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the program start ed wit h a slight
~ glitch.
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Sta rt ing the first 12Scc Expert
mota, he soon had th ings und er
Z co ntrol, with first-year Pro Micky
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o anxious puppy, nipping at his heels.
~ The veteran of 14 years of racing
began to pull away, and the
confrontation appeared to be over.
Suddenly, Casillas veered off the
track and coasted to a stop in the
infield . In disgust, he pushed his
Yamaha back to the pits , leaving
Gr iffin to frolic in the lead. Then ,
two laps later. he was back on the
Greg Chapman (22) nabs the ho leshot on his way to the 250cc/Open B win,
followed by eventual runner-up Michael Parker (60), Nick Thompson (575),
track to the end , just to avoid a
Chad Geib (280) and Anthony Hart (111), at the Loretta Lynn's qualifier at
DNF.
Mesquite Moto-X Park.
" It w as a b ig mix -up, a
misunderstanding,"
Ca sillas
explained without embarrassment .
AMA Loretta Lynn's Qualifier
" I have three guys here , and all
Mesquite Moto·X Pork
three were supposed to put gas in
my bike . but all three th ought
someone else was going to do it."
Yup, he ran out of gas while in
(7-11) Modified contest, he ripped off the line
By DICK GOODWIN
the lead.
to lead Shai·Anthony Ginden and Caden Hadley
MESQUITE, NY, APR. 4
" I was kind o f bummed o ut ,"
when the gate dro pped . Hadley made an early
l ittle Levii Hall tu rned in winning perfor mhe said, the n added about Griffin.
pass at the hill to take over second, but Hall
La nces in tw o classes at the AMA Loretta
"He' s going good . You have to give
was already long gone. buildi ng a lead that
him cred it. But all t his is just
Lynn's qualifier held at Mesquite Moto·X Park in
wo uld stretch to monst rous proportions by
practice fo r t he outdoo rs . I just
Mesquite. Nevada. o n April 4. Hall aced the
race 's end . Hadley raced hard to a solid sec ond,
6Scc Modified (7.1 1) class, as well as topping
wan t to show what a privateer
while Jacob Blomfield and Brady Kiesel brought
the BScc Modified (7- 1I) division. While Hall
from Jamul can do ."
down th ird and fourth .
was master of the minibikes , De vin Sullivan
W ith that, he was off again,
It was more of the same in the second half:
demonstrated similar dom inance among the big
w inn ing the second 12Scc mota
Jesse Casillas ran out of gas - literally - in the
Hall toasted the field off the line. with Hadley
and then putting Griffin back in his
bikes. Sullivan whipped up on the 12Scc Modi·
125cc Expert class but came back to ace the
and Ginden giving chase. Hall fired it up and
place as runner-up in the 2S0cc
fied ( 12. 15) group and also smo ked what may
250cc Expert class at the AMA Yamaha
found that extra gear, once again carving up the
have been the toughest class of the day - the
Expert class by acing both motos.
California State Championships quolifier at
co urse with some spectacular riding. Hadley
Gr iffin • who has adde d
12Scc B Modifiedclass.
Glen Helen Raceway Park.
was nying along unchallenged in second. while
Action in the first 12Scc B Modified race
Schmidt to a sponsorship list that
Blomfield staked his claim on third. They would
already incl ud e s Temec ula
started off with A.J. Steinbach stealing the
(Hon ); 2. BtitUny Cirie (Hon) . 65 BEG : I. Tyler Tunp te
stay that way to the finish. with Hall chalking up
Motorsports, Maxxis, Horsepower Unlimited
holeshot , ahead of Sullivan and Bre tt Klein.That
(Suz); 2. Braden Keefer (KTM); 1. Caiden MaUl (KTM); 4.
another overwhelming victory and the overall
Maxw.I _
(K.w) . 65 (4-8 ), I. Gorrett Chriuoll......
and Thcr expla ined why he still rides both
lasted just until the first comer, when Sullivan
(KTM); 2. Tris tan Post (Kaw); 1. "Ieren Salinas (Suz). 65
6Scc (7- 1I) Modified crown. Hadley earned
two- and four-strokes.
shot past Steinbach and into the lead, dragging
(9. 11), I. je