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Michigan’s Motorsports

October 2017

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2017 SEASON SCHEDULE OF EVENTS RIDER'S CORNER MOTO MUSINGS ANNUAL SANCTION MEETING NOTICE DIVISION HIGHLIGHTS & UPDATES

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VALLEY MX AND LABOR DAY WEEKEND

VALLEY MX (Stanton, MI) | September 2-3 – Story and photos submitted by Terri Sweet

Back in 1989, there was a movie called "Field of Dreams". It was about a guy that built a baseball field in his corn field. The quote of the movie was "Build it and they will come." It worked out for him and he had his dream.

In 2016, Amy and Steve Moreland, the great couple who own Valley MX, had lots and lots of riders ask them to hold races over Labor Day weekend so the riders had some options for racing. So they asked at a District 14 pre-sanction meeting. After some discussion, a vote was taken and Valley MX got the support to hold a Labor Day weekend event. Would it work? Would the racers come? How much interest was there? So Labor Day weekend 2017 was a dream that came true.

If you were one of the racers/families that came to Valley MX for a day of practice (Friday) and three days of racing you know how great it was. What a huge success!

What a bunch of fun!

Thank you to all who turned out and spent the weekend at Valley MX. You asked and it happened and through the efforts of Amy and Steve you got a great weekend! I know the riders/families enjoyed themselves and I know Amy and Steve were very pleased to see each and every one there. It was a blast!

Valley MX held it's first ever Holeshot Contest over the weekend and it was a hit!

Turn out was good for a first time try. It's always entertaining to see who gets the jump on who. Both ATV's and bikes got a chance to participate.

Another event of the weekend was an ATV Money Moto. This event had been planned by the ATV division. Valley MX agreed to host it . At the last minute the ATV sponsors pulled out and it looked like the event would be cancelled. As it turned out Amy and Steve stepped up (as they always do) and decided to run the ATV Money

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Moto and support the ATV racers. So Valley MX took on the event and generously handed out the awards.

Valley MX sets the bar high. They want the best of everything for the racers and their families and friends. Last year they re-did the big track and it was a hit.

This year there is a new mini track and it is wonderful! The flaggers at Valley MX are some of the best in the business. Some of them have 20 years experience and keep riders safe. The Montcalm County Ambulance always does a super job and the injured are in very capable hands. 3D Pizza has good food at reasonable prices to keep people fed. The guys in the water trucks are always on the walkie talkie looking for  Blaze Snyder the next dried out/dusty spot. Rebecca at the starting gate, is moving the bikes through quickly and keeping things in order. The new announcer, Jeremy, keeps spectators up to date on the racers. The ladies in the sign up building get the racers signed up and ready to roll by 9 AM. I've probably forgotten someone but please don't think the racers and families don't appreciate everything each one does. It makes the races flow well, be fun and worth the drive to the track.

Valley MX has one final weekend left.

October 14 & 15 finishes out the season. As you all know it will be super great. On Saturday there will a costume contest in three age brackets. Kids to age 11, kids/teenagers from 12 to 15 and 16+ will be the brackets. So dress up and be ready! We will also be giving a prize for the best campsite.

This year campsite winners will be judged by adults who will be looking for not only fun and scary but for Luke Adams all the effort put in behind the scenes to have the best campsite. So all you adults out there put your thinking caps on and get your campsite decorated to win!

Sunday will be the annual Ride for Cancer. Dress in pink, wear a pink tutu, wrap your bike in pink. Do whatever you want to show your support. Sunday will be a bike only day no quads.

Last but certainly not least, I ask that as you run across Amy or Steve at the track, take a minute to thank them for how hard they work to give everyone the best. A smile, a handshake and heartfelt thank you for their dedication goes a long way to let them know how much you each appreciate having such a great place to ride. Remember these two people listen to you and give you the best. So take a minute to say thanks.

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The colorful leaves racing across the yard remind me of what's to come in just a couple short months (or dare I even say, weeks?).

But it really doesn’t take the beautiful color changes all around us or a report of falling temps to realize the seasons are a changin'! Ice Racing will soon be here. Are you ready to smoke up some ice?

Not seeing the coverage you'd like in this newspaper? Then jump in the action and make a submission!! Reminders are sent out every single month for submissions. If you're not getting them and want to, email me at linda@d14news.net and I'll get you on that list.

On that note, MUCH APPRECIATION to this month's AMAZING contributors. Thank you for taking the lead and giving of your time so generously to help promote your division. XOXO Make sure your AMA and District memberships are up-to-date.

Do it now and avoid the extra time doing so while registering at your events. STILL only $15 for a D14 membership.

‘Til next time ... take care, be cool, and safe. And as always, enjoy the ride... it all goes by in a blink.

– In order of appearance – Steve Baginski, Ter�i Sweet, Thomas Dunn, Jeremiah Sher�an, Talon Soenksen, Kevin Lamber� Jr., Ray�ie Ellis, Steve Beane, Kreg Bigelow, Heather Powers, Heather Soenksen, Tami Gregg, and last, but not least ...

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2017 District 14 Board of Directors & Division Chairs PRESIDENT Thomas Dunn tdunn976@yahoo.com (517) 896-9757

HILL CLIMB CHAIRPERSON John Radke radman4790@gmail.com (616) 308-9544

VICE PRESIDENT Neal Soenksen ktm125s@yahoo.com (313) 244-6827 SECRETARY Heather Soenksen d14secretary@gmail.com (517) 775-5897 TREASURER Steve Beane motoxgiant@yahoo.com (313) 918-8944 LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR Rev. Ron Packer d14legislative@gmail.com (269) 548-7348 AMA CONGRESS - OFF ROAD Dick Bigelow dickbarbbigs@aol.com (586) 677-0456 John Zwerican (989) 871-3008 OFF ROAD ALT Andy Nicols, (616) 948-2933 OFF ROAD ALT Kreg Bigelow, (810) 965-8764 AMA CONGRESS - ROAD Kaye Johnson amakaye165@gmail.com (248) 459-1777 AMA CONGRESS - ATV John Scherer jrsracing34@aol.com (248) 894-8977 RIDER REPS - OFF ROAD Tim Beougher TBeougher212@aol.com (989) 751-8073 Kevin Lambert Jr. kevinthegoonlambert@gmail.com (248) 245-9919

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VISIT US AT WWW.AMA-D14.ORG ATV CHAIRPERSON Robert Miller srxmiller@gmail.com (517) 282-4373 VICE CHAIR - ATV MX Chad Reed chadsatv@charter.net (616) 835-0949 POINTS KEEPER Brandi Miller brandymiller788@gmail.com (517) 282-1533 RIDER REPS - MX Ryan Day dayryan93@yahoo.com (248) 251-3529 ENDURO CHAIRPERSON Mike Maurer mikemaurer250@gmail.com (517) 763-9406 VICE CHAIR Mark Beltinck mark@d14enduro.org (517) 304-0726 RIDER REPS A/AA CLASS Vic Flegel pencilcraft@pencilcraft.com (989) 506-1487 B CLASS Kurt Haveri kwhava@yahoo.com (248) 797-3578 C, 60+ & WOMEN'S CLASSES Tina Flegel tina@d14enduro.org (989) 875-8186

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CHARTER CLUBS & PROMOTERS PLEASE NOTE: The phone number listed for your organization is the number that was supplied as the primary contact on your application Baja MC .................................... 989-871-3356 Big Air MX .............................. 231-578-3828 Battle Creek MC ................. 909-806-5149 Bulldog Riders MC ............. 810-919-9821 Cadillac MC ............................ 231-884-3729 Evergreen Creek CC........... 989-450-9676 Flint MC ..................................... 810-241-3516 Freelin MX................................ 989-761-1301 Goshen IronHorsemen ... 574-825-3399 Grand Kankakee TR ........... 219-575-7277 Grattan Raceway ................ 616-788-4454 Hill & Gully Riders ...........708-261-3433 Lakeshore ST Riders ......616-566-6327 Lansing MC ............................. 231-267-9537 Lucky Thumb MC................ 810-404-2895 MI Off Road Events ............ 517-896-9757

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Visions

by Thomas Dunn, District 14 President

50TH AMA CONGRESS

After many years of trying to find the time to make it to the American Motorcyclist Associations Annual Congressional Meeting, I was finally able to make the trip this year.

Making the trip with me this year was John Zwerican, representing the Track division and Mike Maurer representing me in the Recreation division of Off Road and Kaye Johnson, Recreation Road Division.

