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Without his tea m mate Holland to keep ta bs on him , Decke r was able to build a le a d of just over o ne m inute. When th e 20 -minute-plus -two -lap moto ended, Decker took the win , followed by Ho lla nd , KTM rider Cra ig Davis, Jackson and Mason . At the end of the thunde ro us start straig ht , mo to two looked pretty m uch the same as m oto one - with a co uple o f exc e ption s . Ho lla nd got a clea n h o le s h ot in s tea d of c rashing, a nd VOR-m ou nted fron t -runner Go rdo n Ward was in the sa wdust. Th e fr e sh ly pr epp ed t ra c k was s mooth , and th e top five rid ers dis t an c ed th em s el ve s fr om t he fi e ld . Holland wa s a b le to h old o n to the lea d , with Decker, Cook , Wood s and Davi s in tow . Tw o turns befo re t h e halfwa y po int, Decker got by Holland a nd pull ed a wa y . Woods was in th ird. Whe n the c hecke red flag flew, De c ker h ad t h e win , followe d b y Ho lla n d , Wo ods , Da vis a nd S ton e . J a ck s on , C o ok , Mas on , Gord o n Wa rd a n d Brian Emig rounded ou t the top 10 . De c ker took the overall with a I-I sco re , followed b y Ho lla n d (2- 2) , Da vis (3 -4) , J a c ks on (4 -6). Woods (8- 3), C o o k ( 6 - 7), Ma s on (5 - 8), Em ig (7-1 0). Ry an Dud e k (10-1 1) and Matth ew Batem an ( 12 - 12) . "The tra c k was good and de finite ly the softest te rra in we've ha d so fa r," De c ke r s a id . "It got roug h , a nd the hu m id ity wa s a little differen t tha n out West, but I like d it." Dec ker wa s a s ked a bo ut the points ga p betwe e n he a nd Spud Walters . "I th ink he is e nough points a head 0: .--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - " ] tha t it' s go ing to take a ur lit tle bi t o f lu c k on my c ill p a rt, a nd I a m goi ng to z :I: h a v e to w in s ome lil z motos ," he rep lied , "b ut I 8 just have to hope for the iIi best. " eN filled th e ir spots on the g at e , incl ud ing J unior Jackson and Bria n Mason from Il lin o is , and Missouri 's own Bria n Em ig and Brian S tone . Jackson ra n strong all day for a 4 -6 s c ore and fourth overall. At the start of moto one , the quiet va lley was filled with th e sounds of 26 Yamahas, three KTMs a nd one VOR. Th e 3 0 -rid e r fiel d m a de it thro ugh turn one with no majo r inc ide nts . Cliff Co o k , a boa rd t he Ra c e rs Pit Sh o p KT M 5 2 0 S X, p u lle d th e h ol e s h o t , n a iling th e sixth of his la s t s eve n starts . Th ing s c ha nged dramatic all y at turn thr e e , a tric ky off-c a m be r turn ove r a la rge jump. Nath an Woods an d Rusty Holla nd ta ng led and took s eve ra l ride rs to th e gr ound with th em . Thi s left De ck er s om e b re athing ro o m; he pa s s e d Cook fo r th e lead a nd sta rted to pull aw ay from the rest of th e fie ld . At the. en d of la p one , the runn ing o rde r was Decke r, loc al rider Au s t in Ra ub s , Co ok , Ja cks o n a n d St one . T h in g s s ta y e d p re tt y m u ch th e sam e u p front un ti l t he sta rt o f lap four. Austin Raubs came up s ho rt a nd s talled h is Lam o n i Moto cro s s Pa rk s po nsore d YZ426F o n th e trip le , tak in g him o u t of c o nte nt ion fo r the moto . T h e r id er to wat c h was T e a m Bre edlo ve 's Rusty Ho lla nd , who c a m e by t he s corers in 20th at th e e nd of lap o ne . Ho lland wa s up to s ixt h by the e nd of la p thr e e , and he passed Jac kso n n e ar th e e nd o f la p si x to ta ke over second . ~ :I: c, Midwest Molllrsports Kahoka, Missouri Results: August 27. 2000 (Round 9 of 121 W ~ u: MOT O I : 1. Cr aig De ck e r . (Yam ): 2. Rusty Holland (Yam); 3 . C ra i g D a v is ( K T M): 4 . J u n io r J ack son (Ya m); 5 . Brian Ma son ( Ya m) : 6 . Cl i ff Cook ( KT M) ; 7 . B r i a n E mi g (Yam); 8 . Nat ha n Wood s (Ya m); 9 . Br an don Bartz (Yam): 10. Ryan Dud ek ( Yam ). MOTO 2 : 1. Craig De ck e r Midwest Motorsports: Craig Decker swept both motos at round nine of the AMA Western Four-Stroke National Motocros s Series in Kahoka, Missouri, making it eight straight moto victories for the Team Breedlove rider. (Yam); 2. Rusty Holland (Yam) ; 3 . Natha n Wood s (Yam) ; 4 . Cra ig ' D avi s ( KTM) ; 5 . Br ian Stone (Ya m); 6 . Ju n io r J ac kso n (Ya m ) : 7 . Cliff Coo k ( K TM); 8 . B r i an M aso n (Ya m) ; 9 . Gordo n Ward (VOR) ; 10. Brian Em i9 (Vam) . D /A : 1. Cra ig Dec ker (Yam ) ; 2 . Rust y Ho lland (Yam) ; 3 . C raig D av is (KTM ) : 4 . Nat han Wood s (Ya m); 5 . Ju ni o r Jackson (Ya m ) : 