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Santich Cycles Grand Prix of M otocross Hurricane Hills Sports Center • Plotts eas ily topp ed the 250cc A pod ium with a p erfect 1-1 score . Harper e arned seco nd with hi s 2 -4 tally, a nd Miller ro unde d out th e podium with his 5- 2 score. Ke rry Kam ins kie ea rned ho le s hot honors in the first 85c c (7 - I 1) moto and had Marsha ll Hu r d , Michael Mazur, Zac hary W hitmore and Michael Nentwig in tow. The to p two remained unchanged at th e start of la p two, while Donny Buchter moved up to third, Mazu r dropped a spot to fourt h and Nicholas McPhee moved up to fifth. Whitmore d ropped ba ck to s ixth . About half a lap later , David Karney moved up to fourth, Wh itmore came back to fifth a n d Mazur dropped to sixth . When Kaminskie started lap three , h is lead was n ine !Above) Damlen Plotts (9 3) leads the field t h ro ug h Hurrican e Hills Sports Center's first tum in the first 250cc Open A mota. (Ri ght) VPE-backed Pro Suzuki p ilot Plotts dominated the 250cc Open A and Over 25 Open A c lasses and the A -class Grand Pri" at the Santich Cycles Grand Prix of Motoc ross. STORY AND PHOTOS JIM P. SANDERSON By CUFFORD,PA,SEPT.17 . he Santich Cycles Grand Prix of Motocross, hosted by Tom Hurd Promotions , is held annually at the Hurric a ne Hills Sports Center and fea tu res an AMA District 6 points race wit h a ll the usual classes, but when the re gu la r race program concl udes, th e Gr a n d Prix classes a re ru n. A c o m b ine d class of A an d B riders raced the first 3 0 -mi n ute -pl us- twolap m ot o , then th e C cla ss ra n thei r" 30- mi nu te moto, a nd fina lly the Mini rid e rs took to the race co u rse for a 2 0 -m in ut e - pl us -t wo -ia p m oto . Th e riders wh o e lected to pa y th e ex tra $10 to race the gra nd prix ra ces definitely got th eir money's worth . VP E - b a c k e d Pro rider Da mi en Pl ot t s topped the podium in the 250cc Open A and Over 25 Open A cla sse s and in the A-class grand prix, taki ng hom e a large c h u n k of the da y's purse. It was a perfect day for Plotts in the 250cc Open A and Over 25 Open A classes, as he carded perfect 1-1 scores in both classes. Plotts also smo ke d the field in the A-cl a ss grand prix, lapping 'the en tire field of riders except one. With one more lap, he would ha ve lapped the e nti re field . Plott s piloted his RM to the front of the pa c k a nd ro unded th e firs t turn in the lead , tr ailed b y Willie Boza c k , J a s o n Harp er , Glen Bo y esen and Da vid Gino lfi. Plotts had a five- second advanta ge by th e time he cle a red the s pec tato r trip le . Plott s was gone by th e start of lap two , with a n I Isecond le a d. Boza ck a nd Ha rpe r were st ill s e c ond a nd th ird , but Bo ye sen ha d so me bad luck a nd went do wn. Ginolfi moved up to fourth a nd Tom Littm an was fifth. J immy Miller was u p t o sixth b y lap two after goi ng down in the first turn and was already pressu ring Littman. T 44 O CTO BER 1 8 , 2 000 c Plo tts increased his lead to a who ppi ng 16 seconds by the s ta rt of lap thr ee. Harper mad e a pass o n Bozack for second a bout ha lfwa y through