Skippack May 2nd Race Recap!!!

Round #3 of the District 6 Harescramble Series was hosted by Blue Comet MC this past Saturday in Skippack, PA. With unpredictable scattered showers forecasted throughout the weekend only one thing was certain – it was going to be muddy. And muddy it was although we did get lucky and didn’t get rained on, in fact the sun made an appearance a couple times throughout the day. The weather turned out to be perfect with temperatures in the upper 60’s to low 70’s, and with some cloud cover overhead made for a great day of racing. The track was the identical track from last year, it was short and tight. The club does a great job for the little land that they have to work with and this years event was no exception. Since the trail is so tight the track is mainly one lined and with all of the rain the track got rough – quick. The woods we super slick and the field switch back sections were so one lined that they were forming some rather deep ruts. Normally this isn’t a difficult track, but with the track conditions deteriorating each lap you had to concentrate and focus harder because it was easy for a little mistake turn into a costly one. It wasn’t 2 minutes into the first lap when I made my first mistake. I got a great start, the holeshot - first to the first turn. We headed into the first set of switch backs in the brush field and I went wide on a 180 degree turn and it was tight and my front wheel went right into the tree. I had to pull my bike back and while I did that I lost 4 spots just like that. I followed fellow racer Noah D. for the rest of the first lap when he took a header back in the woods on a nasty rut filled with some diagonal slick roots. From there I just set a good pace and pushed as hard as the trail would let me. I made two other small mistakes throughout the two hour race but the one that could have been most costly is when I tried jumping the long double in the field section. There isn’t much room before the jump to get a good run at it - last year I made it, but last year it was dry. This year with it being muddy I decided to roll it the first lap and then on the second lap I rounded the corner and let the clutch fly. I could feel my wheel spinning and not really hooking up but I went for it any how. I landed just short of the landing and I did a rodeo type of save which put me into some barrels which, I thank the lord, were not filled with anything. I managed to hold on and regroup and head back into the woods. It was brought to my knowledge that no one else was jumping the double so I’m okay with at least trying it.
For the rest of the race I felt great! Lappers became and issue after the half way mark because some of the creek sections were really getting chewed up and they were struggling with that. Physically I had no complaints, the weather was perfect so overheating was not an issue, and I didn’t feel sick to my stomach so everything was great. One of the AA riders crashed pretty hard and was carted off the track so I picked up another spot. When all was said and done I was still a long way from the leader, another AA rider, but I finished in 2nd place! My best finish in a really long time; since moving up to A class. And to top off a great day of racing and a good result I also had my best overall finish on time adjustment. That means that they adjust the times as if all the riders left the starting line at the same time. Total there were 57 riders and I was 3rd overall. It was a good day, a good race, good weather, good results, and good fans! Thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy the event. Special thanks to Mohar for picking up the pit duties, with last season under his belt he’s not a rookie anymore – he means business!
I would like to thank my sponsors for all of your support: DHAGGSRacing, MSR Racing, Scott Powersports, Kenda USA, T.M. Designworks, DP Brakes, Scott USA, TAG Metals, Decal Works, Twin Air, IMS Products, Elf Oil, FMF, Cycra Racing, Regina Chains, and MotoSport

May 2nd Skippack Harescramble INFO!!!

Evansville April 26th Race Recap!

Round #2 of the PA State Harescramble Series took place this past Sunday in Berwick, PA at Evansville MX Park. For my first official race of the season it wasn’t a good time for the first heat wave of the spring to hit. Temperatures reached over the 90 degree mark making for a hot day under the helmet. I got a great jump off the start, third into the first turn. We ran on the motocross track for the first half mile and then they dropped us off a cliff into a mud bog valley that sits in between the two mountains. First time through wasn’t so bad but after the rest of the 200 riders had a chance at this section it made for a struggle for the remainder of the race. The rest of the track was similar to last years set up, winding across and up and down the mountain side which was filled with roots and rock. This track probably has one of the most awesome up hills on any course that I have ever raced on. In some spots there was even the occasional soupy mud section that seemed to sick really well to the bike. After a couple miles in the woods the track ran for a couple miles in the field with lots of breaking bumps and some nice off camber sections, before we were back on the motocross track and through the scanner. The field section was rough – it was so dusty it was hard to charge because I couldn’t even see if anyone was in front of me, it got worse as the day went on and the dust berms formed. The first couple of laps I felt good but I knew that I was off the pace. I needed to pick it up and get back into the swing of things for the year. Practicing every week is great but nothing compares to race pace and that is something that you can only experience on race day. I lost some time on the 3rd lap when I was forced into a bad line in the mud bog and got stuck. The ruts were so deep I got off my bike and it was just standing there by itself. I went to kick start it but the kick starter was hitting the side of the rut so some spectators had to help me wrestle my back tire out of the soupy mud to start my bike. After losing time at this section of the track I tried to push for the next couple of laps but then that’s when the heat factor settled in. I do not do well with heat and I’ve tried everything, like you’ve read here before, so I did what I normally do and just kept going and pushed where I could. I rolled solo to the first round so I didn’t want to go crazy since I had to get myself home. I worked my way up to forth place but was about three minutes from third so I knew that I lost that time in the mud section. At about 1hr 50min mark the white flag came out and I lost a spot on the last lap leaving me in 5th Place when I came through the scanner for the checkers. I’ll take it for the first race considering I felt like I was riding in an oven. It’s a good start and I’ll keep the momentum rolling right into the hometown race in Skippack this Saturday. The race starts at 1:00 and it will be nice to see everyone who’s made this a yearly tradition.
Big thanks to mechanic DHaggs Sr. who got my bike ready for me during the week. I was really happy with the set up - suspension, tires, sprockets, and it looked shinny too!
I would like to thank my sponsors for all of your support: DHAGGSRacing, MSR Racing, Scott Powersports, Kenda USA, T.M. Designworks, DP Brakes, Scott USA, TAG Metals, Decal Works, Twin Air, IMS Products, Elf Oil, FMF, Cycra Racing, Regina Chains, and MotoSport