I had the opportunity to sit in on the MX Division and make sure the District's views and needs were taken into account.

Now as honored as I was to sit in these meetings, I was not the best person to represent the District, missing this year, due to the change of date and venue, our own Dick Bigelow.

The District is fortunate to have the longest sitting active congressional member in Dick Bigelow.

Dick has served the District and AMA longer then many of our members have been alive, his wealth of knowledge is immeasurable and he is highly respected there and was sorely missed.

With the changes that are coming down with the AMA and Congress, Dick will be Representing us for at least 2 more years and honestly as long as he is able and wants to if I have anything to say about it!

CHANGES As I stated, there is changes coming to the AMA and the way they conduct business.

This, the 50th Annual AMA Congress, was the last AMA Congress as we have come to know it.

We as a Recognized District Organization (RDO) will no longer be electing Congressional members as we have for the past 50 years, but instead will be sending applicants to the AMA for appointment to Commissions.

Now immediately as I eluded to earlier, Congressional members from our District will automatically be grand-fathered in to the first term of 2 years if they would like to keep serving.

Other Commissioners can be appointed to cover each discipline that the District offers, thus for our District, Track, Offroad, Motocross, Recreation.

We are not limited to these as other Commissions will cover medical and safety, Insurance and Risk Management, and a multitude of other options.

The thinking here is not limiting, but expanding, the role of what Congress has done and involves more people from differing areas and expertise to help guide us into the future. I look forward to the possibilities.

There still will be an Annual meeting that will still cover rule proposals and bring the Districts and Organizers together in one place. But the Commissions will be able to have multiple meetings throughout the year using phone and or video conferencing, taking us into an exciting future filled with possibilities for motorcycling and racing.

We will have more details at the District 14 Annual meeting in December.

See ya at the races!

Thomas Dunn

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2017 AMA D14 EVENTS ATV MX ENDURO CHAIRPERSON ....................Bob Miller VICE CHAIR – MX............... Chad Reed  = Michigan State Championship Race

CHAIRPERSON .................Mike Maurer VICE CHAIR.................... Mark Beltinck FAMILY ENDURO (FES)......Mike Maurer ( DATES INCLUDE FES )

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01 Twisted MX ....................... Milan 14  Valley MX ...................... Stanton

ATV XC CHAIRPERSON ............... Kevin Fleszar VICE CHAIR..................... Mark Becker VICE CHAIR (ATV) ......... Chad Teachout

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Portland Trail Riders ....... Portland

HARE SCRAMBLES CHAIRPERSON ............... Kevin Fleszar VICE CHAIR..................... Mark Becker VICE CHAIR (ATV) ......... Chad Teachout

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Portland Trail Riders ....... Portland

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Turkey Gobbler FES ...New Paris, IN Turkey Creek ......... New Paris, IN Riders MC Peace Pipe .......... Greenville, OH Treaty City MC

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national enduro news Story by Talon Soenksen

The Lead Belt National Enduro is a very unique round on the NEPG circuit and it can be a very difficult mud race or a nasty dusty race. This year we were greeted with dust unfortunately and some very hot conditions. Starting off the day we had a test with a good mix between single track and fast open quad trail, it would have been awesome with some moisture but I struggled with traction and arm pump in the jagged rocks. The thumb I injured earlier in the year wasn't helping either.

Test two was probably my worst one of the day but it some cool sections down in the creek bottoms where the dirt wasn't just floating away. The rest of the test was fast but had tons of sections of rock that would come out of nowhere and my suspension was not set up right to handle it. Test three was much less rocky than the first two but lots faster. I tried to ride relaxed and not rush the corners because of how slippery they were. It worked out fairly well and I became less frustrated with my riding. Before Test four and five I softened up my forks a little bit and that helped me to keep from deflecting my front end in all the really rocky sections. I continued to ride better and felt loose and more comfortable even though my results didn't show too much of an improvement. The infamous Lead Belt waterfall was in test six this year but we weren't expecting much of a waterfall since the entire day was a complete dust bowl. I took off real well into the test but when I made it to the waterfall I went into full goon mode. I dropped into it and hit my front tire on a rock causing me to tip over since my legs were just a bit too short but this didn't cost too much time. Then as I dropped off one of the ledges I hit something on the way down and got slammed into the rocky bottom. Somehow I had found one of the only holes with water in it and I was completely submerged. Thankfully my bike didn't suck in any water and I was able to restart it and keep going, with a some scrapes and bruises of course. The rest of the test was extremely difficult as I was passing through people without goggles and had dust in my eyes for a majority of the test but I made it through without any more bad moments. My Twin Air filters did an amazing job keeping the endless dust out of my bike and kept it running strong throughout the whole day. I ended up a subpar 4th in 250A, 8th Overall A, and 34th Overall. I'm not too pumped with these results and I know I am capable of much much more.

A huge thank you to our sponsors: DAVID ALLEN RACING MOTORSPORTS, FLY, ENDURO ENGINEERING, GALFER, MOTOREX, FACTORY CONNECTION, KENDA TIRE, IMS, ENGINE ICE, ACERBIS, TWIN AIR, GAERNE, LEATT, RENTHAL, EVS, FMF, SCOTT GOGGLES, FITNESSandFUEL kim@ trainerkim.com This weekend I wrapped up second place in the District 14 hare scramble series. Chasing the national enduros I had one extra throw away race but really enjoyed this series.

Two Two Flint area natives and top AMA riders Corky Keener and Bart Markel

RIDER'S FLAT TRACK CORNER Story and photo submitted by Kevin Lambert Jr.

TO CHANGE OR NOT TO CHANGE With District 14's Annual Meeting fast approaching divisions are beginning to plan for the upcoming 2018 season and most likely go through and alter or change rules and policy at the District and Division levels.

In the past decade there has been many changes to the Dirt Track division as well as the Ice. The two most grass roots forms of racing have seen the landscape of their sport change dramatically. Lower rider counts, more classes, questionable conduct of patrons/clubs and price increases for events and classes, as well as 20+ races at the same tracks weekend after weekend have many people wondering what will happen to our division?

With things stagnating or digressing it makes one wonder should we change anything at the division level? Yes we have some issues...we have a lot of races, we have a lot of classes, we have old feuds and bad blood, we have track maintenance complaints, we have complaints about club members stepping out of line...we basically have a lot of complaining; that is not necessarily a bad thing but to me it shows that we as a collective whole seem unhappy with what is going on in the division.

You cannot keep everyone happy; we also can't always get what we want. For a very long time I have hinted at a very minimalist class structure in our divisions keeping it short and sweet as well as increasing the competitive nature of the sport in general because the reality is that everyone can't win or take a trophy home; this is a very big issue and it is hurting all of us as a whole!

All this being said, our Flat Track division has had a very sharp decrease in all of its premier classes. We have had two bum ice seasons as well, however out of area the Flat Track scene is thriving (for ATVs as well!). Maybe its time we take a look at what is making those out of area programs so successful and consider borrowing some of those ideas to help make our D14 Flat Track division one the best out there!

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SHORT TRACK & TT SCRAMBLES

LUCKY THUMB STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

 #5 Steven Wright (Holly, MI), #88 Chris Bush (Flint, MI), #86 Brook Thornton (Flushing, MI) LUCKY THUMB MOTORCYCLE CLUB (Deford, MI) | September 9-10 Story and photos submitted by Raymie Ellis State Championship Short Track and TT Scrambles were held at Lucky Thumb M/C on September 9th and 10th. We had such a great time with all our racing family and our race fans, as they returned to the dirt tracks of Lucky Thumb for the final D-14 Dirt Track racing of the year. All of our racing family put on a great show for our race fans.

The weather was great all weekend and the Short Track racing took place under our lights as the racing action started at 7pm.

It all started with the 0-51cc Multi Speed class, which the #1 machine of Evan Myers cruised to a win over Luke Krug. Then next up was the 251cc+ Open Twin class as the #36 Yamaha of Randy Stauffer took the win. Then in the 0-51cc Chain class, Evan Myers and Aaden Savage came into the night tied in s/t points, but it was all Evan Myers as he came home with the win. Next was the 66-85cc class as we watched the 9r Honda of Billy Ross get the win and continue as points leader in that class. Next up was the 0-51cc PeeWee class as Luke Krug took the win over Charles Jaques and points leader Charlie Sherman came home 3rd. In the 52-65cc class, it was Skylar Sentell taking the win over s/t points leader Aaden Savage. Then it was on to the 86-250cc open as we watched Kolby Gyomory of Marlete, MI get the win on his home track. In the Vets 30+ class we watched as Christopher Huss came across the finish line in 1st place.

