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EVENTS Campbell (Hon); 3. Paul Krouse (Kaw); 4. David Gla.. (Hon). DUAL SPT, 1. Eric Groves (Hbg). VINT, 1. Rex Staten (Mai); 2. Abe Baumann (Hon); 3. Derrick Hambleton; 4. Mike Dougherty (Yam). 250 EX: 1. Steve Hengeveld (Kaw); 2. Oakley Lehman (Kaw); 3. Tim Sharp (Hon). 250 AM: 1. Doug Chiapuzio (}(aw); 2. Joey Lanza (Kaw); 3. Lan}' Gross (Kaw). soo EX: 1. Dave Onda. tKaw); 2. Jimmy Roberts (Kaw). CMC Golden State Nationals South, Round 3 Nelson nails·one By Scott Hoffman (Above) Dustin Nelson rode to the 125cc Pro-class win at round three of the CMClSunstar Golden State Nationals South, held in Victorville, california. (Right) Spud Walters raced his Suzuki to the win in the 250cc Pro class at the Race Plex in Victorville, California. with an ailing KX500, would return in the middle of the Beginner class. Reliability would prove to be the deciding factor for the top runners. . Hengeveld, by the third lap, had a one-minute, 40-second lead on Staten. Campbell was fifth, then Tim Sharp, Baumann, Jason Kawell, Jimmy Roberts and David Rees rounding out the top 10. Staten started to slow because Ondas closed up the space to within five seconds. Krause, after working up to the top amateurs, would not be seen for the rest of this event. Then the next lap there would be no more Staten. Ondas moved back into second, followed by Lehman and Campbell. Rees dropped out after killing the motor on his' four-stroke and was not able to restart it. Campbell also went out with mechanical gremlins. Chiapuzio took over the top spot from Lanza in the Amateur division. Lanza's clutch perch had broken off three laps from the end. The Team Green/Cycle Parts Wes t / MSR / Shoei-s ponsored Hengeveld took the win, followed by Ondas and Lehman. Results VIC: 1. John Rudder (Yam); 2. Casey Longman (Hon); 3. Tod Scicqlla (Suz). SR EX: 1. Rex Staten (Kaw); 2. Bill Maxim (Kaw); 3. Terry Davi. (Kaw); 4. Bruce McDougal (Hon); 5. Brent • HigginS (!"lOn). VET EX: 1. 'Paul Krause (}(.aw); 2. Randy Norman (Hon); 3. John Rudder (Yam); 4. Jon Parks tKaw); 5: Jimmy Roberts (Kaw). NIGH.T RACE: 1. Paul Krause (Kaw); 2. Travis Patterson (Kawt, 3. Eric Craves (Hbg); 4. Craig Huntl!r (Hon); S. Robert Baeh£ (J(awl; 125 EX: 1. Dana VanStee (Kaw); 2. Kris Keeter (YamJ; 3. John Braasch (J(aw). 4·ST.RK EX, 1. Mike Heale.y (Hon); 2. Jamie VICTORVILLE, CA, FEB. 16 n two fierce ba tiles in the 125cc Pro class, it was Motoworld/FMF-backed /;Dustin elson taking the crown during round three of CMC's 21st running of the Sunstar Golden State Nationals held at Race Plex motocross park. As the gate dropped for the first moto, it was Nelson with the best reaction time, followed by Spud Walters, Chris Wheeler and Travis Preston. Dw:ing the first laps the top four riders were all over each other and the lead changed several times. First Walters made a quick move on elson to take the lead and, before Nelson knew what hit him, he was back to fourth. Preston was another rider who didn't waste time making a move to the front. Preston dived to the inside of Walters to take the lead, but Walters held tight and stuck to his rear fender like glue. On lap three, Walters retaliated against Preston to retake first and start to pull away. At this point, it looked like the race was in the bag for Walters as he ·started to put some distance on the field, but at the halfway point his hopes went down in flames. "I came into the comer and the tum was slick and my front end gave way and I pitched myself into a huge mud hole," Walters said. While Walters was making mud pies, it was Preston's turn to lead for at least a couple of laps. Preston had the win handed to him on a platter until he slid out, caught an edge and flipped hims~lf off the bike and out of contention. Early in the race, Jeff Willoh challenged the. front-runners and was later given the lead by a process of elimina~ tion. Willoh was already counting his purse money when his overzealous behavior cost him the win. Willoh tried to show off for the crowd and a failed attempt at a can-can trick put him off the track and back to second. A patient Nelson took over and crosSed the line in first. Willoh held on for second and Preston recovered to take third. In moto two, the riders calmed down and stayed on their bikes. Casey Lytle was out front following the first lap, but Wheeler was breathing down his neck and ready to go in for the kill. On lap two, Wheeler make his move and never looked back. Wheeler rode a flawless race from the drop of the gate to the checkered flag. Back in the pack, the race was for the runner-up spot. Lytle held second until the trio of Preston, Willoh and elsot;l went at it for positions. Preston took over second on lap three and held the position until the end. Lytle eventually fell to a hard-charging Nelson and fin-