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.Round 3: Washougal MX P ark Motocross AMA WESTERN FOUR-STROKE NATIONAL MOTOCROSS SERIES Washougal MX Park Wash ougal, Washin gton Results: July 31, 1999 (After 3 of 8 rounds) MOTa ON E: 1. Sp ud Walt e rs (Ya m ); 2. Du sti n Ne lson (Yam); 3. Rich Taylor (BBR); 4. Nathan Wood s (Ya m) ; 5. Pau l Winn (Ya m); 6. Scott Mye rs (Yam) ; 7. Don Bocspflug (Yam ); 8. John Beal (Yam); 9. Bea u Baron (Yam); 10. Jos h Ch is um (Ya m ); 11. Jimmy laMa stus (Left) SpUd Watters (75) took care of the Western Four-Stroke National at Washougal, sweeping both motos. (Below left) Paul Wlnn found his way onto the podium, going 5-2 for third overall . (Below right) Nathan Woods leads runner-up Dustin Nelson. (Hbg); 12. Tra vi s Ross (Yam); 13. Grayson H art (KTM); 14. Robb Ma nning (Vor): 15. Rick Han sen (Yam ); l b. Rob Flagler (Yam); 17. Sten Rasmussen (Yam ); 18. Peter ' Russell (Hbg) : 19. r aul Kell ett (Ya m); 20. Jere miah Brown (BBR); 21. Mon ty Ware (Yam); 22. Chris Dineen (Ya m); 23. Mar k Olberdi ng (Yam) ; 24. Dere k C u rrie (Ya rn) : 25 . Joel Ho wa rd (Ya m ); 26. For res t Tra ns ue (Y" m); 27. Leo n Capps (Yam ). MOTO TW O: 1. Spud Walt ers (Yam); 2. Paul Win n . (Yarn): 3. Dus tin Ne lson (Yam); 4. Rich Ta ylor (BBRl; 5. Nat han Woods (Ya m ); 6. Scott Myers (Yam); 7. Robb Man ning (Vo r ): 8. Jimm y La Mas tu s (Hbg): 9. Don Bocspflug (Yam ); 10. John Beal (Yam); 11. Beau Baron (Yam); 12. Grayson Ha rt (KTM): 13. Travis Ross (Yam); 14. Rick H.1n...en (Yam); 15. Sten Rasmussen (Yam); 16. Rob Flagler (Yam); 17. Peter Russell IHbg): 18. Chris Dineen (Yam ); 19. Joel Howard (Yam); 20. Derek C urrie (Ya m); 21. Pau l Kellen (Yam); 22. Monty Wa re (Yam); 23. Ma rk O lberding (Yam); 24. Jeremia h Brow n (BBR); 25. Josh Chisum (Yam ); 26. Forres t Transue (Yam); 27. (Leo n Cap ps (Ya m ). O /A : 1. Sp ud W..Ite rs (Ya m ); 2. Dus tin Nelso n (Yam); 3. Pau l Win n (Yam); 4. Rich Tavlo r (BBR); 5 , Na than Wood s (Yam); 6. Sco tt Mv ers (Yam) ; i . Don Boespfl ug (Ya m ); 8 . Joh n Bea ( (Ya m) ; 9. Jimm y LaM a stu s IHbg) : 10 . Bea u Baro n (Ya m); t 1. Ro bb Mann ing (Vor) ; 12. Grayson Ha rt (Ktm): 13. Travi s Ro s s (Ydm); 14. Rick Hansen (Yam) ; 15. Josh Ch is u m ( Y a m ); l b . Sten Ra smu ssen (Yam); 17. Rob Fla gl er (Yam); 18. Pet er Ru s s ell (H bg): 19 . C h r is Din een By Doug Ka rc her I WASHOUGAL, WA, JULY 31 r a ma ha ri de r Sp u d W alter returned to th e AMA Western Four-Stroke Nationa l MX Series with a ban g. Making his first a p pea ra nc e o f the eries this yea r, Walters won bo th motos n the scenic Wash ougal race course to record the ove ra ll win. Fini shing second to Wal ters in the o vera ll column was Dustin Nelso n, followe d by Pa ul \i\'inn. All three rider s wer e Yamaha-mo unted . As the gates d ropped for the start of the first mo to, the unmistakable thunder of fou r-stroke m ot orcycles, with throttles pinned, resounded fro m the sta rting line, as the big thumper s clawed th ei r wa y up the sho rt st art hill and into the fi rs t tu rn . When the p ack o f ri d ers crossed the w hite holeshot line at th e exit of the tum, it w as the BBR Yamah a of Rich Taylor out in fro nt. Taylor se t a quick pa ce, m an ag in g to ho ld on to the lea d for be tter t han ha lf of th e m ot o befo re be ing passed by Wa lters. "I missed practice this morning, so I did n 't get a ny la ps a n d w as n' t s u re where the tra ck was going," said th e White Brothe rs -b acked Walters. "So I kin d of followed Rich (Taylor) for about half a mot o a nd passe d him an d then . jus t rode a smooth race. Having missed practice didn't seem to bother Walter s too