Suz uki i nto th e l ead and never look ed
bac k. T he d efend i n g 125cc W estern
Regi onal Su pe rcross Cham p ion simply
b lew eve rybody aw ay.
" I jus t wan t to win eve ry one of th ese
t hi ngs," sa i d H u ff m an . " Ge tti n g th e
ho les ho t r ea lly h elped , some t h i ng I
don't d o v~ ry often . I'm ve ry d eterm in ed ri ght n o w an d I' m
g oi ng to d o wha tev er it tak es
to win."
H u g h es h ad hi s cha nce
ea rly i n t h e r ace, bu t j us t
co u ld n' t hang with Huffman .
" I've be
en start i ng off th e races
too slo w lat el y," sai d Hughes.
" I wa s a little bit ti ght at first
then I loo sened u p . 1 h ad trou bles w ith la pp ers a co u p le of
times. Th er e isn't m u ch to talk
abou t w hen y ou get second ."
D eck er made things a little
i n teresti ng a couple of times by
ch allengi ng Hugh es for seco nd
ea r ly, and ag ain l at e in th e
r ace. " W e wer e b an g ing b ars
fo r a w h ile at first, th e lappers
got i n th e w ay and I co u l d n' t
ju m p the triples," said D eck er.
" That' s w hen Ry an started gett i n g away . I st ar ted to catch
him agai n l a t er o n but was
agai n held up by lappers."
Fi nish i ng a dis tant fo u rth
wa s Su z u k i' s D av i d Pingree,
w h i l e CY / Primal I mpulse /
Yamaha team ri d er Pedro Gonzalez rounded ou t the top five.rx
Tim e: 7 min., 56:48 sec.
250 H EAT 2 (S I..ps, 4 rid e rs t r..n sf er j: 1. jeremy
McG rath (Honk 2. Larry Ward (Yam) ; 3. Dou g H enry
(Hon); 4-. Greg Albertyn (Su z ); 5. Ph il Law re nce (Kaw );
6. Shaun K.11os (Suz); 7. Jeff Emig (Yam ); 8. Kyle Lewis
(Yam); q. Doug Dubach (Ya m); 10. Mickeal Pi ch on
(Kaw); 11. Larry Brooks (Yam); 12. Mike Fish""r (Kd \\-");
13. Jeff Dement (KTM); 14. Oiff Pa lme r (Ho n); 15. jean Seba stien Roy (Han); lb. Rich Taylor (H en ): 17. Rusty
Holland (Suz); IS. Larry Linkog le (Ha n); Ig. Yus a ku
Kebo t.. (Yam); 20. Spud WaIters (5uz).
TIm e: 7 min., 42.38 sec .
2SOSEM I 1 (6 I.. ps, 5 riders tra ns ferj: 1. Ezra Lusk
(Left ) Yamaha's Jeff Emig (6) and Suzuki's Ezra Lu sk fought for third;
Emig came out on top, Lusk on the ground. Here, Emig leads Mike
laRocco just before laRocco crashed.
(Above) Honda's Steve Lamson (5) passes a fallen Doug Henry , while
McGrath prepares to att ack.
'Briefl
Anaheim Stadium
Anah eim, Californ ia
Results: January 28, 1995
(Round 3 of 15)
125 H EAT 1 (6 1011'S. to p 9 t r oln sfer ): 1.
Fr e-de rtc Via Ill' (Kaw); 2. Ryan H u g he s
(Kcw): 3 . Brian Deega n (Hon): 4 . Co ry
Keeney (Ya m) ; 5. Sco tt Sbeak (Su z); b.
C h ad Pederson (Han) ; 7. Craig Deck...r
II!
(Suz); 8. Ryan Hu f fman (Hon); 9. Mi k e
Cha mberlain (Hon): 10. jason McConnick
(Ha n); 11. Mi cha el Bra ndes (Kaw); 12.
Rus ty Holl an d (5 uz); 13. De an Ma tso n
(K.1w) ; 14. Mik e Me tzger (Yam); lS. Brian
Roth (Hon); 16. For re t Trans ue (Hon); 17.
s
Jimmy I..<1V
OrO (Hon); 18. Sebastien Torte lli
(Kaw ): 19. Ma rlo Pain ter (Ho n ); 20. Sp ud
walters (5u z ).
T ime: 6 min ., 6.65 Sl.>C.
125 H EAT 2 16 lap s, top 9 tra n sre r): 1. Da mo n
H u ffma n (S ua): 2. Da vid P ing ree (K.1W); 3 . Pe dro
Go nzalez (YOl m) ; 4. ROlY Crumb (H o n); 5. Jeff Pes ta na
(Hen]: 6. Je ff Witlo h (K.1w); 7. Sha ne Tri tt ler (5 uz ); 8.
