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Competition Accessories Pro E xtreme Trials Series Round s 1 -2: Leavenwortti , K a n s a s C A Y TWC Jes s Kempkes was perfect over the course of two days in the opening round of the Competition Accessories Pro Extreme Trials Series, turning i n 60 c lean rid e s . e ig ht e ve nts stag ed through out th e m id-west, be ginning with th e Kansas City ev ent a nd end ing in T ulsa , O kla h om a , in Nov emb e r. The ser ies cater s to all rider s a nd offers classes for th e beginn ing rid er a nd Sen ior s, as we ll. C A Y CNE "T r ia ls has nev er b e fo re p a id mo ney beca use it h a s ne ver reall y be en consi dere d a s pectator sport," said Ge rald Tim s , co -promoter of the series . "We are try ing to c hange that with th e Pro seri es a nd mo ve to a more sp ectator fr iendl y, exh ib ition typ e of e ve nt - ba s ic a lly, more access ible a nd a p pe a ling to the fan . This is why we a re us ing the o ld 's top -a nd hop ' ru les wh ich a llow the rid er to s how off his trick riding sk ills." "The se ries is a lso im po rta nt to the b ike ma nu fac turers and im porters as it gives them a fall se ries to sh owcase th e ne w m od el s as th e y a re b e in g int roduced ," Tims ad de d . "We we re fortun a te to ha ve Tim Pritch a rd , who happens to be a Natio na l tria ls com p etit or him s elf , and Comp etiti on Accessorie s st e p forward a nd become th e title sponsor for th e se ries . Gas Ga s USA a lso donated m on e y for the series purse." Th e Competition Ac cessorie s Pro Extreme Tria ls Series is a series of By S HA N M OO RE/ T RIA LS C OMPETI T IO N NEWSPAPER LEAVENSWORTH, KS, SEPT. 16-17 a s G a s US A - sp o ns ore d Jess Kempke s turned in a perfec t pe rform a nc e in rounds o ne an d two of th e C o mp e t it io n Ac c e s s o r ies Pro E x t r em e Tria ls Series , held n e a r Ka ns a s City , Missouri. Kempkes tu rned in si x cl ean loops ove r the weekend to outdistance the com petiti o n, includ ing the nu m be r- t h re e ranked rid er in t he U.S. - Bu lt a c o USA -spon sored Ray Pet ers. By winning th e first two rou nd s , Kemp ke s a lso claimed th e covete d Quarry Cup trophy th at is a ward ed by th e Mid Amer ic a Tri al s cl u b t o th e o ve rall winner of the Kansas City round . Kempkes a n d Peters were team mates recently, making up on e half of th e B-class -winning U.S. squad at th e T rials des Nation s in Seva , Spa in . This weekend the t wo were rivals competing for the first -time ever for prize money in an outdoor e vent. G 24 O CT O BER 4 . 2000ยท c u e I e n e VIl's Eighty -two competitors , including 14 Pros , a ttacked th ree loops o f 10 sec tio ns tha t cons isted ma inly of d rys lick cl im bs , off-cambers , m a ssi ve log s a nd a fe w rock st eps throw n in fo r good mea su re . Pre- event fa vorites Kem pkes an d Peters loitered a while a t sectio n one, wa iting for the best lines to de ve lop be fore m a king a ride. These two ride rs a re a c o n tra s t in s t y les , w ith Ke mp k es te n din g to b e w ild and s pectacula r while Pet e rs is calculating a nd s mooth. Both get th e job done in th e ir own way. Local hot-sh o e Bru c e Car ve r wa s one of the first to ride , a nd carded a o ne o n th e tough o peni n g sectio n . Event ua lly , Ke m p k e s to o k his t u rn a nd pro duced a flash y c lea n afte r m a king a daring lea p from th e m ost d iffi cult p o rti on o f th e s e c t io n, a large , sq ua re rock pos ition ed o n top , o f a ledg e . Th e riders had to cl im b th e st eep , dr y- sli c k ledge , hop onto the roc k a nd ride a long th e length of it befo re d rop p ing to the ex it. Pete rs ' c ha nces for th e win ended he re when he los t his balance o n the rock an d fell , col lectin g a five. Peters could on ly ho pe th at Kem p ke s wo uld c ol lect a five du ring th e da y a lso , but th e Ga s Gas pilot rem a