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our Advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Holeshot Hotshot – Daryn thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Harescramble Hotshot – chase rusden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

G.M.E.R. at Rocket Raceway-August 22, 2004 – By Brian Hartem . . . . . . 5

Doublin Gap MX – August 29, 2004 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Foot of Mountain Hare Scramble, Sept. 4-5, 2004 – by Jim bull . . . . .10-11

2004 AMA chevrolet Motocross championship Season recap – by Jim bull. . 12

MrA Photo gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Foot of Mountain – September 4-5, 2004 – By Jason Hughes . . . . . . . . . 20

Candytown Trials – September 12, 2004 – Photo gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

5th Annual Paul Crumling Memorial Race – by Len & ben breech . . . . . . 22

Flying Dutchmen, D-6 Points – September 5, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Hello Race Fans! Happy Halloween everybody, this is one of my favorite months of the year. The spooky day is coming; we get to dress up in costumes and scare the crap out of each other, and don’t forget the candy. Lots and lots of chocolate, Yeah !! The down side of that is that winter is right around the corner and that means the racing season will be coming to an end here in our neck of the woods, wouldn’t it be great if we could just fast forward to February and start all over again. Anyhow, we’re down to four rounds of the D-6 Championship Series for bikes and two rounds for the ATV’s. This will be a big subject that will be discussed at the upcoming District Motocross Meeting on October 16th. I encourage every-one to attend this meeting, all of the promoters will be there and the meeting is open to anyone. This is where they determine how the point series will be run for next year and who’s running what machines and so on and so fourth. I know a lot of people aren’t happy with the way a lot of things are done; this is your chance to come out and be heard. You gotta show up if you want anything to happen. Check the upcoming event schedule in this issue for times and location. The PA State Hare Scramble Series is coming to an end as well, there is one event left at the Dutchmen where they will be giving an ATV away. That series was supported through MSR / Answer Racing this year and there will be a ton of great giveaways at their banquet in November. The D-6 Hare Scramble Series runs thru the end of November. I’d like to thank everyone for your support this year. We do have two more issues left to do after this one but I know a lot of you are cutting back on the number of races you’re attending and some of the tracks are wrapping up their schedules for the season. We hope all of you have enjoyed reading our issues and as always we are looking for suggestions on what you’d like to see in these pages. We do it for you, and to eat, but the main reason is we love the races and to eat. If you can support us thru a subscription or advertisement or if you can contribute a story or pictures about a race we thank you. Most of all we thank you for doing business with the advertisers in MRA, let them know you appreciate them for supporting your sport. Again thanks, and make sure you go to that District meeting, the only way to make a difference is to contribute. Until next time. Jim Bull, MRA email: mcracing@comcast.net

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HareScramble HOTSHOTevent: BP State & D-6 Hare Scramble Series

rider: chase rusdenHometown:Glenmoore, PAbike: KTM Pro SeniorAge: 8 yrs.race #: 5 Aexperience:Riding 5 years, Racing 3 years, class: 50cc StockHobbies: Soccer, School, ReadingSponsors: Bromley Motorcycles, Extreme Insulation, Fred Beans Ford, Stoltzfus RV and Marine, Victory Brewing, Dairy Queen, Hillside Custom Machine, Team Martin Transportation, Monster Plates, Extreme Performance, Denron Sign Company, Mom and Dad. MRA would like to feature Chase Rusden as this months Hare Scramble Hotshot. We’ve been watching Chase progress over the last couple of seasons and let me tell you, this kid is going places. We caught up with Chase last month at the Foot of Mountain where he was again winning races. Chase is your 2003 District 6 Hare Scramble Champion and he looks to do it again in 2004, he is cur-rently leading the PA State series with one race to go and is running in the top of the pack in the dis-trict as well. All I can say is for the older kids to watch out, Chase will be moving up to the 65 class next year and I’m sure he’ll be looking to show you veterans what he’s made of. MRA would like to wish Chase and his family the best in their racing efforts. And be sure to watch out next month, maybe you will be the next MRA Hare Scramble Hotshot. Jim Bull MRA

HOleSHOT HOTSHOTrider: Daryn thompsonevent:Sleepy Hollow MXHometown:Jonestown, PAAge: 10 yrs.ride: Suzuki RM 65District#: 7 Dexperience: 3rd Year Racingclass: 65cc 7-9Hobbies: BicyclingSponsors: Mom & Dad

MRA would like to feature Daryn Thompson as this months Holeshot Hotshot. We caught up with Daryn at Sleepy Hollow last month and he pulled the holeshots in both of his motos against some of the best riders in the business. Daryn’s dad Brian approached me between motos and asked if I had seen Daryn get the holeshot against Nik Desiderio in the first moto? Desiderio is one of the top riders in the nation in this division, he general-ly finishes in the top 10 at most major events and he did win a National this spring in Texas against 90 other riders in this class. Anyone that can get a holeshot on him is really doing something. I congratulated Daryn and told him to go for it again. In the second moto the field came to the line, Daryn was toward the inside with Desiderio lining up to the outside. The gate dropped and Daryn did do it again, not only did he grab his second holeshot of the day, he also raced to the overall victory in the class. Wow, what an accomplishment. The following week at the same track Daryn was at it again, grabbing holeshots and winning motos. This time he was able to grab the hole-shot and lead the race from start to finish. Keep an eye on this young racer, I’m sure in the years to come you’ll be able to find him on many podiums. And keep an eye out next month, who knows you just might end up being the next MRA Holeshot Hotshot. Jim Bull MRA

