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Monthly AMAteur rAce coverAge voluMe 7, ISSUE 3 • MAy 2003
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harescramble & short Track Coverage inside
harescramble & short Track Coverage inside
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broc schmelyun Races Towards another stellar season
broc schmelyun Races Towards another stellar season
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Hello Race Fans! Well it’s May-is it finally over? Yes you know what I’m talking about, this crazy winter. Boy, have we seen it all this year. Anyhow lets just get on with it, where’s the heat and the dust? I for one am looking forward to it. Thru all the cold and muck it’s hard to believe Memorial Day is right around the corner. We ask that you please pay your respects to the brave men and women that have served our great country, and especially to the ones that continue to do so. We’re well into the race season here in the district. There are 3 rounds each of both the motocross and harescramble series in the books already. Theres been some fantastic racing out there, I have a feeling it’s gonna be a great season. Watch MRA this year for more race coverage than ever before, We’re starting to get some very helpful people in place out there to help deliver more racing action to our pages. We have also put up a web site over the off season: log on to www.motorcycleracingaction.com to view and purchase your race photos online. And again, please remember to support the local tracks and deal-ers that advertise in MRA. They help the sport be what it is today. Lets remember to thank them by sending our business their way. Ride safe and we’ll see you at the races.Jim Bull, MRA email: [email protected]
Volume 7 • Issue 3 • MAY 2003
Our Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Holeshot Hotshot/APRIL–Kerry Kaminskie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Action Motorsports Open House - 4/12/03 – by Jim Bull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4An Interview with Austin Greenland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6“Mullen Makes Money at Shippensburg ST Opener” – by Len Breech . . . . 8Atco Motocross Park Results – April 5, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Colby “Manimal” Brake Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Happy Ramblers MX Club – March 29, 2003 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14ATV Harescramble/Flying Dutchmen MC – By Jason & Jacob Hughes . . . . 17Steel Creeke GNCC Round #3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18“Wallace Wallops ‘em” Round #1 - by Jim Sanderson . . . . . . . . . . . . .20-21
Centerspread:RD#1 N .E . Classic MX Series/Doublin Gap - by Jim Bull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-23
Evansville Quad Results – 3/22/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Sleepy Hollow Race Results – March 30, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Dutchmen PA Series – April 6, 2003 – By Mike Soudas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28MRA Product Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Hurricane Hills Season Opener - April 6, 2003 - by Jim Sanderson . . . . . 30MRA Racer Review - Casey Clark – by Jim Bull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Pagoda M/C – April 13, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Raceway Park Results – April 6, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Doublin Gap – Saturday & Sunday Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-39Big Buck GNCC – by Trish Krachun/Pro Parts Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40The Racers Edge – by Andy Fleck & Al Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41The Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Subscription Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2003 MOTO CROSS - CHAMPIONSHIP - CONTINGENCY - D6 BUCKS EVENTS(p) INDICATES POINTS RACE (Counts toward the 2003 Class Championship)(**) INDICATES CONTINGENCY (These are district 6 series manufacturer contingency races), check with your bike manufacturer for details.($) INDICATES DISTRICT – 6 BUCKS (At the end of the year, these races count toward D6 certificates that can be used toward entry fees) Rnd# Date Track Class Pts Mfg Cont D6 Bucks 1 APR 6 – DOUBLIN GAP (p) YES 2 APR 13 – PAGODA (p) YES 3 APR 19 – HAPPY RAMBLERS (p**$) YES YES YES 4 MAY 18 – FLYING DUTCHMEN (p) YES 5 MAY 25 – SLEEPY HOLLOW (p) YES 6 JUN 22 – RACEWAY PARK (p) YES 7 JUN 29 – DOUBLIN GAP (p**$) YES YES YES 8 JUL 5 – EVANSVILLE (p**$) YES YES YES 9 JUL 20 – MT PLEASANT (p) YES 10 JUL 27 – HAPPY RAMBLERS (p) YES 11 AUG 31 – FLYING DUTCHMEN (p**$) YES YES YES 12 SEP 1 – SLEEPY HOLLOW (p**$) YES YES YES 13 SEP 7 – HURRICANE HILLS (p) YES 14 SEP 13 – EVANSVILLE (p) YES 15 SEP 21 – HURRICANE (p**$) YES YES YES 16 OCT 4 & 5 – RACEWAY PARK (p**$) YES YES YES 17 OCT 12 – PAGODA (p**$) YES YES YES 18 NOV 15 – ATCO (p) YES
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HOLESHOT HOTSHOT(APRIL)Event: Pagoda MX – D-6 Points RaceRider: Kerry KaminskieHometown: Trevorton, PABike: Kawasaki KX 100District #: 23Experience: 4 yearsClass: SuperminiSponsors: Dad, Rausch Creek Motorsports, Gap Racing, Valley Drive Racing
Kerry Kaminski from Trevorton, PA is our Holeshot Hotshot for the month of April. Kerry was setting the pace at Pagoda for round 2 of the D-6 MX championship series. He pulled the holeshot in both motos of the supermini division and never looked back. Kerry went 1 - 1 on the day for first overall in his class. Kerry also competed in the school boy division and placed 2nd overall
there. Keep a close eye on this young man if you can - but don’t blink, he rides that fast. Watch out next month, maybe you’ll be the next MRA Holeshot Hotshot.
ACTION MOTORSPORTS OPEN HOUSE – 4/12/03 A.M.S. held their annual open house on Friday and Saturday April 11 & 12. There were great deals to be had on bikes and quads and parts and accessories. The AMS race team was there to show off their equipment and talk with the crowds. There were vendor dis-plays, radio stations, factory reps and free hot dogs. The big hit of the day was their Easter Egg Hunts, one for children and one for the adults. The grand prize Easter Egg held a brand new Suzuki JR 50 – won by a family from York. If you weren’t there you missed a great time, if you would like to attend their next Open House, give the staff over at A.M.S. a call, I’m sure they’ll be glad to put you on their mailing list. Jim Bull - MRA
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• 6 An Interview with Austin Greenland
Local youth wins National Dirt Track Championship. Twelve year old Austin Greenland from Spring Mills, PA, is the A.M.A. National Dirt Track Champion in the 85cc 7 – 11 age group in the TT Division for the year 2002. Austin competed in a week long series of races this past year in Springfield, Ill, home to the famous “Springfield Mile”. Riders from all over the country compete to win the coveted #1 plate in their respective divisions. Austin was able to bring home the win in the TT Series. Dirt track racing, also known as flat track or short track racing (depending on the length on the track) is a form of motorcycle racing. The riders line up, sometimes six wide
and two rows deep and compete on a dirt oval anywhere from a third mile in length right on up to a mile long at some of the National events. Local racer Austin Greenland, son of Ray and Karen Greenland has experienced many ups and downs in his short, but illustrious racing career. Austin, a student at the Center Learning Community in State College starting riding dirt bikes at the age of four. Austin said he actually started out rid-ing a go cart but didn’t care much for that. Then his father brought home a motorcycle, and to use the old cliché, “the rest is history”. Austin’s first attempt at racing was at the Motorama Speed Show in Harrisburg, PA in 1995. Austin recalls not doing so well there. After that, he then took some time off just to ride and practice. In 1997 Austin got a new ride, a Kawasaki KX60. For those of you not familiar with motorcycles, this is a bright green machine that sits about two feet off the ground with the horse power of a slightly worn out Corvette. To say the least it’s quite a package for any six year old, but Austin loved to ride and was determined to tame his bright green Kawasaki. Two short years later Austin and his family were back at the track. Austin told me that when he first got his Kawasaki he used to “wipe out” a lot, the bike was pretty big for
his six year old frame and he couldn’t hold a line on the track. But Austin was determined, he says, “I just kept going back to the races and trying, I never gave up. It was frustrating at first, I kept falling down and getting lapped by the other riders.” Austin has competed in racing events for most of his young life, in 2003 he and his family will be going into their third full season racing flat track. Austin is living proof that no matter what it is that you want to do with your life, hard work and determination will definitely pay off for you. Below is a list of Austin’s successes as an amateur motorcycle racer. 2001 - PA State Champion – 60cc and 80cc Divisions Track Champion at Trailway Speedway Most Improved Rider at Path Valley Speedway District 6 Champion – 60cc and 80cc Divisions
2002 - Southeast Nationals 2nd overall 60cc and 80cc Divisions Northeast Nationals 3rd overall 80cc Division Amateur Grand Nationals 6th overall 80cc DTX 10th overall 80cc Modified District 6 Champion – 80cc Division District 7 Champion – 80cc Division
2003 - Goals:Austin says he hopes to win the Amateur Grand Nationals this year. He wants to find new competition but mainly he wants to do a good job racing and to avoid injuries. Flat track racing is a real family event, race day actually starts a few days before getting the bikes and all of the gear ready. On race day it’s up with the roosters, depending on how far the Greenlands have to travel (the closest track to their home is an hour and a half drive). Once they arrive at the track they get everything ready to race then Austin said, “I hang with my friends until practice starts, then it’s all racing from that point on. Practice, heats, and then the main events.” Occasionally the races are held at night under the lights, then race day can last till ten or eleven at night. Then what you ask? It’s off to the next event, camp out with the other race families and get ready to do it again the following day. Austin says, “It really is a lot of fun.” Austin asked that we thank all of his sponsors that help make his racing career possible: Mom and Dad, Gram and Pap, Greenland and Son Masonry, Action Motorsports, State Amusement, Best Line Equipment, Moose Gear, Bel Ray Oil, Smith Goggles, and H & H Cycle. Flat track racing is a fantastic way to spend a weekend. Whether it’s competing or spectating it’s a great alternative to spend some time with your family. There are several tracks located in PA to catch a race at, log on the World Wide Web at www.amadistrict6.com for a complete schedule of events. For those of you that still like an old fashioned telephone, you can reach them at 717 272-6896. We’ll see you at the races.
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• 8 Mullen Makes Money at Shippensburg
ST Opener By Len BreechSHIPPENSBURG, PA. APRIL 6
After his Honda suffered a mechanical problem in practice, Eric Rausch/Rausch Fuel Oils sponsored Donnie Mullen borrowed Brian Phillips' backup Rotax to win a pair of star studded finals, Sportsman and 600 A. Half the field held a National number, with a defending Sportster Champion thrown in. But a young Expert, Shawn Baer, took the lead at the start of the Sportsman final with Mullen, Jared Mees, Jess Roeder and Brian Phillips in close pursuit. Mullen took the lead off turn two on lap four, with Mees taking second in the same spot on the seventh lap. After starting on the penalty line, Rick Winsett moved up to battle Raun Wood for fifth by the eighth lap. After a few more laps, Winsett broke away and started after Roeder. Mees got up to Mullen in the closing laps, getting beside him with three laps to go and putting his Lancaster H-D/Michael's H-D Classics/John's Masonry sponsored machine into the lead starting the eleventh lap, but Mullen regained it entering the third turn. They swapped the lead at every turn to the flag, with Mullen winning by inches at the flag. Basically the same riders lined up for a twenty-five lap 600 A/Pro final. This time Mullen took the lead from Raun Wood, Brian Phillips and Mees with Mees slicing into second at the end of the opening lap. The order stayed the same, with the top four very close until about the twelfth when the race was stopped for a downed rider, right after Mees slipped into the lead. It took several restarts for the field to cover four laps, with Jake Johnson going from joy riding around at the rear, to picking off one or two on each restart to go into fifth spot. Off the final restart, Raun Wood took second, with Winsett getting by Mees for third on the fourteenth lap. Mees regrouped, getting by Winsett and Wood on the seventeenth lap. By this time, Mullen had pulled out several lengths, keeping Mees from trying a repeat of the Sportsman final. Shawn Baer put his Battlefield H-D/Vertucci Performance Equipment sponsored machine in front of Chris Klinefelter, John Lewis and Jared Mees at the start of the 250 A final. Coming off the fourth turn on lap three, Klinefelter's Deer Park Cycle/Williamson's Honda/D.M.A. sponsored Honda got a better drive and took the lead. The order stayed the same until Mees got by Lewis for third at the start of the final lap. Mees did manage to take one class, the 500 2 Valve, on his Lancaster H-D sponsored Buell. Todd Kendig topped the 30 +, with David Smith staying upright for the entire distance for the 40 + win. Mike Keane was quickest of the Vintage riders. Kenneth Venarchick took the 50 Oil Injected and 50 (4-6) classes, with Tyler Stacey holding off Joey Schmidt for the 50 (7-8) win. Hayden Avery's pressure on Tyler Kidwell paid off with a win as Kidwell fell in the fourth turn on lap six. Kidwell worked up to third off the restart. Although he didn't cause a red flag in the 85 final, Brett Pugh was a victim of it. In the early laps, he held off Austin Greenland, with Chris MacCarty, Evan Baer and Avery behind. Baer worked his way into second by the sixth lap for the 7-11 class win, with Greenland topping the 12-15 group. Michael Radkey held off Brandon Robinson and Austin Greenland for the 125 win, while Robinson used a last lap bobble by Ohio's Matthew Stevens to claim the 250 B final. Bill Boram won the 600 B final.
