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Collin Dugmore leads Gary Butcher (7B) and Jon Nelson (11) around tum one in the first 250cc Pro moto. Dugmore finished second overell. Mike Healey (right) topped the 125cc Pro class with a 2-2 tally. Rick Ryan (left) arrived at the treck just before the start of the first moto, but carded a 4-1 score for second overall. Doug Dubach claimed the 125cc Pro class championship by finishing eighth overell, giving C8giva its first U.S. motocross championship. CMC/Dodge Trucks GOlden State Nationals: Round 7 Titles wrapped up at Sandhill By Mike Larson Photos by Troy Scott BRENTWOOD, CA, FEB 22 Mike Healey, Rodney Smith and Brian Myerscough took home class victories in the final round of the CMC Golden State Nationals at Sandhill Ranch, but point leaders 8 Mike Fisher, Doug Dubach and Ty Davis used consistency to I nai I down the GSN Series Championships. Healey posted a 2-2 score to win the 125cc Pro class, but Cagiva-mounted Dubach's eighth place overall finish was good enough to net the se.ries championship for the Italian bike manufacturer, their first major U.S. motocross title. The 250cc class belonged to Smith, who won both motos wire-to-wire. Smith may have won, but Davis' third place overall was all that was needed to capture the 250cc crown. Myerscough reeled 0(( two convincing moto victories in the 500cc class, but his performance wasn't enough to overcome Fisher's points lead and the Santee, California, resident went home with the championship. "Rocket" Rex Staten gave everyone a scare as, for the first time in the series, he almost didn't win both motos. Honda rider Gary Semics led a large portion of both Vet Pro motos, but Staten managed to reel Semics in and once again won both motos. SUluki-mounted Jimmy Gaddis picked up the Mini Expert class win with a 1-2 score. Gaddis won the first mow despite a first-lap fall and i~ the_ second moto had the lead unul he was passed in the final laps by Iowa's Chad Pederson. ColEn Dugmore zapped the holeshot in the first 250cc Pro moto,leading Gary Butcher, Jon Nelson, Davis and J e(( Maciasevich on the first circuit. Smith got on the gas on lap two and passed Dugmore going up the first uphill on the course and then immediately started to pull away. Dugmore also lost second place to Nelson later in the lap, dropping him to third. From lap two on Davis was virtually unchallenged for the lead and he stayed there the entire moto. While Smith was II seconds ahead a good battle took place for the second through fifth place positions. Matiasevich quietly made his way up from fifth on lap one and into second by the fourth lap. Nelson remained in fairly close contact with Matiasevich until lap seven when Matiasevich started to pull away. Dugmore hadn't given up, and late in the moto he charged by Nelson and started to close in on Matiasevich. Dugmore's charge came too late, however, and he couldn't get around Matiasevich on the last lap aDd had to settle for third. 'Several riders, including Matiasevich, rammed the gate in the second 250cc moto, causinK a restart. When the gate dropped on the restart it was Davis who blasted 0(( the line first and led the field into tum one. Davis' stint in the lead was short lived as he faded back in the pack and Billy Ardris, Smith and Dugmore roosted into the top three spots. Smith spent little time in second as he soon got by ArOOs aDd was long gone, taking the win by a comfortable margin.