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aMUTUCRU~w~~~.T~_kC_ro_ w_nS_ff_i~_:F_~_~R_o_@_d~~~~~~~~~~ l 25 B: I. G reg Rand (Su r ): 2. Ken n y Yoh o (Suz): 3. j ason Syber t (H em ); 1 . Josh Latina (Ka w) : 5. Eddie Ra y ( K aw ). 250 R: I. Ra y Mitchell (H o n): 2. Do ug Del l aan (SUl.); 3. Brian Behrma nn (Suz}; 4. Kevin Kigh t e (Ho n): 5. J oey Moo re (SUl). 500 Rice : I. Kevin Kn igh t (H e n): 2. . Wa llace Fin ch er (H a n) ; 3. Ch ris Shon ridge r f-lon) : 1. Wyndel l Kern (lion ): .\ . Ftip P a ~c (KT M). 125 C: I. j erem y Fogg: (Ka w): 2. J a co b Kiel ty (S Ul ); 3. An thony Hi ll (Kaw): 1. P axto n Mend elssohn (Ka w): 5. Michael Puvus (SuI). 250 C: I. j am es Hu gh es (H o n ): 2. Barr en O USd WT ( Ka w): 3. Pa xto n Mendel ssohn ( Ka w): 4. Dell Ella uso n (H e n): 5. j ack Add iso n (H e n). Fina l Series Standings appear in th e Result Section. Amate ur Tripl e Crown Series: Round 2 Carsten, Carroll fly at GainesvilleSupercross By Mike a nd Anne Adair G reg Rand (77) wrap ped up overall victories in th e 125cc Youth an d 125cc B classes. Paul,��Wallin shine at Gatorback Amateur MX By Mike a n d Anne Adair GAINESVILLE, FL, FEB. 29 ary Paul and Bill Wa llin bot h chose the Amateur Na tional MX. held the day befo re th e ope n ing rou nd of the Natio nal Championship 125/ 250cc MX Series at Ca torback Cycle Pa rk, to ma rk their retu rn to racing, And they both left their mark a t Ca torbac k, as Paul topped the 125cc A class a nd Wa ll in wo n the 250cc A division. Pa ul , who had tak en a seaso n off from ra cing, bou nced back wit h a two mot o sweep of the I25cc A class aboard hi s SNR-prepped Suzuki. " Nor m a n Smys er did a gr ea t jo b o n the suspens io n," said Pau I. "T he track was har d, slick a nd go t ro ug her wit h every m o ta . I needed a ll the hel p r co uld get. " Ap proximately 518 ent rants tack led the sa me track th a t th e Na tiona l ri ders used the following day. For th e ama teu r eve n t, Worid Spo rt s award ed tro p hies a nd pr esented merch andise from event sponsors Dunl op, H am merhead Grap hics, Boyesen Engineer ing, Powermist, T uf Racing, Barr's . Co mpe titio n , Wi seco , Dirt Sh irts, H on da of Lak e Well s, Pro Circuit and AXO to th e top 10 fin ish ers in each class . Chris Pomerr oy led th e sta rt of th e firs t 125cc A mot a , bu t a fir st-la p m ish a p dr op ped him to last. Pau l exp la ined hi s move to the fro nt , say ing , " I was fourth a t the dropo ff into th e pi t, a nd q u ickly picked off two guys com ing u p the hi ll. I took th e lead in th e back sectio n." At th e end of la p one it was Pau l in first foll ow ed by Robbie En gstro m, Jun ior J ackson , Tommy Mart in and Ma rk Neide r hise r. Martin p assed Engstrom o n th e fina l la p for second , but Pau l was o u t of reach a nd too k th e wi n. Mq totwo sa w Wa llin ta ke a n ea rl y lead with Paul , Eng stro m , Martin, Niderh iser a nd Shane T empleton in th e lead pac k. Paul closed on Wall in a nd j um p ed by h im , for th e lead. G 44 Ma rtin worked o n Wall in for f011l' la ps before getti ng by for second. " Wall in was slow ing a litt le a nd I squared off the tabl eto p a nd squeezed in side hi m ," Ma rt in said. Marti n charged after the leader, but Wa lli n co u nte red and held on for the win . Wa ll in also rod e the 250cc A class a nd was a co nte nder from th e start of the fir st rno to. He took th e lead after a lap then ro de o n to th e first rno to wi n. Rou nd ing out the top five were Tomm y Mart in , Brand on Sm i t h , Pom erroy and Sh a ne La wson . " I was p umped after th e first moto, it was my first ever expert moto win in Florida ," said Suz uki Ca nada / ATC Cora ll MX Fox /FM F/ Ara i/Cas tro lsu p ported Wall in , wh o was returni ng