lap t h r e e . Plotts easily won the first moto with a lea d of m ore than 20 sec onds and d id a nice wh ip -it , to the delight of the crowd. Rounding out the top five were Harper, Bozack, Ginolfi and Miller. Plotts repeated his excellent start in the second 250cc A moto and once again took the point position a nd was never challenged. The rest of the field would have to batt le it out for secon d thro ugh fi ft~. Tr a iling Plotts thro ug h the first turn wer e Bo yes e n, Bo za ck , Ginol fi a n d Mille r. Plo tts already ha d a five -sec ond lead at th e sta rt of la p two . Miller, cha rging hard , m an a ged to work his wa y up to se c o n d . Boy e s en dr o p pe d to th ird , Ginolf i h eld fo urt h and Boza c k was relegate d to fifth. Th e top five s pread o ut by la p four. Plotts easily c ruised to th e seco nd- moto win . Miller fin is h e d second , Gi no lfi took third , Harp er fin ished fo u rth and Bozack took fifth . • e n e VV s Mazu r fo urth a nd Micha el Nen tw ig fifth . Kam insk ie began to pu ll awa y a nd ha d a five -s econd a dvant a ge by the start of lap two . Rounding out the to p five we re McPhee , Hur d , Mazu r a nd Butc her . Th en Butcher a nd Ne n twig p ass e d Ma zu r to mo v e up to fourth and fifth , d roppi ng Mazur t o sixth o n lap th re e . Kam ins k ie took the second -mote win with a nine -sec ond lead, trailed by Hurd , Butcher, Nentw ig a nd Mazur. Kaminskie's p erfe ct I- I s core earn ed him th e top tier o f the 85cc (7 - 11) podium. Hurd ea rned second and Butcher was th ird. eN Hurricane Hills Sports Center Clifford. Pennsylvania Res ults: Septe mber 17, 2000 P/W: 1. James Doolittle (Yam); 2 . Dan Triano (Yam ). 50 (4 -6) : 1. Ryan Francis (KTM). 50 (7· 8) : 1. Michael Daubert (KTM); 2 . Austin Ham m ond (Cob) . 65 (7- 9): 1. Marshall Hurd (KTM) ; 2. Zachary Whitmore ( Kaw ); 3 . Nicholas McPhee (K TM) ; 4. Jordan Man n (Kaw ); 5. An thony Peregrin (Kaw). 65 ( 10 - 1 1): I. T y l er K flne ( K a w ) :' 2 . Bill y Jenkins (Kaw ); 3 . Matt Perry (Kaw ): 4 . Chris to phe r seconds. Hurd , Buchter and Karney held their positions while Mazur managed to swap positions with Whitmore again to claim fifth . McPhee finall y got around Mazur for fifth an d began to close the ga p on Karney in fourth , and the two ba ttled fo r a la p unt il Karn e y went down in the tum pre ce d ing th e hu ge Hurrican e step -up. Tha t was Mc Phee's c ha nce to clai m fourth, bu t th en he bobb led , a llow ing Mazur to mov e up to fourth. Mc Phee ha d to sett le fo r fifth . Kam in ski e took t he checkered flag a nd th e m oto win with a 20-secon d le a d , t rail ed by Hu rd , Buchter, McPhee and Mazur . Kaminskie nai led t he ho leshot again in the second moto, with Hurd a very close second , McPh ee third , Morea (KTM). 85 (7- 9): 1. Marshall Hurd (SUl); 2. Zachary Whitmore (Kaw) ; 3 . Nicholas McPhee (KTM) ; 4 . Jo rdan Mann (Kaw); 5. S. Bowen Moore (Kaw ). 85 (l 0 -11 ): 1. Kerry Kaminskie (Yam) ; 2. Donny Buch ter ( Han) ; 3 . Mi chael Mazur (Kaw) ; 4. David' Andrew Karney (Yam) ; 5. Michael Nentwig (Kaw). 85 ( 7 - 1 1): 1. Kerry Kam i nsk ie (Yam); 2 . Marshall Hurd ( Suz); 3. Donny Butcher ( Han); 4 . Michael Mazur (Kaw); 5 . Nicholas McPhee (KTM) . 