GMER 8/22 First thing is first, I personally would like to thank all the club members and rocket raceway staff for coming together so perfectly to give the kids such a wonderful day. All that were there worked hard and busted their butts with the ECEA to make sure all went smooth. It is very appreciated! Almost every kid left with a trophy or contingency prize thanks to GMER, SIDI Boots, Scott USA, Fairway Cycle, Foley Mechanical & Thorns Cycle Shop. THANK YOU!p.s. THANK YOU MOTHER NATURE FOR BEAUTIFUL WEATHER!!! EEEEEGAAAADS the boyz did it AGAIN! 12-15 100cc #22 Chris “the Razor” Rizzon & #568 Alex “the Ripper” Shaw battled right up to the barrels. Man, that is amazing stuff. The Razor was a split atom ahead of the Ripper, 3rd # 10 Andrew “Mojo” Delong was back and forth in the mix with them almost the whole way too..absolutley incredible racing. Life just don’t get any better then that, sweeeeet! 12-15 85cc 1st place taken by storm #112 Tyler “the Tornado” Klinger, 2nd - right where he belongs - #584 Justin White & 3rd skyin’ over the jumps #89 Jimmy “the Juice” Shea. 10-11 85cc 1st place #563 Matty “the Marvelous” Gift, 2nd #413 Kamaul Jorge (nice finish Big K), & 3rd #141 Justin Baran. 10-15 150cc #230 Derrick Kell dominated the lead with 2nd #166 Bryan Palanchi puttin that 4stk to work & #192 Lil’ Bub Lupperger held tight for 3rd. 10-11 65cc #105 Kelsey “the Bruiser” Hartem took the lead and never looked back, awesome finish #401 Jeremy Prignano 2nd & Our Boy #156 Joel Chapman for 3rd. ELWomens drum roll pleeeeease, taking the holeshot & 1st place #48 The Jodster Hartem (its in the blood) 2nd #626 Mustang Sally Ferriera, 3rd #273 Sara Cook was fryin’ the bacon, first race ever (with a bum foot) sweet Ruthann Foley for 4th & #426 Jackie Prignano (broken finger and split stitches in her knee) 5th. Now they are some tuff mamas!!

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D-7 B/C Youth PointsSponsored by: West Shore Suzuki

50 Oil (4-6)1 16 Brandon Bean 2 191 Donte Grim3 68 Brendan Wagner4 178 Austin Felts5 33 Dalton Blettner6 8 S Sommer Gangaway7 14 Zachary Lahman

65 (10-11) 1 95 Aaron Houser2 6 J Joshua Villarreal3 30 K Kyle King4 142 Patrick Cook5 104 Corey Cleverger

85 (14-15)1 25 Landon Yingling2 612 Ryan Shifflett3 308 Austin Bixler4 192 Bradley Presgraves5 355 Ryan Janson6 41 Natalie Gengel7 6 Morris Breeden8 5 Matthew Berrier

125 B1 167 Daniel Corbin2 786 Bradley Clites3 362 Craig Whittington4 95 Justin Ellis5 690 Derek Wilt6 443 Joshua Boschert7 62 Cody Graybill8 744 Ken Garner IV9 789 Justin Crawford

250 C1 15 X Jerry Snook2 15 Andrew Deakin3 227 Jonathon Houpt4 616 Adam Kendig5 135 Mike Beavan6 22 F Ronald Favinger7 77 F Tom Fisher8 529 Daniel Allen Jr.9 63 Jason Keller10 237 Frederick Carter11 151 Kevin Stutzman

Vet b1 771 Bryan Culbertson2 373 John Fagan3 362 William Hahn4 475 Brian Virts5 83 Mike Wylie

125 C1 77 Zachary Harrington2 25 Eric Yingling3 236 Daniel Todd Jr.4 149 Tony Vanetese5 54 Matthew Hougentogler6 87 T Trevor Hoffeditz7 15 Kyle Messerman8 57 Travis Renchan9 411 Tyson Clark10 456 James Thompson11 51 Byron Culbertson12 46 Zachery Neidig13 32 J Joseph Bekus14 3 Andrew Failor15 26 Matt Harris16 206 Adam Platter17 214 Drew Bowman18 239 Jerry Snook19 11 Michael Snider20 859 Justin Gage21 439 John Lane III22 995 Richard Crews23 277 Issac Saunders24 744 Kevin Steele25 99 Mike Cepress

Super Mini1 51 Byron Culbertson2 107 Andrew Kinsley3 308 Austin Bixler4 5 X Britton Stewart5 243 Luke Richards6 6 Morris Breeden7 5 Matthew Berrier8 27 Robert Moore

Cook grabs the expert lead.

Craig Whittington grabs a 3rd Place Finish in the

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Natalie Gengel soars to a 2nd in the Womens Class.

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Ft. of mountain hare scramble

Sanctioned Hare Scramble ScheduleFt. of the Mountain reserves the right to shorten times IF a safety factor occurs,

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Foot of the Mountain held their first fall hare scramble of the year over Labor Day Weekend hosting Round # 8 of the BP Promotions PA State Hare Scramble Series as well as a tasty chicken barbecue on Saturday night. The event was sponsored by Deep Run Plumbing in Hampstead, MD., and was probably one of the first events ever at this facility when they could have used a water truck. The Foot of the Mountain crew and racers has battled Mother Nature ever since they’ve started racing here. This weekend would be different with moderate temperatures and no rain during or before the event. In Saturday racing action Ryan Rodgers from Dover, PA grabbed the early lead and led in to the checkers. Rodgers was riding a KTM and was racing on the front line in the 200 / Open A Division. In ATV action, national # 2 Chris Borich did a carbon copy performance of Rodgers, grabbing the holeshot and leading it to the end. Borich is mounted on the Honda TRX 450R this year and is riding out of the East Coast ATV camp. In the youth classes, Suzuki rider Jason Sipe took the overall race win riding in the 100 Two Stroke class with Shawn Kozak getting the checkers in the 110 Air Cooled division. In 70cc quad action, Derrec Robinson continues his winning ways with Haydn Wolpert tak-

ing the win in the 50cc group. Round # 8 of the State Series was run on Sunday with a great rider turnout. MRA was not able to attend this portion of the race. A few of the riders were able to repeat their victories from Saturday but there were some surprise winners in a few of the classes. Check the results here to see how your favorite racer did. There are a few events left at the Foot of Mountain this year, make sure you check out their schedule here in the pages of MRA and do yourself a favor and give them a try, I’m sure you’ll be glad you did. Jim Bull MRA

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Saturdays Results Motorcycles

200 / Open A1 Ryan Rodgers2 Michael Soudas

0-200 b1 Jerod Stoner2 Andrew Delong3 Bryan Moffitt4 Aaron Grierson

open c1 David Forgas2 Michael Shaud3 Ian Simaska4 Matthew Dolan5 Doug Roberts6 Tony Nease7 Glen Pannebakker8 Christopher Simaska9 James Gamble10 Ryan Reich

Vet A1 Craig Shenigo2 Michael Kowalsky

Vet b1 George Willenbrock2 Anthony Costanzi Jr.

