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Volume 8 • issue 3 • may 2004our Advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Holeshot Hotshot - Addison emory iV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Local Mini racerr competes...Dylan blettner – by Jim bull . . . . . . . . . . . 4round #3 Happy ramblers–Women championship Points – by Jim bull . . 6MrA racer review – Dustin Kendall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Proper Maintenance: Four Stroke MX bikes – by Pr2 racing technology . . 10Atco - District 6 championship Points results – 3/27/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Winsett Whips trail-Way St opener – by Len & ben breech. . . . . . . . . . . 17u.S. eastern Spring Series - March 7, 2004 – by Matthew Moretz. . . . . . . 18blue Diamond Park...Making History! – by ed Fratoni . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-23tomahawk results – March 28, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27round #2 PA State hare Scrambble Series-April 4, 2004 – by Jim bull . . .28-29MrA racer review – by Jed Haines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29the Weakest Link – by bob Schuler-total two Wheel training . . . . . . . . . 31the racer’s edge...oeM vs. Aftermarket- by Andy Fleck & Al carr . . . . . . . 33Sleepy Hollow Mini track-April 10, 2004 – by Jim bull . . . . . . . . . . . .34-35Sleepy Hollow/Pre-easter race – by Jim bull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37upcoming events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37tri-District challenge-rocket raceway, April 11, 2004 – by Jim bull . . . . .38-39Jay Wetzel... – by Wetzell racing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Hello Race Fans! April showers bring May flowers !! Hopefully we can get the spring showers behind us and get on with the racing. The flowers are important too, MRA recommends you don’t forget to give your mom a great big bouquet on Mothers Day (that’s May 9th for those of you that don’t have a calendar). And give her a HUG too, I know that’s mushy but she’ll appreciate it a lot. Well we’re hot and heavy into the spring race season here in the area. We’ve already had three rounds of both the D-6 Championship Point Series and the BP Promotions State Hare Scramble Series. The racing has been intense and I’m sure that is just a preview of what’s to come. No matter what you fancy, there are tons of great events you can attend as a racer coming to a track near you. In the month of May you can check out some National Events as well, including a GNCC Race, a Pro/Am Half Mile and a Pro MX National at Hi Point. As always don’t forget to watch our website at www.mcracingaction.com for all of your racing action photos, and be sure to secure your copy of MRA with a home delivery subscrip-tion. (Your contribution allows us to cover more racing action.) There are lots of places you can check out race coverage from our area, but MRA is the only one you can take with you (well you know where.) We also feature racer reviews, maintenance tips, event schedules and more importantly you, the amateur racer out there doing your thing week after week at the local tracks. We thank you for your dedication to the sport and we thank you for providing all of the great racing action for us to report on. Have a great month and we’ll see you at the track.

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rider: Addison Emory IVHometown:Finksburg, MDbike: CobraAge: 8 yrs.District#: 19Aexperience: 2 yearsclass: 7-8 stockSponsors: No Fear, Kincaid Racing, Amsoil, Addison Painting & Restoration, Emory Fireproofing, Inc.

Addison emory iV from Finksburg, MD is the MrA Holeshot Hotshot for the month of May. Addison started racing just 2 short years ago on his Honda Xr 50 and has progressed quite nicely into the 50cc stock and 65cc 7-9 classes. Addison was determined the last few months of the 03 season to be in the MrA Holeshot Hotshot column, but he just never managed to put it all together while we were at the same event. in 2004 at Sleepy Hollows opener Addison came out firing, he new MrA was there and he wanted that hotshot spot. Addison grabbed the holeshots in both of his motos in the 50cc stock 7-8 division and raced on for the win, way to go Addison. Watch out for this young man in the future, he already has some top 5 track championships under his belt from last season and he is off to a great start in 04. Watch out next month, you just might be the next MrA Holeshot Hotshot.

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8 year old dylan blettner from hanover, pa got the opportunity of his young life when he and his family trav-eled to the Minneapolis Supercross in february of this year to compete in the KtM Junior Supercross challenge. the Junior challenge is going into its 8th year and offers boys and girls from all over the nation a chance to be a KtM factory rider for a day. open to experienced 7-8 year old riders it allows them to ride the same supercross tracks as the pros. dylan was treated to a factory KtM pro Senior ride with his own mechanic, tons of free gear and he had his very own autograph session. he got to hang out in the KtM rig and meet a bunch of the factory pros then com-pete in front of 50,000 fans on the Minneapolis Supercross course. dylan was also interviewed by nickelodean tV for a segment to be aired in May, check your local listings. the blettner family would like to thank all the people at KtM that make weekends like this possible, talking to dylans dad brian he expressed that ‘it was truly an awesome weekend for his entire family’. dylan would also like to thank all his sponsors that help him along the way, and a special thanks to uncle Mike and Mickel for all that they do.

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District 7 bC youth, Women Championship pointsround 3: Happy ramblers motorcycle ClubHanoVer, pa, marCH 28By Jim BullRay Wilt Motorcycles in Hanover, Pennsylvania sponsored the four foot trophy day at the Happy Ramblers Motorcycle Club during the third round of the A.M.A. District Seven BC Youth, and Womens Championship Point Series of 2004.Happy Ramblers held a practice day on Saturday prior to the event on Sunday for the over 500 racers that would compete to hone their skills on the rich red clay of the Ramblers course.In the first moto of the 65cc 10-11 division, VPE sponsored Steven

Sparks grabbed the holeshot ahead of the Sanford Engines/ Scott/ MX Bones pilot Brandon Seibold and JT Motorsports/ FMF/ Renthal jockey Jacob Grove. Both Seibold and Grove got quickly past Sparks a few turns into the race. But midway thru the

first lap Grove went down; this allowed Sparks and several other riders to get by. Grove remounted in midpack and began to charge, on the final lap he was able to work his way back to second followed by Sparks, Kawasaki ace Jordan Walker and Joshua Villareal rounding out the top five.In moto number two Seibold and Grove lined up beside each other on the gate. The crowd anticipated a close battle and they would not be disappointed. When the gate dropped it was the 6 J of Villareal with the holeshot this time followed by Seibold, Walker, Grove and Sparks. Again

both Grove and Seibold had the race under control coming out of the rhythm section on the first lap. This time Grove made no mistakes and though Seibold gave him a great race Grove was able to hold on for the moto win and take the overall on the day. In the 50cc stock 7-8 ranks, KTM rider Jacob Runkles got out in front followed

closely by the Kincaid Racing/ 661/ GS3 ride of Bobby Kinsley and the KTM of Camp Hill/ BRX/ Liquid Performance ace Jarek Balkovic. By the end of the first lap both Balkovic and Kinsley had gotten by Runkles, the two would go on to finish that way with Runkles third, Austin Toskov in fourth and Hunter Santa in fifth.

In moto number two it was again Runkles with the hole-shot followed by Kinsley and Balkovic. This time Balkovic made his move early and it seemed he would lead this one to the end. Young Kinsley had other plans though and mounted a charge and caught Balkovic and the race was on. The two were going tire to tire and it was Kinsley coming out on top at the end of this one. He made the pass on the second lap and rode to a six second lead at the checkers and took the overall win. In the Womens division the motos were split with Union Bridge Marylands Ana Ward going 1-2 on the day and taking the overall was Jessica Childs on the Yamaha going 2-1. For complete race results log onto: www.hap-pyramblers.com and to view event photos check out www.mcracingac-tion.com

#128 Steven Sparks grabs the holeshot in the first Moto of the 65 10-11 division.

#343 Stephen Stella dominated the day with wins in the unlimited and 125a divisions.

#98 tom Welch and #294 Jason conlon put on the show of the day in the 25+ a

class with Welch coming out on top.

ironman tim Schmelyun was back in action for the first time since a track side injury left him sidelined since

november, of course the winner is......

rambler results 3-28-04:

50 oiL (4-6): 1. Chase Miller (Cob); 2. Donie Grim (Cob); 3. Lucas Clites (Hon); 4. Jackson Grove (Yam); 5. Dillan Fuller (Yam).50 oiL (7-8): 1. Austin Toskov (KTM); 2. Dakota Harris (KTM); 3. Tyler Webster (Cob); 4. Dylan Blettner (KTM); 5. Dalton Grubb (Cob).50 oiL (4-8): 1. Austin

Toskov (Suz); 2. Dakota Harris (KTM); 3. Chase Miller (Cob); 4. Tyler Webster (Cob); 5. Dlyan Blettner (KTM).50 StK. (4-6): 1. Chase Miller (Cob); 2. Joseph Balkovic (KTM); 3. Bailey Cox (KTM); 4. Sommer Gangaway (KTM); 5. Cole Diana (KTM).50 StK. (7-8): 1. Bobby Kinsley (Cob); 2. Jarek Balkovic (KTM); 3. Jacob Runkles (KTM); 4. Austin Cox (Cob); 5. Hunter Santa (KTM).65 (7-9): 1. Alex Maldet (KTM); 2. Ryan Clites (Suz); 3. Bobby Kinsley (KTM); 4. Kelly Snider (Suz); 5. Jarek Balkovic (KTM).65 (10-11): 1. Jacob Grove (Suz); 2. Brandon Seibold (Suz); 3. Steven Sparks (Kaw); 4. Jordan Walker (Kaw); 5. Joshua Corbin (Kaw).85 (7-11): 1. Brandon Seibold (Yam); 2. Jacob Grove (Suz); 3. D. Lunceford (Yam); 4. Alex Maldet (Hon); 5. Darren Taughinbaugh (Kaw).85 (12-13): 1. Daniel Corbin (Yam); 2. Broc Schmelyun (Yam); 3. Bryan Bird (Yam); 4. Matthew Clites (Yam); 5. Derrick Grissinger (Suz).85 (14-15): 1. Landon Yingling (Suz); 2. Ryan Shifflett (Kaw); 3. Brett Caraway (Yam); 4. Matt Hollinger (Yam); 5. Franklin Valentin (Suz).Mini (9-13): 1. Broc Schmelyun (Yam); 2. Alex Maldet (Hon); 3. D. Lunceford (Yam); 4. Darren Taughinbaugh (Kaw); 5. Steven Sparks (Kaw).Mini (12-15): 1. Cody Gorsuch (Suz); 2. Bradley Presgraves (Yam); 3. Matt Hollinger (Yam); 4. Ian Haller (Suz); 5. Jesse Chesser (Yam).Women: 1. Jessica Childs (Yam); 2. Ana Ward (Kaw); 3. Kathleen Cook (Hon); 4. Kelsey Green (Yam); 5. Diane Heinhold (Yam).Sch. boy: 1. Zachary Harrington (Yam); 2. Corey Shipos (Suz); 3. Matthew Hougentogler (Kaw); 4. Daniel Rucker (Suz); 5. Zachery Neidig (Yam).coll. boy: 1. Cliff Bruneau Jr. (Hon); 2. Shane Krabal (Yam); 3. John Hare (Suz); 4. Cory Stickler (Yam); 5. Pete Sneeringer (Yam).125 noV. D-1: 1. Bradley Clites (Suz); 2. Trevor Hoffedite (Kaw); 3. Tony Vanetesse (Kaw); 4. Andrew Akers (Hon); 5. David Killmeyer (Yam).125 noV. D-2: 1. Zachary Harrington (Yam); 2. Daniel Todd Jr. (Kaw); 3. Amber Hughes