Evansville PA State Round #2 Pics!!!

Dust Made it Hard to Charge in the Field Section
Now that's an Uphill!!!
#925 In the Woods

Local Quad Pro Chris Borich is #2 in the Country..... He's even Faster than his Shadow
Pictures By: AwesomePhotos.com and DHaggs Jr.

PA STATE Round#2 Race INFO!!!

What: Round #2 PA State Harescramble Series
Where: Evansville MX Park - Evansville, PA
When: Sunday April 26th / Race Starts 11:45
Directions:
81 NORTH - to exit 145 (West Hazelton / Rt 93) Make left at light which is Rt 93 North. Come into Nescopeck and cross over bridge to enter Berwick. Continue straight through Berwick on Market street, continue straight until you come to a Y in the road, a pizza shop will be in front of you, make a left at the Y which is Martzville Rd, follow out 2 miles and track is on the Right Side. (aprx 15 mins off I-81)
81 SOUTH - Take Route 29 to route 11 south, follow rt 11 south into Berwick, at 2nd light make a right (Market Street) continue straight until you come to a Y in the road, a pizza shop will be in front of you, make a left at the Y which is Martzville Rd, follow out 2 miles and track is on the Right Side. (aprx 15 mins off I-81)
80 WEST - Take exit 241 B for US 11 North to Berwick, make left at golf course road, then turn right at Brick Church Road, turn left at lake road. Make a right at stop sign and left onto evansville road, track on right side .5 miles. (aprx 17 mins off I-80)
80 EAST - Take route 93 exit turn right at stop sign and follow into Nescopeck cross over bridge to enter Berwick. Continue straight through Berwick on Market street, continue straight until you come to a Y in the road, a pizza shop will be in front of you, make a left at the Y which is Martzville Rd, follow out 2 miles and track is on the Right Side. (aprx 17 mins off I-80)
Pit Fee: $10

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2009/2010 Racing Schedule

2009/2010 DHaggs Harescramble Racing Schedule:
Class: 250A/Vet A

Date - Series - Location - Results

2009

April 26th - PA State - Evansville, PA *(5th Place)
May 2nd - District 6 - Skippack, PA *( 2nd Place)
May 9th - DHaggs/D'Antonio Racing Team Ride - Tower City, PA
May 17th - GNCC - Somerset, PA *(11th Place)
June 7th - PA State - Neelytown, PA *DNF (Sick)
June 13-14th - PA State - Elkland, PA *(15th Place)
July 12th - PA State - Dallas, PA (Cancelled)
July 26th - AMA National HS/PA State - Good Springs, PA *(7th Place)
October 3rd - District 6 - Skippack, PA *(5th Place)
October 10th - ECEA - Millville, NJ *(12th Place)
November 15th - ECEA - New Castle, DE *(5th Place)

2010

June 26th - GNCC - Snowshoe, WV *( 13th Place)

July 18th - AMA National HS/PA State - Valley View, PA *(7th Place)

2008 Season Video Recap!

*Before Playing Video - Scroll Down and on the Right Side of the Website STOP the Current Music from Playing in the Music Box...Enjoy!

Video By: DHaggs Jr.

East Coast Delaware #2 Main Event Video!!!

Click on the image below and then when the video screen pops up just press play....
Video By: Adrenalinevision.com

Spectator Video Delaware #2!

This section is about 200 yards from the start. Every 30 seconds a new line takes off. This was probably the easiest of all the mud holes out there. The video gets better as it goes on.....enjoy!

