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eMorDeROSS 16th CMClValvoIine Golden State Nationals South: Round 5 ~ Paul Kellen (91{) grabbed the holeshot in the second I25cc Beginner moto, but faded to sixth. Gary Noble (2N) was the winner. away with the win , while Dahlin topped Pingree in the battle for second and scored his second overall win of th e da y. Dahlin ro mped away with both 500cc Intermediate rnotos, easily besting Sweden's Anders Svardvik in both outings. PVK-sponsored Monte Montague swep t both motos in the 80cc Beginner class to score the overa ll win. In moto one, Montague battled with Jacob Machowsky and Chad Norton early on, but event ually pulled out to a com for table margin by the rnoto 's end. Machowsky and Norton finished in that order. In moto two, Montague . assumed . the lead early on and was never seriously challenged en route to his win. _Norton go t the. best o f Machowsky in the second moto, and nabbed the second-p lace trophy. John Hopkins scored the overa ll win in the 60cc 0-8 class after race favorite Chris McNatt wa s injured in the morning practi ce session. McNatt, wh o scored the class win at every round th us far , suffered a broken 'wr ist and was forced to spectate. Hopkins follow ed Bryan J armar illo across th e fin ish lin e in th e firs t mo to, but stormed back in moto two to score the moto and overa ll wi ns. J armarillo fin ished second and second overa ll. CII Results 16 P/w STIl: BEG : 1. Kyle Par tri dge (Yam): 2. Kit Kunath (Yam): ,. William Hammer III (Yam ): 4. Buck Gu lley (Yam). P/W STIl: JR: 1. Joh ner Faulk ner 9Yam) : 2. Michael Blose (Yam); , . Brandon Whitt (Yam) ; 4. Kevin Roberts (Yam): 5. Em itt Kling (ltj ). 60 0-8: 1. J ohn H opkins (Kaw); 2. Brya n J ar marill o (Kaw). . 6O ~11 : I. Monte Mon tagu e (Kaw); 2. Scott Conley (Kaw); , . Justin Buckelew (Kaw); 4. Bill y Pa yne (Kaw): 5. Michael You ng (Kaw ). 80 BEG : 1. Monte Montague (Kaw); 2. Cha d h No rton (Kaw); 5. J ason Mach owsky (Han ); 4. BUIC Ga brie l (Sur ); 5. Eric Chase (Ho n ). 80 JR: 1. Eri c Sch ne ll (SOl); 2. J im m y O 'Nea l (Hon) ; , . JUi Dostal (Sur); 4. Steve Wisd om (Kaw); 5. J on Ra ymond (Sur). 80 INT: 1. Du sti n Ne lson (SOl): 2. Jell Will oh (Ka w); S. J osh T arantino (Sw ); 4. Tarvis Preston (Hon); 5. Sha un Perolio (Hon). 80 EX: 1. J ason Partridge (Ka w) : 2. T yler Kin g (Sur). 80 OPEN: 1. Scott Co nley (SOl); 2. J erry Aeroa n (SUl); S. Monte Montague (Kaw); 4. Justin Buckelew (Kaw); 5. Corey Hoelt (Kaw). 125 BEG : 1. Gary Nobl e (Yam ); 2. Travis Lu other (Yam): 3. DJ Swea ney (Hon); 4. S teve Kell (SOl); 5. Deron Stidman (Yam ). 125 JR: 1. Greg Schnell (Sur ); 2. Pierre Oxelmark (Sur); 3. Corey Hol comb (Sur); 4. Sha wn Ellis (Kaw); 5. Ra ymond Bowers (SOl). t25lNT: 1. Den nis Dahlin (Kaw); 2. David Pin gree (SOl); ,. Mik e Meuger (SOl); 4. Steve Andri ch (Kaw); 5. T erry Parsons (Yam ). t25 PIlO: 1. Mike H eal ey (SOl); 2. Donald Upton (Hon); , . Mich ele Monti (Hon ); 4. Richard Sax to n (Sur); 5. Bill y Mercier (Yam). 250 JR: I. Karl Li ndstrom ( Ho n ); 2. Merle Hammer (Yam); 3. T im Na sh (Yam ): 4. Erik Martin (Hon); 5. Seymo ur Bettys (Kaw). 250 BEG: I. Eri k Kleven (Hon); 2. Ro lla nd Bail ey (Kaw); 3. Trigg G urn m (Hon); 4. Todd Alden (Kaw); 5. Johnny Souza (Hon). 250 INT:: I. Dennis Dahlin II (Kaw); 2. David Pin gree (Sur) ; 5. Terry Parso ns (Yam) ; 4. Mik e Meuger (SOl); 5. David Evilsizer (SOl). 