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INT: I. Tyler Keefe (Hon); 2. Blake Runestad (Yam 3. l este r Varn um (Y ); am): 4. Kyle Griffith (Hon); 5. Colton Udall (Yam) 250 BEG: I. Jame s Standart (Hon); 2. . Cody Brownfield (Ha n); 3. Brian Rothe (Yam 250 JR: I. Shawn Bolding (Hon); 2. ). Phil Schaben (Yam J . Michael Rica (KTM); 4. Craig Cheev e r (Y ); am); 5. Ben Baines (Hon). 250 INT: I. Mike Alessi (Ha n): 2. Jeff l oo p (Ha n); 3. Shane Johnsto n (Suz); 4. Mike Pineda (Kaw ); 5. Whitney Murphy (Han ). 1 50 PRO: I. Josh ua Grant (Han ); 2. Joey Lanza (KTM); l . Tony Amarad io (Han ); 4. Paul Kellen (Han ); 5. Phil Dowell (Y am). VET BEG: I. Damo n Dunawa y (Yam 2. Stephen Gerbe r (Y ); am); 3. Brian l ehaman (Hon); 4. Dan Hanebrink (Han) ; 5. Doug Jardine (Y am). VET JR: I. John Elton (Hon); 2. Mike Hillon (Y am); 3. Matt Burroughs (Hus); 4. Chuck Golo b (Han) ; 5. l udo Boinnard (Yam). VET INT: I. Gregg Young (Ha n); 2. Ken Ehle rs (Yam); l . Jim Naegle (Hon). 40+ JR: I. James Mitchell (Y am); 2. Mike Phillips (Hon); l. Ty Urson (Ha n); 4. Greg Groom (Ha n); 5. Frank Villa (Hon). 40+ INT: I. Tim Murphy (Hon); 2. Bill Keefe (Ha n); l . Gary Harada (Hen ): 4. Rudy Chavez (Han) ; 5. Harold Smith (Hon). 40 + EX: I. Fred Nichols (Hon); 2. Randy Skinner (Suz); 3. Willi Amaradio (Y e am): 4. Dave Ero pkin (Han ); 5. Step hen Watson (Yam ). 40+ MAST ER: I. Rob Engel (Y am); 2. Clark Jones (Ha n); 3. Ri h Eierstedt (Ya c m); 4. Bob Johnson (Hon). 50 + JR: I. Pierre Pfeiffer (Ha n); 2. Ken Feulner (Ha n). 50 + MSTR: l. Geo rge Kohler (Ha n); 2. Bill Maxim (Kaw); 3. l yle Sweet e r (Ha n); 4. Ray Pisarski (Kaw ); 5. J Weisel (Yam ody ). Thacker Praductian s/Western Power Sp orts / Fly Racing Arenacross Dia mond W Are na Arenacross Arrives in Alvarado By SHEUY WATSON ALVARADO, TX, DEC. 12-14 A renacross made its debut in Alvarado, Texas, at the inaugural ~ iamond WfWestern Powe r Sports/Fly Racing Arenacross and Expo, a th ree-day event complete wit h a $ 12,000 Pro purse , Amate ur Open racing, a freesty le jump-o ff, and extreme pit-bike races . Thacker MotoX Inc.{frackside Cycle Shop's Roy Thac ker, Western Power Sports/ Fly Racing's Mike Hill, and john Allencar of DFW KTM came together to bring motocross indoors to an outstanding facility that hopefully will be draw ing motocrossers for years to come . O n Friday night, josh Demuth was on fire in the 125cc Pro class, leading the who le race . A first-lap pileu p in the whoops left KTM pilot je re my Durre tt and Scotty Trimble scrambling to gain posit ions. Tommy Hofmaster and Robbie Reynard had their own batt le going on t he third lap for second and th ird, while Kevin joh nson, Charlie Bogard and Adam Menne nga we re also batt ling. Reynard put a bloc k-pass on Hofmaster for seco nd on lap three. By lap seven, Demuth was lapping the field, gaining a five -second lead over Reynard and Hofmaster. Johnny Marley passed Bogard on lap nine for fifth. Tw e lve riders lo ad ed the gate for t he 25 0 cc Pro c lass . Ho fmaste r to ok t he ho leshot, w ith De muth, Reyna rd, josh johnson and McFly Schell in tow. O n lap