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Cycle News 2003 11 19

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In the second m ota, J ones started back in sixth pla ce, but by lap th ree he was cha llenging for the lead . Leader Him es could feel the pressure down the back straight. and he overshot the berm int o th e com er. That's all Jones needed to win the second mota and th e ove rall for the day. Th e Senior Over 40 conte st was also a thrill er , w ith Billy Pres ton and J eff Pfall er pu sh in g each oth er to the limit. Th ese tw o have been racing eac h other sin ce th e ea rly '7 0s , wh en th ey ro de 100cc bik es. Prest on won the fi rst m ota, with Pfall er shado wing hi s eve ry m ov e for second. Nations T itl e-spon sored Fern and ez was th ird . M ot a tw o aga in saw ?faller and Prest on lead the pack into the fir st turn, th is tim e wi th Plaller leading and Preston applyin g th e pressure. On lap two , Pfaller lost tra ction in one of th e off -ca m ber turns and went do wn. Prest on raced by Pfall er to tak e th e lead , only to suffer his own mi sfortune. Tom Young took over the lead and held o n to it to the chec ke red flag . Pfaller was still able to ride to second , whi ch gav e him the ove rall for the day. for the to p spot. Hattery would not be denied in the second rnoto , though, as he sped away early to gamer the moto and overall wins. over Kaise r and David Kinkus. Later on, Kaise r dominated the 250cc B divi sion on his Gas Gas. zipping to the lead s early and winning both motos. Matt Scott from Beloit, Ohio , tried hi s be st to run down the lead er , but on this day Kaiser was on a ro ll. Vet rid er Robin McC lain chased in third pla ce in both m otos , and he also won the Ov er 30 AlB contest. Re sults 50 BEG: I . Josillh Riley (KTM); 2. Justin Farm (Hus). 50 (4· 6 ): J. Tanner N~ (KTM); 2. 1...any Offenberger (Cob ): 3. Brady P~rson (KTM. ; 4. Stephen Gmchen (KTM); 5. Christopher ) CIIIT (KTM ). 50 (7-6) ; 1. Zachary Knotts (Pol); 2. Jo«1an Brewer (tITM): 3. A.u stin PDt~O!!o (KTM); 4 . J osh Lee m es te r (Co b ); 5 . Derek Fowle r (Cob) . 65 eEO: 1. Ju stin Rice (KlIwl : 2. Jo sh Leem as te r (Suz): 3. Bobby Naugle (KTM) ; 4 Zan~ Pyles (KlJw); 5. Jacob Ril~y (Suz). 65 (7.9): I. Ryan Pmins (KTM ): 2. Alan Green (Suz); 3. JOshUll Steed (KTM) ; 4. Nikol as little (KllW): 5. Zachary Knotts (SUI) . 65 (10 -11) : 1. Jemes Ju stice (KT M); 2. Tyl er Little (Kawl: 3. Bra ndo n Davis (Suz); 4. Ryan Horsle y (KTM); 5. Rocky Perso ns (Kaw) . 85 (7· 11): 1. Ja mes Jus tice (Yam) : 2. Ty ler Litt le (Ka w) : 3. .Josef Bornhorst (Kaw): 4. Jef f Farris (Yam): 5. Eric: Davis (Suz). 85 ( 12- 15): I. KyleDitcber (Suz): 2. John Sluka (Kll w): 3. Justin Pickett (Hon): 4. Nathan Edwards (Hon): 5. Cody Minard (Yam ). 85 EXTRA: I . ZaneBums (Suz). S/MINI: I. Ton y Gallo (Suz); 2. John Sluka ( Kaw): 3. Nathan Edwards (Hon): 4. J '" M es a M ari n Raceway ell o b B agnis Bags A nother Champions hip! I Q. B y J OSH O 'NEAL BAKERSFIELD, CA , OCT, 17 Th e final ro und of th e Mesa Ma rin Series was sure to be a great on e. Leo " Pucho" Bagni s had a lread y won th e Open po ints c h am pi o ns h i p , but in th e race for t he Sp ort sman cha m p io nshi p , Cliff Sullivan was tw o poi nts ahead of Em ie Lyl es; it had loo ked like Lyles had the Sportsman cl ass in th e ba g until he crashed off the jump at round seven and garnered a DNF and a broken femur. At the final round , Lyles wa s back to try to win the class even tho ugh he co uld barely walk. The first heat race was the Sportsman 's. Su lliva n stalled it on the start. Scott Kenn edy took the ho leshot on his new Honda 450F, but Scotty Nakamu ra passed him for the w in . Lyl es finis hed second , wi t h K enn edy , J o sh Pearce and Bru ce Sella rs ro unding out th e top five . In the Open heat, Je ff Harrington too k his Vert ema ti 570 into th e lead. Bagnis ( Harrtnq ton ' s t eamm ate) w as secon d . Ric k Pea rce tr ied to get aro und Bagni s but co uldn't. Harring to n won , with Bagn is seco nd and Pearce th ird . Col e Cates was a close fou rth . Mesa Marin Raceway: Leo " Pucho" Bagnis won t he main event and the Mesa Marin Raceway Cal Spas championship at the series ' fina l round in Bake rsfield, California,

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