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, I r , I , pre tty easy, so it worked out perfect. "I just hung it out more than everyone else, I guess, " he added. " I wish it were that easy eve ry week end. I got into the lead and slowly pulled away. I had to pit twice and knew it, so I wanted a big e nough lead so that the second pit wo uldn't affec t my posit io n. Afte r th at , I was able to slow down and not take any chance s. The course was aw eso me ." Woods finished out the race in second abo ut a minute behind Bonds and wa s followed by Davis. " I got a good sta rt ," Davis said of his race . "Woods and I got out there with Smail and Bonds, and the four of us just pulled away. Those guys we re riding a little faster than I was, and that pretty much sums up the wh ole weekend . I was sitting in fourt h, and I kne w that they were making up a few sec onds here and the re, so I just ro de the best that I could . "T he course was good ; everyone was saying it was all mo to , but really it was grand prix stuff," Davis said of the track. " It wasn't tight moto at all; it was fairly fast sweeping corners , but it still was a great trac k." Naug hton had his second strong showing in a row, finishing fourth . " I got off to a seventh -place start and moved into fifth on the first lap," Naughton said. " I lost the lead pack and wasn 't matching their pace . But I was happy that I was putting some distance on the guys that where beh ind me . I switc hed ove r to the 450 Honda for t his race, and wit h a littl e more work, I think I'll be right up there wit h t he lead pack. I th ink th at the fo urstro ke was an advantag e on 80 pe rce nt of t hat tr ack; the only place where it wasn't wa s the mo to tr ack. " Pearson , Abb ot t , Tilley, KTM 's Brian Garrahan and Team Gree n's David Pearson rounded out the top 10. Wood s leads Bonds in the cha mpio nship by 24 po ints, 98-74, w ith Caselli now sitt ing in t hird with 70. Abbott and Russ Pearso n round out the to p five in the se ries with 66 and 60 points, res pect ively. eN EDDIEVILLE EURO GP GOLDENDALE, WASHINGTON RESULTS: MARCH 28, 2004 (ROUND 4 OF 13) O /A : I. Bobby Bond s (Kaw): 2. Nathan Woods (Yam); 3. Ty Da vis (Yam); 4 . Robert Naughton (Ha n); 5. Russell Pearson (Yam); 6 . Destry Abbott (Kaw); 7. Kurt Caselli (KTM) ; 8. Mark Tille y (H on); 9. Brian Garrahan (KTM) ; 10 . David Pearson (Kaw): I I. Bryce O lsen (KTM); 12. Fo rres t Transue (Suz); 13. Kevin Bailey (KTM); I"'. Joe y Lanza (KTM); 15. Ben Hale (Kaw) ; 16. John Bea l (GG) ; 17. Ryan Mclntyre (Ya m); 18 . Jon 5eehom (Suz); 19 . Kellen Walch (H on); 20. Grayson Han (Hon). ROCKY MOUNTAIN ATV/MC WORLD O FF-ROAD CHAMPI · ONSH IP SERIES STA NDINGS (After '" of 13 rounds): I. Nathan Woods (9811 win); 2. Bobby Bonds (74n wins); 3. Kurt Caselli (70); 4. Destry Abbott (66); 5. Russell Pearson (60 ); 6. Lance Smail (58/1 win): 7. Robert Naughton (55); 8 . Ty Davis (54); 9. Mark Tilley (48); 10. David Pearson (4 3). UideD RE1EII56 "Relish" (#0142A) This is a film unlike anything seen before! Relish prov ides a loo k into the hearts and the minds of all the Thor riders including: Chad Reed , Jeremy McGrath , Ezra Lusk, Tim Ferry, Grant Langston, Sebast ien Tort elll, and Nate Adams. All shot in 16mm film at locatio ns such as: Binghamton, Ste el City, U.S. Open, Las Vegas. Geneva. Switzerland. Anaheim. and Pho enix. Relish is a contin uo us actio n packed film with over 40 minutes of the best riding ever captur ed o n film with bo nus footage and outtakes you must see! 40 minute s from Impact Video. OVO $24.95, shipping included, www.cycienews.com CYCLE NEWS • APRIL 14, 2004 55