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85: I. John t...-is Y ( Yam) ; Z. NICk Hmdenon (Han); 3. Ryan Zach HoningtOn (Kaw); 5. Josh Ensor (Han ). 1"5 8; I . Jee Dohm (Hon ); Z. Mllrk Stambough (Hen); 3. Zach Calcutt ( Han ); 4 . .Joe Dragunas (Hon); 5. Cott Hebden (Hon) . 250 A: I. Don Mullen II (Suz); Tom McGrane (Han ); J . Todd Stith (Hon); 4. Roy Miller (Rtx); 5. COft')' Hormn (Han) . 250 8 : I. Rick Price (Han ); 2. Jason ~ (Kaw); 3. ChorI~ PaRer (Hon); 4. Zac:h Calcutt(Kaw); 5. Ry3n Babc:ock (Han). 400: I. Roy I'\iller (Rtx): 2. Bob Babcock ( Yam ); 3. T~ Tr~ (Hon): 4. RobertLAngrehr (Bul); 5. John Krllft (Hon). 500 Z·Yt\l.VE: J. NICk Taylor (Yam ); 2. Larry ~ (Yam ); 3. Jack SteddIng(Yam ); 4. Gardiner 'Mute (Yam l: 5. BiD Kraft (Yam ). 600 A; 1. Tom McGrane (Hon); 2. Don,M,uUen n (Ru ): 3. Jim Hollister (Rtx) : 4. ~ Bull ( Yam ). 600 8 : 1. Jason I~ (Ru ): 2. Tony Pems (Hon); 3. Tim SaVIO (Ru ): 4. Ryan Babcock (Yam) ; 5. Bill Brown lU (KT M). 750 A : I . Phil Ubhert (Trf); 2. Bob Babcock (Tri ); 3. Yuhiko Hirao (Tri); 4 . l'\lke K~ (Yom ); 5. Richar SwIft (Tn) d )0. : I. Jim Hollister (Ru); 2. Bob S~en (Rb); 3. Clarence Bu Jr. (Yam ); 4. Todd Stfth (Han): 5. David R~" (Hon) . n 40 . : I. Bob Bebcock (Yam) ; 2. Bob Sweeten ( Hon ); 3. Mik e Keane (Hbg); 4. Rick ~ (Hon): 5. John Hffiderson (RD.) . WI'\N : 1. Kelley Bell (Hon) : 2. Am y Srnllh (Hon ): 3. Meli sn Petenon (Hon); 4 . Lauro Collins (Hon): 5. Tonya Roth (Suz). Trail Riders/ Cock eysville Optimist Club-sponsored Kev in McN ich olas Memorial for th e benefit of th e C ys tic Fibrosis Founda ti on . Jim Holliste r al so t o p ped B ob Swe ete n fo r th e Over 30 win . Though bad weath er cance led th e first tw o ~ (Kaw ): 4. 2: rounds , a br ief s ho we r o nly mad e the tr ack better on thi s day. and racing resum ed onl y a few minutes behind sch edule. In the Ov er 40 co n tes t , Babcock put his Babcoc k' s Se rv i ce C ent e r /Rabb i Ra c ing Yamaha in front of Bob Sweeten, Mike Keane an d Rick Spen ce. Sweeten tried everything to get over, und er or ar ound Babcock , t o no avail. Keane stay ed right behind them. waiting for an opportunity that nev er cam e. Babcoc k had his screaming YZF400 Yama ha in front of Roy Miller, Ted T rey, John Kraft an d Robe rt Langre hr in the 4 00cc fi nal. For Th e Ov er 25 class be lo nge d to Pro rac er Adam J ohn son. His swift and pr eci se racing beste d old ' n' fast " Jammin ' J oe " Ev ener, on a borrowed CR250. Th e Custard family got th eir fill of ra cing. Ric k y sc reamed off with the first -plece 250cc B tro phy , while Carl charged in with th e 80cc Extra -class prize. Re sul ts 50 (PW) : I. Alex Rotai (Yam) : 2. Blake HoIfmon (Yam ); 3. Kyle Srnim (Yam ). 50 14.6): I. Cody l.ucos (Cob): 2. Bloke Hoftrnan (Cob); 3. Ciara C4fT(Cob). 50 (7·6): I. Kyl e Cottril l (Cob): 2. AIel Rmai (Cob); 3. Addison SlaJI"", (Cob ). 65: I. NathAn Hnkett (KTM); 2. C~ CarT (Kaw): 3. Anihw Murname (Kow). 80 (7·11 ): I, Dustm Jock son (Suz): 2. Brandon E1 km(Suz.): 3. Cameron R~ogon (Suz). 80 (12·15): 1. .Jered Cl1l b~1 (Kaw); 2. Shone Fluharty (Han ); 3. ear1 Cust"rd ( Hen) . 