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#66 CodyDetorres – Takes Track Championship at Sleepy Hollow

#66 CodyDetorres – Takes Track Championship at Sleepy Hollow

#28 Sarrina Smith - 1st Overall XR 70/80 ClassFlying Dutchmen MX

D-6 Race Coverage Inside

D-6 Race Coverage Inside

#28 Sarrina Smith - 1st Overall XR 70/80 ClassFlying Dutchmen MX

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51cc oil 4-6 1 18w Jacob C. Runkles 2 7j Sam Sheckells 3 201 William R. Erb 4 49 Nick R. Beatty 5 718 Tyler Miller 6 2 Nicholas A. Horsey 7 135 Tyler Webster 8 9 Tyler Bruder

51cc oil 7-8 1 8j Storm Sheckells 2 283 David Sanford 3 232 Devon M. Armiger 4 25 Landon C. Wolfe 5 125 Kara Groves 6 3 Megan Rhodes 7 727 Matthew E. Myers 8 7c Colton D. Mckinney

51cc 4-6 1 270 Jacob C. Runkles 2 531 Wyatt R. Bosley 3 107 Ryan J. Baxter 4 404 Sam Sheckells

51cc 7-8 1 4n Jacob H. Grove 2 537 Kameron Paige 3 39 Jacob A. Diana 4 6x Justin M. Foster 5 6j Joshua Villarreal 6 956 Storm Sheckells 7 210 Timothy Walls 8 6f Bobby Kinsley 9 8f Bryan Fellenbaun 10 25 Landon C. Wolfe

65cc 7-9 1 23t Garret Toth 2 1 Brandon S. Seibold 3 331 Jacob H. Grove 4 46 Cody L. Lunceford 5 537 Kameron Paige 6 313 Zachary Pisanchyn 7 24a Jordan A. Walker 8 39 Jacob A. Diana 9 23 Chaz N. Light 10 6j Joshua Villarreal

65cc 10-11 1 107 Andrew Kinsley 2 506 David J. Wingate 3 106 Matthew Moore 4 711 Tyler A. Albertini 5 7 Brittney A. Facey 6 2 James E. Smith Iii

85cc 7-11-D1 1 2x Colton L. Bailey 2 23t Garret Toth 3 335 Mark Garvey 4 111 Jacob Miller 5 167 Daniel Corbin 6 102 Brandon S. Seibold 7 341 Michael Stella 8 918 Tyler J. Smith 9 78 Jack Carlton 10 135 Joshua R. Ford

85cc 12-13 1 150 William G. Duffy , Jr 2 18t Willy C. Toth 3 735 Anthony Casio Jr

4 277 Zachary E. Harrington 5 19 Christopher A. Tyler 6 566 Mark W. Davis 7 912 James S. Helton Jr 8 456 James C. Thompson Iii 9 11x Tony L. Vanetesse 10 7 Tyler Kline

85cc 14-15 1 125 Michael W. Groves 2 108 Curtis J. Baker 3 620 Michael Mccubbin

Junior Mini 1 2x Colton L. Bailey 2 335 Mark Garvey 3 111 Jacob Miller 4 11x Tony L. Vanetesse 5 02 Zac A. Ely 6 167 Daniel Corbin 7 365 Larry A. Rhodes 8 78 Jack Carlton 9 135 Joshua R. Ford 10 23t Garret Toth

Super Mini 1 735 Anthony Casio Jr 2 150 William G. Duffy , Jr 3 125 Michael W. Groves 4 30 John Higbee 5 18t Willy C. Toth 6 620 Michael Mccubbin 7 277 Zachary E. Harrington 8 108 Curtis J. Baker 9 80 Andrew Baker 10 566 Mark W. Davis

School Boy 1 73 Zachery Miller 2 02 Benjamin J. Bixler 3 21 John G. Hare 4 245 Jessye M. Davis 5 427 Brian J. Mcquaid 6 443 Joshua Boschert 7 56 Chase Hagan 8 607 Brandon Boschert 9 736 Christopher Boschert 10 60 Shane M. Wiegel

College Boy 1 21j Jedediah S. Haines 2 157 Dan D. Scilipote 3 135 Cory D. Strickler 4 343 Stephen Stella 5 121 Todd Wilcom 6 210 Matt Ritchey 7 715 Robert M. Rexroth 8 911 Isaac G. Blevins 9 7 Zachary A. Camp 10 648 Derek B. Wilt

125A 1 174 Rodney M. Horrocks 2 914 Michael P. Bear 3 21j Jedediah S. Haines 4 788 Joseph W. Robertson 5 7 Zachary A. Camp 6 157 Dan D. Scilipote 7 705 Michael P. Tsakanikas 8 118 Zachary Hill 9 414 Dennis M. Harnish

125B 1 715 Robert M. Rexroth

2 343 Stephen Stella 3 121 Todd Wilcom 4 210 Matt Ritchey 5 02 Benjamin J. Bixler 6 14 Derrick E. Wile 7 73 Zachery Miller 8 4 Michael A. Foor 9 648 Derek B. Wilt 10 677 Pete M. Sneeringer

125C/D1 1 87 Zeke Ziemann 2 966 Nick W. Johnson 3 21 John G. Hare 4 47 Jordan Helman 5 109 Tyler S. Mccreight 6 697 Lowell F. Thomas 7 721 Thomas Payne 8 56 Chase Hagan 9 954 Matthew Wilson 10 60 Shane M. Wiegel

250/Open A 1 914 Michael P. Bear 2 788 Joseph W. Robertson 3 174 Rodney M. Horrocks 4 425 Barry L. Taggart Jr 5 135 Cory D. Strickler 6 735 Nathan A. Updyke 7 118 Zachary Hill 8 705 Michael P. Tsakanikas 9 587 Dustin Kendall 10 128 James W. Boyer

250/Open B 1 911 Isaac G. Blevins 2 210 Matt Ritchey 3 345 Justin Forer 4 4 Michael A. Foor

5 4x Eric Myers 6 302 Darwin E. Hayward 7 14 Steven D. Proudfoot, Jr 8 581 Charles Glacken Iii 9 20 Todd N. Selleck Sr 10 938 Vance Lally

250/Open C-D1 1 555 Joseph M. Farnish Jr 2 950 Damien L. Bell 3 149 Dennis M. Mcglaughlin Jr 4 956 Stan Harbold 5 995 Tom Groves 6 7 Todd N. Selleck Jr 7 959 James A. Ellis 8 xxx Taggart Brown 9 361 Shane P. Coble 10 87 im Dobbs

25+A 1 425 Barry L. Taggart Jr 2 914 Michael P. Bear 3 137 Mike Leiby 4 144 Todd A. Wolfe 5 735 Nathan A. Updyke 6 215 H Fred Thompson Iii 7 98 James F. Rolland 8 12 Jeffrey M. Grove 9 128 James W. Boyer 10 17 John J. Richards

25+B 1 45 A Scott Martin 2 950 Damien L. Bell 3 620 Kevin Mesiah 4 171 Colin Forer 5 20 Todd N. Selleck Sr 6 183 Donnie Michaelis 7 956 Stan Harbold

30+A Vet 1 12 Jeffrey M. Grove 2 7 Kenneth E. Hesserman 3 226 Mike P. Corbin 4 144 Todd A. Wolfe 5 117 Jonathan D. Skinner 6 20 Todd N. Selleck Sr 7 17 John J. Richards

30+B Vet 1 620 Kevin Mesiah 2 731 Scott Cooney 3 143 Michael Smith 4 570 Kim Kline 5 917 James A. Jarvis 6 71 William E. Nichols 7 138 David Hall 8 44 William F. Seagle 9 134 Timothy Legg 10 16 Harvey Holcombe

30+C Vet-D1 1 613 Derek Huzzy 2 991 Jim Mandrin 3 xxx Taggart Brown 4 149 Dennis M. Mcglaughlin Jr 5 41 John R. Price 6 404 Kevin Sheckells 7 212 Joseph S. Hardesty 8 32 Anthony J. Plitt 9 454 Douglas M. Kuhn 10 158 Joey P. Kilby

40+ A Senior 1 7 Kenneth E. Hesserman

2 204 Robert G. Huston 3 96 Russell W. Seibold 4 810 Douglas Wentzell 5 570 Kim Kline 6 42 Rick Wenger 7 3 Joseph M. Hoffman 8 911 Frank Zee

40+ B Senior 1 917 James A. Jarvis 2 224 Thomas Nagle 3 938 Bruce Lally 4 22 Michael J. Marley 5 32 Greg Huavakis 6 375 David J. Weston 7 104 George H. Carbaugh Jr 8 169 Keith L. Nicastro

Womens 1 55 Ana M. Ward 2 506 Elizabeth Logan 3 27x Jessica A. Childs

125C-D2 1 555 Joseph M. Farnish Jr 2 225 Terry E. Jones 3 245 Jessye M. Davis 4 111 Justin E. Crawford 5 575 Michael B. Toney Jr 6 788 Ken Garner Iv 7 277 Zachary E. Harrington 8 991 Jim Mandrin 9 607 Brandon Boschert 10 181 Nicholas Delcher

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Happy Ramblers MX ClubLabor Day Suzuki Championship 9/2/2002

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Happy ramblers MX Club - labor Day Suzuki Chamionship results . . . . . 2 Our Advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Beta Story - by Joe Purshock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Upcoming events Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Holeshot Hotshot - Justin lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The racers edge - by Andy Fleck & Al Carr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 VPe “Performance report” Vol. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Adult Mini Cross “The landing MX 9-15-02” - by David Segal . . . . . . . . 11 Adult Mini Bike race- rausch Creek, 9-22-02 - by Jim Bull . . . . . . . . . . 11AMA Amateur Motocross at Doublin Gap results – Sept 1,2002 - by Jeff Yentzer . . 12AMA District 6 Championships rd 12 Hurricane Hills – Sept 8,2002 - by Jim Sanderson . . 13District 6 Motorcycle MX Point Standings - Posted 9/17/02. . . . . . . . . . . 14ATV Maintenance By east Coast ATV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15evansville raceway results - September7, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Champion - Cody DeTorres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Sleepy Hollow ATV results - September 2, 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17ATV Point Standings as of 9/21/02. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Distirct 6 racers at the Nationals - By Jason Hughes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19True Sportsmanship - By russell Shutt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Bike Giveaway - Sponsored By Bromley Suzuki, KTM & Polaris. . . . . . . . 20Sleepy Hollow Motocross Park results - September 2, 2002 . . . . . . . . . 21The Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Subscription Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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COVER PHOTO: Cody DeTorres

Hello Race Fans! Happy October - Where did the season go? It seems like just last week we were at the Motorama Season Opener. One good thing the temperature has cooled down, no more 90 degree race days. I guess the down side is that winter is right around the corner. We have a few more weeks of MX Racing left here in the district with 3 more D-6 point races. On the flip side, the Hare Scramble and Short Track Racing is picking up again, so there is still plenty of racing action out there to participate in this year. New this month in MRA we've started an "ATV Section", even though we call our paper 'Motorcycle Racing Action' we plan to include all types of off road racing in our publication. In the coming months, we are hoping to pro-vide coverage for Hare Scrambles and Short Track Racing along with Motocross for both bikes and quads. The bottom line is we want to recognize all aspects of our sport and provide more coverage to you, our readers. The October issue will be the last regular monthly issue of the season. Keep your eyes open around mid-November for the next issue of MRA. If you're not a subscriber, you'll have to look for that issue at your local dealer. We then take December and January off and get ready for the season opener in early February to kick off the Motorama Speed Show. Watch that issue to feature Track Champions and Points Series Winners for this year. Again, thanks for making our first year as new owners of MRA, a success. We look forward to the coming season to making more new friends and to provide you with more exciting race coverage. Any ideas or suggestions please let us know, and remember your support helps support the Sport.

