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was the only crash I had the who le day." After he got untangled, he quickly passed up to seco nd, followed by Steve Tichenor, Mike Seeliger and Dennis Belingheri. Dirt Diggers North member Meek enjoyed dust-free conditions, but Segale was rapidly gaining on him in the very technical, rocky canyons. MxSales.com rider Belingheri passed up to third, but then he had a spill and broke bot h levers. "I passed a few guys and could see Segale, but with no brake or clutch, they got me back in Sutro ." Belingheri pulled into the pits and decided to call it a day. By the end of the second lap. Segale had passed Meek and stretched out a two -minute lead. Sam Key made up time and pulled up to the Reno Moto rsportsbacked Tichenor. "I caught Tichenor, and we had a great battle," Key recounted . "We raced toge ther the whole second lap." Also battling were IS-year-old Chad Martin and 16-year-old Reece Honea, for fi fth place. Bot h Virginia City locals. Honea and Martin were making up for bad starts and were quicklygaining on the leaders . "We were pushing each other so hard that we started to make up a lot of time on Key and Tichenor," explained Martin. Chuck Worley, another Over 40 rider. was also having a good ride , coming through in seventh place. The course was really start ing to deterio rate, and exhaustion was starting to become a facto r for the leaders. When they entered the pits at the end of their third lap. Segale was still in the lead, but Key had taken ove r second , followed by Ticheno r, Seeliger and a tiring Meek. Honea 's run ended when he hit a rock in Sutro Canyon and bro ke his cases . The heat was affecting Martin, who took an exte nded pit stop to rehydrate. Segale was making 52-minute lap times, giving him a slim chance of finishing his fourth loop in time to make a fifth lap. "I was charging pretty hard to make the fifth lap," Segale explained. "I knew only a few guys would be able to go for five." Keywas also riding hard, and he closed the gap to just a minute behind Segale. "I seem to get strong er at the end of the race ," Key said. "I was try ing to wea r these guys down and get into the lead on the fifth lap." At the end of their fourth lap, Segale missed making a fifth lap by 30 seconds . "I would have liked to make five, but I was starting to get a little tired ," Segale said. "It feels really good to finallywin th is one . I have been coming here for so long." Key was the next through , followed by Ticheno r and Seeliger. Worley had a steady ride for fifth, followed by Martin, Justin Soule, Meek. Jason Trubey and John Wear. eN Sam Key was a close second overall and a lso topped the Pro Challenge. (Below) Michael See liger topped the Over 30 Experts. Brown ; 4. Quinten Carey; S. Co ry Bekker. 100 AM : I. Jake Shover; 2. Jordan Phe lps; 3. My1e s Bean ; .... Doug l opez; S. D.J. Charles. 100 EX : I. J oshua t-lcrros : 2. Ryan Hamel ; 3. Blaine Fen ne r ; .... AJex;Shaw; S. Ross Neely. 12 5 N O V: I . Joshua Mauafem ; 2. SamCIarit; 3. John Wi lliam Brian ; 4. W~Ham N . Stid ham ; S. An thony Balistreri. 