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race. Facing so me fast guys from othe r states as well as loc al heat, Millsaps just destroyed a ll co mers as tu ned up and got into fighti ng shape for the big race in a couple of wee ks. Ea u S t. Cla ire . Mich igan 's Dominic Izzi lau nched off the co nc rete to lead loca l leadfoots Joshua laFou nta ine and Anth ony Hart. Millsaps wo rked h is wa y through the pack. sliding into first before the lap was half-ove r. Once in fro nt , he ma x imized th e roo st and headed off for Victory Lane . Izzi and laFou nta ine were in a battl e royale for sec ond , while LaCe nter, Was hington 's Josh ua Hill was co ming on fast. Millsa ps wo n round one with ease, topping laFountaine, whil e Hill took ove r the point in the eocc (9- 11) Stock division on the white-flag lap . Millsaps got down to bus iness right away in moto two , leading England's Adam Chatfield and California's Sean Hayes thro ugh the flrst tum. laFountaine and Hill cam e on with a rush to grab seco nd and third . Hill soon passed laFounta ine and went afte r Millsaps, but Mill· saps turned it up; howe ver, Hillwouldn't let go , pressuri ng hi m for most of the race. Finally I Millsa ps eked ou t s o me daylight and then crui sed on to a nother easy w in , taking the eocc (12-1 6) overall title and be sting LaFoun· taine and Chatfield . Hill finished a strong se cond to take the o ver all eocc (9· 1 1) crown, ah ead of Izzi and Trent Pugmire. Ronni e Good win wa s also on fir e, using two straight victories to capture th e 80 cc Beg inner tr oph y , in front of Nathan Ambrose a nd Fredd ie Sca rlett . The 125/250cc race had its share of hotsh oes as well . Riversid e, California 's 12 5 c c Interm ediate race r Scott Sim on blasted off the line to lead 250cc Intermed iate riders Ma rk Herm ann and Ji m my Cham berlin an d th e rest of the pack in to battle. Hermann un cork ed the power in his Hond a to charge into the lead as 250cc Intermediate racer Charley Renn ie came up to join the fight for the lead. Hermann was TH[ BIG 0T1R[S RACING S[ASON PR[S[NTS TH[ AMA SUP[RBIK[ CHAU[NG[ AT S[ARS POINT ' -~ - MAY 4: AMA PRO SUPERBIIE PRACTICE AND OUAlIFYlNG MAY 5: 750 SUPERSPORT ~ ii 'SONOMAftST • _Ac::. _ _ ..... SEARS POINT & F R U EXTREME ROAD RACING O M LA MAY 6: AMA PRO SUPERBIKE ROAD RACING Th e s eco nd hal f feat ured a Cha m be rlin ho lesho t , with Renn ie and Simon righ t on hi s rea r fender . Hermann sm as hed throu gh an d too k a sm all lead . As Hermann ope ned it up in fro nt. Simon pa ssed Chamberlin for second . Herma nn pumped hom e win number tw o for the ove ra ll 250cc Interm ed iate victo ry, ove r Chris Champlin and Chamberlin, while Simon' s strong second place too k the 125 cc Interm ediate over- TO m CAUTION THROWN TO THE WINO. CAlL 1-80D-BlD-RACE mm 'OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SEARSPOINT.CDM. t$J/f!!w o u t in fro nt and showing so me hops as he stroked around th e course with a sizable lead. Wh en Rennie wen t down . J eremy Du la t ook over th ird . Herman n too k th e first race with a respectable margin ove r the c harging Simon. Wunderk ind Mill saps, riding in exhi bition mode, flashed acros s the line in third, m ount ed on his m in icycl e. 1Bl&iJTIa£S·1 ~~£~~ I ~ I. . a ll. Keith Clegg dom inated the 250cc Novice class, while Robin Valentin e was perfect among the 125cc Novices . eN Results P/W STK (4-61: I. Ausm PoIitelh (Cob): 2. Cody Howard (IITM); 3. Mason Rodriguez (KTM); 4 . Tommy Krause (Pol): 5. Drake Wosdcn (Kril l. P/W ST1\ (7·B), I. ""'""'" Brown (Poll: 2. .)ok. _ (Pol): 3. Jered Burrows (IITM); 4. Espmcer F ~ (KTM); 5. Kyle Gleaton (Pol). ; P/W OPEN: I. Branden Btown (PtJI) 2. Jek e MItchdJ (PtJI);3. Cody Howord (IITM);4. DrokeWosden (KTM). 60 STK (6-8): 1. on P\ouffe (Kow); 2. Tom AquInO (Kaw): 3. Ovis Deeds (KTM): 4. .Joshuo ByWlgton (Kcw); 5. Ryan Cioodwi'I (Kow ). 60 ST1\ (9-11), I. Johnny JoIdmlo (Kril l: 2. ""'" """"....... (lIT "'): 3. .Meson s....-ien (KTM); 4. Brdt Proct r (KTM): 5. R~ o Goodwio (Kaw). 60 OPEN I. T_ "",- (Kaw); 2. Johnny JoIdmlo (KTI'\): 3. , Prmce KopatlUlehuo (KTM); 4. MalOn Sweede n (KTM); 5. Tommy """"" (Kaw). 80 BEG: 1. Ror1rIie Qoocto,vt\ (Kew); 2. Nmhan ~ (Kaw); 3. F~ ScmIett (Yam ); 4: Jrno Ellis (Yam); 5. Cody i\ndekIhr (Yam). 80 STK (9-11): I. Joshua HiD (Kow); 2. DonVrnc lui ($w): 3. Trml Pugnire (Kew); 4. Seen Ho~ (Kow) ; 5. l...once Coury (Kow). 60 STK (12· 16): I. Davi Mlllsops(Sw.l: 2. JoshIlO LaFountzune (Suz): 3. AdornChotfield (Han); 4. Weskoy H0ni5(Yom): 5. Aoron Breid (Yom ). 80 OPEN: 1. Dovi Millsaps (Suz): 2. Joshua Hm (Kew) : 3 . Adlm Chotfield (Hon); 4. Joshuo LoFountlIme (Suz): 5. WesleyHorrta(yom). 125 BEG: 1. Joson Casham (Hen); 2. JosonEllis (Suz) ; 3. JU5tin Colhandro (Hon ): 4. Ronnie Krause (Suz). 125 NOV: I. Robin ValentJne(Hon); 2. Kris Higdon (Y om): 3 . TroviJ Jackson (Hon). 250 NOV; J. Keith Clegg (Yom) 2. JOrJleson Peacock (Yam); 3. : John LoBrech (Hon). e 250 INT: 1. Mark Herrman (Hon); 2. Chris Chllmplin (Hon): 3. J immy Chllmberlln (Yam); 4 . ChA ReMie (Kow). rtey 30+ BEG: 1. Chod BordrnD (Kaw); 2. Jay Burkett (Hon). n 30+ NOV: I . Keith Oegg (Yam); 2. John LoBredle (Hon ). 30+ INT: 1. Ji mmy Chomberlln (Yom): 2. Troy Fitch (Hon) : 3. Chris Chomplin (Hon): 4_Charley Rennie (Kow). 5. Damon wesden (Han). 125 OPEN: 1. Scott Simon (Yam); 2. Trovll> Jockson (Hon); 3. Klis HigdJn(Yam); 4, RonnieKrouse(Suz): 5. Bryan.Johnson (Kowl. SPTSMN: 1. Terry Roedl (Yom); 2. Som Honley (Hon); 3. Pow 8azR (K'T1t\); 4. EricNordin (Sw:): 5. RobertKrouse (Hon) . o MAY 2 .2001 • cu e e ne vv s