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World Off-Road Championshi p S eri e s R ou n d 1 2: H one y L a k e M X P ark physical two -hour ra ce . When the gate f ell , Robert Naughton seemed to have the jump on the field, but as th e riders neared the first turn , Dav is , Pearson and Smail made the move to the outside of the turn. " I went to the outside and left the power on ," said Dav is. " Rus s was right there, and I had to put the trust in my teammate that h e wouldn 't take me out." Pearson, Smail and Naughton followed Davis through the turn , but the big surprise was Sheak, who was fifth and fighting to sta y on two wheels . "T he bike to ok a big hop, and the fans could see both numberplates, so I ju st p inn ed i t and stay ed o n the track, " Sheak said . Th e r iders behind Sh eak had to check up as th e t op five were set and h ead e d o u t f or th e "trai l" sectio n s t hat wo u ld pro ve t o be ve ry tricky . A bbo tt set his sig hts o n the front-runner s. "T hey were on a very fast pace fo r the opening lap - every on e was charg ing and rid ing 100 percent," he said . As the riders came back onto the m otocross tra ck and headed up the B y D A VE B ROSIUS PH OT OS BY M AD DO X P HOT OGRA PHY MILF ORD, CA, OCT. 26 ain and shine, Ty Davis dominated the WORCS round at Honey Lake Motocross in Milford, California . Montclair Yamaha's Davis put his ISDE preparation on hold and raced to victory ov er teammate Russ Pear son at round 12. The c ourse demanded both motocross and off- ro ad skills and pitted top rid ers from across th e country against the demands of boul der-fill ed c re e k be d s, single -tra ck c ro s s gr ain, and a National -styl e moto c ro ss trac k t o d etermine who would stand at th e top of the pod ium. With his v ic t o ry, Davis pads his WORCS series lead , with the l ast round to be held at Cooper Land in Stillwat er , O kl ah oma , but the champi on ship is st ill not loc ked up. Some heavy hitt er s of West Coast off -road rac in g were in attendance along with the Mon tclair Yamaha gang of Davis, Pearson and Nathan Woods was Was hougal winner Lanc e Smail, K awasak i Team Green riders Destry Abbott, Sc ott Sheak and Br ian B rown, and KTM sp eedsters Patri ck and Brian Garrahan . On ce aga in th e WORCS series att ra c ted motoc ros s racers su ch as Dirt Bike Ma gazin e test rider Mark Til ley, No rt hw est rac er M ik e Cord er and N evada's Bobb y Garrison to test th eir ski lls in th e ver y R (Left) Ty Davis traverses the singletrack on his way to h is third WORCS win of the season. If all goes well, he should clinch the title in Oklahoma. Lance Smail had one of h is strongest finishes at Honey Lake, grabbing the last podium spot. 32 NOVEM BER 19. 2003 ' eye I e net.N's