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AMA Pacific Northwest Championship Series
Round 5: Washougal Motocross Park
number 9S, Doug Lange, finished
12th in moto one but rebounded to
score a moto-two victory, netting
sixth overall.
KTM-mounted Oregonian Jared
Wood was the cream of the crop in
the 60cc (7-8) class, posting a 1-1
tally that earned the diminutive
speedster the overall win. Cameron
Russell finished second to Wood in
the class, but both riders trailed the
winner of the 60cc (9-11) class at the
end of both motos, eastern Washington rider Michael Schmeck, who
smoked the competition in his class,
also with a 1-1 tally, handily topping
Kris Klein and Damien Walton.
Another of the many eastern Washington riders to make the trek west
was Yamaha-mounted Brandon
Ritchie, who went on a double-moto
rampage in the Supermini (12-1S)
class to land the top honors, ahead of
Honda rider Jesse Wuori and Ryan
Hauck. The adjoined Supermini (9-11)
class had Shawn Haberlock and Chris
Johnson splitting moto wins, but the
overall went in favor of the rider from
Washougal, Johnson, via his win in
moto two. Southern Oregon speedster Byron Young finished third overall (3-2).
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WASHOOGAL, WA, AUG. 19
uzuki-mounted Californian Evan
Laughridge was once again too
much for the competition, much as
he was at the series' opener, as the
rider from Forest Ranch went on a
two-class rampage at round five of
the AMA Pacific Northwest Championship
Series
at Washougal
Motocross Park. Laughridge swept all
four motos in the 12Scc and 2S0cc
Pro classes to snare the top Professional honors.
Just under SOO riders were on hand
for the series' finale, including riders
from as far away as North Dakota and
Kentucky, vying for a piece of the fac-
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(Above) Callfomla's Evan Laughridge won the
125cc and 250cc Pro classes a1 the fifth and
final round of the AlIA Pacific Northwest
ChampIonship Serles.
[Left) Washington's Dale Ainslie topped both
motos In the competitive 125cc B class at
Washougal Motocross Park.
(Below) .Jenny Pray finished second overall to
Tracl fleming In the Women's clan with
consistent 2·2 placlngs In Washougal,
Washington.
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tory contingency money up for grabs
from five major manufacturers. It was
Kentucky's Yamaha-mounted Jacob
Saylor who came to Washougal and
polished off the competition in the
2S0cc B class, where he squarely
beat regular class dominator Joey
Mancuso to snare the overall win,
ending Mancuso's win streak.
The opening race of the day was
the 12Scc Pro class, but in the end the
outcome was much the same as it's
been whenever the Suzuki-mounted
Laughridge has rolled into town.
Laughridge ran out front on every lap
of both motos to nab his first of two
overall wins on the day, trailed by Oregon's Mike Corder, who placed 2-2 to
net his first of two second-place fInishes, followed by Ryan Metzler (3-3),
Kelvin Schoen (S-4) and Jeremy
Scism (7-S). Oregon's Tyler Fick
made his Pro-class debut, finishing
sixth overall via 4-8 performances.
In the combined 12Scc B class,
local Yamaha rider Dale Ainslie went
on a 1-1 rampage to decimate the
competition, finishing ahead of Saylor, who could not duplicate his
2S0cc performances and finished
second overall with S-2 performances, fInishing ahead of
another local rider, Todd
Blanchard (4-3). Joey Mancuso (2-S) and Kyle Versteeg
(8-4) rounded out the top fIve
finishers overall.
Laughridge grabbed the
lead on the opening lap of the
first 2S0cc Pro moto and
remained there to the finish,
despite the looming advances
from Team Green's Corder, who was
Laughridge's closest competitor, finishing second, ahead of Suzuki riders
Travis Murphy and Don Bisceglia,
who were locked in a brutal battle for
third until the later stages when
Honda-mounted Oregonian Jason
Matthews separated the two. Murphy
snared third, followed by Matthews,
Bisceglia and Suzuki rider Metzler.
Bisceglia bolted to the front of the
pack in moto two, but the veteran
rider succumbed to the challenges of
Laughridge shortly after the conclusion of lap one. Laughridge then held
the point position to the finish, which
was good for the overall win (1-1),
ahead of Corder, who again charged
WMN: 1. Tr8ci Fleming (Yllm): 2. Jenny Pray
(Vam); 3. Cheryl Penrose (Hon).
50 OILMINJ: 1. Sinjin Stroup (Vern); 2. Trent
Reed (Vam); 3. Bradley Haberlock (Vam).
50 (4-6); 1. Evan Nystrom (Cob); 2. Matthew
Bisceglia (Cob); 3. Cody Politte (KTM).
50 (7-S): 1. Brad Frl:lce (Cob): 2. Julilln Do~me
(Cob); 3. Eli Jonason (Pol).
60 (7-8); I. Jared Wood (KTM); 2. Cameron
Russell (KTM); 3. Tyler Holweger (Kew).
60 (9-1l): I. Michael Schmeck (KTM); 2. Kris
Kline (KTM);~. Damien Wllilon (Kaw).
80 (7-11): J. Shawn Heberlock (Kew); 2. Chris
Johnson (Kaw); 3. Bryon Young (Hon).
80 (12-15): 1. Brandon Ritchie (Yam); 2. Jesse
Wuo,i (Hon); 3. KYle Laudermilk (Kaw).
80 D (7-11): I. Nick Hoefenbredl (Kaw); 2.
Nathan Teel (Kew): 3. Michaei And....son (Kaw).
• 80 D (12-15): I. Deniel Davenport (Hon): 2.
Merk Studebaker (Hon); 3. Adam Mergel (Kaw).
5/MINI (9-11): I. Chris Johnson (Kaw); 2.
Shawn Haberlock (Kaw); 3. Bryon Young (Hon).
S/M.INI (12·15): 1. Brandon Ritchie (Yam); 2.
Jesse Wuori (Hen); ~. Ryan Hauck (Yam).
125 A: I. Even Laugh,;dge (Suz); 2. Mike Corder
(Kaw); 3. Ryan Metzler (Suz); 4. Kelvin Schoen
(Vam): 5. Jeremy Scism (Yam).
125 B: I. Dele Ainslie (Vam): 2. Jocob Seylo<
(Vam): 3. Todd Blanchard (Kew).
125 C: 1. Daniel Hamilton (Hon); 2. Todd Nelson
(Suz); 3. Eric Stevenson (Vam).
125 0: 1. Matt Peterman (Hon); 2. Nic Wolfer
(Suz); 3. De