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(Yam) ; S. Danny Maro les (Yam) . "0 + NOV: I. larry Peacock (Yam) ; 2. Monte Prit chett (Yam) ; 1. Dave Dubin am). (5oz). " 0 + INT: I. Tim Williams (Y Team Race 6 5: I . COMOf'" G~Crash Bell (Kaw); 2. Blaze Raible! Joey Savatgy (KTM). 8 5: I. Chris GreenlTanner Kraherlbuhl (Suz) ; 2. Dyllan BucknaH/Cody Martin (Ho n) ; 1. Dan ie l Armstrong/Michael Suchomel (Yam ). MX West Fall Series Round 12: Fern ley In te r n a t io n a l Raceway 115 + : I . Ross GarCi a/Josh T hompson ( Ho n ); 2. Bryan MullinfWes ley Vets Set Fernley Afire! Ostman (Yam) ; l . Sean MartirV)ared Hawk (Yam); 1. Shawn Vannatta/Randy Vannatta (Yam). BY ROBERT BEAUPRE AMP Octoberfest Super Gold Cup Series Round 4 : AMP N ational Track at P rairie City FERNLEY NV, NOV. 23 , A t t he fina l ro u nd of t he MX West Fall /""\se ries, a sce nario that 's played out thro ugh. o ut the year in the Vet Expe rt classe s co ntinue d, as Eric Schacht, Larry Brown an d Mike McMurry, in their ongoin g rivalry, again left the pack beh ind . Although age supposed ly mellows racers, th e motos with Honda pilots Schacht , Bro wn and McMurry featured as much intens ity as any class on th is day. The three diced at the fr o nt of ea ch O ver 30 and O ve r 40 Expert moto, and never did any one of them lose contact with the other tw o. Th us the Over 30 Expert dass was anyone 's r ace w he n Sc ha ch t , Bro w n a nd Mc Mur r y q uickly fou nd the front in each mo to . "All year lo ng, we ' ve bee n clos e ," sai d Scha cht. " I've be e n raci ng for 26 years, an d the se have been so me of t he bes t yea rs I've had. We give each ot her a lot of respect on the track. We can cro wd each other, but we wo n't take each ot her o ut. We can scrap hard but still get up Mond ay mo rning and go to work. " And scrap they did, as Schacht fought off his friend ly rivals to sco re the overall win. Brown. w ho is presi den t of the Reno O ld-Timers MX Assoc iat ion, claimed a close seco nd . "It was epic!" said Brown of the battle in the second mota. "I was totally squirrelly that last moto . I kep t going off t he trac k, and then I'd have to catch back up. But it was fun, and that's w hat we' re all here fo r. Th ey [Sch acht and McMurry) are both riding really good ." McMurry polite ly decl ined to comment after the secon d moto, apparently pre ferring not to share any thoughts on his excrucia tingly close third-place finish. McMurry has taken his share of wins throughout the year, though, and if not for a scan t few feet in each mo to , he'd have ano the r o ne to add to his resume. T he O ve r 40 Exp e rt class loo ke d like a rerun of th e O ver 30 class, ex ce pt t his time Br o w n le d t he pa c k . Bro wn to pp e d bo t h motos , though Schacht and McMurry never let him brea the easily as they took a close second and th ird , respectively. Bro w n sa id he was ready for a new diversion now t hat t he motocross season in northern Nevada is done . Mciver Devises a Winner By JIM AND FARRIHN ENOS RANCHO CORDOVA , CA, NOV. 23Travis Mciver turned a pair of moto wins in the 250cc Novice class into an overallvicto ry at rou nd four of the AMP O cto berfest Super Gold Cup Series at the AMP Nation al Track at Prairie City. The effort also put the Ho nda rider into the points lead, as class do minator Ryan Haze n suffered a bad first -moto crash that put him out of actio n for the rest of the day. Mciver got a thir d-place start among the 10rider field. Kawasaki jockey Miguel Rangel too k the early lead. Hazen was in tow until he went down at the bottom of a fast downhill and went ove r the back side of a berm. Chad Crawford inhe rited sec o nd spot and ke pt Mciver at bay for th e first two laps, wh ile Range l bega n to stre tch out his lead. However, as Mciver came arou nd and saw Hazen stilloff to the side of the track , he