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that continues to grow and one w hich should culminate wit h a super finale at the Ant elope Valley Fairgrounds on labor Day weeken d. Payne led the pack through the decreasingrad ius first tum as the 2.5Occ Pros hit the track for their one-shot moto. Prest on went under Payne for the lead, bu t Payne block-passed his wa y back out front by lap two. Preston slid ou t, giv ing Payne breathing roo m up until the halfwa y poin t, when the race is stopped and the leade r is sent to the back of the field and given a cash incentive to repass as ma ny riders as possible before the second hall ends. t Preston nail ed the holeshot from his pole pos ition o n th e rest art. w hile Payn e passed Danny Carlson and Jeremy Chaussee to run in second after a lap. With a clear track. Preston would put 10 seconds on Payne by the time the checkers waved. " I jus t rode my own race and ended up doi ng p re ll y good," sa id th e FoltS Suzu ki/Facto ry Co n necti on /B ill's PipesIJT /PJl -backed Pr eston. "He (Payne) had just turned Pro and I've been Pro for three years now, so I think I hav e a li ttle mo re experien ce, bu t Billy rides really good and I think he's going to end up being a good Pro:' 3RD AHNlIAI. ClWlPIONSHIP PaVEMENT HILLCUIB ROAD RACE p.O TiJ~, 1 A ~lA\ lJll015rH) MI~Ul (&' IC[Nl 2M Presto n go t around Brandon Mo rga n for the NAIll PRO AND AUTEUR OIl HILLCUIB lead on the ope ning lap of the 12Sec Pro race a nd would s tay out front unt il the m id w ay break. Payne finished second and would line up at the front of the pack wh ile Preston went to the end of th e li ne . Pa yn e ab sconded w ith the holes hot in the seco nd ha ll, ahead of Michael Young. Chris topher Gosselaar and Chaussee. Payne didn't put a wheel wro ng and gree ted the checkers first with 10 second s to spare. " I was just runn ing a little fas ter pace and slowly pulled awa y an d was just cruising the whole mote," said the Thousand Oaks Kawasaki/Pro Circu it/ Axe-backed Payne. Second-place mo ney we nt to Young, w ho seemed pleased with his performance. "I was trying my best to hang with Billy, bu t in all my other Pro races here I have had bad luck in the second hall, so I just rode my own race . I kept coo) and got se cond, so I' m stoked," ex cla imed th e Sa ms on Ge ar / Axo/ FMF/Smith /ZLT-sponsored Young . Preston spent a bun ch of laps on Carl son's back fender bef ore ma king the pa ss to finish thi rd . Gossel aar wo uld end up a close fourth over Carlson and Levi Reid. Results IWli[1m lC*tHlL lF1A1D ~WQ1 AC SII. ClSl ¥«lRLII CLASS SlMTRlALS f(f 100 ~ i tY,liOl lC~ 0 IIICK 1lANN'S AIIRIl VINTAGE IIOTOCROSS CWSlC lECJ.ID I IYCOII PRODUCTIONS 0P£Il1OTOCROSS CIIAIlPOlSHf ~·Siiij.hl !.