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eMOTOCROSS CMClValvoline Trans-Cal Nationals South: Round 4 ~ Ty Davis .(83) won the first moto of the 125cc Pro class, but Damon Huffman (back) won moto two and the overall. Craig Decker (75) finished second overall. Mike Hortsman (28) and Lane Ramsey (42) battled in the Old Timer Junior division. . Huffman doubles atGlen Helen By Terry Judd SAN BERNARDINO, CA, SEPT. 27 amon Huffman won three of four motos to capture first overall in both the 125 and 250cc Pro classes at the fourth round of the CMC/ Valvoline Trans-Cal Nationals South, held at Glen Helen OHV Park. In the first I25cc Pro moto, Ty Davis grabbed the holeshot and led every lap. Craig Decker started in second spot and was able to hold off a charge by Huffman for five laps before dropping to third, which he held until the end. Chris Young started out in third, but was passed on lap two by Huffman in the rocker section before the finish line. Huffman had gotten off to a sixthplace start, but it didn't take him long to get by Young to move into a distant third. Two laps later Davis, Decker and Huffman were all over each other. This went on for another two laps before n 34 Huffman finally found a way around Decker. Huffman tried everything he knew to get around Davis, but just couldn't get the job done. "Glen Helen is real fast, but it's basically a one-line track. I knew if I didn't make any mistakes it would be real hard for Huffman to pass," said Davis. "It was pretty muddy and there was only one line around most of the track, which made it real tough to pass," agreed Huffman. Decker got the holeshot in moto two, but Huffman was able to get a good drive and zip past Decker to take over the lead on lap one. Once Huffman was in the lead, he easily motored to the win and the overall. Young started strong and would end the race in third. The best ride of the .second Inoto came from Davis, who had gotten off to a terrible 14th place start. He made up five places in one lap to move to ninth and in another lap moved to ·eighth. But from here things got tougher because the pack had strung out. By lap five, Davis moved into seventh spot. In fourth all this time, and holding that position to the end was Craig Canoy, with Jason McCormick in fifth and Sean Pagel in sixth. On the next to the last lap, McCormick slid out and allowed both Pagel and Davis to get by. On the last lap, Davis was able to find a way around Pagel and had to settle for fifth at the end. In the 250cc Pro class, Huffman led all but one lap of both motos to make the class a very one-sided affair. In the first moto, Decker's race was over just as quickly as it began, as he had to pull off after the completion of one lap with a flat rear tire. This left the race to be fought out between Young, Tony Amaradio and Davis. Young inherited second when Decker pulled out and for two laps, Steven Kotajarvi maintained third spot. Midway through the third lap though, Kotajarvi crashed hard and sat out of the rest of the moto. This moved Davis into third, closely followed by Amaradio. During fourth lap action, Davis was pressuring Young and in the process both riders had some problems which allowed Amaradio to get by. Young stayed right on Amaradio, while Davis dropped back. Amaradio bobbled on the sixth lap and handed Young second place. Huffman won with a tremendous margin over Young, Amaradio and Davis. Amaradio nabbed the lead in the second moto and was able to hold on for one lap before Huffman blazed past. Young got stuck back in the pack, but later worked his way up to fourth. After getting hit from the rear on the start and falling, Decker remounted in last place and put on an inspired drive to finish the moto in third. Mike Dunlap was able to hang onto third spot for two laps before succumbing to the pressure and dropping to sixth at the end. Davis had a rough moto, getting off to a dismal seventh-place start and only able to make up two places by the finish. Huffman easily won the moto and the overall, while second went to Amaradio. The small turnout in the 500cc Pro class was no match for Amaradio, who led every lap of both motos to take an easy overall victory. Consistent finishes by Rex Staten netted him second, ahead of Rob Drew and Chris Ridgeway. There was plenty of action in the 250cc Intermediate class. Getting the jump in the first moto was Lex Malan, followed closely by R.C. Bennett and Erik Anderson. Malan ran strong for four laps while Bennett and Anderson battled it out for second spot. On lap five, Malan had problems in the back canyon section and lost two places and suddenly found Tracy Asher breathing down his back. The dual between Bennett and Anderson remained tight all moto long, with Bennett even losing a rear fender in the process. But it didn't slow him down, as he went on to win the fi.rst moto. Anderson maintained second while Malan not only succumbed to Asher, but also fell prey to Mat Bateman. . Jumping out to the lead in moto two was Anderson, then came Bennett, Malan, Jeff Tilton and Asher. As Anderson started to pull away on lap two, Tilton crashed hard and dropped to last place and eventually pulled out of the race. Passing two riders and taking over third spot was Karl Lindstrom, while Malan dropped to fifth, being passed by Asher. Malan had some problems in the beginning of the moto, but by the midway point was up to the front and pressuring the

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