125 AM : I. Jes se C unnalty; 2. Ryan Toomey; 3. Bre nt Dix; n ; 4. Jason Smith ; S. Eric Amaker. o 12 5 EX: I. Chad Mart in; 2. Just in Soule; 3. Evan Jessee; 4. Steve Ga mett ; S. Edd ie Pratt Jr. 250 NOV: I . Rob Miller ; 2. Da ve Mowery Jr.; 3. Justin Parsons; .... Joshua Smith; S. Vince Skandunas Jr. 250 AM: I. Joe Da vid; 2. Jeffrey Robinson; 3. Jason Ste lzriede; .... Jam ie Walsh ; S. Jonas Wallis. 250 EX : I. SamKey; 2. Steven T IChenor, 3. J Wear; ohn 4. C hris a o; S. Mike O·CON\eI". 4--STRK NOV: I. Andy Rewin kJe; 2. Josh Maust; 3. Bryan Crofts; 4. Ryan J. Hod ges ; S. Sha un Got dman. 4-STRK AM: I. Josh l ewis; 2. Keith Rose; 3. James Simons; .... Dennis Barrone; S. Monty Halgrimson. 4 -S TRK EX : I. Jason Trubey; 2. Jeremy Wh ite ; 3. John Hay; .... Jim Durham; S. Dirk Delaney. O P EN NOV: I. Ch:td Bogan; 2. Blair Grinols; 3. Gary Quigley; .... Mike Moreda; S. Chris Whan e y. O P EN AM: I. Jason lulis; 2. Broc k Randolf; 3. Brian Itte rly; 4. Jamey Bethard ; S. Nick Rizzi. OPEN EX : I. Bobby Meyer, 2. Todd Repsher; 3. C hris ElliS ... Dust in Soldano; S. C ha rle y Lees. ; . W MN BEG: I. Kara Bearry; 2. NaomiJensen; 3. Alyssa Prince ; 4. Annette Castillo ; 5 . Michelle Neely. W MN : I . Susan He llma n ; 2. Heather Rogacz ews kl; 3. Elysia Ulrich ; 4. Patt i HeMing; S. Ch ristie Bro wn . 30 + N OV: I. Doug Delay; 2. E)"'I'llld Fortne y; 3. Dave Sanders; .... Ian Kapostins; 5. Mike Thompson. 30 + AM : I. Brian Jones; 2. John Marc hini; 3. Todd Bassett; 4. Jason Gonzales; 5. Stev e Row. 30 + EX: I. Michael Seelig ; 2. David Mee k Jr.; 3. Gil er Gneve : .... Pete N eety; S. Titan McKibben . 40 + N OV: L C hris Cowell; 2. Tim Wilde r; 3. David Koste lny; 4. Teny Evans ; S. Eric Thompson. 40 + AM : I. Steve M, lock; 2. Mark Hodges; 3. Robert u Von Schneidau; 4. Ed Gokien; 5. Marie.Prince . 40 + EX, I. Andy Segale; 2. Chuc k Worley; 3. G.-.g Bums; 4. Mike Scott; 5 . Joel Ellis. 50 + NOV: I. Rod Baldwin; 2. Ken l ong: 3. Bert Cle ment; 4. Phil Roush; 5 . AI Carpenter. 50 + AM : I. Richard MeUne; 2. Te rry Packer, 3. AI Fret ; 4. Ross Ross; 5 . Brad Clark . 50+ EX: I . Pe te Prichard: 2. Jim loer; 3. lArry Cu nnally; 4. A J. Di Vechio; S. Tom Gardner. 60 + : I. Doug Behr; 2. Terry Adams ; 3. Russell Hewitt; 4. Don Bernst e in; 5 . Bob Collins. BMBR: I. Richard Rich 2. Jason Surr e tt ; 3. Kirk Russe ll; ; 4. Bruc e HAmilto n; S. Wayne Halo zan . VINT: I . Craig Ridlen ; 2. Mike Vornd ran; 3. Tom Chattin; 4. Gary Goodnow. T HE K IT KAT GRAND P RIX VIRGINIA C ITY, NEVA DA RESULTS: APRIL 24-25, 2004 ( ROUND 5 OF 10) PRO CHAL: I. Sam Key 2. Ste v en TKhenor; 3. Titan ; McKibben ; " . Mike O 'Conner ; 5. G reg King. SO (0-6): I. Tucker Larrieu: 2. Zachary Tanner ; 3. Weston Minnick; .... Austin Rodgers; S. Kevi Kirk . n 50 (7.9), I. Cory Chapman; 2. Kenny Worley; 3. Chance Beekhor; ... Kyle Prince; 5. Tom Wi lson . 6S BEG: I. Ronnie Freetc : 2. Patrick Brown Jr.; 3. Tyfer Forte; -t. Co lton Scudder; S. Johrmy Fletcher. 65 NOV: I. Ty Tremaine ; 2. Tyler Hyman; J . C. Scott; 4. Jesse Gorbet; 5. N icole Brown. 65 AM: I. Kyle H otchkiss. 65 EX: I. Matt hew Watson : 2. Jesse Gor e ; 1. Blake Talseth . 7 0 BEG : I. Kody Burr ell; 2. Donald Pete rson; 3. Jake Frias ; 4. Tanner Koch ; 5. Austin C ro ft. 100 NOV: 1. Tyler D. Belch; 2. Matt Ste ffy, 3. Nick www.cyclenews.com CYCL E NEWS • MAY 19,2004 45