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Bonds Prevails in Washington WORCS V awasaki Team Green's Bo bby I'Bonds put the brakes to Nathan Woods' win streak in the World OffRoad Championship Serie s in Longview, Washington, on June 13, with a corne-from -behind win. Things d idn't look too good for Bonds at first. as he was trailing Montclair YamahalZip -Ty Racing teammates TyDavis and Woods and KTM's Kurt Caselli by a significant margin after the first lap. But Bonds slowly pushed his way to the front on the muddy and very tech nical racecourse, and he eventually got around everyone, including Davis, with a few laps to spare. On ce in front , Bonds, on a KX250, built up a small lead and went on to take the win, his second of the series . Davis, the de fending WORCS Champion, led most of the race o n his YZ250 until getting passed by Bonds, but he did ho ld on to sec ond despite a strong charge by Case lli. Caselli, aboard a KTM 250 SX, got to within a few seconds of Davis late in the race , but Davis stepped it up again and opened up a small gap o n Caselli before it was all over. For Woods, the YZ450F pilot appeared to struggle a bit on the tighter-than-usual WORCS course that seemed to benefit the smaller-d isplacement and more nimble two-strokes. Woods went down while leading on the first lap, and then he dropped and killed his bike while running second. He ended up fourth and saw his three-race win streak come to an with an 8.60 I. The AHA has announced that Davey Coombs has resigned from the AHA board of directors. A successor has not yet been named. Coom bs had been a corporate member of the AMA board since 200 I. "It is with great regret that I have decided to resign from the board at this time and allow some o ne else with mo re time to pick up my spo t," Coom bs said. "I en joyed my time on th e board immensely, and I will remain a strong advocate for the association." "The directors, staff, and membership of the AMA extend to D avey our sincere appreciation for his service, said to Rick Gray, chairman of the AHA board of directors. "His commitment to the association is in the tradition of the Coombs family, which has made immeasurable contributions to American motorcycling. We'll certainly miss Davey's valuable prese nce and keen insights as a d irecto r, and we wish him all the best." T he AMA board of directors consists of 12 members. Six individual directo rs are elec te d by the general membe rship in their respectiveregions and serve th ree-year terms. Six corporate dtrector s are e lected by the corporate mem bership and serve two-year terms. Th e AMA bo ard of directors meets four times a year. ...:S'~~f$'~ Motocross racing lege nd and current Suzuki tea m manager Roger DeCoster will be Speed Channel's guest on "W ind Tunnel with Dave Despain" on June 22 at 10 p.m . (Eastern). Viewers can submit e-mail questions to windtunnel@speedtv.com or call 866/W-TUNNEL during the show to be a part of the live call-in portions of the show. end . Woods, however, still maintains a healthy lead over Bonds in the series points standings. Rounding out the top five overall was Kawasaki Team Green's Destry Abbott, on a KX250, who was forced to ride up through the pack after going down in the second tum. KTM 250 5X rider Pat Garrahan finished sixth. The the 540cc class as everyone chased Thomas. But even an all-out effort by Strank on the Dr Bob Racing/B & B Sales and S e r v i c e / R i c hl a n d Ch iropract ic Centerbacke d Yamaha R I came up a litt le short. "That was the sickest ride I've ever had here ," Strank said. "Everything was hap pe ning so fast that I don't remember much about the run ." His 8.117 was good enough for second over Disbe nnett. who clocked an 8 .298 for third. Tho mas was stoked Pacific S uper S port Ride rs will be hosting three days of track-day schools at Spokane Raceway Park, July 14-16 in Spokane, Washington, during the BMW Motorcycle Owners Association's 2004 International Rally. The track days will be open to all makes of bikes, as well as nonrally attendees. "Th ree-quarters of our customers are street riders looking to improve their skills in a controlled environment. Many of them are repeat customers who like our unique blend of balancing instruction and 'po sitive throttle therapy' in a controlled and safe environment," says Dan Ban, a founding partner/instructor for PSSR. "The less-experienced riders appreciate the safety guidelines and pointers, and the more experienced ones enjoy the maximum use of track time made possible by our organized track management." Cost, which includes instruction, lunch and beverages. Is $150 for one day and $125 fo r each additional day. Spokane Raceway Park is a 2.5-mile road course located west of downtown Spokane. Tire and brake services will be provided at the rally. Camping is available at the track. Two riders on 1960s vintage CB77 S u pe r haw ks (305cc twins) sponsored by Ho nda Rider's Club of America are riding fro m Redo ndo Beach, California , to Norfolk, Virginia, this summer. The ride started May 29 in Califo rnia and will end at the Honda Hoot in Knoxville, Tennessee, June 22. Planned stops will be made at key Ho nda-sponso ring HRCA Chapters along the way. For details, visit http://mysite.verizon.net/hondacub. Team Embry road racer Matt Lynn recently attended the Freddie Spencer High Performance Riding School in Las Vegas. "I rode every day at VIRthen came out to the school , so I rode for seven days straight," said Lynn. "It was good to go back to the basics . They videotaped us each day on the track, then they would show it in the classroom and talk about what we were doing. It helped me a lot with body position. They talked a lot about trail-braking. I had a revelation about trail-braking during the school." his win as he looked forward to a date wit h the Widowmaker In Uta h next week. "I've been riding OUt West these last cou ple of years and hadn't been able to get my setup right fo r Continued from page 5 keting USA at 6191749-9543 , o n the Inte met at www.MotocrossGuide.com and at select dealers . Th re e-time AHA Supe rbike Ch amp ion Doug Chandler and newly crow ned Vet Supe rmo to National Champion Darrick Lucchesi have announced th e formation of West Coast Supe rmoto Schools. The school will offer pe rson al instruction fro m Chand le r and Lucchesi on racing techniques for all skill levels and age groups. Emphasis will go into pro per bike setup, on-track drills and actual race simulatio n techniques. Fo r more Information, call 707/ 338-4485 . action in round two was every bit as intense as about Briefly... this series, but th is week I worked really hard on my bikes, and today it all paid off," Thomas said. David L. Patton Jr . Motorcyding legend Malcolm Smith recently broke ground on a new state-of-the-art motorsports retail facility, located next to his current building at 7563 Indiana Avenue in Riverside, California, running along the 91 Freeway near the Riverside Auto Center. After more than three decades in business, Smith has determined that the best is yet to come with an innovative , distinctive and much larger motorcyde, ATVand perContinued on page I I www.cyclenews.com CYCLE NEWS • JUNE 23, 2004 7