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youth racer dale “Bugsy” Wakefield is our Harescramble Hotshot to kick off the 2004 off road season here in the district. Bugsy had a terrific season in 2003 taking the d-6 Championship as well as the track championship at Flying dutchmen and the number one plate in the BP Promotions PA State Hare Scramble Series all in the 85cc 7-11 division. Bugsy is riding the # 1 Suzuki out of Rizzon Cycles in 2004 and he has picked up right where he left off last season. on a frigid icy day in early February he brought home the checkers in the season opening round one of the BP State Series at the Flying dutchmen. Watch out for this young hot-shot in the years to come, I believe he’ll be ready for the expert division long before they’re ready for him. Watch out next month, you may be the next MRA Hotshot.

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HOleSHOT HOTSHOTRider: Chase MillerHometown:York, PABike: CobraAge: 6 yrs.district#: 02experience: 2 yearsClass: 4-6 oil, 4-6 stockSponsors: Kincaid Racing, Bubbas Breakaway, Mackenzie & Hunter, Mom & Dad Kincaid sponsored Chase Miller from York, PA is our Holeshot Hotshot to kick off the race season for 2004. Chase is coming off an excellent race season in 2003 that was hampered by a broken leg mid way thru the year. Chase did come back at the end of the year to com-pete in a few events, and he showed up at this years Motorama indoor Races ready for business. Chase was pulling holeshots all weekend long and went home with a first, 2 seconds, and a third place finish. Watch for Chase this year at all the local tracks, I believe he‚ll be right there at the top of the heap when it’s all said and done. late breaking news, as we were going to deadline we found out that Chase competed at Budds Creek in the loretta lynn Area Qualifier and won his class. this allows him to compete at the Regional later in the year and he could very well be on his way to the Amateur nationals. Way to go Chase !!! Watch out next month, you may be the next MRA Holeshot Hotshot.

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0-50cc (4-8): 1.Tyler Edmondson; 2.Todd Baber; 3. Ryan Peyton; 4. Noah Canoy; 5.Lily Dennis.0-71 Mod. (6-11): 1.Corey Poulson; 2. Amber Parks; 3. Caleb Carter; 4.Gabrielle Fisher; 5.Cody Miller.71-90 Mod. (9-15): 1. Eddie Edmondson; 2. Dallas Tapscott.71-90 Pro. (8-15): 1. Ryan Hannah; 2. Codi Perry; 3. Wesley H. Suter; 4. Tyler Barnes; 5. Corinna R. Smaltz.youth Pro. (13-15): 1. Matthew Morgan; 2. Ethan Tapscott; 3.Mark Burbage; 4. Shamanda Seitz.Womens: 1. Lisa Scherer; 2. Wendy Tabler; 3. Bonnie Merritt; 4. Toni Pfeiffer.open AMA.: 1. Jonathan Suttles; 2. Dexter Tapscott; 3.Scott Mckenna;4. David Campbell; 5. Kenny Snead. open Pro/Am: 1.Scott Terry; 2. Matthew Thomas; 3. Kerry D. Simmons II; 4. Bradley Parrish.Vet: 1. Brady Scherer; 2. Matt Doshier; 3. Elvin Harris; 4. Robert Whitehead; 5. Kerry Simmons II.

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50 PW Stk. (4-8): 1. Austin Toskov; 2. Bubba Stone; 3. Jacob Jones; 4. Charlie Forbes; 5. Garrett Marchand.50 Stk. (4-6): 1. Chase Miller; 2. Kamin Horsley; 3. Dustin Creech; 4. Garrett Marchand; 5. Jeff Combs.50 Stk. (7-8): 1. Bobby Kinsley; 2. Bubba Stone; 3. Austin Smith; 4. Hayden Cabada; 5. Jonathan Newton.65 (7-9): 1. Kameron Page; 2. Jeremy Wendelken; 3. Chris Canning; 4. Cody Meekins; 5. Bubba Stone.

65 (7-11): 1. Chris Canning; 2. Jeremy Wendelken; 3. Chaz Clingerman; 4. Cody Meekins; 5. Justin Ferguson.65 (10-11): 1. Frank Lettierri; 2. R. Perry Boswell Jr.; 3. Chaz Clingerman; 4. Tyler Etheridge; 5. Ryan Pelzer.85 (7-11): 1. Garret Toth; 2. Frank Lettieri; 3. Zachary Canning; 4. R. Perry Boswell Jr.; 5. Robert Newton Jr.85 (9-13): 1. Garret Toth; 2. Frank Lettieri; 3. Josh Mccrary; 4. Zachary Canning; 5. Johnny Wasco.85 (12-15): 1. Devon Pilkington; 2. Danny Calahan; 3. Josh Mccrary; 4. Johnny Wasco; 5. Christopher Tyler.S. Mini (12-15): 1. Christopher Tyler; 2. Kenny Henry; 3. Danny Calahan; 4. Trenton Tucker; 5. Jeremy Temple.SchBy: 1. Robert Marshall; 2. Casey Taylor; 3. Daniel Boan; 4. Jonah Green; 5. Nathan Bryant.CollBy: 1. Andrew Wiegand; 2. J. Stephen Barnes; 3. John Higbee; 4. John Hare; 5. Jeb Gaskill.125 d: 1. William Helgren; 2. John Pelzer; 3. Terance Scott; 4. David Starnes; 5. Jonathan Fuhamann.125 C: 1. Cody Stokes; 2. David Calihan;

3. Daniel Boan; 4. Connor Clifton; 5. Stephen Helton.125 B: 1. Chris Cooper; 2. William Bryant; 3. John Higbee; 4. Casey Taylor; 5. John Hare.125 A: 1. Casey Clark; 2. Isha Wood; 3. Rodney Horrocks; 4. Andrew Wiegand; 5. Warren Laney III.250 d: 1. Joseph Dowdy; 2. Ken Corbo; 3. Mark Stevenson.250 / open C: 1. Cody Stokes; 2. Justin Fitzgerald; 3. Matthew Lucas; 4. Tony Corbo; 5. Homer Munden Jr.250 / open B: 1. William Pearson; 2. Chad Glenn; 3. Scott Bakken; 4. Nicholas Wheeler.250 / open A: 1. Casey Clark; 2. Isha Wood; 3. Robert Marshall; 4. Rodney Horrocks; 5. Andrew Tsakanikas.

25 + B: 1. Derek Minton; 2. Andre Nagy; 3. Tracy Paxton; 4. Marc Spliedt; 5. Tony Cancy.25 + A: 1. John Bowlin; 2. Lou Vicknair.30 + B: 1. Scott Bakken; 2. Derek Minton; 3. Chris Corbo: 4. Tony Canoy; 5. Gary Dowdy.30 + A: 1. Erik Pfeiffer; 2. Lou Vicknair; 3. Roy Bowlin Jr.35 +: 1. Erik Pfeiffer; 2. Mark Weaver; 3. Richard Cornwall; 4. Bruce Maass Jr.40 +: 1. Mike Wylie; 2. Gary Dowdy; 3. John Williams Jr.4 Stroke B/C: 1. John Higbee; 2. Scott Capewell; 3. Chad Glenn; 4. Nicholas Wheeler.

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District 6 Riders Score Big At Round #11 of the Mid Atlantic Winter Series Elizabeth City Motocross Club February 15, 2004

KTM of Camp Hill Rider Kameron Page Wins the

65cc 7-9 Division

Action Motorsports Pilot Frankie Lettieri Jr. Takes home

a First in 65 (10-11) Action & 2 Second Place Finishes in

the 85cc Ranks

American Suzuki / LVC Cycles /Keeney Motosports Expert Rider Casey Clark Wins both the 125 A

& the 250 A Divisions

Bobby Kinsley from Seven Valleys, PA Wins the 50cc Stock

(7-8) Class also on a Cobra

Keeney Motosports Andrew Wiegand Takes the College Boy

Win and a 4th in the 125A

West Shore Suzukis Garret Toth Grabs Two 1st

Place Trophies – 85cc (7-11) and Junior Mini

Kincaid Racings Chase Miller Wins the 50cc Stock (4-6) Class on

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BP Promotions PA StateHare Scramble SeriesRound 1: Flying Dutchmen Motorcycle ClubPINE GROVE, PA. FEB. 8, 2004

Round # 1 of the BP Promotions PA State Hare Scramble Series sponsored by MSR/Answer Racing was held in early February at the Flying Dutchmen Motorcycle Club in Pine Grove, PA. It was a bright sunny day with temperatures in the low 30‚s and winds raging up to 20 mph over the frozen hard pack Hare Scramble course. The crew at the Flying Dutchmen did a great job as usual preparing the track in the days

prior to the event.The Northeast has been battered with snow and frigid weather all winter long and the war-riors from A.M.A. District 6 were ready to ride. Over 300 participants came out to compete in the first race of the 10 round series. Last years number two rider in the 85cc 12-15 division Tyler Klinger riding out of TNT Cycles and Keeney Motosports was on hand to fill the vacancy left by Tim Rizzon who has moved up

to the 250A class this year. # 32F Justin Frederick grabbed the holeshot but by the end of the first lap Klinger had established himself in the lead position and never looked back. The young Suzuki pilot was the overall as well as class winner put-ting in a total of five laps in just over an hour. In the 85cc 7-11 group Dale “Bugsy” Wakefield riding the num-ber one Suzuki sponsored by Rizzon Cycle/W.E.R./Spectro Oils/Metro Clothing/RRP/AGV Helmets also dominated his division lead-ing from start to finish. In the Supermini class American Suzuki rider Chris Rizzon from Middlesex, NJ took the checkers followed by Bobby O‚reilly and Jason Sipe. The big story of the day was 16 year old Tim Rizzon riding for American Suzuki/W.E.R./O‚neal Clothing/ and Rizzon Cycles. Tim was the youth rider of the year here in District 6 as well as PA State and District champ in 2003. This was Tims first race on the new Suzuki Four Stroke in the Expert class as well as being the first time he competed on the ice with studded tires. The green flag dropped and the 250A division was off, all except Tim who sat on the line his bike not firing immediately. Local Pro Motocross Racer RRP/Crossroads Powersports sponsored Ty Wallace grabbed the early lead with Tim dead last and 20 seconds behind at the end of the first lap. Tim a little shakey at first on the studded tires started to find his groove a few laps into the race and began picking off riders one by one. Tim was making up valuable seconds on each lap and on the final lap of this two hour race caught and passed another Suzuki rider Jason Markowicz for the class win. What an accomplishment for this first year expert rider. For complete results and standings of the PA State Series, log onto www.bppoints.com and to view race photos from this event check out www.mcracingaction.com We‚ll see you all back at the Dutchmen for round number two on April the 4th. Jim Bull MRA

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MotoRCyCleS50 (4-8 oil): 1. Mason Evitts; 2. John Lawton IV; 3. Dawson Evitts; 4. Pollux Fisher.50 (4-8 Stk): 1. Dicter Willenbrock; 2. Chase Rusden; 3. Dakota Dunman; 4. Michael McGee; 5. Daniel Finney.65 (7-9): 1. Daniel Bromley; 2. Christopher Vanbuskirk; 3. Benjamin Snyder; 4. Jimmy Franks; 5. Zachary Waldrop.65 (10-11): 1. Jason Chavez; 2. Troy Desimone; 3. Austin McCarter; 4. Shane Hufford Jr.; 5. Christian Castillo.85 (7-11): 1. Dale Wakefield Jr.; 2. Matthew Gift; 3. Joshua Gottshall; 4. Zachary Snyder; 5. Drey Boddie.85 (12-15): 1. Tyler Klinger; 2. Jeffrey Sullivan; 3. Aaron Mulhern; 4. Jarod Kulp; 5. Patrick Desantis.Supermini (12-15): 1. Chris Rizzon; 2. Robert O‚reilly; 3. Jason Sipe; 4. Michael Vilasi; 5. Michael Polaski.110 (AiR Cooled): 1. Trent Noll; 2. Amber Biasi; 3. Shawn Kozak; 4. Jeremy Faust; 5. Brandon Woolf.100-150 (4 StR.): 1. Woody Fregia Jr.; 2. Charles Lengle; 3. Jesse Vallaro; 4. Ian Guire; 5. Jesse Eidam.200 eXP: 1. Jesse Festenstine; 2. Clint Johnson; 3. Michael Soudas; 4. Jason Henriksen; 5. Daniel Palmer.200 AMA: 1. Jerod Stoner; 2. Leonard Rehatcher; 3. David Gordon; 4. Robert Stanton; Jacob Martin.250 AMA: 1. Daniel Roeting; 2. Kevin Simpson; 3. Michael Gratter; 4. Michael Pecika; 5. Eric Waltz.oPen eXP: 1. Tim Rizzon; 2. Jason Markowicz; 3. Ty Wallace; 4. Wayne Grenewicz; 5. Daniel Psoiko.oPen AMA: 1. Robert Civiletti; 2. Nick Simpson; 3. Chris Seigfried; 4. Paul Shaver; 5. Doug Deimler.oPen noV: 1. Greg Dobyns; 2. Norman Diefenderfer; 3. Shawn Bohanon; 4. William McKenney; 5. Marc Innella.Vet eXP: 1. Bob Walton; 2. Mike Reichert; 3. Mike Ego; 4. Frank Evitts Jr.; 5. Michael Strouse.Vet AMA: 1. Michael Carter; 2. James Ryan III; 3. Ronald Benham Sr.; 4. Robert Barr; 5. Kevin Evitts.SenioR: 1. Rick Wychunas; 2. Jerry Lynn; 3. Chris Hunter; 4. Sean Petri.SuPeR SenioR: 1. Burd Guers; 2. Thomas Ebersole; 3. Tom Phillips.