DHaggs Jr goes by at :32 (Middle of Screen)

DHaggs Sr's goes by at 4:09 (Left of Screen)

East Coast Delaware #2 Compilation Video!!!

At 2:08 DHAGGS Jr. enters a mud bath with the Sun in the Background!

Video By: Motoxposure.com

ECEA Delaware #2 Race Recap Nov 16th!

The final round of the East Coast Harescramble Series was held this past Sunday at Blue Diamond MX Complex in New Castle, DE. With temperature in the 50’s and wind gusts reaching 40mph at times; Sunday’s weather turned out to be the least of our worries. Previous to race day we got quite a bit of rain during the week and were hit again with a 1+ inch soaker on Saturday making the track conditions for Sunday a bit on the sloppy side. You didn’t have to look at the track to figure out how much rain the area got because just pulling into the pits you had to maneuver your way around some huge puddles. After registering DHaggs Sr. and I took one look at the MX section of the track and knew what struggles laid ahead. The track promoters announced that we would be looking at about a 9 mile loop, and having raced at this track last year with a lot of high speed straight-aways, I knew that today wouldn’t be quite as fast with the track conditions how they were.
I got an awesome spot on the starting line, and do you know how I knew it was an awesome spot – because Mike Lafferty was lined up directly in front of me! Since he is an 8x National Enduro champion, just missing his 9th this year by six points, I knew that if I was behind him then I was starting off on a good foot. I got a great jump when the flag dropped but because it was so soupy I spun off the line for a bit. By the time I finally hooked up I was about mid pack heading up the first hill climb. The first lap was probably the easiest because only the pros were in front of us so that’s all the lines that were on the track. There were a lot of high speed straight-aways, the motocross track, an ATV track, a supermoto section where they ran you through the amusement park, a pebble mountain down hill, mud holes, off camber sections, deep sand sections, and they even through in a bit of woods. Like I said the first lap wasn’t so bad, basically just learning the track and hitting all the obstacles in the initial good line. By the second lap the whole track changed. Overall on the track there were about 6 or 7 muddy water holes with people stuck all over. As the race went on each lap when I came around there would be 4 or 5 guys really stuck with about 8 or 9 guys waiting for riders to get unstuck or trying and figure out another line around. Each lap I managed to make it through all of the sections with no problems but each lap I came through the scanner I wasn’t picking up any spots. I thought that was a little hard to believe considering how many people were stuck in different spots out on the track. It wasn’t until the second to last lap when I came across the first mud hole in the woods and DHaggs Sr. was there stuck in the line that I took the previous lap. It was deep when I took it so a whole other lap latter it had to be twice as deep. I found another line to get through and kept pushing around the track. Since it was so cold I felt great, I realized how affected I am by the heat in the summer and how much it affects my endurance. If I could only feel like I do in the late fall as if it were summer and I would be able to push as hard as I can for a long time. But I guess that’s just how I’m built so there is nothing that I can really do. The track was exhausting and it was basically a lot of mud holes connected by some high speed sections. One of the coolest parts was probably the huge pebble mountain that they sent us down, it was probably about 40-50ft high and you could lock up both of your breaks and you would just hear the pebbles rolling underneath of you. The other unusual part of the track was the supermoto section; there is an amusement park in the complex and the track wrapped right through it. Just imagine flying around Dorney Park or Six Flags on a dirt bike, you were going around the Ferris wheel and hitting about 70mph going past the little kiddie rides. After seeing DHaggs Sr. the lap that followed turned out to be the last lap even though there wasn’t a white flag. I came across the finish line at exactly 2:00hrs and that means that the leaders were probably just shy of that. I think that they cut it a little short because the trail was getting unrideable and so many guys were stuck out on the track and it gets dark at 4:30 now so they didn’t want be pulling guys out in the dark. Bottom line is that I had a lot of fun and although coming in 9th Place didn’t make sense to me after feeling like I ran a really good race, the season is wrapped up and having everyone back home safe is what really matters.
DHaggs Sr. had some fun out there himself. He was running in 12th place before he got stuck in the muddle hole. He seemed to really like the supermoto section, so much that he is thinking about trading in his knobbies tires for some street tires. He had a huge line on the start and he ended up placing in the middle of his class.
Mohar and Jimmy B were on hand for the final race of the season. Jimmy B was back to taking his action shots out on the track and Mohar was taking on his pitman duties. He even washed the bikes, which was a choir in itself because they were caked with mud; while Jimmy B resorted to his post race duties – PBR’s.
Afterwards we held the first annual DHaggs Harescramble Racing banquet at a nearby resurant. We just kicked back, talked about the race and already started to talk about next year. There might be a quad position opening up on the team so look for DHaggs Harescramble Racing to be representing in 2 and 4 wheels next year!
I would like to Thank my Sponsors: DHAGGS Harescramble Racing, MSR Racing, Scott Powersports, Kenda USA, DP Brakes, Scott USA, TAG Metals, Decal Works, Twin Air, IMS, Devol Eng., FMF, TM Designworks, Cycra Racing

East Coast Nov.16th Delaware #2 PICS!

