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/ Debbie Evans Leavi", famaus far he r un believa ble headstands on a mo torcyc le wi thout a kickstand, had a clean event on her RYP Sherco in the Advanced class at round six of the ITS Summer Ser ies in Perris, California. > turn e d t he m into w ins on the short t rac k. Ch andle r had to settl e fo r second, hold ing off Hayden for t he spot . Spore im pro ve d he r position by moving to fo ur t h, ov e r Et ha n, Vowell and Co dy Brown. Hayde n mo ved to seco nd o n the T T, wit h C hand le r, Sp o re , Vowe ll, Ethan and Brow n finishing in that ord e r. Nat ion al champ Ethan Gillim led the 6Scc pack to the checkers, hold ing off Lew is for the w in in each event. Evan Fie lds w as third each time , o ver N ick McFadden . jacob Mo r ris had his ga me face on as he swept the SOcc classes eve ry time o ut . Morri s ra n away in the Shaft class, leaving Luke Baird, Bren den Luc kett and Gu nnar Abe rnathy to batt le it out for se co nd . Mor ris held o ff McFadde n and Baird to win the Chain d ivisio n. Gene Yopp battl ed br iefly w ith jeff Spore before slipping away to win the Senior TI over Jeff and David Brown . Yopp was the victor on the sho rt track as we ll, but Marty Allison kep t him honest by sliding his vintage Yamaha into second . Brown led jeff and Steve Parrish for third. The Ladds , April and Aaron, we re perfe ct in their classes, as Aaron too k wins in the O pen Pro and Pro -Am classes , w hile April controlled the XRl OO Stoc k class. Kelly Bell held on to second in the 1000c class, over Alan and David Ashe r. RESULTS Short Track 50 CHAIN: I. Jacob Mortis (Cob ); 2. N ick McFadden (Cob); 1. Luke Baird (C ob) ; 4. Vance Adomson (Suz). 65 , I. Ethan Gillim (Kaw); 2. Jake lewts (Suz); 3. Evan Fields (Kaw); -1 . N ick McFadden (Sut ). 85: I. Jake Lewis (Yam 2. Colby ): C hand le r (Ho n) : 3. H ayden G illim (H a n); -1 N ikki Spore . (Hon): S. Ethan Gillim (Hon) . XR loo STK: I. Apr il ladd (Hon) ; 2. Kel~ Bell (Hon); 1. Abn Asher (Hon ); 4. D, W! Asher (Hon) . HAD DOG : I. Stevie Nace (H a n); 2. D akota Simmons (Y am). 200 AM: I . Hayden Gillim (Han ): 2. Jake ): Lewis (Yam 3. Co lby C hand ler (H on ); -1. N ath an iel Vowell (Hon) . 200 PRO-AM: l . Jake l ewis (Yam) 2. Hayden Gillim ; (Hon ); 1. Colby a"oole< (Hon) ; 4 . Nathaniel Vowoll (Hon); S. Ethan Gillim (Hon ). 150 PRO: I. Dakota Sim mon s (Yam). OPEN AM: I. H ayde n Gillim (H a n); 2. N atha nie l Vow e ll (Han ). OPEN PRO-AM: I . Aaron ladd (Han); 2. Bill Gruw ell (Hon) . OPEN PRO: I. Aaron ladd (Han) ; 2. Dean Faulkner (Rot): 3. Bill Gruwell (H an ). VET 30 +: I. Bill Gruwell (Han) ; 2. Gene Yopp (Hon ); 3. Dean Faulkr1ef' (Rot): 4. Steve Parr ish (KTH ). SR 40 + , I. Gene V_ (Hon ); 2. Marty A1 1_ (y",,); 3. David Brown (Han): -1. Jeff Spore (Yam): S. Steve Parrish (KTH ). LT VINT, I. M"'Y Allison (y",,). n 50 CHAIN: I. Jacob Morris (Cob): 2. N ick McFadd en (Cob); 3. luke Baird (Cob). 65: I. Ethan Gillim (Kaw ); 2. Jake Lewis (Suz): 3. Evan Fields (Kaw); -1 N ick McFadden (Suz). . 85 : I. Jake l ew is (Suz); 2. Hayde n G iUi (Han); 3. C o lby m Chandler (Han); -1. N ikki Spore (Hon ); S. Nathaniel Vowell (Yam) . MAD DOG : I . St evi e Nace ( Han ); 2. D akota Simmons (Yam). 200 AM: I. Jake Le w is (Suz): 2. Hayden G illim (Hon) ; 3. C o lby Chand ler (Hon ); -1 . Nat han iel Vowell (Han). 200 PRO-AM: I . Jake Lew is (Suz); 2. Hayden Gillim (Ha n); 3. Colb y C ha nd ler (Ha n): -1. Ste vie N ace (Han): S. N athaniel Vow e ll (Hon) . TR: I. Ray T inche r (Han) . 250 PRO : I . D akota Sim mons (Y am). O PEN AM: I . Ha yde n Gillim (Hon); 2. N athan iel Vowell (Hon) . OPEN PRO ·AM: I . Aaron la dd (Hon); 2. Dakota Simmons (Yam). SR 40 + : I. Gene Yopp (Hon): 2. Jeff Spore (Yam): 3. David Brown (Han) . ITS Summer Series Round 6: Trials Land Leavitt Levitates to Perfection By PERRIS HILlTON PERRIS, CA, AUG. 7 \ A /Mt does a fortysome thing mother of three V Y do on a warm summer evening when her young son comes out t o ride th e Int erm ediate class at the local observed trial? She moves up to the Advanced class so she doesn't have to co mpete against her o wn flesh an d blood . Whe n you 're Debbie Evans Leavitt, considered by many to be the grea tes t female trials rider ever, you not on ly move up a class, you tu m in three dean loop cards for a rare perfea trial. Rid ing an RYP-sponsored Sher ee w ith a custom Works rear shock , Leavitt st unned her competito rs by refusing to dab the entire tr ial. Leavitt needed her concentration to win , as runner·up Chris Cullins was right the re , tak ing only three dabs of his o wn on his Bet a Rev 3. O nly a single dab back was 12-yea r-o ld Andrew O ldar, on his Torr Moto -backed Gas Gas 12S. Meanwhile, it was brother vs. brother in the Inte