Results:4W 4S: 1. Chris Crull (Hon); 2. Daniel Mowers (Hon);3. Cory Buhrman (Hon)4W 2 S: 1. Brian Riley (Hon); 2. Chris Crull (Hon); 3. Brett Shettel (Hon); 4. Danny Robinson (Hon); 5. Louis Horvath (Yam); Curt Breinich (Yam); 7. Cory Buhrman (Hon); 8. Mike Dougas (Yam); 9. Dane Delancey (Yam); 10. Matt Dice (Hon)40 +: 1. David Smith (Rtx); 2. Mike Keane (Rtx); 3. Joe Dohm (W-R); 4. John Henderson (Rtx); 5. Mark Stambaugh (Yam); 6. Bruce Miller (Rtx); 7. Melvin Brown (Tri); 8. Rick Price (Hon); 9. Chris Davis (Bul); 10. Bill Slade (Rtx)50 Oil Injected: 1. Kenneth Venarchick (KTM); 2. Sammy Smith (Yam); 3. Kevin Bills (Hon)600 B: 1. Bill Boram (Rtx); 2. Ryan Henderson (ATK); 3. Mark Fillebrown (Yam); 4. Cory Texter (Hon); 5. Jason Cunningham (Yam); 6. Richard Pfanders (Yam); 7. Robert Allen (Yam)65: 1. Hayden Avery (Kaw); 2. Derek Hersh (Kaw); 3. Tyler Kidwell (Kaw); 4. Kyle Schlimme (Kaw); 5. Tyler Haas (KTM); 6. Cassidy Heiser (Kaw)4W Sportsman: 1. Brian Riley (Hon); 2. Brett Shettel (Hon); 3. Danny Robinson (Hon); 4. Curt Beinich (Hon); 5. Dane Delancey (Yam); 6.Mike Dougas (Yam); 7. Matt Dice (Hon); 8. Daniel Mower (Hon); 9. Cory Buhrman (Hon); 10.Chris Crull (Hon)
250 A: 1. Chris Klinefelter (Hon); 2. Shawn Baer (Yam); 3. Jared Mees (Suz); 4. John Lewis (Hon); 5. Joey Avery (Yam); 6. Bruce Ingram (Hon); 7. Curt Jones (Hon); 8. Nick Arment (Yam); 9. Gary Conklin (Hon)50 (4-6): 1. Kenneth Venarchick (KTM); 2. Brandon Atkinson (KTM)50 (7-8): 1. Tyler Stacey (LEM); 2. Joey Schmidt (LEM); 3. Tyler Mullen (LEM)30 +: 1. Todd Kendig (W-R); 2. Rich Mellinger (Rtx); 3. Dave Smith (Yam); 4. Melvin Brown (Tri); 5. Joe Dohm (W-R)85 (12-15): 1. Austin Greenland (Hon); 2. Jordan Harris (Hon)85 (7-11): 1. Evan Baer (Yam); 2. Hayden Avery (Yam); 3. Patrick Jacobsen (Hon); 4. Kenneth Lamberti (Hon); 6. Brett Pugh (Hon); 7. Tyler Kidwell (Yam); 8. Chris MacCarty (Hon); 9. John Long (Yam); 10. Gerald Langreck (Hon)Sportsman: 1. Donnie Mullen (Rtx); 2. Jared Mees (Hon); 3. Shawn Baer (Yam); 4. Jess Roeder (Hon); 5. Rick Winsett Jr.( W-R); 6. Raun Wood (Rtx); 7. Brian Phillips (Rtx); 8. Chris Klinefelter (Hon); 9. Jason Isennock (Rtx); 10. John Lewis (Hon)125 B: 1. Michael Radley (Hon); 2. Brandon Robinson (Hon); 3. Austin Greenland (KTM); 4. Wesley Cowardin (Kaw); 5. Brad Phillips (Suz); 6. Kyle Wegman (Yam); 7. Dennis Flynn (Hon)500 2 Valve: 1. Jared Mees (Bue); 2. Dave Smith (Yam); 3. Michael Headman (Yam); 4. Mark Stambaugh (Yam); 5. Mark Fillebrown (Yam); 6. Dean Maring (Yam)100 Stock: 1. Gerald Langreck (Hon); 2. Brandon Robinson (Hon); 3. Chris MacCarty (Hon); 4. R. J. Hart (Hon); 5. Brad Phillips (Hon); 6. Harley Wegman (Kaw)100 Modified: 1. Cory Texter (Hon); 2.Austin Greenland (Hon); 3. Dennis Flynn (Yam); 4. Mark Fillebrown (Yam)250 B: 1. Brandon Robinson (Hon); 2. Matthew Stevens (Yam); 3. Mike Radley (Hon); 4. Jonathan Jordan (Hon); 5. Brad Phillips (KTM); 6. Cory Tester (Hon); 7. Glen Coldsmith (Kaw); 8. Rick Price (Hon); 9. Vince Bower (Yam); 10. Scott Farcey (Yam)Vintage: 1. Mike Keane (Yam); 2. John Yurejefice (Yam); 3. Chris Davis (Bul); 4. Dean Maring (Yam); 5. Melvin Brown (Tri)600 A/Pro: 1. Donnie Mullen (Rtx); 2. Jared Mees (Hon); 3. Raun Wood (Rtx); 4. Rick Winsett Jr. (W-R); 5. Jake Johnson (Hon); 6. Shawn Baer (Yam); 7. Jess Roeder (Hon); 8. Chris Klinefelter (Hon); 9. Jason Isennock (Rtx); 10. Bryan Douglas (Rtx)
85: 1. 8A Austin Greenland 5. 88X Brett Pugh
250 A: 1. 99S Chris Klinefelter 2. 33A Shawn Baer
Sportsman: 1. 26X Donnie Mullen 2. 16A Jared Mees
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1Atco Motocross ParkApril 5, 2003Motorcycles50cc 7 – 8 yrs1 188 Michael Frankenfield2 934 Cody Trout3 114 Zachary Jackson4 7 Vincent Villafane5 01 Samuel S. Zucheri IV
65cc 7 – 9 yrs1 13X Damian C. Krause2 32 Morgan Gustray3 10 Max Henkel4 74 Donovan S. Struzinski5 2 Tyler Greenaway6 234 Charles R Platt Jr.7 85 Anthony Maimone8 321 Christopher A Platt9 46J Jason Chavez10 7S Joey Staskiel
65cc 10 – 11 yrs1 5H Kyle Hill2 111 Taylor Chausky3 9 Eddie McKernan4 4S Daniel South5 22 Wyatt Ford6 166 Austin Harvey7 83 Larry Mcvay
65-85cc Jr SuperMini 7 – 111 5M Michael J. Sowa2 38X Michael P. Mackeprang3 4S Daniel South4 46J Jason Chavez
85cc 10-11 yrs1 5M Michael J. Sowa2 38X Michael P. Mackeprang3 18G JonathanGoldsboro Jr.4 14 Eddie Mckernan5 111 Taylor Chausky
85cc 12 – 13 yrs1 381 Bryan Wallace2 13 Robert Malkiewicz3 80 Ryan Gainey4 265 Eric Land5 16X Dennis Dreher6 4Z Zachery Buck7 96 Celestyn Napolitan8 27A Randy Saxenmeyer9 11K Kyle Grow10 16 Austin Ebberup
85cc 14 – 15 yrs1 41 Peter Devlin2 10X Brandon Taylor3 4W Danny B. Woodward4 10 Michael ObrienDNS 38 Jason Lawrence
80 – 105cc SuperMini 12 – 151 41 Peter Devlin2 13 Robert Malkiewicz
3 4W Danny B. Woodward4 10X Brandon Taylor5 23W Wayne Powell II6 381 Bryan Wallace7 10 Michael Obrien8 14 Travis Powell9 4Z Zachery Buck10 11K Kyle Grow
86 – 125cc SchoolBoy 12 – 151 536 Kyle Whritenour2 83 William Tocci3 23W Wayne Powell II4 X Drew Napolitan Jr.DNS 38 Jason Lawrence
Any cc College Boy 16 – 24 yrs1 37 Michael Grichine2 316 Jim Romer3 2 David Bonanata4 77 Jon RamboDNF 4J Jimmy Capece
Any cc 25 + Expert – A1 174 John S. Thomas2 592 Greg Harmer
Any cc 25 + Amateur – B1 99 Patrick Woods2 21 John Cameron III
Any cc 25 + Novice – C1 100 Paul Denioa, Jr.2 208 John Evanchik3 117 Gregory Rieck4 119 Jeffrey Wolcott5 15C Jonathan H. Gramer6 253 Jeffrey Denioa7 572 Todd Covello
Any cc 30 + Expert – A1 592 Greg Harmer
Any cc 30 + Amateur – B1 52X Felipe Delgado, Jr.2 99 Patrick Woods3 97 Garth B. Krady4 52 Michael Smith
Any cc 30 + Novice – C1 821 Paul Zelinsky2 839 Reginald Ford3 41 Alex Bogdanov4 1 Terrence Roberts5 117 Gregory Rieck6 10 Jerry Priest7 85 William Ford
Any cc 40 + Senior1 1 Terrence Roberts2 97 Garth B. Krady3 85 William Ford
125cc Expert – A1 576 Christopher Chomko
125cc Amateur – B 1 37 Michael Grichine2 316 Jim Romer3 940 Greg Roman4 22 Ryan Rickmers
5 425 Bob WallaceDNS 38 Jason Lawrence
125cc Novice – C1 9 John Burlew2 171 Thomas J. Jamison3 536 Kyle Whritenour4 165 Sean Land5 15V Bobby Stenger6 83 William Tocci7 100 Paul Denioa Jr.8 912 Clinton Wiggins9 45J James Jackson10 635 Jack J. Sayegh Jr. 250cc Expert – A1 576 Christopher Chomko
250cc Amateur – B1 8 Joshua Barnhart2 101 Greg Roman3 174 John S. Thomas4 52 Felipe Delgado Jr.DNS 4J Jimmy Capece
250cc Novice – C1 55J Joseph W. Seabridge2 208 John Evanchik3 202 Marco Dibattista4 839 Reginald Rord5 41 Alex Bogdanov6 5W Ben Blewitt7 253 Jeffrey Denoia
Atco Motocross ParkApril 5, 2003Quads0 – 50cc 7 – 8 yrs1 788 Michael Thor2 24 David Nevrotski3 10M Mikhaila Kels4 7K Larry Koik II
0 – 70cc Modified 7 – 11 yrs1 9K Jeff Seiders2 11 Christopher Wild3 788 Michael Thor4 60 Daniel Toth5 10T Tanner Kels6 24 David Nevrotski7 10 Thomas Lazarski8 12 Shane G. Simpkins
71 – 90cc Production Modified1 8X Colby Brake2 20P Daniel Pagnini3 3 David Guenther Jr4 63 Glenn Miller5 18 Chad DavisDNS 33B Jt BankDNF 71 Derek Bartashus
71 – 90cc Modified 9 – 15 yrs1 11B Richard Lindsay2 2 Quinton Barto3 8 Billy Brown
91 – 300cc Producion 14 – 15 yrs1 11B Richard Lindsay2 69 Matt Smith3 121 Jeffrey WhritenourDNF 10 Eric Cournoyer
0 – 230cc 16 yrs +1 5 Matt Hook2 5X Casey DickinsonDNF 1 Robert HrubicDSQ 13 Brad Goldman
Veteran 30 yrs +1 69 Michael Munn
4 Stroke A1 41 Donald Lysinger Jr2 707 Kevin Olson3 419 Michael D. Brown
4 Stroke B1 410 William Cole2 24 Ricardo Navarro3 87 Travis Gerton4 428 James J. Hughes5 4 Frank Bowen6 77 Jeff Gerton7 27 Jack Obrien8 23 James M. Nuttall Jr.9 77X Carl Cooper10 17 Jeremy Chiti
250cc 2 Stroke A1 41 Donald Lysinger Jr.
250cc 2 Stroke B1 53 Joseph Sobue2 60 Steve Michael3 5D T J Davis
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The “Manimal” Masters ATco MXName: colby “Manimal” BrakeAge: 9Hometown: Quakertown, PADistrict #: 8class: 90 cc Production ModifiedYears Racing: 2Machine: Suzuki LT80Sponsors: Azzatori chiropractic- “The Natural Pain killer”
This is the "Manimals" 2nd year racing. Colby started out on a PW50 back in 2000. He ran his first race on his PW50 up at the Dutchman. Last year he finished 2nd overall in points at the Flying
Dutchman in the 90cc class which landed him a spot & the Motocross banquet. Saturday night at ATCO was his first actual overall win, and his first 5 foot trophy. It was wonderful to see Mr. Wild acknowledge Colby for that win. He knows what it meant to us as a family, and also to Colby. Colby has worked extremely hard, and Saturday night was no exception to that rule. Friday night they traveled to ATCO to get some practice in. By 7:30 the quad was on the back of the truck on its way home with a blown motor.Colby and his dad worked on the quad till almost 3:30 am so that he could come to ATCO and race Saturday night. Their hard work really paid off. We are all very proud of him. It was a long time coming and well deserved for such a fine young man. We'd like to thank all of our friends at the track who have been so supportive through all the good times and hard times. We'd like to say thank-you to everyone, and good luck and have a great season.
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Press Release – April 9, 2003 Woodbine Motocross Track Ready for Weekend WOODBINE - More than 200 dirtbike riders are expected to converge in a former sand quarry this weekend to break in the new Mount Pleasant Motocross track. The park's metal bleachers are still in pieces, the electricity hasn't been installed yet and one of the concession stands won't arrive until next week. But the dirt track is ready to go, and that's the only thing that really matters, said Amy Bianchino, one of the track's partners. "It's exciting, but it's a lot of work," she said. Mount Pleasant joins Atco Motocross Park in Berlin and Raceway Park in Old Bridge Township as the only motocross tracks in New Jersey sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association. Riders here will compete in Division 6, which includes Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The track will host 46 "motos" or races in 23 different classes, Bianchino said. The privately owned park will open its track to local riders for a daily fee beginning April 18. "People have wanted this for years," said Ray Leps, who owns a dirtbike and motorcycle dealership in nearby Tuckahoe. "People see it on TV and so forth. Everybody is into this now." When they announced their plans to build the park, co-owners Eric Stratten and Lou Bianchino, of Dennis Township, said they wanted to take the riding pressure off Cape May County, where there are frequent disputes between dirtbike riders and private property owners. State Police regularly respond to complaints about all-terrain vehicles in neighboring Upper and Dennis townships. But it remains to be seen whether local riders will pay to ride legally or continue to flaunt the law for free. "Police are cracking down on it," Amy Bianchino said. "Who wants to run? You can't enjoy yourself if you're scared you'll get in trouble all the time." Leps said the park is bound to be popular with families. "For the most part, the people riding are dads with their kids," Leps said. "They want to spend family time together. It's good for the kids. You have to give them a place to burn that energy off." The park owners are erecting fencing around the nearly mile-long track to protect spectators. The park will host 30 professional races this year. The 54-acre park will have public space for riders of all ages and experience levels, Bianchino said. "You can almost see the entire track except for the back end because of the trees," she said.
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51cc oil 4 – 61 XX Katie Corbin2 91 Joseph Balkovic3 284 Josh Warehein
51cc oil 7 – 81 49 Nick R. Beatty
51cc 4 – 61 911 Jarek J. Balkovic2 107 Ryan J. Baxter
51cc 7 – 81 111 John M. Shafer2 70 Megan M. Rhodes3 64 Taylor A. Stevey
65cc 7 – 91 128 Loring T. Sparks2 X Joshua Corbin3 201 Garrett Armiger4 6J Joshua Villarreal5 00 Kyle Davis6 93 Gregory Galbraith7 283 David Sanford8 379 Justin Stewart Jr.
