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Rorida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florid a Resu lts: J anu ary 14, 1995 (Roun d 1 of 15) 12See HEAT 1 (6 bps, top I) tr.ansfer): I. Tim Ferry (5uz); 2. Mike Brown (Hon); 3. Micka el Pichon (JCaw); 4. Jeff Curry ; 5. Mik e Tread we ll (5uz); 6. Greg Rand (Suz); 7. N athan Ramsay (Suz) ; 8. Barry Carsten (5uz); 9. T*:fTY Pars on s (Ho n); 10. Jim N eese (Hon) ; 11. Mike Ka rin (Hon); 12. Ad am Bechdcl (Hon); 13. Ch ris Bro wn (Yam); 14. loe l Deng ler (5uz) ; 15. Ryan Du ff (Ka w) ; 16. Andre Pene (Suz); 17. John Fesler (Yam); 18. Ma tt Shoe (Suz); 19. Ty Wa llace; 20. Steven Herman (Suz). Ti me: 6 min.• 14.98 sec. 12See HEAT 2 (6 laps, to p 9 tran sfer]: 1. Rob bie Reynard (Ka w) ; 2. Kev in Windham (Ya m); 3. Jam es Dobb (Hon); 4. Jim Clu.. -ster (Suz ); 5. Dave y Yezek (5uz ); 6. James EickL·l; 7. Bill WaJ1in (Kaw ); 8. Robb ie Skaggs (Ka w); 9. Jeff Yen tzer (Kaw); 10. Caylon Dickson (Yam ); 11. Patri ck Hizel (Ho n); 12. Tony Lorusso (Suz); 13. Joe Oe hlhof (Han); 14. Blane Armbru ste r (Hon ); 15. Jaso n Dodds (Ya m); 16. M ike McDon ald (Su z ); 17. Lenny Ba kes (Suz ); 18. Cha d Kresge (H on ); 19. Jim Povolny (Kaw ); 20. Micha el Peat (Hon). T ime : 6 min., 15.48 sec. . 125ee LCQ (4 la ps, top 4 tr ansfer): 1. Jim Neese (Han) ; 2. Tony Lorusso (Suz ); 3. Andre Pene (Suz ); 4. Ty Walla ce; 5. Cay Ion Dickso n (Yam) ; 6. Adam Bechde l (Hon); 7. Chri s Brown (Yam); 8. Blane Armbru ster (Hon ); 9. Jod De ng ler (Suz); 10. Joe Oe hl hof (H on); 11. M ike Ca tfn (Ho n) ; 12. Steven Herman (Suz); 13. Ryan Du ff (Kaw); 14. Matt Shue (Suz ); 15. Jam es Dodds (Yam); 16. John Fesler (Yam); 17. Mike McDon ald (Suz); 18. Lenny Bakes (Suz ); 19. Patri ck Hizel (Ho n); 20. Chad Kares ge (Ha n); 21. Micha el Peat (Hon); 22. Jim Povo lny (Kaw) . Time: 7 min., 56.56 sec. 1 25c c MAIN (15 la p s ): 1. Ti m Fe rry (Su z) ; 2. M ickael Pichon (Kaw); 3. Kevi n Windham (Yam ); 4. Jame s Do bb (H an ); 5. Mik e Brown (Hon) . 6. Da ve y Yezek (Suz); 7. Jim Neese (5uz ); 8. Barry Ca rsten (Suz ); 9. Ty Walla ce (Han); 10. Nat han Ram sey (Suz ); 11. Bill Wa llin (Ka w) ; 12. Je ff Cu rry (Han ); 13. And re Pene (Suz); 14. Jeff Tentier (Kaw ); 15. Mike Treadwell (Suz); 16. Robbie Ska gg s (5uz ); 17. Tony Lorusso (Han ); 18. Terry Pa rso ns (Hon ); 19. Jame s E ckel (s uz); 20. Greg Rand (Suz). Time: 15 min ., 31.69 sec. 2S0c( HEAT 1 (8 taps, 4 ri d ers tran sf e r): 1. Ezra Lusk (Suz ); 2. Mike LaRocco (Ka w); 3. Mike Kiedrowski (Kaw ); 4. Do ug Henry (Hon); 5. Phil Lawrence (Ka w); 6. Tod d DeHoo p (Han); 7. Budd y Antu nez (Hon); 8. Keith Jo h nson (Ka w ); 9. Mik e C raig (Ho n) ; 10 . Josh St eel (Hon ~ 11. John Dowd (Yam) ; 12. Kyle Lewis (Yam ); 13. Travis Blackburn (Ka w); 14. Brian Austin (Hon); 15. Kevin Crine (KTM); 16. Bill Wallin (Kaw); 17. Bria n Manle y (Ka w ); 18. Chri stopher Pome roy (Ya m) ; 19. Ca ylon Dickson (Yam) ; 20. Greg Albertyn (502). Time: 8 min ., 11.66 sec. 2SOcc H~ T 2 (8 laps, 4 riders transfu): 1. Jeremy McGrath (Ha n ); 2..Jeff Emig (Yam); 3. Ste ve Lamson (Hon); 4. Dam on Huilman (Suz); 5. Larry Ward (Ya rn); 6. Ryan H ughes (Kaw); 7. Frederic Belley (Yam); 8. Mike Fish er (Ka w ); 9. Larry Broo ks (Ya m ); 10. Brian Swink (Hon ); 11. Lance Smail (Han); 12. Mike Katin (Han); 13. Tony Amarad io (KTM); 14. Gift Palmer (Ha n ); 15. Dag Boyese n (Ya m ); 16. M ike Tread well (Suz) : 17. Gene Na umec (Yam) ; 18. Jeff Dement (KTM); 19. Kenn y Yoho (Suz); 20. David Castillo (Kaw ). . Ti me: 8 min ., 2.11 S(.