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Pro Source Weekend 2
November 22, 2003
 By: Ted Nelson

The second weekend of Pro Source Motorsports winter season kicked off with excellent racing from 65cc's to Pro's, and everyone in between. Close racing in many classes made this weekend's racing a thrill to watch.

85 Jr. 7-11

The first moto of the 85 Jr. 7-11 class saw lots of action. Aaron Eakin, # 112 got out of the gate quickly and pulled the holeshot, followed by #756 Bobby Vespremi, #361 Eric Macdonald, #22 Steven Sweeney, #199 Chris Elko, #3 Devin Floyd and #5 Jarett Pesci. The group rounded the first corner and entered the whoops, where Vespremi was able to squeeze past Eakin for the lead. As Vespremi started to inch away, Sweeney block passed Macdonald for third position and began to put a charge on Eakin for second, but through the whoops Macdonald was able to get him back and dove inside to prevent a black pass in the following corner. Next, Chris Elko began working on Sweeney for fourth, but ran out of time before he was able to make a move. At the finish line it was Vespremi with the win, followed by Eakin, Macdonald, Sweeney, Elko, Floyd, and Pesci.

Moto two got underway with Eakin once again grabbing the holeshot, in front of Macdonald, Sweeney, Vespremi, Elko, Floyd, and Pesci. Going into the whoops the entire class was close and it looked as if action would be tight, when Sweeney went down and handed third position to Vespremi, who was able to get by Macdonald before the end of the lap. Eakin was out in front but Vespremi was riding fast and began to close the gap. Through the whoops he was able to pull up bar to bar with Eakin, and went for the inside, but in the heat of battle, went down and dropped to the back. After Vespremi went down, it was Mcdonald who was able to take the second position, and try to put a move on Eakin for the lead, but after being caught behind a lapper, Eakin was able to pull out and take the second moto win, and the overall. Macdonald was followed by Elko in third, Vespremi, Sweeney, Floyd, and Pesci. "The competition is real good," said Eakin after the race, "I'd like to thank Dolly's Pizza, Progressive Erogation, Ron Eakin, and Lakes Motorsports."

125 Pro

The 125 Pro class gave the fans some exciting racing action when the gate dropped and #181 Mike Mercer got the lead on #333 Brian Miller, #0x Matt Maximoff, #551 Tim Hollenbeck, #58 Josh Bracken, and the rest of the field. Through the whoops Miller,#333, was able to get right on Mercer and went for the block pass and the lead early in the race, but was unsuccessful, which allowed Maximoff to pull up on him and go for a block in the next corner, which Miller was able to get by and hold onto second position. After the first lap it was still Mercer pulling out in first, followed by Miller in second, Maximoff, Hollenbeck, #716 Ryan White, Bracken, #911 Greg Hochmuth, and #159 Tony Robinson. Miller once again was able to pull close to Mercer by triple, tripling into the whoops section and wheel tapping out, but ended up flying off the track and re-entered the race in third, while Maximoff was able to get by for second. Miller wasn't fazed however, and went for the stuff on Maximoff, but Maximoff was able to maintain his position. Maximoff began to pull up on Mercer and was able to make the pass after the whoops. Meanwhile, Hollenbeck was able to triple jump his way past Miller for third position, but Miller stayed on him until after the whoops, where they collided and went down. Hollenbeck was able to get up and take fourth position after White capitalized on the crash to take third. White began to move up on Mercer for second, but it was too late. At the checker's it was Maximoff, in front of Mercer, White, Hollenbeck, Hochmuth, Bracken, Robinson, and Miller. "I had lots of fun. The track is a lot better this year, it's a lot more like a true arenacross, but I've been sick all week," said Mercer; "I'd like to thank JMC Suspension, Fly, Tag, One Industries, Sunstar, Pro-x, Flying Colors, and Flow Clothing."