(Suz); 4. Daniel Rucker (Suz); 5. Nicholas Delcher (Hon).125 AM: 1. Jordan Helman (Yam); 2. Joseph Farnish Jr. (Yam); 3. Christopher Rucker (Suz); 4. Jason Crisp (KTM); 5. Corey Shipos (Suz).125 eX: 1. Stephen Stella (Kaw); 2. Andrew Tsakanikas (Hon); 3. Blake Taylor (Hon); 4. Cliff Bruneau Jr. (Hon); 5. John Bowlin (Kaw).250 noV: 1. Shae Maldet (Hon); 2. David Killmeyer (Yam); 3. Jason Hutchinson (Yam); 4. Matt Cecil (Hon); 5. Jeremy Kready (Hon).250 AM: 1. Joseph Farnish Jr. (Yam); 2. Jason Crisp (KTM); 3. Vance Lally (Suz); 4. Nick Johnson (Yam); 5. Brian Eichelberger (Suz).250 eX: 1. Ryan Jones (Hon); 2. Tom Welch (Hon); 3. Jason Conlon (Yam); 4. Andrew Tsakanikas (Hon); 5. Matthew Eastman (Hon).25+ AM: 1. Donnie Michaelis (Yam); 2. William Vaartzes (Suz); 3. Kevin Davenport (Suz); 4. Tim Desombre (Suz); 5. Allen Clarke (Hon).25+ eX: 1. Tom Welch (Hon); 2. Jason Conlon (Yam); 3. Jeffrey Grove (Hon); 4. Nathan Updyke (Hon); 5. H. Fred Thompson III (KTM).Vet noV: 1. William Rinker (Kaw); 2. Scott Alexander (Yam); 3. Jim Dobbs (Suz); 4. James Dyer (Hon); 5. Tim Desombre (Suz).Vet AM: 1. James Jarvis (Hon); 2. Ronald Barbour (Yam); 3. Kevin Davenport (Suz); 4. Justin Stewart Sr. (Yam); 5. Rick Kramer (Suz).Vet eX: 1. Jeffrey Grove (Hon); 2. Jon Boser (Hon); 3. Dale Weller (Hon); 4. Scott Sayers (KTM); 5. Michael Crocken (Hon).Sen. AM: 1. Bert Schulteis (Yam); 2. Gene Ward (Yam); 3. John Price (Hon); 4. Jaime Zambrana (Yam); 5. Serafin Avitia (KTM).Sen. eX: 1. Tim Schmelyun (Yam); 2. Russell Seibold (Yam); 3. Kevin Mesiah (Hon);

#707 andrew tsakanikas takes on ryan Jones in 4 Stroke a action. Jones took the win.

alex Maldet from lititz, pa went 1-1 for the win in the 65 7-9 class.

#25 landon yingling battles with #612 ryan Shifflett in 85 14-15 action. yingling went on for the win.

austin toskov was a double class champ on the day. 50 oil 7-8 and 50 oil 4-8.

Jessica childs from Woodbine, Md went 2-1 for the overall in the Womens division.

Joe farnish Jr. takes the win in 250b and a second in 125b.

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Additionally, it is amazing to see our local district 6 and the rest of the country transition so quickly.Congratulations if you have purchased on of these new dirt super thumpers. You have just purchased a mass produced formula 1 racing engine. This is four-stroke technology at its best. These new MX engines are very similar to their 4-cylinder street bike cousins…operating in a much dirtier environ-ment. Along with the latest technology you will learn to love these engines or hate them if they are not properly maintained. This may sound very basic, however, your air filter needs meticulous maintenance. You now have valves, valve guides, and other components that cannot tolerate any dirt. Either the OEM air filter or an aftermarket unit will work just fine….but there are some rules. First we recommend a biodegrad-able air filter oil system. Use a quality name brand system that has the cleaning agent that makes cleaning a snap. This makes filter maintenance more fun (is there such a thing?) and a whole lot easier. One last item: Do not use spray–on air filter oil!Proper oil selection is critical. Do not use oils that are intended for an automobile. They do not con-tain the additives needed to lubricate a 14,000 rpm racing engine, transmission and clutch. The Honda CRF’s do have a split system which allows a lesser grade in the transmission and clutch por-tion. Torco manufactures some of the highest grade oils specifically for racing. You need to choose a premium grade blend of synthetic and petroleum designed for these engines. You need to change your oils every 1 1/2 hours racing applications and after each ride for 4-6 hours of trail time. You can replace the filter element after every other oil change. Check the level frequently; these engines do consume oil during normal operation.One of the leading failures of these new engines is valve related issues. You will need to inspect (or your dealer) your valve lash periodically. How often? This is based on how well you maintain you engine. We have seen engines run for 40-60 hours with no problems when properly maintained and as little as 5 hours when not properly maintained. We recommend that you have the valve lash checked every 10 hours of operation. Read your owners manual and follow their recommendations for proper clearance. One item that is not discussed in your manual is proper valve sealing. This is how accurately the valve seat and the valve contact one another to form a perfect seal. The 250F’s are all really suspect to what we are going to discuss due to higher heat, higher horsepower per cubic centimeter. After 3-4 heat cycles on the engine we find that the aluminum cylinder head distorts where the steel valve seats are pressed into the combustion chamber. This leads to the valve guide and seat not being properly aligned or concentric to each other. Titanium valves do not tolerate misalignment very well since each time they open and close the stem needs to flex and bend. This can and will lead to very rapid valve failure. The best way to prevent this is to remove the head and have a precision valve grinding done within the first 10 hours of operation. This can only be done with a super precision Sunnen or a Serdi valve seat grinding machine. Do not accept other processes or machines….there is a reason every NASCAR and Formula race team has one of these machines. Be cautious when starting your four-stroke and warming it up. This is when 75% of the wear inside your engine occurs. You should start your engine and allow it to idle until the clutch cover is warm to the touch. There is no reason to race the engine repeatedly bouncing the engine from the rev-limited. You do not need to “clean-out” a four cycle engine like its two cycle counterparts. This goes for the starting line as well. It is important to keep the motorcycle clean. Wash it after each ride, it ensures that dirt will not find its way inside during routine maintenance. And never wash the motorcycle when the engine is hot. This will allow condensation to form inside the engine and contaminate the oil with water. Use the exhaust plugs to keep moisture out as well. In summary, the new Formula 1 inspired four-stroke motocross bikes are marvels in technology. The engines operate at extremely high speeds, high heat and a dirty environment that demand attention from it’s’ owner. You must maintain your machine and you will be rewarded with a reliable, pleasant machine with high fun factor. If you ignore the proper maintenance required, this new machine will cost you a lot of money.

Good luck and see you at the races! PR2 Racing Technology.

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name: Dustin KendallAge: 17 yrs.class: 250 Pro / 250 expertexperience: racing 12 yrsDistrict #: 587ride: 04 KX 250Hometown: carlisle, PASponsors: cumberland Kawasaki, Pr2 racing, thor, Smith, bridgestone, Silkolene, Pro circuit, excel, James Mckee and more (see www.sponsorhouse.com) for a full listing.

MrA would like to feature local Pro / expert racer Dustin Kendall from carlisle, Pa. i’ve only had an opportunity to watch him ride a few times, Dustin spent a lot of time last year racing in D-5 chasing fast guy, now team Suzuki pilot broc Hepler around. Let me tell you, this guy can fly. We bumped into Dustin easter Weekend at the tri-District challenge cup at rocket raceway where he swept both his motos for the overall win. Dustin started riding at the age of 3 on an italijet 50 and by the time he was 5 he started competing in District 6. Dustin has accomplished many things in his racing career but he tells us he’s only just beginning. He has been to Lorettas every year but 2 since he was seven, he has had a top 10 finish at the Mini o’s and he won every moto he competed in in 2000 in the 125c division. Dustin turned expert at the age of 14 and has never looked back. Dustin has big plans for the future, he currently has a full ride from cumberland Kawasaki in carlisle, Pa and Pr2 racing technology in Quarryville, PA does his motor work. Dustin is headed for the nationals this year here on the east coast and has very high hopes. He is fast, has great support and a super attitude, that combined with the support from his family has things looking way up for this young racer from Pennsylvania. MrA would like to thank Dustin and his father bryan for the time they gave us, we wish you the best in the years to come. Keep an eye on this guy, i believe we’ll all see him at the top.

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125 B Holeshot. #38 Jason Lawrence would go on to take the win.