Senior1 Keith Rodgers

Super Senior1 Burd Guers

Youth50 Stock1 Chase Rusden2 Dieter Willenbrock3 Hunter Moffitt4 Jenna Satrina

65 7-91 Daniel Bromley2 Andrew Katrina

85 7-111 Dale Wakefield Jr.2 Andrew Homick

85 12-151 Tyler Klinger2 Dustin Wells3 Jeremy Nease4 Ian Pannebakker5 Andrew Erb6 Ray Mullen

100 two Stroke1 Jason Sipe2 David Devenney

110 Air cooled1 Shawn Kozak2 Adam Logan3 Nathan Roberts4 Joseph Bromley5 Brian Weaver

Michael Shaud grabs a 2nd in

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100-150 Four Stroke1 Teddy Lynch2 Ian Quire3 Jesse Eidam4 Kevin Pannebakker

Sundays Results

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0-200 b1 Jerod Stoner2 Robie Leese3 Bryan Moffitt4 Samuel Wiest5 Bret Wintrode

250 B1 Luke Bange2 Robert Lapinski3 Kevin Simpson4 Matthew Rhodes5 Kristian Karner6 Michael Pecika

open b1 Nick Simpson2 David Reinert3 Bruce Croneberger

open c1 David Forgas2 Kevin Oswald3 Shane Hyser4 Glenn Myles5 Jeff Tennant6 Louis John Gregor II7 Bradley Roser8 Dennis Haggerty Jr.9 Anthony Smith10 Jim Cassel11 Matthew Dolan12 Wesley Bower13 Eric Robinson14 Donald Heptner15 Sami Henninger16 Rich Gechter17 Aaron Grierson18 David Palmer19 Glen Pannebakker20 Charles Cross

Vet b1 Kevin Eitts2 Tim Chopko3 Robert Warner Jr.4 Robert Dawson5 Robert Herrington6 Anthony Costanzi Jr.

Senior1 Randall Hillegas2 Mark Kropp3 Rick Wychunas4 Thomas Cichon5 Jeffrey Baran6 Jerome Lynn7 Skip Stoner Jr.

Super Senior1 Burd Guers2 Norman Billhime 3 Tom Phillips

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65 7-9 1 Adam Moffitt2 Daniel Bromley3 Benjamin Snyder4 Dalton Gettys5 Christopher Vanbuskirk6 Henry Ferreira7 Marcus Boddie

85 7-111 Dale Wakefield Jr.2 Zackery Smith3 Drey Boddie4 Andrew Homick5 Justin Baran6 Zachary Snyder

85 12-151 Justin Frederick2 Cody Mummert3 Tyler Klinger4 Dustin Wells5 Jarod Kulp6 Lloyd Wildoner7 Joshua Smith8 Ian Pannebakker9 Jeremy Nease10 Justin Measley11 Andrew Erb12 Dustin Moffitt13 Jacobus Ferreira

110 Air cooled1 Shawn Kozak2 Taylor Pecika

100 two Stroke1 Jason Sipe2 Andrew Delong3 Stephen Morelli

100-150 Four Stroke1 Teddy Lynch2 Ian Quire3 Jesse Eidam4 Lee Ann Bange 5 Kevin Pannebakker6 Woody Fregia Jr.7 Derrick Kell8 Alex Dolan

Ryan Rodgers wins the overall on Saturday racing in the 200/oPeN A Division.

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Wow, what a season ! It’s been another record shattering year at the outdoor Nationals. We’ve seen two men totally dominate their respective divisions and they have both raised the bar for other racers to shoot for in the future. In the 250 ranks Ricky Carmichael has run another perfect season for Honda, RC was the first man to accomplish the feat in 2002 and has repeated in 2004 coming off a major injury. RC has definitely raised the bar for his competitors, the thing is, Ricky will be back with Team Suzuki in 2005 and with his talent and determina-tion, who knows what the next record may be. Let’s talk about the other record breaker of 2004, James “Bubba” Stewart. Stewart in 3 seasons has broken RC’s record of the most 125 National Career Wins. Bubba won 23 of 24 motos this season on his KX125 on his way to the record. He broke it at Steel City at 27 total, then went to Glen Helen and jumped on a four stroke 250 and still obliterated the competition. Next year Stewart will be back with Kawasaki, only on a 250 this time. It could get interesting. How about it, is there a new “Golden Boy” ? Team Suzukis Broc Hepler, named after the Yamaha sensa-tion of the early eighties Broc Glover has managed to put together an incredible first full year in the pro ranks. Hepler, just 18 years old from Western PA coming off of his spectacular second place finish in the 125 East Supercross Series has repeated in the outdoor nationals with a convincing second place ranking. This feat earned him the AMA Supercross/Motocross Rookie Of The Year Award. Watch for Broc to be among the frontrunners for the 2005 season. Then there was the new kid. Whether you like him or not, Mike Alessi has finally arrived on the scene. Alessi has probably been the most talked about amateur ever, he made his debut at Millville right after securing a

few more wins at Lorettas where he tied James Stewarts record for most Amateur National wins of 11. Alessi had his share of struggles at Millville but kept his chin up and put in an impressive third overall at Steel City in the 250 class. Watch for Mike to compete next year in the 125 class, he’ll be campaigning the new KTM 250 four stroke. Then the King came to town, Jeremy McGrath showed up at Steel City on a 450 Honda. This was MC’s first national appearance since May of 2000. MC had his share of challenges as well, getting caught in a major pileup at the start of moto one, then in the second moto while running in the top 10 Jeremy experienced some mechanical trouble on the big Honda that would end his day. The crowd loved to see MC back in action and Jeremy was able to retain his national number 2 for the upcoming 2005 supercross season where he will compete in select events for Honda. I’ll say it again, Wow ! what a year. I can’t wait to next season, the match ups will be hot. Carmichael, Stewart and lets not forget the reining 2004 Supercross champ, Chad Reed. How about the 125 division, can Hepler fill Stewarts shoes and what will Alessi and the likes of Matt Walker or Davi Millsaps have to say about that. Stay tuned, the action will be red hot and you’ll be able to catch it right here in the pages of MRA. Jim Bull MRA

2004 Final Point Standings2501 Ricky Carmichael 6002 Chad Reed 4763 Kevin Windham 4444 David Vuillemin 3515 Ernesto Fonseca 3006 Michael Byrne 2947 Nick Wey 2878 Seb Tortelli 2729 Heath Voss 25710 Sean Hamblin 202

1251 James Stewart 5752 Broc Hepler 3963 Mike Brown 3684 Matt Walker 2795 Nate Ramsey 2786 Ivan Tedesco 2607 Danny Smith 2358 Davi Millsaps 2329 Chris Gosselaar 22010 Josh Grant 212

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The 250 start from Broome-Tioga.

