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5TH ANNUAL EUROPEAN TOUR Round 1 his series and he 'll do the same for me (in the National Enduro Series). Then 1 crashed and had to play catch-'em." By th e first checkpoint, Da vis had al ready built up a 25-second lead o n Smith , while Ha tch, who had crashed, dropped back to sixth, behind Mars hall, Summers and KTM's Scott Plessinger. After the first lap, Davis was all but gone, having opened up a huge oneminute lead over Smith, while, in th e meantime, Summers had taken control of third after passing Marshall. In fifth through seven th battled Plessinger, Ha tch and four-time Na tional Hare & Ho u n d C hampion Danny Hame l, respec tiv el y . Occup ying eigh th was Yama ha rider Do ug Blackwell, while five- time Na tion al End uro Champion Rand y Hawki ns and local favorite Eric Mashb ir rounded out the top 10. By the fourt h lap, Davis had the race all but won, as he had extended his margin over Smith to more than a m inu te and a half. Hatch had moved back into thir d a ft e r h is early crash, w hile Plessi n ge r came into th e pits with exhaust problems that required fixing. Su mmer s also had problems of his own. "I ran out of ga s abou t a m il e before the check," said Summers. "I was jus t on fumes when 1 got to the check and it was still some d istance from the pits. So 1 flipped the mo torcycle upside down, hoping to get a bit of fuel into the carb, but my crew came over and we pushed it ove r, got it fueled and continued on . It sho uld n't have happened my vent tube was leakin g, and on alI the I downhills, it was spewing fuel." I Inh eritin g fourth was Marshall and his Honda. Mashbir had control of fifth, . in fro nt of Bla ckw ell, Hamel and Hawkins. Even further back followed I Paul Funaro, three-time National MX Champion Kent Howerton, Mark Kerling, Steve Silvestri and Brian Garrahan. Despit e head ing out for the last lap nearly two min utes ahead of Smith, .1 Davis took the checkered flag with jus t 52 seconds to spare. "I cooled it the last lap, not wanting to blow it," said Davis. Runner-up Sm ith said, " I had it in my mind to keep Ty in sight after Steve (Hatch) let me by at the start. We were .cruising and he sort of got away a little a nd then 1 crashed and had to p la y catch-u p. On the second lap 1 crash ed agai n a nd t hat really gave h im th e surg e. I sort of picked up the pace, but 1 knew that Ty was easing off at the end." Hatch took the checkers in third, followed by Summers and Marshal l. Ham el ended his da y in sixth, just ahea d of Hawkins, Blackwell, Mashb ir and Silvestri. Plessinger's earlier problems d ropped the Grand National Cross Country Champion to l l th, whil e How" erton ended up 13th, one spot behind Kerling. ~ I Hollister Hills OHV Park • Hollister, california Resuhs: February 12, 1995 0 / A: 1. Tr Davi s (Kaw); 2. Rodney Smith (Suz); 3. Ste ve Hatch (Suz); -t. Scott Su m me rs (Hon); 5. Cot e Marshall (H on) ; 6. Danny Hamel (Ka w); 7. Randy Hawkin s (Suz); 8. Dou g Bla ckw ell (Yam); 9. Er ic Mas hbi r (Ho n); 10. Ste ve Sil vestri (Ya m); 11. Sco tt Plessinger (KTM); 12. Mar k Ker ling (Yam); 13. Kent Howe rton (Ho n); 14. Jason Dahners (KTM); 15. Joe Bru ce (Ya m); 16. Brian Garrahan (Ka w); 17. Pa tr ick. Garraha n (Kaw l; 18. Pau l Funaro (Ho n); 19. Matthew Sla vish (KTM); 20. Michael Lafferty (KTM). AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP H AR E SCRAMBL ES SERIES POINT STANDlNGS (After 1 of 9 . rounds, best of 7) : 1. Ty Dav is (30); 2. Rodney Smith (25); 3. Steve Hatch (21); 4. Scott Sum mers (18); 5. Col e Marshall (16); 6. Dann y Hamel (15); 7. Randy Hawkins (14); 8. Doug Blackwell (13); 9. Eric Ma shbir (12); 10. Stev e Silvestri (11); 11. Scott Plessinger (10); 12. Ma rk Keeling (9); 13. Kent Howerton (8); 14. Jason Dahners (7); 15. Joe Bruce (6); 16. Brian Garrahan (5); 17. 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