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Cycle News 2000 01 12

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put the clamps on Sweeten's return to the top of the ranks by beating Sweeten, who, like Casey, was aboard a 1973 Honda CR250 Elsinore, in the first Over 30 Vintage Expert moto, Sweeten, though, stepped up his performance, beating Casey to the finish in mota two to nab the overall win. Casey (1-2) finished second overall, followed by Kawasaki·mounted John Ulver (3-3) and Jeff Pugh, who had earUer won the 125cc Expert dass. CZ-mounted Chris Miller used a 2-1 tally to win the combined Over 30 Intermediate overall. Yamaha rider John Adams was fastest out of the chute in the first moto, but Adams couldn't work his way past Miller in the second moto and was therefore relegated to second overall with a 1-2 tally, ahead of Ryan Taylor (3-3), Woody Juarez (4-4) and LaFaye McCarver, who manhandled one of the most interesting machines on hand - a Rickman-framed, Harley-Davidson· powered hybrid - to fifth overall. Chris Castles, who contested three classes, picked up his only overall win of the day by winning the Pre-1970 Expert dass, despite pressure from Maico-mounted Jay Lael and Husky rider Dirk Murphy In both motos. Murphy stayed closest to Castles in moto two to net second overall, ahead of Lael, Canada's Ken Burningham and Triumph-mounted Gene Boere. c.J. "Siege" James, who rode a Yamaha DTl·based machine to the overall win in the combined Pre- "1970 Intermediate class, nabbed the victory via 3-1 placings to lead Triumph rider Jim Cole (2-2) and Darrel Kilgore, the first-mota winner, in the overall tally. Daniels Ridge Supercross: Willy Baker (221 pulls the holeshot in 125cc action in Taylorsville, North Carolina, en route to a second-place finish. Baker also took the Schoolboy-class victory. 250 JR; 1. Mike H~rt (Hus): 2. Brian Stoner (tIT"'); 3. Jerad Wi!(Yam); 4. Tom Mellor (Ka.....); 5. Scott fl\ahkins (Sull. 40.. JR: 1. Jeff Newman (Yam); 2. Mitch Evans (!

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