That's why I moved to Southern
California!"
The program was halted and
the track was re-routed around
one of the course's two hill
sections, but the thick mud still
caused plenty of crashes and
tip-overs.
The full weekend of racing
yielded over 1100 race entries
from a largely international
crowd, with racers coming from
Europe, Brazil, Tahiti, Japan,
Puerto Rico and Australia for
the world-famous event. Other
big winners included Isao Ida
in 60+ Expert, who edged out
Mark Gambetta and Chuck Sun
for top honors. Jim O'Neal
helped himself to 1-1 victories
in the 70+ class on Saturday,
but took second on Sunday's
70+ class behind Steve
Machado. Women's action
saw Holly Breck edge out Mi-
chelle Horton for the Expert
title. In the 25+ Expert class,
Sean Lipanovich dominated
on Saturday while Jeff Loop
topped the field with a 1-1 on
Sunday.
Jean Turner
30+ Pro
1. Brett Metcalfe (Hon) 1-1
2. Mike Brown (Hus) 2-2
3. Jason Potter (Hon) 5-3
4. Tonni Andersen (KTM) 3-5
5. Mike Sleeter (KTM) 6-4
40+ Pro
1. Mike Brown (Hus) 1-1
2. Doug Dubach (Yam) 2-2
3. Kenjiro Tsuji (Yam) 4-3
4. Kurt Nicoll (KTM) 3-4
5. John Grewe (Kaw) 5-5
50+ Pro
1. Doug Dubach (Yam) 1-1
2. Kurt Nicoll (KTM) 2-2
3. Keith Bowen (Hon) 3-4
4. John Grewe (Kaw) 5-3
5. Ron Lechien (Kaw) 4-5
IN
THE
WIND
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(Left) Kurt Nicoll made every
effort to defend his 50+ Pro
Championship, but had to settle
for second this time. (Below)
Mike Brown shares Saturday's
40+ Pro podium with Dubach
(left) and Kenjiro Tsuji (right).
