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way ," reas on ed th e dad of on e 80 cc D rider. "Th is seem s like a good on e JMX Warm-Up Series R ound 4: Metrolina Expo Center to me ." Osborne - Born to Run in the Rain CN Melrlliina EIlpo Center Charlotte. Norll1 Carolina Results : May 13, 2000 (Round 4 of 81 50 ( 4-6): I. Shane Hall (Vam); 2. Shone McElrath (I..em); 3 . Tyler McS"a ln (Yam ); 4 . Josh Dy ar (Cob ): 5. Cameron Abernathy (ATK) . 50 ( 7 - 8) : I. Cody Rob bi ns ( Co b ); 2 . Ch elsea McSw ain (Co b ); 3 . Trav is Poole Bv CHARLOTTE, NC, MAY 13 " I nt o each li fe, a li t t l e ra in must fall. " We don 't know who said that, but he can 't hav e been a su p e rc r o ss racer. The value of doing your best even in qualifiers w as made c lea r at 'Metro li na Expo Center when lightning and torrenti al ra in sho r t ene d round four of the JMX Warm -Up Seri es. Mo re than 2 60 rid er s had co me to rac e at Metro lina eve n though sto rms w ere fo recas t fo r t h e re gion . Ev en after t wo delays - one for light n ing , during practic e; and o ne fo r a mon soo n, hal fway through th e q ual ifiers m os t s ta y ed i n hop e s o f a m a in event. A las, it was not to be . " T h is rai n was su ppo sed to mi ss us , " o bse rv e d JMX p r om ot er J oe W il liam s , soak ed to t he sk in fro m d igg ing tren ch es to di v ert pu dd l es from th e Metrolina trac k 's few stubborn lo w spots . Suzu ki o f Gaston i a ' s Chri s O sb orne headed both the 85 cc ( 12 15 ) and Su perm in i fie lds : th ese rac ers were fo rtun at e to be abl e to rac e th e ir qu a l ifi er s o n a re l a t i v e l y d ry t rack . T h e red c la y w as ju st t a ck y e nough fo r great ho ok u p . Osborne grabbed t he 8 5 cc ( 12 - 15 ) ho le sho t and fended off every chall enge from Alph a Motorsports ' Sh an e Kendrick , Motocross W orld 's J osh McLaughlin , Iro n Horse Honda 's Curtis Cook , and Osborne's Suzuk i of Gastonia team mate , Ch evi s King . McLaughl in had been sec o n d out of the gate , but Kendrick quickly elbowed h im aside to tak e hi s o w n shot at the leader . K ing also ed ge d out McLaughl in , dropping him to fourth at the end of the three-lap sp rint for gate pos ition in a m ain eve nt that ne ver happened . Th e Sup ermini contest followed the combined 125cc Exhibition and Over 25 A /B cl asses. As b efore , Osborne took t he ea r ly l ead , but th is t ime McLaughlin w as not to be d islodg ed from th e run n er -up spot. K end r i ck d en ied th i rd to Ki ng in t h e l ast fe w turns , and Kawasaki of Gastonia's Zack Mit ch ell held off his teammate Ke vin Com eau to close out the top five. Th e larg e number of entries forc ed th e JMX st aff to split both 80 cc D and 125c c D into tw o divisions each , both of which re ceived awa rds and series points . Both div ision s of 125 cc D took full ad vantag e of the lull betw een storms , and th eir im proving sk ills resu lted in w in s f or G arr ett H o od and Budd y Kimmer. 44 ( Co b ) ; 4 . Lu ca s Hel m s (Co b ) ; 5 . J ordan Dan iels (Cob ). 50 SHAFT: 1. Chelsea McSwain (Yam ) : 2. Shane Hall (Yam ); 3. Tr ev e Foster (YlI m) ; 4 . B A RB A RA W I L LI A M S J U LY 12 , 2000' cue I e Josh Dyar (Yam); 5 . Tyler McSwain (Yam). 50 SHAFT BEG: I. Tayl or Cre w (Vam) ; 2. Richard E. Kurtz J r. (Su, ); 3. cheee Donald (v ern): 4 . Zec h Murphy (SUl ); 5. Mason Gragg (Ye m }. 65 (7-9) : I. Jo sh Harri s (Ka ., ) ; 2. Cody Robbin s (Cob) ; 3. Michael McC.ulI Y (KlI.....); 4 . McC oy Gof orth ( Kaw ) ; 5 . Br an don DeCoCI ro (KTM). 65 ( 10- 1 1) : I . T yl er C l ark ( Ka., ) ; 2 . Robert Berry (Kaw ); 3. Shawn Wy att (Kew) : 4. Je rem ia h Dri sco ll (KTM ) ; 5 . Kr is Com eau (Ka.,) . 