The Senior 45+ class was won by #1 in s/t points, Lyle Barber on the #77 Yamaha. Next was the 251cc Open as four boys from their home track raced hard for a win, but it was Jordan McCready that crossed the finish line first over Kyle Martinez, Jason Bloss and Brandon Kitchen. The Vintage 401cc+ class was all #20 Thomas Heid as he rode his Rotax to the win. The 251-505cc B class was another battle as the #56 Jordan Jean took the win over a close 2nd by Kolby Gyomory and Troy Barber the s/t points leader was in 3rd. Another fast class of the night was the 251-505cc A class as s/t points leader Cody Toles powered his Honda to the win over Jason Eddy. The largest number of riders turned out for the 0-400cc Vintage Class, as we watched the #29 Can Am of Brian Woodward finish in the #1 spot over David Rogers.

Always exciting is the Quad A open as Jacob Turner took his Honda to the finish line in front of s/t points leader Jeremiah Sherman. Quad B winner was the s/t

 #71 Zach Bailey (Leonard, MI)

October 2017 – Michigan’s AMA/D14 Motorsports News 9 points leader with the #5 Yamaha of Steven Wright. And the last race of the night was the Combo Class, it was a hard fought race for the prize but when the checkered flag came out it was Jayson Bloss on the 21x Kawasaki in the lead. Whew, what a night of racing!

On Sunday for the TT Scrambles, it was a great sunny day for a race, and our racing family didn't disappoint. First to the starting line was the 0-51cc PeeWee class and it was Luke Krug who came across the finish line first, and Charles Jaques in 2nd. Next up was the 0-51cc Chain and it was again the #22 Cobra of Evan Myers to the win. Then the 251cc-Open Twin as Merlyn Wertz showed us that your never to old to win a TT Scrambles as he cruised his #95 Triumph to an easy win. Then next was the 0-51cc Mult Speed and once again it was TT points leader Evan Myers with the win over Luke Krug. The always fast 251-505A class it was Cody Toles taking his #21 Honda to the winners circle over the 43h of Joey Howard. The 251-505b class we saw Zach Bailey on his 450 debut take an impressive come from mid pack to lead the race in the middle laps and continue on to the checkered flag in the 1st spot.

Once again in the 52-65cc class it was all Evan Myers in a win over 2nd place Carson Green. The Senior 45+ class was a real

 #76k Luke Krug (Kingston, MI), #77 Charlie Sherman (Flushing, MI), #89 Kevin Bloss (Millington, MI)

 #22 Evan Myers (Pinconning, MI)

barn burner as the #19 KTM of Brian Woodward went by the #77 Yamaha of Lyle Barber for the win, what a show these guys put on! In the Vets 30+ class, it was Will Harrington on his #11 Honda for the win. In the 66-85cc class it was the #1 in TT points of Billy Ross on his 9r Honda that was first the the finish line. The 251cc Open Single class was another super fast class of talented riders but when the checkered flag went in the air it was Jayson Bloss on his #21 Kawasaki that took the win. Another good turn out of 0-400cc Vintage riders and it was the #29 of Randy Woodward for the win on his home track. In the 86-250cc open class it was #2 in TT points, the #71 if Zach Bailey for the win over the TT points leader the 9r of Billy Ross.

The always fast Quad A class it was the #814 of Jacob Turner for the win over the #77 of Jeremiah Sherman. Quad B it was the Yamaha of Chris Bush over the Yamaha of Brook Thornton. And once again in the super fast Combo class it was all Jayson Bloss for the win in both combo classes of the weekend.

We had such a great time with our racing family this weekend. We want to thank all of them for a great show. We also want to say thank you to all our loyal race fans, you guys and gals are the best.

Last but not least, a big thank you to all the Lucky Thumb club members and the all the great people that help us all year long to put these races on. Till we see you all again, stay safe, ride hard, have fun, and we'll see you at the track!

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2017 NE Extreme Dirt Track National Final Round of 7 Story and photos submitted Jeremiah Sherman

Team Michigan Makes its final journey of the season to Moscow Pennsylvania for the final round of the NE-Extreme Dirt Track Nationals as well as the final round of the Hoosier Tire Short Track Nationals. Packing a huge punch as a team in the short track events, the TT courses have been much tougher requiring more luck then we have received. Speaking with NEEDT Owner Promoter Shawn Robinson, he was very impressed by the overall performance of “Them Michigan Boys”, and says” Wow, you can really tell you guys know how to ride the oval” in turn I replied, “well, we race all year long in Michigan”, “when the ice is good, we never stop, then April comes around, everybody is getting ready, were in our Mid Season stretch”.

When it was all said and done Friday night, we had won 5 classes with a total of 7 podiums, as well as 4 Overall Championships! Congratulations to Our Champions Jake Turner of White Lake winning the Open A Class, Jacob Hall of Concord Winning the Pro Trike Class, And Ryan Wilkinson of Sterling Heights winning the 30+ and the Open B classes. It didn’t end there, where we won 4 championships, we also totaled 11 top Three Finishers for the season, congrats them as well!

After Friday night’s festivities, it’s time to re-tool for Saturdays extreme dirt track finals, ie, #27 Jon Stierle lost a motor at the end of his race, choices were, run backup quad, swap motors, or swap everything else. As it would be, they swapped rear ends, (swingarm, linkage and suspension) for optimal performance on the TT Track. In the morning, #78 Ryan Wilkinson found he had broken subframe in 2 places that had to be changed out, and #724 Jay White was have overheating issues, and just about everyone had to change tires. The Good news is all machines would make it through the main events that day.

The day would see many highs a lows, some goals accomplished, some dreams crushed, in the end we went home safe and sound with 7podiums on the day, 2 more championships for Jacob Hall in the Pro Trike and 350 Trike Classes, and 12 top five’s. What an experience it has been to have been for so many of us to have been in the hunt for a championship, for me personally the Open B class came down to a five way battle for the championship, when the chips fell, I dropped from 2nd to 5th, all 5 of us were separated by 7 points, but what a battle!

What an experience it has been to have been in the hunt. Big Congratulations to #27 Jon Stierle NE-EDT Pro Rookie Of The Year!! Huge Thanks To our Sponsors, Spectro Oils, The Flower Factory of Highland MI, Owosso Motorsports Park, The White Lake Inn, Lonnie Ebby, Lakes Motorsports, Nord Ride Motorsports, Hoosier Racing Tire 75 Designs Streamline Brakes and PivotWorks. I would also like to thank Coach Mike Stierle, Jason Sweeten, Sarah Scherer, Melanie Swinson, and Kayla Marentette for their tireless support at the track!

NE-EXTREME DIRT TRACK NATIONAL FINALS MOSCOW PENNSYLVANIA Name Class Final Round Year End Jon Stierle Pro, Pro AM 5th & 3rd 6th & 3rd Tyler Deister Pro Am, Pro Am Unl 4th & 10th 6th & 10th Johnny Scherer Open A, Pro Lite 10th & 7th 5th & 6th Jacob Turner Open A, Pro Lite 5th & 6th 3rd & 5th Jacob Hall Pro Trike & Pro Lite 1st & 8th 1st & 6th Jeremiah Sherman Open B, 35+ 8th & 2nd 5th & 2nd Ryan Wilkinson Open C, 25+ 3rd & 4th 2nd & 5th Jason Hall Pro Trike 5th 3rd Jay White Open C 10th 10th Jeff Levitt Open C, Open 2 Str 12th & 1st dnq Alaynnah Scherer 90 Auto 4th 3rd Tim Scherer Jr. Open B 15th 10th Steven Wright Novice 3rd SHORT TRACK NATIONAL FINALS, MOSCOW PENNSYLVANIA Name Class Final Round Jon Stierle Pro Am 5th Johnny Scherer Pro Am Unlim 5th Jacob Turner Open A & Pro Am 1th & 6th Jacob Hall Pro Trike & Pro Am 1st & 7th Jeremiah Sherman 30+ 3rd Ryan Wilkinson Open B & 30+ 1st & 1st Jason Hall Pro Trike 3rd Alaynnah Scherer Youth Sr. 1st Tim Scherer Jr. Open B 6th

Year End 2nd 2nd 1st & 3rd 1st & 4th 3rd 1st & 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd

 Meet Secret Agent Double 03 Tim Scherer Jr of White Lake

 #77 Jeremiah Sherman of White Lake MI

The veteran Burres would nab the Holeshot with Stierle close behind

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 25+ Holeshot #78 Ryan Wilkinson of Sterling Heights Mi was second in the Holeshot  #33 Jacob Hall of Concord Mi, 2017 Pro Trike Champion. And yes, that's a 450 Hybrid Trike.

