INVASION of the NEW PHILADELPHIANS! 
By Rupert X Pellett
Ohio County Fair Motocross Championship Series - Round 25
Tuscarawas County Fair 
DOVER, OH SEP 17

With KTM/ Red Bull's Brock Sellards, F&S Suzuki's David Hill and Buckeye Cycle Supply/ FLY racewear's Thomas Kelley all competing at this star-studded affair - you just knew the racing was going to erupt. And it did. Sellards, the biggest star of the three New Philadelphia based riders, was easily the pre-race favorite at this fair motocross race-track, although Hill and Kelley, both well known in Ohio racing circles and both incredibly talented riders - would like nothing better than to beat their competitor and colleague at this local race. New Philadephia, very close on the Buckeye map to Dover would have a couple thousand screaming fans to cheer on their favorite sons at this late round of the Ohio County Fair Motocross Championship Series, as pros and amateurs alike thrashed their machines on the tight, jumpy circuit. The 125 A/ Pro class would see a surprise as David Hill would take the win ahead of second place Thomas Kelley - said Hill of Sellards' misfortune; " I guess Brock went down in the whoops - I took advantage of the situation and cruised on in for the win". Sellards would allow no obstacle or rider to displace his glory on the 250's however - the brilliant KTM factory rider and Ohio's fastest current pro shook off the pack and charged to the win, with fans roaring their approval. Hill would take runner - up honors, with Kelley in third. In amateur classes of racing, some future stars flashed their stuff - Gavin " Speedy-G" Gracyk tore up the B classes and annihilated the 16-24 age group division, as well - for good measure. Dusting off his Kawasakis, the amazing Dustin Freitag swept the Super-Mini and Mini Senior divisions, while Logan's Levi Kilbarger did the same to the 65cc and Mini-Junior classes. Jared Grabiel flung his Kawasaki to the win in Schoolboy, just ahead of Brewster's A.J.Hattery - the gifted Hattery, showing spectacular speed, also finished second, behind Gracyk, in 125 B. Also worth noting, was the screaming Suzuki of Travis McQueen - the fast young flyer from Baltic, ran third in 125 B and second behind National amateur champ Gracyk, in 250 B and 16-24. 

125 Pro: 1. David Hill (Suz); 2. Thomas Kelley (Suz); 3. Brock Sellards (KTM); 4. Jason Casterline (Hon); 5. Willy Burton (Hon).
250 Pro: 1. Brock Sellards (KTM); 2. David Hill (Suz); 3. Thomas Kelley (Suz); 4. Jeremiah Kail (Yam); 5. Jason Wade (Yam).
50(7-8): 1. Dylan Bantum (Cob); 2. Nick Stover (Cob); 3. Cody Bailey (Cob). 
65: 1. Levi Kilbarger (KTM); 2. Cody Gang (Kaw); 3. Kyle Ditcher (KTM).
80 (7-11): 1. Levi Kilbarger (Suz); Cody Gang (Kaw); 3. Kyle Ditcher (Yam).
80(12-15): 1. Dustin Freitag (Kaw); 2. Josh Toney (Suz); 3. Perry Hoover (Hon). 
SuperMini: 1. Dustin Freitag (Kaw); 2. Dale C Mussard Jr. (Suz); 3. John Householder (Yam).
125B: 1. Gavin Gracyk (Kaw); 2. A.J.Hattery (Suz); 3. Travis McQueen (Suz). 
250B: 1. Gavin Gracyk (Kaw); 2. Travis McQueen (Suz); 3. Mitch Warrens (Kaw). 
16-24: 1. Gavin Gracyk (Kaw); 2. Travis McQueen (Suz); 3. Jeremy Elkins (Suz). 
40+: 1. Bill Reiss (Hon); 2. Gary Gracyk (Kaw); 3. Jim Dickerson (Yam). 
30+: 1. Jeff Ricker (KTM); 2. Mitch Warrens (Kaw); 3. Bill Reiss (Hon). 
Schoolboy: 1. Jared Grabiel (Kaw); 2. A.J.Hattery (Suz); 3. Fletcher Shyrock (Hon).