0): 3. Paul Sm ith . B LT: 1. Cart Andrews: 2. Ryan Brown (Suz); 3. Fran Gaulin (KTM.). B HVY : I. John Egan (KTM) : 2. J eff Cot e (KTM): 3. Oary Ryan (KTM) . B 4 -STRK : 1. Jim Green (Suz) ; 2. Ken Hawk (Hon) ; 3. Rick Collin s (Yam). B VET: 1. Paul D' A rezzo ( Hon): 2. Alan Ro ss (Han): 3. Wetter Popiek (Kaw). B SR: 1. Peter A nania (Hon) ; 2. Kevin Corbeil (Han): 3. Brooks Saunders (KTM). C BNTM: I. Paul Lu ssier ( KTM); 2. Bill Puffer (KTM): 3. Dan Webster. C L T : I. Pet e Be l ang er ( KT M) ; 2 . Ant hon y Federico (Suz); 3. Donald Qu inn (Kaw) . C HVY: 1. Dav id Mc Ko sky: 2 . Edward li ves (KTM) : 3. Walter Leff eur (KTM ). C 4 ·STRK: I. Jo hn Han (Han ): 2. Mark Thai : 3 . Andy Wyzyka wski (KTM). C VET : 1. Tony Calabro (Suz); 2. J ames Antes (YlIm); 3. Walter Wilson (Ke.....) . C SR : 1. Don Sm it h ( KTM) ; 2 . Bob Drap ch o (Kaw); 3. Charlie Kennedy (Suz) . S/SR : 1. Bill Johnso n ( Hon) ; 2. Paul Lu ssier (KTM): 3. Keith Good ell (KTM ). MSTR: 1. Tom Farl ey (CRE· BB). WMN : I. Lynn e Singer (KTM ). Loretta Lynn'sAMA Qualifier Dutch Sport Park Motocross Woods Whacks In a Triple Bv L A RRV WITM E R In the open ing 125cc A moto on Sunda y , Jason McDonald ripped the BLOOMINGDALE, MI, MAY )3-14 o s h u a Woods took hi s T e am Gre en / Axo/Pro C ircuit/DG Y/ HJ C Helmets mount into the winn er's c ircle with flawless riding, dominating the 125cc A and 250cc A classes on both days and topping off his week end with a win in Su nday's Extreme Money Moto , as Dutch Sport Park pla yed host to Loretta Lynn's quali fie rs for two da ys of racing . j -... holeshot on his Tech Care/JT -su pported RM. Derek Rose ran second , wit h Pr o A ct ion /FMF - b a c k e d Jon Logan third. Woods was back in fifth , but he put his visor down and charged to th e front, using the sandbox to pass some rid ers on t he opening lap and moving up to third. The running order at the completion of lap one read Mc Donald, Ro se and W o od s, wi th ,.....----,cr UJ ~ - ~ ~ >- '" 15 :I: c, th rough th e wood s rockers, th e Suzuk i spat McDonald off and he fl ew headfirst over th e bars. The nasty crash sid elined th e speedst er for th e da y. Woo d s w as n o w out f ro nt a n d c r u isi n g all al on e w hil e th e battl e rag ed beh ind him . Frank Jungn its ch was charging to th e fron t , pas sing Gay lord for fourth over the hug e t abl et ops in th e back sections. Matt Max imoff moved int o the top five in th e closing stages, but he could only manage to work past Gaylord for fourth by th e time th e checkers came out. At the finis h , Woods with a hug e lead ove r the runner -up , Rose , who w a s h old in g off Jungn itsch at t h e che ck ers . F ourth went t o Maximoff, with Logan fifth. Rose gated perfectly in the second m ot o on h i s JGS /Thor /Gaski ll' s Honda /Wiseco /HJC Helm et -spon sored Honda, with Maple City 's Gaylord second , Jung nitsch t h i rd, and Woods ag ain in fifth. Woods used the sandbox to pass two riders to move into thi rd on the open ing lap . Rose and Jungn itsch were having a 'great battle up front, excha nging t h e lead several t imes during the opening la p, with Woods closing in fast. Jungnitsch held the lead at the completion of the first lap. Ro se was hot in second , with Woods watching the front -running duo and sizing up the competition for passing in th e next tw o la ps. Woods got by Rose again by tr ipling into the wood s rockers and then got by