65cc 10 – 111 1 Broc J. Schmelyun2 921 Dylan Brajkovich3 24A Jordan A Walker4 71 Max T. Stevey5 16 Jordan P. Donaldson6 46 Cody L. Lunceford7 106 Matthew Moore8 21 Brandon s. Seibold
85cc 7 – 111 23T Garret Toth2 2 Broc J. Schmelyun3 24A Jordan A. Walker4 10 Joshua R. Ford5 921 Dylan A. Brajkovich6 46 Cody L. Lunceford7 724 David J. Wingate8 6J Joshua Villarreal9 381 Daniel Garrett10 41 Kyle Nettleton
85cc 12 – 131 353 Corey Shipos2 456X James C. Thompson III3 26 Tyler E. Carbaugh4 83 Jeffrey Corron, Jr.5 253 Josh A. Elsbree6 963 Steven Hargett, Jr.7 341 Michael Stella8 11 Scott Donaldson9 167 Daniel Corbin10 3H Ryan R. Higgins
85cc 14 – 151 18T Willy C. Toth2 456 Grant M. Zartman3 6 Shawn Weaver4 912 James S. Helton, Jr.5 16 Eric J. Macminn
Junior Mini1 23T Garret Toth2 353 Corey Shipos3 26 Tyler E. Carbaugh4 882 Eric N. Desell5 381 Daniel Garrett6 2 Broc J. Schmelyun
Super Mini1 18T Willy C. Toth2 912 James S. Helton Jr.3 102 Daniel L. Rucker4 277 Zachaqry E. Harrington5 456 James c. Thompson, III6 963 Steven Hargett, Jr.7 7 Ian M. Haller8 16 Eric J. Macminn
School Boy1 47 Jordan Helman2 531 Christopher A. Rucker3 8 Andrew Baker4 60 Shane M. Wiegel5 365 Larry A. Rhodes6 620 Michael Mccubbin7 277 Zachary E. Harrington8 18T Willy C. Toth9 10 Justin E. Crawford
College Boy1 343 Stephen Stella2 131 John Dodson
125 A1 360 Jeremy Cook2 153 Timothy A. Dabbs3 788 Joseph W. Robertson4 343 Stephen Stella
125 B1 47 Jordan Helman2 100 Kristopher Shumaker3 551 Ken Nichols4 131 John Dodson5 113 Derrick E. Wile6 794 Toby Leemore7 555 Joseph M. Farnish, Jr.8 56 Nick W. Johnson
125 C1 531 Christopher A. Rucker2 744 Ken Garner IV3 8 Andrew Baker4 576 Matthew Livelsberger5 60 Shane M. Wiegel6 10 Justin E. Crawford7 28B Brian Martin8 42J Joshua D. Gladfelter9 56 Chase Hagan10 365 Larry A. Rhodes
250/open A1 360 Jeremy Cook2 788 Joseph W. Robertson
250/open B1 555 Joseph M. Farnish, Jr.2 56 Nick W. Johnson3 794 Toby Leemore4 302 Darwin E. Hayward5 178 David Arentz, Jr.6 361 Shane P. Coble7 938 Vance Lally
250/open C1 105 Michael J. Luskey2 684 David S. Markley3 31 Chad Clabaugh4 849 Derek Heyne5 716 William Vaartjes6 576 Matthew Livelsberger
25 + A1 335 Scott Sayers2 83M Mike C. Norman3 17 John J. Richards
25 + B1 748 Andre McDonald
30 + A Vet1 226 Mike P. Corbin2 2N Tim Schmelyun3 138 David Hall4 335 Scott Sayers5 17 John J. Richards
30 + B Vet1 57 Dan E. Solomon2 748 Andre McDonald3 656 Rick A. Rhodes4 17X Derek Huzzy
30 + C Vet1 34 Mark Wienecks2 716 William Vaartjes3 86 Randy D. Wetzel4 501 Justin Stewart, Sr.5 47G Bill Vance III
40 + A Senior1 2N Tim Schmelyun2 69 Kevin J. Higgins3 42 Rick Wenger4 9 Tim Whitehair5 103 Thomas Whitehair6 102 Russell W. Seibold7 209 James Hayes
40 + B Senior1 555 Joseph M. Farnish2 23 William B. Lally3 594 Gene Ward4 104 George H. Carbaugh Jr.5 389 David Peck
4 Stroke1 302 Darwin E. Hayward2 153 Timothy A. Dabbs
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7Atv harescramble report from flying dutchmen mc By Jason and Jacob Hughes
The 2003 District 6 and Pa. state hare-scramble series is under way. This year started unusually early with the first round February 2nd at the Flying Dutchmen in Pine Grove, Pa. The first round also counted towards the Pa state championship points and attendance was surprisingly high even with tem-peratures in the 20's. With snow still on the ground and below freez-ing temperatures the Dutchmen proved to be quite a challenge for a lot of racers. The track that had become known for its flat out pace and sweeping turns had become an ice racing course with mud covering the icy turns. Racers struggled to keep pace as the terrain was unpredictable in places. Half way through a sweeping turn in 4th gear throttle wide open, then the mud turned to ice, lets just say it was interesting to watch.There was standing water on much of the track; other parts were a soupy mix of grit and mud. The premier class in years past has been the 2 stroke A class. This year it appears a few racers have switched to four strokes which has made the 4 stroke A class interesting to watch. The 2 stroke class has gotten smaller but there are a few die-hard 2 strokers left that, I'm sure will be around for a while. Chris Borich GNCC #4 was on hand to brave the cold and wet conditions with his Leager/LRD 250R. Chris got his machine fired first and took the holeshot followed by Mike Lucas aboard his Banshee. Rob Hertz was riding a Herrmann Racing/Powerline 250R and was in 3rd position followed by Daniel Ketterer of Quakertown Pa. on his H&K racing/Powerline machine. The wet conditions were terrible for racing and it was hard to battle or make a pass. Most passes were made in the pits as racers stopped nearly every lap for goggles and gloves. Chris Borich stayed dry enough to pull a substantial lead on the field and ended up with the win for the day as well as the overall win. Second place went to Banshee pilot Mike Lucas, followed by Ketterer in third. The fourstroke A class was stacked with over 15 entries, the most this class has seen since it was started in 1999. The Hartman brothers from New Jersey, both former B class champs made their presence known both proving they could ride in the slop. Jason Hartman pulled off the win and placed very well overall. A lot of riders suffered DNF's due to the cold and wet conditions, chances are if you stayed on
the track you were gonna do well. The March 2nd race at Rausch Creek was canceled due to severe weather and has been rescheduled for August 17th. After a water logged trip to Florida for the season opener of the GNCC series I returned home to watch the race at the Dutchmen on March 9th. After racing the February race myself I knew what this brutal Pa. winter had done to our favorite home track and made a wise decision to sit this one out. This entire season so far had been a wet muddy mess, not just for the D6 tracks but the GNCC's also. The day prior to this event was the GNCC rd. #2 in Georgia and it was two rounds of mud in a row for that series. GNCC stock class championship contender Jonathon Bowers of Bowers Cycle Supply made the over night run from Georgia to Pa. in time for the start of the race. With a lot of the top racers still at the GNCC event this left the door open for several other racers to earn valuable points. I've seen a few messy races in my day and this was by far the worst I hadever seen. Our 2 stroke A class was down to one rider, Mike Lucas from Lykens Pa. also made the trip from Georgia to gain some series points, he elected to be started in the 4 stroke A line rather than ride out the laps by himself. The rules state that a rider must finish 1 lap to earn the points for signing up. Lucas however decided to run the entire race against the 4 strokes besting all but one, he ended up with 2nd overall. Jason Hartman took the holshot and led for 1 mile until the hidden ice caused him to spin out and loose his lead. Jon Bowers took over the lead from there and rode smooth all race, he was getting some heat from Hartman in the middle of the race but was able to pull off the win. Bowers took the overall win fol-lowed by 2 stroke A class winner Mike Lucas, and 2 stroke B class racer Nate Gogno. Back to the Dutchmen again on March 16th, clear skies and a more tolerable temperature was a nice change but the track was still a little sloppy. This week all the regulars were there ready to get dirty on what I consider to be the super speedway of the district 6 harescrambles. In past years the powerful Honda 250R has been the quad to beat in most forms of ATV rac-ing. In the last few years we have seen the devel-opment and release of several new brands which have showed the potential to dethrone the R. This round proved that these new quads are no joke. The start of the 2 stroke class was similar to the past few rounds with Sunbury Pa.'s Chris Borich taking the lead. Rob Hertz and Todd Rothermel were in hot pursuit but before a lap was complete Rothermel's engine took on some water and left him spectating, but only for a few min-utes. Meanwhile Borich pulled a bit of a lead and tried to stay dry. The 4 stroke A class left the line moments later with Jon Bowers taking the lead on his modified Honda 400EX. Bowers was chased by a fleet of current model year modified racers including Suzuki Z400's, Cannondales and the Polaris Predator. Rick Cecco from Shamokin Pa. was in a good position to challenge Bowers for the lead, but was sidelined on the first lap with electri-cal problems. As the laps progressed the Hartman brothers stayed within striking distance of Bowers waiting for an opportunity to make their move. Meanwhile out front in the 2 stroke class Chris Borich was heading for another overall win when the mechan-
ical gremlins got a hold of his machine. Borich made a trip to the pits to sort things out and was followed shortly by Rob Hertz who was in second overall at the time. Meanwhile Todd Rothermel was able to get his Leager 250R refired and back on the track, but not before he was overtaken by the front runners in the 4 stroke class. With Borich and Hertz out of the running, bragging right for the overall win were up for grabs. Bowers was still in the lead but Jason Hartman stepped up the pace and made a charge. With the laps winding down a noise could start to be heard from the tranny in the Hartman quad. With only 2 laps to go the tranny had let loose and ruined Hartmans chance for the win. Bowers sped away and younger Jeff Hartman inherited the second place spot. At the finish line it was Bowers taking the win in the 4 stroke class as well as the overall win. With Jeff Hartman in second place and myself in third spot. Todd Rothermel who was out on the first lap was able to repair his 250R and get back into the race; he came through the pack to take his first ever A class win in District 6, congratula-tions Todd. In the B class Nate Gogno continued his streak of convincing wins aboard his Leager 250R, finishing well into the top ten after starting nearly 5 minutes behind the A class racers. Traci Lenig-Cecco 2001 GNCC womens class champi-on, used her Alba backed Z400 to tame the muddy conditions, and win the 4 stroke B class by over 2 minutes, way to go Traci. Hopefully spring is really on the way, soon we'll all be complaining about the dusty track con-ditions and how hot its been. Our next Harescramble coverage will be from rounds 3, 4, and 5 of the Pa. State Series. Including Hurricane Hills, Foot of the Mountain and the new facility in Shippensburg sponsored by Compass Race Team. I'll also be out at the GNCC here in Pa. at Rausch Creek on May 10th. Stop by and say hello I really enjoy meeting new racers and being able to give our sport the publicity it deserves. Until next time, ride responsibly, respect your neighbors, but when you get to the track let it rip!!!!Jason L. Hughes #750
#750 Jason Hughes racing to a 7th place finish in 4 Stroke A
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STEELE CREEK Morganton, NC – GNCC Round 3 By Trish Krachun / Pro Parts Racing
Round 3 of the GNCC Series landed upon the scenic Steele Creek campground facil-ity in Morganton, NC. Racer Productions, the promotors, put together an extremely rough 10-mile track. One of the highlights for the fans, was the bridge that the racers navigated their way under in the stream & mud bogs. Fans were crowded on top of that bridge as the racers went under them. Some of those mud-bogs along the track got so bad that many racers, even Bill Ballance & William Yokely had to be pulled out with a tow rope by the spectators! Ballance & Yokely were grateful for the spectators help, without them, they probably wouldn't have won their respective classes.
As the Pro & Pro Production top 20 overall in points standings started on the front row in the grassy field, it was Klotz/LRD backed Bill Ballance who grabbed the much sought after hole-shot. He was followed closely by Team Safari/LRD/Pro Parts Racing's Matt Smiley. The remainder of the Pro & Pro Production classes took off 1 minute later. This gives the top guns in each class an equal chance of capturing the overall win. The Pro Production class has really stepped up this year as many more Pro racers jumped ship to join the Pro Production class. Racers such as Yokely (#3), Brad Page (#5), & Johnny Gallagher (#14) are now mounted on Suzuki LTZ400's with stock frames as opposed to the after-market framed 2-strokes.
The Pro Production class is in it's sophmore year of the GNCC Series. The ATV manufacturers are really relishing this new class. In the past years, the Pro, among other, classes have turned into to an almost totally after-market ATV class which you can not buy in your local dealer showroom. For the Pro Production class, there are rules that each racer has to follow. Among them, they have to run 4-stroke ATV being made today and run the stock chassis & motor mounts, but they are allowed to modify other area's of the ATV. The promoters & racers feel this class will help put the spotlight on the ATV's currently being produced and get the factory's involved. So far, the factory's are starting to up their racing support by offering contingencies & helping dealerships supply top racer's with new ATV's to race. Let's give a BIG welcome back to the manufactures & Racer Productions for starting this class!
As the racers battled for the lead, Ballance was soon being challenged by 20-year old, East Coast/LRD backed Chris Borich (#4). Smiley soon dropped out of the race with a mechanical failure. This particularly hurts Smiley since this is his 3rd DNF this season. Last season, Smiley was nick-named Mr. Consistency for his ability to finish on the podium at almost all the GNCC races, this season he sure needs some of that consistency back! Borich, however, proved to be a force to be reckoned with on this sunny day. Ballance & Borich quickly pulled their lead away from 3rd, 4th & 5th overall, K&K's Greg Trew, Four-Stroke Tech's Chad Duvall & Yoshimura/IMS/ITP/Nac's/Roll backed William Yokely who compete in the Pro Production class by mid-race.
Borich gained the lead as he passed Ballance who was stuck in a mud-hole. It took 5-6 spec-tators with a tow strap to pull him out! Ballance made a hard charge to catch Borich. Borich was leading the last lap until he crashed pretty hard. "I caught a kicker and it threw me over the bars. The hardest part today was picking the right lines." Said Borich. At this point, Yokely was now leading the Production class in a raging battle with Duvall. Yokely had charged so hard, he was within sight of Ballance & Borich. Once he saw him, he decided to plow hard through the middle of a deep mud hole & got stuck. The spectators, again, saved the day & pulled him out.
At the checkers, it was Bill Ballance with the overall win, with Borich finishing 2nd 30 seconds back. "Chris ran a real good pace today" said Ballance. Yokely & Duvall charged hard to finish in 3rd & 4th overall while placing 1st & 2nd in their Pro Production class. Yokely commented after the race "my bike was working awesome, but I was getting some arm pump out there". Others racers agreed & many had lots of blisters on their hands to prove what a rough track it was.
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Press Release:custom axis, inc. announces rider-support days at rausch creek mX & atv Park
Rausch Creek Motorsports Park and Custom Axis, Inc. are pleased to announce four rider support days planned for 2003 at Rausch Creek MX & ATV Park. Custom Axis will be on-site, providing free shock dynos, as well as free advice on proper shock and chassis set-up. The Custom Axis technicians will also be available to re-valve and rebuild shocks, for a fee. If you ride an ATV, and use, or plan on using Custom Axis on your machine, make it a point to visit Rausch Creek during a Custom Axis Support Day.
The four dates planned for this year coincide with four exciting events at Rausch Creek MX & ATV Park. Following is a list of the dates and events planned:
Date Event at Rausch Creek MX & ATV Park
Saturday, April 26th Northeast ATV Motocross Championship, round one Saturday, May 24th Fourth Annual Open House Sunday, June 8th EX-riders group ride weekend Saturday, September 27th Northeast ATV Motocross Championship, round four
In addition to the four rider support days at Rausch Creek MX & ATV Park, Custom Axis will be joining us on May 10-11, for Round #6 of the GNCC race series. Custom Axis plans on providing the same service as a rider support day, plus more, during the event. Technicians will be on hand to ensure all the riders racing on Custom Axis shocks are set up and ready to win.
