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the last lap when his bike's transmission locked over a jump, causing a spectacular crash. Rice was unhurt while Brown rode on to claim his second perfect score of the day. Series champ Trey Phillips earned second via his 4-2 tally. The first moto of 125cc C action saw series winner Eddie Addair open up a quick lead over Eric Powell. By the end of the second lap, Powell had crashed back to fifth position and Shane Templeton had recovered from his slow start to nail down second spot. At the eight-minute mark in the IS-minute molO, Addair began lapping riders and found fellow Virginian Templeton breathing down his neck. Addair quickened his pace and beat Templeton to the checkered. Addair holeshot the second moto but took a wrong turn in the start section, giving the lead to Billy Reel Addair reentered !.he race at the back of the pack and stormed back to finish third, good enough to win overall ahead of Larry Whitt's 5-2. Reel won the moto but DNF the first. Worth Honda's Templeton was in third with two laps to go but a pair of spills held him to a sixth place finish and fourth overall. Said Templeton, "I had high hopes for the second molO but I got tired and started falling. This was my first race since I got hurt last November." Results Aaron Bollinger leads overall 125cc A c18.. winner Gerald Wood in the first moto at Sandhills MX in South Carolina. track specialist, turned in another fine performance to win from behind over Gary Hicks and McConnell in event six. Moran rocketed off the line in event seven while King gOt a poor gate. By lhe end of lap one Moran had built up a sizeable lead while King had powered his way to second, but his bad start cost him any chance of catching the former World Long Track Champion. Schwartz made it two-for-two in event eight while Hicks defeated Ron Pfetzing in event nine. Event nine also saw the end of Sandona who blew up his GM motor. Anyone who thought that Oxley was having a fluke performance only had to watch event 10 as he took his Pratt tuned Weslake to an impressive win over Schwartz, King, Ott and Lucero. Miller again gated the pack in event 11 and then !}ad to fight off the persistent Faria for his third ttiumph of the evening. Moran won event 12 but then was beaten by a stubborn Lucero in event 13. Moran tried everything he knew, but Lucero was equal to all of his challenges and scored a well deserved win. Pfetzing cooled off Oxley by taking event 14 by five bike lengths. Schwartz got back on the winning ledger in event 15 while Miller looked the rider to beat as he won event 16 after another great gate. King opened .the final round with a win that gave him the points lO move into the main evenL Brown, who was competing at Long Beach for the very first time, had the crowd roaring at the finish as he came from the back to finish second including a last lap outside pass of McConnell. Schwartz gated Miller in event 18 but Miller fought his way into the lead in. tum two. Schwartz then climbed all over Miller using both the inside and the outside but Miller hung tough and kept his perfect score going. Moran and Hick closed out the qualifiers with wins in event 19 and 20. The main event was comprised of the top five point scorers. Moran drew the pole with King out of two, Oxley out of three, Schwartz in four and MiJler on the outside. Moran grabbed the edge over Schwartz and Miller. Miller, who had to take the wide line through the first bend, was about one foot off the fence when he did a wild wheelstand as he came off turn two. It looked like the blonde competilOr was going down but he made a miraculous recovery and amazingly never lost a position. Schwartz (Silkolene/C.T.I. Brace/ Oakley/CireLio/Bell Wesl:J.ke) got a good drive and raced around Moran on the back straight on the first circuit for the lead. Moran, riding a lower line than Schwartz, stayed close and tried to ride underneath the National Champion as they came off tum two on the third revolution. That was his last real challenge and Schwanz, who won the 1984 American Final on the same track, took the checkered by nearly a quarter of a straightaway. Moran held on for second with Miller, who bobbled in the final corner third. King and Oxley were way off the pace and they took fourth and fifth. Schwartz was rather subdued after the win and stated, ''I'm just happy to start the season off with a win and now I have to get ready for lOmorrow afternoon (round two at IMS)." Results MAIN: 1. Bobby Schwartz; 2. Shawn Moran; 3. Rid< Miller; 4. Lance King; 5. Brad Oxley TOP 10: 1. Rid< Mill... (20): 1. Shawn Moran (19); 3. Bobby Schwanz (1 B); 4. (TIE) Brad Oxleyl Lance King (16); 6. (TIE) Gary