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,M T C O S RoundS: Perris Raceway OO R S ' , GA Winter Series :' , I 11 el em II ' wan t to, and it's working against me tod ay." Casey Johnson race d behind Schnell for most of the moto, but Johnson was a lap down. "Du ring the first couple of laps my ca rb u re to r fell o ff th e ,b oot," Johnso n said . "The Sp litftre bike uses a different manifold, and that happens sometimes." Rookie Pro Dustin Nelson finished third after a mid pack start, topping Mike Chamberlain and Doug Dubach, who started the mota th ree positions from last place. The second mota saw Keen ey lead every lap except for the most important la p , th e la s t o ne, thi s tim e.Jd u e to a mechanical failure. "The bike seized," Keeney said. Sheak scooted across the line for the mota a nd overall win whi le Schnell, Johnson, Ru sty H oll and and Dub ach ro unded out the top five. Team O'Neal's Dubach rebounded from his disappointing 125cc Pro finish by coming back for the wi n in the 250cc Pro class. Dubach walke d all ove r th e co m petitio n in th e fir st mot a , ea rning w hat appeare d to be an easy wi n . Keeney rode consistently and fin ished second in front of Ant hony Pocorobba, Brand es and Jeff Willoh . The seco nd mot o saw Dubach chase afte r Keeney and Sheak for most of the race and make a critica l pass on the last lap where he stuffed it past Keeney to take second place and secure the overall vic tory. She ak's secon d- mo te victory, combined with a firs t-mote DNF, left him 11th overall for the day. NCY / Scott-backed Tim Beatty used consistency to score the overall win in the 125cc Intermedia te class. Form er Mini ace [ iri Dostal won the opening m ota after a close battle with Beatty. Casey Lytle finished third on a borrowed bike. "Our race bike seized befo re the race, so I used a 125cc Beginner 's Kawasaki," Lytle said. Ryan Clark p ut the h am mer down for the secon d- mota win. Beatty finished seco nd, while Dostal crossed the line in third place. Lytle looked to be suffe ring By Tony Alessi PERRIS, CA. FEB. 12 cott Sheak dropped the local Perris pros to th e ir kn ees with an imp ressive double mota sweep of the 125cc Pro class during round five of the GFI Wint er Series at Perris Raceway. Team Or an ge County Suz uk i set the p ace with Sh eak and teammate Gr eg Schnell lead ing the way during the start of the firs t moto. Michael Brandes and Cory Keeney began to sc ra p for third place before co lli d ing over th e fini shline jump. Brandes called it quits for the mota , whil e Keeney rem ounted an d eventually worked h is way b ack to a disappointi ng 15th-place finis h. Up fron t, a seesa w battl e was taking place between Sheak and Schnell , but every ti me th at Schnell woul d try to close the gap, Sheak would crack open the throttle a little more and puU away. In th e en d, Sheak crossed the line first for the mot a wi n, while Schne ll settled for second. "I have a crack in my fibula," Schnell sa id after the mota . "I can 't train like I S (Above) Scott Sheak powered to the 125cc Pro class win during round five of the GFI Winter Series. Sheak swept the class with 1-1 scores. (Right) Doug Dubach (28) and Corey Keeney (96) waged war in the 250Cc Pro class with Dubach coming out on top .