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Madera MX Pro winner Perry Klassen gets max compression on suspension and tire on t hi s landing . Klassen is "together" at Madera MX By Dave Hawkins MAD ER A , CA . :\1AR . 6 Parry Klassen ( KT M) won the 25 0 Pro class ho nors a t the Madera Lak e Motoc ross on Ma rch 6, O ver 200 rid ers were on ha nd for the day-lo ng Dist rict event . In th e fi na l 250 Pro moro. Klassen to ok th e holeshot as riders jammed int o th e fi rst turn . T im W orth (SUl) pressured Klassen throughout th e fir st two laps. Then a d esp erat e Mi lan Garrell (M on ) tri ed to div e unde r Worth in a turn a nd hit him . That co llisio n knock ed W orth-off the track and de stroyed a ny hope of ca tchi ng th e lead e r. By th e e nd of th e race , Klassen stret ch ed his lead to 12 seconds. Worth fini shed second for second ove ra ll a nd Cl arence Derri ck (Bul ) co m b ine d a 6 -·1 sco re for third . In th e open ing 250 Pro mot a Klassen had finis he d seco nd beh in d Worth wi th Mik e H au sm a n (H us) t hird . Klassen . who fin ished 10t h in th is ycar's Sears Po int Trans-AMA Su p po rt Class, was a reli eved rid er in th e pits a fter his o vera ll win . " I fin all y got him (Wort h ), he sai d. " I fi na lly go t every t hing toget her. " J im Ellis (SUl), rid ing in h is first Pro ra ce , fin ish ed just ou t o f th e mo ney with ba ck-to-hac k fifth pla ce fi nis hes for fourth -ove ral l. The 125 Pro class was a two -m a n sp eed show . Scott Ka rl (Suz ) grabbed th e lead in the firs t m o ta but bv th e e nd of th c second lap Tim W o rt h i SUl) had slip p c d by him . Fo r th e rem a ind e r of the race it was " rne-a nd- rn vshad ow" time as W orth cou ldn't shake Karl from his rear fend e r. At th e sta rti ng lin e fo r rn o t o two W orth was " visiting" with Karl. It was " psyc h" time as both rid e rs kn e w th e win ner of th c next rac e wou ld tak e home . the a vera 11 mon ey. W ort h laughed a nd sa id "see ya late r" as h e returned to his hik e . . His st at ement wasn 't quite co rr ec t since Worth didn't sec a nyone aft er th e sta rt of the ne xt rnoto . H e grabbed th e lead a nd nobody ca me clos e . Karl finished a co m fo rt a b le second for a 2 -2 fin ish a nd a second overall foll owed b y Mike Montgomery (Ya m) wit h SCO Tl'S of 4-:\. In 125 Intermediate Division I ac tio n , Ch ip C hapma n (H us) wo n t he ove ra ll wh ile in Division II Da vid Bla ir (Hon) co llecred fi rst hon ors. • Results in Results Secti o n . In f irs t Pro ride at Madera, Jim Ellis (78) even hol eshot w inner Klasse n (13 ). 30 The Tim Worth (441, Scott Karl racershow in 125 Pro at Madera. (Top) Te ns ion on the starting line at Utah's Dirt Palace indoor. Stephanie Christensen (113) is one of the state's few regular lady competitors. (Middle) Check the determination on the face of Mini Amateur w inner Bob Thomas 141. (Bottom) Dirt Palace's turn two developed a hole that ate m inis.