80 EXTRA: I. Carl Custard ( Hon); 2. Ryan S1 inglof (Yom ): 3 . several laps, Miller ke pt working his Rol a x to K ~ CUlTftl (Ka.., ) . th e inside of Babcoc k , and he finall y succeeded in putting his Mill er' s Cycle-spon sored m ach ine und er Babcock two laps from th e end . T om M cGrane Jr. took th e 250cc A fi na l lead from Donni e Mullen , Co rey Harmes, Todd Stith and Miller . Fo r several laps , Mull en tr ied to get under McG rane, whi le Harmes siid back a few spots . On th e sixth lap , Mu ll en made an ins ide pa ss stick and took th e lead for good. Wh en Jim Hollist er ' s in a good m ood, it oft en m ean s hi s co mpetition will be put in a bad m ood. Th is is wh at happened in th e Over 30 event wh en Hollister g rabbed th e holeshot from hi s inside sta rti ng posi tio n from Sweeten. Cl aren c e Bull and T o d d Sti th an d n ev e r looked back , pulling away to wi n by almost a straighta way. Licking County Fa irgrounds Hyde Goes. Seeking Win 125 A: I. Doug Gall ( Hon) ; Z. Scott Kuchler (Hon) ; 3. Travis Hartshorn I YlIom) . 125 B: 1. Richi e Elkins (Suz); 2. Andy Saxlon (Hon ): 3. Mik e Swope (Kaw). 125 C: I . Btm Ryan (Hon) : 2. Jl."ff Eggll."slon (KTM) ; 3. Bri on Harper (Yllm ). 250 A : I. Sco tt Kuchll."f (Hon); 2. Doug Gall ( Yam) ; 3. J olOn Wade (Sul) . 250 B: I. RIcky Cuslll rd (Yam ); 2. Marty Berberi h (Hon ); 3. Jeff c B y RUPERT X . PELlE1T Woolum (lUIw). 250 C: I. Ben Ryan (Hon); 2. Travis Tra cey (Kaw); 3. Charles CROTON. OH , AU G. 12 Fou r-time Blackw at er 100 cha m p ion Ma rk Hyd e doesn't ra ce motocross m uch an ymor e, but anyone heard doubti ng th e legend ary offroa d racer 's abil iti es wo ul d have been d isp ut ed in Croton, Oh io . Hyd e ca n still go fast over any t errain . As t h e Oh i o Co u n ty F a i r s Moto cross Championshi p Series ca m e t o the sleepy Lick - Sm ith (Hon). SCHBY: I. Derric k Arledge (Suz ): 2. Jared Grable! (Kaw ); 3. Kyle Ringwald (KTM). 16-24: I. Joson WIKk (Suz ): 2. Nete Elk llll (Suz); 3. Jeff Eggl eston (KTM). 23+ : I . A dorn Johnson (Hon ): 2. Joe Evenl." (Hon) ; 3. M.k e." r i Swope (Kaw). 30+: 1. Marty Berberich (Hon): 2. Marl!. Hyde (taM): 3. Gerry Bennett ( Yam ). ..,., 1.""" """ (KTM 2. Oony"""" (y", * J, "" _ ); , (Hon) OPEN: 1. Io\Jke Ruudl (Stu); 2. Dwight Yo/u: (Kaw): J . J m Wit· teman (Hon). ti m es. Campbell fini shed in front of Thomas. with Wolfe beating out Hartshom for th ird on the da y . In th e 125 A cl ass, Campbell was o nce again te sted by Wolfe and Harts horn . bu t once aga in . Campbell w a s too much for them . Wolfe was a sol id second w ith 2 ·2 p er for mances, in front of Hartshorn (3 ·5). T he Willard broth ers continued th eir winni ng ways . O lder brother And y took the Schoolboy class with a consistent 2-2 show ing , beating out T eam Green's Gavin Gracyk and his 1-3 perfo rma nce. a lthough Grac y k was do m inant in th e 125cc B cla ss. Mi chael Willa rd whipped up on two 85cc classes. slam ming his F&S Suzuki RM80s ho me to four impressive wins in th e 85cc (12·15) and 85cc Ext ra clas ses. Josh "Hippy " Dohn was the master of th e Ov er 25 A class, flashing his Cern ic' s Suzuki in for a 2 - 1 posting and bes ti ng Dick ie "Wonderb oy " Hoy a nd hi s Cha m pio n -s po nso red RM250. Lanca ster' s Dyl an Walker wes tr em endous in th e Pee W ee classes. He ro de hi s Cobra CMSO to the win in the 50cc (4-6) cl ass and bo un c ed his tr ust y Yama ha PW50 in for the Shaft-dri ve win . Loc al rid er Lev i Kil barge r used his m astery of th e course to du st th e rest of th e 65c c ra eers with a 1- 1 t all y and then ca rrie d his speed into th e Mi ni J un ior 80c c class, topping th at di vision with a 2 -1 score. Professi onal Scott K uc hler scooped up th e 16- 24 - c1a ss wi n i n co nvi nci ng st yl e . He screa m ed his Timmy K.