-'C . • 250c( SEMI 1 (6 taps, S riders transfer): 1. Mik e Crai g (Hon) ; 2. Joh n Dowd (Ya m ); 3. Kyle Lewis (Yam) ; 4. Buddy An tunez (Hon ); 5. Todd Del-loo p (H on); 6. Phil Law re nce (Ka w); 7. Bria n Manley (Ka w); 8. Josh StL't'1 (Hon); 9. Bri.ln Aus tin (Hon) ; 10. Bill Walli n (Kaw ); 11. Tra vis Blacb urn (Kaw); 12. Chri sto pher Pome roy (Yarn); 13. Keith Johnson (Kaw) . Ti me: 5 min., 58.83 sec. 2S0cc SEM I Z (6 lap s, S riden tra ns fed: 1. Brian Sw in k (H on ); 2. Larr y Wa rd (Yam); 3. Rya n Hu gh es (Kaw); 4. Larry Brooks .(Yam); 5. Fred eric Bolley (Yarn); 6. O iff Palmer (H an ); 7. Lan ce Sm a il (Han); 8. Ge ne Nau mec (Yam ); 9. Mike Fish er (Kaw ); 10. Je ff Dement (KTM); 11. Mike Treadwell (Suz); 12. Kenny Yoho (Suz) ; 13. Dag Boyescn (Ya m); 14. Tony Am arad io (KTM); 15. Mike Katin (Ho n); 16. Davi d Castillo (Kaw ). Ti me: 6 min ., 2.30sec. 250c( lCQ (6 bps , 2 ri ders tra nsfer) : 1. P h il Lawrence (Kaw); 2. Jeff Dement (KTM); 3. Qiff Palmer (Ha n ); 4. Gene Na uml."C (Yam); 5. Keith Johnson (Kaw); 6. Josh Steel (Hon); 7. BiJI Wallin ( Kaw ~ 8. Lan ce Smail (Hon ~ 9. David Castillo (Kaw) ; 10. Da g Boyesen (Ya rn); 11. Brian Au stin (Han); 12. Travis Blackburn (Kaw); 13. Gayto n Dickson (Yam) ; 14. Mi ke Tre adwell (suz); 15. OUistopher Pomeroy (Yam~ 16. Mike Kalin (H on); 17. Kenn y Yoho (5uz); 18. Mike Fish er' (Kaw) ; 19. Brian Manley (Kaw) . 250cc MAIN (20 l.lps): 1. Jeremy McGrath (Han); 2. Mike Kiedrowski (Kaw ); 3. Larry Ward (y am); 4. Mike LaRocco (Kaw); 5. Do ug Henry (Hon); 6. Ryan Hughes (Kaw~ 7. Mike Craig (Hon~ 8. Kyle Lewis (Yam); 9. Jeff Emi g (Ya m ); 10. John Dowd (Ya m); 11. Bri an Swi nk (Hon); 12. Bu d dy A nt u nez (H an); 13. Phil La wre nce (Ka w ); 14. Fre d e r ic Ba iley (Ya m); 15. La rry Brooks (Yam ); 16. Ezra Lu sk (5uz ); 17. Steve Lamson (Ha n ); 18. Tod d DeHoo p (H a n ); 19 . Je ff De me nt (KTM ); 20 . Damon Huffman (Suz). Time: 20 min., 21.91 st.'C. 250« SU P ERC ROSS SE R I ES C ' SH IP POI NT ST A N D I N G S (A fte r 1 o f 15 round s ): 1. Je re my McGrath (25/1 win) ; 2. Mike Kied rowski (22); 3. Larry Ward (20); 4. Mike LaRocco (18); 5. Doug Henry (16~ 6. Rya n Hugh es (15); 7. Mik e Cra ig (14); 8. Kyle Lewis (13); 9. Jeff Em ig (12); 10. John Do wd (11); 11. Brian Swink (10); 12. Buddy An tun e z (9); 13. Ph il La wre nce (8); 14. Fred er ic Bolley (7); 15. Larry Broo ks (6); 16. Ezra Lusk (5); 17. Steve Lam son (4); 18. Tod d De Hoop (3); 19. Jeff Dem ent (2); 20. Damon Huffman (1). 125cc EASTERN REGION SE R IE S C' SH I P POINT STANDINGS (After 1 o f 10 round s) : 1. Tim Fe rry (25 / 1 win ); 2. Mickael Pichon (22); 3. Kev in Windham (20); 4. Jam,. Dobb (IB); 5. Mike Brown (16); 6. Dav ey . Yezek (15); 7. Jim Neese (14); 8. Barry Carsten (13); 9. Ty Wa llace (12); 10. Nat han Ramsey (11); 11. Bill Wa llin (10); 12. Je ff C u rry (9); 13. Andre Pen e (8 ); 14 . Je ff Tentier (7); 15. Mike Tread well (6); 16. Robbi e Skaggs (5); 17. Tony Lorusso (4); 18. Terry Parsons (3); 19. James E cke l (2); 20. Greg Rand (1). Upcoming Rounds : Round 2: Minneapolis, Minnesota - Janua ry 21 Round 3: Anaheim, Califom ia - Jan uary 2S .. . Bri ~fl ~.....'