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Round 9: Memorial Stadium (Lett) Ezra Lusk crashed In the whoops while leading the 125cc feature. Button (34) ran into the back of him, and Mike Brown (92) rearended Button . (Right) Button won the 125cc feature. (Below) Damon Bradshaw, who retired last year, returned to his old stomping grounds and visited with old friends. The North Carolina resident signed autographs In the pits late Into the night. M eanwhile, Kawasaki's Robbie Reynard was having a tough time in the back of the pack. Earli er in the day, he had injured hi s sh ou l der d uring p racti ce, and in the feature he wa s slo w ed by a fi rst-tu m pile-up and completed the fi rst lap in 16th. La ter on, while making his way back up through the pack, Reyna rd cr ash ed aga in, thi s time over a triple jump when h e landed on a ha y bale, ruining any hopes he'd h ad of a to p finish. Instead, th e Kawasaki rider ended up 17th. Up front, Button b reezed to vic t ory ove r Ferry, while L usk fin ally drov e around Brown f or third . Ped erson climbed all the way up from a 15th. p lace start to finish a respectable fi f th, j us t ahead of Bo ye sen /Yamaha / Penske's John Dowd.Rounding out the top 10 were Scott Sheak, Kevin Crine, Barry Carsten and James Eick el. "I just rode r eal aggressi vely tonight," said Ferry. "I saw Ezra on the ground and by the time I got into second, he (Button) w as pretty much gone. I caught up t o him at one point and thought I could pass him." " I tried to ride smart," .sai d a disappointed Lusk, "but I wa s messing up in the whoops. It just didn't happen for me tonight." C' Charlotta Memorial Stadium Charlotte, North CBrolina Results : March 26, 1994 (Round 9 of 15) 250 HEAT 1 (20 rid~n. 8 laps . top 4 trans fe r): 1. Stev e Lamso n (Hon ); 2. Mike Kied rows ki (Kaw); 3. Mike laRocco (Kaw); 4. La rry Ward (Ya m); 5. Mike Craig (Ya m) ; 6. Jeff Matiase v ich (Ya m) ; 7. Damon H uffman (5 uz); 8. larry Broo ks (Yam); 9. Denny Step he nson (Suz ); 10. Todd DeHoop (Ho n); 11. Dag Boy...., (Yam); 12. Rich Taylor (Hon); 13. Axel Hol voet (Ya m ); 14. earl Vaillancourt (Suz); 15. Travis Hod ges (Kaw ); 16. Gene Naumec (Yam ); 17. Mik e Treadwell (Hon); 18. Dudoni L u~qu i n (Ho n); 19. Kyl e Lew is (Yam); 20. Patrick Hizel (Hon). Tim e: 5 min.. 57.21 sec. 2SO HEAT 2 (20 riden , 8 lap. , top 4 transfer): 1. Do ug Henry (H on); 2. Ryan Hu gh es (Ka w); 3. Mik e Jo nes (5 uz) ; 4. Koh ji Ohkawara (Ya m) ; 5. Je r e my McGrath (Hon); 6. Erik Kehoe (Ho n); 7. Clif f Palmer (KTM) ; 8. Travis Blackburn (Kaw); 9. Jeff Sta nton (Hon); 10. Austin Sq ui res (Suz); 11. Rya n Dean (H on) ; 12 . C a y lon Dick son (Ya m) ; 13. Bri an Sw ink (Suz); 14. Will ia m Wils on (Hon ); 15. Todd Downs (Han); 16. Brand Stru n k (Suz); 17. Buddy A ntu nez (Kaw); 18. Randy Richardson (Kaw); 19 . Jeff Emig (Ya m ); 20 . Micha el Andrews (Suz). Time: 6;09.35 2SO SEMl 1 (16 ride n. 6 laps, S riders transfer) : 1. Jell Mati.. ",ich (Yam); 2. Larry Brooka (Yam); 3. Kyle " Lewis (Ya m ); 4. Da mon H u ffman (Su z ); 5 . Todd DeHoop (Ho n); 6. Mike Cra ig (Yam ); 7. Gene Naumec (yam); 8. Travis Hodges (Jl:.aw); 9. Carl Vaillancourt (Suz); 10. Dag Boy...., (Ya m); 11. Axel Hol ve t (yam); 12. Rich Ta ylor (Ho n); 13. Mike Treadwell (Hon); 14. Patrick Hizel (Ho n); 15. Denny Stephen son (Suz ); 16. DudoN Lucquin (Hon) . n me: 04:35.95 2SO SEMI 2 116 riders. 6 laps,S rid en tran sfed : 1. Brian Sw ink (Suz); 2. Jeremy McGrath (Han); 3. Je ff Sta n ton (Hon); 4. Jeff Emig (Yam); 5. C li ff Palmer (KTM); 6. Erik Kehoe (Hon); 7. Budd y Antunez (Kaw ); 8. Travis Blackburn (Kaw); 9. Brad Strunk (Suz ); 10. Ryan Dean (H on) ; 11. Randy Richardson (Ka w) ; 12. Ga yl on Dick son (Yam); 13. To d d Downs (Hon); 14. Will iam Wil so n (Hon); 15. Austin Squires (Suz ); 16. Micha el Andrews (Suz). Time: 04:32.61 250 LCQ (22 riden, 6 laps, top 2 transfer): I. Buddy An tunez (Kaw); 2. Erik Keh oe (Hon); 3. Rich Taylor (Hon ); 4. Axel Holvoet (Yam); 5. Travis Hodges (Kaw); 6. Gene Na u mec (yam); 7. Dag Boyescn (Yam); 8. Mike Treadwell (Ho n); 9. Rand y Rich ard son (Kaw); 10. Carl (Yam); 13. Pa trick Waitt (Suz); 14. Bobby Stoval (Kaw); IS. Steve Herman (5 02); 16. James Coy (Hon); 17. Cha d Kresge (Kaw); 18 . Ada m Be chdel (Ka w) ; 19. Ke it h Troce oli (Kaw); 20. Jell Yentzer (Kaw) ; 21. Do ug Stone (Kaw ); 22. Andre Pene (Suz). T ime: 03:12.15 125 MA IN (22 rid ers, 15 laps) : 1. Jimmy Bu tton (502) ; 2. Tim Ferry (Hon); 3. Ezra Lusk (Suz); 4. Mike Brown (Ho n); 5. Chad Pederson (Yam ); 6. John Dowd (Yam); 7. Scott Shee k (Ya m); 8. Kevin Crine (Ho n); 9. Barry Carsten (Suz) ; 10. James Eickel (Ho n); 11. Davey Yez ek (Ho n); 12. Matt Shue (Hon ); 13. Mike Treadwell (Hon ); 14. Na than Ramsey (Yam); 15. Tony Amaradio (Ka w ); 16. Je ff 'De m en t (Yam); 17. Robbie Reyna rd (Kaw ); 18. Jim Neese (Kaw) ; 19. Jim Chesler (Yam); 20. Kevin Wal ker (Ya m); 21. Jell Curry (Kaw); 22. Greg Rand (Suz ). · .'I'e ·Br..fl'·. T im e: 11:37.40 125 EASTERN REG IONAL SUP ERCROSS SERIES POINT STANDINGS (Aller 6 of 8 round, ); I. Ezra Lu sk (167 /5 wins); 2. Jimmy Button (154/2 wins); 3. Tun Ferry (132); 4. Mike Brown (110); 5. Cha d Pederson (107); 6. Robbie Reynard (95); 7. John Dowd (75); 8. Barry Crasten (65); 9. Scott Sheak (56); 10. (TIE) Jam es Eckel/Jeff Dement (SO); 12. Kevin Crine (47); 13. Davey y eze k (43); 14. Mike Treadwell (35); IS. Jeff Curry (28); 16. Cha d Lough (24); 17. Na than Ramsey (21); 18. (TIE) Joshu a Latina /Doug De haan (20 ); 20 . (TI E) Jim Chester / Jim Neese (18). Upcoming Rounds: Round 10 - Pontiac. MI, April 9 Round 11 - Minneapolis. MN, April 16 ."