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PHOTOS BY CLAY LIGHT AMA Pacific Northwest Championship Series Round 4 : Washougal Motocross Park Consistency Pays Big for Sullivan By CLAY LIGHT WASHOUGAL, WA, AUG. 29 H o nd a -m o un t e d Rory Sull ivan has pro- gressed upwa rd in the results with each race in the Northwest. and on this day he got an overd ue w in in the 250c( Pro class , at r ound four of the AMA Pacific Northwest Championsh ip Series at Washou gal Motocross Park. Sullivan used 3·2 finishes to lead Brett Boehm and Philip Ehnat overa ll. Oregon's Ryan Huffman was well on his way to victory in the opening 2SOcc Pro -class moto , but with just shy of three laps left, his received the first-place paych eck , w hile Boehm (who, like Sullivan , made the 2S0 cc National grid here se veral wee ks ago) place d second overall w it h a 2-4 score . Ehnat (6- 3), Travis Murphy (4- 6) and Mar k Bunker (5- 7) rounded out the top five. Ehnat and Sullivan tr aded moto win s in a similarly co mpetitive 12Scc Pro class, but this time Ehnat nett ed the overall win after beating Sullivan to th e finish in moto two. Sullivan expended a lar ge amount o f energy in his come-fra m -beh ind moto-one win and just Washington's Dan Moor e was right there to didn 't have eno ugh left to d erail Ehn at' s progress in moto two . Bunker used consistent 3-3 finishes to compl e te the top three, while snatch the victory, w hile Boehm and Sullivan Jo el Ard (S- 4) and Kenny Webster, w ho led rounded out the top three . Moore grabbed the lead at th e start of mote tw o, but he couldn't most of moto one, filled out the top five. Oregon's Adam Metzler was t he dom inant performer in the 12Scc and 250cc B classes . Riding a pair of Suzukis, Metzler won all four motes he e nte red . Start ing som e IS seconds beh ind the combined Pro rider s in all of his motos, Metzl er work ed his way t hrough the majority of the Pro pack, with the except ion of (Right) Rory Sullivan posted the overall 250cc Pro-class win at Washington's Washougal Motocross Park and placed second overall in the 125cc Pro class at round four of the AMA Pacific Northwest Championship Series. coil wi re came loose and left him stranded . hold back Huffman , Sullivan o r Ehnat . Moore's chances of an overall wi n we nt awry w ith one la p le ft , when th e Suzuki ride r go t bogged down in th e deep mud and lost I I po siti ons trying to dig it o ut . Huffman enjoyed a large lead to th e finish , but his Ilrs t-moto DNF dropped him to a m idpack overa ll finish, and a similar fate be fell m ore- one w inner Moore . Sullivan, who t rai le d Huffman at the finish, the top three o r fou r ride rs . Fellow RM jockey Todd Nelso n too k th e lead in the first 125cc B moto, but he couldn't hold bac k Metzl er and finished second overall , ahead o f David Coffey, Jon Neimi, Brad Goodson and Ko ry Huffman . Despite the muddy cond itions , se veral classes drew large numbers , including the Over 40 C class. KTM-mounted Boe Te asdal e won both motos in the 30 -rider field to lead Jeff Ryan Huffman won the Over 25 Pro-class overall. (Kaw); 2. Co dy Elli (Hon); 3. Jame s Pugh (Ha n); 4. Brian s Short (Hon ): S. Zack Pe nderg rass (Yam). 11 5 A: I. Phillip Myers (Yam): 2. J.T. Smith (Kaw); 1. Ryan Stanesu (Suz); 04 . Alexande r Hunte r (Yam 125 B: I. Auston Albers (Suz); 2. ). Shane O'Bamcn (Suz): 1. Kyl King (Y e am): 04 . Josh Mayberry (Yam): S. Michae l Hawk (Yam) . 125 C: I . Dust in Jo ne s (Ho n): 2. Taylor Reilty (Y am); l . M. Keith Davidson (Suz); 04. Brandon Barne s (Yam); 5. Christopher Beeler (Yam). 250 BEGINN ER: I. Zack Pe nderg ras s (Yam); 2. Mike Brow n (Suz); 3. Sha nno n Amos (Ho n): " . Scott Steve nton (Hon). 250 A: I. Phillip Myers (Yam); 2. A1e llander Hunte r (Yam); 1. Ryan Stanesu (Suz); 4. Chad Anderson (Kaw). 250 B: I. Shane O'Banion (Suz); 2. Gre go ry Robe rU (Suz): 1. Michael Hawk (Y am): 4. Jack Brooks (Suz); 5. Kyl King (Yam). 250 e C: I. Man Griggs (Ho n): 2. Ne il Hale (Y am): 1. Cody Lrtz (Ha n): 4. Josh Walker (Yam): 5. Ben jam in Thoma s (Ha n). 4·STRK: I. Ne il Hale (Yam); 2. Dylan Muehlberge r (Y am): l . Cody Un (Ho n). W MN 65·85: I. Shelby Dorsey (Suz): 2. She lby Ro len (Ho n); l . Danietle Zagen (SUI) ; " . l e ila Mullens (Suz): 5. Gabrielle Bitls m (KTM). U/ l AM (16 ·2 4): I. J.T. tro Smith (Kaw): 2. Taylo r Reilly (Yam); 1. Gregory Roberts (Suz): 4 . Christ opher Be e le r (Yam ); S. Brand on Barn e s (Yam). 15 +: I. Phillip Mye rs (Yam): 2. Chad Anderson {Kaw ]: 1. Jack Brooks (Sul ). 30 +: I. Jason Summers (Y am); 2. Jon McCabe (Hon): 1. Keith Davis (Kaw); 4. Bryan Bre wst er (Kaw); S. Brian laird [Kaw] . ] 5 + : I. Chu ck Palme r (Yam) : 2. Jon McCabe (Hon ); 1. Craig Gree r (Suz); 4. Ke ith Davis (Kaw); 5. Chuck Greer (Suz). 40 + : I. Chuck Palmer (Y am); 2. David De vane y (Ho n); 1. Co rey Salern o (Hon ): ~ . Bilty Scoggins (Y am); 5. Vincent Hanwrigh t (5uz). 45 + : I. Bilty Sco ggins (Y am); 2. Vincent Hanw right (Suz). 66 May and Dan Krick ove rall. Dave Schmid was the top performer in the adjo ine d B class , wi nn ing both rnoros , w hile fo rmer AMA National riders Darryl Zumstein and Ted Holt split moto wins in the A class, with the overall eN going to mote-two winner Zumstein. W ASHOUGAL MOTOCROSS PARK WASHOUGAL, WASHINGTON RESULTS: AUGUST 29, 2004 (ROUND 4 OF 5) 51 ( 4 .6 ) : I. Conner Mitche ll (Co b); 2. Tri stan Charbonneau (Cob ); 3. Tanne r Morri s (Cob) ; ~ . Ryder Waite (Pol); S. Warren Higgins (Co b). SI (1 . 8): I. Max Har ris (Cob ); 2. Coitin Scott (!

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