Rausch Creek MX & ATV Park is located directly off exit #107 of Interstate 81, in Tremont PA.Rausch Creek Motorsports Park, 978 Gap St, Valley View, PA 17983. 570-695-3864www.rauschcreekracing.com
Custom Axis, Inc. is a division of Penske Racing Shocks.Custom Axis, Inc. 150 Franklin St., PO Box 1056, Reading, PA 19603. 610-375-6180www.customaxisshocks.com
other finishes:Pro: 1. Bill Ballance 2. Chris Borich 3. Santo DirisiPro Production: 1. William Yokely 2. Chad Duvall 3. Brad Page250a: 1. Ray Lippencott 2. James Wahl 3. Dirk Decesare4-stroke a: 1. Bryan Cook 2. Duane Johnson 3. Jeff Stoessopen a: Dave Hogg 2. Brian Schmid 3. Michael Lucas
top 10 overall Points going into round 4:1. Bill Ballance - 812. Chris Borich - 543. William Yokely - 464. Brad Page - 445. Chad Duvall - 436. Johnny Gallagher - 367. Brandon Ballance - 358. Greg Trew - 309. Bryan Cook - 3010. Chris Jenks - 25
results from District 6 racers:
Pro:2. Chris Borich6. Rob HertzDNF - Matt Smiley
Pro Production:11. Mike Krachunopen a:3. Mike Lucas12. Wes StoneDNF - Tim (TJ) Lenig250A:
name for himself. After finishing 1st in the GA GNCC & an impressive 4th Overall, he continued his win-ning streak. He won the Four Stroke A class again in Steele Creek and, again, placed in the top 10 overall finishing 9th! In the morning race, there was a continuous battle for the overall lead between top women's contender, Traci Cecco & 4-stroke stock racer, Adam Howell. Cecco, now mounted on a Team Alba backed Suzuki Z400 crashed hard in the first turn leaving her main rival Stephanie Parton to grab the holeshot. Cecco charged hard catch up to Parton & Angel Atwell who was now leading. Cecco passed both Parton & Atwell and held her lead for the last 3 laps. Meanwhile, Adam Howell who is now competing on a Kawasaki V-Force 700 was on auto-pilot most of the race as 2nd place was more than 2 minutes behind him throughout the race. He was set on gaining time to secure his overall win against Cecco who
2. Jimmy Wahl4. Todd Rothermel4. Sean Neidlinger18. Tom Hertz (DNF)
4-stroke a:9. Rick Cecco24. Matt Lawrence
open b:1. Brad Whitehead5. Jeff Pickens
Women:1. Traci Cecco4. Nicole Pennycook
4-stroke stock:6. Jason Hughes14. Michael Sroka15. John Bowers18. Rich TravalenaDNF - Doug Hunter
utility stock:1. Matt Travalena
utility modified:2. Dale Hiles
Next Race is Big Buck GNCC in Union, SC on April 12th. Read on in this issue of MRA to see if Balance will pull off another win or if Smiley will make a big return.
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0 Wallace Wallops ‘em2003 THOR/Parts Unlimited Northeast Classic Motocross SeriesRound 1: Doublin Gap Motocross ParkBy Jim P. SandersonNewburg, PA, March 23, 2003
The 2003 Thor/Parts Unlimited Northeast Classic Motocross Series, celebrating its
11th year, is the premier motocross series of the northeast. Round one is one the
earliest events on the AMA District Six calendar. Just two weeks prior, the Northeast
still had quite a bit of snow cover and Mother Earth had yet to thaw. Over 700 of the
best motocross riders in the northeast and beyond, made the trek to Newburg,
Pennsylvania. With over $229,000 dollars in Factory Contingency for 2003, one can be
sure that the competition will be fierce.
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RRP's, Ty Wallace, AMA National # 85, walloped the competition in the 125 and 250
Open A classes, winning the overall, a nice chunk of change and heads to round two
with the series points lead in
both classes. Wallace carded
2-1's in both the 125 and 250
Open A classes, respectively,
and also finished third overall
in the Over 25 A class with a
5-2 score.
Bromley Suzuki's Barry
Carsten, who drove all night
from St. Louis where he fin-
ished a very respectable 15th
in the tiddler class at round 11
of the AMA Supercross Series,
led the pack of 37 riders out
of the first turn in the first 250
Open A class moto. In tow
were Shenandoah Honda's
Tom Welch, Barry Taggert Jr.
and Yamaha of Camp Hill/
RRP's Jeremy Cook.
After a half a lap, the top five
running order changed con-
siderably. Welch was out front
followed by Crossroad
Powersports/RRP's Damien
Plotts, Wallace, Carsten and
Jeremy Tiffany.
Plotts was right on the rear
wheel of Welch by the start of
lap two and made the pass for
the lead by doing the triple
just before the expert only
section while Welch only dou-
bled the obstacle. Welch was
relegated to second. Wallace
and Carsten were still third
and fourth and Kevin Brodsky
Jr. moved up to fifth. Plotts and Welch quickly separated themselves, as there was a
huge gap back to Wallace in third.
Plotts had a four second lead by the last lap. Welch made a mistake only a short
distance from the finish line, which allowed Wallace and Carsten to get by. Plotts got
the first moto win with
Wallace, Carsten, Welch
and Cook trailing.
Cook led the start of the
final 250 Open A class
moto. In tow were Nick
Mowry, Wallace, Carsten
and Chris Hunter. The top
five running order changed
considerably after the lead-
ers got through the tight
and twisty infield section.
Cook remained at the point
with Wallace, Welch,
Carsten, and Dustin Kendall
trailing.
The top four remained
unchanged after two and a
half laps with Plotts moving
up to fifth. Welch and
Carsten traded passes a few
RRP teammates Jeremy cook (360) and Damien Plotts (46) battle for 2nd place late in the final 125 A class moto at the 1st round of the 2003 Thor/Parts Unlimited Northeast classic MX Series held at Doublin Gap MX Park on March 23rd in Newburg, Pennsylvania.
RRP's Jeremy cook (360) leads the start of the 1st 125 A class moto at round 1 of the Thor/Parts Unlimited NE classic. Trailing were Mike Leavitt (213), Barry carsten (79), and Ty Wallace (85).
Mike Leavitt (213) leads early in the final 125 A class moto at round 1 of the Northeast classic MX Series on
March 23rd. Trailing were Jeremy cook (360), Ty Wallace (85) and Damien Plotts (46).
Bromley Suzuki's Barry carsten (79) battles for 2nd place with chris Hunter (505) and Tom Welch (116) in the final 125 A class moto at round 1 of the
Northeast classic MX Series in Newburg, Pennsylvania.
RRP's Ty Wallace had a great day at the 1st round of the 2003 Thor/Parts Unlimited NE classic Series. Wallace rode to a 2-1 score in both the 125 A and 250 open A classes taking home the overall in both plus a good chunk of the
purse and now leads in series points in both classes.
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times with Carsten finally making a pass stick on lap three to take third, dropping
Welch to fourth.
Wallace closed the gap on Cook and made the pass for the lead along the back tree-line section. Cook was relegated to second. With two laps remaining, Carsten passed Cook to take second, dropping Cook to third and soon after was passed by Plotts, dropping Cook to fourth.
Wallace took the checkered flag with a three second advantage. Rounding out the top five were Carsten, Plotts, Welch and Cook.
Wallace got the top tier of the 250 A podium via his 2-1 rides. Plotts 1-3 score was good for runner-up honors and Carsten rounded out the podium with his 3-2 tally.
Cook led the start of the first 125 A class moto. In tow were Mike Leavitt, Carsten, Rodney Horrocks and Wallace. Leavitt had the point after about a half lap, displacing Cook to second. Wallace and Plotts were now third and fourth with Horrocks dropping to fifth.
Wallace was out front by the start of lap two with Cook, Leavitt, Plotts and Aaron Day trailing. A few turns later, Plotts passed Leavitt to take third drop-ping Leavitt to fourth. On the next lap, Leavitt attempted the triple but came up short, giving Day fourth place. Leavitt dropped to fifth.
Plotts passed Cook for second with a lap and a half to go. Cook was relegated to third. Day was a solid fourth and Hunter was now up to fifth. Plotts closed
in on Wallace and made the pass for the lead. Plotts quickly pulled away and finished the moto with a five second advantage. Rounding out the top five were Wallace, Day, Hunter and Carsten.
Carsten led the start of the final 125 A class moto but was quickly passed by Wallace. Carsten dropped to second. Rounding out the top five were Hunter, Welch and Dave Ginolfi. The top four were unchanged by lap two with Plotts moving up to fifth.
Wallace crossed the finish line for the second moto win with about a four second advantage. Rounding out the top five were Carsten, Hunter, Welch and Plotts.
Wallace earned the overall with his 2-1 rides. Plotts 1-5 tally was good enough for runner-up honors. Carsten's 5-2 rides were good for third overall.
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crossroads Powersports/RRP's Damien Plotts leads the start of the 1st over 25 A class moto at round 1 of the Thor/Parts Unlimited NE classic at Doublin Gap MX Park. In tow were Scott Sayres (335), John Young (22), Jason Palmer (73), Jim McIlvaine (133) and Ty Wallace (85).
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Doublin Gap was the site for Round # 1 of the 11th Annual Thor Parts Unlimited North East Classic on March 23, 2003. Over 700 riders came out on this beautiful spring day to compete in the kick off race of this years prestige’s event. Riders from up and down the north east coast follow this event to 5 different tracks each year to compete for
close to a quarter million dollars in factory contingency money. In addition to that scores of sponsors donate parts and accessories to be given away at each round, and one lucky racer goes home with a brand new mx bike from each event donated by a local dealer. The North East Classic was an idea spawned by track owner Tom Hurd back in the
early 90’s. The primary goal was to get riders from the north east to travel to different facilities to see who really is the fastest guy or girl in their respective classes from the region. Since then the series has exploded and sponsors from all over the world offer their wares to the fastest riders in the series. As of print date there are still three rounds left for you to participate in , there is plenty of contingencies and prizes available so
load up your bike and head on out to the North East Classic.
Round # 1 3/23/03 Doublin Gap MX Park
Round # 2 4/27/03 Raceway Park
Round # 3 5/4/03 Hurricane Hills Sports Center
Round # 4 7/6/03 Broome-Tioga Sports Center
Round # 5 7/27/03 Walden Playboy Motocross
In talking with Tom Hurd he asked that we thank all of the sponsors and track owners that help make these events possible, and also the riders that travel to and par-
ticipate each year in the series. I would also like to mention the participating dealers that donate motorcycles to be given away at these events, your support of our sport is highly commendable.
Cumberland Kawasaki (Carlisle,PA)
Roxy’s Kawasaki (Chambersburg)
Rizzon Cycle Inc. (Middlesex, NJ)
Orient Express Motorsports (Southhampton, NY)
Conklin Cycle Center (Binghamton, NY)
Ithaca Recreation (Ithaca, Ny)
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ROUND # 1 NORTHEAST CLASSIC MX SERIES DOUBLIN GAP MX PARK – Shippensburg, PA
#177 Ryan Gabers leading the pack#47 Nicholas Evennou 125 B Winner
Adam Blessing from Toms River, NJ warming up before the race
I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!
#66 Marcus Hodgeleads the 85cc 7-11 thru the 1st turn
#103 Chris Deleo gets the holeshot
JD Methfessel doing the double
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3ROUND # 1 NORTHEAST CLASSIC MX SERIES DOUBLIN GAP MX PARK – Shippensburg, PAOverall Race Results overall # brand name50 (4-6) 1 9 Unk Darian Robinson 2 02 HSK Chase Miller 3 4j KTM Sam D. Sheckells 4 110 LEM Scott Walker 5 41m POL Derek Miller
50 (7-8) 1 187 POL Alex S. Maldet 2 10 KTM Dylan Wolfe 3 26 KTM Blake Wadsworth 4 199 COB Wesley Mattivi 5 2j KTM Storm E. Sheckells
50 (oil Injected) 4-8 1 5j KTM Sam D. Sheckells 2 111 YAM Jared R. Ross 3 19a HON Addison Emory Iv 4 8t HON Tyler Fleming 5 42m KTM Dustin Miller
60 (10-11) 1 51 KTM Justin Barcia 2 6 KTM Sunny Drake 3 21x YAM Brandon S. Seibold 4 921 SUZ Dylan Brajkovich 5 23 KTM Chaz Light 60 (7-9) 1 30 KAW Albert Catanzaro 2 33 SUZ Jacob Grove 3 5 SUZ Nikolas S. Desiderio 4 72 KTM Tyler Wozwey 5 187 KAW Alex S. Maldet
80 (14-15) 1 18t SUZ Willy Toth, Jr 2 23x KAW Kerry Kaminskie Jr 3 412 KAW Chad Dunning 4 391 SUZ Sean Wallace 5 48 YAM Jacob Wolfe
80 (7-11) 1 51 KAW Justin Barcia 2 34 HON Ryan Blizzard 3 23t SUZ Garret Toth 4 30 KAW Albert Catanzaro 5 66 KAW Marcus Hodge
80 (12-13) 1 72 SUZ Michael Picone 2 24 SUZ Marshall Hurd
overall # brand name 3 1 KAW Colton Harrison 4 44 KAW Adam Blessing 5 18 HON Teddy Grant
Super Mini 1 72 SUZ Michael Picone 2 23 KAW Kerry Kaminskie Jr 3 4 SUZ Robert Marshall 4 412 KAW Chad Dunning 5 70 SUZ Daniel Holton, Jr Mini 9-13 1 23t SUZ Garret Toth 2 34 HON Ryan Blizzard 3 24 SUZ Marshall Hurd 4 44 KAW Adam Blessing 5 348 SUZ Joey Keefe School Boy 1 53 KAW Mitchell Dougherty 2 216 KAW Scott Sears 3 18t SUZ Willy Toth, Jr 4 4 SUZ Robert Marshall 5 201 SUZ Brandon Meier
College Boy 1 461 YAM David Ginolfi 2 343 KAW Stephen R. Stella 3 94 YAM Brian Murphy 4 384 YAM Samuel Forrester 5 47 YAM Nicholas Evennou
125 A 1 85 YAM Ty Wallace 2 46 HON Damion Plotts 3 79 SUZ Barry Carsten 4 505 HON Chris Hunter 5 602 YAM Aaron Day
125 B 1 47x YAM Nicholas Evennou 2 44x YAM Zachary A. Feaster 3 28 YAM Andrew Wiegand 4 94 YAM Brian Murphy 5 53 KAW Mitchell Dougherty
250 A 1 85 HON Ty Wallace 2 46 HON Damion Plotts 3 79 SUZ Barry Carsten 4 360 YAM Jermey Cook 5 116 HON Tom Welch
overall # brand name250 B 1 44 HON Matt Ranum 2 100 HON Stephen K. Hunter 3 380 SUZ Brian Murphy 4 143 YAM Jason Doyle 5 54 KAW Richard White
250 C 1 12 KAW Jonathan Woskob 2 556 YAM Chalmers S. Helman 3 7x HON Todd Selleck, Jr. 4 52a YAM Aqil S. Sharif 5 15l YAM Eric Leiby
Plus 25 A 1 46 HON Damion Plotts 2 116 HON Tom Welch 3 85 HON Ty Wallace 4 425 YAM Barry L. Taggart, Jr. 5 456 SUZ Jeffrey Grove
Plus 25 B 1 794 YAM Toby Leemore 2 9 HON Christopher Curtis 3 42x HON Eric B. Gebhard 4 371 SUZ Michael G. Derosa 5 414 YAM Steven Sheckler Vet A 1 79 SUZ Barry Carsten 2 456 SUZ Jeffrey Grove 3 22 KAW John Young 4 133 SUZ James Mcilvaine 5 343 HON Jerry Seip,jr
overall # brand nameVet B 1 907 HON Gregory Lykos 2 555 YAM Joseph Farnish 3 414 YAM Steven Sheckler 4 771 HON Byron Culbertson 5 44 HON William F. Seagle
Vet C 1 505 HON Todd M. Herman 2 13 HON Robert Smith 3 912 YAM Gregory Henry 4 34 YAM Mark Wienecks 5 158 HON Joey Kilby
Senior 1 2n YAM Tim Schmelyun 2 343 HON Jerry Seip,jr 3 204 HON Robert Huston 4 620 YAM Kevin Mesiah 5 338 HON Timothy Brown Women 1 245 YAM Jessye M. Davis 2 613 YAM Christina Basna 3 32 YAM Nicki Lingle 125 C 1 24c YAM Chad Breckbill 2 14 KAW Bryan Wilmoth 3 556 YAM Chalmers S. Helman 4 869 YAM Mike J. Landis 5 620 YAM Michael Mccubbin
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WARNING: Adhere to all age restrictions. All riders should be super-vised. ATVs can be hazardous. Always wear a helmet and protective clothing. Never ride on public roads. Never exceed your riding capabilities.
