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to take the overall. Berry managed to make a few passes for second place and second overall. Rowell finished fourth for third-place honors. In 50cc Stock (7-8) competition, Cobra-mounted Blake Campos and Colt Hubbs put on their gloves for four laps to put on one of the best races of the day. Campos took the holeshot in moto one but then took time out for a turn-two soil sample. He quickly got up, only to lose a position to Hubbs. Austin Aguilar followed in third, with Nick Serrano and Jake Pischke giving chase. Aguilar got bumped backward, just inside the top 10, while Hubbs went on to claim the victory, ahead of Campos, Pischke. Serrano, and Paul Nelson, who came from eighth to finish in the top five. Once again, Campos led Hubbs in moto two, but again Hubbs came out the victor. This time, however, it was by a pass, rather than passing by. Hubbs took the double-moto win; Campos's magical number seemed to be two; and Nelson sneaked into third overall with his 5-3 moto finishes. _ Perris Raceway: During the Amateur portion of the Supercross Invitational in Perris, California, Blake Campos (294) started out ahead of Colt Hubbs (292) and the rest of the 50cc Stock (7-8) class, but Hubbs would end up in front in both motos. win. Ronald Norland followed Varner past Bobby Worth and Angulo, but he had to wait for moto two to try to take the overall from Varner. Garrett George tried a few times to get by Norland but was unsuccessful. Norland anticipated George's every move and kept the door of opportunity shut. Varner was out in front once again in moto two, with top-three finishers Norland and George in hot pursuit. Despite his comfy three-second cushion, Varner needed more time to recover from an out-of-view loss of position, as Norland and George each moved by. Norland picked up the overall, while Varner's quick response salvaged second overall, leaving George to third with his 3-2 tally. In 80cc Beginner Division Two racing, Ryan Rowell took advantage of an early pile-up and put himself in front of the pack, ahead of Jonathan Mosqueda and R.J. Bartholomew. Bartholomew made quick work of Mosqueda, who remained in third until he fell a few laps prior to the last lap. Mosqueda was quick to pick up his blue machine, but the action was close and he lost several positions and ended up seventh. Garrett Berry capitalized on Mosqueda's misfortune and accepted the third-place position, behind Bartholomew. Now Bartholomew set his sights on Rowell, but he would finish behind Rowell in second. The 10th-place moto-one finisher, Jeremy Williamson, nabbed the holeshot in moto two, with Rowell and Bartholomew hot on his rear fender. Bartholomew made his move early on Just as the Amateur riders and spectators looked forward to the Pro race the following day, the Pros should have come to watch the prelude to the great racing they would put on by watching the Amateurs. Joey Bray took the 125cc Beginner first-moto holeshot and the win aboard his Bert's Cycles Yamaha and quickly pulled out to a comfortable four-second lead, leaving Shawn Higham and Ryan Skog to battle for position. Elizabeth Bash was a close fourth, and she looked strong as she banged bars with the boys for placement. Bash and Brock Whitehead moved by Higham and Skog for second and third. An impressive David Smith rounded out the top five after a terrible dead-last start. Whitehead took turn one first in moto two, while Smith followed in second after a better start. Ramirez held third but had "one of those days" and fell outside the top 10. Bray swapped places with Whitehead as he brought up third place. Brett Ragan came from seventh to fourth, and Shaun Tomasa worked his way into fifth after a 10th-place start. Bash got a midpack start and ended in seventh for fourth overall. In the 80cc Beginner Division One contest, Bronson Angulo held on the throttle to take the holeshot in moto one, but he was unable to hold the position for very long. Shay Varner quickly came from third, and, as though Angulo was a timeclock attendant, Varner punched his card and clocked out to take the moto-one 42 JANUARY 23. 2002' cue • • n _ VV so: Perris IllIcew.y Perris, c.lif1ImUl Results:Decnnber15,2DDl 50 STK (4-6): I. Eddeson Andrews (KTM); 2. Andrew Silverstein (Cob). 50 STK (7-8): I. Colt Hubbs (Cob); 2. Blake Campos (Cob); 3. Paul Nelson; 4. Nick Serrano (Cob); 5. Jake Pischke (Cob). 50 MOD (4-6): 1. Gunnar Biggerstaff; 2. Nicolas laPaglia; 3. Eddeson Andrews. 