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Hawthorne tops NMA Series MX By Joe Milian BASTRO P, TX, APR. 20 De nn is Ha wthorne was th e cen ter of a ttention at the fourth round of vetera n promoter Bo b Holley's NM A Texas Series held a t La keside Mo torsports Raceway just o u tside Bastrop. Conroe's Kit Vick and Lufkin rider Billy Whi tley, along with Mark Cochra n di d their utmost to deter Haw thorne 's Io u r-rno to sweep of the two money classes. T he outcome, however, was sealed by th e Tea m Green pi lot 's flawless execution of the difficult back section of track known a s Beckham 's Back Break ers. It was h ere tha t Hawi horn e overtook Vick in th e opening 250c c moto after h aving trai led th e talent ed yo ung co m pe titor for six laps. "Vick is a very good rider , and he d id a rea l good job ofkeeping me o u t of the lead," H awthorne lat er sta ted . "I think my Supercross experien ce he lped a lo t in th a t section where I passed h im . I have to give LC$ Racin g a lo t of cr edit for the type o f pipe I wa s usin g beca use to hit four doub les in a ro w lik e th a t yo u ha ve 10 have perfect low end torque. I ca n ' t th ank th em enough, they're right up th ere with th e best in ' th e co untry," h e added . H awthorne, wh o a lso is sp onsored in pa rt by An swer P roducts a nd Shoei Helmets, firm ly esta blis hed h is p ositio n as h e number -one money racer in Texas with toda y's performa nce . T h ou gh h e h as don e well a t Na tio na l even ts, h e - like m an y ta lent ed riders arou nd th e co u ntry - lacks th e fin ancia l backing to engage in a full time co m mi tme n t to th e co m pe titio n o n th at level. Jimmy Koll m an , the o n ly noninj ured mem ber o f th e o nce ill ustrious Kasson Ra cin g Team , had the fans in th e sta n ds clappi ng th eir ha n ds, as he ca rved o u t a two -mote sweep in th e O pen In termedi at e class. Miller Beer-sp onsored Edward Ha ys reso lved a wild scra mb le for th e runner-u p slo t by edging two-wa y o p pone nt Bill y Bo yd by a point in th e Iin al rabu la tion. O ver 30 action fea tu red a runaway victory by still wet-beh in d- th e-ea rs Charlie Bro wn. Ba rel y 30 years o f age, Bro wn took adva ntage of h is o lde r class ma tes, as he posted a I- I ta ll y for the da y. In h is favor h owever, h e did p reten d to cra sh in th e firs t heat so as not to a p pea r in vin cible. Ro b T albott, impressive in fi n ishing second in mot o oe , fell as leep in th e seco nd stanza , a llow ing Mike Farme r a nd Bill y Bo yd to fi ll th e seco nd a nd third spots. WERA/EBC ST. LOUIS IN TERNA NAL TIO NATIONAL 6HR. MAY·31 &JUNE 1 NEW DA-TE! 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