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his qualifier, while Can ad a 's Sh ane Drew beat J eff H icks in th e fina l q ua lifier. In the main event, LaRocco mo ved into th e lead on the' second la p an d bega n to build a comfortable margin. Pederson freigh t-trained behind an d stayed on the leader's rea r fender, wh ile Dymond an d Bradshaw were battl in g it o u t fo r th ird . Brad sh aw q uick ly mad e h is pass a nd began to close o n Pederson until a sma ll mi shap mo ved him back to fou rt h. O nce Brad sh a w remou n ted he bega n to set a bli stering pace, sett ing th e fastest lap tim es, to catch Dymond. T he two went into a ti gh t corne r a nd Brad sh aw went do wn aga rn. U p front, only a co u p le o f seco nds sepa ra ted LaRocco an d Pederson , wh o both rod e a consistent race to tak e th e top two h o n o rs. T he Dym ond/B radshaw battl e en de d wi th Brad shaw ca tching his elder Yamah a teamma te o n the 'last la p a nd making a pass that st uc k to th e end. Roundin g ou t th e top five was T uf Raci ng' s Keith Bowen, who had wor ked hi s wa y u p from a mid-p ack start. · At the start o f Sa turday's program, Brad shaw holesho t hi s q ual ifier a nd never looked back. Mike J ones and Tea m Kit Ka t's Fred An dr ews du eled for the last two qual ifyin g posi tio ns. H icks took adva ntage.o f Dymond getti ng tied u p with the pack off th e start o f the seco nd q ua lifier, b ui lt a n in surmou nt abl e lea d an d held it to the fin ish . Dym ond bobbl ed in a whoop sectio n aft er tryin g to pass the back markers a nd ra n o u t of tim e to advance directly to th e fina l. The th ird qualifier saw Pederso n work his way past Kit Kat's T om Carson and David Hand to ta ke the win. Everyone expected La Rocco to wi n th e fin al qualifier, but La Rocco got ca ugh t in th e ga te and had to start a t th e back of th e pa ck. Up front, J eff Beckingt on rode to th e win ah ead o f Ro b McCu ll ough a n d Bowen . La Rocco ran o u t of time in the qua lifi er a nd had to settle for a semi-final win to ad van ce to the mam, At th e star t of th e fin al Pederson grabbed the ho leshot a nd im me dia tely bega n to bu ild a lead over Jones, LaRocco and Brad sh aw . By the tim e Bradshaw worked his wa y past his two tea m ma tes, Pederso n h ad b uilt u p a IO-second lead. _ Bradshaw hacked away a t th e ga p a nd eventua lly ca ugh t Pederson by the seven th lap. A few turns la ter Brad sh aw took over the lead a nd started to take off from th e rest of the pack. Jones and LaRocco bat tled for th e -Iirst half of th e ra ce until they tangled , with LaRocco coming ou t on top for th ird place. Carson took advan tage of J ones' m isha p and took over fourt h and left J o nes to sett le · for fifth. · The top fi ve po si tio n s didn 't cha nge for th e rest of the race a nd Bradsh aw ca p tured hi s seco n d T oronto Supercross win . Jim H o lley, wh o had j ust £lown in from a su percross in Guam , rod e a conserva tive race a nd finished eig h th for the night. Brad shaw 's 3· 1 fini sh es for th e weeke nd edged o u t LaRocco 's 1-3 co m bo to take th e Mo lson Export Supercross Ch am pi onsh ip : Rou nd -. ing alit the to p five overa ll were Pederso n, Carson and Bo wen. . • Results FRIDA Y, 1. M ike La Rocco (Yam ); 2 . Ross Pederson (Suz); 3. Damon Bradshaw (Yam); 4. Mi cky Dymond (Yam); 5. Keith Bow en (Suz); 6. Tom Carson (Hen ); 7 . Fred Andrew s (Hen); 8. All an Dyck (Han I; 9 . Kurt McMillen (Han); 10 . David Hand (Han). SATURDA Y; 1. Br adsh aw ; 2. Peder son ; 3. laRocco; 4 . Carso n; 5. Hand; 6 . Mike J ones (Yam); 7. Bow en; B. Jim Holl ey (Yam): 9 . Je ff Surw all (Han); 10 . Darrel Marten s (Kaw ). NO COMPARISON. . ~ 00 MORE I USABI.E PERFORMANCE Hp This chart represents a side by side comparison of how the different pipes affect performance throughout the rpm range. 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