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Like James Brown says in his opening song "I'm back". I hope some of you remember me. I am the guy that gave you such stories as "there ought to be a trophy" and "Have you heard the one about" or "insurance for racing" or happy pit fathers day" and my first story, titled "I stopped my mid-life crisis on the first lap", that was my favorite. All of those stories I wrote were about the crashing and bending or braking of parts (mine and the bikes) during my comeback in racing after 8,400.75 days off. That's 23 years for those of you without a calculator.

In the story "have you heard the one about" I wrote about my big crash and the flag man that undoubtedly saved my life. Well in that crash I blew out c4 and c5 disks in my neck and have been out of competition since. I did run one race after the big get off but the pain was a pain. I have spent the last 2 years getting my neck back in shape and as soon as I can get the extra tonnage off that I accumulated since being inactive I intend to try it again.

Some advice for those that want it. I went to two doctors that wanted to fuse my neck. They both had average offices, no partners and expensive cars in the parking lot. One was a new Porsche Boxer. The last Dr. I went to had a beautiful huge office with lots of partners. I have no idea as to what he drives since "his" parking lot was full. Dr. number 3 said that if I could handle the discomfort for a while he could manipulate my neck with therapy. I handled it and he manipulated it and I am just fine today. Don't let any doctor tell you that you have to get welded; there is a very good chance that your Dr. is in the market for a new hot rod.

What I then did to keep active in racing was get a job in the motorcycle industry. I went to work at Cosmopolitan Motors in Hatboro, PA. I used to get help racing from "Cosmo" back in the early 70's so here is where I wanted to work. The president of Cosmo knows everybody in this industry. You name the racers from Bobby Hill in 1951 and Bart Merkel to Evel Knievel, in some way or another they all rode for or with Cosmo's help. I've met Nixon, Kuruthers, Du'Hamel, Fisher Mann, Farachee, Rottigni, Weil and the list goes on through Cosmo. Knievel used to get his tires from Cosmo before he was Evel and Lance Weil is now working here too. You might remember him as the man who helped pioneer the disc brake. He was Road racing for Harley in Europe and he had the first disc on two wheels. He has the distinction of winning more races in Europe that any other American racer and I think that record still holds. He had the first 3/4 helmet in that venue and the Bell helmet Company gave him their first full cover helmet to race in Europe and the Europeans wouldn't allow it. After looking over the market we decided to start in the peewee class. We found a chassis manufacturing Company and then mated them up with an engine Company. We all know that everything good comes from Italy. I say that not because my mom is Italian but because it is a fact. The Beta Co. had been manufacturing great bikes since the Stone Age. Their Trials bikes have more world titles that anyone. The bottom end of the engine that they make for us is the same bottom ends that KTM, Lem and Husky use. It is bullet proof and a superior design. KTM, Husky and Lem, as we do also use our own top end. We went one step further and we use our own clutch too.

Water-cooling is not very important in this class so we opted to loose the feature. That saves a bunch of money. Beta and their people come up with an exclusive clutch for this bike that no one has. The porting and piston work are so well finished that you would not believe it could be done in a production run. The Barrel is cast Iron and has no nicasil plating. There again a huge savings. The cast iron warrants a 3 minute warm up only. A 19mm De'llorto feeds the case fed engine. A 12mm is on the Jr. model. We have Paoli forks and a Paoli adjustable shock. The bike has disc brakes fore and aft with cables. The 10-inch aluminum San Remo rims are mounted with Pirelli tires. Stock gearing is a 10-tooth counter with a 43-tooth steel rear sprocket. Others are available in aluminum rear and steel counter. Tomasilli controls round out the picture.

This bike is so nicely built that we knew we could get top dollar for it. Now, I need to get a bike on the track so we started looking for a rider. I asked around and tried out a few kids without any real luck. A dealer I sell to in Hammonton NJ came to me with a proposition. He had a kid who was running out of his shop who could probably get the job done.

Charlie Perna of P & L Cycles in Hammonton NJ got the contract. I set him up with our first bike to get to the U.S.A. He has been racing himself since the 70,s and has been tuning bikes as long. He built the motors for Jake Johnson who currently is a pro flat tracker and from the gossip on the dirt about to sign a big contract himself. Charlie's current riders are always in the point's race each year and he is know for fast bikes.

We got 105 of the Beta's here in time for AMA certification but had already missed the first two Loretta Lynn qualifiers in our District. My kid "Brett Forman" road the Beta for the first time in the Budds Creek qualifier of this year. He hadn't had time to get it dirty before then. There were a mess of Cobra's and as many KTM bikes in that first ride. I think the field had 38 bikes in it all together. Bret was also a little overwhelmed at the class of riders and the expensive haulers at this particular race. He did his best and with the wrong gearing and bad jetting he pulled off a 12th and a 14th, not bad for a fist time outing.

Brett has since turned into a little monster on the "Mongoose" as we now call it. It was a long and hard road tuning that bike and getting him comfy on it but now the work has paid off. I have to give some of the credit here to Brett's older brother Chris. Chris races a KX65 and a YZ 85. 12 year old Chris is coming off a broken foot and has worked his way back to 3rd in the 85 class and 2nd in the 65 class points standing. He takes Brett out on practice days and spanks him pretty hard. I wish we had a bike for Chris to ride that would be neat with the two brothers. Maybe next year. Brett's parents, Linda and George also put in a lot of time with this. George also races in the over 40 class. He has his hands full on race days when I am not there and Charlie is too busy to work on the bikes.

That is what we do here at Cosmo. When Cosmo is at the track I work on all the Beta's. There is another Beta rider who is coming along nicely. He is Michael Frankenfield. He rides the #188 Beta. He got his first 1st place finish just this month. He usually runs in the top 5 so I am looking for good things from him. One other little guy here on a Beta that is just beginning would be Sebastian Arcana. He rides the

#11 Beta and is new to this. He's come a long way in a short time and is just now starting to wick it up.

Sebastian's dad Joe has a deli and we try to get him to bring hoagies to the track. He can build a screaming hoagie so we want to keep him coming. Michael's dad races also, he rides a KTM. This father and son thing is great and it really is good quality time and produces some good results. All my kids are good kids. They are respectful and well behaved. This is a good confidence and character builder. I work on all the 50cc bikes at the track. I will help any dad who asks. All the parents are nice and most try to be helpful. There are a few challenges every now and then. But we will be weeding them out with some new rules. This is a good sport for a family outing.

We here at Cosmo want to offer a quality product for a reasonable price with good parts availability. I think we have achieved that. We will never "not have a part". Anyone who needs a part can get it when they pay for it. I have a vast parts supply. If for some unknown reason we would not have a part on the shelf then I will personally pull it off a bike in the box. You will never hear otherwise.

I have held the introductory price of $1999.00. The new 2003 bikes will be here shortly. The only improvements to the 03 bikes will be the 12 inch front wheel and Hydraulic brakes fore and aft. These parts can be refitted to any of the 02 bikes at any time. We will also have the Jr Mongoose here soon. It will be very much the same bike as the pro but with a 12 mm De'llorto and possibly a smaller rear shock with the 10-inch tires I am now waiting to here the new rules from the AMA.

So here is the deal. You buy a new Beta Mongoose for $1999.00 and race it in any Sanctioned race and send the results to me, Joseph Purshock III at Cosmo and we will give you $200.00 on the books in BB's or a $100.00 cash refund. That's $200 in Beta bucks that can be exchanged for parts or a payday of $100. It's your call.

The price of the 2003 bike is not worked up yet. But since it will have the upgrades we all know it's gonna put a bigger dent in your kid's allowance.

The following are the race results for this season in no particular order thus far for Brett Forman on the #7 Beta.

Track Overall finishBudds Creek 12thBroom Tioga 11thPleasure Valley 14thFrozen ocean 10thField of Dreams 10thDutchman Two 3rd place finishesAtco Eight 1st place finishes Four 2nd place finishes A 7th, 8th, and 9th

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Congratulations Andrew Wiegand 16 year old Andrew Wiegand from Manheim PA on his 1st year racing the 125cc Class on his first attempt at the Loretta Lynn Nationals, took two podium finishes on his way to finishing 5th overall in the Nation in the 125c Stock Class and 11th overall in the 125c modified class. Andrew rides a Yamaha YZ 250F and can be found competing at most of the local tracks here in District 6. Andrew said, "It felt great" taking the honors at the Nationals and he wanted to thank all of his sponsors. First off his mom & dad, Fred Wiegand Builder, Rod Breckbill and Jere Swarr for all of their help and support, and Keeney Motorsports and TBT Suspension for engine & suspension work to keep his YZ F working great. Watch for Andrew in the coming sea-son to take his share of the check-ered flags. Way to go Andrew. – Jim Bull, MRA

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In life there are many odious tasks we must undertake but none more so than a mud race. The easiest way to deal with racing in the mud is simply not to. Check the weather forecast and if there's more than a 70 percent chance of rain, stay home. Hey that works. But that's not for everybody. Sometimes you have to do it, like it or not. The key to winning a mud race is preparation. Many people lose before they even start because they just aren't prepared for the mud. Lets face it its hard to concentrate on racing if your cold and wet, right? So we need to start with plenty of extra gear. Most of us have old race gear from past years so dig it out and carry it with you. You need to arrange for at least three sets of gear to wear through the day. These would be practice, first motos and second motos. If you can't assemble that many sets of gear then go out and buy a couple of pairs of cheap coveralls at the local Walmart, you may look a bit unstylish but at least you'll be able to peel off that layer of mud after the race. If you can assemble more than three sets, that will be helpful if you're racing more than one class. Also don't forget plenty of towels,extra socks and underwear, dry MX pants over wet underwear do little to put you in the right frame of mind for racing. Extra goggles are a necessity as well as plenty of tear offs. You should have all your goggles prepped before practice and wrapped in paper towels to keep rain drops off them on the way to the line. Rain has a nasty habit of getting not just on but under the tearoffs, nothing like trying to race while looking through a goldfish bowl. Another essential item is an umbrella it'll keep you out of the rain between motos when you're out walking around checking out how the track conditions are changing and it'll keep you dry that extra bit longer on the line. Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister, Wife, Girlfriend, Husband, Boyfriend (politically correct) there's always someone you can shanghai to come down to the line with you and hold that umbrella.

Your helmet visor is designed to help deflect roosts, in a mud race it needs to be longer. An old goggle lens taped to the end will help keep a lot of roost off your goggles, also some guys like to tape a sponge to the top of their hel-mets, this minimizes mud buildup keeping your helmet light. Handguards are also a big help. Acerbis flag handguards are well designed and will work quite well to keep mud off your hands and grips while you are upright and riding, if you fall and drop the end of the bars into the mud you are pretty much screwed as its nearly impossible to get the mud off without getting it all over your gloves as well. Some pros tuck a rag into the back of their pants. This is the part of you thats going to see the least amount of mud so the rag stays fairly clean if not dry. If you do crash the rag

can be used to wipe off your grips and gloves so you can continue. The key though is not to crash so lets cover what we need to do to not fall.

Riding in deep mud is a bit like riding in deep sand, you want to keep the power on and the front end light. Backing off will make the front end sink, you need to keep your weight back over the rear wheel for traction. If possible avoid using the brakes if the mud is deep, instead back off a little on the throttle to cut your speed before a corner then when you have slowed enough get back on the power before entering the corner and power through and out of the corner. Jumps should be treated with caution as they may only have one line. This line will generally lead to the best landing spot. Getting off this line can mean landing in some deep mud, if this happens just make sure you have the throttle pinned before touchdown, hopefully the bike will continue to move forward and not stop dead. Winning a mud race is about falling less than the other guys and most get offs will occur when you are not on the throttle.