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2. 417 Talon Distefano3. 25 Timothy Savidge, Jr.4. 56 Bruce Redfield5. 38X Michael Mackeprang

85 12-131. 15 kyle Sidle2. 88 Thomas Campanella, III3. 214 Nicholas Mcphee4. 18 Jesse kuzbyt5. 4z zachery Buck

85 14-151. 44 Adam Blessing2. 241 Peter Devlin3. 10 Michael Obrien4. 50T Steven Chiappa5. 16 Eric Macminn

Super Mini 12-151. 214 Nicholas Mephee2. 241 Peter Devlin3. 10 Michael Obrien4. 15 kyle Sidle5. 18 Jesse kuzbyt

Women1. 25X Alyssa Savidge2. 24M Michelle kastle

SchoolBoy 12-151. 113 Robert Malkiewicz2. 23W Wayne Powell II3. 4W Danny Woodward4. 22W Erik Wilson5. 85 Robert Surace, II

CollegeBoy 16-241. 38 Jason Lawrence2. 32 Eric Sebastian3. 54 Richard White4. 515 Steven Grossweiler5. 136 Paul Attanasia

25+ A1. 736 Jay Rassa2. 930 Gaylon Dickson3. 133 James Mcilvaine4. 371 Michael Derosa5. 287 Dengler Robert

25+ B1. 999 Patrick Woods2. 434 Scott Schauer

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25+ C1. 664 Mike Daddio2. 359 Trenton B. Lister3 197 Brandon Malone

30+ A1. 96 Barry Carsten2. 930 Gaylon Dickson3. 736 Jay Rassa4. 47 John Paul5. 397 vandexter Billy

30+ B1. 821 Paul zelinsky2. 423 Dean Bush3 99 Patrick Woods4. 434 Scott Schauer5 87A Andrew Ujhelyi

30+ C1. 6 Douglas Nordberg2. 19A Addison Emory III3. 72 Chris Biringer4. 889 John Silberman5. 664 Mike Daddio

40+ Senior1. 44 Alan Jessat2. 70 Tom Sebastian3. 97 Garth krady4 19 Tom Cutter

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90 Mod 9-151. 422 quinton Barto2. 419 Billy Brown3. 11 Anthony Burke4. 7k kelsey Obrien5. 9k kyle Seiders

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91 – Open Mod B (2)1. 3 Thomas Terry2. 36 Dustin Snyder3. 63 Bret Bowman4. 52 Dana Wolf5. 47 Mark Rasieleski

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Ricky Winsett Jr. emerged from Trail-Way Speedway’s traditional Mid-Atlantic area short track opener as the only rider to take a pair of wins. Also traditional was the weather; un-spring-like cold and very windy. Winsett put his Patriot H-D/Arai/Tuff Plates sponsored quickly in front of the Open A and Sportsman finals. Winsett grabbed the Open lead from Brian Phillips, Raun Wood and Bryan Douglas. While he opened up a nice lead, Wood went to the outside to gradually get by Phillips after several laps of inching by him. With three laps left, he successfully completed the pass for second. In the Sportsman, Phillips trailed Winsett with most of the 450 Sportsman riders battling for third, led by John Lewis. The order stayed the same with Lewis battling Kevin Varnes and Shawn Baer for third. After having an excellent amateur series at Daytona, (John) Lewis kept on winning taking the 450 Sportsman final on his ABBA Systems/Bromley’s Cycles Honda. Following him were Shawn Baer, Kevin Varnes and Raun Wood. Varnes stayed close to Baer most of the way, slipping under off four with two laps to go, but he was half a straight behind Lewis . While many of the races were follow the leader affairs, sev-eral had battles for the lead. Coming back from Daytona’s vintage races enthused, Rick Reynolds made a rare non-vintage start in the 500 2 Valve class. He took the lead from Jim Chapman, Dave Smith and Nick Taylor. Smith was quickly in second, and after a few laps took the lead at the start of the fourth lap. Reynolds retook the lead on the following lap. The pair raced side by side for the next few laps, with Reynolds slightly in front. On the next to last lap, Smith bobbled slightly off the second turn, giving Reynolds the breathing room he needed. Jason Isennock looked like he would win the 750 race over Brian Phillips and Jim Chapman, but coming off the fourth turn, he bobbled slightly, letting Phillips shot into the lead. Richard Heverly briefly took the 600 B lead from Nicholas Henderson, Ryan Henderson and Cory Texter. Ryan shot into the lead at the end of the opening lap, while Texter slowly started picking off riders, taking second at the start of the fourth lap, and took the lead off four on the sixth lap. But Ryan stayed close and retook the lead down the backstraight on the final lap. Brandon Robinson jumped into the 125 lead over Shayna Texter and Jordan Harris. Harris took second before the end of the lap and stayed close to Robinson. As they completed the sixth lap,

Harris slipped into the lead and held it to the end. Robinson came back later in the 250 B final and went wire to wire over Richard Heverly and Chris MacCarty. Todd Kendig took the 30 + final, while Lowell Wherley was victorious in the 40 + group. Hayden Avery topped the 85 (7-11) group while Shayna Texter took the 85

(12-15) class. A pair of relatives of national number holders took their first wins in the 50s, Ryan Varnes, son of Kevin, won the 50 (4-6), while Kyle McGrane, Tom’s brother, topped the 50 Oil Injected. Tyler Stacey won the 50 (7-8) while Cassidy Heiser was the 65 victor.

Results:

Open 4W 2 ST: 1. Dane Delancey (Yam); 2. Matt Dice (Hon); 3. Cory Buhrman (Hon); 4. Curt Breinich (Yam); 5. David Heverly (Hon)

Open 4W 4 ST: 1. Daniel Kelley (Hon); 2. Matt Dice (Hon); 3. Dane Delancey (Yam); 4. Greg Spicka (Kaw); 5.Bob Allen (Pol)

600 B: 1. Ryan Henderson (ATK); 2. Cory Texter (Hon); 3. Richard Heverly (Rot); 4. Nicholas Henderson (Rot); 5. Vince Bower (Rot); 6. R. J. Hart (Yam); 7. Kyle Wegman (Yam)

50 (4-6): 1. Ryan Varnes (Suz); 2. Kyle McGrane (KTM)

50 (7-8): 1. Tyler Stacey (LEM); 2. Sam Smith (LEM)

65: 1. Cassidy Heiser (Suz)

40 +: 1. Lowell Wherley (W-R); 1. Jim Chapman (Yam); 3. Mark Miller (Rot); 4. Rick Price (Hon); 5. Dave Smith (Kaw); 6. Mike Keane (Yam); 7. Mark Stambaugh (Hon); 8. Joe Dohm (W-R)

50 O-I: 1. Kyle McGrane (KTM); 2. Austin Pretty (Yam); 3. Tristan Avery (Yam)

450 Sportsman: 1. John Lewis (Hon); 2. Kevin Varnes (Suz); 3. Shawn Baer (Yam); 4. Raun Wood (Hon); 5. Tom McGrane Jr. (Hon); 6. Chris Klinefelter (Hon); 7. Roy Miller (Suz); 8. Cory Texter (Hon)

125 B: 1. Jordan Harris (Yam); 2. Brandon Robinson (Kaw); 3. Shayna Texter (KTM); 4. Harley Wegman (Yam)

30 +: 1. Todd Kendig (Rot); 2. John Henderson (Rot); 3. Lowell Wherley (W-R); 4. Joe Dohm (W-R); 5. Dave Smith (Kaw)

4W Sportsman: 1. Dane Delancey (Yam); 2. Curt Breinich (Yam); 3. Daniel Kelley (Hon); 4. Cory Buhrman (Hon); 5. Tom Hegland (Hon)

750 A: 1. Brian Phillips (H-D); 2. Jason Isennock (Tri); 3. Jim Chapman (Suz); 4. Ronald Hawley (Tri)

500 2 Valve: 1. Rick Reynolds (Yam); 2. David Smith (Yam); 3. Jim Chapman (Yam); 4. Nick Taylor (Yam)

85 (7-11): 1. Hayden Avery (Yam); 2. Brett Pugh (Yam); 3. Tyler Kidwell (Hon); 4. Derek Hersh (Yam); 5. Cassidy Heiser (Hon)

85 (12-15): 1. Shayna Texter (Yam); 2. Cody Gillen (Suz); 3. Brent Fetrow (Hon)

Open A: 1. Rick Winsett Jr. (W-R); 2. Raun Wood (Rot): 3. Brian Phillips Jr. (Rot); 4. Bryan Douglas (Rot)

250 B: 1. Brandon Robinson (Hon); 2. Richard Heverly (KTM); 3.Chris MacCarty (Hon); 4. Rick Price (Hon); 5. Bryan Armstrong (Mai); 6. Evan Baer (Rot); 7. R. J. Hart (Yam); 8. Robert Cazillo (Yam)

Sportsman: 1. Rick Winsett Jr. (W-R); 2. Brian Phillips Jr. (Rot); 3. John Lewis (Hon); 4. Kevin Varnes (Suz); 5. Shawn Baer (Yam); 6. Tom McGrane Jr. (Hon); 7. Bryan Douglas (Rot)

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Winner (21) John Lewis

00 2 Valve class, 1st (24R) Rick Reynolds; 2nd (77) Dave Smith

Open A and sportsman winner, Ricky Winsett Jr.

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U.S. EASTERN SPRING SERIESMARCH 7, 2004DEVILS RIDGE MOTOCROSSSANDFORD N.C.

“NEW YEAR FOR THE DEVIL”BY MATTHEW MORETZOn March 7, 2004, Devils Ridge Motocross started its year of racing as the U.S. Eastern Spring Series stopped in for the day. Over 615 riders enjoyed the excellent weather as Brewer Cycle and Kenda Tire offered big rewards for the top runners.

In the first moto of 50cc Oil Inj. Class, Austin Toskov had the early lead as Bubba Stone, Dru Campbell, Dillon Knight and Kristan East followed close behind. Toskov wasted no time stretching out a lead on 2nd place Stone. But Stone never backed down as Knight made his move on Campbell for 3rd. Stones hard charging paid off as Toskov started developing bike problems and closed the gap. As Toskov was just about to receive the white flag his bike shut off, Stone made the pass for the lead. With his 50 Honda held wide open he was able to hold off Toskov for the win. The over all order was: Toskov, Stone, Knight, Riley, Belk and Campbell.

