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eMOTOCROSS GFI Winter Series North: Round 2 .~ Rick Ryan (20) led Jeff Pestana (70) and Greg Tierheimer in the 125cc Pro class. Ryan won the 125, 250 and 500cc Pro divisions. Brett Hamilton slithered through mud, which was brought on by a week of heavy rains. Ryan 3for 3at Prairie Ci~ By Tom Prichard Photos by Mark Hawkins SACRAMENTO, CA, JAN. 3 Ocal favorite Rick Ryan made good use of his experience earned while spending the past few seasons racing in Europe to win all three Pro classes at Prairie City OHV Park. Ryan fought off the challenges of a star-studded field in both the 125 and 250cc Pro classes, while going virtually untouched in the 500cc Pro division. On a track that had been battered for a week by torrential rains, the Yamaha rider from San Jose showed everyone that he could handle the elements as well as the competition. By virtue of his wins in both classes, Ryan went home not only with the series points lead in the 250cc class, but with close to $5000 in winnings as well. L 22 The 250cc Pros were given the opportunity to take on the track first, and when they came out of the first tum, Ryan was already establishing his dominance for the day. Ryan grabbed the holeshot, followed by Honda-mounted Jeff Pestana and Suzuki rider Rusty Holland. Tyson Vohland, riding a Yamaha, sat on Holland's rear fender in fourth. Before the first lap was over, Holland had moved around Pestana and Ryan started pulling away. Less than a lap later, Holland crashed in a rut and Pestana was, once again, running in second. The action behind Ryan began to heat up even further, as Vohland got a face full of mud and was forced to toss his goggles. Without eye protection, Vohland backed away from the leaders and was soon challenged by his younger brother, Tallon. Tallon was boxed in on the start and spent the fir t three laps maneuvering his Suzuki around traffic. Once he could see hi brother, Tyson, up ahead, he wasted no time dropping him back to fifth, and then Tallon tried catching the leaders. But Ryan, Pestana and Holland were too far ahead by this time, and Tallon had to settle for fourth at the checkered flag. Ryan scored the win ahead of Pestana, Holland, and Tallon and Tyson Vohland. Tallon Vohland nailed the holeshot in the second moto, but would later be penalized a lap for jumping the gate. The Suzuki rider would go on and win the race but would officially place out of the top 10 after being assessed the penalty. Several riders, including first moto third-place fini her Holland, were involved in a first-tum pile-up. Holland would later finish the second moto 17th. Early in the race, Tallon Vohland was momentarily passed by Rodney Smith before settling back into the lead. However, Smith stayed close to Tallon, while last week's class winner Scott Myers tucked in behind the leading duo. A little ways back in fourth and fifth were Pestana and first-moto winner Ryan. Pestana would eventually crash in a mudhole, while Ryan would inch his way closer to third-place Myers but could never get close enough to challenge. Tallon Vohland would physically cross the finish line first, but Smith was credited with the win, followed by Myers and overall winner Ryan. There was plenty of action at the start of the first 125cc Pro moto. Pestana and 250cc clas winner Ryan shared the holeshot, with Pestana getting the upper hand .exiting the first tum. Pursuing in third and fourth were Suzuki ridpr Greg Tierhe' er and Holland. Moments later, Pestana fumbled on an uphill and Ryan hot into the lead. At the same instant, Tierheimer and Holland tangled and went down, resulting in a massive traffic jam. This allowed Ryan and Pestana to break clear of the pack, while Tyler Hummel and Tyson Vohland duked it out a ways back in third and fourth, while Kawasaki rider Spud Walters snuck up into fifth. Shortly thereafter, Walters moved by Vohland when Vohland faltered. Luckily for Vohland, though, both Hummel and Walters stumbled a few turns later, allowing Tyson a clear shot into third. Meanwhile up front, Ryan and Pestana continued their duel for the lead that was eventually won by Ryan, although not by much. Tyson Vohland held on to third, ahead of Hummel and Walters. Ryan jumped into the early lead in the second moto, with Walters and Pestana chasing in the front-runner's wake. Pestana