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Veteran1. 69 Chris Coleman2. 125 Dan Portanova3. 08 Roy Ryder
open A1. 19 Jason Dunkelberger2. 55 Andy Ehrenzeller3. 77 James Foglio
2 Stroke A1. 55 Andy Ehrenzeller2. 99 Pat Brown3. 19 Jason Dunkelberger
2 Stroke B1. 8 Tanner Cramm2. 64 Shawn Welsh3. 20A Anthony Carroll4. 72 Alan Fritch5. 87 Sam Wall6. 7 Joel Shelton7. 20D Don Carroll8. 3D Brenton Dum9. 29 Brandon Rou10. 32 Mike Patchoski
4 Stroke A1. 99 Pat Brown2. 87 Alex Rose3. 77 James Foglio4. 24 Ricki Collins
4 stroke b group 11. 64 Shawn Welsh2. 254 Steven Stracka3. 8R Jason Robinson
4. 20A Anthony Carroll5. 54J Keith Jenkins6. 5 Jimmie Hill7. 305 Jason Ivertz8. 6H Heather Gaul9. 11 Nick Mickovich10. 6J Josh Skelton
4 stroke b group 21. 3B Bruce Wyland2. 17 John Bradaric3. 757 Tim Roe4. 50M Mike Kisner5. 08 Roy Snyder6. 33A Andrew Stettler7. 3 Erik Hines8. 20 Jason Darlenzo
open B1. 3B Bruce Wyland 2. 8 Tanner Cramm3. 3 Brian Ace4. 254 Steven Stracka5. 8R Jason Robinson6. 87 Sam Wall7. 125 Dan Portanova8. 50M Mike Kisner
4 Stroke Under 350cc1. 305 Jason Wertz2. 52N Dan Wertman3. 45 Tony Lucarelli4. 72 Shaun Lawton5. 6 Brian Ace
70cc1. 9K Kyle Seiders2. 24 Dave Nevrotski3. 44 Greg Shaffer4. 10T Tanner Kels5. 10 Thomas Lazarski
50cc1. 24 Dave Nevrotski2. 10M Mikhaila Keis3. 3H Haley Blossom4. 14 Robert Waldron5. 5D Deanna Hicks
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2003 Sleepy HollowMarch 30, 2003Big Track
65cc 10-111. Tyler Haw Kaw2. Cody Fidler Kaw3. Zach Sandoe Kaw
85cc 7-111. Kyle Seidle Suz 2. Timothy Savidge Yam3. Travis Overly Yam4. Drey Boddie Hon5. Kyle Greenawalt Yam6. Tyler Hawk Kaw
85cc 12-131. Cody Schneider Kaw2. Aaron Ulrich Suz3. Adam Kline Suz4. Jason Smith Kaw5. Zachary Putt Yam
85cc 14-151. Alex Sharkey Suz2. Broc Moore Hon
Supermini1. Kyle Seidle Suz2. Wayne Powell Suz3. Jordan Deblasse Kaw4. Travis Powell Suz5. Broc Moore Hon
Schoolboy1. Larry Nutshler Kaw2. Wayne Powell Suz3. Robert Scheid Suz4. Alex Sharkey Suz
College Boy1. Jeremy Overly Yam
125A1. Nate Reitz Hus2. Brian McCullough Hon
125B1. Alex Gaul Yam 2. Joseph Gaul Hon3. Michael Brodbeck Yam4. Matt Moore Yam5. Mike Futer Hon6. Stanley Otto Yam7. Brian Shields Yam8. Jason Esterly Yam
125C1. Jack Hileman Yam2. Larry Nutschler Kaw3. Thomas Turnbull Hus4. Chris Seligman Hon5. Cory Wampler Kaw6. Gary Gallagher Yam7. Judd Lusgcavage Suz8. Robert Schied Suz
250A1. Shelby Reitz Hus2. Johnny Lyons Hon3. Louis Hocker Hon
250B1. Justin Mutek Yam
250C1. Donald Kramer Yam
25+B1. Mark Barends Hon2. Jason Esterly Yam3. Justin Anderson Yam
25+A1. Johnny Lyons Hon2. Brad Stepp Suz
VetA1. Brad Stepp Suz2. Jason George Hon3. Gary Hall Hon
VetC1. Scott Schauer Hon2. Steve Kowalchak Yam3. Kieth Kline Yam4. Chris Teneyek Hon5. Steve Westloy Yam6. Niel Ebert Hon7. Steve Wright Hon8. Anthony Dimarzio Ktm9. Bill Leone Yam10. John Silberman Yam
4 wheel 2 Stroke A1. Thaddeus Gross Suz
4 wheel 2 stroke B1. Alan Fritch Hon2. Steve Michael Suz
4 wheel 0-2301. Amanda Bowen Yam2. Adam Fritch Yam3. Robert Ralston Yam
4 Wheel open 4 Stroke A1. Alexander Kose ?2. Steve Jacoby Hon
4 Wheel open 4 Stroke B1. Corey Athecton Hon2. Brook Myster Yam3. Germaine Amadic ?4. Heather Gaul Suz5. Steve Stravka Hon
SLEEPY HOLLOW MINI TRACKMarch 30, 2003
60cc 7-9 1. Ryan Francis 1992. Brad Roth 22R3. Scott Heilman 674. Kyle Greenwalt 985. Jonathan Newton 2J6. Brett Cooper 157. Jason Chavez 46J8. Joey Staskiel 7S9. Stephen Buss 10B10. Neil Ebert 77E
50cc 4-6 oil1. Brennan Weindel 642. Trevor Shaffer 913. Wyatt Baizto 5294. Logan Ehrets 985. Kyle Boileau 4K6. Justin Cooper 277. Ethan Bressler 1EDNS Brock Lieberman T
50cc 7-8 oil1. Dalton Worthington 8W
XR 501. Bryce Dana 42. Trevor Shaffer 913. Mitchell Lenker 004. Joshua Zartman T5. Matthew Nolt X6. Addison Emory Jr. 19A7. Daryn Thompson 7D
XR70-XR801. Sarrina Smith 282. David Magee 25M3. Devin Sheldon 402
50cc 4-6 Stk.1. Logan Ehrets 982. Eric Heilman 763. Chase Miller 02X4. Justin Cooper 275. Kyle Boileau 4K6. Mitchell Allen 522
50cc 7-8 Stk.1. Stephen Buss 10B2. Brandon Wolfe 1003. Bobby Kinsley 6F4. Addison Emory 19A5. Kevin Hicks 6K6. Dalton Worthington 8W
PW80 – TTR901. Brian Petrovcic 1222. Alyssa Savidge 25X3. Cody Fidler 115
4. Amber Biasi 7A5. Courtney Rhoads V6. Darren Rineer 12R
100/125 4 Stroke1. John Hewczuk 122. Michael Polaski 273. Benjamin Kief 214. Gus Colby 13C5. Joshua Hippert 130
50cc Quad1. Colby Chinchar 222. Michael Thor 7883. Matt Ross 784. Deanna Hicks 5D5. Kevin Thor 88K6. Zachery Jakubox X7. Mikhaila Hicks 10M
70cc Quad1. Michael Thor 7882. Tanner Kels 10T3. Frank Wendling X4. Tanner Markle 18T5. Thomas Lazarski 106. Daniel Toth 60
90cc Quad1. Nicholas Moser X2. Jesse Greenwalt 983. Glenn Miller 634. Amber Biasi 18A5. Derek Bartashus 716. Taylor Kief 88
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8 ft. of mountain Neelyton, PA 17239
2003 AMA Sanctioned SP/y/4W Hare Scramble
Must have a current AMA and A district card to ride these events.(will be available at track)
SCHEDuLE:Gates and Sign In open: 8AMAt approx 10:00AM youth/Women/PeeWeeAt approx 11:30AM A-B-Vet Sr-SS motorcyclesAt approx 2:00PM Quad Classes
Ft. of Mountain reserves the right to shorten times IF a safety factor occurs and reserves the right to cancel due to severe weather conditions.
April 13th District 6 & 7 Track points begin
May 4th District 6 Round #4 PA STATE CHMP 5ft first place trophys
May 18th District 6 & 7 Double track points
June 8th District 6 & 7 Double track pointsoct 5th District 6 Double track points
oct 26th District 6 Track points endnov 16th District 6 Rider Appreciation day Special giveaways
For information call: 814-259-3827 or 717-632-8171 Riders under 18 MUST have a parent present to sign release. Spectators assume all liability for any injuries or losses which may occur.Directions: PA Turnpike to exit 13, right on Rt. 522 to Shade Gap, turn right on Rt 641 through Neelyton, crossroads turn right onto Decorum Rd, track on left OR PA Turnpike exit 14, Rt 75N to flashinglight turn left on Rt 641, 5 miles to crossroad turn left onto Decorum Rd, track on left.
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9MRA PRoDUcT REVIEW Last fall, MRA was contacted by Shawn Gold, sales manager for Performance Distributing Co. based out of York, PA. Shawn represents products like No – Toil Biodegradable Air Filter Oil and Serfas Spider Grips. Shawn offered some product samples to us for product testing. In a few days “the present man” as my kids refer to the UPS guy showed up at the door with a new No – Toil Air Filter Kit and a set of bright green Spider Grips for my sons 01 KX 85. Well it wasn’t long before we were in the garage replacing the necessary parts to go out and play in the mud and begin our product testing. This was mid November last year, then it happened, yes the w word, winter showed up and it never ended. Well we got tired of this about early February and we decided we we’re going to start product testing, winter or no winter. Fast forward to the present, our review is complete and winter is still trying to hang around.We think that stinks, but as far as the products go that the present man brought us last November.Two thumbs up to Shawn Gold and the products he offers. First of all, I’ve been riding motorcycles for over 30 years now and I have never used a pair of grips as nice as the Spiders. They are super comfortable for those long trail rides and they offer excellent grip. As you all know, there’s been plenty of slippery conditions to test our grips in this spring. As far as longevity goes we can’t help you there, we wanted to get our report out as soon as possible. From the appearance of things I don’t see why they wouldn’t hold up as well as any other grip on the market. One last thing, the colors rock. Now for the No-Toil products. Kids, don’t act like your dads and believe that you don’t need to read the directions on anything before you get started. I’ve been maintaining filters for years, who needs directions. Just a few minutes later before the installation was complete I’m walking around the house with the tackiest oil on my hands in the world and I can’t touch anything because I lost my super glue remover. Then my wife says to me – hey Einstein how about trying the filter cleaner(she bails me out all the time). Please read the directions completely before using this stuff. (hint:use rubber gloves)I believe the No – Toil products work great, we’ve had plenty of messy weather to test filters and cleaners in this spring. When removing the air filter from the KX it looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in several rides, to me this indicated that the oil was doing its job and trapping the dirt. Then I think to my self, how’s the cleaner going to work? Again follow the diluting directions on the bottle – one bottle of this stuff should last you quite a while. In minutes the filter looked like new again, apply the oil and back into the bike, No – Toil also offers a rim grease that works real good. I recommend trying all of the great products mentioned above. Give your local dealer a call and tell him you saw it in MRA. You can also contact Shawn Gold with Performance Distributing at (717) 586-3178 and he can line you up with a stocking dealer.
Dutchmen PA Series took place on April 6th. In youth action Tim Rizzon and Jerod Stoner made it look easy win-ning the 12-15 85cc and the 100 Super mini classes. Billy King had a great ride in the A class. Danny Palmer riding his first A200 race man-aged to hang on to a 5th despite an injured hand. Chris Henry took another win in the 125B but not with out pressure from Mikey Soudas finishing second and 5 minutes in front of third. In the senior class things looked good for Ed Hoover but a hard landing off a jump ended his day, making it easy for Brian Desimone to take the win.
RORR on March 30th was another story. Mother nature unloaded on this early spring day with her winter fury. 80+ youth and 135+ adult riders braved the storm. Club members were just awesome in pulling off this event. In Pee Wee action Kelsy Hartem rode hard to capture the Overall win along with first place in the 7-9 65cc class. Troy Desimone and Daniel Bromley took second and third. In the youth classes Jerod Stoner was on fire taking the overall and the win in the Super Mini Class. Mikey Soudas grabbed the super mini holeshot and rode well for 2nd place and 2nd overall. Mike Potts encountered a flat 2/3 of the way into the
race but managed to hang on for 1st in the 12-15 85cc class and 3rd over-all. In the main event ECEA's long time rider Fred Hoess showed everyone he still has it with an overall win by 3 minutes over Bill Atkinson. Atkinson rides this race
almost every year and is alway near the top. This year he was 2nd. Great ride guys. Jim Senecal was 3rd overall. Other top class finishers includ-ed Bryan Desimone, Burt Guers, Brian Burt, Scott Chapkovich, Phill Kropp, Danny Palmer, Mike Sigety, Wayne Grenewicz.
On April 12th a few of our young riders ventured to South Carolina to com-pete in the 4th round of the GNCC series. It was a summer like day with temperatures near 80 after a week full of rain. Track conditions were near perfect. Ryan McGaha proved once again he can hang with the best. Ryan took the Overall and the Mini Senior win. This was his sec-ond number 1 podium spot in 2 out of 2 youth events. Jerod Stoner has made the podium a few times but this time it was a 1st place spot in the Mini Intermediate class. Other local riders having fine rides included Tiffany Tomlin, Mikey Soudas, Eric Rogers, Jimmy Shea, Robert Camp, Troy Desimone. Adult riders having good riders were Ryan Rogers 250A, Bryan Desimone Senior A, Tom Ebersole to name a few. Chris Borich in quad action had a great ride also making the podium.
May is looking good for alot of race action. We have a couple of PA series races, ECEA events and a GNCC in our backyard at Rausch Creek on May 11th.
– Mike SoudasPhoto by Mike Soudas
Photo by Mike Soudas
harrison, Dockray handle hurricane hills Season openerHurricane Hills Sports CenterBy Jim P. SandersonclifforD, Pa, aPril 6, 2003
Over 175 riders came out to Clifford, Pennsylvania, to the beautiful Hurricane Hills Sports Center for the season opener on a cold and wind swept spring day. Mother Nature dropped some extensive precipitation on the area several days prior to the event and overnight temperatures went down in to the 20's, which delayed prac-tice sessions due to the fact that the ground was still frozen. Once promoter, Tom Hurd and his crew went to work ripping the entire racecourse, track conditions
improved greatly and continued to do so as the day progressed. When the sec-ond half of the race program started, the track was in excellent shape.
Kawasaki pilot, Colton Harrison and Yamaha pilot, Jon Dockray won the 85cc 12-13 and 125 Amateur classes, respectively, at the season opening motocross race at the Hurricane Hills Sports Center in Clifford, PA.
Joey Keefe and Jamie Kriger rounded out the 85cc 12-13-class podium. Keefe went 2-2 for runner-up honors while Kriger, who was racing for the first time, carded a 5-3 for the day.
W a l t Zabrowski and Brian C o o k r o u n d e d out the 125 A m a t e u r class podi-u m . Zabrowski didn't get quite the start he
would have liked in the first moto but eventually worked his way to fourth. In the second moto, Zabrowski's brother Dan nailed the holeshot and the two brothers battled for about a half a lap running one and two. Walt passed his brother Dan on the finish line triple to take the lead and pulled away to a whopping 14-second lead by the end of the moto.
