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Steffen bobbled, and Rusin got by for thi rd. Th ey strung o ut for the rem ain ing laps, and the order was set . Ho ck in g wh ee lie d across the line wi th the w in , w ith Hall , Rus in , Steffen and Michael O 'N eill rounding out the top five . " I' m stunned right now!" an elated Rick Hock ing sa id . " I thought I was gon na clea n-sweep it , m an . I had that feeling , yo u k no w . But it j ust didn 't work out. I did th e best that I could do. Won them all except for one . No one else rides two classes. I guess they' ll wa it until they 're 50, also . It was wo rki ng rea l good. In th e Open Pro the legs started cramping up a littl e b it. On ce th ey sta rt to c ram p, sometimes they go fast. Somet im es they don 't. I'm stil l trying to get m y couch t o go jogging with me, bu t it's not wo rking y et ." The Honda Top Gun 450 class was led off the lin e by 16 -y ear- o ld M ike Rush o ut of Gil roy , Cali fo rn ia . J amie Ni cel y a nd Ri ch ar d Po lla c k w ere close behind him. Pollack got around N ic el y off two a s B ro wn's Cy cl e s' Dani el Brown m oved up in fourth . On lap three Brown and Nice ly got cl ose , and Brown mov ed int o th ird. Ni ce l y tried to go back aro und B rown , and he la id i t d own in turn t hree. Th e pack disper sed to miss him, and th e red flag c ame out. There wou ld be no more pass ing aft er th e rolling restart. Rush led them hom e , followed by Pollack, Brown and Ri c h ard A rn o l d , a nd Clawso n Mo t orsport s/ A PF Salvage/Tuff Plates ' Br and an Ber gen ro unded out the top fiv e. "I tried to get a good sta rt in th e m ain ," Rush said. "It helped m e a lot, and I h u n g on f o r t he win. I we nt d ow n in pr acti c e an d hurt my wrist a lit tle , bu t I'm okay. I'd like t o th ank Dav id Zannotti Racing . It was a good race!" eN October 1 1-12, 2003 California State Last Ch an ce Qu alifi er September 21, 2003 Cha m p ionsh ip Prizes include • ~. I - -- ---==.- pro-action For mo re info rmation go t o www .glenhelen.com or call the 24 Hr info line at 909 -880-3090 Champio nship Yamaha letterma n's j acket, trop hies, # 1 AMA plate, 2 tickets to the 2004 AMA 125/2 50 Nationals and thousan ds of dollars in p rizes . All C lasses: Every one who raced a quali fier will be eligible for the 250cc, 125cc, SO GOcc cc, Vets, Seniors, Women PeeWee, 4 Stroke Quads, School Boy Supermini, Jr. Vets 8th Annual Yamaha AMA California State MX Championship Past Qualifying Races: April 6, 2003 •••••••••••••••• CA State MX Qualifier Glen Helen Raceway San Bernard ino, CA May 17, 2003 Gate Fees: $20 per person for weekend $5 children G-12yrs old May 31-.June 1 , 2003 . .. Dirt Dig gers South Bakersfield. CA September 21 , 2003 .... Last Chance Qualifier Glen Helen Raceway San Bernardino. CA Gate H ours: I • H a n g t own Amateur Day Sacramento. CA Friday from 2PMto 10PM Saturday & Sunday from G Mto 10PM A Overnight parking available until 10P M Racers Entry Fees: (online at www.glenhelen.com) Pre-Entry $G Otwo days Post-Entry $75 two days PeeWees $20 per day Sign-Ups open @ Gam Practice @ Sam Race starts @ gam Ventura Speed.ay Ventura, Californ ia , Results : September & Z003 (Round 7 af 81 OPEN PRO : 1. Jimm y Wood (Ho n); 2 . Rick Hock ing ( Yam ); 3 . Sha wn Raggio (Ho n); 4 . J esse Sanc hez (Yam ); 5. Kevin Br icker (Hen) : 6. Kenny Carlotta (Hon) ; 7. Herrera (Hon) ; 8. J ohn Hlebo III (Hon ); 9 . Ken Nett o (Rot) ; 10. David Brown (Yom) : II. Mikey Rush (Hon) ; 12. Mik e Besemer (Hon); 13. Danny Rit chi e (Yam ); 14. Ja mie Nic ely (Hon): 15. Richard Poll ock (KTM ). SADDLEMEN OPEN VINT : I . Rick Ho ck in g "'.J. (Yam ); 2. Steve Hall (Yam) ; 3 . Paul Rusin (Yam); 4 . J oe Steffen (Yom ): 5. Michl>el O'Neill (Yom ): 6. Bill Kolkman (Yam ): 7. WlJyne Warr ingt on (Tn); 8. J ohn Lun dg re n (Tri) ; 9 . J oe Su e be rt (H· D); 10 . Clyde Dennen (Nor); 11. J im Steet (Yam) ; 12. Dan Phillips (Yam ): 13. J oe Pepe (H·D) ; J4 . Tom Howar d (Tn ): 15. Ken Barro w (Yam ). HO NDA TO P GUN 45 0: I. Mik e Rush (Hon): 2. Richa rd Polloc k (KTM): 3. Da niel Brown (Yam); 4. Richard A rnold (Han): 5 . Branda " Berg en (Ha n) ; 6 . Brad Rudy (KTM ); 7 . Pa u l warne ( KTM ) : 8. John Randolph (Han); 9 . J im mie Moffat (Yam) ; 10. Ja mie Nicely (Han) . GEN E ROMERO'S WES T CO A ST FLAT TR ACK SERIES PO INTS STA NDINGS ( Afler 7 of 8 round s): OPEN PRO: 1. Kevin Bric ker (J 08 / 1 win ); 2. J esse Sanc hez (96); 3 . Kenny Carl otta (82); 4 . (TIE) John Hlebo III (67/1 win }1 Tony Souza (67); 6 . J im m y Wood (5 8/ 2 w in s ) ; 7 . K en Net to ( 56): 8 . Mi ke Besem er (53); 9 . Beau Brown (52/1 w in ); 10. Rick Hoc king (49 ). SA DDLEMEN O PEN VINT : I. Rick Hoc k ing ( 149/ 6 wins): 2. Steve Hall ( 114) ; 3. Paul Rusin (95); 4. 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