Ian Guire and Woody Fregia Jr.

battle in first turn action

Tyler Klinger took the 85cc 12-15 win as well as the

Overall Youth

Minis running neck and neck

Half way there.

Parts of The Flying Dutchmen Course were still covered in ice, but the 300+

participants continued on.

Tim Rizzon races from behind in his first Expert Division outing to take 1st

Place in the Open A Class

Round #1 of the 2004 BP Promotions State H.S. Series is off & running

PA State Harescramble SeriesFebuary 8, 2004 Pine Grove, PA

The PA State Harescramble series kicked off its 2004 season at the Flying Dutchmen in Pine Grove Pennsylvania. Another great year of ATV racing is under way. BP promotions has lined up yet another awesome schedule of events with ten races planned from February to October. A few changes were made over the winter including the combining of two and four stroke classes. Racers now have there choice of three experience levels C, B, and A and all classes are listed as Open displacement. They have also combined the 0-230cc class with the 300cc four stroke class. Several riders did well enough in the points race last year to be advanced to the next class, which will add to the excitement in 2004. The opener this year was cold, wet and icy. As I arrived at the track it was obvious that this was going to be a tough race to finish. The track was covered with frozen puddles and the areas that were dry were extremely hard packed. As the mini quads and dirtbikes raced the sun slowly warmed the ground and by race time it was a balmy 20 degrees! The open areas and straight aways were beginning to thaw but the shaded areas were like a skating rink. Studs were allowed this year for this race only and a good number of racers choose to use them. I made a poor decision and opted to race with-out studs which proved to be a mistake. In the pits prior to the race mechanics and racers could be seen scrambling around their machines using a cordless drill to install their studs. The usual crowd was on hand, but as I walked the pits in the morning I noticed many new faces. The riders made

there way to the starting area, bundled up in thermals and snow suits. The field lined up with the Open A class in the front row. Chris Borich (National #2) was ready to tear it up along with Tyson Thomas, Mike Lucas, Todd Rothermel, Sean Niedlinger, Jon Bowers, and many more. Up and comer Jared McClure was ready to try out the A class after dominating the amateur ranks in 2003. We used a dead engine on the machine start this race similar to the GNCC style of starting. Tyson Thomas got off the line first and took the lead. A few miles into the race Jon Bowers started to pressure Thomas for the lead. The freezing temperatures and wet conditions were very chal-lenging but Bowers seemed to be prepared. He rocketed into the lead before the close of lap one followed by McClure and Borich. At the completion of lap one most of the pack stopped for dry gloves and fresh goggles or to simply get some feeling back in the hands. As the race progressed Chris Borich proved why he is the reining PA State Champion and #2 in the nation. He put his ECATV Yamaha YFZ 450 minutes ahead of the rest of the field and simply rode away. As the laps wore down I found myself getting more comfortable and more importantly I

was able to stay dry and warm. With two to go I was able to get around McClure for the third spot, and put my sites on Bowers for the second spot. Unfortunately for me, Bowers was feeling rather comfortable as well and never allowed me to get close enough to make a move. Jarred McClure ended up in fourth place with Mike Lucas rounding out the top five in the A class.

In the Open B class it was Steele, Adams and Baker taking the top three positions. Monnett, Palmer and Doyle finished first through third in the Open C class. In the Vet class it was McBride, Bianatt and Correll with 2003 class champion Chad Kirby finishing 5th. In the 0-300 class Bergey took the win. Tim Olsen finished second on his 300EX, this was Tims third race ever, he says he's hooked and plans to compete in the entire series. I would like to personally congratulate everyone who finished this event. This race was terribly grueling, bitter cold, and wet. Many people pulled off after only one lap, others never made it that far. The shaded areas in the pines were so icy, that with out studs, if you lost momentum the quad would just sit still and some riders needed to get off and push. The staff at FDMC did an outstanding job as usual. The attendance was amazing considering the conditions which I believe is a sign of the direction this sport is heading. I'm looking forward to getting the regular season rolling, getting back to the dirt and putting the ice and snow behind us. See you at the track!

Overall & Expert Class Winner Chris Borich

#454 Ray Monnett grabs the Holeshot in C-Class action and holds on for the win

Lots of mud & snow, but happy to be racing again.

AtV Results BP Rd # 1

A class:1. Chris Borich2. Jon Bowers3. Jason Hughes4. Jarrod McClure5. Michael LucasB Class:1. Rich Steele2. Nicholas Adams3. Matt Baker4. Dennis Brechbill5. Jonathan YoutzC Class:1. Ray Monnett2. John Palmer3. David Doyle4. Sean Doyle5. Brandon KellerBlaster Class:1. Zachary Bergey2. Tim Olsen3. Mike D'Anario4. Steve Hatton5. James KuperavageSenior:1. Jeff Kearney2. Randy Smith3. Ron Mann4. Thomas Vasko5. Mark Platcheck

Vet:1. Dan McBride2. Randy Bianatt3. Rich Correll4. Tim Smith5. Chad Kirbyutility:1. Dave Porzi2. Robert Smeltz3. Bryan Vanassen4. Edward Brandt5. Allen Slate

youth AtV

50 Stock: 1. Matthew Ross 2. Brian Thorson 3. Allie Slate

4. Hayden Wolpert51-70 (6-11): 1. William Marshall 2. Derrec Robinson 3. Joseph Bromley 4. Samantha Waldrop 5. Austin Findley 6. William Sloan 7. Michael Spalding 8. Colby Chinchar

71-90 (9-15): 1. Kenton Heinbaugh 2. Shane Simpkins 3. Loyd Troxell 4. Ted Rupp 5. Cody Spitler 6. Joshua Weikel 7. Samantha Vanbuskirk 8. Giuliane Catania 9. Christiane Vilasi10. Nicole Brown

The Kids came out to do battle as well

Story By: Jason & Jacob Hughes

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LAke WHITney CHAMPIonname: nick DesiderioAge: 10 yrs.Classes: 65cc 7-9 85cc 7-11Ride: KTM 65sx – Suzuki RM 85Experience: Racing 6 yearsDistrict #: 5Hometown: Washington, NJFav. Food: Snow Crab LegsFav. Track: Lake WhitneyInterests: Racing, Football, Bicycles, and Play Station 2Sponsors: VPE, FMF, Bromleys Motorcycles, Liquid Performance, Michelin, Motorex, Scott, Creative Graphics, Mom & Dad

MRA would like to congratulate 10 year old Nick Desiderio from Washington, NJ on his recent win at the 10th Annual Spring Classic at Lake Whitney Texas. Lake Whitney drew close to 3500 riders this year and is the first big event of the year on the amateur tour. In Nicks class alone , the 65cc 7-9 modified division there were over 90 riders, yes 90 riders from all over the country. Nicks the man, he beat them all, every single last one of them. In the 65cc 7-9 stock ranks there were over 100 entries, Nick won his heat race but unfortunately ran into some mechanical trouble and had a DNS in one of his motos, who knows what might have happened. Way to go Nick on a job well done. Nick started riding when he was three years old on a Yamaha PW50 set up with training wheels. It looks like all that experience paid off big time this spring. Watch out for Nick, he‚s not stopping there. He won both of his motos in the first round of the N.E. Classic at Doublin Gap and he has his sights set on a National Championship at Loretta Lynns in August. Nick, again way to go and thanks for the time you gave us for this interview. We wish you a great and safe season. Jim Bull MRA

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Stretching: How Important Is It?By: Bob Schuler – Total Two Wheel Training

Did you know that most injuries happen in practice in MX and in many other sports because most do not warm up and stretch properly ? Ask yourself, if you get to the track and get all your gear set up and think, what do I do next, the best thing you could do is go out and walk the track at a brisk pace and get a sweat going or if you are like Bob Hannah you could go out and run the track before practice to get a good warm up and get your body ready for the day to come. The other thing you can do is bring a jump rope along and spend some time doing that and this will also loosen you up and get your heart rate going. Stretching is also very important after you get a sweat going to help prevent injury and it is also good for helping you focus when you are more relaxed. With increased flexibility, the occurrence of over use injuries decreases. If stretching is not part of your morning routine, muscles will become tighter causing excess strains on the tendons, resulting in tendonitis, torn muscles and over stress to the joints. When you ride or exercise, muscle fibers are torn as a result of the stress placed on them, this is where the sore-ness comes from. These tears are generally so minute that they are nothing to worry about, but when healing occurs scar tissue develops which is like elastic. This build up of scar tissue causes the muscle to get tighter, less flexible and more prone to injury. Stretching should be a part of any work out program, whether its weight training or aerobic conditioning. A good stretching program should consist of a five minute warm up before you stretch to allow for better blood flow to all muscle groups and increased temperature of muscle. The stretching should be done from head to toe and fifteen minutes in length. When stretching, it should be gentle and not painful. It should be slow and controlled, not bouncing to the point where you feel a good stretch and can hold it for 20 - 30 seconds. Each stretch should be performed three times to reach maximum benefits. Don’t hold your breath during the stretch, always breathe normally and try to relax and get your mind only thinking about how you’re going to ride for the day and how loose you will be to just let the bike dance around under you. Keep your eyes open for me at the races and if there is any thing I can help you with let me know, I can run you through a good routine that should really help your riding. Happy Moto to you all and see you soon at the races.

