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Oregon State Motocross Championship Series Round 2 : Klamat h M ot orsport s Park K aw a s a ki r i d e r S e a n Light a bsco n de d wit h th e mo t o- tw o h ol e sh o t , bu t t h e Sa l e m , O r egon , rid er ' s lead was sho rt-lived , as both Th omp so n a n d Pe k a r ek q ui c kl y passed th e KX rid er , w ho eventua lly fi nis hed sixth , beh ind D avid Foreman, Ry a n Hu ege a n d Sh awn Sta l ey. Th omp son wo n th e ove ra ll, o ve r Pekarek and Forem an . O regon's Rand kl ev con tin ue d his strangleho ld on the BOcc Beg inner class , de moralizing the res t of the 21rid er field. Randk lev won both m ot os and was never c ha l le n ge d, leaving Yamah a rid er T .J Sw aff ord to fi nish second ov erall , ah ead of Col e Huha , Zach Peters on and Ben Fox. eN Leach la nded the holeshot in moto tw o , but the AMA Western Four -Strok e N ati on al nu mber - 11 ri de r stalled h is new KTM and th e pack thundered past him . Le ac h mounted a n inc redi ble charge to finis h sec ond t o th e 16-yea rold Mo ck ridg e . Bo th r iders ea rne d overa ll class wi ns , as Mockrid ge won th e Before T he Hill portion and Leach scored the Up T he Hil l victory . Jorda n Mockridge had li ttle co m pet i tion in h is deci ma tion of the S up ermini and ao cc Age Gr oup clas ses . The diminutive KX r i d e r scored holeshots in three of hi s four motos; o nly in the second aocc A ge Group moto did t h e ri der fr om (Left) Jorda n Mockrldge topped the 80c c Junior (12-1 3 ) and Su p e rmi n i classes at round two of the Oregon State Motocross Championship Series at K l amath Motorsports Park i n Keno, Oregon. Klamath Motorsports Park Keno, Oregon Results: September 17, ZOOO [Roun d Z 0 ' 51 P/W ( 3· 6) : I. Hun te r Klu g (KTM ) : 2 . Cu rt Chapman (ATK) : 3. .Jazmin Locks (Han). P/W (7 -8) : 1. Bebo Clark (KTM): 2. Josh Pasaien Eric Willia ms decimated the competition in t he 250cc Pro class with a 1-1 sweep. S T O RV A N D PH O T O S Bv C L A V LIGH T KENO, OR, SEPT. 17 stone's throwaway from the Califor nia /Oreg on border sits Kla math Motorsports Park, site of round two of the Oregon State Motocross Champio nship Series, where brothers Jo rdan and Tyler Mockridge massacred the competition with two wins apiece. The younger of the two Ross Racing/PJ ljTwisted C1oth ingspons ored Mockridge brothers, Jordan, picked up where he left off at the opening round of the series three weeks earlier in Madras by dominating the Supermini and aocc Junior classes, while his older brother Tyler roosted the co mpetition en rou te to w ins in the 125cc and Before The Hill Intermediate classes, also with I I performances. KTM-mounted J ared Wood, another o f th e five d o ub le -cl a ss wi nne rs , co nvincingly wo n th e 6 0cc O pen and 60cc Junior cl asses. Wood first ham m ered the co m petition unmercifu lly for hi s 60 cc Ope n wi n . Ky le T ho mpson was the only ride r to lea d Wood all day , but T ho m pso n 's lead in th e first 60 c c Ag e-Group moto was sho rt l