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GPG/AMA District 9 Georgia Fall MX Series Round 2: Echeconnee MX SR MIN I ( 12 · 15 ) : I. Richard Sheriff (Han): 2. Matt McGraw (Yam) ; 3. Ryen Gill iam (Kaw ); 4. Brent Carden (Ka w); 5 . Stephen Cook e (Suz). S/ft'\I N I 100: 1. J ak e Griffis (Hon); 2. Richard Sheriff ( Ho n ) ; 3 . Brent Carden ( Kaw ) ; 4 . Cha rlie Davis, Dukes Dominate Evans (Kaw); 5 . Ryen Gilliam (Kaw) . . 12 5 SCHBV: I. Zeck Lun d y (Yam} : 2. Sha ne Bv L usk ( Ho n): 3 . D.C . T hom ason (Ka w); 4 . J acob Saylor (Yam) : 5. Ja son Langford (Yam) . ffi G A RV CR IDER Q 5. >- MACON, GA, SEPT. 17 5i o F lorida's Ry an Dav is not ch ed three m ot o w in s en route to th e 12 5c c and 250cc B-c1ass win s at Ech eco nn ee MX, wh il e longt ime Georg ia favo rite S e an Duk e s c la i me d th e b oth th e 250cc A and Ov er 25 division wins. Th e eve n t wa s rou nd t wo i n th e Geo rg ia Prom ot er s Grou p A MA D istric t 9 Georgia Fall MX Series, and 496 riders fro m nin e states wer e on hand . Florid a wa s strong l y re presented b y 65 ent rants who garn ered a tot al of six c las s w ins . Th e list o f Fl oridians pr esen t also in c lud ed professional ra ce announ c er Ma rk Straubinger , who se v oi c e c o u l d b e h e a rd fa r and wid e, t h an k s to the pow erful PA system here. Track co nd it ions were exce ll ent , th ank s in no sma ll part to tr ack bu ilder and form er 125cc National Cham pion Ma rk Barnett, who spent the day at the wheel of one of the two water tr ucks that consta n tly patrolled the course and kept du st fro m becoming a factor in the racing . In the ope ning 125 c c B m ot o , K awasa ki rid er Da vis was forced t o settle for a second-plac e fin is h wh ile his fe llow Fl oridi an Zack Lundy flew t o th e w in aboard a Yamaha. Lundy go t a slo w sta rt in t he sec ond moto an d had sto rmed fr om eig hth t o sec o nd when h e suffered a hard sp il l. Davis held o n for the moto win and the ove rall , wh il e Lundy lim ped to a 10th -pla c e f ini sh , wh ich was st ill good enough fo r fifth o ve r a ll. E r i c Ush er rec o ver ed from a sp ill at the sta rt of m ot o one to eve ntually post a 6 -2 score, ne tti ng the ru nner-up hon o rs ah ead of Fl orid a's Jason Bak er. Bak er absconded w it h the hol eshot in th e fi rst 2 50cc B m o t o , b ut h e cra sh ed in tu rn two . Bak er re moun ted bu t w as una ble t o fin is h t h e m ot o . Chris Ad di ng to n, who wo n this class in t he ser ies ' opening round , als o had p robl em s in the first m ot o but m an aged to post a 9 -3 t ally t o net fifth overall. Meanwhile, Davis set sa il to net a pair of runaway moto wins . In th e 125cc Sch oolboy divi sion, An sw er / PJ 1/ C a p it o l Cycl e -ba c ked Lundy edged Honda 's Sh ane Lusk in a v ery clo se match . Lund y and Lusk remained wi t h in striking di stan c e of each oth er on virtually every lap of both m ot o s and eac h c am e aw ay with a m oto win . Lundy's win in the final moto broke the tie for the gold , over Lusk. Lu sk ret urned to win th e 125c c A co nt est. Th e 22 -ri de r f iel d of 50c c Sh aft Driv e competitors gen erat ed pl ent y of excit em en t . J esse Tu rne r, Rio Barn hart and Zach ar y Bell t oo k turns at th e fron t of th e p ack . In m oto one, 62 NOVEMBER 1 , 2000' c ue >~ t- ~ a. Echeconnee MX: Taylor Johnson (164) won the 60cc (7· 9) contest at round two of the GPG/AMA District 9 Georgia Fall MX Series in Macon. Barnh ar t we nt by Turner on the last lap for the moto wi n . Bell took com m an d o f th e po int posi tio n in moto two , wh ile Turner and Barnhart wrest led all moto for second. The sco reboard had Turn er on to p via his 2 -2 ta lly, over Barnhart's 1-3 score, while F lorida 