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25.. 25. 30. 30.. 30.. JR: I. Dermis Bick~ll; 2. Eric Cook: 3. Perry Sparks. INT: L Aaron Bi$setl BEG: 1 ~~ Murphy: 2. Donald Nyberg: 3. J~ Estes JR: 1. MIchael Jacobs: 2. Ene Cook: 3 Perry Sparks. EX: I. larry Brown: 2. Brian Eather1y: 3. Gilbert Chick. PRO: 1. Kenny lash: 2. Randy Mage JR: I. Kns Svenson; 2. Mik~ Murphy; 3. fl"uchad W.lker INT: I. DafT Holdeman: 2. MdIaeI J«obs; 3. Jeff Spoor. 40.. EX: 1. Gilbert Chick: 2_larry Brown: 3. Brian Eatherty 30. JO. 40.. 40.. INT: I AMon BtneI!: 2. DafT Holdeman. Wisconsin Observed Trials Association Upper Minnesota Trials Association Rounds &-7/9-10: Silvennound Silver Anniversary Trials CRAJQ Club 95 and the sponsor of a number of riders, such as Jeff Knaack. Jeff Lois and the event's winner, Brad Villand. (Incidentally, ViIland lives in LaCrosse, on the border between the two states, and he is currently the Championship-class state champ in both states. Technically, Wisconsin is his home state. so the Champion class was dominated by WOTA on this weekend.) Having hosted this event for 25 years, Kirshner was amazed this year at the number of past winners who were on hand, as well as a half·dozen rider who attended the very first trials he held as trials master. This year's event drew 49 riders from four states· Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and, of course, Wisconsin. But perhaps the biggest surprise is the number of talented young kids who now are dominating the Midwest trials scene. Twelveyear-old Patrick Smage finished third on Saturday with 50 dabs in the Championship class, 20 dabs behind his 18-year-old brother Phillip, who had 30 dabs. Villand had 11 dabs all day, with 25 cleaned sections. in the Expert class, 14-year-old Andy Bowman, on a Montesa (yes, he's from Minnesota), beat 11 others, showing the vets that it's the youths' tum. Bowman had 37 dabs, with 18 cleans, on Saturday. Second place, with 40 dabs, was Torque Center/Rock River Powers port/ Club 95·sponsored Knaack, who was one of those previous Hixton winners from days gone by. Other class winners on Saturday and Sun· day included Minnesota's Matt Wittlief, in the Advanced class. Wittlief had 29 dabs on Saturday at Silvermound and four dabs on Sunday at the quarry. The Intermediate·c1ass win· ner, and one of the WOTA originals. was Ralph Littlefield. The Supersport winner was Jim Blount Jr. Conner Alhers won the Novice class without scoring a single dab; he dabbed more times on the loop getting to the sections. The top female on Saturday was second-place finisher Amy Gillespie. who tied Sara Pran· skunas with four dabs all day; it was her 18 cleans to Sara's 16 that gave Amy the tie breaker and Sara the third-place finish. Kevin Gemhardt competed in his first trio als, riding a vintage Fantic. His cousin, a motojoumalist, offered him some pre-event advice. letting him in on the competition and informing him that he could either get beaten by guys his own age in Vintage or get beaten by a bunch of girls_ He chose the girls: Kevin finished sixth. with 54 dabs and four cleaned sections. in the Novice class. GERI'IHAROT HIXTON, WI, JULY 19-20 For rounds six and seven of the Wisconsin Observed Trials Association and rounds num· ber nine and 10 of the Upper Minnesota Trials Association, these two clubs get together for the first of two weekend head-to-head battles to prove which state has the best trials riders. There are a few things at stake, including a State Vintage Championship. This year. it was won by Minnesota. It's not just the vintage, and it's not just the riders, it's what bike they're aboard. The weapon of choice, so to speak. for Wisconsin Championship riders is the Sherco 2.9, for its punchy power, its quick clutch action, its abil· ity to apparently defy gravity, and its lightweight maneuverability in tight spaces. Min· nesota riders supposedly prefer to ride Montesas. Yet Minnesotan Steve Alhers was on a Beta. Another difference between the states is in which lines each state's riders choose. In theo· ry. Wisconsin riders go big, want to grab the most air. and fly over and off the largest boul· ders. Minnesota riders, by contrast. choose the safest, least difficult and sometimes downright sneaky way though a section. Minnesota rid· ers wait each other out. taking as much time as they