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MOTOCROSS
AMA 1
251250cc N
ATIONAL
CHAMPIO SHIP M TOC O S R
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Round 7: Red Bud Track W' Trail
entered into a short, fierce fight for the
lead. The tw o ban ged a couple of tim es
before the kid made a pass for the lead
n ear the LaRocco Leap triple ju mp
(w h ich the 125s were nut ju m p in g).
Before Sheak could reta lia te, he went
int o the mechanic's - area corner too
(Lell) Ricky Cann ichael
didn't get the stan he
w ant ed in t he fi rst 125cc
mo to and ended up
fou rt h. He came back and
won th e second m ot o for
seco nd overall.
(Below) Damon Huffman
crashed out of t he fi rst
, 25cc moto but came
back to run a strong
second in the second
moto .
18
holeshot in a row in National competition . The Hondas of Sheak and Lamson
b y Pro
w ere n e xt , followe d
Circuil /SplitFire /Kawa saki's Casey
Johnson, Manchester Honda's Robbie
Skaggs, Suzuki's Mickael Pic hon and
Carmichael. Left la ying in the second
turn was Damon Huffman, Splitfire's
David Pingree a n d Canadian Do ug
DeHaan.
After a lap, Wind ha m he ld a th reese cond lead on Sheak, with Lamson a
close th i rd . T he to p three positions
would neve r cha n ge throu g hout the
moto as Windham led with an event ual
co mfor t zo ne of abo ut eight seconds.
Lamson put some pressu re on Sh enk ,
but the New Yorker hung tou gh ahead
of his elder teamma te and wo uld record
a so lid second, with Lamso n third.
As fur the puints leader, Carmic hael
had a to u gh time gell ing around the
Fren chman Pich o n once th e pai r di sp laced Johnson a nd Skaggs . It too k
nearly half th e moto for Carmic hae l to
finally make a move, by which time the
fro nt three Went too fa r gont! to challenge.
"I've been waiting for a moment like
that for awhi le," said Windham, who
concluded the race with a series of heelclickers, followed by a big no-hander at
the checkered flag . "I finally got a few .
breaks and put it all together. It' s been a
long tim e coming. but it feels g reat."
"Kevin was riding really well but so
was Lamson, a nd I had to s pen d as
much time w orrying a bou t S teve as I
did w ith going after Kevin," Sheak sa id
afterward . " I knuw tha t second is as
good as first in a ational and I didn't
want to risk that with Steve 50 close ."
"It feels really, reall y good to be back,
but I still have some things to work on,"
said Lamson , who h as been o ff the
National tour since reinjuring his th umb
a t Hangtown in early May. "I know that
the title is pr etty much go ne, but I want
to u se th e se las t few ra ce s to s ho w
everyone what I can do."
At the start of the second mo to, Deegan wa s again a factor, but this tim e it
hard and endoed right in front of all of
the mechanics.
"I was just trying too hard and riding
too fast, " sa id a frustrated Sheak after
quitting the race with a bruised shou lder. '1 just need to relax and calm down
a little and not try so hard."
Once in the lead , Ca rmichael too k
off building a lead of 10 seconds a nd
then cruising th ruu g h th e rest uf th e
race. With Sheak ou t and Wind ham still
in the bac k, it appeared tha t the Flori d ia n would win h is six t h Natio na l in
seven tries this yea r, but then Windham
gu t it tugeth er.
"I caught up to Lammy and started
bat tling with him becau se I knew I wa s
go ing to need to beat him if I wa s going
to ge t that overall," Wind ham .sa id . "I
kne w I was going to have my wor k cu t
out for me or I was going to lose ano the r
chance to win."
' Wind ham wo rked nn Lamson for 20
m inutes before finally fi ndi ng a way
around the Ho nda rider. H uffm an wa s
in sigh t as the second-place rid er , but
Windham ran out of time, and Huffman
wasn' t exactly going slow, either.
'1 had a little talk wi th myself between
motos and decided that three crashes was
not the best I can do," Huffman said later.
"The second time out, I got a good start
a nd ru de th e way I' m supposed 10.
Maybe now I'm back on track."
Wi n d ha m finis he d r ight behi nd
Huffma n fo r thi rd, w hile a satisfied
Lamson was a solid fourth in the m o to
for thir d overall. A poor-starling Robbie
Reyn ard rounded uu t the tup five in the
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moto. ahea d of Pichon.
