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GMOTOCROSS Florida Wmter AMA Series: Round 3
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Bryan Abel (241) chased Kevin Windham (511) in the 250cc B class. Windham topped the 125 and 250cc B and 125cc Youth divisions.
Mike Duffield (592) led Paul Currie (34), Scott Davis (12), Mike Bragg (280) and Nathan
Ramsey (46) through the first tum in the 16-24 race. Currie earned the win.
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then everyone started to T-bone my
bike," said Ferry.
With a clear track ahead of him,
Neese turned up the heat and pulled
away from the rest of the pack. Once he
established a wide margin, Neese settled into a pace that kept him comfortable and out of reach. After crossing the
finish line first and clinching the overall
win, the Kawasaki Team Green/
Answer/Barrs/Scott/Tsubaki/Dunlop/
Hammerhead Graphics rider said, "I
knew that 1 could get out there and win
if 1 got a good start. This win gives me a
big confidence boost"
Curry's hopes of an overall win were
dashed with a faulty ignition early in
the moto. Ferry turned in the ride of the
day by charging through the pack after
his first-turn crash and finishing second
ahead of Pat Barton, Dengler and
McMillen. Neese won the tiebreaker
over McMillen for second overall.
The first 250cc Pro moto saw Brian
McElroy grab the lead ahead of Fred
Andrews, Barton, Carl Vaillancourt,
Beval Jerome, ,!::ince QeYane, Curry and
Ferry. McBlioy began to inch away from
Andrews, who had a firm grip on second by the start of lap two.
Ferry, though, set a blistering pace and
began to sneak his way towards the leaders. Ferry closed in on Andrews and made
the pass for second on lap seven, then set
out after·McElroy, who by that time had
established a huge lead. Ferry quickly
closed the gap on McElroy and looked to
make the pass on a fast downhill jump.
"I tried to pass Brian, but my front
wheel washed out over the berm after
the jump and 1went down," said Ferry.
Ferry remounted nine seconds down
and rode like a wildman to catch up, but
came up four seconds short at the flag.
Yamaha of Shelby/WKR/Pro Action/
Dunlop/FMF/ AXO/Maxima/Scott/
Renthal-backed McElroy notched the
win over Ferry and said, "The early
going was fun, but then my clutch started to go away. 1 had a tough time getting my front wheel out of the ruts."
Andrews finished third, ahead of
Curry and DeVane.
The start of moto two saw, Barton,
Jerome,
Plotts,
Andrews
and
Vaillancourt lead the way. Just as
James Stewart (259), here passing
another rider, scored the overall win
in the Pee Wee class.
McElroy did in moto one, Barton took
full advantage of his holeshot and proceeded to pull away for the win.
"I'm a sand specialist, and 1 felt really..
focused and comfortable today," said
Tuf/Glastonberry Cycle/Answer /
Powerbar/ Artco Designs/ShOO/Smithbacked Barton.
Jerome held down a strong second
for nine laps before finally giving way
to Ferry, who had again raged through
the pack after suffering a bad start.
Ferry blasted past the mysterious
European rider on the downill jump but
didn't set out after Barton.
"Barton had a big lead. I tried to cut
it down, but I knew that the overall was
mine and there was no reason to
charge," said Ferry, who coasted across
the finish line second.
FirSt-moto winner McElroy pulled off
the track and carded a DNF.
'1 was midpack when 1 fell and broke
the hydraulic front brake line. 1 was
afraid that it would get caught in the
front wheel so 1pulled off," said McElroy.
Multi-time Canadian National
Champion Ross Pederson ruled the Vet
Pro class, as the 32-year-old ran down
Kevin Knight in moto one, and Alan
Andreau in moto two.
"These guys are as wild as the 125cc
pros," said Pederson, who also contested the 125 and 250cc Pro classes.
Greg Rand, Neese, Dengler, Chad
Lowe and Barton battled for top honors
in the 125cc A class. Dengler ran down
Rand for the first moto win, and Neese
edged Lowe for the win in moto two.
Lowe captured the over.all with a 3-2
tally, edging Rand's 2-3.
Derek Youngblood, Barton, Earl May
and Dengler provided the fireworks in
the 250cc A class. Youngblood led, but
lost a close three-way battle to Dengler
and Barton in moto one. Youngblood
roosted back in moto two and earned a
hard-fought win in the second race.
Kawasaki Team Green's Kevin
Windham scored the 125 and 250cc B
and 125cc 12-15 year-old class wins.
Windham split moto wins with Robbie
Skaggs in the 250cc Band 125cc 12-15
classes, but posted the all-important second-moto wins.
"Robbie and 1 had some good races,"
said Windham. "I caught my foot in a
rut in one of the 250cc B motos, and had
to come back from fifth."
John Fesler, who moved to Florida
from Alaska in order to enjoy a longer
race season, lost a tie-breaker with Paul
Currie in the 16-24 year-old class. Fesler
smiled and said, "It was 20 below zero
in Alaska this week. 1 love this Florida
sun and sand."
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Results
2:
125 PRO: 1. Jim Neese (Kaw);
Kurt McMillen
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