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OLYMPUS HAnSEn's EnERGY PRESEms 2003 OlympUS US AmATEUR mOTO[ROSS [HAmPIOnSHIP IIBESJ In THE WESJ" Mosier Valley USA: Ryan Villopoto was unstoppable on his way to six moto wins and three overall victories at round six of the STC Highlands Kawasaki/Pro Circuit Winter Series in Fort Worth, Texas. PERRIS RAEEWAY, PERRIS, EA APRil 11, 12 & 13 2003 WWW.USAmH.Eom • All Classes Modified ("Stock Bore and Stroke) lead and never looking back. Royal finished • Limited Entries out the moto in second, ahead of Hackley and Lemoine. Wharton was able to hold off eun· ningham to put his Team Green/Cycle Center • Long Track • Age as of January 1st, 2003 • Long Main Event Motos • Event Coverage in of Denton/Thor Kawasaki in the top five. • 3 Moto • Event Video Villopoto and Cunningham jumped out to the early lead in the second moto, ahead of Lemoine. By the end of the first lap, the funning order was Villopoto, Cunningham. • No Points Carry to Main Events • Camping Available • Gate Pick Only For Main Event • KLXll 0 and Fast 50 Mini National Race • 28 Format (Racers will run at least 2 motos) M:X Rider Magazine Saturday Night (.. except Supermini) Rider Main Events Lemoine, Ryan Grantom and Hackley. Villopoto was in a league of his own, giving everyone a preview of how the March Nationals might shape up. Behind him, Grantom made his move on Lemoine for third and set out after Cunningham. Grantom made tracks and I:OnFIRmED RIDERS Casey Hinson Cale Wallace Nic Evennou Andy Bakken Scott Simon Josh Grant Matt Goerke Dennis Jonon closed the gap, but with laps dwindling, he was running out of time. Grantom made his move after the whoops in the woods before he came around to pick up the white flag, settling into second, behind Villopoto. Cunningham had third locked up until a last-lap mistake dropped him back to fifth, where he would finish. This moved Lemoine and Hackley into third and fourth, respectively. Villopoto's 1·J finishes gave him the over· all. Lemoine's 4-3 score edged out the 3-4 efforts of Hackley for second overall. After placing eighth in the first mota, Grantom's second·place second·moto ride secured fourth overall, and Cunningham rounded out the top five. Trent Pugmire Adam Chatfield Justin Starling Sean Collier Jake Canada Brett Downey J.J. pecsok Ian Trettle Nico Izzi Josh Lichtle Bryan Johnson Davi Millsaps Mike Alessi Kelly Tedder Michael Leib Derreck Murphy Mail Pre-Entries Post Marked Before April 1st To: (entry forms can be downloaded from the usamx website) 23512 Mountain Breeze Dr. Murrieta, CA 92562 Need Info? Visit us online at www.usamx.com Blake Cochran took the holeshot in the first mota of 125cc Novice action, ahead of the Honda of Lake Charles-sponsored Clancy Benton. Matt Mann quickly moved into third. Mann set after Benton right away, moving into second before the end of the first lap. Benton went down on the second lap, losing several positions. Ahead of Benton, Mann hit the dirt as well, dropping one position and moving Mike Harvey into second. Mann made another mistake on the third lap and lost more time to the leaders, moving Jonathan Fikaris and Tyler Schultz into third and fourth, respectively. At the finish, it was Cochran, ahead of Har· vey. The race for third went all the way to the checkered flag, with Fikaris edging out Schultz to pick up the spot. Devin Blackburn rounded out the top five. Cochran once again took the holeshot in mota two, with Mann and Chris Cason in tow. Sammamish, Washington's Mann moved into the lead at the end of the first lap. ahead of Cochran, Schultz and Justin Pulsifer. H. McMillan was coming through the pack, set- tling into fifth briefly before passing Pulsifer for fourth. McMillan was working his way closer to Schultz's rear fender, but time was running out. Whatever problems Mann had in the first mota were obviously resolved, as he opened up a large eight-second lead over Cochran. Mann took the second-mota win, going 6·1 on the day for second overall. Cochran's '-2 tally was still good enough for first overall. Schultz's 4·3 scores gave him third overall, ahead Jonathan Taylor (7-5). Fikaris, who finished third in the first mota, took fifth over- SUPERHIKE DUCATI (#1696) 'Superbike Ducati' explores many of the elements of Ducati 'life' that make it stand out above the rest. In the factory, on the road, in testing - even as the star attraction of a major world gathering - this great video takes you as close to the heart of the Ducati V-twin superbike phenomenon as you're like to get without wearing your helmet! Check out the Ducati: Racing Sensation Especially in the hands of 4x World Superbike Champion Carl Fogarty. 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