It Was Freezing - The Warm-up Bike got the Blood Flowing
On the Line Squeaky Clean
DHaggs Sr. in the Rut
# 925 Just Filthy!
#099 Getting thru the Slop

DHaggs Jr. on top of the Step-Up

#099 FOCUSED

Muddy Conditions = Minimal Air Time
This Section was Actually Really Deep Sand - Not Mud

Mohar Doin'r Up Real Good

Pictures By: Jimmy B and EventPhotoNow.com

ECEA DER Harescramble #2 Race INFO!

ECEA Delaware #1 Video!

Delaware 1 Hare Scrambles - October 19, 2008
For the Video from the last race in Delaware you can click the screen below and just press play. No downloading, just click and enjoy.

ECEA Delaware #1 Race Recap October 19TH!!!

The second to last Round of the 2008 East Coast Harescramble Series was held this past Sunday in Delaware City, DE in the Delaware Canal Bed. Having never been to this location before I had only the little race details posted by the club on the internet to give me a hint of what I was about to expect after the green flag dropped. With a surprise snow shower during the week I anticipated a long two hour struggle in muddy contitions. On Sunday it was chilly in the morning but by the time everyone lined up on the starting line the sun was shinning and it look liked it was going to be a perfect day for racing. The start was a bit odd because they parked you in a farm field, where the starting line was, and then you went right around all the lines and crossed over a road and into the canal. Police held traffic up until all lines were across and once you were on the other side you were on the loop and you never came back onto the side with the start. With a 13 mile loop it wasn’t like we were missing a huge part of the track, there was plenty of riding in the canal and boy was it crazy out there. Like I mentioned on the start you made a left handed 180 and went right around everyone, after that turn was a huge straight-away. I was probably 4th from the inside and I got a great start, second or third to the first turn. I took a couple turns to get around the field, crossed the road and then just pinned the throttle. Everyone was flying and I had no idea what to expect. The first half mile was just fifth gear pinned. The rest of the track was a combination on super long straight-aways where your bike couldn’t go any faster, tight woods, small up and down hills, trails that flowed through the tall brush in the open field, and some wood sections that were a bit on the dangerous side. After my great start I just tried to set a good hurried pace which I did for almost the whole first lap. I think my first lap was 4o minutes so you know that it was a long loop. I pretty much just wanted to get to know the place and try to learn it as fast as I could for the remainder of the race. While sitting on the starting line the race promoter said that we were going to have a 4 lap minimum and I knew that we were in for a long day if a lap was over a half hour. On the second lap I settled in and set my pace for the rest of the race. For such a long track there were always riders around to help push you and keep your concentration. There was really nothing on the track besides the mid-point check tent that I could identify with. All the surrounding terrain looked the same so in the beginning of the race it was hard to tell if I even completed a lap. Finally on the third lap I understood the layout of the track and felt a little better about pushing a little harder in and out of turns that were blind. Who knows what place I was in because when I came through the scanner each time I never saw the display board. I keep time on a stop watch on my bike and I knew that we were definitely going to get in for laps and then some. I anticipated getting the white flag on my 4rd lap and I did, so I gave it all I had to try and make up time on the super fast sections and just keep and steady pace with no mistakes on the rest of the track. Since we were in the canal the soil there was amazingly soft, not too much like sand but more like coffee grounds, and this meant one thing – the track got ruff; super rough fast. With so many turns there were a lot of breaking and acceleration bumps all over the track and with 13 miles to get around that’s a lot of bouncing around. I tried to stand up as much as possible on the last lap and take new lines to stay out of them. I was also pushing in hopes to catch up to DHaggs Sr. but the track was just too long. I eventually made my 4th lap and finished in 8th Place with an overall time of 2 hours and 41 minutes. That’s a bit over the supposed 2 hour time limit but that’s racing and I rather it be like that than do 11 laps on a 2.9 mile track in 1 hour and 50 minutes. DHaggs Sr. had a good day as well considering he took is bike a part the night before till 2:30 in the morning and it made the whole race the following day. Now that’s a mechanic, and a racer, he came in 15th Place in his stacked class of Senior racers.
The season has only one more race left in a couple weeks and we are heading back down to Delaware. The race will be held at Blue Diamond MX complex and it will be the final round of the East Coast Harescramble Series. It may be a little chilly but the track has a number of fun challenging sections that will be well worth it.
I would like to Thank my Sponsors: DHAGGS Harescramble Racing, MSR Racing, Scott Powersports, Kenda USA, DP Brakes, Scott USA, TAG Metals, Decal Works, Twin Air, IMS, Devol Eng., FMF, TM Designworks, Cycra Racing

DHaggs Sr & Jr Make Local Newspaper!

