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I·E E T .·.. · V N S· I his tou ghest competiti on to come from Oklahoman Matt Moore, but the teena ger dropped out of competition ea rly in the d ay. Moo re rod e brilliantly in the first few sections, bu t beca me violently ill and was seen vomiting on the loop. With Moore's dem ise, anot her Okla ho man - Bryan Byrd - was left to chase afte r Peters. Thou gh he secured second place, he could do little to match Peters' grace between the ta pes. Peters ended the day with a mere 25 poi nts, 55 less than Byrd 's 80-poi nt total. Mark Robin wasthird with 88. On Sunday, Moore returned rested, re fr eshed and read y to go. Thing s lo ok ed goo d fo r th e e ig hth-ra n ke d National ride r, as he led Peters after the firs t loo p . Pe ters ga ve up 10 poi nts, while Moore on ly dabbed twice. Things went so u r for Moor e, howeve r, w he n the skies ope ned up and rain began to fall on the already slippe ry dirt bank s and ledges. In th e mud , few are bette r th a n Peters. While Moore and the rest struggled to find traction , Pete rs seemed to ride better as the day wore on. In his final three loops, Peters dropped on ly five points, bringing his four-loop total to 15. Moore ended up with 42, while Byrd nabbed third with 75. "I live near Watkins Glen, so I get to practice in slippery conditions all the time," said Peters. "The wetter, the better." " Ray' s ha rd to beat when it's muddy," said Moore. " If it hadn't rained , things might have been different." c:x Oklahoma's MattMoore nabbed second on Sunday, but DNFedon Saturday . (Above) Raymond Peters scored a pair 01 easy wins at rounds seven and eight 01 the Texas State Trials Championship Series. (Left) In the fi rs t 125cc A m o ta, S tee l took th e inside li n e into the fi rst co r ner an d ca me through the double-jump section with Vincen t Kamow at his side. The two ran side by sid e through the d ouble ju m p s, wi th Stee l taking th e fas ter inside line into th e next comer for th e lead . Mark Musse lman got a poor sta rt but would eventually ca tch and pass Kamow for secon d place whi le a lo ng -g on e Steel g rabb ed the checkers. The second 125cc A m ota was another good one for Steel as he q uickly p u shed h is Pack y Racing /Scott /Pro Circuit /Bell /Fox/Honda of Troy -spo nsored CR to the p re m ier position while Sieve Cross. Kamow and Musselman bat tled ove r seco nd place. Mu sse lma n used some great m oves through the infiel d d oubles to p as s both Karnow an d Cross, endi ng the thr ee-way fe u d. C ross was a ble [0 ho ld off Kamow fo r th ird, but th e hard -ridin g Mus selman had no luck catching the elusive Steel, who won "again , The 250cc A cla ss was another showcase for Steel as he jammed h is red machi n e int o the lead in the first moto and never tooked back. Karnow and Joe Oehlo f had a collision in the first com er bu t wer e bo th able to rem ount , wit h Karno w taking second a head o f Oehlof . Th e S<.'COnd m ota s aw Steel g ra b h is u su al ho lesh ot, b ut Oe hlof kept within striking di stance for quite a while as Kamow trailed in third . Steel picked up the pace an d eventually hel d a decent lead at the fini sh over Oehlof and the third-placed Kamow. Results Codi gk<(Y=). 