i v e d , as Wood qui c k l y d ro p pe d Thomp son t o seco nd . Brad ley Hillm an ke pt Wood in sig ht to fini sh sec ond ove rall to the ri de r fro m Kei zer, Oregon , in the 60cc O pen co ntest. Wood w a st ed litt le t ime ru n ni ng away w ith moto two, thu s fi n ishi ng off hi s sweep and capturing th e overall Ju nior w in, a head of Senior m o t o win ner Hi llma n . Thomp son , th ou gh , won th e Senior portion via consistent 2-2 placings . F o rm er m in ic y cl e sp eed st er Er ic Willi am s brought out a new Suzuki in what was rega rd ed as a com eback bid after a serious injury , and the Medford , O regon , ride r rode im pressively to win bot h 25 0 cc Pro /Intermedia te motos. The FMF/ www.pip erepair.c om-back ed W illi ams overtoo k lo c al Pro Wa lt er A (Above) Local Pro Walter Campbell l ed the early portions of both 250cc Pr o motos , but h e finished up second overall to W illiams w ith 2 -2 p l acing s. (Below) KTM rid er Jared Wood was one of f iv e double-cla ss w i nners at t he second round of the five-round series. Wood t o ppe d the 60cc Open a nd Jun ior c lasses . Cam pbell in th e early portions of bot h m otos, eve ntu ally o ut dista n c ing the field by as much as 16 seco nds. Th is left the norm all y dominant Ca mpbell to fend off a pair of fast Interm ed iat e rid ers, Mike A larcon and T yl er Mock ridg e, for run ner- up . Th e battle for th e t o p In t e rm ed i at e p o si t ion , th ou gh , was n 't deci ded un til th e late r st ages, when Mockridge la id cl aim to victo ry with hi s I - I sweep . Mo c k rid g e th en polis he d off his doubl e-cl ass overa ll w in by cardi ng tw o m oto victo rie s in th e co m b ined Up T he Hill /Bef ore T he Hill Interme d iate cl ass. D esp it e inc re dibly to ugh co mpe tit io n , incl u di ng Pr o ri d e r Ro by L e a ch , Moc kri dge forged throug h traff ic aboard his KX 125 to ca tc h and ultimately overtake Leach on th e fi n al lap of m ot o one to latch a vict ory . (KTM ); 3. J acob Lock s (KTM) ; 4 . Matt Mor ley ; 5 . Chad Steiner (KTM ). 60 OP EN : 1. Jared Wood (K TM): 2. Bra dley Hill m an ( Kaw); 3 . Kau li n Nielse n ( Ka w) ; 4 . J aco b Loc ks ( Kaw) ; 5 . Cha rle s Fetti nge r (Kaw) . 6 0 B EG: I. Bebo Cla rk (Kaw) : 2 . A nt ho ny West ( Kaw); 3. Charles Fett inger (xe w) : 4. Jacob Locks ( Ka w) ; 5. Ka uli n N ielse n ( Kaw l. 60 JR: I. Ja red Wood (KTM). 60 SR : 1. K yl e Tho mp son ( Kaw) ; 2 . Kamrin Nie lse n ( Ka w); 3 . K y le Hamm on tree ( Ke w): 4 . We sley Gi bso n (Ka w) . 60 B EG : 1. N ick Ran dk lev ( Ha n) ; 2 . J .T. Swaffo rd (Yam ); 3. Co le Huh a ( Ka w) ; 4 . Zac Pete rson ( Ka w) ; 5. Ben Fax (S uz) . 60 JR ( 9 ~ 1 1 ) : 1. Byron Young ( Ha n) ; 2. Curt is S weezey ( Kaw ) ; 3 . K ev in Se llo n (Ka w); 4 . K yl e Th ompson ( Hon) . 80 SR ( 12- 13) : I. J ordan Mockridge ( Ka w); 2. M a so n W at son ( Kaw) ; 3 . K enn eth Hammontree (Ya m); 4 . Bry so n Stei ne r ( Ka w): 5. Robe rt Wullbrandt (S uz) . S/ MI NI: 1. Jordan M oc kridge ( Ka w) ; 2. Mason Watson ( Kaw) ; 3. Cu rtis Swee zey ( Ka w); 4 . By ron Young (Han); 5. Nick Rend klev ( Ha n) . 