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EVENTS' .Edited by Scolt RousSeau Hamann, 10-16. Reigning ATA Champion Jared Malmquist had trouble warming up, and completed loop one with a score of 32. Oamagirand all but wrapped up his victory with an amazing zero-point second loop. The fifth-ranked rider in the nation was impressive as he hopped, skip ped and jumped his way effortlessly through all 10 sections. OTP's Malmquist found his stride on loop two and edged out Hamann, 14-15. The third loop saw Oamagirand give up two points and wrap up yet another victory, while Mal mquist again edged ou t Hamann, 16-22. The damage done durin g th e first loo p though , h eld Malmquist to third. "I had two stu p id five s on the first loop," said Oamagirand. "In one section I went out of bounds. I should hav e had tw o clean loops, but I am happy." In In termedia te A class action, 62year-old Ar t Webst er showed the youngsters how it's d one by literally roo sting away with the win . Webster's aggressive, high-speed tactics left many wondering if he had, in fact, tak en up th e wron g sp ort - perhaps motocross would have better suited his style. Webs te r gave up 34 points, two less than runner-up Ron Catavaio. Brad McClellan was third with 44. Torr Motors' Mark O ldar pil oted a new Fantic Section to a commanding wi n in the .Ad va nced A cla ss, edging ou t Montesa Cora-mounted Oli Th or d arson . (~ Results NOV Ie 1. Ronn Waters (Bet) 7 po ints /l9 deans; 2. S. Meland (Fan) 11/16; 3. G. Ballat ore (G-G) 21/12; 4. Art Han (Fan) 25/10. NOV 8: 1. R. Moo re (Bet) 38 po in ts ! n clea ns ; 2. Paul Silva (Yam) 39/ 10; 3. Mark Ho yer (Moo ) ON F. S PTSMN A: 1. Jam e s Laud e m an (Mo n ) 17 poi nts / IS cleans; 2. Micha el Chen (G-G) 21/17; 3. K. Melody (G-G ) 22/ 13; 4. Bob Gr ov e (G·G) 25/16; 5. Jonathan Grah am (Yam) 43/11 . SPTS MN B: 1. P. Hanco x (G- G) 25 p oints /14 cle an s; 2. Shel don Pack er (Bet) 28 /1 3; 3. T. lostle n (Yam) 28/1 2; 4. Mark Takumi Kari ya (Bet) 28/ 11; 5. Lerre Butte rfield (G-G ) 37/10. SPTSMN C: 1. Rich Zins ma nn (Fan ) 31 points/II cleans ; 2. Bryan Benson (Yam) 33/8; 3. Becky Ca rranza (G-G) 6/6; 4. Allan Ralls (Yam) 38/11 ; 5. A. Gregorich (Bet) 41/S. (NT A: 1. Art Webster (Yam) 34 points /14 cleans; 2. Ron Cata va io (C -C ) 36/ 14; 3. Brad McCl ellan (G-C) 44/14; 4. Lee Holth (Bet) 44/11; 5. Jim Rogers (G· G) 44/9. t NT B: 1. Wayne Anders (Fan) 35 points / 13 d eans; 2. Donn Maeda (G-G) 42 /11 ; 3. Kevin Reynolds (G-G) 53/12; 4. Josh Pcrnll (Ya m ) 55/9; S. Adam Bush (Fan) 55/7; 6. Icrdi Thomson (G-G) 64/ 7. .eov A: 1. Mark Oldar (Fan) 25 po ints /17 cleans; 2. Oli Thordarson (Mon) 43/12; 3. J. Collins (G-G) 56/13; 4. Kent Graham (Apr) 56/ 10; 5. Lon Brand (Fan) 58/8. ADV 8: 1. Mitch Berger (Yam) 80 points / S clean s. 2. Jim MHier (Bet) 88/7; 3. Dennis Wilson (Bd) 89/3; 4. larry Va rnell (Yam) 101/2; 5. Jac k Hcminwa y (C --G) 104/ 0. . EX: 1. O livie r Cla ma gi ra nd (G-G ) 12 po in ts / 26 deans; 2. Tom Hamann (Bet) 53/ 10; 3. Jared Malmquist (Bet) 62/10. A MAIPizza P U.S lus .MegaSeries: Round 2 C lamagirand' topples