Carpenter Wins Spokane Four-Stroke National
Kit Palmer | August 5, 2002
Honda-mounted Paul Carpenter won both motos at the AMA/Western 4-Stroke MX Nationals at the Extreme Motorsports Productions facility in Spokane, Washington, August 4. Nathan Woods, on a Yamaha, went 2-2 for second, while Honda rider Robb Floth packed a 3-4 punch to take third.
Billy Binkley and Derek Mahoney rounded out the top five overall.
Spud Walters, the series leader going into the race, finished 15th in the first moto after crashing in the first turn and took third in the second moto after getting off to a bad start. Walters ended up eighth overall and relinquished the points lead to Carpenter. Carpenter now has 330 points to Walters’ 323.
Kit Palmer | Off-Road Editor
Kit Palmer started his career at Cycle News in 1984 and he’s been testing dirt and streetbikes every since – plus covering any event that uses some form of a knobby tire. He’s also our resident motorcycle mileage man with a commute of 120 miles a day.
