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Steve Lamson ( ~ O )' leads Ryan Pederson (9). Roy Schellenberger (2) and Mike Fisher (23) at the start of the f irst 250cc Pro moto. Fisher won the race and took the overall victory by fin ishing second in moto two. Eddie Reed (25) leads Dean Teague (24) and runner-up Andy Grider on his way to the 500cc Intermediate class overall w in. CMC/Dodge Trucks Golden State Nationals: Round .4 Lewis, Natvig sweep . , olden State Nationals G r - By Donn Maeda ADELANTO, CA, JAN. 27 CARLSBAD, CA, JAN. 28 Kawasaki Team Green riders Kyle Lewis and Derek Natvig swept the l25cc Pro and Intermediate classes, respectively, at round four of the CMC Golden State Nationals 18 held at Sunrise Cycle Park and Carlsbad Raceway. . T he amateur racers competed at Sunrise near the high desert town of Adelanto on Saturday, while the pros raced separately on Sunday at Carlsbad and were filmed by Diamond P Sports for an upcoming cable television special. " I had to work hard for that one," said Natvig. ."I was worried that I wouldn 't be able to catch up, especially since Clowers got the holeshot." , Lewis scorched out of the gate in moto one of the 125cc Pro class, just ahead of Tony Graves, Jimmy Button and Bryan Pryor. Fresh from his 125cc Western Regional Supercross win at Anaheim Stadium the night before, Michael Ra y Craig stormed out of nowhere and into second place . on lap two. While Craig pushed Lewis, Steve Lamson piloted his Suzuki into third place. The lead trio then set a blistering pace, carrying them far a head of the rest of the pac k. Craig tr ied n umerous' times to take the lead, but Lewis held his lines a nd took the checkered in first . Behind Craig and Lamson were a distant Graves and Ryan Pederson. ''I'm a little tired after last night," said Lewis, referring to the Anaheim Supercross, where he fell in the first turn at the start of the main then worked up to fifth . " Plus my tire is worn , but I got the holeshot and tried to ride smoothly at my own pace. " Craig roared out of the gate in moto two with a vengeance. but Lewis, Lamson and Healey were right on his tail. Healey pulled a trick out of his hat and was able to take the lead on lap one. As quickly as Healey took the lead however, Lamson railed past Lewis, Craig and Healey on the top of the downhill to take command of first place. Once in front, Lamson rode like a madman and began to pull away and left the rest of the pack behind. Lewis also found his way around Healey, but cou ld do little to gain on Lamson. Craig hung back in fourth place and was never a threat to Healey or Lewis. Lamson crossed the fin ish line ahead of Lewis, Hea ley a nd Craig. Lewis took the overall wi n wit h a 1-2 score, La mson was second overall with a 3-1, an d Craig was fourth with his 2-4 tally. Lamson ripped orr the line in the first 250cc Pro moto ahead of Roy Schellenberger. Mike Fisher a nd Pederson. Fisher quickly displaced Schellenberger and set after Lamson. Fisher and Lamson the n engaged in a close dice in which Fisher came out on top. O nce in front, Fisher held off the advances of . Lamson, who pushed the Kawasaki R&D rider to the finish. Lowell Thomson came from midpack to take third over Jeremy McGrath. "I burned a lot 'of' energy trying . to get around Lamson,': said Fisher. " I wanted to p ull away, but he stayed .rig h t on me!" . " -. Fisher pulled a perfect holeshot in -the second moto, while H eal ey and Lamson ' found themselves on the .', ground in the first turn. Bo th riders pulled orr the track. Fisher rode , smoothly, but closing in fast was ' . Thomson', who at the same time was trying to hold orr McGrath-. Thom'son reeled Fisher in, and found his , way past in the finish turn. McGrath . .d id the same '! la p lat er; bu t went . down on the up hilla.Iew moments later. Thomson crossed the finish line ahead of Fisher, Don Pa tton and , McGrath. Fisher took · the overall victory with a 1 ~2 score. Thomson . was second with a 3-1, and Pa tton was th ird with h is S -3 tally. . ~' " I was ' having . tro uble hoo kin g u p .Ye xpl ained Fisher.". My suspension was set up for supercross, and I was getting jarred all over. Then .. my brakes faded, so I just held on . , and tried to keep the pace." , Marc Peters sto le the holeshot in .the opening 500cc Pro moto, with Dan Berg, Mike Healey and Brian Wheeler in tow : As the pack approached the uphill, Healey wheelied past everyone a nd into the lead. O nce. in front, Hea ley p ushed for a few la ps and then settled into a pace that maintained his large cushion. Beh ind Healey, Wheeler and Derek Brown argued over the runner-up spot. Wheeler got the upper hand; and roosted across the finish line in second place. "That was fun," exclaimed Healey, " I rode hard for a couple of laps then saved myself for the 125 and 250s." Peters grabbed another holeshot in ' mo to two head of Berg, Staten and Brown. Healey left the gate in last place. Whi le Peters conti nued to lead, Healey got serious and plowed through the pack. Berg stole the lea d from Peters and began to pull away, but at the sam e time Healey moved into third. Hea ley wor ked past • Peters, then motored past Berg in a slippery section of the course. Berg continued to run a strong second over Bro wn and Davis, but on the next to last lap lost his axle nut and was forced to pull orr the track. Healey took an easy win over Bro wn and Davis , while Ra ndy Rod riguez thumped his way to fourth. Natvig holeshot the opening 125cc Intermediate division one moto, but snapping at his leathers were Steven Kotajarvi, T ommy Clowers and Derek Meyer. With a clear track ahead of him , Natvig pulled away from th e pa ck while Clowers forced his wa y past Kotajarvi. On lap four of th e 10 lap moto, Natvig went down in a turn , allowing Clowers to motor past and into the lead . "They watered the track before the race ." said Natvig, "and I lost my front end in a slippery turn." Natvig quickly remounted in second, just ahead of Kotajarvi and Mark Easley. Within one lap , Na tvig had closed Oil Clowers a nd bega n to look for a way past. Natv ig sailed into the lead as the duo nav igated .a fast jump, and began to establish a lead once more. Natvig took the win comfortably, over C lowers , Ko tajarvi and Easley . Natvig put on quite a show in moto two, as he suffered a midpack start and had to work his way up. Clowers grabbed the holeshot, ahead