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Cycle News 2002 08 07

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AI. OfT AM: I. Gary Krikher (KTM): 2. Mark Buckhulz (Yam). AI. EX: I. Ken Carr (KTM); 2. John Thomas (Yam); 3. LArry Orr ~by(Kaw). 1\1. orr MSTR: I. Mike FOI'10n0 (Hon); 2. l...eMie Suppes; (Hon). Los Angeles County Raceway Colson Comes Through at CRC MX By GREG ROBERTSON PALMDALE, CA, JULY 6 Steven Colson earned the hard-fought 250cc Intermediate first-mota win and then backed it up with a close third-place finish in mota two to sew up the class overall at Los Angeles County Raceway, during the Nationwide Cycle-sponsored round of California Racing Club's Saturday night motocross. Nicholas Burson emerged with the firstmoto holeshot, over Neil Chisholm, Colson, Bobby Steffan and the rest of the pack. Within a lap, Burson and Colson were arguing over the lead, with C.J. Mahon joining the duo a lap later. Colson and his Moto XXX/HSYIO'Neal. sponsored YZ250 were running out front by the midway point, with Mahon displacing Burson back to third at around the same time. Canyon Off R08d Parte American Suzuki's Michael Blose swept the Pro classes In Phoenix, Arizona. Colson held off a determined Mahon to take the win by a couple of bikelengths. Burson was just a couple of second back for third, ahead of Justin Eide, Chisholm and Bryon Ward. Mahon put the lone Suzuki into the point position at the drop of the gate in moto two to lead Steffan, Eide and Burson. Mahon was under tremendous pressure from Eide and PJ\II (4-6), 1. v...- Noriego (Pol), 2. Balloy a...... (Cob). P/W (7·8): I. Antony Defazio (Pol); 2. Josh Hinds (KTM); 3. Dylan "'"'" (Pol). PJ\II 0PE!'t, I. Antony Dof_ (Pol); 2. Shane Bone\U (KTfoI); 3. Dylan "'"'" (Pol). 60 1. Kohl _ (KTfoI); 2. _ H"'" (KTfoI); 3. J..... _(!

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