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even a bit of quicksand . Needless to say, the section claimed its fair share of po ints from all of the classes. Young and Aaron b a la nced , bou nced a nd hopped thei r way through each of the traps, an d at the end of the day sat in a tie with 18 po in ts each . When the loop sheets wer e ta ll ied, howeve r, it was Young wh o came away the day's w inne r by virtue of more cleans. Young had 27 perfect rid es to his credit; Aaron had 26. During the awards ceremony, Aaron eyed Yo un g's huge Long horn trophy and vowed for revenge on Sunday. " I'm n ot in co n te n t io n for th e Natio nal C ha mpions h ip bec ause I ski pped seve ral rou n d s in order to co m pe te in Europ e, " sa id Aaron. " I rod e th e Fre nc h a nd Ita lian world rounds. The sections we re so to ug h there, and the experience that I gained there has help ed me out quite a bit." Tr ue to his wo rd, Aaron put that experience to good use on Sunday and rode through the 17-section loops with onl y four dab s. Aaron's win was made even more ama zing by the margin of vi ct ory that he enjoyed . Runner-up Peters was 11 points off Aaro n's pace, en d ing th e da y w ith 15. Saum and Youn g fi nis hed th ird and fourth, resp ectively, with 19 and 20. In the ama teur classes, the biggest co meback of th e w eeken d w ent to North Ca rolina's Gary H oo ver. The Senior 40+ class rider spent Saturday afternoon in the hospital hooked up to an LV. after suffering food poisoning on Friday evening. Hoover recovered in time to co mpete in Su nday's leg, and romped home the winner in his class. Shaun Moor e had the lowest score of the day on Sunday, decimating the Senior 35+ class aboard his Gas-Gas with a two-point score, while Dale Malasek piloted his new Gas-Gas 160 to the win in the Senior 45+ class on both days of competition. "The 160 weighs abou t 10 pounds less than the 250, and it still has plenty of po wer to hau l my 225-p oun d bod y around," said Ma lasek of the brightye ll o w m ach in e with co nve n tio n a l forks. tN . S T YLE: Res ults SATU RDAY CSH Ir: 1. R.Young (18/27 cleans); 2. G. Aa ron (18 /26); 3. R. r ete ra (39); 4. A. Saum (40); 5. R. Commo (41) ; 6. J. Kem pke. (44); 7. B. Nagen gast (49); 8. K. Schm e lzle (54); 9. K. Leduc (58); 10. C. Sut ton (59). EX: I. S. Fracy (10); 2. S. Cla rk (16); 3. C. Bard ell (36); 4. B. Byrd (52). illS: 1. M. Moo re (27); 2. R. BrlJ (28); 3. T. Hunter (42). SPTSMN: I. D. Wrigh t (22); 2. M. Hudd les ton (23) ; 3. R. Niccu m (27/ 17 deans); 4. / . Ca rpenter (27/1 4); 5. S. Dolan (31). SR 3lk I. M. McLaughUn (IB); 2. R. Schwen ke (21); 3. S. Willia ms (30); 4. K. Bobb (50); 5. M. Rob in (54). S R 35: I. J. Snell (12); 2. S. Moore (21); 3. H . Gal bre ath (26); 4. K. Graha m (45); 5. T. Wedgeworth (57). SR 40: I. K. Adams (17); 2. G. Sampsel (26); 3. R. Tomson (29); 4. R. Kempkes (35); 5. C. Hannon (SO). SR 45: 1. D. Malasek (10); 2. M. Bucholz (37); 3. R. Sau m (61); 4. / . Watson (68);5. L Schm eWe (69) . SR 50: 1. B. DeGans (14); 2. S. Hensley (72 ); 3. M. Oansing (7'1); 4. D. Watson (105). SR 55: 1. B. Tho mpson (43); 2. J. Hem inway (70) . SR bO: I. A. Webster (90). SUNDAY C'SIllP: I. G. Aa ron (4); 2. R. r et e rs (15); 3. A. Sau m (19); 4. R. Young (20); 5. B. Na gengas t (25); 6. R. Commo (27 /'12 deans); 7. J. Clark (27/20); 8. K. Leduc (28/21); 9. T. Roper (28/19); 10. C. Sutton (30) . EX: 1. S. Fracy (8); 2. S. Clark (14); 3. C. Bard ell (30); 4. B. Byrd (58). illS: I. R. Bell (15); 2. M. Moone (17); 3. T. H unter (21). SfTSMN: 1. M. Hudd leston (13); 2. R. Niccum (15); 3. D. Wright (17); 4. S. Dolan (I B); 5. / . Ca rpenter (20). SR 30: I. S. Willi am s (17); 2. R. Bimngs (22/ 21 dean s); 3. M. McLau ghUn (22/17); 4. M. Robin (27); 5. R. Schw enke (28). S R 35 : I. S. Mo o r e (2) ; 2 . J. Snell (11 ); 3 . H . . Halbneath (18); 4. J Wrsrott (23); 5. K. Gra ham (35). SR 40: 1. G. Hoover (16); 2. G. Sampsel (17); 3. K. Ada ms (20/ 20 clea ns); 4. R. Tomson (20 /ln; 5. R. Ke mpkes (44). 5 R 45: I. D. Malasrk (11); 2. C. Mallow (21); 3. M. Bucholz (32); 4./. Wa tson (47); 5. R. Saum (61). SR 50: I. B. DeGa ris (28); 2. S. Hensley (62); 3. D. Wa tson (91); 4. M. Cla us in g (93). SR 55: I. B. Thompso n (42); 2./. Heminway (62). SR 60: 1. A. Webst er (n). 19