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250 A; I. M.ik~ Morgan (Sw); 2. Jason FrKk~ (Suz): 3. David Rife (Kow). 250 B: I . Kyt~ T~ (Yam ); 2. JI'Im~ Smith (Sw); 3. Chad Walk ~ ( Sw ) . 250 C: I. J. : I fo'IIke MorgMl (SuI): 2. ""ike Blair (Sw:): 3. Chad Walk er (Su<). 30. : 1. Mik l! Blair (Suzl; 2. M" rk We" ver (Sw): 3. K~lth Gwinn (KyI B: I. Chris Wtuu:raft (Stu); 2. /l\erlo. Diehl (Yam) ; 3. Travis W" rd (Han) . 125 C: 1. Zach H" ning (Stu ): 2. Sh" wn tiel (SUl ); 3. Luke Lyons (Yam) . 25>0 A: I. Bub Thorn". ( Yam) ; 2. Dick ie Roy (Sut): J . Tony WiescntW1n ( Ymn) . 250 B: I. Josh M" rtln ('( " m) ; 2. Bri"n Dustin (Yam ): 3. Chris Whll cr"ft (Suz ). 25 0 C: I. Chri. ,4,be (Ho n): 2 . J" IlOn B..ouqher (K"w) ; 3 . ll wlluem Moore (Kaw) . SCHBY: J. Kyle PresIon (SUl); 2. K yl~ AlWood (Yam ); 3. Clint Kitbarger (KTM) . 16 -24: 1. Tr"vis Ward ( Hon): 2. M"rlo. Diehl (Y" ml : 3. Will iam Barton (Suz). 25+ : I. Tony Wiesnlh"hn ( Y" m): 2. Rk;h"rd Robinson (Han) ; 3. Mby BI"ir (SUl ). 30+ : I. Ric:h.!lrd Robinson (Hon) ; 2. Jeff flora (Hon) ; 3. Ch ~ WI lker (Suz). 40 . : 1. Rick RU SM'II (Hon) ; 2. M" rk Mc: "niel (Y" m ); 3. o"le o Ringwald (KTM). OPEN: I. Mark McOanil!'1 (Yam ); 2. Craig R"t"i (Yam) ; 3. 0aIeRingw,,1d ( KTM). W ild Wilde rness Race w ay Roelle Rolls On, Preston Prevails By R UPERT X , P EUETT LOGAN, O H, SEPT, 10 Warm late-sum me r weather, a hill y and twisting monster of a m otocross ci rcui t, and a coupl e of h un dred hun gry m o to c ro ss ra ce r s th ese are the ing redients for o ne fi ne day ' s worth of motocross ra cin g . A brief sh ow er dampened the tra ck and aided in dust control at th e Kilbarger family farm in th e rolling hills outs ide Logan, a southern Oh io co m m un ity off Sta te Route 33 - the "D irtb ike r's Highway ," T h e a 5 c c Seni o r cl ass , for r i ders 12 th rough 15 years of age. shou ld have been the sole p ro pe rty of K y le Preston, a Westerv ill e native who rece ntl y ran well at the AJtI\A Amateur National s in T enn essee. However . it was Jeff Roell e who top ped th e class on th is day . Roell e's lov e for thi s cou rse and his experti se on hi s Yam aha YZ8 0 all ow ed hi m to post a well -run 2 -1 tall y to counter Presto n's erra ti c 1-3 fi nis hes . Preston 's pro blem -filled seco nd m ot o perfo rm ance robbed him of the win . How ever. the day wasn't all bad for Preston. He won the School bo y class , Kyle Atwood ran strong for second pl ace on hi s Yama ha, wh ile (very) loc al speedster Clint Kilbarger screamed hi s KTM SX 125 home for th ird . Preston was not j us t th e vi ct o r in th e Sch oo lb o y co ntes t ; he dominated the field for a I- I score. At hen s resid ent Chris Robertson h ad a gr eat day, putting a trophy in the tru ck with his m astery of th e a5 cc Ex tra cla ss and notching a thi rd -place fini sh in the a5cc Senior division, beh ind Preston . Dylan Wa lk er took t wo 50 c c ~c1as s w ins here . w h ile M ar k McDaniel wen t 2 - 1 in the O pen class for th e w in . In 125cc big -b o y ac tio n, Jason F rec ke r was the m an to beat in 125cc A co m pet ition, t ak ing t he o v era ll , w hi le C h ri s W hitcra ft whi pp ed up on th e 125cc B class, New po rt , O hio's J osh Mart in sto le the show in 250cc B rac ing , and Rick Ru ssell ca rved up the o ld O ver 40 cla ss , show ing t he m th e fa st wa y around on his Hond a. T on y Wiesenhah n was cue I e n Com p e t it ion P a r k Beale Sea ls the Deal By KIRK CHANDLER SA N JACINTO, CA, SEPT. 16 The sevent h round of the CEET -spon so red CMX R Summer Series was held at Competitio n Park. and with o nly one round remaining in th e series. most or the divisio n ch am pi onships were still up for grabs. A t th e start of the firs t m oto of th e com bined Vet Over 3 0 No v ice and Vet O ver 40 Novic e contest , Vet Ov er 40 rider Ni cho las Beale put his Yama ha out in the lead. He was follo wed closel y throu gh th e fi rst lap by Vet Over 30 rider Ron Adams, Vet Ov er 40 ride r Scott J o hn so n , and Vet Over 30 rider Karl J ohnson . On the second lap , K arl Johns on wa s on the move and worked his wa y up to secon d, right behi nd Beale . By the end of th e th ird la p, K arl was in t he lea d and pulling away . Beale wa s no t off the hoo k yet. as Sco tt J oh nson , lo oking to ge t back into the po ints lead going into th e final ro und, soon m atched his pace. Beale, however , wanted th e title, too , and he picked hi s pace up to a higher level and crossed th e lin e firs t. K arl Johnson won th e Over 30 d ivision, with A da ms second and Clark Watso n thi rd . As th e gate drop ped and the rac ers spun t heir ti res o n the slippery co nc rete st art fo r e .. s O CTOBER 25. 2000 73