kicked it up a notc h and quickly got by Crawford and then se t his sights on Rangel. The fact that Haze n is Mciver's cousin may have given him that extra kick to win the mot o; in any case , he soon caugh t up to Rangel, and he made th e pa ss o n t he wh ite -flag lap. Mciver to o k t he w in. Ra nge l hel d on t o second . Cr awford , Justi n Ste ckly and Just in Lovelace rou nded o ut the top five. Moto two again saw Range l out fro nt , but this time Mcive r was right on his rear fender, and he made a pass for the lead two turns into the mo to. From there on , Mciver increased his lead, while Rangel quickly came under pressure from Steckly. Craw ford joined the duo , and a good three- rider battle e nsued for se co nd . Mciver too k ano the r unco ntested w in. Rangel manage d to hold off Steckl y fo r the runner-up spot on th e day. Ste ckly ro und ed out the top three with a 4-3 score. In 250cc Interm ed iate action, Tony She rman bested a strong 16-rider field en rou te to a pair of moto wins . Sherman utilized a pair of good starts and , despite heavy pressure from local rider A.J. Perez, came across the finish line with a com fortab le lead both t imes out. Pe rez t ou ghe d it out fo r se cond in moto one but sco re d a D NF in mo to tw o after suffe ring a mechanical problem one lap in. Dave Mumma e arned t he seco nd sp ot o n th e day via a 6-2 e ffort , w hile Be au Wiegand ro unded o ut the top three with a 4-S tally. Bobby Garrison made the trek from Sparks, Neva da , worthwhile by acing both 2S0cc Pro mot o s . Fe nd ing o ff a pers ist e nt Matt McCrum men in bo th moto s, Garr iso n ro de stro ng for th e wins . McCru mme n had a little trou ble o n the day, going down in the first mote and finishing third, but he re bound ed in mote two for second and sec o nd overa ll on the day. Jarid Blevins rode his Hond a to a 2-3 scor e to round o ut the top th ree. (Cob); 3. Cbyton Tucker (Po/); 4. Sammy BeU(PoI); 5. Jonlan ,.". (KTl1). 50 (7-8); I. Col Johnson (Pol); 2. Du< Nunes 'Y (Pol); 3. T",,", Honcock (KTM); 4. Kyle Greener (Pol). 50 (0 . 8) OPEN: I. Conner Pearson (Pol) ; 2. G unnar Sigler (KTl1); 3. Sean B, own (l (K.w ). 611 BEG ; I. Reno Evans (KT M); 2. Conner Pears o n (KTM); 1. Gunnar Sigler (KTMJ; .. . Anthony Rutter (KTM); S. Ch ase Two hig (KT M) . 6 0 N OV: I. Scotty Cra ven (KT M); 2. Zac hary Knudson (KTM); 1. Jake Mohn ike (KTM); "'. Chris Buhlig (KTM); S. Cody Evans (KTM). 60 OPEN: I. Josh Gr eco (KTM); 2. Ga be Ad""" (KTl1); 3. J.ke Mohrnke (KTl1); 4. Clvi, Buhlig (KTl1); 5. zaetwy Knudson (KTl1). 80 ffT; I. Brian M.rion (y",,); 2. Jocob Hughes (K.w ). 80 BEG 0 - 1; I. Cody Ha uge n (Yam) ; 2. Chris Pulos (Yam); 1. KY'e Freitas (y",,); 4. Jooh Homme " (Kaw); 5 . Jeff~ M..... Jr. (Hon) . 80 BEG 0 -1 : I. MiChae l Harting (Suz); 2. zachary Knud son (Yam ); 1. Colby IOnn (Han); "'. Josh Stein (Han); S. Shane Acosta (Y ). 80 NOV: I. Gra yson Swift (Yam) ; 2. Dylan am lane (Y ; 1. Jerry Cox Jr. (Yam); -t. James Ve lasco (Han ); S. am) zach Cole (Suz). 80 INT: I. Dustin Enochs (Y am); 2. Chappy Fie ne (Suz); 1. Tra" is Be ll (Hon). 80 S/ MIN I: I. Dusti n Enochs (Yam); 2. Tra'lis Bell (Han ); 1. Grayson Swift (Yam); "'. am) Dytan lane (Yam). 80 OPEN 0 -1: I. Dustin Enochs (Y ; 2. C happy Fiene (Suz); 1. Tra'on HvtK>g (KTl1). 50 (7 -8) STI(, I. Gu...... 5;gler (KTM); 2. Do"" Nunes (Pol); 3. Tra'lis Hancoc k (KTM); 1. Jacob Becvar (KTM); S. Conner Ar ago n (Po l). 50 (0·8 ) OPEN : I. Cal Johnson (Po l); 2. Canner Pearson (Po l). Ma in Track 50 (4 -6) : I. Bra yd e n Massey (Pol); 2. Co dy Fe nd le y ~ ~ § I Q. 80 Travis Mciver put it a ll together to top the 250cc Novices a t round four of the AMP Octoberfest Super Go ld Cup Series. JANUARY 14, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS RfSULTS 50 (4-6) PRVTR 0 - 1; I. jo

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