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Round 8:Houston Astrodome Pichon then set out after Dowd, and after sta lking him for thr ee laps, mad e his move in a multipl e double-jump section of th e course. By th en , however , Wind ha m w as long go ne and Pich on was forced to settle for a distant second. The reign ing Eastern Regional Champion has yet to beat Windham, and he was visibly upset after the race. "I got a bad sta rt and could d o noth ing abou t Windham ," he said . "I know that I can beat him. Windham ha s no pressure o n him . James Dobb is his onl y competition, and he' s no pr essure. I h ave pressure . I h ave Ferry a nd Dowd." After succu mbing to Pich on , Dowd had no problems ho lding down third. Ramsey was a very distant fourth, while Chaparral's Greg Schnell and Kawasaki Team Green' s Robbie Skaggs rounde d out the top five at a distance. 0 Hou ston Astrodome Hou ston , Texas Resu lts: Marc h 16, 1996 (Abov e) Suzuk i's Ezra Lus k (34) nailed the holeshot at the start of the main event and would end up fourth. Jeff Emig (2), Damon Huffman (10) and Phil Lawrence (13) made up a green wave beh ind Lusk's yellow Suzuki. (Lett) A heel-cllcker by the bu tt-kicke r: Kevin Windham returned from a broken collarbone and romped away with a convincing win in the comb ined EasternlWestern Regional 125cc main . steam th at I cou ld have saved for later in the race. I felt like shit when we went dow n, bu t neither of us were really at fault. It just hap pened ." Lusk rode a steady race that brought him h om e fou rth. The Suzuki rider scrapped w ith Hughes for several laps before giving up third, and rod e a relatively lonely race after tha t. Brad sh aw started the race 10th and wo rked up to fifth by the sixth lap. With tha t, however, his charge towa rd th e front was finished, and he crossed the finish line three seconds behind Lusk . "This track was a little hard to make up time on, bu t it was a good track," said Bradshaw. "I got to tum one p retty good , bu t I was on the inside and I got pin ched off." LaRocco, Lawr ence, Emig, Ward and Swink round ed out the top 10. As us ual, Lawrence was the highest-placing privateer. "I got to the first tu m good, but I was on th e ou tside and eve ry on e cam e u p into me," said the Great West ern Bank rider. "I rode bad in my heat and semi, but I felt better in the main. I was battling with LaR occo for a while, but I should ha ve beat him ." Lamson was credited with last place after he crashed hard on th e fifth lap and retired. The reigning I2Scc National Champion had ju st mo ved into fourth place wh en he cased a small jump enteringa tum. "I cased it and the bike swa p ped left, then right ," sa id Lam so n. "The n th e front end washed out and I went down. My foot slammed into the ground and my leg went numb up to my knee." 125cc Do wd grabbe d th e holesh ot at th e start of th e IS-lap mai n even t an d led Win dham, Ch ap arral' s Mike Brandes, heat-one win ner Tim Ferry and Suz uki of