250 PIlO: I. Larry Brooks (Yam ); 2. Bader Manneh (Ho n); 3. Ra y Crumb (Kaw); 4. Bill y Mercier (Yam ); 5. Chris Young (Sur). 500 BEG : I. Dave Westfall (Ho n); 2. Brad Sloan (Hon); , . Quis Brown (Hon ); 4. Rich Hansen (H o n); . 5. Don G rant (Hon). 500 JR: I. Karl Li ndstrom (Ho n ); 2. J im H arris (Hon): , . Fred Hommel (Hon); 4. Scott Hoffman (Hon) ; 5. Brandon H ogg (H o n). 500 INT: I. Dennis Dahlin II (Kaw); 2. Anders Svard vik (H on). 500 PIlO: I. Rex Staten (Hon); 2. T im Telfor d (Hon ); 5. Steve D~ (AT K); 4. Da n Berg (Ho n ); 5. J eroen Ro yillers (KTM). UTH JIl: I. Tim Nash (Yam ): 2. Mar k Broo ks (S ur); 5. G io vanni Spinalli ( Kaw ): 4. Ch uc k Valen zuela (H O n); 5. Steve Fry (Hon). UTH INT: I.jon Zahrt (Yam ); 2. Tony Sockman (Yam ); ,. Davi lahrt (Ya m); 4. Merl e Ham mer (Yam) ; 5. Mercedes Gonzales (Kaw). VET JR: I. Del Ocheltree (H o n); 2. Brad Sloa n (ho n); , . Rolland Bailey (Kaw); 4. Bob Shimp (SOl); 5. Frank Em erson (KTM). VET INT: .1 Greg Peroli o (Hon); 2. David Zahrt (Yam ); 3. Ga ry Dogg ett (Hon): 4. J im O 'Neal (Hon); 5. Mark Brook> (SOl). VET PIlO: I. Rex Staten (Ya m) ; 2. Bri a n Myerscough (ATK). OT JR: I. H erbert Allen (Kaw): 2. Karl Scan lan . (Yam ): ,. Rich Han sen (Ho n): 4. Ji m White (Yam ); 5. J am es H all ock (Hon ). OT EX: I. J im O'Neal (Ho n); 2. Gary Doggett (HoN);5. Adrian Mesa (Yam );4 . LeeJohnson (Yam ); 5. Ron T rui nski (Ho n). CMC Golden State Nationals North: Round 5 V ohlandshines at Silver State Raceway By Nuklear Neukam CARSON CITY, NV, FEB. 2 allon Voh land tuned up for the World Championsh ip 125cc MX Series wi th a win in the 125cc Pro class a t round five of the CMC Gol den State Nation als North at Silver Sta te Raceway. " I turned it up a little more toda y, whi ch I' ve don e each week in the series and I feel I' ve peaked out and now I'm ready for Eur ope -and the G Ps," said the T eam Capri Suzuki l A XO / Renth aIlScott/Motu IlT ech noseIlD.I.Dspo nsored rider. Vohland al so competed in the 250cc Pro class and had to settle for second overa ll beh ind UFO/FMF/Suzuki's Rodney Smith after a poor start and crash left him wi th th ird place in th e first moto. Vohl and dominat ed th e second moto and p roved tha t he was T clear ly the fastest rider on the track th is day. The event al so proved that even in the Go lden State Nationals it 's not . al ways 'gold' that glitters, as Silver State Raceway in Carson City, Nevada, greeted riders with a sun ny day which mark ed the first time in the 16-year history of th e series, that a race was staged outside of California. Bein g the only "split" round of the series, wi th a round also taking place in sout hern California, th e one-day event featured all classes running on the same track and, with 18 motos, the action literall y stretched from sunrise to su nset. Scooter .McElroy roosted his GP Racin g Suzuki into the lead to begin th e first 125cc Pro moto as Voh land, Steve Nelson, Spud Walters and Scott Myers con tro lled th e top five positions . Smith shadowed in sixth place, Vohland diced with McElroy and, after a lap-and-a-half , was abl e to get by. It took Vohland an other lap to shake him loose but once he did so he began to open up a lead. Walt ers passed Nelson for third on lap two as Meyers and Smith du eled for fifth. Sm ith was able to slip by Meyers a lap later and they both went around Nelson when he bobbled in a turn. By midmoto, Smi th was pas t Walters and