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Summer (KTM); 16. Dan Dawson (Kaw); 17. Kevin Hasten (Vem); 18. Joey Ll!lnzO (KTM): 19. Dave Ondes (Kaw); 20. Ryan Anderson (Yam). OPEN EX: 1. Brian Brown; 2. DlJvid Pearson: 3. Andy Grider: 4. Rob PhilUps; 5. Curt Stephenson. 250 EX: 1. Russ Pearson; 2. Rob Zimmerm8n; 3. K.C. Bogue; 4. J850n Orndorff: 5. Justin Own Race Descham~5. Russ Pearson Russ was running about eighth off the start but backed off and dropped to 13th when the dust overwhelmed him. "It's seaI)' going through that stuff that fast," Pearson said. When things cleared out. he picked up his pace. climbed his way back up and then focused his efforts on winning the 250cc class. Then he spotted class rival Rob Zimmerman in front of him. "1 can't let him beat me,'" he said. "I pushed and pushed and pushed." When the course went under a low bridge, Pearson hit his helmet on the bridge, cracking the helmet and leaving him seeing stars. "I ducked and then thought, 'this is lower that it looked"" Shortly after that, Zimmerman dropped into a wash and, "J hairballed it through some sagebrush and got (Zimmerman) as he came out of the wash," he said. Nick Pearson Nick ended up having the hot line up the left side of the bomb run that put him in clear air as they began the main course. But Pearson crashed moments later when crossing a pair of ditches. He got back up and dusted himself off, but by then most of the riders had passed him. He worked his way up to 10th by the midway point, then his race came to a sudden stop when he ran off the course and into a river. "j was just carrying too much speed and jumped right into the water," Pearson said. "The bike drowned out and I just pulled it out and left it there". Kelly Yancey The KTM 400 rider had no problems winning the Women's class, once she got through the start. "The start was out of control," she said. "People were going everywhere: Afterward, Yancey said she tried to keep her head and ride smart throughout the race. Perhaps more impressive than her class win was her 57th-place finish out of the 293 starters: "jt was one of the more fun hare and hounds," she said. Brad McNew If a perseverance award was handed out, it would certainly go to Brad McNew. After his front tire went flat right off the start, McNew's rear tire also went flat about 20 miles into the race. Having no spare wheels or tubes, he was forced ride it out with two flats. Four miles from the finish, he then lost the rear tire completely but still brought his bike in on the bare rim to take a remarkable 12th overall and second in the Vet Expert class. 125 EX: I. Joey Lanza; 2. David R"". 3. Colby Dawson; 4. Chris Maes; 5. Andrew Poe. 4-STRK EX: 1. Te~r Murphy; 2. Kevin Brown; 3. Cory Lee; 4. Titan /¥\c:Kibben; 5. Jason Weeks. VET EX: 1. Ty Davis; 2. Brad McNew; 3. Kelly HiU; 4. Mike Smith; 5. Brad Childs. SR EX: 1. Dan Dawson; 2. Kevin Hasten; 3. DllIrTell Brown: 4. Tom Shivers; 5. Steven Fry. S/SR EX; I. Tom Holm..; 2. Randy Undsey; 3. Dele Danion:; 4. Art Donahoe; 5. Kerry Chartler. WO'" EX: 1. Kelly Yancey; 2. Ellen Kerstein; 3. Susan Melton; 4. Susan Brown. OPEN AM.: 1. Eric Stretch; 2. JlIke Simmons; 3. Micheel Roemer: 4. Darby Heney: 5. Ryan Allred. 250 AM: 1. Devid Cerna; 2. Reese Honee; 3. Derrln Tuckitt; 4. Kelly Fisher; 5. Scott Fisher. 125 AM: 1. Brock Wilson; 2. Landan Sherwood; 3. Je:ven Weeks. 4·STRK AM: 1. Scott Miller, 2. Todd Lovendahl; 3. Brendan Wilson; 4. Kevin Drussell; 5. Petrick Heely. VET AM: 1. Clint Certer; 2. Mike Mitchell; 3. Chrts Green; 4. John Frede:rick; 5. Kevin Winter. SR AM: 1. DUlIne Qul.lle; 2. Kevin Blse: 3. Don Vigil; 4. Robert Velegue: 5. Metthew Duffy. S/SR AM; I. John Streich. OPEN NOV: 1. Shl.lne Owen; 2. Les Anderson; 3. John Bluton. 250 NOV: 1. Brien Reeves; 2. Lence Schurtt; 3. Jl.lmes Petience. 125 NOV; I. Du.tin Walcher; 2. Chad Welch; 3. Preston Bergmen. 4·STRK NOV: I. Vincent Murphy; 2. Matt Welch; 3. Mitch Herker. 30. NOV: 1. Greg Stenton; 2. Paul Giles; 3. Richl.lrd Brems. 40. NOV: 1. Ryen Young; 2. Miles Frendson; 3. Devid Meyers. A1V: 1. Nethen Adem,; 2. Jeff Bertuzzl; 3. Justin Neel. BMBR: 1. Jim Neveren; 2. A.J. Neveren. Upcoming Rounds: Round 6 - Hagerman, Idaho, September 15 Round 7 - Lucerne Valley, Califoria, October 13 (Above) Russell Pearson took the 25Oc:c-class win. (Below) The leaders break traIl through the sagebrush Just after the start. BRIEFLY••• Despite finishing second. Ty Davis still leads the point race with 135 points. Russ Pearson is still in second with 105 points. With his Jackpot win, Brown is now just three points behind Pearson. With three rounds to go (following a three-month break in the series) and two throwaways, the race for the title is up in the air, for sure. Davis, Russell Pearson and Brown are the obvious favorites, but David Pearson is a not-so-Iong long shot. He has 71 points and is currently riding very well. David Pearson came on strong after a 2Othplace start, finishing third. Speaking of David Pearson. it's almost hard to believe that he's just 18 years old. After all, the Team Green racer has been posting top finishes in the hare and hounds, as well as the WORCS and BITD series for several years. The big-bore Kawasaki KX500 seems to suit him well, and his third place in Jackpot was his best hare and hound finish to date, and he got that after he was back more than 20 places off the start. "I asked the guy next to me on the start line which way he was going and he said left, - Pearson said of his bad start. "But then he went right!" He added that it was easy to get lost out on the course. "Everybody was off the course: he said. "They could've used more danger signs. The first Wells-to...Jackpot race, also known as the -Croak of Doom: was run in 1989. That year, 17-year-old Danny Hamel, riding in his flrst-ever National, took second overall on a stock Suzuki RM250. This year's course closely followed the course used in 1989. Eighteen of the 87 miles. including the start, finish and some virgin sections. were run on pnvate land. Brown covered the entire course in a time of two hours and 21 minutes. with a speed average of over 37 miles per hour. There were 239 bikes and five ATVs that entered this year's event and 182 finished. There were also 47 minicycle entrants and 40 of them finished. Judging from the number of flat tires and bare rims at the finish, it was a tough course, but the majority of the riders enjoyed it. But most of them agreed that the course markings could've been better. Defending H&H National Champion Destry Abbott is still recovering from surgery to repair his left knee that was hurst in a second-gear slide out while practicing for a WORCS race with Steve Hatch in Arizona. Abbott will be out of action for at least two and a ha~ to three months. He'll take advantage of the time off to get his banged-up shoulder repaired too. cue I • n _ VII' S JULY 3, 2002 43