When the pros anticipate a mud race their mechanics will add preload to the fork and shock springs or simply install heavier springs. They do this to compensate for the added weight of the mud on the bike. This is a bit too difficult for the average rider at a race but you can turn your compression clickers in which will help compensate somewhat for the 25 lbs. of added ballast.

Generally only one racing line forms in a mud race which makes passing difficult. The biggest advantage you can give yourself in a mud race is mud tires. I can't tell you how many guys I see racing in the mud with the same tires as they use at a dry dusty track. Having a good set of mud tires is like cheating. Mud tires have wide spaced knobs, the reason for this is it allows the mud to fling off while the tire is spinning. A hard terrain tire will simply load up with mud and supply very little traction. With the correct tires you will be able to use other lines to pass. The majority of us cannot afford an extra set of wheels with mud tires installed but we can afford to carry the tires. If you are a racer you should know how to change a tire, if you don't then start practic-ing at home. Changing a tire should take about ten to fifteen minutes, with practice this is easily achieved. If you can get confident changing tires then you will have the advan-tage of always having the right tires for the right conditions. If you can't be bothered then don't expect to win.

A pressure washer is also a necessity at a mud race, I won't go into how to wash your bike thats a whole 'nother article and since nearly everyone at the races these days brings a pressure washer with them you all know how to wash your bike.

Finally I'd like to talk about the end of the day clean -up. Bring along some plastic gar-bage bags so you have someplace to put your wet muddy gear, As soon as you get home take it out of the truck/trailer and put it all in a tub full of cold water, thats right cold water. Hot water will actually cause the dirt to set in the fabric resulting in stains, this is probably why so many racers have brown race gear. Let it soak overnight and then machine wash the next day, I used to use Electrolux carpet cleaner as a detergent to keep my white JT pants their whitest and it worked, but any of todays modern detergents should do just fine. Jerseys can be thrown in the drier, while pants and gloves and goggles (which can be washed in the washing machine after removing the lenses) should all be line dried.

Remember, wining a mud race is all about being prepared so start getting your stuff together because sooner or later its gonna rain.

“Racing in the Mud” REACTIVE SUSPENSION, INC.By Andy Fleck & Al Carr

HOLESHOT HOTSHOT(SEPTEMBER)event: Flying Dutchmen MX - Sept 1, 2002rider: Justin LeeHometown: Wilson, PABike: Honda XR 50District #: 17 Jexperience: 1 yearClass: XR 50Sponsors: Mom & Dad

Justin Lee from Wilson, PA is our Holeshot Hotshot for the month of September. Justin pulled the holeshot in both moto's at the Flying Dutchmen in the pouring down rain to take a second overall for the day. Let's all give justin a "way to go" for his first year perfor-

mance on his XR 50 on a rainy Labor Day weekend in Pine Grove. Watch out next month, you may be the next MRA Hotshot.

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How can I improve the handling of my bike through simple maintenance?

Many people neglect simple maintenance procedures that could improve the handling of their bikes. Suspension performance definitely plays a large role in your bikes handling characteristics. If your bike isn’t valved correctly you can bet it won’t handle very well. We covered all this in another article, so moving on, what else can you do to make sure your bike handles well? Be sure that your linkage, swing arm and steering head are greased and cleaned regularly.

We get customers coming into the shop all the time that complain of poor handling and find out that they have no linkage or swing arm bearings left. The main cause for this is simply poor maintenance, but pressure washers also contribute to this type of problem. As everyone and their brother goes out and buys the biggest pressure washer they can find, then proceeds to wash their bike at a distance of two inches, it is no wonder that bearing and seals get destroyed. If you are going to wash your bike with a pressure washer be sure not to get to close to any bearing or seals. You will end up blowing mud and dirt into the linkage instead of blowing the mud off the bike. Instead of doing this use a brush or some other type of tool to get the big chunks of dirt off and then rinse off what is left at a respectable distance.

The next reason we see most linkage and swing arm bearings fail is because of a lack of mainte-nance. I have seen linkages in such bad shape that they will bind the rear end, and keep the shock from rebounding and compression at the proper speeds. You should completely disassemble and lube your linkage and all bearings at least three times a year, more if you are riding more than once a week. Although this job is not something most people enjoy, if you keep on top of your maintenance you should not have to replace any of the parts for a long time. The easiest way to do this job right is to completely remove the swing arm and all the bearings. Then clean out the inside of the linkage or swing arm and spray it down with carb cleaner or a similar solvent. Then replace all the bearings and apply a liberal amount of high quality grease. While your bearings should last a long time if taken care of, it is a good idea to replace the seals if they have any wear marks on them. The seals are what protect your bearings from water and dirt, and are rather inexpensive to replace. Having a well greased linkage and swing arm will allow your shock to work to its full potential. Remember to follow all your manufactur-ers recommendations when it comes to torque specs for all linkage and swing arm bolts.

Your forks also have some simple maintenance procedures that can be taken care of to keep them working to their potential. First of all make sure to keep your fork tubes as clean as possible. One mistake some people do make is to use contact cleaner on the tubes. This does clean them well, but leaves them very dry and can cause the seals lips to

stick, roll under and tear. The best way to clean your fork tubes is to wash them down will water and a mild soap. Then carefully pull down the wiper. Once you have lowered the wiper, take a strip of negative film or a similar material and slide it under the lip of the seal. Gently move it around the fork tube and pull down at the same time. This should pull any dirt that is between the lip and the fork tube out. This works especially well when you have a leak do to one or more pieces of dirt holding the seal lip open, after a muddy ride. Then before you slide the wiper back into place squirt a small amount of assembly lube into the wiper.

Your steering head bearings also need to be lubed and maintained on a regular basis. The easiest way to do this is to remove the front tire, the forks and the handlebars. Remove the nut that holds the top triple clamp and remove it. You should now see another nut that has to be removed before the bottom triple clamp is freed. Once apart all you need to do is clean both the top and bottom bearings. Rinsing them both with some sort of solvent if possible, then apply grease to both bearings and reinstall them. Be care-ful when reinstalling them to follow the instructions in your owner’s manual. If you over tighten the bottom bolt on the steering stem you will cause binding and friction when trying to turn. If you leave this nut too loose you will cause undo wear on the stem and bearings. Once you have properly installed your forks to the right height, torque the triple clamp pinch bolt to the specs in your owner’s manual. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN. If you over tighten these bolts you can actually inhibit the performance of your forks and damage the interior components. Once your forks are installed, replace the front wheel. This is another step that many people do not take enough care in doing. When you tighten the axle, and it’s pinch bolts, do not pinch the bottom of the forks together. Before tightening the pinch bolts on the axle, make sure that the fork tubes are free to find their own relaxed position on the axle. If they are squeezed together at the axle, the forks will bind and not give you good performance at all. These last to things are common mistakes and we have seen many a novice mechanics cause themselves problems by not being careful on these steps.

Your suspension components are not the only parts on your bike to affect handling. If you don’t keep up with the maintenance on their corresponding components, you may find yourself chasing your tail and changing compression and rebound clickers, when the real problem is in your linkage, swing arm, steering head bearings, or axle pinch bolts. Your bike is a complete package, and in order for it to perform to its’ optimum potential, every aspect of your bike must be in perfect working order. Remember to prevent problems on the track or trail; you need to spend a few hours in the garage checking your bike over on a regular basis.

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Welcome 1st Time Racers

Pictured above the Metzler brothers sponsored by their grandfather Art Sholly from Mt. Joy, PA. #4 Zachary Metzler racing in the XR70 Class & #18 Joshua Metzler competing in the 100/125 4 stroke class. Welcome to MX racing guys and we wish you the best of luck. – Jim Bull, MRA

ADULT MINI BIKE RACE AT RAUSCH CREEK

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ADuLT MINI-CROSSTHe LANDINg MX 9-15-02 The Adult mini-cross was plagued by the weather channels view of horrible rain. The turn out was grim but the race action was fun. The biggest class was the stock 50 class. The mid sized/open carriage was less than half full and the open class had a few good riders. Michael Fink had a great day of racing with a sweep in the Open carriage/Mid class as well as in the Open class. His statement is he wants to have a Carmichael year in mini-cross. Phil Smith in the Stock 50 class took a solid 2nd to a friend and 1st place 50 winner Denny Williams on a borrowed Z50. The 50 Mod class was excellent with the 2 mod riders in the gate with the stock class. The Sayers brothers, Scott (#335) AND Mike (#198) showed us all what you can do with a 50. The skill it takes to race a 50 is incredible and these boys seem to have it figured out. By David Segal

2 Stroke (Jr/PW 80)1 John Yurejefcic2 Timothy Flynnn

lightweight Class (Xr/Z 50)1 Tim Ross2 Tony Srubjan3 Timothy Peare4 Doug Hendry5 Kenneth Peare6 Peter Randolf

Midweight Class (Xr 70/80/90 - TTr 90)1 Ted Seeley2 Mark Seeley3 Jeff Ambrose4 Jim Bull5 Robbie Holtzman

Heavyweight Class (Xr 100/TTr 125)1 Clint Johnson2 John Light3 Timothy Flynn4 Bart DeFrancesco5 Alistair Smith6 Tim Falcone

Adult Mini Race 9/22/02Rausch Creek MX & ATV Part What a hoot? Adult mini bike racing at Rausch Creek MX & ATV Park. The day was overcast with occasional showers but I believe everyone that straddled a mini and strapped on a helmet had the time of their lives. The Jersey crowd was there on their Honda 50's - Split Rail SX made the 6 hour trip from Ohio on their full blown race 50's and their were a couple of good ole boy's from PA just having a blast on the big outdoor track on a cool September day. The day went off without a hitch - Rausch creek did a great job running the event. The format for the day was 2 twenty minute moto's, YES, 20 minutes + 2 laps. Hey, any of you motocross guys out there want to get some serious training in - come play with us on a Sunday. I would like to give honorable mention to 2 particular riders that entered 2 classes each. Ted Seeley & Timothy Flynn both deserve the Roger Decoster Iron Man Award. These guys ran 4 moto's back to back, that's 80 minutes for those of you without a calculator. Way to go guys. I'm telling you, if you want to have a ton of fun for not a lot of money, check out some Mini Bike Racing. Watch MRA & Rausch Creeks schedule for upcoming events in the near future. If you want to get in on some action this year yet, check out thelandingmx.com in Easton MD & also pitbikeracing.com from OHIO. See ya at the races. - Jim Bull, MRA

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Landing mX mini-race Winners!Left to right:John cosgrovePhil smithscott sayersmike Finkeric WiseDave curciDenny WilliamsJimmy Williams

Adult Mini Bike Race Rausch CreekSeptember 22, 2002

G. Lamey 99 48 E. Wilson 22k 38 C. Light 23 16 J. Reber 2R 13 G. Toth 23T 12 D. Holton 70 12 K. Gillespie 75 12 C. Light 23 11 B. Wallace 381 10 T. Savidge 25 10

Y85(12-13) A. Blessing 44 38 K. Kaminskie 23 37 M. Hougentougler 54 32 W. Toth,jr. 18T 28 A. Roth 144 28 A. Gaul 9G 18 R. Malkiewicz 13 17 M. Mazur 145 13 C. Schneider 4V 13 J. Smith 84 13 R. Sebastian 20R 12 M. Gesso 178 12 K. Knapp 67 12

Y85(14-15) J. Lawrence 38 75 M. Farnish 55 43 J. Wolfe 48 43 J. Lingle 22 39 D. Wile 114 30 M. Farnish 55 29 J. Griffin 28 18 C. Baker 108 18 M. Tippin 26 16 M. Minnick 51 15 A. Sharkey 15A 12

SuperMini J. Lawrence 38 80 K. Kaminskie 23 36 D. Wile 114 27 J. Lingle 22 24 R. Sebastian 20R 24 W. Toth,Jr. 18T 22 J. Lingle 22 17 L. Spangler 427 15 M. Lindsay 240 13 M. Farnish 55 11 E. Wilson 22K 11 T. Roth 13 10

