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VirginiaC hampionship H Scrambles Series are Round 14: SurryHare Scrambles Morrison Squeezes Out the Victory By H E A T H E R G RE E R SURRY, VA, NOV. 5 c t o b e r was o ne of t h e d r i e st m ont h s on re c ord in Virg inia , an d it loo k ed like the 14 th round of th e V ir g in i a C ha m p io ns hi p H ar e Scrambles Ser ies was go ing to be one hug e d us t bowl. How ev er , a mu ch need ed shower th e n ight before t he r ac e was ju st en o u g h to make t he t ra ck c o nd it io ns nearl y perfect. The 7 - m il e t r a il w as a m i xtu r e o f r o ots and loam , and th e on ly sectio n that turn ed nast y was a muddy turn af ter th e cree k crossing . One rider rep orted a bik e buried up to its seat in tha t secti o n - a h ar d l esson on p i ck in g li nes! Daniel Morrison edged ou t Geo rge Gr eer and D ean In g r am in t h e f ir st turn to take t he lea d going into th e woods. Greer got by M o rrison usi ng an inside line and took ov er the lead for t h e first two laps of the five-l a p race . "In t he t h ird lap; I nailed a st um p, which sent m y fee t st raig ht up in th e a ir - I was st ill hanging on t he b ik e , tr ying to save it , but Dan iel c am e up on m e and I lost it: said Gr eer w he n asked how M or ris on got aro und him. M orrison held on to th e lea d for th e rest o f the r ac e t o ta k e th e o ve ra ll win , wit h Gr eer two seconds back . Ch ad Pa r ker ma de a m o v e o n Ingram , who was stopped fo r gas , on the last lap to t ake thi rd . Br ian Mo rg a n too k t he 200cc A ho leshot and held th e lea d un til bik e troub l e took him o ut o f t h e race . Tra c y Crawford t o o k over the lea d and held on to it until the last ha lf of the last l a p, when he got caught behind a lap ped rider, which slowed h im down long enoug h for T imm y Craddock t o get by and tak e the 200cc A lead and w in. R.J. Ferguso n also passed Crawford for second, and Crawford came in third , bo th finishing just seconds behind Craddock. Chance Bak er took th e early lead in t he 250cc A class . W he n B a k er missed a t urn o n t he seco n d lap, Stac y J o nes made t h e p ass. J on es and Baker battled bac k and forth for m o st of t he r a c e . J o n es m a d e th e w i n ni ng pa ss w he n B a k er t ook a slower line th rough a mud hol e. Bak er came in 19 second s behind J on es to tak e seco nd . M ontie Orr p lac ed third. Th e Fou r -St roke A r a c e w as a t igh t one betw een M ik e Cap ew ell an d D ann y M o rris o n . C a pewe ll to o k th e hol eshot an d th e early lead . M orri son sta yed w ith him. bum p ing k no bbies , un ti l Capewell pull ed ove r to let Vet A O Lynnvi lle Park: Jeff Cregg dominated the third round of the AMA Mid-South Championship Winter Hare Scramble Series in l ynnville, Indiana. Burchin al (Yam) . 