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Texas Offroad Racing Organization Round 7: Brian Storrie's Grand Prix Leivan Wraps Up a Wet One By JENNifER WEBB DENTON, TX, FEB. 5·6 T he final round of the Texas Offroad Racing Organization's fourth season was a wet one. The area had been hit by a ton of rain, and everything was saturated. In fact. according to the National Weather Service. 2004 was one of the flve wettest years ever in the Dallas area. It didn't help matters that it rained the entire Saturday night prior to the race. SCR/Yamaha/Answer/Dunlop's Steve Leivan had the AA title wrapped up, but he came down from Missouri to race anyway. "The race was shortened to four laps due to the gnarly conditions and worsening course," Leivan noted. "I rode a cautious first lap and kept it on two wheels. Most everyone crashed at least once that lap. and I worked my way around the fallen riders and into third behind Man Crouch and Dwain Carter. "Caleb Ramsay and David Widmer were riding fast on lap two, and both got around me," Leivan continued. "On lap three, I worked my way back around Ramsay and closed in on Carter. I chose a rut with more traction in a section of switchbacks to overtake Carter near the end of lap three. Widmer was the only one left in front of me, and he had a 15second lead. He fell in a slick turn and had trouble getting up. I got around him and tried to pick the shallowest rues and keep my momentum for another few miles to hold on for the win." "I should have had that win!" exclaimed Xtreme Powder Coacing/SMS Racing/M4 Exhaust-sponsored Widmer. "I got roosted pretty good by Ramsay and Crouch early on and had to slow to be able to see. I fell back to last and thought I would just see how far up I could move. I was riding realty aggressive and started catching up and moving past people. I took the lead with about a half a lap to go when I began to ride cautiously. Big mistake! That's when a lapper popped out of a berm, and I went down. I was stuck under my bike, and about 30 or 40 seconds later, Leivan got by. I didn't have long enough to catch up before the end." At 32, Widmer has been racing for 28 years. In 1997, he broke his back at a motocross race. It took him four years and some prodding from his friend and fellow AA rider Brian Storrie to get him back on a bike, but he did. "That day on the firn lap, I was an Amateur," Widmer said, "the second, [I was] an Intermediate, and by the third lap I was back to Expert speed. By the fourth lap, Brian was getting preny mad!" Motorsports/MSR/Gaerne rider Matt Crouch took second place this MSR/Answer-sponsored TORO season. G&S SuzukVMoose/Scon's Mark Weeks was one point down in third. Then came Widmer, and SMS Racing/Motion Cycle Sports,lThor rider Dwain Carter rounded out the top fIVe in the M class. eN RESULTS AA: L Steve Leivan (Yam); 2. David Widmer (Hon): 3. Owain Carter; 4. Joe McClellan (KTM); 5. Amanc:io Castillo Jr. (KTM). OPEN A: t. Korl Joyce; 2. Todd Corwin; 1. Jeff Womack; 4. Justin Bonner. OPEN B: I. Chrlsti;ln Vowell; 2. RkhMd English; 3. Mark 5lawson: 4. Chris Scott: 5. Brian Jacobs. OPEN C: I. Man DaVIS; 2. Brandon Belcher; 3. luke Gohlke; 4. Andrew Tokarz: S. MIchael Ashley. 150 A: L Preston Trent; 2. Craig Smith. 150 B: I. Cooper Bailey: 2. Austin Wann; 1. Erk Gifford; 4. Eddie Whitener: S. Grant Wright. 150 C: I. Will Dinwiddie; 2. Rob Dewey: 1. Tyler Baucom; 4. Jim Swanson: S. Kevin Kuykendall. 200 A: I. Tyler Schexnailder: 2. Tod Martin: 3. Beau Otto: 4. Nathan Rodgers. 200 B: I. logan Price; 2. Cody Beck; 3. Sean Criqui: 4. Cameron Ishmael: S. Man Sparks. 100 C: I. Justin McKinley; 2. Ryan Shehan; 3. Joshua Woessner; 4. Hal Anderson Jr.: S. Michael Bohrer. 30+ A: I. Cecil Parker, 2. Scon Bailey: 1. Kelly Braddock: 4. Johnny COl(. 30+ B: I. Jerry Moore: 2. Fred Robeson: 3. Tom Eaton: 4. Allan McDonald: S. Jason Fitts. 30+ C: I. Scott Dawson; 2. Keir Coughlin: 1. T.l. Sadler; 4. Cuner Holloway: S. Dempsey Addy. 38+ A: I. Randy Green: 1. Dan McKinley. 38+ B: I. Bruce Korbelik: 2. Kevin Ruckdeschell: 1. Russell Clark: 4. David l. Groff Sr.: S. Hal Anderson. 38+ C: I. Scott Armel; 2. Gary Colllm; 1. Chuck Wiedenhoefer; 4. Randy Hancock: 5. George Grou. 45+ A: t. Doug Taft. 45+ B: I. Mark Ashlock; 2. Mike looney; 1. Kenneth Brown. 45+ C: I. Greg Blackman; 1. John Hesse; 3. Ke:lty Sparks: 4. Rick Dinwiddie. 50 + A: I. Ruben Martin; 2. Bllty Young; 1. L1rry Hunter. SO + B: I. Brad Miller, 2 FrMlk leJV2f1; 1 Charlie Robinson; 4. Ron Beck. 50+ C: I. Jimmy St~L 2. Ron Meyer; 3 Gerry E Raim; 4. Bill Sellen. 60+: I. Hnen Smith LOS A: I. Tracy Tn Kisor; 2. Heidi Pauin; J. Sherri Stephens. LOS B: I. Candice McMillon; 2. Felicia CortMn; 3. Jennifer Webb; 4. Renee Mercer, S. Ashley Crouch. LOS C: I. Tnstu. Johnson; 2. MIChelle FIttS; 3. Kala Sellen; 4. Cindy Gross; S. Melanie Kbnder. MINI A: I. Conly Perdue; 2. Justin Dunn; 3. Garren BoItom. MINI B: I. David L Gron Jr.: 2. Brandon Richards; 3. BIlly Oasinger. 4. Danny Cooksey; S. Andrew Dierdorf. MINI C: I. Justin Beimler; 2. Kenny Brown: 3. PhiUip Geho; 4. Cheyenne Harmon, S. Christopher Storrie. P!W SO A: I. Gaston Johnson; 1. MaCle Arrington; 1. Muon Bowland; 4. Wyatt Sadler. P!W 50 B: I. Tyler Scrogum; 2. Cole Neal: 3. Matthew AJdridge; 4. NICk Burnett: S. Ene Lucas. P/W SO C: I. Trenton Thompson; 2. Daniel 8uckaloo: 3. Aiel( Isakson; 4. Parker Campbell; S. logan Hughes. P/W 65 B: I. R.J. Miller. 1. Dahon Green; 1. Jordan BuckaJoo. 4. JMh Nolen; S. Blake Manhews. P/W 65 C: I. Casey Karr; 2. Blake Parker; 3. Hannah Ono; 4. D.lIon Green; 5. leah Gravley. JR BEG: I. Colton Hansen; 2 Steven lucas: 1. C.J. Holloway; 4. Garren Thompson; S. Joel Juvrud. Ne_ Ne_rIc n... Dati Event Dato T1Ioe Ellen! 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