6 . Cliff Coo k ( KTM) ; 7 . Br ia n M a so n (Yam) ; 8 . Bria n Emig (Yam ) ; 9 . Rya n Du dek (Yam) ; 10 . Mat Bat eman (Yam) . A MA Western Four -S trok e National Motoc ro ss Seri es (A ft er 9 of 12 rounds): J. Spud Walters (289 /5 w i ns) ; 2 . C ra ig De cke r (26 0/ 4 w in s ) ; 3. Gor don Ward (23 2); 4 . J immy LaMa stus (231); 5 . Cra ig Da vi s (214 ) ; 6. Na than Woo d s ( 18 9); 7 . B ea u Baro n ( 173); 8 . Sc o tt My ers ( 170); 9. Rich Taylor ( 157) ; 10 , Cli ff Cook ( 15 6 ) ; I I. Rusty Holl an d ( 119); 12 . Rya n Du dek (1 16) ; 13 . Tim Sharp ( I II); 14. Tim Beatt y ( 102) ; 15. J osh Chi sum (9 5); 16 . D ustin N e l son (8 8); 17 . Ma t Ba te m a n ( 82 ); 18. Don U p t on (7 0 ) ; 19 . J ason Matthew s ( 5 5) : 20 . ( T IE ) Travis Mark s/G rayson Ha rt (6 1). Flight of the Eagle Trial: Travis Crawford grips the gran ite on his way to first overall In the Junior (Under 14) Advanced class at round four of the PITSVlntagelBeg inner Championship Trials Ser ies in Norden, California. AMAIPITS "G Old Days" VintagelBeginner Championship Trials Series ood Round 4: Flight ofthe Eagle T rial Metteauer's Meteoric "Flight" Bv J O HN the lap , with o ne po int e ac h, while Va n Ga a sbe e k a nd Go rd on Murph y b oth t o o k on ly tw o d ab s , the re by p u tt ing Mette a u e r , Va n Ga a sb e ek , Go rd o n Mu rph y a n d Ba ile y in t o a four- wa y tie for first with three p oints each . It a ll came do wn to th e th ird and fina l loo p. As the le a de rs ra c ked up the c lea n s , it b e c am e c le a r t ha t it wou ld take a perfect score o n the la st la p to win t he day . As th at la st la p p rog re ss ed , Mur ph y too k a few dabs , fa lling o ut of c o ntentio n for the win. Ne xt , Ba iley to ok a d ab , a nd th at left only Metteau er a nd Va n Ga a sb e e k vying for first. When the c a rds we re turned in, b oth Mettea uer and Van Gaas beek had mai nta ined pe rfect form to t ie at three points eac h. A c o u nt o f cleans gave Mettea uer t he edge, with 23 cl eans to Van Ga a s b e ek 's 21. Ba iley 's four -point to tal and 20 cl eans nabb ed him thir d place; Th ompson (with seven points) and Gord on Murphy (with eight points ) ro unded out the top five. In th e Mod ern Classi c Mast ers class, J im Porter had the best ope n ing la p , as h e dabbed o n ly twice while negotiating the sections o n his 19 74 TY250 . Piotr Serek rode a similar Yamaha TV 250 to second in the e arly go ing with three poi nts , fol low ed by Ted Harvey . who t allied seve n points o n his Bultaco. On the se con d go- around , Porte r d ropped to se cond, t ha nks to a fo ur - p oi nt la p . Serek matc hed Porter's ea rlier-loo p low of two points to post a five a nd take over the lea d , w hile Harvey dr opped out of contentio n after card ing an eig ht- poi nt second la p. S ILVA NORDEN, CA, JULY 29 a rry Me ttea ue r won t he Mod ern Bik e In t e rm e d iat e c las s a s t h e AMA/Pac ific Internationa l Trials S oci ety "Go od O ld Da ys " Vintage / Begi n n er Ch ampi o nship S er ie s v isi te d wo rld- fa mous Do n ner Ski Ra nc h for th e Fligh t of the Ea gle tria l. Me tteau er rode a Ga s -Ga s to a narrow win over Mon tesa- mo un ted T oni Va n Gaas beek a nd De nn is Th om ps on . T rialmaste r J im Wint e r a n d hi s PITS cl ub helpe rs set up some great sectio ns t h a t incl uded lo ts o f ti re gripping granite , letting the riders enjoy the sa me slabs that have been used in pa st se asons for both Nation al and Wo rld Cha mpionship ro unds albeit wit h easier obstacles sui ta ble for vintage bikes and less -advanced riders. As always at Donner, it was a thrill to retrace the paths of heroes such as La m pk in , Tarres , Aaron and Young wh ile enjoying th e br eathta king vistas of th is specta cular facility. Metteauer and Dennis Th ompson were perfect in their first lap around th e half m ile loop as they clean ed all e ig h t s ection s t o turn in th e b est c a rd s in the early going . Close behind with o ne poi nt each were Van Gaas b e ek , Gordon Mu rp hy and J o s eph Qu inn, with Le e Bai le y posting a two point c a rd. S ome of t he e a r ly hot sho ts s lipped a b it on th e second loop . Met teauer p o st e d a th ree in o ne o f th e sectio ns, Thomps on suffered a five , and Q u inn too k d a bs in a coup le of s ections to tall y six po ints . Ba ile y a nd Jon Murp hy had th e be s t scores for L cu e. e n e _ S • S EPTEM B ER 27 , 2000 43

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