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field for several laps before being passed by Stile s. A s the race pro gressed , Du ke s held on to second as St il es pulled o ut a large lea d. T ipping, i n t h ird , beg an to r ece ive pressure from Ju st us. Thou gh extrem ely fast, Justus ' exuberance ult imatel y led to his downfall as he bobbled, giv ing Tipping th e br eathing roo m he need ed as well as handing fourth place to Mon k . The ra ce ended with St il es tak ing the w in , fo llowed b y D uk es, T ipp ing . Monk and a fru strat ed Justu s. Wh il e F ish er d id not lea d every lap of the 125c c Pro contest , wh en th e f la g f ell at th e end of both m o t o s , Fisher was in front. Tipping led th e start of m ot o one aboard a borrow ed Yamaha, foll ow ed by T enn ess e e ' s Sc ott Gr a ve s and Stil es. Fi sh er pr e s su r ed Stil e s f or third . Graves dr opped to an event ual si xth -pla ce fini sh . St il es momentarily he ld second , but Fi sher passed him and s t a r t e d to pull awa y . Tipp ing dropped to th ird , fo ll owed b y Texan Beau Boynton . By midrace, F isher w as out front by a IO-second margin. T ipping held on to second . Stiles began to experi ence problems that would eventually drop him to 10th p lace. Meanwhile, Graves and Just us battled ferociously for sixth. J u st us came out on top ; Graves continued to slide backward . At m oto's end , Fisher wa s on top by a 16 -second margin, with T ipping sec ond . Monk passed Boynton for th ird , with Justus rounding out the top five. F i sh e r grabbed the moto -two holeshot , with T ipping and Boynton in tow . J ustu s held fourth, under fire from Stiles. Th e rid ers in sec o nd through fi fth w ere bun ch ed up t ig h t ly , a nd Stil es, in fifth, was on th e m ove. On the fourth lap , Stil es went from fifth to sec ond in a m atter of a few co rne rs and set out aft er Fish er. At th e same time, Justu s passed Tipping for third . T ip p ing be gan to have problems and b y lap six he had drop ped ba ck to six th. Justu s set up Boynton and m oved into thi rd on lap sev en and rem ained there until the moto ende d. Stiles closed to w it h in one sec ond of F isher bu t wa s unable to make a pass . Fi sher to ok th e m ot o win as well as the o ve rall , with St il es , Justus , Boynton and M o n k CN rounding out the top fi ve. Monster Mounta in Tallassee, Alabama Results: May13-14 2000 , Saturday 50 OIL ·INJ: 1. Miles Thornton (Yam); 2. Byron Dillard ( Yam) ; 3. Hunter Boles (Y am) ; 4 . Mi cha el No rris (Yam). wr---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -, w ~ II: 8 > o o W Q. o Z -c W > 65·80 YTH : 1. Bradley Wrig ht (K aw); 2. J esse Van Patten (Kaw) ; 3. Chase Bor ders ( Kaw) ; 4 . Ka rl Har ri so n ( Ka w) ; 5 . Da vid Burdett (Kaw) . 80 (7 -11 ) J R MINI : I. Brad ley Wright (Kaw); 2. Christian Gi bn ey ( Ho n) ; 3 . Karl Harrison (Kaw) ; 4 . Bla ne Mason ( YoII m); 5. Joshua Eure (Kaw) . 80 ( 12- 13) : I. Zacke ry Neslus ( Yam) : 2. Ch a se Borders ( K aw) ; 3 . Brand on Coker (Suz): 4 . Spencer Hayes (Kaw). 80 ( 14- 15) : I. Jonathan West (Yem ): 2. Drew Askew (Yam) . SR MINI (1 2 · 15) : 1. Drew Askew (Vam) ; 2. Zackery Nesius (Yam) ; 3. J onath an West ( Vam) . SCHB V ( 12- 15): I. Brian Gray (Sua): 2. Shane Lusk ( Hon); 3 . Michael Belche r (Yam) . 