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AMA Pacific Northwest Motocross Championship Series R ound 3: W Creek MXP ard ark It's All Sheak at Ward Creek! h eld a t t he AMP N a tiona l MX Track Prair ie City Sl'B.4 - S a cr a men t o , Ca liFo r n i a Home of the AMA 12 5/250 Outdoor National B y CLAY LIGHT presented by ~ RA YMO ND , WA. A UG. 10 Kaw asa ki 's S cott Sh eak re tu rne d to hi s m ot ocr oss roo t s, an d at ro und th ree of t he AMA Pacific Northwest Motocross Champion sh ip Series , held at scen ic Ward C ree k MX Park . he st ruck go ld . T he Kawasaki Off -Road teamster top ped th e 250cc and Over 25 Pro class es, joining Rya n Huffman in the Pro -cl ass winners' circl e. Despi t e bruta lly tough co mpeti tio n fro m severa l na t ion a lly ra nked riders , in c lu d in g Huffma n . Tige r Lacey . W ash in g t o n ' s Da n Moo re and Ca li fo rn ia n Jos h C a v a n a u g h, Sheak won both 250c c Pro motos. Sheak ran ahead of the field in the fi rst moto t o sco re his fi rst of fo ur suc h win s on the day . O rego n 's Don Bisc eg lia, a longtim e AMA Nati onal cont estant, d id an adm irable jo b of st ick ing cl ose t o Shea k in t he m ot a and fin ished seco nd . Lac ey , who made th e trek from Wo lf Cree k , O re go n , ne tte d t hi r d , a hea d of M o ore and Huffm an . Shea k j u m p ed o u t fr o nt in the seco nd mota , tra iled b y Huffm an , M oo re and J . R. Yielle . Sheak rem ain ed in th e po int position to th e fi n ish . w h ii e Huffm an cl ung to sec o nd , follo wed by Moor e. Lacey, who at the end of t he o pe ni ng lap r a n 1 ] t h , m ad e a valiant ch arg e t hrough t h e field t o trail Moore at moto 's end . Vie lle net t ed f ift h , fo llo w ed b y roo kie Pro Ke ith Fo rd. Overa ll , Sheak ( 1-1) swept the overa ll . fo li o wed b y Huffm an . who se sec o nd - p lac e second -m ote fin ish garnered the rider from Roseburg, O re go n , seco nd ov erall on a 5 -2 tail y. Moore (4 -3 ). Lace y (3 -4) and Vielle (7- 5) c om pleted the to p five . I In the adj oi ned 250cc B class. lo ca l rid er Miles Warren wall op ed the co mpetition, rep lic ating Shee k's do uble- mota blitz. A lex W irk us ( 2- 2) , Joshua Johnson (4 -3 ), Daniel Ham iiton (3 -4) and O regon's Guy T ow (6- 5) traii ed the Honda rider ove rall. Sheak came back several m ot os lat er to trou nce the co m petition c o n vincingly in th e J7-r ider O ve r 25 A/ Pro cl ass and aga in lan d the top m o ney . Orego n' s Jason Matt hew s, a seasoned AM A Weste rn Four -Stroke Nati on als c om pet ito r . used consistent 2 -2 p lac in gs t o ga rne r second o ver a l l. Wa shi ng ton 's D oni Wanat (6 -3 ) was the recipient of thi rd overall. Taft Matheriy (3 -6 ) and T yso n Lindeman ( 5 5) rounded ou t the top five. Huffm an - wh o this year made his mark on the Natio nal Are nacross ci rcu it , finishing 10th in points - proved his 125cc ab ilities wi th a dou ble -mota sweep of the cl ass . The re we re severa l othe r t id d le r -c lass m ark smen in th e cl ass as well, incl uding Lac ey , who fin ished 10th in th e A MA West ern 125cc Supercross Series, and Moore. T hough Moor e and Lace y spli t runner -up honors in th e t wo mo tos , Yak i ma 's M oore (3 -2) fi ni she d secon d ov er ail. Lac ey (2 ·3), Br yan Clevenger (8- 3 ) and Suzu ki -supported Ryan Abrigo (4-7) fiiled out the top fiv e. O r egon 's A nth o n y Ce rru t i c a p t u r ed an ove rall win in the 125cc B clas s with his c on sistent 2-3 fin ishes. Loc al rid er Jared McAllis· ter won th e fi rst moto but fail ed to rep eat th at performa nce in mota two and ended up fo urt h . whic h wa s st ill good for second overall . Suzuki ride r To d d N e lson w o n m ot o t wo , b u t a n eig hth-place fin ish in m ot a o ne spo il ed h is chance s of a to p ove rall finis h, and he ende d up fift h. A n o v e r flo w o f ride r s co m pete d in t he 125 c c C cl ass , which to ok the to p 30 riders ( fro m a tota l of 46 ) to the final fie ld. O regon's Cody Buyas, a top Interm ed iate ride r unti l a serio us injury nearl y tw o years ago , c ontinued his rem ark able co me bac k bid by winning both m otos. Fell ow Beaver Stat e rider Co r ey By e p la ce d sec on d ove r all , f o li ow ed b y fo rm e r mi ni c y cl e spee ds te rs Ke it h B att er son a nd Race Lac ey . Buya s also c ap tured the ov era ll win in the Befo re T he Hill Ju ni or cl ass, aga in w ith a tw o m ot o sweep . B rand on Ritc hie and Batterson . S,P-eciilll y d e sig n e d Nati o n a l Quality pre p p e d tra ck TfI/ rra two mota (qualifying) forma t with the top 40 riders adva ncing to the Main E vent on Sun day. f ,}/n case ofmultip/~ divisions, the top percentage in each division will advance to the Main E vent. The Main Event will de termine the winner in eac h class. N ational Caliber Trop h i e s and Prize s to t he t o p 3 clas s winners and trop hies to 4th through 10th place finishers. The track is locate d in the (OH V) trail ridin g p ark with 900 acres of riding area including tra ils, 4x4, A TV, & min i tra cks. You must have spark arrestors to ride outside of the Nation al MX track. The park also ha s a BMX facility as well as a ska te board park. Prices/Times [PAllTS~ UNLIMITED" Thursday Practice: $15.00 per rider. $65.00 per class pre-entry (or) $85.00 per class post-entry. Gate fee: $10.00 per person per day or event pass $25 per person. (Tnurs, Fri, Sat and Sun) Free camping at the MX Track. NO PIT RIDING Gates open Wednesday, October 1st at 2 pm. Check-in and post entries Thursday, October 2nd from 9 am until 4 pm. Thursday, October 2nd practice from 10 am until 4 pm (all classes) October 3rd, 4th & 5th racing 7:30 am per schedule. 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