MOTOCROSS
AMA 1251250cc NationalChampionship Motocros
sSeries
By Davey Coombs
Photos by Karl Ockert
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MOUNT MORRIS, PA, MAY 26
've been racing a long time and
it's not too ofte n tha t yo u can
win an overall without winning
a m ota," said Jeff Emi g afte r winning
th e High Point N at ion al s. "A 3-2 just
isn 't the score that gives you the ove rall." But, it wa s on Sund ay, as Emig
scored his first 250cc ou tdoor National
w in of th e season and stay ed in title
Round 4: High P Raceway
oint
had a similarly u neven day, bu t at least
con tention as defending National
he got a mota win on his way to his secCha mpion Jeremy McGrath strugond s traight (a nd second -ever) 125cc
gled to 5-1 scores in his first a u tNational win . Windha m finished fourth
d oor defea t of the yea r. Emig rode "-- ""
in the first mota and then capped a cona sma rt and steady race in bot h motes,
vinci ng second- mo ta wi n with one of
while eve ryo ne aro und him struggled
those bi g-air hee l-clicker s of his tha t
w ith con siste ncy, includi ng first -mo ta
bro ug ht the hu ge Mount Morris crowd
w inner Greg Alb ertyn and ru nn er-up
to its feet.
Mike LaRocco, which ope ned the d oor
"I'm on cloud nine," said Windham,
for Em ig. "The scores are always
Yamaha's 18-year-old superstar-in-trainuneven here but a win ·is a wi n," sai d
ing. "To work really hard for 30 minutes
Emig. -ru take it any way I can."
and then have you r mechanic (All ey
In th e 125cc cla ss Kevin Windham
Semar) put 'overall' on your bo ard , it
really felt good . And to win a pro race
her e a t Hi gh Poi nt is so methi ng else.
This is always a place I look forward to
com ing to because in th e ba ck of my
mind I feel like I ha ve an ad va ntage. I
cam e here a lot when I was growing up
and racing amateur ."
Em ig's 250cc-class win m ea nt that
th e Kawasaki rid er has now sto pped
two of the longest streaks in motocross
history this yea r, both se t by Tea m
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