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the Supe r Sen io rs a ro und for the ir first la p. Ma rs h a ll Jenn ings and Ro n Knowles fell in be hind on an other pai r o f m od e rn Rotax -p ow e red machines . T h e le a d pair continued around the track, run ni n g close, and at the ha lfwa y poin t, Gould kept his momen tum up to take the lead coming out of tu rn four. McMurren held a close line th ro ugh o ne and two, pulling ba ck ins ide o n the back straigh t to lead going through four. McMurren changed his line the next time thro ug h th re e , ru nn ing up a little high e r and taki ng Gou ld with him . Going into turn one, McMurre n pulled the twin bac k down to block Gould's charge up the inside and keep th e win as the pa ir cr ossed the stripe for th e fina l time . McMurren went a wa y with his second win of the da y. Gou ld wa s a close second , tra iled by J ennings, Knowles a nd Alan Girdler. Richa rd Po llock , St eve Fortune and J im Ros a led the las t race to be run on the Temecu la qua rte r-mile . Bob Co bb joined the battle, passing Rosa for third on the second lap , wh ile Keith Bradford was s lowed by th e ho le in turn th ree. Pollock 's YZ400 slid up high in turn two, a nd Fo rtune was right there to ta ke the s pot away . Bra dford and Rosa pushed through the tra ffic to take th ird fro m Cobb an d pulled in behind Pollock . Fortune co ntinued to hold the lead, but Polloc k closed in, le aving tire marks on the leade r's RS Honda in tum fou r. Polloc k held a close line com ing out of four to ta ke the lea d on the front straigh t, lea ving Bradford on Fortune 's tail. Cobb , now b y Ros a for fo urth , joine d the race for second as Bradford looked for traction around th e outside of Fortun e . Poll o c k c hecked out up front with th e white flag showing . Cobb lost a b it of ground , g e tting out of s hape b eh ind Bradfo rd . Pollock to ok the win. Bradford passed Fortune for second, with Cobb fourth . Rosa , Rob Reed and Brandon Kent we re the la st racers to ta ke the last-eve r checkered flag at Temecula. CN Temecul8 Speedway Temeeul8. Ca lifornia Results: June 10, 2000 AM/VINT 250: 1. Danny Perez (Yam ); 2. Joe Steffen (Vo m ); 3 . Bruc e Rey nolds ( Bul ); 4 . J ohn Perez (Vom ). NOV 250: 1. Rory Fisher (Hon); 2. Gabe Slatto n (Yam ); 3 . Steve Baldwin: 4 . Robert Perez ( Yam); 5. Larry Rice (Yam). BMBR : 1. Keith Bradford (Yll m) ; 2. Joe Steffen (Yam ); 3 . Ji m Steet (Yam) : 4. Dave Adams (Yam); 5. Byron Kukl a (Hon). YTH: 1. Alex Wood (Hon): 2. Jim Wood II (Hon) ; 3. Ian Foulds (Yam) . ClSC VINT : 1. Jim McM.urren (H-D) ; 2. Gordon Menzie (R-E) ; 3. Joe Pope (H·D) ; 4 . Clark Edg ington (T ri) ; 5. Lenny Rodriguez (H-D). VET 35 +: 1. J im Rosa (W-R); 2. Richard Pollock (Ya m) ; 3. K ei t h B radfo rd (Ya m) ; 4 . D on Frauenberqer (Yam); 5. Ell iott Iverson (W-R). S R 50 ... : 1. Vin c e Gr av es (W · R) ; 2 . B i ll Silvertho rn (W-R); 3. Jim McMurren (H-D); 4. Dick Fox (Vom ); 5. Gordon Menzie (R· E). S/SR 60 . : 1. Jim McMurren (Tri) ; 2. Ron Gould (W-R); 3. Marshall Jennings (W-R); 4. Ron Knowl es (W·R) ; 5. Alan Girdler (H· D) . 