DISTRICT 17 HILLCLIMB MIDSEASON POINTS LEADERS NAMED

By: Bud Northrup - Mt. Vernon, IL  7/23/05

             The Mid Season (7/10/05) Hill Climb points leaders were awarded their hats by the District 17 Hill Climb Director, Jason Northrup, at the King City Dirt Riders hill climb on July 23rd.   

            Youth winners were Dakota Watson (50cc), Brett Kalaher (65cc), Caleb Emory (Junior Mini), and Blake Cappello (Senior Mini). 

            Amateur winners included Paul Hillard, a double class leader (450CC and 750CC), and ‘OldBud’ Northrup with the lead in three classes (Open, Open Pushrod and Super Senior).  Bud has benefitted by the misfortunes of others this year – Jason Northrup out injured from the Open Class, Steve Shafer disappearing from the Open and Push Rod classes, and Ron Todd suffering an early injury in the Super Senior class – so he freely admits his leads are a ‘fluke’. 

            Other amateur class leaders are R.D. Miller III (125cc),  Kevin ‘Bubba’ Bond (200CC), Shane Green (250CC), Cody Jenner (600CC), Mike Peters (600cc 4-stroke), Scott Petty (Senior), Rod Kalaher (400cc Stock), and Josh Denson (Open Stock).           

MIDSEASON STANDINGS:

50CC: 1.Dakota Watson, 2.Logan Moody, 3.Jeremiah Lyday, 4.Garret Holycross, 5.Steve ‘Bug’ Coon Jr

65CC: 1.Brett Kalaher, 2.Logan Moody, 3.Matt Gocken, 4.Dakota Blakeney, 5.Matt Kinkin.

85CC Jr: 1.Caleb Emory, 2.Schuyler Kalaher, 3.Joe McGurer, 4.Jessie Coon, 5.Chris Peters.

85CC Sr: 1.Blake Cappello, 2.Justin James, 3.Shane Green, 4.John Rice, 5.Joshua Beckley.

125CC: 1.R.D. Miller III, 2. ‘Bubba’ Bond, 3.Shane Green, 4.Mike Popham, 5.Blake Cappello.

200CC: 1.Bubba Bond, 2.Jake Tackitt, 3.Gordon Green, 4.Chris Peters, 5.Robbie Ellis.

250CC: 1.Shane Green, 2.Mike Popham, 3.R.D. Miller III, 4.Matt Peters, 5.Jon Creek.

450CC: 1.Paul Hillard, 2.Mike Bacon, 3.Rob Ellis, 4.Cody Jenner, 5.Matt Peters.

600CC: 1.Cody Jenner, 2.Jake Tackitt, 3.Brent Bowman, 4.Andy Fortner, 5.Josh Denson.

600 4-Stk: 1.Mike Peters, 2.Jeff Jack, 3.Butch Fetters, 4.Paul Hackbarth, 4.Chuck Schroeder.

750CC: 1.Paul Hillard, 2.Jason Northrup, 3.John Potter, 4.Bud Northrup, 5.Bob Senn.

OPEN: 1.Bud Northrup, 2.Jason Northrup, 3.Steve Shafer, 4.Bill Myers, 5.Terry Bailey.

PROD: 1.Bud Northrup, 2.Steve Shafer, 3.Bill Myers, 4.Nate Simenec, 5.Terry Bailey.

SENR: 1.Scott Petty, 2.Kevin Bond, 3.Mike Bacon, 4.Rob Ellis, 5.Mark Peters.

SSNR: 1.Bud Northrup, 2.Ron Todd, 3.Billy Pearson, 4.Keith Klett, 5.Richard Potter.

400 Stk: 1.Rod Kalaher, 2.R.J. Watson, 3.Danny Schuman, 4.Al Petty, 5.Jeff Jack.

OPN Stk:  1.Josh Denson, 2.Jared McKay, 3.Cody Jenner, 4.Brian Klett, 5.Mike Wargo.

The mid-season points leaders

Paul Hillard (left) and Jason Northrup

Old Bud gets a new hat