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After battling w ith Larry Brooks (7 7 ). Tyson Vohland (2 ) came from the back of the pack to w in the ma in event. Brooks finished second overall. Tallon Vohland (3) struggled t o hold off Terry Fowler (9) during the first few laps of the main. Vohland later pulled away and f inished fourth . Series po int leader Jim Holley (1 ) had a tough night at the Coliseum and f inished seventh overall. Here Holley battles w ith early race leader Shawn Wynne (3 3 ) and fifth ove ra ll fini sher Jeremy McGrath (12) in the main. Mickey Thompson Off-Road Championship Gran Prix -Series: Round 7 Vohland repeats L.A. Ultracross win By Ken Faught LOS ANGELES, CA, JULY 22 T eam G reen Kawasaki 's T yson Vohland repeated last year's 250cc U ltracross win at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and, in doing so, moved on e step up the ladder in the series points chase. The gradual ascent bumped Voh- I land from fourth to third after he displaced younger brother and teammate Tallon Vohland to fourth. Series point leader Jim Holley and seco nd place Brian Manley both su ffered a disappointing night, but still managed to hang onto their front positions. To qualify for the Ultracross main event, a rider must first ride a timed qualifier after practice to determine their starting position in one of two heat races. Once the riders tra nsfer to a heat race they are placed in one of nine, two-man rows. The start is inverted with the faster riders starting in the rear and the slower ri ders lead ing off. T hen the riders who place high enou~h in their heat race advance to the Iinal where they are again inverted. At this point, an MTEG official draws a n umber out of a box (between the row numbers six and nine), and whatever number they draw is the starting row number where the inverting starts with the heat-race winners. Additional cham- pionship points are awarded for every opponent a rider passes on his way to the checkered flag in both the heat and the main. This way of scoring makes it possible for a rider who finishes in the back of the pack to gain more series points than the event winner. During the timed qualifliers Larry Brooks posted the fastest time with a 60.475-second lap. Tallon Vohland was almost two seconds off the pace with a 63.210-second run, ahead of Jeremy McGrath's 62.467 and Ryan Hu~hes' 62.607. Brooks earned an additional four points for his quick lap with Vohland, McGrath and Hughes each earning bonus points for their effort. Shawn Wynne sta rt ed the first qualifier off on the right foot as he came from the second row to lead Don Bu rke, Mike Young, Jim Holley and Randy Moody. Young quickly shot around the two riders who stood in his way, while Holley, Tyson Vohla nd, Brooks and Michael Craig also pushed their way to the front. As the riders completed the seco nd lap, H o lley began to increase his pace and pressure Young. The two riders battled for the next lap before Ho lley managed to take the lead away from the Cagiva rider. However, Holley 's lead was also shortlived. Vohlandjumped past the Accurate Racing/O 'Neal/P J IIArai-backed Yamaha rider as did Brooks and Craig, forcing Holley to reside in fourth. Up front Brooks, who had aced the back section of the course, leaped past Tyson Vohland to take over the number-one position. .. After timed practice, Larry (Brooks) went out there and tripled and then quaded the whoops," said Vohland, "And I hadn 't done that, so I knew it would be something to do in the race . In our heat he (Brooks) moved to the inside of me and passed me in that section. So the next lap I sw itched to that line, went for it, and made it real clean. O nce I had it down once, I used it the rest of the night to my advantage." The last few laps wi tnessed Tyson Vohland hanging near Brooks before overtaki ng the Honda rider a nd collecting the win. Craig was th ird, ahead of Holley and McGrath. In the second qualifier Team Green/MS Ra ci ng/ DBP Pro-Tee! Sudco/ Bell /Pro CircuitlTroy Leebacked Manley scored an easy wi n after leading from start to finish.