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0Pfl1 EX: L Chris Clark (el); 2. John Adams (Hen); 3. Rick Northwest Vintage & EvolutionMotocross Series Round 2: Wo dlandMotocross Park Ball(BuI ). 30. AM: 1. Chris Johnson (Hus ); 2. Syril Wolf (Hus); 3 . TIJTl Sul· livan (Yam) . Hat Trick for Hart! O ne ri der c am e close to replicating bot h Hart 's and Skiver's trip le feats : Honda -mount · ed Co li Don oghue won the 125cc and 250cc Vintage Int ermed iat e classes and placed sec ond , behind B ill Grubin, in th e Over 40 Int er mediate class. Donog hue won four of the six m otos he contested on th e day and was in c on tention for a hat tr ick of his own until Gru bi n put th e clamps on hi m in th e seco nd Ov er 40 rnoto. The re were also im pressive numbers in th e Evo lutio n ( 19 75 -83 ) classes. m ost not abl y in the Ov er 40 A mateur class. Yama ha rid er Joe Bla ir devoured th e competition to head up th e field of 19 riders. O regon's Kurt Steve ns ha s cap tured the lio n's share of wins in the Open Expert cl ass th e past severa l yea rs. and thi s da y was much th e same for t he ri d er fr om Port land . Stev ens swept bo th rnotos , althou gh hi s win s were hardl y a c ake walk . Steven s had Monty Pric e and AMA Pro 'Joe B rock way to d e al wit h i n b o th m ot o s ; B r o ckw a y was im press ive in his mota -t wo perform an c e, as he trailed St even s at th e finish . Ho weve r, a mota -one DNF o n Br o ckwa y ' s part ha n de d th e runner -up laur els to former AMA Pro Den n i s Sw ee t e n , v i a co nsistent 3 -3 p lacings. Despi t e a fifth -place finish on Pric e's part in m ota two, Price went 5 ·2 for th ird overall , fol lowed by Yamaha rider B la k e Lando n (4 -4) and Andre w Sullivan (5 -6) . B rockwa y , riding a Yamaha, ca me ba ck lat er to troun ce the competition in the Un der 40 Ex pert cl ass. in wh ich he won bo th m ot os. Sw ee t en and Landon did all th ey cou ld to k nock Brockway from th e to p spo t, bu t neith er had any luc k . Sweeten (3- 2) and Landon ( 2-3 ) rounded out the top th ree overall. B y ClAY LJCHT WO ODLAND, WA, NOV . I O rego n 's Grayson Hart m ad e h i s se aso n series debu t a triumphant one, as th e former National number -72 p late hol der not ched a three -class win ta lly at round two of the Northwest Vi ntage (, Evolut io n Mot ocr o ss Se ries , held at Woodland Mot ocros s Parle Hart. riding a pa ir of 1973 Ho nda CR El sin ores, to pped th e 125cc. 250cc and Ov er 30 Ex pert cl asses. Ne arly 3 00 ri de rs fro m th r ee W est ern states a nd Can ad a were on han d . alth ough few wo uld ec li pse Hart' s speed on th is day . CZ rider Chris Clark was on e of th e selec t few to ru n H art' s p ac e. Clark , w ho won t he Open Expert cl as s, fi nishe d secon d t o Hart in th e fir st Over 30 Ex pert m ot o; how ever . Clark did n ot fin ish m o t o two, and Suzuki -mounted Mark Sullivan trail ed Hart ov erall . Sullivan also fini shed second ove ra ll to Hart in th e 250cc Exp ert cl as s. thi s tim e aboa rd a Hu sq v arna CR25 0 . Last season, Washingt on ' s Ran dy Sk ive r chu rned out an amaz ing string of victori es at each o f th e ni ne rounds in t a k in g h is Pre 19 70 , Over 50 and Fo u r-S troke class titl es, and this year Sk iver loo k s to be on hi s way t o a repeat of th at feat. Sk iver, riding a BSA B -50 MX. won all th ree of the cl asses he co nte sted - Ov er 50, Pre- 19 70 and Fo ur- Strok e Expert - to join Hart as th e o nly tr iple-cl ass winner. As th e lone Expert rid er in th e Pre-1 9 70 class, Skiver thumped to a du al ro ut of bo th motos, finis hing ahead of Russell Sk iv er. Russell wa s th e top performer in the ad join ed Interm ediat e class after placing 1- 1. J im Co le. who along with his wife, Arloa , m ade the trek from Salem, Oregon, piloted his pristi ne , Che ney-framed , Tri umph- powered m ach ine to a