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AMA Pacific Northwest Championship Series
Round 4: Ward Creek Motocross Park
rider final. Harvin jumped out front at
the unleashing and remained there to
post a win, ahead of Wolfer, in the
abbreviated four-lap finale. Suzukimounted Oregonian Christopher
Andersso finished third, ahead of
Anthony Dalton, Nick Wachter, Paul
Elf and Kevin Larson. Nielson finished ninth.
Honda-mounted Joey Mancuso
has been impressive throughout the
series. On two occasions, Mancuso
has won two or more classes,
although at the previous round at
Albany, Oregon, Mancuso won only
one class. On this day, Mancuso
came back with a vengeance and
won the I25cc and 250cc B classes,
both with 1-1 sweeps for the rider
from Hillsboro, Oregon. Washington's
Kiel Krogstadt was Mancuso's main
competitor, finishing second in both
classes.
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overall after hi. mo1o-two v1e1ory.
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onda-mounted Mike Storm and
Yamaha pilot Tracy Johnson
went at it tooth and nail in the I25cc
Pro class at round four of the AMA
Pacific Northwest Championship
Series, held at the scenic Ward Creek
Motocross Park, but it was Oregon's
Storm who was triumphant. Storm
trailed Johnson in moto one but
carne back strong in moto two to net
a victory as well as the overall win.
Johnson, though, would not be left
out of the winners' circle, as the local
rider posted an overall win in the
250cc Pro class with a tally identical
to Storm's in the I25cc Pro class, a
2-1. With many of the series' regular
riders out due to injuries or returning
from the Loretta Lynn's Nationals,
Johnson seized the opportunity to
score his first overall win of the
series.
Honda-mounted Oregonian Keith
Kadell jumped out front of the field in
the first 250cc/Open Pro moto, followed by Yamaha riders Johnson and
Tyler Kavaney, Don Bisceglia and
Jason Matthews. Kadell, a secondyear Pro from Carlton, Oregon, ran in
the point position for the entire moto
to snare a moto victory. Johnson finished a close second, followed by
Bisceglia, Kavaney and Nick Dunn.
In moto two, the Suzuki-mounted
Bisceglia and Johnson went head to
head from start to finish. In what was
possibly the day's closest finish,
Johnson barely edged Bisceglia at
the finish line to nab a moto victory
and, more importantly, the overall
win. Bisceglia, Kadell, Suzuki rider
Ryan Metzler and Kavaney filled out
the top five at moto's end.
Overall, Johnson (2- 1) led Kadell
(1-3), Bisceglia (3-2), Kavaney (4-5)
and Metzler (7-4), who was making
his return from an injury.
Storm and Johnson spent much of
the first 125cc Pro-class moto in
close quarters, with Storm maintaining the lead until late in the moto.
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Results: Auaust 12, 2001 (Round 41
(Above) Oregon's Keith Kadell (262)
won the first 250ee Pro moto at the
fourth round of the AMA Paclfle
Northwest Championship Series, but
Johnson won m010 two and the
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WMN: 1. Treei Fleming (Vern); 2. Cheryl Penrose
(Han); 3. Jill Thom.s (V.m).
50 OIL-INJ (4·8): 1. T...nt Reed (V.m); 2. Siniin
Stroup (V.m): 3. Ch.nce BI.ckbum (Su.).
50 (4-6): 1. Ev.n Nystrom (Cob): 2. M.tthew
Biscegli. (Cob): 3. Bryon O'NeU (KTM).
50 (7-8): I. Br.d Fr.ce (Cob); 2. Eli Jon.son
(Pol); 3. C.meron Tyler (Cob).
60 (7-8): I. J ....d Wood (KTM); 2. C.meron
Russell (KTM); 3. Tyler Holweger (K.w).
60 (9-11): I. Tommy Weeck (KTM); 2. O.m;en
Walton (Kaw); 3. Brandon Simpson (Kaw).
80 (7-11): 1. Byron Voung (Han); 2. Joel Lopez
(Vom); 3. J.ke Anstett (K.w).
80 (12-15): 1. Ross Johnson (V.m): 2. Brandon
Ritchi<:; 3. J.cob Oerding (Han).
80 D (7-11): 1. Nick Hoerenbredl (K.w): 2.
N.than Teel (K.w): 3. Mitchell Ande""n (Kow).
80 D (12-15): 1. Mark Studeb.ker (Han); 2.
Ad.m Mergel (K.w); 3. lack Martin.. (Vom).
S/I'IJNI (9-11): I. Byron Voung (Han); 2. Jake
Anstett (K.w); 3. Gunn.r Strum (V.m).
S/MINI (12-15): I. Ross Johnson (V.m); 2.
Brandon Ritchie: 3. Ry.n Hauck (V.m).
125 A/pRO: I. Mike Storm (Han); 2. Tr.cy
Johnson (YlIm); 3. Ryan Metzler (Suz); 4. Tyler
K8vaney (Yam); 5. Kelvin Schoen (Yam).
125 B: I. Joey Mancuso (Han): 2. Kiel Krogstadt
(Han): 3. Kyle Ver.lteeg (Y.m).
125 C: 1. Kevin Urquhart (Han): 2. Todd Nelson
(Suz): 3. Alex Wirl