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Missouri's Brian Stone , Willoh, Laansoo, Armstrong and Iowa's Kurtis McCabe. C alifor nian Ton y She rma n took the lead at the start o f Friday's 12Scc Pro main, although the Yamaha rider was slowed by the bike-swallowing whoops. McCabe and Weimer ran cnetwo until an aggressive move on Weimer's part parked bo th riders. WHloh the n assumed the lead and appeared to have it in t he bag unt il he a nd G r e g C r at er ta ngle d . Then Pro Circ uit/Smith/Renthal- sup ported Armstrong to o k the lead and he ld it to the finish fo r the w in and the $SOO paycheck. After a poo r start, Charley Bogard clawed his way into a seco nd-place finish , wh ile his fellow Texa n Scotty Trimb le , Stone and Wisconsin's Eric Kowalik ro unded out the to p five. Laansoo motored to the head of the pack in the 2SOc final, c but he was quickly shut down by both WHloh and Weimer, who put substantial ground on the rest of the field. Then disaster again str uck Willoh, who crashed . Weimer took the lead late in t he race and held it to the finish. Bogard got a much better start this time, running amid a four-way batt le for second, which eventually wen t to the Texan. Armstrong, Laansoo and Stone trailed. Weimer was again impre ssive on Saturday. The American Suzukl/Fty-backed ride r came out of the chute strong , and at the com pletion of the 125cc Pro main, he pocke ted another good -sized chunk of change, although he did have to conte nd with Willoh, who placed seco nd, ahead of Bogard, Armstrong and Kowalik. Things impr oved for Willoh as the night progressed, as he won t he Dash Fo r Cash, finishing ahead of Bogard , Laansoo and McCab e . "I bought my own bikes, and am just going to see what happens th is year," said the Maxxis/John Burr-b acked WHloh. "I haven 't yet flrrned up any plans, so I may co nt inue with the Regionals, but wo n't be doing the who le National Series, as I usually have." Willoh got the main-event win he'd bee n looking for in the 2SOcc class, wit h Bogard again his closest competition. Shaking off a crash on Friday night, Bogard was t he weekend's most cons ist ent finisher, w ith 2-2 - 3-2 placings. Sto ne , also a consi stent finisher, sco red his be st performance o f t he wee ke nd, garner ing third, ahead of McCabe and Weimer. RESULTS Friday 125 PRO : I. Zeb Armstrong (Yam 2. Charlie Bogard (Suz); 3. Scott Trimble ): (Suz); 4. Brian Stone (Suz); 5. Eric Kowalik (Yam). 250 PRO : I. Jake Weime r m); (Suz); 2. Charley Bogard (Suz); 3. Zeb Armstron g (Ya 4. Juss Laansoc (Hon); 5 . Brian Stone (Suz). DFC : I. Jake Weime r (Suz); 2. Brian Stone (Suz); 3. JeffWi lloh a (Hon ); 4. Juss Laansoc (Hon). JUMP -OFF: I. Aaron Brown (Y m): 2. Wes Morgan (Hon); 3. Jadd Knox (Suz). Sa turday 125 PRO : I. Jake Weime r (Suz); 2. Jeff Willoh (Hon); 3. Charley Bogard (Suz): 4. Zeb Armstrong (Y am); S. Eric Kowalik (Yam) 250 PRO : I. Jeff Willoh . (Hon); 2. Charley Bogard (Suz); 3. Brian Stone (Suz); 4. Kurns McCabe (Hon); 5. Jake Weimer (Suz). DFC: I. Jeff Willoh (Ha n); 2. Charley Bogard (Suz): 3. Juss Laansoo (Hon); 4. Kunis McCabe (Han ). Thor/Ports Unlimited/Arenacross.com Amateur Regional Arenacross Round , : Memoria l Coliseum The Rocket Ravages PortlandI BY CLAY LIGHT PORTLAND, OR, NOV, 5·7 onda-mounted Joh nny "Rocket" Vallerio made the t rek fro m Carson City, Nevada , wo rt hwhile by w inning two 8Scc Op en main events at the opening round of the Thor /Parts Unlimited/Are nacross. com Regional Arenacross Series, held at Port land Memor ial Co liseum. Vallerio was the dominant ascc rider throughout the three days of racing, which involved several hundred riders from as far away as Wisconsin. Vallerio was also on his way to a win in Friday's 8Scc O pe n final, but the whoops proved to be his down fall on this occasion and he lost several positlons . New Mexico's Eric Kelly took command from the point of Vallerio's demise and was neve r hea ded . Th ings got better for Vallerio as t he weeke nd progressed: In front of a much larger Saturday night crowd, Vallerio not only won t he 8Scc Open final, he proved he 's capable on 12Scc machinery, as we ll. H BuildWEEKLY FOOT TRAFFIC in your store . Create ENTHUSIASMfor new products, latest events and trends in the sport of motorcycling . Local COVERAG E of events in your area, in addition to National & Worldwide news about motorcycles . as it happens! • Plus...You get OJ free metal display rack and "authorized dealer" decals for your store W;th Returns Minmurn ord~ 5 copleS~ Y onlypay fot' who1 yousel ou Receee I monthly IffVOic l! (Of 01 C~Sotdt 'N Teor off 1M f OpS oMt (0( cewert ) 0( unsoldcop.es . Rtf utn lopS with a chec.i.for the dlfferencl!. 6' " ONle, Ma'em , , , RETAIL PRICE : $3.9S/COPY ---------_ /- or::; J With out Ret urn s M__rwm orrkr 5 copieslWeti. "less Poperworle. " RKt'l~ , motlthty iffloKe (or all coptfl ,"""" cop..es Kffp 01 125 ~ D~ ~, d!!o/er price' Marzm CYCLE NE WS • JANUARY 5, 2005 123