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first-ever supercros s win. Vohland was close behind in th ird, well ahead of Doug Henry and Buehl. "If th e lappers wou ldn 't have been there, I don 't know if I would 've go t him , th ey definitel y helped ," sa id aI Swink. Resul ts Hughes (37) and Tallon VohIand traded second place several times in this comer during the 125« main. Jeff Ward (3) and Larry Ward (10) were two of the riders Stanton had to pass on his way to the front. Jeff Ward later crashed while running second. rian Swink won his first-ever 125cc main event in his first Camel Supercross Series event in Orlando, but the 18·yearold from Fenton, Michigan. has been racking up wins on th e amateur circuit for years. Swi nk piled up a number of cha mp ionsh ips in the mini classes while riding for Kawasaki Team Green, and after adding a few more titles at the 1988 Amateur Nationals in Tennessee, he made the moye up to the fun:~ized bikes. Brian Swink O' high' the 0 IaDdo SX Just SIX weeks later; however, In r Swink crashed and was hospitalized with a broken femur. Six months and two operations later, Swink.and hi~.dpctor,felt he was ready to return to racing, However, his once-promising car c# suffered another setback in the first race back when he fell over in the mud and snapped the bone again. " ' Even his mother " A lot of people didn' think I'd come back~" sai had her,doubts " iJ: " . '"AjLj%{L • "The first time " e could come ba , er, Nelda. "The second time heoioke it I thought it might break his spil"lt. \'" After a year;and-a;h.aIf .la yoff, ,Swink return.!=d to, J?-gn~i"-t'the l.!egi11:nin~ oJ last year and started wmnmg agam. After he captured a pair of Expert class titles at the 1990 Amateur Championships, Roger DeCoster approached him to ride for the new Peak Antifreeze/Pro Circuit Honda Pro Support MX team , and Swink agreed. »s "'" I hope I can win as many of the 125cc Eastern Regional Supercross events as possible, but winning 'the series is my goal," says Swink. He 's off to a good stan. B 6 Kiedrowski charged back from his first-tum fall and finished fifth. avo ided a cras h, but th e wi nni ngest supercross rider in hi story had to watch from the sideline as everybody else took the checkered n ag. ' " I was prett y fortunat e to walk away from that ," said J ohnson , " I didn 't feel I was riding grea t, I see room for improvement and see the capacity in me to make those improvem ent s." 125cc Main Aft er p a ssing Ta m pa , Fl or ida 's Anthon y Pag gio on the first lap, Brian Swink con tro lled th e 125cc main on his Peak Antifreeze/Pro Circu it Honda for 13 laps. ' T all on Vohland a nd J eromy Buehl battled for second in the ear ly laps, wh ile Ryan Hugh es worked up from a last pl ace sta rt after he caugh t som e trackside banners just off th e ga le. Hughes joined the fray before the halfway point. Buehl crash ed out of the battle on lap II as he moved in on Swink, while Hughes and Vohland swap ped positions several times until Hughes finall y got the upper hand, A short time later Hughes.had the fastest line through