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"The n [at the end of lap t hree) I started charging. Passing in the woods was difficult unless you could see a good line ahead . The n I started crashing, and I never did ge t back to w here I was ." Finishing in sixth was Husqvarnamounted Green. He crossed the finish line just two secon ds behind Kanney. "I made two gas stops today, and the second one really cost me ," Green said. "I had just passed Kanney when I had to stop. Each time I was right in there, and then I'd have to stop for gas while he broke away." Sixteen year-old Justin Williamson had a good day, as he paced himself with Green for most of the day, finishing seventh. Williamson said, "I got a bad start and slowly made my way up from the re . During the last three laps, Green and I went back and fort h. I'd pass him, and he'd pass me back. O n the last lap he got me w hen I got stuck on a log. I just ran out of time." Ste ve Leivan finished o ut his ride in eighth place. "I had trouble right from the start," Leivan said. "I tried a seco nd-gear, uphill start, and it just dic!n't worlk. I must have bee n dead last and had to really work my way up. After a couple of laps, I caught up to Williamson and Gree n, and we ended up riding a lot together." The PJI Wildcat 100 was the second off-road event ever held on the 350-acre Wildcat Ranch owned by Mary and Mike Snook. More than 400 riders turned out for the weekend 's race. eN W IlDCAT RANCH D ECATUR, ARKANSAS Rlsuus: MARcH 14, 2004 (ROUND 1 Of 8) PRO, I. Shane Watts (KTM); 2. Co le Calk;",; (Kaw); 3. Jimmy Jarrett (Y ); • . lOny Joiner (Yam); S. Nathan am Kanney (Y ; 6. Ke"l' Green (Hus); 7. Justin Williamson am) (Yam); 8 . Steve Leivan (Yam); 9. Mathew Fish (KTM); 10. Kyle Nelson (GG) ; I I. Charl ie Dectscber; 12. Chuck Garretson; 13. Kirk Foster, I"'. Oin t Carr, 15. Caraig Holase k: 16. Jesse Blombe rg; 17. joh n StrangfeJd: IB. Adam Mc Killin; 19. Philip West; 20. Jere my Smrth . UPCOMING ROUNDS: Round 2•April 24·25 E R , . ochester, Ohio R ound 3 . June YJ, Morrison, Illinois the gas," Watts said. 'i\t times we we re Watts wo uld hold on to take the win, just railing. It got real interesting once we just ahea d of Calkins and Jarrett, who started running into lappe rs. It cou ld have caught up at the end . easily gone either way." 'i\fter I crashed, I battled with Nate Jarr ett eventually caught back up and [Kanney] , [Kerry ] Green and JOiner," joined the chase , as did Calkins, who was Jarrett said. "We' d take turns leading. the rider on the move. Each of us would make a pass and then Calkins charged his way into second, we 'd crash . It was like that all day. Pass and he and Watts began to pull a little on and crash, pass and crash . Eventually Iwas the rest of the pack. able to brea k away from those guys in a "The first couple of laps, it was real creek section." crowded, but I hung right in there," Joiner finished out the race in fo urth. Calkins said. " I finally worked my way up "I had a good start, but I had to back to Watts, and then it was pretty much just off," Joiner said. "I'm still recovering from the two of us." two broken ankles fro m earlie r this year, As the two leaders started brea king and I haven't had much time on a bike yet. away, lappers started becoming a factor. My ankles are a little weak, and I'm still "For the last three laps, Cole was gettin g back into shape." always right there," Watts said. "I'd sta rt Kanney e nded up fifth . to break away, but every time I'd get held " I started off the day in so meth ing like up and dogged [by lapped traffic], which sixth o r seventh," Kanney said. "Fo r the wou ld allow him to catch back up again." first lap it was real close , and we all And the lappers didn 't affect just freight-trained. Up front , it was Shane and Watts . Joiner, with Jarre tt , Calkins and myself "Traffic seemed to keep us together," hanging right in the re. At first Joine r was Calkins said. 'i\t first it worked to my charging real hard , but then he fell off the advantage , but then it seemed to worlk to pace . Eventually Cole moved into second, Snane's . Each t ime I'd try and ake a and he and Shane broke away. move, we'd come up on a group of:';l;a"p- -"';;;';'" or the first cou ple of laps I just rode - at a level that was comfortable without pers. Shane would make the smart pass, and I'd get held up." tak ing any chances ," Kanney added . www.cyclenews.com CYCLE N EWS • MARCH 31 , 2004 45