The first moto of the Open/4-Stroke Class started with Isha Wood in the lead as Kyle J. Travis, Aaron Stancil, Charlie Wedmore and Jeremy Stroupe followed close behind. Stancil made a fast pass on Travis for second as Wood started stretching out a lead on the pack. With a comfortable lead Wood showed off a little to much and went down which allowed Stancil to take the lead. Wood had trouble getting his 4-stroke started and fell to the back of the pack. Stroape was work-ing on making the pass on Wedmore and with high confidence passed with ease. Stroupe then set his eyes on Travis and chased him down. With a little mistake by Travis, Stroupe rolled right on by him and held him off to the finish. The over all order was: Stancil, Stroupe, Wedmore, Travis and Justin Mcbrayer.

The first moto of the 125c class started out with Kyle Hepner out front on his Landon Racing Yamaha as Brandon Causey, Luke Sutphen, James Kennedy and Dustin Wineberger tried to chase him down.

Christopher Hines made a nice clean pass on Sutphen for third. That’s how the race ended as Hepner had a huge lead on the pack. Watching this kid ride I was impressed. He is going to win a lot of races if the other riders don’t pick up the pace. The over all order was: Hepner, Causey, Sutphen, Mike Lucas and

RESULTS:50cc Oil Inj: 1. Austin Toskov (KTM); 2. Bubba W. Stone (Hon); 3. Dillon Knight (Hon); 4. Riley M. Beck (KTM); 5. Dru Campbell (Kaw);50cc 4-6: 1. Devin Culbreth (Yam); 2. Balke Picket (KTM); 3. Dru Campbell (KTM); 4. Cameron C. Moore (KTM); 5. Alex S. Bullard (Cob);50cc 7-8: 1.Zack Murphy (Cob); 2. Logan A. Piccirillo (Cob). 3. Bobby M. Kinsley (cob); 5. Casey A. Dyer (Cob);65cc 7-9: 1. Zack Murphy (Kaw); 2. Zack D. Lail (KTM); 3. Codey A. Cornwell (Suz); 4. Weston A. Jones (Kaw); 5. Codey A. Kosut (Suz);65cc 7-11: 1. Joseph Bean (Kaw); 2. Zack D. Lail (KTM); 3. Jacob A. Decker (Suz); 4. Kameron L. Blackwell (Kaw); 5. Mack E. Drye (Kaw);65cc 10-11: 1. Joshua P. Hall (KTM); 2. Joseph Bean (KTM); 3. Chase W. Everhart (KTM); 4. Casey M. Smith (Kaw); 5. Jordan C. Eubanks (Kaw);85cc D: 1. Brett Hardee (Hon); 2. Jason D. Howard (Kaw); 3. Matthew Pope (Hon); 4. Austin Hardee (Suz); 5. Addison Johnson (Suz); 85cc 9-13: 1. Brandon J. Smith (Hon); 2. Casey Beverly (Yam); 3. Travis Poole (Hon); 4. William Creech (Hon); 5. Blake J. Ley (Hon);85cc 12-13: 1. Glenn Balfour (Yam); 2. Justin E. Coley (Suz); 3. Brandon J. Smith (Hon); 4. Travis Poole (Hon); 5. Christopher B. Haas (Suz);85cc 14-15: 1. Joshua A Thomas (Kaw); 2. Dj Ellis (Kaw); 3. Holly Armistead (Suz); 4. Tyler Shimminger (Yam);SUPER MINI: 1. Joshua A Thomas (Kaw); 2. Glenn Balfour (Yam); 3. Dj Ellis (Kaw); 4. Tyler Shimminger (Kaw); 5. David Barker (Kaw);SCHOOLBOY: 1. Broc O. Tickle Hon); 2. Tyler Bright (Kaw); 3. Zachery L. Piocica (Yam); 4. Forrest B. Seebeck (Suz); 5. Mike Lucas (Yam);

COLLEGEBOY 16-24: 1. Chevis L. King (Suz); 2. Matt Lee (Yam); 3. Connor Clifton (Suz); 4. Daniel E. Hurley (Yam); 5. Luke N. Mayers (Suz);125 PRO: 1. Tom Welch (Hon); 2. .Doug Earls (Yam); 3. William J. Bryant (Yam); 4. Jason Baldwin (Yam); 5. Jay D. Burke (Hon);125 B: 1. Joshua Schmitt (Yam); 2. N. Dale Davis Li (Yam); 3. Kyle Clark (Yam); 4. Jacob R. Evans (Yam); 5. Broc O. Tickle (Hon);125 C: 1. Kyle S. Hepner (Yam); 2. Brandon Causey (Hon); 3. Luke Sutphen (Yam); 4. Mike Lucas (Yam); 5. Roy A. Mitchell (Yam);125 D: 1. Brent R. Patterson (Suz); 2. Alex Hillard (Hon); 3. Daniel Rummage (Hon); 4. Keith F. Otoole (Yam); 5. Brad A. Warren (Hon);250 PRO: 1. Tom Welch (Hon); 2. Jason Baldwin (Hon); 3. William J.Bryant (Yam); 4. Isha S. Wood (Yam); 5. Robert G. Mccullough (Hon);250 B: 1.Joshua Schmitt (Yam); 2. Charlie Wedmore (Yam); 3. Kyle Clark (Yam); 4. Geoffery Nance (Yam); 5. Brad E. Hickman (Yam);250 C: 1. Kyle S. Hepner (Yam); 2. Matthew J. Campbell (Hon); 3. Clint Harbison (Yam); 4. Kyle J. Travis (Yam); 5. Luke Sutphen (Hon); 250 D: 1. Charles R. Williams (KTM); 2. Chris Winstead (Yam); 3. Anthony Fultz (Yam); 4. Walter Fletcher (Hon); 5. Mark Hays (Kaw);25A+: Jason Baldwin (Hon); 2. Tim Hodock (Hon); 3. J. Matt Davies (Yam); 4. Andrew Mitchell (Hon); 5. Jeffrey W. Belcher (Yam);+25 AMATEUR: 1. Robert M. Clarke li (Hon); 2. Chris Williams (Hon); 3. Frederick Griffith (Kaw); 4. Jay Fraley li (Suz); 5. Patrick L. Long (Yam);30A+: 1. Tom Welch Hon); 2. Tim Hodock (Hon); 3. Michael T. Martin (Yam); 4. Robert G. Mccullough (Hon); 5. Steven W. Childress li (Kaw);+30 AMATEUR: 1. Chris Glider (Hon); 2. Robert M. Clarke li (Hon); 3. Anthony Jones (Hon); 4. William Lackey (Yam); 5. Tim Wilkerson (Yam);35+: 1.Robert G. Mccullough (Hon); 2. Vann Gibson (Hon); 3. Mark Williamson (Yam); 4. Scottie Shipley (Hon); 5. Russ Pickett (Suz); 40+: 1. Scottie Shipley (Hon); 2. Vann Gibson(Hon); 3. Mark Williamson (Yam); 4. Brad E. Coles (Yam); 5. Jim T. Ley (Hon);45+: Mark Rollins (Suz); 2. Bob Maner (Hon);WOMEN: 1. Chelsea Mcswain (Suz); 2. Holly Armistead (Suz); 3. Serjuneia Burgess (Kaw); 4. Debbie R. Manuel (Hon); 5. Sarah D. Beckett (Kaw);OPEN/ 4-STROKE: 1. Aaron L. Stancil (Suz); 2. Jeremy Stroupe (Suz); 3. Charlie Wedmore (Yam); 4. Kyle J. Travis (Yam); 5. Justin M. Mcbrayer (Yam);UNLIMITED AM: 1. Justin Barringer (Kaw); 2. Stephen Cooke (Kaw); 3. Matt W. Scarboro (Hon); 4. Dj Conion (Suz); 5. Jeremy Stroupe (Suz);

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Long known as the “First State” to rati-fy the U.S. constitution on December 7, 1787 Delaware has been given many nicknames. The 45th most populated state is also known as “Small Wonder”, “Blue Hen State”, and “The Diamond State.” Thomas Jefferson gave the nickname “The Diamond State” to Delaware according to legend because he described Delaware as a “jewel” among states due to its strategic location on the Eastern Seaboard. The “Blue Hen State” was given to Delaware after the blue hen cocks that were carried with the Delaware Revolutionary War Soldiers for entertainment during cockfights, hence the colonial blue state flag and state color. It’s no “Small Wonder” that Blue Diamond Park carries the tradition of being a “jewel” attracting many talented racers up and down the Eastern seaboard.

Today’s attraction at the ‘first” AMA sanctioned race at Blue Diamond Park was represented by Dover

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received a Dover International Speedway collector pin. The simi-larity to Blue Diamond’s “Monster 1.2 Mile MX Course” is uncanny…so who’s the Richard Petty of the day?

Let history record that Diamond Motor Sports sponsored racer, young Michael Anderson “Kicked Butt” with six 1st place moto fin-ishes. Anderson displayed his skills in the Junior Mini, 65cc 10-11 and 85cc 7-11 classes. Not to go unno-ticed, Angelo Manerchia on his Suzuki prepped ride distanced

himself from the competition display-ing excellent cornering skills and straight-a-way speed that kept the field at bay…but not enough to catch Anderson of New Castle,DE. Manerchia went 2-2 in the 85cc 7-11 and Junior Mini 7-11. After a motocross mara-thon at Atco MX Park last night, Forest Hill, MD. native Jay Rassa #736 put his Honda out in front early and dom-inated the 25+A and 30+A classes. The C class and Vet C class provided for the majority of entries as is the same at most facilities with turnout being divided among Happy Ramblers, Sleepy Hollow, Raceway Park and Devils Ridge, NC. southeast Loretta Lynn qualifiers.

