Doug's new stick
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Wome n' s T eam Stad ium-Cross Champ ionsh ip Seri es took place during one
o f the i n term is sion s, an d M arylan d 's
A m ber Hughes led eve ry lap to tak e h er
second win i n a row. H ughes was foll ow ed by M i n neso t a' s Sh elly Ka rin,
while Jodie H ollow double-jumped her
w ay to thir d.
" I' rn still n ervou s, bu t I'm g ettin g
used to it," said Hughes. "I ' m sta rti n g
to feel goo d ."
Th e " most effo rt" award, h owever,
w en t to Bob Shea ly . After his d au gh ter
Kristy squeezed in an extra p r acti ce session at a loca l track, Bob was b ringing
her bike to the stad i u m w hen h is tru ck
broke d ow n . Rather than give up, h e
unloaded the KX125 and rode d o wn the
805 fr eeway w i th no h el m et , b ring i n g
th e bike to th e line just in ti m e for the
r ace. U nfortu na tely, th e KX seized on
th e start line.
Shealy slip ped o u t of the top 10 i n
th e p o int standi n g s as a re sult. Ka n n
lead s H ollow in th e series, 105-93.
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Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California
Results: February 11, 1995 (Round 5 of
15)
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125 H EAT t (6 la p s , t o p 9 t r a n sfe r) : 1. C ha d
Pederson (Ho n); 2. Craig Dec ke r (Suz); 3. Ryan H ughes
(Kaw ); 4. Tom Clowers (Hon ); 5. Rusty Holland (Suz) ;
6. Brian Deegan (Ho n); 7. Cory Keeney (Yam); 8. Ray
Cru mb (Han); 9. Jeff Willoh (Kaw); 10. Donald Upton
(Suz); 11. Ju a n Ra mo n Mor ales (Yam); 12. Fo rr est
Transue (Hon); 13. Oscar Lanz a (Han); 14. To ny Graves
(He n): 15. Jim my Lavorct (Ho n); 16. Shawn Hig hla nd
(Suz); 17. Er ick H ilt on (Hon); 18. A ngelo ln gr a nd e
(Ho n); 19. Ryan Hu ffman (Ho n); 20. Jeff Pes tan a (Hon) .
Time: 7 m in ., 34.50 sec.
125 HE AT 2 (6 lap s , top 9 tra nsfe r): 1. David
Pin g re e (Suz); 2. Damo n H u ffm an (Su z ); 3. Shane
Trittler (Suz); 4. Scott Sheek (Suz); 5. Jaso n McCorm ick
(Han); 6. Mic hael Brandes (Ka w) : 7. Chris Wheeler
(Suz); 8. Mike Metzger (Yam); 9. Jason Partridge (Suz); '
10. Ped ro Go nzalez (Yam); 11. Casey Johnson (Kaw);
12. Chad Sma njak (Ha n); 13. Lex Ma lan (Suz); 14. Jaso n
Frene tte (Kaw ); 15. Bria n Roth (Han); 16. Dan Ulven
(Kaw): 17 . Ryan Ragla nd (5 uz); 18 . Ted Ca m pbell
(Yam); 19. Jeff. Hedden (Han); 20. G reg Schne ll (Suz) .
T ime: 7 min., 21.22 sec.
125 LCQ (4 laps, top 4 trans fer): 1. Casey Johnson
(Kaw); 2. An ge lo Ingrande (Han); 3. Brian Roth (Ho n);
4. Jeff Pest an a (Han); 5. Jason Frenette (Kaw); 6. G reg
Sch ne ll (Suz ); 7. Dan Ulven (Kaw); 8. Cha d Sma njak
(Han); 9. Ryan Rag land (Suz); to. Jua n Ramon Morales
(Ya m); 11. For rest Transue (Han ); 12. To ny G raves
(Han); 13. Dona ld Upto n (Suz ); 14. Sha wn Highla nd
(Suz); 15. Lex Mala n (5uz ); 16. Jim my Lav or a (Han);
17. Jeff Hedden (H a n ); 18. Pedro Gonzalez (Yarn ); 19.
Ted Campbell (Yam ); 20. Erick Hil ton (Han); 21. Osca r
Lanza (Han); 22. Ryan Huffman (Han).
T ime: 5 min ., 1.46 sec.
