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@TOVOTA Official Truc k of Glen Hele n A s Kirk and Harris du ked it o ut for th e lead . Tay lor was leani ng on Buoy big lime . trying to PIONSHIP fo rce his way int o third. Har ris m ade a gutsy pass on the big down hill to gra b the lead. Tay- lor was me thodically muscling h is way up into second. On lap three. Ta ylo r gave Harris a dose of his own medicine . usi ng the sa me downhill hero pass that Harris himself had uti- lized ea rlier to take the lead. Ha rris reta lia ted Pro Purse to exceed in the finish -line turns , leaving Taylor clawing toward the fro nt o nce agai n . Th e n Taylor made a determined pass on lap six and held on to the checkers for th e wi n in the 125cc Pro class. Harris also charged un til the las t and missed out by only a nose. The BOce ho tshoes we re also on ha nd at Mes q uite . and the 80cc (7· 11) class featured some fu n racing . Tracon K irk led the first outing . wit h Ronni e Goodwi n a nd Dan iel Felix right be hi nd him . Ki rk shot o ut in fron t quickly as Brodi e Humphries m ov ed in to challe nge Felix f or second. Ki rk m anufac tured a hu ge lead. wh il e Hu m phries battled past Fel ix t o cla im second . Goodwin rode in a solita ry third , ahea d of Bryon Bundy. Ki rk nai led rac e one, with Hump hri es. Fe lix , Goodwin and Bu nd y foll owi ng . Goodwin cracked th e holes hot to start the seco nd stanza. edgi ng out Came ron Rod riguez (a non sta rt er in th e fir st hal f) an d Felix. Ki rk was co mi ng on fas t and he quickl y assumed co ntrol in th e first -lap shuffli ng . Once in fron t. K irk put it to his co mpetitors j ust as he had in t he fi rst rac e, establ ishing a dom in an ce tha t wo uld leave no do ubt as to who would be th e overall 8 0 c c ( 7 · 1 1) winner. Fe lix and Hum p hries were engaged in a sti ff duel fo r second , which Hum p h ries eve ntually won . B.J . Clay, havi ng over com e a first -m ot e c r as h, wa s sa i li n g along i n fourth , wh i l e Rodriguez held down fifth . That was th e fini shing o rde r, with Tracon Kirk cla iming the overall 80cc (7 - 1 1) crown. ahead of Humphries. Felix and Cla y. $20,000 Plus, prizes totaling over $ 7,000 ~ Saturday, December 30th, 2000 by Invitation Only! Invitees include McGrath, Roncada, Lamson, & more!!! ! GATE FEES $15.00 ($w I. 125 JR : 1. lll C H um ph,,~s (Hen ): 2. Dan Ptulips (Ya m); 3. Ja'lOO MmdiK: h I ~ PRO: I . Josh Taylor (Hen); 2. Sl<.yler Hams (Sull . 250 JR: I. J~remy Newmen (Ya m) : 2. G~ Zaraliegui (Hen). OPEN J R: 1. lac Humplme s (Hon); 2. Olin P"uhps (Ya m) : 3. Greg Za r all~9ul (Hon) ; 4 . Brend e n Cua yle (Ka w): 5. Ja k ~ Sta ton (Hoo) . 0·30; 1. Ron Good W (KllW) in . OPEN INT: 1. Ja rf'd Buoy (KTM); 2. Jece KIrk (KTM); 3. Jo sh Gormorac (KTM); 4. J ason ucenere c. B/BK BEG: I. Mlcha*,l Rodflguez (Suz): 2. Ju stin Oberg (Hon); 3. Sheldo n Wll1ar lOn (Kaw); 4. Vietor Wakem an {Hon] : 5. Eddie d Jim~nez (Hen) . $10.00 $15.00 $20.00 FREE I Friday, December 29 Supercross Track A li Amateur classes S a t urda y, Decemb er 3 0 Grand Prix (4 5 Minutes) & the 12 5 /250 Pro Shoot Out 8 am- 250/open/4Strokes all skill levels 9 am- 8 0ccl60ccJWomen all skill levels 10 am- all 125cc 11 am- SaniorsIVatslJr. Vets all skill le vel s GATES OPEN Thursday, December 28 Op en pra ct ice 8 am • 2 pm Gate close at 10 pm Fr i d a y, D ec em b er 29 6 am - 10 pm Saturday, December 30 6 am Sunday, December 31 P ro E v ent - Satu r d ay 6 am Practice starts at 10 am First Race 12 pm GATES CLOSE: 10PM EVERY NIGHT S unda y , D e c e m b e r 3 1 $ 75.00 $90.00 $35.00 $15.00 Motoc ross on National Track - All A