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A- N CO en ..... >~ aJ ::J ~ .0 CD u, en ~ w Z > I- « (Top) Wright (3-B) leads the Honda wecking crew. Wax (51). Sparks (43) and Marty Hart follows. (Right) The spoils of victory are fine - from left. Gaian. Capt. McCoy and Sundahl . (Below) Sparks getting air. Sparks caught and passed Wax for - second. the little 185S bringing tears to all the four-stroke lovers' eyes. As Sparks pulled alongside Hart, Sparks stalled. In fact, Sparks had stalling problems the entire heat to the tune of four kills. By this time, Sundahl was gone.. .long gone. Wax took over second with Ron Haase taking third , Gaian filling out fourth spot and top 200cc .Wright was now out of it . At the checkered, it was Sundahl in for the win, Wax second, Haase third and Gaian fourth . "For the past two weeks I've been testing tires , brakes, motor, you know everything. I felt really good today, but after the second lap I knew I was going to have trouble. It's the same thing that's happened to me the past four races-my pucks on my rear brakes. I get them adjusted, go out, they heat up and go away. I can run with the Hondas, but without brakes. I can't do anything. Once the pucks get that hot, it warps the disc. I'm going to try and race the second moto; I guess we'll see." commented Wright. Sundahl said, "The track was hot. It didn't have hardly any motorcycle ruts in it. It made sliding a lot easier. I didn't feel the jumps were that bad, not like San Diego, anyway . The only hard parts on the track were the stutter steps, 16 of them to be exact. You almost had to idle over them, but then so did everyone else. I really dug it ... , The track was gnarly, even for the Pros on Saturday night. The AMA , however. didn't take much out for the Amateur race today, including the 10-foot finish line jump. Other jumps ranged from six to nine feet . One thing about it , everyone loved it. In the second mote, gate ~ition was determined by how you finished in the first moto, the top 10 started on the first row, the rest started behind. As the backwards falling · gate dropped, Sundahl shot into the lead followed by Wax , Haase. and Sparks. Wright, who started in the second row, got a good shot out of 'die gate and pulled into fourth. Into tum one, Wright went over the bars, ,likl: a gumby doll . He looked a little dazed but seemed to be all right. His front tire came off the bead of the rim . By lap two, Sparks was making his move on Haase. Sundahl, on the other hand, started to stretch it out, but Wax was on the gas and not letting up. On lap three, Sparks made his move on Haase. With a hold on third, Sparks set out after Wax, four-stroke versus two-stroke. The crowd was pumped; these guys were flat putting on a show , and the crowd loved it. Gaian and George Neary battled for the number five spot while chasing Haase for fourth position. At the checkered, it was Sundahl, Wax, Sparks and Haase with Gaian and Neary fourth and fifth. "I was so pumped off the line; everything just went my way today," exclaimed Sundahl. "I couldn't believe it ; I started in the second row, got a good shot out of the gate - I think I was in fourth into tum one -when I hit my brakes, nothing was there. That's when I grabbed a handful of front , J guess too much. Man, did I bite it ; I'll be glad when this brake problem's solved ," reflected Wright. Sparks later said, "The first moto was all my fault. I think I stalled it about four times . I was so mad at myself. The second moto I knew what I needed todo, and I did it . I feel a little better, but it still bums me to think I made those stupid mistakes." For the past month, Wax has been in a bad slump, but today , things, seemed to come together. "I don't know what the problem has been; I just didn't have my act together. I felt better today, though. Maybe it's a start of something good- I hope," commented Wax. What was also nice about today 's race is that there was a Pro purse-first 250cc pa id $135 , second $100 , third $70 and fourth $35 . For the 2005, first place was paid - $90. • Results _ 2!iO PRO: 1. 0-. SundohIIHonl: 2. MorIt WoiuI- IHonl: 3. Ron _ 1Honl: 4. ~ --, (Honl. 2!iONCII/ 1. Keith _IHonl; 2. o.nGriffiIh 1Honl, : 200: 1. Tommy Goion IHon); 2. Curtis SporU IHonl: 1 Monv Holt IV"",,; 4, Kalin IIurb (}lonI. 5