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~------------------'", ~ ~ "' "' t;; Q. ~ ~ Millennium Plating • Pete's RV Center GM Credit Card • Smart Choice Wireless • ASV 22nd Annual Washougal, WA Motocross National Gravity Park: Jamie Wotruba got his first overall win in the Vintage class with a 1-2 punch at the fifth round of the Northern Cup Motocross Series, in Chilton, Wisconsin. brought to you by Nystrom wasn't going to give up just yet. Nys· trom ch8rged h8rd down the step-down and came within striking distance but washed out on the slippery hard-pack, giving LaPorte some breathing room. Nystrom immediately remounted. to the cheers of family members. and started a charge of his own to lry to recapture the lead. L8Porte kept it pinned on the flat-track section and captured the second-mota win and the overall. Nystrom took a Sat., Sun., July 27th & 28th, 2002 Amateur Racing July 25th, 26th, 27th. See The New 2003 Yamaha YZ Models On Display very respectable second. Stillman rode consistent to third. with 3-3 tallies. Jamie Wotruba gated well and got the Ivz 250FI IYZ 450FI I YZ 250 I holeshot in the Non-Current Vintage class on his trusty old Suzuki. Chris Benavides surprisingly took the lead from Wotruba while enter- ing the flat-track section. Shawn O'Brien railed his CR500 past Wotruba into second while Wotruba had first-lap woes. Benavides led the pack through the first lap. but Wotruba mounted a serious charge and was the only rider doing the spectator double, gaining some huge time on Benavides. Wotruba moved into the lead on the second lap and never looked back. O'Brien moved into second with his smooth ti'action out of the corners. Wotruba got the first·moto win, with O'Brien in second and Jeremy Tabalske charging into third by moto's end. "I got the holes hot and had one bike beside me and I doubied through it and then i kind of snoozed as number 32 [Benavidesj got past me, and then O'Brien did, too," Wotruba said 8fter the first moto. "I finaily came back into my own and got around O'Brien and then the leader, and I didn't want to look back and screw it up again, I'm glad I got the win." O'Brien took the moto-two holeshot by carving to the inside of Wotruba, but Wotrub8 was hard on the gas in the flat-track section, trying to catch O'Brien on the first lap. Wotru- Buy Your Washougal Tickets at Your Participating Yamaha Dealer: !QAIiQ Kootenai Cycle 1308 Best Ave. Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 Rosebu~ ~erSports Action Motorsports 22455 NE Halsey Gresham, OR 97421 time on the leader. Lance Dedering moved into third 8nd W8S trying to c8tch the le8ders early on. Wotruba p8ssed O'Brien in the new section. Wotruba had it all but won until he snubbed it on the final lap heading toward the checkers, handing the lead over to Dedering. who had gotten around O'Brien a lap earlier. Dedering took the win, but Wotruba fiMJly got 8n over811 win in the Vintage class, by posting 1-2 scores. O'Brien settled for second overall with 2-3 tallies, and Dedering cracked the top three with 7-1 postings. Gravity Park Chilton. Wisconsin Results: June 23. 2002 (Round 5) P/W JR: I. Christopher Benavides: 2. Ryan Nystrom; 3. Colton Greaves: 4. Randy Lego; 5. Cody Sleuk. P/W SR: 1. Nathan LaPorte: 2. Hunter Nystrom: 3. !'helen Stlll men; 4. Zok Kozlowski: 5. Kyle Pagac. /\\INI 65 0-1: I. Tl'lIvis Frassetto: 2. Scott McConnell; 3. Wade Gilbert; 4. Ridlord Tracy: 5. Chtlse Nystrom. MINI 65 0·2: 1. Metthew Menzer; 2. Dylan Narel: 3. Scott DroaU!; 4. Dylan Clriaclul; 5. Ben Peterson. JlUNI JR 80: I. Matthew Menzer; 2. Tl'lIvls Fl'lIssetto; 3. Scott Droste; 4. Wodt Gilbert; 5. Rk:hard Troc:y. 1lW'U SR 80: I. Robert loire-: 2. Brion Collins; 3. .Jesse Fl'lIssetto; 4. Jacob 5. Chad Early. 125 JR: I. Robert loire; 2.. Nrdy Zambon; 3. Zachary K.~1ngs; 4. Steven Ebahordt; 5. Nan Evenman. 125 A: 1. ..Ieae Zambon; 2. Erk Weise; 3. Scott Stamsu; • Donn. _ 5. .J AIll & 25+ c 3O;A. B, c 4-S1I

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