... - - _ ---------,.~..,. . . . .,_ . . As· if he needed any help dept.: Je remy McGrath went out and hired Gary Semics as a trainer prior to the openi ng roun d: "It's more o'f a physical fitness deal," McGrath explained . "It's diet and things like that. He's also worked on some of my technique. It's really just fine tuning. Like the tennis stars and their coaches - you just need a lill ie fine tuning sometimes." . . . March . The U.S. suoercrcsssertes is 'still seeking a series sponsor for ' 1995, so when Hale was asked if Axo 'might have plans of perhaps becoming the series sponso r, he replied, "We're certa inly looking into ' the possibility.. l' rn really happy the 'w ay things worked out tonight and . working with Bill West. The whole deal (becoming the event sponsor) came up quickl y, and we certainly enjoyed the exposure. We (Axo) . even buat the podium .tor tonight's race." There was plenty of secrecy in the Honda pits at Orlando. For most of the day , the Red Riders' pits were basically off iimitsto camera s and on-lookers. The bikes. as well as the ir entire pit area , was concea led by plastic tarps that hung down from the team's awn ing . Rumors say the New KTM factory recruitTony Ama radio had to work harder than most in.his' efforts just tei qualify for the program . Since t he' Californian didn't : team was testing special ca rburetors on their CR250s, but no one at Honda would say for sure . One thing we do know is that the entire faccontest the enti re series last year , he didn't score enough points to allow him to move directly to the qualifying heats; forcing him to run the ' tory team was using wo rks Showa suspension components. An interesting deve lopment cons idering that. for the first time , the entire 1995 propreliminary heat races . Arnaradio's KTM ' seized in his first attempt to . . 'qualify, but .his team changed the top' end quickly enough for him to ' duction line of CRs comes 'stock with Kayaba units, " start and win the final elimination heat. Amaradio, however, failed to ' qualltY for the final.'"ln the semi I came up a little short on a double and ' Orlando also' marked the debut 'of Honda' i~am manager Wes McCoy;' though his tenure as the replacement for the departed Dave. Arnold is ~ tweaked my wrists ," Amaradio said. "I blew ~ and I couldn't ride the Lca, I'm still optimistic 'about the' series , Supercross is siill a little new ' only temporary . McCoy , who served as the .company's ATV team manto me." . . ' ..., . . . ". . . .,.. . ' . . . ager in the mid-SOs, will run the .team until a perm anent team manager is hired. Due to the hiring freeze at Honda , existing employees will have first shot at the "job before racing depa rtment mana ger Gary MatherS is Amaradio was .one of' the .last riders to sign a faciory contract fOr the allowed to look elsewhere. To ' further complicate ' things in the Honda 1995 MX season, the former privateer Kawasaki rider benefitti ng from a .falling out between KTM and Jeff Curry. As a result of the last-rninute i compound , parts man J.C. Wateihou se was recentlyterminated. i leaving the team in a lurch with more than just the' team manager position. deal, Arnaradio had very little testing time on his new KTM mount prior ·. to the opening round of the U.S. Supercross Series. .This became very .' "Gary' Martini is handling the parts,". MatherS explained in Orlando.'"He repl aced J.C ..when we termi nated him 10.da ys ago. The thing with . evident .when Amaradio climbed aboar d .his bike just before practice, Dave (Arno ld) we were expecting because he was just burned out. The started it, then ' looked up at his m echanic ' and asked , "Which waydo thing with J.C. was a surprise; he w as the best employee I've ever had you turn the gas on?" He was referring to the bike's fuel petcock. '. ·. . . at Honda. But everybo dy has jumped in and helped us, includ ing the vendors : Some of .the spares didn'tarrive until today (Saturday)." The surpr ise of ihe final in 'the open ing laps was KTM's Jeff Dement. Dement ran n ear the front for the' first few laps befo re getting 'tired. ."1. Nowthat Camel and R.J. Reynolds are no longe r a part of the superstarted pretty good ," the first-year 250cc man said . "Speed is not a cross senes.nenner is the yeiloW-on-blue number plate that used to be pro blem , my condit ioning is. My tongue was in the sproc ket. My goal is worn bytne def end ing supercross Champ ion ', su ch as th e cu rren t" top 10 and a podium by my hometown race - the Houston Supercross. I defende r Jeremy McGrath . Instead, 'McGrath's Honda carri es'the Same ·had two ligament surgeries (on his knees) and have been off a bike for seven months . I only rode the bike one week befo re Orlando ." Demenl .btack-on-white color scheme ali do all of the rest of the 250Cc class bikes . : thus picking out the champ ion j rom the other 19 bikes on the . . . . ·ended up finishing tsth. track was made more difficult. . 'Te~';'; Hondal1-S00-Collect's' Stev~ t.i.~son had a forgettable night in ' .<;lrlando, finishing' a lap behind in .t7th place after injuring himself during . Mi ke laROcco was' testing a windproof , water-resistant , yet breathable jersey at Orlando. The material was made by the same people who a midweek practice crash : :Lastweek I cased a big triple and smashed .my chest .into the bars and tweaked both of my wrists," Lamson said: "I . make Gore- Tex . .but the Wind Stopper fabric used to construct the js r-. sey is thinner and is "twice" as breathable as regular Gore- Tex, accord- . didn't ride all week and I was hoping to be.okay. It hurt like hell tonight. I think a rib is broken and I'm going to the hospita l: I started good; but got . ing to MS Racing's Lisa Tetherton , laRocco tried ~ out for the first time during practice and liked it enough to wear it during his heat race and tang led .with .