... . sessio~s at Charlotte, .Following the outing,. , the forkS were Quickly pulled 011 his bike · . . .. .:. ; :-';.. . replaced by his regular inveited forks. ~lch . . .. . .. .. ." ··..he wound up 'using the .rest otthenlqht.' 'Damo n 'B rad ~ ha w m~de 'hls fi ~st p'ublic ' Whe~ asked hOW Ihe conventonar torxs had ·appearance at' Cha'rlotte 'sinee !!nnourici~ig . . worked and why he ~ad opted. for the Jnv~rt :h.is ·surpris!l renrernent. tast year. The·.former. . ~d on.es ,HuII~an Simply smIled and said. , . fa ct ory . Yama·ha· ·. racer '; from ' . nearby . Lets Just say I m more used" to and comfort .MoO~esville , North Carolina'spent ni6stcif th.e . .able right nowwith my. in~rted forks." Con-', :night chatting witt] lans,·frlends.and former'. ventlonalforks are.begmnong to pop uphere ·competftors."Wheh it"was·announced ove· · · and t!"I8f? these days;. Larry Brooks used,a · r ·ttie stadium's p.a. system that Brac!Shaw was' . convent ional Ohhr;-; f.or.k on his /IIoleen s expected .to m·ake 'appearance: a "loud .' ·Y amaha. al. 1h~ GainesvIlle. Nath;malafew ;cheer Came jrom lli e stands: alo.ngwilh·a few-: . weeks ag~, '-hey work aw~some?utdoors . be USing I~em ecatteredboos , "I've been taking l.t easy. fly' . .:.on the Natlon?1 tracles, a~ · ing. my plane,: Bl"!d Just enjoying life" -.said ".; at a1ltJ:1e .N~\IOn!!l ra~eS, , ~ald . ~roolss . B~t Brads haw . ~ It' s great·to.see everybody.· . w~ haven.':g ~hel1l ~ul~dlC!~d In.for.~upe : .ot ·again." Alter Ihestadium and pilS had all.but . ' cr~ yet. . ., i . . ' . . .... :: . ', .. ..:...... .. .. . an~ an "! Va illencourt (Suz); 11. Ryan Dea n (Hon ); 12. Brad Stru nk (Suz); 13. Trav is Blackbum (Kaw) ; 14. Patrick Hizel (Ho n); I S. William Wilson (Hon); 16. Todd Downs (Hon); 17. Au stin Sq ui res (Suz); 18. Ga ylo n Dickson (Yam); 19 . Denny Step henson (Su z); 20. Mike C rai g (Yam); 21. Micha el Andrews (Suz) ; 22. Dudoni Lueq uin (Ho n). Time: 04:41.02 250 MAIN f20 riders, 20 lap' }; I. Mike laRocco (Kaw); 2. Mike Kiedrowski (Kaw) ; 3. Steve La ms on (Hon); 4. Jeff Em ig (Yam); 5. Jell Stanton (Hon) ; 6. Larry Ward (Yam); 7. Jeremy McG rath (Hon ); 8. Doug Henry (Ho n); 9. Jeff Ma tiasevich (Yam); 10. Damon Huf fman (Suz); 11. Ryan H ughes (Kaw); 12. Brian Swink (Suz); 13. Erik Keh oe (Hon); 14. aUf Palmer (KTM); 15.Kyle Lewis (Yam ); 16. Buddy Antunez (Kaw); 17. Ko h ji Ohkawara (Ya m); 18. Mich ael Jones (Suz); 19. Todd DeHoop (Hon ); 20. Larry Broo ka (Yam) . Ti me: 15:02.69 250 AMA CAMEL SUPERCROSS SE RIE S POINT STANDINGS (A ft e r 9 of 15 round s ): 1. Je r e my McGrath (198/6 wins); 2. Mike Kiedrowski (159 /1 win); 3. Mike laRocco (157/1 w in ); 4. (TIE) Jell EmiglJeff St anton (145); 6. Steve Lamson (127); 7. Mike Craig (126); 8. Brian Swink (114); 9. Doug Henry (110); 10. Larry Ward (107); 11. Jeff Ma riasev ieh (89); 12. Cliff Pa lmer (67); 13. Ryan H ug hes (47); 14. (TIE) Da mo n H uffman / Erik Keh oe (39); 16. Larry Broo ka (36); 17. Denny Stephenson (34); 18. Dou g Dubach (33); 19. (TIE) Budd y Antunez /Kyle Lewis (32). 