Collegeboy C. Ramsey 88R 76 D. Nyzio 781 32 C. Wenger 611 28 A. Wiegand 6 28 M. Leavitt 113 22 J. Kimball 300 16 A. Wiegand 6 14 S. Reitz 711 14 E. Sebastian 23 13 M. Schneck 115 12 J. Haines 21J 11

Schoolboy J. Lawrence 38 53 J. Hoffman 772 42 M. Nentwig 77M 37 M. Moore 10M 22 B. King 406 20 B. Bixler 02 15 B. Murphy 63B 12

Women M. Peterson 736 12 A. Bardo 9 9 A. Ward 55 7 C. Race 75 6 M. Kastle 24M 1

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Results:125 A 1) Jedediah Haines 21J 2) Michael Bear 914 3) Dan Scilipote 157 4) Zachary Camp 7 5) Zachary Hill 118 6) Dennis Harnish 414

125 B 1) Derrick Wile 14 2) Benjamin Bixler 02 3) Zachary Feaster 44 4) Blake Taylor 97 5) Michael Foor 4 6) Stephen Plank 719 7) Kristopher Shumaker 100 8) Donnie Michaelis 183 9) Russel Kollmer 74 10) Thomas Nagle Ii 224

125 C 1) Jordan Helman 47 2) Joseph Farnish 555 3) Davids Seiler Jr 825 4) Thomas Payne 721 5) Mark Rutan 92X 6) Roland Miller 266 7) Justin Gray 88J 8) Justin Crawford 111 9) Ryan Zimmerman 77 10) Matthew Wilson 954

25+ A 1) James Max 510 2) Michael Bear 914 3) Nathan Obdyke 735 4) Neal Knaub 56 5) Scott Sayers 335 6) James Boyer 128

25+ B 1) Donnie Michaelis 183 2) Scott Martin 45 3) Louis Hocker 850

4) Damien Bell 950 5) Kristopher Garner 573 6) Brian Sworen 107 7) Scott Fraley 149 8) Travis Edwards 192 9) Michael Cahill 270 10) Walter R. Seek 616

250 A 1) Dustin Kendall 587 2) James Max 510 3) Michael Bear 914 4) Cory Strickler 135 5) Nathan Obdyke 735 6) Zachary Hill 118 7) Neal Knaub York PA 88) James Boyer 128 9) Dennis Harnish 414

250 B 1) Isaac Blevins 911 2) Galen Sauder 823 3) Justin Forer 345 4) Darwin Hayward 30Z 5) Charlie Ridgeway 110 6) Casey Mcgraw 114 7) Louis Hocker 850 8) Vance Lally 938 9) Richard Dobbs 87 10) Michael Cahill 270

250 C 1) Joseph Farnish 555 2) Shane Coble 361 3) Richard Jacobs 607 4) Michael Johnson 485 5) Matthew Velsberger 68B 6) Dennis Mcglaughlin 149 7) Matt Staner 23X 8) William Niswander Jr 627 9) David Markley 684 10) Tom Fisher 77F

30+ A (VeT) 1) Kenneth Messerman 7 2) Scott Sayers 335 3) Robert Rurfield 607 4) Douglas Henry 115 5) John Richards 17

30+ B (VeT) 1) Joseph Farnish 555 2) Brian Sworen 107 3) Paul Williams 393 4) Mario Cribari 6 5) David Hall 138 6) John Eckstine 28E 7) Timothy Legg 134

30+ C (VeT) 1) Kevin Scecknells 404 2) William Niswander Jr 627 3) James Smith 981 4) Larry Arnold 948 5) Jim Mandrin 991 6) Michael Johnson 485

7) Scott Thompson 188 8) Timothy Curtis 443 9) Brian Virts 475 10) Gary Blose 214

40+ (SeNIOr) 1) Kenneth Messerman 7 2) Kevin Higgins 414 3) Rick Wenger 42 4) Thomas Nagle 224 5) James Minteer 31 6) Douglas Henry 115 7) Kim Kline 570 8) Michael Billy 79

50CC 4-6 1) Jarek Balkovic 911 2) Kace Winters 39K 3) Sam Scheckells 404 4) Wyatt Bosley 531 5) David Byers 95 6) Matt Kline KTM X

50CC 7-8 1) Kameron Page 537 2) Tyler Murphy 03 3) Joshua Villarreal 6J 4) Storm Scheckells 956 5) Justin Foster 6X

50CC STOCK 4-8 1) Jarek Balkovic 911 2) Storm Scheckells 8J 3) Sam Scheckells 7J 4) Devon Armiger 232 5) Joseph Balkovic 411 6) Nick Beatty 49 7) Tyler Miller 718 8) David Byers 95

60CC 7-9 1) Garret Toth 23T 2) Brandon Seibold 1 3) Kameron Page 537 4) Jordan Walker 24A 5) Justin Foster 6X 6) Darren Taughinbaugh 117 7) Joshua Villarreal 6J 8) Dustin Geis 28G 9) Tyler Murphy 03 10) Adam Williams 93W

60CC 10-11 1) Derrick Grissinger 11 2) Andrew Kinsley 107 3) David Wingate 506 4) Tyler Albertini 711 5) James Smith 2

80CC 7-11 1) Garret Toth 23T 2) Brandon Seibold 102 3) Tyler Smith 918 4) Michael Cribari 61 5) Ryan Higgins 3H

6) James Smith 2 7) Joshua Ford 135 8) Jesse Armiger 426 9) Andrew Kinsley 107 10) Cody Lunceford 46

80CC 12-13 1) Zachary Harrington 277 2) Matthew Hougentogler 54 3) Justin Bowler 4 4) James Thompson 456 5) Tyler Kline ? 7 6) Zachery Neidig 46 7) Eric Macminn 16E 8) Matthew Berrier 5B 9) Tyler Armiger 559 10) Willy Toth, Jr 18T

80CC 14-15 1) Michael Mccubbin 620 2) John Higbee 30 3) Curtis Baker 108

COlleGeBOY 16-24 1) Chad Aughinbaugh 83 2) Blake Taylor 97 3) Jedediah Haines 21J 4) Jason Crisp 141 5) Zachary Camp 7 6) Stephen Plank 719 7) Travis Harnish 903 8) Russel Kollmer 74 9) Roland Miller 266 10) Isaac Blevins 911

FOUr STrOKe A 1) Chad Aughinbaugh 83 2) Darwin Hayward 30Z 3) Dennis Mcglaughlin 149 4) John Childs 11

MINI 9-13 1) Garret Toth 23T 2) Justin Bowler 4 3) Tony Vanetese 11 4) Michael Cribari 61 5) Joshua Ford 135 6) Tyler Carbaugh 26

SCHOOlBOY 1) Benjamin Bixler 02 2) Michael Foor 4 3) Ryan Zimmerman 77

SUPer MINI 1) Willy Toth, Jr 18T 2) Curtis Baker 108 3) Zachary Harrington 277 4) Michael Mccubbin 620 5) John Higbee 30 6) Eric Macminn 16E7) Kory Harper 747

WOMeN 1) Jessica Childs 27 2) Karla Lombardo 720

AMA Amateur Motocross at Doublin Gap Mx Park NeWBURG, PA • September 1, 2002 – By Jeff Yentzer

Photographs by FINISHLINE IMAGING INC.

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32002 AMA District Six Championships • Round 12: Hurricane Hills Sports CenterClifford, PA • September 8, 2002 – By Jim P. Sanderson