Another history note from today’s event…number of vic-tories in the overall… Honda 10…Suzuki 5…KTM 5…Yamaha 3…Kawasaki 3…and in the individual…Honda 21…KTM 10…Suzuki 9…Yamaha 6… Kawasaki 6.

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Blue Diamond Results3-28-04Motorcycles

50 4-61. 4X kenneth venarchick2. 57 Brandon Standford3. 5 Terry Spence, Jr.4. 03 Maxwell Gravenor5. 7 Ryan Rassa 50 Oil 4-81 10 Ezra Deloach2. 13C Frankie Conaway3. 62 Colin Walker4. 3 DarrenBrown

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50 7-81. 110 Austin Walker2 15 Brett Wilson

65 7-91. 262 Cody Meekins2. 20 Colin Carrol3. 95 Greg Sidebottom4. 254 Timothy Walls5. 583 Jacob Taylor6. 291 kyle Mcmullen

65 10-111. 531 Michael Anderson2. 104 Eric Green3. 88 Andrew Adams4. 259 John Archangelo5. 208 Andrew zistl

85 7-111. 531 Michael Anderson2. 101 Angelo Manerchia3. 262 Cody Meekins4. 60 Tyler Smith5. 32B Brian Wasson6. 3 Rafael Estes

85 12-131. 182 Alex Miller2. 91 Ben Mancari3. 428 Stefano Saienni4. 7X Tommy Snyder5. 4X Joshua Allen

85 14-151. 889 Matthew Faust

Jr. Mini1. 531 Michael Anderson2. 101 Angelo Manerchia3. 104 Eric Green4. 20 Colin Carrol5. 254 Timothy Walls

Super Mini

1. 32B Brian Wasson

School Boy1. 43 Robert Garthe2. 522 Ryan Gallagher3. 99 Mark Alfano, II4. 77 Andrew Williams5. 01 Michael Gravenor, Jr.

250B1. 940 Greg Roman

250C1. 59 Adam Baker2. 82 Mark Baker3. 730 Rudy Matlack4. 16 Michael Restucci5. 9 Janeks zvigulis

Vet A1. 736 Jay Rassa2. 875 Erik Burkholder3. 514 Leonard Groves

Vet B1. 294 John Roach2. 86 Bill Dalusio3. 100 Angelo Manerchia, Sr.4. 120 Mark Burkholder

Vet C1. 219 Chris Ryan2. 730 Rudy Matlack3. 16 Michael Restucci4. 38J James Jacobs5. 896 Craig Pugmire

Senior A1. 24 Lewis verderose

Senior B1. 100 Angelo Manerchia, Sr.

25+A1. 736 Jay Rassa

2. 875 Erik Burkholder3. 715 Mike OíConnor4. 514 Leonard Groves

25+B1. 294 John Roach2. 86 Bill Dalusio3. 120 Mark Burkholder

Woman1. 77 Tiana Alfano2. 86 Brittney Paoli

College Boy1. 315 Phip Albertson2. 940 Greg Roman3. 37 Brian Rathburn4. 151 Brandon Taylor

5. 143 Matthew Decarlo

125A1. 875 Erik Burkholder

125B1. 315 Phil Albertson2. 37 Brian Rathburn

125 C1. 151 Brandon Taylor2 917 Justin Draper3. 143 Matthew Decarlo4. 522 Ryan Gallagher5. 99 Mark Alfano, II

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3-28-04A-Class1. Jedidiah haines (OvERALL WINNER)2. David Rose3. Samuel Forrester4. Brett Thomas5. Jacob Martin

Vet Class1. Mike McIntire2. Richard Curtis3. Ronald Curtis4. Mark Annons5. Mark Palmisano

4 Stroke Class1. kenneth Doane2. Mark Wilson3. Mike Polston4. Delonte howell5. James quesinberry

Senior Class1. Patrick hanshew2. Joe Nelson3. Larry hendershot4. Derek rose5. harvey Jacob

Superman Class1. kurt Ostermann2. Dale Doty3. Tom Phillips

250 B Class1. Brad Woodfall2. William Rock3. Sanson Clingan4. Dan Dimaio5. Ronald kemper

Open B Class1. Gerald Ringler

200 C Class1. Patrick Morrissey

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Round 2 bPResults:

Motorcycles50 OIL (4-8)1. Walter Bond2. Joshua Snyder3. Mason evitts4. Dawson Evitts5. Coleman Davenport.

50 STK (4-8)1. Dakota Dunman2. Dieter Willenbrock3. Chase Rusden4. Alan karzonowski5. Matthew yackenchick.

65 (7-9)1. Daniel Bromley2. Benjamin Snyder3. Christopher vanbuskirk4. William Eaton5. Glenn klinger.

65 (10-11)1. Shane hufford Jr.2. Stephen Chapkovich3. Jason Chavez.

85 (7-11)1. Dale Wakefield Jr.2. Ryan Slane3. Drey Boddie4. zackery Smith5. Austin Carter.

85 (12-15)1. Justin Frederick2. Lloyd Wildoner3. Aaron Mulhern

4. Cody Mummert5. Jeffery Sullivan.

0-1101. Shawn kozak2. Taylor Pecika3. Brandon Woolf4. Trent Noll5. Coty Earnest.

100/150 4 STR1. Charles Lengle2. Teddy Lynch3. Ian Guire4. Woddy Fregia Jr.5. Jesse Eidam.

S/MINI1. Andrew Carlson2. Michael Polaski3. Charles Thomas4. Michael vilasi5. David Devenny.

200 EX1. Jedidiah haines2. Jason henriksen3. harold Fulmer Jr.

200 AM1. Robie Leese Jr.2. Robert Stanton3. Timmy hunter4. Jason Thompson5. Aaron Grierson.

250 AM1. Daniel Rosting2. Joshua Lingle3. Joseph Gathercole4.kevin Simpson5. Michael Pecika.

OPEN EX1. Chris Evitts2. Philip Wiegand3. Jason Markowicz4. Eric Wesner5. Christopher Radvanyi.

Alan Korzonowski races to a Fourth Place

Finish.

#6 Chris Evitts hangs on thru

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Bill Bromley of B/P Promotions geared up today

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Justin Frederick #32 F takes the win in the 85 12-15 Division.

OPEN AM1. David henninger2. Nick Simpson3. David Reinert4. Joseph Cichon5. Thomas Moyer.

OPEN NOV1. kevin Oswald2. Shane hyser3. Tom Stoltzfus4. Cody Smith5. Rich Gechter.

VET EX1. Bob Walton2. Mike Reichert3. Craig Stamm4. Chris Reichert5. Michael Strause.

VET AM1. kevin Evitts2. Michael Carter

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SR1. Rick Wychunas

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S/SR1. Burd Guers2. kenneth Reber3. Ray Szymczak.

ATV50 4-81. Robert Frederick2. Brian Thorson3. Allie Slate4. hayden Wolpert5. Matthew Ross

51 – 70 6-111. William Marshall2. Derec Robinson3. Michael Spalding4. Joseph Bromley5. Willaim Sloan

200 – 300 2 STR/4 STR1. keith McGonagle2. James kuperavage, Jr.3. Tim Olson4. Mike Longeor5. Michael Bataglio

Utility1. Dave Porzi2. Brad Malauolta3. Allen Slate

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Polaris1. Bela Gamber2. George Richards3. Sean Patrick4. James Blank5. Tom hetzendorf

Open A1. Jarrod McClure2. Todd Rothermel3. Jason hughes4. Lee Dickerson5. Wes Stone

Open B1. Jason hegley2. Dennis Brechbill3. Gregory kiddish, Jr.4. Michael Fleming5. Craig Sulivan

Open C1. Timothy Wertman2. Ray Monnett3. David helmtetter4. Sean Doyle5. John Palmer

Vet1. Brian Shinkonon2. Chad kirby3. Randy Brandt4. David Bishop5. Daniel McBride

Senior1. Randy Smith2. Jeff kearney3. Robert Clendaniel4. Frank Dennison, Sr.5. Edward Pottieger

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Sept. 26, 2004 Waste Management, Pine Grove Landfill – 5 Ft. Trophies 1st PlaceOct. 10, 2004 B&P Promotions-PA State Hare Scramble – Series Round #10 – 5 Ft. Trophies & Sculptures – Quad Give Away Day Worth $3,000 – Double Track PointsOct. 24, 2004 Bowers Motorcycle Supplies, New Phila, PA – 5 Ft. Trophies 1st Place – End of FDMC 2004 Track PointsNov. 7, 2004 Regular Hare Scramble RaceNov. 20, 2004 FDMC & B&P Promotions BanquetNov. 21, 2004 Style Studio Hair Salon, Bensalem, PA 5 Ft. Trophy Day – End of FDMC Season

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Name: Jed HainesAge: 18 yrs.hometown: Fairfield, PAExperience: Racing 12 yrsBikes: kX 125 / kX 250District #: 101 / 218Class: 200 ASponsors: Cumberland kawasaki, Off Road Cycle Supply, hobbs Cycle Supply, One Industries, Scott, CTI, Oury Grips

MRA had an opportunity to speak with Jed Haines after Round # 2 of the PA State Hare Scramble Series at the Flying Dutchmen MC. Jed is an Expert racer that has recently switched from Motocross to Hare Scramble racing here in District 6 and is doing quite well for himself. This is his first full year as a Harescrambler and he has already picked up a few wins. Jed took the overall at a D-7 race at Tomahawk MX Park earlier this season and he picked up the 200 A win at the Dutchmen in Round # 2. Fellow Hare Scramble racers would be wise to watch out for this young man, his goal is to take the cham-pionship in the PA State Series this year. My bet is he has a good chance to do it. MRA would like to thank Jed and his family for the time they gave us and we wish you well in your new endeavor. Jim Bull MRA

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By: Bob Schuler – Total Two Wheel Training