125 H EAT 1 (20 riders, 6 l.. ps, to p 9 tra nsfer): 1. Chad Pede""n (Yam); 2. Jimmy Button (5 02); 3. Greg Rand (Suz); 4. Tim Ferry (Hon); 5. Scott Sheak (yam); 6. Kevin Crine (Hon); 7. James Eekel (Ho n); 8. John Dowd (Yam); 9. Matt Shue (Hon ); 10. Mark Morris (Yam); I I. Tony Am arad io (Ka w); 12. Ke vin Wal ker (Yam ); 13. SIeve Herman (Suz); 14. Keith Troceoli (Kaw); IS. Do ug Deha an (Suz); 16. James Coy (Hon); 17. Gay lon Dickso n (Yam); 18. Richard !bison (Suz); 19. Patri ck Wait (Suz); 2O ./ell Yentzer (Kaw) . Time: 0.1:40.50 125 HE AT 2 (20 riders, 6 b. ps, top 9 transfer): 1. Ezra Lusk (Suz ); 2. Mike Brown (Hon); 3: Davey Yezek . (Ho n); 4. Robbie Reynard (Kaw ); 5. Jim N... .. (Kaw); 6. Je ff Curry (Kaw); 7. M ike Treadwell (Hon); 8. Barry Carsten (Suz); 9. Jim Ch ester (Yam); 10. M. Ma ximo ff (Ya m ); 11 . Brian Strunk (Suz); 12. N ath a n Ra mse y (Ya m); 13. Shane Templeton (Suz) ; 14. Ad am Bechd el (Kaw); IS. Doug Stone (Kaw ); 16. Andre Pene (Suz); 17. Ezra Lusk (Suz); 18. Pa tric k H ize l (Ho n) ; 19. Bobby Slaval (Kaw); 20. Clad Kresge (Kaw ). T im e: 04:41.53 12.5 LeQ (22 riders, 4 laps, top 4 transfed: 1. Ezra Lusk (Suz); 2. Ton y Amaradio (}(aw); 3. Na than Ramsey (Yam); 4. Kevin Wal ker (Yam ); 5. Mark Morri s (Yam); 6. Patrick Hizel (Hon) ; 7. Shane Templeton (Suz); 8. Doug Dehaan (Suz); 9. M. Ma ximoff (Ya m); 10. Brad Strunk (Su z ); 11. Richard Ib ison (Su z ); 12. Caylon ?icks on :cleared out, .~dshaW· Was s~'n .sti~l. ~haki~g .. . Aile; ' q~ali~l~ jor th~ ~~in ~\le~tihr~~gh·· Ii . hands and.slgnmg a~09raph~: .: '.'..... '.' :....:.. . semu:arry Brooks pulled all the.track near ' : . .. . . ..: ' .' . . . ' . . . . -t":' , . .: . .' ..' the hally.iay poiritand wafcped the rest 01 the ,Steve Lamson put himselt In contenb()llfor ' 250cc feature··from the' sidelines : " 1' don't the Coors U ght Sliver .Bulle~Showd~lNP by . know exactly: what hap·pened, bUlmy .bi.ke. s.etting the fastest heat fa,ce tIme of the, noght. ..: started to i?09 and Qlubber a.nd jU$t wouldn't ; Unforlunately for ~mson , he coutdn t take: , . run right,~ Said Brooks. "If this was a National . horne wh a.t~oul.d ve been ~$20oo cheek,' I probably:wOuld've ·continued·~n,but here..: ' · sln?e.he.dldn.t wll1.the .featu~e, as Well. T1)at ..'didn't tiavethe power and .kept landing short unclalmed.$1~ wUI. b.e. aga~n~lIedove: to -: :·Q.\Ier:·the doubles·and·triples. lf was probably Ihe ~ext fOund In Pon .tlac, Mlchigan,A,pn .'.9,·: : the IgnitiongOing Qut or somelhing like that~ .· .. · making the sl'lowdown worth $3000.·. . . ' C" ; ' , . . . .. . .•. . : . ... '. ' . . . •. . ..•.. , " . . .. :. . ' .:, ,,. -: . ; .. .,.. . . . .';;" : . . . .