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.M T C O S· OO R S . AMA 1251250Cc National C hampionship M otocrossSeries Round 3: High Point Raceway first moto win. Las t year, I had three moto wins in the World Championship. I was very disappointed after Hangtown, but today was good . I must be m ore co ns is te n t if I want to win this championship." Huffman came hom e a lonely third. "That could ha ve been worse," sa id Huffman, sh rugging hi s shou lders. "1 was m aking a lot of mi stakes, and I almost threw it away bi g a couple of times. I'm happy to have gained some points on Ryno, and I'm glad that I still have the points lead." Brown raced home fourth, unable to duplica te his first-rno to win. Lamson was fifth ahead of Reynard , who fell early in the race and abandoned his left glove. The ever-steady Craig Decker, Denny Step henson and Chad Pederson rounded out the top nine. After crashing in th e first turn , Hughes pu t in a fX respectable charge for 10th. h ill a n d then over the bars and into the woods," said Bradshaw, who was badly shaken. "1 think 1 landed on my head and bent my neck forward . I also pulled some groin muscles, I think." Like Bradshaw, Albertyn saw his moto come to a premature end. The factory Suzuki rider held down fifth for the first five laps, but coasted to a stop on lap six when the titanium rear axle on his RM250 snapped"T h a t poor guy has been having nothing but bad luck," said Albertyn's mechanic, Ian Harrison. Behind Dobb, Larry Brooks, Doug Dubach, Kevin Crine and Lawrence rounded out the top 10. 8 125cc Rain began to fall as the 12Scc riders took their warm-up lap, and as the race progressed, the downfall wou ld gain more and more force. Brown ripped the start and wa s shad owed by Huffman, Pichon, Su zuki support rider Scott Sheak, Ferry and Brian Deegan. Lamson gated poorly, and comp leted lap one in 10th. Brown pulled away initially, but was slowly but sure ly reeled back in by the pack. Sheak was on fire, and the native New Yo r ke r b lew p a st a sur p rised Huffman in the mec ha nics' turn for second. O nce into second, She ak was no t satisfi ed a nd went o n to r un down Brown, making the pass o n la p three. Brown fought back, tho ug h, and reassumed the p oint in the ju m p section befo re the .finish line. Sheak d idn' t give u p, and repassed Bro wn momentarily on lap eig ht b efor e s low ing with mechanical woes. Wit h Sheak 's demise, Brown tho ught he'd have an easy time, bu t Ferry was the next to hound him for the w i n . The Suz uki ri d er sli ced through the pack an d ree led in Brown. The two bat tled for the lead to th e very end, swap ping po sitions several times. In the end , it wa s Brow n w ho prevailed and scored th e first Nationa l mo ta win of his career. " 1 thou ght I would do pretty good in the m ud , but n ot this good ," s a id Brown , ha ppy w ith his p er fo rm a nce . "A t the halfway point th e string broke o n m y Roll Offs a n d I had to chuck them, bu t w hen I d id, I sta rted to pull awa y . I go t a little nervous at th e end, but I just held on." A crashmidway through th e race saw Huffman drop as far back as seventh, but th e lanky Ca lifornian cha rged back up to thi rd befo re being passed by a ha rd -riding Lams on on the last lap . "1 was behind Swink early in the race and he fell in a rut," said Huffman. "Then I did exac tly the same thing. I got up and wo rked back up, but Lamson got me in the end . I had jus t lapped a Ho nda rider, so w he n I heard La mson a nd looked back, I thought it was sti ll the lapper. That kind of bu mmed