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james “Bubba” Stewart cruising to his record

breaking finish at Steel City.

Mike Alessis much anticipated arriv-al to the Pro Ranks came as expect-

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September 4th & 5th, 2004 The sun does shine at Foot of the Mountain. I was beginning to think it rained year round in Neelyton Pa. It was a beautiful Labor Day weekend at the Foot of the Mountain track. The sun was shining and the track was perfect. The parking area was full of racers and campers anxiously awaiting the start of the weekends activities. The races started Saturday with the youth and adult bike races followed by the ATV race. Much of the course was run in reverse from previous races which caught a lot of the racers off guard. The ATV race on Saturday had 20 entries. Chris Borich and his brother Jarred Borich both took wins in the A and B classes. Brian Braughler piloted his Cannondale to an impressive victory in the C class on Saturday while being chased by second place finisher Tim Wertman. Randy Brandt walked away from the Vet class and put several laps between himself and second place. Jeff Kearney took another easy win in the Senior class after rival Randy Smith had mechanical problems. In the 0-230 class Karl Lehman took the win. The track was brutal, very rocky, and best of all there was little to no mud! Sundays weather was no different, clear skies and a cool breeze. This was Rd. # 8 of the Pa. State Harescramble series so attendance was up from Saturdays race. The A class was full of action Sunday, Chris Borich rocketed off of the starting line on his Honda while the rest of the field was left in the dust. As the dust cleared Lee Dickerson and Jarred McLure were left in the first turn. It seems the two riders were bidding on the same piece of real estate and both ended up on there lids. Dickerson was not able to continue, McLure needed repairs but was able to get going after a few min-utes. As the race continued, Rob Hertz worked his way through the pack and set his sites on Borich. By lap two Hertz had caught Borich, the two racers hooked up and pulled nearly an entire lap on 3rd by the end of the race. Todd Rothermel and I were battling for the 3rd spot on the track for nearly 3 laps. After a great battle on Saturday we were both really fatigued and I was having trouble holding on in all the rocks! McLure put in an unbelievable ride and came out of know where on the last lap to take over the 3rd position. In the end Rothermel claimed 4th with myself in 5th. Mike Lucas finished 6th and Mark Thompson was 7th. In the B class Keith Appleby put the moves on second place finisher Craig Sullivan to take a win. Jason Negley finished 3rd, Mac Magee finished 4th and a hard charging Mike Flemming finished 5th with an impressive fastest lap of

the class! The C class posted the most entries of any class on Sunday. The points battle is heating up here with 4 or 5 guys consistently finishing well. Ron Dernoski and Tim Wertman have been there all year placing well and consistent. As the season rolls on though its Owen Kapalski and Bryan Braughler that have been stealing the show. Owen has steadily moved up in points in the last 6 events and has been the only consistent winner all year. He may be the dominant rider in the class but he’s not in the points lead yet! Bryan Braughler has also been stepping it up lately. He has finished progres-sively better in each race this season. This race on Sunday was basically a small version of the big points battle in the C class. Owen Kapalski, Bryan Braughler, Ron Dernoski, Jamie Bougher and Tim Wertman all battled within seconds of each other. As the race went on Kapalski pulled a small lead, Braughler passed Dernoski for second Bougher finished 4th and Wertamn finished 5th. Marshall Eldridge took a big win in the 0-230 class. Michael Bataglia finished second, Mike McQuade finished third followed by Jason Connelly. Saturdays winner Karl Lehman had mechanical problems that held him back to 5th for the day. Our Vet. class standout Randy Brandt had another awesome run taking the win and finishing 4th overall. Brian Shimkanon finished second with David Bishop in third. Former points leader Chad Kirby finished 4th followed by Jason Bougher in fifth. Jeff Kearney took home yet another victory in the Senior class over second place Lonnie Garlands. The auto sport guys were at it again as Bela Gombar chased George Richards all day long only to finish second. Gombar and Richards are always exciting to watch, they battle from flag to flag every race! With the cancellation of Rd. 9 at Back Mountain, the Pa. State Series will resume on Oct. 10th at the Flying Dutchmen in Pine Grove Pa. Keep an eye out for reports in upcoming issues on the Rausch Fall Harescramble as well as the final round of the Pa State series.

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Saturday results

Quad A1 Chris Borich2 Rob Hertz3 Jason Hughes4 Lee Dickerson5 Todd Rothermel

Quad b1 Jared Borich

Quad c1 Bryan Braughler2 Timothy Wertman3 Ben Rollison4 Wayne Smith

0-2301 Karl Lehman2 Michael Bataglia

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Vet1 Randy Brandt

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501 Haydn Wolpert2 Allie Slate3 Brian Thorson

701 Derrec Robinson2 Austin Findley3 Colby Chinchar4 Andrew Thorson5 Joseph Mullen

901 Kayla Kozak2 Kenton Heinbaugh3 Michael Spauding

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Quad A1 Chris Borich2 Rob Hertz3 Jarrod McClure

4 Todd Rothermel5 Jason Hughes6 Michael Lucas7 Mark Thompson8 Lee Dickerson

Quad b1 Keith Appleby2 Craig Sulivan3 Jason Negley4 Mac Magee5 Michael Fleming

Quad c1 Owen Kapalski Jr.2 Bryan Braughler3 Ronald Dernoski4 Jamie Bougher5 Timothy Wertman6 Ray Monnett7 Bernard Weishaar8 Jeffrey Frank9 Ben Rollison10 Cole Daniel11 Todd Kapalski12 James Blanck13 Ryan Wellema14 Emil Scully

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901 Kayla Kozak2 Kenton Heinbaugh3 Samantha Vanbuskirk4 Cody Spitler5 Joshua Weikel6 Michael Spaulding

Haydn Wolpert takes the win in the 50 Class.

