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RAMONA, CA, FEB. 5
lying around the track like
it was 10 years ago, forme r
125cc Nation al MX Ch ampio n Ro n " T h e Do g g e r "
Lechien ro de to victory in
th e 25 0cc a nd 25+ Pro
classes during round th ree of CMC's
Vel vetouch Gold en Sta te Na tio na ls .
Lechi en fou ght a mean b attle in both
classes with w orld GP con tender Bad er
Manneh.
With series points battles becoming
more and mor e int en se, racers traveled
south to one of California's oldest ra cing facili ties, Barona Oaks Raceway.
Travis Preston nail ed the start of the
first 250cc moto, bu t Lech ien was right
there to quickly snatch away the lead.
Preston was left to battIe with Manneh
and Sp ud Walt ers . Walte rs put the
p re ssure on Manneh early and took
over the third spot during the opening
lap. Walters looked as if he wa s on the
move, but he was never a threat for the
lead.
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As the la p s con ti n ue d , Man ne h
found a second wi n d a n d s tarte d to
make hi s move, first p icking off Walters and the n go ing a fter Preston . Preston was no mat ch fo r Ma nne h, who
slingshotted by to pressure th e lead er.
With only a few laps rem a in ing, Manneh was all ove r Lechien, doggin g his
every move.
"I just rodemy own race and w ait ed
fo r a place to make th e p a ss, " sai d
Manneh . With tw o la ps rem ain in g ,
Manneh fou nd the hole he was wa iting
for an d moved in to the lead . He took
th e wi n ov er Lechi en and Walters.
In moto tw o it w as Manneh with th e
hol eshot , w hile Lec h ie n qu ickl y displaced Tony Suiek for second . Lechien
looked as if he h ad his work cu t out
unti l Mann eh caught a ru t and
crashe d . Manneh quickly recovere d ,
but Lechien was already counting hi s
cas h.
"I' m leaving for Europe tomorrow,
and the last th ing m y sponsors wanted
was for me to get hurt," said Manneh.
" Lu ckily my crash was minor and I
didn't get hurt."
Ron "The Dogger" Lech ien gave a good
account of himself at Sarona Oaks
Raceway , bagging overall wins in the
250cc and Vet Pro classes with 2-1 mota
scores in each.
After a sixth-p lace, first -moto finish,
Ant hony Pocorobba was on t he gas
a n d took the secon d s po t follo wing
Mann eh's misfortune.
In the 25+ Pro d ivis ion, Lechien and
Ma nne h wen t at it a second tim e. Man neh trailed Lechien during th e en tire
fir st m oto until h e m ade a la stlap /las t-tu rn pa ss to take the lead. In
the second mot o Manneh led early on,
bu t Lech ien roosted hi s way past to
take th e lead a nd never looked b ack .
Man neh tried to repea t h is pas s
attempts of the first moto, bu t Lech ien
rode a strong race to hold on.
The 125cc Pro action saw Walters
ride two impressive motos to 'ca p tu re
the overall. Chri s Wheele r led the
entire first moto, with Walters trailing
in second. In the second ou ting it was
all Walters, who pulled the holeshot
and rode his own ra ce.