need. outside and inside the section: Wisconsin riders just go, feeling that waiting causes indecision. Not that any given way is wrong, as long as riders follow what the trials master has laid out, stay in bounds and don't cheat. And who's to question the layout of these eight sections, with four loops on Saturday at historic Silvermound and eight sections with three loops on Sunday, set in the quarry near the CMJ Raceway? They were set up by the veteran of veterans, Steve Kirshner. owner or Winning? Klein was So Inclined By MIKE "SIR SI'IlLEY" RYER Villand Victorious! By Perris Raceway PERRIS, CA, JULY 5 At round four of the Perris Hot Summer Nights Series, Jeremy Greene topped the 80cc Beginner class with a clean 1·1 win over the pack of 20. Among those riders was secondplace overall rider Chad Black, with a 3-2 score. Black exchanged scores with thirdplace overall rider Stevie Eckes (2-3), who battled with Black in both motos. Justin Jeffers slipped into fourth overall with his 5-5 score, after Austin Ray slipped from fourth in moto one to seventh in moto two, finishing in the final top-five spot. Tye Hames took control of both 80cc (14·16) motos and went on to claim the overall. The second-placed rider was Suzuki jockey Eric Francis. who grabbed a pair of deuces. Jake Bowersox and Matt Cady finished third and fourth after duplicating their first·moto scores, and Daniel Huddleston picked up the number·five spot with a 6·5 score. Brett Klein, on his Mid Cities Honda/Fasst Co.-backed CR125, claimed the overall with a pair of first-place finishes in the Schoolboy division. Klein outran KTM rider Anthony Charette in both motos, while third place went to YZ-mounted Joey Dobson, who put in a pair of fours to bump Tyler O'Neill (3-5) to fourth. After placing seventh in moto one, Ryan Whitegon improved to third in moto two, fmishing fifth overall. Klein was back for more in the 125cc Intermediate class. He started out with a bang in moto one. Paul Pearcy tried running down the Honda rider in moto one but finished in the runner-up spot while keeping Charette at bay in the third spot. Klein finished fourth in mota two, while Cale Wallace kept it upright for a second·moto win. but after finishing ninth in molo one, that only gave him fourth overall. Charette duplicated his first·moto score for third overall. ahead of Wallace and Steven Cisar (8-2). After winning the first moto, Michael Rico (1-2) let Justin Richards (2-1) get the best of him in the second moto of the 250cc Beginner class. Thomas Hilbrands ran in the third spot in both motos after contending with the fourthoverall rider, Chris Keyes. Chad Gaumer has made a return to the track after nearly disappearing from the indus· try in early 2003. Gaumer is -in need of sponsors" and proved his worthiness by taking a 2-1 score for the overall in the 250cc Intermediate class, beating Cody Hertel (1-3) and Scott Cram (3-2). Results Pee Wee Track 50 STK STRTR (4-6): I. Nathlln Hamlin 50 STK STRTR (7-8): I. Jacob Brumby (Cob): 2. Joe Lorio ('TM): 3. Troy c.. (KTM). 50 MOD STRTR: 1. Nllthan Hamlin (Cob). 50 STK BEG (4-6): I. N.th.n Abil. (KTM): 2. MicI\&eI·Don &ss (KTM): 3. Gil Sabalza (KTM): 4. C.meron Bash (KTM): 5. Michael Gilbert (KTM). 50 STK BEG (7·8): 1. Fausto Valenzuela (KTM): 2. Amber West (Lem); 3. BUly Remer (Lem): 4. Tyler Uber (Cob): 5. TteYOf Kohler (Pol). 50 MOO BEG (1·8): 1. Fausto ValenzlJela (KTM): 2 Billy Reimer (Lorn): 3. ....".,., W." (Lorn) 50 STK riQV (7·8): 1. ChristIon Musgrav~ (Pol). 50 MOO NOV (7-8), I. 'yle F", (Urn). P/W I JR 50 (4-6); L Cameron Bash: 2. Brandi An::h~r; 3. Steven CafTanZ.8: 4. Christian Kilgore: 5. Bm West. P/W I JR 50 (7·6); I. Patker~s. S/P/W; 1. Tyler Uber (Cob). TRUBK: I. Mik~ Cronk (Hon): 2. Samantha Kiper (Hon); 3. Ju.... c.. (5<0): 4. !'\arion Sm" (Han): 5. Ariel Ou<:ut (Han). XR50 (4-6); I. Kody Pastt:ll: 2. Troy 1.H; 3. Don Moody: 4. Sonny Brown: 5 Bethany Yatbrough XR50 (7-6); 1 Jacob Van Leeuwen XRSO AnV' 1. Zachary Forsyth. 60 STRTR: I Aaron Bloomn~1d (Kaw): 2. Ty Nebon (Suz); 3. Oannika Long (Kaw): 4. l.Khery Forsyth (Suz): 5_ Ryan Boyd$tun ( ). Mar. Track 50 (4.6) STK: I. Ryan SulTatt (KTM): 2. Mk::t\lH.'I Bass (tITM): 3. Mitchell Lubanko (KTM). 50 (4-6) MOD: I. Mitchdl Lubanko (KTM). 50 (7-8) STK I. ""dy ....., (Pol): 2. 8

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