Results:P/Wee: 1. Jarek Balkovie (KTM); 2. Dale Hull (KTM); 3. Cameron Summers (KTM); 4. Kevin Hicks (KTM); 5. Tyler Tillman (KTM) 6. Darian Robinson (Yam); 7. Ricky Benesky (KTM); 8. Tj Loomis (Suz); 9. Joseph Balkovic (Yam); 10.Tyler Hayes (Yam).50 (4-6): 1. Jarek Balkovie (KTM); 2. Darian Robinson (Cob); 3. Ricky Benesky (KTM); 4. Kevin Hicks (Hus); 5. Bradley Burkholder (Cob); 6. Dale Hull (Pol); 7. Robert Piazza, Jr (KTM); 8. Connor Gillispie (KTM); 9. Ryan Neilson (KTM); 10. Miguel Daloisio (Kaw).50 (7-8): 1. Joseph Peters (Cob); 2. Scott Seal (Cob); 3. Ron Neilson Jr (Cob); 4. Ryan Francis (KTM); 5. Sean Ballard (KTM); 6. Tyler Tillman (Cob); 7. Troy Fairchild (Cob); 8. Austin Hammond (Cob); 9. Bobby Kinsley (KTM).65 (10-11): 1. Broc Schmelyun (Kaw); 2. Marcus Hodge (KTM); 3. Kyle Gillespie (KTM); 4. Justin Maylath (KTM); 5. John Shefler Jr (Kaw).65 (7-9): 1. Frank Lettieri (KTM); 2. Chaz Light (KTM); 3. Anthony Peregrin (KTM); 4. Nikolas Desiderio (Kaw); 5. James Doolittle (Suz); 6. Jonathan Daniels (Kaw); 7. Joseph Peters (Kaw); 8. Sean Ballard (Kaw); 9. Jonathan Malinousky (Kaw); 10. Ron Neilson Jr (KTM).85(10-11): 1. Lowell Spangler (Suz); 2. Michael Stryker (Suz); 3. Ryan Blizzerd (Hon); 4. Sunny Drake (Kaw); 5. Marshall Hurd (Suz); 6. Gregory Laney (Hon); 7. Kyle Gillespie (Suz); 8. Marcus Hodge (Suz); 9. Broc Schmelyun (Kaw); 10. Austin Kozimor (Yam).85(7-9): 1. Anthony Peregrin (Suz); 2. Chaz Light (KTM); 3. Frank Lettieri (KTM); 4. Nikolas Desiderio (Kaw); 5. James Doolittle (Suz); 6. Tyler Rossiter (Kaw).85 (12-13): 1. Phillip Nicoletti (Hon); 2. Kerry Kaminskie (Kaw); 3. Frank Burns (Kaw); 4. Chad Dunning (Kaw); 5. Cody Jony (Yam); 6. Christopher Cheney (Hon); 7. Tyler Kline (Suz); 8. James Trino (Suz); 9. John Ryerson (Kaw); 10. Stephen Lather (Yam).85 (14-15): 1. Sean Wallace (Suz); 2. Jacob Wolfe (Yam); 3. Josh Lingle (Yam); 4. Michael Farnish (Kaw); 5. John Griffin (Yam); 6. Stevie Cook (Kaw).85 (9-13): 1. Lowell Spangler (Suz); 2. Ryan Blizzerd (Hon); 3. Frank Burns (Kaw); 4. Michael Stryker (Suz); 5. Sunny Drake (Kaw); 6. Gregory Laney (Hon); 7. Christopher Cheney (Hon); 8. Marshall Hurd (Suz); 9. Abbie Jo Bardo (Suz); 10. James Trino (Suz).S/MINI: 1. Phillip Nicoletti (Hon); 2. Kerry Kaminskie (Kaw); 3. Chad Dunning (Kaw); 4. Sean Wallace (Suz); 5. Cody Jony (Yam); 6. Josh Lingle (Yam); 7. Michael Farnish (Kaw); 8. John Ryerson (Kaw); 9. Jacob Wolfe (Yam); 10. Chris Rogers (Kaw).SCHBY: 1. Thomas Addy (Hon); 2. Phillip Nicoletti (Hon); 3. Cody Jony (Yam); 4. Daniel Zabrowski (Hon); 5. Joe Hoffman (Hon); 6. Steven Grossweiler (Suz); 7. Evan Vochis (Yam); 8. Rj Reynolds (Hon); 9. Matthew Gillispie (Yam); 10. Cory Gager (Suz).ClGBY: 1. Christophe Ramsey (Hus); 2. David Nyzio (Yam); 3. David Disciullo (Yam); 4. Chad Bellott (KTM); 5. Lawrence Gill (Hon); 6. Bryan Flischman (Yam); 7. James Ayres (Hon); 8. Andrew Kratz (Kaw); 9. Dan Paroby (Yam); 10. Jake Massaro (Hon).WMN: 1. Christina Race (Kaw); 2. Abbie Jo Bardo (Suz); 3. Amanda Daniels (Kaw).125 BeG: 1. George Watson (Suz); 2. Jordan Hodges (Hon); 3. Addison Spencer (Yam); 4. Frank Ferrara (Hon); 5. Paul Scarinzi (Kaw); 6. Anthony Lane (Yam); 7. Tommy Cutter (Yam); 8. Jason Hunsinger (Yam).250 BeG: 1. Scott Andre (Hon); 2. Ronald Favinger Jr (Hon); 3. David Dillon (Yam); 4. Steven Dickson (Kaw); 5. Don Knapp (Kaw).4-STrOKe: 1. Walter Zabrowski (Yam); 2. Chuck Potts (Yam); 3. Joseph Bollard (Yam).125A: 1. Jeremy Cook (Yam); 2. Chris Hunter (Yam); 3. Caleb Miller (Yam); 4. James Mcilvaine (Suz); 5. Patrick Simpson (Suz) 6. Chad Bellott (KTM); 7. Casey Clark (Yam); 8. Jeffery Dunlap (Yam); 9. Duane Summers (Yam); 10. Andy Fleck (Yam).125B: 1. Christophe Ramsey (Hus); 2. David Disciullo (Yam); 3. Thomas Addy (Yam); 4. Wally Zabrowski (Yam); 5. Cody Dunning (Kaw) 6. James Ayres (Hon); 7. Andrew Wvegand (Yam); 8. Zachery Feaster (Kaw); 9. Joe Hoffman (Hon); 10. Chad Miluzzo (Hon).125c: 1. Jesse Festenstine (Hon); 2. Josh Ackley (Suz); 3. Billy Frank (Yam); 4. Daniel Zabrowski (Hon); 5. Steven Grossweiler (Suz); 6. Michael Pagano (Suz); 7. James Ide (K(Tm)); 8. Daniel Deemie (Hon); 9. Andrew Kratz (Kaw); 10. Michael Fetherston (Yam).250A: 1. Jeremy Cook (Yam); 2. Casey Clark (Yam); 3. Chris Hunter (Yam); 4. Gaylon Dickson Jr (Kaw); 5. Tory Cavazza (Hon) 6. David Nyzio (Yam); 7. Patrick Simpson (Yam); 8. Scott Rockwell (Hon); 9. Vance Draghi (Yam); 10. James Mcilvaine (Suz).250B: 1. Dion Primiani (Hon); 2. Joseph Savitsky (Hon); 3. Gene Nighman (Kaw); 4. Evan Vochis (Yam); 5. Jake Massaro (Hon) 6. Andrew Holl (Hon); 7. Thomas Bernard (Hon); 8. B J Wightman (Yam); 9. Brian Rathbun (Yam); 10. Ed Kowscick (Hon).250C: 1. Chris Clymer (Hon); 2. Todd Artimovich (Hon); 3. Alex Kosatsachkow (Kaw); 4. Dan Paroby (Yam); 5. James Teel (Suz) 6. Brad Ford (Hon); 7. Robert Stober (Yam); 8. Greg Perri (KTM); 9. Erik Swenson (Yam); 10. Adam Mittl (Yam).25+A: 1. Greg Pamart (Yam); 2. Jon Boser (Hon); 3. Larry Harper (Yam); 4. Gaylon Dickson Jr (Kaw); 5. Stephen Desiderio (Yam) 6. Cory Cavazza (Hon); 7. Andy Fleck (Yam); 8. Jeffery Dunlap (Yam); 9. Shawn Berrier (KTM); 10. Vance Draghi (Yam).25+B: 1. Dion Primiani (Hon); 2. Joseph Savitsky (Hon); 3. B J Wigh(Tm)an (Yam); 4. Frank Huges (Yam); 5. Alex Kosatsachkow (Kaw) 6. Brian Sworen (Kaw); 7. Bob Muscovitch (Kaw); 8. Brandy Vandruff (Yam); 9. Steve Dunton (Yam); 10. Jim Triano (Suz).30+A: 1. Gaylon Dickson Jr (Kaw); 2. Jon Boser (Hon); 3. Larry Harper (Yam); 4. Stephen Desiderio (Yam); 5. James Mcilvaine (Suz) 6. Tim Schmelyun (Kaw); 7. Andy Fleck (Yam); 8. Darryl Smith (Kaw); 9. Shawn Berrier (KTM); 10. Kevin Krueger (Yam).30+B: 1. Donny Lingle (K(TM)); 2. Donald Ferraro (Hon); 3. Brian Sworen (Kaw); 4. Kevin Hicks (Yam); 5. Ed Kowscick (Hon) 6. Bud Kozimor (Yam); 7. Rufus Coward (Suz); 8. Anthony Garner (Hon); 9. Steve Dunton (Yam); 10. Mike Tany (Yam).+30 C: 1. Todd Artimovich (Hon); 2. Craig Wendoloski (Yam); 3. Bryan Nuss (Hon); 4. Robert Stober (Yam); 5. Billy Frank (Yam) 6. John Schafft (Kaw); 7. Jim Triano (Suz); 8. Jeffrey Groff (Hon); 9. James Feudale (Hon); 10. Mark Vincz (KTM).40+: 1. Tim Schmelyun (Kaw); 2. Gene Nighman (Kaw); 3. Don Crippen (Hon); 4. Douglas Henry (Hon); 5. Cub Dunning (Hon) 6. Brett Sherman (Hon); 7. Bob Sorenson (Hon); 8. Kenneth Hull (Yam); 9. Tom Cutter (Yam); 10. Mike Tany (Yam).

Jeremy cook (360) and casey clark (141) battle for the lead in the 1st 125cc A class moto at the District six championships

at Hurricane Hills on september 8th.

it was a three-way-tie for holeshot honors in the second 125cc B class moto at round 12 of the AmA's District six championship series at Hurricane Hills. christopher ramsey (88r),

David Disciullo (25n), and Zachary Feaster (44) lead the pack out of the first turn.

christopher ramsey earned the top tier of the 125cc B class podium with a perfect 1-1 score at the District six championships at Hurricane Hills in clifford, PA.

christopher ramsey (88r) leads Walt Zabrowski (81Z) and David Disciullo (25n) in the first 125cc B class moto at Hurricane Hills on september 8th in clifford, Pennsylvania.

Jeremy cook (360) leads caleb miller (703), chris Hunter (505) and casey clark (141) off the start of the 1st 125cc A class moto at

round 12 of the 2002 AmA District six championship series at the Hurricane Hills sports center in clifford, Pennsylvania.

Walt Zabrowski (81z) leads the pack out of the 1st turn in the 1st 125cc B class moto at the District six championships at Hurricane Hills on

september 8th. Trailing were christopher ramsey (88r), David Disciullo (25n), stephen Hunter (100) and Zachary Feaster (44).

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125 A J. McIlvaine 133 44 C. Clark 141 43 J. Cook 360 34 B. Carsten 66 26 G. Pamart 476 20 T. Wallace 83 20 C. Hunter 505 18 J. Harper 671 11 C. Bellott 158 11 C. Wenger 611 10

250A J. Cook 360 51 C. Clark 141 44 J. McIlvaine 133 30 B. Carsten 66 20 T. Wallace 83 18 C. Hunter 505 16 M. Schneck 115 13 K. Brodskey 40X 12 D. Nyzio 787 12 S. Reitz 711 11 C. Hunter 505 8 V. Draghi 911 8 J. Natalie 113 8

25+A J. Boser 623 66 G. Pamart 476 49 C. Acree 293 30 B. Taggart 525 24 V. Draghi 911 18 S. Berrier 380 17 L. Harper 256 16 J. George 52J 14 P. Jastremski 177 12 B. Stepp 515 12 B. Carsten 66 12

30+A J. Boser 623 85 J. McIlvaine 133 82 T. Schmelyun 1 75 B. Carsten 66 36 C. Acree 203 29 L. Harper 256 26 R. Neilson 3R 19 S. Berrier 370 15 S. Desiderio 176 13 B. Stepp 515 11 M. Leiby 137 11

125B C. Ramsey 88R 84 J. Hoffman 772 26 D. Disciullo 71 25 B. Taylor 97 24 A. Wiegand 80 19 B. King 406 16 D. Wilt 648 15 Z. Feaster 44 15 M. Foor 4 14 R. O'Laughlin 7X 13

250 B J. Savitski 43S 50 B. Rathbun 37 35 L. Hocker 850 27 B. Wagner 111 20 B. Muscovitch 207 14 M. Faust 60F 12 N. Spano 75 12 S. Hunter 100 12 D. Primiani 13 12 P. Benner 794 10 P. Treas 26T 10 G. Sauder 823 10 J. Baker 159 10

25+B J. Savitsky 43S 55 L. Hocker 850 42 B. Muscovitch 207 31 A. Kosatschkpw 49 22 R. Korchak 24K 16 J. McClure 274 13 G. Lettiere 27L 13 D. Born 159 12 E. Anewalt 127 12 D. Primiani 13P 12

30+B D. Ferraro 3D 85 D. Lingle 40 60 M. Rupert 24R 56 P. Brubaker 05 29 K. Mesiah 620 20 J. Farnish 555 18 R. Korchak 24K 18 R. Elias 107 12 H. Johnson 113 12 J. Barron 915 12

40+ T. Schmelyun 1 101 T. Sebastian 70 32 B. Sorenson 46 24 K. Higgins 69 22 B. Huston 204 21 K. Mesiah 620 20 B. Vantesse 38V 19 K. Messerman 7 17 E. Eisenfelder 8 17 T. Cutter 91 17 V. Laubach 805 16 R. Fazzolari 112 16

125C M. Nentwig 77M 63 B. Smith 120 43 T. Witmer 267 38 J. Clevinger 9C 36 A. Wiegand 28A 34 J. Festenstine 9F 34 J. Miller 104 31 M. Moore 10M 30 M. Gillispie 26 28 B. Fleischman 44B 28 S. Plank 719 25 M. Moore 10M 24 B. Smith 120 24 D. Crawford 86C 24

250C C. Clymer 141 68 A. Kosatschkpw 43 48 Josh Tate 636 27 S. Plank 719 22 J. Wilkie 789 21 J. Farnish 555 18 D. Houk 74 17 John Tate 780 15 L. Simniskis 73L 13 R. McCollum 825 12 S. Edelstein 22 12 J. Teel 17T 12

30+C J. Groff 385 45 J. Feudale 52 43 M. Penn 26P 33 M. Barends 28E 28 M. Senkwicz 669 25 D. Houk 74 22 J. Hagstromn 877 19 S. Acri 212 17 A. Wilson 22A 17 M. Gabel 63 14 J. Miller 9M 14

Y51 4-6 Oil D. Hull 52 74 J. Balkovic 911 64 D. Robinson 9 54 T. Fairchild 168 46 E. Heilman 76 33 R. Benesky 613 29 K. Lengle 22L 22 K. Hicks 6K 20 B. Davis 11B 17 L. Smith 120 16 T. Shafer 91 15 D. Worthington 8W 15