125 MAIN (15 l.apsh 1. Damon Huffman (Suz); 2.
Cra ig Decker (Suz); 3. Ryan H ughes (Kaw); 4. David
Pingree (Kaw); 5. Cha d Pederson (Han); 6. Scott Sheak
(Suz); 7. Cory Keene y (Yam); B. Casey John",n (Kaw) ;
9 . Jeff Willoh (Kaw); 10. Ra y Cru mb (Han ); 11. Tom
Clow e rs (Han) ; 12 . Je ff Pes tana (Han) ; 13 . Mike
Metzger (Yam) ; 14. Bria n Deegan (Han) ; 15. Michael
Brandes (Ka w ); 16 . Ch ris Whee le r (Su z); 17 . Ja son
Partridge (Suz ); 18. Brian Roth (Ha n); 19. Shane Trittl er
(Suz); 20. Ange lo Ingrand e (Han); 21. Jason McCormick
(Han); 22. Rusty Ho lland (Suz ).
T ime: IS-m in., 5.13 sec.
125
H ught. s (90); 4. Jam ie Pamintuan (87); 5. Ca rina Chinen
(86); 6. Ta mi Rice (81); 7. Bonni e Wa rch (68); 8. Deb bie
Ma tthews (66); 9. LL..a Henderson (54); 10. Ca le Webb
(52).
Upcoming Rounds:
. Round 6 - Atlanta, Georgia, February 25
Round 7 - Daytona Beach, Florida, March 11
eam Honda /l -800-Collect's Doug
H en ry (righ t) raced with the added
sup port of new friend Sunny Garcia (left), the number-three ranked professiona l surfer in the world. T he two
m et t h rough T odd Hicks, a mu tual
friend at Fox Racing, and Henry hung
out with Ga rci a on a trip to Hawaii this
fall. G ar cia, w ho ow ns sever al motorcycles, rode with Henry and tau ght him to
surf, an d he flew out to see the 125cc
Nati onal MX champ co m pete i n San
Diego, bringing along a special gift - a
7'6 " Blue H awaii su rf board.
When ask ed if Henry was as good in
t he wa te r as he is o n a b ike, Gar cia
r epli ed, "He' s go t good b al ance; he
stood up o n the f i rs t w ave . Besi d es,
surfing is all abou t fun, jus t li k e riding.
I look like a kook on a bike, but I have a
goo d time, n o m atte r wh at anyo ne
say s."
"He too k m e motocrossing and trail
rid ing w hen I wa s o v er there, " said
Henry, " so I'm going to take him riding
tomorrow."
Henry' s m echanic Pete Steinbrecher, who d escribed Garcia as the "John M cEnroe
of surfing," sai d that while in Hawaii, Henry went to watch Gar cia surf in a contest.
"Sun ny was thinking about trying not to qualify so he and Doug could go riding," .
sai d Steinbrecher, "Today, when Doug got the board, he said, 'Maybe I sh ould n't
qualify and we can go surfing."
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stuff." Reynard 'expects ·to return for the
. Gainesville,.Florida, Natiof)al MX opener. :
. To honor the 50th a~niversa"rY of the Battle' of
In honor of football's AFC ·Champion·the San
two.Jirna, race promoter MTEG .staged an
Diego: Cha rg ers ; . · the . NCYIPrimal
impressive openinqcerernony. complete.with
tmpui se/vamaha squad . based ·tn nearby . a U.S. Marine Corps marching band; ari ear· Escondido, outfitted team riders Pedro Gon- .splitting pyrotechnic display and a re-enactzalez and Mike Metzger in blue helmets with : ment.of the planting of the American flag: For '
lightning bolts . .The Chargers, who play in . the introduction. of-!eremy McGrath; the
· Jack Murphy Stadium.. wearsimilar helmets. . champ was driven into .the stadium 'on top of
an armored personnel carrier. The only glitch
'Just lncaseyou werewondarinq, Jeremy .occurred ·when the waist-mounted battery
MCGrath isn't the only rider capabie otper-. pack to.McGrath's helmet mic fell offwhile he·
forming his patented nac-nac. Those paying . ·.was .doing a lap for the crowd; .. . ..
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attention to the Saturday afternoon practice ' .
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"s e sst on noticed none ot her than :Mi k e· . In an ernbarrassinq display remlnlsce ntot
Kiedrowski plJlling the man euve r over a ' . ' Jean-Michel Bayle's yea rs in .the U.S:,.the .