-tuned CR250 in for both win s. Li cking County Fairgrounds: " B u ffa lo B ill" Re iss (64) staged a thirdp lace finish In t he Ov e r 40 class at the Hartford Fair In Croton, O h io . Wil d W ilderness Raceway: Ga vin Gracy k (7) nails the s t a rt on his w ay t o th e 125cc B v ict o ry in Lo g an , O h io. in g County village of Croton, the ann ual Hart ford Fair kicked off with its usual agricu ltural and communal fest ivities - but there was th e spicy kick of race gas in the air , as motocross action retumed to th e fairgrou nds. KTM em ployee Hy de . who is perhaps m ore accustomed to woods racing, had little trouble negotiating the tight co n fi nes of this supercross -style fairgrou nds t rack. Hyde handily bested the rest of the Over '40 class, including series regulars Gerry Bennett and " Bu ff alo " Bill Re iss . who fini shed second and third , resp ectively. Th e Ov er 30 class was the domain of on e " M igh ty " Marty B erber ich, as he slipped h is Honda in for th e win in th is single-mot o co m pet ition . Hyd e fin ished a strong second, with Benn ett and Marty Warrens fi ni shi ng out the top four . Dou g Gall and Sc ott Ku ch ler went at it in th e hig hly cha rged Pro Mone y cla sses. Ku ch ler po st ed th e w in in th e 250c c class w ith some flashy riding on hi s CR250, and Gall was sec ond, but Gall t ook hom e th e ft rs t -p lace m on ey in th e 125cc Pro cl as s, with Ku ch ler in tow for th e run ner -up spo t. Lan ca ster's Ky le Cottrill, on his Ki ng Cobra 50cc m ach ine , simply sped off with th e 50cc (7· 8) wi n, beatin g out riva l A lex Ratai, on his Rat ai ·Racing Cob ra. Loca l bo y s cl ea ned up in th e 6 5cc a nd Mini J un io r classes at thi s c halleng ing and jum p y c i r c u i t. N ewark ' s Na than H e sk ett stormed his Br ett ·tuned KTM SX65 in for th e win in th e 65c c cla ss, while hi s buddy Du stin " Dud" Ja ckson jammed his Suzuki RM80 in for the 80cc (7 -11 ) trophy. T om Mudget t J r. easil y ou tclasse d the 55cc (7- 8) class, sta rted seco nd behi nd Zach Harrington and followed by Chris Barrett. J oey Park s and M ik e Standiford . Whe n Harr ingto n sli d ou t on th e second lap , Mudgett jumped into the lea d a nd pulled away to an easy win. Mudgett al so took th e 65cc victory. After the He nderson brothers, N ic k and Ry an , ea rned a trip to the pen alty line fo r cras hing on the ope ning lap . the 85 cc class go t und er way . with John Lew is, on the A BBA Heati ng and AlC Systems-sponsored Yamaha, easily p utting distance on Zach Harrington, Jeff McManus and Ryan Henderson. Harring ton sli pped back two places on the thi rd lap . McManus slid out on th e sixth lap. At the flag , Lew is was m ore than a stra ight in front of th e Henderson boy s. Zach Calcutt led th e 250cc B final for half a lap unti l bobbling and almost cr ashin q in the fourth tum. gi vi ng th e le ad t o Jaso n lsenn ock. with James Littl e, Charli e Park er and Rick Pri ce close beh ind. Pric e sliced his wa y into se co n d by th e third lap , while Tim Savin m oved up to pressure Litt le for fo urth late in the ra ce. Price stayed clo se, an d when Isen no c k bobbled in th e sec ond tu rn of the las t lap , Pric e quickly went by to take th e win . Results 55 QIL·INJ: 1. Bailqo Spence (Yam): 2. Tyler Kidwell (Yam); 3. 1'hom4 s W d)b (Yam) ; 4 . ~lIn ~ I (Yam ); 5. Stephen H.II igley (Yam ). 55 (4. 