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Branson U SA Motocross Championship The star among the fiel d at the sixth annual Branson USA Motocross was Ian Trettel, who won five championships in front of the 50cc (7ยท 8) and 60cc (6 -8 ) f ields. went to Texa s , while Iowa was second o n the list, with six . Trettel wa s un st op pabl e in the Pee Wee St oc k (7- 8), Pe e Wee Modi fied (7 -8 ) and Su per Pee Wee classes , win n ing b oth moto s of his divisio n races a nd then con tinuing that win - B y K A T S PA N N A N D T HE B ECKST ER P HOT OS BY K A T S PA N N AN D J EFF Co x GALENA, MO, OCT. 5-8 e pre se nting North Carolina at the s ixt h a n n u a l Bra nso n USA Motoc ross Ch ampion shi p, Ian Trette l bla zed h is way to five overa ll titles, us ing Cob ra 50s and KTM 60s as his ma c he tes to win 12 of the 13 motos he en tere d . On c e a ye a r, the h ills along the James River in Galena , a small town just west of Bra nson, ar e tu rned into a winding motocross track in just a matte r of days . Kurt Hend ricksen ou t di d h imse lf this yea r, util izing th e cree k crossing three times instea d of twice (as usu al ), which added a coupl e of g n a r ly o ff -c am b er s t o the c o ur se. Th e fie lds s urro und ing th e fa c ility loo ked like an RV park. Mis s our i, wit h 183 entrie s , wa s o nc e a g a in was t h e top contende r a mong the ne a rly 1050 na mes o n the score board . Texas was ru n n e r -u p , with 129, while Kan sa s was the only ot her state with trip le- dig it num be rs , a t 101. In a ll, 30 of th e United St at es wer e r e p res ent ed at the Mid wes t e vent. Se ven of t he c ha m p io ns hi ps R 28 NOVEMB ER 8 , 2 0 00' cue ning streak into S unday 's m a in events. Trettel won both of his qualifying m otos in the 65cc Stock (6 -8) division and then c o lle c t e d a nother champion ship in Sunda y 's main . Chris Th ies of Paola , Kansas , put a ha lt to Trettel' s win record in the second 65c c Modified (6-8 ) moto when Thies to ok the win . T hie s , h owe ver, failed to take the overa ll when Trettel us ed a 1-2 punch fo r the champi o ns h ip, ove r Th ies ' 3-1 tally for the runn er -up s pot. T e am G r een t e ammates Cody Gilmor e a nd Teddy Maier put Iowa o n the m ap when th ey won five c hampionsh ips be tween the two of them . Gilmore wa s e n route to his third win of the weekend in the 8 5cc Op en contest, having wo n t he first m oto , when misfort une struck. "I was riding my best on my ne w 100 and was passing a lap ped rider," said Gilm or e . "I kne w I ha d a b ig lead on J osh Hill when I hit a powder berm and fishta iled. I sc rewed up my shoulder." Hill wen t on to take th e win, but a 12th - p lace finis h in t h e fi rs t moto p la c e d h im in fifth overa ll. Te xan Rya n Grantom used h is 2 -2 finis hes to cla im the overa ll c ha m pio ns h ip, in fron t o f Cali forn ia's Ro be rt Me m o li (4 -3) a nd Missouri's Ji mmy Albert son (6-4 ). "I got two cha m pio ns hips a nd one second pla ce ," sa id Gilmore. "I ha ve had back lu c k a t th is t ra c k in t he past, but this weekend was fun." (L eft) Da ton Beavers of California was t ou gh competition f o r Nathan Davenport i n the 12 5 c c Intennediat e events. (Right) After winning all six of the Group motos In the 125cc Stock and Modified Int enne diat e and 125cc Open classes on Friday and Saturday, Nathan Davenport won his battle with Daton Beavers for the championship In all three main e vents on Su n da y. I e n e _ s Anoth er Te am Green teamm ate battl e wa s betwe en Miss issippi ' s Na th an Dav enp ort a nd C a liforn ia 's Daton Beavers . Da venport wo n all s ix of his motos heading into a ll three of the main-event run -offs in the 12 5cc Stock Intermediate , 12 5cc Modified Intermed iate a nd 125cc O pen classes with a perfect score . Chad Ruggle s of Colorado won the first 125cc Stock Inte rme diate Grou p Tw o m o to a fte r du eli ng with Cy cl e Co untry Yama ha 's Brandon Beabou t of Sa n Antonio, Texas. Co lorado's J osh Hansen took the second- moto win but could only sa lvage second overall in Su nday's main with a 4-1 sc ore to Ruggles' 1 -2 tally , good for first. Beabout's 2-3 finishes garnered third. Both Da ve nport and Beavers raced bar to bar off th e main start toward th e top of th e hill, with Davenport setting up to take the lead o ut of the first turn with an inside move . Be a ve rs never lost sight o f th e lead er and stayed close throug hout the rac e . Davenport was untoucha bl e in 125cc Modified Intermediate Gr oup Two competition . Iowa 's Justin Bra y ton and Beavers spli t Group One 's moto wins be twe en them , but it was Ha ns en who headed into t he main with th e first -p lace poi nts , ha ving fin ishe d with a consistent 3 '3 score to Brayton 's 1 -5 score for t hi rd a nd Bea ver s' 6 -1 ta lly for fourt h. Da ve n port once a g a in was th e fastest off th e gate in the ma in, a nd he he ld his gro und fro m s ta rt to finis h, c hased by Be a ve rs in a repe at perfor m a nc e of th e Stoc k m a in. Da venport a nd Be a ve rs bo th lined up in the 12 5 c c Op e n ma in with a s ing le poi nt, eac h ha ving wo n their re s p e ct ive Group e ve n t s . F o r th e e ight h t im e , Da ve npo rt p ulled it o ut of the bag a nd qu ickly led th e pack, wit h Be a vers at h is rear wheel t he enti re race. " I've b e e n g e tt in g rea lly go o d starts a ll weekend." sa id Da ve nport. "Raci ng with Da ton ha s bee n real fun .