..SUPERCROSS' Round 2: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
. U Supercross series .
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By Chris Jonnum
Photos by Kinney Jones
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, JAN. 21
looking California,
And feeling Minnesota.
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he weather outsid e was frightfu l,
but w ith in th e cozy confin es o f
the Metrodome, the climate was
more reminiscen t of typ ical conditions ba ck hom e for Southern Californi an s Jerem y M cGrath a n d Dam on
Huffman . And the action called to mind
ima ges of last year's racing. as the "Minne sota Twi ns" once again romped to
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the only riders to have wo n supercross
C mai ns in the facility - though thi s wa s
ca admittedly only the seco nd such even t
2 hosted by the Twin Cities.
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McGr ath ' s v icto ry wa s the m ore
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dominant, as the defending champ was
~ . never head ed in backing up his seriesopening win of seven days earlier. The .
Team Honda /l -BOO-Colleet pilot put his
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Skip orfolk-tu ned CR250 int o tum one
ahead of the pack, and tha t' s where it
stayed for 20 laps - despite the fact that
. Mike LaRocco had en joyed a rare stro ng
ge taway. Last year's top two riders circu lated the first lap in close forma tion,
h in tin g a t a much-a n ticip a ted s h owd own. Bu t it was not to b e. McGr ath
sim ply rode away from everyone, actually lapping up to sixth place before the
checker ed flag put a merciful end to the
roul.
(Above) Despite sub-freezing
temperatures. a near-sell-out crowd of
55,723 was on hand.
(Right) Jeremy McGrath celebrates after
utterly dom inating every lap of the main . It
was his 21st win .
