use," Chaves said. "I started thinking,
'It's raining and it's grippy rock,' and
I was very confused on what [pressure] to use in the tire. I started good
in the first few sections, but section
four was very slick logs, and that is
where I took my first two points."
On the final two laps, Chaves
dropped his tire pressure to three
pounds just for the log section, and
then raised it back up to five for the
remainder of his rides. The strategy
paid off, and Chaves cleaned the rest
of the event.
For Chaves, the series win helped
salvage a very disappointing year.
"I feel very good because this year,
for me, was very bad luck. In the
beginning of the year, I had a very
bad accident and I had to quit for four
months. I started to ride again just
two weeks before the start of the Fall
Series, so I am very happy with the
win. I want to come back next year
and ride with Sherco - they are a very
good team - and try to be in the top
three in the U.S."
Another top-10 National rider,
Keith Wineland of Colorado, also
attended the series finale and went 5-4
on his Gas Gas USA-sponsored TXT
Pro. Fellow Gas Gas rider Jason Carpenter of Kansas City rounded out the
top five for the weekend with a 4-5
performance.
Chaves took the series crown with
175 points, followed by Kempkes
with 155 and Carpenter with 130.
Gabe Mizell of Arkansas and Wieland
rounded out the top five with 104 and
101 points, respectively.
eN
Observed Trials Fell Serl.s
Lengley, Oldehoma
Resulb: October 19-20, 2002 [Rounds 7-81
Day One
C'SHIP: 1. David Chl:lves (3); 2. Jess Kempkes
(3); 3. Andy Johnson (7); 4. Joson Carpenter (23);
5. Keith Winel8nd (29); 6. Joke Wieland (30); 7.
Gabe Mizell (47); 8. Jeremy Cox (61); 9. Scott
Cllrpenter (63): 10. Bill Sanderson (64).
EX: 1. Chad White (11); 2. Mick Hutcheson (23);
3. Dale Mailisek (28); 4. Mervin Edginton (32); 5.
Kelley Echterlin9 (34).
SR EX: 1. Jim Westcott (11): 2. Colin Bothe
(12); 3. Carl Hopkins (14); 4. Bob Duval (15); 5.
Mike Cerpenter (15).
INT: 1. Terry Bullard (9); 2. Metthew Aguirre
(10); 3. Bill Droke (16); 4. Cody Rexroat (18); 5.
Jason Rexrollt (20).
SR: 1. Bill Wllchenforfer (23): 2. ~an Metsker
(27); 3. Stan Machart (28); 4. Tommy Moore (45); 5.
Scott G
