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Parts Unlimited World Off-Road Championship Series Final Rounds: Avi Reso Casino 250 AA: 1. Peter Russell (KTM); 2. Kellon W.lch (Kaw): 3. K.C. Bogue (Kaw). OPEN NOV: 1. Casey Aodman; 2. Holshue; 3. Brian Raymond (KTM); 4. Martinson. OPEN AM.: 1. Alan Cameron (Yam); Palmer (GO); 3. Kyle Gibson (Yam); 4. Shane (Suz); 5. Kevin Hartline (Han). Kevin Chris 2. Kit Nalley OPEN EX: 1. Allan laFramboise (Yam): 2. Jeff Meek (Hon): 3. Joe Meyer (KTM): 4. Mike Webb (Suz); 5. Josh Doward (KTM). OPEN AA: 1. Wade Phillips (KTM): 2. Kirk Stephensen (Kaw); 3. Bryce Olson (KTM). TEAM: 1. Brian/Pat Garrahan (KTM); 2. Brian Spenie/Rob Zimmerman (Yam); 3. Revelle Harrison/Shane Watts (KTM); 4. Kevin Harsman/Robert Naughton (KTM); 5. David Pearson/Jeff Klino (Yam). PARTS UNLIMITIED WORLD OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES FINAL POINTS STANDINGS (PRO): 1. Mike Kiedrowski (138/1 win); 2. Rodney Smith (113): 3. Steve Hatch (111); 4. Kurt C.selll (94/1 win): 5. Shane Watts (89/2 Wins); 6. Destry Abbott (B8Ilwin); 7. Patrick Garrahan (76); 8. Brian Garrahan (71); 9. Ty Davis (54); 10. Robert Naughton (59). BRIEFLY••• Montclair Yamaha's Ty Davis returned to the WORCS series after having foot surgery. Davis actually competed a week earlier at the Las Vegas 200, where he finished third with teammate Nick Pearson, but his return at Laughlin did not go as well. Davis, riding a Yamaha YZ426F, was running up front when he dropped out of the race on the second lap. "The bike started to make a loud, howling noise," Davis said. "It started sputtering at first and just got worse and worse. It kind of sucked because I was catching Kiedrowski. but I had to pull off and ride back in [to the pits)." Davis mentioned that he'll most likely start riding the VZ250 (two-stroke) In the future. to Laughlin already nicked up. Hatch had crashed a week earlier, damaging tendons in his right hand and injuring his left shoulder. The Suzuki rider endured the pain of both and rode out the race in ninth place. Rounding out the top /0(500 pilot K.C. Bogue. 10 was eN Avi IleslIrt ud Cain. MSTR 40 EX: 1. Chuck Sun (Hbg); 2. William O'Hara (KTM); 3. Kevin Colan. SR 50+: 1. Dave Russell (KTM); 2. Richard Wilson (KTM). Saturday (]NCLSFD: 1. Kellon Walch (Kaw); 2. Chuck Sun (Hbg); 3. Kyle Kischer (KTM); 4. Trent Sandoval (Yam); 5. Kevin Harshman (KTM). VET 30. NOV: 1. Lendon Smith (Yam); 2. Justin Phillips (Yam); 3. John Alberts (Kaw); 4. Bryan Nylander (Yom); 5. Doug Mohr (Suz). VET 30+ AM: 1. Ned Lowerre (Suz); 2. Deem Baker (Hon); 3. CZlsey McKinney (Hon); 4. Kit Palmer (Suz); 5. Kevin Wilton (Hbg). VET 30. EX: 1. Don Turk (Yam); 2. Todd Gould LDaghlin, N.".dII RDsuhs: DDCMnb.r 1,2001 Sunday PRO: 1. Kurt (liselli (KTM); 2. Robert Naughton (Suz); 3. Mike Kiedrowski (Suz); 4. Peter Russell (KTM); 5. Patrick Garrahan (KTM); 6. Wade Phillips (KTM); 7. Rodney Smith (Su,); 8. Kelon Walch (Kaw); 9. Steve Hatch (Suz); 10. K.C. Bogue (Kaw): 11. Rob Zimmerm8n (Yam); 12. Erik Kohler (Yam); 14. Brian Garrahan (KTM); 15. Bryce Olson (KTM); 16. Travis Uvingston (GO); 17. Kelly Yancey (Kaw); 18. Shane Walls (KTM): ]g. Tyler Whitcomb (KTM): 20. Kyle Kischer (KTM). P/W: 1. Branden Brown (Pol); 2. Tallon Taylor (KTM); 3. Roddy Campbell (KTM); 4. Dalton Davis; 5. Clay Gishey (KTM). 