Chris Borich wins the overall on both Saturday and Sunday

Randy Smith races to a 2nd in the Senior Division.Ben Rollison grabs a 3rd in Quad C.

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5th annual paul Crumling memorial raCeLewis Finally Takes Crumling MemorialBy Len & Ben Breech Photos by Len BreechSHIPPENSBURG, PA. SEP. 5 After being rated as the odds on favorite to win the previous two Shippensburg Speedway’s Paul Crumling Memorial race, 2004 Horizon Award winner, John Lewis shrugged off a painful groin injury from a heat race to finally added the one big race that has eluded him by taking the fifth annual version. The race is named for the late founder/owner of Pro Plates number plates, Paul Crumling who died from a rare blood disorder just one week after competing here in 1999. There are two main rules, 125s and up, and must never have held a pro license. The entrants were divided into four heats, taking two, with two semis each adding two more for the twenty lap race. In addition to winning the Crumling, Lewis also took three class wins, 450 and 600 A and a tight battle with Brandon Robinson in the Sportsman final that was a preview of the featured event. Doug Reinert pulled a surprise in the 450 A, by grabbing the lead from Lewis and Dennis Flynn. After holding point for most of the race, Lewis found an opening and slipped under him off the second turn on lap six and pulled out to a ten yard margin. The 600 A was a romp as Lewis won by a straight over Wayne Wagner and Flynn. Lewis pulled out to an easy margin in the Sportsman final until a red flag at halfway caused a restart. For the remaining laps, Robinson stayed close to Lewis. Lewis had the fastest heat on his Schaeffer’s H-D/Bromley’s Cycles/ABBA Heating Systems sponsored machine in the Crumling qualifiers and jumped into the lead over Robinson, R. J. Hart, Cory Texter and Evan Baer. Texter moved into third at the end of the first lap as Lewis and Robinson started to pull away. Flynn moved up to pressure Baer and took control of fifth on the eighth lap. The top five stayed constant for the rest of the race until the red flag came out for Baer falling on the eighteenth lap. Officials decided to call the race at this point. In addition to runner-up finishes to Lewis, Robinson also took two wins in the 250 and 450 B classes. In the 250, he took the lead from Hart, Baer and Chris MacCarty. MacCarty fell on the third lap, while Baer stayed close to Hart to the end of the race. In the 450 B final, the Robinson Electric sponsored Robinson bolted into the lead and increased it to a straight margin. Richard Heverly, Texter and Hart stayed close, with Jordan Harris get-ting by Hart for fourth on the final lap. A companion event is the 100 Crumling race for XR 100 based machines and nor-mally limited to youth riders. Patrick Jacobsen grabbed the lead right off the start from Shayna Texter, Cassidy Heiser, Ryan Connelly and Seth Valentin. Jacobsen pulled away while Texter took second off two on the second lap. Heiser retook the spot three laps later. Jacobsen also easily took the 85 (7-11) division. He got by Brett Pugh at the start

of the second lap, Derek Hersh, Tyler Kidwell, Eric Schwartz and Max Harvat battled for third. Kidwell took third on the fourth lap, setting the top five. Todd Kendig again took the 30 + final with Dave Smith and Bob Sweeten staying close. Smith won the 500 2 Valve over Jim Chapman, Mark Stambaugh and Cory Texter. Texter and Stambaugh traded third several times in the mid-part of the race, until Texter took it for good on the sixth lap. Stambaugh topped the 40 + group grabbing the lead from Chapman, Joe Dohm, Delaware Dave Smith and Mike Keane. Smith bobbled on the second lap letting Keane by. In the late laps, Keane pressured Dohm for third, but ran out of time.

reSuLtSPAuL cruMLing MeMoriAL rAce: 1. John Lewis (Hon); 2. Brandon Robinson (Hon); 3. Cory Texter (Hon); 4. R. J. Hart (Hon); 5. Dennis Flynn (Hon); 6. Chris MacCarty (Hon); 7. Jordan Harris (KTM); 8. Richard Heverly (Yam); 9. Joey Parks (Hon); 10. Nick Henderson (Yam)

Lwt. Vintage: 1. Tom Morgan (Hon); 2. Robert Descenha (Bul); Bob Gerberich (Hon)

40 +: 1. Mark Stambaugh (Yam); 2. Jim Chapman (Rot); 3. Joe Dohm (W-R); 4. Mike Keane (Rot); 5. Dave Smith (Rot); 6. Bob Gerberich (Hon); 7. David Yasher (Yam); 8. Fred Salisburg (Yam)

125 B: 1. Shayna Texter (KTM); 2. Joey Parks (Hon); 3. Tony Whipperman (Hon); 4. Mike Standiford (Hon); 5. Frankie Valentin (Hon); 6. Megan James (Hon)

450 A: 1. John Lewis (Hon); 2. Doug Reinert (KTM); 3. Dennis Flynn (Hon)

450 B: 1. Brandon Robinson (Hon); 2. Richard Heverly (Yam); 3. Cory Texter (Hon); 4. Jordan Harris (KTM); 5. R. J. Hart (Yam); 6. Jason Eckard (Yam)

50 Oil Injected: 1. Gus Lane (Hon); 2. Jeffrey Flasher (Yam)

65: 1. Cassidy Heiser (Suz); 2. Joey Schmidt (Kaw); 3. Tyler Stacey (Kaw); 4. Brandon Atkinson (Suz); 5. Greg Betts (KTM)

500 2 Valve: 1. Dave Smith ((Yam); 2. Jim Chapman (Yam); 3. Cory Texter (Bue); 4. Mark Stambaugh (Yam); 5. Dave Heverly (Yam)

250 B: 1. Brandon Robinson (Hon); 2. R. J. Hart (Hon); 3. Evan Baer (Rot); 4. Joey Parks (Hon); 5. Shayna Texter (Hon); 6. Mitch Harvat (Hon); 7. Chris MacCarty (Hon); 8. Robert Descenna (Hon)