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Season Opener: Doublin Gap Motocross ParkNEWBURG, PA, MARCH 7 – Story and Photos by Jim Bull, MRA

Over 400 motocross racers from AMA District 6 and AMA District 7 converged on the Doublin Gap Motocross Park in Newburg, Pennsylvania on the first Sunday in March for their 2004 season opener. The skies were bright blue with spring like temperatures and as usual the Yentzer Family had their racetrack in superb condition for the days event.Pro class racer RRP-Cycle Stuff/ MSR/ Rays Yamaha/ Crossroad Powersports Ty Wallace was on hand to showcase his talents in three expert divisions. Wallace was pulling holeshots and winning motos all day long. There were many who challenged but at the end of the day Wallace took home the money in the 25+A, 125A and 250A divisions.The big race of the day was in the mini ranks in the 85cc 12-13 group. In moto number one Kawasaki mount-ed Colton Harrison pulled the holeshot followed closely by Cernics Suzuki/ FMF/ PR2/ 909/ Michelin rider Daniel Holton Jr. and VPE/ Scott/ Liquid Performance/ Riders Edge Yamaha ace Broc Schmelyun. Both Holton and Schmelyun quickly passed Harrison thru the first series of corners and by the halfway point of lap one these two young pilots were moving into the 14-15 year old riders that left on the early gate ahead of them. By the end of the first lap Schmelyun had worked his way past Holton and was picking off the older riders one by one, by lap three both Schmelyun and Holton had worked their way past all but the top rider in the 14-15 group. On the final lap of the moto Holton managed to squeeze by Schmelyun for the win.Moto number two would prove to be just as exciting with Holton grabbing the holeshot this time

and yes, Schmelyun right on his heels. Again these two future stars ran into traffic on the first lap and Holton grabbed the advantage and started to pull away. When the two came out of the bottom section of the course on lap number two Schmelyun had somehow worked his way passed Holton and the battle was on. The two raced tire to tire for the remainder of the race and at the checkers it was Schmelyun by a bike

length for the overall. Schmelyun would go on to take the win in the Junior Mini 9-13 division as well, a double win at Doublin Gap in the season opener. Holton would go on to take the overall win in the Super Mini Division later in the day. Keep your eyes on these two youth veterans, I am sure they both have a bright future ahead of them in this great sport. For complete event photos go to www.mcracingaction.com and be sure to check out Doublin Gaps Yamaha All Star National in early June and they‚ll also play host to the Northeast Amateur Regional on June 26-27, 2004. You can view their complete schedule at www.doublingap.com.

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#1 Colton Harrison battles #70 Dan Holton in the 85cc 12-13 Division

#2 Broc Schmelyun leads the Junior minis thru th first turn

XR 50: 1. Mason Evitts (Hon); 2. Brendan Schulte (Hon); 3. Cody Hipkins (Hon); 4. Chase Aiosa (Hon).60 (7-9): 1. Kameron Page (KTM); 2. Alex Maldet (Hon); 3. Josh Swartz (KTM); 4. Justin Foster (Hon); 5. Brandon Woolf (KTM).60 (10-11): 1. Brandon Seibold (Suz); 2. Jordan Walker (Kaw); 3. Steven Sparks (Kaw); 4. Aaron Houser (Kaw); 5. James Doolittle (Suz).MINI (9-13): 1. Broc Schmelyun (Yam); 2. Timothy Savidge Jr. (Yam); 3. Darren Taughinbaugh (Kaw); 4. Kameron Page (KTM); 5. Justin Frederick (Kaw).80 (7-11): 1. Kameron Page (Yam); 2. Timothy Savidge Jr. (Yam); 3. Darren Taughinbaugh (Kaw); 4. Jordan Walker (Kaw); 5. Tyler Hawk (Kaw).80 (12-13): 1. Broc Schmelyun (Yam); 2. Daniel Holton Jr. (Suz); 3. Kyle Sidle (Suz); 4. Colton Harrison (Kaw); 5. Dennis Johns (Suz).80 (14-15): 1. Bryan Culbertson (Kaw); 2. Joey Keefe (Suz); 3. Brett Caraway (Yam); 4. Jacob Hinlicky (Hon); 5. Joseph Bekus (Suz).SUPER MINI: 1. Daniel Holton Jr. (Suz); 2. Colton Harrison (Kaw); 3. Matt Babbitt (Kaw); 4. Joey Keefe (Suz); 5. Kyle Sidle (Suz).UNLTD. (14 and up): 1. Drew Coleman (Suz); 2. Stephen Plank (Suz); 3. Ryan Zimmerman (Hon); 4. Vance Lally (Suz); 5. Jason Hutchison (Yam).SCHBY: 1. Randall Everett (Kaw); 2. Alexander Sigismondi (Hon); 3. Brandon Meier (Hon); 4. Ryan Zimmerman (Hon); 5. Sammy Kachmar (Hon).COLLBY: 1. Andrew Wiegand (Yam); 2. Shane Krabal (Yam); 3. Derrick Wile (Yam); 4. Eric Sebastian (Yam); 5. Cory Stickler (Yam).125 NOV. (GRP. 1): 1. Sammy Kachmar (Hon); 2. Brenda Kusch (Kaw); 3. Zachery Neidig (Yam); 4. Brian Martin (Yam); 5. Corey Mckenzie (Yam).125 NOV. (GRP. 2): 1. Trevor Hoffeditz (Kaw); 2. Matthew Hougentogler (Kaw); 3. Cory Nailor (Kaw); 4. Derek Schmidt (Kaw); 5. Shea Maldet (Yam).125 AMA: 1. Bryan Fleischman (Yam); 2. Eric Sebastian (Yam); 3. Tyler Witmer (Suz); 4. Alexander Sigismondi (Hon); 5. Nick Johnson (Yam).125 EXP: 1. Ty Wallace (Yam); 2. Derrick Wile (Yam); 3. Randall Everett (Kaw); 4. Andrew Wiegand (Yam); 5. Brandon Meier (Hon).250 AMA: 1. Tyler Witmer (Suz); 2. Alexander Sigismondi (Hon); 3. Jacob Cope (Hon); 4. Eric Sebastian (Yam); 5. John Young III (Yam).250 EXP: 1. Ty Wallace (Hon); 2. James Max (Hon); 3. David Myzio (Yam); 4. Zachary Hill (Yam); 5. Jason Wolfgang (Hon).25+ AMA: 1. Michael Cahill (Hon); 2. Jeffrey Denoia (Kaw); 3. William Rinker (Kaw); 4. Paul Cogle (Hon); 5. Ira Himelright (Yam).25+ EXP: 1. Ty Wallace (Hon); 2. James Max (Hon); 3. John Bowlin (Kaw); 4. Jason Wolfgang (Hon); 5. Wesley Turner (Kaw).VET NOV: 1. Mark Woodley (Hon); 2. Gary Shetler (Hon); 3. William Rinker (Kaw); 4. Robert Reedinger (Hon); 5. Timothy Curtis (Yam).VET AMA: 1. Rick Myers (Hon); 2. Byron Culbertson (Hon); 3. Ira Himelright (Yam); 4. Thomas Nagle I (Suz); 5. Mike Wylie (Yam).VET EXP: 1. James Max (Hon); 2. Kenneth Messerman (Hon); 3. Rod Yentzer (Kaw); 4. Wesley Turner (Kaw); 5. John Eckstine IV (Yam).SENIOR: 1. Kenneth Messerman (Hon); 2. Rick Wenger (KTM); 3. Russell Seibold (Yam); 4. Tom Sebastian (Yam); 5. Byron Culbertson (Hon).4 STROKE: 1. Zachary Camp (Yam); 2. John Brant (Yam); 3. Ken Garner IV (Yam); 4. Trey Cox (Hon); 5. Larry Mutscher (Kaw).WMN: 1. Alyssa Savidge (Yam); 2. Lauren Snyder (Kaw).

Results50 OIL INJ. (4-6): 1. Donte Grim (Cob); 2. Dalton Blettner (KTM); 3. Luke Mason (Yam); 4. Sommer Gangaway (KTM); 5. Austin Felts (KTM).50 OIL INJ. (7-8): 1. Dylan Blettner (KTM); 2. Sean Orders (Cob); 3. David Byers (KTM); 4. Tyler Chrisovergis (Yam); 5. Jonathan Chyrsovergis (Unk).50 STK. (4-6): 1. Luke Mason (KTM); 2. Sean Knoll (KTM); 3. Dalton Blettner (KTM); 4. John Sheaffer (KTM); 5. Sommer Gangaway (KTM).50 STK. (7-8): 1. Addison Emory IV (Cob); 2. Logan Ehrets (Cob); 3. John Shafer (KTM); 4. Alexander Potter (KTM); 5. Dylan Blettner (KTM).

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The Harrisburg Farm Show Arena again played host to the 26th Annual Motorama Indoor Races and Shows promoted by the Hostetter family, owners of Trail Way Speedway in Hanover, PA. This event has grown over the years to feature car and motorcycle shows, go cart and rc car racing, beauty pageants and robot con-f l ic t , motorcycle t r ia ls competition and the main attraction, two days of indoor arenacross racing to kick off the season here in AMA District 6. This year again, the Motorama Races featured over 500 racers in 23 different divisions from 11 states doing battle on the tight indoor course. The racing was fierce, and several riders rose to the top of their classes to take home the wins in this season opener. The main events of the day kicked off with the opening ceremonies and the high flying antics of Clint Johnson and Joe Robertson, two local expert riders doing battle in the Jump Style

competition. The crowd went wild as both Johnson and Robertson busted out Heel Clickers and Nac Nacs over the big triple jump. The event was declared a tie as judged by the crowds applause. In the ATV portion of the Jump Style

Contest, Lost Creek sponsored riders Pat Brown and Jason Dunkleberger went airborne over the Motorama floor with “Dunk” coming out the victor. The racing action kicked off with the 12-15 Schoolboy division. American Suzuki/ West Shore Suzuki/ MSR/ Scott rider

Willy Toth Jr. grabbed the holeshot with Westminster Maryland’s Zachary Harrington and Lebanon Valley Suzuki rider Lowell Spangler right on his rear fender. Willy Toth Jr. was on a roll on this day coming off a win the night before and two heat wins earlier in the day. By the time the checkered flag dropped the Suzuki rider had a six second advantage on the rest of the pack. Harrington, Spangler, Travis Rudd and Matthew Geist rounded out the top five. As they say, little rest for the weary, the second main of the day was the 125 B class.

15 year old Willy Toth Jr. had to climb down off the podium and mount his RM125 and head straight back to the starting gate. This time the competition was a little tougher with a full 20 man gate and some seasoned veterans in the mix. The gate dropped and the adrenalin took over, Willy Toth Jr. emerged from the pack coming out of the first turn with the lead and he never looked back. Gap Racings Eric Sebastian who charged from fifth ended up in second followed by Dylan Kautz, Drew Kibler and Alex Gaul. In the 85cc 7-11 division Yamaha KTM of Camp Hill/ PR 2 rider Kameron Page pulled the holeshot followed by Liquid Performance/Michelin/ Renthal/ WD-40/ Rausch Creek racer Garret Toth, then Joey Peters from Asbury NJ. On the first lap Garret, the younger Toth got by Page in the whoop section followed shortly thereafter by

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Saturday Results February 21, 2004MOTORCYCLE50 OIL INJ. (4-6): 1. Chase Miller; 2. Trenton Herrington; 3.Jadon Boyer; 4. Brandon Beam; 5. Wyatt Barto..50 STK. (4-6): 1. Jared Jennings; 2. Trentin Herrington; 3. Chase Miller; 4. Joseph Balkovic; 5. Dustin Miller.50 OIL INJ. (7-8): 1. Logan Ehrets; 2. Daniel Dillin; 3. Trevor Shaffer; 4. Sam Sheckells; 5. Michael McDonald.50 STK. (7-8): 1. Jarek Balkovic; 2. Mitchell Ovell; 3. Daniel Dillin; 4. Kyle Pichler; 5. Dakota Dunman.65 (7-9): 1. Joseph Peters; 2. Kameron Page; 3. Dylan Wolfe; 4.Wesley Mattivi. 5. Trevor Shaffer.65 (10-11): 1. Timothy Savidge Jr.; 2. Andrew Johns; 3. Joshua Villarreal; 4. A. Houser; 5. Dylan Johnson.85 (7-11): 1. Joseph Peters; 2. Frank Lettieri; 3. Timothy Savidge Jr.; 4. Kameron Page; 5. Garret Toth.85 (12-13): 1. Lowell Spangler; 2. Kyle Sidle; 3. Broc Schmelyun; 4. Marcus Hodge; 5. Bryan Weimer Jr.85 (14-15): 1. Zachary Harrington; 2. Addison Kramer; 3. Steve Chiappa; 4. Kody Weidman; 5. Frankie Perez.Schby (12-15): 1. Willy Toth Jr.; 2. Ryan Zimmereman; 3. Zachary Harrington; 4.Matthew Geist; 5. Ren Jolly.125 NOV: 1. Zachary Harrington; 2. Dustin Ulrich; 3. Jonathan Joseph; 4. Cory Nailor; 5. John Dubanowich.125 AMA: 1. Alex Gaul; 2.Drew Kibler; 3. Eric Sebastian; 4. David Szymansky; 5. Willy Toth Jr.