#003 Tim Scherer Jr of White Lake Open B Class

 #35 Jeff Levitt trying the Banshee in the Open C #35 Jeff Levitt nails the Holeshot and his first win in the Open 2 Stroke class

Trike Champ #33 Jacob Hall out to a early lead in the Pro Lite Heat of the current point leader Matt Schaefer. Hall would hold on for the heat race win, but would find bad luck yet again in the main.

 #34 Johnny Scherer closing the door with an outside pass in the Pro Lite heat race!

PHOTOS CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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2017 NE EXTREME DIRT TRACK NATIONAL FINAL ROUND OF 7 – PHOTOS CONTINUED

 #829 Alaynnah Scherer – 90cc Auto Class and 90cc Sr

 #5 Steve Wright of Holly Michigan kicks butt without the use of his legs!

This is Sweeten. He is the teams third set of hands, he lives on Mountain Dew and Marlboros, and seems to fix anything when you need it most.

 #814 Jake Turner of Davisburg Mi

The Pro Am (Jon Tierle #27) class use a "joker lane" as well

 #6D Tyler Deister of Horton Mi Pro Am Unlimited Pro Am limited Heat Race #27 Jonathon Stierle Horton Mi, and the #6D Tyler Deister of Trenton Michigan have some tough competition with veteran Pros #21 Tifur Burres,#92 Michael Houghton to the inside.

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ANNOUNCING CONTINGENCY AWARDS for D14 Hare Scrambles Racers

OCTOBER 2017 - by Steve Beane • Well that didn’t go as planned … I don’t think anyone expected the American team of Zach Osborne, Cole Seely, and Thomas Covington to win the recent Motocross of (‘des’, really) nations, but a ninth place in the overall standings wasn’t what anyone hoped for either.

• America’s score at the MXoN was largely determined by Cole Seely’s pair of DNFs – both for failed rear suspension on his factory Honda.

• Not content with its factory squad running roughshod over the rest of the competitors in American Flat Track, Indian has begun to sell limited numbers of the FTR750 to qualified racers and teams. The first step to qualifying is having $50,000 to purchase the bike.

• In other AFT news, Jeffery Carver became the first non-Indian-mounted winner in 17 rounds when he piloted his venerable Harley XR750 to victory at Texas Motor Speedway on September 23.

• How tough is tough? Yamaha star Valentino Rossi suffered a broken tib/fib while practicing on an enduro bike but lined up 22 days later at the Aragon, Spain round of MotoGP. The Italian veteran finished fifth behind the Spanish juggernaut of Marc Marquez, Dani Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo, and teammate Maverick Vinales.

• Perhaps the biggest news from the MXGP circuit is that Stefan Evarts’ factory Suzuki team will disband at the end of the 2017 season. The squad nearly captured the MX2 title with Jeremy Seewer, introduced the world to the talented Australian Hunter Lawrence, and spent the 2017 season developing the new 2018 RM-Z450.

• My plans to circle Lake Superior on motorcycle got a sudden lift when I was told that almost the entire route is paved, save for a short section near Grand Marais.

• After sixteen long years it looks like Honda is making major changes to the venerable Gold Wing. Leaked presentation materials suggest that the bike synonymous with longdistance touring will retain a 6-cylinder flat engine, but will sport a parallelogram front suspension (similar to BMW’s Tele-lever) in place of telescoping forks.

• Almost all of the new model introductions have taken place for the 2018 model year, and it’s just ticked into October. I say almost because Beta is being its normal, reserved self when it comes to unveiling the 2018 Race Edition models.

• It seems like forever ago that Eli Tomac and Zach Osbourne wrapped up their respective 2017 titles in the 450 and 250 divisions of Lucas Oil Pro Motocross.

• America’s chances to repeat ISDE glory for a second straight year came to a crashing halt when Thad DuVall was forced to pull out of the event in the first test of the first day. France went on to win the overall and Junior honors, while the Australian women’s squad took home the gold. Taylor Robert was the overall victor in the E3 division after winning the event outright last year.

• Last bit of MXoN news – the 2018 race is slated for Red Buuuuuuud!

You can catch up with the latest two-wheel offerings from Beta and TM by visiting PlusOnePerformance’s aptly titled web-address www.afterhourscycle.com.

Submitted by Steve Beane TM Racing USA and PlusOnePerformance are proud to announce a generous contingency program for racers involved in the District 14 Hare Scrambles series.

Based on overall standings at the conclusion of the 2018 series, the top three riders in each class will be eligible for awards valued up to $500, provided of course that they are racing a TM motorcycle.

2 hour and 3 hour Pro classes pay out awards valued at $500 for first, $250 for second, and $100 for third. In all other classes, TM racers can earn awards valued at $250 for first, $150 for second, and $75 for third.

To learn more about the exciting and very exotic lineup of TM motorcycles, and to get complete details on the contingency program, please contact Steve at plusoneperformance@yahoo.com. You can also look us up on the web at afterhourscycle.com.

NOTICE

MX PRE-SANCTION MEETING submitted by Kreg Bigelow, MX Chairman

Hello...

Every year the organizers (tracks) meet in November to create a race schedule, rules, classes, by-laws etc. for the following year. In the District 14 Motocross division there are three board positions that the organizers vote on each and every year Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary. These are volunteer positions that anyone can throw their hat in for to give back to the great sport of Motocross.

Anyone that is interested in any one of these 3 positions will need to show up November 10th at 5:00 pm at the Holiday Inn in flint.

5353 Gateway Center, Flint, MI 48507

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Fall Racing, Points Chasing

 Race one had a full gate with 30+, 40+, and 50+ riders PORTLAND TRAIL RIDERS (Portland, MI) | October 1 Story and photos by Heather Powers The season is wrapping up and the racers are in their prime. The September 17th race at Portland Trail Riders was the perfect place for them to shine. We had glorious weather and a great turn out. Thanks for joining the fun!

Saturday featured some quality quad racing interspersed with some MX practice.

It was a safe day with few breakdowns, so kudos to the mechanics watching their riders. Congrats to the winners in each of their classes: #16 Andrew Hartwell, #529 Chase Seeley(x2), #2 Nolan Liszewski, #311 Blair Miller, #5 Mason Jackson(x2), #4 Makailey Vantiem, #18 Lafata Christopher, #826 Jacob Hill, #76 Mike Biland, #887 Sway Day, #56 Landyn Vantiem, #509 Matt Greenwald, #801 Christian Pranger, #104 Trey Millhisler, and #187 Lincoln Robinson. Some of these riders wrapped up their State championship titles! It was a day to celebrate.

Saturday night was all about fun during the Holeshot Contest. Bragging rights were earned! We’ll just have to tolerate them for another year until you get your revenge.

It was very interesting walking around the pits talking to riders and gathering their thoughts about the track. Again, and again, I heard that this was the best the track has been prepped in a long time. It was tilled to a great depth and had good moisture. I was told that the ruts were well-defined and led to multiple lines in the corners. The berms were good and not breaking down. The watering crew was on point all day. Besides having talented riders, having a well-groomed track is the key to a successful race day.

Here are the results for Sunday’s MX racing: The mini track had some really full gates! We love to see that because that’s the future of our sport. Check out the top point recipients: #213 Blake Bradish, #650 Silas Miller, #730 Adam Woolery, and #627 Sam Adcock. Great job, kids! There were some tight races, yet everyone rode safely. You make all of your fans so proud with your hard work, determination, and sportsmanship.

Race 1 had a 35-man gate! 30 plus # 754 Trevor Gundlach, 40 plus #287 Jasin Kjoller, and 50 plus #1 Kreg Bigelow all rode amazingly well. The points are tight in these classes.

Race 2 were the 65s with 22 bikes on the gate. #852 Riley Clapp and #318 Ryder Scalf grabbed their points.

Race 3 was when 5 superminis and 5 women lined up. #792 Matt Taylor and #817 Jaden Carlson stole the show.