(Jeff) Emig in tum one. Then my ches t started to hurt so main event. If all goes well , MS Racing will selilhis "Gore-Tex " jersey in bad - some how I bent a fork tube. It was very hard to breathe ." the near future . However, it won'tbe cheap . The' suggested retail price -$90 . Five-time National Enduro Champion -Three-time Supercross Champ ion Jeff Stanton 'was' in attendance at" will be approximately $SO Randy Hawkins will be testing the jersey for off-road use a s well. Orlando and enjoy ing his 'new role as an "advisor" for Team Hoiidall ~ SO O-Collect. Stanton . who retired 'tast year at the and otthe season , ' . Greg Albertyn ·sported the number 111 on his works Suz uki 'at Ortanwas quite happy hanging out in the pits and signing autograp hs tor his fans. When.asked if he felt strange not suiting up and 'racing, he simply ' do: and will use that number throughout theyear. P rinted inside each of the number ones on his jersey were the numbers '125 ;250, 250, signify~ .sald, ."No, .I'm glad they're doing ·it. and I'm not People said I'd have a ' hard time adjusting, saying that once' you have thaI competitive drive ing each of his thre.eWorld Championship tilles. . ins ide you _if never~Jeaves .' _· But I'm ,having 'no problem s adjusting at ·all. . .. 'I've been playing basketba ll 'twice a week , 'riding' bicycles, working out . Two- tiriJe J~pan National MX Champ'ion Ronnie.Tiche~or ~as' a' spec: '.and just having fun . I'm really happy" My brother-in-law has an excava- . tator at Orlando. He plans on returni ng to Japan in March to defend his ' lion business and I work heavy equipme nt for him; I like doing that. It ' title, but will be keeping busy in'theStates before leaving. "I plan on rid- . ..keeps me busy, I'don't like sitting around and not doing anything·.:l'lIbe · ing the rest of the (Florida) Winle r (MX) . Series , r ace the Gainesv ille going to 26 events ' this year, including five dual sport rideS'a nd all the ' National and Dayton a Supercross ," said Tich·enor. "It feels good to be '. major amateur (MX) eventl;. So .you 'll see me at places like 'Loretta . . back home,.but I. kind of wish I was racing here tonight, although .1don't Lynn 's." . . . really.miss supercross too much." Wh en asked what one of the biggeSt . . " . . diffe rences between racing in Japan :and the U.S. was; .Tiche nor.sai d i . Erik Kehoe .also returned. to the racing scene at Orlando: Last July, ·;The fans.. One of the funny things is that in Japan, the fans give you ' ·Kehoe crash ed at a 25Oci: National and broke three vertebrae in his · : things..Here; the fans want you to give them this and that, like goggles upper back : He had to have the dama ged verteb rae fused together and and jerseys, then they turn around and run away . Over there they give ' .. . still has two rods in his ·back. Kehoe is' now the team manager forthe " you stuff. It's kinda weird." ·' Ohio-based' Honda of TroY'racing team and no longer competes 'on the . . . 'AMA Supercross .0r NationaJ" MX circuits . However, he .did attempt to " Another famous face in the 'crowd was former 125 and 250cc MX World race a supercross in Germany it week before the Orlando SX. "As socin Champion Trampas Parker: ' Parker and new factory KTM team rider as I got to'Germany, I woke upwith .the chickenpox and I couldn 't race . .J eff Dement have been training .and riding toQether as of late "which . I was .so pissed ." Kehoe did say that he'll compete in "fun" events , such obviously paid off for Dement , who qualified for the 25Oci: feature and 'as the Mammoth Mountain MX and selected Over 30 races. . finished ·l 9th. Parker plans to return to the GP circu~ later on.to com pete in the 500cc class in hopes of pulhng off a World Titl. hat trick: ' e 'Another in attendance was Billy Liles , .who ha~ bee n co ntesting the ' The injury to Robbie Reynard's shoulder could .very.w'ell .e nd his superGrand Pnx cirCUit in Europe for nearly a decad e, However, It looks as cross effort for 1995. Accord irig to 'his fatherituner, Robert Reynard: thou gh Liles won't be returning to Europe for the 1995 series. "If I got a .good offer and have a chance to win the SOOcc (Wortd) Champ ionsh ip : "Robbie had surgery on the same shoulder in Septembe r, and I don't' title , I'd go - but I've had no offers yet," said Liles. "Right now I'm work-. want to keep going through this. I want ~ (the shoulder) fixed. I'd just as .ing with Technosel here ·in th.e U.S., working directly with the Italians , .soon write off supercro ss and just concentrate on the (125cC) Nationals. He has been working so hard, practic ing and training during the off-se aI'd also like to run a motocro ss school , .including a special cla ss for . guys who are about to tum pro - to teach guys what it's really like being . son and now this. It's really frustrating." pro , Things that .' didn't learn until I was 27. I'd just like to give some; ·thing back to the sport. Hey ; I've got to look to the future; I've got a . . Fren'c'hman Frederic Bolley made the long trip to Orlando :' He competwife and a four -year -old daughter to think about." Liles also said he ed inthe.250cc class and finished a respectable 14th. Yamaha (U.S.) plans on competing at the Loretta Lynn's MX in Te nnessee in Augu st, ' gave Bolleya bike to ride and a spot in the team 's pits, right alongside Jeff Emig, Kev!"n Windh am and John Dowd's new blue and white col - . where he'll com pete in the 30+ and 250cc A Classes. Liles now makes his home 'in Mo rga nton , North Carolina : Dur ing his tourot"dutY in . ore d fac tor}" bikes . However ,Bolley brought along his own plastic , Europe'; Liles .and his' family lived in Italy". ·Before that he IivBd in Geor- .' decking his bike out in the b lack, red 'and Yellow.colors of his regular ' .. . . . . . . Chesterfield team colors . Bolley will ride the firSt five round s of the U.S. ·!iia. ·· Supercross Se ries be fore returning to Europe and the 250cc ' G P ' '. The iitleSPO~Sor f~r the' Orland6 ' event .w~s Axo Sportswea~, WhiCh ' Series. certa inly made the flagmen'on the track happy as each was' given trick. . . . 'Iooking Axo racing' jerseys. They were obviously the most stylish flag- ' Honda 'mounted Buddy Antunez was the top' finishi ng, 'full-on privateer at Orlando. Antunez, from ·Moreno Valley, California; quali fied for the ' men the series has ever seen . According to Axo President" J im 'Hale; ·his company will also be the t~le ' sponsor for the Charlotte and Atlanta ' 250cc feat ure via a fourth-pla'ce finish in the first semi. Antunez went on . . to .finish 12th in the main ·event.· · · Siip ercrosses , .as well .as the' Gainesville 125/250cc MX Nati onal in . . . . " ', . 11

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