125 EXP: 1. Jeremy Cook; 2. Barry Carsten; 3. Casey Clark; 4. Ty Wallace; 5. Ryan Jones.250 NOV: 1. Jason Hutchison; 2. Andrew Will; 3. Brad Woodfall; 4. Joseph Madrigale IV; 5. Matty Livelsberger.250 AMA: 1. Eric Sebastian; 2. Mike Angerman; 3. Drew Kibler; 4. David Szymansky; 5. Daniel Roeting.250 EXP: 1. Ty Wallace; 2. Casey Clark; 3. Clint Johnson; 4. Barry Carsten; 5. Jeremy Cook.25 +: 1. Stan Spencer; 2. Gary Born; 3. Christopher Curtis; 4. Andrew Will; 5. Pete Brubaker.

ATV0-70 Pro. (7-10): 1. Robbie Leonard; 2. David Nevrotski; 3. Joseph Bromley; 4. Tyler Blessing; 5. Kenton Heinbaugh.71-90 Pro. (8-15): 1. Brian Petrovcic Jr.; 2. Kenton Heinbaugh; 3. Colby Brake.91-450 Pro. AMA: 1. Ian Tolbert; 2. Thomas Terry; 3. Kyle Hess; 4. Kevin Fertig; 5. Travis Garton.91-450 Pro. EXP: 1. John Natalie Jr.; 2. Pat Brown; 3. Gil Attix III; 4. Dustin Wimmer; 5. Andy Ehrenzeller.91-Open Mod. AMA: 1. Thomas Lombardo; 2. Josh Miller; 3. Kevin Fertig; 4. Chris Rossetti; 5. Daniel Portanova.

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Peters on the Kawasaki. The Toth brothers dominated the day with Garret Toth winning his heat race and the main event by ten seconds, Peters and Page rounded out the podium. In the 4 wheel divisions the action was hot and fast all weekend long. John Natalie Jr. came away victorious on several occasions on his ECATV preparred YFZ450. On Sunday in the Pro Production class Natalie again pulled the holeshot but Pat Brown got upside down and the red flag came out for a re-start of the race. When the gate dropped the second time it was Lost Creek Cycles Jason Dunkleberger grabbing the lead followed by Dustin Wimmer, Pat Brown then Natalie Jr. Natalie was working the tight Motorama course hard and by lap 4 was attempting to move into second place when he got out of shape after hitting a tire, this was enough to let Dunkleberger cruise to the win. Check out complete race results at www.motoramaevents.com and view complete event photos for the weekend at www.mcracingaction.com Jim Bull MRA

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Sunday Results February 22, 2004MOTORCYCLE50 OIL INJ. (4-6): 1. Trentin Herrington; 2. Chase Miller; 3. Joseph Balkovic; 4. Ezra Wright; 5. Jadon Boyer.50 STK. (4-6): 1. Jared Jennings; 2. Chase Miller; 3. Trentin Herrington; 4. Dustin Miller; 5. Wyatt Barto.50 OIL INJ. (7-8): 1. Trevor Shaffer; 2. Sam Sheckells; 3. Daniel Dillin; 4. Michael McDonald; 5. Michael Krupa.50 STK. (7-8): 1. Mitchell Ovell; 2. Jarek Balkovic; 3. Kyle Pichler; 4. Logan Ehrets; 5. Robbie Civilette Jr.65 (7-9): 1. Kameron Page; 2. Joseph Peters; 3. Josh Swartz; 4. Jarek Balkovic; 5. Wesley Mattivi.65 (10-11): 1. Timothy Savidge Jr.; 2. Max Stevey; 3. Kyle Bitterman; 4. Joshua Villarreal; 5. A. Houser.85 (7-11): 1. Garret Toth; 2. Joseph Peters; 3. Kameron Page; 4. Timothy Savidge Jr.; 5. Tyler Hawk.85 (12-13): 1. Lowell Spangler; 2. Broc Schmelyun; 3. Brandon Huntzinger; 4. Marcus Hodge; 5. Kyle Sidle.85 (14-15): 1. Zachary Harrington; 2. Addison Kramer; 3. Steve Chiappa; 4. Austin Bixler; 5. Kody Weidman.Schby (12-15): 1. Willy Toth Jr.; 2. Zachary Harrington; 3. Lowell Spangler; 4. Travis Rudd; 5. Matthew Geist.125 NOV: 1. Zachary Harrington; 2. Travis Rudd; 3. John Ayers; 4. Eric Martin; 5. Doug Reinert.125 AMA: 1. Willy Toth Jr.; 2. Eric Sebastian; 3. Dylan Kautz; 4. Drew Kibler; 5. Alex Gaul.125 EXP: 1. Ty Wallace; 2. Barry Carsten; 3. Jeremy Cook; 4. Gaylon Dickson; 5. Clint Johnson.250 NOV: 1. Andrew Will; 2. Shawn Yoder; 3. Dan Leonhard; 4. Brad Woodfall; 5. Joseph Madrigale IV.250 AMA: 1. Mike Angerman; 2. Drew Kibler; 3. Eric Sebastian; 4. Dylan Kautz; 5. Joseph Rozyckie.250 EXP: 1. Gaylon Dickson; 2. Bo Bowman; 3. Clint Johnson; 4. Barry Carsten; 5. Casey Clark.

25 +: 1. Andrew Will; 2. Pete Brubaker; 3. Christopher Curtis; 4. Stan Spencer; 5. Paul De Noia.

ATV0-70 Pro. (7-10): 1. Robbie Leonard; 2. Joseph Bromley; 3. Kenton Heinbaugh; 4. David Nevrotski; 5. Tyler Blessing.71-90 Pro. (8-15): 1. Colby Brake; 2. Kenton Heinbaugh; 3. Chad Davis; 4. Brian Petrovcic Jr.91-450 Pro. AMA: 1. Tommy Fink; 2. Thomas Terry; 3. Larry Deatrick II; 4. Vince Nolt; 5. Kevin Martin.91-450 Pro. EXP: 1. Jason Dunkleberger; 2. Pat Brown; 3. Dustin Wimmer; 4. Andy Ehrenzeller; 5. John Natalie Jr.91-Open Mod. AMA: 1. Thomas Lombardo; 2. Christopher Tait; 3. Mike Noel; 4. Peter Hahn Jr.; 5. Kevin Fertig.91-Open Mod. EXP: 1. John Natalie Jr.; 2. Jason Dunkleberger; 3. Dustin Wimmer; 4. Pat Brown; 5. Gil Attix III.

#20 Christopher Tait leads Eventuall Race Winner #25 Ian Tolbert in the 4 Wheel

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Joseph Bromley grabbed the Holeshot in 70cc Production (7-10). Mechanical problems later

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R A C E R R E V I E W–The Toth Brothers–

Name: Willy GarretAge: 15 yrs. 11 yrs.Class: School Boy 85cc 7-11Experience: Racing 8 yrs. Racing 7 yrs.District #: 18 23tRide: RM 125 RM 85Hometown: Carlisle CarlisleSponsors: American Suzuki, West Shore Suzuki, PR2, MSR, Scott, Liquid Performance, Renthal, Michelin, WD 40, Rausch Creek, FMF.

MRA would like to feature the Toth brothers, Willy and Garret from Carlisle, PA. Both of these fine young racers deserve their own interview so I apologize guys, I just thought it would be cool to keep it all in the family. Both Willy and Garret are exceptional people on and off the track, whenever I talk to one or the other at the races they always are very polite and humble. Whenever I watch them on the track they appear to be giving it their all and it shows in their results. Racing must be in the blood, their father Bill is the president of the Happy Ramblers MC in Hanover, PA and their mom Michelle is always helping out at the tracks around the district. Stop by their Suzuki Dealership sometime in Mechanicsburg, West Shore Suzuki and you’ll see the guys accomplishments. The shop is wall papered in plaques and awards that both Willy and Garret have won over the years,

they’ll never need to paint that place. Willy and Garret are off to another great season with their wins at the Motorama Indoor Races and Shows in mid February at the Harrisburg Farm Show Building, Willy also took two top 10 finishes at the Spring Nationals at Lake Whitney, Texas. Keep an eye on these two, they’re both shooting for Lorettas again this year, my bet is they’ll be there. I would like to take the time to

thank all of the Toth Family for this inter-view and for what they give to the sport of motocross, if you see them at the races do MRA a favor and take the time to thank them too.

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Thor Parts Unlimited N.E. Classic March 21, 2004Round # 1 At Doublin Gap MX Park, Newburg, PA.

I was traveling into the college town of Shippensburg, PA on a cold Sunday morning in March when it started. The snow began to fall when I was just minutes from my destination, I was hoping that this would not be the start of another late season snowstorm here in South Central PA. Just days before mother nature had dumped another four inches of the white stuff on our venue for the weekend and the night before the event when the Yentzers thought everthing was under control – Bam, a half inch of rain fell. The weather had caused Jeff and Rod Yentzer to cancel their warm up race scheduled for Saturday in hopes of better preparing their track for Round # 1 of the Thor Parts Unlimited Northeast Classic. The Classic draws thousands of riders each year to its five race series offering close to a quarter million dollars in contingencies and product giveaways. I’ll say this, given everything the crew at Doublin Gap had thrown at them in the days prior to this event, they did an excellent job and the track was in tip top condition. Special thanks goes out to Chris and Tim Kinsley with Kinsley Construction from York, Pa. The Kinsleys got right all the ball and got extra earth moving equipment out to the track when the snow storm hit, this enabled the staff out at Doublin to get the job done.

I’d also like to give credit to all the racers and their families that came out to par-ticipate in this event. Not know-ing what kind of track conditions

they would find, let alone putting up with the cold and the wind. The racers from the North East region of the country are true competitors, man it was cold and you all deserve the credit for getting this thing pulled off. Without you there is no race. The racing was hot as usual here in Districts 6 and 7. Some of the top experts from the area were on hand to showcase their talents. I keep finding myself saying this name over and over again already this year, and things are just getting started. The # 161 of Casey Clark with an American Suzuki ride out of Lebanon Valley Cycles and co-sponsored by Keeney Motosports established himself as the man to beat. With both Damien Plotts and Jeremy Cook sidelined with injuries early this season, Clark has things pretty well under control. Not that the com-petition wasn’t there. RRP racer Ty Wallace was on hand as well as the likes of Barry Carsten and Kevin Crine, Stephen Stella and Kevin Brodsky, Doublin Gaps own Jeff Yentzer and up and comer first year expert Andrew Wiegand. Wow, no free rides here, Clark won all four expert motos in convincing fash-ion. I believe Suzuki made a wise choice when putting the bright yellow machines in this guys trailer. In the Vet A class Barry Carsten takes home the Round 1 win and Kevin Crine grabs the gold in the 25+ A division. Ken Messerman from Lewistown, PA. cops the win in the Senior ranks. Now we jump to the future expert riders com-peting in the mini divisions, it’s gonna get good folks, just you wait and see. In the 50cc ranks both Chase Miller, another name that’s been popping up a lot this year and Jarek Balkovic won their respective classes. Nick Desiderio was on hand coming off a first place win at Lake Whitney Texas to claim the 65cc 7-9 division, and Dylan Brakovich took the wins in both the 65cc 10-11 and 85cc 7-11 classes. Then there’s the likes of Lowell Spangler, Dan Holton Jr. and Broc Schmelyun. I recommend to some of you older expert riders hurry up and accomplish what you have set out to do, when these guys get a few years older, look out. Kawasaki racer Donnie Butcher riding out of Strouds Motorsports grabbed the overall in the School Boy class and another Kawasaki pilot, Matt Hougentogler of Cumberland Kawasaki took the win in the 125 C Division.