Hidts/Steve Lucaro (131; 8. Mik. Faria (11); 9. Rob Phrtzing (101; 10. Scotty Brown (9). Wood, Brown double at Sandhil's Motocross By Gary Crider CHESTERFIELD, sc, FEB. 22 Gerald Wood earned top honors in the l25cc and Open A divisions and Mike Brown romped to the Senior Mini and 125cc Youth class wins at Sandhill's MX in the final round of the 4th Annual AMA·sanctioned Carolina Wimer MX Series. Mark Spriggle and Chuck hirley emerged wi!.h double 'series championships. Spriggleclaimed the I25cc and Open A LiLies while Shirley Look crowns in Lhe 65cc and Junior Mini classes. Wood survived challenges from Spriggle lO win the opening] 25cc A moto, but in the second, Wood suffered several laps of roo ting from the Kawasaki of Mark Lachowicz. New Jersey's Lachowicz held on for the moLO win lO neL runner-up honors overSpriggle. Wood's 1-2 won overall. Wood and Spriggle Look up their debaLe anew in the opening 25Occ/ Open A molO. Wood showed the way until intense pressure from Spriggle forced a mistake by Wood. Spriggle took over lO win ahead of Wood. Wood changed the jetting on his 490 Yamaha for the second molO and easily dispatched early front runners Tim Terry and Scott McClain lO take the win and overall. Great WeSlern Honda's Spriggle recovered from a poor start ~o finish second, netting second ovei3l1 ahead of Terry and McClain. Afterward, Yamaha/White Brothers-backed Wood said, "Today was my first time on an Open (class) bike, so I'm real happy that I was able to take the win." Honda pilot Mike Brown of Tennessee turned in a runaway performance to win the first Senior Mini moto. In moto two, however, Brown's lead was challenged by series leader Stacey Barnett. Late in the moto, Barnett collided with a lapped rider and was held up due to a derailed chain. Brown cruised to the flag to net a perfect score. Barnett's chain problem cost him the championship. The series title remained in the family, however, as Stacey's twin brother Tracey posted 2-4 for the day to win . the series. Brown returned in 125cc Youth action and outdistanced Bryan Rice for !.he first molO win. In molO two, Rice led the way while Brown worked up from fourth spot. Soon, Rice and Brown were locked in high-speed combat for the lead. .Rice held until 65 MINI: 1. Chuck Shirley (K_); 2. Z8dt Brad· shaw (K_); 3. Richie Horton (Kaw). JR MINI: 1. Chuck Shirley lKaw); 2. Petrid< G..... (Kaw~ 3. l(ey;n Addair (Suz). SR MINI: 1. Mike Brown (Hon); 2. Tracey Barnen (Kaw); 3. Jim Neese (Yaml. 125 YTH: 1. Mike 8rown IHon); 2. Trey Phillips (Kawl; 3. Shane K.nnedy (Y.ml. 125 C: 1. Eddi. Addair (Hon); 2. Larry Whin lKawl; 3. Eric Powell (Suz). 250 C: 1. Roger Guthri. (Honl; 2. Robert Gwinn (Hon); 3. Chri. Burrell (Honl· 125 8: 1. Damon 8 _ (Yam); 2. William Mutimer (Yam~ 3. Scott Lorick (y.m). 250 B: 1. Billy (Kaw); 2. Eddie Almond (Kawl; 3. Johnny McCoy (Kew). OPEN AM: 1. Tim HuffmanlHon); 2. Ricky Ga'(Honl; 3. Jay McClellan (Yam). SR (30)): 1. Walter StephensfKawl; 2. K.vin William. (Hon); 3. Arthur Swift (Kaw). 1251'0: 1. G.raldWood (Y.ml; 2. Mark Lachowicz (Kawl; 3. Mark Sprilllli. lMon). 250/OPEN A: 1. Gerald Wood (Yam); 2. Mark Sprilllli. (Hon); 3. Tim T.rry IHon). FINAL SERIES POINT STANDINGS 65 MINI: 1. Chuck Shirley (197); 2. Sha". Berry· hill (147); 3. Conn Mason (131); 4. Richi. Honon (1281; 5. Z8dt Bradshaw (85). JR MINI: 1. Chuck Shirl.y (1781; 2. Patrick Greer (1581; 3. Conn Mason (1211; 4. Gran J.ffer",," (108); 5. Chad Kimbr.1l (99). SR MINI: 1. Tracey 8arnen (153); 2. Stac.y B.rn.n (145); 3. Jami. Hacking (143); 4. Mike 8rown (122); 5. Chad Lough (116). 125 YTH: 1. Tr.y Phillips (187); 2. Bryan Ric. (151); 3. Nad Blackweld.r (136); 4. St.ph.n Frassrand (123); 5. Sh.ne K.nnedy (74). 125 c: 1. Eddi. Addair (1821; 2. Nickey Rowe (87t 3. Eric Burrall (75); 4. William Reel (631; 5. Brian Carr (591. 250 c: 1. Robert Gwinn (159),2. Tommy Williams (1461; 3. Rick Lewi.(132); 4. Eric Burr.1l (116); 5. Shan. Kennedy (79). 125 B: 1. Joel Grant (147); 2. Willliam Mutimer (136); 3. SCon Lorick (109); 4. Damon Br.dshaw (97); 5. Johnny Were (961. 250 B: 1. Eddi. Almond (180); 2. Johnny McCoy (112); 3. Phillip Caldwell (108); 4. Juon Coleman (98); 5. Thoma Perki... (66). OPEN AM: 1. Tim Huff....n (191); 2. Dan Gregory (1441; 3. Jay McClell.n (1291; 4. Alan He...... (129); 5. John BIRley (91). SR 130>1: 1. Walt.r St.ph.... (1891; 2. Brad Ch_ (130); 3. Raymond Dawson (99); 4. S _ La_ (89); 5. l(ey;n Williams (84). 125 A: 1. Mark Sprigg" f175~ 2. Robby Neeley (89); 3. Gerald Wood 1731; 4. Mike _ _ (701; 5. Aaron 8oIIi_I56I. 250/OPEN A: 1. Mark Sprigg" (163); 2. Robby Neeley (135~ 3. Tim Terry(114~ 4. Gerald Greene (1041; 5. Pe

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