second-place finish in th e Pre1970 Intermediate class. trailing both Skivers in bo th m otos. AJS rider Jon Vasila uskas and his brother Steve each placed th ird in on e of t he two m ote s, and it wa s Jon wh o net ting t h i r d overall d ue to amato -two DNF on St eve' s part. Mark Baer, riding a 1969 CZ 3 6 0, fi nished fourth ov era ll , followed by Don Matthews, on a 1967 CZ 250 twin -p iper. A large field of contestants were on hand for th e XR75 cl ass. wh ich was sp lit in to two di visions. Mitchell Ne wton and Kei th Sw eete n were th e crea m of the crop in the Interm ediate po rt io n, nabbing one m ot a wi n api ece: Newton won the sec o nd mota to take home the top brass , ahea d of Sweeten and Ja m es Bod kin . In the Ama teur portion , Christopher Con way walloped th e co mpetition in both motos to lea d Bria n Adams and J ak e Sullivan into the top three in th e 18- rider field . Woodla nd Motocross Park Woodla nd, Wash in gton Results, Novembe r 1. 2003 CRo und 2 of g) Vlnt.agc XR75 AM : 1. Chris Conway; 2. Brian Adorns; 3 . J ake Sulliva n; 4. Travis Beich; 5. Kyle Moulton. XR75 INT: l. Mitch Newton 2. Keith Swmen: J . Jal'M'l Bodkin. : PRE.1970 AM: 1. vern Von Drecek (BSAI : 2. Jame s Bodkin (K.tJ w). PRE·1970 INT: 1. Russell SkIver (Pen); 2. Jim Cole (Che.TrI); 3. Jon Va5ila u5~ (......,5). PRE· 1970 EX: 1. Randy Skiver (BSA). 125 AM: I. Brad Nanditt (Han); 2. Nick Chllpn1l1n ( Han); 3. Peter NlInditt (Han) . 125 INT: 1. Coli Donoghu (Hon); 2. Travis Johnston (Han): 3 e Gary Down (Hon ). 125 EX: I. Grayson Hart (Han); 2. J osh .Jem ee (Hon) ; 3 . Jeff Pugh (Hon). 250 AM: I . Bryan " oderberg (Bul); 2. Mark Percy (Yam): 3. B~ Schull: (Hon). 25 0 !NT: 1. Coil Donog hue (Hon ); 2. Travis Andtorberg (Bul); 3 . Lorin Smith (e l ). 250 EX: 1. Grayson Hart (Hon) ; 2. Mar1l. Sull ivan (Hus): 3 . Andy J a mes (Han) . O PEN AM : 1. Darry l Weinkauf (Mai l : 2. Syrl1 Wotf (Hus): 3 . WII ChrisUAn~ (Yam). O PEN (NT : 1. A I Anderberg (Bu l); 2. Russell Sk l..e t (Pen): 3 . Mike Caru50 (Han). Woodland Motocross Park: Chris Clark won the Open Expert c lass at round two of the Northwest Vintage & Evolution Motocross Series In Woodland, Washington_ 38 DECEMBER 3 . 2003' c u e e . n e vv s 30 . INT: 1. Tra.. i& Johnston (Hon); 2. Ran &ny (Yam) . 30. EX I. Grayson Hart (Hon); 2. Mark Sullivan (Sw); 3 . Dan : Cunho IClI. 40 . AM : I . Mike Jolma (Han ); 2 . Man Koch (CZ); 3 . Prlet ~ diU (Han) . 40 . INT : 1. Bill Grubin (Hon ); 2. Coil Donogh Ul' (Hon) ; 3 . Lonn Sm ith (Cl) . 40 . EX : 1. Chr is Gray ( Hus) ; 2. Dan Cun ha (el) ; 3 . And y J ames (Hon) . 50 . AM: 1. BiD Blum~ (CZ); 2. Da..e McK ill ip (BuI); 3 . Bruce Gosser (Hus ). SO.INT: 1. Jerry Shie4ds (Hon ); 2. Chris K~ (Hon ); 3. Char · lie Branst etter (Hon ). SO. EX: 1. Randy Skiver (BSA ); 2. Charl ie Brown (Mon) . 60. AM: 1. Don Harris (AJS): 2. Dan 1'\cCarthy (Hus); 3. lJoyd ...... IClI. 6O. INT 1. Glenn F~ (C-A ). : 4 -S TRK AM.: 1. Mik e Jo lm.a (Han ); 2. Brett Sch ulz (Han ); 3 . Hans May (A./S). 4·STRK lNT 1. Ruuell Ski..er (Pen): 2. Mi ke Caruso (Hon): 3 . : Steve Vasilauskas (BSA ). 4·STRK EX: I. RandySki..er (BSA); 2. John Adams (Han) . WM AM : I. AliJr. Seere (Cl ): 2. ArIoa Cole (BSA ). WMN INT: 1. Deanna Gray (Hon) . Evolution 125 AM: I. Ste..e Jurdlin (Yam ); 2. Dmick Hartfid (Hon): 3. Deanna Gray (Hoo) . 125 INT : 1. Josh Wam ng (Hon); 2. BlIan Rev~l (Hoo) . 250 AM: 1. Rob Watson (Yam ): 2. Thorn Green (KTM); 3. TIJTl McCrary (Ma i). 250 !NT: 1. Jdf Kuyk endall (Hus); 2. Lyndell Raphael (Hus); 3. Mark Baer(Mai). 250 EX: I. Mik e Harrill (K aw); 2. ..IonAlthan Stuart (Han ). OPEN INT: 1. Marvin ~wton (Moi); 2. J im Con way (Ma i); 3. Scott McAllister (Mai) . OPEN EX: 1. Kurt Stevens (Yam ); 2. Dennis Swffien (Yam ); 3 . Mont Price (Yam ). y 0 -40 AM: I . Cole CabitT (Han ): 2. Mark Sch midt (Yam ); 3. CIvis Sehrnd (Yam ). 0-40 INT; 1. Josh Wamn g (Hon); 2. Len lowry (Yam ); 3. Chris WII.