50 SR (7-8): 1. JOI')' rftktt (Cob ); 2. Alex Ibai (Cob ): 3. D0nald Wo lf (KTM ); ... Jon Dunl.lIp (LEM). 65: 1. Dillvld Whi tcr aft (K.Jw); 2. Olris Whitcraft (I<.1 w); 3. JoeyP~lk>tt (Kilw). ML JR: I. o.vid Whitcraft (Suz);: 2. Chris Whiter.ltt (Jc.w); 'JJ 3. Dusbn Adams (Yam ); ... Jon Molq (Suz); So Dustin R.otbeTgud (Hon). MOO SR; 1. J~ J~ (K.lw):;2. Dnrid:. McKinney (Ka w l; 3. Jt'Tt'my Adams (Yam); 4. ' on Zagot (Yam); S. Brmt May" (lUcw ). 250 8 : l. Mar\. Roup (K.1w ); 2. 8ri.ln ~ (Suz):; l. Justin Story ~w); 4 .St~ Brinb(Su.z);5. Tod 8.l.ir(K.w). 30+: I. Terry s.m.rd (Suz); 2. M4rty fkorberich (K.aw);3 . Phil Rummel ( K.Jw); 4. Jdf Atherton (Han); 5. Jeff CottrdI (Suz ). 125 A: L Results Saturday ROOK[E: I. Jason Dennis (c;.<;) . NOV, 1. Bill Bias (Sco); 2. Adam Spinks (Mon); 3. Bob Miller (G-G); 4. Bob Nichols (Fa n); 5. james Yamncy (Fan). ADV ' O V : 1. Kerr! An d er so n ( Mon); 2. Pau l Franklin (G-C ~ 3. Mark Jenne (Sco); 4. Eddie Parks (G- ev.. 50 JR (4-6) : 1. Allt'T'l RO!ll'Ii m ); 2. Tommy Pelldt (KTM ); 3. Ad~mll (Yam); 4. Brand on Dil.'trim (Yam); 5. DoNld Span- JoM St....l (Ho n): 2. M.ul<. MU:iM' man (KTM): 3. l Vinn- Koimow (K.Jw); c. 5tl"W' <:.roM (Suz);:5. joe (khlof (lion). '2SO A: 1. JO!ih St..el (Ho n); 2. J~ Oehlo f (Ho n); 3. vtnce K.J:mow (K.Jw). Leivan busts outat White Rock Enduro G);S. Mike Murphy (Apr). VINT : 1. John Ridgeway (Fan); 2. Bobby Houston Tony Faircl oth (Tn ); 3. Darren Bryant (y am ); 4. Donni e War! (BSA); 5. Peter Wajda (Tri). 50+: 1. Jack Joyner (Bul); 2. Duwayne Mont gom ery (Yam); 3. Cha rles Coman (Yam); 4. James Hirer (Tri) : 5. Joe Aderholt (Yam). Texas Slale Championship Trials Series: Rounds 7·8 P rsh ete ammers Houston tria l (yam). WM N : 1. Dawna Mauld in (Bct); 2. Kim Nel son (Yam); 3. Dena Jones (Fan). SR 40 AM: 1. Dan Fros t (Yam) ; 2. Raymond Aguirre (c;.<;) ; 3. Sid Mauldin (Bet) 4. Richard Phillips (Bet); 5. ; Dan Frazi er (Fan ). SR 40 PM: 1. Ron Davis (Yam) ; 2. P.l t Da vid so n (Fan); 3. Colin Flatt (Bet). SR EX: 1. Ron Batchelor (A p r); 2. Edd y Kess ler (GG); 3. Tom Ba tchelor (Ap r); 4. Ray Ro bli n (G-G); 5. Danny Aguirre (G-G). VET 50: L'[a mes Wipff (Mon ); 2 Jeff Ceorge (Yam); 3. Tommy Moore (c;.<;); 4 . George Naidl (c;.<; ). I NT: 1. J ustin Dyess (G- G ); 2. Kerrie Anderson (Mon); 3. Cla y Myers (Fan) ; 4. Mark Hoga n (Fan); 5. Bubba Dennis (c;.<;~ EX: 1. Gary Woolfolk (c;.<; ); 2. Shan Moore (c;.<;); 3. Ken Phill ips (Bet): 4. Colin Botha (G-C ); 5. Tony Herald (c;.<; ). MSTR : 1. Raym on d Peters (Fa n); 2. Bry a n Byrd (Bet~ 3. Mark Robin (c;.