quickly relegated Walters to third only to find that Ryan had already built up a sizeable cushion over second. Unbeknown to Ryan, however, was a faM-moving Tallon VohIand. After a dismal tart, Vohland was soon running fifth, then second and eventually had a lock on the leader, Ryan. By late in the race, Tallon had reeled-in Ryan and was challenging for the lead. On the Ia t lap, Tallon made his move and pa sed Ryan on a downhill double jump. Knowing that a second place was good enough to score the overall class win, Ryan did not fight back and settled for second place at the checkered flag, just inches ahead of Pestana. Myers and Walters rounded out the top five. In the ev r-so-popular 12Sec Beginner cla ,Scott Davis scored the overall victory, via 2-1 moto finishes. Dennis Smith, who won the first moto, couldn't get untracked in the second round and finished a disappointing 10th, resulting in sixth overall. I:N Results so BEG MOD: 1. Robert Harold (Yam); 2. Justin Gusman (Yam); J. Anthony Houser (Yam). 50 BEG STK: 1. Bastian McDanie.l (Yam); 2. J.J. Whipple (Yam); 3. Steven Hernandez (Yam); 4. Brian Dominguez (Yam); 5. Nicholas o.wis (Yam). 50 NOV STK: I. Robert Harold (Yam). PEE WE£, I. Travis Patterson (Yam); 2. Joseph Lopez (Yam). 60 BEG (11-8): 1. Sidney Burrows (lCaw); 2. Mikey Frakes (l(aw). 60 SEC (~1t): 1. Bnan Hule:ey (Kaw); 2. Jim Wevcr (Kaw); 3. Christopher Loredo (Kaw); 4. James Wright (l(aw). 60 NOV (0-8): 1. Bobby Bonds (Kaw); 2. Robert Harold (l(aw). 60 NOV (9-1]): 1. Randy annan (Kitw); 2. Ryan Morais ()(aw); 3. Bryan Schulz (~w); 4. Brian Buckreus (l(aw); 5. Rayn Ph;lpo" (l(aw). 80 BEG 0-1: 1. Jeremy Ellis (Hon); 2. Paul Morgan (lCaw); 3. Bryant Stotts (Hon); 4. Hawk Whole (Hon); 5. Shawn Mietz (Suz). 80 BEG 1).2: I. Bobby Bonds (Kaw); 2. Greg Surat (Hon); 3. Curt Olsen (Hon); 4. Kelly Quinn (Suz~ S. Damn Pellin(Kaw). 80 NOV: 1. BY'"" und (Su»; 2. Cal Il"ker (Ki1w); 3. Donavan Mitchell (Yam); 4. Jason Ellis (Hon); 5. Kevin Gonz.11es (Kaw). 80 INT: 1. jusHn Quinn (Su»; 2. Ryan o,mlsch (Sul). 80 EXP: 1. Jeff Bold win (SUl). 12S BEG 1).1: 1. Scott Dov;s (J<.,w); 2. Darin Polsley (SUl); 3. Brad Pellin (Kaw); 4. Carl Boker (Kaw); 5. Doug Rose (Kaw). 125 BEG 1).2: 1. 5<:0" Heywood (SUl); 2. Bryan Gill (Yam); 3. Marquez Rodriquez (Suz); 4. David Meyer (yam);5. Robbie Templeton (Kaw). )25 NOV 0·1: 1. Chad Burleson (l-ion); 2. },)soo Jenkins (Hon); 3. Brant Steiger (Hon); 4. Chris Wheeler (Yam); 5. ~sonJoiner (Hon). 125 NOV 1)..2: 1. Steve Kyramarious (Kaw); 2. Gary Paden (K.,w); 3. Greg Ohlsen (Kaw); 4. Ryan Brink (Kaw); 5. Raymond Blake (Sul). 12S INT: 1. Shawn ~Hghk,nd (5Ul); 2. Casey johnson (Kaw); 3. Jake Windham (Suz); 4. Ben Vitale (Hon); 5. Ulnce Ilollens (Hon). 125 PRO: 1. Rick Ryan (Yam); 2. Tallon Vohland (Sm); 3. Jef( Pestana (Hon); 4. Scott Myers (Kaw); 5. Spud Wallers (Kaw). 250 BEG: 1. D.j. Shipley (Yam); 2. Joe Gal... (Kaw);3. Channing Amari< (Hon); 4. jason Ritchey (Yam); 5. Craig Weitz (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. Steven Richnrds (Yam); 2. Mathew Wallilce (Yam); 3. Jim Dempsey (Hon); 4. Brad Axelrad (Kaw); 5. Sco" Medley (Hon). 250 tNT: 1. Casey Johnson (Kaw); 2. Dennis Kritzer (Yam); 3. Don Knapp (SUl); 4. Derek Watkins (Hon); 5. Judd Houck (Kaw). 250 PRO: 1. Rick Ryan (Yam); 2. Rodney Smith (Suz); 3. Sm" MY"" (Kaw); 4. Tyson Vohland (Yam); S. SpUil Walters (l(aw). 500 BEG: 1. Ken Davidson (Hon); 2. SIeve Remmen (Hon); 3. Kraig Walker (Hon); 4. Robert Woehrle (l(aw); 5. Dennis Wheeler (Yam). 500 INT: 1. Keith Mayes (Kaw~ 2. Rick Hollenbed: (Hon); 3. Kevin Green (Kaw); 4. WillWn Artau (Hon~ 500 PRO: 1. Rick Ryan (Hon); 2. Tyler Hummel (Hon~ 3. Danny Paladino (lCaw); 4. jon Nicholas (Hon); S. SIve Klinger (Kaw). 25-29 BEC: 1. Joseph Allen (Yam); 2. Kra;g Walker (Hon); 3. Mark Steele (yam); 4. Edward Tatum (Kaw); 5. Robert Woehrle (Kaw). 25-29 INT: 1. Marcus Sabado (Hon); 2. Eric Phif'l'S (Yam); 3. Sergio Fernandez (Yam); 4. Roi Holster (Yam); 5. Ed Heacox (Hon). VET BEG: 1. Mark McNutt (Yam); 2. Ken McRae (Yam); 3. Richard Wilson (Hon); 4. Dorin Miller (Hon); 5. Mike Ehlert (Hon). VET NOV: I. Steven Richards (Yam); 2. Brian Odell (Yam); 3. Steven Schwenk (Yam); 5. Greg Pennington (l(aw). VET INT: I. Tom Bony (Yam); 2. Jeff Johnson (Yam); 3. Kevin Green (Kaw); 4. David Vanni (Suz); 5. Joe M

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