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fo r th e win. Roger s adva nced to seco n d a t th e fin ish , while Matthew \ Va il surv ived a few prob lem s to take th ird. McDonnell sa lval:ed fo u rth, wh ile Zemke rounded o u t th e top five. Mc Dowell do mi nated the O pe n A hea t rac e to take th e win a head o f Zemk e a n d wait. In the O pen A mai n , McDo well go t off th e li ne a little slo w a nd fou nd hi mself st uck in the middle o f th e pa ck. McDo well was o n th e p ipe a nd went in side a nd o u tside findi n ~ his way to wa rd th e Iront, Bu t after a n excitin g move that put h im into second, he fou nd him self runn in g into turn three a li u le hot and laid it dow n. Zemke was th en o u t front alo ne wh ere he stayed to th e chec kered for the wi n . McDonnell rode smooth ly for seco nd . ,With Rogers th ird a nd Lonnie Pa ul ey fo urth. The 250cc A class p roduced o ne o f the more exci tin g fin ishes o f th e da y. After wi nn ing th e he- t race a head o f J ohn n y Mur p hree. Eric a Bostro m roosted in to th e lead at the sta rt of t he mai n a nd bega n o pe ni ng up a big lead. Bu t Murph ree was letti ng it all hang o u t. as he worked h is way from th ird a t the sta rt . M u rph ree closed the gap o n Bostro m a nd by the white n ag was pu ttin g the p ress u re o n the leader. Murphree dove u nd er Bostrom in tu rn th ree on th e fina l lap a nd ma de th e pass ihat earned hi m th e wi n, whi le Bostro m sett led for second . Na than Wait too k third. . H o nda-mo un ted Justin O wenb y wa s inv i n cible in th e 500,,: B cleee, as he topped Don Wi lh i te in th e h ea t a nd the ma in . wh ile Joh n McG ill bro u gh t hi s Ya maha in fo r thi rd each race. W HENWINNING IS THE NAME OF THE GAME... BEL-RAY IS THE NAME QF THE OIL TeamGreenKawasaki's TERRY CUNNINGHAM Wins AMA NationalR eliabilityEnduro McArthur, OR Results _ PRO -AM: 1. Bryan M cI)ow~1I (R lx); 2. Woodrow R~rs (RIX); 3. Manbew Wai l (R lx); 1. Dan iel McDo nna ld (R lx ); 5. jake Zemke (Rt x). O PES A: I. ja ke Zemke (R tx ); 2. Dan iel McDowd l t R IX); 3. Wood row ROKC"'n (RIX); 1. Lonnie Pauh e (R lx); 5. Perr y Lang ( H o n ). 250 A: 1. Jo h nn y M u rphr~ (Ha n ); 2. Eric Bost rom (Hon ); 3. Nathan Wa it tC A). .... 250 C: 1. Ed Mill" (C A): 2. Davis Winttts IC- A); 3. c..n-ald T en ret (Y am ): -I. Levi Cerman (Y am) . 500 B: I. J Ull in Owroy (Hon );. 2. Don W ilhil t' (Hon ); 3. John McG ill ( Yam) : 1. Dan iel Lavil (Yarn): 5. Kevin Gonu.ln (R IX) . 500 C: 1. Larry Thurm..n ( Vam); 2. Krvi n ~uP"" ( Yaln) ; 3. JtTTY Wom i (Y;n n) : -I. Scm l Mn:llry (Ho n ): 5. Cerald T r rlfM (R l x). 80 A: I. Toby JorKnurn (Ho n) : 2. Jurti~ RobttU (Ka w): 3. JOllY SoUla J r. (lU w). 80 C: 1. Jt"R"Iny [lI i ~ ( H o lI); 2. Luke Iverson l Kaw):3 . "COLLECTORS" Buy, Sell or Swap Collectible motorcycles, parts, accessories and memorabilia I'wo 8ro"'ers Racing Freddie Spencer choose D.I.D chain for r 9921 Shawn R;/, Jo ( Koiw). u \\'~ S : I. Drbbir- Andl'non ( lI:..a w); 2. Vn-na Over ( Ka w ). no C: I. Mil"kry l.:11lf" ( J(;;;t w ): 2. Ryan Phi lpoll ( K.aw): 3. Da ww n (Kawl . PI\\' ; I. ~l i kr Hflu~r (Ya rn ); 2. T ra "is Foulger (Ya m ): 3. Ra y f.d wa rd~ (Va m) ; i . c..r1~ AKtJilar (Va m); 5. Jrona E ll isI Va m ). J~ Schwatka wins Cycleland MX By Mich ael Rich CHICO. CA. ~I A Y22 Novic e ri der lack Sch wat ka stu n ned th e J u n io r class rid ers in th e co m b ine d 125 Nov ice/Ju nio r race b y ru nn ing a way fro m the fiel d in bot h m o LDS fo r the overa ll win a t C h ico 's Cyclela nd Speed wa y. Ri ck Mar iscal jum ped off to the early lead. as th e fir st 125cc No vice/Ju n ior race gO! underwa y. H is lead was short -l ived , a s Sc h wa tka cu t un dern eath h im in a ha irpi n . Mea n wh ile, Mike Lo pez a nd Da rry l Wahl were cu ttin g th eir wa y th roug h the pack. On 'he nex t lap, bot h Lopez an d Wahl were a ble ' 0 pass Ma ri sca l th rou gh th e roc kers . Lope z. then closed o n Sch wa tka a n d made th e pass o ver the hill jump. Sch wa tka was q ui ck to re talia te. how ever . a nd retoo k th e lea d over the fo llowi ng tab leto p. Once he rea ssu med th e lead, Sch wa tka moved a way ( 0 a n ea sy win . Lopez fin ish ed seco n d . O n th e last la p . Mariscal was a b le pass Wa hl but fell just before th e fin ish ha nd ing third back to Wahl. In the seco nd mot o, Sch watka left n othin g to chance; he took th e hol esh ot a n d mot or ed a wa y fro m th e rest o f the field . Lopez ga ted seco nd a nd was a ble 10 sta y close to Schw a tka for th e first few la p s bu t eventua lly lost co n tac t. Mari scal a n d wab l wer e agai n fig hti ng o ver third. At rnidra ce, Mark Cooper forced h is wa y past bo th riders in th e roc kers . Cooper's sta y a t th e front ca me to a n a brupt en d wh en he sta lled h is eng ine in a tu rn a nd wa tched the rest o f th e pack fla sh past befor e h e co u ld ge t restarted . At the lin e, it was Schwa tka rak in g h is seco nd win a nd the o vera ll. H e was aga in fo llowed by Lopez a nd Wah l. In the 60cc race, Tr avis \ Villi a ms shot off th e li ne wi th th e ea rl y lea d . William s. however, ra n o ff th e tra ck a n d sta lled. h is en g ine . This a llo wed Evan La ug hridge to assu me the lead. Steve Sh im izu fo llow ed in seco n d pl ace. Alt ho ug h Sh im izu mad e severa l ru ns a t Laughrid ge. he was u na b le to mak e th e p ass befor e th e fin isb . Willia ms was a b le to m ove u p to fourth before th e en d of th e race. The second mora was a cras h fest fro m th e sta rt. Eri c Nyc, who had j ust won the Pee \Vee race, loo ped h is b ike a t the start. C hris McAvo y too k the hol eshot , but also looped h is bike on the first set o f j u m ps. 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