Race 4 was another huge gate with 29 35 plus, 45 plus, and 60 plus racers. #23 Kyle Kohler, #1 Kreg Bigelow, and #104 Jeff Bost took the overalls and the points.

Race 5 had 9 Non-Current bikes. #544 Kurt Kirby gathered the most points.

Race 6 were the 17 50cc kids. #416 Hunter Delp won 50 Jr. and #852 Riley Clapp got the points in 50 Sr. Race 7 had 11 85 Jr. racers and Mini Sr. 12-15. #25 Leland Golaszewski and #515 Brady Deyoung won both of their motos.

 Mike Biland was out there throwing his weight around again.

Congrats on the win in 40 plus!

 Jax Simpkins and Payton Day racing over the table top after charging down Horsepower Hill.

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 Another fabulous PTR Hare Scramble happened on October 1st. It was a great day for a ride! This marked the conclusion of the 2017 race season. We can't thank you enough for supporting our track throughout the year, and we encourage you to consider becoming a member and having a positive impact on our sport.

 #429 Trent Beyer flying through the Money Moto. No one could've predicted what would happen to his beloved Uncle Kevin only a week after this was taken. Godspeed, #469. The best of you lives on in Trent. Rest In Peace.

Race seven had some great competition in the 85 Junior and Mini Senior classes

 #187 Lincoln Robinson won in quad 90 LTD stock 9-15 was cheered on by his dad. You have much to be proud of, Joe!

This was the battle of the day! After grabbing the whole shot during the Money Moto, the #359 of Eddie Morris wasn't able to hold off #399 Broc Peterson. Broc ultimately took the win, followed across the finish line by Eddie. We hope all the racers were able to feel the energy from the cheering crowd!

Race 8 was a prett y full gate with 23 Vet Sport riders. #622 Todd Schleder went home with the most points.

Race 9 wrapped up the morning program. 21 eager 85 9-13 and beginner racers manned the gates along with 4 Girls 9-15. At the finish line, #515 Brady Deyoung, #427 Connor Apple, and #654 Sara Hale saw the checkered flag first.

Eighteen of the fastest guys in the area battled each other for some cash in the 2017 PTR Money Moto. Congrats to #399 Broc Peterson! You had to work hard to beat #359 Eddie Morris. You guys put on a great show. You’re both such great role models for the younger racers who stayed to cheer you on!

The afternoon started and moved along as smoothly as the morning did.

Here’s how the gates shaped up: Race 1 had 8 14 plus riders and #429 Trent Beyer grabbed the throttle and the points. We’re very sorry for your loss, and please know how proud you made your uncle. We were pitted next to you guys and he was talking you up all day.

Race 2 had 12 guys on 125s and #36 Cam Jeffers took the top slot.

Race 3 was Open A and B with 21 fast guys on the gate. Top points were award-

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VINTAGE MX

FUN TIMES AT POLKA DOTS VINTAGE ONLY SATURDAY POLKA DOTS MC (Midland, MI) | September 9 Story and photos by Steve Baginski

The series headed to Polka Dots for the penultimate round with Vintage only on Saturday the ninth. We were treated to some amazing weather and was overall a great day for racing. The crew once again prepped the track great with just the right amount of moisture. We tied our season high entry with 55 total class entries.

There were great battles all day long and of course we topped it off with another fun BBQ. The Evolution racers were first off to battle with them five wide coming around the first sweeper. Kris Gillett barely edged out Joe Sangster for the holeshot followed by Dean Howard, Tim Anderson and Mike Poirier. Rich Machniak was out wide trying to find traction in the grass as was just ahead of Brad Barnes, John Korte and Tom Lee. Brad Bolzman was a little slow off the gate but was making passes before the second turn on Jason Colon, Ken Argue, Santos Berlanga and Jeff Doneth.

Mark Havalda and Bill Foster were just off Jeff ’s rear wheel as they went through the second turn. Kris came around still out front on lap two as Rich was all the way up to second. Joe was just back in third with Dean and Tim battling in the top five.

Mike was just ahead of his rival Brad as Ken, Tom then John were all in the top ten. Barnes was next with Santos slowly closing the gap as he was on a borrowed Honda 250 after racing all season on his YZ125. Mark was up a few spots but Jason was gaining ground after his first lap stall. Kris was pulling more of a lead on lap three with Rich still charging in second.

Tim was on the move and into third with

Joe and Dean back one spot each. Mike lost his spot to Brad but still had a slight lead over Ken and Tom. Barnes made the move on John with Mark and Jason both getting around Santos. Mid way into the last lap, Kris was on cruise control and went on to the first moto win. Rich was working his KX125 in second as the battle was very close between Tim and Joe. Brad was putting a few bike lengths on Mike as they were a few seconds in front of Ken and now Barnes. Tom slipped back a spot and was just ahead of Jason, Mark and Santos. With Kris taking the win and Rich holding on for second, the battle for third was good and it was Tim earning the spot.

Joe finished fourth as Dean rounded out the top five. Brad held on to sixth as Mike had was off his usual pace in seventh.

Ken tried a new class to take eighth with Barnes and Tom rounding out the top ten.

Jason made his way to eleventh after falling on lap one with Mark finishing twelfth.

Santos struggled on the Honda taking thirteenth, Jeff and Bill went a lap down late to finish fourteenth and fifteenth. John had a good run going, then bike problems forced him back to sixteenth. The gate fell for moto two and it was Joe with the holeshot. Kris was a very close second with Tim, Dean and Rich rounding out the top five. Kris had taken over the lead by the end of lap one and never looked back.

Joe was holding onto second but Rich was just looking for a place to pass. Dean was still in fourth as Tim and Mike were fighting for the top five position. The start of lap three had Kris out front but more than ten seconds but it was Rich and then Joe in the top three. Dean was riding a strong

 Ken Argue seemed to enjoy the new class on his nice 480

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The start of Evolution moto one was close with Kris Gillett (739) getting the holeshot

 Chris Williams was determined and took the Transition overall with his 2-1

fourth as Mike was finding his pace and into fifth. Tim was back to sixth with Bolzman in seventh. Ken had a solid race going in eighth as Tom and Santos were wheel to wheel. Barnes had a slight lead over Mark and Jason was gaining on both of them.

The white flag was out with Kris still leading the way with Rich and Joe holding their positions. Mike made another pass and was up to fourth as Dean and Tim were in a great battle for fifth. The checkered flag came out and Kris took another moto win and 1-1 overall. Rich crossed in second for second overall with Joe taking third with his 4-3. Mike had a lot better second moto holding onto fourth but back in sixth overall. Dean won the battle with Tim but Tim’s 3-6 was good enough for fourth overall with Dean rounding out the top five. Bolzman was a little off pace taking seventh for seventh overall as Ken was a consistent 8-8 for eighth. Santos figured out the Honda in the second moto to take ninth just ahead of the battling Barnes and Tom. Barnes had the lead with five turns to go but Tom fought hard and made the pass for tenth to take ninth overall. Barnes would stay in the top ten overall with his 9-11 with Santos in eleventh overall. Mark came across in twelfth for twelfth overall.

John had a little better ride this moto to take thirteenth for fourteenth overall as Jason was one better with his 11-14 moto scores. Jeff ended the moto in fifteenth

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for fifteenth with Bill back in sixteenth overall.

The Innovation guys were next with Gene Huntoon grabbing another holeshot. Todd Lane was a close second with Cory Sutherland, Tom Claerhout, Michael Sutherland and Gerrit Powell all close. Roger McKay had a wheel over Bryan Hoeldtke, Lance Shelton, Shannon Flegel, Bret Dittenber and Mark Havalda. Tom Made quick of the pack and was out front before the first lap ended. He took off after that and never looked back. Gerrit moved into second and brought Lance with him. Gene was in fourth as Cory and Michael were fighting for fifth. Bryan was getting pressure from Bret as Todd was back a few spots now in ninth. Mark gained a few spots as he was now ahead of Shannon and Roger. While Tom was checking out in the lead on lap three, Gerrit and Lance a heck of a battle for second. Gene was still holding onto fourth but Bryan was closing fast, with Michael now up to sixth. Bret and Cory also had a good battle as they were holding off Todd. Mark, Roger and Shannon were all still close rounding out the field. With the white flag waiving, Tom had a huge lead and went on to win another moto. Gerrit and Lance weren’t done yet and would fight to the finish. Bryan made the pass on Gene for fourth with Michael and Cory still close. Bret had gone missing from the pack and Todd was up a spot to eighth with Mark still leading Roger and Shannon.

