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and Trey Canard put in some of the fastest lap times of the week in their first moto of the 125cc B Modified class, but Stroupe was pressured into a mistake and crashed. While leading the second moto, Stroupe went down once again handing the win to Canard, who completed 1-1-1 finishes. Stroupe made up for his mistakes in the 125cc B Stock class by winning the overall gold. Honda rider Sean Hackley had a rough beginning earlier in the week with his DNF in the first moto of the 250cc Open A class, but he worked tirelessly to make up for lost time, and pulled off a fourth- place finish in moto two. Moto three was one of the most spectacular brawls of the entire week, and Hackley wasted no time gaining a solid lead, just ahead of Suzuki's Justin Sipes, but a classic battle took place behind the front-runners. With the cham- pionship at stake, Honda's Broc Tickle and Team Green's Matt Boni went head- to-head throughout the moto. Tickle pre- vailed with a dramatic third-place finish and took the overall win with 1-1-3 finish- es, ahead of Boni's second-place 2-2-4 scores. Boni went on to take first place in the final moto of the 250cc Open A/Pro Sport class, which put him in position to win the title with 4-2-1 scores. "My start was good, and after that, I just tried to stay out ahead," Boni said. "This is as good as it gets! I got goose bumps on the last lap when the finish line was in sight." Emig held consistent 3-3-3 for a solid second, and England's Adam Chatfield scored a third place for Suzuki with a 5-11-2 overall tally. Team Green's top contender, Kyle Chisholm, dominated the first two motos, but his engine went south in the final race, which gave him a 1-1-DNF. Chisholm was also in the hunt for a 125cc A/Pro Sport title along with Josh Hill and Wil Hahn, but the rain delay knocked Chisholm out of the running when he was forced to accept a DNS in the final moto. The Floridian was scheduled to fly out to a National race in Canada on Saturday and left with a 3- 2-DNS final score. Wil Hahn won the first moto, but his Honda blew up in moto two, handing Hill the title. Tickle took second with 4-3-7 scores, and Phillip Nicoletti finished in third with a lucky 5-8-8 overall. Doug Dubach was the front-runner for Yamaha in the Senior Over-40 class, while Suzuki's Kurt McMillen and Team Green's Earl May swapped positions all week long. Dubach's perfect 1-1-1 victory topped Kurt McMillen's 3-2-2 finish and Earl May's score of 2-3-3. The battle between Suzuki's Blake Wharton and Honda pilot Terren O'Dell was intense the entire week. O'Dell began the week with the first-moto win aboard a Honda in the 85cc Modified (14- 15) class, but Wharton took control and turned the tables to win moto two. With each rider having a win under their belt going into the last moto, Wharton's finish deemed him the championship with 2-1-1 tallies, which outscored O'Dell's 1-2-2. Following his first-moto victory in the 105cc Supermini (12-15) class, Wharton's sizable lead came to an end in the second moto when he went down, losing ground, while O'Dell continued on to win. Wharton returned with a vengeance in the final moto, winning the race, but not the championship. O'Dell's 2-1-2 gained him the title and Wharton's 1-10-1 scored second. Wharton's older brother, Tyler, made his debut on the podium at Loretta's this Loretta Lynn's Ranch Hurricane Mills, TN August 1-5, 2006 AUGUST 23, 2006 • C Y C L E N E W S 30 25th Annual Air Nautiques AMA Amateur National MX Championship Presented by Amsoil Kyle Cunningham (22) grabs the early lead ahead of Sean Borkenhagen (87), Alex Martin (54), Michael Picone (72), Kyle Keylon (40) and the rest of the 125 B class. Blake Wharton won the 85 Modified (14-15) class and took second in the 105 Supermini (12-15) class. Team Green's Trey Canard had a perfect weekend, winning every moto in the 125 B Modified and 125/Open B Modified classes. Terren O'Dell came away with a win in the 105 Supermini (12-15) class.