4 0 0 AM: I. Don Frauenberger (Ya m) ; 2 . Bob Graves (Yam) ; 3. Bruce Reynolds (B ul) . OP EN NO V: 1. Gabe Slatt on (Ya m ); 2. Ro ry Fi sher ( Han) ; 3 . Rob ert Fisher ; 4 . Stev e Baldw in (Hon) ; 5. TIm Medvetz (H·D). SPTSMN. 750: 1. Jim Rosa (Nor); 2. Steve Miller (Tri ); 3 . Don Frauenberger (Yam) ; 4. Chris w ekure (T ri); 5. Tom Ferguson (Tri ). OPEN AM : 1. D ann y Perez (Y am ) ; 2 . Bil l Silverthorn (W·R); 3. Shawn Kump (W-R); 4 . Dave Ad ams (Yam) ; 5. Elliott Iverson (W-R). OPEN PRO : 1. Richard Poll ock (Yam); 2. Keith Br adford (Ya m ) ; 3 . Stev e Fort une. ( Ho n) ; 4 . Bob Cobb (Vom); 5 . J im Rosa (Nor) . Western Regional Cross Country Championship Series Round 13: North1South Hare Scrambles the grease ," e xpl a ined Wood. "I take c a re turning in the shade. But where the sun was s hining , I'd jus t atta ck." Wood h ad a perfect ride an d fin ished five la ps in a n e lapsed time of 1:3 7 :5 8 to win by ju s t two minutes over Hans on , who was followed o nly seconds late r by Bagot. Wood pra ised th e othe r ride rs wit h whom h e sh ared th e t ra c k du rin g th e g O- mi n u t e ra ce . "I wa s just railing out there , ha ving a ba ll," he said. "All the [s lo we r ] r id e r s we r e rea lly g o od abou t letti ng y o u b y. Than k s t o m y c o m p e t iti o n , plu s Don Ivan a nd th e Racers Under th e Son for p utti ng on a great e ve nt." Th e second ra ce was run on a s lig htl y m odified t rac k th at had be en rer outed to av o id th e wor st of t he mud p its . Th e s tand ou t rid er w a s J as o n Simps on , the top Four-Strok e C ra c e r, who completed five la ps in 1:4 3 :2 7 to top his cla ss o n a near ly sto ck Hon da . S im pso n also finished th ird C rid e r overall behind 2 5 0cc C t op dogs Jeria h G url e y a n d Jas on Co x. eN Wood Carves to Sopiago Win Bv J OHN S IL V A SOPIAGO SPRINGS, CA MAY21 , ere nnia l favorite AMA Dis tr ict 36 r id er Da v e Wo od wa s t he to p S en ior A ra c er at ro u n d 13 o f th e Moo se Dis trict 36 We stern Regi o nal Cr oss Country Cha mpionsh ip S eri e s ra c e , he ld at the pr ivat e Sierra moun ta in reso rt of S o p ia g o Sp ring s . Th e seco nd a nnual runni ng of th is e ve nt br oug ht o ut ne arly 200 competi to rs , de spite the fact that the Ha ngtown MX Nat ion a l was goi ng on jus t a n hour's drive down the roa d . In fac t, some rid ers in th e e a rly ra c e s . - incl udi ng Wood - we nt on to a ttend both events. " I' m taking off as soon as the results a re in so I can get to Hangtown in time to see the National ra ce ," s a id the Fox Ra c ing /Elf/ICO Racing / Factory Connection /M a ch One -sponsored Wood following hi s early-morning rom p on aC RE 250. Ride rs of all le ve ls pra ise d the Do n Iva n -des ig ne d la yout , wh ich wou nd th ro ug h th e re s o rt' s dee p woods as well as an Old West gho st town . Th e 7 -m ile course incl uded an old-s chool m o t o cro ss t ra ck , fire roads, wid e tra ils , fun jum ps, a nd m iles of