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Race two looked like a repeat of race one when the nag dr op ped , as Caldwell again too k the lead. Hard on her tail, however, a determined Warren was apply ing the pressure fro m the start. W ith two laps to go, Warren seize d his opportunity and too k the lead. When the wh ite flag new, Warren had his hands full holding off the aggressive , hard-charging Caldwell. Three turns from the finish, Caldwell saw her opening. Driving in deep up Warren's inside , Caldwell tucked the fro nt end under heavy braking , giving Warren a long -sought victory and the overall fo r the day . Bryant Kornbau t o o k advantage of t he miscue to take seco nd , pushing Caldwell back to third. Ale x Anastas hung on for fourth . Known fo r spawning yo ung ro ad-rac ing talent such as john Hopkins, the CMRRA gives young beginner riders the opport unity to race and learn in a safe yet competitive environment. Bryce Kornbau and justin Ducut are two young riders who are beginning to turn heads. Racing in Be gin ne r Stoc k and Begi nne r Mo dified , Kornbau and Ducut each seem to be feeding on t he o the r's deve lopi ng talent. In Be gin ne r Stock , Korn bau was able to hold off Ducut in a very close race to take top honors, with Jaime Rivas fo llowing in third and Chris Armen tro ut in fourth. Ducut turned the tables on Korn bau in Beginne r Modified , taking an equally tight win, w hile Kitty Brooks held on for third and Steve Bogle placed fourth in a field 12 ride rs stro ng. The Expert SOcc class delivered a four-rider battle t hat lived up to expectations. Race one saw Skye Gira rd coming from the rear of the pack to grab the lead from Damian Saavedra, who went down de fending. Leonard Mellgre n simultaneously lowsided in turn one, mak ing for a spe ctacular slide in a blinding clou d of dirt . Taking the win, Girard held off a spirited Rich johnson. Race twO was an equally e xciting from start to finish. Girard grabbed the lead early and held off Saavedra , Mellgren and johnson for the overall . Saavedra tried everything he could to break Girard and came back to ta ke second. Jo h nso n rode to a co ns istent third , while Mellgren overcame his fall for fourth . RESULTS BEG ST K.: I. Bryce Kombau; 2 . JUStin Ducut; 3. Jamie Rivas; ... Chris Armentrout; 5. Kirby Smith . BEG MOD: I. Just in D ucut ; 2. Bryce Kombau ; 3. Kitty Broo ks; 4. Steve Bogle; 5. Scon Gilbert . AM F-5D: I . Da ve Oventhal; 2. Jim Spicher; 3. Bra ndon ~rren ; 4. Alan Mortenson. AM F-G P: I. Jeff Semmig; 2. Bryant I: 3. Jeremy Mayes; .... Brian Combs; 5. Mark Michaels . B VET: I . Kevin Betts ; 2. David 8arday; 3. Michael Polley; 4 . Todd Yor k; S. Scott Fntief" C 200: I. Bren Yother; 2. Rebecca . Fo x; 3. Sean Nol l; 4. Jason Fleming . C 150: I. Justin Riley; 2. Shane Hanin; 3. Eli Patterson: 4. Shelby Gragg; 5. Jmlovett. C O PEN : I. Juan Frazier; 2. Sam Alberg; 3. Fred Mart in; 4. Mich ael H ullinge r ; 5. D wight Martin. C V ET: I. Woody Hearn; 2. BNn Wood; 3. Robert Campbell; 4. Jim l emmon; 5. Aaron Finne y. C SR: I. 0avKt r-tees tas : 2. ~y Campbell; 3. Ste ve Woh letz ; of. Kimball Sto ne ; 5. Raben Stile s. EX SH O RT: I.Stewart Hall; 2. Jon Yarbrough. A MSTR: I. Ken He t he ri ngton ; 2. Jim W illis; 3. Michael Ward ; .. . Ken ny Williams ; 5. Phil Norman. B SR: I. Ronald Martin ; 2. Paul Pendry; 3. Chuc k Howard; ... Bob Fuerst; 5. Daniel Hurlbert. SIS R: I. luther Stem ; 2. Earl Schnell; 3. Ra ymond Hogan; .. Fran k leivan. SR 55 + : I. £>wain Marple ; 2. Jerry Bohannon. SR 6D+ : I. Don Gem~r; 2. Henry Polley. W M N : I. Kris Waugh ; 2. Gina Polley; 3. Barbara Zeh ner; 4 . Anna lAngley. JR EX : I. MICha Pitts; 2. Clint Woodard; 3. Zac h Ingram ; ... el EYMl W illiams; 5. Stephen Pitts. JR NOV: I. Wa lker Gra gg; 2 . Bradl ey Wi lliford ; 3. P.J. Waugh; ... Sean Waugh ; S. Ty Morlang. YTH: I. jacob Zehner; 2. Kole Hens lee ; 3. Trevor H icks ; 4. Harr ison He lmick; S. Jonathan Owens. Texas State Championship Enduro Circuit, High Pla ins Division Rocky Mountai n Enduro Circuit Rounds 5/8: M ile High End uro McDonough Masters Mile High By BILL KAMIN CLOUDCRon, NM, SEPT. 12 ark McDonough rod e he rd on 230 co mpet itors to capture hls first event overa ll at the 4St h Mile High Enduro . T he 2S0c c A rider from Co lorado flogged his Yamaha to limit his losses to a minute and 14 sec o nds in an even t that lasted ro ughty four hours. With the overall points from this event, McDonough is comfortably in first place in his class in t he RMEC for the season. The RMEC's la p rider, Ron Schmelzle, was att endi ng the ISDE, while AA rider Dave Neumeister was sidelined with a broken leg a few days earlier. M www.cycienEWs.co m Bo b by Stark an d the Pe rm ia n Basin Moto rcycle Association laid out roughly S7 miles of trail that included a little single-tra ck and lots of ATV -width trail that still len no room for error. The co urse ran through the lincoln Nat ional Forest, and the trees would reach out and grab any riders who weren't focused. The course was not too technical, so higher speed averages were necessary to allow riders to separate themselves from one another. Unfortuna tely, high speeds combined w ith du st sometimes made t he narrow, rocky trails dangerous. TSCEC Hall of Fame rider jack Henry discove red this the hard way, holding a private meeting with some rocks CYCLE NE WS • NOVEMBER3, 2004 65

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