much, as he held the lead for m ost of th e remaining la ps, ta king the win in his firs t ou ting of the series. Hard on his tail , the MotoWorid of El Ca jon-ba cked Yam aha of elson's w as coming on fast. "I didn't ge t too good of a start an d just tried chargi ng through, got up into th e lead pa ck of Spud and Rich Ta ylor and myself, all going for the lead ," Nel son said. "I actually go t by both of them for a little bit, but I blew out a berm and they both got ba ck by m e. I ended up working back past Rich and tried to put a good charge and catch up to Spud and ma ybe ge t him on th e last lap, but I started fatiguing a little bit and w as n' t . close enough to ge t a good shot at him." In the second m o to, it w as Nathan Woods with the holesh ot; unfortunat ely for him, his lead w oul d not last for lon g, as Walters, Nelson, Winn and Taylor all go t around him by the fou rth la p . "I got an okay start - a bou t fourth or fifth - passed a bo u t th re e g uys o r so the fi rst couple lap s and ju st ro d e s moo th , " Wal ters sa id . " I saw P aul (Win n) in seco nd place . He w as riding right on me th e w ho le ra ce, and I had o nly a cou p le seconds and .gave it all I had and made sure he stayed behind me." His smoo th riding sty le paid off, as Walter s w as able to collect his seco nd win of the day to secure the overa ll. Thi s time ar ound, the hard-eharging N el son had to settle for th ird , which wa s still good enough for second overall, and a handful of points. "I go t ab out an eighth or 10th-place sta rt and ju st rode on e stead y pace th e w hole moto," Nelson sa id . " I go t a littl e tired at th e end . The two leader s w ere go ne by the time I got to third, and they were rid ing fast so I cou ld n' t catch u p and ended up third ." Winn, of Yacolt, Wa shington, was, . like Walter s , making h is firs t a p pearance of th e se ries and put his Yamaha int o fifth an d seco nd pl aces . H is q uick ri d in g gained him-the full atten tion of th e crow d, and a spo t on th e pod ium, wi th th ird overa ll. Th ere w ere so m e cha nges in p ositions in the po ints race, as Woods' fifth place finis h gave him the lead with 116 poi nts , tw o ahea d of Scott Myers, who finis hed sixth overa ll. elso n' s seco nd place overall pushed him up to third in points, with 109. eN (Ya m); 20 . Jo el H ow ard (Ya m ); 2 1. Paul Ke ll en (Yam); 22: Der ek Currie (Y am); 23. Jer e m iah Brown (BBR); 24 . Monty Ware (Yam) ; ::: . Ma rk Olbe rding 5 (Yam); 26. Fo rres t Tr a n su e (Ya m) ; 27. Leon Capps (Yam). A MA YA MAHA/ MA XXI S TI RES W ESTER N 4· ST RO KE MX SERIES POINT STA N DI NGS (Alter 3 of 7 ro un ds>: 1. Nath a n Wood s (116); 2. Scott Myers (114/1 w in ); 3. Du stin Nelson (109); 4. Todd Do wn s (69); 5. (TIE ) Jim m y laMastus /Gra yso n Hart (60); 7. Spud Walt ers (SO/1) ; 8. Beau Baron (48); 9. Damon Brad sha w (44/ 1); 10. John Beal (43); 11. Jos h Ch isum (42); 12. (TI E) Pa ul Winn /Rich Ta ylor /Robb Flo th (38); 15. Byron Ne lson (35); 16. Cory Baud er (34); 17. Ste n Ras mussen (32); 18. Robert Nau g h ton (30); 19. Robb Manning (31); 20, Don Boespflug (2?); 21. Dan a Legere (24); 22. Ben Shenk (22); 23. joel Ho wa rd (19); 24. (TIE) Rya n Leach/Trav is Ross (17); 26. (TIE) Rob y Leach /Derek C urrie ( 6); 28. Rick Han sen (13); 29. Rob Flagler (10); 30. Leon Ca p ps (8); 3 1. Chris Dineen (3); 3 2. Pau l Kellen (2); 33. Jere miah Brow n (1 ); 34 . m E) Mark O lbe rd ing / Fo rr es t Tran su e. Upcoming Rounds: Round 4 • Albany, Oregon, September 4-5 Round 5 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Se ptember 18-19 25

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