r med iate class . Although ne ith er are old enough for a driver 's license, Eric and Neal Storz drove eac h oth er hard the en tire day on their Storz Perfo rmance -spo nso red Shercos. O n the first loop, Eric dabbed on section five, while Neal footed in section three. On the next loop , they swapped dabs, putting them into a tie going into the final loop. Neal planted a foo t on sect ion fou r, wh ich featured a nasty, left -han d, off-cam be r uphill, givingEric the lead and, eventually, the win. O nly t w o po int s separated t he ne xt fo ur position s, w ith Chas e Harke r nailing down the last pod ium spot when Ian Delaney took a five in the highlytechn ical final section. In the Masters class. David Pyle bu ilt up but then gave away his lead o n bo th t he first and seco nd loops. Marc Schnoob dabbed in section four o n the final loo p, but this time Pyle he ld steady, turning in a perfect final-loop card . RESULTS KIDS: I. TyCullins; 2. Dan iel O ldar; 3. Marshal Ste wart. NOV : I. Verg McCallister; 2. Robert Valero ; 3. Mike Moon; -1 . Jake Moon . SPTSMN: I. Jim Richards; 2. Marc Oh lgren; 3. Tracy Screeton. INT: I. Eric StOf"Z; 2. Ne al Storz,; 3. Chas e Harke r; -1 . Ian De lane y; S. John Denison. ADV: I. Debbie Lea vitt; 2. Chris Cullins: 3. Andrew Oldar. MSTR: I. David Pyle ; 2. Marc Schnoob; 3. Ryan Sandoval . EX: I. Anthony Sandoval: 2. Brad Hannon . VINT: I. Bill lawless: 2. Tom Van Beveren: 3. l.Mry Tubbs . Lewis's More Than Fair Night at the Fair MADISONVILLE, KY, AUG. 7 ~ fair-circuit portion of the Kentucky Dirt Track Series wrapped up in Madisonville on a bigger -than-average track. The 200cc classes fielded the biggest ride r count, and Hayden Gillim, Co iby Chand ler and jake Lewis provided the fireworks to the backdrop of the midway carnival. After topping the O pen Amateur mains, Gillim pulled the holesho t in the 200cc Amateur short track and never bobbled , leading a freight train to th e w ire, co mprised of Le wi s, Chandler and I CMA Dominator MX Series Round 4 : Hanford Fairgrounds Cox Comes Kentucky Dirt Track Series Hop ki ns Coun ty Fa irg ro unds By BOBBY LEWIS There was a lot of money up fa r grabs at the Dominator race in Hanford, California, and Yamaha rider Josh Cox definitely took home his fa ir share: He won the 12Scc and 2SDcc Pro classes as well as the Dominator main event. Nathan iel Vowell. The TT found Lewis up front , as he led Gillim, Chand ler and Vowell to the flag. The 200cc Pro-Am classes track saw Lewis nail ho leshots eac h time and record the w ins. Gillim was a close second, over C handle r and Vowe ll, while Ethan Gillim moved up to round ou t the top five, over Michae l He iden and Nikki Spore on the short track. Hayde n had to wo rk past Chan dler to finish seco nd in the TT, while Mad Dog wi nner Stev ie N ace slip ped pas t Vowell , Spore and Heiden and into fo urt h. Lewis also snagged both as cc st arts and T he CalHor nia Moto rcycl e Ass ociatio n's Do minato r Series co uld eas ily have be e n re named the "Survivor Series " o r maybe even the "Incine rato r Series," because racing t hrough t he Ce nt ra l C alifornia s umme r isn't for t he weak at heart. As the series hit its stride in early August , temperatures were still w e ll into triple digits on a daily basis. Desp ite the harsh con ditions , the loca l MX crowd rema ined as determ ined to race as ever. A good-sized co ntingent showed up for the fourth rou nd of the series, including a fe w fast Pros. The ir mot ivatio n, of course, was the ge nerous purse available in the Dom inato r main even t. www.cyclenews.com Fre sno nati ve jos h Co x set t he standard ea rly in the eve ning. He came o ut swinging in the first 12Scc Pro mot o, beating fellow Yamaha rider Buffalo Soito. He the n be sted Matt Gaines and Robby Bapt ista in th e o pe ning 2S0cc Pro race . He was riding a pair of fou r-strokes and it loo ked like he wo uld be hard to be at in t he main even t, wh ich came up betw ee n t he first and seco nd roun ds of motos. Intermediates had the opportunity to make the main event, though all Amate urs w e re go ing to be sco re d se para tely and were no t e ligible for cas h awa rds . Honda ride r Weston Arth urs came over from the Cen t ral Coast and made sure he was able to get into the race. He won both the 12Scc and 2SOcc Inte rmed iate classes, over guys such as Les Soito and local favori te james Leo n. Art hurs add ed a win in the FourStroke X class for good meas ure . The Do m in at or ma in eve nts fea t u re a u niq ue s t a r t ing procedure t hat bas ically gua rantees an e xciting rac e . The ride rs a re grou ped toge ther by class and staggere d CYCLE NEWS • SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 77

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