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eMorDeROSS AMA National Cham~ionship 125/250 MX Series: Rounds 3/3 I ... 0\ (l) ยง -. Jeff Emig (1) pulled the holeshot in both 125cc motQs and earned his first win of the season. Jeremy McGrath (hidden), Ryan Hughes (18), and Jim Neese (314) took chase. Bradshaw, Emig come alive with High Point wins .... Damon Bradshaw styled to the win in the 250cc class for the second-straight year. By Chris Jonnum Photos by Kinney Jones MT. MORRIS, PA, MAY 30 or Team Yamaha, it's safe to say that things have not gone especially well in either the 1993 Camel Supercross Series or the first few rounds of the National Championship 125/250cc MX Series. But on Memorial Day weekend in southern Pennsylvania, Damon Bradshaw and Jeff Emig finally gave Yamaha something to really smile about - a pair of performances that were indeed memorable. The Yamaha teammates scored the overall wins in both the 250 and 125cc classes, respectively, at High Point Raceway. Bradshaw may have had pleasant memories of his performance at High Point last year, when he dominated the day by winning both motos, but his win didn't come as easily this time; the North Carolina rider faced stiff opposition in the form of Team Kawasaki's Mike Kiedrowski, who had won each of the previous two rounds and led the points chase coming into High P~int. Kiedrowski passed the 22-year-old Bradshaw to win the opening moto, but suffered a mediocre start in race two and had to ride hard in order to salvage a third-place moto finish, good enough for second overalL "I like this track and I came here ready to race," said Bradshaw after his convincing seco CI moto win. "Things haven't gone as well as I'd have liked this year, but I haven't really liked too many of the tracks in the supercrosses. 'J1!at's not an excuse, because everybody F 10 has to ride the same tracks, but this is one of the better tracks we've been on thus far this year, and it sure helps when you like the track and you're happy to be there." "I'd have preferred a win, but I'm still pretty happy," said Kiedrowski, who more than doubled his points lead on fourth-overall finisher Jeff Stanton. "I got second overall and gained 11 points; I'd rather do that than win and gain no points, like at Southwick." (Po.mts are awarded by moto finish, and Kiedrowski traded moto 1-2 moto finishes with Stanton at round two in Southwick, Massachusetts). Kiedrowski's teammate Mike LaRocco, who missed the opening round with an injured wrist, placed third overall by finishing third in moto one and second in moto two, a performance that moved him up two spots in the points race to seventh. Team Honda's Stanton, the defending champ, posted 5-4 moto finishes for fourth overall ahead of Suzuki hero Guy Cooper, and now trails Kiedrowski by 21 points, 142-121. Bradshaw's win propelled him forward two positions in the point standings to third, with 106 points. For Ernig, the memory of last year's muddy affair must have been a haunting one. The 12alifornian had placed 11th overall after dropping out of the second moto with a broken bike. But the defending champ put all that behind him, and was never seriously challenged as he blazed to convincing wins in both motos. Team Honda's Doug Henry and Jeremy McGrath were arguably the