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third and may have proved to be th e most improved rid er in the field, while Sani and Zac Wray, a local SOcc Expert, round ed out the top five rid ers . Josh Hansen posted a perfect 1-1 finis h in th e 80cc (14-16) a g e di visi on d espite rid ing for most of the final on a rear fla t tire. Ha nsen ' s dad is Donnie Hansen , a fam ous mo toc ross icon and race-school teacher. "Everything we nt great tod ay exce pt for that flat tire," Hansen sai d "I kn ew I had a big-en ou gh lead that if I just kept it on tw o whee ls, I wo uld win ." Col t Humphr ey ke p t hi s H onda sing ing all d ay for a pa ir of runner-up fin ishes, while Tyler Duncan, Edgardo Rojas and Jesse Casillas rounded ou t the top five. . When min i rid er s gro w u p, chances are they wi ll wind up in one of the Intermed iate ranks. Thi s was the case in both the 125cc and 250cc Inte rmediate classes, w hich were w on by form er m in i champs Billy Laninovich (I25cc Intermediate) and Ben Ridd le (250cc Intermediate). Of the two , the 250cc Intermediate clas s wa s perhaps the most exciting, as the Kaw a saki tri o o f Ben Rid dl e , Andr ew Sh o rt a n d Joshua Woods waged a classic three-way bat tle for the lead , w ith Riddle coming ou t on top afte r a daring last-lap pass . Early-ra ce lea d er Chase Reed had p robl ems an d d ropped to fou rth , followed by Suzuki ace Jesse Ketchum. Bill y Lani n ovi ch was the su rp rise win ner of the 125cc Interm ed iate class, taking control of the field on his superfast Yamaha YZI25 . Ben Riddle and Josh Woo ds both had the speed to win, bu t cras hes relegated the two East Coast racers to sixth a nd seven th , respectively. Ins tead, And rew Short came fro m the back of the pack to recor d a strong second, while Ryan Mor ais, who was a con sistent fro nt-ru nner, settled into third , in front of Sean Hamblin. Dou g Duba ch an d KT M's La nce Smail were no dou bt the kin gs of Mammoth Mountain in Pro ac tion. Dubach recorded th ree class win s, all in convincing style, topp ing the 250cc, Four-Stroke and Vet classes. Dubach, at age 35, wa s awesome to watch as he chose lines with incredible accuracy around the course. Equally as impressive wa s last yea r ' s unofficial Mammoth Mountain king, Lance Smail. The factory KTM pil ot took home top hon ors in the 125cc and Open Pro classes . Sma il's vic tory was particul arl y im pressive since he had only been back riding for a few weeks after br eaking his foo t three mon th s ag o. Sma il schooled th e kid s i n th e 125cc P ro class a n d smo ked the Mammoth regulars in the Open class with perfect mo to scores . Th e Women ' s cl ass saw a clas h between Kristy Shealy and Tania Satchwell d uring bo th motos of compe titio n. Satchwell wo n the first mo to but Shea ly came back figh tin g in the all-impo rta n t seco nd moto for the overall win . "I was mad tod ay," Sheal y sa id . "I was riding fast and I am finally feelin g like I am ge tting so me of myoid speed back." Sheal y topped SatchweII, A ngie Kuentjes, Sh ell y Kann and Sed anna Losey for the day's top five overall finishes. CN Mammoth Mountain Motocross Mammoth Lakes, Calfornia Results: June 25-27,1999 80 (9-11); 1. Mike Aless i (Kaw); 2. Davi Mili saps (Suz) : 3. Jake Weim er (Yam); 4. Dan iel Sam (He n): 5. ZlCWray (Yam) . 80 (12. 13): 1. James Stewa rt (Kaw); 2. Jona than Kerr (Kaw); 3. Bryan John son (Suz); 4. Da ryl Ecklu nd (Yam ); 5. Sea n Co llier IKaw ). 