Jungnitsch over th e Pro Action j um p, m oving into th e lead by the third lap. Woods sty le d o ut f r on t , w h ile Jungni tsch and Rose stay ed cl ose to his rear fender in the cl osi ng sta ges. Woods ca rde d anothe r win and was happy afterward in Victory Ci rcle. "M y K a w asak i worked grea t out there,' Woods said. "Much thanks to all m y sponsors for their hel p . I rode m y 125 in the Extreme moto to get practice o n i t f or the upcom ing events in Canada. I got going around th e seventh spot and kept charging to win . Th is feels gr eat!" eN Dutch Sport Parll M otocross Bloomingdale, Michig an Results: May 13-14 , 2000 Dutch Sport Part< Motocross: Tom Osmlalo ws kl (490) leads Nick Vaughn (134) In 125cc B act ion in Bloomingdale, Mich iga n. Osm ialowski too k the class wins on both days of raci ng. Moth er N atu r e t r i ed to spoil the show with heavy rains Frid ay night, b ut the cre w re wo rked t he track on Saturday morning , delaying practice, and th ey had gr eat resu lts . Th e track was rough du ring both da ys of ra cin g, m aking fo r g rea t li ne sel ect ions in m ul tib erm corners and groove d rac ing straight aways . On Satu rda y night, afte r th e races, a horse -d rawn wagon m ad e its way aro und a 10-mile sec tion of th e surroundi ng farm and pastu re areas. T his was a big hit for th e k ids - young or old . n e vv s David Gaylord fourth and Lo gan fifth . On the second lap , Wood s passed Log an in th e wh oop sec ti on for sec on d . Th en W o ods go t b y Ros e b y tri pling int o the rock er s. McDona ld held off the adv ances of Wood s for th e next tw o laps, though the front-runners were side by side numerou s tim es. On the fourth l ap , Wo od s h ad a bett er approach t o th e Pro Action tun nel / ta ble t op area and fina lly roo sted pas t McDona ld 's T ech Ca re Suzuk i. M cD ona ld sta y ed g lued to Wood s' rear fend er until th e fifth lap . Going Saturda y AUTO SHA fT (4 · 6 ): I. A lex Ditton ( Vam) : 2. Log an Nev ins ( Yam) ; 3. Kyle Merl ington (Yam) ; 4. Conor Edgar (Yam) ; 5. Chri s EJko (Yam) . AUTO SHAfT (7·8): I. Dylan Chu reh (Vam ): 2. Zachl.lry Bassler (Yll m); 3. Zachery Miston (Yam) ; 4. Tyler Fre se (Yl.Im) : 5. Rod Middau gh (Yem) . AUTO (4 · 6 ) : I. Dou gi e Moline (Cob ) : 2. Lev i Davis (Cob ): 3. Log an Nevins (Cob) ; 4. Ian Cleme nts (Cob): 5. Kiernan Malamey (Cob) . AUTO (7·8): 1. Ja mes Roberts (Cob) : 2. Arthur Co fi eld (Co b) ; 3 . Matt Wa t son (Co b ); 4 . Jame s Schm aus (Cob); 5. Zacheneh Mauro (Cob). 6 5 B EG: 1. Brand on Eber sole (Kaw) ; 2. Isaac Scheid (Kaw): 3. A dam Bode n (Kaw): 4 . Cody Dale (Kaw): 5. Cody McC lenan (Kaw). 65 ST K ( 7 - 9) : I. Jak e Er i ck son ( KTM ) : 2 . Domin ic lzzl ( KTM ); 3. Br oc Pet erson ( KT M ) ; 4 . Trevor Doni e (Kaw ); 5. Brad Kiester (Kaw) . 65 STK ( 10· 11) : I. Brett Wagner (Kaw): 2. Dan Durha m ( KTM ); 3 . .Jek e Frick er (Kaw) ; 4 . Casey Prof lta (KTM ): 5. Cody Dav is (KTM) . 85 BEG : I. Mik e Ub er ( K aw ) : 2 . J u stin Rob ert son (Ya m ) ; 3 . Dw eln e Ba ssl er ( K aw) ; 4 . Brandon Bonine (Yam ); 5. Tim Weber (Hon) . 85 STK (7 · 11) : I. J ohn J ack son (Kaw) : 2. Joel Jl.Iger (Kaw) ; 3. Shane Sewell (Kaw) ; 4. J erry Lorenz (Yam) ; 5. Dustin Dur bin (Yam ). 85 ST K ( 12- 13) : I. Aaron Smith (Han): 2. D.C. Clark (Suz); 3. And y Zambon (Kaw ); 4. J oe Penrod (Kaw) : 5. Raben Kell er (Suz).

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