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Bass tried a pass over James just after the finish line, but James took away his lin e. Ba ss wen t d own a n d broke his clutch perch, ending his day. Just whe n it looked like it would be an easy win for Pa lme r, he threw h is Hond a a wa y in th e bi g stadium berm/ jump sec tion. Palmer was back up quickly and had to reel in both James and Berger in the closing stages of the moto for the win. Pal me r used h is fav orite passing sa nd area to overtake the leaders and run for the checkers. "It w as tough but fu n o u t there today," said Palmer. "The sand section is my favo rite section, a nd I used it to my a dvan tage for passing. Th e track was grea t! Tha nks to the crew at Dutch eN for runnin g such a good event." In Mammoth Lakes, California, Craig Davis gets big air at the first M ammoth M otocross Limited event ever. Dutch Sport Park . Bloomingdale, MI Results: Ju ly 25, 1999 AUTO (4-M: 1. ja cob McCra ner (Co b); 2. Brandon Mer cer (Co b); 3. Doug Molin e (Yam); 4. Taylor Da vis (KTM ); 5. Michael Martin (Cob) . . AUTO (1-8): 1. Jared Oint' (Cob); 2. Torin Gun ther (Cob); 3. Allison Vrba (Cob); 4. Th om as FIsher (Cob); 5. Cod y Dale (Cob). AUTO (4-8): 1. Zacha ry Bassle r (Ya m ); 2. Mike Su te r (Ya m); 3 . Isa ac Sch ei d (Ya m ); 4. Ru ssell Field s . (Yam) ; 5. Do ug M oline (Yam). 60 BEC : 1. Brit to n Mea rs (Kaw): 2. Ad a m H icks (Kaw): 3. Zachary Bds.. r (}(aw); 4. Tr am pas Newman ..le (Ka w); 5. Ma tt Fozo (Ka w). 60: 1. Sha ne Sewell (KTM); 2. Brett Wa gne r (Kaw): 3. Cod y Da vis IKew): 4. Ron M itch ell (Kaw ): 5. Ma tt Spa rks (Kaw). SOBEG : 1. Ch ris Spi tale (Kaw]: 2 Andrew Rehkopf IKaw): 3. Travis King (Kaw): 4. Keith Gardner (Suz); 5. Tirn w eber ( Ka w ). 80 (7·11 ): 1. Jerry Lore nz (Yam); 2. Mike Mitche ll (Yam); 3. Sha ne Sewell (Kaw): 4. Ma tt Ha ag (Ya m); 5. Ron Mitch ell (Yam). 80 (12·1 5): 1. Nick Vaughn (K.1W); 2. Mitch Dervin (Yam); 3. Fred. Karr le (Yam); 4. Kyle Brown (Yam) ; 5. Tyle r weston (K.1.w). " 80 OPEN: 1. M itch Dervin (Yam); 2. Fred Karrle (Yam); 3. Jerry Lorenz (Yam); 4. Ma tt Haa g (Yam); 5. Kyle Bro wn (Yam). 125 (12-15): 1. Mitch Sluder (Yam); 2 Kyle Baglad i (Yam); 3. Brian Schuitemen {Ka w); 4. Troy Bloomq uist IHon): 5. Da nny Beckett (Suz) . 16-24: I. Jon Loga n (Yam); 2. Troy Wars tler (K.1.w); 3. Jon Mitchell (Yam); 4. Mark Bockhe irn (Suz); 5. Bryan Heat h (Hon l. 25+ : 1. Dar ren Bo r ch e r d in g (Ya m ); 2. T od d Fllcken ger (Ka w ): 3. Matt Schuelke (Yam); 4. Rob Taylor (Yam). 30-..: 1. Larry Witm er (Suz): 2. Darren Borch er d ing (Yam); 3. Todd Flicke ng er (Ka w ): 4. Victor Edgar (Suz); 5. Rob Tay lor (Yam). 35+ : 1. Tod d Fl tck en g er (Kaw): 2. Sha y Fis h er (Hen): 3. Dou g Fozo (K.1W); 4. Fred M erv nu (Ka w} , 5. Dan O tt (Hon) . 40+: 1. L arry w itmer (Suz); 2. Mar k Suter (Hen): 3. Jeff Chap pell (Su z): 4. Mich ael Root (Ka w): 5. Fra nk Snell (Yam ). 50+: 1. Roger Lewis (Ho n); 2. Tom Hubbard (ATK). NON·CU R: l , To m Barth (Ho n): 2. Alan Beshore (Yam); 3. Paul Ran sier (Han); 4. Larr y Ha a g (Kaw): 5. Michael Root (Ka w). 