McDonal Tops
New Jersey
AMA East Hare
Scrambles
K
yle McDonal put on a spectacular last-
lap charge that resulted in the Beta rider
claiming the overall win at the ECEA/MCI
StumpJumpers Hare Scrambles—round four of
the AMA East Hare Scrambles Championship—
in West Creek, New Jersey, May 15.
Unfortunately, wind and rain played havoc
throughout the weekend. At one point, Sun-
day's main event, which included the pros, had
to be red-flagged and restarted after one lap.
After that, the race went on without a hitch.
The 2021 ECEA Champion
Jason Tino (KTM) led the way
for most of the race, while
Hunter Bush (GasGas) and
McDonal gave chase.
It wasn't until the final lap
when McDonal decided to
make his move to the front, while just a few seconds
separated the top three racers. He put his Beta into
overdrive and reeled in and passed both Bush and
Tino for the exciting win. McDonal crossed the finish
line 23 seconds ahead of Tino, who finished ap-
proximately 40 seconds ahead of Bush.
Another battle took place over fourth place with
125cc-mounted Max Fernandez (GasGas) coming
out on top ahead of Justin Lafferty (KTM) and Kyle
Tino (KTM), who was the top A-class rider.
Wally Palmer (Kawasaki), Addison Kramer (KTM),
Joe Ford (Yamaha) and Joel Dengler (Yamaha), the
top Senior rider, completed the top 10 overall.
Shyann Phelps (KTM) was the top Women
A-class finisher.
Christopher Wiess was the best of the Bs, com-
ing from the 200cc start line.
Sunday's morning race, which includes the
Sportsmen, Schoolboy, B Vets and C riders,
KTM-mounted Christian Crum emerged from the
Sportsmen class to take the overall win ahead of
the top Schoolboy 2 rider Dalten Robbins (Ya-
maha). Jordan White (Sherco), Nathan Bell (KTM)
and Zach Garrison (KTM) rounded out the top five
overall.
Kenny Held
IN
THE
WIND
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OVERALL
1. Kyle McDonal (Bet)
2. Jason Tino (KTM)
3. Hunter Bush (GG)
4. Max Fernandez (GG)
5. Justin Lafferty (KTM)
6. Kyle Tino (KTM)
7. Wally Palmer (Kaw)
8. Addison Kramer (KTM)
9. Joe Ford (Yamaha)
10. Joel Dengler (Yam)
Kyle McDonal
came on strong
at the end to take
the win at the
StumpJumpers
AMA East Hare
Scrambles in
New Jersey.