Cook battled with Dockray for the first three laps of the first 125 Amateur class moto, finally getting around Dockray for the lead and stayed in the point position, taking the first moto win. Cook, almost exactly opposite of Zabrowski, got a not-so-great start in the second 125 Amateur class moto
and eventually worked his way to fifth. Cook's 1-5 was good for the final tier of the 125 Amateur class podium.
Harrison got his number one plated KX off the gate and rounded the first turn with the lead. Trailing were Marshall Hurd, Keefe, Christopher Chesniak, and Kriger. Just after the start of the second lap, Hurd made the pass on Harrison for the lead in the corner preceding the huge Hurricane Hills step-up relegat-ing Harrison to second. Third through fifth were unchanged.
The top five quickly spread out and remained the same until the last lap when Hurd crashed on the huge double in the middle of the racecourse giving Harrison the lead and the first moto win. Keefe inherited second while Hurd managed to remount third. Chesniak and Kriger rounded out the top five.
Harrison had another great start in the final 85cc 12-13-class moto. In tow off the start were Keefe, Chesniak, Kriger and Matt Vacendak. Hurd bruised some ribs in his first moto endo and decided to sit out the second moto.
After two and a half laps the top two were unchanged. Krieger passed Chesniak to take third place, relegating Chesniak to fourth. Vacendak held fifth. The leaders spread out once again and remained the same to the checkered flag. The second moto finished; Harrison, Keefe, Kriger, Chesniak and Vacendak.
Dockray got his Yamaha out front and led the start of the first 125 Amateur class moto. Trailing were Cook, Ryan Saum, Dan Zabrowski and George Narcum. By the third turn, Cook had the lead with Dockray, Dan Zabrowski, Narcum and Carm Parri in tow. One long straight a way and a turn later, Dockray was back out front with Cook being relegated to second.
Cook chased down Dockray for the next couple of laps and finally made the pass for the lead on lap three. Dockray dropped to second. Narcum was holding his own in third while Walt Zabrowski had moved up to fourth and David Rockafeller fifth.
Cook kept the point position for the rest of the moto, taking the checkers with a small advantage over Dockray. Rounding out the top five were Narcum, Zabrowski and Jim Ayres.
Dan Zabrowski, who changed from a Honda CR125 to a 250 YZF Yamaha thumper for the 2003 season, led the pack through the first turn in the final 125 Amateur class moto just ahead of Dockray, Ayres, and Walt Zabrowski. One quarter of a lap later the top five were Dan Zabrowski, Walt Zabrowski, Dockray, Cook and Rockafeller.
Walt passed his brother Dan for the lead on the finish line triple at the start of lap two to take the lead. Dan Zabrowski was relegated to second. A half a lap later, Dan Zabrowski cross-rutted in the big sweeper turn by the start area, which let Dockray by for the runner-up position. Dan Zabrowski dropped to third. Ayres and Cook were still fourth and fifth, respectively.
Walt Zabrowski was just flying out front and had an 11-second lead by lap three. The top five were pretty well spread out by this point of the final 125 Amateur class moto and remained unchanged to the checkered flag. Walt Zabrowski finished the moto with a huge 14-second lead. Rounding out the top five were Docray, Dan Zabrowski, Ayres and Cook.
RESULTS:P/Wee: 1. Kyla Boorom (Yam).50 (4-6): 1. Spencer Tompkins (Yam); 2. Nathan Savage (Hon); 3. Jared Lambert (Yam).50 (7-8): 1. Stephen Buss (Ktm); 2. Kevin Hicks Hsk 3. Robert Piazza Jr (Ktm); 4. Justin Ziegenfus (Hon); 5. Joe Ide (Ktm).65 (7-9): 1. Ryan Francis (Ktm); 2. Brad Roth (Kaw); 3. Jake Stout (Kaw); 4. Tyler Leighton (Kaw); 5. Carlton Stack III (Yam).65 (10-11): 1. James Doolittle (Suz); 2. Anthony Peregrin (Ktm); 3. Logan Allen (Ktm); 4. Trevor Mack (Kaw); 5. Anthony Madole (Kaw).85 (7-9): 1. Tyler Leighton (Kaw).85 (10-11): 1. Anthony Peregrin (Suz); 2. James Doolittle (Suz); 3. Logan Allen (Suz).85 (12-13): 1. Colton Harrison (Kaw); 2. Joey Keefe (Suz); 3. Jamie Kriger (Hon); 4. Christopher Chesniak (Suz); 5. Matt Vacendak (Kaw).
85 (14-15): 1. Sean Wallace (Suz); 2. Josh Stout (Kaw). 85 (9-13): 1. Colton Harrison (Kaw); 2. Joey Keefe (Suz); 3. Marshall Hurd (Suz).s/mini: 1. Sean Wallace (Suz); 2. Josh Stout (Kaw).schby: 1. Dan Zabrowski (Yam); 2. Rj Reynolds (Hon); 3. Keegan Saum (Yam); 4. Steve Grossweiler (Suz); 5. Josh Stewart (Kaw).clgby: 1. Walter Zabrowski (Yam); 2. Jim Ayres (Hon); 3. Brian Cook (Suz); 4. Jacob Cope (Hon); 5. Jon Dockray (Yam).125 Pro: 1. Caleb Miller (Yam); 2. Dave Nyzio (Yam); 3. Sonny Nighman (Kaw); 4. Jimmy Miller (Yam).125 am: 1. Jon Dockray (Yam); 2. Walter Zabrowski (Yam); 3. Brian Cook (Suz); 4. Jim Ayres (Hon); 5. Dan Zabrowski (Yam).125 nov: 1. Mark Stephens (Yam); 2. David Szymansky (Yam); 3. Josh Case (Yam); 4. Tom Tressler (Ktm); 5. Shane Saxon (Ktm).250 Pro: 1. Sonny Nighman (Kaw); 2. Dave Nyzio (Yam); 3. Caleb Miller (Yam); 4. Scott Rockwell (Hon); 5. Jimmy Miller (Yam).250 am: 1. Thomas Bernard (Hon); 2. Chris Murray (Yam); 3. Jacob Cope (Hon); 4. James Teel (Suz); 5. Brad Ford (Hon).250 nov: 1. Rj Reynolds (Hon); 2. Mike Fetherston (Yam); 3. Allen Ervin (Kaw); 4. John Schafft (Kaw); 5. Jesse Carling (Hon).+25 eX: 1. Scott Rockwell (Hon); 2. Randy Barker (Hon); 3. Kenneth Burke (Yam).+25 am: 1. Frank Hughes (Yam); 2. Dylan Laporte (Yam); 3. B.j. Wightman (Yam); 4. Mark Barends (Hon); 5. Jim Pudney (Hon).+30 eX: 1. Randy Barker (Hon); 2. Kenneth Burke (Yam). +30 am: 1. Kevin Hicks (Yam); 2. Tom Lambert (Yam); 3. Mark Barends (Hon); 4. Joseph Bollard (Yam); 5. Dylan Laporte (Yam).+30 nov: 1. John Schafft (Kaw); 2. Jeff Case (Suz); 3. Ant(Hon);y Dimarzio (Ktm); 4. Craig Munn (Hon); 5. Eric Krisa (Hon).+40: 1. Gene Nighman (Kaw); 2. Joseph Bollard (Yam); 3. Jim Sanderson (Suz).
Jon Dockray (46) leads the strat of the 1st 125 Amateur class moto at hurricane hills in clifford, Pennsylvania on april 6th.
in tow were brain cook (840), ryan saum (333), Dan Zabrowski (5z) and george narcum (360).
Dan Zabrowski (5z) leads Jon Dockray (46), ryan saum (333) and Walt Zabrowski (81z) in to the first turn of the second
125 Amateur class moto at Hurricane Hills in clifford, Pennsylvania on april 6th.
Jon Dockray (46) leads brian cook (840) and Dan Zabrowski (5z) early in the 1st 125 Amateur class moto at the season opening Motocross
race at the Hurricane Hills Sports Center on April 6th.
Colton Harrison had a couple of perfect 1-1 rides to take the top tier of the 85cc 12-13 class podium at the Hurricane Hills Sports
center in clifford, Pennsylvania.
Christopher Chesniak rode consistently to a 4-4 score for fourth overall in the 85cc 12-13 class at the season opener at Hurricane Hills on April 6th.
Jamie Kriger, who raced for the first time at the season opener at the Hurricane Hills Sports
center in clifford, Pennsylvania, finished third overall in the 85cc 12-13 class on April 6th.
Dan Zabrowski (5z) leads his brother Walt (81z) early in the second 125 Amateur class moto at the season opener at the Hurricane Hills
sports center in clifford, Pennsylvania on april 6th.
Colton Harrison (1) leads the start of the 1st 85cc 12-13-class moto at the season opener at the hurricane hills sports center in clifford, Pennsylvanai. in two were sean Wallace
(391), Joey Keefe (348) and marshall hurd (24, hidden behind harraison).
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R A C E R R E V I E WName: casey clarkAge: 19 yearsRace #: 141class: 125A Expert, 250A ExpertBikes: Yamaha YZ250F Yamaha YZ450FExperience: 13 years racingHometown: Pine Grove, PASponsors: Keeney Motosports, TBT Racing, Zechmans Yamaha, Twin Air / Boyesen, M2R Helmets, Answer, Renthal, one Industries, Yoshimura, Sponsor House, Works connection, Rausch creek Motorsports, and Mom and Dad
MRA had an opportunity recently to speak with AMA District 6 champ Casey Clark. Casey started his racing career here in district 6 when he was just 6 years old racing a Yamaha 4 Zinger quad. He has since moved on to racing motorcycles and has accomplished many district titles over the years. Casey has been racing in the Expert division for the last three seasons and has done quite well. In both 2000 and 2001 he won both the 125A and 250A class championships, in 2002 he was 1st in the 125A Expert division and 2nd in the 250A division. Casey will be chasing a new dream this year, he will be competing on his Keeney Motosports sponsored Yamahas in the 2003 AMA/Chevy Trucks U.S. MX Series. In talking with Casey he said he plans to hit all of the Outdoor Nationals this year and one of his goals is to earn a top 100 number. MRA would like to thank Casey for the time he gave us and we wish you a great season of racing.
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Pagoda Motorcycle Club – April 13, 2003
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125 AMATEUR1 J.MERRILL JR. SUZ2 S.SZMYD YAM3 B.WALLACE HUS4 S.EDELSTEIN YAM5 B.LAPUSNAK YAM6 C.PEPE YAM7 D.WALL HON8 J.WHITNEY YAM9 A.DUIGON YAM10 D.MONTANARO YAM
125 NOVICE1 R.JIMENEZ JR YAM2 T.MURPHY SUZ3 T.JAMISON SUZ4 J.MUSHALLA KTM5 J.SMITH YAM6 T.WONSKI YAM7 J.BURLEW YAM8 N.LACERENZE SUZ9 M.RICE KAW10 S.LEWIS SUZ
125 PRO EXPERT1 D.PLOTTS HON2 T.WALLACE YAM3 B.CARSTEN SUZ4 J.MC ILVAINE SUZ5 J.HARPER SUZ6 J.PAUL YAM7 K.RAND KTM8 G.LURCH YAM9 B.BERRY HON10 T.STAVAC YAM
25+ AMATEUR1 T.GRIFFIN HON2 M.BURKHOLDER YAM3 J.LUTY YAM4 B.LAPUSNAK YAM5 B.DALUSIO YAM6 B.BIEL HON7 B.JENSEN HON8 A.DUIGON YAM9 D.BROWN YAM10 J.TAVERNESE YAM
25+ EXPERT1 D.PLOTTS HON2 T.WALLACE YAM3 J.MC ILVAINE SUZ4 J.KAPITAN HON5 B.BERRY HON6 R.SCHMIDT HON7 B.SMITH KTM8 T.ULIKOWSKI HON9 D.EDSALL HON10 L.HARPER YAM
250 AMATEUR1 S.HUNTER HON2 B.GOLDSTEIN KTM3 S.EDELSTEIN YAM4 T.GRIFFIN HON5 M.BOYCE HON6 F.ROCKINO YAM7 D.WIXON HON8 J.THOMAS HON9 M.EMICK YAM10 J.MASSARO HON
250 NOVICE1 V.PALMIERI SUZ2 W.CHAMBERS HON3 D.CAMPORA HON4 C.KOERKEL HON5 D.DIMASI YAM6 R.FASCONE HON7 S.WELDEN YAM8 V.GRANOZIO HON9 M.JORDAN HON10 J.KIMOCK HON
250 PRO EXPERT1 B.CARSTEN SUZ2 D.PLOTTS HON3 T.WALLACE YAM
4 C.HUNTER YAM5 R.ZUPKO YAM6 J.HARPER SUZ7 J.KAPITAN HON8 D.DICILLO, JR YAM9 J.SEIP JR HON10 B.SMITH KTM
30+ AMATEUR1 J.LUTY YAM2 D.MCLAUGHLIN KAW3 D.BROWN YAM4 M.BURKHOLDER YAM5 B.BIEL HON6 T.KONTRATH SUZ7 A.PERZAN HON8 J.LOPALO YAM9 B.CULBERTSON HON10 J.TAVERNESE YAM
30+ EXPERT1 B.CARSTEN SUZ2 R.ZUPKO YAM3 J.KAPITAN HON4 D.DICILLO, JR YAM5 J.MC ILVAINE SUZ6 J.SEIP JR HON7 D.WOLFSKILL YAM8 G.TURNER YAM9 M.TIESLER HON10 E.BURKHOLDER HON
30+ NOVICE1 D.DIMASI YAM2 G.LEEMANN YAM3 S.MIGIACCI YAM4 C.KOERKEL HON5 J.SCOTTO HON6 M.ONDY HON7 S.VIRCIK HON8 J.POLIZZI YAM9 J.HAGSTRON HON10 A.COULIANIDIS HON
40+ EXPERT1 D.WOLFSKILL YAM2 J.SEIP JR HON3 G.TURNER YAM4 R.ROSSETER YAM5 C.VANNOTE HON6 A.WATKINS HON7 K.BORDZUK HON8 J.MACDONALD KAW9 K.GLASS HON10 C.HATCH HON
40+ SUPER SENIOR1 J.MESLER YAM2 B.CULBERTSON HON3 A.PERZAN HON4 G.LUCAS HON5 J.LAPUSNAK YAM6 C.TIERNEY HON7 G.THOMPSON HON8 S.LEWIS SUZ9 C.HUGHES SR KAW10 R.BLESSING YAM
65CC 10 & 11 YRS .1 D.TORRANCE KAW2 T.DISTEFANO SUZ3 R.KOZAK HON4 T.CHAUSKY KTM
5 T.VOGEL SUZ6 C.DASILVA KAW
65CC 7 THRU 9 YRS .1. B.REDIELD KAW2 M.WILDEY SUZ3 D.KRAUSE KTM
65CC 7 THRU 9 YRS .1. A.MAIMONE KAW5 C.EGBERT KAW
80CC 10 & 11 YRS OLD1 H.ROJAS SUZ2 D.TORRANCE KAW3 M.SOWA SUZ4 M.MACKEPRANG HON5 A.KOZIMOR YAM6 M.LACERENZA KAW7 T.VOGEL SUZ8 M.GRANT HON9 N.BORDGE KAW10 G.DRUNIS SUZ
80CC 12 & 13 YRS OLD1 B.WALLACE KAW2 A.BLESSING SUZ3 T.GRANT HON4 R.MALKIEWICZ KAW5 R.GAINEY SUZ6 D.KESSLER KAW7 R.REGALBUTO HON8 B.CULBERTSON KAW9 W.FRANCISCO HON10 J.GOURLEY YAM
80CC 14 & 15 YRS OLD1 T.WONSKI YAM2 P.DEVLIN SUZ3 M.TIPPIN JR SUZ4 D.WOODWARD HON5 C.FIELDS YAM6 J.LESO KAW7 M.BRIEN YAM8 M.DAWSON KAW9 C.TIERNEY KAW10 B.TIGHE HON
COLLEGEBOY1 S.HUNTER HON2 J.MERRILL JR. SUZ3 M.EMICK YAM4 S.SZMYD YAM5 B.GOLDSTEIN KTM6 G.LURCH YAM7 B.WALLACE HUS8 K.RAND KTM9 J.MASSARO HON10 E.BALAWEJDER YAM
