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American Classic Racing Vintage Motocross Series Round 10: MX 338 Nadelkov lined up , all ready to chase po ints lea d e r Buc ky Se xton , w ho owned a n ine -po int le a d in Vint a g e Four. As the y sto rm ed of f the lin e , Nade lkov got the jump, bu t S hockley was first aft er the esses. As the pa ck c om p leted lap one, it wa s Shockle y, G reen , Campbell a nd Nade lko v in t ight for mati o n . Gr een , ho w e v e r , jum pe d the start a nd was headed for a s top -a n d -g o p en a lt y . Tha t le ft Shoc k le y ,Ca m p be ll and Nadelko v fightin g for th e lead , a nd BMW rider Se xton a d ist ant seve nth : S h oc k le y pull ed aw ay . Campbell h e ld down seco n d . G re en pull e d t h e p erfe c t sto p-a nd -go a nd wa s co m ing ba ck fas t. At halfway , Campb ell' s c ha mpionship ho pes went away; he wa s sit ting on the back straight with a bro ken plug w ire . By th e wh it e fl a g , Gre en had passed Nadelkov for sec ond, but he d idn 't ha ve tim e to catch Shoc kle y, who took th e win. Howev er, with Nadelk ov's th ird a nd Sexton 's se ve nt h , th e c ha m p io ns h ip we nt to "Mr. Consi s tent" - T e am S teve -O's Nad elkov . "I ca n ' t be lie ve it! " shouted th e s urp rised rider. Shockley and Sexton tied for sec ond in poi nt s , with Shockle y ta king second d ue to his better finish on the day . "To wo rk so ha rd and to lose by one po int is heartbrea kin g ," sa id Sexton a t th e awards banquet. Harsh ran awa y with th e Vint a g e Two contest for . his second championship of th e da y. Joyc e pla ced second , in front of Matthews. Joyc e to o k runner -up hono rs in th e c h a m pi onship , with Marshall th ird. In th e Formula Two -Stroke portion , points le a d e r Mar k Morrow commanded most of the race. New York's .Thom a s D'Etto rre started to close in th e final la ps , but Morrow held th e lead for the win and th e cha m pio ns hip. D'Ettorre to o k sec ond in th e series . Rob ert Newby finished third in the ra c e a s we ll as in the c ha m pio nship. CN The Big St renkow ski B y B O B VI N C E N T SOQTHWICK, MA OCT. 7 , h e re can b e few pla c es more cheris hed b y Nor t h e a s t e rn Vin tage motocrosse rs t h a n th e famed MX 338 tra c k in Southwick , Massa c husetts. Th e hi sto ry of the South wick ve nue goes back to 1969. More moto c ro s s h e ro e s a n d c h a m p io n s ha ve ridde n the ruts of this sand track tha n cou ld be mentioned . This track still reta ins the characte ristics of its o rig in a l cl a s si c fe a tur es , a nd it is t hose features that ho ld such all u re for Vintage ride rs . Sev e ral of t he b e s t Vintage motocr oss riders vied for special hon ors in the fina l rou nd of the Ame rica n Cla s si c Ra cing Vintage Motocros s Seri es, at MX 338. American Cla ss ic Ra cing prov ided a cash pu rse for th e first ru nn ing of the AC R 12 5 c c Pro Cha llenge. Th is event rais ed th e ante in a nticipa tion of a n all-out battle fo