Guys if you are not wearing as much protective gear as you can afford then you are crazy. Take it from someone who knows. At age 42, my knee is bone on bone at 90 degrees because of a torn up meniscus and a partial tear in my right ACL. In moto-cross your knees are one of the most important body parts to keep healthy. They take all the pounding. They are your suspension. Your knees make you capable of standing through the rough stuff and help absorb the impact of all the large jumps of today’s motocross tracks. If your knees and quadriceps are weak you will sit down more than you should and this will reap havoc on your lower back. There are a lot of exercises to keep them strong through the winter months and to keep them maintained through the summer season. Squats, Leg Press, Quad exten-sions and also hamstring curls will help keep a well-balanced and strengthened knee. These exercises have kept me on the bike without getting total knee replacements. In addition to exercise, knee braces will help support your knee so they don’t get tweaked constantly and also helps with hyperextension.Knee braces used to be for just the top-level pro-guys but these days everyone down to the minis are wearing them. Parents if you are reading this article do yourself and your little racer a favor and go out and get them a set of knee braces. Once a knee is torn up there is no orthopedic surgeon on earth that will be able to make it 100%. Innovation Sports makes a brace called the C180 for the little guys and girls to moto in. I don’t have stock in any brand of knee brace. I’m on my second pair. I tried one pair for a season and was unhappy with the fit and strength of the brace. I then went to my orthopedic surgeon and asked for his advice. He told me they generally work with Don-Joy but would be happy to contact some other companies so that I could see what felt best. I found what worked best for me was CTiI2 custom braces made by Innovation Sports, but not at a bargain basement price, $1500-2000 a piece. The fitter fully cast both legs and sent the casts to CA for the custom fit. This was all done with a one-week turn around. Time and money, but the way I look at it is spend the money or else don’t ride at all. We all know that not riding is really not an option.I also found that with a letter of necessity from the orthopedic surgeon these braces are usually covered through your medical insurance company. If you have a durable medical equipment policy then postoperative equipment needed to get around such as crutches and braces are covered. Of course I did not so I had to wait until my policy was renewed. The insurance companies do not make this wide known. They keep it their little secret. With a small fee of about four dollars per month it can be added to any policy.There are many braces out there. It is not necessary for everyone to run right out and get custom knee braces. There are plenty of companies making quality off-the-shelf braces. Exo-Skelton, EVS, and Asterisk to name a few. I found in my situation because of weight training, cycling, and genetics thanks to my grand mom. I needed an extra-large quad brace made with a medium knee cup and a large calf brace. Off the shelf braces were not going to work for me. Generally off the shelf braces will work for most people. The multiple adjustments can accommodate a variety of sizes. The way I look at it, in the long run, braces are a cheap insurance plan.Here are a few phone numbers and addresses if you would like to check out some knee braces. Also, the website www.arthroscopy.com/sp05001.htm provides a computer animation of basic knee motion along with knee joint anatomy and function, this way you will better understand what is hurting if you ever tweak your knee.

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2004 event DatesMay 8 – Motocross practice day

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When it comes time to replace components on our bikes or ATV's it's nice to know that we have choices other than stock. Let me first say that I am in no way knocking stock parts. They are without a doubt first class in their design and construction. But having other options available is a good thing especially if your first choice is backordered.

Body plastic. Fenders, Radiator Shrouds, Numberplates, with every crash or roost our bikes start to look shabbier and who wants to race an ugly bike. There are 3 major plastics manufactureres but only 2 are of any interest to us and they are both Italian based companies, UFO and Acerbis. Both make plastic replacement parts that are as good as stock but at a much better price. You can get a full set of plastic right down to the mud guard flap on your airbox for about $160.00

Control cables. Motion Pro is a U.S. company that makes high quality teflon lined replacement cables Handlebars Grips Tires and Grafix. These are areas that have a huge selection, nearly everyone has jumped on these bandwagons with their own ideas on what is the perfect design. The benefits to us are that we can personalize not only the appearance but also the performance of our bikes.

Triple clamps. Here is another big choice item, many will be purchased merely for aesthetics but there are some that offer better performance characteristics, two that come to mind are the TAG matrix clamp and RG3's clamps both with their unique rub-ber mounted handlebar clamps. Keeping engine vibration out of the bars is always a good idea but giving us a design that eliminates that annoying bar twist every time you fall is even better.

Linkage bearings. A great substitute for the stock items when you have to do a major overhaul is the All Balls kits. There are three types of kits, one for the swingarm, one for the suspension linkage and one for the shock. They contain all the bearings, seals, spacers and collars that will need to be replaced and at a fraction of the cost of stock parts. They also offer steering head bearing kits, Crank Bearing and seal kits and Wheel Bearing kits, they are also a local outfit located right here in Pottstown just off Rt. 100.

We have plenty to choose from in the engine parts category as well. Two very good choices for pistons are the NIKS Pro-X and Wiseco. The Niks is a cast piston nearly identical to the stock piston and the Wiseco is a forged piston. Forgings are generally stronger than castings but for the amount of time we should run a piston before replac-ing it either one is a very good choice. A benefit of the Niks piston is that it is available in A, B and sometimes C sizes. The benefit is that you can find a piston that is a perfect fit for your engine. The size difference from an A to a B is .01 mm. In the course of a season you can wear .01 mm off your Nicasil bore and being able to purchase a piston that fits that bore more closely is a performance benefit. But a warning, if you don't have the bore gauges needed to accurately measure your cylinder bore just get the piston that was originally spec'd for your engine. Sticking a C piston in an A cylinder that isn't worn can have dire consequences.

Gaskets. My first choice when it comes to gaskets is always stock. Stock gaskets always are a perfect fit and in some instances their make up is superior to an aftermar-ket one. A perfect example of this is Yamaha Blaster base gaskets. The stock gasket has a thin steel inner body that eliminates the possibility of blowing out a base gasket, a common problem on earlier Blasters. No aftermarket gasket I have seen is designed like this for the Blaster. Having said that I have had very good luck with a gasket com-pany from Italy called Athena. Their top end and complete kits are well made and contain every gasket, o-ring and washer that you will need for the job. Definitely a good option. Athena is now offering Cylinder kits as well for the YZ125 and a few otheer models. They include a new race ported cylinder with powervalves, a piston and gasket kit and in the Works package a cylinder head, all for around $500.00 Compared to stock parts that price is a savings of over $200.00

Connecting Rod kits. Other than stock the Niks Pro-X and the IMS Pro series are the ones I recommend, we have installed them in numerous engines with no problems at all and there is usually a generous cost savings in their price. If I am building a Kart or Micro Sprint engine though I prefer the stock rod as they have proven more durable in sustained high rev conditions.

Clutch plates. Here I absolutely believe that the stock stuff is the best, my pet peeve about aftermarket plates is that they tend to drag a bit for the first few hours after which they perform as well as stock. Personally if I don't have to break a part in then I'd rather not.

Air Filters. This is one of those categories where the choice is simple. Twin Air has been making the best foam air filters for as long as anyone can remember and the fac-tory teams must agree with me because they've been using them for over a decade. A quick word on gauze filters, I think they are the absolute best for street bikes but not for

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off road use. A gauze filter will flow very well initially but begins to clog very quick-ly in dusty conditions. People that use the gauze filters usually are ATV owners and they choose them for their ease of maintenance, for best overall performance in an off road application the foam filter is the best choice. Check out Twin Air's new line of Oil filters as well.

The aftermarket also offers us fixes for design problems that might arise with a new model. Take for instance the new RMZ and KXF250's and their cooling issues. Boyesen now has their waterpump cover and impeller that flows significantly more coolant than stock as well as allowing you to change your oil without draining the coolant. Couple this with some Engine Ice coolant and the bikes are more than able to cope with MX applications.

Bikes have gotten better and better each year but thankfully the aftermarket keeps offering us exciting new options not only to keep them running but to make them better yet. As always if you have any questions about anything concerning your bike please call us at the shop or catch us at the races, we are always happy to help.

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sleepy Hollow mini track april 10, 2004The Sleepy Hollow Motocross Park in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania kicked off their annual pre Easter Race the Saturday before Easter under warm sunny skies with a record crowd on hand. Sleepy Hollow offers two courses at their facility, a larger full blown course for all AMA classes and a smaller beginner track for the peewee and youth divisions. Second year track owner Jere Swarr continues to improve

his facility and is draw-ing larger crowds every time he hosts an event. Over 800 racers from AMA District 6 showed up to do battle on this Holiday weekend. There were 46 different classes available plus Adult 50cc mini bike racing, five foot trophies were sponsored by West Shore Suzuki in M e c h a n i c s b u r g , Pennsylvania.

At the mini track in the first moto of the XR70/XR80 division Devin Sheldon on the (402) bike grabbed the holeshot followed by Justin Ziegehfus, Steven Rambo, and Cory Recla. Rambo made his move early and quickly got by Ziegehfus, Sheldon and Rambo were able to pull away slightly as the (5) Recla and (13) Ziegehfus were doing battle in the third and fourth posi-tions. After a few laps this allowed the two to gain momen-tum and on the final lap they both passed Rambo, and Recla was able to edge out Sheldon for the win. In the second moto,

Austin Ensor from Forrest Hill, Maryland riding a modified XR50 was able to seize the early lead against the bigger bikes, but by the third corner, Recla was able to take the lead followed by Sheldon, Rambo, and Ziegehfus. At the checkers it was Recla for the overall, rounding out the top five were Sheldon, Rambo, Ensor, and Michael Gialloreto.James Heikel riding the Yamaha was able to grab the holeshot in the first moto of the 100/125 four stroke class, followed by another Yamaha pilot Colton Lenig, then Honda mounts, Edgar Bixby, and Curtis Carr. Series points leader Charles Lengle round-ed out the top five. Heikel was able to hold the lead at first, but both Lenig and Lengle had other plans. The two raced head to head for a few laps and as in the earlier XR70/XR80 race, their momentum car-ried them by the leaders with Lengle snatching the top spot. In moto number two Lengle fired out of the gate for the lead followed by Lenig, Carr, Bixby, and the (831) Yamaha of Trevor Bull. Bull finished sixth in the first moto and looked like he had a new agenda to finish out the day. The Yamaha’s of Lengle and Lenig had the lead but the real race was for the third, fourth, and fifth positions. Bull waited for the final lap to make his move, for a moment it looked like he would pull the third place spot going though the finish line rhythm section. It wasn’t to be on this day, both Bull and Carr got tangled up and this allowed Bixby, Heikel, and Justin Massar to round out the top five. For complete race results log onto www.sleepyhollowmotocross.com and to view event photos check out www.mcracingaction.com. Jim Bull MRA

