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eMe Pac West Motocross Nationals Round 7: Washougal Motocross Park PHOTO BY CLA LIGHT S Y Hat Trick for Huffman! BY CLAY LIGHT WASHOUGAL, WA,JULY 10 V amaha-mo unted Ryan Huffman was the top I Pro per former at his home track for th e penu ltimate round of the CMC Pac West Nationals. scoring convind ng runaway wins in the 125cc, 250cc and Over 25 Pro classes at Washougal Motocross Park in southwestern Washington. Aided by his fast-start ing prowess, the Pro Circuit/Scott/Washouga l Mo t o c ro ss Parkbacked Huffman won every moto he entered; even Nationally-ranked outdoor Nat io nal and arenacross regulars Ty "Tige r" Lacey. Ryan Abrigo and Brad Hagseth cou ldn't put a stop to Huffman's dom inat ing day. H uffman, from Roseburg, O rego n, pocketed more than $1200 (ro m t he Pro purse. Wa sh ington's Jo s h Hill w e nt o ne step further tha n the mark established by Huffman: T he 14-year-o ld from LaCenter won five classes overall. Rid ing Yama ha YZ2 S0 F and YZ4 S0F mac hinery, Hill w o n every mot o he entered ; like H uff m an's performances. Hill 's were mo st im press ive . Hill' s closest compe tition came fr o m Orego n's A dam Metzler and Kevin Rookstool in the 2S0cc B class. Tony Boughten and Metzle r trailed Hill in his 125cc B win . Hill also netted Schoolboy, Four- Stroke and O pen Amateur w ins. Hu ffman's first of three overall w ins on the day came in the Over 25 Pro class, where he faced Hagse th and fo rme r Nationa l numbe rholde r Da n Moore . Though Moo re and Hagseth sp lit r unner-up finishes, Hagse t h's mo ta-tw o performance netted the ar enacross speci alist second overall. Moore (2- 3), Jaso n Matt hews ( S- 4) a nd Jeremy Sc ism (4 - 5) ro unded out the top five overall. Desp ite getting little re st be tween motos, Huffman sto rmed back 15 minute s later to also captu re the ove ra ll 12Scc Pr o wi n. Altho ugh faced with stiffcompetition , Huffman darted o ut in fro nt in both mo tos and stayed there to the finish, eas ily w inning bo th . Abr igo , Lacey and Suzuki's Cole Siebler we re closes t to Huffman, an d Eve rett Powersp o rt s-bac ked Abrigo and MotoSports Outlet/MSR-sponsored Lacey filled out the to p three. Siebler and Moore finished fou rth and fifth overall, respectively. Huffman's final tes t came in the 2S0cc Pro class, w here he again topped bot h metes w ith re lative ease. Lacey grabbed the initial lead in mo ta one, but it d id n't last more t han a lap before Hu ff man bre e z e d by him . Abrigo overcame a poor sta rt to finish third , ahead of Moo re and Californ ian Josh Cavanaugh. Mota two was anothe r Huffman runaway w in: He ope ned up a large lead and mainta ined it to the finish. Lacey held second fo r much of the race afte r getting around Moo re, but Abrigo caught up to the O rego n rider and batt led fo r several laps befo re an agg ressive move on Abrigo's part se nt Lacey spra wling to t he tu rf. Lacey was then done fo r the day with a broken colla r bo ne . Abrlgo's 3-2 placings netted him second o ve ra ll, fo llowe d by Moore (4- 3) , Idaho's Robb Flo th (7-4) and Cavanaugh (S-6). Shaw n Hab erl ock and Danny Gubse r split mo to wins in the co mpetitive Supe rmini class, but it was Hab e rloc k's mo ta -t wo wi n t hat gar nere d t he ove ra ll victory. Gu bse r a nd Lando n C urrie r fin ishe d se co nd a nd th ir d o verall, w hile C hri s Ho well and Kyle Evans ro unded out the to p fIVe. eN WASHOUGAL MOTOCROSS PARK WASHOUGAL, WASHINGTON RESULTS: JULY 10, 2004 (ROUND 7 OF 8) PIW (4-6) : I. Senne tt Ferris (KTM); 2. Nick Chappell (Co b); 3. Trevor Newman (Cob) ; 4, Ryan Burggre n (Co b); S. Torsenn Brown (KTM). P/W (7-8): I. Cody Hodges (KTM); 2, Nathan Haas (Pol); 3, AIyas Ward ius (Pol); 4. Wyatt Jame s (KTM); 5. Talon Grimm (KTM). 