Winsto n-Salem rider Na than Ramsey into tum one. Heat-tw o win ne r Picho n was mired in the pack at the sta rt and rou nded tum one in nin th. Windh am was ted li tt le ti me a n d went to work early, pulling alongsid e Dowd and bouncing into the lead in the first whoop section. "I figured it was now or never," said Windham of his pass on his elder teammate. "I wan te d to g et o u t front so I could jump the qu ad." With that, Windham waved good bye to the rest as he imm edi ately began to pull away. H is lead was four secon ds by lap tw o, eigh t by lap six, an d so on. In the en d, Windham en joyed a 16-se cond lead, more than enough time for him to pull of a crowd-pleasing heel-clicker on the final lap. After sta rting poorly, Pichon moved th ro u gh t he pack qu ickl y a nd was breathi ng d own Ferry's neck for third by lap four. Fer ry handed Pich on th e positi on when he s p u n o u t before a trip le ju mp and hit the d eck. "I thin k I clipped a hole or so mething," said Fer ry. " I fel t gre a t until then, much bett er than I have at the past couple races." 125 HEAT 1 (6 I ~ P 5, top 9 tranafer): 1. Mi ckael Pichon (Kaw); 2. Kev in Windha m (Ya m) ; 3. G r eg Schnell (Su z) ; 4. Kim Ash ken azi (H o n) ; 5. To mmy Clow ers (Suz); 6. Barry Carsten (Suz); 7. Da vey Yezek (Su z); 8. Co ry Keeney (Yam ); 9. Sha un Pe ro lio (Ka w); 10. Jason Frenett e {Kaw]; 11. Pedr o Gonza lez (Hon); 12. C h a d Kr e s ge (Su z ); 13. Ry an Hu ffman (H a n ); 14 . Brandon Lacey (Suz); 15. Je ff Curry (Ka w ); 16. Sieve A nd rich (S uz); 17. T ravi s H odge s (Kaw); 18. Jeff Hedden (Suz); 19. Jam es Eikel (Yam); 20. Brian Deeg an (Hon). T une: 6 m in.• 13.31 sec. US H EAT 2 (6 laps, lop 9 transfer) : 1. Tim my Ferry (Suz ); 2 John Dowd (Yam ); 3. Mike Brandes (Suz); 4. Ca meron Tay lor (H a n); 5. Scott Sheek (Suz) ; 6. Na tha n Ramsey (Suz); 7. Rus ty Holland (Kaw); 8. Do na ld Up ton (Hon); 9. Robbie Skaggs(Kaw); 10. Jeff Willoh (Hem); 11. Shane Tritt le r (Suz ); 12 Ton y Loru sso (Han); 13. Brian Stone (Ka w) ; 14 . Sco tt Ca rte r (Han ); 15 . Ja son M cCo rm ic k (Ka w); 16. Ja mes Dobb (Su z) ; 17. Ryan Te rlecki (H an); 18. Mike Katin (Hon) ; 19. Ryan Clark (Suz); 20. Jim N""", (Hon ). Time: 6 min., 20.45 sec. US LCQ (4 lap s. top 4 trnlSfer): 1. Pe ro Gonzalez d (Ho n); 2. Jason McConnick (Kaw); 3. Jam es Dobb (Suz); 4. Brian Ston e {Kaw }; 5. Jason Fren ett e (Kaw ); 6. Ton y Lorusso (H a n); 7. Brandon Lacey (Suz); 8. Jeff Curry (K aw): 9 . Ryan Hu ffman (Han ); 10 . Ry a n Te r le cki (Han); 11. Ryan Cla rk (Suz); 12. Jim Neese (H a n ); 13. Shane Trittle r (Su z); 14. Mike Kali n (Han) ; 15 . Sco tt Carter (Han); 16. Ja mes Eike l (Yam) ; 17. Jeff Hed de n (Suz); 18. Stev e A nd rich (Suz); 19. Travis H od ges (Kaw ); 20. Jeff Willoh (Hon); 21. Chad Kresge (Kaw ); 22. Brian Deegan (Hon). Ti me: 4 min.