RIDING IN THE DIRT
Taken From: The Reporter
Monday, October 6, 2008 3:00 AM EDT
By: Evelyn Short
SKIPPACK - More than 80 dirt bike riders spent an hour and a half driving on a snaked course through wooded areas, over telephone pole obstacles and zig zagging up a hill as they raced laps in one event of the Hare Scramble Sunday afternoon."This is our fourth year doing the Hare Scramble here," said Joe Zummo, chairman of the board of the Blue Comet Motorcycle Club. "This track is 3 to 4 miles long and goes in and out of the woods many times."
The club, which is based on Mensch Road in Skippack, is a member of the American Motorcycle Association. "We own 20 acres up here," Zummo said. "Our organization is a family oriented organization. It's basically to understand the sport of the event. "Numerous events were held throughout the day geared toward different age groups, from children through senior adults. "We had kids as young as 3 years old racing their minis," Zummo said. "The kids event was about a half hour event and it was on an abbreviated track. "Different classes, or skill levels, raced together at the same time with the highest class starting first. Dennis Haggerty Sr. of Horsham raced in the Senior B class along with his son Dennis Jr. of Horsham, who was in the 250A class. "He takes off before me so the whole race I know he's coming; he sets his sights on passing me," Haggerty Sr. said. "I'm not tired. I could go another 20 laps out there. "The father and son team have been racing Hare Scrambles at different venues for about six years. "He does some Nationals that I don't do because they're about three hours long," Haggerty Sr. said. They drove overnight from Ohio to participate in Sunday's Hare Scramble because Haggerty Jr. had raced in a Enduro Cross event on Saturday. "I thought this track was awesome," Haggerty Jr. said. "It's tight so it's challenging. That's why we come back because every year we have an awesome time."

ECEA DER Harescramble Race INFO!

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AGP Eagleswood October 19th Race Recap!!!

Round #7 of the Atlantic Grand Prix Series (AGP) was held this past Sunday in Eagleswood, New Jersey at the Sahara Sands Plant. With the season slowly coming to an end and the weather starting to put a chill in the air, you could still sense the excitement in the riders who were all lined up waiting for the flag to drop. Needless to say that this piece of property is one of the best that I have ever raced on, and if the series promoter got their act together and were able to put on a top notch event then I would have no problem saying that it is one of the best places to race in the north east. The AGP is known for its wide trails and fast hour and a half race pace. This location is that same spot where a national harescramble was held just years prior so you know that there has to be some prime riding terrain for racers with top notch abilities. I’m glad that they went back to the old track loop which was about 10 miles of grass track, motocross track, tight woods, sand, pebble hills, and nice open fast trail through the woods. Although this set-up can sound fun it was just a little too fast out there. I saw riders crashing a lot and I know that there were some serious injuries that took place. I think that the tracks can be fast and open in safe spots but when you get going that fast in the woods all’s it takes is one little mistake and you’ve got yourself a lot of hurt. The track is really the only reason why we keep going back there, it’s just that awesome. The promoters year after year can’t seem to figure out how to put on a quality event. I spent more time sitting around due to time differences than I did actually riding. Nevertheless, it was a great day of racing.
The big bummer on the day was that DHaggs Sr. had to miss out on the trip due to some bogus meeting that was mandatory for him to attend. So with an extra spot in the Factory Van none other than Noah D. from D’Antonio Racing threw his KTM in the back and we made the trip over to Jersey.
The weather was supposed to warm up by mid-day but it never seemed too, so sitting on the line was a bit on the chilly side. Like every year we sit there longer than we should have too and then finally the pro line took off. I was the line behind them and then Noah D. was 2 lines behind me. I got a great jump but then got pushed wide and then pinched before the next turn. The dust was a big factor right off the start since we were in an open field. It wasn’t 5 turns into the race and my front end washed out - I haven’t rode in the sand since spring to I was riding the front end a little heavy. I gave a good ground shot to my hip and elbow, it looked like sand but it was hard as concrete. Fired up about my early mishap I got back on the bike and started my long charge from dead last. The first lap I was working on staying off the front end and keeping it light, I learned the lay out of the track and kept trying to pick some people off. By the second lap I had things figured out and was starting to pick up the pace. Since it was nice and cool outside and we were only shooting for and hour and a half race; I felt really comfortable about pushing it a little harder than I usually do. The first couple of laps when I came around the scanner they had it so close that I couldn’t even see it, regardless of what it said I made sure to keep pushing and try to pick up some spots. The track was getting really worn in and I was actually settling in to a good flow, I mean a really good flow. I made very little mistakes and I was actually surprising myself with how hard I have been charging and for how long. What surprised me even more was that I haven’t been on my normal workout schedule because I have been working night and day on the new house getting it suitable to move in. I felt like I was just riding yesterday, I didn’t feel out of place at all on the bike, in-fact I feel so comfortable it’s crazy. Like everything that Rich taught me in the beginning of the season that I have been working on all year is just coming natural. It’s an awesome confidence builder and I really felt like I was riding at the level I want to be at. I finally came through the scanner on the second to last lap and saw that I was 4th! I was super pumped because I could taste third place so I twisted the throttle even more on the next lap, which worked out because when I hit the scanner for the white flag lap I made the pass and was in third and no way was I giving that spot up! One lap to go, 2 places to gain and not one to loose, I made sure that whoever came up behind me was not going to get by without a fight. Again I stayed on the charge and pushed through the 10 mile loop and when I came around the corner and spotted the checkered I was scanned and I held onto 3rd Place! Just 2 weeks ago I earned my first money winning for racing a dirt bike and in my very next race I seemed to pull it off again. Lucky for me this AGP race was one of the biggest payouts for Pro and expert classes of the year for local series. Regardless it’s not about the money, I ran another good race and I am really happy with my efforts and results.
Noah D. also put in a good ride and had some good results. He ended up getting 6th Place in the 250 Open-B class. This was his first trip to this track and he was happy that he made the trip. I was kind happy too because it would have been a long lonely ride for me and my bike. Our Pro buddy Wally Palmer who we just saw out in Ohio for Endurocross was there. It’s safe to say that he is pretty fast and I’m happy to say that this is the first race that he didn’t lap me at. He took home first place overall which got him $500 bucks for his hour and a half of work.
Net race is this weekend in Delaware for the second to last round of the East Coast Series. I am pumped to ride this track because they are saying that it’s about 12 and a half mile loop which I like, that means less laps, and that’s how it should be!
I would like to Thank my Sponsors: DHAGGS Harescramble Racing, MSR Racing, Scott Powersports, Kenda USA, DP Brakes, Scott USA, TAG Metals, Decal Works, Twin Air, IMS, Devol Eng., FMF, TM Designworks, Cycra Racing