pressuring second-p lace McElroy while Meyers foll owed in fifth. These [our riders were lightly packed so when McElroy got a little ou t of sha pe, th at was all that Smith needed to advance to second with Walt ers foll owin g into third. A lap later Meyers and McElroy traded positions. By the whi te flag, Smith was able to shave off a cou p le of seconds from Vohland's lead but it wouldn' t be enough as they headed to th e checkered flag to fin ish 1-2. Walters was abl e to fend off Meyers for third place while McElroy held off a determ in ed Shane Esposito to fini sh fifth . Tony McGrath got th e holeshot in the second moto but Ru sty H oll and took control of th e lead after th e first lap. Meye rs, Smith a n d Walter s quick ly follow ed H olland p ast McGrath. Voh land went down in th e first tu rn but advanced rapidly toward the leaderrs and was up to fourth at the end of the second lap. By the third lap Vohland was chall enging Smith for th ird when he clipped a tire and f~1 1. Voh land kept the bike running Corey Holcomb (23) led Pierre Oxelmark (4) in th e 125ccJ unior class. while down and remounted with th e throttle still twisted. Meanwhile, Smith commandeered second from Holland as Vohland closed back in from fourth. Vohland was soo n sparring with Holland and found the rookie rather tough as he passed him once only to have Holland coun ter with a repass. But then ·Voh land delivered a clean combination that carried him past Holland and then by Smith and Meyers in the next few turns to assume the lead whi ch he held to th e checkered flag . Meyers followed him across the lin e for second ahead of Smith, but Smith claimed second overa ll. Holland finished fourth but a first rnoto 13th held him to eighth overall. Steve Nelson fought his 'way in for fifth and the same overall while Walters limped his ai ling machine in at ninth for fourth overa ll. At th e start of the first 250cc Pro moto, Smith and Myers came out swinging but Smith soo n had th e advantage which he would hold to the finish. Behind the lead battl e Walters and McElroy diced ahead of Holland while Voh land was buried deep in the pac k. Aft er three laps. Vohland wa s aro u nd McElroy for fourth and gai ning on Walters. It took Vohland thr ee laps to overtake h im for third, but th en Vohland fell and Walt ers went back by. With on ly two laps to go. Vohland quickl y remounted and, just before the wh ite flag , overtook Walters aga in. But tim e ran out and he fin ished third beh ind win ner Smith and runner-u p Meyers. Wa lter s rook fo u r th a nd Nelson worked his way to fifth. Johnny Stark rocketed h is Kal-Gardbacked Suzuki in to the lead to begin the final moto but Voh land and Smi th went by o n lap. one. Smith gave Voh land a good battle for a cou ple of laps but Vohland shook him off and stretched his lead to the checkered flag. Smith needed to fin ish second to claim the overall win and on the final lap Walters was able to close in but not eno ugh for a serious challenge. Smith paced himself perfectly to take second and the overall while Vohland's win put him second overall. Walters had to settl e for fourth overall with Meyers moving up from a midpack start to finish fourth and claim third overall. After a ninth-place finish in mot o one, Car lo Hulsen improved considerably in round two as he roosted his KTM in for fifth and the same overall.

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