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the month of March, compliments of
track owner Terry Cordray.
Grabbing the holeshot in both motos
of the combined Over 30/Over 40 gate
was Yamaha-mounted Greg Lewis.
Lewis claimed the Over 30 win by
blocking the early pa s attempts of second-placed Over 30 racer Tommy Dickey, who finished with an eight-second
lead at the checkers. Although running
third on the track, Suzuki-mounted Tom
Smith claimed the overall win in the
Over 40 group with dual victories. In
moto one, Over 40 racer Ray Arnold
moved up from a fourth-place start to
challenge Smith. Smith and Arnold
'dueled for the final three laps, with
Smith getting the edge at the finish line.
[n moto two, Kawasaki-mounted
Ralph Robinson led the group of Over
40 racers to cl1allenge Smith, also doing
battle with Jay Baker for second. Smith
brought in the win, with Robinson netting second, followed by Baker.
In moto one of the 80cc Beginner
class, Yamaha-mounted Justin Little got
a slight edge on the rest of the field,
pulling the lead out of the first turn. By
lap two, a four-way battle for the top
spot was raging between Kawasakimounted Casey Dowell, Bradley Knight
and Yamaha-mounted Gary Shelton.
Midway through, Shelton dug in and
passed the top three, though he and
Dowell continued to battle to the d1eckers, with Shelton edging out Dowell.
In moto two, Shelton and Dowell
c-ontinued to duel for the lead as a
freight train of five riders - including
Justin Malcolm, Knight, Adam Presley
and Ben Rodemeyer - battled for the
third position. Lap three saw Sheldon
opening up a slight lead over Dowell,
with ~ight holding down third just
seconds before the dirt-pounding lineup'
of Cody Cothran, Charles Borchardt,
Malcolm and Little. Sheldon claimed the
win, giving him a 1-1 for the overall.
Dowell received second overall with 2-2
moto scores, followed by Knight willi a
3-3 tally. Fourth overall went to Little
with 5-4, and fifth overall went to
Cothran with 5-7.
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Village Creek Motocross
Fort Worth, Texas
Results: March 6, 1999
50 (4-(;): 1. Tyler Cummings (Cob); 2. Caleb DoweD
(Cob); 3. Blake Hawk (KTM); 4. Chris Decker (J