<;~ 4. Ron Spinks (8L~); 5. Mike MclAughlin (Hon). By Donn Maed a Michigan wild man Craig Breckon took the early lead, but it was readily apparent his SOOcc BSA single was no match for the raw power of Wills' big "Hog." Lap after lap, Breckon charged hard and low in the turns as Wills held his own' up high. Going into tum one on the last lap, Breckon made a last-ditch banzai move to the inside of Wills. Just as it appeared the lead would change, Breckon's front wheel hooked a rut and he lost his grip on the bars. As Breckon tumbled to the Georgia clay, Wills cruised to his second win of the day. ' CN Results O[NO: I. George Wills (H-O~ 2. Ken Volpe (H-D); 3. Leo Anthony (H-D); 4. Beno Rodi (R-I~ 5. jame Hiter s (Ma t). a.sSC 2SO: I. Chris Baldwin (Bul) 2. Danny Ward ; (Tri~ 3. William Frazier (H-D); 4. Jack Joyner (Bul); 5. Charles Coman (Oss~ cissc SOOI75O: 1. George Wills (H-D);2. Beno Rodi (BSA ~ 3. Slake Ro.. (Yam); 4. Leo Anthony (H-D); 5. Craig Breckon (BSA). MORN V[NT 2SO: 1. Donnie War! (Oss~ 2. Chris Hemphill (Yam~ 3. Darren Bryant (Yam ~ 4. Peter Wajda (Hon); 5 . Mike Weaver (Yam ). . MDRN VINT 600 : 1. Kenny Parker (Ya m); 2. Damon Lengle (BSA~ 3. TIm Ferguson (Bul ~ 4. Eddie Tumlin (BSA~ S. Gary B=nan (Tri~ MORN V[NT 750: 1. John Blackstock (Yam); 2 . HOUSTON, IX, MAR 25-26 ay mond Pete rs su rp rised a lot of Te xans when he showed up fo r rounds seven and eigh t of the Texas Stat e Championship Series, bu t it wa s no surprise when he trounced the Master class with a pair of spectacular per formances, scoring the win with over 50 points to spare on Saturday, and nearl y 30 on Sunday. The Houston Area Trials Team laid out a challenging eight section loop that routed riders through the Corp of Engineers property at Somerville Lake, just north of Houston. Dirt banks and numerous trees challenged the riders, and a rain shower made things especially interesting on Sun day afternoon. A residen t of upstate New York, Peters flew into Houston and competed aboard a Fantic Section provided by event promoter Gary Jackson. Peters lists his sponsors as Fantic Motor, The Tryals Shop, Cycle Service Center, Axo and Shoei. On Saturday, Peters took control right from the get-go. He had expected R Sunday NOV: 1. RK:hard Keppler (Fan); 2. Bob Miller (c;.<;~ 3. Bill Bias (Sco); 4. Ja mes Yancy (Fan); 5. Bob Nichols (Fan). ADV NOV, 1. Mark Jenne (5co); 2. Eddie Parks (GG~ 3. Mike Murphy (Apr); 4. Bill White (Fan~ 5. Adam Spinks (Mon~ Y1NT, 1. John Ridgeway (Fan). WMN: 1. Daw n a Mau ld in (Bet ); 2. Kim Nelso n Jones (Fan). SR 411 AM, 1. Raymond Aguirre (c;.<;); 2. Richard (Yam~ 3. Dena By Randy Presthus CASS, AR, MAR. )9 Steve Leivan took ho me the overall ho nors for the second straight time in as man y events at the Wh ite Rock End uro in nea r Fayetville, Arkansas. Su n day morni ng d awned bri ght and clear, promi sing d usty trails on the mountain as over rid ers followed row num ber one off the start 3(X) line at 9 a.rn , Th e sho rt loop s tayed at 18 m p h an d gave everyone th e o pportu nity to brush up on their tim ekeepi ng skills. tha t is, until aroun d mile 37; then it was time to go to work. Leiva n, on