the whoops and took the lead from Swink. On th e final lap Hughes mad e a mi stake whi ch all owed Swink to close in , and th ey encountered lapped traffic exiting th e last turn. Hugh es was held up just enough for Swi n k to get alongside and crossed th e finish line half a bik e length ah ead to record his t50 H EAT 1: I. J d f Mauasevich ( Ka w); 2. JGn Michel Bayle (H on ); 3. Ri ck Jo hn son (Ho n ); 4. Larry Ward (Sw); 5. Ty Davis (Ho n); 6. Mike Pascar ella (Su, ); 7. Ra y So m mo (Su,); 8. J ason Upsha w (Su,) ; 9. John Dowd (H on); 10. Fred Andr ews (Su,) ; II. David Han d (H o n); 12. J ell G la ss (Ho n ); 13, Earl May (Ya m); 14. Kun McMill en (SUI); 15. Brian Carro ll ( uz]: 16. Keith J ohnson (KT M); 17. Dag BoY SoI:n { Ka w ): 18. Chris Young (SUL); 19. Mik e La Rocco (Su,) ; 20. Denn y Stephenson (Su, ). TIME: 6 min.. 30.56 sec. 250 HEAT 2: I. Jd l Sta n ton (Hen): 2. Je ll War d ( Ka w ): 3. Mike- Kiedrow ski (Ka w] : 4. Da m o n Bradshaw (Yam ): 5. Doug Dubach (Yam); 6. Mik e Fis her ( KT M); 7. Ron Ticheno r (SUI); 8. Ge ne Nau mec {Ka w ): 9. Keith Bowen (SUI); 10. Carl Va illancou rt (Ha n); 11. Cli ff Palmer (Suz); 12. Mike Jo n", (Ho n); 13. Kerry Mulligan (Su,); 14. Mi ke Sta hlman (Kaw): 15. Ross Pederson {Su z}; 16. R. Sm ith (Ya m ); 17. Mike Treadwel l {Suz}; 18. La nce Nor ick ( Ka w ): 19. J . J ackson (Su,); 20. Todd Dehoop (S UI); 2 1. Vince Devane (Ho n ). TIM E: 6:33. 16 250 SEMI I: I. M;ke La gocco; 2. Keith Johnson; 3. Ty Da vis; 4. Ray Sommo; 5. Den n y Step henson: 6. Jeff Gl ass: 7. J ason U p sha w; 8. Fred Andrews; 9. Dav id Han d; 10. Dag Boyes.cn; II . Mike Pascarel la: 12. Kurt McM illrn; 13. Earl May; 14. J ohn Dowd; 15. Brian Carroll: 16. Chris Young. TIME: 5:08.39 250 SEMI 2: I. Doug Duhach ; 2. Ron 'Tichenor; 3. Mike Fisher : 4. Mike J on es; 6. Carl Vailla ncourt: 7. Keith Bowen ; 8. Kerry Mulf igan: 9. aill Palmer: 10. Todd Dehoop: II. J . Jackson ; 12. Ross Petersen: 13. Mike Treadwell: 14. Mike Stahlman: 15. R. Smi th: 16. Lance Nc rick. TIME: 5:05,8 1 250 LCQ: I. Carl Vaillan coun: 2. J ohn Dowd; 3, Mik. Pascarelta: 4. J asOn Upsha w; 5. Keith Bowen: 6. KaTy Mulligan ; 7. Cl iff Palmer; 8. Fred Andrews : 9. David H and; 10. Mike Treadw ell; 11. Vince Devane; 12. Ross Pederson: 1 ~ . Chris Young; 14. Mike Stah lma n; 15. Kurt McM illen ; 16. Earl May; 17. Dag Boyesen : 18. La nce Nori ck: 19. R. Sm ith: 20. J . J ackson: 2 1. Todd Dehoo p; 22. J d l Gla ss. TIM E: 5:11.27 250 MAI N: I. jerr Sta n to n (Hen ): 2. j ean -Michel Bayle (H a n); ~ . Damon Bradshaw (Yam); 4. Ro n Tichenor (S uz); 5. Mike Kiedrowski ( Ka w ); 6. Mike Larocco (Sue): 7. Larry Ward (S",); 8. J ell Ma tiasev ich (Kaw); 9. Jefl Ward (Kaw); 10, Doug Duha ch (Yam ); I I. Mik e Fisher (KT M); 12. Gen e Naumcc (Ka w): 13. Kd,h Johnson (KTM ): 14. Ray So m mo (S UI); 15. De-n n y St ep he nso n ( S UI ): 16. Ca rl Vailla nco un (Ha n); 17. Ty Davis (Ha n ); 18. john Dowd (H a n ); 19. Mike J on es (Hon ); 20. Rick J o hn son {Hon). TIM E: 16:03.02 250 CAMEL SU P ERCR OSS SE RIES POINT STANDtSGS: I. JeH Stan ton (25): 2. Jea n-Michel &yll:(22); 3. Dam on Bradshaw (20); 4. Ro n Tichen o r (18) ; 5. Mike Kiedrow ski ( 16); 6. Mike La Rocco (15); 7. Larry Ward (14 ): 8. Jell Matiasevich ( 13); 9, Jell Ward ( 12); 10. Doug Dubach (I I); II. Mike Fisher ( 10); 12. Ge ne Na u mec (9); 13. Ke;lh J o hnso n (8); 14. Ray So m mo (7); 15. Denn y Step henson (6): 16. Car l Va illancou rt (5); 17. Ty D a VIS (4): 18. Jo hn Do wd (3); 19. Mike Jon", (2) : 20, Ric k Joh nson ( I). 