~ ( Hon ). 0-40 EX: J. Joe Brocbay (Yam ): 2. Dmn is Sweeten (Yam )'; 3 . Blake Lmdon (Yarn) . 40 . AM: 1. Joe Blair ( Yam l : 2. Bobby Gra..ely (Hon ): 3. Tim McCrary (Ma i). 40. INT: 1. J dI Kuykenda ll (Hus ); 2. Bill Gtubin (Hon) ; 3. Da..e Eppig IHon). 40 . EX: 1. Monty Price (Yam): 2. Joe Casey (Hon): 3 . Qvi:sto. pher James (Yam ). a lllNT: 1. Chris Walthe r (Han); 2. Trovis Anderberg (BuI) : 3. Scott McAllister (Mai) . all EX: 1. Leon Capps (Han ): 2. Mik e HalTitt (Ka w): 3 . Christopht'l" James (Yam ). CMCCactus State Motocross Series Round6: T hrasherland Motocross Park Nasser, Stultz Stultify 'em B y R OBERT VAN D Al'IME GLE NDALE. AZ , NOV. I St ev en Stultz a nd Ryan Nasser eac h t oo k overalls at the final ro und of the ina ug ur al CMC Cact us Stat e Motocross Series, pr esented b y Spac e Saver Cabin et s , A EO , Tru ck Rec y cl ers , Jim Bo ga rd RV, Pref erred Door, Azdirt.cam, Motow orks and Pit Enterprises. In th e first 85cc ( 14- 16) moto, Ryan Jones pulled th e holesho t. followed by Dan iel J ewett and Stu ltz. Th en Stultz passed Jewett on the north side of the c ourse for sec ond . Wh en J on es went down on th e backside of th e Bent Hill . Stultz took the top spo t, fo llowed by J ew ett and T yl er Littlefi eld . Jones re -entere d the track a lap down and w ith a broken clutch le ve r. Jewett we nt down late in th e m ot a , m oving U tt lefi eld to second. Stu ltz secured a g ood lead during t he first half of the race . which was needed. as his m otorc ycl e sta rte d missing and sp utt ering on th e final tw o laps. Stu ltz came away with the m oto win , foll owed by Littl ef i eld , Mi c ha el Hardy . Jewett and Jones . Th e seco nd m ot o foun d St ultz in fro nt of Littlefi eld and J on es . On t he secon d l ap , J one s c ame alongside Littlefield and tri ed t o co mplete th e pas s be for e tum two , but Littlefield wou ldn 't give in , and the pa ir rema ined side by side up th e west side and then throug h th e do uble-single c om binatio n section. Littl efi eld c ont ro lled th e pr ef erred li ne going in t o t he h o le sectio n to reta in sec o nd p la c e . It wo uld take a few more laps befo re he could make th e pa ss, but J ones went by Litt lefie ld o n the sid e hill sec ti on to take over second. Th e Bite Me /Dirt Pro/Fit Te ch MX -sponsor ed Stultz pulled away fro m the battle for seco nd to gamer th e mota win. Sec ond went to Jones. followed by Littlefield . J ewett and Hardy . A ustin White held th e point at th e start of the first 125cc Junior mota, over Alex Haag, Tanner Cook and Josh Coleman. Wesley Geyer, Jerem y Williamson , Grant Bol zan and A ustin Schn urr ta ngled in the fi rst turn an d were left beh ind . Th e t op three remained th e same at the completion of lap one, while Cook had hi s g loves full trying to hold off Kyle Strippleman. Th en came Nas ser , M ichel Pruett and Corey Fo rd . Strippleman passed Cook com ing off the dropaway left -bender for fourth. Then Pruett slip ped up , allowing Ford and D erek Geiser to move into seventh and eig hth. Cook went wide coming in to the swi tchbacks, openi ng th e door for Ford and Geiser to go up th e insi de for sixth and seventh. The n Whi te went do wn in the fina l co mer, ha nding th e lead over to Haag . Nex t, Strippleman went down afte r tum one, so the field changed up aga in . with Haag in fro nt, fo ll owed by Co le man an d Nasser. Geiser moved aro und Ford for sixth as they c ame down the hill. On the white-flag lap, Colem an stum bled comi ng ou t of turn o ne , g iving Haag some breathing room. Strippleman went down once Thrasherland Motocross Park: Ryan Nasser went 2-1 for first overall In the 125cc Junior class and also scored the series championship at round six of the CMC Cactus State Motocross Series in Glendale, Arizona_

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