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(Lett) Brtan Garnhan was consistent all day and was rewarded with third. (Below left) As the rear wheel of his big thumper tums a zillion rpm, Steve Hatch searches for traction up this hill en route to fourth overall. track and then I got him on the hill: Hatch said. "He had some problems there and he lost about 20 seconds. I just kept plugging away and found my rhythm the second half ofthe race. n Caselli ended up finishing fifth in "On the second lap, I got by Ty on his first "woods" race. "I didn't know the hill, then I got stuck and both Ty how to ride in this stuff," the desert and Brian [Garrahan] got by me: Kiedrowski said, "And then I got racer from southern California said. Brian back, and then he passed me "I'm just not used to good dirt, and I again when I got stuck on the hill had many problems on that gnarly again. I passed him back, and he uphill, too. n again on the hill. Three But the man of the day was times in a row, Brian passed me on the hill, but I would pass him back Davis, who once again proved his off-road versatility. By winning in every time on the grass-track [section the woods of Washington. Davis, the passed me current National Hare & Hound Series of the course]." 38 points leader, stretched his lead in seconds behind Kiedrowski, had a the WORCS Series from two points to Garrahan, who finished third, strong race, much of which was spent six over Kiedrowski, who said at the battling with Kiedrowski. end of the day, "This one is going to "I would get him [Kiedrowski] in the woods, but he was so much faster come down to the wire." Washougal MX Park Washougal. Washington Results: Jane 9, ZOOZ on the MX track: Garrahan said. Team Yoshimura Suzuki's Steve O/A: 1. Ty DllVis (Vern); 2. Mike Kiedrowski (Suz); 3. Brill" Gllrrllhlln (KTM); 4. Steve Hetch (SU1): 5. Kun CoseUi (KTM): 6. Roben Noughton (Suz); 7. Brian Sperle (KTM); 8. Dave Neumeister (KTM): 9. Ben Hole (Yom): 10. Phil Stevens (Suz); 11. Joson Sigfrid (Yom): 12, Rob F1ogle, (Suz): 13. "'oron Wilson (KTM); 14. Tober Murphy (Hon); 15. Joey Lonlo (KTM); 16. Klode Glosgow (KTM): 17. Rob Lewis (Hon); 18. Russell Peerson (Vern); 19. Eric Bee (SU1): 20. Margon Crowlord (Kow). Hatch, who was riding with a badly bruised shoulder, ended up fourth after making a late-race pass on KTM's Kurt Caselli. "I'm happy with third, n Hatch said. "I've been out [with injuries] for three months, and I'll take it [third]. n Upcoming Rounds: Round 5 - Gorman, Cal~omia, September 2 Final Round - Milford, Cal~omla. November 10 Hatch said he had a good race with Caselli. "He got me on the grass m eN Own Race lJ ~~ Brian Sperle lJ @lJ Steve Silvestri One of the few racers wishing for wetter conditions was this Northem Califomia KTM rider, Sperle, who finished an impressive seventh, feels he has an advantage in adverse terrain, but was happy with his day nonetheless, "It was fun, but I got tired," he said. "No complaints, other than that, [Robert] Naughton got me in the last half-lap. I just couldn't hold him off,· BRIEFLY••• Kelly Yancey showed up at Washougal with a KTM 250 EXC thumper, and although she opted to compete on her trusty 400 four-stroke, the smaller bike drew more attention in the pits. KTM just started bringing the 250cc into the States less than two months ago. As usual, Yancey contested not only Saturday's amateur competition, but also Sunday's Pro race. Still suffenng from a sore shoulder incurred at the Ohio GNCC race last week, and from a sore knee and thumb suffered earlier in the season, Yoshimura Suzuki's Steve Hatch raced anyway at Washougal. "Dr. Jeff Spencer is a Jedi master," Hatch quipped. "I saw him Monday and Wednesday, and he did electronic and laser stimulation. There's no way I'd have been ready Without him. It killed when I had to push on that uphill, though!" Competing," his first Pro WORCS race was Brock Harden, son of KTM executive Scot Harden. Competing on a 200 EXC, the younger Harden had many remarking at how similar he looked to KTM hero Shane Watts, with a smooth, stand-up riding style. Harden got hung up in a firsttum crash, but soldiered on to a 36th-place finish. Incidentally, Brock's brother Brent is now working as a rider-support manager for Acerbis. FolloWing Saturday's large amateur tumout In less-than-ideal conditions, much of the racecourse was hammered, but Ralph Huffman (of the Washougal-owning Huffman clan) wori

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