AGP Round #7 Pics!

# 925 In the Grass Track
Action Figure Style...

Jersey = Sand

Naoh D. in the Dust Berm

Our Pro Buddy Wally Palmer - Yeah He's Fast

Photos By: Event Photo Now

AGP Round #7 Race INFO!

WHAT: 6th Annual Sahara Sand Grand Prix Hare Scramble

WHEN: Sunday October 19 2008 - Race Starts at 11:45am

WHERE: Sahara Sand Eagleswood, New Jersey
DETAILS: This is round 7 of the Atlantic Grand Prix series. The location of the event is at Sahara Sand & Gravel in Eagleswood Township, NJ. The course is in a gravel pit and also on wide wooded trails. The gravel pit is made up of natural style Motocross course. 100 % of the gate fee benefits the Eagleswood Fire Company and the community .
Food and prizes will be available on Sunday.
The location of this event is at the Sahara Sand Sand and Gravel pit just off of Rt. 9 in Eagleswood Township New
Food and prizes will be available on Sunday.Cash to top finishers in Pro and A classes. Trophies/plaques will be awarded to all B, C, Woman, Vet, Senior, Industry and Youth classes.

Entry Fees: Adult Riders $40.00, Youth Riders $30.00, PeeWee Riders $25.00,Pro $60.00 with 100%+ going to the Cash Purse! Atlantic Grand Prix Barcode Fee: $10.00 per participant and is good for one year usage.

Gate Fee: $10.00 per person, for the weekend and Children 7 and under are FREE! Note: 100% of the gate fee goes to a not-for-profit charity that puts their lives at risk everyday fighting and protecting families from fires. Just remember to say thank you to the Eagleswood Fire Company at the gate!Overnight Camping: $5.00 per vehicle.

Address: Sahara Sand of Eagleswood 942 Main Street (Route 9)Eagleswood, New Jersey 08092

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ENDUROCROSS/SKIPPACK RACE WEEKEND RECAP!