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Nick Desiderio grabs the holeshot and goes 1-1 for the Overall 65cc 7-9 win coming off a 1st place finish at the Lake Whitney Spring Nationals

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RD. # 1 Thor Parts Unlimited North East ClassicDoublin Gap MX ParkMarch 22, 2004

Results:50 Oil (4-6): 1. Chase Miller; 2. Wyatt Barto; 3. Devin Murray; 4. Sommer Gangaway; 5. Ethan Bressler; 6. Dalton Blettner.50 Oil (7-8): 1.Dylan Blettner; 2. David Byers; 3. Sam Sheckells; 4. Kyle Boileau; 5. Tyler Chrisovergis; 6. Jonathan Chyrsovergis.50 Stk. (4-6): 1. Chase Miller; 2. Joseph balkovic; 3. Sommer Gangaway; 4. Ethan Bressler; 5. Lincoln Brookens; 6. Devin Murray; 7. Dalton Blettner; 8. Dakota Thomas.50 Stk. (7-8): 1. Jarek Balkovic; 2. Rowland Papp; 3. Bobby Kinsley; 4. Blake Wadsworth; 5. Addison Emory IV.60 (7-9): 1. Nikolas Desiderio; 2. Kameron Page; 3. Luke Renzland; 4. Alex Maldet; 5. Jarek Balkovic.60 (10-11): 1. Dylan Brakovich; 2. Kyle Bitterman; 3. Chaz Clingerman; 4. Jordan Walker; 5. Ryan Francis.80 (7-11): 1. Dylan Brakovich; 2. Sal Calamita; 3. Tyler Hawk; 4. Nikolas Desiderio; 5. Kameron Page.80 (12-13): 1. Lowell Spangler; 2. Broc Schmelyun; 3. Carl Eddy; 4. Tyler Smith; 5. Zachery Rudy.80 (14-15): 1. Dan Holton Jr.; 2. Adam Blessing; 3. Addison Kramer; 4. Matt Hollinger; 5. Eric Macminn.Mini (9-13): 1. Broc Schmelyun; 2. Sal Calamita; 3. Kameron Page; 4. Tyler Hawk; 5. Jordan Walker.Supermini: 1. Dan Holton Jr.; 2. Lowell Spangler; 3. Addison Kramer; 4. Kody Renzland; 5. Ryan Sebastian.Women: 1. Claire Galloway.School Boy: 1. Donny Butcher; 2. Willy Toth Jr.; 3. Ryan Blizzard; 4. Matt Hougentogler; 5. Kerry Kaminskie Jr.College Boy: 1. Scott Sears; 2. Andrew Wiegand; 3. John Young III; 4. Lee Virts; 5. Thomas Addy.125 C: 1. Matt Hougentogler; 2. Trevor Hoffeditz; 3. Travis Rudd; 4. John Dubanowich; 5. Michael Tippin Jr.125 B: 1. Willy Toth Jr.; 2. Scott Sears; 3. Andrew Kratz; 4. Kerry Kaminskie Jr.; 5. Bryan Fleischman.125 A: 1. Casey Clark; 2. Barry Carsten; 3. Kevin Brodsky Jr.; 4. Steve Roman; 5. Chris Welsh.250 C: 1. Shea Maldet; 2. Michael Tyrell; 3. Jason Hutchinson; 4. Martin Warchal; 5. Adam Kendig.250 B: 1. Scott Sears; 2. Bryan Fleischman; 3. Jacob Cope; 4. John Young III; 5. Kyle Haas.250 A: 1. Casey Clark; 2. Kevin Crine; 3. Stephan Stella; 4. Barry Carsten; 5. Steve Roman.25+ B: 1. Dave Marques; 2. Norman Innis; 3.Michael Cahill; 4. Brian Haddow; 5. Ira Himelright.25+ A: 1. Kevin Crine; 2. James Max; 3. James Mcilvaine; 4. Jason Wolfgang; 5. Jeff Slusher.Vet C: 1. Jim Dobbs; 2. Jason Cotterino; 3. Timothy Curtis; 4. Ed Fedorczyk; 5. Addison Emory III.Vet B: 1. Kenneth Weiner; 2. Brian Haddow; 3. Norman Innis; 4. Sam Aspinwall; 5. Victor Palmieri.Vet A: 1. Barry Carsten; 2. James Max; 3. James Mcilvaine; 4. John Young; 5. Rod Yentzer.Senior: 1. Ken Messerman; 2. Robert Huston; 3. Tom Cutter; 4. Kevin Stoner; 5. Michael Billy.

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The Junior Mini holeshot went to Kawasaki mount Rich Kastle #3 from Gilbertsville, Pa. who led into the second lap as the group of Kastle, Dave Sparr #360 and Jushua Gotthall #91G encountered the tail end of the Supermini riders. Mt. Holly’s Ron Baker #5R was followed by Simpson, Pa. Yamaha rider Anthony Peregrin Jr. #189 and Dustin Geis #28G into lap two. Sparr moved his #360 Yamaha ahead of Kastle and Gotthall in the third position going into lap three. Anthony Peregrin Jr. moved passed Baker to secure fourth place into the third lap. The Junior mini continued with Sparr taking the checkers followed by Quakertown’s Justin Gotthall

i n second, Kastle in third, Peregrin in fourth and Geis rounding out the top fifth position. The 85cc Junior Mini overall went to Gotthall #91g with a consistent 2-2 after following Peregrin and Sparr out of the first turn in moto two. Peregrin went 4-1 for third place. Sparr may have won the first moto but came out in second on lap one of the final moto to slip to third and finish 1-3 for a second place overall.

The 250c class had a full gate with Pomeroy, PA’s Tim Smith #315 putting his Honda out in front with Justin Stoltzfus #72S moving quickly to battle for the second spot with #818 Jeremy Kready. Stoltzfus moved ahead to the lead position and opened

up his lead. Smith, Kready and Suzuki rider, Joe Madrigale #66 followed. Before the moto ended, Madrigale moved ahead of Kready for third place. Finish order was Stoltzfus, Smith, Madrigale and Kready in fourth with the field of riders following up. Rich Yurkovic #317 lead the way in the final moto when he was edged out by Tim Smith #315 on lap two. Neither could main-tain their position as Justin Stoltzfus #72S would win the o v e r a l l w i t h a 1-1 and Ben Glisson #12 going 6-2 for second place. Madrigale went 3-3 taking third and Yurkovic going 7-4 for fourth place. Voorhees, NJ’s Ken Thomas #36 equaled his first moto performance with a 5-5 overall.

Glenn Mills, PA’s Eric Burkholder #875 edged out the field for the holeshot in the first moto of the 125A class. He was followed by Paul Waslin #10, Cody Wenger #11 and Mike O’Connor #715 in the five lap moto. Wenger made his move just short of going into lap two for the second position and later went ahead of Burkholder for the win. The final moto went to Wenger with Waslin getting second overall with a 3-2 and third place to Honda rider, Burkholder with a 2-3 showing.

The 125B class followed the A riders out on the split gate with Pagoda’s own Bryan Fleischman getting the holeshot in the talented filled class. New York’s Scott Sears Jr. #216 came out of

the corner in second, Maryland’s Joe Hoffman #772 in third, New Freedom PA’s Lee Virts #107 and Landsing, New York’s Corey Shipos #353 behind the leaders. Scott Sears Jr. wasted no time moving into first with Hoffman in pursuit. Fleischman retained the third position with Pottstown, PA’s Shawn Knapp moving ahead of Virts for the five positions. The two front runners separated themselves from the pack with Sears setting the pace. Shawn Knapp moved into third and continued to pick up speed and distancing himself from the pack as well. The trio continued their respective positions and would finish in that order. Moto two would yield similar results with Sears, Hoffman and

Knapp going one, two and three.

Ryan Francis #99 got out in front of Norristown, PA’s Scott Seal #4 and Suzuki rider James Doolittle #60, Zac Riden #99, Zac Warnock #14, Russell Murin #15, Cody Fidler #15 and Damon Waslin #29 followed in that order. The four lap moto provided the opportunity for Seal to move into first with Doolittle getting second and Francis holding onto third. The top three finishes were duplicated in the final moto.

Glenn Mills, PA’s Tyler Tillman #27 got the holeshot on his Kawasaki with a pair of Suzukis in pursuit. Trevor Shaffer #91

and Austin Wood #77 ran second and third. Joshua Short #48J held the fourth position with Rich Benesky #613 and West Chester’s Bryce Dana #32D completing the field. Tillman secured the overall with a 1-1 showing.

Shaffer went 2-2, Wood 3-3, Benesky 5-4, Short 4-5 and Dana 6-6.

The 250A, 250B split gate provided the opportunity for Scott Sears Jr. to display his speed and style on the #216 Honda. The 250A duo of Keith Santora #294 and Chris Shiffle #347 got out of the gate first with the 250B class lead by Joe Hoffman #772 of Jarretsville, Md. Hoffman’s lead would be just short of one lap as Sears took the inside line around the final corner heading down toward the finish line. Sears was on fire all day and rode his race, he overshot the uphill triple to land just short of the orange fence. Sears continued on his blistering pace as he and Hoffman passed 250A rider #347. Sears opened up his lead to over twenty-five seconds on second place and was able to provide the spectators with a heel clicker over the finish line jump as he almost caught 250A leader Keith Santora #294 at the finish. Jacob Cope #713 filled in the third position in the 250B class. The 250A class winner was Santora with a 1-1 showing. The final moto of the 250B class went similar to the first moto with Sears distancing himself from Hoffman and Cope as they finished one, two and three.

A full gate in the 125 C class was spearheaded by a holeshot from Kawasaki rider Stevie Cook #33 of Sybertville, PA, Rob Garthe #43 sporting Honda red this year was in pursuit, James Izzo Jr. #200 and Zac Easterly #48E followed. Garthe made his move on lap two to lead the pack. Glenmore, PA’s Daniel Kocotas #82 moved into the fourth spot as Easterly slipped to sixth. Honda pilot Wesley Yarnall #7x from Chadds Ford, PA worked his way up in lap three of four to place fifth in the first moto. Garthe checked out as he continued ahead of the competition to claim the win. The final moto would have Izzo Jr. #200 getting the holeshot follwed by Easterly #48E, Cook #33, Dan Kocotas #82 and Garthe #43 ahead of the pack into the first lap. Garthe moved up into second on lap two and passed Izzo Jr. on the grandstand tabletop for the lead. Cook made his way into second temporarily as he slid back to the third position. Garthe would open up his lead and go 1-1 for the overall. Izzo went 3-2 for second place and Cook went 2-3 for the third overall spot.

Nick McPhee #214 put his Suzuki out in front of the field early with the holeshot in the 85cc 12-13 class. Dave Sparr #360, Justin Frederick #32F and Jushua Gotthall #91G running in fourth as they dropped off into the valley. Maryland’s Clay Murin #22C made his way into third before the end of the moto. The only racer to duplicate his performance was McPhee #214 with a 1-1 for the overall and James Bissey #62 with a 5-5 showing. The second place position was Murin with a 3-2, Third went to Gotthall with a 4-3 and fourth place went to Frederick with a 2-6 showing.

Eric Burkholder #875 got the holeshot in the first moto of the Vet A class with Yamaha rider Paul Waslin #10, William Peoples #282 and James McGee #7 coming out of the first turn. The first moto finished in that order. The second moto holeshot went to Waslin who 1-1, Peoples finished 3-2 and Burkholder went 1-3 for the third position.

Scott Sears Jr. #216 beat out fellow Honda rider Keith Santora #294 in th Collegeboy class for the holeshot in the first moto. Bryan Fleischman riding #21W got out in third and lost that position as Shawn Knapp #6K made his move on lap two for the position. Sears opened up his lead as the afternoon winds started to pick up and cloud cover became dense. The racers finished in the order with Lee Virts #107 rounding out the fifth position. Sears Jr. got the final moto holeshot with Fleischman following up in second. Knapp was in third and slipped to fourth with a 3-4. Santora moved into third passed Knapp to finish 2-3 for second place overall. Fleischman went 4-2 for the third position.

