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BRIEFLY••• The first of two rounds to be held in this high desert southwest of Sail Lake City. the popular Sageriders event draws on a broad base of off-road enthusiasts from Utah and Nevada and attracts riders from all over the West. This year s event saw a total of 310 entrants for the National and another 50 riders in the mini class. The Sageriders expressed gratitude to the many people who made it possible and who helped put this event on. in particular Frank and Joyce Vin· cent. across whose land the course crossed many times. When Paul Krause went to pick up his rental car. they told him they had a compact car reselVed for him. He jokingly commented to the agent. -Don't you know who I am?" So she tapped on the computer for a bit. raised her head and told him she could put him into a Jaguar for around five bucks a day more. What would you have done? When asked how it handled. Krause replied. "It's a bit underpowered. ~ Nick Pearson didn't enter this race, but he was on hand to help support his brother Russ. Lately. Nick's been doing quite a bit of mountain-bike racing and has become especially interested in the downhill discipline. Rob Zimmerman does a little tree-trimming on his way to a hardfought third overall. A bike with a large. water·cooled. two-stroke engine with a Maico cover on one side. a 700" sticker on the other. and an ATK emblem on the tank was spotted near the ATK factory truck. M (Below left) Brian Brown (5) passes teammate Mike Childress (20) early on the first loop. Brown ended up fourth, Childress eighth. (Below right) Defending champ Tv Davis couldn't get his big thumper fired right away at the start and had to come through from behind for fifth. Veteran desert racer Paul Krause chased current Four-Stroke titleholder Taber Murphy for much of the race, even putting his KTM in front of the big Honda briefly on the second loop. But a couple of off-trail excursions by Krause allowed Murphy to get back around, and nagging gearbox problems kept Krause from mounting a challenge for the class win. They crossed the line 10th and 11th overall. Right behind the big thumpers, a hot contest for the 125cc-c1ass honors was being waged as David Rees charged to hold off Kendall Norman. Rees prevailed, taking the class win and 13th overall. eN Sageridens Me Here & Hound Oelte, Utah Results: April 12, 2003 IRound 21 O/A: I. Russ Pearson (Yam); 2. Destry Abbott (Kaw); 3. Rob Zimmerman (Yam); 4. Brian Brown (Kaw); 5. Ty Devis (Yam); 6. David Pearson (Kaw); 7. Rob Phillips (KTM); 8. Mike ChBdress Kaw); 9. Wes MacMillan (Hon); 10, TJ Hanifin: 11. Taber Murphy (Hon): 12. Paul Kreuse (KTM); 13. David Rees (KTM); 14. Kendall Normen (Hon); 15. Josh Downard; 16. Luke Dodson (Suz): 17. Daniel Madson; 18. Damien Galford; 19. Jeff Lungreen; 20. Jason Ploss. 125·200 EX: I. David Rees; 2. Kendall Norman; 3. Jason Orndorff; 4. Roger Neth. 250 EX: I. Rob Zimmerman; 2. Wes MacMillan; 3. T J Hanifin; 4. Luke Dodson; 5. Daniel Madsen. OPEN EX: 1. Russ Pearson: 2. Destry Abbott: 3. Brian Brown: 4. David Pearson: 5. Rob Phillips. 4·STRK EX: 1. Taber Murphy; 2. Paul Krause; 3. Paul Ostbo; 4. Bryson Davis; 5. Tyler Dudley. WMN EX: 1. Kelly Yancey; 2. Susan Hellman. 25+ EX: 1. Russ Webster: 2. Shane Bartholomew; 3. Bert Bradford. 30+ EX: I. Ty Davis; 2. Sean Bradley: 3. Kelly Hill. 40+ EX: 1. Tim Shivers; 2. Kevin Haster; 3. David Brown. 45+ EX: 1. Tad Goimarad; 2. Dan Nieve; 3. Barry Davis. 50+ EX: I. Ty Holmes; 2. Keith Jones; 3. Randy Undsey. 60+ EX: 1. Gordon White; 2. Roy Watson; 3. William Sears. AMA NATIONAL HARE & HOUND POINTS STANDINGS (After 2 of 6 rounds): I. Russ Pearson (60/2 wins); 2. Destry Abbott (50); 3. Brian Brown (39); 4. Ty Davis (34); 5. Rob Zimmerman (3\); 6. David Pearson (29): 7. (TIE) Rob Phillips/Mike Childress (25); 9. Paul Krause (18); 10. Steve Hengeveld (16). Upcoming Rounds: Round 3 - Johnson Valley/Lucerne, California, April 27 Round 4 - Jericho, Utah, May 10 cue' e n e vv s APRIL 23. 2003 25

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