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joined Hill, Hahn, Dietrich, Sani and Dungey in the lead pack as they thundered around the track at an impressive pace. Sani was on the move until he came out on the wrong end of a confrontation with Hill. Sani hit the ground while Hill went to work on Rookstool and gained the lead. Dungey also made his way around Rookstool where he finished second behind Hill. Rookstool rounded out the main-event podium in front of Browne, Hahn, Garrison, Sani and Dietrich. Lamay claimed his third title of the week in the 125 Intermediate class. Lamay chased Pugmire in the first half of the main until bike problems took Pugmire out of the race. Lamay con- trolled the race to the finish ahead of Yamaha's Kyle Cunningham and the Hondas of Joey Bitto and Ben Evans. McGrath was back in action on the final day of racing and was looking to claim his third title of the week. But the aggressive field of young riders, many of whom contested the 125 Pro class the day before, weren't planning on racing for second in the Dirt Digits 250 Pro class. Holeshot artist Rookstool showed Dungey and McGrath the way down the hill in the first heat. McGrath spent the first few laps in third, watching and study- ing the kids, waiting for them to settle down. He took over midway through, taking the heat win. Sani led the second heat from start to fin- ish. Hill finished second while Garrison cap- italized on a rare good start, taking third. It was hard to believe it was Dungey's first-ever 250 Pro race as he holeshot the main event. He led the charge over McGrath and Lapaglia in the early laps of the race. Sani worked his way through the pack to challenge Lapaglia for third, while McGrath eventually got around Dungey to secure the lead. Dungey and Sani kept McGrath honest until Sani went down late in the race. McGrath went on to win his third title of the week, while Dungey held on for second and succeeded in turning heads in his Pro debut. Sani remounted to salvage third, and Hill finished a distant fourth, followed by Lapaglia. Fans were waiting to see if Lamay could pull off a record four Amateur titles in one year as he lined up for the 250 Intermediate main event. Lamay left no question in anyone's mind as he pulled the holeshot and flat checked out. Leading the charge from start to finish, Lamay wrapped up an incredible week and took his fourth win at Mammoth. Bitto finished second ahead of two- stroke mounted Tyler Wharton, who got his Suzuki on the podium. Some of the best race action of the week came from the young racers during Tuesday and Wednesday's Stealth Works Mini National. KTM's Connor Mitchell won three out of the four motos in the 65cc (6-8) class, but one bad moto relegated him to third overall. Ryan Surratt put his Kawasaki in position to take advantage of Mitchell's misfortune and claimed first overall. Cody Fendley was the runner-up on a KTM. Jessy Nelson gave KTM a title as he flat smoked the 65cc (9-11) field with four straight wins. Justin Hill's Suzuki took him to second overall with a 2-2-2-2 score. Colby Raha rounded out the podium. Nelson also dominated the first day of the 85cc (7-11) but a broken spark-plug electrode sidelined him the second day. Suzuki's Austin Poletelli went 2-1 for the overall. Michael Maze and Blaze Raible rode Hondas to second and third, respectively. Jason Anderson swept the 85cc (12-13) class followed by Chris Plouffe C Y C L E N E W S • JULY 12, 2006 49 (Clockwise from above) Austin Poletelli took the win in the 85 (7-11) class. Ben Lamay came away with four Amateur class wins. Jake Canada topped the 85 (14-15) class. Olympic downhill-skier Daron Rahlves was flying on the Mammoth slopes but this time on a bike. He won the Vet Junior class. John Dowd (16) dominated the Senior Expert class and finished sec- ond to McGrath in the Vet Pro class. Terry Fowler (338) finished second. Jason Anderson rode off to victory in the 85 (12-13) division.