Y51(4-6) D. Robinson 9 71 J. Balkovic 911 55 T. Fairchild 168 51 D. Hull 52 45 R. Benesky 613 40 B. Redfield 56 28 M. Shutt 5M 23 K. Hicks 6K 20 C. Gillispie 15 18 J. Driesbach 16J 16

Y51(7-8) Oil T. Tillman 27 34 C. Summers 31 28 J. Faust 10J 17 B. Nienstadt 42 10 A. Davis 119 10 D. Armiger 232 9 D. Gurreri 19D 7 B. Clayton 25 7 A. Miller 4X 6

Y51(7-8) J. Peters 35 82 S. Seal 4 81 R. Neilson 441 71 R. Francis 199 34 D. Ahert 15 33 S. Heilman 67 21 T. Tillman 27 21 K. Page 83P 16 N. Desiderio 6 13 J. Villarreal 6J 10

Y65(7-9) F. Lettiere 46 94 R. Neilson 441 71 C. Light 23 46 S. Seal 4 46 T. Savidge 25 43 G. Toth 23T 36 D. Ahlert 15 33 J. Peters 35 33 A. Manerchia 101 32 M. Melhorn 8M 31 M. Mackeprang 38X 28 D. Brajkovich 92 22

Y65(10-11) B. Schmelyun 2 61 L. Spangler 427 36 K. Gillispie 75 34 M. Hodge 9 16 J. Reber 2R 12 J. Heikel 20H 9 B. Rupert 24R 9 J. Gottshall 91 8 T. Chausky 111 8 J. Frederick 32F 7 S. Weir 339 6 B. Weiner 62 6 B. Rupert 24R 6

Y85(7-11) L. Spangler 427 58 B. Schmelyun 2X 55

G. Lamey 99 48 E. Wilson 22k 38 C. Light 23 16 J. Reber 2R 13 G. Toth 23T 12 D. Holton 70 12 K. Gillespie 75 12 C. Light 23 11 B. Wallace 381 10 T. Savidge 25 10

Y85(12-13) A. Blessing 44 38 K. Kaminskie 23 37 M. Hougentougler 54 32 W. Toth,jr. 18T 28 A. Roth 144 28 A. Gaul 9G 18 R. Malkiewicz 13 17 M. Mazur 145 13 C. Schneider 4V 13 J. Smith 84 13 R. Sebastian 20R 12 M. Gesso 178 12 K. Knapp 67 12

Y85(14-15) J. Lawrence 38 75 M. Farnish 55 43 J. Wolfe 48 43 J. Lingle 22 39 D. Wile 114 30 M. Farnish 55 29 J. Griffin 28 18 C. Baker 108 18 M. Tippin 26 16 M. Minnick 51 15 A. Sharkey 15A 12

SuperMini J. Lawrence 38 80 K. Kaminskie 23 36 D. Wile 114 27 J. Lingle 22 24 R. Sebastian 20R 24 W. Toth,Jr. 18T 22 J. Lingle 22 17 L. Spangler 427 15 M. Lindsay 240 13 M. Farnish 55 11 E. Wilson 22K 11 T. Roth 13 10

Collegeboy C. Ramsey 88R 76 D. Nyzio 781 32 C. Wenger 611 28 A. Wiegand 6 28 M. Leavitt 113 22 J. Kimball 300 16 A. Wiegand 6 14 S. Reitz 711 14 E. Sebastian 23 13 M. Schneck 115 12 J. Haines 21J 11

Schoolboy J. Lawrence 38 53 J. Hoffman 772 42 M. Nentwig 77M 37 M. Moore 10M 22 B. King 406 20 B. Bixler 02 15 B. Murphy 63B 12

Women M. Peterson 736 12 A. Bardo 9 9 A. Ward 55 7 C. Race 75 6 M. Kastle 24M 1

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ATV maintenance is a very neglected area. Many people who race their machines on Sundays, put them away until Saturday night or Sunday morning of the next race week. You can have the fastest engine, and the best han-dling suspension, but if you break down or something falls off your quad in the middle of the race, it doesn't matter what you are riding. Here are a few tips to get you through race day with no surprises.• First thing to do is to clean your quad. It is much easier to work on your quad when it is clean.• After washing your ATV, start it up and let it run. No matter how well of a job you did, some moisture has probably gotten into your carburetor or engine.• Next, place your ATV on a work stand.• Check all parts, nuts and bolts on ATV for tightness.• Spin wheels to make sure they are rotating freely.• Remove all plastic and visually inspect your frame to detect any cracks or breaks.• Remove and clean air filter, let dry, then re-oil.• Remove wheels and inspect the brake pads, and remove any mud which may have built in the calipers.• Check spark plug and plug boot to make sure it is tight.

• Check chain and sprocket for wear and adjustment.• Double check all nuts and bolts for tightness. (It is also a good idea to put loctite on bolts for extra insurance. No one wants to be out there with parts falling off during a race or being in the middle of a jump and losing a part.)• Grease your a-arms, hubs, linkage, pivot bolt, and check and grease your carrier bearings.• Check and lube all cables, replace frayed cables, and lube your chain.• NOW, YOU ARE READY TO GO RACING.• Tips for between Moto's• Wash and/or remove heavy dirt from your quad. Then restart engine.• Do visual inspection of your quad.• Clean air cleaner and replace if necessary.• Lube and adjust chain.• Check all nuts and bolts for tightness.• Spin front and rear wheels to make sure they are spinning freely. Check tire pressure.• Finish by checking all fluids. (Gas, oil, and antifreeze)

Remember, the race only counts if you finish! Any questions you may have, feel free to call East Coast ATV at (215) 541-4985. We will be happy to help you out in any way we can.

East Coast ATV is your source for new and used parts for all brands of ATV's. East Coast ATV offers a full service facility for your recreational, utility, and race quads, everything from scheduled maintenance to complete restoration,,,we do it all! Stop by and check out our Dyno, walk ins are encouraged.

Rider ProfileRider: David NevrotskiAge: 6 yrs oldExperience: Riding 2 yrs - Racing 1 yrQuad: Polaris 50District #: 24 Accomplishments: David is currently 5th in District 6 points and 5th in track points at Sleepy Hollow as of 9-1-02. David's next big race will be at Budd's creek in early October where he will be competing in the

ATV Motocross National. Watch for David next year in both the 50cc and 70cc Quad classes. Best of luck to you David. – Jim Bull, MRA

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0-230PLACE NAME 1st #72 Alan Fritch 2nd #6H Heather Gaul 3rd #210 Jeff Walls 4th #34 Robert Ralston 5th #4 Jonathon Crosswell 6th #72T Robert Turick 7th #383 Jeff Kemp 8th #29W Heith Wertman

VeteranPLACE NAME 1st #89 Frank McGraw 2nd #66 John Partington 3rd #14 Joe Morea 4th #47 Mark Rasieleski 5th #8 Richard Gares 6th #125 Dan Portanova

OPeN APLACE NAME 1st #270 Mitch Boughton 2nd #55 Andy Ehrenzeller

2 Stroke APLACE NAME 1st #55 Andy Ehrenzeller 2nd #91 Frank Lopresti 3rd #917 Doug Miller

2 Stroke BPLACE NAME 1st #3 Brian Ace 2nd #15X Randy Thomas 3rd #64 Shawn Welsh

4th #31 James Silfies 5th #61 Erik Lowler 6th #55 Brett Potance 7th #23 Peter Berry 4 Stroke APLACE NAME 1st #270 Mitch Boughton 2nd #917 Doug Miller 3rd #19M Kevin Mengel 4th #11 Paul Woodward 5th #8 James Foglio

4 Stroke BPLACE NAME 1st #81X Warren Draper 2nd #175 Nicholas Goshow 3rd #79 David Shurilla 4th #87 Alexander Rose 5th #8R Jason Robinson 6th #54J Keith Jenkins 7th #305 Jason Wertz 8th #308 Roy Snyder 9th #22 Chester Chilewski

OPeN BPLACE NAME 1st #8R Jason Robinson 2nd #64 Shawn Welsh 3rd #254 Steven Stracka 4th #3 Brian Ace 5th #757 Tim Roe 6th #15X Randy Thomas 7th #175 Nick Goshow 8th #43A Charles Angelo 9th #125 Dan Portanova

4 Stroke Under 350ccPLACE NAME 1st #3 Warren Draper 2nd #127 Guy Burd 3rd #87 Sam Wall 4th #305 Jason Wertz 5th #220 Karl Milleron 6th #52W Daniel Wertman 90 ccPLACE NAME 1st #20 Thomas Koontz 2nd #6 Khyle Willis 3rd #8L Adam Lazarski 4th #9M Andrew Mahey 5th #114 Chase Scheib 6th #71 Derek Bartashus 7th #8 Colby Brake 8th #45 Thomas Lazarski

70 ccPLACE NAME 1st #9K Kyle Seiders 2nd #9 Chris Wild 3rd #98 Jesse Greenwalt 50 ccPLACE NAME 1st #9K Kyle Seiders 2nd #60 Daniel Toth 3rd #10T Tanner Kels 4th #788 Michael Thor 5th #18 Amber Biasi 6th #24 David Nevrotski 7th #45X Danielle Crawford

EVANSVILLE RACEWAY RACE RESULTS 9/7/02 Round #6 PA State ATV Championship

CHAMPIonCongratulations to Cody DeTorres from Bridgewater NJ. Cody took the class championship this year in the 70cc modified ATV Class at Sleepy Hollow MX in Fredericksburg, PA. Cody rides the #66 Eton and has been racing for 2 1/2 years now. He would like to thank his sponsor Tri-state Cycle in Netcong, NJ and his goal for 2003 is to be the PA ATV State Champion. Good luck Cody from MRA.

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90 Quad1 Thomas Koontz2 Khyle Willis3 Chase Scheib4 Adam Lazarski5 Derek Bartashus6 Michael Cheshire7 Robert Wiggins8 Thomas Showvaker9 Andrew Mahey10 Michael Vanelswylh11 Taylor Vanelswylh

50 Quad1 Kyle Seiders2 Daniel Toth3 Danielle Crawford4 Amber Biasi5 David Nevrotski6 Michael Thor7 Thomas Lazarski

70 Quad1 Kyle Seiders 1 Michael Rea (Mod)2 Chris Wild3 Daniel Toth4 Cody DeTorres5 David Nevrotski6 Jesse Greenwalt7 Curtis Westcoat

Open 4 Stroke B1 Alexander Kose II2 Nicholas Goshow3 Eamon Ohara4 David Shuirilla5 Kevin Martin6 Edward Healy, Jr.7 Warren Draper

8 Roy A Snyder9 Matthew Hurst10 Scott Seyfert

Veteran1 Ronald Ranck2 Donald Lysinger Jr.3 Gregory Lombardo4 Eamon Ohara5 Bobby Varner6 Dennis Lobaita

2301 Alan Fritch2 Heather Gaul3 Jeff Kemp4 Brad Wiggins5 Robert Turick6 Jonathan Cresswell7 Ashley Gangaway8 Jason Kovacs

Open 4 Stroke1 Jesse Sheaffer2 Patrick Brown3 Donald Lysinger, Jr.4 Randy Lee Lehr5 Joseph Desiderio6 Ronald ranck7 Jonathan Bowers8 Steven Jacoby9 John Raines10 Kevin Mengel, Jr.

Open 2 Stroke A1 John Natalie, Jr.2 Rocco Arno, Jr.3 Ronald Ranck4 Andy Ehrenzeller5 Gregory Lombardo6 Joseph Desiderio7 Frank Lopresti8 Daniel Ketterer

Open 2 Stroke B1 Bobby Varner2 Randy Thomas3 Charles Burnley4 Erik Lowler5 Joel Skelton6 Shawn Welsh7 Michael Depola8 Daniel Portanova9 Michelle Reiser

Sleepy Hollow Motocross Park ATV ResultsSeptember 2, 2002

Ernie’s Getting Big Air!!Financing Available!

