Published June 16. 2011 05:01PM
The Reading Off-Road Riders held their annual Hare Scramble in the coal pockets west of Tamaqua. Despite a wet race course, the two-day race event, consisting of 5 day-time races and 1 night-time race, was attended by hundreds of youth and adult racers. Youth rider Thorn Devlin, Tamaqua, set a 30-minute pace on the 7.5 mile rock garden and took the top spot C Overall. Adult rider Andrew Delong, Tamaqua, set a 29 minute pace on the 9.4 mile course. Andrew built a commanding lead over Jerod Stoner untill the final lap when Andrew suffered a derailed chain that cost him 15-plus minutes to repair. Stoner rode hard and steady to take the win. For a full list of race results visit
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