65cc 7-11

In the 65cc 7-11 class, it was #340 Joey Hale who was able to pull a huge holeshot on the rest of the pack, with #717 Jeff Freimark, #405 Garrett Gilbert Jr., #7 Jake Beaudin, and #623 Sharp following him through the first turn. However, Freimark was able to get close to Hale in the whoops and went for the inside. Hale was able to hold on to the lead though, and the two were only bike lengths apart until Freimark got the inside before the whoops and took the lead. After the two tabletops, Hale went for the block pass by diving very low in the turn on Freimark, but wasn't able to make it stick. The action for the lead was close, as Hale was gaining on Freimark through the whoops, but wasn't able to make a pass. Freimark began to pull away and at the finish of the race it was Freimark, #717 with the win, followed by Hale, Gilbert, Sharp, and Beaudin. "I'd like to thank my sponsors," said Freimerk afterwards, "Michigan Powersports, Magnum Powersports, Tag, Rixit Racing, that's all I can think of"

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Pro Source Race 3
November 29, 2003
 By: Ted Nelson

There was another big crowd of racers and spectators that came out to be part of the action at Pro Source Motorsports, and everyone was having a great time racing and burning off their Thanksgiving meals.

 50 Sr. 7-8

In the first moto of the 50 Sr. 7-8 class, it was #893, Jarred Williams, who got out of the gate first and pulled the holeshot over the rest of the field. He entered the whoops section followed by #933 Seth Harnishfeger, and #984 Tyler Fernenger. Harnishfeger quickly began to work on Williams for the lead and was able to pull close to the leader in the whoops section. The two were riding fast, and after trying to pass, Harnishfeger was finally able to get on the inside of Williams, and pulled into the lead before the whoops section. They stayed close together, until Williams tried for the inside but it was too late, and they come across the finish line very close, with Harnishfeger taking the win over Williams, Fernenger #979 Cory Hunt, #578 Derek Rains, #757 Darien Vaughn, #994 Tesa Swiney, and #90 Cody Shaw.

The boys lined up for the second moto and waited for the gate to drop, and it was #893, Williams, who was able to get in front off the start and get the holeshot, but Hamishfeger was able to take the lead away from him quickly after the start, and Williams went down after being passed. The race order after one lap was #933 Hamishfeger, #984 Fernenger, #979 Hunt, #578 Rains, #90 Shaw, #757 Vaughn, #893 Williams, and #994 Swiney. Harnishfeger began to open up a small gap and pull away from the rest of the field, while Williams moved around three other riders who were putting on a great battle for the fifth spot. The action in the pack was very close, when suddenly Fernenger, who was in second, spun out and allowed Hunt, Williams, and Shaw around him. Femenger had more trouble through the whoops and the other riders were able to capitalize and move up in position. The order was Harnishfeger, Hunt, Williams, Shaw, Vaughn, Rains, Swiney, and Fernenger as they crossed the finish line. The overall winner with a 1-2 finish was Seth Harnishfeger, who was riding in the senior class for the first time. "It was good, yea" said Seth after the finish, "I want to thank Cash4bikes.com, Championship Powersports, and my mom and dad."

 250 C

 The 250 C class provided great racing action for everyone in attendance, as the gate dropped and #0, Trip Harrington was able to pull the holeshot in front of #l Sean Mcphillips, #924 Scott Korody, #811 Tim Caudill, #524 Jeff Kenward, and #4 Jefftey Siefert. It looked as if Harrington and Mcphillips were almost the same speed and the two stayed close as Mcphillips looked for a way to get around Harrington, and just behind him was Korody, in third place. Mcphillips was able to gain slightly on the leader in the whoops section by blitzing through them instead of doubling, but Harrington was in control of the lead and didn't appear to be rattled by the pressure. As Harrington began the final lap, he was slowed by a lapper, and it looked as if Mcphillips might be able to make a pass, but Mcphillips also had trouble getting around the rider and gave Harrington enough room to take the moto win. At the checkers the order was #0 Harrington, #1 Mcphillips, #924 Korody, #811 Caudill, #524 Kenward, and #4 Siefert.

