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lap, it said 20th, but 1 was able to move
into a pack with Damon Huffman and
we both moved up fast," said Hilton.
Huffman finished fourth and
appeared to be fighting his factory
Suzuki, which appeared to be handling
poorly and down on power.
"After I got behind Hilton 1 felt real
squirrelly," Huffman said.
Kotajarvi rounded out the top five.
Rick Ryan holeshot the second moto
and led for the first half of the race
before Matson took control.
"} was riding to win the overall, so I
just waited for a while and found a
good line around Ryan," said Matson.
Matson rode the remaining laps
without error and scored the moto and
overall wins. Ryan settled into second
in front of Craig Decker, who charged
up from outside of the top 10 and
passed Mike Metzger Ia te in the race for
third. Metzger was fourth.
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Huffman went over the bars early in
the race and charged back for sixth
behind Minnesota State Champion Cory
Keeney. First-moto winner Davis was
mired in the back of the pack and
labored all-moto long, eventually finishing a disappointing 11th after starting in
26th place.
Team Splitfire/Hot Wheels/Pro
Circuit/Kawasaki's Chamberlain powered his way to a set of undisputed
moto victories in the 250cc Pro class.
Ryan led early in the first moto, but
could not hold off Chamberlain.
"I just waited for him to make some
mistakes," Chamberlain said.
Once out in front, Chamberlain
pulled out a 15-second lead and went on
to win.
"I just relaxed and took outside lines.
I don't know - it was almost too easy,"
said Chamberlain.
Ryan finished a distant second, followed by Matson and Keeney.
Decker led the early laps of the second moto with Chamberlain pushing
hard in second. Decker fended off
Chamberlain's charges until he washed
out and fell in the back section of the
course.
"1 knew he was going to fall;he was
kind of riding in a lot of different lines,"
said Chamberlain, who crossed the line
well ahead of runner-up Matson.
Decker regrouped for third, while
Keeney posted a solid ride on his
Varner-tuned Kawasaki for fourth.
O'Neal-backed Jim Holley and La
Habra Suzuki's Pete Murray waged an
all-out war during both Vet Pro motos.
Murray led the early laps of the first
moto, but gave in to seeming endless
pressure from Holley. Murray tried to
repass, but his attempt was foiled by
Holley, who rode a shrewd race. Holley
eventually put time on Murray and won
the moto. Murray was followed at a distance by Tim Dyer and Mike Newman.
The second moto was more or less a
repeat of the first, with Holley once
again posting a convincing victory for
the overall victory. Murray settled for
second, far out of reach of Mark Lange
and Dyer.
Sweden's Pierre Oxelmark will
return home an American champion
after posting a double-moto sweep of
the 12Sec Novice class and successfully
clinching the series title. "1 am real nervous, r have tC1 ride consistent and finish
in the top three," Oxelmark said prior to
the racing.
The first moto saw Oxelmark grab a
tremendous holeshot in front of Chris
Emerson, Nat Woods and Chris
Wheeler. The battle quickly shaped up
as Wheeler began to pressure the leaders, first passing Woods down a rough
section of the rutted course, then jumping past Emerson over a technical double jump. Wheeler was on fire and
closed to the back fender of Oxelrnark,
Sweden's Pierre Oxelmark (UP) hoIeshot both 125cc Junior motos and romped off with a pair of convincing wins.
but just when it seemed as if Wheeler
would take the lead, tragedy struck.
"I got cross-rutted and fell over in the
turn. When I got up I was still in third,
but my bike wouldn't start. r think it
was flooded," said Wheeler.
With the pressure now off, Oxelmark
cruised to an easy win over Woods, Pat
Foster and Emerson.
Joe Ryan got the jump at the start of
the second moto but was passed in the
first turn by Oxelmark. Once out in
front, Oxelmark extended his lead lap
by lap until he held a comfortable cushion.
Scott Johnson ran inside the top three
early in the race but crashed in a rutted
off-camber turn. Wheeler was again on
the move and cut his way through the
field from seventh to second by the end
of the four-lap moto. Emerson was consistent for third while Woods, Fields
and Joe Ryan rounded the top six.
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Results
PIW BEG, 1. Bucky Gulley (Yam); 2. David Moreno
(Yam); 3.Miclulel Beaver (Yam); 4. Mitch Lawler (Yam);
5. Mike Alessi (Yam).
PIW JR: 1. Kyle Partridge (Yam); 2. Blake Mitchell
(Yam); 3. Kevin Roberts (Yam); 4. Emitt Kling (Yam); 5.
Ryan Norwood (Yam).
P/W MOD: 1. Kevin Roberts (Yam); 2. Blake
Mitchell (Yam); 3. Bucky GUlley (Yam); 4. Michael
Beaver (Yam); 5. 1Y Morrow (Yam).
60 o-a, 1. Bobby Bonds (!