50 (7-8): 1. Tyler Stacey (LEM); 2. Joey Schmidt (Cob)

50 (4-6): 1. Gus Lane (Hon)

30 +: 1. Todd Kendig (Rot); 2. Dave Smith (Yam); 3. Bob Sweeten (Rot); 4. Dallas Baer (Rot); 5. Joe Dohm (W-R); 6. Mike Koppenhaver (Yam); 7. John Henderson (Yam)

85 (7-11): 1. Patrick Jacobsen (Hon); 2. Brett Pugh (Yam); 3. Tyler Kidwell (Ho0n); 4. Eric Schwartz (KTM); 5. Derek Hersh (Yam); 6. Max Harvat (Yam); 7. Ryan Connelly (Hon); 8. Cassidy Heiser (Hon)

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

Sportsman: 1. John Lewis (Hon); 2. Brandon Robinson (Hon); 3. Richard Heverly (Yam); 4. Bob Sweeten (Rot)

open A: 1. John Lewis (Rot); 2. Wayne Wagner (Rot); 3. Dennis Flynn (Hon)

open b: 1. Cory Texter (Hon); 2. Kris Weiss (Rot); 3. Robert Cazillo (Rot); 4. Vince Bower (Rot); 5. David Heverly (Yam); 6. Jason Eckard (Yam); 7. David Yasher (Yam)

100 Stock: 1. Ryan Connelly (Yam); 2. Seth Valentin (Yam)

100 Modified Paul Crumling Memorial: 1. Patrick Jacobsen (Hon); 2. Cassidy Heiser (Hon); 3. Shayna Texter (Hon); 4. Ryan Connelly (Yam); 5. Seth Valentin (Yam)

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50 Oil 7-81 Michael Giovanniello2 Les Warfield3 Tanner Rudy4 Caleb Bordner5 Robby Smith

XR70 / XR801 Brian Barnes2 Anthony Miller3 Zachery Warnock4 Zack Warner5 Derek Petri6 Zachary Schnitzler7 Steven Rambo8 Joshua Zartman9 William Wilson

PW80 / TTR90 / 110AC1 Brandon Woolf2 Cody Humma3 Trent Noll4 Ronald Kingsboro5 Jay Seigfried6 Austin Davis7 Bryce Davis8 Alex Miller9 Thomas Martonick10 Nicholas Bautz

85 12-131 Lowell Spangler2 Kyle Sidle3 Joseph Peditto4 Justin Maylath5 Tyler Smith6 Bryan Weimer

7 Thomas Campannella8 Brent Plyler9 Anthony Guzensky Jr.10 Travis Overly11 Brandon Huntzinger12 Jordan Moyer13 Eddie Mckerman14 Alex Miller15 Brandon Albright16 Celestyn Napolitan17 Paul McMullen18 Zachery Buck 19 Steven Wehr20 Andrew Herzog21 Daniel South22 Benjamin Nienstadt23 Zachary Putt24 Caleb Finnefrock

School boy1 Alex Gaul2 Phillip Nicoletti3 Kerry Kaminskie4 Anthony Roth5 Robert Malkiewicz6 Erik Wilson7 Chris Colburn8 Steven Chiappa9 Matthew Geist10 Tyson Clark11 Brian Domanski12 Ryan Sebastian13 Jason Smith14 Michael O‚Brien15 Lowell Spangler16 Jonathan Goldsboro17 Randall Good III18 Ash Gaskill19 Brian Bower20 Thomas Cooke

125 B1 Jason Lawrence2 Phillip Nicoletti3 Alex Gaul4 Jack Hileman

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Joseph Gaul6 Jason Esterly7 Erik Wilson8 Jordan Miller9 Bryan Fleischman10 Derek Zydalis11 Brian Domanski12 Christopher Seligman13 Damian Laturett14 Jesse Festenstine

Flying DutchmenD-6 points – september 5, 2004

Adam Blessing riding the number 38 bike competes for the first time ever in the 250 C division. You

guessed it, Adam went 1-1 for the overall. keep an eye on this young man from New jersey.

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Adam Blessing leads the second group of 125 C

riders thru the first turn and races for the victory.

Robert Malkiewicz grabs a Fifth in

School Boy.

Tom Burton races to a fourth place

finish in125 A and a

second in 250 A.

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Located along Rte. 895 - 3 miles East of Pine Grove (Rock, PA)2004 Schedule of Events

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oct. 10, 2004 B&P Promotions-PA State Hare Scramble Series Round #10 – 5 Ft. Trophies & Sculptures Quad Give Away Day Worth $3,000 Double Track Points

oct. 24, 2004 Bowers Motorcycle Supplies, New Phila, PA 5 Ft. Trophies 1st Place End of FDMC 2004 Track Points

nov. 7, 2004 Regular Hare Scramble Race

nov. 20, 2004 FDMC & B&P Promotions Banquet

nov. 21, 2004 Style Studio Hair Salon, Bensalem, PA 5 Ft. Trophy Day – End of FDMC Season

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250 C1 Adam Blessing2 Jerry Snook3 Richard Wright4 Brett Lightner5 Kevin Clark6 Danny Woodward7 Gary Gallagher Jr.8 Greg Dobyns9 Timothy Deitzler10 Russell Weaber11 Nicholas Weber12 Michael Reynolds13 Travis Overly14 James Rich15 Stephen Rich16 Timothy Beveridge17 Michael Biondo18 John Scasserra

200 2 Str. / 300 4 Str.1 Cory Lemon2 Tristen Schrader3 Ryan Howard4 Kyle Seiders5 Josh Andress6 Eugene Walsh7 Austin Moser8 Taylor Cioffi9 Shane Popenczak10 Steven Garrison11 Andrew Mahey12 Quinton Barto

2 & 4 Stroke b group 11 Bret Bowman2 Matt Haines3 Tony Vasura4 Michael Reed

5 Russel Valerio6 Ross Miller7 Joshua Helder8 Robert Burbridge9 Edward Smith10 Troy Snyder11 Chris Kint12 Myka Carpenter13 David Miller14 Aaron Bivinghouse

