enthusiastic and plentiful .
As for the actual cross-country races , the course follows a familiar path to previous years , with some additions to keep it fresh . Tim , along with some help from the Mid-Atlantic regional trail-boss extraordinaire Mike Zdybak , was able to add a bit of new single track in several areas including a couple hair-raising off camber sections that were challenging but negotiable as well as some nice tight bar-width sections above the farm pond . In a departure from last year , the course was able to use entertaining sections of the motocross track to connect the various stages of forested trails .
In general , the course follows the perimeter of the property with a combination of flowing two-track with some rolling elevation changes through fence-rows and patches of woods that are connected with farm lanes , a sprint through a pasture or around a farm pond levee , several sections of great single track , and a rip through the dairy barn . A very diverse and enjoyable course at
# 191 MIKE WRIGHT nearly five miles in length . Both days were set to utilize the same course , but with some impending rain on Sunday , National Cross- Country director Becky Hayes and Mid-Atlantic regional director Dave Kutskel made a smart call to bypass some of the challenging off-camber sections to prevent bottlenecks . Thankfully the weather remained wonderful all weekend and the rain did not manifest itself , but the preparation was appreciated .
VINTAGE RACES
Brett Reichart and his Puch led the pack of 39 riders onto the course in Saturday ’ s vintage race . As the only rider on the front row , Brett was thankful for the competition when Dave Kutskel was able to chase him down from row two .
Dave would end up pulling away for the overall win on his Yamaha MX360 with Brett holding second . Robert McNeel followed with a solid third place on his Husqvarna . Sunday was nearly a repeat at the front of the pack although Brett was able to keep Dave at bay and maintain the lead on track . But the final tally on the leaderboard put Kutskel out front again with his second overall win of the weekend .
Brett again took second while Chris Gillespie put his number “ 3 ” Can-Am in the three spot . Charlie Walker put in solid performance on his Yamaha with fourth overall , a repeat from the
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