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Micha el McDonald (126) and Chris Young (85) slide into the first corn er ahead of 250cc Expert winner Davey Yezek (516). Bret Beauchamp (613) topped the second division of the 125cc B cla~s. Luke and Yezek soar at Gatorback By Mike and Anne Adair GAINESVILLE, FL, MAR. 4 eventually broke away from the pack zra Lusk and Davey Yezek soared and held on for the win. Chris Young, to the 125 and 250cc Expert class meanwhile, turned up th e boost and wins at th e final round of the worked his way through the pack , T riple Crown Series at Gatorback passing Ferry on th e last lap and Cycle Park. stealing second place. Suzuki /PJ - I / Ma lc o lm Smith/ Michael McDonald jumped into the Scoll/Bell /Dunlop/CTilSND-backed early lead at the start of th e 250cc Lusk won an East/ West confrontation Expert final , with Yezek and Brian with California rid er Chris Young for ' , Carroll in close pursuit. Yezek quickly the 125cc class win and the class took over the lead, as Carroll and Chris cha m p io ns h i p , while Kawasaki / Brown moved into second and third. Oll/Pro Circuit/Power-Mist / AXO/SC Brown soon passed Carroll through a Pro-Action-sponsored Davey Yezek led section of whoops and settled into every lap of th e 250cc Expert fina l. second.- Brown set his sights on the Despite losing to Lusk in the 125cc leader Yezek and began slowl y reeling class, Youn g came back to finish fifth him in . However, Brown came up one in the 250cc Expert class and clinch lap short, as Yezek crossed the finish the class title, line out in front. McDonald fin ished The WorldS ports -promoted, AMAfourth, while Chris Young moved into sanctioned event attracted approxithe fifth spot on the last lap to clinch mately 300 riders and was designed to the class cha mpionsh ip. pro vide ama teur motocro ssers with a Pee Wee class champ ion J ohn Faussupercross venue during the Daytona tino had an unexpectedsurprise on the Speed Week using Gatorback's supercross course. It was the last round of • starting line just before the final Pee Wee moto. The eight-year -old mini th e Tripl e Crown Seri es, whi ch bik e rider said, "Jeff Stanton cam e to , included the Atlanta Amateur Superthe line to wish us good luck. It was cro ss and the Gatorback Amateur MX great meeting him. " Team Honda's held the day before th e AMA 125/250cc Stanton won th e AMA Nat ion a l National MX. Championship 250cc MX Seri es , The l25cc Expert final saw a threeopener the previous day. way dice for the lead between Lu sk, Greg Rand stepped off hi s Kawasaki Stephen Crow e and Tim Ferry. Lusk E 36 KX80 after clinching the 85cc (14-15) tit le and competed in his first l25cc competition. He squared off with Youth Champion, Ezra Lusk. Lusk grabbed the early lead bu t Rand was in hot pursuit. Lusk even tually crashed when he moved to the , ins ide to protect his lead and slid out. Ra nd said, "I went out wide and looked back to see if Ezra was hun. I lost the back end of my bike in the next straight, but I still held on to the lead" Lusk was unable to reel in the leader after falling, while Rand cruised on for the win, his first in the l25cc class. After the 30-Plus final , series leader Alan Andreu said, " In the