In the second moto of the 250 C class, it was once again Harrington who got the holeshot and led the class into the whoops, followed by Mcphillips, Kenward, Korody, Siefert, and Caudill. Through the whoops section #924, Korody, was able to squeeze by Kenward, #524, for third place. Just like in the first moto, Mcphillips was right behind Trip Harrington when suddenly Harrington made a mistake and Mcphillips was right on him now through the whoops. After gain his composure again, Harrington began to slowly put time between himself and the rest of the field. It looked as if Mcphillips would be finishing a strong second place, when he missed his brakes and went flying off the track and Korody was able to take control of second place. Harrington did a heelclicker to celebrate his win, while Mcphillips was able to pick himself up and get back into third. At the finish it was #0 Trip Harrington, #924 Scott Korody, # 1 Sean Mcphillips, #524 Jeff Kenward, #4 Jeffrey Siefert, and #811 Tim Caudill. "I got good starts, and the track was really nice tonight," said Trip Harrington after winning the race. "Yea, Sean's riding really well, and he almost got around me, but he went off the track. I'd like to thank my mom and dad, Matt Maximoff, Tim Easley, Ryan Wight, and www.superstarproject.com."

THERE IS NO NEWS REPORT FOR WEEK 4
December 6, 2003

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Pro Source Week 5
December 13, 2003
 By: Ted Nelson

               Pro Source Motorsports winter series is in full swing and the racing has been exciting every weekend, so it was no surprise to see a lot of action at Pro Source during another great weekend of racing.

 250B

In the 250 B class the holeshot in the first moto went to #292 Jerry Urbanowski, but the #735 Suzuki of Grant Moreland quickly got into the lead before the whoops. Kody Koger, riding the #241 Honda took the lead away, however, when Moreland got into trouble and moved to the back of the field. Koger led the first lap, while Urbanowski moved back into second, but #880 Jerry Lorenz was able to come on the inside and put a block on Urbanowski for second. Kody Koger began to pull away, followed by Lorenz, and a hard charging Moreland, who got by Urbanowski for third, when suddenly Lorenz went off the track and gave second place to Moreland. Lorenz stayed close to Moreland when he entered the track again and was able to get a block on Moreland, but Grant was able to block him back, and hold onto the second place position. Koger was in control of the race out front when he got caught up after blowing through a berm just long enough for Moreland to get right on his rear wheel, by taking the inside line. Going into the last turn it looked like Koger might hold on but Moreland squared up on the turn and pinned it across the finish line mere inches in front of Koger.

In the second moto the holeshot went to Grant Moreland, who was followed by Jerry Urbanowski, and Kody Koger. Koger went to the inside looking for a way around Urbanowski, and then the outside, but couldn't get around the #292 bike. Out front Moreland was pulling away, but made a mistake in the whoops when his back end started to kick. At the same time Koger passed Urbanowski, and closed the gap for the lead. Koger was trying hard to get the lead by tripling a jump that no one else in the class was jumping, but couldn't close the gap on the leader to anymore than about three seconds. At the finish it was Moreland who took the win with a comfortable gap on Koger, and Urbanowski. Grant Moreland took the overall by winning in both moto's. After the race, Moreland thanked his sponsors, "Pro Source, Klotz Lubricants, Scott, Fly, Wiseco, Decal Works, Pro-Action, EBC, RK, Excel, WD-40, and a special thanks to my dad for helping me out so much, and my mom for keeping me healthy."

 Vet +25

The first moto of the Vet +25 class got under way with #0, Matt Maximoff, pulling the holeshot over #918 Mike Cross, #640 Jay Viola, #134 Rocky Esckelson, and #77 Sam Manuele. Maximoff quickly began to pull away while Cross, Viola, and Manuele were all very close and battling for the third position. Through the whoops Manuele moved to the inside of Viola, who had pulled side-by-side with Cross. Viola bobbled and went down at the end of the section though, leaving Cross in second and Manuele in third. Manuele went for the inside on Cross but was unsuccessful. After another attempt, Manuele got the job done and moved into second. In the meantime, Maximoffwas able to hold on to the win, and behind him the order was Manuele, Viola, Cross, and Esckelson.