8 5 ( 12 - 13): 1. Sco tt Sea rs (Kaw) ; 2 . Sea n Wallace (Suz) ; 3. Nic k Johnson (Yam ); 4. Eric Hall (Kaw) : 5. Ky le Jenceleski (Kaw). 85 ( 14 - 15): J. Ja mes Ayres (Hon ); 2. Bart Holt ( Ka w) ; 3. Benja m in Brill (Ya m); 4. J o seph Fra nk (Han) : 5. Stephen Sm ith (Yam) . S/MINI : 1. Scott Sears (Ka w); 2. Sean Wellece (S u z) ; 3 . J am e s Ay res ( Ha n ) ; 4. Nick J ohn son (Yam); 5. Eric Hall (Kew ). 1 2 5 BEG : 1. Ra y Wa lke r ( Han); 2 . Frank Hillkew icz ( Ho n) ; 3 . Ken net h M iles ki ( Ya m); 4 . · ' Raym ond Milesky (Kaw); 5. David Rock efeller (Suz). 125 A: 1. David Ginolfi (Yam) ; 2. J ason Harpe r ~ (Kaw); 3 . Will ie Bo zack (Suz ) ; 4 . Je ffrey Dun lap (Yam) ; 5. J immy Mill er (Yam ). 125 B: 1. Caleb Mill er (Yam ); 2. Sergio Cesvonl (Yam ); 3. Patri ck Simpson (Yam) ; 4 . Cha d Bel lott (Yam) ; 5. Fred Metzger (Hon) . 12 5 C: 1. Sean Mclaughlin (Hon); 2. Eric Hack (Ha n); 3. Thom as Britzk e (Hus ); 4. Mic hael Klinger (Hon) ; 5. Paul Trees (Han). 250 BEG : 1. Eugene Denaples (H on ) ; 2 . Do n Barna ( Yam ) ; 3 . Br ian Morea (Kaw ); 4 . Br ya n Berkoski (Kaw) ; 5. Ryan Racan(Yam) . 250 A : 1. Damien Plotts (Suz); 2. Jason Harper (Kaw ); 3 . Ji mmy Miller ( Yam ) ; 4 . Dav id Ginol fi (Yam) ; 5. Willie Bozack (Sua}. 250 B: 1. Fred Metzger (Hon ); 2. Erik Burkh older (Kaw); 3 . Carl Wolter (Ho n): 4 . David Nyzio (Yam ); 5. Danny Boccedori (Suz). 250 C: 1. William Heres (Yam ); 2. Tom Griffin (Ya m) ; 3 . Edward Cilli Jr. ( Ka w) ; 4. G reg Lu c a (Yam ); 5. Rodn ey Irwin (Hen }. SCHB Y: 1. Petrick Simpson ( Yam ) ; 2. Caleb Miller (Yam) ; 3. Sean Mclaughlin ( Hon ); 4 . George Watso n (Hon) ; 5. Garnett Payne (Yam) . CLGBY: 1. Willie Bouck (Suz); 2. Glen Bcyese n (Yam) ; 3. J effr ey Dunlap (Yam ); 4 . Jed Scha ppe rt (KTM); 5. Jarred Kimble (Hon) . 25 + A : 1. Dam ien Plotts (Suz) ; 2. Larry Harper (Yam); 3 . Tom Li ttman (Ya m ): 4 . T imothy Henry (Hon) ; 5. Manfred Salvermoser (Hon) . 2 5+ B: 1. Erik Bur k h old er ( Kaw): 2 . Kev in Krueger (Yam); 3 . Dou ql es Lyt le (Hon); 4. Henry Lucio (Yam) ; 5. Thomas Britzke (Hus) . 30 + A : 1. Larry Harper (Yam): 2. Timothy Henry ( Hon ) ; 3 . Manfr ed Salv errn o ser ( Ho n); 4. Br ett Sherman (Han) ; 5. Joe Daher (Hon ). 30. 8 : 1. Henry Luci o (Yam) ; 2. Jeff Hoffm an (Kaw) ; 3. Bria n Kline (KTM); 4 . Ward Davis (Suz); 5 . Gary Haskell (SU ). l . 30 + C : 1. Tom Griffin (Ya m): 2 . 'J am e s Duckw orth (Hon ); 3. Rodne y Irwin (Hon); 4 . J oseph Trapani (Hon); 5 . Terry .Jencele skl (Kaw) . 40 +: 1. Fi sher J am es (KT M); 2. William Ferri (KTM ); 3. Stephen Moti chk a (Yom) . WMN; I. Abbi e Jo Bardo (Kaw) . GP A : I. Dami en Plott s (Suz); 2. David Ginolfi ( Yam) ; 3 . Manfr ed Selve rrnos er (H on ) ; 4 . J ed Schappert (KTM); 5. J effrey Dunl op (Yam) . GP B: 1. Pat Simpso n (KTM ); 2. J eff Armstro ng (Hon) ; 3. Dou glas Lyt le (Hon) ; 4 . Davi d Nyzlc (Yam) ; 5. J im Sanderson (Suz). OP C: 1. Sean Mc La ug hlin ( Ho n) ; 2. Wilham Heras ( Yam ); 3. Mic hael Klinger ( Hon) ; 4. Th omas Brltzke (Hus); 5. Eric Hack ( Hon} . I

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