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OM Sports Women's World Championship Series Round 6 : Glen Helen Raceway Park o nd . A t the comp letion of la p on e , t ired of eati ng Hudson's roost, Bau relega te d Hudson to second . Huds on tried ev erything to keep Bau honest, but sh e was unable to retake th e lea d. Madd e n got a great start and r a n third , ove r Wosick , Yancey a nd M yers. Yanc ey and Myers battled fo r fi ft h. Pic kett had a nice battle going with Gas Gas p ilot Den ise De Vin es. M adden was under h ea v y press u re from W osic k , w hile Yan ce y pulle d clear of M yers. Yancey attem pted t o pas s W o sic k , bu t Wo sick sla m m ed th e door. Wall ingsf o rd battled wi t h Pic kett and De Vin es. By lap fi ve , Bau had stretched her l ead t o six seco n ds ov er H udson. Wo sick bobb l ed sli g h tl y; Yancey pounced ; mo v ing p ast W o si ck an d then around Madden . M y ers tried to follow Yan c ey 's lea d t o ge t aro u n d Wos ick . Madden co ntin ue d to lead th e Amateurs, w ith Wosick , Swanson, N eitze l , Wallingsford , Sch lik e, Pickett and De Vines in tow. Lacey was again d om ina ting the M inis, racing in seventh overall. O n the fin al lap, Bau held a commandi ng le ad o ver Hudson . Yancey bullied her way into third , with Myers fo urt h over Ma dden, Wosick, Swan son, Neitzel and Wall ingsford. B a u snared the holeshot i n the final moto an d never looked bac k , while Hu dson soldiered on in second, follo we d b y Yancey and Myer s . In Am at eu r action , Wosic k aga in us ed th e ho lesh ot to her advantage, taking the seco n d m oto o ve r all a n d the overall for the week end , over Madden and Swanson . Lac ey m ad e it a cl ean sweep of th e d ivi sion with four perfect m ot os, over Mc Farl and and Campos. With her perfect score o n the dou ble -points week end, Bau m ov ed from third to first in th e seri es points and w rap p ed up the ch ampion ship over h er ri v a l s Patter son an d K euntj es . Madden used con sist ent sco re s of 2 3-1 -2 to take home th e number -on e plate fo r the Amateurs . M cFarland 's co nsist ent 2 -2 -2 -2 t ally wr apped u p the Min i title. eN Stefy Bau (211) held off Jackl Hudson (7) for the Women's Pro victory at the sixth and final round of the Women's World Championship Series at Glen Helen Raceway Park In San Bernardino, California. By D E B B I E M A TT HE W S SAN BERNARDINO, CA, JULY 1·2 A. fter a seesaw battle for the 2000 ADM Sport s W o m e n' s Worl d Cha mpionship Series , which saw sev era l d ifferent racer s em erge vi ctori ous , Italian St efy Bau made it all th e wa y to th e serie s final t o cla im the crown in th e fin al ra ce of the in augural champion ship . The series boast ed nearly 10 0 rid ers , w ith ro unds in six regions of the country . Ser i es su ppo rt r an st ro ng , with support from co m panies such as K aw a sa k i , H o nd a , Suzuk i , Motion Pr o , S c o tt , VP F u e ls , En g in e Ice , A ns wer, Ceet , FMF, Mother s, Maxi m a , F o x , Thor , Pro C ircu it , Wh i t e Broth er s, Boyesen, Un i, B rid g esto ne and To m Morgan Racing. With th e absence of series r ivals Angie Keuntj es an d J essic a Patterson, both of whom lost motors the p r e v i o u s w e ek at the Mammoth event , Bau wasted little time press ing h er ad van t ag e at the start of mo to one . The Team Green/UFO/Yes He lmet -sponsored rider took the holesh ot , followed closely by Bastrop, Texas' J ack i Hudson , Arizona's Kelly Yan c ey , Ca lifornian Lynette Wosick, and Kristy My er s . Bau was und er he avy pressur e fr om Hudson . Yancey stay ed c lose t o the leaders. Though four seconds ba c k , Wosic k , rid in g a 250 , w as l ead ing the A m at eu r d iv i sion an d st ill holdi ng off rookie Pro M yers . Engaged in the battle for sixth was the rest o f th e Amate ur pack : A lisa Wallingsford , Tamra Madden, Tamera N eitzel , Sarah Schlike a n d Amb er Pick et t. The 60 - 105c c cl ass' battl e pulled them u p into the th ick of the Am a t eur b a tt l e . T e x a n E l i zab et h McFarl and l ed Las Vega s ' T a y l e r Lac ey br iefl y , but La ce y , riding fl aw le ssly, effortlessly cle ared the infield doubles