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OFFICIAL TRUCK OF GLEN HELEN ALVA -- Presents the 8th ftnnual @YAMAHA e ngine st a r t, r e a ch i n g t h e b omb f irst o n h i s AXO/FMF / T e am Green K X500 , but A b bott took t h e lead sh ortl y aft er t hat. " I w a nted to try to get away because 1 knew T y was r ight there ," Ab bott said . However, that was difficult. As A bbott ad mi t ted , " I was n't r iding very well; I wa s kind of tight and co uld n' t ri d e t he w a y 1 wa nte d." Though D a v is came th roug h the bomb i n th e top 10, he qu ick ly t h rea ded hi s w a y t h ro u g h t he p a c k a n d lat c h ed o n to his riva l. N e ar the e n d o f th e fi r st l o op , th e Mont c la i r Yam aha /M o os e /FMF /IMS YZ4 26F r ac er saw a n o pe n ing and d a rt ed p a st t o ca rry a narro w i ea d int o th e pi ts . Dav i s c l u n g t o th e f ro n t te nac i ou sl y o ve r th e sec ond lo op , but he f ound that l ead ing in tha t situ a t i on w a sn 't w ha t y ou 'd t hin k. " Ac t u a l ly, i t w as mor e of a n ad va n tage to be b ehi nd be c aus e th e re wa s no t rail so I had t o search f o r th e [co u r se] ri bbon , " Da vi s said. Abbott r e al i zed t h a t b eing behind tbe lead er was an advantage too . " He kept c hecki n g to see where 1 w a s when h e got u p on t h e ridges , but 1 w as 20 o r 25 seconds back , " Abbott s a id . " I keyed off T y i n th e rock s there , a nd I was able t o g et c l oser. Wh en 1 got up to h im , I ke p t it a gear h igh so I'd b e in stea lt h mod e ; I th ink 1 ki n d o f surp ri se d h im wh en I c a u g h t him . Once I g ot by him, I down sh ifte d and by th en w e were out of th e r o cks and i nt o m o re dusty tr ai l s; i t wa s o n ly a fe w m il es f ro m th ere t o th e f in is h so as lon g a s 1 d i dn 't cras h, 1 fig u red I had i t w on . Of c o u r se, h e did n 't go d ow n, desp ite D av i s hou nding hi m to the finish, so Abbott picked up series win number three . D a v i s was a few seconds b a c k ; h i s r u n ner- u p finish moved him up i n t he poin t standings to se cond, unofficially, b y a si ngle p o in t ove r defen ding series c hamp Br ian Brown who cl ai med a stea dy third fo r th e d a y o n hi s T e a m Gr e e n / M o os e /A c m e Su spen si on -b ac k ed KX5 0 0 . eN may 21, June 4 6 18, July 9 6 16 '-.. . . ... - ~ .- 'ftny make of, ; Bike Eligible or Pri es-..' '" , Entr y Fee: $30 .00, $25 .00 for 2nd class, $15.00 for Pee Wee - Quads Gate Fee: $10.00 adults, $5.00 6-12 yrs , FREE for u nder 6. Gates open 6:00 am will race! Amateur YZ bucks for YZ riders, 4Pee Wee, 60cc, aocc, 125cc, 250cc, Vet, Seniors, J r. Vets, 4-Strokes and Quads Call for information: 909-880-3090 or www.glenhelen.com PARTICIPATING DEALERS Alba Yamaha Anaheim Yamaha B&B Cycles Beaumont Yamaha Bellflower Yamaha Corona Yamaha Golden State Yamaha John Burr Cycles Kolbe Cycle Malcolm Smith M ission Yamaha Montclair Yamaha Moto Worldof NorthC6Lin Pacific'Yama Temecula ¥a Thousand Oaks Ya aha West CoastVamaha Yamaha of Cucamonga Yamaha of Redl Yamaha of Camp Rock Road Lucerne Valley . Californ ia Resu lls: April 3D, 2000 (Round 4 of 8] C /A: 1. Destry Abbo tt (Ka w); 2. Ty Davis (Yam) ; 3 . Brian B ro wn ( Ka w) ; 4 . Dav id O ndas ( Ka w) ; 5 . Russell Pearson (Yam); 6. Dan Richard son (K aw); 7. Shane Espo sito (Kaw); 8 . J eff Capt (Kaw ); 9. David Pearson (Yam); to . Abe Baumann (Kaw) . AMA NATION AL C'SHIP HARE & Hoa ND SERIES PO IN T S ST A N DIN GS ( Afler 4 of 8 roun d s) : I . Destry Abbo tt ( 108/3 wins }: 2. Ty Davis (97/1 win ): 3 . Bria n Brown (9 6) ; 4 . Russell Pearson (52 ); 5 . Dav id Pear son (4 9 ) ; 6 . Dan Ric ha rd son ( 4 8); 7 . Dav id Ondes (47) ; 8 . Sha ne Esposito (4 0 ); 9 . Kurt Caselli (35) : 10. And y Gr;der (3 1). Upc o mi ng Rounds : Round 5 - Jericho, Utah, May 13 Round 6 • Jackpot , Nevada, September 23 c u e I e n e vv s • MAY 1 7, 2 0 0 0 49