TAYLORVILLE, IL

Appreciation Day at South Fork Dirt Riders is always filled with great games and prizes for everyone. However, the event almost didn't happen, as rain started on Tuesday and didn't let up until Friday, but with some other area moto tracks not running and with the Branson National a boat race, several riders made their way to South Fork and found the crew had "packed" the track before the rain hit and did not work the course until Sunday morning, and some thought this was the best track all year: rough and rutted, with two or three lines in each corner - a true motocross course!

One rider who has to appreciate being back at the track after missing most of the season was Zach Loehr (117, above). Back at the track for the second time and back up to speed, Loehr swept all six motos he entered, taking the overall wins in the 85 Senior, Supermini and 125 classes.

Another racer who has been missing from the local races is Suzuki rider Kyle Corman (17, below).

"I have been racing the Nationals," Corman explained. "I plan on riding the East Coast Supercross and outdoor Nationals in 2010."

"National-level" speed is very fast, and Corman set the fastest lap time of the day and swept every moto he entered, taking the overall victories in the Open A, 250 A and Four-Stroke classes.

Two more riders who also swept their classes were ESPY Kawasaki riders Theodore Pauli (who took the wins in both the Open and 250 B classes) and David Espinoza (who took the wins in the Over 25 and Over 30 A classes).

In the Over 50 class, Husky man Mark Rubenstein (459, above) traded moto wins with Honda rider Rod Burger, with Rubenstein taking the overall victory.

Some of the best racing of the day came in the Over 40 class. Suzuki rider Gary Adams took the first-moto win, with Yamaha rider Kenny Bollmeier coming from the back of the pack to place second. Third went to KTM rider Todd Huston. In the second moto, Bollmeier rocketed to the front of the pack and took the moto and overall win. Adams couldn't match the leader's pace and had to settle for second in the moto and overall. After spending some time off to nurse a sore knee, Huston put in a great race and took third for the moto and overall.

Results

50 (4-8): 1. Clayton Adams (Cob); 2. Brett Ford (KTM); 3. Spencer Whitney (Cob); 4. Edgar Lewis (Cob); 5. Ewan Krisch (KTM).

50 JR: 1. Clayton Adams (Cob); 2. Brett Ford (Cob); 3. Spencer Whitney (Cob); 4. Cole Dekker (KTM); 5. Edgar Lewis (Cob).

50 SR: 1. Larry Smith (Cob); 2. Joshua Johnson (KTM); 3. Devin Simonson (Cob); 4. Jacob Johnson (KTM); 5. Joshua Franklin (KTM).

65 JR: 1. Chase Sexton (Pol); 2. Jason Gepford (KTM); 3. Noah Watts (Kawasaki); 4. Devin Simonson (KTM); 5. Jacob Johnson (KTM).

65 SR: 1. Allison Walton (Kawasaki); 2. Jackson Miller (Kawasaki); 3. Gage Henson (Yamaha).

85 JR: 1. Gaige Wallace (Suzuki); 2. Bink Lewis (Suzuki); 3. Carter Gordon (Suzuki); 4. Parker Smith (Kawasaki); 5. Jacob Carlson (KTM).

85 SR: 1. Zachary Loehr (KTM); 2. Jacob Grafelman (KTM); 3. Brian Krohn (KTM); 4. Logan Skaggs (KTM); 5. Keeze Carver (Honda).

MINI 1: 1. Bink Lewis (Suzuki); 2. Gaige Wallace (Suzuki); 3. Carter Gordon (Suzuki); 4. Parker Smith (Kawasaki); 5. Ethan Moore (Suzuki).

S/MINI: 1. Zachary Loehr (KTM); 2. Logan Skaggs (KTM); 3. Jacob Grafelman (KTM); 4. Gabriel Petri (KTM); 5. Brett Bratsch (Honda).

125: 1. Zachary Loehr (Suzuki); 2. Ryan Lash (Yamaha); 3. Anthony Ward (KTM); 4. Tanner Smith (KTM); 5. Clayton Hackman (Suzuki).

250 A: 1. Kyle Corman (Suzuki); 2. Aaron Gulley (Kawasaki); 3. Adam Gulley (Kawasaki); 4. Justin Freund (Kawasaki).

250 B: 1. Theodore Pauli (Kawasaki); 2. Cody Van Buskirk (Suzuki); 3. Quentin Jones (Kawasaki); 4. Nick Neys (Kawasaki); 5. Kevin Westart (Kawasaki).

250 C: 1. Dalton Abbott (Suzuki); 2. Hank Greenwalt (Honda); 3. Travis Walker (Kawasaki); 4. Luke Shafer (Kawasaki); 5. Gabriel Petri (Honda).

250 D: 1. Colby Chaney (Yamaha); 2. Evan Dorks (Honda); 3. Ryan McClain (Kawasaki); 4. Bryce Cox (Honda); 5. Ross Bellm (Yamaha).

OPEN A: 1. Kyle Corman (Suzuki); 2. Justin Freund (Kawasaki); 3. Adam Gulley (Kawasaki); 4. Aaron Gulley (Kawasaki); 5. Anthony Krivi (Yamaha).

OPEN B: 1. Theodore Pauli (Kawasaki); 2. Justin Brockman (Kawasaki); 3. Cody Van Buskirk (Suzuki); 4. Quentin Jones (Kawasaki); 5. Nick Neys (Kawasaki).

OPEN C: 1. Hank Greenwalt (Honda); 2. Gage Braley (Honda); 3. Derrek Williams (Yamaha); 4. Richard Cox (Yamaha); 5. Luke Shafer (Kawasaki).

4-STRK: 1. Kyle Corman (Suzuki); 2. Adam Gulley (Kawasaki); 3. Justin Freund (Kawasaki); 4. Aaron Gulley (Kawasaki); 5. Anthony Krivi (Yamaha).

GIRLS: 1. Kayla Miller (Suzuki); 2. Taylor Neys (Kawasaki).

WMN: 1. Kristy Adams (Yamaha).

SCHBY: 1. Kyle Baum (Honda); 2. Ryan Lash (Yamaha); 3. Clayton Hackman (Suzuki); 4. Anthony Ward (Honda).

14-24: 1. Cody Van Buskirk (Suzuki); 2. Ben Elson (Kawasaki); 3. Robert Pearson (Yamaha); 4. Aaron Davis (Kawasaki).

25+: 1. David Espinoza (Kawasaki); 2. Kenny Bollmeier (Yamaha); 3. Cory Deadmond (Kawasaki); 4. Blake Young (Hus); 5. Jordan Krisch (Honda).

30+ A: 1. David Espinoza (Kawasaki); 2. Kenny Bollmeier (Yamaha); 3. Aric Walton (Kawasaki).

30+ B: 1. Terry Winterbauer (Suzuki); 2. Donnie Henson (Yamaha); 3. Eric Lawson (Yamaha); 4. Todd Kollar (Yamaha); 5. Dana Christensen (KTM).

35+: 1. Aric Walton (Kawasaki); 2. Terry Winterbauer (Suzuki).

40+: 1. Kenny Bollmeier (Yamaha); 2. Gary Adams (Suzuki); 3. Todd Huston (KTM); 4. Andy Kooistra (Honda); 5. Jeff Petri (KTM).

45+: 1. Gary Adams (Suzuki); 2. Timothy Fisher (Yamaha); 3. Andy Kooistra (Honda); 4. Rod Burger (Honda); 5. Jeff Franklin (Yamaha).

50+: 1. Mark Rubenstein (Hus); 2. Rod Burger (Honda).

55+: 1. Gary Shewhart (Yamaha); 2. John Wagner (Yamaha).