#917 Charles Burnley

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ATV POINT STANDING AS OF 9-21-02 FOr DIST. 6 MXNot included: 9/15 - Sleepy Hollow

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Open 2 Stroke AA. Ehrenzeller 55 124R. Ranck 13 110R. Arno 101 83G. Lombardo 42 49F. Lopresti 91 49J. Dunkelberger 2 47J. Sheaffer 31 27J. Desiderio 42J 21R. Stambach 24 19J. Natalie 113 16K. Olsen 707 15M. Paparella 47 15K. Nowakowski 141 15D. Miller 917 14J. Pierson 116 10J. Ickes 31J 9S. Schools 29 6R. Lehr 10 6P. Brown 99 4J. Smith 58 3D. Wimmer 19 1D. Ketterer 21 1

Open 4 Stroke AR. Ranck 13 150R. Lehr 10 132J. Sheaffer 31 83D. Lysinger 4A 80J. Desiderio 42J 66P. Brown 99 56S. Jacoby 17X 43D. Lobaito 15D 36N. Sharrow 60 32K. Mengel 19M 30M. Boughton 470 27J. Bowers 20 26J. Natalie 113 24V. Gambino 3V 23B. Morgan 3 22R. Estock 36 22D. Tissot 891 22J. Bowers 20 22D. Tissot 891 21J. Dunkelberger 2 18A. Neyhard 713 17M. Underwood 11 16J. Raines 8J 14S. Schools 29 13D. Wimmer 19 12D. Miller 917 12J. Bowers 20 11J. Herman 18 10R. Stine 8 10P. Woodward 11 9F. Lopresti 91 9T. Sebastian 7T 6J. Foglio 55 4C. Taylor 46 4S. Moats 19S 4E. Powers 96 4G. Lombardo 42 3J. Haines 77 3E. Martin 44 2M. Warchal 125 2

Open 2 Stk BR. Thomas 15X 183B. Varner 17V 123J. Smith 58 87F. Reiser 81 82R. Detora 20 77J. Silfies 3J 77E. Lawler 61 73D. Cascioli 54C 59S. Welsh 64 54A. Fritch 72 51D. Portanova 125 50B. Ace 3 50J. Skelton 7J 42M. Keefer 4K 34J. Schnatter 45 30P. Gregg 127 29C. Burnley 917 25D. Serfass 2S 23

J. Skeleton 7J 23W. Gopshes 158 24C. Myers 154 24J. Bonners 9J 23K. Weaber 59 22M. Depaola 78M 22T. Cramm 8 20T. Carroll 20C 20T. Gross 43 20D. Kinnet 8K 19D. Suchocki 760 17C. Chilewski 723 17C. Diller 36V 15K. Meek 96 14S. Moats 19S 13G. Sotack 76 13M. Gaunt 79A 12J. Raines 8J 12T. Romano 23T 12B. Dum 3D 12T. Meighan 94 12B. Potance 55 11B. Stone 82B 10R. Cramer 26 10M. Valentino 43V 10T. Perfetto 49 10B. Hughes 522 9W. Frisbie 9N 8J. Brower 23 8K. Meek 96 8R. Squillari 12 7E. Coughlan 87 6B. Callan 10 6L. Okonski 6X 5J. Hower 111 5R. White 37W 5J. Scanlon 159 4R. Dado 311 4R. Pifer 04 4J. Wertz 305 4N. Brower 32B 3C. Perry 27B 3D. Lawson 170 3M. Manahon 720 3R. Yost 59 3J. Brandwein 83 3N. Simon 78 2C. Barletta 92 2G. Ball 174 2C. Buzzard 770 2S. Spahr 7A 1

Open 4 Stroke BA. Kose 87 171N. Goshow 175 161W. Draper 81 104E. O'Hara 3E 103N. Sharrow 60 96S. Welsh 64 82B. Wyland 3B 71L. Dickerson 7X 67D. Shurilla 79 58C. Burnley 525 56D. Lobaito 15D 53R. Conrad 77 45P. Woodward 11 43S. Askin 33X 42R. Snyder 308 42J. Partington 66 39T. Roe 758 36K. Mullan 2M 36N. Goshow 175 35R. Harbison 491 35J. Skelton 6J 35C. Angelo 43A 34C. Chilewski 22 32J. Raines 8J 32E. Healey 16E 31J. Robinson 8R 31J. Miller 91J 30A. Capuano 1V 30C. Barletta 92 28E. Bachman 117 27J. Wertz 305 26N. Brower 32B 24

W. Frisbie 9N 23S. Burgard 22 23K. Martin 67 21F. O'Kane 9F 19P. Brown 9A 18M. Orpen 96 18B. Stone 82B 17J. Brower 23 17A. Rizzo 131 17D. Nicholas 55 16D. Weinstein 102 16S. Stracka 254 15T. Kramer 518 14A. Fritch 72 14J. Bonner 9B 14E. Coughlin 87 14G. Ball 174 14M. Hurst 35H 14M. Detwiller 72M 13J. George 361 13B. Tait 88T 12B. Jones 187 11M. Kisner 50M 11B. Stoner 126 10M. Simon 78 9A. Stettler 33A 9K. Barbour 5B 8M. Boyer 31X 8J. Liguori 7 8C. Hawkins 121 8G. Jones 196 8K. Jenkins 54J 8M. Brown 3 7C. Perry 27P 7D. Fryle 9D 7D. Nicholas 55 7J. Walls 52 7H. Schnatter 5H 6K. Schnatter 25 6R. Anderson 12 6J. Hughes 111 6G. Gangaway 8G 6T. Cyford 64 6A. Carrol 20C 5T. Clyford 64T 5D. Weinstein 101 5M. Rasicileski 47 5R. McDonough 34 5F. McGraw 89 5M. Welshaar 4L 4R. Dado 311 4W. Grower 85 4M. Brown 3 4G. Unger 71U 4J. Morea 14 3

P. Roth 68 3P. Savidge 57 3J. Singley 44J 3T. Spatz 37T 3J. Klein 7X 3D. Kinney 38K 2R. Gares 3G 2D. Rister 42 2J. Bickwell 21B 2J. George 361 2A. Phillips 99 2R. Henriksen 77T 2D. Edwards 44E 1J. Hartman 24 1J. Vitolla 88V 1J. Vanderbos 98 1M. Rasicleski 47 1R. Cones 203 1

0-230A. Fritch 72 170H. Gaul 6H 135A. Gangaway 88G 83J. Kemp 383

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J. Livezey 52J 3K. Martin 67 2B. Villalon 86 2B. Mulgrew 38M 2C. Green 9G 2W. Smith 22S 1K. Havens 31H 1

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50cc 4 WheelK. Seiders 9K 185D. Toth 60 172A. Biasi 18A 73T. Lazarski 45 66J. Edwards 317 59T. Kels 10T 59D. Crawford 67X 58D. Nevrotski 24 56A. Spahr 8A 24

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District 6 Racers at the NationalsGrand national Cross Country is fastly becoming one of the premier ATV series in the world. With races spanning from Florida in March to Indiana in Oct. its a highly competitive 13 round series that sends racers into over 8 miles off back woods terrain. The GNCC series brings racers from all over the country, from the deep south and even Washington sate. Over the past ten years the series has seen champions from Indiana, Kentucky and of course Pennsylvania’s own eight time champ Barry Hawk. Here in PA the quality of our D6 harescramble series is reflected in the GNCC series by a number of very talented local riders. District 6 represents over 5 of the fastest running classes, Pro, Pro Production, 250A, Open A, 4strk mod, and the highly competitive Women’s class.

The most accomplished D6 ATV racer for the last ten years would have to be Saylorsburg, Pa’s Matt Smiley. Matt has dominated every D6 Harescramble he’s signed up for nearly ten years, with a grueling GNCC schedule Matt try’s to make as many D6 events he can. Matt has been all over the top ten in the GNCC Pro class and in recent years has set hinself apart from the rest by being the most consistent racer in the field. He now wears the #2 plate from last year and is leading one of the tightest points battles the series has ever seen! Matts’ new ProParts racng sponsored ride seems to be just what he needs to finally hold that number 1 plate.

Although he’s one of the sports young guns, Chris Borich from Sunbury, PA is setting a blistering pace not only on the track but in his accomplishments as well. He has one GNCC Pro win to his credit from 2001’s Wilderness race and finished fifth in the Pro series points in only his first attempt. This year he wears the #5 plate from 2001 and is currently on track to better his national standing to 4th fro 2002. This 19 year old D6 racer could be next in line to be one of only 4 Pro riders to hold the #1 plate in a 13 year span.

A new class for 2002 in the GNCC series is the Pro Production class. This class allows Production/stock frames and engine cases and was introduced to promote the participation of the major manufacturers. This class brings a large diversity of currently available sport ATV’s. We’ve also seen the return of another D6 racer Mike Krachun owner of Pro Parts Racing in New Jersey. After several top five years in the Pro class Mike took a few years off to explore some other types of racing. After several years away from the sport Mike is back promoting his business and tearing up the Pro Production class his sonsistent pace has landed him a position in the top three for points at this point in the season. Mike also leads the D6 harescramble series points with a slight lead over D6 veteran Daniel ketterer. Dan is currently fighting for a top ten points position at the GNCC’s and rides a modded 400EX with support from PowerlineATV /Herrmannracing.com and East Coast ATV. other 4 strk. stand outs from D6 include Pro team Cannondale Racer Tyson Thomas. Tyson is currently tenth in points in only his first year as a PRO. Tyson is also one of only four riders in the country to receive a full factory ride, something that hasn’t been seen since the late 80’s.

The other fast four stroke class at the GNCC’s is the 4strk Modified class. Rich Cecco has been on a roll this year and with a few more good finishes the class championship will be in his reach. Traci Cecco is still turning consistent laps in the women’s class at the nationals and even competes against the guys at D6’s. The Cecco’s are yet another PA based family race team thats atop there class at nearly every GNCC event they attend. For our big bore fans and Banshee riders the GNCC series offers a number of open classes, the fastest being the Open A class. Currently leading the class points in Open A is Lykens, PA’s Mike lucas. mike has been around the D6 Harescrambles for almost ten years and is currently in 3rd. for D6 A class points. mike has the place to hang with the nations top riders and we’ll have to see what class he decides to run in 2003.

Rounding out our list of top District 6 ATV racers is the Hertz Racing team of Rob and Tom Hertz. The Hertz brothers have been around since the beginning and have to my knowledge attended every D6 harescramble since 1992. tom races one of the series sharpest looking 250R’s in the highly competitive 250A class. He has shown new found consistency at the GNCC’s and has his first class championship in reach. Rob Hertz is another D6 fast guy that races at the PRO level. Rob currently wears the #14 plate from 2001 and is within he top ten in points. This could prove to be Robs best year ever as he leads the D6 harescramble points race as well as the PA State Championship over riders like Borich and Smiley. For 2003 Rob will be competing on a complete herrmannracing chassis (Herrmannracing.com) prepared by Powerline ATV. The Powerline/Herrmann Team will be the first major sponsorship deal of its kind for the Brookhaven, PA brothers, its already sparked 3 wins in the last 5 rounds of D6 competition. Best of luck with the new ride guys!!!

There you have it, ten fast District 6 ATV racers, 2 potential PRO class champions, 5 top ten PRO points contenders, 3 current class point leaders, 3 potential pro/am class championships and all of them compete against each other here in PA at the District 6 Harescramble events. Remember ATVing is an ever growing sport that has a number of local and Natinal venues. We will try to report as much action as our schedules will allow with upcoming reports on local MXers “going big” at the MX Nationals as well as a report on our visit to some local ATV Flat Track events. In addition to race reports we will be evaluating and testing new products, from a complete chassis to engine and pipe combos. remember to ride smart and support the sport you love, together we can take our sport to a new level!!!