me ou t, becau se if I had kn own it was him, I think I cou ld -have held him off." " 1 w as crui sing a t the s ta rt," said Lamso n. "1 didn' t wan t to risk crashing, so I got a good feel for the tra ck before I hamm ered it . I had a fe w real cl os e calls." Pichon crossed the fini sh line fifth , after running as high as ·third. "1 am not too happy with my rid ing, " he said . "1 go t very tired at the end of the race. Look at Huffman, he fell down and still caught me ." Kawasaki's Robbie Reynard worked up to sixth aft er botching the start, while Swink dropped to seventh after turning in an impressive pace earl y in the race. Like hi s Kawasaki teammate, Ryan High Point Raceway Mt. Morris , Pennsylvania Res ults : M 28, 1995 ay 125 MOTO 1: 1. Mike Brown (Ho n); 2. Tim Ferry (Suz) ; 3. Steve Lamson (Ha n); 4. Dam on Huffman (Suz); 5. Mickael Pichon (Kaw) : 6. Robbie Reyn ard U( a w ); 7. Bria n Swin k (Han); 8. Rya n Hughes (Kaw): 9. Chad Pederso n (Ha n ); 10. Brian Deegan (H en): 11. Barry Carsten (5uz ); 12. Davey Yezek (5uz) ; 13. Ton y Larusso (5uz); 14. Denn y Stephenson (5uz); 15. Craig Decker (Suz); 16. Jim Neese {Hen ): 17. Cory Keene (Yam ); 18. y Jas on McCor m ick (H en ): 19. Jim C he s te r (Suz ): 20. An dre. Pene (5uz); 21. Billy Schla g (Kaw); 22. James Eikel (Hen): 23. Paul C urrie (Kaw): 24. Jeff Demuth (Yam); 25. Eri c Reilly (5 uz); 2b. Da vid Pingree (Kaw); 27. Brett Selander (Kaw), 28. Jim Mcflvaine (Ho n); 29. Mike Katin (Ho n): 30. Scott Sheak (5uz); 31. Bud dy Ho Antunez C n); 32. Carte r Gu rn ee {Ho n), 33. Jaso n Buzzee (Ho n): ~ . Nathan Juer gens (He n): 35. Ste ven Herman (5uz); 36. Jim Povoln y (Ka w): 37. Chad Sanner (Suz): 38. Sha ne Lawso n (Ho n); 39. Tom Welch (Yam); 40. Ty Wallace (Suz ). Time: 37 minutes, 39.33 seco nd s. (Above) Former High Point winner Brian Swink (10) ran near the front of the pack in the opening 125cc mota, but dropped to seventh. Mickael Pichon (101) tired near the end of the race and ended up fifth. (Right) Brit James Dobb (16) excelled in the mud and finished second in the first 250cc mota . Greg Albertyn was fifth in race one , but DNFedthe second moto. H ughes fou nd himself at the back of the pack early on , but worked up to eighth. Ferry was glad to have drier cond itions in the second m oto, and pu t the traction to the ground best. Huffman was se co nd off the line , foll o w ed by Lamson, Pichon and Brown. Hughes crash ed hard i n th e fi rs t turn a n d remounted 40th . Righ t from the start, Ferry was out to prove his superiority, and pu lled out a comfortable lead over the rest . Behind h im , Huffman , Lam son and Pich on waged war over the runner-up position, wi th Pichon eventually gaining control. The Frenchman passed Huffman in the fast do wnhill whoop section on lap five, but was handed second when Lamson we nt down in the back section of the track on th at same lap. Lams on dro p ped to fifth beh in d Brown, and would stay there to the end . Pic hon, mea n wh ile, rod e like th e wi nd as he proceeded to reel in Ferry . On lap 11, the re cen tly crowned 12Scc Eastern Regional Supercross Cha mpion made the pass and to ok th e lead fo r good. "I was starting to ge t tired and was m aking a lot of mi st akes," said Ferry, gracious in moto defeat. "Pichon just flat out caught me. I about slid ou t in a corner and he go t past, but I knew th at I had the overall win." "That wa s much better ," said Picho n. " I got a go od s ta r t, a nd chased a fte r Huffman and Lam son. Th en Hu ffm an see m ed to get tired ; and Lamson crashed . I am very happy to have my