Osca r La nza (Ho n); 9. G reg Sch ne ll (5 u;I:) 10. Travis
;
Pre ton (5uz ); 11. Jdson Norton (K aw ): 12. Erik H ilton
s
(H a n); 13. Ch r is w h eel e r (Suz): 14. C h ad 5wa njak
(Ho n); 15. Jua n Ramon Mo rales (Yam ); 16. Danny Ulve n
(K.1. ); 17. He a th Vos s (Hon); 18. Brand on Lacey {Kaw ]:
w
I g. A n tho ny Pocorob ba (5 uz); 20. Tommy C low e rs
(Hon).
Time: 6 mi n; 1.63 Sl..'C.
125 LCQ (4 tap s, top 4 Ir~n srer) : 1. Dean Ma tson
(Ka w); 2. S. To rt l"l1i (Kaw); 3. C. Wh eel er (5 uz); 4. J.
Lavo rci (H an ); 5. Erik Hil ton (Ho n ); 6. Rusty H olland
(5 uz); 7. Trav is Preston (5uz); 8. juan Rem on Mo rales
(Ya m) ; 9. Mike Met zger (Ya m) ; 10. Forrest T ra n su e
(Han); 11. Brian Lacey (Ka w); J2 . Mich ael Bra ndes
(Kaw); 13. Heath VO!>.... (l Ion); 14. Glad Sw anja k (Ho n);
15. J olSllO No rton (Kaw); 16. Anthon y Poco rob ba (Stu);
17. Marlo Pai nter (lion); 18. Brian Roth (Han ); 19. Jaso n
McCo rmick (Bo n) ; 20. To mm y Clowers (Ha n) ; 2 1.
Da nny Ulve n (Kaw); 22. Spu d Wal te rs (Suz).
Time: 4 min, 6.52 sec .
125 ~tAI :"l (15 l.Jp !;): 1. Damo n Hu ffman (Suz); 2Ryan H ughes (1<.lw); 3. C raig Decker (Suz); 4. Da vid
'.
Pingn.-e (Suz); 5. Pe-dro Go nzalez (Yam); 6. Jeff Will oh
(Ka w) ; 7. Cory Keene y (Y"m ); 8. Fed ... Via l1 (Kaw); 9.
·ric
e
Ch ad P...
-derson (Hon); 10. Scott ShCdk (Suz); 11. G reg
Sch ne ll (Suz); 12. Ray Cr u mb (l Ion); 13 . Je ff Pes ta na
(Hon); 14. Jim my Lav ore (lion); 15. Sebastien Tortelli
(Ka w); 16. 5ha ne Trittl~ ($uz); 17. Chris \Vheder (Suz);
18. Osc a r La nz a (Hem ); 19. Ry an Hu Um an (H an) 20.
Dea n Ma tso n ( Ka w); 21. Bri an D e e gan (Han) ; 22.
r 1in
M iChe1t.'1Ch a m bt.· 1. (f lo n).
Time: 14 min., 46.66 st'C.
125 WESTERN REGIONAL SU I'ERCROSS SERIES
PO INT STANDINGS (Aft er 2 of 10 ro un ds): I. Damo n
Hu ffm a n (50/ 2 w in s) ; 2. (TIE) C ra ig D e cker /Ryan
Hught.-s (38); 4. D.w id Ping n -e (33); 5. Ped ro Gonzalez
(30); 6. (fiE) Cory K",nov /Chad Pode rso n (23); 8. Gn.-g
Schnd l (16); 9. k ff will oh (15); 10. ScO ta (Han) ; 12. M ike
Chamberlain (Ho n); 13. Ron It.-chien (Yam ); 14. Masa ya
'
... Kohdshi (l Ion ); 16. G reg Tlrhei mer (Hon ); 17. Fredt.ri c
"
'
Balky (Yam ); 18. Jon H t.CId t.J1 (Hon); 19. Ma t Bateman
(Yam); 20. Ezra Lusk (Suz) .
•••
Despite being asked by his team managers
not to compete in order to give his injuries
more time to heal. Team Hondal l ·8oo·Colieers Steve Lamson raced anyway and finished an outstanding fourth. Lamson injured
his wrist, bruised some ribs and stretched ligaments in his sternum while practicing for the
series opener over three weeks ago. Lamson
didn't compete last week in Minneapolis. "I've
been going ·to Chapman University (Orange,
Califomia) for therapy and they've been doing
a great job ·with me: said Lamson afterward.