In the Schoolboy class, Rob Garthe #43 put his Honda out in front early with New Yorker Corey Shipos #353, James Izzo Jr. #200, Daniel Woodward #4W and Gap Racing‚s Ryan Sebastian #20R getting through the first turn ahead of the field. Sebastian made his

way into third in the four lap moto followed by Kyle Knapp #67 who edged out Woodward and Izzo for the fourth place postion. The final moto mixed the order with Sebastian getting the overall with a 3-1 showing, Knapp going 4-2 for second place and Garthe going 1-5 for the third position.

Joe Boccio #913 swept both Vet C motos with a 1-1 delivery however Kennett Square’s Rich Searles #3 got the holeshot in the first moto. Ron Rose #128 got the holeshot in the final moto but slipped to seventh overall.

The 50cc 7-8 class was holeshoted by Cobra rider Logan Ehrets #98 in both motos but went down in the first moto on lap two. Ehrets worked his way back to a fourth but could not catch winner Rich Benesky #613 or second place Hunter Santa #19 both KTM riders. In the final moto Ehrets lead for two laps before Benesky made his pass and opened up a 8 second lead going into the finish. Santa kept the heat on Ehrets and made a spectacular finish line pass to claim sec-

ond. The overall went to Benesky 1-1. Santa 2-2 and Ehrets 4-3.

The 25+A action was all Jeremy Garges #326 getting the holeshot in both motos and going 1-1 for the overall. The 25+B went to West Chester’s Bill Davsio #86 also getting the holeshot and overall 1-1. Despite good starts in both motos Byron Culbertson #771 had a 7-4 showing awarding him a fifth overall. Matt Doorey #560 rounded out the first turn in third in moto one and improved to second in moto two for a 2-2 finish. Joe Boccio #913 had the “Mike LaRocco” syndrome of not getting a good start but was able to work the field to get a 3-3 and finish third overall.

The Vet B class winner was Bill Davsio going 1-1 and Matt Doorey going 2-2. Scott Seal #102 went 4-3 for the third position overall. The Senior class holeshot went to William Peoples #282 and the overall with a 1-1 show-ing.

The 85cc 7-11 class went to Anthony Peregin Jr. with a 1-1 and had the final moto holeshot. Rich Kastle #3 went 2-2 and Mt. Holly pilot Ron Baker #5R went 3-3 for third place overall. The

65cc Jr. Mini was won by Ryan Francis #199 with a 1-1 showing. The Women’s class was won by Yamaha rider Jill Polanczyk #14X from Easton, PA with a 1-1 showing. The 4 Stroke class was deserted leaving solo rider Keith Santora #294 felling like the Maytag Man with his cruise to a 1-1 showing.

Check out Ed Fratonis report on the excellent job the Pagoda flagging crew does at www.motoxstation.com as well as weekly race reports and up to the date information on what’s happening in the world of motocross.

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2004 SChEDULEApril 18 Hare Scramble – Bike/Quad Pts.

April 25 MX - Bike/Quad – Exp Pts.

May 23 “Ironboss” IRON MAN (two man teams)

June 26 Night SX – 5pm – Bike/Quad

June 27 MX - Bike/Quad – Exp Pts. (MD Comp)

July 11 MX - Bike/Quad – Exp Pts.

July 17/18 PKOFFROAD (see web for details)

July 25 MX - B, C Advancement Pts.

August 21 Night SX – 5pm – Bike/Quad

August 22 MX - Bike/Quad – B,C,Y,W Pts.

Sept 18/19 PKOFFROAD (see web for details)

Oct 03 MX - Bike/Quad – Youth Pts.

Oct 10 MX - Bike/Quad – B,C,Y,W Pts.

Nov 07 Hare Scramble – Bike/Quad Pts.

2004 Event DatesMarch 14 – MotocrossApril 18 – Motocross

April 25 – Junk Car Race (Rain Date 5/02/04)May 8 – Motocross Practice Day

May 9 – Motocross - D6 Points DayMay 22 – Short Track Race

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June 13 – MotocrossJune 27 – Poker Run (Sign up 10-1)July 11 – Poker Run (Sign up 10-1)

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August 29 – Closed, Club PicnicSeptember 11 – Short Track RaceSeptember 18 – Short Track Race

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October 2 – Scavenger Hunt (Sign up 12-3) 7PM Lil Ragu BandOctober 10 – Motocross, Contingency & D6 Points

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Sleepy Hollow 2004 OpenerMarch 14, 2004

Jere Swarr and his team opened up the 2004 race season on a positive note. No snow, no rain, great track conditions and close to 500 riders on a day when a moto-cross racer could almost fill one hand with choices on where to race for the day. As usual the crew did a great job pre-paring both their tracks for the days event coming into their second season as new

operators. I believe the masses enjoy racing at Sleepy, it surely seems that way judging from the crowds of riders that attend their events. Several riders did well on this day, doubling up with class wins and excellent finishes. Casey Clark won both Expert over-alls with Alex Gaul taking home the wins in both the School Boy and 125 B divisions. Colton Harrison made the trip down from NY to take two in the Super Mini and 85 (12-13) classes. Wayne Powell from Manheim is an up

and comer in the 125 C Ranks this year, Powell tied for Track Points I believe in The

Super Mini division in 2003 and is setting the pace this year on the larger 125cc bike. Powell took home the win in the 125 C class. In quad action, #42 Greg Lombardo took the wins in both Open A and Vet 30+ action and

Andy Ehrenzeller picked up where he left off last year winning the Production A class with Ian Tolbert taking

the win in the Production B division. I‚d like to say way to go to Dominic Tibberino, Dom was racing in the 50 (4-6) quad division over at the mini track and he picked up the first win of his career. Keep your eye on the beginning racers at the mini tracks around the district. A lot of these kids will be coming after your trophies soon. – Jim Bull MRA

Sleepy Hollow Big TrackMarch 14, 2004

MOTORCYCLES65 (10-11)1. 33 Anthony Heller2. 6J Joshua Villareal3. 22R Brad Roth4. 915 Trevor Mack5. 33X Dirk Massaro85 (7-11)1. 25 Tim Savidge Jr.2. 46 Cody Lunceford3. 888 Tyler Hawk4. 98 Kyle Greenwalt5. 8M Matthew Melhorn85 (12-13)1. 1 Colton Harrison2. 14J Dennis Johns3. 17 Brent Plyler4. 424 Jordan Moyer5. 1X Zack Lorenzi85 (14-15)1. 50T Steven Chiappa2. 480 Matthew Haas3. 215 Adam Kline4. 16M Eric Macminn5. 24L Logan HartmanJunior Mini1. 14J Dennis Johns2. 25 Tim Savidge Jr.3. 46 Cody Lunceford4. 888 Tyler Hawk5. 17 Brent PlylerSuper Mini1. 1 Colton Harrison2. 424 Jordan Moyer3. 16 Eric Macminn4. 241 Travis Overly5. 267 Michael BaroneSchool Boy1. 9G Alex Gaul2. 17 Matthew Geist3. 23W Wayne Powell

4. 103 Joshua Ensor5. 336 Josh StewartCollege Boy1. 3H Jonathan Hercik2. 62 Cody Graybill3. 334 Jake Massaro4. 52A Aqil Sharif5. 700 Larry Mutschler25+ A1. 103 Jeff Yentzer2. 858 John Bowlin3. 515 Brad Stepp4. 850 Louis Hocker5. 687 Todd Weindel25+ B1. 170 Colin Forer2. 14 Michael Cahill3. 28E Mark Barends4. 747 Michel Muretic5. 976 John SpottsVet A1. 21 Rod Yentzer2. 687 Todd Weindel3. 515 Brad Stepp4. 911 Vance Draghi5. 838 Roy Bowlin Vet B1. 10 Charles Webber2. 28E Mark Barends3. 385 Jeffrey Groff4. 585 Kirk Reinson5. 534 Steven Wright Jr.Vet C1. 73 Ronald Randall Jr.2. 458 Robert Reedinger3. 41 Tracy Reifsnyder4. 99 Mike Cepress5. 54 Michael SpinelliSenior B1. 888 Kirk Reinson2. 64T Troy Pitts3. 513 Bill Leone4. 826 Robert Gruver5. 547 Stanley Otto

Senior A1. 711 Robert Huston2. 13A Peter Kelchner3. 391 Donald Bernardi Jr.125 A1. 161 Casey Clark2. 883 Jeff Yentzer3. 924 Clint Johnson4. 858 John Bowlin5. 781 David Nyzio125 B1. 9G Alex Gaul2. 700 Larry Mutschler3. 874 Kyle Haas4. 202 Jack Hileman5. 62 Cody Graybill125 C1. 23W Wayne Powell2. 424 Thomas Turnbull3. 51 Michael Minnick4. 20 Zachery Erb5. 336 Josh Stewart250 A1. 161 Casey Clark2. 924 Clint Johnson3. 781 David Nyzio4. 3H Jonathan Hercik5. 85 Craig Adamson250 B1. 697 Ryan Bentz2. 334 Jake Massaro3. 93 Michael Boyce4. 52A Aqil Sharif5. 321 Eric Swarr250C1. 697 Michael Davis2. 747 Michael Muretic3. 72 Michael Tyrrell4. 32 Nathan Brower5. 868 Jonathan Parmer

ATV’sOpen A1. 42 Gregory Lombardo

2. 3B Bruce Wyland3. 87 Alexander Kose4. 43 Thaddeus Gross5. 110 Randy LehrOpen B1. 3 Thomas Terry2. 52 Dana Wolf3. 41 Bryan Bland4. 98 David Miller5. 16E Ed Healy, Jr.Prod. A1. 55 Andy Ehrenzeller2. 3B Bruce Wyland3. 2A Corey Atherton4. 110 Randy LehrProd. B1. 25X Ian Tolbert2. 31 Andrew Stettler3. 7V Richard Sharar4. 24 Ricardo Navarro5. 5D T. J. DavisProd. B Group 21. 5C Matt Hook2. 98 Chad Oberholzer3. 178 Justin Parmer4. 54 John Mackwish5. E Joel Renner0 ˆ 230/3001. T3 Tristen Schrader2. 5C Matt Hook3. 21Z David Ott4. 21 Adam Fritch5. 18 Shane PopenczakVet1. 42 Gregory Lombardo2. 6 Jason Ickes3. 6L Henry Scheetz4. 424 Jason Allport5. 55 Lynn Rager70-90 Mod.1. 08 Steven Garrison

Alex Gaul from Douglasville, PA dou-bles up and wins the 125 B

and Schoolboy classes.

Perry Schenck flys his Yamaha on the way to the checkers in the

PW80/TTR 90 Class.

Melissa Suhobrus brings home the win on the #34 yamaha in the 50cc (7-8) Oil Division.

#4 B Bethany Ruht and #48 John Sheaffer III do battle in the 50cc

Stock (4-6) action.

