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A MA N a t iona l Championhs ip H a r e & H o u n d e r ies Rou n d 4 : Luc e r n e Valley Destry Abbott took the overall win and the biggest trophy . for the third time In four races to date of the AMA National Hare & Hound Series, thus extending his po ints lead as he seeks to win his first National championship, Four races remain in the series. S T O RY A N D P HO T O S By M A RK K A RIYA lUCERNE VALLEY, CA, APR. 30 e a m Gr e en 's Destr y Ab b o tt u s e d a sn eak attack a f ew T h is v ictory , th e Ac e rb is /P ro C lr cu it /IM S - bac k ed KX5 00 ra c er h a s th r e e wins in fou r e ve n ts in hi s qu es t to im pro v e o n t h e n u m ber tw o pla te h e s ports thi s yea r. Th e Vik ing s us ed a n area o ff Cam p Ro c k Road no rth of Luc ern e Valle y as th e sta rt /fi n ish /p it s / campin g ar ea , and t hey ca m e up wi t h two loop s that w er e refr e shi ng ly t ight and tec h n ical , ac c o rdi ng to ma ny rid e rs , wi t h just u nder 8 0 to tal miles . Vet -class race r Da n Richardson g o t t he hole s hot on t h e d e a d - m ile s fro m the fi nis h t o s te al th e le a d from Mo ntclair Ya ma ha ra cer T y D a vi s and win th e Vik ing s Moto rc ycl e C lu b ' s Na t io nal , rou nd fo u r in th e AMA Nat iona l Ch a mp io ns hi p Ha re f, Hou nd S eri e s . With BRIEFLY• •• Nate P ea rso n won 125cc Expert on his Team TRacer Husqvama for the first time this season. handing Team Green's previously unbeaten Kurt Caselli his first loss. Caselli's bike lost the bott om end while chasing Pearson early in the secon d loop. ' It"s probably only the second time in four years I haven't finished a race , " C aselli said. David Pearson's ninth overall came after winning a local desert race in Nevada on Saturday and driving to Lucerne that night. Paul K rause . still feeling the effects of a recent shoulder injury. helped pit some of his friends. After the race. he and his wife. Jennifer. threw a small birt hday party (with cake. ice cream and gift s) for son Brandon who turned three on race day. Team Green's Kelly Yancey saw her win streak stopped at two after finishing third behind Anna Cody and round one winner Heather W ilson. Yancey. who's campaigning a KX125 this year instead of her KL.X thumper, still maintains the class' unoffic ial points lead over District 36 hare scrambles/enduro racer Wilson and Idaho's Rebecca Gillett. 48 MAY 17, 2000' eye I e n e vv s (Above) Ty Davis emerged from the dust to lead most of the last half of the race, but ended up a close second after Abbott snuck by several miles from the finish. (Left) Defending series champ Brian Brown finished third for the fourth series race in a row and dropped to a close third in points, only one behind Davis.