The second moto got underway with Maximoff once again pulling the holeshot, followed by #134 Rocky Esckelson, #77 Sam Manuele, #640 Jay Viola, and #918 Mike Cross. After the whoops section, Manuele was able to move into second by getting a clean pass on Esckelson, as did Viola shortly after. Maximoff continued pulling away from the rest of the field. After Cross moved up a spot by getting by Esckelson, the rest of the pack began to spread out, but Cross stalled and allowed Esckelson to move back into the fourth spot. At the checkers, Maximoff came across way out in front of second place, Manuele, who was followed by Viola, Esckelson, and Cross.

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Pro Source Week 6
December 20, 2003
By:  Ted Nelson

Excitement was running high at Pro Source Motorsports, and snow on the ground outside couldn’t stop the racers that were having a great time indoors.

50 Jr. 4-6

 The first moto of the day got underway with the 50 Jr. 4-6 class taking to the track, and #8, Trenton Upshaw jumped out into the early lead by pulling the holeshot, followed by #24 Troy Blount, #373 Jacob Williamson, #154 Jarett Flynn, #25 Cody Brown, #873 Austin Wolf, and #936 Jacob Edison. Blount was looking strong in second place, out-jumping Upshaw, trying to cover some ground on the leader. As Upshaw and Blount began to pull away, Williamson continued to ride strong in the third position, with no one close enough to pressure him for the position. Out front, Blount was still doubling as much as possible, looking for an advantage over Upshaw and a way to pass, but Upshaw was riding strong and began to pullout a few bike lengths for the first time in the race. The white flag was held out and Blount was showing he still wanted the win, as he closed up the gap from the leader and went for the inside, but Upshaw held onto the lead and took the win just in front of Blount, Williamson, Flynn, Brown, Edison, and Wolf.

In the second moto the gate dropped and it was bike #373, Jacob Williamson, who was able to get the holeshot and the early lead, in front of Blount, Upshaw, Edison, Flynn, Brown, and Wolf. Through the new rhythm section Blount pulled up and began to work on getting around Williamson for the first position, but Williamson was riding fast and wasn't letting Blount get close enough to pass him. Meanwhile, Upshaw was still in the third position, but was back slightly from the leaders. It looked like Williamson was riding fast enough to keep Blount at bay for the rest of the race when he went to the outside around a downed rider. Blount took the low line, inside of the fallen rider, and made the pass for the lead under yellow flag, and was disqualified. So it was #373 Jacob Williamson who took the lead and won the second moto in front of Upshaw, Brown, Edison, Flynn, and Wolf.

125 C

The 125 C class provided some great racing, as the first moto got underway with #304, Nick Boley, taking the holeshot ahead of#333 Jonathan Vezina, #0 Trip Harringtion, #518 Ryan Myszak, #46 Kory Taphouse, #568 Jordan Craighead. Boley got out front quick, but Harrington was able to get behind him and start looking for a way to pass. On lap two, Harrington was able to pull close to Boley and went for the inside, but couldn't make the pass stick, so in the next comer Harrington went inside again, but once again he wasn't able to take the lead away from Boley. As the leaders went through the new rhythm section, Harrington was able to time the section perfectly and made the pass for the lead. Boley didn't give up though, and stayed with Harrington until he got caught behind.a lapper. After getting by the lapped rider, Boley was able to close the gap for the lead and on the final lap, he went for the inside in the last turn but was not able to get across the finish line first. Harrington came across the line first, followed by Boley, Taphouse, Myszak, Craighead, Vezina, Theisen, and Kish.          .