··triple. "I had some friends down here. and .34,55~-strong . crowd booed loudly whe n
· they.said they heard 1 was' doing it at home; . Frenchman Frederi~ BolI~y won the second ·
said Kiedrowski, normany known for his lack . 250Cc serru, When .lnterviewed on the podi of flashy antics. "I figufed I'd doone tor them : u":l " an undaunted · Bo lle y sa id - t hat he
to show them I could: . . . . .
.. ' . . enjoyed racing in the States: Oddly enough, a
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few boo birds were also heard serenading the
Despite th e fact that their bikes 'come stan- normally popular Jeremy McGrath. .
.dar d w ith Ma rzocch iconv entional. for ks, '
Team KTM riders Tony Amaradio and Jeff Like Anaheiin: the sa~ 'Diego race featured
·Dement have been using inverted WP units ..' an interm is sion .tribute to the legef)ds of .
in the stadium races. The riders find the stock . supercross. Among those present to be hon -:
fork too Ilexy and soli for supercross, but plan · ored .were Jeff .Ward, Brac. Glover, Marty ·
to use the 'Zokes outdoors. ·
·
Tripes, Marty Smith , Gary Semics: Gary
Jones; Tommy· Croft and crowd Iavcrite '
Fo·rmer 1·2 & ': National MXChampion R~n ·: Rick Johns.on. SWed
.ish GP contender JorLechien showed .up to race at · his home. . gen . N il sson , .who· was tempora~ly paralyzed
track, but crashed ona double j ump during . in a crash two years .ago, joined several ·of
practice and brokehis. lett wrist and tiyper - !heother legends·in a .noticeably un-sedate
extended his right kn ee ,' Lechien 'returned ': parade lap".around the track, .
:from the hospital to watch the race. · . . .
Ina deal struck during the ;"eek before race ,
' Soui h .African·.lan ·Harrison , mechanic to .day, Parts Unlimited signed on to join Duncountryman Greg Albertyn,was married to . lopas .a sponsor for the remainder cttne.
·girlfriend Penny. Ralph on February 6. .And ·.series.. Nelther company is a title sponsor....:
: where did the s acred, emotion al ceremony
take' place? A drlve-throuqh chapel in Las . Gatorz sponsored a disco-t heme post-race
· Vegas, of course. '
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. party at a 'near by" Club .ca lled The Coach .
.House , arid severa l riders and 1·eam members .were· oo hand. One of the few to dress ·
. Ezra Lusk was ~. no-sho~ in San Diego·after
·undergoing arthroscopic surgerY during tha . appropriately w as :Jerem y Mc Grat h , who
week. Lusk had li urt his ankle in a crash with .' was decked out in a tight .shirt arid bell-bo!- .
John Dowd at the Orlando opener.. and a tomed pants. Most agreed that McGrath, who..
bone chip which had been overlooked in· the ' also had his·hair greased back for the.occainitial diagnosis was· recently discovered. "He · . siori ; is a· balle r rid er th a·n he is a disco '
.should be .back for Atlanta: said Team Suzu-· · dancer. .
ki rpanager Roger DeCoster. .
Greg Albertyn iinished 13th in the main after
·'After jokingthat"he had "put him to ~Ieep to· . crashing ·on lap saven: "1 went over a jump,
:e nd·.. hi s · mis er y," Robbie Reynard 's ' and I gUess the flag 'man must have been
· father/mechanic Robert Reynard Sr. report-· . busy trying to help (Jeff) Dement; said Alber-··
.
ed that his son· is healing well from shoulder · .. tyn.. "I couldn 't do anything, and I ran right
surgery . The youn ger Reynard injured the·· into his .bike: After remounting and gettin·g
wing in ·a crash at Orlando,. though a faulty . lapped by McGrath.·Albertyn speeded up and
job on a previous surgery appears to be the · matched the champ's pace until the finish.
real culprit. "The doctor used a suture that
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would have been fine for someone normal, .. Orlando 125cc w inner Tim Fer ry contested .
but it Came untied in the crash: said Reynard .. the 250cc class for 1he seco nd .time in his
Sr . "The guy who did the second jo b is a
career:.but a semi-r~ce .crash ·kept him from'·
.sports doctor: and he used soma really stiff
qualIfying for the main.
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