WOW! This weekend was one of the most memorable of my life and I don’t even know where to start. I know that it would be impossible to share every little detail with you but I’ll try my best to help you understand what it is we went through this weekend. Yes I said “we” because this weekend wasn’t just all about me, 6 of us made the trip to Ohio and Skippack. Besides myself, DHaggs Sr. went to tackle any mechanical issues on Saturday and raced Sunday, Bub Haggs handled all video taping assignments on Saturday, Aaron “Pitman” Mohar took care of the pictures on Saturday and Pitman responsibilities on Sunday, Mike Werner showed us around a school that we are starting to doubt he even went to, and Noah D’Antonio switched between the Christini team and DHaggs racing team on Saturday and also raced on Sunday. It truly was a team effort and I want to thank everyone who decided to go on this trip and make it one of the best weekends in my riding career.
FRIDAY
We left Friday morning for Ohio State and after about 8 hours we arrived pretty much on time. We checked into our hotel and then took the van over to the parking area at the arena so we would get a good spot. We were settling in and getting set up when Noah received a call from his brother who is the Mechanic for the Christini team. Christini is a company that makes 2 wheel drive dirt bikes and they are based out of Philadelphia. Their bikes are all the rave in the off road world right now and they had two pro riders who were riding their bikes this weekend at the Endurocross race. NJ based pro, Wally Palmer is one rider who was in route to Ohio with Noah’s brother and the other is 10 time National Trials Champion Geoff Aaron. We passed Noah’s brother and Wally somewhere in PA by Pittsburg and because they had a trailer we just passed and left them behind. So back to the call, Noah’s brother said that they just witnessed a huge accident and they we stuck on the highway and we were going to have to pick up Geoff Aaron from the airport. It’s not every day that you get to pick up one of the most famous off road riders in the sport. The airport was only about 20 minutes away so we left Bub and Mohar at our spot and took off to pick up Geoff Aaron. He is one of the coolest and laid back guys you will meet. I asked him for some pointers for a first time Endurocross rider and I made sure not to forget what he said. We got back to the arena and he hung out with all of us for a bit. Then we went back to the hotel and put his stuff in out room and went out to get something to eat. After 2 hours of being stuck on the highway the rest of the Christini team joined us for dinner. It was a once in a lifetime experience to have dinner with Geoff and Wally, they are two really cool guys.
After dinner Noah and I headed back to the room, while DHaggs Sr. slept in the van to keep an eye on the equipment, and the rest of the team went off the see what Ohio St. was like.
SATURDAY
Despite what time everyone went to bed we all got up the same time in the morning, showered, got something to eat, check out and walked across the street to the arena.
Finally at 9:00 the building opened and we were able to walk the track. The track was amazing, technical, almost unridable, crazy, and unforgiving. I really didn’t know how I was going to ride a bike over and through that stuff. It looks hard on TV and the obstacles were twice as big as they look on TV. After the track walk there was a riders meeting and then at 10:10 was my first practice. HOLY CRAP! It was so hard, there was log after log after log and then the rock sections were impossible and it was all so quick with no where to take a breath or rest. I couldn’t believe how tight the track was. Before you were even settle from hitting one obstacle there was another one right in front of your tire that you had to get ready for. Practice took only 5 minutes so there wasn’t much time to figure out what was going on. At 11:10 were my hot laps, which meant that they were going to take my fastest lap and whoever had the fastest lap got first gate pick for the qualifier race. That was also for 5 minutes and I only decided to do 2 laps to save energy. The first one was my best and then on the second I got hung up on the rock pile so I knew that wasn’t going to be such a good time. After the hot laps was going to be the qualifier race at 12:10 to see if I would make it into the main event which was at night in front of the packed arena before the pros had their races. The top three went right to the main event. I got a great start but again I got hung up on the monster mountain and ended up getting 9th place, which sent me to the last chance qualifier race. For the LCQ I got a great gate pick and again got an awesome start. I was feeling the best I felt all day, I was finally settling in and had a better idea of how to attack the obstacles. I needed to make the top 3 again to be qualified for the “big show.” After a couple of laps I was running in forth and I was a little behind the top 3 on the track. Luckily, the top 3 guys all got stuck on top of the Monster Mountain boulder section. The top two were on their way off of it and I approached the mountain, made it up on the boulders, made the turn in the boulders and was just about to hit the final log and my front wheel went down in between two boulders and I was stuck. I had third position and while I was stuck the other rider got his bike out before mine and I went back to fourth place. There were only a couple turns left and I missed the night show main event by: 8 seconds. Bummer! I had an awesome time and I can honestly say that this was one of the hardest things that I have ever done in my life. I was really happy that both my bike and I were in one piece. Now that I was done racing there was some down time before the night race so I was finally able to go up in the stands and watch some of the pro guys practice. It made me feel good that I wasn’t the only one having my troubles out there; the pro’s looked just as inexperience as I did. The course was just so tough and even though I wasn’t watching it on the TV and even though I was there in the stands watching, it doesn’t even come close to actually racing that track. I thought that it looked a lot easier from the stands but when you are down there on the floor and hitting those obstacles and trying to control and muscle that bike through that stuff while doing it with other racers on the track is something that you can not experience unless you actually do it.