5 1 OPEN: I. AIyas Wardius (Pol); 2. Talo n Gri mm (KTM); 3. Wyatt James (KTM); 4. Garrett De Wolf (Hus); S. Wyatt Fo wler (Cob). 6 5 (6·8): I. N ath an Haas (KT M); 2. Co dy Hed ges (KT M); 3. Alyas Ward ius (KT M); .. . R.J. Lea ch (KT M); 5 . Jake Saunders (KT M). 65 (9 -11 ) : I. Brad Frace (KT M); 2. Justin Hill (KTM); 3. Stee le Angle-Davidson (KTM); 4. Hunt er Evanson (Sut. ; 5. Cooper Gam (KTM). 85 BEG : I . Cory Ch ath am ) (Suz); 2. Jeremy Riss (Yam); 3. Ryan Secoodi (Suz); .. . Eddy Du ncan (Yam); 5. David Jess (Suz). 8 5 (9- 11): I. Cameron Russell (Yam); 2. Austin Ullrich (Hon ); 3. Th o mas Nicho ls (Yam); 4. Brad Frace (Yam); S. Noah McCona hy (Suz) . B5 ( 12- 13) : I. Danny Gubse r (Yam); 2. Landon Currier (Y ); am 3. C hris Ho w ell (Kaw); 4. Matt De At ley (Suz); 5 . Cory Du tto n (Ha n). 8 5 ( 14-1 6) : I. Kyl Evans [Suz]: 2. Logan e Clark (Hon ); 3. And rew Wait (Yam); 4. Tyler Riehl (Yam); S. Kyle Le mmon (KTM). Sl MIN I: I. Shawn Haberlock (Hon ); 2. Danny Gub ser (Yam); 1. Landon Cu rrier (Yam): 4. Chris Ho w el l (Kaw); 5. Kyle Evans (Suz) . 125 BEG : I. jesse Skipton (Yam); 2. Chris McDaniel (KTM); 3. Justin Anderson (KTM); 4. Brydon Miller (Han); 5. Carl Smith (Yam). 12 5 JR: I. Brahm Bjornson (Yam); 2. N ick Randk lev (Hus); 3. Ky le Stauffe r (Yam) ; 4 . Cole Jac ks o n (Kaw ) ; 5 . C od y Ho c ke m a (Yam) . 125 INT: I. Jo sh Hilt (Ya m); 2. Ton y Bou gh t e n (Y m); 3 . Adam Met zler (Suz) ; 4. Be n Evans a (He n): S. Kev in Rookstool (Suz) . 125 PRO : I . Ryan Huffman (Yam); 2. Ryan Abrigo (Hon) ; 3. Ty Lacey (Hon ); 4. Cole Siebler (Suz) ; 5 . Dan Moo re (Suz ). 2 5 0 BEG : I. To mmy Call e n (Ho n) ; 2. Philip Springer (Kaw); 3. Aar o n Gilbertson (Han); 04. Keenan Mon tgome ry (Suz); 5. Mark Flo ra (Ho n). 2S0 JR: I . Brah m Bjo rnso n (Yam); 2. Erick Meusl ing (Hon); 3 . We sley Baugh man (Suz) ; 4. jo Do n Ireland (Yam); S. jon Sheniffs (Suz). 250 INT: I. lash Hill (Ya m); 2. Adam Metz ler (Suz); 1. Kevin Rookstool (Suz); 4. Sam De Atley (Suz); 5. Travis Farme r (Hon) . 250 PRO: I. Ryan Huffman (Y am); 2. Ryan Abrigo [Hon]: 3. Dan Moore (Suz); 4. Robb Floth (Suz); 5 . Jo sh Cavanaugh (Hon) . OPEN AM: I . josh Hill (Yam); 2. Kevin Urq uhart (Ho n); 3. Erick Meusling (Han); .. . Be n San nan (Hon) ; 5. Douglas Brown (KT M) . OPEN PRO : I. Mike Ho r ban (Yam) ; 2. N ick McCon ahy (KTM); 3. Nick Foister (Hon); 4. Brad McLean (Y ); 5. j.R. Meusling (Hon) . W MN BEG: I. Geri Evanso n am (Yam); 2. Stace y Matthe ws (Ho n); 3. Sierra Shirle y (Suz)_ am) W MN : I. Shiri Howell (Kaw ); 2. Jill Thomas (Y ; 3. He idi Koersc hgen (Hon) ; 4. He idi Begeo t (Yam); 5. Sierra Bragg (Yam). SCH BY: I. Josh Hill (Yam); 2. Keith Batte rson (Suz); 3. Weston Potter (Ho n); 4. Jon Niem i (Kaw); 5. Ben Evans am); 2. Sam De Atle y (Ho n). 8 TH tN T: I. Tony Boughten (Y (Suz) ; 3. Travis Farm e r (Hon) ; 4. Guy To w (Ho n); 5. Joe l Barnows kl (Yam). 8 TH C/ O: I. Co le Jackson (Kaw); 2. Kyle Stauffe r (Ya m) ; 3 . Aa r on McCli nt o n (Yam); 4 . C od y Ho ckema (Yam); 5. Bra ndo n Ritchie (Yam). 