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Schoolboy Intermediate Thru-17
class, which produced one of the
best battles of the week. It was a
classic 250cc two-stroke versus
250cc four-stroke duel between
Yamaha YZ250 pilot Derek Kel-
ley and Honda CRF250R rider
Buddy Wentworth. Kelley got out
front early but Wentworth, who
won the first moto the day before
with Kelley finishing eighth, was
determined to get the Yamaha
rider.
Even though Wentworth didn't
need to pass Kelley to nab the
overall victory (though he did
need to finish ahead of first-mo-
to runner-up Rookie White and
(Above) Four-time Intermediate-class
winner Surratt leads Luke Purther
early in a moto.
(Left) Derek Kelley lets out a victory
scream after winning an exciting
moto in the 125/250 Schoolboy
Intermediate Thru-17 class.
the World Minis this year in some
degree, including Cobra, Yama-
ha, KTM and Husqvarna.
Still, the vibe at the World Min-
is was good, as was the racing.
Some classes saw few runaway
and predictable winners, but the
majority of the classes weren't
decided until the dirt stopped fly-
ing in the second round of motos,
as was the case in the 125/250
