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Webb catches KB MX win
By Bret Eckert
SACRA.\lENTO, CA, MAY 2B
C ar m ichael Honda-spo ns o red Lou is Webb
topped a talented field of riders to claim the 250cr
Beginner-class victory d uring round three of KB
Racin g' s Spring Motocros s Se rie s. Webb used
consist ent starts and strong finishes en route to
his first-ever overall win at a KB mo tocros s. The
rac e marked th e midwa y po int of th e Rancho
MC /Racers Pit Shop /MC Concepts / Rose ville
Cycle-sponsored North ern California Spring
Motocross Series , and wi th three rou nds remaining. titles are definitely up for grabs.
Moto one of the 250cc Beginner class began
with a full ga te of riders charging off toward the
l BO-d egree, hard -left first tum. Fair field Cycle
Center-backed Honda rider Frank Chavez led
the way ou t first, with Jared Washaba ugh, Webb
an d Joh n Hat field close behin d . As they made
their way a ro und th e jump-infes ted KB circuit,
Cha vez and Washa b a u gh. o n a Gu ts / Facto ry
Grip Suzuki, established th e pace, w hile Webb
and MC Co ncepts-sponsored Ha tfield kep t up
th e pre ssure . O n lap t w o t he re were so me
changes and some up-a nd-coming riders drawing the cro wd's a tten tion.
Wash ab augh we nt d ow n , re mounting in
eigh th after ha nding seco nd place to Webb . Also
blas ting closer to the front were Shad Evans an d
Jim Brooks, who completed the first la p in fifth
and seve nt h, respecti vely. Evans had the throttle
p in ned , a dvanci ng hi s KX250 to th ird a t the
completion of the seco nd lap, wit h Broo ks, on a
Cycle Gear-backed Yamaha, following in fourth.
Webb, on a Hond a. kept the pressu re intense on
Chavez, who fina lly buckled a nd fell ba ck to
sixth on lap three, handing over the lead posi tion. Every one seemed content wi th th eir po sition s, and there wa s no further ad vancem ent
during the moto. Webb wh ipped it at the finish ,
taking the chec kered flag first, wi th Evan s second, Brooks third and Hatfield fourt h.
The second and deciding moto started without a hitch as Hatfield snared the holeshot this
time aro und , wi th Webb up fron t again in the
number - two spot. Roundin g o ut the top five
spo ts were Evan s, Grass Valley':" Mike Alexa nder, and Chavez. On the second lap , Chavez, not
u sed to a mid p a ck s ta r t, m o tore d a ro und
Al e xand er to tak e ove r four t h . We bb p u t a
wh eel in on Hat field for the lead but had the
door shu t on him every time by the Kawasaki
rider in front . Chav ez was the ride r to keep tabs
of this mot o, and he pushed Eva ns back a posi tion on the ne xt lap . The laps and the KB layo ut
took their toll on the riders a nd, as in the first
moto, there were no mor e chan ges in the later
laps. Hatfield rod e acr oss the finish line uncontes ted in first. Webb finished wit h a so lid sec ond . Chavez ended the night with a good showing in thi rd . Evans cla imed fourth, an d Bobby
Infault sq ueaked acros s- in fifth, ahea d of Brooks.
Webb 's consisten t 1 ~2 mot o wins and ultrasm oo th rid ing sty le ea rne d th e ov er all for the
night , and Hatfield's 4-1 finishes were good for
second. Evans' 2-4 placing garnered him a solid
third , w hi le Chavez went a wa y with fo u r th
ove rall poi nts over Brooks in fifth. With three
rounds in the books in this best·five-of·six-races
Sp ring Se r ies , so me of the co ntende rs in a ll
classes are rising to the top . The next three races
will de finitely bt" exciting, as riders try to earn
the most poin ts and secure a top Series finish
and reap the rewards of contingency prizes provided by the series s po n ~ors .
Results
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Shorr
P/W JR: 1. Bri"any "-,Ikill!> t Vdm); 2. 8ml
(Yam ); 3.
Jerritd Coh 'in (Yitm ); -I. Jdke Rt-'Ynold~ (Y" m); 5 . Brdt Fd kin~
lYdm).
50 (4-6) BEG: 1. J,u-ed Nt-'Y(1.em); 2. 5tuMt lupt-T (Cob); 3. 8rad
Vina.·u l ( Hu~); -I. J,m*, Thump-oon IKT~); 5. C.I. 8.1rh.lm(Cob ).
SO (7 .>1) BEG : 1. Kt-"I.lh Kn ijl; l (H~); ~ . Addm Bm.h t- Y (U!ml;
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3. Jitk,· Hdmd {KTM}; 4. Juel Fittro "en,lt; 5. c.J. Barham (Coo ).
