BELL SHINES AT GORMAN BIG 6 WCGP
Z
ach Bell (STI/3 Bros.
Husqvarna) had every reason
to take it somewhat easy at the
Prospectors Motorcycle Club's
Gorman Grand Prix, round seven
of the AMA District 37/FMF Big 6
Grand Prix Series, November 3-4.
After all, he had a red-eye
flight to catch Sunday night that
would ultimately deliver him to
Chile where he'll join the rest of
the U.S. World Trophy team at
the 93rd International Six Days
Enduro (ISDE) that begins next
week. It'll be both his first time
on the Trophy team and his first
ISDE. Talk about pressure!
But he put that out of mind
at the $2000, 90-minute West
Coast Grand Prix (WCGP) feature
race, took the lead early after a
good start and dominated the
rest of the event aboard his FMF/
AHM/Seven-sponsored FX 450.
However, points leader Trevor
Stewart managed to minimize the
damage, the Johnny Campbell
Racing (JCR) Honda star also rid-
ing a smart race to finish second.
He lost five points but still leads
Bell, 170-146, unofficially, with
one round left.
Justin Seeds (Chaparral Mo-
torsports/Precision Concepts
Kawasaki) put in his best ride of
the season in finishing third.
"I've had a lot going on the last
few months; I have to do what I
have to do," Bell remarked. "Last
weekend I won the WORCS [fi-
nale] and carried the momentum
into here. I really wanted this one.
IN
THE
WIND
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Winner Zach Bell (1), Eric Yorba (280)
and Blayne Thompson (777) got great
starts, but Justin Seeds (213) snuck by
on the inside to take the holeshot.