8000- 1: I. Du stin Bice (Kew) : 2. Brad Hinson (Kew): 3 . J eff Davis ( tcew): 4. Darrell Driv er (Suz); 5. Jo nathan Moss (Suz) . 8 0 0 0 - 2 : I . A d am D e es (Kew } : 2 . Jonat han Man (Hen): 3. Travis Brown (Kll W); 4. Nick Curlee (Yam ); 5. Ja mie Satterfield (Yam ). 85 ( 7- t t ) : t . Kri s Co mea u ( Kaw ); 2 . Robert Dam ian (Yam); 3. Tleler Dodge (Suz); 4 . Zeck Mitchell (Kaw ); 5. Ada m Rowe (Kaw) . 8 5 ( 12- 15) : I. Chris Osborne (Sua) : 2. Shane Kendrick (Yam); 3. Chevis King (Suz) ; 4. Joshua Mclaughlin (Hon ); 5. Curtis Cook (Hon). S/ MI NI: I. Chris Osborn e (SUl); 2. Jo shua Mclaughli n (Hoe) : 3. Shane Kendrick (Yam); 4 . Chevis King (Suz); 5. lack Mitchell (Kaw). 12 5 EXHIB : I. T ro y Cr i sp ( Ho n ): 2 . Matthev.· Davis (Kaw); 3. Kevin Helm s (Hon); 4. Jerry Strange (Suz). 125 C: I. Jo sh John ston ( Kaw) ; 2. T .J . Ford (Ka..... ); 3. Jeremy Davi s (Kaw) ; 4. J eremy Saunders (Hon): 5. Brian Bolick (SUl ). 1250 0 -1 : 1. Budd y Kim mer { Hen}; 2. Jos h Roya l (Hon) ; 3 . Keit h Park er (Suz); 4 . Marshall Goble (Suz): 5. Jerry Canup (Ka..... ). 12 5 0 0 ·2: I. Garr ett Hood ( Yarn} : 2. Craig Greene (Hon ); 3 . Michael Painter (Ka w); 4 . Ben Sik orski (Suz); 5. Tom Krlllft (Yam ). 2 5 0 C: t . Sh ann o n Logan ( Yam) ; 2. D.....ayne Dav es (Suz); 3. Mik e Polk (Hen ) : 4 . Metrolina Expo Center: Chris Osborne (980) T.J . Ford (Kaw) . 25 0 0 : I. David Hood Jr. ( Yam): 2. Keith walked the dog at Metrolina's mud race, all hough Deal (Hon ); 3. Ch ris Coth ran (Yam ); 4. Hal both of his classes - 85cc (12-1 5) and Supermini Harrison (Yam ); 5. Mik e Jo hnso n (Yam). 25 . A / B : 1. M ik e A n d rew s ( Suz); 2. lucked out in the racing schedule and competed Nathan Bla c k .....eld er (Suz); 3 . Sco tt Linkous on a practically dry track. Later classes were (Yam): 4. Jo hn Fann (Kaw) . not so fortunate. 25. C/O : 1. Bill y Oehl er ( Ka..... ): 2. Ben Sikorsk i (S uz); 3 . M ik e Pol k (Hon ) ; 4 . Glen Lott (Kaw): 5. Darrell Warwi ck (Suz). 30 . : 1. Scott Li nkous (Yam) ; 2. Dway ne Dave s ( Su z) ; 3 . D avi d Sh ug ar t ( Yam) : 4 . " Part of the reason w e wen t t o a Charles Donovan (Kaw); 5. Joseph Nucc io (Hon ). 35 +: I. Scott Cam pbell (Kaw); 2. Dan DeA ngelo shorter series for the beginnin g of th e (Hon); 3. Charles Donovan (Kaw ); 4 . Jo Car (Kaw); 5. Roy Clarkson (Suz). seaso n was t o shake ou t th e D cl ass," a ll AM.: I. Matth ew Da vi s ( Kaw } : 2. Kevi n explained Williams. " A t th e end of th is Helm s (Hon) ; 3. Ja son Libera (Yam ). a ll C/ O: 1. J o sh Johnsto n (Kaw) ; 2 . J erem y eight -race series, we should hav e sev Devl s ( Ka w ); 3 . B ri an Bo li c k (Suz) : 4 . J erem y Saunders (Hon ); 5. Steven Helm s (Yam) . era l D rid ers [ready] to be advanc ed into o ur C , or N o vi ce , c ompetiti on . That makes th ings more fa ir for the other beginners who haven 't been riding qu it e as long, or who need a little more work on th eir riding techniques." Sh a ne Hall of Morgan ton , N orth Carolina, sho wed the wa y fo r th e full g ate o f 19 rac er s in the 50c c (4- 6) class. Josh Dyar and Shane McElrath w er e right on Ha ll 's Polini , e v en through th e firs t spatt ers of the retu rn ing rain . Hal fwa y through their race , th e skies unzipp ered and dump ed th ou sa nd s o f g allons of ra in on th e m ic ro b ik es. Ha ll an d Mc El rath held stea dy in first and second , but wh en Dyar slowed his Cob ra to stay up righ t. Tyler McSwa in sli pped past into th ird . AT K p ilot Cam eron Abern ath y fill ed out the t op fi ve , and eve ry la st tin y bik e fini shed . Th e same co ul d not be said for th e rem ain ing classes. As the rain co ntin ued to pour, m an y rid ers packed up to go hom e whi le th ey co uld st ill get out of th e p