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KTM Pro Jr 50 winner 4 yr old Ryan Rand form Jackson, NJ. pictured above with Joe Bromley of Bromley KTM in Trevose, PA

True Sportsmanship My name is Russell Shutt, I am the father of Matthew Shutt, #5m, 4-6 Stock Rider in District Six. This is a short story that hopefully will show the true sportsmanship of the sport and why so many of us are involved in it with our children. This is our first full year of Motocross racing, so we decided to start out small and see if we had interest to follow the sport into our future. Matthew's previous experience only included one race at Motorama and one race at Sleepy Hollow in 2001 in the 4 to 6 oil injected class on his first bike, a Suzuki Jr 50. Matt was getting too big for the Suzuki and kept breaking the rear shocks after his big jumps. It was time to look for a bike that could handle the abuse that he was going to put it thru for the following year. As luck would have it, I found a used 2000 KTM 50cc pro-jr. in the paper for sale and decided to move Matt into the 4 to 6 stock class and let him get some experience for our first full season. To our surprise Matt was doing well right from the start of the season, winning in only the third race of this year. This sport was not only new to Matt, but to the whole family including myself. I had little experience with motorcycles and was at times in trouble if not for the help of a friend and the other fellow racing parents at the track. I didn't realize how much some of the other parents could mean to us until this past Monday, Sept. 3rd at Sleepy Hollow. During the practice session for the 4 to 6 stock class the KTM had shut off, the engine locked tight. We quickly tore it apart only to find that the rod bear-ing had seized to the crank. With some frantic work we had loosen the rod bearing, replaced the piston and rings and restarted the bike, but it was to late, the damage was already done to the bearing and there was no hope for the KTM to race today. Normally I would not have minded if we missed the race but Matt was second in points with only a tree point lead over the third place rider. As I was walking up to the sign in shed to withdraw Matt from the race I noticed several bikes for sale, I thought to myself "if only someone would let me borrow a bike for the day, we may be able to hold our points position." I had nothing to lose and decided to ask some parents for a loaner, my first stop was to a family I never met before. They had several bikes for sale, but the one that caught my attention was a 1999 Cobra CM50. I had told them that I had a strange request and gave them my predicament, offering to rent the bike for the day. With very little hesitation Scott Seal said yes and began to show me everything on the bike. These people were complete strangers to me and my family, I never met them before today and don't even know if they are regulars at Sleepy Hollow or if they were just there for the day. With a quick lesson to Matt and no practice time on the bike we got ready and prepared ourselves for a day of racing. In the first race Matt got the hole shot and was first into the turn, but unfortunately with not time on the bike he had locked up the rear wheel and went down, he regrouped and ended the race with a third place finish. With a minor adjustment to the rear brake we prepared ourselves for the next moto. Once again Matt go the hole shot and lead the entire race until and encounter in the last turn with a lap bike left the second place rider slip by for the win. Our family would like to thank the entire Seal family for loaning us the fast Cobra and helping my son to a second place finish overall in the days race and to the 2002 Sleepy Hollow MX points race. Without their kindness and generosity we would have been done for the day, and I would have had a very dejected little racer. Without a doubt, the Seal family has shown us what the sport is all about, SPORTSMANSHIP. To the entire Seal family, Scott, Fancy, Scott Jr. and to Porsha who told dad she didn't care if he loaned us her bike, From the entire Shutt Racing family we say THANK YOU! Sincerely, Russell Shutt

Sleepy Hollow Motocross Park Results – September 2, 2002100/125 4 Stroke1 Trevor Dewart2 Adam Blessing3 John Hewczuk4 Andy Warnock5 Chris Reph6 Michael Polaski7 Tommy Cutter8 Trevor Bull9 Nickolas Gulledge10 Josh Metzler

TTr 90/PW 801 Alyssa Savidge2 Brian Petrovcic3 Cody Fidler4 Justin Massar5 Coty Sebastian6 Robert Vogel7 Sonny Gorzala8 Joey Staskiel9 John Tierney

7 - 9 60cc Group A1 Ron Neilson2 Matthew Melhorn3 Jonathan McDermott4 Angelo Nanershia5 Brian Petroveic6 Timothy Savidge7 Brad Roth8 Kyle Greenwalt9 Michael Podwats10 Tyler Hawk

7 - 9 60cc Group B1 Frank Lettieri, Jr.2 Dylan Ahlert3 Michael P. Mackeprang4 Joey Peters5 Tim Vogel6 Scott Seal II7 Scott Heilman8 Ethan Beam9 Jeremy Nease10 Tony Kushmanick

4 - 6 Stock Group A1 Jarek Balkovic2 Troy Fairchild3 Darian Robinson4 Dale Hull5 Richard Benesky6 John Ryan7 Jesse Dreisback8 Logan Smilth9 Nicholas Tompkins10 Matthew Davies

4 - 6 Stock Group B1 Robert Piazza2 Matthew Shut3 Bradley Burkholder4 Tyler Stacey5 Dalton Worthington6 Brennen Weindel7 Connor Gillispie8 Dominick Dreisbach9 Addison Emory10 Ryan Neilson

7 - 8 Stock1 Ron Neilson2 Joey Peters3 Scott Seal

4 Scott Heilman5 Ryan Francis6 Tyler Tillman7 Brandon Woolf 8 Eric Hanson9 Kyle King10 Harris Nowatarski

Xr 70/ Xr 801 Kyle Greenwalt2 Zax Warnock3 Sarrina Smith4 Graham Culpit5 Jerrold Keyes6 Lucas Reachard7 Derek Fairchild8 Brian Stymacks9 Zach Metzler

7 - 8 Oil1 Cameron Summers2 Donald Gurreri3 Tyler Tillman4 Jeremy Faust5 Zachary Norman6 Tyler Getz

Xr501 Daniel Bromley2 Daryn Thompson3 Jonathan Newton4 Trevor Shaffer5 Ethan Drumheller6 Jesse Good7 Bryce Dana8 Mitchell Lenker9 Addison Emory10 Broc Emery

4 - 6 Oil Group A1 Troy Fairchild, Jr.2 Mike McDonald3 Bobby Seachrist4 Darin Robinson5 Zack Beam6 Keith Lengle7 Logan Ehrets8 Joseph Balkovic9 Trevor Shaffer10 Ricky Abrisca

4 - 6 Oil Group B1 Jarek Balkovic2 Dale Hull3 Richard Benesky4 Daniel Bromley5 Eric Heilman6 Dalton Worthington7 Dylan Blettner8 Brenner Weindel9 Carmen Cordero, Jr.10 Damian Thompson

125A1 Casey Clark2 Mike Leavitt3 James McIlvaine4 Michael Schneck5 Chad Bellott6 Jarred Kimble7 Cody Wenger8 Sean McLaughlin9 Barry Carsten10 Jeremy Cook

125B1 Richard White2 David DiSciullo3 Bill King4 Brian McCullough5 Joe Hoffman 6 Boyd Toner, Jr.7 Mark Brader8 Andrew Wiegand9 Charlie Fisher10 Scott Kahley

125C1 Joseph Gaul, Jr.2 Bryan Fleischman3 Jesse Festenstine4 Bryan Smith5 Scott Edelstein6 Michael Nentwig7 Drew Coleman8 Joe Clevenger9 Tyler Witmer10 Keith Mccrea

250/Open A1 Casey Clark2 Jeremy Cook3 Mike Leavitt4 Michael Schneck5 Gaylon dickson, Jr.6 James McIlvaine7 Shelby Reitz8 David Nyzio9 John Lyons10 John Natalie, Jr.

250/Open B1 Richard White2 Brian Rathbun3 Bob Muscovitch4 Bryon Wagner5 Lucas Hughes6 Zach Bloch7 Gino Letteire

250/Open C1 Scott Edelstein2 Chris Clymer3 Leonard Simniskis4 Alex Kosatschkpw5 David Lengeman6 Richard Jacobs7 Kristofer Pilecki8 Richard Maychrich9 Jeffrey Miller, Jr.10 Mark Barends

25+ A1 Barry Carsten2 Gaylon dickson, Jr.3 John Lyons4 Jon Boser5 Brad Stepp6 Jason George7 John Barto, Jr.8 Charles Acree, Jr.9 todd Weindel10 Raymond Desiderio

25 + B1 Gary Bower Jr.2 Alex Kosatschkpw3 Bob Muscovitch4 Lucas Hughes5 Angelo Manerchia,

Sr.6 Calvin Brown, Jr.7 Donald Roten8 Gregory Thompson9 Keith Blair 10 Ronald Malehorn

Veteran A (30+)1 Barry Carsten2 James McIlvaine3 Gaylon Dickson, Jr.4 John Lyons5 Tim Schmelyun6 Jon Boser7 Brad Stepp8 Jason George9 robert Burfield10 Bob Sorenson

Veteran B (30+)1 Tom Schneider2 Michael Rupert3 Donny Lingle4 Donald Ferraro5 Peter Lechner6 Gary Bower, Jr.7 Daniel Carsley8 Angelo Manerchia, Sr.9 R. Michael Scavello10 John eckstine, IV

Veteran C (30+)1 Jeffrey Groff2 Scott Acri3 Mark Barends4 Keith Geffen5 Jeffrey Miller, Jr.6 C. Robert Gruver7 Kenneth Kaszyk8 Mark Penn9 Stephen Rich

Senior (40+)1 Tim Schmelyun

2 Bob Sorenson3 Tom Schneider4 Eric Eisenfelder5 Kevin Higgins6 Timothy Nowroski7 Tom Cutter8 R. Michael Scavello9 Mike Morella10 Gregg Bouchard

College Boy1 David Nyzio2 Mike Lavitt3 Shelby Reitz4 cody Wenger5 Andrew Wiegand6 Jeremy Overly7 Chad Bellott8 David DiSciullo9 Jesse Festenstine10 Joseph Gaul, Jr.

School Boy 1 Jason Lawrence2 Bill King3 Phillip Nicoletti4 Joe Hoffman5 Michael Nentwig6 Matt Moore7 Joseph Sullivan8 Ryan Zimmerman9 Chad Ulmer

Mini Youth 60cc (10-11)1 Broc Schmelyun2 Kyle Gillespie3 Patrick Sharkey4 Broc Rupert5 Cody Peet Mini Youth 85cc (7-11)1 Lowell spangler2 Gregory Lamey, Jr.3 Dave Blythe

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Wilson5 Kyle Werner6 Jon Reber7 Jared Breckbill8 Broc Schmelyun9 Frank Lettieri, Jr.10 Ryan Higgins

Mini Youth 85cc (12-13)1 Phillip Nicoletti2 Kerry Kaminskie, Jr.3 Adam Blessing4 Anthony Roth5 Robert Malkiewicz6 Matthew Hougentogler7 Addison Kramer8 Jason Smith, Jr.9 Wayne Powell, II10 William Francisco

Mini youth 85cc (14-15)1 Jason Lawrence2 Michael Tippin, Jr.3 Jacob Wolfe4 Cory Wampler5 Michael Farnish6 Jashua Lingle7 Alex Sharkey8 Jared Dawson9 Mike Granese

Super Mini1 Jason Lawrence2 Phillip Nicoletti3 Kerry Kaminskie, Jr.4 Lowell Spangler5 Gregory Lamey, Jr.6 Ryan Sebastian7 Kyle Werner8 Adam Blessing9 Joshua Lingle10 Erik wilson

#64 Suzuki Rider Sonny Gorzala

Trevor Dewart 13T on his way to his 1st overall win of the season.

#911 Jarek Balkovic gets the holeshot in the 4-6 yr Old Stock Class.Mechanics race at Sleepy - wouldn’t you know it,

sitting down on the job again!!

60 cc Racer reaching for the stars.

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