sing le track . T he ra c er s lo op e d b a c k through th e cent ral sta rt/ p it ar e a sever a l t im e s e ac h la p , resul t in g in unusuall y g ood sp e ct ating fo r th e fan s. Recent rains m ade the soil nearly perfect, with just enoug h mud and water cross ings to make things inter esting . The event was organized by th e Chri stian motorc yclists' club Rac e rs Und er Th e Son, and they provided first -rate support, wh ile the AMA dis trict officials did a fine job of qu ickly sc o ring the scramble. Th e ev ent be gan on the motocros s start grid , with a dead -engin e sta rt. Th e S enior A cl ass we nt off in t h e fi rs t wav e , foll o we d b y t h e Su p e r S en ior A, S en io r B, Supe r S e n io r B, Senior C a nd Vetera n C ride rs . When th e sta rte r' s gun went off, Wood wa s o ne of seve ra l riders fig ht ing for po s itio n at the head of the pa ck a s th e y disappea red into th e forest. "W h e n we to ok o ff , " said Ap ex/Yoda -sponsored C liff Bagot , "Pete Hansen ho leshot, I was running sec ond beh ind Hansen , and then Dave Wood go t b y me. I followed Wood rea l clo se for th e fi rst lap , a long with Hanson. " Wood was in the lead as the riders made the first of s evera l passes ba c k near the centra l pit/start/main -c he c k a rea . His le ad was slim , howev e r , on ly s econds a head of fellow Hon d a racer Bagot and hard-charg ing KTM P Sopiago Springs Resort: Dave Wood NorthISouth HareScrambles Sopiago Springs, Califomia Results: May 21, 2000 (Round 13 of 19) (142) was the top Sen ior A rider at round 13 of the Western Regional Cross Country Championship Series in Sopiago Springs , California. RAC E 1 - sR £. s / s R O /A: I. David Wood (Hon) ; 2. Pete Hansen (KTM); 3. Cliff Bagol (Hon); 4. Mark Olu rd: 5. Dono Reed ( KTM); 6. John Wells; 7. Chris Von Kleist; 8 . Scott Cowan (S w ). RACE 2 • CO/A: I. J erioh Gurl ey { Ho n} : 2. J aso n Co x (Hon ) ; 3 . Ja son Si mpson ( Hon ); 4 . Dougla s Hoo ten (Yam) : 5 . Donald Chamblee; 6 . J oe Ogu lin ( Ho n); 7 . Gianni Vesti to ( Yam); 8 . Mi ch ael Du rl i nger ; 9 . Ja so n Gonzales ( Ho n) ; 10 . Da vid Loeffler (Hon) . RACE 3 - A /B O/A : 1. Patrick Garrahan (KTM); 2 . Rod K rei ss (K aw) ; 3 . Co le Ma rshZlI ( Suz) ; 4 . Dam ien Galfo rd (Kaw); 5 . Craig Wesner (Ka w) ; 6. Rob Zim merman (Yam); 7. Brian Butler (Kaw); 8. Nick Thorn (Kaw); 9. John Haaker; 10. David Clemons. 4·sTR K A: I. Cole Marshal (Suz). 250 A : I . Rod Kreiss (Kaw) ; 2. Demlen Geffcrd (Kaw); 3. Craig Wesner (KlI w); 4. David Clemons; 5. Jim Matheson . 200 A : 1. Pat ri ck Gar r ehe n ( KT M) ; 2 . Rob Zimmerman (Yam) ; 3 . Brian Butler (Kaw); 4. David Peel (KTM ); 5. Travis Sluder (Suz). VET A : 1. Nick Thorn (Kaw ); 2. John Haeker: 3. Ron Picken; 4. Too Burleson; 5. Rex Bauer (Yam) . SR A : 1. Davi d Wood (Hon) ; 2. Pete Hans en (KTM) ; 3. Cliff Begot (Hon); 4. Mark Olu rd; 5. Chris Von Kleist. S/SR A : 1. Pet e Prlc herd: 2 . Rodge r M erc er (KTM); 3. Russell Powell ; 4 . Fred Camero n; 5. Joh n Hamp ton (Yam) . WMN A /B: I. Heather Wilson (Kaw); 2. Heather Jour.,gg (KTM ). 