and tabletops and took over th e lead from Mc Farland and Brooke Cam po s. Autumn Brek er , racing the first event of h er you ng career, va lia ntly held fourth . Up front, Bau was putting o n a rid ing clin ic. Huds o n was unab le to force a mistake. Wosick dropped it on the uphill and Myers took advan tage of the misha p to streak by int o fou rth. Yancey dro p ped it on the same hill on the following lap , elevat ing M y er s to th ird. Yancey lo st time getting restarted , an d a freight train of riders scooted a ro und th e downed machin e. Madden closed the gap on Woslck , followed by Neitzel and Sc hlike. Mini pilot Lacey had impressive ly wo rk ed her way into eighth overall by th e h alfw ay point, followed b y Pickett and WaIlingsford. A s B au m ov ed th rough lapp ed traffic , Hud son fell up th e fac e of a jum p , g iv ing Bau the br eath in g room she needed. Hud so n w as u p f ast enough to ret a in sec ond , but the damage was done. Yancey eve n tu all y pas sed W o s ic k f or fourth and a fe w l a p s l at er passed M yers to clai m third by the checkers. Wos ick took th e mot o -two ho leshot. Bau muscl ed her wa y into th e lead . Hu dson al so pa ssed Wosi ck , and th en ch ipped away at Bau 's lead . Yan c ey was po ised in thi rd , waiting for her chanc e to strike. Bau see med a little slo we r tha n Hudson or Yancey in th e techn ical sec tions, bu t she was able to stretch out he r lead ag ai n in the more-open sections. La yn e Swan son was running second in th e Ama t eurs, follo wed b y Madd en , Pi c k ett and Wallings ford . H ud so n clo sed the gap on B a u , and they d ic ed fo r the lead. Six laps into th e race, Ba u used la pped traffic to pull three se c o n d s clear of the determ ined Huds on . B a u won the moto ove r H u d so n , Yancey and Myers. Wo sick clai med the Amateur bragg ing rights over Swanson , Mad den , Ne itzel , Sch li k e , Wallingsford , Pickett and D en ise D e Vines . Lac ey took the 60 -105cc win over McFarland , Campos and Brek er. Ri de rs r ec e iv ed p oi n t s f or bo t h days, but tro phies were awarded in di vidually for eac h day. On day two, Hud so n came to the line w ith one thing on her mind: Get Bau . But with a new , long er track , Hudson would have t o match Bau 's lon g -course speed to tak e th e win . Hudson got the h ol esh ot in m oto o ne , with Bau gettin g pelted in sec eye' e Bien Helen IlIIceway ParlI San Bernardino , CIIlifami. Results : July 1-2, 20 0 (Round & of &1 PRO: 1. St ef y Bau ( Kaw ); 2. Jacki Hu d so n (Hon); 3 . Kell y Yancey (Kaw ); 4 . Krist)' Myers (Ka w) . AM; 1. l yn e tte Wosick (Yam); 2 . Te mra Madde n (S uz); 3 . La yne Swanson (Yam ); 4 . Temera Neitzel (KTM); 5 . A lisa Wallingsford (Yam); 6 . Sereh Schli ke (KTM) ; 7. Amber Pickett (Suz) ; 8. Denise De Vines (G·G) . 6 0 - 105 (9 - 1 5) : I. Tayler Locey ( K o w ): 2 . El izabet h Mc F llrhm d ( Ka w) ; 3 . Br ooke Campos (Kew) : 4 . A utu m n Breker (Hon) . Wom en 's World Championship Series Final Points Standing s (A ft er 6 of 6 round s): PRO: 1 Stefy Bau (220); 2. Jessica Patterson ( 174); 3. An gie Keuntj es (160); 4. .Jeck l Hudson ( 158 ); 5. Kristi Mye rs ( 14 1); 6 . Kelly Yancey ( 106); 7. Heidi Cooke (6 1); 8. T anio Setc h well ( 47 ); 9. Me rced es Gonzalez-Natv ig (45) ; 10. Nic hcle F la nders (40); 11. Ti ffon y Reed (36); 12. Candac e Eng lis h (3 4 ); 13. (TI E ) Dee Wo od / B rock le Renker (3 2 ) : 15. (T IE ) Aubrianna Dunn /Bonnie We rch /Sheena Patte rso n (26 ); 18. (TI E) Heid i Henry /Jomie Pernlntuan (19) ; 20 . Sherr! Stephen s ( 12) . AM : 1. Tam ra Madden ( 168) ; 2. Potty Whiteho use ( 13 1) ; 3 . Lay ne Swanson ( 118 ); 4 . Tam era Nietze l (9 8) ; 5 . L yn ett e Wo si ck (97 ) ; 6. (TIE ) Apri l Hod ges/ A lisa WalJingsford (80) ; 8. BridgeUe Kelley (7 1): 9. .Jecki Kelle y (67): 10. Sereh Schllke (60) . 6 0 - 10 S (9- 15): I. Ellzebeth McFo riond (170): 2 . Tayle r Locey ( 150 ); 3 . April Hod ges (100); 4 . (TIE ) Lind sey My ers/ Brooke Cam pos (80) ; 6. Eri ca Cook (5 0); 7. (TIE) Ellaebeth Bosh/Angelo Ferr o/Sarah Benin (44 ); 10. Racha el Blatt (42) . n e _ S • A UGUST 9 , 200 0 31

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