ine d o n th e pegs , tu rn ing in a n un bl emish ed ca rd for th e win. "T h a t wa s m y first cle a n event ev er a nd I d id it m y wa y," Kem pkes said , refe rring to his go -for-b ro ke riding st yle . Th e flam bo yant Ke m p ke s was rid ing withou t th e a id of a m ind e r th at cut h im loo se to ride as radically as he wish ed. Peters a dd ed two sol itary d abs to end the da y with seven points a nd th e runner -up position. Two points separat ed th ird , fourth and fifth pla ces with Carv er ta king th e fin a l' podium spot with 12 points . Ga s Ga s USA-sponsored J ason Carpente r finis he d fourth wit h 13 a nd for mer Centra l Regiona l champ Steve . Clark of Nebraska rounded out the top five with 14. Rea lizing th at a cl ean event wa s po ssible , th e to p contenders started S und a y ' s eve nt with more cautio n than usual . surveying every section for any loo se rock tha t m ight s p in a tire or de flect a wheel. Even Kem pkes see med more rese rved t han u sual. The addit iona l time s pe n t walking the sections would be a hu ge fa ctor in th e final results. Kempkes a nd Pet ers led with clea n ca rds afte r on e lo op with th e det e rm in ed Ca rp e nte r ju st t h re e po ints ba ck and wa iting for a n o pening . With t im e b e c om ing a fac t or , Kempkes st a rte d to pick up the pa ce and re e le d off two qu ick but cle an loops to finish out the we ek e nd with an im p re ssive rarity - the perfect ride . Sixty scored rid e s without a s ingle point. Peters rema ined on track for a perfe ct da y a s we ll , but wa s ru n n in g extremely late on tim e . Carpenter backed up his so lid first loo p th re e with a tw o- poi nt seco n d loop an d a clea n final loop for a five po int total and wa ite d a t th e finis h for Peters ' scor e . Howev er, time elapsed before the Bulta c o ace could get his card tu rned. The e rro r in judgment res ulted in a DNF for Peters a nd propelled C arpe nt e r t o t h e ru n ne r u p spot. Bruce Ca rve r finis he d th ird with and 11 while S tev e Cla rk a nd Scott Carpente r fin ish ed fo u rt h and fifth with 14 and 24 , respec t ive ly. " I' m p r e tt y excite d abo ut t he we ek e nd ," Ke mpk es s a id after t h e e ve nt . "I' m e s p e ci a lly ha p py abou t the two c lea n eve nts . Th e s e c t io n s we re tou gh , bu t m y Gas Gas wor ked rea lly we ll an d I'm one ste p closer to winning th e serie s ." "A pro se ries is what th e s p o rt n e ed s to m o ve to the n e xt le ve l," Kempkes sa id when asked a bo ut the Pro Extreme Ser ies . "It' s definitely a move in th e rig ht d irec tio n." Compe t it io n A c c e s s o r ie s Pro Extreme Tr ia ls Ser ies CN LeaveRS1lorth,Kansas Results: September 16-1 7. ZDDD DAY ONE PRO : 1. Jess Kempkes: 2. Ray Peters; 3. Bruce Carver; 4 . J ason Carpenter; 5 . St eve Cla rk: 6 . Loy Burnett; 7 . Gri eg En gel: 8 . J er emy Cox ; 9 . Dal e Mala sek : to. Steve Mor g:Jn. EXPERT : 1. Carl Hopkins; 2. Mick Hutcheson; 3. A ll en Guyot. I NT ERMEDIA T E: I. Tim Tur rtbal l : 2. Paul Tumball; 3. Cra ig Usher. SR . EXPERT: 1. Ken Carr; 2. Steve Nutsc h; 3 . Paul Bo len . SENIOR : 1. Dale Reynold s; 2. Dean Metske r; 3 . Larry Findley . AMATEUR: 1. Don Kellog ; 2. Jake Wieland; 3 . Bob Sanderson. NOVICE: 1. Ray U sher; 2 . Kyl e Fulkerson ; 3 . Jesse A ndrews. DAYlWO PRO: 1. Jess Kem pk es: 2. .Jasc n Carpenter; Bruce Carver; 4. Steve Clark : 5 . Scott Carp enter; Lo y Burn ett ; 7. J erem y Cox; 8 . Dal e Malesek ; Grieg Engel; 10. Bill Sanderson. EXPERT: 1. Gary Vernon; 2. Mick Hutch eson; 3. 6. 9. 3. Marv in Edgington. S R. EXPE RT : 1. Ken Cerr: 2 . Pau l Bolen; 3. Steve Nutsch. I NTE RMED IATE: I. T i m T urn b ull : 2 . C ra ig Usher; 3. Matt Hopki ns. SENIOR: 1. Ramon Ag uirre; 2. Dean Metsk er: 3. Bill Wachendorfer. AMATEUR: I. .Je ke Wie land : 2 . Bo b Sa a thoff 3. Darren Caunti e. NOVICE: 1. J esse An dr ews: 2. Ray U she r: 3. Ky le Fulkerson.