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smooth sai ling for Smith. H e kept hi s flawless ride intact all the way to th e checkered flag a nd took th e win with a total elapsed time o f two hours a nd 20 minu tes, a full 10 minutes a hea d of Danny And erson in seco nd. " Tha t was fu n," said K'I'Mz'Scot t/ F&UMetzeler/Renthal / Arai / Acerbis/ Maxima /HiPoint-spon sored rnith , who is now two for thr ee in the Best in the Desert G rand Slam Ch ampion shi p Series. " I ho pe Ely has us bac k next year." A pi t stop at the end of th e fourt h lap cut And erson 's second- place mar gin to the bo ne. " I had to change a n air filter a nd 1 lost abo u t two minutes but Jjust kept p lug ging ," said the KTM 300 racer , wh o's sponsored by Sportsman Cycle and GA Actionwear, " I had a great day. The course was ma rked great and the bike ra n perfectly. 1 fell over one time, pi cked it up and just kept goi ng. 1 didn't even kill it. " Serrano 's luck gave out in the final lap when he flatt ened a rear tire just eight mi les from the finish. The racelon g leader of the Over- 30 Pros crossed the finish line in third, but was relega ted to fo u rth overall when John Rudder raced home just three seconds ahea d on adj us ted tim e. '.'It was a grea t co urse," said Serra no , who tha nk ed FMF, Easts ide Cycle a nd Serra no's Ran ch and Feed. " It was a bit d usty off the start but 1 passed a lot of guys in the dust. 1 have to attrib ute a lot to the (Nevada 2(0 ) trai l rid e that (Fo l ks) pu t o n two weeks ago. We rode the sa me type of terrain a nd it rea lly helped me toda y," T h ird overa ll put J oh n R udder's UpT ire Husky/O'N eal-backed Cagiva at the head of the 250 Pro lineup. "G reat ride, reall y cha llenging ," R ud der said. "I like all the different terrain - real light sect ions, wide o pe n , it had everything." Second in the 250cc Pro cla ss went to Da vid Porter, wh o brought his RM250 hom e half a minute behind Rud der in fifth overa ll. Scott Morris o n a KX500 raced ho me in sixth, Brando n Gerber too k seventh, and Dennis Belingheri, J r. took th e l25cc Pro win in eigh th, j ust over a m inu te ahead o f Jon Alrnberg. Ken Maahs contin ued his race-long domination of th e Over- 38 Pros to win the class in 15th overa ll, with GA Acrionwear/ T ea m Green / Sh oeibacked George Antill in second. " It was reall y grea t co ming th rough tow n like this a nd 1 reall y ap precia te the people in the town here for letting us do thi s," Maxima/KTM/Husq varna of Gresh am -su pported Maahs sa id. "T h is sort of race is great for motor cycl ing a nd hopefully good for Ely too. I hope we can come back and do it agai n next year." Ol When would you pay $99.00 for a piece of paper? W ell, if that is imported, museum quality D'Arches 22"x19'" paper that carries an origin al Jeff Gundlach Supercross printed in nine permanent colors and was breathed on, signed and numbered by the artist, I'd do it now. S upercross is the last limited edition fine art print commissioned by Cycle News for you, the reader. III the senes I am sure Supercross will delight the dirt riding contingent as' much as Isle of Man , Bol D'Or and Daytona impressed the road racers, so Cycle News is offering the same guarantee: Your money will be refunded cheerfully (grr!) if you are not completely satisfied with your brand new Supercross fine art print. Charles Clayton Pres. Cycle News Inc. --------- - - - - - - - - - - - -C UPO O N 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - INo P.O. Bo x pl....) Name 0 / A: I. Dan Sm ith (KT M); 2. Danny Anderson (KT M): 3. J ohn Rudd er (ug): 4. Ca rlos Serra no (Ya m); 5. David Porter (Swl; 6. Sc .:OIl Mo rris { Ka w) : 7. Bran don Gerber (KT M): 8. 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