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GNC Good Time National Motocross Mosier Valley USA (R19htl Thomas Hahn stopped James Marshall'. win streak In the f 25cc Open contesf and then went on to take the f25cc By KAT SPANN AND THE BECKSTER PHOTOS BY KAT SPANN EULESS, TX,SEPT. 15-16 onda of Houston/JM Racing's Bryan Zachary 111 literally zapped the minibike competition at the 24th annual running of the GNC Good Time National Motocross by grabbing eight holeshots for eight moto wins, resulting in four overall titles in the 80cc (14-15) Stock, 80cc (14-15) Modified, 80cc Open and 105cc Supermini events. Team Green/JM Racing's James Marshall also had a great showing, winning four of his six entered events. Marshall's prowess in the 125cc Stock and Modified Intermediate classes, as well as in the 250cc Stock Intermediate and 250cc Open classes, saw him top the podium in those classes, in addition to collecting third overall in the 125cc Open and 250cc Intermediate Modified divisions. Thirteen states were represented at the two-day event that hosted 495 entered riders. Texas took 31 of the 47 titles up for grabs. Louisiana won six overall championships, while both Oklahoma and Kansas c1ajmed four each and New Mexico took two. Saturday's Stock class was briefly interrupted by a sudden thunder- 36 OCTOBER 17.2001 • cue I Schoolboy title. storm, but before long the races resumed with only a minor inconvenience to the Teeny Mini 50s, 8S they were shuffled toward the end of the program, thereby allowing the track to drain a bit before their motos. Zachary's performance kicked off early on Saturday in the 100cc class. He stole the first-moto holeshot, with Sean Hackley Jr. at his rear fender. Hackley went down on the first lap and Justin Jackson took his place, followed by Marshall Smith, Chad Givens and Taylor Smith. Zachary repeated his holeshot endeavor in moto two, once again establishing himself as the fastest minibike rider on the course. Jackson gated second, chased by a recovered Hackley. Although Hackley placed last in the first moto, his third-place • n e _ s finish in moto two awarded him 10th overall. Zachary claimed his first of four championships with his 1-1 fmish. Jackson used his 2-2 tally for second, while Givens took third by way of a 4-4 score. Zachary's next victory came six races later in the Minibike Open (7-16) contest. Once again, Zachary grazed two perfect holeshots and held the lead to the end. Jackson raced in second from start to finish in the first moto, followed by Kyle Cunningham. Marshall Smith gated fourth off the start but was replaced by Matthew Lemoine on lap two when Smith stalled his bike in the S turns before the whoops. Lemoine fell in the woods before the tower on lap three, surrendering his position to Taylor Smith, who held fourth into lap four before Hackley passed for the position, which he kept to the finish. Hackley gated behind Zachary in the second moto, but a fall after Mosier Mountain on lap two opened the gate to Jackson for second. Givens started sixth but moved through the ranks behind Jackson by the end of lap three. When Jackson's bike quit, Givens took over the number-two spot and began to reel in Zachary, who was suffering from an engine malfunction. Zachary's bike sputtered and spit through the white flag, which allowed Givens to close the gap and make the pass for the lead. Zachary was somehow able to pull his bike from whatever was choking it and catch Givens in the whoops, pass him, and take the win for title number two. Marshall started his winning streak in the second race of Saturday's program, the 125cc Stock Intermediate contest. A clean holeshot let Marshall lead Riley Kurosky onto the field. Nathan Davenport passed Kurosky on the first lap and kept Marshall in sight as a battle ensued between Kurosky and Jonathan Kerr for third. This was Kurosky and Kerr's second outing on the bigger 125s, having finished their Minibike careers at Loretta Lynn's on 80s. J.J. Pecsok closed in on the Kurosky-Kerr battle on lap two and made his move to unseat Kerr for fourth. Kerr then had to contend with the attacks of WayIon McCulloch, who was already busy holding off Bradley Mikolas. By the time the checkered flag fell, the front six had paired off with close finishes. Marshall took the