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t he y an d the Bs covered " o nly" 107 mil es an d fiv e tests . Pearson again co m m a n de d the fr ont spot , whil e Brian Gar rahan posted consistent test scores to hold onto second. H a v i n g a much better day was Abbott. " I felt like it went pretty good,· he said . " I rode smooth , tr ied not to m ak e a lot of m istakes. 1 went down th r ee or four times during a test. I didn't get hu rt and that was my big thing las he is ge tting ready for the up c o m in g Nevada 2000 race] . I just wan ted to com e h ere and fi nish top five. " Bro wn made th ird pl ace loo k easy, and Laffert y moved up a notch from Sa t urday to t ak e fifth . F o rm e r Mo toc ros s s tar Da m o n Br a d s h aw , w ho l i v es n ot f ar fr om Idaho C it y , ro de Sunda y only and had an im pressive da y aboard his Yama h a fou r- st rok e. F in ishi ng sixth overa ll and fi r st i n t he t h u m p e r c lass, h e p os te d a fi rst, second , th ird and seven th in the' special tests . KTM r i d e r Br ian Garrahan r a n neck and neck wi th Pearson all week end . " R u s s had me b y 16 seconds going into da y two ," Ga rrahan said. " I made up four seconds in the first test, the next t est we t ied and th en the last two tests he went real fast and won th em . I got ri g h t b ehind him in the l a st t est , bu t n ot eno u g h to ca tc h h im ." The key to Pears on ' s success her e an d in gen er al is hi s consistent riding st yl e. " I d idn 't have an y ex ce p t io n al t ests today [Sunda y]." Pea rson said . "I just d idn 't hav e an y bad on es." TM - mounted Lu c a Tr ussardi had t w o goo d day s, a lthoug h a scoring disp ute on day one left him sleepless on Sa t urda y night. The dispute was ' resol v ed as h e took top 125cc honors b oth da ys , which w as good enough for fourth o ve ra ll in the final Q ualifier results and seventh and 10th for the two Enduro overalls. eN (Above) Damon Bradshaw showed up on Sunday and tried his hand at off-road racing. He must've l ik e d it because he finished sixth, finishing ahead of many of this country's top off-road riders. (Left) Randy Hawkins went 4-8 over the weekend. (Below) Hare & Hound champ Brian Brown land third overall. (Bottom left) Brian Garrahan took runner-up honors. (Bottom) M ike Lafferty looks for a breath of fresh air in the dusty conditions. Ida ho City Idaho City, Idaho Results: June 3-4 S at ur day O/A: I. Russ Pea rson (Ya m); 2. Brian Garrahan ( KT M) ; 3 . B rian B rown ( Ka w) ; 4 . Ran d y Hawkins ( Yam) ; 5 . D a vid Ly k k e ( Kaw ) ; 6 . M i ke La ffert y (KTM) ; 7. Lu c a T rus sardi ( TM ); 8 . David Pearson (Yam ): 9. Ron Schmeiz le (KTM ); 10. Cole Ma rshall ( 5 uz) ; I t. Jason Dahners ( Yam) ; 12. Matt Stavis h (Gas); 13. Mark Steve ns (Kaw) ; 14 . Destry Abbott (Kaw) ; 15 . Damien Galford (Kaw ); 16. Cra ig Wesne r ( Kaw); 17 . Ku rt Ca se lli (Kaw) ; 18 . Steve Si lvestri (KT M ); 19 . T im Stowe ( 5 uz); 20 .Rob Zimmerma n (Yam) Sunda y O/ A: 1. Russ Pearson (Yam ); 2 . Brian Ga rrahan ( KTM) ; 3 . D estry Abbott {K aw } : 4 . B r ian B row n (Ka w) : 5. Mike Lafferty (KTM); 6. Damo n Bradshaw (Yam) ; 7. Da vid Pearson (Yam) . 8. Randy Hawk ins ( Yam) ; 9. Da vi d Lyk k e ( Kaw) ; 10. Luc e -Trusserdi (TM) ; 11. Jason Dahners (Yam ); 12. Ron Schmei zle ( KTM); 13. Mark Steve ns ( Kaw) ; 14 . Kurt Case lli (Kaw); 15 . Pat Garra ha n (K TM ) ; 16 . John Beal (Yam) ; 17. Craig Wesner (Ka w) ; 18. Damie n Galford (Kaw) : 19. Cole Marshall (Suz); 20 . Dave Neumeist er (KTM) QUA LI FIER O /A: 1. Russ Pearson (Ya m ) ; 2. Br ian Gar rahan ( KTM); 3. Br ian Brow n ( Kaw) ; 4 . Lu c a T russardi (TM) ; 5. Ron Sch meizle (KTM) ; 6 . Destr y Ab bott (Kaw) : 7. Jason Oahne rs (Yam ); 8 . Cole Marshall (Sua): 9. Mark Stevens (Kaw); 10. Kurt Case ll i ( Kaw) ; 11. Cra ig Wesne r ( Kaw); 12. Ma tt Stavish (Gas) ; 13. Rob Zim me rman (Yam ); 14. Steve Silvestri (KTM ); 15. Brian Bennett (Suz); 16. Nath an Knight (Gas) ; 17. J eff Freddett e (K aw ) ; 18 . Alan De y o ( KTM ) ; 19 . Craig hol a suk ( Hu s); 20 . Br ian Spe rle (S uz) cue I e n e _ S • J UN E 21 . 2000 35