50 MOD (7-8): I. Dan;,,1 Paluzzi (Cob); 2. Blake Campos (Cob); 3. Colt Hubbs (Cob): 4. Ryan Galvez (Pol): 5. Jake Gagne (KTM). 60 (6·8): 1. Shawn Gritten (KTM); 2. Mason McBride (KlIw); 3. Daniel Pllluui (KllW); 4. Caden Probst (Kaw); 5. Dozer Hall (Kaw). 60 (9-11): I. Trent Pugmire (Kaw); 2. Jake Cllnada (KllW); 3. Marcus Carillo (Kaw); 4. George Jeffers (Kaw); 5. Nick Paluzzi (Kew). 60 BEG: 1. J.C. Redondo (Kaw); 2. Steve Abrams (Kaw); 3. Sean Culver (KTM); 4. Brooke Bohanon (Kaw); 5. Brittney Rowell (KTM). 60 OPEN: 1. Jake Canllde (Kew): 2. Trevor Reis (KTM); 3. George Jeffers (Kaw); 4. Brett Downey (Kaw): 5. Nick Paluzzi (Kaw). 80 BEG D-I: I. Ronald Norland (Yam); 2. Shay Varner (Yam): 3. Garrett George (Kaw); 4. Bobby Worth (Yam): 5. Brodie Prath... (Kaw). 80 BEG D-2: I. R.J. Bartholomew (Yam); 2. Garrett Berry (Yam); 3. Ryan Rowell (Yam): 4. Alex Matteson (Suz); 5. Mason Sweeden (Su,). 80 OPEN D-2: I. Choppy Fiene (Su,); 2. Alex Melteson (Suz); 3. Willy Woo: 4. Ryen Jones; 5. Nathan Ambrose. 80 (0-11): 1. Dana Drier (Yam); 2. Chad Gores (Suz); 3. Trent Pugmire (Kaw): 4. Donnie Kearney (5u,); 5. Chappy F1ene (Su,). 80 (12-13): 1. Jarred Browne (Kaw); 2. Robert Memoli (Yam): 3. Drew Collins (Yam): 4. Bart Menwill (Suz): 5. Justin Mulford (Hon). 80 (14-16): 1. Justin Keeney (Kaw): 2. Cas Swift. (Kaw); 3. Cody Madlem (Hon); 4. Don Green (Kaw); 5. Matt Danko (Kaw). S/M1NI: 1. Justin Keeney (Kew): 2. Jered Browne (Kaw); 3. Robert Memoli (Yem); 4. Dereck Murphy (Yam); 5. Bart Manwill (Su,). 125 BEG: 1. Brock Whiteheed (Suz); 2. Joey Bray (KTM); 3. David Smith (KTM); 4. Eli,abeth Bash (Yam): 5. Ryan Jones (TM). 125 NOV D-I: 1. A.J. Steinbeck (Yam); 2. Bobby Romero (Yam): 3. Matthew Williems (Yem): 4. Mike laPaglia (Suz); 5. Larry Reese Jr. (Kaw). 125 NOV 0-2: 1. Matt Cleveland (Kaw); 2. Bryan Brimhall (Yam); 3. Tim Persons (Hon); 4. Kyle Kersey (Yam); 5. Presley Roberts (Han). 125 tNT: 1. Derek Costella (Su,); 2. Kyle Partridge (Su,); 3. Andy Bakken (Yam): 4. Cale Wallace (Yam); 5. Chad Gaumer (Hon). 250 BEG: 1. Hunter Eitel; 2. Jeff Edwerds: 3. Brian Fowler. 250 NOV: I. Matthew WIlliams (Yam); 2. Bobby Romero (Yam). 250 tNT: I. Derek Costella (Su,); 2. Micky Griffin (Yam): 3. Steven Haughelstine (Yam): 4. Chad Gaumer (Han); 5. Patrick Terry (Yam). 25+ BEG: 1. Christian Meyer (Yam). 25. tNT: I. Brei Milan (Yam). 30. BEG: I. Ryan Jones (KTM). 30. NOV: I. Greg Taver (Han). 30. INT: I. Johnny Leach (Yam). 40+ BEG: 1. Jeff Montgomery (Hon). 40+ NOV: 1. Steve Berg (Yam). 40+ EX: l. Milton MJze (Hon). AMAIMid-South Championship Winter Hare Scrambles series Round &: Little Egypt Motorcycle Club Blackwell, the Mud Master By DEBBIE ALLEN CRAB ORCHARD, IL, DEC. 16 ays of heavy rain plus five more inches the night before created a promoter's nightmare for the sixth round of the Pirelli Tire/Parts Unlimited/Moose/White Brothers-sponsored Mid-South Championship Winter Hare Scrambles Series. The double-sanctioned event was promoted by the Little Egypt Motorcycle Club, and their misery started when the weather left the Mid-South and Southern Illinois (SOIL) riders with an l1-mile survival run. As the rain continued throughout the day, so did problems. Riders struggled everywhere, so when Doug Blackwell pulled into the score tent an hour and 20 minutes into the race, the officials asked him if he'd like to make his third lap. Under better circumstances, any rider would have said yes, but his sentiments were exactly like those of the others who remained on the trail. "It was brutal!" said the Yamaha/ Answer/Smith/FMF/Dunlop-backed D Blackwell. "I had a good time, but there were some sections back there that made it a free-for-all. It was one of those days when you can't take it too seriously, because it was so tough. You're almost better [off] not trying so hard. I'd be more than happy to go another [lap], but most of the other riders won't be able to make another lap." He finished the race making two laps, and everyone was thankful to see a checkered flag. Off the start, everything looked pretty normal for a mud run, with 12 riders lined up for the AA competition. Robbie King grabbed the holeshot and led the entire field section. After a good drenching from the water holes, John Maschino and Blackwell pulled ahead until they mistook a bypassed trail as part of the main course. For the next five miles, P.A. Allen scrambled through the mud bogs, maintaining the lead. "I took the lead somewhere after the start," Maschino said, "and I saw arrows and followed them. It was the

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