Trail Rider Magazine

24 Trail Rider www.TrailRider.com Claudia McDowell finished up her first year in style with the series points lead as she maneuvered her XR200R to another Post Vintage Women's Novice win, this me ahead of fellow XR pilot Stacy Groff. Jim Laird watched Kevin Marshall pull an early lead in Post Vintage 50+ Intermediate compe on, but Laird kept chipping away un l taking the lead on the last lap and sprin ng to the checkers for a thirty second lead over Marshall. Harold Silbaugh rode his Yamaha IT to third behind them. Disc Brake Race See above. Ashcra . CR500. Victory. Runner-up in the overall and AA class would go to CR-mounted Michael Cramer with Pre-Modern Open Expert class winner Logan Holley in third. Sean McKinney would runner-up to Logan in that class. Felix Aba- lo made his series debut a strong one by finishing ahead of a strong pack of Early Modern 200 Inter- mediate players. Tim Spigelmyer and Ken Wagner would follow two-three. Josh Schucker passed leader Blaine Leppo on lap two but couldn't shake Tim Brendlinger as the pair exited the woods head- to-tail on the last lap for a grass track showdown in early Modern Open Intermediate. Both riding 1989 Suzuki 250s, the race ended with Tim set- tling for second, while taking the series champi- onship, with his RMX nearly scrubbing the rear re of Schucker's RM across the line. As we conclude the 2021 season and excitedly look forward to 2022, please share in thanking the team of volunteers that Dave Kutskel has put together and the commi ed sponsors that support the regional events; Potomac Vintage Riders, Preston Pe y Products, Stainless Cy- cle, Vee Rubber, Grove Prin ng, KMI Prin ng, Horizon Homes, and Works Enduro Riders. The complete results from this event can be found at h ps://www.ahrma.org/ahrma-mid-atlan c-re- gion. Follow the series' Facebook page @ AHR- MA Mid Atlan c Cross Country for news and the 2022 schedule which includes another season ending weekend at WRMC to look forward to… and some regional MX racing! -Josh

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