Nicoletti, Kramer Capture PA State Motocross Championships

25th Annual Tony D. Motocross Schools Pennsylvania State Motocross Championships & Round 13, Ultimate District Six Motocross Championship Series

By Jim Sanderson

CLIFFORD, PA, SEPTEMBER 10, 2006

   400 motocross enthusiasts came out to Hurricane Hills for the biggest race of the season, the 25th Annual Tony D. Motocross Schools Pennsylvania State Motocross Championships and Ultimate D6 Motocross Championship Series. The best riders from the Keystone State and beyond came to the Hurricane Hills racecourse to compete for the coveted title of Pennsylvania State Motocross Champion.

   Honda pilot, “Flyin” Phil Nicoletti, topped not one, not two, but three podiums and all of them with a perfect 1-1 score. Nicoletti won the 125 and 250 A divisions as well as the highly competitive Collegeboy class.

   Nicoletti, Jay Weller, Darren Edsall, Michael Eichler and Andy Mikolaichik led the pack out of the second turn in the opening 250 A division moto. Nicoletti started the second lap with a three second lead. David Szymanski passed Mikolaichik taking fifth halfway into lap two. The top four remained unchanged from the start. Weller held Nicoletti’s lead to three seconds at the start of lap three but after that Nicoletti added about a second per lap to his lead. The gap separating Weller in second and Edsall in third was a whopping 17 seconds. Nicoletti took the checkers after eight laps with an eight second lead. Weller, Edsall, Szymansky and Eichler closed out the top five.

   Chris Spear, Nicoletti, Weller, Eichler and Mark Lindsay led the start of the final 250 A moto. Nicoletti and Weller were first and second by the start of lap two. Spear was relegated to third. Eichler and Lindsay battled for fourth until lap three when Lindsay launched his Kawasaki off the first elevator, over shooting the landing, but made the pass for fourth in the process. Eichler was relegated to fifth. The top five were all spread out by the start of lap four and remained unchanged at the finish. Nicoletti got the win with a seven second lead. Weller, Spear, Lindsay and Eichler rounded out the top five.

   Nicoletti (1-1) topped the podium. Weller (2-2) took second and Lindsay (6-4) third.

   Jerome Justofin, Nick Mcphee, Nick Hall and Addison Kramer led the start of the first 125 B moto. Kramer had the lead just before the start of lap two. Mcphee, Matthew Moore, Hall and Mike Lacerenza rounded out the top five. Kramer had a three second advantage at the start of lap three. Hall made a mistake at the end of the lap and Lacerenza closed the gap to a bike length but didn’t make the pass for fourth until the last lap. Kramer took the checkers with a four second lead. Mcphee, Moore, Lacerenza and Hall closed out the top five.

   Kramer, Nicholas Finelli, Vincent Veneziale, Mcphee and Matt Hammer led the start of the final 125 B moto. Kramer started lap two four seconds ahead of Finelli. Hall passed Hammer taking fifth. Hammer was displaced to sixth. Kramer’s lead increased to seven seconds on lap three. Finelli was a solid second but the battle for third through fifth was wide open. Lacerenza passed Hall on the downhill triple taking fifth on lap four. Hall was displaced to sixth. Lacerenza then passed Mcphee for fourth with less than a lap to go. Hall slipped underneath Mcphee in the sweeper by the start re-taking fifth with a quarter of a lap to go. Kramer got the win with a six second lead. Finelli, Veneziale, Lacerenza and Hall rounded out the top five.

   Kramer topped the podium with a perfect 1-1. Lacerenza’s 4-4 rides earned second overall and Mcphee closed out the podium with a 2-6 tally.

HHMX PA State Champ 09-09-2007-7183.jpg – Jerome Justofin (375), Nick Mcphee (214) and Nick Hall (913) lead the start of the 1st 125 B moto at the 25th Annual Tony D. Motocross Schools Pennsylvania State Motocross Championships & Ultimate District Six Motocross Championship Series at Hurricane Hills on September 9th in Clifford, Pennsylvania.

HHMX PA State Champ 09-09-2007-7188.jpg – Nick Hall (913) and Mike Lacerenza (20) battle for 4th in the opening 125 B moto at the PA State Championships at Hurricane Hills on September 9th.

HHMX PA State Champ 09-09-2007-7340.jpg – “Flyin” Phil Nicoletti (715) leads the pack out of the 2nd turn in the opening 250 A moto at the 25th Annual Tony D. Motocross Schools Pennsylvania State Motocross Championships & Ultimate District Six Motocross Championship Series at Hurricane Hills on September 9th in Clifford, Pennsylvania.

HHMX PA State Champ 09-09-2007-7343.jpg – David Szymansky (399) and Mark Lindsay (240) battle for fifth early in the 1st 250 A moto at the PA State Championships at Hurricane Hills on September 9th.

HHMX PA State Champ 09-09-2007-7364.jpg – Addison Kramer (207) and Nick Finelli (49f) lead the start of the final 125 B moto at the 25th Annual Tony D. Motocross Schools Pennsylvania State Motocross Championships & Ultimate District Six Motocross Championship Series at Hurricane Hills on September 9th in Clifford, Pennsylvania.

HHMX PA State Champ 09-09-2007-7372.jpg – Nick Finelli (49f), Vincent Veneziale (24v) and Nick Mcphee (214) battle for second, third and fourth in the final 125 B moto at Hurricane Hills on September 9th in Clifford, Pennsylvania.

HHMX PA State Champ 09-09-2007-7541.jpg – Chris Spear (446) leads the pack out of the 2nd turn in the final 250 A moto at the 25th Annual Tony D. Motocross Schools Pennsylvania State Motocross Championships & Ultimate District Six Motocross Championship Series at Hurricane Hills on September 9th in Clifford, Pennsylvania.

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