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cla imed fourth on hi s K aw asak i , and Ste ve Shafer ran fifth o n his Harley . Schultz had to wo rk harder for the Pushrod win . Green set a new fast time wi th a blazing 4 .216-second. hiqh -flying first-ro und ride on his Harley. barely ahead of Schultz. who carded a 4 .256 ·se cond run o n h is first shot. Schultz responded with a blistering 4.21 J -sec ond blast over the top in second- round action to take the win. Sheets claimed thi rd , wi th Tim Wiggi ns running fourth on his Triumph and Shafer fifth again. Indiana polis ' Goodman. 16. grabbed his first win in th e 250cc class with a 4 .3 73 -sec and second- round tim e on his K X2 5 0 . His fi rst -ro un d ti me , 4.489 seco nds , would have held up for th e win , as Gary Edmison, ridin g a stock-length RM250 . clai med second place with a 4 .543 -second ti me . Ray Aguil ar , also ridi ng a stoc k Suzu k i, claimed th ird , followed by Mik e K essel and Cody Jenner. Goodman ' s first-round ti me of 4 .33 9 seco nds o n his CR500 also wo uld have wo n th e 6 0 0cc cl ass. but he wan ted the beaut iful. 6fo ot Fast T im e tr oph y . and he go t it with a blazing 4 .20 5 · secon d tim e in sec ond -ro und ac tio n to ta k e hi s th ird suc h aw ard in 2000 . Randy Tr osp er top ped the hill in 4.562 seco nd s to fin ish a di stant second, with Darrell Trent . Kev in Ryan and Ray Aguilar filling out th e top fiv e. Donnie Robbi n s. 7 . to p pe d t he 23 0 -foo t hill in an outstand ing 6 .4 17 seco nd s on his 50cc Co bra to tak e the 50 cc A uto matic-class win . Holl y Hayes was second on her KTM 50 with an 8 .040 ·se con d run . followed by Dy lan Brady , Austin Pembert on and J ake Hunsaker. Robb ins al so w on the 85cc Jun ior M in i cl ass, turning a startling 6 .337 seconds in the seco nd round to ove rtake Mike Popham. wh o had stopped the cl oc ks in 6 .404 seconds on hi s YZ80 in th e fir st rou nd . J usti n Tr ent was al so quick. card ing 6 .4 52 seco nds for third pla ce. with Rand y Williams and Bobby Senn running fourth and fifth. Results 50 YTH: I. Donnit' Robbins (Cob) ; 2. Holly Hayt't (KTM); 3 . Dylan Brody (Pol); 4 , Auslln P~mbt'rton (Hon); !to J~kt' Hunsak" (Pol) . 85 J R: I . Donnit' Robbins (Cob); 2. Mikt' Popham (Yam ): J Justin Trmt (Kaw); 4. Randy Willi ams (Kaw); 5. Bobby Seen (Kaw). 85 SR: 1. Nidi Mayo (Hen ); 2. .hKob Ta("kin: (Yam); 3. Damon Mayo (Han); 4 , Bdly H.1nes (Kaw); 5. Jeree Hay" (Kll W ). 125; I. Tyson S4rQft1l. (Su:.); 2. KlNm Ryan (Kaw); 3 . Paul Hart (Hus); 4. Gery Ednuson (Sud ; 5 . Ray Agudar (Sul ). 200 : 1. Kt'lly ~n (KTM) ; 2. Jert'd McKay (Kaw) ; 3. J acob Tackitt {KawJ; 4 Chod ~ (KlIw): 5. Gordon Grt't'fl (Kaw). ~; 1. Mark Goodman Jr . (Kaw); 2. Gary Edmison (Suz) ; 3. Ray ~UII4, (Sw l; 4 Mikt' K~ (Hen) : 5. Cody.Jmnt'or(KTM). 400; I . Brmt Stt'wart (KTM): 2. St~vt' Dough~rty ( K T~I : 3 o., vid P~non (Hus): 4 Pad Hillerd (Yom); 5. Doug Campbt'B (Vam) . 400 STh : J. wry Edmison (Sw) ; 2. G~ Jo y (Kaw): 3 Doug Campbt'D (yam): 4, Rrlard Allm ( Hen); 5. Tom Brown ( lion). 