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in the Mad Dog class, and on this night he also
won the new O ld Pro Mad Dog class, cons isting
of ride rs 40 years o f age or o lder. O ne of
O klaho ma's d irt -track legends, De nny Sowders,
made a return to dirt track , riding the O ld Pro
Mad Dog class, and he was looking good on the
Honda. Denny is Bret 's dad .
The Pro po ints fund money will be d ivided
between the Pro-class champions at the last
race of the se ries. Each rider contributes $5 of
his entry fee toward t his fund . O uts id e
contributors can also donate money to the fund
Jon Davies (70), Trevor Decker (834), She rri Cru se (774), Jahn Thompsan
(984) and Wes Flippin (102) get closely acquointed in the first turn during
the 12Scc Novice contest at th e third round of Taft Arenacross action.
Decker Floors 'em
at Taft Arenacrosst
By CHRISTINE DUBOSKI
T
he tight co nfine s of the Fran klin Field Are na
ma de fo r t ight racing, w it h the slightes t
mistake costi ng big. The o rder for the night was
bar-to-bar act ion in every co rner, m uch to the
de light of riders and spectato rs alike.
The 125cc Novice class was split into two
diffe re nt races, due to the amo unt of en tr ies.
The second race o f the 12Scc Novice clas s
proved to be one of the most exciting of the
even ing. These riders were battling right off the
s tart. The holesho t we nt to Kawasak i o f
Bake rsfie ld rider Jon Davies. Both Trevor
De cke r o f Taft , California , and No rth Kern
Motorsports rider Wes Flippin dived into the
first corner. Flippin was able to ge t by Davies ,
wit h De cke r stay ing right behind Flipp in. The
race was wheel to wh eel fo r the rest of the
mo ta. Flippin got t he checkered (Jag, w ith
Decker second and Davies third.
The second rnoto was no less excit ing. John
Thompson got the ho le sho t . Flipp in made a
pass, but Thompson was right on his backside.
Flippin , feel ing pre ssur e from Th ompson, slid
ou t, and Thom pson ran into th e back of him.
Tha t gave Decke r an o pe ning, and he went on
to take the lead and finish the mota first, w hich
earned him first overall for the evening . Davies
finished the evening with second overall, and
Flippin was th ird overal l.
Both mo tos of the 85cc N ovice class were
very int ense , as Kruz G r iffith battl ed Kyle
Kessinger. In mota on e , Kessinger flew o ut of
t he ga te fo r th e holesho t , with Griffith right
be hind , giving it everythi ng he had . Th e two
w e re trad ing paint In every cor ne r. Griffith
passed Kessinger on the second lap and he ld on
until the checkered nag. Kessinger again go t the
bu llet-s pe e d holesho t in the se cond mo to .
Again, the two made passes in the corners,
going for broke . Gnffith pulled it out and took
RESULTS
CO MBO : I. Sieve Lyman (Hen ): 2. joe Matt o ll (Yam) 1.
;
Fred Mattoll (Han ); "'. Cb y Maple (Yam) S. An thony V¥ano
:
(Han). PfW A: I. Terry Matto x (Yam). 85 : I. Fred Man ox
(Han). 115· 250 : I. Stew: l yman (!-Ion) : 2. Joe t-lartc x (Yam
).
1 50 /4 0 0 VINT: I. Clay Maple (Yam ) . OP EN A M: l.
e honco O>bum (Yom); 2. I