r the pu rs e and bragging r ights of being th e best Pr e - 19 7 5 12 5cc Expe rt rider in Nort heas t Vintage mot ocross. In the first mot o , Da rren Emswiller wo n the battle o f th e reflexes , grabb ing th e hol e shot b y inc hes fro m Can-Am r id er Di ck Stren kowsk i. Emswille r wa s ab le to hang on to the lead fo r o ne la p, but then he had to giv e it u p t o th e h ard - ch argi ng St renkowsk i. By th e e nd of the secon d lap of the six -lap m oto , the ba ttle fo r the front position had com e down to two riders. Strenkowsk i was holding off Bultaco-mounted Tim Weaver by less than a bike length. Th e deep sand of Sou thwic k ca n often be come a one -line racetra ck. Horsepower for horsepower, ne ither Weaver 's Bultaco T nor S tr enk ows k i' s Can-Am could make up ground against th e othe r in th e stra ight sec t io n s . Wea ve r wa s fa c ed with th e option of trying to pass a gai n st the g ra in o r w a it in g for St re nkowski to m a ke a m istake. As the fina l lap ap pro ac he d , We av e r b e c am e t ire d o f wa it ing fo r St renk owsk i to blunder. On two occa sions , We av e r a ttem pte d to go o uts ide into the "no- ma n' s land" of deep , u n r utt e d sa nd , b ut eac h time Strenkowski's choice of th e ins id e groove ga ined ground for him. Final ly, Weaver had to settle for following Strenkowsk i across th e finish line . Th e seco n d m o t o was n earl y a re play of the firs t. Emswiller ag a in took the hole shot by inc hes , th is time ov e r Hond a r ider Ja y Kinder. Yet again , howe ve r, it wa s S trenkowski a nd Weav er who ult imate ly battl ed it out at th e front of th e pa ck. Th is was to be Strenkowski's da y. His flawless rid ing just would not give anyone e lse a chance a t the lead. We a ver agai n made frantic attem pts to get by him , but Weaver wa s s late d to be second in bot h motos on this da y. Th is Stren ko wski -We a ve r b attl e wa s a rg ua bly th e best match racing of the ye a r. So little d ista nce separate d thes e ride rs th ro ug h 12 la p s of bo t h moto s t h at an y m in o r bobbl e wou ld have made all the diffe renc e . Th is was the first race S trenkowski h ad c onte sted this season , b u t he certa inly d idn 't look rusty. His record for th e season is on e race day , two ov era ll wins (he a lso took th e ove rall in the Pre - 1975 250cc class) . He rode four error-free motos , a nd for his efforts he took ho me the lion 's sh a re of th e pu rse, the ma ss ive t rophy, and the bragging rights until next year. Road Atlanta Bras eltlln , Georgia Results: October 12, 2000 [Finalsl l /W C lSC : 1. Da vid Rop er ( A er) : 2 . Ch ris Marshall (Due) ; 3. J ens Zastrow (Hon) ; 4. Gary Smi th (Hon ). M/W elSe: 1. Chri s Kelle her ( A er) ; 2. Davi d Ro per (Aer ): 3 . Gary Sm ith (Hon ); 4 . Royce Eaton (Due) ; 5. Steven Maha nes (Due) . H/W eLSe: 1. Jesse Morris (Tri); 2. Tim J oyce (Trl) ; 3 . Chri s Kelleher ( A er) ; 4 . David Rutherford (BSA) ; 5. Richard Friese (Duc) . F~RD: 1. Stan ley