Lance would try his best but at the finish it was Gerrit with a slight lead to take second. Lance took the last podium spot and Bryan was able to hold on to fourth. Gene rounded out the top five with Michael just missing out in sixth. Cory held on for seventh with Todd taking eighth. Mark rode well to take ninth as Roger was in the top ten. Shannon rode his dads 500 to eleventh and Bret unfortunately suffered a dnf. The second moto had more good battles in it with Cory grabbing the holeshot.

Tom was pushed way wide through turn one and was if the grass into turn two. He safely entered the track just in front of Gene and Todd. Gerrit, Bryan and Roger were three wide through turn two and just ahead of Lance, Michael, Mark and Bret. Tom took over the lead before the middle of lap two and was opening a lead.

By the middle of lap two, he was out by more than five seconds and pulling away.

Lance was all the way up to second with Gerrit all over him in third. Bryan was holding down fourth just ahead of Cory and Todd. Michael was holding pace and just in front of Gene. On lap three, with

 Brad Bolzman was one of the few that raced two classes and was always in or near the top ten

 Mike Poirier was off pace in the first moto but back on track for moto two

 Gene Huntoon wheelies his way through the sand on his way to a top ten

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and sixth overall. Cory would take ninth for eighth overall as Roger went 10-10 for ninth. Mark rounded out the top ten overall with his 9-11 moto scores.

The Iron Man guys were next with Mike Mason leading the way. Vic Flegel was a close second on the holeshot just ahead of Dave Starr, Jon Rugenstein and Rick Stone. Kenny Green was next as he was bar to bar with Skip Krassa and just ahead of Dale Darling. Randy Stone was put after missing practice with some bike issues and was battling with Dave Mclean. Stephen Phillips had a small issue in the second turn but was back on his way. Mike was holding down the lead on lap two with Vic and Rick in the top three. Randy was up to fourth just ahead of his buddy Jon. Dale had a slight lead over Kenny as he came around with his bars as far down as they could go and looked very hard to control. He had a slight gap over Dave and Stephen but was slipping back. Dave was seen pushing his bike off the track after lap one but came by just ahead of Mike as he was into his third lap. Rick was now ahead of Vic as they were in a great battle for second. Randy still had a lead over Jon as they pulled away from Dale and Dave.

Kenny fell back another position but had a decent lead over Stephen. The white flag was out and Mike continued to pull away.

Rick and Vic were still wheel to wheel fighting for second with Randy holding onto fourth. Jon was having a good time in

 Mike Mason was the fastest Iron rider in the first moto but suffered a dnf on the last lap Tom now way out front, Lance had a slight lead over Gerrit and Bryan was holding strong in fourth. Gene was all the way in to the top five after Cory and Michael had both gone down. Todd was up a few spots as was Bret. Michael and Cory were next and not that far ahead of Roger and Mark.

Tom came by with the white flag out and had a nice lead over the still wheel to wheel Lance and Gerrit. Bryan and Gene were still in the top five as Cory and Bret were getting close. Michael was next and in a good battle as him, Cory and Roger were all in the same corner. Tom came by to take the checkered flag first with a big lead and overall. Lance and Gerrit were no more than two seconds apart at the finish with Lance taking the spot for second overall. Gerrit went back to third for third overall. As Bryan was a steady 4-4 for fourth. Gene held on for fifth and fifth overall as Bret came by in sixth. Too bad for his first moto dnf to drop him back to eleventh overall. Todd took advantage of the Sutherlands fall and took seventh for seventh overall. Michael was leading the close group of him, Cory and Roger all the way to the flag. Michael held on for eighth

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 Matt Seward was fast all day on his borrowed 500 but could only manage second overall in Transition

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 Chad Morehouse was looking good on his clean CR250 earning fourth in a fast class VINTAGE continued from page 19 fifth as Dave was now up to sixth. As they came to the finish, Mike was nowhere to be seen. It was Vic crossing the line first and taking the win. Rick came across in second and Randy moved up to third.

Mike had broken down with less than a half lap to go and would end up with a dnf.

Jon then took fourth as Dave rounded out the top five. Dale moved up to sixth and Dave was still on the move and back on the lead lap to take seventh. Kenny held on for eighth as Stephen took ninth. Dave jumped out with the early lead in moto two followed by Vic, Rick and Jon. Randy had a wheel over Kenny with Dale, Dave and Stephen all three wide again until Stephen stalled it going into turn two. A few quick kicks to the Hodie and he was off.

Dave was pulling a nice lead by the start of lap two with Vic and Rick in the top three.

Randy swapped spots with Jon as Kenny was holding pace in sixth. Dave was looking good and pulling away from Dale and Stephen. By the time the white flag came out, Dave still had a comfortable lead as Vic started to pull away from Rick. Randy was still in third but Kenny had taken over fourth. Jon was back to fifth with Dale up to sixth after Dave suffered from another dnf. The checkered flag was out and it was Dave with the moto win but his

 Joe Sangster (849) led Rich Machniak (79) early in Evolution moto two

 Brad Gross only made a few races this year but had some great battles just outside the top five

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 Lance Shelton had to ride very hard to earn his Innovation second overall

 John Korte maybe a veteran of the sport but that doesn’t stop his bravery first moto seventh dropped him back to fourth overall. Vic came across in second which was good enough for the overall victory. Rick had a good ride in third for second overall with Randy getting fourth to round out the overall podium. Kenny pushed till the end and took fifth but with his bar problem in moto one, dropped him to sixth overall. Jon faded just a little late in the moto but held on to sixth for a top five overall. Dale crossed the line in seventh for seventh overall with Stephen slowing at the end to purposely get lapped to take eighth for ninth overall.

 Bret Dittenber had an up and down day with a dnf in moto one

The Transition and Schoolboy racers were out last with Matt Seward grabbing the holeshot on his borrowed CR500.

Gene Huntoon was a close second with Matt Howard and Chris Williams all banging bars. Chad Morehouse and Shawn Kish were next just ahead of Ricky Lamothe and Lance Shelton. Brad Bolzman was back out and just ahead of Sean Sangster and SB Christian Renfroe. Ryan Powell was a last minute addition and had a wheel on Joel Sape, Tom Claerhout, Brad Gross and Barry Sims. Seward was on the gas and holding onto the lead as they started lap two. Howard was up to second followed closely by Chris and Chad. Shawn was up to fifth as Lance and Tom were also up just in front of Gene.

Christian was trying hard to beat Gene and was giving him fits but had Bolzman closing on him. Rick dropped back a few spots while Gross had moved up to just in front of Ryan and Sean. Seward was making his rounds and on lap three was

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Tom Claerhout was on a mission leading every lap of Inno and going 1-1 VINTAGE continued from page 21 still out front but it was Chris now in second as Howard had gone missing. Chad had a great ride going in third with Tom all the way up to fourth. Lance was just in the top five with Shawn closing the gap in sixth. Gene had pulled a slight gap over Christian as he was now being passed by Gross. Sean was still on the gas as he still had Bolzman all over his rear wheel. Rick was running eleventh with Ryan losing a little ground as Howard came cruising by with a bike that didn’t seem to be up to speed. The white flag was now waiving with Seward still leading the way. Chris was on the gas and making a run in second with Tom still charging as well. Chad slowed just a bit but couldn’t relax as Lance was still gaining in fifth. Shawn wasn’t looking back as he ran sixth to see Sean make the pass on Gene while Gross was still battling with Christian. The checkered flag was now waiving and it was Seward with the win with Chris a very close second. Tom held on for third and first 125 with Chad and Lance rounding out the top five. Shawn rode well to sixth as Sean made the pass work on Gene for seventh. Gross came across in ninth with Bolzman in tenth.

Rick had a good start but slipped back to eleventh as Howard limped his bike across in twelfth. Barry had a fight and earned thirteenth as Ryan took four-

teenth and Joel in fifteenth. Christian had some good battles with the other class to take the Schoolboy win. The second moto gate fell and it was Chris with the holeshot over Seward, Chad, Gene and the rest of the pack. By the end of the first lap, Chris had a very small lead over Seward. Chad settled into third as Tom and Gross rounded out the top five. The order was mixed up a little by the start of lap three but it was still Chris out front. Seward was still a close second but Tom was now into third.