51-70cc 4w 6-111 David Nevrotski2 Colton Bivinghouse3 Christopher Wild4 Frank Wendling III5 Nicole Wild6 Daniel Toth

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D-6 points – september 6, 2004

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Sleepy Hollow MX played host to round 15 of the District 6 Championship Points Series on Labor Day Monday. The race was sponsored by Ephrata Cycle and Sport and was a Fund Raiser for the St. Jude Childrens Hospital. Racers donated old trophies to be re-plated with Sleepy Hollow donating the money they saved on awards to St. Judes. Various companies and sponsors donated merchandise to be raffled off with Ephrata Cycle donating a new Honda CRF50 to the cause. All total over $ 4000.00 was raised on the day. If you would like to learn more about St. Judes and how you may be able to help, log onto www.stjude.org. Close to 600 racers showed up to compete for valuable district points as well as the extra $ 500.00 to win that Sleepy put up in the 250 Expert division. The class was stacked with talent and Sleepy extended the motos to 20 minutes in length. Casey Clark took the win in the first moto followed by Jeremy Cook and Clint Johnson. Of course, National Champion Jason Lawrence was on hand racing in the B division which was a stagger start. Lawrence worked his magic in both motos and passed everyone for the win in both classes, but he was not eligible for the points or the cash. In the second moto both Clark and Cook ended up with DNF’s opening up the door for Gap Racings Eric Sebastian to take the moto win and the extra cash. There was a three way tie in points between Sebastian 5-1, Tyler Witmer 4-2, and Clint Johnson going 3-3. All had 6 points with Sebastian getting the win, a last lap pass on Johnson by Witmer was the determining factor. Sleepy Hollow also ran their annual mechanics race at this event. MRA was not able to secure any photos from this particular moto. Our sources tell us the race was won by a new factory pilot wearing a bright pink leisure suit riding a top secret works bike from Suzuki. Anyone with photos or information about this particular occurrence, please contact us so we can report the incident accurately. Jim Bull MRA

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kimmy Lingle makes her singing debut at Sleepy Hollow performing the National Anthem for close to

600 racers.

kimmy’s sister Nicki Lingle had a great performance as well going 2-1 for first

overall in the Womens Division.

Gap Racings eric Sebastian won the Big Cash. Sebastian went 5-1 to pull off the win in the

250 A Division taking home the Extra $500.00 to win that Sleepy put up for the day.

kevin olsen of ATCo MX grabs a third in 30+ Action.

Carl Ricketts of Lebanon Pa wins the CRF 50 donated by Ephrata

Cycle and Sports

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Royal EnfiEld

Nikolas Desiderio racs to a First in junior Mini while grabbing Second in

the 85cc 7-11 Group. Shane Popenczak takes the win in the 0-301 Class.

Zachary Lorenzi from Milford, Nj flies to an 8th Place Finish in 85cc 12-13.

kyle Seiders races to the checkers in the 90 Mod Class.

Advantage Motorsports, Frankie Wendling airs it out in the 50cc 4-6 Stock Quad Division.

First Time Racer, kory kibler takes flight in the XR 50 race.

National Champion Jason Lawrence was on hand to win both the 125 B and 250 B Divisions.

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65cc 7-91 Daryn Thompson2 Jonathan Newton3 Addison Emory4 Robert Piazza Jr.5 Jay Seigfried6 Neil Ebert7 Zachary Waldrop8 Brandon Woolf9 Zak Riden10 Jacob Hartranft11 Ethan Allen12 Keith Lengle13 Michael McDonald14 Brenda Schulte15 Brennen Weindel16 Luke Palonicola17 Brandon Brown18 Billy Kwiecinski19 Jesse Dreisbach20 Broc Emery21 Devan Snyder22 Eric Heilman23 Bryce Dana24 Nicholas Kolovani25 Sammatha Waldrop26 Clinton Barclay27 Dominick Mancuso28 Cody Trout29 Nikolas Desiderio

250 A1 Eric Sebastian2 Tyler Witmer3 Clint Johnson4 Michael Schneck5 Chad Aughinbaugh6 Christopher Curtis7 Louis Hocker8 Jeff Ort9 Bobby Edris10 Casey Clark11 Jeremy Cook12 Michael Klinger

90cc Pro. Mod Quad1 Anthony Burke2 Daniel Toth3 Austin Ensor4 Nicholas Moser5 Chad Davis6 Michael Cheshire7 Michael Thor8 Shane Simpkins9 Ryan Conti10 Brian Kelly11 Amber Biasi12 Colby Brake13 Jesse Greenwalt14 Benjamin Burbridge15 Dakota Wertman16 Dawson Guzik17 Jamie Davis18 Brian WestbySee coMPLete eVent reSuLtS At SLeePYHoLLoWMotocroSS.coM

Stonewall Cycles, Les Warfield launches his KTM in the 50cc

7-8 oil Injected Division.

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Contact Information:Office Phone: 717-653-4830 • Track Phone: 717-865-5530

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If You Want To Start Racing, Sleepy Is The Place. We Have A

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Call. 717-653-4830. Owner’s Cellular # 717-278-8998

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The Following classes will be run:50 Oil 4-6 50 Quad 4-6 50 Oil 7-8 50 Quad 7-850 Stock 4-6 70 Quad 6-11 Production50 Stock 7-8 70 Quad ModifiedXR 50 4-8 90 Quad Modified 65 7-9 90 Quad Pro. Mod 8-1565 10-11 XR 70 / 80 PW 80 / TTR 90100 / 125 Four Stroke 85 7-1185 12-1385 14-15Junior Mini Super Mini

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Thanks to all of you our fundraiser on September 6 raised over $ 4000.00 for St Judes Children Hospital.

brett Forman from n.J.

Well by now you’ve probably realized that the 4-stroke motorcycle is inevitably going to take over the motocross industry at some point. Nobody really knows exactly when. There’s some news that the 2- stroke will be confined to only closed course competitions, but when that is going to take place is still a mystery. Maybe the 4-stroke is less polluting to the air we breathe, but they are definitely not quieter. These things rattle windows if you ride them anywhere near civilization. Since we are all used to being in a noisy environment when riding or racing, we tend to not be bothered by the noise, but the rest of the population has always complained about the noise with the 2 strokes. They really have a loaded gun now that most of us are on thumpers.

