| Hot Notes from Gatorback Hare Scramble February 23 & 24, 2002 By Jenn Sheppard |
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Steve Van Meter Photo |
This year at Gatorback, the Big Scrub Trail Riders had everyone riding UP the big hill in the back...that is, if you made it up. There were a lot of close calls and a few guys returned to the bottom 2 or 3 times until they got it right, but no one topped the air that Kyle McAfee busted out coming around on the 1st lap...that was sweet.
After sitting out for a nearly a month due to a serious eye injury, Travis Hullfish showed the Mini B riders what's up, winning his class by nearly a minute to Robert Richardson. He's BAAACCCCKKK!
David Anderson was rippin' Quad A 2 stroke, winning to Roy Jernberg 5 minutes behind him with Chuck Piper rounding out the top 3.
Jimmy Jarrett was giving Garrett Edmisten a run for his money in the AA class Sunday. Those two battled most of the race and Garrett was able to keep the KTM rider behind him, highpointing the event with a couple seconds to spare.
Brandon Coffey smoked the guys in A250, leaving more than a 3 minute gap and finishing in the fourth spot overall, in front of a couple AA guys.
A lot of fast guys in the Super Senior A class. The top 3 guys were within 2 minutes of eachother as ex-prez Conrad Eigenmann took the win over David Johnson with Mike Reynolds in 3rd.
Obviously not minding the mud (was it even mud?), Roland Lyons went home with the 1st place trophy in Master A, with Greg Davis about 30 seconds behind him in second. I guess some guys like it wet...
Mike Preslar finished first in Master B 13 minutes ahead of Dale Nickeson in 2nd. Whheeww, talk about leaving everybody for DEAD.
David Tripp took the win AGAIN in Junior A but Brian McCall was less than a minute behind him in 2nd. (There you go!) Maybe one of the 21 Junior B riders could give this kid some competition...?
What's Not
When rain comes in contact with clay it makes slime, and when slime comes in contact with ATV tires it makes it a whole lot harder to get up those hills. It eventually lead to the course being re-routed around the entire motocross track and back into the woods. After riding the same track Sunday, I know those guys weren't complaining.