80 (14-1 5) : 1. Jo shua H ansen (Yam) ; 2. Co lt Humphrey (Hcnj: 3. Tyler Dun can (Yam ); 4. Edgard o Rojas IKaw): 5. Jesse Casillas (Yam). SlMINI: 1. ja mes Stewart (Ka w ); 2. Edgardo Rojas (Kaw); 3. Jes se Casillas (Yam) ; 4. Kyle Partridge (Suz) ; 5. Jon ath an Kerr (Kaw). 125 JR : 1. Na than Jon es (Yam); 2. Mark valcore (Yam ); 3. Clayto n Miller (Yam); 4. Jimm y Eberle (Yam); S. Scott Howe (Yam). 125 INT : 1. Billy Lan inovic h (Ya m); 2. An drew Sho rt (Kaw ): 3. Rya n Mor ais (Yam ); 4. Sca n Ha mblin (Ya m); 5. Jona than Shi mp (Yam ). 125 PRO: 1. Lance Sma il (K"fM ); 2. Da vid Pingree (Suz); 3. Ivan Ted esco (Yam ); 4. Travis Preston (Suz ); 5 . Jeff Northrop (Kaw ). 250 JR: 1. Jared Williams (Yam); 2. G ay ton Miller (Yam); 3. Greg King IHo n): 4. Matt Veer kam p (}(aw); 5. Joey Cirocco (Suz ). 250 INT: 1. Ben Rid d le (Kaw) : 2. Andrew Sho rt (Kaw): 3. Joshu a Wood s (Kaw): 4. e MS{> Reed (Yam); S. Jesse Ketcha m (Suz) . 250 PRO: 1. Doug Duba ch (Yam ); 2. Spud Walt ers (Yam); 3. Donova n Mit chell (Yam); 4. Kei th Johnson (Yd m ); 5. Bre Racin e IKa w). tt OPEN JR: 1. Jim Finerl y (Ya m); 2. jason Trube y (Kaw); 3. Rod ger Hold er (Ha n); 4. Jon Schultz (Yam); 5. Steven Lawe r (Yam). . OP EN INT: 1. D.J. Umphries (Yam); 2. Chri.. Coo ley IKaw l; 3. Jimmy O' leal (Yam); 4. Jason Wood (Ka w ): S. Ryan Dudek (Ka w). OP EN PRO : 1. Lance Smail (KTM); 2. Scott Myers (Yam); 3. Chris Ne itzel (He n): 4. Kenn v Lash" (Hon): S. . Robert 1 augh ton (Ya m ). 4-STRK JR: 1. Na tha n jon es (Yam ); 2. Jim Finerty (Yam ); 3. Ch ris topher Loredo (Yam ); 4. Rya n Johnson (Yam); 5. Jon Schu ltz (Yam). 4-STRK INT: 1. Mike Sleeter (Ya m); 2. Mike Baker (Yam); 3. Troy Lee (Yam) ; 4. Ed d ie Davis (Ya m ); 5. j uste n Pettier (Yam). 4ยท STRK PRO: 1. Do ug Dubach (Ya m); 2. Sp ud (Above) Kristy Shealy (41) and Tania Satchwell (34) went one and two in the Women's Pro race. (Left) Son of former Supercross champion Donnie Hansen, Josh Hanse n followed in his father's foots teps by grabb ing the holes hot in the 80cc (14-16) main. Young Hansen went on to win the race as well. - Walt er s (Yam); 3. Do novan Mit che ll (Yam ); 4. Keith Johnson (Yam ); 5. Ty Davis (Yam ). VET JR : 1. Eric Hu ffine (Ka w ): 2. Steven Lawer (Yam ); 3. Tim Pug (Ya m); 4. Bruce Criswell (Kaw ): 5. Rand y Comma ns (Yam). VET INT : 1. Tom Holt (Yam) ; 2. Eddi e Davis (Yam); 3. Keith O'Neal (Yam ); 4. Gle n n Co mmans (Yam ); 5. Rob engel (Yam). VET P RO: 1. Do u g Dubac h (Ya m); 2. Ty Dav is (Ya m ); 3. Scott Myers (Ya m ); 4. Robert Naug hton (Suz): 5. Jeffe rey Pestan a (Suz ). S R JR : 1. Jeff Baxt e r (Ya m ); 2. Cli fto n Wa rren (Ya m); 4. Roger Barnes (K.1W); 5. Dori Paste ll (Kaw). SR INT: 1. Rod Richar d son (Ya m); 2. Tim Alarcon (Kaw): 3. Mik e Gos selaa r (H e n ): 4. Robe rt Hansen (Suz); 5. Joel Harriet (Yam). S R PRO: 1. Ron Turner (Yam); 2. Alex jorgenson (Ka w): 3. Tim Dom ann (Yam); 4. Brent Wallingsford (Ka w): 5. Scot Harden U M). a WM N A M : 1. Tamra Madden (Sua ): 2. C ry ta l Pon sock (Suz); 3. Kristi Myers (Kaw): 4. Au bria na Dun n (Yam);S . Tina Handelin (Yam). WM N P RO : 1. Kri s ty Shea ly ( Kaw ). 2. Tan ia Sat chwell (Kaw ): 3. An gi e Keuntjes IKa w): 4. She lly Ka nn (Yam ); 5. 5edanna Losey(Hon). (Right) Jo nathan Kerr came from Texas and raced to a s uccessful second place in the 80cc (12-13) class behind James Stewart, who won the Supermini race as well. en en en 33