heat I thought I was doing good and wham, all of a sudden Larry RoeseIer went by me in a flash! But in . the final, I was able to catch him in the whoops, pass him, and take the win." After winning . the Plus -40 class, Gary Peak said , "I took Gary Bailey 's Motocross School last Friday and it ' taught me a lot. " Tri City Honda's Brian List owned the 250cc B crown after edging Brandon Smith in the final. List said, "I had the lead and Brandon was right on me. He tried to get inside', clipped my back tire and went down." WorldSports hosted a trackside awards program, featuring trophies and merchandise from the event spon sors: Dunlop, Scott, Bar rs Co mpe tition , Power-Mist, Gear Racewear, Renthal , PJ-l, Pro-Action, TX-I Oand Wiseco. l:l'I Resul ts 125 A: 1. Ezra Lusk (Suz); 2. Chri s Young (Suz); 3. Timmy Ferry (Kaw); 4. Stephen Cro we (Suz); 5. Ty Walla ce (Raw), 2SO A: 1. Davey Yezek (Raw); 2. Chris Brown (Suz); 3. Brian Carroll (Suz); 4, Michael McDonald (Sur); 5, Chri s Young (SUl ). PIW: 1. Jo sh Faustino (Yam ); 2. Jamie Stewart (Yam ); 3. Blane Cannady (Yam); 4. lack Ruthledge (Yam) ; 5. Jush Haromon (Yam). 65 7-11: 1. Mat! Walker (Raw); 2. Mick Bailley (Raw); 3. Aaron Lindsey (Raw); 4. Mat! Boone (Raw). 85 7-11: I. Robb ie Horton (Raw); 2. Kenny Jones (Hon); 3. Ambor Hughes (Sur ); 4. Adam Clemen' (Raw); 5. Greg Lardon (Raw). 85 12-13: I. Richie Horton (Raw); 2. jarrett Tipping (Surl ; 3. Jell Easley (Hon): 4. Scot! Pinson (Sur); 5. Char es Dunaway (Raw). 85 1i-15: 1. Greg Rand (Raw); 2. Jason Sybert (Hon); 3. Danny Haynes (Raw);4. Kim Sybert (Hon); 5. Jell MoMahon (Raw). 125ITH: 1. Greg Rand (Raw); 2. Ezra Lu sk (Suz); 3. Chris Brown (Sur ); 4. Ryan Reynolds (Hon); 5. Wayne Scot! (Hon). PLUS 25: 1. Mike Roth (Hon); 2. Larry Rceseler (Raw);' 3. Bar, Luca s (Suz); 4. Tim Canner (Yam); 5. Kevin Clayton (Sur). PLUS 30: 1. Alan Andreu (Hon ); 2. Larry Roeseler (Raw); 3. Bart Lucas (Sur); 4. Don Urah n (Hon); 5. Harold Neighbus (Suz). .. P LUS 35: 1. Don Grahn (Hon );2. Bart Lucas (Suz); 3. Gary Peak (Yam); 4. Woody Strickland (Sur); 5. Jindrrch Grel (Hon). P LUS 40: 1.. Gary Peak (Yam ); 2. Woody Strick land (Suz); 3. Jindrrch Grid (Hon); 4. Warner Willbum (Raw); 5. Rober' Parton (Yam). , 125 B 0.1: I. Wayne Scot! (Suz); 2. Adam Merrick (Suz); 3. Brian Behnann (Sur); 4. Trey Small (Raw); 5. Mark Kiser (Sur). 125 B 0.2: 1. Brer Beauchamp (Ho n); 2. Keith Trouch (Ka w); S. Joshua Bannan {Hon ): 4. Branden Smith (Raw); 5. Lonny Bishoft (Ho n). 2SO B: 1. Bryan List (Hon); 2. Brand on Smith (Raw); 3. Brian Behrman (Sur); 4. Thomas Boyland (Raw); 5. Todd Doman (Yam). OP£N NOV: I. Kevin Knight (Hon); 2. Kevin Austin (Hon); 3. Tim Sherry (Hon); 4. Waher Procanyn (Raw ); 5. Rich Meilan (Ra w). 125 CD-I: I. Chri s Brown (Raw); 2. Michael Lape (Hon) ; 3. Thad Mankin (Suz); 4. Gregory Hoover (Ho n); 5. And y Basham (Sur). • 125 C 0.2: I. Anthony Pocorobo (Hon); 2. Scot! Moor e (Hon); 3. Joel Henning (Sur); 4. Ray Mitchell (Hon); 5. Chnton Crust (Hon). cr 2SO CD-I: I. Scott Moore (Hon ); 2. Dell Ellanson (Ho n ); 3. Rick Spence (Yam); 4. Rud y Muller (Hon ); 5. Todd Mellott (Raw ). 2SO C 0.2: I. Thad Martin (Sur); 2. Bill Hastings (Hon); 3. Climcn Crust (Hon); 4. Barry Sanders (Suz); 5. Ken Thomas (Raw ).