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Green rider in sight dur ing both motos , but he
was un a ble to make up a ny gro und on t he
veteran racer.
"This is my first race after suffe ring a back
strain at Mammoth, so I'm riding a little tight,"
Kalas noted , "but as always, it sure feels good
to win."
Justin Myers took a distant seco nd place in
th e 250c c cl as s a bo a rd his Northl a nd sp o ns ore d Ho nd a CR F450R, fo llo w e d by
Tre nton Straub in third.
Three ot her "Kalas students" took wins in
their respect ive classes as we ll. Travis Tille ry, on
his O utdoor Spor ts Yamaha YZ2S0F, used his
les so ns le ar ne d to s plit mo ta w ins in t he
Schoo lboy e1ass with The Pit rider Curt is Smith.
Tillery we nt 2- 1 for the overall. The n Smith and
Tille ry traded places in the 125cc Intermediate
division , wit h Smith taking the top podi um
position at the end of the night.
The Super mini and Women's classes share d
the track, and Kalos stud ents Doug French and
Penni Cy r us w on t he ir re spe ct ive cla sses.
Fre nch was on one of the new KTM lOSs and
showed his rear wheel to all w ho challenged
him for t he num ber-o ne position, a nd w ith
bac k-to -b ac k w ins , t he ove rall wa s his. In
second ove rall was yz rider Bob by Wo rth of
Pine , Arizona. Finishing third was WORCS race r
Sean Giese r on his KX. Giese r, who is using this
serie s to hone his skills during the National OffRo ad Se r ies su mme r b re a k, s howe d t he
moto cross riders that he ca n t urn and jump
with the best of them .
Cyru s put it o n cruise control en ro ute to
the to p spot in the Wo men's class, but more
impressive was her second-overall finish In the
highly competitive 125cc Novice division. Travis
Mo nk used his Hond a for a 1-2 finish, w hich
gave him first overa ll. Suzuki pilot Cyrus was
followed by the much-improved Kawasaki rider
Michae l Broo ks, in third.
The Arizona "O ld-Timers 'T'Young-Tlme rs"
had an excellent turnout for one of their many
"gro up ther apy" race s. With 26 riders - plus
their budd ies, wives and girlfriend s, all pitted
together - it looked mor e like a party than a
race . This is one group that has fun no matter
where they'r e at, and the y are always looking
for new me mbers , so all racers over the age of
30 might wa nt to consider giving them a call.
ITS Sum me r Tria ls Series
Round 3: Trials Land
ove r power ne wl y crowned , 12-yea r- o ld
National Champion Andrew Oldar, on a Shereo
12S. Oldar is always a to ugh com pe titor, but
he's not big or strong eno ugh to manhandle his
bike in sect ions this tough yet. A full nine points
se parated the tw o rivals, but Cu llen needs to
Davis Takes a
RESULTS
so BEG B: I. Keegan Kirkendale (KTM); 2. Stone Colby
(KT M); 3. Mic hae l Ad ams (KT M). 50 ( 0- 6 ): I. Taylo r
Howard. 50 (1 -8) : I. Tanner Smith (KTM); 2. Trent Pickron
(KTM). SO OPEN: I . Trent Pickron (KTM); 2. Tanner Smith
(KTH); 3. Taylor Ho war d (KTM). 60 BEG: I . Austin Gibson
(Kaw) ; 2. Taylo r R. Smit h (Kaw) ; 3. Ethan Wuestenhoefer
(Kaw) . 60 OP EN : I. Taylor R. Smit h (Kaw) ; 2. Ethan
wcese enbcefe- (Kaw); 3. Co ftyn Co lby (Kaw). 80 BEG A: I.
Billy McGr e gor (Ho n); 2. Jake Mat he r (Ho n); 3. Drake
Halloc k (Ho n). 80 BEG B: I . Andre w Cam pagna (SOl); 2.
Bryce Miller (Ho n); 3. Kristy Smaltz (Ho n). BO (7-11): I.
jac kson Paq uette (KT M). BO (12. 13) : L Bobby Wo n h
(Yam); 2. Taylor Malenfant (Yam); 3. Levi Vden (Yam) . 80
( 14. 16), I. q . J......, (Yam) 2. B