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Woods Wins Honey Lake WOReS I Briefly... ~ Due to overwhelming feed back from racers interested in the Moto-X-Country debut, May 29 at the High Point National, Racer Productions has revised the Moto-X-Country schedule. Motocrossers competing on Thursday and Friday as part of the High Point Amateur weekend will have the opportunity to compete in two MXC classes , each racing for a full 45 minutes . The new schedule alternates 45-minute race s for youth riders on minicycles w ith classes for adult age classes , so all riders can get a break between races . In add ition, the pro race will ta ke place at I p.m., so spectators can check out the action without missing Saturday's pro MX practice. The MolO-XCountry track features four miles of fast woods and Euro pea n GP-style grasstrack. The course resembles a long motocross track more than a hare scrambles course, so motocross riders should find themselves right at home on the natural terrain, Up to seven classes will run at o ne time, with 30 sec onds separating each starting row. Starts w illbe dead -eng ine. The rider entry fee is $25 per class. N at han Woods did it again . The Montclair Yamaha/Z ip-Ty Racing team rider sco red yet another win in the Rocky Moun tain ATV-MC/World O ffRoad Champ ionship Series , this time at t he Honey Lake MX Park facility in Milfo rd , Californ ia, on May 23 . The w in wa s his fifth in a ro w, and he now has a comfo rta ble po ints lea d with six more ro unds left. Second place w ent to Woods' teammate and defe nding WORCS Champion Ty Davis. Returning to t he WORCS Series at Honey Lake w as forme r WORCS champ Mike Kiedrowski. Th e Team Suzuki O ff-Ro ad rider got off to a bad start when he crashed right off the start, but the RM250 pilot came back to finish a strong th ird. Fourth place w e nt to Kawasaki Team Gre en's Bobby Bonds , while Montclai r Yamaha/Zi p-Ty Racing's Russ Pearson rou nd ed out the top five overall. Former Hare & Hound Nationa l Champ ion Destry Abbott came in sixt h, while former GNCC champ Shane Watts, on a KTM 200 , ended up seventh after getting off to a bad start. Motocros ser Rusty Holland made an appearance at Hon ey Lake and ran up fro nt for a wh ile before dropping back and finishing e ighth. Team Green's David Pe arson and KTM rider Bryce Olsen co mpleted the top 10 ove rall. The AMA is urging motorcyclists to co ntact their law make rs to support a measure to crack down on individuals who knowingly damage public land , which cleared the U.S. House Resources Committee on May 5. The measure, H.R. 324 7, the Trail Re sponsibility and Accountability for t he Improvement of Lands (TRAIL) Act, was reported out to the full House for further cons ideration. "Th e passage of this measure wi ll have a pos itive impact on our environment and signifies a victory for the vast majority of recreation ists who enjo y ou r public lands responsibly and generate billions of dollars for local economies," said Patrick Holtz , t he AMA:s Washingto n repre sen tat ive . "Th is bipart isan bill willgive federalland manage rs the tools they need to ma ke sure t hat those w ho consciously vio late rules on public lands pay t he price." Larry Smith , executive director of the group Ame ricans for Responsible Recreational Access , also is pleased that the legislation is winding its way through Congress. "T his is important legislation for the American recrea tio n community," Smith said. "ARRA has enjoyed working closely with the AMA and other recreation groups in support of this bill.Working toget her as we have in support of H.R. 3247 shows that we can make a difference." Co nce rned motorcyclists can urge their federal lawmakers to support this legislation by sen ding the m a message through the Rapid Respo nse Center at the AMA:s website at www.AMADirectllnk.com . The TRAIL Act, introd uced by U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Co lorado), provides for consistent enforce ment o f land use , protection and management regulations by the fed e ral Burea u of Land Management, the National Park Se rvice , the U.S. Fish and W ildlife Service , and the U.S. Forest Service . Cu rrently, those agencies impo se different pen alties on recreational users who damage public land. Also, the measure substantially increases the penalties on individ uals who willfullycause damage to designated trails. Any fines collected would be used for rehabilitation and trail awareness programs at that trai l. The progress of this law enforcement-related legislation is especiallycrucial at this po int as the U.S. Forest Service beg ins work on new rules to manage motorized recreation in national forests by requiring motorized vehicles to follow des ignated trails and routes. Na t han Woods made it fiv e wins in a raw a t t he Honey Lake WO Res race. Smart, Rutter Win BSB Race s Kawasaki-mounted Scott Sma rt caught and passe d British Sup e rb ike Championship leade r John Reynolds on the final lap, to pping the Rizla Suzuki ride r by just .0 2 of a second to win the first of two Supe rb ike races at Mondello Park in Ireland on May 23 . In the second of the two races, Ho nda's Michael Rutter took the w in, to p ping Reynolds , but Reyno lds left Ireland w ith a 33point lead . "I started the day focused on ly onwinning, and we had the bike and setup to achieve that," Reyno lds said. "My own mistake in the first race, w hen I misjudged my pace and allowed Scott Smart to catch and overtake me, was unforg ivable. Wh en I got back to the garage , I was ready for hanging myself, and deservedly so. I sho uldn't have allowed him to catch and pass me on t he last lap. The second race was very fast . I was right at the fro nt and in wi t h a chance of w inning until my clutc h started slipping and I lost d rive . I am bitte rly disappointed not to have won a race today, but I am look ing at the bigger pictu re , and I have nea rly doubled my champion ship lead ove r Michae l [Rutte r], w hich is a good day's w o rk. If we ca n do that eve ry weekend , I'll ta ke it." T hird place in race one we nt to Kawasaki's Glen Richards with Smart com ing back to finish th ird in the seco nd race. www.cyc lenEWs.com CYCLE NEWS • JUNE 2, 2004 9