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Sleepy Mini track Results3/14/04

50 Quads (4-6 yrs.) 50 Quads (7-8 yrs.) 70 Quads 90 Quads 100/125/150

1 - #77 Dominic Tibberino 1 - #25 Tyler Blessing 1 - #60 Daniel Toth 1 - #788 Michael Thor 1 - #8 Charles Lengle2 - #13 Oscar Kelchner 2 - #92 Cody Kubinak 2 - #78 Matthew Ross 2 - #12x Shane Simpkins 2 - #20h James Heikel3 - #51 Frank Wendling 3 - #7k Larry Kolk 3 - #496 Cody Cook 3 - #45 Austin Ensor 3 - #4L Colton Lenig4 - #67 Colin Bolden 4 - #78 Matthew Ross 4 - #36 Samantha Waldrop 4 - #11 Anthony Burke 4 - #103 Curtis Carr5 - #218 Tyler Yonkovitch 5 - #27 Zachery Jakoboski 5 - #18a Amber Biasi 5 - #41j John Gray

50 oil inj. (4-6 yrs.) 50 oil inj. (7-8 yrs.) PW80 / ttR90 XR70 / XR80 XR50

1 - #529 Wyatt Barto 1 - #34 Melissa Suhobrus 1 - #20p Perry Schenck 1 - #5 Corey Recla 1 - #81 Brendan Schulte2 - #20 Joseph Heikel 2 - #35m Alexander Miller 2 - #16 Darren Rineer 2 - #402 Devin Sheldon 2 - #68e Broc Emery3 - #107 Christian Valle 3 - # x Brett Cox 3 - #15 Miranda Reison 3 - #19 Jason Reeser 3 - #4r Arie Reachard4 - #20g Dylan Gurreri 4 - #2x Jordan Navarro 4 - #55x Jason Shahan 4 - #4r Steven Rambo 4 - #9 Andrew Maroney5 - #4c Christopher Brannon 5 - #64x Alexis Propfe 5 - #7a Amber Biasi 5 - #108 Michael Gialloreto 5 - #4b Bethany Ruht

50 Stock (4-6 yrs.) 50 Stock (7-8 yrs.) 65 (7-9 yrs.)

1 - #42m Dustin Miller 1 - #19a Addison Emory 1 - #2j Jonathan Newton2 - #529 Wyatt Barto 2 - #41m Derek Miller 2 - #7d Daryn Thompson3 - #48 John Sheaffer III 3 - #76 Eric Heilman 3 - #31a Avery Brown4 - #4b Bethany Ruht 4 - #16j Jesse Dreisbach 4 - #4 Robert Piazza5 - #141 Scott Meshey 5 - #64 Brennen Weindel 5 - #77e Neil Ebert

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MotoRCyCleS50 (4-8 oil): 1. Mason Evitts; 2. John Lawton IV; 3. Dawson Evitts; 4. Pollux Fisher.50 (4-8 Stk): 1. Dicter Willenbrock; 2. Chase Rusden; 3. Dakota Dunman; 4. Michael McGee; 5. Daniel Finney.65 (7-9): 1. Daniel Bromley; 2. Christopher Vanbuskirk; 3. Benjamin Snyder; 4. Jimmy Franks; 5. Zachary Waldrop.65 (10-11): 1. Jason Chavez; 2. Troy Desimone; 3. Austin McCarter; 4. Shane Hufford Jr.; 5. Christian Castillo.85 (7-11): 1. Dale Wakefield Jr.; 2. Matthew Gift; 3. Joshua Gottshall; 4. Zachary Snyder; 5. Drey Boddie.85 (12-15): 1. Tyler Klinger; 2. Jeffrey Sullivan; 3. Aaron Mulhern; 4. Jarod Kulp; 5. Patrick Desantis.Supermini (12-15): 1. Chris Rizzon; 2. Robert O‚reilly; 3. Jason Sipe; 4. Michael Vilasi; 5. Michael Polaski.110 (AiR Cooled): 1. Trent Noll; 2. Amber Biasi; 3. Shawn Kozak; 4. Jeremy Faust; 5. Brandon Woolf.100-150 (4 StR.): 1. Woody Fregia Jr.; 2. Charles Lengle; 3. Jesse Vallaro; 4. Ian Guire; 5. Jesse Eidam.200 eXP: 1. Jesse Festenstine; 2. Clint Johnson; 3. Michael Soudas; 4. Jason Henriksen; 5. Daniel Palmer.200 AMA: 1. Jerod Stoner; 2. Leonard Rehatcher; 3. David Gordon; 4. Robert Stanton; Jacob Martin.250 AMA: 1. Daniel Roeting; 2. Kevin Simpson; 3. Michael Gratter; 4. Michael Pecika; 5. Eric Waltz.oPen eXP: 1. Tim Rizzon; 2. Jason Markowicz; 3. Ty Wallace; 4. Wayne Grenewicz; 5. Daniel Psoiko.oPen AMA: 1. Robert Civiletti; 2. Nick Simpson; 3. Chris Seigfried; 4. Paul Shaver; 5. Doug Deimler.oPen noV: 1. Greg Dobyns; 2. Norman Diefenderfer; 3. Shawn Bohanon; 4. William McKenney; 5. Marc Innella.Vet eXP: 1. Bob Walton; 2. Mike Reichert; 3. Mike Ego; 4. Frank Evitts Jr.; 5. Michael Strouse.Vet AMA: 1. Michael Carter; 2. James Ryan III; 3. Ronald Benham Sr.; 4. Robert Barr; 5. Kevin Evitts.SenioR: 1. Rick Wychunas; 2. Jerry Lynn; 3. Chris Hunter; 4. Sean Petri.SuPeR SenioR: 1. Burd Guers; 2. Thomas Ebersole; 3. Tom Phillips.

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EVENTS SchEdulEMotocross4/3 Evansville (MX and SX)4/3 Miles Mountain (Season Opener)4/3-4 Wolfmanns MX4/4 Doublin Gap (D-6 Championship Points)4/4 Hurricane Hills4/4 Raceway Park4/10 Atco4/10 Sleepy Hollow (Pre Easter- 5‚ Trophies)4/11 Rocket Raceway (Tri District Challenge)4/17 Atco4/17 Evansville (D-6 Championship Points)4/17-18 Wolfmanns MX4/17 Rausch Creek (AHRMA Vintage)4/18 Doublin Gap4/18 Mt. Pleasant4/18 Pagoda MC4/24 Evansville4/24-25 Raceway Park (Rd. # 2 NE Classic)4/25 Miles Mountain4/25 Sleepy Hollow4/25 Rocket Raceway4/25 Tomahawk MX4/25 Blue Diamond Park5/1 Evansville (AHRMA Vintage)5/2 Happy Ramblers (D-6 Championship Points)5/2 Flying Dutchmen (Season MX Opener)

hare Scramble4/4 Flying Dutchmen (Rd # 2 BP State Series)4/11 Ft. Of Mountain (Double Track Points)4/17 Miles Mountain4/18 Flying Dutchmen4/18 Tomahawk4/25 Roadwinders (Rd # 3 BP State Series@ Hurricane Hills)5/2 Ft. Of Mountain (Rd # 4 BP State Series)

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With the advent of four strokes comes some added complications in the maintenance aspects of owning one. The four stroke engine has significantly more moving parts than its predecessor the two stroke and the valve train components require periodic adjustments. More than likely if you have looked through your service manual you may have thought the valve adjustment procedure a daunting task and for someone without the tools or experience it can be.

The cylinder head on a four stroke contains the intake and exhaust valves, valve springs and camshaft(s). The camshaft(s) is/are connected to the crankshaft via a chain and sprocket arrangement. The sprocket on the camshaft is twice as large as the sprocket on the crank as a result the crankshaft has to turn twice for each single revolution of the cam this is due to the four distinctive strokes the piston must perform to achieve one power stroke

These four strokes are Intake, Compression, Power and Exhaust. Lets start with the piston at Top Dead Centre (TDC) on the Intake stroke, as it moves downward the increasing volume in the cylinder creates a low pressure area. Airs natural propensity is to always move from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure therefore the air in the airbox will naturally move toward the cylinder. Along the way it will pickup some fuel in the carb and find its way into the cylinder past the intake valves which were actually already open before the piston had reached TDC. The intake valves will not close until some point after Bottom Dead Centre (BDC) since the intake charge will still be entering the cylinder due to inertia generated by it's high speed movement. After the intake valves close, the piston will begin the Compression stroke. As the pressure rises so does the temperature and at a point pre-determined in the ignition mapping relative to engine speed and throttle position a spark will occur to initiate ignition. The spark actually fires before the piston gets to TDC this is done because the burn takes place slowly at first, the idea is to catch the fastest part of the burn just after TDC which will result in the greatest amount of energy being exerted on the piston and generating the Power stroke. Before the piston again reaches BDC the exhaust valves will begin to open, the reason for this is that expanding gases have inertia and we can use that to help begin the venting of exhaust gases as early as possible. Now, the piston passes BDC and begins to rise, we have a low pressure area at the exhaust valve which is currently helping with the removal of the spent gasses and before the exhaust valves close the intake valves will start to open. The low pressure being generated by the vent-ing of exhaust gases will help begin the intake process again

The opening and closing of the valves is performed by the camshaft. In the CRF engines one cam opens both the intake and exhaust (Unicam) in the YZF there is a separate cam for the intake and the exhaust valves (Double Overhead Cam) Camshafts are described based on their lift and duration. Lift is the measured amount in inches the valve opens and duration is the time the valve remains open measured in degrees of crankshaft rotation. The eccentrically shaped lobes on the camshaft are what determine lift and duration. As the camshaft rotates it basically pushes the valves open and then eases them back down onto their seats. When the valve clearances are incorrect then the point at which the valves open and close are incorrect and will result in reduced performance. The '02 '03 CRF 450 was notorious for it's valves tightening up which resulted in very hard starting and poor performance, the cause was the titanium valves wearing down into the valve seats the cure was replacing the valves with stainless steel ones.

The YZF and I imagine the new RMZ and KXF all use what is called a shim under bucket arrangement. The CRF uses this et up on the intake valves only. This set up eliminates some moving parts and is much more suitable for a high revving engine. The shim sits directly atop the valve stem and is covered by what looks like a bucket, this bucket sits against the shim and covers the top part of the valve spring. The lowest part of the cam lobe is called the base circle and in a properly adjusted engine it should not contact the shim bucket. This is the point at which we measure our valve clearances.

With the engine cool we must first find TDC on the compression stroke. We do this because when the piston is in this position none of the valves are open and the base circles are directly above the valves. The ignition flywheel has some distinctive markings to help us find this point. On the ignition cover are two slotted caps. Remove both. The one in the centre accesses the bolt or nut that retains the flywheel, by putting a socket and ratchet on this we can rotate the engine until the required mark becomes visible in the other opening. Generally TDC is identified by a T mark on the flywheel and is also close to an F mark which is the engines firing point and used when checking ignition function. With the T mark in the window and lined up with a notch visible at the edge of the window the flywheel should feel free almost wobbly, if it doesn't but rather feels like there is resistance when turning it then you are at TDC at the end of the exhaust stroke, rotate it one more time. We can now remove the valve cover and expose the camshafts.

Check your manual for the required clearances on the intake and exhaust they will be different due to the variation in operating temperatures between the hotter exhaust valves and the cooler intake valves. Now slip a feeler gauge of the correct size between the cam lobes base circle and the shim bucket, if you can't fit it in then try a thinner gauge until you can or consequently if it slips in easily try a thicker one until it slips in with minor resistance, record each number and the corresponding valve. If all the measurements fall within the range spec'd out in your manual then re-install the valve cover and celebrate your good fortune. If they are out of spec well here's what you do,

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You will have to remove the camshaft(s) to expose the shims determine which shims you will require, go to your local dealer and purchase the necessary shims, install them and re-install the camshafts being careful to get the cam timing spot on and recheck all over again.

I wish it were possible to go over the whole procedure here but each model has subtle diffrences that would only make for confusion as well as making a long winded article even more so. The purpose of this article was to give you an overview of the valves operation and bring to your attention the neces-sity for it's maintenance. As always Andy and I are available to help the new racer or seasoned veter-an with any problems that might be threatening to keep you off the track or answer any questions you might have, so don't hesitate to give us a call or look us up at the track.

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JAnuARy 31ST, 2004

Derrec Robinson (center) Youth ATV Harescramble Rider of the Year

2003 Trials Champions

Fred Vertucci was recognized as an Amateur National Champion in 2003

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Maryland’s 85cc World Arenacross ChampionBy: Ed Fratoni

Maryland is home to many great motocross riders, most notably that of Travis Pastrana. The list continues with Nick Evennou, Kevin Crine, Tim Schmelyun and minicycle hero Randy Jones. Tony DiStefano, the 1975, 76 & 77 AMA 250cc Champion has setup shop for his Tony D’s Motocross school in the District 7 State as well. There are many young and talented riders working their way to the top of the sport from that region and one in particular that I want you to know about, his name is William “Gregg Duffy”.

