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Come Be A Part Of The First Annual ,.... Sports' Clifford "The Flyin' Hawaiian" Adoptante by only half a point. Adoptante has been on a roll lately, picking up wins in Vans Triple Crown events and medalling at both the X-Games and Gravity Games earlier this summer. In Nashville, Adoptante held his signature move, the Flintstone (in which he jumps off the side of the bike, completely letting go, and runs alongside in midair), for an incredibly long time. His c1iffhanger-to-nothing was incredible, as the first portion didn't lose any extension in the combo. Like Rourke, Adoptante's worst finish of the weekend was a fourth, which came in Saturday night's Big Air contest. Skin Industries' Doug Parsons also had a solid weekend. Though he failed to win an event, he was always in the running and was also doing the flattest no-footed nac-nacs (in Drake McElroy style, only flatter). He was also kicking out big, stretched-out, scissor-kick can-cans, and he is one of only a few riders who can do the Ruler (an upside-down Kiss of Death. Parsons' best finish was the pair of fourths he scored in Freestyle and Big Air on Friday. Two nights of Step-Up competition produced two different winners. Metal Mulisha's Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg won on Friday after soaring 21 feet above the Nashville Auditorium floor. Stenberg edged out Ronnie Renner, who had just been taken out by the Metal Mulisha in a halftime-show chase. Renner had stayed free for a few minutes but was eventually ambushed by the Mulisha, allowing Homan to come in for the kill. The collision of the two bikes left Renner with a broken radiator, but he came back with a vengeance and won the following night by clearing the 23foot bar. Stenberg was eliminated early on Saturday, with KTM's "Cowboy" Kenny Bartram chasing Renner all the way to the 22-foot mark. Nashville's contest qualified Rourke, Adoptante, Adams, Parsons and Deegan to the Winter X-Games. Previous gold medallists who already qualified are Travis Pastrana, Mike Jones, Tommy Clowers and Bartram. Three wild cards will be announced soon to make the field of 12. CN .. At Cycle Ranch MX Park in Floresville, Texas November 23-25,2001 The USA Team Motocross Championships is aTrophy de Nations style event where riders from every slate across the United Slates will compete to represent their slate in three man teams. This is the first annual USA Team Motocross Championship of its kind and is destined to become one of the premiere motocross events in the United Slates. Riders will qualify as individuals through three preliminaIY motos. The top 42 riders will qualify to represent their state in three man teams. Eligibility for slate . determined by current residence or slate of birth. All riders .• for the final rn will be dressed in acustom designed i f rep state. Just 10 wear the 'White J . aSignificant accompli earn CI1ampionshlp rn will be contested .~I!e:1: qualifying teams. The three highest scoring teams will be presen Nidual medaJs in an It style presentation and their names will be ~11l.hn a perpetual tropj1y. USA Tean Motocross Champior.ship cl I'l!( 125cc Amat , Amateur Open, 8Ctc Opell,6Occ ~ and ~ Open.. The Team C nshi lasses will have qualifyin on SatuI with the USA Tean CI1ampionship races Iy ii/$Iallir This will tru be a Coolpetition that will dri\w triders from the ~ Ie a Proidual ri I The Nashville Auditorium Nashville, T"neuee Resuhs:Dctober5-6,ZDDl Friday FMX: 1. Kris Rourke (Hon); 2. Nate Adams (Hon); 3. Clifford Adopumte (Yam); 4. Doug Parsons (Hon); 5. Ronnie Renner (Yam): 6. Brian Deegan (Hon). AIR: 1. Kris Rourke (Hon); 2. Clifford Adoptante (Yam): 3. Nllte Adams (Hon); 4. Doug Parsons (Hon); 5. Don Pastor (Hon); 6. Brion Deegan (Hon). STEP: 1. Jeremy Stenberg (Hon); 2. Ronnie Renner (Yom); 3. (TIE) Jeff Tilton (Hon)/Justin 21 7 ·623·4429 WWW,countrymotorsinc,com Homan (Hon)fBrian Deegzln (Hon)/Ronnie Faisst (Hon)/Doug Parsons (Hon). Saturday FMX: 1. Note Adams (Hon); 2. Clifford Adoptonte (Yom); 3. Kenny Bartram (KTM); 4. Krls Rourke (Hon); 5. Brill" Deegan (Hon); 6. Doug Parsons (Hon). AIR: 1. Justin Homan (Hon); 2. Kris Rourke (Hon); 3. Brion Deeglln (Hon); 4. Clifford Adoptonte (Yom); 5. Doug Parsons (Han). STEP: 1. Ronnie Renner (Yllm); 2. Kenny Bartram (KTM); 3.(TIE) Brion Deegan (Hon)/Jeff Tilton (Hon)/Doug Parson. (Hon). WHY WAIT? CALL! DON PEDEN & DONNIE LITTLE cue I • n e _ S • OCTOBER 24,2001 57