60 . INT : I. Rodger Bille ( Hon) : 2. Ralph Cla rk Murphy 's BS A in the second co nte st to net his first overa ll w in of th e sea so n in a class in which t he O reg onian enjoyed dom inanc e las t seas on . Reid Saario , aboard his 1969 CZ360 . won th e Intermed iate portion with a 1-1 sweep to lead Co le (3 -2) an d Hus k y rider Dorian Sl eeper (2 -3) . J o hn T rudeau ha s had a st ri ng of w in s in th e XR70 class the past two season s, and this day wa s much the sa me, although he was the lon e Inter m ed iat e ri de r. J ason A asland to pped th e Ama te u r portion w i th a 1 -1 eN sweep . tcz» 4· STR K AM : I. Brad Bir d (Han) ; 2. A lex Adams ( Han); 3. Ly le Beach (Yam) . Evolut ion 125 A M.: 1. Josh War in g ( Han); 2 . B ra ndon Vuylsteke (Yam) : 3. Jeff Rose (Yam) : 4. Glen Rose (Yam); 5. .Jem es Conway (Ha n) . 1251NT: I. Charles Martin (Yam) . 2 50 AM: 1. J osh Waring (Ha n) ; 2 . Do n Pickne r ( Yam ): 3 . Rob Cove l (Hen): 4. Ed Strom (Sua): 5 . Flip J ones (Han) . 2 50 I NT : I . Ja red Lip p legoo s ( Hon) : 2. Greg Bayless (Hon) ; 3 . Charli e Mart in (Ya m); 4 . Walter Welter (Hon) ; 5. Mart y Welter (Hon) . 2 5 0 EX : I . J oe Casey ( Hon ): 2. Gra nt Boere (Yam ); 3. Christoph er James (Yam) . O PEN INT : 1. Frank Campbell (Ma i) : 2. Marvi n Newto n (Ma i) : 3. Shawn McDo nald (Mai) . O PEN EX: 1. Monty Price (Yam) ; 2. Kurt Stevens (Yam): 3. Greg Rodgers (Mai) . O PEN AM: 1. Mik e Cersc (Hus): 2. Josh Courso n (Hen): 3. Doug Ross (Yam) . 4-STRK AM: 1. Bob Walberg (Yam) : 2. Brad Bird (Hon) : 3. Josh Courso n (Hen): 4. Lyle Beach (Yam) ; 5. Hans May (Yam). 4 -ST RK I NT : I. Marty Welter ( Hon): 2. Dea n Newton (T ri) : 3. Jim Cole (T ri ). 4 -STR K EX : 1. Monty Pri ce ( Yam ): 2 . Ke n Burningham (Tri ): 3. Dana Salsman (BSA). WMN AM : 1. Tina Aasland (Yam) : 2. Alex Seeric (Cl) ; 3. Jessica Ostergren ( Yam): 4 . Tina Harlan (Yam) : 5. Arloa Cole (Yam). WMN INT: 1. Valerie Glver (Kaw): 2. A va Casey (Hon ). WMN EX: I. Julie Sweeten ( Hon). Woodland Motocross Park Woodland, Washington Results: November 4, 2000 [R ound 3 of 91 Vintage XR75 INT: 1. John Trudea u. XR75 J R: 1. Ja son Aas land; 2. Ryan Wadsworth: 3. Ian Rodgers: 4 . Keith Sweeten . PRE- ] 970 EX.: I. Jay Lae l (Ma i): 2 . Dirk Murphy (BSA): 3 . Dana Selsmen (BSA ). PRE- 1970 INT: 1. Reid Seerio (Cl): 2. Jim Cole (Tri ): 3. Dorian Sleeper (Hus). 125 AM : 1. Nick Chapman (Hod): 2. Reb Hooker ( Ho n) : 3 . Rick A im (Suz ). 12 5 EX : I . Chri stopher J am es (Kaw): 2. Dirk Murphy (Han); 3. Jo natha n Stuart (Han). 250 AM : I. Mic hael Cox (Yam) : 2. Mike Caruso (Hus) ; 3. Tom Mires (Hen) . OPEN AM : I. Ted J on es (CZ) : 2. Bob Tho mas (Yam) : 3. Erik Sears (Su,) . 250 INT : 1. Ja m es Un ger ( Han) ; 2 . Jon Wall (Yam): 3. David Chappel (Yam). 25 0 EX: 1. Joe Casey (Hon): 2. Ji m Row ( Hon) : 3. J ohn Ulv er (Ka w) . OPEN INT : 1. Shawn McDonald (Ma i) : 2. John Matt oon (Cl): 3. Greg Mattoon (Cl): 4 . Bob Hagan (Yam) : 5. Jo n Wall (Yam ). 30 . AM : 1. J. R. Cunn i ng ha m (Mai ): 2 . T om Owens (Hus) : 3. Doug Ross (Yam). 30 . INT : 1. Ken Herren (Yam) : 2. Marty Welter (Han) : 3. Corey Shepard (Kaw ). 3 0 . EX: 1. J ohn U1 ver (Kaw) . 40 . A M : I. Bob Wa lb er g (Yam) ; 2 . Steve Vasil aukas (A JS); 3. Willi am Grubi n (Hus): 4. Thel Ander son (Bul): 5. Tom Mires (Suz) . 40 . INT : 1. Bob Hagan (Yam) : 2. Jo hn Mattoo n (Cl): 3 . Greg Mattoon (Cl) . 40 . EX : 1. Ke ith Webs te r ( Hus) ; 2. Ch arlie Brown (Man ). 50 . AM: I. Dav id McKi llop (Bul): 2 . Bud A bbott (Yam) . 50 . INT: 1. Steve Setterlun d 2. Reid Seerio (Cl ): 3. Dean Newt on (BSA). 