Upert ( Yam) ; 2. Richard Lucas ( Yam ); 3 . Gene Luc as (Yam ); 4. Lyn Garl and (Yam ) ; 5 . Robe rt Maca uley (Yam) . F-2 : 1. Mark Morrow (Yam); 2. Thom as D'Ettorr e (Kaw) : 3. Robe rt Newby (Yam ); 4 . Rick Guirey (Yam ) F·500: 1. Stanl ey Upert (Yam) ; 2. Scott Bentley (Yam) ; 3. Richard Lucas (Yam ); 4 . J oey Ne vel (Suz); 5. Jo hn Ricka rd (Yam ). VINT 1: 1. Buff Harsh (Han ); 2. Mik e Matthew s (Han ) ; 3 . Rlxcn Breckon ( Han ); 4 . Chris Ma rshall (Han ); 5. Steve Pennington (Han) . VINT 2 : 1. Buff Harsh (Hon); 2. Tim Jo y ce (Tn) ; 3. Mik e Matthews (Hon) ; 4 . Royce Eaton (Hon) ; 5. David Matth ews (BSA) _ VINT 3: 1. Frank Shockley (Tri) ; 2. Je sse ,o\'\orrls (Tr i) ; 3 . Mark Nedelkov ( Yam) ; 4. Chri s Mlirsha ll (Due ); 5. Scott Bentley (Yam ). VIN T 4: 1. Frank Shock ley (Tri ); 2. Eric Green ( BSA ); 3 . Mark Ne delkov (Ya m) ; 4 . Doug Bowi e (Due) ; 5. PlIul Morgan (Due). VINT 5: 1. Mark Merrow (Yam); 2. JlIY Kovac h (Yam) ; 3. Th om as D' Ettorre (KlIw ); 4. Haro ld P.!lge (Yam ); 5. Paul Auss (Yam) . V I NT 6 : 1. D al e Bu rr ou gh s ( Su z); 2 . Pet er K issin ger (Ya m): 3 . Wa rd Cook (Suz) ; 4 . Robert Wigd orski (Suz) ; 5. Scott Howse (Yam) . 42 N O V EM B ER 22 , 2 000 ' c ue MX 338: Darin Emswlller (291) leads Dick Strenkowsk i (0), TImWeaver (behind them) and Scott Baddorf (51 ) into the holes hot tum in the first moto of the ACR 125cc Pro Challenge in Southwick, Massachusetts. I e n e vv s Th e fina l race of the final d a y of the season is a Northeast tradition the team relay race. Teams are comprised of three rid e rs each. Th e first rider is on a Pre -1975 ma chine , the second on an Evolut ion bike , and the third on a modern mount. Eighteen teams entered this rowdy event , in which riders ea ch do three laps and then race to th e starting blocks to ta g th eir teammate. Th e most amusing part of th is event is th e point wher e a rid er must hand his b ike off to one team mem b er , dismoun t and run a cross the grid to tag the other team rider wa iting on the start line . St atis tics and observations indic a te that far more riders fell ru nn ing across t h e sa nd on foot than did th ose o n bikes on t h e tr a ck . T h e t eam o f Ja c k Weaver, Mark Wunderlin and Vincent Scannapieco became the new c ha m pions of th is particular mayhem. The team race was a lighthearted final e to a gr e at 2000 season and a great Vinta ge motocross series. eN MX338 Southwick, Massachusetts R.sulls: October 7, 2000 [Round 10 of 101 MINI ; 1. Ky le McCann (Suz); 2. Mike Burnham; 3. J . Gu zzo ( Ha n) ; 4 . D an i el B eard; 5 . C . Dar i n Em swiller (Hon) . JR : 1. Nate Vincent (C-A) ; 2. Scott Daros (C -A ); 3. Br ian Vanella (Han) ; 4. Kri stie Rodis (Hod ). PRE-1965 500 INT : I. Ron Wahl (BSA) . PRE-1970 250 INT : I. Dean Hutc hinson (Tri ). PRE-1970 250 EX: I . Jo hn Gallagher (Pen). PRE-1970 500 INT: 1. Dean Hutchi nson (BSA ); 2. Craig Corcora n (BSA ); 3. Bob Vincent (BSA ). NT: I. Ed Hundred m ark (Hod) . PRE-1972 125 1 PRE- 1972 125 EX: I. J