6): 1. Bolll!y ~e (Lrm ); 2. Anthony Smith Jr. (Cob ): 3. Stephen Holligley (Co b) ; 4. Lake Shukert (Lem) : 5. Aus tin En50f (KTM), S5 (7 -8): I. Tom Mudgett Jr. (Cob); 2. Tyk-r Kidwt'1 (Cob); 3. 1 Dust in Trey (Hon); 4. ~y Roth C Lem); 5. Rich4rd Lea ry 111 (Yam) . 63: J. Tom ~ Jr. (KllIw); 2. Chris Barrett (K_l; 3. Mike SUndilord (Kaw); 4 . ~y Pam (KllIw): 5 . RJ. H4rt (KG w). 52 S EPTEM BER 27 . 2000' cue I e n u VII' s Wild Wilderness Raceway Campbell "S o u peril B y RUPERT X . PELlE1T LOGAN, OH , JULY 30 Yam aha-mounted Mike "T he Bik e" Campbell of Zanesville. Ohio, was simply in the zone at W ild Wilde rness Ra cew ay . The 17 ·yea r -o ld stuck it to bo th th e 125cc and 250 cc A classes, co m ing ho me with a pocketful of purse money. This jewel of a tra ck. loca ted in the rolling hills of southem Ohio, features a lengthy course with a plethora of both man-made and natural obsta cles, not to mention a host of off -cam ber and tric ky c o rn e r s, w ith so m e gn arl y . ol d sch ool up hill and downhili secti ons to test the rider s' nerv es. With wonderful, warm weather and the threat of a sprinkle, th e more than 200 racers on hand were tr eated to a pleasant racing event in nearly perfect conditions. W h en ev er the gate dropped fo r any o f th e four m ot o s in th e A cl asses, inevitably it wa s Cam pbe ll , on his im m acu late Yamahas, wh o was u p front. As h e j us t re cent ly r eceived J e f f G i bso n 's former YZ 4 2 6 F . C ampb e ll h a d l i ttl e e x p e r i e n c e o n th e mi ghty ma ch ine , bu t he c hose to put it through it s paces anywa y. After some early opposition from Yama ha rid ers Bub Th omas and Trav is Hart shorn in th e 250cc A class, Campbell new off with both wins , whil e a very fas t Jared Wolfe pl ay ed c at c h· u p a nd r an we ll. w i th blistering lap Joe y Ford was o n th e gas and beat out fast Over 30 racer " King" Rich ard Robinso n on his Fast Bo ys CR250 . Fo rd won th e Over 30 di vi sio n with a 2 -1 tally. besting Robinson's 1-7 sco re. Re s u lts 50 PfW; I. Dylan Walk er (Yom ); 2. Zach ~ ( Yom ): 3. AuDl Cd. ( Yam) . 50 (4·6): I . DylanWalker (Cob): 2. Bc fI\rnord (IITM). ed 50 (7·8) : I. Kyle Coltrin (Cob): 2. Stnen Thompson (Cob ): 3. "Thc:-nas ~ (IITM). 65 : I . U:vi KiIbllrger (KTM): 2. Ryan Allbaugh (Kaw); 3. Ryan """""dd (KTMI. 80 (7 .11) ; I.~; Kilborger (SuI ); 2. A llen Nutter (Yom) ; 3 . ~van Wek;h (Yam ). 65 (12· 15): I. Mik~Willard (Suz): 2. Cody F'roctof(Yom ); 3. Jdf Roelle (Yam ). 85 EXTRA; I. Mik e Willa rd (Suz ): 2. Cody Proctor ( Yom ); 3. Je10d Burgess ( Y4ITl). 125 A : 1. Mike Carnpbdl (Yam) ; 2. Jared Wolfe ( Yam ); 3. Travis Hartshorn (Yom) . 125 B: I. Gavin Gr~k (K.aw); 2. Nick Carroll (Yam ); 3. David Herb (Kaw) . 125 C: 1. Jeff Eggl eslon (tIT M); 2. Aaron Ked! (Han ): 3. Josh Davi s (Yam ). Z50 A; I. fo\ike Campbell (Yam ); 2. Bub Thomas (Yam) ; 3. Jared Wolle ( Yom ). 250 B: I. Nathan Will s (SUI ): 2. Tim Sl um p (Hon ) ; 3. Jos h Thorn ton (Kaw). 250 C: I. J4ITlie SmIth (Yom) ; 2. ChriaAbell (Hon) : 3. Keith mill ion (Yam) . SCHBY: I. AndyWill ard (tITM); 2. (ja vln Oracyk (K aw) ; 3. Nick Carroll (Yam ). 16·24: I . Scott Kuchl er (Han); 2. Jeff Eggleston (KTM); 3. T erry Collins (SUI). 25. A : 1. Jo sh Do hn (SUI); 2. Dick ie Ho y (SUI ); 3. Richard Robinson (Hon) . 25. B: I. Dave Hom (SuI): 2. .by Ford (Suz); 3. Olin Jones (Hon) . 30.: 1. Joey Ford (SUI) ; 2. Rich ard Robin ton (Hon ); J . Dove Hom (SuI). 40. : I. Willi 4lTl Bagby (Hon ): 2. Rick Russell ( Hon ); ) . /l\ark McDaniel (Yam) . ver-