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Hughes had cruised in for the. win while Amaraclio and Dubach followed suit. In the Vet Pro class, Fowler put his KX500 into the front of the pack at the start of the first moto, while Dubach went down in a heap moments after the gate dropped. Dubach had his work cut out after remounting in last place. , Up front, Fowler quickly pulled some distance on the field, while Smith, Brett Cross and Dymond battled for second. Dymond, looking as good as ever, made the pass on Cross and set his sights on Smith. "I got a little tired out there," said Dymond, who basically hadn't ridden a motorcycle in over two years. "I borrowed James Dobb's bike and the suspension was a little harsh for me." Dymond made the pass for second as Smith started to slow. ClIrI8bad Raceway CarIabed, California Results: July 8-9, 1995 PRO: 1. Ryan Hughes (Kaw); 2. Tony Amaradio (KTM); 3. Doug Dubach (Yam); 4. Mike Brandes (Kaw); 5. Takalen1 Alsuta (Hon). SOUND OF THUNDEIl: 1. Terry Fowler (Hbg); 2. Donny Schmit (CCM); 3. Ty Kady (Hbg); 4. Pete Murray (Hus); 5. Britt Woodring (Hbg). VET PRo. 1. Doug Dubach (Yam); 2. Terry Fowler (Kaw); 3. Micl:y Dymond (Han); 4. Brett Cross (Suz); 5. Pete Murray CSuz). 80 BEG: 1. Brandon Hamlett (Kaw); 2. Damn Teisher (Kaw); 3. Jason Carlton (Suz); 4. Darin Stubbs (Han); 5. Ash Hodges (Yam). 80 JR: 1. John Hopkins (Kaw); 2. Brian Morgan (Yarnx 3. Matthew Condon (Yam); 4. Brandon Morgan (Yam); 5. Salvadore F'tllippang (Yam). 80 INT: 1. Michael Sleeter (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Reed Bowan (Yam); 2. Kevin Townaend (Han); 3. Jason Bed: (Han); 4. Bill Toomey (Suz); 5. Todd Ford (Kaw). 125 J]l, 1. Tim Asan (Yam); 2. Jake G. (Yam); 3. John Nelson (Hon); 4. Manny Arias (Hon); 5. Roger Saenz (Yam). 125 INT: 1. Gabe IIoliv", (Han); 2. Raymond Bowers (Han); 3. Glen Branson (Suz); 4. Tod McKay (Yam); 5. Dox Kastrin (5uz). 250 BEG: 1. Jeff MeJrill (Han); 2. Paul Bria (Kaw); 3. Dan Dunaway (Yam); 4. David Jennings (Han); 5. Robert Tron (Hon). 2SO tNT: 1. Shawn Ellis (Suz);'2.. Raymond Bowers (Hon); 3. Gave Bolivar (Hon); ll. Scott Sease (Hon); 5. Jason Wood (Yam). 500 BEG: 1. Dan CampeD (Han); 2. Da';;d Konarska (Han); 3. Joe Desrosiers (Hon); 4. AUen McKay (Hus). 500 J]l, 1. Brian Raleigh (Han); 2. Eric Carr (Kaw); 3. Kirk CasteDo (Yam); 4. Brad Cameron (Hon). 500 INT: 1. Cra,;gSmith (Kaw). (Above) Two-time 125cc National MX Champion Micky Dymond borrowed James Dobb's Honds and went 3-2 ' In the Vat Pro class. (left) Doug Dubach scored the Vet Pro class win via 2·1 moto finishes. Back in the pack, Dubach was riding like a madman, as he sliced his way through the field. Dubach flew past Smith, then Cross, then went after. Dymond. Dubach eventually roosted by Dymond for second. At th?-t point, Dubach had no chance of catching Fowler who was by now long gone. Moto two saw Fowler nail the holeshot, but this time Dubach was up front and quickly moved past Cross for second. Dubach was not willing to settle for second place and quickly set his sights on the leader. Dymond found himself in fourth at the start of the second moto, and within a few laps had moved into third ahead of Cross. Dubach followed Fowler around the track until he found a place to make his move. Within a few laps, Dubach dove to the inside and made the pass. Dubach quickly took command of the lead by putting some distance between himself and Fowler. As the laps progressed, Dymond caught up to and passed Fowler, but in the end, the pass didn't matter a whole lot because Fowler still landed second overall behind Dubach. In the Sound of Thunder class, Husaberg-mounted Fowler was, once again, sample while Fowler managed to stay on top of his bike. "Schmit ran into some soft dirt and I thought I could get by on the outside, but we hooked bars," said Fowler. Fowler found himself in fifth but had control of second place by the end of the first lap. Leading the way was Pete Murray. However, Murray's moment of glory would only last a lap before Fowler thundered by and took control leading the pack in the first moto. But hot on his trail were Gordon Ward, Mike Chamberlain and series points leader Donny Schmit. Ward ran strong for the first few laps until mechanical problems slowed his progress. '1 don't know exactly what happened, but something in the shock and the forks broke," said Ward. Ward started letting riders by, while Schmit started to put some pressure on Chamberlain, who held off Schmit's charge for a few laps before the CCM rider roosted past to take second. By the time Schmit had control of the runner-up slot, Fowler had already built up an uncatchable lead, and the final finishing order was set with Fowler taking the win ahead of Schmit and Chamberlain. In the second moto, Schmit and Fowler tangled handlebars right after the start while near the front of the pack, and the end result saw Schmit taking a soil of the race. Murray's problems we.ren't over yet, as Ward began to challenge him. But Murray wasn't going to give in easily, as he 'fought tooth and nail to maintain his second-place position. But Ward was just as determined to make the pass. This all resulted in the two riders crashing into each other. 'There was a turn where both ruts ended in the same line and we collided at the end of the turn," said Murray. CilamberIain benefited from their gettogether as he suddenly found himself running in second. Meanwhile, Schmit was working his way up through the pack and eventually had control of third, then second when Chamberlain's bike came to a screeching halt on the long uphill. At the finish it was Fowler taking the win ahead of Schmit, whose second-place finish was good enough to wrap up the series championship. (N 25·29 BEG: 1. Steve Phillips (Hon); 2. Ryan Cummings (Hon); 3. Steve Cordero (Suz); 4. Todd Ford (Kaw); 5. Tich Warte (Kaw). 25-29 J]l, 1. Joseph Gonzalez (Mai); 2. Mike M

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