SCHOOLBOY 1251 T.MURPHY SUZ2 R.JIMENEZ JR YAM3 T.JAMISON SUZ4 N.LACERENZE SUZ5 B.DOMANSKI HUS6 C.CAMDO HON7 J.PRITCHARD HON8 B.WALKOWICZ HUS9 R.MILLER SUZ10 K.MEISTRICH HON
SUPER MINI1 A.BLESSING SUZ2 P.DEVLIN SUZ3 B.WALLACE KAW5 R.MALKIEWICZ KAW6 D.KESSLER KAW7 D.WOODWARD HON8 R.REGALBUTO HON9 B.CULBERTSON KAW10 R.GAINEY SUZ
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Overall # Brand Name 80 (14-15) 1 18t SUZ Willy Toth, Jr 2 120 SUZ Chris Colburn 3 144 SUZ Anthony Roth 4 16 KAW Eric J. Macminn 5 881 KAW Jacob Hinlicky 6 39 Unk Matt Hollinger 7 5b HON Matthew Berrier
Super Mini 1 18t SUZ Willy Toth, Jr 2 120 SUZ Chris Colburn 3 45 SUZ Michael Stryker 4 7t KAW Taylor Beltz 5 21 SUZ David Blithe 6 136 KAW Kyle Willis 7 39 KAW Jordan Deblasse 8 16 KAW Eric J. Macminn 9 90 YAM Ronnie Hunt Jr
Mini 9-13 1 23t SUZ Garret Toth 2 265 KAW Gino Spero 3 5 KAW Joseph Peditto 4 308 YAM Austin Bixler 5 13 KAW Kenny Carr 6 219 KAW Colton Bailey
College Boy 1 71 YAM David Disciullo 2 19 HON Blake Harkcon
3 97 YAM Blake Taylor 4 856 HON Joseph Beatty 5 302 HON Benjamin J. Bixler
250 C 1 782 YAM Patrick Massimiano 2 576 HON Matthew Livelsberger 3 52a YAM Aqil S. Sharif 4 22f HON Ronald Favinger 5 77f HON Tom Fisher 6 x YAM Jed Bange
25 Plus A 1 26 HON Neal Knaub 2 414 YAM Dennis Harnish 3 850 HON Louis Hocker
25 Plus B 1 14 HON Michael S. Cahill 2 192 SUZ Travis Edwards 3 371 SUZ Michael G. Derosa - Q
Vet A 1 226 YAM Mike Corbin 2 138 HON David Hall
Vet B 1 981 YAM James A. Smith, Jr. 2 414 YAM Steven Sheckler 3 213 YAM Jeffrey Smith
Vet C 1 505 HON Todd M. Herman 2 158 HON Joey Kilby 3 214 SUZ Gary Blose 4 19a HON Addison Emory Iii 5 116 KAW Christopher Talianer 6 32e SUZ Edward Conover
Senior 1 7 YAM Kenneth E. Messerman 2 223 YAM Ken Roma 3 42 KTM Rick Wenger 4 208 KAW James Hinlicky
Four Stroke 1 719 YAM Stephen B. Plank
125 C (Non Loretta Lynn) 1 66x YAM Cody Graybill 2 869 YAM Mike J. Landis 3 103 YAM C Deleo 4 22k YAM Erik Wilson 5 155 HON Shea O. Maldet 6 82w HON Andrew Weaver 7 220 YAM Justin Talianek 8 846 HON Michael May
XR50 1 19a HON Addison Emory Iv 2 8t HON Tyler Fleming 3 564 HON Robbie Civiletti
01 . 125 A 1 307 YAM Nicholas Mowry 2 360 YAM Jermey Cook 3 210 YAM Brandon Kuhn - Q 4 871 YAM Jeffrey Paul - Q 5 115 YAM Michael Schneck - Q 6 213 YAM Mike Leavitt 7 62 HON Billy T. Myers - Q 8 97 YAM Blake Taylor - Q 9 7 YAM Zachary A. Camp - Q 10 81 YAM Joshua Sheffer - Q 03 . 125 B Stock
1 94 YAM Brian Murphy - Q 2 71 YAM David Disciullo - Q 3 28 YAM Andrew Wiegand 4 46 HON Lawrence Gill Iii - Q 5 583 SUZ Stephen Carlin - Q 6 219 YAM John Lawrence Iii - Q 7 648 YAM Derek Wilt - Q 8 555 YAM Joseph M. Farnish, Jr. - Q 9 50 YAM Matt Flint - Q 10 53 SUZ William Atwood - Q
05 . 250/Open A 1 62 HON Billy T. Myers - Q 2 307 YAM Nicholas Mowry 3 210 YAM Brandon Kuhn - Q 4 360 YAM Jermey Cook 5 302 HON Benjamin J. Bixler - Q 6 856 HON Joseph Beatty 7 115 YAM Michael Schneck - Q 8 850 HON Louis Hocker 9 411 YAM Evan Vochis - Q 10 26 HON Neal Knaub
07 . 250/Open B Stock 1 555 YAM Joseph M. Farnish, Jr. - Q 2 812 HON Chad Milazzo - Q 3 447 HON David P. Langran - Q 4 14 HON Michael S. Cahill 5 79 YAM Jeremy Stewart - Q 6 83 HON Chad Aughinbaugh - Q 7 17t SUZ James M. Teel - Q 8 321 HON Eric Swarr 9 415 HON Brian Scott 10 42 HON Chris Clymer - Q
18 . 51cc 4-6 Stk (Oil Inject) 1 5j YAM Sam D. Sheckells 2 32 KTM Dylan Blettner 3 xx YAM Katie Corbin 4 8s KTM Sommer Gangaway 5 289 Unk Dillon Kincaid 6 6x YAM Joseph Will 7 29 YAM James Beach 9 99 KTM Zack J. Ross 10 732 YAM Cody Price
19 . 51cc 4-6 AMA Stock 1 9x Unk Darian Robinson 2 030 KTM Drew Lowery 3 834 COB Drew Minton 4 5j KTM Sam D. Sheckells 5 289 COB Dillon Kincaid 6 110 LEM Austin Walker 7 02 COB Chase Miller 9 522 KTM Mitchell Allen 10 732 KTM Cody Price
20 . 51 cc 7-8 AMA Stock 1 83 COB Kameron Page 2 46 COB Dominic Mark 3 703 KTM Scott Carpenter 4 187 POL Alex S. Maldet 5 232 KTM Cameron J. Gortz 6 18x KTM Mathew Blum 7 6r KTM Bobby Lipyanek 9 725 POL Cohl Mason 10 2j KTM Storm E. Sheckells - Q
21 . 65 Stock 7-9 years 1 18 KTM Egan Rosell - Q 2 441 KTM Ron Neilson Jr - Q 3 83 SUZ Kameron Page 4 5 SUZ Nikolas S. Desiderio - Q 5 3 KAW Daniel Herrlein - Q 6 344 KAW Cale Coe - Q 7 744 KTM Lewis Hunt - Q 8 531 KTM Todd Krieg - Q 9 121x KTM Nicholas Patterson - Q 10 187 KAW Alex S. Maldet - Q
22 . 65 Stock 10-11 years 1 51 KTM Justin Barcia - Q 2 921 KTM Dylan Brajkovich - Q 3 77 KTM Aaron Mulhern - Q 4 62 KTM Bryan Weimer - Q 5 697 KTM Jesse Moore - Q 6 21 KAW Brandon S. Seibold - Q 7 18 KTM Jesse Kuzbyt - Q 8 13 KAW Kenny Carr - Q 9 60 SUZ James W. Doolittle - Q 10 230 KTM Tyrell Cunningham - Q
24 . 85 Stock 7-11 years
1 219 KAW Colton Bailey - Q 2 66 KAW Marcus Hodge - Q 3 2 KAW Broc J. Schmelyun - Q 4 51 KAW Justin Barcia - Q 5 23t SUZ Garret Toth - Q 6 23 SUZ Chaz Light - Q 7 404 YAM Tyler Knowlton - Q 8 25 YAM Timothy A. Savidge, Jr. - Q 9 722 SUZ Jon Reber - Q 10 655 YAM Josh Abrecht - Q
30 . 125 Stock 12-15 yrs . (SB) 1 583 SUZ Stephen Carlin - Q 2 337 YAM Anthony G. Fontana - Q 3 201 SUZ Brandon Meier - Q 4 229 YAM Gregory Wehler - Q 5 50 YAM Matt Flint - Q 6 21 SUZ John G. Hare - Q 7 149 KAW Alexander Sigismondi - Q 8 9c SUZ Joe Clevenger - Q 9 77x YAM Ryan J. Zimmerman - Q 10 9 YAM Ben Eastman - Q 32 . Women 80-105 cc 12-15 1 28 HON Sarrina Smith - Q
15 . 125 C Stock 1 8m SUZ Pasquale Morrocco - Q 2 98 YAM Rick Eyles - Q 3 78 YAM David Roeting - Q 4 24c YAM Chad Breckbill - Q 5 86y YAM Devin Frederick - Q 6 743 YAM Mike Mcdaniel - Q 7 38 SUZ Drew Coleman - Q 8 229 YAM Gregory Wehler - Q 9 13 KAW Timothy Roth - Q 10 8 YAM Andrew Baker - Q
25 . 85 cc Stock 12-13 years 1 279 KAW Brad Kiester - Q 2 427 SUZ Lowell J. Spangler - Q 3 45 SUZ Michael Stryker - Q 4 217 YAM Keith Moran Jr - Q 5 136 KAW Kyle Willis - Q 6 225y KAW Aaron Pyhala - Q 7 102 SUZ Daniel Rucker - Q 8 411 HON Tyson Clark - Q 9 21 SUZ David Blithe - Q 10 167 YAM Daniel Corbin - Q
2003 Doublin Gap Results Saturday - 04/05/2003 NE Area Loretta Lynn's Qualifier
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50cc rider earning his wings
250 cc Expert Division Moto 1 #308 Austin Bixler racing in the Mini Class
#18T Willy Toth JR dominated both the Supermini and 85 cc 14-15 Divisions
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Overall # Brand Name 50 (4-6) 1 9 Unk Darian Robinson - Q 2 29 POL James Beach - Q 3 5l KTM Dustin Lepley - Q 4 11 KTM Joshua Lambert - Q 5 834 COB Drew Minton - Q
50 (7-8) 1 18 COB Egan Rosell - Q 2 83 COB Kameron Page 3 703 KTM Scott Carpenter - Q 4 49 POL Troy Davis - Q 5 46 COB Dominic Mark - Q
50 (Oil Injected) 4-8 1 x COB Tyler M. Hitch 2 8w KTM Dalton L. Worthington 3 732 YAM Cody Price - Q 4 64 KTM Brennen Weindel 5 289 COB Dillon Kincaid
60 (10-11) 1 107 KTM Andrew Kinsley 2 10j KTM Andrew F. Johns 3 18x KTM Tyler Patterson 4 20b KAW Bryan Smith 5 1v KAW Vincent Sherry
60 (7-9) 1 5 SUZ Nikolas S. Desiderio 2 83 SUZ Kameron Page 3 6j KTM Joshua M. Villarreal 4 128 KAW Steven Sparks 5 15x KTM Dylan Ahlert
Mini 9-13 1 70 SUZ Daniel Holton, Jr 2 219x YAM Colton Bailey 3 23t SUZ Garret Toth 4 28 YAM Addison R. Kramer 5 167 YAM Daniel Corbin
College Boy 1 28 YAM Andrew Wiegand 2 71 YAM David Disciullo 3 52 YAM John Lawrence Iii 4 97 YAM Blake Taylor 5 74 KAW Russell Kollmer
25 Plus A 1 476 HON Gregory L. Panart 2 143 HON Ed Kunitz 3 623 HON Jon Boser 4 705 YAM Michael Tsakanikas 5 26 HON Neal Knaub
25 Plus B 1 950 YAM Damien Bell 2 14 HON Michael S. Cahill 3 192 SUZ Travis Edwards 4 32 HON Todd Artinovich 5 18z YAM James Osborne
Overall # Brand Name Vet A 1 476 HON Gregory L. Panart 2 623 HON Jon Boser 3 138 HON David Hall
Vet B 1 05 HON Pete L. Brubaker 2 32 HON Todd Artinovich 3 18z YAM James Osborne 4 134 YAM Timothy Legg 5 414 YAM Steven Sheckler
Vet C 1 505 HON Todd M. Herman 2 434 HON Scott Schawer 3 25x KAW Bryan Nuss 4 998 HON Thomas C. Needhan 5 512 KAW Wayne Tatara
125 C (Non Loretta Lynn) 1 44 KTM Greg M. Sadowski 2 28b YAM Brian Martin 3 66 YAM Cody Graybill 4 27m KAW Sean Mccleary 5 700 KAW Larry Mutschler
XR50 1 8t HON Tyler Fleming 2 19a HON Addison Emory Iv 3 564 HON Robbie Civiletti 4 45 HON Carson Good
02 . 125 A/Pro Sport 1 307 YAM Nicholas Mowry - Q 2 360 YAM Jermey Cook 3 213 YAM Mike Leavitt - Q 4 115 YAM Michael Schneck - Q 5 503 YAM Chris Welsh - Q
04 . 125 B Modified 1 94 YAM Brian Murphy - Q 2 71 YAM David Disciullo - Q 3 44 YAM Zachary A. Feaster - Q 4 28 YAM Andrew Wiegand - Q 5 32 YAM Eric Sebastian - Q
06 . 250/Open A/Pro Sport 1 360 YAM Jermey Cook 2 213 YAM Mike Leavitt - Q 3 307 YAM Nicholas Mowry - Q 4 143 HON Ed Kunitz 5 727 YAM Kevin Brodsky, Jr
08 . 250/Open B Modified 1 83 HON Chad Aughinbaugh - Q 2 149 KAW Alexander Sigismondi - Q 3 345 HON Justin Forer - Q 4 555 YAM Joseph M. Farnish, Jr. - Q 5 42 HON Chris Clymer - Q
09 . Four Storke 201-650 cc 1 213 YAM Mike Leavitt - Q 2 503 YAM Chris Welsh 3 83 HON Chad Aughinbaugh - Q 4 48 YAM Brian Carroll - Q 5 45 HON A. Scott Martin - Q
10 . Junior 25 Plus 1 59 HON Jeffrey Yentzer - Q 2 176 YAM Stephen Desidenio - Q 3 45 HON A. Scott Martin - Q 4 447 HON David P. Langran - Q 5 52 HON Jason George - Q
11 . Vet 30 Plus 1 59 HON Jeffrey Yentzer - Q 2 48 YAM Brian Carroll - Q 3 176 YAM Stephen Desidenio - Q 4 52 HON Jason George - Q 5 226 YAM Mike Corbin - Q
12 . Vet 35 Plus 1 2n YAM Tim Schmelyun - Q 2 52a YAM Kevin Higgins - Q 3 7 YAM Kenneth E. Messerman 4 414 YAM Steven Sheckler - Q 5 96 SUZ Stan Bruzgulis - Q
Overall # Brand Name 13 . Senior 40 Plus 1 2n YAM Tim Schmelyun - Q 2 7 YAM Kenneth E. Messerman 3 102 YAM Russell W. Seibold - Q 4 52a YAM Kevin Higgins 5 40 TM Kim Kline - Q
14 . Senior 45 Plus 1 12v SUZ Fred Vertucci - Q 2 40 TM Kim Kline - Q 3 91 YAM Tim Titcomb 4 810 HON Douglas Wentzell - Q 5 3 SUZ Rees Firestone
16 . 125 C Modified 1 229 HON Gregory Wehler - Q 2 78 YAM David Roeting - Q 3 743 YAM Mike Mcdaniel - Q 4 14 KAW Bryan Wilmoth - Q 5 8 YAM Andrew Baker - Q
17 . 250/Open C 1 98 YAM Rick Eyles - Q 2 864 KTM Neil Hood - Q 3 782 YAM Patrick Massimiano - Q 4 556 YAM Chalmers S. Helman 5 743 YAM Mike Mcdaniel - Q
23 . 65 Modified 7-11 years 1 1 KAW Broc J. Schmelyun - Q 2 921 SUZ Dylan Brajkovich - Q 3 697 KTM Jesse Moore - Q 4 531 KTM Todd Krieg - Q 5 21 KAW Brandon S. Seibold - Q
26 . 85 Modified 7-11 years 1 219x YAM Colton Bailey - Q 2 2 KAW Broc J. Schmelyun - Q 3 23t SUZ Garret Toth - Q 4 66 KAW Marcus Hodge - Q 5 5x SUZ Nikolas S. Desiderio - Q
27 . 85 Modified 12-13 years
1 70 SUZ Daniel Holton, Jr 2 279 KAW Brad Kiester - Q Overall # Brand Name 3 427 SUZ Lowell J. Spangler - Q 4 277 SUZ Zachary Harrington 5 136 KAW Kyle Willis - Q
28 . 85 Modified 14-15 years 1 38 SUZ Jason Lawrence - Q 2 23 KAW Kerry Kaminskie Jr 3 18t SUZ Willy Toth, Jr - Q 4 48 YAM Jacob Wolfe - Q 5 2 KAW Taylor Beltz - Q
29 . 105 cc Super Mini 12-15 1 38 SUZ Jason Lawrence - Q 2 23 KAW Kerry Kaminskie Jr 3 18t SUZ Willy Toth, Jr - Q 4 279 KAW Brad Kiester - Q 5 277 SUZ Zachary Harrington
31 . 125 Modified 12-15 yr (SB 1 38 SUZ Jason Lawrence - Q 2 243 YAM Matthew J. Eastman 3 201 SUZ Brandon Meier - Q 4 583 SUZ Stephen Carlin - Q 5 337 YAM Anthony G. Fontana - Q
32 . Women 80-105 cc 12-15 1 4 KAW Jamie Ports
2003 Doublin Gap Results Sunday - 04/06/2003 NE Area Loretta Lynn's Qualifier
#583 Stephen Carlin gets the Holeshot
#307 Mike Futer racing in the 125B Class
50cc holeshot on the modified course
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CONGRATULATIONS – CODY GRAYBILL # 66Way to go Cody on your first of many 125cc holeshots !! Cody just bumped up to the 125c class this year coming off of an 85. He pulled the holeshot in the 1st moto at Doublin in the non Loretta Lynn race on April 6th, Cody never looked back and took the checkers. In the second moto he went down on the 1st lap but was running high on the adrenaline from his 1st moto win. Cody remounted and charged hard from dead last to work his way up to 5th place, his efforts landed him a third overall for the day. MRA says watch out for this kid – he’s gonna go places.