In moto two of the 125 C class the holeshot went to Trip Harrington, just ahead of Boley, Taphouse, Myszak, and Craighead. Harrington led the pack through the rhythm section, but in the next turn he made a mistake and went down, handing the lead to #46, Taphouse. After passing Myszak for second, Boley began to make up ground on Taphouse for the lead. Meanwhile, Harrington had gotten up and moved all the way up to third position, and began to catch Boley for second place. After gaining enough ground, Harrington jumped to the inside of Boley, but when they landed, their tires touched, and Harrington was sent to the ground. Boley was able to get to the inside of Taphouse and make a pass for the lead and began to pull out. Harrington had once again remounted in third position and tried to gain as much as possible, but wasn't able to get another position. At the checkers, it was Boley who came across first, in front of Taphouse, Harrington, Kish, Theisen, Vezina, Craighead, and Myszak. "The tracks good, I like the new rhythm section," said Nick Boley afterwards, "Tripp's a good guy, he doesn't ride dirty; it's a shame he went down in the first turn. It's fun racing him and I'd like to thank my sponsors, Holiday Powersports, and Pro Source Suzuki."

THERE IS NO NEWS REPORT FOR WEEK 7
January 17, 2004

Pro Source #9
By: Ted Nelson
 

As the winter season comes to an end at Pro Source, the point's battles are heating up, with some exciting action happening in many different classes!

 50 Exhibitions
The 50 Exhibition went off with #933, Seth Harnishfeger, grabbing the holeshot after getting out of the gate very quickly. He was followed through the whoops section by #995 Scottie Slauterbeck, #984 Tyler Fernengel, #25 Cody Brown, #873 Austin Wolf, and #158 Dylan Wolf Everyone was very close through the first lap, making for some exciting racing! Fernenget was able to jump close to Slauterbeck, while Harnishfeger began to pull out a little. Fernengel was staying very close to Slauterbeck, looking for an opportunity to pass, while Harnishfeger was still pulling away from the rest of the pack. It looked as if Fernengel really started pushing to make the pass for second, when he endoed over a table top and almost went over the bars, but was able to save it and stay in the race. After riding hard to get back on Slauterbeck's rear fender, they both continued to push each other and kept pulling away from Cody Brown, who was sitting in fourth place. After holding off a very hard charging Fernengel for almost the entire race, Slauterbeck went into the sweeper turn when he lost traction and his front tire washed out, handing the second place position to Fernengel. As the white flag came out, Harnishfeger rode his last lap with a big lead, and crossed the finish line in convincing fashion. He was followed by Fernengel, Brown, Dylan Wolf, Austin Wolf and Slauterbeck, who had a hard time getting his bike started after his unfortunate fall while running in second. Seth Harnishfeger, who took the win, was riding for Cash4bikes.com, and Championship Powersports.

 125 B

 The 125 B class went off with a roar, as rider #X, Zach Ames charged down the start straight followed closely by #735 Grant Moreland, #20 Tony Gallo, and #29 Chris Graves. The leaders flew through the whoops section, and Moreland was right behind Ames looking for a chance to pass him for the lead. As they continued to race around the track, it looked as if Moreland might be able to make a pass stick for the lead in the later laps, but every time he got close enough, they would go into the whoops and Ames would pull away just slightly. The two stayed extremely close throughout the moto, with it looking like either one might be able to take the win, with the right opportunity. On the last lap, the leaders came into lapped traffic, and Moreland looked like he had his best chance at a pass when he went down and was passed by Gallo for second place. Moreland was quick to recover, however, and caught Gallo and put a block pass on him to regain the second position. Ames came across the finish line with the win, followed by Moreland, Gallo, and Graves.

