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2007 District 34 Championship Series

Round 17: Hurricane Hills Motocross

By Jim Sanderson

Clifford, Pennsylvania, October 21, 2007

   The Fritz’s, promoters of Hurricane Hills, closed out their 2007 season by hosting their eighth District 34 Championship Series event on Sunday, October 21st. Mother Nature provided a beautiful day of blue skies and plenty of sunshine.

   Honda pilot, Chris Spear, topped the podium of the Open 4-Stroke class with a perfect 1-1. Spear took the lead by the third turn of opening moto and pulled away to take the checkers with a whopping 15-second lead. In the final outing, Spear had a huge holeshot as he rounded the first turn on his way to another easy win, taking the checkers with a 14-second advantage. Andy Mikolaichik took runner-up with his consistent 2-2 rides and Chris Murray closed out the podium with a consistent 3-3 tally.

   Eric Shirk, Spear, Murray and Jeff Donadi led the start of the opening Open 4-Stroke moto. Spear took the point in the third turn and never looked back. Spear pulled away and started the second lap with a five second lead. Murray moved up to second displacing Shirk to third. Mikolaichik moved up to fourth and Samantha Fritz rounded out the top five. Spear increased his lead to seven seconds at the start of lap three. Murray continued to hold second but Mikolaichik was closing the gap after passing Shirk for third at the end of lap two. Mikolaichik made the pass for second at the entrance of the rhythm section at the end of lap four. Murray was relegated to third. Spear took the checkers 15 seconds ahead of Mikolaichik. Murray, Shirk and Fritz closed out the top five.

   Spear led the start of the final Open 4-Stroke moto with a huge holeshot. In tow were Shirk, Mikolaichik, Fritz and Scott Jacoby. Spear took off once again and started lap two with another five second lead. Mikolaichik moved up to second with Murray in close pursuit. Shirk and Fritz held fourth and fifth. The top five were all spread out by lap three and Spear’s lead increased to eight seconds. The gap separating Mikolaichik in second and Murray in third was five seconds. Spear got the win with a 14-second lead. Mikolaichik, Murray, Shirk and Fritz completed the top five.

   William Hauser, Shirk, Justin Stangl, John Klinger and Fritz led the pack out of the second turn in the opening 250 C moto. Fritz took fourth in the fourth turn relegating Klinger to fifth. The top five were unchanged at the start of lap three and were all spread out. Hauser had a small three second lead at the start of lap four. Jonathan Jankowsky closed the gap on Klinger and made the pass for fifth in the big sweeper by the start. Klinger was relegated to sixth. Stangl closed the gap on Shirk and made the pass for second with less than a lap to go. Hauser took the win with a four second lead. Stangl, Shirk, Fritz and Jankowsky closed out the top five.

   Hauser, Shirk, Stangl, Fritz and Justin Talianek led the start of the final 250 C moto. Hauser had a two second lead at the start of lap two. Stangl moved up to second which displaced Shirk to third. Fritz held fourth and Talianek fifth. Hauser held on to take the win with a five second lead after a late moto charge by Stangl. Shirk, Fritz and Klinger rounded out the top five. Hauser (1-1) topped the podium. Stangl (2-2) took second and Shirk (3-3) third.

HHMX D34 Championship10-21-2007-8876.jpg – Eric Shirk (331), Chris Spear (446), Chris Murray (36f) and Jeff Donadi (11) lead the start of the opening Open 4-Stroke moto at Hurricane Hills on October 21st in Clifford, Pennsylvania.

HHMX D34 Championship10-21-2007-8879.jpg – Andy Mikolaichik (12) and Eric Shirk (331) battle for third early in the 1st Open 4-Stroke moto at the District 34 Championship Series at Hurricane Hills on October 21st.

HHMX D34 Championship10-21-2007-8920.jpg – William Hauser (17), Eric Shirk (331), Justin Stangl (11), John Klinger (157) and Samantha Fritz (92) lead the start of the opening 250 C moto at Hurricane Hills on October 21st in Clifford, Pennsylvania.

HHMX D34 Championship10-21-2007-8921.jpg – William Houser (17) takes the early lead with Eric Shirk (331) in second at the final race of the season at Hurricane Hills on October 21st in Clifford, Pennsylvania.

HHMX D34 Championship10-21-2007-9126.jpg – Chris Spear (446) leads the start of the final Open 4-stroke moto with a huge holeshot at the District 34 Championship series at Hurricane Hills on October 21st.

HHMX D34 Championship10-21-2007-9158.jpg – William Houser (17), Justin Stangl (11), Eric Shirk (331), Samantha Fritz (92) and Justin Talianek (220) lead the pack into the 1st turn in the final 250 C moto at the season finale at Hurricane Hills on October 21st in Clifford, Pennsylvania.