125 PRO: I . Jo n Boy Monk (Hon) : 2. Hal Martin (Yam) ; 3. Phillip Anderson (Suz). 125 B : I. Shane Lu sk (Ho n) ; 2. Brian Gray (Suz); 3. Jordan Peeples (Yam) . 125 C: 1. Chase Guedry (Yam ). 125 0: 1. Adam Rect or (Yam ); 2. Dave McLennon (Suz); 3. Eddi e Fine (Yam) ; 4. J ose Espindola (Yam); 5. Ju stin Godw in (Yam) . 250 PRO : J. J on Bo y Monk ( Hon ); 2 . Phillip And erson (Suz). 25 0 B: I . Coy Hobgood (Yam): 2. John Sm ith (Kaw) . • 250 c: 1. David Moon (Hon); 2. Andrew Kay (Suz) ; 3. Mi lan Harris (Ho n ); 4 . Steve Bataille (Hon); 5. Joey Niel sen (Yam) . 250 D : I . Eric Nel so n ( Hon ); 2 . Tom Mitc he ll ( Kaw ); 3 . Ma rk E va ns (H an) ; 4 . Monster Mountain: Jarrett Tipp ing (141) honored Michael Boissel (Han ); 5. Mike Norris (Kaw ). NOV ; 1. Cha se Guedry (Yam) ; 2. Tom his mother - who shares pit duties - with the 250cc Mitc hell (Kaw) ; 3. J eram ine Dunca n ( Yam); Pro win at the Mother's Day event in Tallassee, 4. J immy Lum ley (Yam) ; 5. Adam Shumaker (Hon) . Alabama. OPEN: 1. J ason Higgin ( Yam); 2. Bill y Salt er ( Ho n) ; 3 . Robbie Stange ( Han) ; 4 . J ason Elliott (Hon); 5. Travi s Green (Yam) . Sunda y 50 ( 4· 6) : I. Grant Ransdell ( KTM): 2 . Heath 5 0 ( 4 · 6 ): 1. Grant Ransdell ( KTM ) ; 2 . Heath H ar r i son ( K a w) ; 3 . Marc C ox (C ob ) ; 4 . Mile s Harr ison (Cob) ; 3. Marc Cox (Cob) : 4. Collen Crosby Thornton (Cob ): 5. Trenton McMichen (Hon ). (Cob) : 5. Gray Vinson (KTM). 50 (7- 9): 1. Micha el McArthur (Cob): 2. Brad 50 ( 7- 9 ) : 1. Michae l McArthur (Co b); 2. Brad J oh n son (Co b): 3 . L uke Da vie (C o b): 4 . Shane J ohn son (Cob) ; 3. MaU Cox (Cob); 4 . Kol by Beam Bowlden (Cob): 5. Kendall Mason (Cob) . (Hus) ; 5 . Shan e Bow lden (Cob). 65 (7- 9 ) : 1. A shl ey Vickery (K aw ) ; 2. Taylor 65 ( 7 -9) : 1. Bu bb e Cr o sby (K TM ) : 2. Taylor J ohn son (KTM); 3 . Reid Ga m er ( Kaw) ; 4. Kendall J ohnson ( KTM) ; 3 . Mi chael McArt hu r ( Ka w); 4. Mason (Kaw); 5. Luke Davie (Kaw ). Shane Bo wlden (Kaw) ; 5. Bran don Croley (Kaw) . 65 ( 10-1 1) : 1. Cole Boutwell ( Kaw); 2. Blan e 65 (1 0 ·11 ) : 1. Jake Lowry ( Kaw) : 2. J o shu a Ma son (Kaw); 3 . Josh ua Eure ( Ka w) ; 4. Mi ch ael Eure (Kaw) ; 3 . Jody Cook (Kew ). Chandler (Kaw); 5. Jake Lowry (Kaw). . .,.- ~ ~. > '" 5 :I: Q. C L F l S SI C H E R O E S . ""'Oi::JERN I.a.IFlRFFlRE. The Inaugural Y amaha Race of Champions tuner>: June 24th & 25th, 2000 tuner-e: G H len elen Raceway, San Bernardino, C tuny: Because A hampions of Yesteryear relive the heat of battle and the taste af roost at Southern C aliforn ia's premier what could be more thrilling than watching 9 Yamaha C MX venue? That's right - think of it as part M des Nations, part IROC as these former Yamah a factory stars bang bars over three motos aboard identically prepped X YZ125s, 250s and 426F with the highest combined score taking home the overall crown. tuna: Mike Bell, Rex Staten, Danny LaPorte, Bruce McDougal, Marty s, Moates, Brae Glover, Gary Jones, Rick Burgett and special guest announcer Bob Hannah. Fmc:l••• Wh ile you're there, check aut the hot, new 2001 YZs and WRs, f eaturing the all-new YZ250F and WR250F 4-strokes!! tun a t : arought to you b y ~a,"aha and Prof ss e ional riders depictedduringclosed-eourse competition. V intage I,....on. ~ ~- VAM A H A VINTAGE IR ON ~ cue I e n e _ OS • JUNE 2 8 , 2000 57

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