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but found himself unable to hold off the
inspired Fiasconaro who took charge
about 30 minutes into the first 20-mile
lap and set the pace aboard his IRC
Tires/Sierra Motorsports/NorCal KTM
250 XC. "I kind of slid a little bit wide
in a corner, sliding on the rocks, and
he just snuck up the inside and I said,
'You can have it, man! Good luck,
because I don't want to go that fast on
these roads!'" Graffunder said.
"It was a little nerve-wracking; I've
never led a National before with all
these guys," Fiasconaro admitted. "I
don't like the speeds so much on the
fire roads—it really makes me nervous.
But in the single-track I really like it; I
feel comfortable in that." But he held
pace admirably, Wilk the only rider able
to pass him when Fiasconaro started
getting a bit tired. That settled the top
spots.
FMF/Maxxis/RPM Racing KTM's
Travis Coy lost a little ground in points
to Graffunder after finishing fourth on
his Bonanza Plumbing/Motorcycle
Superstore.com/Klim 450 XC-F, but
he remains second in points.
Purvines Racing Beta's Nick Burson
rounded out the top five overall.
Mach 1 Motorsports/707 Suspen-
sion/IRC-backed Steven Godman
finished sixth.
Mark Kariya
(Left) Vaughn Wilk led the last half of the
weekend's feature race at the Shasta Dam
Grand Prix to earn his first major Pro victory.
(Below) Points leader Cory Graffunder got
the holeshot followed by round three winner
Nick Burson (657) and eventual FMF 250cc
Pro third-placed Steven Kirk (X999).