's Be ll was fourth ove ra ll wi th a 11- 1 showing . Six K T M rid er s d omin at ed the larg e 60c c ( 7 -9) d ivi si on , but t he win ne r w as hard t o p ick . F lorid ians Colten Ma yna rd and Ryan Lawton finis he d first and second , respectively , in moto o ne, bu t both fail ed to show for th e final m oto . Bubba Cr osby won th e final rnot o, but his 12th-pla ce finish in moto one held him to fifth overall. Geo rgia 's Ta yl or Johnson c am e o u t o n top of the h eap, as h is 5-2 ed g ed th e 4 -3 sco r e t urned in by So u t h Carolina 's Lu k e Griffis. F lo ri da 's Michae l McArth ur was th ird. Th e Ove r 45 division fea tu red anot he r classi c battle between D ale Deaton and Warn er Wilbourn. Th ou gh Wil bourn had won the ir pr ev ious ma tch in th e series op ener, th is t im e Deaton turned the tables and cl aimed th e win in a cl ose match and a tied score. eN Echeconnee MX Macon Georgia , Results: September17, 2000 (Round 21 50 SHAFT: l . Je sse T urn er (Y am); 2 . Ri o Barn ha rt (Yam) ; 3. Ma c k enzi e Wa lker ( Ho n ); 4 . Zachary Bell (Y" m); 5 . Tyler Piper (Yam) . 50 ( 4 · 6) : I. Grant Ransdell ( KTM): 2. A ndr ew Stock er (Cob) ; 3. Kory Keyl on (Co b) ; 4 . Mar c Cox (Cob ): 5. Zachary Bell (Cob). 5 0 (7 -9): 1. Forest Lane (Cob ); 2. Howie Holden (Cob): 3. Matt Cox (Cob) : 4. Ry an Little (Co b) : 5. Tyler French (Cob) . 60 ( 7 · 9 ): 1. Ta ylor J ohnson ( KTM): 2 . Luk e Griffi s (KTM); 3 . Micha el McArt hur (KTM); 4 . Ty ler Horne (Kaw); 5. Bubba Crosby (KTM). 60 ( 10 · 11) : I. Rick y Renner (K TM) ; 2. K yle Keylo n ( KTM ) ; 3 . J eff Gi lliam ( KT M); 4 . A ust i n Drummond (KTM ); 5. Parker Anth on y (Kaw ). 80 D: 1. Kyle Living ston ( Yam) ; 2. Chad Lockett (Kaw): 3. Wesley Willi ams (Hon) : 4. Lewis Meredith (Sua): 5. James Burk e II (Kaw). 60 / 80 PRETEEN (7- 11) : I. .Jese Lewis (Han) : 2. J esse Va n Patt en ( Kaw): 3 . Christia n Gi bne y (Hon ); 4. Monty McCoy (Kaw); 5. Rhett Sm ith (Hon) . JR MI NI (7 - 11) : 1. J ase Lewis ( Hon) ; 2. Ric ky Palmer (Yam ); 3. Kyl e Keylon (Kaw); 4. J esse Van Patten (Kaw ); 5 . Rhett Smi th (Hen) . I e n eVIl's 125 0: 1. Brad Rentz (Kaw ); 2. Kevin Huffm an (Suz) ; 3 . A nth ony Payne (Hon ) : 4 . Ronnie Warren (KTM); 5. Lance Colli ns ( Kew}. 250 0 : J. Bri an Co m pto n ( Suz): 2 . Dou glas Matthews (Ya m) ; 3. Lo nnie Pop e ( Kaw ); 4. Jo hn Fairc loth (Hon); 5. John Ti llotso n (Yam) . 125 C: 1. Randy Th oma s ( KTM ) ; 2. Michael Graham ( Kaw ); 3 . Ryan War ren ( Kaw): 4 . L an ce Stalls (Han) ; 5. Kyle Odom (Yern) . 250 C: I. J osh Fincher (Yam) : 2. Brad Sim pson (Han) : 3. J ay Murp hy (Han) : 4 . Matt Wasson (KTM) ; 5. L. Coleman ( Yam) . 125 B : 1. Ry an D avi s ( Kaw): 2 . Eric Usher ( Yam ); 3 . Ja son Baker (Yam ); 4 . D.C. Thom ason (Kaw); 5. la ck Lundy (Yam) . 250 B : 1. Ry an Davis (Kaw) : 2. Ada m Bi sso (Han); 3. Anth ony Griff is (Han ); 4 . King Sm ith (Suz); 5. Christopher Add ington (Suz). U/l AM : I . Ada m Bi sso (Han ) ; 2. Eric Usher (Yam): 3. Danie l Hitch cock (Suz): 4 . Anthony Griffi s (Hon); 5. Aa ron Lindsey (Yam) . VET NO V : 1. Robert Slato n ( Yam ): 2 . Rob ert Neam (Suz); 3 . Lanny Sloan (Kaw); 4. Kevin Brule (ACC ENT] (Kaw); 5 . Tim Rosfeld (Sua). 25 + : 1. Sean Dukes (S uz) : 2. Steve Dum ond (Sur ) : 3. Kevin Cozadd (Ka w ); 4 . Brandon Ghidiu (VO R); 5. Daniel Henderson (Kaw) . 3 0 ...: 1. Ross J ohn ston (Han ) ; 2. Davi d Kelley ( Ka w) ; 3 . St ev e Dum o nd (S uz) ; 4 . Glen n Bates ( tcew): 5. Robert Thom as (Kaw ). 35 +: J. A lan A nd reu ( Kaw) ; 2. Ross Jo hnston ( Han ); 3. J ohn Lundy ( Ho n ) ; 4 . Mik e Mc Con ville (Han) ; 5. Glenn Bat es (Kaw ). 40 +: 1. A lan An dr eu ( K aw ); 2 . J oh n L und y ( Ha n) ; 3. Barr y F err ell ( Suz); 4 . K ev in Br ule IA CCENTI (Kaw ) : 5 . Michael Henderson (Han) . 