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BIG BUCK GNCCUnion, SC – April 12, 2003 By Trish Krachun / Pro Parts Racing
Round 4 of the GNCC Series landed upon Union, SC. Like the other 3 GNCC's this year, the week prior to the race drenched the land & left a tough race course for the racers to navigate their way through. Bill Balance managed to get the holeshot once again with Chris Borich & William Yokely leading the rest of the first line of Pro & Pro Production racers to the all important trail into the woods. Borich battled with Balance and eventually passed him on the first lap. Borich, mounted on his East Coast ATV/Laeger/LRD/Custom Axis 250R at one point had pulled a 20 second lead on the sea-soned vet GNCC#1, Balance. Balance, however wouldn't have any of that & put the hammer down to catch & battle with Borich for the remaining 3/4 of the race.
The battle for 3rd - 5th overall was just as exciting. Pro Production Racers Greg Trew, Chad Duvall & Brad Page who was now racing a brand new Kawasaki KFX400. Four-Stroke Tech's, Duvall turned the pace up & opened up a big gap by the end of the race. Back in the Pro class, Borich led almost the entire race until the last lap when he got stuck in a mud hole. Balance took advantage of Borich's misfortune & passed him. Borich broke loose of the mud & charged hard to catch Balance. It was then, that Borich took a real hard crash. "I got stuck in the mud & Bill passed me, then we went through this whoop section & I hit a tree & started barrel rolling. The bike landed on top of me & a spectator had to help me get out. This crash secured Ballance's win. Borich finished over a minute behind. Balance stated "It was a real good race, we pushed the pace hard today to make sure no one else challenged us, the competition just keeps stepping up". Duvall nearly caught up & passed Borich while Borich was getting back on his feet. Duvall finished only 9 seconds behind Borich to capture 3rd overall & 1st in his Pro Production class. "I had a super good day" recalled Duvall on the podium. Trew & Page finished 2nd & 3rd in the Pro Production class.
LRD/Pro Parts Racing/Custom Axis backed Matt Smiley finished 3rd in the Pro class & 5th Overall. Smiley had to overcome starting in the 2nd row of Pro's this race as this race was the first of the season to start the "current" top 20 in Pro/Pro Production points to start on the first line. Matt (GNCC #2), who was by far the most consistent racer of 2002, had yet to finish a race this year until today. With today's finish, Matt will be back on the first line at the next race in Loretta Lynn's. "It could be a big advan-tage to start on the 2nd row, but today it wasn't. Today's track was too fast & if you don't start up front, it's hard to pace yourself".
In the 250A class, Jimmy Wahl had a great battle with the Hertz Racing/Pro Parts Racing backed Sean Neidlinger. Wahl & Neidlinger banged bars the entire race until Neidlinger had some mechanical failures on the last lap. Wahl captured the win while Neidlinger was able to still finish 2nd. Third went to Blaine Shick on his Laeger 250R.
In the Open A class, Brian Schmid captured the win. Schmid had the lead pretty much the entire race. The real battle was taking place from 2nd - 7th place. These racers were playing musical chairs all race. Joshua Ribley & Wayne Shay finished 2nd & 3rd only 8 seconds apart.
In the morning race, there was a raging battle for the overall spot between 2 women competitors. Stephanie Parton & Traci Cecco. Cecco had the early lead with Parton on her bumper. While Parton pitted for goggles, Cecco pulled a slight lead. Parton put the hammer down, caught Cecco & passed her to pull off her first Overall win & 2nd ever for a woman's class competitor. The first time a woman won the morning class overall was last year at this very track with Cecco taking the win in 2002. "We had a good race today. It was pretty rough out there. I had to really hammer down and catch Traci after two 4-stroke stock guys crashed in front of me." The 4-stroke stock class started in the first line (every race, they alternate between the woman & 4-stroke stock). Rich Travalena captured the win in the 4-stroke stock class & 3rd overall for the morning. Wesley Fruits placed 2nd & Adam Howell on his Kawasaki V-Force finished 3rd. When asked how he felt finishing behind two women, Travelena stated "At least they're a lot better to look at than a guy!"
For District 6 racers, here's the lowdown:
Pro: 2. Chris Borich, 3. Matt Smiley, 13. Rob HertzPro Production: DNF - Mike Krachun250A: 1. Jimmy Wahl, 2. Sean Neidlinger, 5. Todd Rothermel, 6. Tom HertzOpen A: 9. TJ Lenig, 10. Matt Lawrence, 15. Dave Grimm, 17. Mike Lucas, 32. Wes Stone4-Stroke A: 2. Rick Cecco, 28. Dan DestefanoOpen B: 2. Brad Whitehead, 7. Mike ZimmermanSenior: 3. John Cunningham, Jr. 14. Vince Delucca4-stroke B: 18. Richard Correll4-Stroke Stock: 7. Tyler Lenig, 9. John Bowers, 11. Ken LynchWomen: 2. Traci Cecco, 3. Nicole Pennycook1st Year Racer: 15. Brandon MaurerUtility Modified: 2. Dale HilesUtility Unlimited: 6. Rob Obrick2-stroke Novice: 14. Richard Misstishin
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IGNORE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK HOW TO MAINTAIN AN AIR FILTER
Reactive Suspension By Andy Fleck & Al Carrwww.reactive-suspension.com
This is one article I never thought I would have to write but recent events have made me realize that more racers need to know "How to maintain an Airfilter"
In the past few weeks I've had motorcycles in my shop owned by people who have been racing for many years and I was shocked to see the condition of their air filters. Some were completely clogged with dirt but more shocking were the ones that had either the wrong filter oil or no oil at all. I guess the fact that I learned the importance of filter mainte-nance right from the get go I just assumed that everyone else especially racers also knew this stuff, boy was I WRONG!
I've been involved with motorcycles now for over 30 years and I remember that one of the first things I learned regard-ing maintenance was the correct way to care for the airfilter. With my first race bike a ''72 Husqvarna 125, maintenance simply meant replacing the filter periodically as it was a paper element, but things changed quickly with the advent of Filtron Foam Filters. In the pursuit of greater performance we now had a serviceable unit that flowed a greater volume of air but which had had to be maintained frequently. Modern air-filters are constructed from open cell foam which is the opposite of seat foam which is closed cell. Open celled foam is a lattice much like a spiders web but in 3 dimensions and just like a web is designed to catch flies your air filter is designed to catch dirt. Your air filter is the only line of defense your engine has against damage from the elements. Road Racers don't need airfilters since they run in a clean air environment and can take advantage of the maximum allow-able air flow. We dirt bikers on the other hand need to clean up the air we race in before we let it get into the motor.
Two Stroke engines use a lot of anti-friction bearings. Needle rollers on both ends of the connecting rod and ball bearings supporting the crankshaft. Anti-friction bearings such as these are extremely sensitive to dirt. Extreme care is advised in their handling at the time of installation going even so far as to avoid touching the bearing surfaces with bare hands as the oils on your hands can transfer minute abrasive particles. The only lubrication these bearings get is the pre-mix oil we mix into the fuel. But even this minute amount is sufficient for the bearings to operate efficiently and with a long service life.
A 125 bottom end should last about one season of racing a 250 can go as long as three seasons, but all this presupposes that we don't get any dirt into the engine, dirt particles in a two stroke engine will cause premature wear in all the bearings. In two and four stroke engines it will wear the Nicasil coating off the cylinder bore. Nicasil is tough stuff and will last a long long time but it is only a couple of thousandths of an inch thick. Dirt in the motor will act like sandpaper between the piston and cylinder and will quickly wear through the Nicasil exposing the aluminum beneath. (Cylinder re-plating will cost you between $150. - $200.) An aluminum piston rubbing on an aluminum bore is a bad combination, one that we must avoid. So how do we do that?
Lets begin with a dirty filter since that's what we all probably have. The first thing we need to do is to get the old air filter oil out of the filter. This is done with a mild solvent that will break down the oils bond with the filter and allow it to be washed away. The recommended cleaning agent is one that is specifically designed for the job. Twin Air sell's just such a product as does Silkolene. Kerosene and gasoline will also work however I caution the use of these as they will also attack the glues that hold the air filter sections together. Remove the air filter cage and immerse the filter in a bucket of the cleaning agent, squeezing the cleaner out several times should be sufficient to remove the old filter oil and some of the dirt but only some. To get all the dirt out of the filter will require a surfactant. A surfactant is a compound designed to lift dirt particles from surfaces and "hold them in suspension" so they can be removed with the application of a liquid medium. What am I talking about? Soap. Specifically dish washing liquid. Soak the filter liberally with dish washing liquid and work it through the filter working up a good lather then rinse it out with warm water. Do this twice as the first time the cleaning properties of the soap will be compromised by the remaining cleaning solution we used to remove the oil. The second time round will really work up a good head of suds that will float out any remaining dirt. After thoroughly rinsing out all the soap "squeeze" out the excess water and allow the filter to dry completely. Remember I said squeeze it not wring it, if you wring it out like some old rag I guarantee you'll tear it and if you tear it then throw it away, never use a damaged filter.
Once the filter is dry you will need a bottle of "Foam Air Filter Oil" Practically every oil company makes one of these, Silkolene, Twin Air, Maxima etc. The bottle must say Foam Air Filter Oil. Motor Oil, Gear Oil, K&N Gauze Filter oil, none of these will work and should never be used. These other oils do not possess the characteristics required. They will run off the filter quickly leaving the filter dry and unable to stop dirt from getting into your engine.
A pair of rubber gloves will make this next part of the job a lot more com-fortable. Holding the filter upside down over a plastic container to catch the excess, pour the filter oil inside the filter thoroughly coating it. Now using both hands squeeze the filter oil
into every part of the filter, once the filter is a uniform color you have coated every strand of the foam and can now squeeze out the excess. Your objective here is to coat every strand of the filter with the sticky air filter oil, this is what keeps the dirt out of the engine, the filter itself merely sup-ports the oil. Separately the filter and oil are worthless but together they make a formidable barrier against the dirt that could cost you a bundle in repair bills. Now place the filter over the cage and set it aside for a minute while you clean the inside of your airbox.
If you don't have one of the airbox covers that Twin Air sells (great product) then stuff a clean rag into the air boot, this will keep any loose dirt from falling into the intake. Spray the inside of the airbox with WD40 and wipe out all the dirt with a clean rag. The reason we do this is so that when we are installing the filter we don't knock any dirt into the intake boot or smear dirt onto our nice clean filter. Some people like to smear grease on to the Air Filter lip to create a better seal, I find this unnecessary but if it makes you feel better go ahead. After you have the air filter lined up correctly on the airbox tighten the wing nut and run your hands around the base of the filter to make sure its securely sealed against the air box. Re-install the seat and you're ready to ride. Oh and when you get a new bike don't assume that the filter is ready to go, nearly every one I've seen has very little or no oil at all.
Of all the things you have to do to maintain a race bike I can't stress enough the importance of the air filter. It's a good idea to have at least three filters for your bike as this will guaran-tee that you always have two cleaned and oiled filters ready to go. The advantages to this are on very dusty days it is a good idea to replace the filter between motos. As the filter clogs your engine cannot breathe efficiently and power will be decreased, also an airfilter can only hold so much dirt, once the threshold is reached dirt will be able to pass through the filter.
If you'd like to know more about this subject or if you have any questions at all about any other maintenance procedures don't hesitate to look us up at the races, we are always happy to answer your questions.
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