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going down Boy Scout [trail] and
I was able to get right up on him.
Unfortunately, a lapper kind of
took me off the track a little bit
and [Bell] ended up pulling back
away from me."
Unofficially, Stewart now
moves up to second in points
behind Bell, 78-64.
FMF/Maxxis/RPM Racing
KTM's Yorba found himself in
third early on but unable to close
the gap on the front two, so he
gambled and decided to go the
entire 90 minutes without a pit
stop for his Motorex/DP Brakes/
Klim-sponsored 450 XC-F.
Though he came up 14 seconds
shy of Stewart, he still saw the
result as vindication.
"This was definitely a turn-
around race for me," he said.
"My year's just been off to a
rough start both in the WORCS
series and here in the Big 6.
Rocky Mountain ATV-MC/
Precision Concepts Kawasaki's
Robby Bell came through the
pack from a poor start to end up
fourth, with Thompson report-
edly having an equipment issue
that forced him back to fifth for
the day, unofficially dropping
from second to third in points
with 61, with Bell slipping from
third to fourth with 58. On Sun-
day, though, Thompson domi-
nated Heavyweight Expert for
the second round in a row.
Loop, Justin Seeds, Michael
del Fante, Mark Samuels and
Travis Damon rounded out the
top 10 overall.
In the WCGP Pro II class,
reigning champ Beau Baron
came from behind to claim his
second consecutive victory
aboard his CST Tires Honda
CRF250R, finishing 12th overall.
Early leader Mitch Anderson
settled for second, 13 seconds
behind on his CST Tires KTM
250 XC and 13th overall, while
Northland Motorsports KX250F-
mounted Clay Hengeveld ended
up third in class and 14th overall
after following Baron through the
pack.
Brandy Richards remained
undefeated in WCGP Women
Pro, this time riding a nearly
stock Bell Helmets WR450F,
with Lauren Hammond second
on her Rocky Mountain ATV-MC
CRF250R.
Mark Kariya
With his second
straight WCGP victory,
Bell now leads the
points chase by 14 over
Stewart, 78-64.
Gordon Ward again
proved unbeatable.
He won two races on
Saturday and another
on Sunday.