m a t eu r classes Pre-Entry - thr ee days Post Entries-three days per class . per day for pee w ee each day 24 Hour Information line 9098803090 www.glenhelen.com •• Pre-Enter On -Line • • ~1XtP rMlrE YAMAHA CEET Monster Mountain Motocross Winn ing Stiles By STEVE AND Trophi es Race Schedule per bike-Open practice Thursday 8 am -2 pm per person per day for Sat ur day only for 3 days fo r chi ldren 5 & unde r fo r 6-12 yrs PfW STK (4 ·6): I. Dalton Oov,s (Pol); 2. Brock Glendeonmng (Cob ); 3 . MasooRodnguotz(KTM 4. Ryen Got.xt-.oin (Cob). ); P/W STK (7 ·8 ): I . Brllnd~n Brown (Pol ); 2 . G(lff~n Bowers C Lem); 3 Caston Kirk (tITM) PlY. OPEN {481 : I. Branden Brnwn (Pol); 2. Dahoo Do... (Pol ); ' " 3 AJ~x MICham(Pol) p;v.. HEADS UP; l. Ryl!lO Rom (Hon); 2. Andr~ Gut~rrez (Hon) ; ' 3. J oeleigh MJ hGm (Pol). e 60 STK (6 ·8) : I . GtnffOll Bowers (KllW): 2. Dusty Hum phries (tITM); 3. Kaden Murphy (KllW 4 . A1~x "\icham (Pol). ); 60 STK (9· 11I: I. Ddlan Glendenni ng (Kaw). 80 STK (7. 11): 1. Trecon Kirk (Yam): 2. Brod ie Humph ries ($w ): J. Damel Fehx (Hon); 4. B.J . Clay (Yam); 5. Ronme Goodwin (Kaw) . 80 STK ( 12· 16 ). 1. J.. r~y O'DrlscoIl (Ya m). S/MINI 1. .Jeremy O'Dnsc:oll (Yam) : 2. Trecon Kirk (Ya ml; J : B.J . Clay (Yaml: 4. Brodie Humphreys [Suz] : 5. C4tTleron Rodriguez 2 0% Special AMA Amateur Champi onship Trophy in each class $5.00 Results December 29th, 30th & 31st, 2000 fl/,k'Yt.'I'l PEGGY C ORLEE TALLASSEE. Al.OCT. 22 A labam a ' s Clark St iles. fresh fr om a pa ir of stun ning wins in the fi nal rou nds of th e Ea st er n Four -S trok e Nationa ls , r et urned t o his ho me track at Monster Mountain and ga ve an ex h ibition o f th e blind in g speed needed t o dominate National·l ev el co m petitio n . Onl y Florida 's Ja rr ett T i pping c ou ld keep th e booming 520SX of Stiles in sight. and he even managed to best Stiles in th e firs t 125cc Pro ra ce . In the fi rst 125 cc Pro race . Tipping ga ted well and took the lead , while Stiles got trapped behind two other riders. Stiles pushed his way t o th e front of the pa ck in an attempt to run d own Tipping . On the whit e - flag lap, h e c aug ht th e Suzuki rider and m ade the pass for th e l ead . T ipp ing , h ow e v er, immed iatel y pas sed Stil es back and held on for th e m oto win . In th e seco nd race. Stiles grabbed th e lead o ff th e gate and di sappeared. T ipping tr ied hard to run with the flying Stiles bu t had to settle for seco nd in th e m ot o and sec ond ov erall , ahead of Hu sky -mounted Chad Anderson. T he 250 cc Pro class foll owed t he same basic script as th e 125cc co ntes t. In th e fi rst ra ce. Tipping g rabbed the lead off th e gate. bu t Stiles fou nd a way past during the first lap and then disappeared from Broce Brown's ON ANY SUNDAY '4Revisited" The National Circuit (# 140 8 ) Clouds of dust and the mar of engi nes acco mpany man and machi ne racin g aguin st the track . raci ng agai nst each other, and perh ap s racing aga inst the very esse nce of speed it self. Bruce Brown and fil mmaker son. Dana. have created an all new cla ssic, a film infused with the hum anity of the spo rt 's greatest riders as the y look back on the thrill s. the spills. the movie that chang ed their lives. and a friend who shared the ride . Ste ve McQueen. Featuri ng never-before-seen footage from "O n Any Sunday" , we di scover the men who rode and ride. and a little of what compels them to risk so muc h for the chanc e to put it all on the li ne...on another Sunday. 60 min utes by Monterey Media. from X -Factor. cue I e nevvs N OVEMBER 29 . 2000 47

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