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of the first lap . Scanlon and Haffner began a race-long, paint-swapping, bar-banging contest in pursuit . Crayton had to face Youngsville, Lo uisiana, ace Chad Dubroc in the 125cc O pen class, but he ran away from tha t class in the first mo to as well when D ub ro c went down on the bac k straigh t. The real batt le was for second place, as Loranger's Broc Andre battled Bergeron and Haffner, but that's the order they se ttled for, w it h D ub ro c finishing a close fifth at the checkered flag. Be rge ron got the holes hot in the second mota but could n't hold Crayton off for long. Crayton put an exclamation po int on his lead with a nice tail wh ip at the tab letop jump, right in front of the crowd. Dubroc was on the move from third spot; he quickly moved into second, and the chase was on! Suddenly, Dubroc's bike started popping and sputtering, and he had to settle down into second place. Crayton extended his lead all the way to the vict ory. with D ub ro c finish ing seco nd an d Be rgeron third . Charles Ellis came all the way from Long Island, New York, to contest the Money classes . He took the early lead in the Open Money class , followed by St . Amant's Trent "Cannonball" Cannon, on his Bardwell Yamaha. Behind them raged the "battle of the brothers," Malcolm Upfield & Pat Holmes (1) lea d Allen Wenzel & Bryan Wenzel (2) and Dave Hennessy & Jim Vietti in the first mota at round two of the AMA Western National Sidecar MX Championship. AMA We stern Nationa l Sidec a r MX Cha mp ions h ip Round 2: Diamond Don 's Hennessy & Vietti Bottle Up Texas Sidecar MX Win By DUKE EARLIMART JEFFERSON, rx, APR. 4 o metimes all it takes is a little motivation to inspire a superb performance from a wellhoned Sidecar MX team . In this ease, it was the team of New Mexico's own Dave Hennessy & Jim Vietti's taking delivery of their newer YMCZabel Sidecar MX outfit that did the trick. They looked fantastic at the second round of the AMA Western National Sidecar MX Championship, the event hosted by "Diamond Don" Rainey and Francene DePrez in historic Jefferson, Texas . Hennessy & Vietti took the new rig out in practice to get used to it, and by the second moto they led the field, taking the overall win for the day. Defen ding champions Malcolm Upfield & Pat Holmes kept the duo honest with a welldeserved second place on the ir EML -Jumbo outfit. A new team comprised of Indiana's Brian Borshoff & Colorado's Curtis Hager took the ir S EM L-Honda to an amazing third overall in their first time out on a motocross sidecar, and it looked like they en joyed every minute of it! Mota o ne started w it h the snap of the rubber-band starting gate, and the pack charged toward the sweeping right- hand corner. Upfie ld & Holmes got there fir st , with the Wenzel brothers , Allen & Bryan, in tow on the ir EMLMTH sidecar. Hennessy & Vietti took up the third spot, with Richard & Rick Myers r ight -Kawasaki. be hind them on their left-hand EML Borshoff & Hage r took the first turn of their first Sidecar MX caut iously. As the team s charged into the tree-lined section of the racetrack, the Wenzel brothers harassed Upfie ld & Holmes. This situation lasted for another two laps, until the Wenzels dived inside of a dr ifting Upfie ld & Holmes, taking over the first spot. From the re on , the posltlons solidified, w ith the Wenzel brothers taking the mota w in, followed by Upfield & Hol m e s . Hennessy & Vietti pl ac e d third , obviously coming to t e r ms w ith their new VMC -Zabel outfit . Myers & Myers finished fourth , and ne wc o me rs Borshoff & Hager finished fifth. Moto two started off with the same snap of the rubb er band, but the positions were certainly different than in the fist moto. Myers & Myers got the ir Et-tt-Kewasak! to the tum first, followed by Hennessy & Vietti and then Upfield & Ho lmes. Bors hoff & Hager had certainly picked up the speed in their second moto, as they started to get the hang of this sport. Myers & Myers ' lead was short-lived, as Hennessy & Vietti and Upfield & Holmes stormed past and into their own private battle as the track twisted into the trees . QUite simply, it was Hennessy & Vietti's day, as they led every lap of the second moto, taking the overall win for the day on their new rig. Upfield & Holmes took the second spot, with Bo r sh o ff & Hage r taking third , displacing Myers & Myers, whose EML-Kawasaki outfit so ured as the race continued. RESULTS C'SHIP CL: I. Dave Hemessyl]im Vtetti (VMC-lab): 2. N alcolrn Upfi eld lPat Hol mes (EML-Jum); 3 . Bri an Bo rshoff/Curtis Hage r (EMl · Ho n); .. . Richard Mye rs/Rick Myen (EML-Kaw); S. Allen Wen'eVBryanWen,el (EML-MTH). Holeshot Motocross Park Daniel Boone D efends the Settlement By Roy JENKINS LORANGER, LA, APR. 10 D anie l " Boo ne" Crayton came out of the wilderness of Po ntchato ula and defeated all his foes on his new Honda 250F. In the open- 94 ing race of the 125cc Novice class, the qu ickly improving Michael Haffne r jumped out early on his Pro Serve/H&S Ho nda, followed by Crayton , Jason Scanlon and the Mandeville d uo of Tim Bergeron an d Bob by Triplett. Crayton wasted no time taking the lead before the end MAY 12, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS RESUL TS SO (4- 6): I. Tyter Ho lifield (Cob) ; 2. Gage Hut chinson (KTM); 3. Blake ~roe (KTM); 4. Barry Trahan (KTM); S. Ca nnon Shire h (KTM). 50 (7·8): I. Jay Michon (KTH): 2. Conno< Lacombe (KTM); 3. B=don Jtta (Hon ). S R ): C 40+: I . Stuart McAvoy (Hon) : 2. J ohn Ellst on (Yam). Dan iel " Boone" Crayton topped the 12Scc Novice and 12Scc Open classes ot Holeshot Moto cross Park in Loranger, Lauisiona. 1 as Loranger's Jason "Hollywood" Manue l and Dustin Manue l got the better finishes on their ProServe/N2Gear/D&G/D& L Hondas over Laurel, Mississippi, brothers Adam Hancock and Tyler Hancock, riding their Champion Cycle KTMs . Ellis he ld on to win , followed by Cannon. Ellis came back to win the second mote as well, followed by Cannon and Dustin. In t he 12Scc Money class, Jason got his Honda out into the early lead , followed by Port Vincent 's Cory Smiley, Ellis, Dustin, Adam and Tyler. Ellis cou ld only manage to pick up one spot, as Jason rode a smooth, fast race for the win. The Manuel brothers jumped out earty in the second mota , followed by Sm iley and Adam . Ellis was playing catch-up from the back of the pack after going down early in the race. Jason led his you nger brother throughout the race , while the older Hancock brother, Adam , sneaked up behind Smiley, in third . Jason took the win, followed by Dustin, Smiley and Adam . 40th Anniversary Mount Nebo MX Summer Se ries Round I: Mount Nebo MX Turners Take the Gold in he crowd was anxious and the riders were ready to rip as Mount Nebo MX hosted its first race of the season. Nighttime racing in the South can almost always prom ise a big turnout in the warm, humid spring and summer seasons, and this season opener was no exception. Track owners Tracy and Sara Dean had worked during the off-season to make a few changes to the track and concessions area. The first 85cc Open mota got off to a tight T

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