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my Own Race Brian Brown 1st Former AMA National Hare £, Ho und Champion Bro wn scored his second overall win of th e 2003 season . He and teammate David Pearson took different li nes on the bomb run, onl y to end up side by side at th e start of the course. "We went down the two-t rack for a wa ys sid e by side, and then m y sid e of the road ran o ut , and I had to du ck in behind him: Brown said, "I just couldn 't get around him in th e dust , and th en I go t a lucky br eak when he brok e do wn ." Destry Abbott 2nd A tw o -time AMA National Har e £, Hound Champion , Des try Abbott also benefited from his team m ate's br eakdown , but the d ust k ep t him from m ounting any serious cha ll enge on Brown. " I caug ht Brian a co up le times on th e second loo p bu t j ust couldn 't get by him in th e dust : Abbo tt said . -I knew th e only wa y I was go ing to win was if Brian m ad e a mistake , Hop efull y I ca n pull off a wi n at the last round and wi n the cha mpion ship." Russell Pearson 3 rd A win in Wells would have sent Russell Pearson home with the Champi ons hip. " It was pretty fun , some stuff in th e trees tha t I really lik ed, but the valle ys were really fast and kin d of ske tchy: he said . Pearso n was sixth or sev enth at the bomb. " It took m e for ever to get by th e guys , and by the ti me I did , th e lead ers had just checked out ." Taber Murphy (A bov e) Destry A b b ott t ri ed in vain t o catch his team m ate Brown and had t o settle f or s ec o n d. (Below ) Abb ott t ook off f r om his pit sto p a bit pre m a ture l y . He was in a hurry. 5t h Th e reign ing four-stro ke ch am p br ou ght hi s GPR/Preci sion Con cepts/FMF/Winners Edgespo nso red XR650R across the line in fifth ove ra ll and fir st in cl ass. " I got a pretty good sta rt and j ust put my head down t hroug h th e dust: he sai d. " I swapped pla ces back and forth with a couple guys fo r th e fir st few m il es and then just settl ed in to a pace and cru ised. It wa s a reall y fun co urse." Paul Krause 6th Th is Malco lm Smith Motor spo rts , KTM, M alc olm Smith Raci ng , Rac e T ech , and Bridgeston e-s po nsored rider was characterist ic ally upbeat. " I had a really fu n ride - a nice raceco urse: he said. "Probabl y one of the best -marked co urses I'v e ever ri dde n .' He was arou nd ninth or l Oth at th e start. "I had ca ug ht up with Sean Bradl ey , and at th e th ird chec k he looked over and I was wavin g at him and saying , 'Please, pl ease.' and he was rea lly cool and pulled over, and let m e go . Th e next dust [trail] wa s really a lon g way up, and it was T aber, and I ju st co uldn't catch him.- Taber Murphy (right) and Paul Krause (left) d i s cuss their race aft er going 5-6, resp e c tively, In the 95-mile ra c e , 250 EX: 1. Luk e Dodson; 2. Eric Griffith: 3. Josh Stein e r; 4 . Reec e Honea : 5. Just in Descha mps. 125 EX: I. Kendall Norma n: 2. David Rees: 3. Roger Net h : 4 . Chris Mass; 5 . Ryan Mcintyre. 4 -STRK EX : 1. Taber Murphy ; 2. Paul Krause; 3 . Quinn Cody ; 4 . Curtis Jone s; 5 . Kevin Brown . 25 + EX : 1. Geo rge Fo ll is: 2 . Russ Webster; 3 . Bert Bradfo rd. 3D. EX: I. Se an Bradl ey : 2. Ben Tho rn: 3 . Brian Beth. 35 . EX: 1. Bruc e Han sen: 2 . Glen Carm od y; 3 . Cody Gremel. 40 + EX: 1. Tom Shivers: 2. Darrel Brown : 3 . Bill Sharp. 4 5+ EX : I. Tad Goima rac . 50 . EX: J. Steve Pitts: 2. Keith J ones: 3 . Dale Parno t. 6 0 . EX : I . Roy Wat son ; 2 . Gordon Wh ite : 3 . Robert Torquson. WMN EX: 1. Suzan Brown . O PEN NOV: I. John Tedrow : 2. Ja son Barn es. 125 NOV: 1. J oey Ba rney ; 2 . Trevor Peter son . 250 NOV : 1. Cody Mi ch ett i : 2. Trev or Lo ngford : 3. Kris Long for d . 4 -STRK NO V : I . Jo e y Barn ey ; 2. Tre v or Pet erson . 25 . NOV: I . Co lb y Keeler; 2. Bryce Wi nchester; 3. Ryan Pect ol. 30. NOV: 1. J ohn Maddox; 2. Kev in Br ockman . 3 5. NOV : 1. Steff an Dansie: 2. Scott Anderson : 3 . Wad e Warner. 4 0 . NO V: I. Gordon Allen ; 2. Dav id Meyers; 3. Mi ke Frampton . MINI O/ A: 1. Trac on Kirk : 2. Shawn Strong; 3. Kendrick Robert s: 4 . Skyler Folli s: 5. Cory McArthur. Upcom ing Round: Final Round - October 19, Winnemucca, Nevada Although he's a former champ, it's been a while since BrownJs seen this k ind of success In the Hare & Hound series. BRIEFLY••• Do the math.. • The overall 2003 AMA National Hare & Hound Series Champion , as we ll as several class championships. will be decided at the next and final round . to be heid on October 19 in Winnemu cca. Nevada . Russell Pearson, Destry Abbott and Brian Brown all have a rnathernatical chance of winning the overall. although for Brown to win, Abbo tt and Pearson would both have to DNF . Abbott has the next-toughest scenario - he can take home the title only if he wins the final round and Pearson finishes third or below . Pearson has a slightly bette r chance . He can tie up the series top honors if he finishes second or bette r (regardless of everyone else 's finish) or if Abbott doesn 't finish first (regard less of Pearson' s finish). The Four-Stroke and 125cc titles Will also be settled at the final round in October. Hosted by High Desert Racing. with the help of many sponsors, this USRA-sanct loned race consisted of two loops totaling 95 miles and featured both fast and tight sect ions. The five rounds thus far com pleted have seen three diHerent overall win ners. with Brown and Russ Pearson at two apiece and David Pearson scoring one . Kendall Norman gained not ice as he topped the 125cc class and finished fourth overall on a CR125. " It was a great course , the most fun cou rse r ve ever ridden," said the 19-year·old from Santa Barbara. B o b - M o t o M o ut h - Cavakis . we ll kno wn for announcing the Virginia City Grand Prix, as we ll as many other off-road and M X events over the years. handled the announcing d uties for the race , keeping the pit crews and spectators entertained and up to date on the progress out on the cou rse . Defending Cha mpi on Ty Davis wa s absent from this race, as he was co mpeti ng in the 24 Hours of Glen Helen. having earlier declared that he didn't inte nd to co ntest the entire se ries this year. cue e n e vv s S EPTEM B ER 24 . 2003 29