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_ryone elSe to battle owr second. A5 the ailing C¥elli dropped off the pace, f(ledrowskl found his way Into second place, whHe Davis ran third, thouah the Montclair Yamaha team captain wouldn't be able to hold off Hondamountlld Bobby Garrison. "I just couldn't ride that pace today," Davis admitted. "' just could not click at all; I was so frustrated. Nathan rode really well, and I got behind him, and it wasn't like he was going that much faster - I was jUst making too many mistakes." Garrison passed Davis when the Yamaha racer ducked Into the pits for one of 5lM!I'aI stops he'd make, not only to get fuel but to try different suspension settings as well. "' knew I had to pit a couple laps later, so I tried to put a little bit of a gap on him," Garmon said. "I put just enough to where when I pitted, I had a lead over him. After that, I was lust trying to keep in front of him... Russ Pearson rounded out the top fIVe after having stopped to notify officials that Bobby Bonds had crashed and might need attention. But Bonds wasn't the only one during the weekend to go down on the rocky and demanding course. Even Kiedrowski balled on the final lap, though he quickiy picked his slightly dented bike back up and maintained second. "My hat's off to all the guys who are here:' Woods said. "The track was rough and gnarly. ""m Illst trying to get some m0mentum," he added. "I know at the end of the series, we're going to have 'Ryno' [Ryan Hughes] coming and a couple other guys, so I would like to be ready and at least try to run with these guys and show them what I'm made of. I am the WORCS champ, and I continue to hold that plate this year and, hopefully, next year. I worted I11Y butt off to get that number-one plate, and I'm not going to pe it away." at tfoNEy BriefIYe•• lobby Garrison turned a lot of heacIs with an Impreulve third-place fllil.h. II you're a GP motocross fan, you might recognize the name Jussi Vehvilalnen, but most people at Honey Lake were unfamiliar with the racer from Finland. However, he decided to try his hand at a WORCS race and see if he could drum up any interest from potential sponsors for a run at the series next year. Riding a KX250 he borrowed from Team Green, he related, "I'm 27 years old now, and I was 17 when I scored my first World Championship [motocross1points. I have had my high moments... then I have also had the low points, like so many injuries. I'd just like to do something different.· Of his introduction into off-road racing. Vehvilainen said, "It was good fun. Everything went pretty well except the start. I have been riding fourstrokes the last three years back in Europe. I kind of forgot how to start on a twostroke. Everything else went pretty all right, except those rocky sections; they were so sketchy for me. It was yesterday in the Pro qualifier that I saw rocils like that for the first time ever. Back in Finland, I have been doing some trail riding, but we have more like deep ruts and trees and roots. That was the only difficult thing for me, but I enjoyed it, and what I'd really like to do, I'd just like to come over for next year and ride this series. That's my goal." Tl10ugh he crashed in Saturday's practice, RIcJcy Dietrich didn't notice anything amiss about his bike - until he rolled to the line on Sunday for the race and discovered the front brake didn't work. With no time before the start to fIX it, he tried riding a few laps, found it poindess and headed to the pits to replace the entire system. Though well down the field, he recovered and ended up eighth. lAICI MX PMK M1_, CAufoRHIA RuuLTS: sm-.. 25, 2005 I a - 9) PRO: I. _ Woods ~); 2. HMce KlodrvwskI (Suz); 1. 8clIJbIo Garrtson (Hon~ 4. 1Y l);Ms (Yon»; 5._1 Peanon (Yom); 6. jusol _ _ (!Caw); 7. K1n e-Ifi (KTM); 8. Rict

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