600: 1. Mork Goodman Jr . (Hon): 2 . Randy Trosper ( Hen); J. Dorr~11 Tn'fl t (Hon); 4 KIN in Ryan (Kaw): 5. Ray Agullor (Sut' 750: 1. Wod~ Schultz (Yam) ; 2. La~ Schultz (Yam); 3. Boots Wt'bt'r (Yam ): 4 Tom Donit'ts (Yam); 5. Robln Smn (Yam). OPEN: I. Wad~ Schultz (H· D); 2. Scott Shrd:t Jr . (H·D ); 3. Randy qreee (H.D): 4 . Mikt' Knsd (Kaw); 5. SIt"Yt' (H·D). PSHRD 1. \\ 'adt' Schultz (H-D): 2. Randy Grt't'fl (H·D ); 3. Scott : ~ Jr, (H·D); 4 Tim Wigglfl:t (Tri ): 5 . Steve $hal" (H·D). SR: I . Randy Tros pe r (Honl ; 2. K~vln Wt'oYt'r (Hon); 3 . Doug Compbt'll (KlIw); 4. KINin McKay (Ke...l: 5. Boots W~ (Yam) . OPEN $TK ; I. Jamm~ Brown (Hon ); 2. Scott P~l y (Hon); 3. Scot t Shl"t't~ Jr (Kaw); 4 , Dovid Pt'lrsOfl (Yam) ; 5. Bud North rup (Yam). FAST TIME: Mark Goodman Jr., 4 .205 (Hoo). She'" Los Fresnos MX Park Collens Hectors ' e m B y G ARY T. OBER LO S FRESNO S. TX . O CT. 29 The Rio Grande Vall ey MX A ssoc iat ion pulled o ff th eir bes t ra ce of th e y ea r. Wit h stro ng atten da nce and a perfectl y gr oomed track , the racing action was bar to bar in alm o st every class at the bra nd- new faci lity . Several rid ers fr om M o nterey , Mexic o, als o showed up to sa m p le th e n ew trac k - a nd to pr a ct ic a ll y do m inate th e 80 cc cl ass. In th e la rges t g ate of the day . Mex ico ' s Hector Ca lle ns put hi s Honda up front , beatin g 12 other 80cc rac ers to the first tum . O ther f ro nt- ru n ne rs i nclud ed Rodri g o Ro drigu ez. Mik e Baue r. Carl os Call ens, Jon Ma son Rus sell an d B .J. Shie lds . Hec to r wo n the m oto afte r an intense battl e with hi s amigo Rodrigo . Colle ns took the chec kers with o nly one foo t to spare as th e du o flew side by side over th e fini sh · line do ub le . Carl os held o n to thi rd for tw o lap s, only to have Rick y Garci a pass him to clai m that positi on for the m ota . Carlos fi nished fourth, with Bau er rounding out the l op five. Los Fresnos MX Park: Mexico's Hecto r Co lle ns (24 , leadi ng) pulls th e fi rst-mote ho leshot, followed by Rodrigo Rodriguez (84), Mike Bauer (24) , Carlos Collens (6 5), Jon Mason Russell (X), Evan Vangsnes (9) and P.J. Shields (5). Wh en t he ga te dr o pped for th e secon d 80 cc rnot o , the Co llens brothers were side by side roun din g the fi rst tu m . followed clo sely by Rodrigu ez and Ga rci a . Garcia challe nged the Co llens boys for the lead. with Rod rigu ez and Russell giving chase. Hect or managed to hold off Garcia for th e second -mo te win . Garcia fin i sh e d nex t afte r a f i v e - lap battl e wi t h Rodrig uez and Carlos. Suzu ki -m ounted Russell finis hed fifth . The 50 cc cl ass belonged to Brandon Ped erson. w ho battl ed with Lauren Bode , C .J . Lom brene . Bob Bate s and Shan e Kyral. Pederso n went J -2 , with Lom brana (3 - J) second and Bod e (2 .4) third ov erall. cu e I c n Br yan M cCan n con t ro lled every lap bu t one in th e 125cc Novice contest. In the fi rst rnoto , Pedr o Wilbert led th e w ay on his CR . fo ll ow ed clo sely by McCa nn a n d Du st in J ames . McCann made quick wor k of Wilbert and never loo ked back. Jam es pa ssed Wilbert fo r second. Wi lbe rt fi nis hed third. Mike Marquez c o ul d not find t he right li n es to pa ss Wi lbert a n d se t tled fo r f o urth . Everett Vang snes crashed in th e first tum but worked hi s wa y back throug h th e pack to round out the top fiv e. Marquez took the m oto -tw o holeshot , fol lowe d by Vang sn e s. M cCann . T ro y M o ss. J ames and Arturo Gar ci a. M cCann made hi s Ie' VII" S N OVEM B E R 29 , 2000 45

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