125 A: 1. Ryan Dew ey (Yam ); 2. Jon Mitchell (Yam); 3. Dannie Lard er (Ya m); 4. Ie remiah Slay to n (Suz) ; 5. Greg Andrews (Kaw). 125 8 : 1. Mitch Sluder (Ya m ); 2. J ud d Ba g la d i (Ka w ): 3. Kevin King (Yam); 4. Geddy Karrle (Yam); 5. Brian Schuiteman (Ka w ). 125 C: 1. Troy Bloomquist (H on j: 2. Kyril Brown (Yam); 3. Tor sten Got z (Kaw): 4. A ndy Sh e r w ood (Ka w ): 5. Joe Boyd (H en} . 250 A: 1. je re mia h Slayton (Suz ): 2. Aaron Sm ith (H en). 250 B: 1. Kenn y Ga rcia (Hon) : 2. James Ta yl or (Yam ]: 3. A da m Burk e (Yam); 4. Tim Ritchie (Yam ); 5. Bryan Heath (Hon). 250 C: 1. Calc Pa lmer (Hon ): 2. And )' Burger (Yam); 3. Matt Ford (Ya m ); 4.Tro Y Sch roeder (Ka w): 5. Todd ja m e . s • MammothMotocross Limited Davis goes big at Mammoth By Chris Sanchirico MAMMOTH LAKES, CA, AUG. 7-8 raig Davis dom inated the inaugural Ma m moth Motocross Lim it ed b y wi n ning all four r a ces h e "ent ered . The RPMz / Shock Therapy / Wind Gea r-backed Davi s had about as C close to a perfect game as a motocrosser coul d have. Davis led every lap of fou r races and lost the holeshot onl y once in six a ttemp ts on the weekend, in the Open Pro, 250cc Pro and Open Gr and Prix. Have yo u ever dreamed of having you r o w n privat e track in th e mountains, with rich, loamy dirt, fifth-ge ar uphills, a n in cr edible natural la yout, and a personal crew to groom and wa ter the track? Add 40 or 50 of you r closest buddies, grea t trophies, and a com p limentary 45-minute Grand Prix, and yo u are in mot o fantasy land! Thi s all happ en ed a t th e fir st- e v er Ma m m o th Motocr oss Lim ited. Th is was th e first tim e a ra ce h a s bee n h eld a fter t h e trem endously popular June even t, and the Mammoth staff plans to make it an a nn ua l eve nt. Th e intent is to hold a more casu al event that is more focused on enjo yin g the track , the cama raderie and the beautiful surroundings. Davis st arted ou t the weekend by be sting Jus tin Pe lti er in th e Open Pro class. Davis used the added horsepower of his RPMz-backed big-bore YZ250 to gra b the h oleshot and check out with the wire-to-wire vic tory . Keeping Davi s honest a ll weekend wa s 17-year-o ld Inte rm edia te Justin Scu ll en . Th e 0 ' N eiI/ Ma xima / Brid gestone-backed YZ400 rid er cha se d Da vi s as th e Pros a nd Interm ediates left from th e same g ate. Scu ll e n w a s unbeat abl e in th e Open Interm edia te and 250cc Intermed iate classes, scoring a perfect 1-1 in both. "The ra ce was a lo t o f fun ," sa id Scullen af te r what was only h is third race b ack a fter h a ving knee .su rgery. "The Mammoth staff d id a n excellen t job. I hope to be bac k next year." As a n added bonus, a t the en d of each d ay, the Ma m moth crew h eld a free 45-minu te gra nd prix that was open to all racers. The grands prix we re dominated once again by Davis. "That was g reat bu t ex ha usti ng," said Davis. "I rode as hard as I cou ld for all 45 minutes. I'm wasted ." Davis was on fire an d rid in g fla wlessl y, co ns is te n tly turning 2:16 la p times on the l -mi le circuit. . Da vi s co n tin u ed his ons la u g h t o n d ay tw o, in the 250cc Pro class. Davis grabbed the holeshot in both motos and fended off up-and-coming AMA Pros Chris Neitzel and Zeb Armstrong. In m o to o n e , t h e T roy Le e Desig ns /Pro Circui t / A lpinestarsbacked Nei tzel hun g wit h Davis for half of the to -lap race . . "I los t my rear bra ke on the second lap ," Neitzel rep orted . " I tried to s tay wit h him, bu t it was .impossible without the rear brake." Armstrong, in fou rth place, waged a heated battle with Inter mediate Scu llen until Armstrong hit the dirt hard after overshooting a turn . He mana ged to shake off the pain, bu t the leaders were go ne. In moto two , it was Davi s once again launching his YZ int o the lead at the end of the fifth- gear Mammoth hill. Disaster struck Neitzel, w ho serious ly d islocated his shou lder while sto rmi ng d own the Mam mo th downhill. " I d idn 't eve n cr as h ," e itzel explained. "I was coming d own the hill an d hit a bra kin g bump, and my should er po pped ou t:' Neitzel d id not finis h. Armstron g again had trouble ge tting a ro u n d Scull en , w h o looked ve ry im pressive, w hip pi ng his YZ400 ar ound the fast, loamy track . Armstron g eventually worked his way past for second, but Davis wa s nowhere to be se en. Da vis too k th e victory , w it h th e Thousand Oa ks YZ-mounte? Arms trong taking second, which was good enough for second overall. In the Mini (9-11) class, it was the RM o f fi ve-time California Sta te champ Michael LaPaglia securi ng the overa ll honors with a perfect 1-1. laPaglia had his hands full in both motos with MSR/ProValve -backed Dane Jackson and Bryan Min ter . The tri o put on a ve ry exci ting s how fo r th e fans, as th e min i rid ers showed the crowd wh at a tapped-out 80cc machi ne was cap able of in com peten t han ds. KX-mounted Casey Logan secured seco nd overall after Jackso n and Min ter went d own in separate incidents. Minter defini tely gets the Most Spectacula r Crash of the Weekend Awa rd: After landing on a mons ter tabletop preced ing the last turn before the finish-line jum p, Minter's throttle stuck wide open. and the alert Minter jumped off the bike, which looked like a guided missile shooting through the air and over the 4-foot-high hay bales. Fortunately for the two fans who were sta ndi ng there, thev ducked in the nick of tim e. Minter was a little sha ken but unh urt. "We wo n't tell Mom abo u t this one," sai d Minter's father. In th e 125cc Ju nio r cl a ss, it was C hris toph er Lore d o and Ch ris Taylor w ho were a head of the class. Th e duo shad owed each other for 10 laps in each mo to, showing w heels and passing a t e ve r y opportunity . Th e two fr iend s were going for the win . Loredo took the victory, with Taylo r not mo re than a bike length be hind . Lored o' s 1-1 gave him the overall honors. eN Mammoth Motocross Mammoth Lakes, California Results: August 7-8,1999 1. Mi~el la Paglia (Suz), 2. Casey Logan ()(aw ); 3. Dan e jackson (Yam ); 4. Curtis Cisek (Ha n); 5. Bryan Min ter ISuz) . 