fro m a n in j ury suffered la te last year. " Wa it until my docto r hea rs ab ou t th is. I had a bone graft done in my hand, a nd was supposed to wa it a no ther month before rac ing." Mot o two started wi th Wall in in th e lead with Brad Lockhart, Billy Belt, Mark Nid erh iser, Todd Gard ner a nd Tommy Martin in tow. Wa llin fell on the thi rd la p a nd recovered in th e fourth po sit ion . " I tried to find a smooth line af ter th e tab leto p ," Wallin said. " It was too smooth a nd I slid out. " . Lockha rt, also a S u zuk i-Ca na da rider, fiercely p reserved the lead for th e m o ta w i n . Ne id erh iser fi n ished second, bu t Martin a nd Wall in were raci ng for third and the o vera ll win. " With a la p to go, I went off a j ump, h it a hol e, sp un a nd sta lled it, " Marti n said. " Whe n I looked u p , Wall in was by me for th e overa ll." Aaron L in dsey ea rne d th e 65cc (7II ) class cro wn afte r finis h ing fourth beh ind winner Matt Wal ker , Don Ledd y a nd Aug us t Lausberg in th e fina l ro u nd. Kaw asaki Team Green ri ders Matt Walker, Ricky Carmichael a nd Kevin Windham rod e flawl essly, sweep ing th eir classes in th e 85cc division . Mark Neide rhiser (98) led 125cc A class win ner Barry Cars ten in th e supercross, Greg Ra nd has fu lly reco vered from a broken hand by wi n n ing th e 125cc Yo ut h a nd 125cc B classes. T he best race fea tured Rand and J osh Latino in the first 125cc B mo to. " I ca ug h t Greg, bumped h is tire and wrecked ," said La tino. " I had to reel h im in again, and go t h im as we jumped by th e checkered flag." In moto two, Rand passed Andrew Desp ain for the mo to wi n. Honda o f McCo m b- ba cke d R a y Mit ch ell held off 250cc B series cha m p Doug DeH aa n a t the checkered fla g to pr eserve hi s overa ll win. Mitchell sai d, " I jumped so fa r a t th e fin ish ju m p that I bl ew the rear bra kes." T o m my Marti n scored the P lus 25 A cla ss win , with 1-2 mota fi nishes against Ri cky Palm er. T he Powerb arl Bo yesen / AXO /S ho e i/Ts u baki l AI Ro d i H o nda- sponsored rider said, "Ricky a nd I were rea lly ba ttling. H e do esn' t g ive u p." Palmer bo unced back with a win in the 44-r ider PI us 30 class. The PIus 40 mo tos belonged to G ar y Peak, wh o finish ed a head of Warn er Wi lbourn. H enry Gref won the series . title w ith a th ird overa ll fini sh . J eremy Fogg a nd J am es H ug hes . top ped th e 125cc a nd 250cc C clas ses, resp ect ively, but Paxton Mendelssoh n claim ed bot h Class cha mp io nships. ex Resul ts 125 A: 1. Gar y Pau l (Sill); 2. Tom m y Ma ni n (H o n ); :1. Robbi e F. 1l ~ ..urun (1 111 ); l. Bradl ey Suu nk (H o u ): 11 .r,. Mar k Neid erh iser ( J Ion ): 6. Bill Wa llin (Suz]: 7. Brandon Smi th (Ka w): K. Michael McDu na ld (Stu); 9. J ohn Vaug fide r ( H u n) ; 10. Thom as Co le (Ka w). 250 / 500 A: I. Bill Wa llin (S UI); 2. T o m m y Marl in (H u n) : 3. Mark Neid er hi ser (H on j: 4. Sha nt' L IW :)O Il (H o n ); 5. Brandon Smith (Ka w): 6. Ma n y Burr (Ya m) ; 7. Michael McDona ld (Suzj : 8. Cha d Fleck (H a n) : 9. Bill y Belt z (H o n ): 10. Kevin Museer ( H u n ). PI\\': I. Bubbu Stewar t (Ya m) ; 2. j ust in H ol stein (Ya m ); 3. O arreu Ed m iste r (Yam ]: 4. Zach R u tledge (Ya m); 5. j ason Ben net t (Ya m ). 65 7-11: I. Ma lt Walk er (Ka w ): 2. Do n ald Ledd y (Kaw ): 3. Aug us t Lau sberg (Kaw ): 4. Aa ron Lindse y (Ka w]: 5 . SCOII Pe rr y (Ka w ). 85 7-11: I. Matt Wa lker (K;I\','); 2. August La wsbcrg (Kaw); 3. Do nald Ledd y (SUl): 4. Jerem y Shu ttlewort h (Kaw) : 5. Mall Boo ne (Kaw). 85 12- l 3: I. Ri cky Ca rm icha el (Kaw ): 2. SCOlt Pinson (SUI); 3. Mar k Bur khart (Hon ); 4. Detrick Rentl ey (Ka w ): 5. Kenn y j o nes (H e n). 