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AMA District 36 Mooss W€st€rn R€gional Cross Countrg ChamPionshiP sErl€s Motul WestErn R€gional B,/C Cross Countng S€ri€s Round Z Picacho Crc€k Chall€ng€ PHOTO BY LISA GFAGG Gorrqhotr, Go Toe to Grooq Toe q-iPicqcho COAIINGA, CA, MAR. 26 I ( doesnl get any b€tter than thisl The weath' ler was wonderlul. (he traction terrific. and the course a challenge. The inaugural ra.e by the Salinas Ramblers was a greaa success. Hands on helmets, the riders were ready. When the hom blew. Tim Stowe grabbed the holeshot, with Palrick Garrahan and Garrison Gragg hot on his heels. Four corners later, Garrahan stole the lead. This has been a favorite riding spot of the Garrahan brothers since they were teenagers, and Patrick was a favorite to win. Minutes later, Mach | / l'{oose/Alpinestars- backed Grag8 also Eot by S.owe. with Gragg riding on Garrahan s back tire, Garrahan made a mistake and went over the bars. This put the l6-year-old GragS in the lead for rhe irsl time. ''I was surprised to find myself leading before finishing half oI the first lap," Gragg admitted. "l was content followinS Patrick; I wasn\ expecting him to go over the bars," Jason Voss had worked his way forward, and he and GragS hit the checkpoint at the same trme; exrrn8, GragS took the lead. Brian Sperle was riding strong in third. Gragg and Voss held their lead, and the te€nagers were jus( two seconds apan startinS lap three. ''Garrison and I were havinS fun," Voss said. ''We were iust cruising, doing no'footers off the iLrmps." lY€anwhile, Garrahan, who had fallen to loth after his crash on lap one. war workang his way back up- He had gotten around l''lason Harrison, Ryan Powell and stowe. and now he took over third from Sperle. The KTM/Maxxis/l'lotion Pro-backed Garrahan was now only 16 seconds behind the leaders and charging hard. 'All rhe sinSle-track was nice for a chante, Garrahan said. "lThere were] some Sood rechnical sections. The club did a Sood job. I had a Eood ride with Carrison.' Pushing each other. the top three began to put more dirt between themselyes and the rest of the pack. ln retrospect, Voss thouEht o[ something he would have done differently. Gragg and Garrahan had pitted at the beginninS of lap four ''This gav€ me the lead." Voss nored. "l tried to Eet some distance between us, but they reeled me in, and v/e hir the check to srart lap five seconds apart, only I still had ao pit. They Eot away, and I cotrldnt pace myself without s€eing them.' Garrahan and GragS were flying. On lap fM€, Garrahan posted the second-Iastest 9-mile lap ol (he day. at 22:19. On the final lap. lap srx. Grag8 posted the [astest lap o{ the dax at 22: I 6. PushinS each other, they put a minute-and-25- second lead on Voss on lap fve alone. Garrahan finashed less than a second ahead of Grat8. On the podium, it w'as Garrahan, Gragg and Voss. Iyler O'Ham was the fastest I rider on the Potrick Gorrshon (l ) bottles fim Slowe (2I51 for the eorly leod, followed by Gorrison Grogg (42) ond Ryon Powell (2), ol the Pico(ho Creek Cho[enEe, round se-ven of the ArilA Distri.t 36 Mooie western Regionql Cross Country Chompionship Series. course. lohn Ponles followed h,rn in less Ehan a minute larer. The third-Iastest B rider was Travis Coy. lntermediate motocrosser Tyler Bereman dominated the afrernoon C-class race in his first cross country event to win with more than a four-mioute lead over his closest com petition, lames Nehon. Cltl PrcacHo CREEX CHAU:NG! CoauNca. Caurof,Nra REsuLr!! MaRcH 26, 20(}6 (RouND 7) A: l. s.on 8,bena (KTt1): 2. ref Shlnz (rGw): 3. P.te Prkhard (KTl'1). GENTS A: I Fred Sumrall (Yan): 2. Eqene Pnce (KTH]: l. Doi Cha* (KTH) 200 Br I Erk Hab.nicht (Yam)i 2. Denry wrlson (Klrl)i 3. vaqehn wilk (fiM). OPEN 2'stix E: l. Ty'd oHe {Hon): 2.loh. Pont€i (Yam): L John L! Foumin (Hon) 2t0 +STRK B: l. Travk Coy (Hon); 2. Joi carpenr.r (K.w); l. Colin Dauphine (Yml. OPEN 4-SiRX B: L kolt Chandls iHon)r 2. Kelio Sih.a (Hon): l. Floyd Davii (Hd). vET B. l. cEis Kins (rm)r 2. GreS Sheha (Yam); l. Dave Che fi ). Sn B: l. l-rry wi eld (Hon): 2. Alq Lehr (KTt'l): l. John Niewoehner (Hon). s/SR B: r. Gr6! Orock (KTtl)i 2. Rqsi€ (e*cte. (Hut): 3. rrkeal Cl k (Hon). YVMN B: l. Brooke Hodser (KTt'l)r 2. Hea$er Pickering (KTM)i ,. Nkole Lulis (Hon). WHN C: l. sbcy cle88 (Hon)i2. TalF D.dso. (Hs)r l. Kelly Puma (Yd). 200 c: l.Iyler Be.eman (Yam); 2. L* PereiB (fiM): 3. st vm Rodas (Yam)- oPEN 2.sTnx C: l. Plt Cline (Hon): 2. Quintin Cee, (Kn!r L srFn welk (KIl'1). 210 +SrRK C: l. S.lar ft Corkle (Hs); 2. Ty'd Brumit (fm)r 3. R/.n Honman (Hon). OPEN ,LSTR( C: l. rchua Holepple (Hon): 2 5s EdMrdi (Bon): l. Brett Mudau8h (Yam). vEr C: L J.l6 Nelsn (KTM)| 2. &oi.nh lay (Hon): 3. Rob€n Bales (Hon). sR c: l. rai.h*l Bail./ (KIl'l): 2. K.nh B$jdin (Hon)i!. O@!laQulllln (8on). gSRc: l. Sm Ho*Ud {KTl'1)i 2. lim Atkru (KrH): l. Alben Clerent (Hon). ,n SPTSMN: L Stevre Harl (Yam)r 1. Spe.ter H.Co.kre l(2w)i I RFn Eldin (Hon). A-B O/A L Patrick Glrr.ltr (KItl);2. Gmisn Ghgg (Ym); 3.I&n vois (HM): a. BlE sp€rle (KrM); 5. Ryan PoEll (Yam):6. l',lson H is (:/ffi): 7. RDdney spercr lr (Yam)r 8. Alox GF8E (ym)i 9. Tim store (suz): l0- John wear (Yam) OPEN 2.5TRK A: l. Pat.ick Garrahan (KTM)i 2. Gatrkon Gralc (Yam)r l.lason vo's (Hon). OPrEN 4-STifi A: l. ShM wrko, (KIM)I 2. cres 6hidE (Hon)i l. Paul Brourhton (KIM). 250 il-STRK A: l. Anfiory S,mon(a

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