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250 BEG: I. Garry Milchesky (Suz): 2. Barney Hastie (Suz): 3. Chad Glassey (Yom): 4. Mark White (KllW); 5. Stephen Rogers (Yom). 250 NOV: I, Chance Miles (Hon): 2. Cody Elkins (Yam); 3. Derek Cook (Hon): 4. Todd Stoll (Yam); 5, Brian Gamer (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Keith Cooper (Yam); 2. Sheldon Henman (Sut): 3. Mark Rausch (YIllT'I): 4. Eric Moore (Yam); 5. Jarrod Cox (Hon). 250 EX: 1. Guy Cooper (KT"'): 2. £mvUs Owens (Kaw); 3. Earl Kephart (Kaw); 4. Blair Uvely (Hon); 5. Chris Drummond (Yam). OPEN Of.ffi.AW: l. Keith Cooper (Yam); 2. Eric Moore (Yam); 3. Nathanlei BenoIt (Yam): 4. Robbie Smith (Yam); 5. Jarrod Cox with Ritzier a close second. Couto quickly recovered, and within half a lap he was at Ritzier's back fender. At the checkers, it was Robinson with the win, with Couto getting around RitzIer for a close second. Cole and Melhom rounded out the top five. Couto bolted out of the gate in mo~ two to lead Ritzier, Tommy Martin and Cole. Martin slipped back a couple of positions while Cole crashed his way to the back of the pack. Robinson climbed up into third place. Couto put in a flawless ride. leading every lap to go 2·1 for the overall. Ritzier held off Robinson for the runner·up finish, but Robinson's 1-3 tally topped the 3·2 score of Ritzier for the second· place trophy. Martin went 6-4 for fourth. fol· lowed by the 8·6 score of Andrew Rosta. YZ250-mounted John Keefer was untouch· able in the first Vet Novice mota after absconding with the holeshot. Bob Wood came from out of the pack to get around Willy Galinato on the white-flag lap for a secondplace finish. Things were a bit tougher for Keefer in mota two, as Wood dogged him right from the opening lap. Wood couldn't find a way around Keefer, but Keefer couldn't pull away, either. and at the finish it was Keefer by just a couple of bike lengths for a sweep of the class. Geoff Naylor put in a couple of good come· from· behind efforts to go 4·3 for third overall. ahead of Galinato (3·6). Gary Ivin was the runaway winner in the opening Vet Beginner mota. Greg Stacy held off Gena Carigan for a second-place finish, with Mark Pacheco slipping past Robert Dickie on the final circuit for fourth. Things changed in mota two once the sun had set and the lights had come on, as Pacheco went wire to wire for the win. Ivin had his hands full with Dickie, Carigan and Stacy but managed to go 1-3 for the overall. Stacy's 2-4 score claimed third, behind the 4-1 score of Pacheco. (Hon). 25... AM: 1. Mark Rausch (Yam): 2. Randy Southard (Yam); 3. Bnan Cameron (Yam); 4. Kenneth Brown (Yam): 5. David Harger (Yam). 25+ EX: 1. tmvid Casada (Yam): 2. Kevin Dunham (Yam). 30... AM: I. Michael Moahs (Yam): 2. Scooter Webb (Yam): 3. Bobby Bowles (Suz): 4. Mike Forkner (Yam): 5. Steven Heath (Hon). 30 EX: 1. Guy Cooper (KTM): 2. Kevin Dunham (Yam). 35 : I. Derrick Latham (Yam); 2. Mike Forkner (Yam): 3. Bobby Bow16 (SUl): 4. MIke Reddin (Hon): 5. Randy Thomas (Yam). 45...: 1. Jim Thomas (Yam); 2. Louis Blackwell (Yam): 3. T6f)' long (Yam); 4. Mike Ellison (Hon); 5. Rick Riley (Yam). Wfo\N: 1. Brandi Davis (Yam); 2. Missy Clark (Kaw); 3. Leslie Lester (Hon): 4. Chris ~ett (Sut); 5. Dorine Royse (Yam). V1NT: 1. ~ Buocnck (Yam); 2. .Jeffrey Simon (Yam): 3. Rick Sanders (Yam): 4. Nick Simon (YIllT'I): 5. Lenny Roberts (Yam). los Angeles County Raceway Couto Conquers CRC Competition Lawton MX Park: Keith Cooper was super in lawton, Oklahoma, winning the 125cc Intermediate, 250cc Intermediate and Open Outlaw classes - every class he entered. 65 (6-8): I. William Nagy (Kalil): 2. Randy R~es Jr. (Kaw); 3. ,A.ddison Collins (KllW); 4. Jordan Dunham (KTM); 5. Colt NIchols (KTMI. 65 (9·11): I. Tyler Burns (Suz): 2. Tyler Dunham (KTM); 3. Jesse Braden (KllW); 4. Knle Westover (KDW); 5. Chad Bergilln (Kllw). 65 OPEN: l. Tyler Bums (KTM); 2. KlIle Westover (KllW). 3. William Nagy (Kew); 4. Chad Bergilln (YlIm); 5. Jesse Breden (Kalil) 80 BEG: I. Matt Wlltson (Suz); 2. Tyson Fugett (Han); 3 Travis Evans (Suz); 4. Logan Johnson (Suz): 5. Nick Simon (Yam). 80 JR: I. Cory Gr~n (Suz): 2. Wes Lester (Suz): 3. Nathan Cox (Hon); 4. Tyler Bums (Suz): 5. Tyler Dunham (Suz) 80 SR: 1 Ryen Voit (Vem): 2. Craig Royse (Kalil); 3. Child Giv~s (KoIIw): 4. Max Jordan (Suz); 5. Cody Powell (Han). 80 OPEN: I. Trey Terbush (Hon); 2. Chad Givens (Kaw); 3. Cody Powell (Hon); 4. Max Jordan (Suz); 5. Cory Green (Suz). 125 BEG: 1. Shawn Poplin (Hon): 2. Steven IzeU (Hon); 3. Richard Abbott (Yam): 4. Chris Evans (Sut); 5. Shane Miller (Yam). 125 NOV: 1. Robbie Smith (Yam): 2. Joe Simecka (Yam): 3. Zach Bilickwell (Yam): 4. RYlin Nett (Yam): 5. TIm Houthoofd (YlIm). 125 INT: I KeIth Cooper (Yam): 2. Nath&niel Benoit (Yam): 3. Brandon C"edt (Kaw): 4. Sheldon HerrmAn (Suz): 5 W6 Parr (Yam). 125 EX 1. Earl Kephart (Kaw); 2. DennIS Owens (Kaw): 3, Blair uvely (Hon); 4 Chris Drummond (Yam): 5 o.,vid Casada (Yam) By GREG ROBERTSON PALMDALE. CA. JUNE 23 At the Tru-Tec-sponsored round of California Racing Club·s Saturday night motocross at los Angeles County Raceway, Andrew Couto split mota wins with Keith Robinson for the 80cc Beginner-class overall honors. Tim Ritzier had the quickest reaction time out of the gate to lead Couto and Christian Melhorn early in moto one. By the completion of lap one, Couto was out front, with Robinson and Chadd Cole in third and fourth, respec· tively, behind RitzIer. Couto went down near the midway point, handing Robinson the lead, cue I e n e _ s AUGUST 8. 200t 63