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. ;· MOTOCROSS. ~:< '1llt/t A nnuarGNC Internati!inalMOtoCr9sS Rnai . Willoh, • I Lake Whitney Cycle Park ham win 'em all (Left) As expected, Kevin Windham dominated the Expe rt class act ion, winning every moto in which he competed. (Below) Jeff Willoh won seven out of eight mot os, and scored three Intermed iate class champ ionships. (Above) Nick Adams rode an extreme ly trick PeeWee to multiple class wins. By Tony Alessi WHITNEY, IX, MAR. 18-20 eff Willoh and Kevin Wind ham led a Kawasaki Team Green sweep of the Intermediate and Expert classes at the GNC International Motocross Finals, held a t the picturesque Lake Whitney C ycl e Ranch . FMF IO'Neal-backed Will oh wo n seven of the eight motos that he competed in en route to overall victories in the 250cc Stock, 250cc Modified and 125cc Stock Intermediate classes. Not to be ou tdone by Willoh's nearperfect Scorecard, Windham raced away with a four -mot o sweep in the 125 and 250cc Expert classes. Southern hospitality was in the air as the Surber family once again hosted what is arguab ly th e be st -organized event amongst the "big" amateur races across the nation. " We are ve ry plea sed," sa id Chief Executive Officer Jerry Surber. "There was a 50% increase coming through the gate from last year. There is an electricity in the air that we haven't seen since the days of Ward y and DeCoster." The track la yo u t could only be desc ribed as the ep ito me of outdoor motocross. The track featu red numerous wide loamy berms, fas t whooped-out straights, and a rutted technical section that rou ted riders through a tree-strewn river bed. In the Expert classes, Windham had no problems racing away with all four moto wins aboard his Team Gr een l Axo I Maximal Dunlop IScott-backe d Kawasak is . Windham rod e unch al lenged throughout the day, build ing up J im p ressi ve le ad s in ea ch race. "It feels good to take a clean sweep," said the personable Lou isianan. "Anything could go wrong - you could hit a rock and fall, or get a flat tire. I never really pushed it too hard ; I just rode smooth." Windham's Team Green teammate Case y Jo hnson and local racer Roy Schellenberger battled tooth and nail in all four motos and swapped overall finishing positions . Johnson to pped Schellenberger in the 250cc cl ass for second overall, while Schellenberger got the nod in th e 125cc d ivision. Thou gh the Expert classes pro vided exciting racing, so me of the be st action of the weekend carn e during the Intermediate class races. And w ho provid ed the action ? - non e oth er tha n the King of the Int ermedia tes, "[amrnin'" Jeff Willoh. " Eve r sin ce I won m y first National title in Florida last November, it seems to be getting easier," said Willoh. The Californian lost only one moto in which he comp e ted, racki ng u p an impressive t hree cha m pionships along the wa y . WiIlo h's only do w n fa ll