125 BE G : 1. Steve Bitz e r ( Ha n) ; 2 . Nathan Barton (S uz) ; 3 . J ohnny J enk in s (K aw ) ; 4. Robert Wullbrant ( Suz); 5. Bl aine Sny der ( Kaw ) . 12 5 JR : 1. Ry an T ho m pson ( Ha n ) ; 2 . Ran dy Pek ar ek ( Suz) : 3. Da vid Fo reman (H an ); 4 . Shawn Stale y (Suz); 5 . Shayn e Strigle (Han). 125 INT: J. Ty ler M ock rid ge ( Ka w); 2. J ayson Co use r (Suz ) ; 3. Mike Al arcon (Suz) . 25 0 B EG : J . J a mes Coo k ( Ha n); 2. S haw n O' B ri en ( Kaw); 3. Roy Fa rr ( Yam) ; 4. Zac h Melton (Hon): 5. J oey West (Hon) . 2 5 0 J R : Br o d y Baxt e r (Ya m) ; 2 . Mar cu s Me lendre z (Yam) ; 3. Devi n Wat son (Suz ) ; 4. Shawn Hu eg e ( Han); 5 . Robert Kni gh t (Ya m) . 250 IN T: 1. Do ug Lin d gren ( Ha n); 2. M ike Alarco n ( Suz); 3. Jayson Co use r (Suz). 2 50 PR O : 1. E r ic Will ia m s (S uz) ; 2 . Walter Cam pbe ll (Ya m) ; 3. Nev La bo rde (Ka w) . BTH J R: I . B r o d y B axte r ( Ya m) ; 2 . Randy Pek arek (S uz) : 3. Ryan T hompson ( Ha n); 4 . Ryan Huege ( Han) ; 5. Shawn Huege (Han). 8TH I NT : J. T y ler M ock ridg e (Kew): 2. Mike Al arco n (Sua): 3. Ja y son Cou ser (Suz). OTH J R: 1. Marcu s Melendrez (Ya m) ; 2 . Robert Kni ght (Vam) . UTH INT : 1. Roby L each ( KT M ): 2. Dou g Li ndgren ( Han) . OTH J R : 1. K en Rom er o (Ya m) ; 2, Ro y Farr (Yam) ; 3 . Bipper Cl ark ( Ho n): 4. So nny Henthorn e (Ka w): 5. Mik e Bland (Yam). OTH INT : 1. Patrick Bro wn (Ya m). OTH MNY : 1. M;ke Taylor (Vom) . WMN : 1. Roch ell e Nelrn arm (Ya m) ; 2 . Je nnifer Waibel (SOl); 3 . Rhiann a Ste nzel (Suz) . Bona nza , Oregon , fail to get t he lead out of the ch ute, as Californ ian By ron Yo ung put his CR ahea d of Mockridge and the rest of th e fie ld. Mockridg e, thoug h, poun ced up on Yo ung quickly and the n hel d o n to the lead to th e fi nish to garner the ov erall wi n in the ao cc ( 12- 13) class , ahead of fellow K X r i d er Ma son W at so n . Youn g to p ped the ao c c (9-1 1) class, ahead of Curtis Sw eezey . Mock rid ge fended off all co mers in both Superm in i m otos to fin ali ze his tw o ov era ll w in s, while W at son (2 -3) n ett ed s e c ond ove ra ll , a hea d of Sweezey (3 -4 ) , Young (7 -2) and N ick Rand k lev (4 -5) . Equal l y i m p res s i v e w a s B r od y B a x t e r , who a lso do min at e d tw o cla sses at th e seri es o pe ne r. Baxt er, who rode a pair of br and -n ew Yam a h a s , t opp ed t he 250 c c a n d B ef ore The Hill Junior classes , both with 1- 1 sw e ep s . Ran d y Pek ar e k (3-2) was B axt er ' s c losest co mpetitio n in t he B efo re T h e Hill class , fin ish ing seco nd ove rall, ahea d o f Rya n Thom pso n ( 5- 3) , Rya n Hu eg e (4-5) an d Sha wn Hu ege (6-4) . T h omp son came b ac k t o sweep bot h m otos of th e 15- ri de r 12 5 c c J u nior cl ass, but he ha d to overtake Hon d a-mounted Greg Booth in moto o ne f o r th e win . ( Boo t h 's crash help ed a little.) c ue I e n e vv s OCTOBER 25 , 2000 59

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