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(Left) Ron Watmore won the Motocross
and Grand Prix Vet Expert classes at
the 9th annual Fire and Police MX
Nationals.
(Above) Chuck Graves powered his
Suzuki to the win in the Formula One
and Formula Two classes at Willow
Springs Raceway in California.
Graves gQlden at
Willow Springs F·1
ByTedByerIy
SAN BERNARDINO,CA,APR.14-15
Tucson Fire Department's Ron Watmore was the
big winner at the 9th annual Fire and Police MX
Nationals. Held over two days at Glen Helen
Raceway, the event drew firefighters and police
officers from all over California and surrounding states to compete in both motocross and
grand prix events.
Day one saw Eastside Cycle/Pro CircuHbacked Watmore and LAPD's Glenn Commans
battle it out in moto one of the Vet Expert class.
For the first six laps, Commans Jed with Watmore no more than two bike lengths behind.
.Watmore was fina1ly able to pass on the whiteflag lap and take the win. This battle set the
stage for the finaJ moto, however, Commans
fuiled to start the race and Watmore won in con·
vincing fashion.
Watmore, .also raced in the Sportsman
Expert class and had the win in hand when he
crashed over the step-up jump, which caused
him to finish third in moto one. He was able to
come back and take first in the second moto,
however, it was not enough to over take the California Highway Patrol's Don Biava, who went
1-2 forthe overall win.
Costa Mesa PO's Angelo Morgan produced
one of the most interesting stories of the weekend. The motor cop, who normally rides a
Kawasaki I