60 NOV: 1. Krista O'Hara (KTM); 2. Carson Russell (Kaw); 3. Ryan Goodwin (Kaw); 4. Kody Monroe (Kaw): 5. Branden Brown (Kaw). 60 EX: 1. Daniel Parks (KTM). (Ya.m); 3. Scott Glimp (KTM); 4. Bryan Bruning (Yam); 5. Todd Abratowski. VET 30+ AA: 1. Ty Dllvis (Yam); 2. Jimmy Kight (Kow). 125 NOV: 1. Christopher Neswood (Suz); 2. Jesse Canepa (Kaw); 3. Greg Klino (Yam); 4. Toby Brooks (Yam); 5. Derek Geiser (Yam). 125 AM: 1. Jerry Parsons (KTM); 2. Jonathan Martinez (Hon): 3. Kyle Gibson (Yam). 125 EX: 1. Kevin Jennings (Yam); 2. Ryan Mcintyre (Hon); 3. Kevin Harshman (KTM); 4. Cliff Jennings (Yam); 5. Jeff Klino (Yam). 125 AA: 1. Kurt Caselli (KTM); 2. Kyle Kischer (KTM). 4/STRK NOV: 1. Mark Johnson (Yam); 2. Sean Gutierrez (Hon); 3. Eric Monroe (Yam); 4. CIZlY Lenard (Yam). 4/STRK AM: 1. Bo Harris (Yam); 2. Jayson Kidwell (Yam); 3. RyZln JordZln (Yam); 4. Bryan Oxley (Hon); 5. George Jackman (Yam). 4/STRK EX: 1. Trent Sandoval (Yam): 2. Chuck 80 NOV: 1. Curtis Bradley (Yam); 2. Mario Carducci; 3. Justin Gibson (Yam); 4, Levi Jones; 5. Corey Coyne (Yam). 80 AM: 1. Ronnie Goodwin (Kaw); 2. Chris Lueck (Yam); 3. Tyler Thomas (Han). 80 EX: 1. Justin Soule (Yam); 2. Michael Parker (Yam). MSTR 40. NOV: 1. Don Melvin (GG); 2. Joe Kertesz (Suz); 3. Rick Coyne (Kaw): 4. Mark Sinkovich; 5. John Ryan (Kaw). MSTR 40 AM: 1. Ned Lowerre (Suz); 2. Kit Palmer (KTM); 3. Mike Bierman (Han); 4. Mark Moore (Yam); 5. Richard Holley. Yoshimura Suzuki's Steve Hatch (pictured) showed up at Laughlin wounded but was still able to race and finish ninth. He crashed earlier in the week, injuring his hand and shoulder. Hatch was far from 100% on the track, but his commitment to his team enabled the Yoshimura Suzuki squad to finish 1-2-3 in the series final standings. Sun (Hbg); 3. Rex Mike (Yam); 4. Glenn Taylor (Hbg); 5. Billy Hagan (Yam). 4/STRK AA: 1. Jason Higgins (Hon); 2. John Conyer (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. Jonathan Weisman; 2. Chris Freet (Kaw); 3. David Lewis; 4. Brian Cameron (Kaw); 5. Ben Crawford (Kaw). 250 AM: 1. Tony Weiser (Yam); 2. Travis Livingston (GG); 3. Nick Shurtz (Kaw); 4. Chilly White (GG); 5. David Boa, (KTM). 250 EX: 1. Robert Fouts (Hon); 2. Haydon Fenwick (GG); 3. Andy Nelson (Hon); 4. Jeriah Gurley (Han); 5. Luke Baca (Yam). The super-fast, sandy and very hare & hound"like racecourse was nothing like any of the previous WORCS round events, some of which have been tight and technical. or more wide open woods riding (hare scrambles), or more grand prix-like. or even more motocross~ljke. as was seen at the Las Vegas round. "I liked it [the Laughlin course]," said Brian Garrahan who hails from Northem California and is more custom to woods-type riding. "It was like a desert race and it's good to have varied terrain." Ty Davis liked the course, as well. -It was fun; it's good to ride in the sand and have different courses like this. It was a little dusty, though." "I think it's good to have variety," Mike Kiedrowski said. "It gives riders a chance to excel at whatever they're best at. I mean, at Vegas, I knew I was going to do good there. that was me. But I think it's good to have different terrain; it truly determines who is the best all-around off-road rider. KTM rider Brian Garrahan had all kinds of problems at Laughlin. Garrahan was running as high as fourth early on when he started developing mechanical problems. "The