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11 th Annual tory . Nesbi tt p itted for a splash of gas, fresh goggles, and a drink after lap three in an effort to ma ke a run at the leader. His charge pa id off, as Nesbitt closed to with in a few seco n ds goi ng into the fina l lap . However, Nesbitt was forced to stop again for goggles, allowing Windmann to begin th e la st lap with abo ut 15 secon ds between the two. Nes bitt p icked up the pac e e ven more and by the 4-mile mark had closed to seven seconds. The rocky creek beds were the stron g point for Nesbitt and he used the more technical creek to close up to the rear tire of Wind mann's KTM. When the two en tered the faster, more wideopen cree k, Nesb itt attempted a pass that nearl y put bo th ri ders on the g round when the trail wen t back in to si ngle la ne and neith er rider b acked off th e ga s . Nesb itt didn't b ack off be cause he wan ted th e lead , a nd Windmann d idn't back offbeeause he couldn 't . " I fe ll on th e fourth la p and ja m med th e th rottl e and it kinked the cab le, so I pretty much had a cruise co ntrol the last lap a nd a ha lf," exp lained the series points leader. Eve ntually , Nes b itt wa s ab le to make the pass and lead for the first time all day with jus t a few miles left in th e r ace. Nes b itt, though, almost suffered a problem of his own. "A big stick got stuck thro ug h my rear wheel sideways rig h t afte r I passed Mike, a n d I thou gh t I was going to have to pull it out," Nesbill said, "but I p inned the throttle and luckily it broke the stick." After that, Nesbitt rod e error-free on his wa y to the checkered flag, claim ing victory number o ne on h is Ans we r/ Sco tt/Tre lle bo rg/ j &W Cycles-backed YZ250. Windmann finis hed seco nd for the seventh t im e in 10 ra ces th is year o n h is Pr o D irtbacked 250 KTM . Earl y lea der Pu rsl ey co mpleted h is grea t comeback by ta king the final p odium spo t in the bes t r ide of his caree r . Lappe held o n to win th e A class an d ta ke fo ur th overall, d espite th e last-lap charge of XR400 rider Ke vin Boy le. "Boyd " pu lled out all the stops and turned in the second-fastes t last lap to close to within a mer e 16 seco nds afte r s tar tin g d ea d last a nd being mo re than a m inu te d o wn s ta r ting the final lap . The Scott/White Brothers-b acked ri d er also had the best fin ish of hi s ca reer, fin ishing fifth ov era ll. Results N~ itt (Yam); 2. Ma.e Wind mann (KTM); 3. Man P\U' ky (HUll ); , Main Een 1 m v t: p RainorS e hin No Fireworks ·Ple as e INFORMATION: 304·284·0084 No Glass Bo ttle s Please! Re st r ic t e d camp fire areas No Scaffo lding Ple as e N o n- Alcho lic Spectator Are a . CAMPING fees charge d per vehicle DIRECTIONS: 12 miles cast of PA Turnpike off Rt 22 near Delmont, take Rt 66 N 3 miles then risht at VW Bus on pole onto Slickville Road, half mile on risht Thursday: Any parking before6pmis$25 additional per vehicle. Amateur S ign-up 7pm - 1 0pm Begins6pmThursday: Weekend camping availableforAMA members andfamilies forthefollowingrates: Singlevehicle- $15. Vehiclew/trailer- $20. Motorhome - $20 Motorhome w/trailer- $25 P lease No Pets due to spectator & tra ck person nel safety.