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George Holland (3 1 grabs the holeshot at the "s~art of the first 125cc moto at Hangtown. He led all the way to the finish . Erik Kehoe (91 fought past teammates Ty Davis (191 I, Ron Tichenor and Honda's Holland to win the secC?nd 125cc moto and overall victory." Broc Glover (441 scored third overall in the 250cc class, his best f inish this yea r. Here he leads Kawasaki 's M ike Fisher in the f irst 250cc moto. AMA Bel-Ray 250cc/RK Chain 125cc National Champ-ionship MX Series: Round 2 . Coming int o ' th e ' race Johnson trailed Ward by two points in the point standings after the first National round in Gainesville, Florida, but at the end of the day · Johnson emerged with a four-point advantage on Ward. Ward encountered clutch problem s in the first moto when the adj usting knob backed off, then in moto two ' had problems gaining momentum after passing Glover and had to settle for secon d overall. "Things just weren 't clicking," Ward said. ' Glover claimed third overall after a ride from around 10th to fift h in the first mo to, and taking third behind Ward in moto two . " It felt good to be a solid third (in moto two) ana finish third overall,' : said G lover, who is making a comeback after breaking h is leg here last year and missing the "rest of the 1987 season. "I've just got to take it a li ttle bit at a time." Team Yamaha's Jeff Stanton finished fourth overall after 3-6 rides, and Kawasaki's Ron Lechien was fift h overall with an 8-4 score. Johnson, .,Kehoe. hang 'em at Hangtown By Nate Rauba Photos by Kinney Jones and Rauba .SACRAMENT O , CA, MAR. 27 " I just 'w on one of the battles. It's a long way to ' win th e war," said Team Honda's R ick Johnson after sweeping both 250cc m otos for the overall victory in the 20th Annual H angtown Motocross Classic, held at Prai rie City OHVPark.· . Johnson battled wi th arch 6 rival J eff Ward in the first moto before taking the win, the n came out in round two and decimated the pack after nearly getting knocked down in the first turn. J ohnson 's margin of victory was al most 30 seconds over Kawasaki 's Ward, who spent th e early part of the second moto trying to get aro und Yamaha's Broc G lover. In the l25cc class Suzuki's Erik Kehoe battled wit h Team H onda's ' George Holland to take the overall win.' Kehoe had to follow Holland ' home in the first moto after his rear brake went away, but came back and wrestled the win away from Holland and teammate Ron T ichenor in a thrilling second moto. . Holland's 1-2 finishes locked up second overall, Tichenor scored third over team mat e Do nny Schmit and Kawasaki 's Jeff Matiasevich claimed fifth overall. ' A crowd 'o f 12,000 braved ex tremely windy conditions to watch . J ohnson and Kehoe race to victory. Win d isn 't something J oh nson likes to ride in, and he and all the other riders had to contend with getting blown sideways over the up and downhill jumps on the Prairie City track. " " I don 't like to ride in the wind," said J oh nson . "1£it's windy at home I don't ride because it's so dan gerous. You can' t predict where it 's going to blow you. "I m ust have handled it better th an