125 HEAT I: I. Rya n H ugh", (Kaw); 2. Jcromy Bueh l (H o n): 3. Brian Swink (Han ); 4. Grayson Goodma n (Suz): 5. CI;H Pa lmer (Sua): 6. J ason Edwards (Ka w}; 7. Mar k Pill io n (Han ): 8. An tho ny Paggio ( Ka w): 9. Ch ris Neal (S UI) ; 10. Kenny Kizzar (Su, ); I I. Scu ll Sh eak (Kaw); 12. Botch Smith (Su,); 13. Lee Walston (Yam ); 14. Tallon Voh land (Su,) ; 15. Steven Herman (Yam); 16. Whisper'n Sm ith (Ha n); 17. Daniel jannene (Suz ); 19. Kevin Wa lker (Ya m); 19. Chad Lo ugh (Hon ); 20. Mark Mu ssel ma n (KT M). TIME: 5:09,42 125 HEAT 2: I. Doug H en ry (Yam ): 2. Mik e Brown (H on ); 3. Barry Carsten (SUl ): 4. Eric McClear (Ya m ): 5. Steven Childress (S"'); 6. JeU Glass (H on ); 7. Chris Co lema n (Ka w) ; 8. David Beckington (S uz); 9. J ames Eickel (Yam ); 10. Brian Carroll (S UI ); II. T im H odes (S",); 12. H ank Mor eee (li on ); 13. Michael Treadwell (S Ul ); 14. Stephen Crowe (S UI ); 15. T om Welch (Ho n ); 16. Derek Youngbl ood (Ho o ): 17. Rick Pinney (H on ); 18. Patri ck Banon (Su l ); 19. j imJonC'S (S UI ); 20. Brian Baua g lia (S UI) . TI:IlE: 5:10.87 . 125 LCQ: I. Tallo n Vohland; 2. Kenn y Kiuar; ~. Steve n Herman; 4. Mich ael T readwell : 5. Bria n . Ca rrolt : 6. Kevin Walk er ; 7. Daniel Ja nnntc; 8. Sco n Sh ea k: 9, Chad Lou gh; 10. Tim Hodes ; I I. But ch Sm ith; 12. Patr ick Banon ; U . Rick Pin ney; 14. Tom Weld" 15. Hank Mo ree; 16. Wh isper 'n Sm ilh ; 17. Lee Walston ; 18. Derek Youngblood, 19. Jim jones: 20. Stephen Crow e: 21. Brian Battag lia. TIME: 3:34.87 125 MAIN : I. Brian Swink (Ho n); 2. Ryan Hugh ", (Kaw); 3. Tallo n Vohla nd (SUI); 4. Doog Henry (Ya m); 5. ] erom y Buehl (Hon ); 6, Barry Ca rsten (S Ul); 7. En e McClear (Ya m ); 8. Mike Brown (Ha n ); 9. An tho ny Paggio( Kaw); 10. Steven H erm an (Ya m ); II . Chris Co lema n (Kaw); 12. Sleven Childress (S UI ); 13. Micha el Treadwell (SUI): 14. Chris Neal (Su, ); 15. J eH G lass (lion); 16, CliH Palm er (S",): 17. Grayson Goodman (S UI); 18. David Beckin gt on (Suz]: 19. Kenn y Kiuar (Su, ); 20. J am", Eickel (Yam ); 21. Mark Pillion {Hon ). TIME: 12:42.92 125 EASTERN REGIONAL SUPERCROSS SERIES POINT ST ANDtNGS: I. Brian Swin k (25) ; 2. Ryan H ugh", (22); 3. Ta llo n Vo hla nd (20); 4. Doug Henr y (18); 5. J erom y Buehl (16); 6, Barry Ca rsten (15); 7. Eric McClear (14); 8. Mik e Brown (13); 9. Anthony Pagg io ( 12): 10. Sleven Herm an (II); II. Chris Coleman (10); 12. SIC\'en ChBdr",s (9); 13. Michael Treadwell (8); 14. Chris Neal (7): 15. J ell G lass (6); 16. CliH Pal mer (5); 17. Grayson Good ma n (4); 18. David Beckington (3); 19. Kenny Kiuar (2); 20. Ja m", Eickel ( I).

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