• 20.07 sec . EASTE RN /WESTERN RE GIONAL 125ee MA IN EVENT (IS laps): I . Kevin Windh am (Yam ); 2. Mickael Pich on (Kaw ): 3. John Dowd (Yam ); 4. Nathan Ramsey (Su z ); 5. Greg Sch nell (Suz); 6. Robbie Skaggs (Kaw ); 7. Jam es Dobb (Suz ); 8. Scott Sh e ak (Suz ); 9. Co ry Keeney (yam ); 10. Kim Ash kenaz i (Han); 11. Tim Ferry (Suz); 12. Jaso n McConnick (H a n); 13. Shau n Perotic (Kaw ); 14. Tommy Cowe rs (Suz ); 15. Donald Upton (Ha n); 16. Camero n Ta y lo r (Suz); 17 . Mik e Brandes (Su z) ; 18. Da ve y Yez ek (Suz ); 19. Bria n Stone (Ka w ); 20. Barry Carste n (Su z ); 21. Ru st y Ho lland { Kaw): 22. Pe d r o Gonzalez (Ho n) . Ti me: 15 mi n., 4924 sec. EASTERN REG ION AL 125ee SUPERCROSS SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 5 of 12 ro unds): 1. John Dowd (107 /1 wi n ); 2. Mickael Pichon (96 / 2); 3. Tim Ferry (B3) ; 4 . N a than Ramsey (64) ; 5 . (TIE ) Co r y Keeney / Brian Deegan (54 ); 7. Scott Sh ee k (49); 8. (TIE) Jeff Cu rry /Jim Neese (43); 10. Dav ey Yezek (39); 11. Robbie Skaggs (35); 12 Tommy Clowers (34); 13. Barry Cameo (29); 14. Shaun Perolio (26); 15 . Charley Bogard (22); 16. (TIE) An thony Pororobba /Tony Lorusso (21); 18. Da v id K ratz ( 12 ); 19 . Ty D av is (9 ); 20. Mike Tread well (7). WESTERN REGIO NAL 125ee SUPERCROSS SER IES POINT ST AND ING S (After 4 of 7 ro u n ds): 1. Kevin Windham (75 / 3 w ins); 2. Jame s Dobb (69 ); 3. Greg Schnell (61); 4. Kim Ash kenaz i (53); 5. Mike Brandes (49) ; 6. Jeff Willoh (37/1); 7. David Vuill emin (34 ); 8. Pedro Go nza lez (31); 9. Da vid Pin gree (30 ); 10. Rusty Holland (27 ); 11. Casey Johnso n (17); 12. (TIE ) Cameron Taylor /Tra vis Preston (16 ); 14. Mike Metz ger (15); 15. Rya n Cla rk (14); 16. Jason McCo rm ick (13); 17. (TIE) Du stin Ne lso n / Shane Tri ttl er (12); 19. Travis Hodges (II ); 20. Steve Andrich (9). 250 HEAT 1 (8 laps, top 4 tra nsfer): 1. Ezra Lus k (Suz ); 2. Jeff Emig (Kaw ); 3. Dam o n Hu ffman (Kaw) ; 4. Brian Swi nk (Han); 5. Damon Brad shaw (Yam ); 6. Larry Ward (H on ); 7. Phil Law rence (Kaw ); 8. Do ug Hen ry (Yam); 9. Jimmy Butt on (yam ); to. Cliff Palmer (Suz ); 11. Shaun Kala!' (Yam ); 12 Kevi n Cri ne (Kll'A); 13. Todd DeHoop (Su z) ; 14. T ak a ter u A tsu ta (Hon ); 15. Jim Po volny (Kaw); 16. H ea th Voss (Ho n ); 17. Bra ndon Lacey (Su z ); 18. Scott Ca rte r (Ho n); 19. Ba rry Ca rsten (Suz ); 20. Shaun Peroli o (Kaw ). Time: 8 min.• 10.19 sec . 250 HEAT 2 (8 lap s, t o p 4 tran s fe r ): 1. Je re my M cGra th (Han); 2. Ryan Hu gh e s (Kaw); 3 . St e ve Lamson (Hon); 4. Mik e La Rocco (Suz); 5. Mike Brown (Han); 6. Bud d y Antunez (Kaw) ; 7. Denny Stephenson (Kaw ); 8. Jeff Hedden (Suz ); 9. Rich Taylor (Hon ); 10. Tony Zachaias (Kaw) ; 11. Jim Chamberlain (H a n ); 12. John Hed de n (Suz ); 13. lars La rsson (H a n ); 14. Gene N a u m e c (Yam); 15 . An d rew C a t a nza ro (Hon ); 16. sti11o (Kaw); 17. Brian Stone (Kaw ); 18. Doug . Dav ey Ca. Stone (Kaw ), 19. Gr eg Albertyn (Suz); 20. Jeff Dement (Hon). T une: 7 min .• 59.00 sec. 250 SE MI 1 (6 lap s, to p 5 transfer): 1. Da mon Bradshaw (Yam ); 2. Larry Ward (Hon); 3. Jimmy Button

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