4 ·STRK B: 1. Theron Miller , 2. Oll ie McKenzie; 3 . Dustin Soldano. 250 B : 1. David Boez (Hon ); 2 . Dan Mel vin (Hon) ; 3. Spencer Piercy (Kaw); 4. Joseph Bondad (Hon); 5. Christopher Jauregg (Kaw ). 200 B: 1. Ken Maipus (KTM) . VET B: 1. Chris Kana (Kaw) ; 2. Richard Ju ng; 3. Jack Lento (Han) ; 4. Jeff Wold (Yam ); 5. Tim Collins (Kow). sa B : I . Dono Reed ( KTM) ; 2. Jon Well s: 3 . Reginald Kesecker (Hus): 4 . Westley Kyle (Han); 5. Mike Demp sey (Hus). S/ SR B: 1. Jeff Hollf elder (Yam ); 2. J im Peacock (KTM); 3. Robert Wh~e (Kow). OPEN B: I. Brian Beran (KTM); 2. Travis Kin ney (KTM); 3. Greg Bianchi (Han ). 4 · STRK C: 1. Jason Simp son (Hon) ; 2. Douglas Hooten (Ya m) ; 3 . David Lceffe r ( Han) ; 4. Kevi n Bearce (Hon); 5. Jeff Nick son (Yam) . 25 0 C: 1. .Jerteh Gur ley (Han) ; 2 . J ason Cox ( Hon ) ; 3 . Ja son Gonza les ( Ha n); 4 . J ohn Kede (Hon); 5. Steve Glover. 200 C: 1. Gianni Vestito (Yam) ; 2. Sam Galford (Kaw); 3 . Tim Schrader (KTM); 4 . Jenny Pedersen (KTM); 5. Levi Lopes (Hon). VET C: 1. Ka ne Silverbe rg ( K aw) ; 2 . Ma rk Gallar do; 3. Antonio Nunez (Hon); 4 . Eric Ditmars ; 5. Dan Melvin (Kaw) . SR C: 1. Phil Delucchi (Hon) ; 2 . Ted Netti (Suz); 3 . Ja y Willi ams (KTM); 4. Ji m Shrier (Yam) ; 5. Kirk Feyerabend (Yam) . s/sa c. 1. Bruce Webben (KTM); 2. Brad Bird (Han) ; 3. Joe Butler (Hon); 4. Robert Henle (Han) ; 5. Scott Douglass (Hus). OPEN C: 1. Donald Chamblee; 2. Joe Oguli n, 3. Michael Du riinger; 4 . Eric Hjul; 5. Rodney Metcalf. WM.N C: 1. Cindi Roberson (Yam) . ride r Hanson . After th e mai n che c k, it wa s ba c k on to th e mot oc ross co urse briefly be fore m ore s ingl e -t ra ck , a nd a numbe r of water crossings. "We went back a nd forth across the river a bout four times, " said Wood of the stream crossi ng . "It was maybe up to the footpegs - n ot lik e Wilseyville, where it' s ove r your seat! Th is wa s just right." Afte r being pressured for the first severa l laps , Wood hit his s trid e and put s ome d istanc e on the rest of the ra c e rs . "It wa s fun - like a n e nduro ," sa id Wood. "It' s m y first tim e here , and I loved the track. It's a good, te chnica l co urse. Th e first five mil es we re a ll t ight, firs t - a nd second -gear s ingl e tra ck. Th ere's a couple of places yo u can open it up a bit. It keeps yo u busy. There 's s ome s lic k roots in some o f th e d a rker t u rn s , ju s t hid ing in t he s ha de , so yo u ha ve to sta y o n yo ur toes wh en you go sla m mi n' the berms. It' s a tota lly 'heads up ,' th inking ra ce ." A lthough traction wa s prim e th roug h most of the track, there wer e a few s lick mudholes and some we c la y "g re a s y spots " in the tr ee s . Wood handled these difficult sections with aplomb , wh ere a s many others s lowe d , rode unsteadil y , bobbl ed or worse . "My technique is to ride smooth, tr ia ls-style in the mud pits and wat e r, and I jus t sh ort-shift and run a gear taller in cy cle n II! _ S • JULY 12, 2000 37

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