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sleepy Hollow pre-easter race4/10/200450 oil 4-61. 529 Wyatt M. Barto2. 191 Donte P. Grim3. 6 Dawson Evitts4. 12 Trystan D. Johnson5. 118 Ezra Wright6. 11E Ethan W. Bressler7. 4 Tyler J. Melhorn8. 24 Taylor J. Johnson9. 20G Dylan N. Gurreri10. 13 Oscar M. Kelchner

50 Stock 4-61. 4X Kenneth Venarchick2. 42M Dustin L. Miller3. 529 Wyatt M. Barto4. 5 Terry R. Spence5. 48 John W. Sheaffer III

6. 141 Scott Meshey7. 118 Ezra Wright8. 11E Ethan Bressler9. 420 Damien I. Thompson10. 17 Sean P. Knoll

50 oil 7-81. 11M Michael Mcdonald2. 4K Kyle J. Boileau3. 501 Les Warfield4. 117 Caleb M. Bordner5. 94T Tanner Rudy6. 64X Alexis M. Propfe7. 35M Alexander Miller8. 22 Chase P. Alosa9. 4X Brett Cox10. 34 Melissa P. Sumobrus

50 Stock 7-81. 26 Blake Wadsworth2. 19A Addison Emory3. 41M Derek Miller4. 98 Logan Ehrets5. 76 Eric R. Heilman6. 10B Stephen T. Buss7. 16J Jesse R. Dreisbach8. 19 Hunter Santa9. 117X Evan J. Richard10. 22L Keith Lengle

Xr50 4-81. 68E Broc Emery2. 81 Brendan Schulte3. 4R Arie Reachard4. 113 Zachery Harnish5. 9 Andrew Maroney6. 22X Mason Evitts7. 22 Chase Alosa8. 5 Kevin Rivera9. 6 Rileigh Evitts10. 97 Alicia Buchholtz

65 7-91. 6R Bobby Lipyanek2. 2J Jonathan Newton3. 7D Daryn Thompson4. 31A Avery Brown5. 100 Brandon Woolf6. 4 Roberet Piazza, Jr.7. 934 Cody Trout8. 19A Addison Emory IV9. 26 Blake Wadsworth10. 15A Ethan Allen

Xr70 – Xr801. 5 Corey Recla2. 402 Devin Sheldon3. 4R Steven Rambo4. X Austin Ensor5. 108 Michael Gialloreto6. 13 Justin Ziegehfus7. 1 Kris Rzeplinski8. 199 Stephen Ward9 72 Taylor Stevey10 12A Anthony Mann

PW80 – ttr 901. 20P Perry Schenck2. 55X Jason Shahan3. X Ronald Kingsboro4. 81J James Mauro5. 318 Brandon Belsak6. 16 Darren Rineer

7. 94 Jay Seigfried8. 7A Amber Biasi9. 15 Miranda Reinson10 T Dalton Berrie11. 14 Tori Kramer

Xr 100 – ttr 1251. 8 Charles Lengle2. 4L Colton Lenig3. 32 Edgar Bixby4 20H James Heikel5. 46 Justin Massar6. XX Daniel Buckley7. 103 Curtin Carr8. 831 Trevor Bull9. 93 James Cooney10. 38 Michael Ireland

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ryan and Shane racing with their dad at their first ever Motocross.

1st Moto holeshot action- 50cc 4-6

Quads

derrec robinson catches sweet air in his 1st ever Motocross race in the 70cc division.

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MAy rACEs: May 9th - Mother’s Day Normal Program

May 30th - Extreme Trophy Day - 5', 4', 3'Sponsored By Lebanon Valley Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki

home of fast guy–Casey ClarkDistrict 6 Points Race, Bikes & Quads, D-6 Bucks

hOn, yAM, hus, kAw, suz Contingencies for BikesNote: Lebanon Valley Cycles owner Dick Sidle was a founding father of Sleepy Hollow - 1976

Easy Access, Right Off Interstate 78, Fredricksburg, PA 17026

Contact information:Office Phone: 717-653-4830 • track Phone: 717-865-5530

E-mail : [email protected] www.sleepyhollowmotocross.com

AMA($39) and District 6($10) cards available at the Track. First Time Racers under 18 need copy of Birth Certificate. Minors who are racing must have parent or guardian with them. $35 to race one class, $25 for each additional class. Spectators $10, 6-12 yrs. $5, under 6 FREE. Food available at the track.

If You Want To Start Racing, Sleepy Is The Place. We Have A Class For Just About Anyone. 4

Years to 60, Quads Or Bikes. Give Us A Call. 717-653-4830.

Owner’s Cellular # 717-278-8998

First Time Riders Welcome

august 1st - fundraiser race to benefit St. Judes children hospital

adult Mini bike racing at

Sleepy hollow every race day

on the Mini track following

the normal Mini program

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This is a Preliminary Schedule - Please Verify All Events With PromoterMotorcycle Racing Action Assumes No Responsibility For Errors

If you have an event that you

would like promoted please mail it to MRA.

• D-6 Race Videos • Digital Photos • Weddings • Parties • Training Videos

Real action MoviesBy RoBeRt a. Mcilhenny

570-277-0603

‘03 race footage available Call Bob for all

your needs.

slEEPy hOllOw Pre Easter Race – April 10, 2004 Wow, is all I can say. What a day, over 800 racers showed up at Sleepy Hollows Annual Pre-Easter event in early April. The weather and the competition was great. The gates were full in most classes with consolation races having to be held in some cases to be able to accommodate all the riders. In the 125 / 250 A divisions Casey Clark swept all 4 motos edging out Joe Robertson in the 250 ranks and Mike Schneck in the 125 class. Jim Mcilvaine took the honors in both the 25 + A and Vet A races. Robert Huston who was win-

ning races when I was a kid took both motos in Senior A action. Michael Davis Jr. was your 250 C champ with Wayne Powell once again getting the 125 Novice win, Willy Toth took Schoolboy with Keith Santora making the trip from New Jersey to grab the College Boy win. A few mini champs on the day included Broc Schmelyun and Addison Kramer, Kyle Sidle won the Super Mini division with Dylan Brackovich winning both the 85cc 7-11 and 65cc 10-11 classes. In quad action, Andy Ehrenzeller

scored the Open A and Production A wins with Ian Tolbert sweeping both

motos in Production B and the quad Anything class. Tristen Schrader took the 0-301 checkers with Andrew Pruzinsky taking home the 90 Mod win. Sleepy has also added adult mini bike racing to their schedule on their mini course, racers were riding everything from stock production mini cycles to full

blown modified CRF50’s with over 15 HP. What a hoot, Casey Clark took the PRO Class on his 107cc Extreme machine. The adult mini races are being sponsored byR & D Powersports and Precision Racing Components, you can check them out on the web at www.xtrememinis.com Sorry we didn’t have room to publish results from over 46 classes and 800 + racers in the pages of MRA, for complete race results log onto www.sleepyhollowmotocross.com – Jim Bull MRA

Adult Pit BikE rACing At slEEPy hOllOw

Joe Robertson #788 battles Casey Clark #161

in 250A action.

Sleepys own Eric Swarr #321 chases Michael Angerman #86

in 250B action. Angerman would go on for the win.

the College Boy division had 34 Riders.

Experts Racing over the BOnzAi.

EVENTS SchEdUlEMotocross5/1 Evansville (AHRMA Vintage)5/2 Happy Ramblers (D-6 Championship Points)5/2 Field of Dreams5/2 Flying Dutchmen (Season MX Opener)5/8 Atco MX5/8 Miles Mountain (D-6 Points – ATV Only)5/9 Doublin Gap (Rider Appreciation Day)5/9 Pagoda MC (D-6 Championship Pts)5/9 Sleepy Hollow (Double Track Pts)5/15 Evansville5/15 Hurricane Hills5/15-16 Field of Dreams (LL Qualifier)5/16 Flying Dutchmen (D-6 Championship Points)5/16 Hurricane Hills (NE Classic)5/16 Mt. Pleasant MX5/16 Back Mt. Enduro Riders (Vintage MX)5/22 Atco MX (Double Track Points)5/22-23 Hurricane Hills (LL Qualifier)5/22-23 Wolfmanns (Fast N Five Series)5/23 Pleasure Valley (Suzuki Fox Championship Series)5/23 Happy Ramblers (D-7 Expert Pts)5/23 Raceway Park (D-6 Championship Pts)5/29-30 Miles Mountain5/30 Mt. Pleasant MX5/30 Sleepy Hollow (D-6 Championship Pts)5/30 Hi Point National (Mt. Morris, PA)5/30 Rocket Raceway5/31 Wolfmanns5/31 Atco MX (1st Annual Memorial Day Race)

5/31 Evansville Raceway (3rd Annual Post National Blast)6/4, 5-6 Doublin Gap (Yamaha All Star National)6/5 Mt. Pleasant MX (AHRMA Vintage)6/6 Flying Dutchmen MX (Double Track Pts)6/6 Field of Dreams

hare Scramble5/2 Ft. Of Mountain (Rd # 4 BP State Series)5/9 Valley Forge Trail Riders5/15-16 GNCC at Rausch Creek5/23 Miles Mountain5/23 Tomahawk (Iron Boss)5/30 Reading Off Road (Enduro)6/5-6 Foot Of Mountain (Special Sat. Start Time)

Short Track5/1 Trail Way Speedway (AHRMA Regional)5/16 Eastern PA Piston Poppers (TT Scramble)5/22 Pagoda MC5/23 Shippensburg MC5/29 Two Wheel Promotions (AMA NE Amateur National)5/30 Two Wheel Promotions (AMA NE Amateur National@Williams Grove)5/31 Two Wheel Promotions (AMA NE Amateur National – TT Race)6/6 Two Wheel Promotions (Mile@ Williams Grove)