-:: 6;, e· ·~~table· rid~r ':"'ho f~il~d to maic~ .the · Team Ya':"a.ha:s Mike Craig caned. It afligh\ 250cei"maln eventw~ Teal1lSuzuki's Denny · :alter ~e,tnJunn~ . ~ IS· !elt. s.h?ulder.landlng 011 a : ... Step~~ris.on; .who ~ad ' a ~pe.ctacular: hlgh-·. J ump In a semI. I dldnt Injure my shoulder III . speed ge\-oll .ill hts.semi when ·his b.ack . the :ra~h,l crashed be~use of mY·,sh ,ul: . ··wheel clipped the .lO ·of a triple ·J ,o p ump;. senq. . der,. sa,da deJ~ct~d Craig alte~ards . . 1ve . ing his '!egs flying into the air while' his hands 'had ·proble,ns Wltl) .it before, coml~g o~ ' and .: ·l;1iI1 gripp\ld·the hiuidlebars: Unable toillow . .t : .it.looks. n0:-V .that I.m Q?ing .to hav~. to·ge it· d0:-vn: or ;pr.epare :.fo r. the :ens.uing jUn)P: ·flxed. 1m.gom~ .to .see rT1Y doctOr. first.thIng Stephenson was' shot aver .the hand.lebars : Monday m or~ m g and have. Itopera~ed on and then trampled.by hiS own bike: Stephen' I-jopefully, !t'J be. orthroscopic surgery and I'!!. . son 'Came back to 'tide the· LCO, only.to pull l sec-. . only miss a race or..two.~ Craig is also coming' .oilt ofthe race alter running as. high .off"a f ecent knee injury which h i~··saYS ·i~ . · " ond. ' It" was' a prettY. hard crash' all righf - .it . · 100% healed;. . . . .. . .. . . ' . _ . . . . just goes to sho~ ya how much the body can :. . .. ; .:-.. .. .. ...... .. .: :"...:. : .... take. I hit mY head in ·the crash and rang my: ' · Fifteen's a c~al1)1? . Beforethe eveni1.1g's prO-: · oeUpretty good'" said Stephenso·n. "My:tim- : · gram:~ad gotten unde""!'ay; .so meon~: h~ · il"!g w/lsoll iii tI1e·(C.O arid I ~u ldn't see·the wrillen .on 'the top 01. the gas . tan~ 'on the ' ··. outsides ·of the tracks·because·things were,. .Honda.of Erik Kehoe : G~nesville:-15th ;Day< still prettyfUZzy." .. : .. : :.. .: . . '. ·t0Tl8-15th; lndy-15th; Charlotte-?? Filleenth ..: < " -".' .':..:. .' ;" . . .' . 'refers·to the finishes·Kehoe has rElcorded in . ' Making his U.s. ·debut since breaking his' right · his .ast three outings on his National number-· · · wrisrand his'lell arin.ln a crash at" the l:as I ' 15 HOnda .of Troy CR250:Sci how:did Kehol!." . Vegas Supercross last 'year"was'Japanesli 'do In Charlotte? Well: he broke lhe·strea. .·by" . ": rider KohJl"0hkawara: The HOlley .Racing: · k ·finishlhg 13th.·:. : . . . . .. . backed Yarilaha ridei was sclieduiild to relUm . .. . . . _ .. . .... . ..' .. . . '.. to aCtion at ·tlie series·opener in Orlando·.in·· Team Suzuki'.s Damon HU!1man iried 'a p,l ir ..: Janu8fy, but btikaiNa.ra ·rebroke. his left arin . ling in DeCembilr: Ohkawera Wil.! finish-.. 6f ·conventiori al ~ 'or }r i g h1s l de;u p~ S.howl!l: : . '!Jh»e .tes . (rumornd to be 55mm) forks ori his works '· . OUt both theCamel ~upercrossa AMA ~d 250cc .Suzuki dJ.iriilg ."hIs.first.ot.tWo P~ctice · 250Cc Natioi1aJMXSilries. . . 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