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Morse Captures Berkshire Hills
East Hare Scrambles Win
D
ubbed the Berkshire Hills
Round Up, the fourth round
of the AMA East Hare Scrambles
Championship Series hosted by
NYOA took place in Berkshire,
New York, May 16. The feature
race saw a total of 23 AA racers,
marking one of the most com-
petitive fields in NYOA history.
Husqvarna-mounted Dominick
Morse helped himself to a com-
manding win, leading Jason Tino
and Ben Wright across the line.
When the flag dropped it was
Tino with the early lead. Morse
gave chase, never losing sight
of Tino's KTM, while Yamaha-
mounted Ian Potter, Mike Delosa
and Wright kept the top-five in a
tight battle. By the midway point,
Morse took control of the race,
moving into the lead, where he
proceeded to open up a gap over
the field. Tino also managed to
put a comfortable gap behind
him, leaving the battle for third to
rage between Potter, Delosa and
current AMA East Hare Scrambles
points leader Kyle McDonal, who
moved in on the dogfight for third.
McDonal attempted a third-
place grab on the final lap, but
couldn't quite make up the ground
on Wright, leaving the Beta rider
to settle for fourth on the day.
In the end, Morse crossed the
finish four minutes ahead of the
field, followed by Tino, Wright
and McDonal. Yamaha's Jaden
Dahner made late-race passes to
move up the field, and round out
the top-five.
The top A rider came from the
A 200 line, with Yamaha-mount-
ed Toby Cleveland claiming the
top spot in 13th overall. The top
B rider was B 250 rider Kyle Gre-
newicz, while Schoolboy racer
Robert Weiss headed the C field.
The Youth main saw a three-
way battle for the top spot, one
of them notably from the second
row, GasGas rider AJ Halford. The
12-13 racer took the overall lead
on the first lap, but was stalked by
14-15 racer Cooper Davis (Kaw)
and fellow 12-13 classman Keegan
Kneedler. This battle would con-
tinue for four laps with few posi-
tion changes. On the final lap,
Halford established a lead of over
a minute for a dominant victory.
The PeeWee 50 class saw a
KTM sweep with Brenden Gray
taking the top spot with Sheldon
Houston in second and Aiden
Howe rounding out the podium.
Kenny Held
Overall
1. Dominick Morse (Hus)
2. Jason Tino (KTM)
3. Ben Wright (Yam)
4. Kyle McDonal (Bet)
5. Jaden Dahners (Yam)
6. Ian Potter (Yam)
7. Grant Maryott (Suz)
8. Mark Fortner (Bet)
9. Timothy Steiner (KTM)
10. James Steiner (KTM)
Dominick Morse (center), Ben Wright
(left) and Jason Tino (right) made up
the overall/Pro podium.