85 14-15: I. Kevin Win dh am (Kaw ): 2. R ichi e Horto n (Kaw ): 3. Mall Ma xim o ff (Suz); 1. Da nn y H aynes (Ka w); 5. Pa ul Cu rr ie (Kaw]. l 25 VTH : I. G reg Ra nd (Suz); 2. jaso n Sybert (Ho n): 3. Do ug De-Ha an (S tu); 4. Dan n y H aynes ( Ka w}; 5 . j a m es H u mph rey (Suzj. PLUS 25 A: I. T omm y Mart in (Hon ): 2. David Mack (Ka w): 3. J ay Hoen k (He n): 1. Bill Kcstu k 5. SCOtl Bishop (H on ). . PLUS 25 B8cC: l. Kevin Kn ig h t (Hon ); 2. Larry ( SUI) ; Klein (Yam ]: 3. Wi ndell Kern (H n n ); 4. Dell Ell ans 6 n (H o n); 5. Scou Bodjack (H o n). P L US 30: I. Ri ck y Pa lm er (H a n ); 2. Ro n Jones (Yam); 3. David Mack ( Ka w): 4. Bill y Sexton (Ka w) : 5. Gary G raha m (H e n) . P L US 35: I. Ro n J on es (Ya m ); 2. Billy Sexto n (Ka w ): 3. Ga ry Peak (Ya m ): 4. Ken neth Frankenberr y (He n]: 5. Kris Klap pe r ich (Ya m ). PL US 40 : I. Ga ry P eak (Ya m ); 2. Wa rn er Wilba ugh ( Ka w); 3. jindrich Gr ef (Hon ); 4. Peter H arrison (H a n); 5. AI G ard n er (H o n). GAI!\'ESVIl.l.E, FL. FEB 28 . ore tha n 250 rid ers made th e trek fro m th e p revio us week 's opening .ro u nd of the Wor ldSp ortspromo ted Am ateur Tr ip le C row n Seri es in Atlanta, to Florida's Gatorback Park, for th e su pe rcro ss portio n of the ser ies. a nd it was Barr y Cars ten and Bria n Carro ll scoring th e p remi er 125 and 250/ 500cc Expert class vicro. ries, respec ti vely. . T he start o f the I25cc Expert feature d idn 't exact ly work out th e way Ca rsten had hoped. "I go t a good dr ive off the ga le bu t dr ifted wide and was wedged o u t o f the . fi rs t turn and dropped back to fo urth," said Carsten . " Bu t I moved u p, ca ug h t th e leader a nd ju m ped by him on the do u ble nea r the sta rt ch u te." O nce in to the lea d, Carsten pu lled away from the field a nd scor ed th e wi n. " I feel rea lly good a bout my ridin g after fin ishing third in th e 125cc Pro fina l in Atla nt a ," said th e Montgomery Cycl e / Malco lm Smit h /Scott / DG I Ara i/ Pro Spec/Cus tom T X I Act ion P ho tos-backed Carsten. "Toda y's track was fun . there were so me good j um p co mbina tions on it." Whi le Carst en ra n away to victor y, Mark Neid erh iser, Michael McDon a ld, Brad ley Str unk and Ca rro ll wage d war for th e runner-up slo t. T he fou r rid ers batt led back a nd fourt h wi th Ca rro ll work ing hi s wa y up th rou gh the pa ck a n d em e rg ing atop o f that fig ht. Ca rro ll ended up seco nd , a head of Stru nk, Ncid erhiscr and McDo na ld, in tha t ord er. In the 250cc main event, Neiderhiser was th e ea rly lea der before being relegated to second by Carroll o n the second lap. " I reeled him in , ca ug ht h im o n the ins ide a nd used a block pass 10 get by," said Carroll o f the pass on Neiderh iser. After pass ing Neiderhi ser, Ca rro ll opened up a co m ma nding lead which he had no pr oblem s ho ld in g on to for the win. Ne ider hiser ra n seco nd for mos t o f the race u n til n an j anneu e, who had a fifth-p lace sta rt, moved up a nd p assed h im lat e in the race. Matthew Crown a lso event ua lly go t arou nd Neiderhiser, mak ing th e fin al fini shing order - Carro ll, j annette, Crow n , N eid er h iser a nd Brand on Smi th, resp ecti vel y. " I ha ve o n ly ridd en a couple of races thi s season, a nd tod ay's win gives me a lo t of co nf idence," said th e Pow erba r / T u f/ G ea r / Sco t t/R R P / Sh o ei / Bo yesen Engin eer in g/ FMFI Bridgeston e/Ren th a I/Hea lth Tech-sponsored Carroll. Bubba Stewa rt brok e away fro m h is traditi on a l co me-fro m-beh ind style by lead in g from start to fini sh in the Pee Wee fin al. Stewart beat Chaz Northey to th e first turn a nd roosted ou t in fro nt th e entire race. Northey pushed hard for th e first three la ps before cras h ing , M

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