"They taped me up real good so my ribs had
,~~
~~ a lot of support. My onl y problem ton ight
wasn't from my injuries. but from not riding
the last three weeks. My arms pumped up
right away and I almost endoed one lap from
just being tired . I mean, I was wasted . so
tired. by about the ninth lap: Then I seemed
to get a second wind and smoothed out."
(Suz); 2. Mike Brown (Hon); 3. Tod d Dell oop (Ha n); 4.
Ja m es Dobb (H e n ): 5. Bud d y An tunez (lI on ); 6. Josh
Stee l (H o n ); 7. Mike Kied row sk i (Kaw); 8. Ta kateru
Atsu ta (l Io n ); 9. Masa ya Ko has hi (Han); 10. Frederi c
Boll ey (Yam ); 11. Mike Chamberlain (Hen): 12. Sha wn
W y nne (Hon ); 13. Ron Lc chi e n (Ya m ); 14 . G reg
Ttr he im er (Hon); 15. Mol t Batem a n (Yam); 16 . Jo n
H ed d en (Han).
Time: 5 min., 5752 sec .
250 SEM I 2 (6 lap s. 5 riders transf er): 1. Jd f Emig
(Ya m ); 2. Jeff Dement (KTM); 3. Kyle lew is (Yam); 4.
Do ug Dubach (Yam ); 5. Phil La w rence (Kaw); 6. larry
Brooks (Ya m) ; 7. M ile Fish er (Kaw); 8. Rich Ta yl o r
(Han ); 9. Oi ff Pa lm e r (Han); 10. Ieen -Sebas n cn Roy
(H a n ); 11. Mick ea l Picho n (Ka w ); 12. Rusty Ho lla nd
(5uz); 13. La"}' Linkogl c (Ha n); 14. Shaun Kalas (Suz) ;
15. Yusaku Kabo ta (Yam); lb. Spud welters (Suz) .
T ime: 5 min .. 54 .n~.
250 LeQ (6 b p s , 2 ri de r s tra n sfe r) : 1. M ike
Kied ro wski (K.1w); 2. Mickeal Pich on (Kaw); 3. larry
Brooks (Ya m ); 4. Rich Taylor (Han) ; 5. Sha un Kalos
(Su z ); 6. Cliff Pa lmer (Han); 7. Ron Lechien (yam); 8.
Masa ya Koha sh i (H on); 9. Iee n-Sebasnen Roy (Ho n); 10.
A ts uta Ta kat cru (Hon); 11. Josh Stee l (H on ); 12. larry
Linkogle (Han); 13 . M ike Fisher (Kaw); 14 . Sh awn
Wynn e (lion); 15 . M at Batema n ( Yam); 16 . M ik e
Chamberlai n (Han); 17. Jon Hedden (Han); 18. Greg
Tirbeimer (Han); 19. Frederic Belley (Y.lm); 20. Yusaku
Kabot a (Ya m); 2 1. Rusty H oll a nd (5 u7o); 22 . S p u d
Wa ltt.rs (Suz) .
°
Ti me: 5 min ., 54.25 SC'C.
250 MAI N (20 bps): 1. Jeremy McGrath (Ha n); 2.
La")' Ward (Yam); 3. Jdf Emig (Yam); 4-. $l evt> Lamson
(Han) ; 5 . Dou g H e n ry (Han); 6. Mi ke Kiedrow sk i
(KdW); 7. Joh n Do wd (Yam) ; 8. Mike laRocco (Kaw); 9.
Ezra Lusk (Suz ); 10. Brian Swink (Hon); 11. Jam t..>sDobb
(1Io n ); 12. G re g A lbe r tyn (5 uz ); 13. Mickea l Picho n
(Kaw ); 14. Mike Brow n (Hon); 15. Dou~ Dubach (Yarn );
16. Ky le Le w is (Yam ); 17. Todd De Boop (H a n ); 18.
Bud d y An tun...·z (Ho n); 19. Jeff De m ent (KTM); 20. Phil
L.. w n.'nce (Kaw ).
l
Ti me: 23 min., 45.52 St.'C .
250«
U.S.
SUPE RC ROSS
SERIE S
POI NT
STAN D INGS: 1. Jerem y McGrath (75 /3 w ins); 2. La rry
ocC'
Wa rd (62); 3. Mike Kiedrowsk i (55); 4. Mike L.1R o
(53); 5. loff Emig (48); 6. John Do wd (38 ); 7. Brian Sw in k
(lio n); 8. Doug H en ry (33); 9. Ezra Lusk (28); 10. Ph il
Law rence (24); 11. Stev e Lam son (22); 12. Ky le uwi s
(18); 13. (fIE) Tod d DcHoop / Buddy An 'u nez (16); 15.
