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.M T C O S·:'. ... OO R S .. : AMA 12S1259cC National Championship Motocross Series' By Davey Coombs LEONARDTOWN, MD, JUNE 18 ea m H ond a /1 -800-C oll ect' s Jer emy McGrath is so me ho w . gettin g better, fas te r a nd stro nger. The 23-year-old Califor nia n, once kn own as a n indoors-only guy for his supernatura l supe rcross abili ties, has begun to stake his claim for ou tdoor do mination as well . McGra th wo n his second 250cc Nati onal, this time getting the job do ne at Bud ds Creek Raceway. The win kept McGrath out front in his bid to add the AM A 250cc Na tio na l Ch a mp ionship crown to th e five sta d iu m ti tles he already owns. "Strong, man. I'm ge tting strong!" said a hap py McGrath after winni ng the second moto. "I've really been focusing on my conditioning this year so tha t I wo uld be read y to go ha rd ou tdoors, too. On a hot da y like this it really pays off." McGrath lost the first moto to a su rprisingly fast and stro ng Mike laRocco, w ho was makin g his firs t competitive appearan ce since breaki ng his arm two months ago. LaRocco d efeat ed a racelon g attack fro m McGra th an d Doug Henry before tak ing the checkered flag first. In th e seco nd moto McGrath followed long-time rival Jeff Emig for half the race before making his move. Lak occo ran fourth in the moto for an imp ressive second overall, while Suzuki's Greg Alberty n put in his best showing since the seaso n-opener for a solid third overall. In the 12Scc class McGrath' s team mate Ste ve Lamson was able to com- T 18 Round 4:B C udds reekRaceway (Above) Jeremy McGrath (3) gets a good jump at the start of the fi rs t 250cc National. Next to him Is Doug Henry (4) who later had a spectacular get-off that put him in the hospita l. (Right) In his first race since breaking his arm , Mike laRocco (1) led McGrath (3) and Jeff Emlg (6) to the chec kered flag in the first 250Cc moto. McGrath scored the overall win with 2-1 moto fi nishes. plete a comeback of his own after having missed one round of the cha mpi onship series with a knee injury . lamson finished second and first in his two motos to capture his first overa ll winof th e season. In th e p rocess of wi nni ng Budds Creek for th e seco nd yea r in a row , Lamson also beca m e the fou rt h National winner in as man y rou nd s of th e highly competitive 125cc Nat ion al Championship Series. Finis hing right behind th e factory pil ot w as se mi -p ri va tee r hero Mike Brown , who continues to tu m heads on the Honda of Troy CR125. Brown went 3-2 for second . overal l. His inspi re d nin th -t o -second perfo r ma nce after crashing in race tw o may have es tablished him once and for all as a tru e title co n te nde r. And so is Suzuki 's Ti m Fe rry , w ho wo n th e first m o to an d becam e the first rider to win two 12See motos in 1995. Ferry could only manage seve n th in the seco nd race af te r a med iocre start. Lamson's win alsogot him back into at least distant title at content ion as series poin ts leader Damon Huffma n had an off da y. Suzuki's Huffm an went 7-8' for seventh overall. The fact that all six of the