Tecate Trial (Top) Belgian Olivier Clamagirand handily topped the Expert class at the Tecate Cup Trial. (AbOve) BillyUles (5) prepares to overtake Randy Richardson (222) while on the way to winning the 25+ A class during round two of the AMAIPizza Plus MegaSerles at Muddy Creek Raceway. Walkers rule Muddy Creek MX By Donn Maeda SAN DIEGO, CA, MAR 19 ormer Belgian National Champion Olivier Oamagirand was the cream of the crop at the Tecate XI Trial. held in the Corral Canyon OHV Area of Bobcat Mead ows. A health y turnou t of riders showed up to tes t themsel ves against the challenging sec tions la id o ut by the San Diego Tria ls Riders, and most on hand agreed that the event was th e be st in recent memory. An extremely challenging loop routed riders up, d own and around the mountainous area. In fact , the loop was so difficult, that the lower di vision rid ers were routed away from F ..... .... - 0.. -e:x:: 36 the upper half, skipping se ctions four and five . Intermediate, Advanced and Exp ert riders were run through all 10 sections, while Novice and Sportsman riders rode only eight. As usual, Oamagirand showed up as most riders we re 'alread y starting their first loop - a European psyche-out strategy, perhaps? Once under way, the Gas G a s USA I Bultaco Parts Obs ol ete I O 'Neal l Pirelli I Ra ce Tech-spon sored rider wa sted little time establish ing his command. After the first loop, Oamagira nd enjoyed a slim six-po int lead over mult i-tim e ATA Champ ion Tom By Barbara Willia ms Photo by Loren Williams BWUNTVILLE, TN, MAR 25-26 early 720 riders from ~ dozen states converged on Muddy Creek Raceway for Scott USA Day, round 2 of the AMA Pizza Plus United Sta te s MegaSe ries, so called because it encompas ses three AMA regions. To p- fi ve fi nishers in all amateur cla sses receiv ed su pe r goodies from Scott USA, in addition to MegaSeries pla qu es and other conting en cies fro m su ch se ries sponso rs as Dunlop, MSR, Gear, N o Fear, GatorZ, Pro-Action, FMF, Uni Filter, Phillips 66 Racing Fuel, N Sam Thomas Racing, Hammerhead Graphics, Silkolene, Renthal, Tsubaki, Endura and Parts Unlimited. Team G reen 's Matt Walker nailed down five class wins: 80cc (12-13) Stock and Unlimited Mini on Satu rday; and Junior Mini, Senior Mini and Schoolboy on Sunday. Possibly the hardest riding Walker had to do all day was in Sunday's Schoolboy class Walker, who was aboard a Kawasaki Big Wheel against a raft of 125s, knew that he had to get the ju m p on the bigger b ikes in order to even be in the running for a top -five finish. Walker su rp rised the field with a first-mote holeshot, th en rode like h is britches were afire. Scott McMillin, Jon Boruff, Paul Justus and Jeff Ryan had their hands full trying to catch Walker on the first lap . Marcus Hedrick came up from a midpack finish , showing the way for Jason Frecke r, and the pai r d isplaced bo th Ryan an d Jus tus to crack the top five . Walker scored the firs t-mo to win followed by McMillin, Boruff, Frecker and Hedrick. Walker was squeezed out on the second-rnoto start and gated fifth behind Frecker, Boruff, Hedrick