80 (9-11), 80 (12-13) : 1. Bre nn a n McGi nn is (Ya rn); 2. To m C o lbe r t (Kaw ): 3. Eli z a beth Ba s h (Ya ml: 4. Ni c k Wa terhouse (H en) . 80 (14-15): 1. Du stin No wak (Ya m); 2. Casey Dean (Ka w ): 3. N icholas Burson (Kawl . S /MINl : 1. Dan e Ja c ks on (Yaml ; 2. Mi ch ael LaPaglia ISuz): 3. Casey Loga n (Kaw). 125 BEG: 1. Michael Nt'<1le (H,£. ); 2. Ryan Cockro ft n (Suz) : 3. West Myer s (Yam); 4. Nic k Sweany (Suz) ; 5. Michael Ashley (Yam). 125 JR : 1. Ch ris to p he r Loredo (Ya m) ; 2. C hris Tayl or (Ya m) . " 125 tNT: 1. Chris Sprenkel (Suz) : 2. Matt Ma nh a (Hon);3. Rya n Manha (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Chris Ne itzel (Suz ): 2. Brian Sweeney (Suz ); 3. Mike Slipcevick (Yam). 250 BEG : 1. Ro bert Guy (K aw ): 2. Chris Sh ultz (Ya m); 3. Cory Krase l (Hen ): 4. Bret Metcalf (Suz): 5. Peter Schmitz (Suz). 250 JR : 1. Rya n Hansen (Su z ); 2. Chr isto pher Loredo (Yam); 3. David MacFa rland (Suz ): 4. Damon Podolny (Yam); 5. Chris Sanchiriro (K.1W). 250 (N T: 1. Jus tin Scullen (Yam); 2. Kyle Locke (Yam); 3. Brent Nichols ( Ka w) , 4. J.lmmin' Burroughs (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Cra ig Da vi s (Ya m); 2. Zeb Armstrong (Ya m); 3. Brian Sweaney (Suz): 4. Chris Neitzel (So2). OP EN BEG: I. Tra vis Chase (Yam); 2. Brent Leroux (Yam). OPEN JR : 1. T on y Pu ll ia m ( H e n) : 2. Tyso n TittJemier (Yam). OPEN INT: 1. Ju stin 5cullen (Yam); 2. Alex Za pata (Ya m). OPEN PRO: 1. Craig Dav is (Yam); 2. Ju stin Peltier (Ya m). VET BEG: 1. Ste ve Ha ra (Yam); 2. Jaso n Pennin gton (Yam); 3. Douglas Sloa n (Yam); 4. Larr y N ich olas (Hon ). VET JR : 1. Steve Criswell (K.1W); 2. Chris Sa nchiriro (Knw): 3. Roger Sae nz (Ya m); 4. Dave Th om as (Ho n); 5. Jeff Finch (Ka w ). " SR BEG : 1. C ra ig McCo n na ch it. (Su z) : 2. La rr y · Wa te r hou se (KT M) ; 3. Skip Pul ver (Yam ); 4. RPM Pe terso n (Hen): 5. Joh n Karell (Yam) . SR JR: 1. Rog er Barnes (Kaw); 2. Will ia m Prarid (Kaw) : 3. Steve Day (Yam) ; 4. Dav id Rogers (Hon): 5. Ric Russe l (Yam) . S R t NT: 1. Rand a ll Tittlemier (He n): 2. Ra ndy Gilles pie (Ya m) ; 3. Murra y M ill er (Kaw): 4. Robert Hanse n (Suz) : 5. Rob Wai te (Kaw). SR PR O: 1. Randy Min ter (Suz) ; 2. Dave Sheldon (Yam ). Thiele steals Spare . Parts HS By Frank Leivan . J KNOB NOSTER, MO, JULY 25 &W Cycles / Team G reen Kawa saki /M otul rid er C h r is Th iel e e m erg ed from ro u n d nine o f the Missouri Hare Scrambles Championship with his second w in of the season. He put his KX250 into the lead at the start of the two-hour event, briefly lost that lead, and then moved back into the fro nt position ea rl y on lap one and s tayed clea r of the dus t to win the race by nearIya minu te. The Spa re Parts Motorcycle Club incorporated several new sections of vir- en en en ~ iii .c E '" 'E. Cll en 47

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