45 +: I. Dale Deaton (Hon) ; 2. Warner Wilbo urn ( KTM) ; 3 . Larry Hamr ic k ( Han) : 4 . Je rry Murp hy (Han) : 5. Thad Binford (Vam) . 125 A : 1. Shane lusk (Han): 2. Brian Raymo nd (S uz); 3 . Cli nt on Shea ly ( Yam) ; 4 . Tr avis Cro well (Kaw); 5. Chris Withers (Hus) . 250 A : 1. Sean Duk es (Suz); 2. Clinton Shealy ( Yam ); 3. Tr avis Cro well (Ka w) ; 4. Brian Raym ond (Suz) ; 5. T im my Conner (Han). SPCL OPEN AM: I . J ason Rich; 2. Jam es Menke; 3. Jorge Cuartas; 4. Jonathan Burdett: 5. Joseph Wright SPCL OPEN PRO: 1. BJ. Sose bee: 2. Brad Skelton. Smoky Mountain Fall C uplU.S. Mega Series R ound 14: Victory S ports Metcalf Dominates Fall Cup Bv SU SA N S. W I LLI A N PIGEON FORGE, TN, SEPT. 24 ic k Metca lf won th e overa ll 125cc A /Pro an d 250cc A /Pro classes at th e third annual Smok y Mountain Fall Cup and t he At las Honda -Yama ha / Vict ory Sports -sponsored 14t h round of the M eg a Se ries. W ith more than 950 e nt ries c o m pe t i n g for an increased purse of $4000 ( court esy of Bl uff Mountain Adventures , FasTrack s of Pig eon F o rge a nd Pi g eo n Forge Super Sp eedway) , the event was not hampered by the half -inch of rai n pr eceding Sunday's m ain eve nt. In th e first 125cc A /P ro m oto , Metc alf fir ed off the gate with Chad W ar d, Donnie Ad am s, Georg ia 's Ma tt Shu e, Jim Ch est er and Robb i e Horto n in pursu it. M et cal f im medi ate ly pu lled awa y fr om W ard , who then h i t the fa ce of a doub le j um p and slid sid eways , dropp ing severa l positions . B y th e s econ d l ap, Shu e had m ov ed up t o seco nd and Horton to t h ird . Shu e a n d Ho rton battl ed for sec o n d unt il H orton file d b y a n d ch a rge d afte r M etc alf. On t he final l ap , Hort on q u ickly clo se d the g a p and c rui sed by M et c al f for t h e lead. Met c alf repa ssed Horton to rega in th e front spo t . Ho rt on th en tried th e ou t sid e o f a t urn , bu t M et c al f held h im off. Th e pai r rod e sid e by sid e over j umps, bang ing ba rs . Both rid ers th en sli d off a j ump and Horton took th e lead an d the w in. M et calf reco vere d N for second . Shu e fi nis hed third. W ard cl aimed fou rth , with Chest er fifth . Metca lf snared th e holeshot in moto two , with Ward cl ose at han d and Horton l ast o ff t he g at e. M et calf aga i n pu lled aw ay fr om Ward on l ap one , building a nine-seco nd lead . Horton , in II th , slid down , his bike landi ng o n top o f h i m . Horton re mo u nted but eve ntua lly pulled off th e track and did not fi nish . Meanwhile, Sh u e ap pl ied pressu re to second-p laced W ar d . On the fina l lap , Ward was nowhere to be seen . Shu e was second, Aa ro n Di eter fi led by in th i r d , an d Ch e st er w a s fourt h . Ward reappeared , pushing hi s bik e across the line for 11th. "M y foot sli pped off th e pe g and I shifte d to o ne sid e and go t cross-r ut ted ," W ard explai ned . "I h it m y fro nt brake lever into my k nee , and it was hurti ng, so I just waited to pull across to take the checkered ." The Metcalf/H orton b attl e co nt in ued i n the fi rs t 2 5 0 c c A /P ro moto . Metcalf was first around t urn one, fol lowed by Horton and t hen Wa rd . Metcalf pulled out a fi ve-second lead ove r Hort on . On th e second la p , M etcalf erred com ing through a turn but d idn 't allow Horton to pass. As a bri ef rain sho wer ca m e down , Ho rton began to close th e gap to Metca lf. By the thi rd lap, Me tc alf and Ho rt on rode side by si de. W ard sli d down tw ic e, allowi ng Ch ester to go by fo r third . Horton go t b y M etc a lf in th e w hoops . M et c alf qu ick ly retoo k t he lead . Horton the n

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