\IDI CffN fjI500 R.OOt'tIli GPJ.S1 WTElIlND PRO IIOTOCIIOSS ~JN GAASi jJlI.,o; IJ.JI) OJ[ gihl { au YSR i~ lJ'!l 8Ctc IIH\ Q'jA J MUW) C~ ) AHRIA VINTAGE TRIAI.S THUNDER PlESS BATTLE TUX VlNTA6E BIKE SHOW P/ W BEG: 1. Chris Ploufko (KT'M ); 2. eOft'), ~tz; 3. Kyle JCn&.ingeor (J(TM ); 4. Chris Da..is 1K"TM); S. JU!>tin Schuokr (L...m). P/W SISTI:: (0-6): 1. Blitke B.1 t>tf (Cob); 2. Chris Plouffe gg (KTM); 3. EbUn.lt>ro. S/P/W: I. CoIcSl"l!ly (KTM); 2. Tylor Hl'm~ (KTM); 3. Jake C a na da (Cob); 01 . Ha yd e n Co m ma nlf; (KT M); 5. 81.ake Baggett (Cob ). PI>: 1. ShcTriCruse (KTM). bO BEe; 1. Bryer Te1"Z~n (KTM); 2. Nick s...nchez llC.lwl; 3. A nd ru~ Ma yo l ( lUw); "'. Cody Wa lle r (ICTM); 5. J('o ny P.lorks IK.iow). 60 (0-8) : 1. JUitin MuJlord (~w ); 2. 1nonl PugmilY (ICaw); 3., ~ IAHUFACTURERS ROIl Bra ndon FI"l'it.b (Act ). P/W S/STK (7-8) : 1. Matr heow Richar d so n (Cob); 2. Jake (Cob ); 3. TyIor Hemow (KTM); .1. [).m~l K.oUlg (KTM); et 5. OougLu Allan (Cob). P/W MOO (D-6) 1. Blake Baggett (Cob). : P/W MOD (7-8): 1. Co.... ~Iy (KTM);2. Jakl'Clinada (Cob); 3. Tylor Hl.'mml' (KTM); 4. Ma u lWw .RichoiN so n (Cob) ; 5. Billy C..~ N111OA1l RACE NATIONAL fOR rltKn~ A~~ l~fO: ~J~~~·Jm COPENHAGEN RACING T 4: JG H co. n ~ ~ Coury (K.1w) . 60(9-11 ): 1. Riley H"up rr(1C.lw). 80 BEG: 1. Ricky P.arks ev.",); 2. Rya" Tisi ng rr (lUiw); 3. }Ulti" Mulford (Suz) ; 4. JOkph M.ayol (}fon ); 5. Ryan Grirby ~ () I> \ (I(.ow~ S P R I ~l~S 8D NOV: 1. P.ablo QuiounilLl (JUw); 2. Corry L-d.l'l\.ius (Suz); 3. RiLq 8ed.inSff (Hon);"'. Ad.Jm Gragg (Y.a S. G.a ~ Warrrn m); (ldw) . 125 BEG: I. C.}. TIli"gc-r (5uz) ; 2. Cturlrs [).ana (Yam); 3. Corry Murphy (Han); "'. ~~y Venpoput (V.lom); S. Milt! Simp!llOfl (Hon ~ 125 NOV: 1. Jt-rern y Cruw (VOIm); 2. luci.ano Quint.lonill.a (V.m) ; 3. Chris Elliott rv.m); 4. Luke Orr (Suz ); S. Eugmr Vw'horek-r (Yun). 125 INT: 1. Ito Posa (V.m ); 2. George- uMonft- (Hon); 3. 9ri. n Morg.JI (Su z) ; ... Norbft1o o.~m.JIrdi ()(.Aw ); 5 . Tr.avW n Smi th (K.w). 125 PRO. 1. Bi.lly rayne (K.aw ); 2. Micfta,pl YounJl: (Yun); 3. Tr.avD P'ftoswn (Suz); ... Christopher Goswwr (Han); S. Dmny Car.... 0' .am ). 250 BEG: I. N".d }t'TOmI"(Suz ); 2. Erik Jl"f"O'l {Hon); 3. Hobby Gotrd..a (Hon) ;';. o.yton Rile)' (Suz ). 250 NOV: r. Mike Embry (Yam); 2. Jenomy C ruw IV. m ); 3. Odmon Podolny (V. m). 2SOPRO: 1. Trol\'is ~on {Suz);2- 9illy raynr(K.lw); 3. }.-nemy OwU5liol.'e' (K.aw) ; ';. Danny Ca rlson (Yilm). VET BEC; I. M i~ C m (Hun); 2. RUlIlo Schuult-r (Hon); 3. Ken O pp (K.1w) ; "'. Kim Lord ( lion); 5. Krnny Kop«ky (K.1w). VETNOV: 1. R. dy Cornm..J,reo (Yam). m 5 K BF : 1. 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