an d Justus. By the halfway point in the four-lap battle, McMillin had recovered to run fourth from a mi serable s ta rt to challenge Hedrick. For the better part of a lap, Hedri ck kept hi s cool, riding smart defense as McMillin put m.ore pressure on the Suzuki pilot. The pair accelerated, catching up to the front duo and coming closer to the ragged edge with each corner. Finally at the apex of the uphill horseshoe, McMillin's grip slipped and his Kawasaki T-boned Hedrick's Suzuki, crashing them both to the gro un d. Walker zipped past the carnage to claim thi rrd. At th e en d of the race, Frecker and Boruff maintained first and second, respectably followed by overall winner Walke r, Josh Scott and Ryan. Another Walker, Kevin (no relation ), had a pretty good day of his own. The Yamaha Cycle Ce n ter/ Axo/ Ren tha l1 Sm ith Bros I Dun lo p I Scott I FMF I ProA ction l Big Bill Racin g I Hammerhead Graphics / BallZee-backed rider streaked to wins in both 125cc A Mod and 250cc D i A Mod classes. Results Saturday 50 ( 4.~) sTK: I. C h ase Beck (KT M); 2. James Graham (Yam ); 3. Tyl e r Horne (Yam ); 4. Matthew Chappell (Yam ). 50 (7-8) sTK: I. Jake Grif fis (Cob); 2. Kyle Orr (Cob); 3. CB. Home (LEM); 4. Ryan Wooden (LEM~ 5. Jordan Oxley (LEM) . 60 (7-9) STK: I. Step hen Norwood (Kaw); 2. Cory Cone (Kaw~ 3. Rob Wooden (Kaw ); 4. Torre 5treifthau (Kaw~ 5. Thomas Lee (Ka w~ 60 (11)-11) s TK: I. Wesle y Segars ( Kaw~ 2. Jeffrey Fields (Ka w ); 3. Chris Hanshaw (Ka w); 4. Anthony Griffis (Kaw ~ 5. Chari.. Whatley ( Ka w~ 80 (7.11) STK: 1. Chad Albritton (Hon~ 2. Joshua Summey (Kaw ); 3. Wesl ey Segars (Ka w); 4. William Cod y Watford (5uz~ 5. Jason Sault (Su4 80 (12-13) STK: 1. Matt Walker (Ka w); 2. Aaron Lindsey (Kaw ~ 3. Jeffery Ryan (Kaw ~ 4. Anthony Nash (Hon~ S. Danny SrrUth (Hon~ 80 (14-15) STK: 1. T ravi s Bailey (Suz); 2. Derick Hed rick (suz); 3. Marty srrUth (Suz~ 4. Luke Satterfield (Yam ~ 5. John Brown (Ka w~ UIL MIN~ 1. Matt Walker (Kaw~ 2. Aaron Lindsey (Kaw~ 3. Jeffery Ryan (Ka w ~ 4. Anthony Nash (Hon~ s . Jon-Boy Monk (Kaw ). sCHBY: 1. Matt Eason ( Kaw~ 2. Trey Boy kin (Hon). l'\"MN : I. Mak esha H oyle (Han); 2. Stacy Nodine (K awj, 125 A STK: 1. Scott Pinso n (Suz ); 2. Kris Swa ney (Hon ). 125 B STK: I . Marcus Hed rick (Suz); 2. Jon Boruff (Han); 3. Clark Stiles (KTM ); 4. Cha rley Keplinger (Suz ); 5. James Joiner (Hon). 125 C STK: 1. Mati Easo n (Ka w) ; 2. Adam Burchfi eld (Su z); 3. Jamie Sim pso n (Ha n); 4. Grego ry Dial (Kaw); S. Josh Thom pson (s "z). 250 A sTK: L Kris Swaney (lion). 25 0 B STK: 1. C lark St iles (KTM ); 2. Marcu s H edrick (Suz); 3 . Mic hae l Milem (Ho n) ; 4. Cha rley Keplin ger (5u z); S. JfX")' Belmont (Ha n ). UIL A-B : 1. Scott Pinson (Suz); 2. Scott McMillin (Kaw ); 3. Ga ry Winte r (Ka w) ; 4. Nicholas Pinegar (Hon); 5. Rod ney wlse (s uz). UIL C: Adam Burchfield (5uz); 2. Anthony Bridges ( Hon ~ 3. Zack Cumming s (Yam); 4. Mar k Bailey (Hon); 5. Troy Miller (Kaw). · .. U/L 0 : 1. Luk e Jo nes (Han); 2. Steve Co legate (Ho n); 3. AI Albi ke r (Suz); 4. Jaso n Powell (Yam); 5. Brian Ove rbay (Ha n).