his Su rdyke Ya ma h a of Mario n ville/ Mo to rcy cle Stuff / Pr o-Action Suspensi o n / Sp rocke t Specia lists / Scott Goggle / Dunlop / Camelbak / M ik e ' s Ma ch ine / F r e d e tt e Racin g / Answ e r Products / Acerbis /RK Ch ain / Be ll H e lme ts / Pro Circu it / Endura -backed Yamaha Le ivan "zeroe d" the rou g h ly 9O-mi le course, losing only 16 seco nd s on tie breakers an d besting all comers in the AA grouP - many o f w hom were s p o r ti n g "slig ht ly u sed " lSDE sku nk stri pe helmets - for overall hono rs. Steve Travis dropped 28 seconds for second in th e AA cla s s. Unlike last ye ar's tw o-day q ualifier, the Razorb ack Rid ers offered up a ki n d er, gen tler en duro that resu lted in many . . ze ros " on the Phillips (Bet ): 3. Dan Frost (Yam ); 4. Dan Frazier (Fan): short course an d three o n the long course. 5. Sid Mauldin (Bet ~ SR 40 PM : 1. Pat Da vi dson (Fa n); 2. Ron Dav is (Yam~ 3. Colin Flatt (Bet~ SR EX: 1. Ron Batchelor (Apr); 2. Ray Roblin (c;.G); Results 3. Eddy Kessler (c;.<; ~ 4. Tom Batchelor (Apr ~ S. Gary Jackson (Bet) . VET 51>. I. James Wipff (Mon); 2. Jeff George (Yam~ 3. Tommy Moore (c;.<;~ 4. George Naidl (c;.<;) . INT: 1. U oyd All en (Fa n ); 2. Ke rr ie And erson (Mon); 3. Doug Youree (Fan); 4. Bubba Dennis (c;.G); S. Clay Myers (Fan ~ EX: I. Shan Moore (G-C); 2. Ken Phillips (Bet); 3. Gary Woolfolk (G-C ~ 4. Tony Herald (G-C); S. Keith Housewright (c;.<;~ MSTR: 1. Ra ymond Pet e rs (Fa n ); 2. Matt "Comdog" Moore (c;.<;); 3. Bryan Byrd (Bet); 4. Mark Robin (G-C); S. Ron Spinks (Bet). Steel strong atTreaty City MX By Rupert F_Pellett GREENYI\.l.E, OH,MAR 19 Josh Steel captured all four motos in the 125 and 250« A classes at the Treaty City M .C : s motocross after competing the night before at the Indianapolis Supercross. LongCourw 0 /A; l. ~ Lriv an (0 points); :z.. Swve Tra vb (0):3. J n. rif c:hrr (0),; 4. Min McCudtron ( 1). 0 1A A; 1. Mark Kind.l U(1). 200 A : 1. Nathan Kni ght (2 ):2- J Britt (7); 3. for 8eawr (8). ad 250 A: 1. Jeff Plu n lm: (2);2- Clad Davis (3 ); 3. KMn 80m (3). OPEN A; 1. Jim 8 ~wnrr (3),; 2. 1..f'o Koch (3),;3. s-w UndIPl"wood (4~ INT A; 1. BiU ~ Jr. (2); 2- KrUy CrnvNw (2): 3. o.~ 8eny (3~ SR A: I . Did 8u rlnon (3): 2- Tt'J'1')' Long (5),; 3. Stonny Sim ll (6~ SR A; 1. tee Ckn (0);2- Ton y Orihut'la (0); 3. Bob ~ (0). S/SR A; 1. Bob Piu (0); 2. 8utch Ga rdner (0),; 3. Paul Rodden (0). YTH A: 1. Mat hew Glen n (31; 2. Nathan Cloldback (4); 3 . Adam Bci.shke (7). 5/55: 1. bhn L-oi. (0),; 2. ClArrnao Bonif acioue (0); 3. Juaid Rkhanb(4). 0 1A 8: 1. Troy Fo.tft' (4). • 200 B: 1. Jdf Mill. (6); 1. Tony McCall (7); 3 . Jonathon Plun.... (9~ 2SO B: 1. De ve Ckmrn. (5); 2. Jay PrlrBOn (6); 3. O..v e SdvwII (7). • O PEN B: 1. JolC Rkhmond (7 ); 1. Oalp Will is (2{1): 3. Olive Enut (. .~ (NT 8 : 1. Mich ..r l Ward (6); 2. C an Pa sc..l1 ttl ); 3. Tim - 1 m Sl SR B, 1. )cny BoIwmon (0); 1. ""'" Stahlman(Ot 3. Fnnk Lrivan (l).

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