2 5 + JR: I . Brent Jordan (Ha n ); 2 . Do ug Coff m a n (Ya m) ; 3 . Pa u l Meusling (Suz ). 25 + IN T: L Matt Pe n (He n): 2. Mar k Jordan (Han); 3. Jason Parks (Han) ; 4. David Silvestri (Suz); S. Steve Miller (KTM). 25 + PRO: I. Ryan Huffman (Yam); 2. Brad Hagse th (Yam) ; 3. Da n Mo or e (Su z) ; 4. Ja so n Matthews (Han ); 5. Jer emy Scism (Hon) . 30 + JR: I. Steve Woodward (Suz); 2. Jason MacPhee (Hon); 3. Jon Sherriffs (Suz); 4. Andrew Higgins (Suz); S. Tim Shirley (Yam). 30 + Fourth of Ju ly Race Wildwood Motocross Park Go od Jo b, Hobgood By Roy JENKINS KENTWOOD, LA, JULY 3·4 T Dustin Manuel (861) leads Tyler Shandy 1442) in the Open Money contest at the Fourt h of July Race a t Wi dwood Motocross Park in Kentwood, Louisiana. 44 AUGUST 18,2004 • CYCLE N EWS he wea the r finally coope rat ed in the rainsoaked Bayo u Sta te as the racing famil y gath e re d for racing and picnic king t his Ju ly Fo urt h we ekend. H&S t-totorspcrts , Great River Honda, Racing Innovatio ns and Heavy D Prom otions sponso red the pit-bike giveaway and fielded a new race te am that proved to be highly succes sful. Track owne r Lynn Le jeune provided a new format that also proved successful, racing two mot os on Saturday and one on Sunday. Co y Hobgood jumped his H&S Mo torsports/Great River Ho nda/ Rac ing Inno vat io ns/ He avy D Pr o mo tio ns-spo nso red 40th Anniversary Josh Hill was the biggest winner at the se rie s' penultimate round, ca pturi ng five overall wins at Washougal Motocross Pa rk . INT: I. Kevin Vv'hite (Hon) ; 2. David Silvestrl (Suz); 3. Rod Tryo n (Han) ; 4. Karl Dukeson (Ha n); 5. Mark Jordan (Hon ). ] 0 + PRO : I. Dan Moo re (Suz) ; 2. Jaso n Matt hews (Ho n); 3 . Bob Melloy (Ha n); 4. Darryl Zumstein (Hon ); 5. Ron Beg eo t (Yam). 4 0 + JR: I. Brad Hilto n (Ho n); 2. Fran k Jaco bse n (Hon ); 3. Mark Smith (KTM). 40 + INT: I. Chip Chap man (Yam); 2. Pat McC o nahy (KTM). 40+ MST R: I. Dar ry l Z umstei n (Hen): 2. Jeff MacD on ald (Hon) ; 3. Del Latham (Kaw); 4. Eric Pott er (Hon ); 5. David Silvesoi (Suz). 50 + : t. J.R. Meusling (Hon ); 2. Steven Moo re (Ha n); 3. jim Parks (Han). 4·STRK: I. josh Hill (Yam); 2. Matt Wilson (Yam); 3. David Charn ey (Yam); 4. Robert Wullbrandt (Hon ). 45 0F into the lead ea rly in t he O pe n Money class, over new teammate Blake Kenned y, w ho w as follow ed by Adam Hancock, Dust in Manue l, Jason Manuel and Larry Hayes . By halfway, the r ace w as se tt le d: Ken ne d y was le a d ing Hobgood, Hancoc k was third o n his Ch am pion C ycle KTM 2S0 SX, and Dust in Manuel was fourth on his N2G ear/Mojo Kawasa ki 2S0 F. Kennedy took over on the first lap of mo to tw o, followe d by Hob good and Haye s, giving thei r team the top three spots . It didn't ho ld up, t ho ug h, as Dusti n ro a re d u p int o third , Meanw hile, Hancock was snea king up into fo urth, Wait ing for someone to let off. At the checkers, it wa s Ken ne d y, H o bgo od and Du st in , w h ile Hancoc k had a mishap and dropped back to sixth. Tyler Shandy gated first in the 12Scc Mon ey c lass on his Bard w e ll Yamaha 250F. Dustin triple d his green 2S0F into t he whoo ps for the le ad . Behi nd th em, Ke nne dy a nd Ho bgo o d we re on t he move o n th eir re d 2S0Fs. Halfw ay t hro ugh the seco nd lap, Kennedy secu red th e lead. while his tea mmat e Hob good w as st uck in

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