Almost everybody I’ve talked to raves on and on about how easy a 4 stroke is to ride compared to a 2 stroke. It’s true. In most conditions, you can go faster on a 4 stroke. Many people don’t realize how much slower they are when going through corners. 4- strokes have more torquey, trackable power. You can get going faster – quicker. That’s why they feel faster. You can tiptoe through a corner then hammer down a straight faster than you would on a 2-stroke. If there is a rider who knows how to ride a 2 stroke well, then the guy on the 4-stroke doesn’t have as much of an advan-tage as you might think. Riding a 2- stroke is all about having good corner speed and momentum. You have to get through the corners faster to keep your momentum up for the straight-a-ways. Riding a 4-stroke 450 is a lot like riding a 500cc 2-stroke. You have to be smoother and more precise.

I remember when I was racing the 500 nationals. What a task it was for me to get off a 250 and on a 500. I would try to ride it like a 250 and that would get me nowhere. I had to keep telling myself to slow down and go faster. I couldn’t bomb into corners as fast, and I would have to set up more and ride smoother to go faster. I feel the same holds true with the 4-strokes. I feel this way more so with the 450 than the 250. There recently was an article in a magazine that said you steer a 4-stroke with the front wheel and you steer 2-stroke with the back wheel. Boy, they got that one right. You can bomb into a corner on a 2-stroke too fast, be cross-rutted, basically out of control and still somehow get through with some grace. A 4-stroke wants to be led into the corner with a little more precision. Otherwise, you’ll blow the corner or come out like a hot potato.

Jumping a 4-stroke is a little different as well. You have that gyro effect that makes it harder to move in the air. Chopping the throttle off the face of a jump must be done a little bit more carefully. Otherwise, it will do that dreaded ker-klunk and stall in the air. Landing with a dead 4-stroke is always interesting. They don’t bump start quite as easily as a 2-stroke. I run a 2-stroke with no idle because I don’t like the over-rev in the corners and it’s easier to send off the jumps and get the right attitude for the landing. You can’t do that with 4-strokes. The bike needs to idle. This changes your cornering and sending the bike off the jumps. When cornering, it feels like somebody rushing you and messing up your timing. Sending it off the jumps with an idle makes you want to fly front end high.

A friend recently asked me what I thought was the best bike for his son who was getting ready to make the switch from the mini class to the big bikes. My answer was 2- stroke 125. Why…you may ask? I feel that starting the kids on 2-strokes is more beneficial to them for several reasons. The main reason is because 125’s need to be ridden hard to go fast. Corners need to be attacked and momentum must be kept up. Otherwise you’re going to get passed. On a 4-stroke they won’t need to learn how to corner and carry speed near as much. That leaves room for laziness. Some kids are worried more about how many whips they can throw in a lap than concentrating on

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riding hard for the whole moto and trying to better themselves. Don’t get me wrong, being on a 125 won’t be easy because the main competition is 4-strokes. When they learn how to go hard and fast on a 125, imagine how much easier the switch will be to go to a 4-stroke. These kids need to do the work if they want to be champions. Don’t forget how much easier it is to start a 125 versus a 250F. Stalling the 4 stoke might be the end of the moto. 2-stroke… probably not.

I started racing in 1980, raced national’s from ’87 to ’97 and am still not done learning how to make my 450 go faster. Now, I’m not going to say that I don’t like the 450, but god…I miss the 2 stroke. As a matter of fact, I think my next bike wants to be one.

Trivia Question: What factory rider was a mem-ber of the family that owned the factory. Name the rider and the factory.

Hint: Circa 1976-1977

The first per-son to give us the answer at the last Pagoda race gets a freebie.

Thanks....Andy

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Upcoming Events This is a Preliminary Schedule - Please Verify All Events With Promoter

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EVENTS SchEdUlE

Motocross10/2-3 Raceway Park (KROC)10/2-3 Wolfmanns MX10/3 Miles Mountain 10/3 Sleepy Hollow (Youth Classes Only)10/9 Evansville10/9 Hurricane Hills – SX10/10 Hurricane Hills10/10 Pagoda MC10/10 Rocket Raceway10/16 Atco MX10/17 Mt. Pleasant10/17 Happy Ramblers10/23 Atco MX10/23 Hurricane Hills-SX10/24 Doublin Gap10/24 Hurricane Hills10/30 Atco MX10/30-31 Miles Mountain10/30 Happy Ramblers (Practice)10/31 Happy Ramblers10/31 Mt. Pleasant11/7 Doublin Gap

hare Scramble10/3 Foot of Mountain (Double Track Points-5‚ Trophy)10/10 Flying Dutchmen (Rd #10 PA State Hare Scramble)10/17 Foot of Mountain10/24 Flying Dutchmen10/24 Reading Off Road (Dual Sport)10/31 Rausch Creek11/7 Flying Dutchmen

Short Track10/3 Shippensburg MC10/9 Two Wheel Promotions10/17 Eastern PA Piston Poppers (TT Scramble)

Trials 10/10 River Hills Trials

Misc. 10/1-2 White Rose MC (Antique MC Meet)10/16 District 6 Motocross Meeting ATV – 1:00 pm Motorcycle – 3:0011/6 Pre Sanction Meeting

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2004 event Dates

October 2 – Scavenger Hunt (Sign up 12-3) 7PM Lil Ragu Band

October 10 – Motocross, Contingency & D6 Points

October 17 – Turkey Poker Run (Sign up 10-1)

November 14 – Junk Car Race (Rain Date 11/21/04)

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Happy Ramblers Wishes everyone A Great Racing Season!oct. 17 District 6 & District 7 Expert Points– 4ft Trophies Sponsored by: Cumberland Kawasaki in Carlisle, PA

oct. 30 Organized Practice from 9am-2pm – Trick or Treat & Bon-Fire

oct. 31 District 6 & District 7 Youth Points – 4ft Trophies Sponsored by: Motorcycle Racing Action in Conestoga, PA your D6 News Center

Nov. 14 District 6 & District 7 – Track Points Award Presentation

Nov. 28 District 6 & District 7 – 2005 Double Track Points

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