Chad was back to fourth and getting pressure from Lance. Gross was back one spot as Shawn was up to seventh. Gene, Christian and Sean were all wheel to wheel and just ahead of Rick. Bolzman was charging hard as he tried to stay ahead of the battling Ryan and Joel. The white flag was out and Chris was still leading with Seward only a few seconds behind. Tom was on the gas in third with Chad and Lance all in the top five. Gross and Shawn were hanging with the lead group as Gene was now under pressure from Sean. Rick was next and he had Bolzman breathing down his neck while Joel was now just ahead of Ryan. As they came through the finish section it was Chris leading the way with the win and overall victory. Seward put up a good fight but settled for second and second overall. Tom rounded out the podium as Chad held on to fourth for

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 Kris Gillett was untouchable going 1-1 in Evolution

 Dale Darling is always in a great mood and loves being at the track

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Blake Sykes leading Andrew Hartwell and Jacob Hill at Portland Trail Riders

(Valley MX, Stanton MI) Summer has whizzed by so fast that Labor Day weekend at Valley seems like a distant memory now that I’m perched in front of this laptop attempting to tell you about it. We were blessed with a beautiful race weekend that included a holeshot contest and a money moto. We had a great turn out…the place was packed! I’m not sure if that weekend was the initiation of the Prank Wars, but it was definitely an important battle in its history and I’ve remained on guard since. If you know Cindy Seeley, you might think about doing the same.

The hole shot contest took place Saturday evening with Aaron Nestor and Makailey VanTiem emerging as victors. Though Jacob Hill claimed the hole shot in the money moto, Andrew Hartwell, Chad Reed, and Chase Seeley finished in the top three spots

which rounded out our holiday weekend on Monday afternoon. Here are the results of all the racing that took place in between.

In the 16-29 class, Tyler Gregg scored first place with Collin Siple placing second on Saturday. Mike Caron took over the top spot on Sunday with Chase Seeley in second and Tyler Gregg following in third. In A class, Mike Caron again snagged a first place finish on Saturday with Aaron Nestor claiming second. Sunday found Andrew Hartwell in the top spot with Mike Caron in second and Josh Bouwkamp coming in third. The class B winners for Saturday were Chase Seeley in first, Jacob Hill in second, and Blake Sykes rounding out the top in third. We had a much larger turnout for B class on Sunday, but Chase Seeley again bested them all. Kirk Karem jumped into second place with Blake

October 2017 – Michigan’s AMA/D14 Motorsports News 25 ing with the mini track, Gerry Bazzett and Trey Millhisler continued their reign with first and second place respectively. Sway Day placed first, Blaze Snyder second, and Payton Day third in the 70 Production class. 90 Limited Stock winners were Brandon Fisher in first and Lincoln Robinson in second. Owen Ympa claimed first for Quad Supermini. Jacob Hill and Chris Isham battled it out in the 30+ class with Jacob claiming first place and Chris following him in second. In A class, Andrew Hartwell was the victor followed by Aaron Nestor in second and Chad Reed in third.

Chase Seeley claimed first for B class with Zachary Wentz following in second and Tyler Gregg in third. Clay Russell took first for C class.

(Portland Trail Riders, Portland MI) September 16th and a late summer heat wave found us at Portland Trail Riders for a single day of very hot and humid racing with a whopping 17 classes competing.

Chase Seeley took first in the 16-29 class, Jacob Hill in the 30+ class, and Michael Biland Sr. snagged first with Larry Seeley II following in second in the 40+ class. Christian Pranger was the champ for 50 Limited Stock, while Trey Millhisler finished first for the 50 Production CVT class. Sisters Sway and Payton Day finished at the top in

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Tyler Gregg trailed by Jacob Hill at Valley MX Sykes following in third, Jacob Hill in fourth, and Tyler Gregg in fifth. Saturday’s top C class contenders were Zachary Eling in first, Nolan Liszewski in second, and Justin Lakin in third. On Sunday, Nolan Liszewski grabbed first with Jamie Greenman taking second, Jeremy Dunn in third, Clay Russell in fourth, and Adam Kill following in fifth. McKenna Sykes was the first place winner on Saturday and Sunday in the Quad Women’s class, and was followed by Makailey VanTiem in second on Sunday. In the Supermini class, Matt Greenwald came out on top both days with Owen Ypma in second and Levi Simpkins in third on Saturday. Levi jumped into second place on Sunday with Owen following up third. In the 90 Production 8-15 class, Bryce Miller took first, Camryn Mallory second, and Colten Rebedew third on Saturday.

Sunday found Camryn Mallory as the first place winner with Landyn VanTiem snagging second and Jax Simpkins claiming third. In 90 Mod, Mason Jackson placed first and Natalie Jackson second on both days, with Bryce Miller claiming third on Saturday and Casey Fancher grabbing it on Sunday.

Brandon Fisher and Lincoln Robinson placed first and second respectively on both days in the 90 Limited class. In 70 production, Blaze Snyder and Sway Day battled for the top spots with Blaze claiming it on Saturday and Sway besting him on Sunday. Gage Isham sped into third and Payton Day into fourth on both days for that class. In the Youth Open class, Matt Greenwald and Mason Jackson took turns in first with Matt snagging it on Saturday and Mason claiming it on Sunday. On the mini track, Gerry Bazzett took first and Trey Millhisler second in the 50 Production CVT class both Saturday and Sunday. There were a few extra classes on Sunday and their top finishers were Blair Miller in Schoolboy Sr., Jamie Greenman in 30 plus, and Christian Pranger in 50 Limited Stock 4-6. Riders raced the incoming rain on Monday and the 8 classes that ran managed to finish just in the knick of time. Start-

Autumn Biland at Portland Trail Riders

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 Kirk Karem at Valley MX ATV continued from page 25 70 Production with Sway taking first and Payton following in second. Lincoln Robinson competed in the 90 Limited Stock and emerged as the first place winner. In the 90 Mod class, Mason Jackson sped into first place followed by Natalie Jackson in second and Casey Fancher in third. Landyn VanTiem placed first ahead of Bryce Miller in second and Camryn Mallory in third in the 90 Production class. In Schoolboy, Christopher Lafata finished first in the Jr class and Blair Miller claimed first for Sr. In Quad Supermini, Matt Greenwald expertly captured first place with Levi Simpkins following in second and Owen Ympa claiming third. Mason Jackson was the victor in the Youth Open 6-15 class. Following him were Matt Greenwald in second and Levi Simpkins in third. The three ladies at the top in the Quad Women class were Makailey VanTiem in first, Autumn Biland in second, and McKenna Sykes in third. In A class, Andrew Hartwell finished at the top. B class had a great turnout and featured Chase Seeley as the overall winner, Jacob Hill in second place, Blake Sykes in third, and Kirk Karem following in fourth. Nolan Liszewski claimed C class followed by Trent Gordenski in second and Adam Kill in third.

Twisted on Sept 30 and Valley on Oct 14 will round out our season. The trees are showing their

Matt Greenwald at Portland Trail Riders

October 2017 – Michigan’s AMA/D14 Motorsports News 27 Blaze Snyder at Valley MX

2. All of that healthful consideration given to packing food becomes irrelevant as soon as race day is over. It’s replaced by an urgent responsibility to provide large quantities of any food in the shortest amount of time possible.

3. Whatever amount of cash I plan to bring to race day needs to be tripled. My initial estimate is always wrong, even if it’s twice as much as I brought for the last race.

4. Rumchata in your morning coffee makes all the difference.

5. Don’t chew gum on the track. You’ll have dirt in it by the end of the first moto, guaranteed.

6. There is no footwear on the planet that is well adapted to running up and down a motocross track. Wear the most beat-up, trashed pair of shoes you have; because if you wear decent ones, they will become the most beat-up, trashed pair of shoes you have.

7 . Keep your guard up and eyes open when around Cindy Seeley or you’re likely to find a reptile tied to your backside.

Of course there are other gems of knowledge I’ve acquired over this season, but I’d say these top the list. I realize they’re probably common knowledge to all of you motocross-savvy smartie-pants, but who knows?

With the prospect of a quad hibernating in my living room again this winter, I might be able to point out an exhaust next season without Tyler’s help. We’ll see.

brilliant hues and with any luck, we won’t be complaining about the heat during our final races. Many of you are already working on sponsors for next season and prepping for winter rebuilds. The approaching chill in the air leaves me feeling a bit melancholy, but weaved in are moments reminding me that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Yesterday a rider asked me if I might have a photo that showed a decent view of his exhaust, as a sponsor was requesting one.