I had the opportunity to talk to Gregg at Delaware’s newest motocross facility called Blue Diamond Park designed by Gary Bailey and fast becoming a popular stop along the East Coast. Gregg was warming up for the upcoming Spring Nationals and honing his skills for another sweep of the Amateur AX series at Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Gregg Duffy’s impressive resume is growing at a fast pace. In 2003, Gregg was World Arenacross Champion with a 1st in both the 85cc 12-15 and the Supermini classes. Gregg placed 4th in the 85cc 14-15 Olympiad at the Mini-O’s and a 4th place at the Suzuki RM Cup in Washougal, Washington. Despite his 10th & 13th place finishes at a soggy Loretta Lynn’s Amateur National, Gregg continues to excel at arena-cross with his 1st place wins in Raleigh, NC., Hampton, VA., Albany, NY, Baltimore, MD., and Wilkes-Barre, PA. Gregg is determined to display his skills and be a front runner in the motocross community and has started the 2004 season off with a 1st place win in both the Supermini & Schoolboy classes at Elizabeth City Motocross in North Carolina at the Mid Atlantic Winter Series.

In my discussion I found out that his sister Amanda has special abilities and competes in her own activities at the National level. Gregg Duffy is a polite and levelheaded young man who will go far in representing his sponsors and displaying a positive image of the sport. Gregg Duffy is another grassroots racer developing championship skills. Keep your eye on the #150 plate and check out his website maintained by his #1 fan and uncle, Kevin Duffy at www.duffnstuff.com

eF: Gregg, I see that your name is listed as William Duffy on the entry & results listing. Tell me what you prefer to be called.

gd: Gregg with two “G’s” ….William Gregg Duffy but I prefer going with my middle name, Gregg.

eF: When is your birthday?gd: April 27, 1989

eF: Where do you live?gd: Churchton, MD.

eF: Your Age?gd: Fourteen.

eF: What classes to you race?gd: 85cc 14-15, Supermini and Schoolboy

eF: How did you get started in the sport?gd: My dad use to race and I would always go with him to watch. I got tired of watching and asked my dad for a Honda MR50. I got an old MR50 for my first bike.

eF: At what age did you start racing?gd: I think I was about 7 or 8 years old when I first started.

eF: Your well on your way to a successful career. Last year you placed 1st in the World Arenacross Finals in Las Vegas, Nevada. What classes were they?gd: I won the 85cc 12-15 and Supermini classes.

eF: The 2004 season is upon us. What is your projected schedule look like?gd: I’ll definitely be doing the Loretta Lynn qualifiers, region-als, Lake Whitney, Mini-O’s and perhaps a few more big events.

eF: Where do you practice?gd: Sometimes I go to Blue Diamond and do a little riding there and also at The Landings MX Track. ( The Landings MX Track in MD. is where Honda filmed their new commer-cials)

eF: What is the closest track to your home?gd: The Landings.

eF: Whom do you consider your immediate competition?gd: …umm…Ryan Villipoto is a great rider and Mike Picone. Ricky Renner but I think he moved up to the 125 class.

eF: Who are your current sponsors?gd: Pr2, O’Neal, JT Motorsports, Silcolene, Empire Graphics, Turbo Blue, Twin Air, Boyesen, Liquid Performance, HRP, HJC, Excel, Michelin, EVS, Mx Bonz, Renthal, Smith, FMF, Mom & Dad and anyone I might have forgotten.

eF: I see you have a PR2 motor and suspension. How did your relationship with Pr2 come about?gd: They have great motors and awesome suspensions. It was at Budds Creek when I had my engine blow up and I had to find a motor. Jeff Pienhart had a motor in his box van that he lent to us and we loved it.

eF: Tell me a little bit about your Loretta Lynn’s perfor-mance last year. I know a lot of qualifiers, regionals and the event itself was marred by rain and muddy condi-tions. How did you fare?gd: Not to bad. I had problems in the turns and stuff…I kept on sliding out and going down but I kind of liked the mud…it was fun.

eF: Gregg with your success on the arenacross circuit and exposure at the amateur Nationals you have been defining your reputation as a true competitor both in the region and nationally. Have you been approached by American Suzuki or Cole Gress about sponsorship?gd: Yes, we tried to get Suzuki sponsorship last year but I didn’t do well at the nationals however we hope to do better this year.

eF: Your father tells me that your mom helps out your sis-ter Amanda and doesn’t make your races. What role has your family played in your young career?gd: My mom isn’t at the races much but helps out as much as she can…she’s great. My dad works on the bikes and helps me load them up and works everyday…all day.

eF: How does school fit into your schedule?gd: I go to Southern High School and I’m in the 9th grade. School’s going pretty good but I got a few bad grades in Math and US Government. I’m working hard.

eF: What Professional Rider do you most admire?gd: I’d probably have to say Travis, because he’s been through a lot in his life and still rolls out.

eF: Do you have a favorite track?gd: I like Blue Diamond. I go there every Sunday.

eF: Favorite food?gd: Pasta

eF: Favorite Movie?gd: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

eF: Do you have any other hobbies?gd: …umm…I skateboard a little but that’s it.

eF: Thanks for taking the time and letting us know a little more about you and I wish you success in the upcoming season.gd: Ok, Thanks a lot for everything.

Note: Gregg Duffy is temporarily sidelined with a broken leg & collarbone that he acquired squeezing in another practice at The Landings prior to his trip. Gregg will be back in action soon

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openerMarch 14, 2004 125 B 1 MICHAEL GESSO2 STEVE LEARY3 DONNY BUCHTER4 CHRIS PEPE5 JAMES MUSHALLA 125 C 1 ADAM BLESSING2 ROBERT MALKIEWICZ3 TROY MELANSON4 SETH EDWARDS5 MIKE TIPPIN JR 125 A 1 TY WALLACE2 BARRY CARSTEN3 JOEL DENGLER4 JASON HARPER5 CRAIG DUBE Schoolboy 1 CRAIG DUBE2 MICHAEL GESSO3 THOMAS WONSKI4 RONNIE STEWAIT5 MICHAEL STRYKER 25+ B 1 DAVE MARQUES2 JASON DINEEN3 CHRIS PEPE4 MIKE PARISHY5 JASON LUTY 25+ A 1 TY WALLACE2 RICHARD SCHMIDT3 RICHARD ZUPKO4 CHRIS CHOMKO5 BRIAN SMITH

250 B 1 ANTHONY FONTANA2 DAVE MARQUES3 SCOTT EDWARDS4 JORDAN CRAWFORD5 JOSEPH BOEHLER 250 C 1 TROY MELANSON2 JONATHAN BRONNE3 BRETT LIGHTNER4 JOE PATEMAN5 BOB VANARELLI 250 A 1 TY WALLACE2 BARRY CARSTEN3 RICHARD SCHMIDT4 JASON HARPER5 ISHA WOOD 30+ B 1 JUSTIN LOPALO2 JASON LUTY3 ORLANDO CARVAJAL4 DON BROWN5 HAROLD JOHNSON 30+ A 1 BARRY CARSTEN2 RICHARD ZUPKO3 JIM KAPITAN4 DARREN EDSALL5 THOMAS ULIKOWSKI

30+ C 1 BRUCE BURDGE2 JAMES KUSMIDER3 JESSE POLIZZI4 LOU DAVIS5 ED CINTRON 40+ B 1 KEVIN BLAZIC2 JOHN MORRISROE3 MARK LONIEWSKI4 ALBERT PERZAN5 JOHN LAPUSNAK 40+ A 1 GREG TURNER2 ED FOEDISH3 RICK ROSSETER4 TONY WATKINS5 ROBERT OBNER

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The Flying DutchmenMarch 14, 2004By Jason and Jacob Hughes

It looks like winters over for now. The track was perfect, the weather was warm and more surprisingly the track had dried out. There were a few normal puddles around the property but nothing like in previous years. I might risk saying this was the best we'd seen this track in years. Attendance was awesome, which of course led to parking issues, but this is a good sign of things to come. The new class structure has raised the level of excitement around the pits. It seems more people are getting serious about competing and being at every event. Gathering valuable points at every round and earning a place at the awards banquet is a mutual goal all racers share.

This was the second of over thirty District 6 Harescramble events scheduled for the 2004 season. Racers were blessed with clear skies and a dry track, something the Dutchmen is not known for. I took a walk through the pits in the morning and noticed a growing number of new Honda 450R's. One 450R in particular was wearing the popular #2 of Sunbury Pa.'s Chris Borich. His ride was hopped up with a Curtis Sparks pipe and Hiper wheels. Another GNCC Pro racer Rob Hertz of Brookhaven PA. was testing out his 450R with Hiper wheels and sporting an HMF exhaust pipe.

In the starting area the Open A class was lined up first with 16 riders. The combination of the two and fourstroke classes has made the A class very interesting. Borich was there on his 450R, Hertz on his 450R, Jon Bowers (Bowers Motorsports) on his YFZ450, Mike Lucas was on his Banshee, Wes Stone was on his Pro-Parts Roll Design R, Mark Walters was ready to go on his Laeger 250R, John Kenney had his 400EX ready for his A class debut along with his sister Steph on here highly modded 300EX. This is what Open class is all about, 16 racers, six different types of machines and all battling for the same spot. The B and C classes are also Open classes and allow all different machine sizes and strokes. After a short riders meeting the track was cleared and racer were ready to go. It was a dead engine, on the bike start. The starters arm went up and the horn sounded as 16 of the areas best ATV racers battled to see who would lead the first lap. To my surprise I was able to hang on to throttle the longest and I managed to put my ECATV/Dubach/Powerline YFZ450 out in front of the pack. As we made our way through the MX portion of the track Wes Stone, Rob Hertz and Jon Bowers gave chase. As I made my way from the MX portion to the back section the track officials waved us down and we were instructed to go back to the starting area. Unfortunately during the start of the Open B class Blake Kramer got his 250R upside down and was knocked out on the track in the first turn. Track officials were unsure as to the severity of the injuries so they decided to stop the event and restart. After a short while Kramer was on his feet and was able to walk off the track under his own power. Blake is a tough competitor and I'm sure we'll see him out here again soon, showing these guys how to do it!

After a short break we the race was underway again. This time it was the Borich and Hertz show start to finish. Several racers were left sitting on the line after a quick restart, myself included, and needed to work there way from the back of the field. Borich and Hertz seemed to be holding it wide open for the entire hour and a half race. Borich was able to stay within sight of Hertz until a flat tire forced him to pit. #45 Rod Hertz was not holding anything back and walked away with the win. Jarred McLure held onto third most of the race until Mark Walters and Wes Stone caught up after bad starts. At the end it was Hertz, Borich, Mark Walters, Wes Stone and McLure.

In the B class Craig Sullivan, Kieth Applebee and Joshua Crone did a great job trying to hold of Feb 8th's B class winner Richard Steele. Steele who pilots a Honda 400EX has his sights set on winning a few more this year. With the large classes this year consistency will be the key to winning the champi-onship. Kyle Knecht rounded out the top 5 in the B class.

The Vet class had some great racing action this week. Joe Borich lined up the old #4 that Chris Borich used to win two GNCC races with in 2003. Joe is always a great competitor when he decides to race. Joe went on to take the win followed by last years points champion Chad Kirby. Third place went to Ken Tichner of Pottstown Pa. on his 450R. Brian Shimkanon and R. Correll rounded out the top five positions.

0-230 & 300 fourstroke: Lonnie Garland John Cunningham Trevor Stout Jim Kuperavage Brandon Romito

open C: Tim Wertman Dave Doyle Bret Bowman Phil Cole Sean Doyle Adam Blessing grabs the holeshot in the

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