50 :'IOOV: 1. Au...h n H "weU {Cubl ; 2. Ricky AdalJb (Act l; 3.
.
OyI,Jn Nl")'(Lnn); "'·I.m -d Lang (u.om).
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-. 65 BEG : I. K~vin L UColll ( K.l ....); 2. Sean Stummd (Kol ); 3.
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lilke I....lI"Sl'n (Kaw ); -I. Dy l.. ~l"}' (Ka w); 5. Joh n :-';M\"
m
al'Z (K.lw ).
h5 NOV : 1. M.1Uhcw Sp"'nn-r (Kaw ); 2. /it·.lU Wit-'S.lM. (Ka wl;
3.J<>l")· Ham... (K.1w) ; -I. Sten..u n WOJTh.1Ck 1K., w).
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bSINT: 1.}l-n.·nw Rill'V oeni l.
!'I5 (g..12l: 1. Be,;u Wi~,,"d tSu z); 2. C"r1 Mad ...c lK.lw l; -'
n
~m~on W(.m ack ( l(.l W); 4 , RV,ln R,'!'tn (-r (Yam); 5. /l. .\tthew
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dolU·l,'n).
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85 113-16 ) 8EG : I. Oiln ny H ;m i:. (Ka w ); 2. Nick Rid \i,rd son
lKaw) ; 3. Kyl.. Ft---J... (Y.' m l; -I.' J.IOW
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!>Spo,rl",wk (K.m· ); 5. Mdtt Sui ·
!i"an (Ho n ).
liS NOV : I. Ad-1m KowoIJo,:yk (Suzl; 2 . KJ.lk,· Kdl y (V.l m l; :'\
.
Th om;, s Bus hey (K. W); 4 . M,lt th t' W 5JX·nc,·r (K.m·); 5 . l.lSo n Wa d.·
1
e rlv (Y,l m).
• 125 SC H BY BEG : I. Dunn y Slomm d (Yilm ); 2. Eva n C urri...
(Suz ); J. JUI.'YTinm ·y (I-I n); 4. C ~y Rn>;t (Vam); 5. G n'); Nok n (SU1.l
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125 SCH BY NOV: 1. o.wid G,Nin (Ya m ); 2. Ca rson Meyer
(Ya m ); 3. G~ C" n h 'r (Y,l m) ; 4. Bobb y Mt-ycr (Y.l m ).
125 BEG: 1. Stt'Vt" BoU!>k.l (Kaw): 2. N ick D<1 m.l to (Y.lm ); J.
Scott Ad ,lm ~ (Hon) ; 4. Bri,m B.lll,m! (Ho n); 5. C n-g No lt'n (5u z ).
125 N O V: I. GrcK C e n ter (Ya m); 2. A ,m ,n Do~h (Ka w) ; 3.
Bobby ~/kyer.> (Ya m); 4. Jot." Lillard (K., w); 5.Mi k(' Y.lcowtti ( K,-,w) .
125 INT : 1. M ik t' Andt't!>On (Yam) ; 2. JdMln Sturdevan (KAw); 3.
Waykm Ha ll lSuzl; 4. Ja m t" Kowa l'" (Kaw) ; 5, B..lbby Infault (y am).
250 BEG: 1. L.ouill Wl"bb (H o n); 2. John H.ltfid d (Ka w ); 3.
Shitd Eva~ (K"w); 4. Frdnk Chav~z (H on); 5. hm Brooks (Ya ml.
250 NOV: 1. Bria n J~ (Yilm ); 2. Mol" V~kamp (Kaw); 3
DMny Tillt-ry (Hon ); 4 , Chri!i l....t.'t-beck (Hon); 5. Paul Gerbi Qion).
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PRO / AM : I. C h r i!o Ve n d ley (Suzl; 2 . Donovan Milc h ...11
n
(Ya m); 3. Aaron Bum" (Yam) ; 4 M ichael Andom;on (ya m ); 5. la!KI
Sturd,ov an (K.u 'l l.
2S+ BF. : I. John f·l.1t idd (KAw);2. Louis Webb (}-fon); 3. AIII'\'d
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Volrbn)U~ (Yol ); -I. Frank Cha1't!Z (Hol1);5. Rob Wilgno..,(HorJ).
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25+ SOV: 1. Curti.<> T..clley (Suz); 2. David HiJ;'hfill (K.!wl; 3.
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8M" Jun ,., (Yilm); 4. J Bt.·aubit'T IHon ); 5. Donny Tillery (HU5).
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25+ 1f\,'T 1. Den:k C urrie (Ya m ); Sh.l l\e Bt..Tg