ohn Sharre (Hon). PR E- 19 7 5 125 WM N NOV : I. Carolyn Ka utz (Suz); 2. Delores Dares (C-A) . PRE-1975 125 NO V: 1. Robert An tonu cci. PRE- 197 5 1251NT: 1. Richard Baulch (Mon): 2. Randy Halterm an (Han). PRE- 1975 12 5 EX (ACR PRO CHA l ): I. Dick Strenkowski (C-A ); 2. Tim Weav er (Bul ) ; 3. Dari n Ems w iller (Ho n ) ; 4 . Ste ve Clare ( Ha n); 5 . Scott Baddorf (Hon ). PRE· 1975 250 INT: I. Lee Hendr ickson (B ul); 2. Craig Corco ran (Gre) ; 3. Jo hn Rodis (Bul); 4 . Jean Paul laRocqu e: 5 . J ohn Hanr ahan (Bul) . PRE-1975 25 0 EX: I. Dick Strenko wsk l (C-A) ; 2. John Weaver ( Yam) 3 . Steve Tucker (BSA) ; 4 . Richard Field (CZ) . PRE- 1975 OPEN NOV : I . Peter Beard (Bul) . PRE- 1975 OPEN INT : I. Mark Grasso (Hus); 2. J ohn Beaupre (Mai); 3 . Bry on Dail ey (M.!li) ; 4. Ty Hagy (Hon) ; 5. J ohn McMill an (CZ). PRE-1975 O PEN EX: I. David Hurley (Bul); 2. Tim Ti tco m b (CZ) ; 3. Steve Tu ck er (BSA ) ; 4. Eri c Betzenberg er (O ss); 5. Mike Bum ham (C- A ). PRE-1978 NOV ; 1. Bruce Walker (Suz); 2. Mark Sailer. PRE- 1978 INT : 1. Bob Lesk enlc (B ul); 2. Al an Barlow (Hus); 3. Randy Halterm an (Suz). 3 0. NOV: 1. Bruce Bailey (Hon). 3 0 . INT : 1. Mark Grasso (Hue): 2. John Beaupre (Mai). 30. EX: 1. Rich Field (Cl) . 2. Timothy Teves: 3. Wa yn e Fl ach ( Bul ) ; 4 . Mi ke Burn ham (C -A); 5 . Michael Corazzo (Yam ). 40. NOV : 1. Richa rd Bradwell (Han): 2. Daniel J astrzebski (Hon ). 40. INT : 1. John Novak (Suz); 2. Bry on Dailey (Oss); 3. David McCann (Hon) ; 4 . Jo hn Rodis (Bul ); 5. Jo hn McMillan (CZ) . 40 + EX : 1. G il be r t W l strup ( Ha n) ; 2 . John Weav er ( Yam) : 3 .G ar y Fe tzer ( Hen ); 4 . Er i c Betzenberger (Suz); 5. David Hurley (Bu l) . 50. INT: I. Ron Wahl (BSA) . 50 . EX: 1. Ron Daros (H-D) ; 2. J ohn Gallagher (Pen); 3. John Sharra (Suz); 4 . Ted Grabowski (Mai) . EVO 0 ·20 0 NO V: I. Jeff Mill er (Hon) ; 2. Brad Sconzert (Hon); 3. Mike Piecski (Han) . EV O 0 -20 0 INT: 1. Alan Zack ron e (C· A ); 2 . Marty l ee (Suz). EVO O ~ 200 EX: 1. Vincent Scannapieco (Yam ); 2. Ja son Li nn ( Han ) ; 3. Ken Na politano (Suz) ; 4 . Tom France (Han); 5. Cosima Napo lita no (Suz). EVa O PEN NOV : I. Rob West; 2. Mike Steding (Mal ) ; 3. Perr y Sc onzert ( Ha n ); 4. Bruce Wa lker (Suz); 5 . Marc Singer (Mai ). EVO OPEN INT: I . Scott Reutzel (Suz) ; 2. Ken Huls e (H an ) ; 3 . Ken K ro nberg (Ya m ) ; 4 . Da v e McCann (Han) ; 5. Jo n Leith eed (Sua). EVO OPEN EX: 1. T im WetJver (Bul) ; 2. Philip Kl en en ( Yam ): 3 . Mark Wunderli n (M ai) ; 4 . Ken Napoli tano (Yam ); 5. Pete Nonema n (C -A ). MORN NOV: 1. Tim Kane ( KllW); 2. Marc Singer (Han); 3. Nate Vincent (KlIw ); 4. Mike Steeling (Mai) ; 5. Jeffrey Miller (He n). MORN INT : 1. Keith Calla nan; 2. Ken Kronberg (Yam) ; 3. Lee Hendrickson (Hon); 4 Stephen Hefner (Suz); 5. Scott Reutzel (Kaw). MORN EX : 1. Chri s C ree se (S uz) ; 2 . Vinc ent Scannapi eco ( Yam ) ; 3. M ark Cr ea se (Y am) : 4 . Frank lin Hurley (Han); 5. Richard Rosseter (Yam).

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