In the second moto, the holeshot once again went to Ames, who got out into the lead early, in front of Moreland, Gallo, and Graves. Through the whoops section, Ames was able to pull out a little on the rest of the pack, but Moreland was able to stay close and keep the racing tight. Coming out of one of the berms, Moreland squared up and got within a bike length of the leader, and then went outside in the next turn, looking for a faster line. Ames was still holding on to the lead though, with Moreland right behind him. As the laps wound down, Moreland made a small bobble, and allowed Ames to get a more comfortable lead. Ames came across the finish line first, once again followed by Moreland, Gallo, and Graves. Zach is sponsored by F&S Suzuki, Spy, V-Force, KK Motorcycles, localriders.com, Vortex, Works Connection, Zing Graphics, Dunlop, DC Shoes, Tag Metal, and Ron Rehmert.

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Pro Source #9
 By: Ted Nelson
February 28, 2004

The weather is finally warming up outside, and the indoor season at Pro Source Motorsports ended this past weekend in popular fashion. There was a big crowd on hand for the last race, which hosted some of the best racing all season long. It's been a great year for Pro Source and for everyone that's gotten the opportunity to race!

 Supermini

In moto one of the Supermini class, the holeshot went to #167 Kenny Looze, who flew out of the gate in front of a fast charging pack that included #404 Logan Gillen, #873 Jacob Withun, and #12 Mark Bums. After the whoops section Looze took the double, table-top on the split straight, while Gillen used the single-tabletop line to try and close the gap on the leader. As Gillen put pressure on Looze for the lead, there was also action for third, as Bums made a great block pass on Withun. Back up front, Looze was still holding off Gillen, but the two were extremely close. Both these riders were going very fast and were pulling away from third place. Back through the split section, Gillen was able to make up more time by once again jumping the bigger double. Looze was riding hard and made a small mistake and went off the track, allowing Gillen to take over the lead. Looze retaliated by trying for a block pass, but couldn't recapture the lead. After the whoops section, Gillen went wide and did the double, table top through the split section, and Looze was able to square up the turn and make the pass for the lead by jumping the bigger double. After pulling up on lappers, Gillen began to drop slightly, but right before the finish line, he made one final charge, but it wasn't enough. Looze came across the checkers with the win, followed by Gillen, Bums, and Withun. Looze's sponsors are Extreme Powersports, Lowe Suspension, and his mom and dad.

 50 Sr. 7-8

In the 50 Sr. 7-8 class, the first moto holeshot went to #995 Scottie Slauterbeck, who was followed by a #984 Tyler Fernengel and #158 Dylan Wolf Slauterbeck pulled out with the early lead in the moto and looked strong, but Fernengel came close to getting the lead on the second straight by cleanly jumping the through the split section. As the race wore on, Fernengel continued to pull close to the lead in the jumps, but Slauterbeck was able to continually take the line away in the turns with some brilliant riding. The racing was some of the best of the season. Continually Fernengel would get just close enough to go to the inside and make a block pass, but somehow Slauterbeck would hold it on and get by to keep his lead. Finally, after getting a good run through the whoops, Slauterbeck got a good drive through the split section. He was able to make the pass for the lead, but in the following berm, Slauterbeck came in hard and put a great block pass on Fernengel, taking his line away and stopping him in his tracks. Fernengel went down as a result of the block pass and Slauterbeck was able to take the checkered flag un­pressured..The finishing order was Slauterbeck, Fernengel, and Wolf

In the second moto, the holeshot once again went to Slauterbeck, but Fernengel wasted no time getting right on his rear fender and applying pressure, along with Dylan Wolf It looked like the two would have another great battle in this moto as well. Fernengel jumped bar-to-bar with Slauterbeck but was on the outside and wasn't able to make a move for the lead. Both riders were going inside on the turns to protect their lines. The race for the lead was tight, when Fernengel went for a block pass, but couldn't make it stick. On the next lap, he went for another pass, but this time he jumped into the lead and began to pull out. Fernengel was looking very smooth, and was able to pull out slightly, and take the win in front of Slaugterbeck, and Wolf.  With his 2-1 performance, Fernengel was able to take the overall victory. He is sponsored by All-Season Motorsports, his Mom and Dad, and his Uncle Doug.