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.OBSERVED TRIALS· . AMAINATC National Champion$hip Triafsseries Final rounds: Tillamook, Oregon (Left) Oklahoman Matt Moore struggled a bh In the slimy condhlons and turned In 10-9 finishes. Stili, the teen ImprOVed his National ranldng . by one, and will wear number seven In 1996. (Right) Geoff Aaron celebrates his second National Championship In style. (Below) Together, Geoff Aaron and Ryan Young account for the last eight National Championships. defeat. "I also had some silly twos and threes. I used my instincts rather than taking the safe lines. 1 just wasn't dialed in today, and Geoff rode like a champi- 20 over the bars. Young also had a big crash - but his came in section 12. Kempkes also fell victim to the 12th section, and his rear subframe was sheared off in his violent crash. Third after the first loop was Clamagirand, followed closely by Hallsted. "My position was already set for the year, so 1 was out to have a good time," said Oamagirand. "Again 1 got several fives. 1 just don't get it how to get traction here." Any hope that Young might have had was dashed on the second loop. While Young's score rose four points to 16, Aaron rode without fault and came back to the pits with a five-point card. . "I feel steady today," said Aaron. "So far, I've kept all my points on the left side of the card. It seems like I'm riding better and better every day." Hallsted found his form on lap two and bested Young with a 14. "1 had some really good rides," said Hallsted. "Most of the time, the calls went my way, but they are really quick to five you out." Aaron drove the final nail into Young's coffin with a spectacular eightpoint final loop. Young had his best loop yet with an 11, but the damage was done and Aaron had successfully defended his National Championship. Hallsted came into the pits with a 15point loop card and secured the best overall finish if his season. Oamagirand was fourth. "1 didn't want to win by just a little," said Aaron. "1 wanted to win by a lot, and that's what 1 did. 1 need to thank my rninder Ron Commo Jr., as well as my sponsors - Cosmopolitan Motors, Beta Motor Italy, Elf, ReS Racing, Tryals Shop, Gaeme, Xtreme, Renthal, Braking and Michelin. 1 couldn't have done it without them." "[ had two fives that were ridiculous," said Young, ever gracious in on." Hallsted was excited about his thirdplace finish. "This is the closest I've ever been to second," said Hallsted. "1 was only 14 points back This gives me a lot to look forward to next season." rN Oregon Nationals TIllamook, Oregon Resuhs: september 2-3,1995 Saturday CHAMPIONSHIP: 1. Geoff Aaron (Bet) 40 points/25 cleans; 2. Ryan Young (G-G) 44/22; 3. Olivier Clamagirand (G-G) S3/21; 4. Lonny Hall,ted (Bet) 69/16; 5. Raymond Peters (Fan) 71/]4; 6. Dennis Sweeten (Bet) lOB/II; 7. Ryon Bell (G-G) 117/7; 8. Jess Kempke, (G-G) 123/7; 9. Chuck Sutton (Bet) 127/9; 10. Matt Moore (G-G) 127/S; 11. Kevin Busch (Bet) 156/4. Sunday CHAMPIONSHIP, 1. Geoff Aaron (Bet) 22 Points/23 cleans; 2. Ryan Young (G-G) 39/18; 3. Lonny Hallsted (Bet) 53/11; 4. Olivier Clamagirand (G-G) 55/17; 5. Raymond Peters (Fan) 61/12; 6. Jess Kempkes (G-G) 73/10; 7. Ryon Bell (G-G) 80/5; 8. Dennis Sweeten (Bet) 99/5; 9. Matt Moore (G-G) lOB/S; 10. Kevin Busch (Bet) IS7/1. The ·road to a ranking_~ U _ nlike the AMA's professional race series in which each and every round counts towards the final series standings, the AMA/NATC National Championship Series allows its competitors to "throw out" five of the 11 scheduled rounds. Only the rider's best six scores count towards the final series standings. Here's how the top 10 riders in the Nation obtained their ranking in 1995. #1 AI. ...~:..~.~~.". . ~. ~~..v.~~.~.~ ...~:..~!~~!!:.~ ~~~!~~ . ~:.~.~.~~~~ 5. Raymond Peters tf2. AI. #3 CA #4 NY #5 PA #6 AI #7 RI #8 CO #9 CO #10 OR #11 OR ~r~ ~.~ 1~~ ~~ ~.th ~~ 1.~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~.~~ ~.~~ ~~ 3.~ ~.~ 3..~ ~.~ ~~! ~~ ~.~ ~~~ ~.~ ~~~ ~~.~ s.t~ 6th ~ ~~ 6th ~~ 1.~ ~~.~ ~~ ~~~_ ~ ~~.~ ~ 5.~ ~ . 5th ~.~ ~ 3rc! 10th ~~ s.~ 3rd ~ ~ ~ ~~ 5th 5th ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~.~ ~ ~ ~~.~ ~ !.1.~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DNS DNS 71h 5th ~ ~~ 3..~ ~~ 5th ~~ ?~ 5th ~~..&..~ . ~!~.P.?i.~ . ~~..&.~~ ~~.~.??!.~ 108 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 ..~:..~~~.~..~~~ ..?:..~.~.~.~ .. ~:.~~.~~.~~ .. ~:..~~.~I 10. Dennis Sweeten . . . g.N.~ ~~tl1 ~t~ ~ 8th ~~.~ 1.~.th ~~ :..~~ 12111 ~ 6th ~~~ DNS : ~~~ DNS ~~~ ~~~ ~_ !.!' 10th _ ~~~ ~.~ ~ }.~ ~ ~~~ ~~~.??.i~!~ .. ~???!~~ _ ~.~.??.i~~ . 6th 8th 81 points ~ ~ ~.~.~!~~ .