Trials 5/1-2 White Rose (30 Anniversary)5/23 Tricky Trylers

Misc. 6/5 D-6 Meeting at Lebanon Valley M/C Clubhouse6/6 White Rose MC (Pro Hill Climb)

photographs by mra

photographs by aCtion pHotos

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tri-DistriCt CHallenGeroCKet raCeWay - april 11, 2004

The first annual Tri-District Challenge Cup was promoted by Mark Carlton owner of Rocket Raceway in Three Springs, Pennsylvania. The Tri-District Challenge pitted riders from three of the largest dis-tricts on the east coast and included AMA Districts five, six and seven. Rocket Raceway is the ideal location for this type of event, it is centrally located between the three districts and they offer a European style grand prix track that is suit-able for amateur riders but allows for the big horsepower bikes and the high speeds of expert racers as well. This years event was held on Easter Sunday and started with a mix of rain and snow flurries in the morning, it was cold and damp but the crew at Rocket had their course in excellent condition considering the extreme weather that had been thrown at them all week long. Not only did the winning district get the cup and the bragging rights, all the class winners from that district got a free pass good for practice on the Rocket course.In the first moto of the 125C division, Yamaha mount Carl

M i c h a e l grabbed the holeshot followed by district six racer, Track and Trail/Valley Drive Racing spon-sored Kyle Messerman then district fives/Angels World of Cycles/Boulevard Cafe jockey Jay Wetzel, then Rockets own Jack Carlton on his KTM. By

the mid point of the first lap Michael was passed by Messerman, Carlton and Wetzel. Messerman stayed on the gas and had a six second atvantage at the checkers.In moto number two

it was Wetzel with the holeshot this time followed by Messerman, Michael and Carlton. Michael made his move early on Messerman but was not able to hold his position. Messerman pushed Wetzel the entire race but was unable to stick the pass. Wetzels 3-1 was good for second overall with Messermans 1-2 taking the overall for district six. Wetzel also competed in the College Boy and the 250 C Divisions where he brought home wins for district five. Kyle Messermans father Ken was also on hand to represent district six. Ken took the gold in both the Vet A and Senior A ranks.

In the first moto of the 250A division another district six rider Cumberland Kawasaki/PR2 Racing/Thor/Smith/Bridgestone pilot Dustin Kendall nailed the holeshot and ran away with the moto. Kendall put on a repeat performance in the second moto, rounding out the top five was Benjamin Bixler, Broc Seiler, Jason Eckard, and Michael Foor.All three districts were represented at this years cup. District six came out on top with the most overall wins followed in second by district five then district seven. Logon for all the details at www.rocketraceway.com and be sure to check out event photos

at www.mcracin-gaction.com.

Jim Bull, MRA

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GpmX“How fast do you want to be?”

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#4 Michael foor takes the outside line in the first Moto of the 125 a class

anthony Mastrocola is your Quad c champion

Ken Messerman is your Winner in both Vet and Senior a

Kyle Messerman #15 battles carl Michael #X in 125c action.

even the Mini racers had a blast at rocket.

cumberland Kawasaki sponsored dustin Kendall #587 grabs the holeshot and the win in the 250a division.

#304 nick hornbaker holeshots the 65cc 7-9 class at rocket raceway.

open for practice the day before

a race

rocket is open for practiceSaturday’s quads and bikes, Sunday’s bikes only

MX & hare Scramble loop 10-dark for $15.00

Calling all RaCeRs FRomDistRiCt’s 5, 6 & 7

814-448-2701 www.rocketraceway.com

the Keystone Pit BiKe seriesThis is a three race series that is sponsored by Juniata Recreational Bike Shop

(1-814-652-5252) located on Route 30 Everette, Pa. The first race will be June 6 at Field of Dreams (1-814-629-6591), the second race will be at

Rocket Raceway June 27, with the last leg of the series at R & D Raceway (1-301-334-0918) July 4. We will be giving away three CRF Honda 50’s.

To be eligible to win a bike you must race all three races.We will pull three names out of a helmet at R & D Raceway to announce the winners!

congratulations to District 6this years winner of the tri – District challenge cup

thanks to All that Attended

MX May 22 MaMa

MX May 30

MX June 27

hS aug 8 district 5 State championship

hS aug 22 Maryland comp riders

MX Sept. 5

MX Sept. 26

MX oct. 10 MX nov. 14

MX nov. 21

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tri district championshiprocket racewayresults: april 11, 2004bomber +D: 1. Mark Lynch (Hon).Quad c: 1. Anthony Mastrocola (Hon); 2. Andrew Treadway (Yam).Super Mini: 1. Derrick Grissinger (Suz); 2. Austin Bixler (Kaw); 3. Ryan Foreman (Suz); 4. Russell Foreman (Suz).4-8 0-50cc Stock: 1. Rian Smittle (Et); 2. Andrew Davidovich, Jr (Blz).9-15 71-90cc limited: 1. Jamen Davidovich (Hon); 2. Jordan Davidovich (Suz).250A: 1. Dustin Kendall (Kaw); 2. Benjamin Bixler (Hon); 3. Broc Seiler (Yam); 4. Jason Eckard (Yam); 5. Michael Foor (Hon).250b: 1. Alex Cook (Ktm).250c: 1. Jay Wetzel (Kaw); 2. Daniel Allen, Jr (Hsk); 3. James Kann (Ktm).85 cc 7-11: 1. Jordan Walker (Kaw); 2. Gerald Gangaway, Jr (Ktm).125c: 1. Kyle Messerman (Yam); 2. Jay Wetzel (Kaw); 3. Jack Carlton (Yam); 4. Carl Michael (Yam); 5. Justin Berrier (Ktm).125 A: 1. Benjamin Bixler (Hon); 2. Broc Seiler (Yam); 3. Michael Foor (Hon).125b: 1. Will Smith (Kaw).Senior A: 1. Kenneth Messerman (Yam).Senior b: 1. Doug Kitchell (Kaw).ScHooL boY: 1. Gregory Lamey, Jr (Hon); 2. Carl Michael (Yam); 3. Jack Carlton (Yam).coLLege boY: 1. Jay Wetzel (Kaw); 2. Alex Cook (Ktm).Vet c: 1. Chris Teneyck (Hon); 2. James

Kann (Ktm); 3. Gerald Gangaway, Sr (Yam).oPen D: 1. Steve Bonacci (Ktm).85 cc 14-15: 1. Austin Bixler (Kaw); 2. George Fanala, V (Kaw).85 cc 12-13: 1. Ryan Foreman (Suz); 2. Derrick Grissinger (Suz); 3. Russell Foreman (Suz); 4. Stephen Hall (Kaw).WoMenS: 1. Ashley Gangaway (Yam).65 cc 7-9: 1. Conner Schilling (Suz); 2. Kace Winters (Suz); 3.Nicholas Hornbaker (Suz); 4. Travis Luft (Suz).65 cc 10-11: 1. Jordan Walker (Kaw); 2. Tyler Luft (Ktm); 3. Brandon Mcmanus (Kaw); 4. Ricky Fanala (Kaw).4-6 StocK 50cc: 1. Brandon Beam (Ktm); 2. Mathew Bailey (Cob); 3. Josh Wetzel (Cob); 4. Sommer Gangaway (Ktm).7-8 StocK 50cc: 1. Dawson Farkas (Cob); 2. Mitchelol Allen (Cob).4-8 oiL inJecteD 50cc: 1. Brandon Beam (Ktm); 2. Dawson Farkas (Cob); 3. Mathew Bailey (Cob); 4. Tyler Plunkett (Cob).

JAY WETZEL…Jay Wetzel may be a latecomer to the sport of racing motorcycles, but he asked for his first bike at age 2. He was told he could have a motorcycle when he was 5 and he didn’t forget! He’s been woods riding since.

Now starting his second full season and third year of racing AMA events, Jay secured a new sponsor in ANGEL’S World of Cycles, Rostraver, PA and is now riding for TEAM GREEN out of District-5.

Jay eats, sleeps, drinks and dreams MX, AX, bikes---RIDING!! He tries to practice everyday and races 3 classes in AX and MX events every weekend.

Jay is known at the D-5 tracks as the kid who races in a cast, as plaster has been part of his gear at least three times (broken foot, broken ankle, broken thumb) over the last year or so—he’s even earned trophies while broken!

A broken collar bone, suffered in the practice session at Camelback Raceway during the 03 PA State MX Championships, finally sidelined Jay to the stands and pit-crew for his 6 year old brother, Josh, Cobra #707, 50 Classes I and III. “Joshie” as he is known in D-5, loves racing as much as his brother. Without finishing the series, Jay man-

aged two top ten finishes: 8th in 250C and 9th in 125C classes at the State Championships.

The 2004 season started with a bang for Jay when, as a way to practice and recover from the collar bone injury, he attended the Ohio State Indoor Arenacross Championships in January, finishing 3rd in 125 Novice, 4th in 250 Novice and 11th in Collegeboy class, overall.

Jay’s early practice this year turned to gold when he ended up qualifying, top 3, in 125 Novice class in the Mid America Region for the 2004 Arenacross Amateur World Finals to be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, in conjunction with the 2004 MAXXIS U.S. Open, in October. Jay is very excited at the prospect of battling for the top finishes at the AX Amateur World Finals among the very talented group of 18 racers who have qualified from across the country, in his class.

WETZEL RACING – Jay Wetzel #077 – KAW 250cc and 250F

Sponsors: ANGEL’S World of Cycles, Rostraver, PA (724-379-7200), Blvd. Café, Labtec, mom & dad, gram & pap, MGW

Vet A: 1. Kenneth Messerman (Yam); 2. David Hall (Hon); 3. John Eckstine (Yam); 4. Rick Wenger (Ktm).Vet b: 1. Doug Kitchell (Kaw).

Jack carlton of rocket raceway

MRA May 2004

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