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In moto two, Ayers took another holeshot and appeared to be duplicating his first-moto ride, as he led easily until the white fiag, On the last lap, however, disaster struck. Ayers went into the back canyon first but came out of it in fifth place, Bleckert was there to take advantage of the situation, and he took the moto win. John Minert rolled in second, with Justin falk in tow. Justin Lavoie was fourth, and Ayers limped in fifth, On the day, the overall win was Bleckert's with his 2-1 finishes. Ayers (1-5) salvaged second place, while Strum (3-6) was third. Results nie 65: I. Dolin Leedom (Kaw); 2. Brad Pappalardo (Kaw); 3. Vn· Beet'lilA (Sul). 80 BEG; I. Blail Cisal (Yam); 2. Taylor Freeman (Hon); 3. Justin Tucker (Yam); 4 Brandon Peletsoo (Yam); 5. lack Unden (Yam) 80 JR: I. Kevin MldIlos (Suz); 2. Billy Musgrave (Yam); 3. Devin Roth (Hon); 4. Nick Tucker (Sul); 5. Kevin Williams (Yam). 80 INT 1. Chns MIcklos (Suz). 80 EX; 1. Gwmar Strum (Yam). 125 BEG; 1 Freddy Sanchez (KTM); 2. Justin Lewts (Kaw): 3. William Hllrrity (Yam); 4. Ryunei {lchrkobll (Hoo); 5. Matt Vonderwa· tet (Ka'IJ) 125 JR; 1. Patrick 81eckert (Yam); 2. Chris Ayers (Yam); 3. Gun· nar Strum (Yam); 4 Justin Falk (Yam); 5 John Minert (Kaw). 125 INT: I. AJ. Steinbach (Yam); 2. Steven Cisar (Yam); 3. Justin Weeks (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Justin Mace (Kaw); 2. Ryan Dudek (Yam); 3. Willy Musgrave (Yam); 4. Ulysses Pol1ord (Yam); 5. Maril Brooks (Yam). 250 BEG: I Mark Rodge~ (Hon); 2. Craig Cheever (Yam); 3. Chuck Murphy (Kaw); 4. Tom Hlnz (Yam); 5. Cody Brownfield (Hon). 250 JR: I. Doye Freeman (Hon): 2. Jared Hanebrink (Kll'IJ); 3. Eyan Dieterich (Hon); 4. Poul Sedler (Hon); 5. Brum Stoner (KTM). 250 INT: l. Tim Olson (Yam); 2. Jeff Loop (Suz); 3. Adam Gragg (Hon); 4. Jason Lenu (Hon); 5. Juan Carlos Salvotierro (Hon). 250 PRO: l. Brandon Morgon (Hon); 2. Chris Bo~ (Hon); 3. Bryon Jaramillo (Hon); 4. Brion Morgon (Hon); 5. Poul Kel1etl (Hon). 25... BEG: I. Carl Johnson (Hon); 2. Brian WlIey (Yam). 25. JR: I. Rocky Hosh (KTM). 25.INT: I. Dean Wdsh (Yom). VET BEG: I. Dan Hon~brink (Han); 2. Eric McCormkk (Yam); 3. Jonn Tookey (Hon); 4. Kurt Uchter (Suz); 5. Do.n Ric~ (Yam). VET JR: I. Chad Smart (Vllm); 2. William Garcia (Hon); 3. Doug Wolfe (Han); 4. Robbie Cllrpetltel' (Han); 5. Mike: Lapralk (Hon). VET INT: I. Deon Welsh (Vom); 2. Tim Hams (KTM); 3. Bob Johnson (Han); 4. Jim Noegle (Hon); 5. Doyl~ MeNott (Hon). VET PRO: I. Croig Davis (Yom) 40+ JR. I. Chuck Freeman (Ka.....); 2. Brion PoppaJardo (Kaw); 3. Mlk~ Borowski (SuI); 4. St~v~ V~ttel (Hon); 5. Frank Emerson (KTM). 40. INT: I Bryan Dan~ (Han): 2. Chns Alomangas (Vam); 3. Karl Johnson (Han); 4. Chnl Micklas (Suz); 5 Dan A1amangos (Han). 40+ EX~ I. Rondy SkIO~ (Suz); 2. Chad Bklugh (Yam); 3. Scott Kellor (Han): 4. Maril Holl (Yam); 5. Doyle McNatt (Hon). 50. M$TR: I. George Kohler (KTM); 2. Bill MalUJJ\ (Kaw); 3. Ly'e Swedet (Han); 4 Lars Larsson (KTM); 5. Tom White (Vom). In your face. In your back yard. AMA Supercuts Superbike Challenge Presented by Honda of Milpitas May 2-4 What could be better than a day in the wine country? How about a day in the wine country with a bad-ass 1000cc displacement engine screaming by you at 180 mph? That's what you get at the AMA Superbike Double Header Weekend on May 2-4 at Infineon Raceway. There'll be six categories of AMA Pro Racing. We'll have fan demo ndes all weekend long. And, since Infineon Raceway is only 30 los Angeles County Raceway minutes from The Goiden Gate Bridge, you can tour Sonoma on your own bike Shimp, Bonds Best at CRC Opener before or after the races. Get your tickets now. And get a Super rush without leaving the comfort of your own backyard. By GREG ROBERTSON PAlJ'\DALE, CA, MAR. 30 Thousand Oaks Kawasaki teammates Jonathan Shimp and Bobby Bonds collected the 125cc and 250cc Pro-class wins, respectively, at Los Angeles County Raceway during the opening round of the California Racing Club's 26th annual Tri-Race Series. Come for the race. Discover the place. .~ OL>GE ahead of Dudek and Mike Meadows. Bagge bagged the second-moto holeshot aboard his YZ250F, but Shimp literally elbowed his way into the lead on the opening lap. Bagge went off the track and back to fourth place, while Keefer and Dudek slipped up into second and third, respectively. Keefer closed to Shimp's back fender and hounded him for the entire moto but finished a close second. Dudek had his hands full with Hulsey but kept him at bay to earn the third-place payback. Bagge went 6-5 to round out the top five. CRF450R-mounted Shane Smith won the drag race to the first tum in the first 250cc Pro moto, ahead of Shimp, Keefer and Bonds. Bonds and Shimp double-teamed Smith for the first couple of laps before Bonds went undemeath Smith to steal away the top spot. Once out front, Bonds pulled away for the win. Shimp found a way around Smith, but Smith put up a fight right up until the checkers flew and finished a close third. Keefer was just a few seconds back in fourth, followed by Chris Barrett and Meadows. Shimp escaped with the early lead in moto two. Smith settled into second, ahead of Keefer and Meadows, while Bonds was near the back of the pack. By lap three, though, Bonds was up into second place and closing in on Shimp. Though Shimp put up a good fight for a couple of laps, Bonds finally found some daylight on the penultimate circuit and got by for good. Smith kept Keefer at bay on the last lap to go 3-3 for third, behind Shimp. eye. e n e vv s APRIL 23, 2003 73