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clear, Deaton was able to find a high line and move back into second place. Morrison was never quite able to recover, finishing a distant five minutes behind Deaton for second in the Pro class. Deaton pursued Hayes for the remainder of the day but was unable to catch him, but he finished a strong first place in the Pro class and third overall. Hayes maintained his lead, finishing almost four minutes ahead of the field to take the overall win. In the AA class, Richard King was first off the line, leading Matthew Pressley and Lee Thornburg into the woods. King's lead was short-lived, as Pressley and Thornburg pulled ahead by the end of lap one. Thornburg continued to push hard and on lap two he made a move for the lead. "I didn't feel like I was riding exceptionally well," Thornburg stated, but Pressley stalled on lap two, giving Thornburg the chance to move into the lead. By the race's finish, Thornburg put three minutes on Pressley and finished an impressive second overall while taking the AA-class win. Pressley retained second in the AA class. King dropped all the way back to fifth place by lap four but moved back into fourth by lap six. On the final lap, King caught an unsuspecting Ricky Loflin, who was riding third. Loflin unknowingly allowed King to pass. The number plates were nearly impossible to see due to the mud, so when King caught Loflin, he was able to. pass without a battle to finish third in the AA class. The top B rider for the day was Justin Lee, the winner of the 200cc B class, who finished a strong two minutes ahead of the second-placed B rider, Terry Slater, who won the Vet B class. eN Daniels Rldue Taylorsville, Nortb Carolina Results March 17, ZDDZ [Round 1 of 14J Anthony; 4. Jack Andrews: 5. Seeln Royell. OPEN B: 1. Rob Mundt: 2. Jeff Burrell: 3. Brion Farris; 4. Todd Sechler. VET 8: 1. Terry Sieler; 2. Clay Steele; 3. AJlen Bennett; 4. Jerry Keams; 5. Daniel Egbert. SR B: 1. Gary Moore; 2. David Brewer; 3. Ricky Alexander; 4. Mike Allen; 5. Mitchell Willard. 4·5TRK B: ]. Ricky Upright; 2. Christian HendJy; 3. John Giles; 4. Stacy Hicks; 5. Mett Feeney. HVY C: 1. Matt Moorefield; 2. Brien Hemmill; 3. Jay Charles; 4. Ronnie Morrison; 5. Jedy Rope. l T C: 1. Ryan Inttes; 2. Karl Golinski; 3. Dellas Stephenson; 4. Bob Wetson; 5. Johnnie Floyd. WMN: 1. Wendy Cherles. S/MINI: 1. Brent Peinther; 2. Casey Miller. SR MINI: 1. Set Miller; 2. Justin Sifford; 3. Bradley Merrill; 4. Jon Holt; 5. Ches Davidson. JR MINI: I. Trey Keems; 2. Gregory Watson; 3. Zack Howell; 4. Phillip Whitaker; 5. Brien Unker. Besemer Mine Road Krause Takes the Checkers O/A: Patrick Hayes. PRO: I. Doug Deeton; 2. Deniel Morrison; 3. R.J. Ferguson; 4. Jimmy Lay. AA: 1. Lee Thornburg; 2. M8tthew Presley; 3. Richerd King; 4. Ricky Loflin; 5. John Jordan. 250 A: 1. Bob Moss; 2. Dustin Mershall; 3. Keith 8lackburg. 200 A: 1. Lonnie Rider; 2. Michael Teeter; 3. Jeff SHvers; 4. Joey Alexander; 5. John Carswell. OPEN A: 1. Brandon Biesecker; 2. Ben Fowler; 3. Mett Butler; 4. Tommy Pettit; 5. Mex Whitley. VET A: l. Robert Collins; 2. D8nny Smith; 3. Mike Anderson; 4. Chris Daniels; 5. Chris Biesecker. SR A: 1. Barry Lee; 2. Mark Yonjof; 3. Buddy Hardy; 4. Mike Culler; 5. Robert Prichard. MSTR: 1. Bruce Triplett. 4·STRK A: 1. Brandon BolUnger; 2. Josh Tillery. 250 B: 1. Richerd Sykes; 2. Chris Gosselin; 3. Micheel Mull; 4. Rey Short; 5. Mett Brewer. 200 B: 1. Justin Lee; 2. Clint Frlor; 3. T.J. By KEN NEWTON LUCERNE VALLEY, CA, FEB. 24 Paul Krause was the overall winner of the Check Chase, taking home both the AI Baker and Chuck Stearns Memorial trophies on his KTM 520 four·stroke. The 52nd running of this classic event was held on a day that was a little warm for racing and a little dry and dusty. with the wind disappearing come race time. Otherwise, the weather was perf~ct (and there were no blizzards this year!). A genuine old-time smoke bomb was employed to start the 368 racers on their odyssey across the lovely, pristine and perfectly groomed Lucerne Valley, on which Besemer Mine Road: Susana Jones finished both loops of the Check Chase on her KX1oo, ending up first in class, in Lucerne Valley, California. the BlJo'I allows District 37 to race. Paul Krause and second-place finisher Ron Shuler, both vets, fought it out all the way, with some superfantastic side-by-side racing across a cross-grain valley. Most racers loved IF ITALIAN PASSION, PERFORMANCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AREN'T REASON ENOUGH ... HOW ABOUT 751 MORE REASONS? Stop by your local Aprilia dealer today and check out the Aprilia Spring Sale. For a limited time, get $750 OFF any new 2001 Mille, Mille R, Falco or Futura. Or take advantage of 5.99%*APR FINANCING. _ . .~' ... ..;;: ~. 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