50 . EX: 1. Ken Burn inghom (Tri ). 60 . AM : 1. Norm DuV all ( Ya m) : 2 . Chu ck Surry Hare Scrambles: Overall winner Daniel Morrison winds through the tigh t stuH at round 14 of the Virginia Championship Hare Scrambles Series in Surry. tcz» 42 N OVEMBER 2 9 , 2 0 00' cue I e n e vv 50 r ider T o mm y Ash ley b y . Morr i son took th e opp o rtun it y t o get b y Capewell and stayed i n the lead t o the fi nish. Cap ew ell ca me in 16 sec onds behind Morrison to g rab second pl ac e. Jeff Solinger recov ered fro m a l ast -p lac e sta rt t o p ass Tim Morton on th e last lap to take t hird . The Vet A -class ho leshot belon ged to Cra ig Randl e , w ith Mik e B ak k en r igh t b eh ind h im . G a s G a s r ider To m my A shl ey got b y bot h Randl e and Bakken t o t ak e th e lea d b y th e e n d of th e fi rst l a p . A sh l e y was un tou chable. E v en w hen hi s handlebars sli d down after flying off a 6 -foot drop -off d uring t he second lap , As hley ke p t the throttle open to take th e wi n . Glenn Ho lc omb passed Bakk en wh en Bakken nai led a tr ee o n the firs t l a p a n d m o v ed into seco n d whe n Randl e wa ved him p ast. Ran d le and Bakk en batt led for t hir d place du ring t he la st ha lf of the ra ce. Randle bl ew b y Ba kken in the wh o op s t o ta k e t hi rd, a n d B a k k e n was glu ed o nto Randl e's rear fende r to ta k e fo urt h. Chuck H on e y cutt too k th e ho l esh o t in th e Op en A c lass a nd m ain t ain ed his lead to take the win at th e fin is h . D av i d B a l d wi n ca me i n th ree m in utes la ter to take second . Presto n Bl ak e shot out ah ead of 30 ot her M ini riders to tak e th e holeshot. J es s ic a M orr i so n , T ay l o r a nd Ra y Fadd is, and Bra ndon Nero fil ed in to the woods to chase afte r B lake. Nero wo rke d h is way in to sec ond , behind Ray F add is, after B lak e d id a " Superm an sea t -g rab" on the t ra il , M or rison fle w pa st a turn and T ay lo r F add is w recke d o u t. Ra y F ad di s m i ssed a tu rn o n th e la st l ap , and Nero too k advantage of the error to take the lead and th e win . Ray Fa ddis ca me in sec ond , an d his brother Taylor placed th ird. M orrison was fourth. Jennifer Canada took the holeshot and the earl y lead in the Women 's class. E li s sa Morton c a u g h t up to Ca n ada b y the end of the first l ap. When Canada slowed down for some slo wer M in i riders, Morto n took an inside l in e o n t h e entire g roup and mad e t h e w inn i n g pass . C an ad a lat ch ed on t o Morton's rear fe nder, lo o k in g f or a n o p po r t u ni ty t o t ake back t he lead , but Morton was flaw less. M o rt on won and Ca na d a came i n seco n d . H eath er Gr ee r p ut i n a CN co nsist ent rid e to t ake thi rd . S urry H Scrambles are Surry, Virginia R esults: November 5, 2000 [Round 141 O/A : Dan iel Morrison (G· G) . A A : 1. Georg e Greer (Ka w) : 2 . Ched Park er ( KT M ) : 3 . Dea n Ing ram (SUI) ; 4 . Dav id A sh ley (Yam ): 5. Tommy Handy (Kaw). 2 0 0 A : 1. Timm y Cra d do ck ( K aw): 2 . R.J . Ferguson (Kaw): 3. Tracy Crawfor d (KTM); 4. Brian Morg an (Yam ). 25 0 A : 1. Stacy J ones (Hon): 2. Chance Baker

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