I was happy to oblige, but I’m not going to lie…I had to have Tyler tell me where on a quad I might find an exhaust. After the obligatory eye roll, he offered his expertise. Despite all of the time I’ve logged on a motocross track this season, I’m still woefully ignorant about what it takes to do what you all do.

For instance, I have no idea how to figure out points or what a series race is. No idea why riders do all that shuffling dirt around at the gate, why motors have to be rebuilt between seasons, the difference between race fuel and the stuff I put in my Chevy, and for the life of me, absolutely no idea what a “vortex” is, though Tyler is certain he needs one. You’d think that someone who endured a long winter with a quad in their living room would have at least gained some basic knowledge of the thing, but that’s sadly not the case. Pitiful, I know. However, after some reflection I’ve come to the conclusion that my specific need-to-know moto mom list doesn’t have to include quad mechanics. Truly, broken quads are far better off without my input, as are the logistics of the track. I’ll just stick to what I’ve discovered this season to be invaluable knowledge for me in particular:

1. I have to bring food to the track, and it has to be a varied and healthy selection. It’s especially helpful if I have the protein grams per serving of each item memorized as well. Careful consideration has to be given to what I put in the cooler. We can’t have an inappropriate carb to fat ratio or whatever causing poor performance on the track.

Owen Ympa at Valley MX

28 October 2017 – Michigan’s AMA/D14 Motorsports News I would like to start by thanking everyone for all there hard work making all the races possible this year. We had a lot of great places to ride. Thank you to the chairman, rider reps and the ladies who keep score for every race.

Thank you all for making it possible and for your time and dedication to the program.

HARE SCRAMBLES The Am Classes Story and photos submitted by Tiffany Morgan

Some of the moms even raced with the kids this year. Melissa Sape, Penny Harms and Tiffany Morgan. I would also like to thank all the parents for their hard work getting the kids out to every race. And all the support for each racer as all the parents cheer for all the kids and never hesitate to jump in and help a rider out. Hare scrambles has truly been great family sport.

Congratulations to the class winners and top three riders.

 Ethan Schalow

MINI 80-105C/12-15 W CLASS 1st place Ryan Harms # 846 2nd place Ethan Schalow # 531 3rd place Blake Cain # 234 MINIS 66-85C/7-11 Y CLASS 1st place Bode Meylan #228 2nd place Ty Denney # 947 Brenden Galinis # 802 TRAIL N 1st place Alex Somers #2 2nd place Zzyzic Smith #11 3rd place Nicholas Kline #15

 Bode Meylan

WOMENS AM T 1st Place Kayla Morgan #400 2nd place Mckayla Wezell #466 3rd place Jennifer Pankey #15 Congratulations to all the Kids who came out and raced this year. They all worked very hard and road great. Looking forward to 2018 season!

 Ethan Schalow and family

 Olivia Gallt and her dad Chris

 Brenden Galinis

 Ryan Harms and his dad Jeff

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 Ethan Schalow  Penny Harms and Tiffany Morgan the moms out racing!  Ryan Harms and his mom Penny

 Ryan Harms

 Kayla Morgan

Tiffany Morgan and Husband David

 Olivia Gallt

Kayla Morgan and her Dad David

 Ryan Harms and Ethan Schalow

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 Huge thanks to Steve and Bryan for keeping the track perfectly watered the whole weekend.

PORTLAND continued from page 15 ed to #904 of Jarett Pesci and #365 of Tyler Delaney.

Race 4 had 12 Schoolboys, 1&2, #357 Jonathan Hanner and #109 Cameron Delker rode well enough to take the most points home with them.

Race 5, as controversial as it was, had 20 C riders and #676 Jared Bender took the top spot. By the way, if you’d like to have more of a say in how the track is run and what safety rules should be applied to races at PTR, we encourage you to become a member and have your voice heard.

Race 6 had 1 A and 13 B 250 riders. #118 Chris Williams ran unopposed and #25 Tres Mckee both got the max points in the top 250 classes.

Race 7 #348 Austyn Stemler took the overall and max points against 18 other racers in 250 C. Congratulations!

Thank you for another great race season. See you in 2018!

The mini track riders couldn't help but be encouraged by this cheering crowd all morning! Motocross is definitely a family sport, but the whole community really pulls together to cheer on every single racer.

 Christian Pranger won in quad 50 LTD stock 4-6, being cheered on by his parents, Matt and Rebecca. The best thing about the quad racing on the mini track was that even though each of these boys were the only racer in their class, they made it fun by racing each other.

Way to go, boys!

 In race five, Non-Current age 12 and up, #17 Keiton Bell works hard to outpace Bowerman

 Matt Greenwald and his quad supermini getting some air on the way to a victory.

 #104 Trey Millhisler clinched the title in the quad 50 production CVT 6-8.

He was cheer done by his parents, Dew and Jenna. That's the Way, Trey!

 Quad A, B, C, and schoolboy SR classes taking off in the first race of the day.

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 Rick Stone battled near the front of both Iron Man moto’s to take second overall

fourth overall. Lance held on to the top five overall with Gross taking sixth for seventh overall. Shawn ended the moto in seventh for sixth overall as the battle for seventh continued. Sean and Gene were close but it was Sean earning the spot to take eighth overall. Gene took ninth with his 8-9 scores with Rick holding on to the top ten. Bolzman was close at the end but took eleventh for eleventh overall. Ryan and Joel went back and forth a few times and it was Ryan with the final pass to give him twelfth for twelfth overall. Joel took thirteenth but his first moto fifteenth dropped him back to fourteenth overall. Barry had a good ride in fourteenth to take thirteenth overall. Howard couldn’t get his bike issues fixed and could not start moto two to drop him back to fifteenth overall. Christian once again had some great battles with the Transition guys to take the moto win and overall in Schoolboy.

We now only have one race left to end out our season. I am already in banquet mode and there is a form in the paper to reserve your spot and shirt size. The Banquet will be held in Perry once again on November 11th. The deadline for the Banquet info will be Wednesday October 25th. Be sure to check out www.michiganvintagemotocross.com for updated points and any other information.

 Gerrit Powell (5) and Lance Shelton (097) were this close all day long

 Jon Rugenstein was having fun all day as he finished in the Iron Man top five

 Dave Starr could have challenged for the overall but bike problems in moto one forced him back to fourth

RESULTS: POLKA DOTS 9/9/17 – Iron Man: 1. V. Flegel (Suz); 2. RI. Stone (Hsk); 3.

Ra. Stone (Kaw); 4. D. Starr (Yam); 5. J. Rugenstein (Suz); 6. K. Green (Yam); 7. D. Darling (Cz); 8. S. Phillips (Hod); 9. D. Mclean (Hon) Evolution: 1. K. Gillett (Hon); 2. R. Machniak (Kaw); 3. J. Sangster (Hon); 4.

T. Anderson (Yam); 5. D. Howard (Suz); 6.

M. Poirier (Hon); 7. B. Bolzman (Yam); 8. K. Argue (Hon); 9. T. Lee (Ktm); 10. B. Barnes (Can); 11. S. Berlanga (Yam); 12. M. Havalda (Suz); 13. J. Colon (Kaw); 14. J. Korte (Mai); 15. J. Doneth (Yam); 16. W. Foster (Yam) Innovation: 1. T. Claerhout (Suz); 2.

L. Shelton (Yam); 3. G. Powell (Kaw); 4. B. Hoeldtke (Kaw); 5. G. Huntoon (Kaw); 6.

M. Sutherland (Hon); 7. T. Lane (Hon); 8.

C. Sutherland (Hon); 9. R. McKay (Yam); 10. M. Havalda II (Hon); 11. B. Dittenber (Hon); 12. S. Flegel (Hon) Schoolboy: 1. C. Renfroe (Kaw) Transition: 1. C. Williams (Kaw); 2. M. Seward (Hon); 3. T. Claerhout (Hsk); 4. C. Morehouse (Hon); 5. L. Shelton (Yam); 6. S. Kish (Hon); 7. B. Gross (Hon); 8.

S. Sangster (Hon); 9. G. Huntoon (Kaw); 10.

R. Lamothe (Kaw); 11. B. Bolzman (Kaw); 12. R. Powell (Yam); 13. B. Sims (Kaw); 14.

J. Sape (Suz); 15. M. Howard (Kaw)

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