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~ @TOYOTA Official YAMAHA -I~ presents so, Mees proved at Trail -Way that he is more than able to ride one. After winn ing a ve ry hotl y contested heat race over Rick y Winsett , Georg ie Price and Bob Sweeten , anticipation was high for th e final. This time , Winsett was first off the line, with Price , Johnson and Me es bunch ed beh ind so tightly that Price had his ex ha us t pip e kno ck ed off, a n d h e dr opped out on th e second lap. Thi s let Win sett put a few fe et o n th e c lose ly bun ch ed Me e s /J ohn son /Sweet en ba tt le for second . Basica lly the same ride rs returned a few events later for the Spo rtsm an co ntest , and Win sett again took th e lead , ov er Sweeten , Mees , Price a nd Raun Wood . T he top fou r ha d abou t three len gth s bet ween them until abo ut th re e la p s fro m th e end , wh en Win se tt 's rea r tire went. Sweet en had th e lead un til he pulled to the insid e he ad ing for the white flag , giving Mees the lea d - which he he ld to the end. In the 750cc c o nte s t. Mees got a slow start , but the d iminutive rider had the big Harley in front of Mark Myers and Chapman by the third turn . and he pulled away to win by 20 feet. After battling with Dave Smith and Dallas Baer for the win in the 500cc A heat, Haas grabbed the lead at the start from Sm ith , Chapman . Greg S a s s a m a n and Steve He iser. This time, he d id n 't let them get close e noug h to cause problems . He is er 's b ra ke s ex p ired entering the first turn on t he fi nal lap , b ut he was okay despite his na sty bu tt-slide . Johnson put his De ptfor d Hon das ponso re d Ho nda in fron t o f Wo od , Pric e a nd Sweeten a t th e s ta rt o f the 250cc A co ntest. Bryan Dou gl a s took fourth from Sweete n a t the e nd of the o p e ni ng la p , a nd Sw e et en d ro p ped o ut th e fo llowi ng la p . The front fou r stayed the same as they quickly ci rcled the tra ck with about two lengths between each of the m . Ca rp in e llo was the firs t 250cc B rider off th e line . wit h James Dore mus, Brian Phillips, Isennock a n d Ca lcutt in a tight pack for second. As they fought t o g et b y Doremus , Carpinello was stretching h is marg in. Isennock fin all y got int o second on the third lap, and he tr ied to ca tch Carpinello , b ut Carpinello had too m uc h of a lead. Phillips gra bbed thi rd on the fourth lap, with Calcutt taking over fourth the following la p. Ca lcu tt ran off and hid from the 12 5cc clas s , al though two very close battles for position raged behind him , betwe en J ohn Sassa man a nd T rav is Sennett, an d seve ral le n gt h s ba ck , Ben Ludl ow and Ben Glis s on , who were battl ing for fourt h . For most of la st season a nd a ll of this o ne, Lewis usu all y ha s a th re e leng th lead exiting the second turn off the start a nd disa pp e ars from the re st of th e 8 5c c class. In Hanover , his front e nd wash ed out in the heat rac e , a nd he wa s taking so il sa m ples befor e he . The '. Truck of G len Helen 5th Annual AMA Calirornia State Motocross ChalDpionship October 14th and 15th. if!OOO LAST CHA NCE D UA L/FIER S EP TEM B ER 17. 200D- EiLEN H ELEN RACEWAY, 909-880-3090 Everyo ne who raced the qualiFiers will be eligible for the 2000 AMA State Championship, which includes Championship Jackets, Trophies and ... Prize§ aver ~ 100% Trophies ~1¢i/,'b1_ _ 7- !/iln~ nnn!!! Eiate Fees $10- per person, per day $15 - for two days $5- 6-12 years _ Pro Purse 100% Payback 25%Trophies CD'kfijQlj _ lJualil'ying Races 25Occ, 125cc, 80cc, 60cc, Vets, Seniors, Women, PeeWee, A-Stroke, Quads Pro Closs 250/1 25 classes only. Exp., Int., Novice, and Beginning, Age Groups in 50cc, 60cc & 8Occ. Pre Entry: $50 for 2 doys (post-marked by 10-10-00) Post Entry: $70 for 2 doys PeeWees: S15 per doy Sign-up opens: 6am Practice: 80m Race Starts: 90m Best of .4 Mota Format Winner receives ~ tickets to the i!001 AMA 1i!SIi!SO l\Iationals For the AMA CaliFornia State Motocross Champ ionship K ernlli lle. Bakersfield June 3 & 4 , 2000 Ce ntral Q ua lif ier Hangtawn Raceway May 20, 2 0 0 0 G l en Helen Raceway Ma y 12 & 13, 2 0 0 0 Glen Helen Raceway September 17 , 2000 GDBP,,',H&9M1;iP,i'Ii,P,L All rider1 must rote 0 quolifier to be eligible 10 race the AMAColifomio State Champioruhip. Odober 141 & 15, 2000 at Glen Helen Raceway. " ·moto race formal . Rid.:In m V5t race boln days 10be eligible for priza. cue. e n e _ S • JULY 26 ,2000 67