it s. " W e have to drop th e two lowest sc o res at th e end of th e series any nevu s LoneW E olf nduro Cole Tames Lone Wolf B v A D A M A C H E PO HL TILLAMOOK, OR, JUNE 1B aso n Co le kept a blist erin g pa c e du ring fou r special te sts to co me o ut on top of the Lone Wolf 20 00 in th e rugg ed m ountain s of th e T ill am oo k State For est in northweste rn Oregon. By bein g consiste ntl y fast in the t echni c al , ro cky sin g le -t rac k t ests, C o l e dropp ed th e l ea st am ount o f po in ts by the end of the 85 -mile ISDE q ualifier -form att ed end uro . " Rid ing on the first minute ca n be good and bad - there are n 't any bot- J tl en ec k s, but yo u 're also th e guinea pig ," said th e Pro -Cal ib er -sponsored CR250 rider. " A t the beg inn ing of the fi rst sp eci al test , I dumped th e cl utch and stall ed. Du rin g th e se cond and fourth tests , I lo st the c ou rse - in the same spot both ti mes!" D es p it e thes e small er r o r s, the 250cc Expert-cla ss rid er won the race by 33 seconds o ve r AA c o nt ende r s Travis Bam ford and Jeremy Puma , who finished second and third , respectively. Bamford had a go od day going until a crash in the se c o nd spec ial test put him in catch -up m ode for the r em ai n d e r o f t he d a y . Th e H erb 's Cycle Town /MSR /Sh ink o Tir es / Terce /Crows Racing -backed YZ4 26 F rid er p osted th e fas test t ime in th e l ast speci al t est but c o u ld n ' t overcome th e time lost earlie r in th e race. Pum a rod e co ns iste ntly in all the tests and f in i she d h is fi r st AA race w ith a ve ry resp ect ab l e th ird pl ac e. The St e ah l y Off -R o ad /H ou se of Hors epower /IMS -ba cked rid er is also havin g a go od year on his KTM 250 in the OM RA Cr oss Country Series. D er ek St eah ly posted the fast est t imes in t he first two sp ecial t ests. Steahly was on his wa y to an overall wi n un til he got a rear flat be fore the last sp eci al test, spinning the tire on the rim. Now in its tenth yea r, the Lone Wolf Endu ro has a reputa t io n for being a diffi c ult and d emanding ra c e. T he hosti ng cl u b , the Lo bo s Motorcy cle Club, holds th e event in the d en sely fores ted Coast Range west of Portl and. Trail bosses Barrett Brow n and Frank Wildgrube put toget her a wonderfully sadistic 42-m ile loop to test the riders' speed as well as end urance. " W e try to equ alize th e fa st gu ys w ith the long rid ers by sett ing spe ci al tests at the ver y beginning and very end ," said Brown . " By that last spe cial test, the long riders ca n hopefully pull a better sco re than th e sp ri nte rs." To get th in gs go ing right away, th e first and longest sp ec ia l t est came within two miles of th e start - there's noth ing li ke wa k ing up to 12 to 15 m inutes of bone -jarring , t oo t h - rat tling , blister-p ee ling , arm -pump ing, ro cky , techn ical nightm a re . A t t h e end of the t est , Wildgrub e out checked the fr azzled ride rs wh ile rub b ing his hands with gl ee. A lo ng transfer sec ti on th at led the " vi c t im s" up into th e h igher eleva t i on s and b a c k do w n to th e valley fl oor ke pt rid er s busy for 3 0 m il es of lo ve/ hate endu ro ridin g. For th e sec ond spec ial test , at th e end of the firs t loop , the ride rs we re sent into a single -track fe rn -fest strewn w ith rock s, roo ts an d l o am y d irt. As an adde d bonus, th e end of the test was set up in th e woods directly behind th e pits, so th e spectators, famili es and pit cre ws could get in on th e acti on. After an all -t oo -bri ef re st , th e rid ers left for th e sec ond lo op. The third special test came ha lfway th rou gh the

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