Rya n Hught.S (15); 16. Mike Craig (14); 17. Jdf Oemt. nl
'
'
(11); 18. (TIE) Jam es Dubb / CIiH Palm t.·r (10); 20. G reg
Albe rty n (9).
Upcoming Rounds:
Round 4 - Seattle, Washington, February 4
Round 5 - San Diego, Califomia, February 11
Winning in Anaheim was a little bit more special for Jeremy McGrat h, who lives approxi-.
mately an hour south of the stadium in Murrieta. "All my friends are be re," said McGrath.
"I don't think there's anybody in Murrieta right
now, they're all here." And for good reason .
McGrath said. he spent $2200 In passes for
his lriends to attend the race - at least he·got
his money's worth.
.
You might think that Jeremy McGrath would
be rooting for the San Diego Chargers in the
Super Bowl the day follo wing the Anaheim
. Supercross. After all, he does live approximately 50 miles north of San Diego. "'No way, I'm a
4gers fan: said McGrath. "I was bom in San
Francisco, but moved out here when I was two:
It was a little tougher to chat with the·Team
Honda riders at Anaheim. Not only were journalists required to have to have a general pit
pass to get into the pits, but they had to obtain
a special pass to get into the Honda pit a rea.
According to team manager Wes McCoy ,
after an accident last year when a· pressurized
tank exploded in the Honda pits,' injuring atew .
people, they're trying to have more control"of
the area around their"pits: McCoy's position
as team man ag er is sti ll temporary , but
Honda's racing department manage r Gary .
Mathers said: "If he wants .the job, he's got tt.
We've got to make a decision soon."
South African Greg Albertyn wa s another
rider at A naheim r eturning from injuries. The ·
new factory Suzuki rider dislocated his shoulder.in a heat-race crash at Orlando and sat
out the Minneapolis Supercro ss last week.
Albertyn qualified for the feature by finishing
fourth in the second heat race. In the main
event, Albertyn started off in 100h and eventually finished 12th. "My shoulder felt fine: said .Former National 125cc MX Champion Ron
Lechi en competed at Anaheim . In his first
Albertyn. "I felt good . but 20 laps i s tough,
especiall y c oming bac k from an inj ury. I heal race , the "Dogger" wa s running in a
tran sfer position until washing out in a tum
crashed ear lier i n practice and that hurts
an d c rashing . A l ap late r, he sta lle d hi s
more than my shoulder. Basically, now I have
Yamaha in the same tum. From there, things
to worr y about gett ing my fit ne ss an d
.endurance. I've got the speed; I'm not woi - went downhill for Lechien - he finished 13th in
ried about that - I know I can hang with those the semi and seventh in the LCa • not high
enough to qualify for the feature.
guys, but it's just doing it lor 20 laps that 's the
problem."
Scott Goggle rep Bevo Forte said at Anaheim that the AMA has. in his words, "given
During intermission, Jeremy McG rath was
him 'a second chance" and he will again be
given the Mickey T ho m p s o n' Award of
th e team manager fo r the U .S . MX de s
Exc ellence . The annual award recognizes
Nations team. "They just told me ," said Forte.
the supercross racer who most embodies the
qualities of drive, fan appeal, true grit, deter'We'lI start a new winning streak this year."..
mination , professionalism , enthusiasm and .
Chrom·e is ba ck . T he Sp litF ire/P ro
on- and off-track contributions for the positive
CircuiVKawasaki .team bikes sported a trickgrowth of the sport. The first recipient of the
looking chrome finish on much of·their team
award was Jeff Stanton in 1989, followed by
bike s' plastic. According to team manager
Johnny O'Mara , Jean- Michel Bay le , Guy
Cooper (1992-93) and now McGr ath. "I' m
Mitch Payton , the process was done by
.
really surprised and honored: said McGrath.' famed helmet painter Troy Lee.
1 had no idea I was getting this award at an.
This means a lot to me."
. During an intermission, an all-women, three- ·
lap rac:e w'!s held on a shortened version·of
GP mcitocrosser Bader Manneh attended the the supercross ·course . Amber Hughes led
.Anaheim·Supercross bui decided ·not to su"it . · every lap to take.the win over Shelly Kaan .
up. "Yeah, I woul d've liked to but i.t you don't
·ride supe rcross all the time it's just not a · To make himseif even more noticeable on the
good idea going out there," he said. The Cali- track, Jeremy McGrath attached two blinking '
fornian recently signed a deal to campaign · red lights to his helmet. In· previous years ,
the 250cc GP circ uit on the ·Peps i Honda
when Camel was the series' title sponsor, the '
team . "Right now I'm the only rider on the
motorcycle .of the ' defending champion fealeam , but I think they're kioking for"another
tured an .eye-catching·yellow-on-blue number
rider."
plate.
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