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EVE-NTS PHOTOS BY CLAYLIGHT CMC Trans -Cal Series, Pacific Northwest Region Round I: Albany Motorsports Park Hill Sloshes to Victory! By CLAY l.JGHT ALBANY, , SEPT 19 amaha-mo unte d Was hingt o nian Jos h Hill didn't let the incredibly muddy co nditions at the opening round of the CMC Trans-Cal Series, Pacific Northwest Region. at Albany Motorsports Park get him down. Instead , the 14-yearo ld from LaCenter made short work of the rainshortened race day by scori ng frve overall class victories in the single-moto-format program. Y Weatherwise. th ings were looking pretty good the Friday before the event, but the day prior to race dilY. Saturday. saw nearly two inches of rain falling in the Willamette Valley. Race promoters Roby and Ryan Lea ch decided to proceed with the event , although the "drie r" the track be came, the harder it was to ci rc u late . D u r ing t he ea rly morni ng sou py con ditions , most riders did n't have any trouble navigating t he course. H ill Cared well eit her way, placing huge ground between himself and the rest of the com petition en route to his Schoolboy, Open Amateur, Four-Stroke, 125cc and 250(( Inte rmediate -class w ins. Another Washingtonian, Suzuki-mounted Alec Watts, also proved to be an exceptio nal mud rider. The Brush Prairie rider carded overail B5cc ( 12-13) and Supennini-dass wins and had little diffiCUlty circulating the course. Watts too k co mmand at the start of the first -and on ly combined 85cc Age Group moto and was never headed. Only five r ide rs fro m a field of 17 completed four laps in that 85cc clash: Watts, KTM rider Colin Baker, Kyle Reader, G len Presthok and Eddy Duncan completed the entire moto. Baker, who won the 85cc (9-1 I) portion, trailed Watts but finished ahead of Reader (the winner of the adjoined Begllvler class), Prestholt (the 9-11 runner-up) and Duncan (w ho trailed Reader in the Beginner class). Hill, riding a Yamaha YZ2S0F, outdistanced t he rest of the competition in the combined 12Scc Pro , Be fo re The Hill and Four- 5troke contest. Hill jumpe d out in fro nt of the field and never looked back ; his closest compeution was Before The Hill Intermed iate rider Nathan Whitlow and the lone Pro rider in the field , Devin Watson . Nei ther could maintain the pace o f the Four-Stroke-class winner, Hill, though, and finished second and third beh ind the forme r minicycle champion. Hillcame right back two motes later to win the combined 250cc Intermedia te /ju nior/ Beginner class . Hill was just as impressive in this class, beating one of the w inningest riders this seaso n at Albany, Mall Wilson. Though Wilson has been one of the area's fastes t riders in dry conditions, on this day he seemed to struggle a bit in the qu ag mire (a s did the majority of the other riders) , and he finished second, behind Hill. Olin Green, th e lo ne Junio r-class rider, rounded o ut th e top thr ee , followed by Je ff Jenkins, the win ner of the Beginner class. Mark Davis, Jerem y Kitcher and Matt Ellefson completed the top positions. "I had a busy day washing Josh's bikes," said Monty Hill, josh's fathe r. "He pretty much rode every other moto. I was pretty happywhen they called off the second sets of motos. I'd pre tty much had k with scraping off all of that mud!"C N Washington's Alec Watts shined bright in the Oregon mud'rsting the 8Scc (12-13) an Supermini wins. ALBANY MOTORS PORTS PARK ALBANY, OREGON RESULTS: SEPTIMBER 19, 2004 (ROUND 1 OF 2) P/W (0 -6) : I. jAcob C.awfonl (KTM). 50 OP EN : I. Stephen Blame (Hon ). 65 BEG : I . J.D. Baker (Kaw); 2. jAcob C.awfonl (I<>w); J. Ilrynt Holt (I<>w). 65 (9- 11): I. Tatyn Taylor (KTM); 2. Jimmie Pe te rso n (Kaw); 3. Sierr a Shiriey (Sol ) 65 O PEN: I. Talyn Taylor (KTM). 85 BEG: I. Kyle Reader (Yam); 2. Eddy Dunca n (Yam); 3. Justin GIeri<. (Yam). 8 S (9-11): I. Colin M ... (KTM); 2. Glenn Prenholt (5",); J. 8n>d .. Andeoon (Y am). 85 ( 12-1l): I. _ w."u (5",); 2. Chm Whodow (KTM). 85 (14-16): I. TyIff McClinto n (Yam). S/MINI : L AJec Watts (Suz); 2. Colin M ... (KTM); J . Chm Whitlow (KTM). 125 BEG: I. Chris McDan iel (KTM); 2. Earl McCaslin (Yam); 3. Tyler Brown (Yam). 12S IR: I. Travis Gierke (Yam); 2. G-ant Hal (Yam); 3. Tyler SchwHltker (Yam). 125 INT: I. J osh Hit! (Yam); 2. Nathan Wh itlo w (yam); 3. Man Wilso n (Yam). 125 PRO: I. Dev;n _ (Yam). 250 BEG: I. J. RJenI"n> (Y:om): 2. Marl< Davu (Yam); J. J«emy Kit",", (Y am). 250 Pasik won the 250cc B o verall, followed by Paiz, Nelson, Lunt and Richard. RESULTS Ma rk Woodward interviews Trevor Monks after his 12Scc Pro-class w in at the SRAC MX event a t A%tec Family Raceway in Colorodo Springs, Colorado. I. O lin Green (Hon) . 250 INT: I. Josh HiU (Yam); 2. Man Wdson (Yam); 3. Nathan Whitlow (Y am). OPEN AM: I. Josh Hdl (Yam); 2. H att Wilson (Yam); 3. Matt ED efw n (Hon ). WMN ; I. t1My _ (Hon): 2. Moddie Tollon (Kaw); 3. Sierra Bragg (Yam). SCHBY: I. Josh HiH(Y am); 2. Tyter Schwentker (Kaw): 3. Ma EUef on (Hon). 8TH Jft; tt s I. Ky1e Tayb- (Yam); 2. Ryan Mclaughlin (Yam); 3. Chris McDaniel (KTM). BTH 'NT: I. N . ",," Whitlow (Yam); 2. Hatt W dson (Yam); 3. Aaron McClinton (Yam 25+ Jft; I. ). CIon G-een (Hon ). 30 + BEG: I. Che

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