shifter fell off and when that happened, I think a bolt came off and wedged between the Icountershaft] sprocket and the clutch. breaking the clutch mechanism, - Garrahan said. Of course, this all happened at the farthest point from the pits, so Garrahan's tuner had to run out to assist his stranded rider. Garrahan estimates that he lost 15 or so minutes. resulting in his 14th-place finish. KTM's Shane Watts (pictured) came to the final round of the WORCS Series bruised and battered and left even more damaged. Three weeks earlier, Watts crashed while competing in a regional event and broke a couple of ribs, preventing him from riding or training prior to the Laughlin race. During Saturday's team race at Laughlin, Watts bailed and suffered a slight concussion. When Watts crashed again during Sunday's Pfo race, the Australian re-injured his already tender ribs. After the race, Watts could barely walk or even talk; he was in so much pain. "I was happy where I was Ithird In the Pro racel. considering not having trained in three weeks and having a concussion yesterday," Watts said. "I'm just really sore right now and just plain fatigued. But I'll be all right." For winning the Laughlin event, Kurt Caselli took home $5000 from the $10,000 Pro purse. Runner-up Robert Laughlin pocketed $1500 and third-place Mike Kiedrowski earned $500. The remaining $5000 gets distributed down to 20th place. Yamaha rider David Pearson was running as high as fourth place before trying to stretch out on more lap on a tank of gas. Pearson's motorcycle sputtered to a stop and was forced to push his bike back to the pits for more fuel. Unfortunately for him, he was eventually disqualified for not finishing out the lap before entering the pit area. (Top) Kiedrowski can now boast a major off-road title to go along with his multiple National MX Championships. (Left) Pat Garrahan finished out the Laughlin race in fifth place. Perhaps the most frustrated rider at the Laughlin WORCS race was AMA National Hare & Hound Champion Destry Abbott (pictured, right>. The Laughlin terrain suited the desert champ to a tee, but the Kawasaki rider could only watch. Abbott is still healing from injuries he suffered just prior to the previous WORCS round last month. But Abbott didn't just watch, he also talked. Abbott joined regular WORCS announcer Dave Brosus (left) on the announcer's tower, providing color commentary all day. On New Year·s Day, a half-hour show on the WORCS Series will be featured on the program High Octane on Speedvision. It will again be shown on Fox Sports Net two weeks later. Check your local listings. Not only was the Laughlin race unique in that it was held on sand dune-like terrain, but the pits were located within a short walking distance of the Avi Resort and Casino. Racers could gear-up out of the cold in their hotel rooms, have breakfast in the lobby, throw down a few quarters in the slot machines, walk to the pits and then race. If you were riding in muitiple classes, you could even pass the time away between races in the casino or in a restaurant. The event's sign-up was also located In the hotel's lobby. The sandy terrain, however, wasn't a hit with the sportsman riders, so Laughlin won't be on Crossroads Adventure's 2002 schedule. 46 JANUARY 9,2002' cue I e n e _ s

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