Compet ition Accessories P r o E x t reme T r ia ls S eries
Rounds 5 -6 : B r id g e p o rt
B y S HA N MOORE/TRIALS
C OMPETITI O N NEWSPAPER
BRIDGEPORT, TX, OCT. 14-15
a s G a s USA ' s J es s Kem p ke s
co nti n ue d h is d o m inat ion of th e
Competit ion Ac ce ssories Pro Extr eme
T rials series with wins at rounds five
and six he ld at the lakeside com m u nity of Bridg e po rt , Te xa s , ne a r Da llas . The doubl e -w in cli n ch ed the
se ri e s t it le for Kempkes wit h two
rou n d s remaining and as sured th e
Nebraska native a lion 's s hare of the
s e ries po ints fund purse.
Kem p kes had it relatively eas y on
Satur d ay , winning by 23 po ints ove r
Kansas S tate Champion Loy Burne tt ,
but h ad t o fe nd off th e m en a cing
a tta cks of Ga s Ga s te ammate J ason
.
Ca rpente r o n Sunday .
To make things even more inte resting, '99 U.S . a nd '92 World Cham pion
Tom m i Ahvala rode selected sections
as a non -com petitor in th e e vent.
Ahvala wa s in town to do a photo
session and to help promote the Pro
Extreme T rials series.
Gas Ga s USA-sponsored Jason
Ca rpe nter strengthened his grip on
the series num ber -two spot via a 3 -2
pe rformance with only the finale in
Tuls a , Ok lahoma rema ining.
T he eve nt . hosted b y the North
Texas Tria ls Association , was one of
the most cha llenging of the series s o
far , t a k in g six points t ot a l from
Kemp k es , t h e n um be r-fou r ranke d
ride r in th e U.S ., a n d co nsisted o f
th ree four -mile loo ps e a c h da y with
10 s ect io n s per lo o p . Co mp e t it io n
G
(Left! Jess Kempkes put a lock on the
Pro Extreme Trials Championship with a
double win in Texas.
(Below LeftI Jason Carpenter placed
third on Saturday, and then did one
better on Sunday.
(Below) Adam Hopkins went 5-3.
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