three, Dem uth passed Hofmaster for first, but one lap later Hofmaste r re passed him. On lap six, Dem uth and Reynard bot h passed Hofmaster to take over first and second, finishing in that orde r. Menne nga finished a strong fourth . Kevin ro unded out the top five. Kevin Johnson too k ho me the big bucks for his performance in the Freestyle jump-Off by co mplet ing a "Iazyboy" jump. Saturday eve ning be longed to Reynard , in both the I25cc and 250cc Pro classe s. Hofmaste r grab bed a huge holes hot in th e 12Scc main event, while his team mate Demuth struggled on the sta rt and fell at this first tum , finishing the first lap in last place . Re ynard stayed on Hofm ast er ' s back fe nder, w a it ing fo r Hofmast er to e ithe r ma ke a mist a ke o r make a bloc k- pass . Mennenga and Scotty Trimble we re bar to bar on lap four, and by lap five Demu th ha d moved up to sixt h place . Hofm ast e r 's mistake came on lap seve n, when he slid out, and tha t was all it t oo k for Reynard to ta ke ove r t he le ad and ta ke t he wi n. Hofm aste r finished second, wh ile Dem uth worked his way up t hrough the pac k t o finish thi rd afte r ga t ing in last place . Mennenga and Scott Metz ro unded out the top five. Dem ut h, Reynard and Hofmaste r led t he way for a field of I I riders in t he 2S0cc Pro class for t he first six laps, with Bogard and KTM pilot Men holding the fourth - and fifth-place positlons . Dem uth and Reynard co ntinued their batt le until the end of the race , when Reynard passed De muth on t he last turn to take the win. Hofmaste r. Bogard and Mennenga finished out the top five. RESULTS Fr iday 115 PRO: I. Josh De muth (Yam) ; 2. Robb ie Reynard (Hon): 3. To mm y Hofmaste r (Y am); 4. Kevin Johnson (Ya m); 5. Johnny Marley (Ha n). 250 PRO : I. Josh Demuth (Y am): 2. Robbie Reynard (Ha n); J. Tommy Hofmaster (Y ; 4. am) Adam Mennenga (Yam 5. Ke vin Johnson (Y . FREESTYLE PRO: I. Kevin ); am) Johnson (Yam 2. Jerem y Durre tt (KTM); 3. Scotty Trimble (Suz). ); Saturday 125 PRO : I. Robbie Reynar d (Ha n); 2. Tommy Hofm aster (Ya m); 3. Josh Demut h (Yam 4. Adam Men nenga (Yam); 5. Scott Mea (KTM). 250 PRO : I. ); Robbie Reynard (Ha n); 2. Josh De muth (Y ; J. Tom my Hofmaste r (Yam); 4. am) Char ley Bogard (Suz); 5. Adam Me nnenga (Yam FREESTYLE PRO : I. Kevin ). Johnson (Yam 2. Jere my Durrett (KTM); J. Scony Trimble (Suz). ); Don't Just Whine About Write About It! If you don't see local coverage in Cycle News of events in your area , you can help by becoming a Cycle News contributor. You write the story (and shoot photos) at your local club and track events, and submit the story to us for publication. We'll even pay you for what we print. All you have to do is call the Cycle News headquarters at 714-75 1-7433 (weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. P.S T.; Tuesday thru Friday) and ask for a "contributor kit". We'll send you all the details about how to write local stories for Cycle News. REMEMBER... // We can't run it if we don't get it! www.cyclenews.com CYCLE NEWS • JANUARY 21 , 2004 57

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