The night race was awesome and the building filled up fast with spectators. They had opening ceremonies and then the support classes rode their main events (the race I should have been in) and then the pros did their qualifying for the main even. The main event was so exciting; Taddy fell on the first turn and worked his way back up to the front of the pack. There were 2 laps to go and Geoff Aaron was giving him a run for his money trying to put the pressure on him. Taddy passed Geoff and Geoff didn’t just let him go; he pushed his way to the end but just couldn’t figure out how to pass Taddy back. Geoff took second place and Dietrick took third for the pros.
Right after the main event was over we hoped in the van and drove back to PA to try and get back for the Skippack Harescramble. We left Ohio St. at about midnight and we ended up getting home at about 7ish which was good because it was smooth sailing all night.
SUNDAY
We stopped for some breakfast, stopped at the shop to pick up DHaggs Sr. bike, did some fine tuning on my bike and then headed to Skippack which was only about 20 minutes away. When we arrived at Skippack we learned that they had lost half of their land that they used to hold their race on. At first sight it didn’t seem to be like much of a harescramble with two woods sections and a little field section. Whatever the case we were there and it was our home track and people showed up to support us and we were going to make a good time of it. I was sad to hear that this was going to be their last harescramble but I was happy to hear that they are going to make a permanent Endurocross track and they were going to try and have 3 races there next year.
DHaggs Sr. and I got suited up and Noah’s Dad met him at the race with his bike so he was racing too. I convinced him to ride in the A class for fun so that way both he and his brother Luke and myself would be racing again like old times. We were all on the front line and the horn blew and we were off. I got a great start and was just behind Sipe who took the holeshot. The track was extremely tight, mainly single trail. From the start we went into the woods then we went into a field and then back into the woods before making a lap. The field section was pretty cool because they incorporated some Endurocross obstacles and even some motocross jumps. I don’t know how I was feeling so well because I ended up driving home from Ohio through the night and I had been up for about 30 hours. I felt great on the bike and I was really giving a good push for the whole race. The track had a certain flow to it and I don’t know how to explain it but I was just on for some reason. I really liked the track and I think that they did an outstanding job for the amount of land they had. They said that it was going to be an hour and a half race so I decided to pick up the pace a bit since it was going to be a bit shorter. I maintained that pace for the whole race until the second to last lap where I started to feel a little worn out but I picked up some speed and realized that I just took a breather for a couple of minutes. Finally they showed the white flag and it was the last lap. I saw DHaggs Sr. on the last lap back in the woods. He let me go by but he took the smooth line and left me to turn on the rooty section. I made the pass and took off. Then I heard a 4 stroke behind me and all I could think about was the 8 seconds from Saturdays LCQ. There was no way that I was giving up this spot on the last lap, so I continued to push as hard as I could and kept the rider behind. I managed to stay in front of him for the whole last lap and when I came through the scoring barrels I took 4th Place for the day. This was my best finish for the year and I really don’t know what got into me or how I ran the best race of the year after riding Endurocrss the day before and being up for 30 some hours but it happened and it felt good. This is the first time in a long time that I made no mistakes at all. I had a little bobble here or there but I made no big mistakes and I pushed for the whole race. It feels really good and it’s a nice finish to such a great weekend. DHaggs Sr. put in a good race as well pulling out a 6th Place for the day. He too liked the track and enjoyed racing in front of our home town fans. Not only did we have a good race both DHaggs Sr. and I were interviewed by a local news paper reporter which was pretty cool. To top off this amazing weekend we both got awards at the trophy ceremony. DHaggs Sr. got his trophy and for the first time in my racing career I got paid! Now what’s better than getting paid for having fun and racing one of the best races of your career after driving all night from racing Endurocross the day before and enjoying it with some of your best friends. If it were a commercial – PRICELESS!
I would like to Thank my Sponsors: DHAGGS Harescramble Racing, MSR Racing, Scott Powersports, Kenda USA, DP Brakes, Scott USA, TAG Metals, Decal Works, Twin Air, IMS, Devol Eng., FMF, TM Designworks, Cycra Racing

OHIO STATE University Hosts ENDUROCROSS!

This is How We Roll...
...This is How the KTM Factory Team Rolls!
After we Picked Up Geoff Aaron from the Airport we meet Up with the rest of the Christini Crew and had Dinner with Them!

Some of Us had to Get a Good Night Sleep - Some of Us Didn't

View of Campus from Out Our Window

Checked Out and Walked Across the Street to the Arena Abby Road Style

Pictures By: DHaggs Jr.

ENDUROCROSS TRACK!

Value City Arena at Ohio State University - Home of ENDUROCROSS!
Riders Entrance

The Track!

Motocross Style Starting Gate

Flat Rock Section

Wall of Tires

Water Hole "With 2 Log Crossings in It" -For the Night Race they Put In a Foot of Water

Monster Mountain! This is where all the Action was all Day and Night!

Now that's High Def!

Pictures By: DHaggs Jr.