Red Bud Track 'N' Trail
Buchanan, Michigan
Rosults: July 6,1997 (Round 8 of 13)
125 MOTO 1: Ke vin Windham (Ya m ); 2. Scott
Sh eak (Han); 3 . Steve Lamson (Han ); 4 . Ricky
Ca rm ichael (KOII w ); 5. Mickael Pichon (Suz]: 6. Ron
Tichenor (Suz) ; 7. Casey Jo hnson (Ka w); '8. Stephan e
Roncada (Ho n); 9. Rabbit! Reynard (Hon); 1jl. Mich.ld
Br.tnJn (yAm); 11. Tim Ferry (Suz); 12. Rubb it' Sk.lgg. .
.
(Hon ]: l3. Jt."ff Willoh (Yam); 14. Brock Sella rd .. (Ktlw);
15 . Tony Lorusso (SU7.); 16. Ca se y Ly tl e (lion ); 17 .
Charlea DO~iHd (Suz); lB. C rai g Decker (K.1W); 19.
Shaun Perclio (Han); 20. Barry Carsten (Suz) ; 21. Brian
Dee ga n (Suz); 22. Da mon H uffman (Kc w ): 23. JO!lh
Demuth (Suz); 24. David Pingree (Ko1W); 25. Scott Ca rter
rs
(Suz) ; 26. To m Clow e (Suz); 27. Tho mas Barron (Suz);
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28. Matt Shue (Suz); 29. Jaso n Fre ne tte (Han); 30. J. Y
wcgner (Yam); 31. Cha d Kresge (Suz); 32. RYo1 n Cla rk
(Suz); 33. DoUR De haa n (Suz); 34. Ryan Duff (Han); 35.
Pau l Cu rr ie (Ka w ); 36.·Natha n Ramsey (5uz); 37. Eri c
Reilly (Su:L); 38. Brett Sa I.mJer (K" w); 39. Billy Schl.'g
(Hu n); 40. J.m_ Pov oln y (Suz).
125 MOTO 2: 1. Ric1 r Ca rmichael (Kitw); 2. Da mo n
Huffman (Ka w) : 3 . Kevin Windham (Ya m ); 4. Steve
La mso n (H a n); 5. Robbie Reynard (Ha n ); 6. Mich ael
Pichon tSuz) ; 7. Tim ferry (Suz ); tI. Stcphanc Kon cada
(Han); 9 . Casey Joh nson ( l<.1w ); 10. Michael Brandes
(Yo1m); 11. Ca~'Y Lytle (Hon); 12. Ron Tichenor (Suz);
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13. Robb ie Skagg s (Han); 14. Broc k Sella rd s (l<.1 ); 15.
Craig De cker (Ka w); 16. Cha r les Bo gard (S uz>; 17.
David Ptn gree (J(.}w) ; 18. Barry Carsten (Su z ); 19.
Nathan Ramsey (Su ;,d 20. Pa ul Currie (Kaw); 21. Josh
;
Demuth (Suz); 22. [ am es Povolny (Suz); 23. Thomas
Bar ron (Suz); 24 . MAtt Shue CSuz); 25. Tum Clu wt'r"
(5..17 2b. Do ug IJ..h.-t"n (Suz) ; 27. Clwd Krpo;g.- (.1u7);
.);
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2E1. J""nn Frenette (Hon); 29. Tony Loru.....a (Suz); 30.
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Eric Reiljv (Suz); 31. Ryan Duff (Han); 32. Brett Sland"
(Ka w) ;
101y wagner (Yam ); 3-1. Billy Schlag (Han); 35.
Rvan Cla r k (Su z) ; 36 . let t Will oh (Ya m) ; 37 . Brian
u;.'cg.m tSuz); 3tI. Scott Shc41k (Han); 39. Sha un Pcrolio
(Hon); -10. Sc:ott u rtC'r' (Suz).
12 5 O /A: t , Kevin Wind ham (Ya m); 2 . Rick y
C<1nnkh.lel (K.lw); 3. Seeve Lamson (Hon) ; 4. Mid:.a~
Pichon (Suz); 5. Robbie Re ynard'-(H on ); 6. Stephane
Roncad.l (Ho n); 7. Casey Johnson (Ka w); 8. Tim Ftmy
(Suz); q. Run Tichenur (Su z ); 10 . Damon Huffman
( KdW); 11 . Mich.lf'1 Bra nde-, (Y"" ); 12. Scott S h PdJ..
m
(l Ion) ; 13. Robblf' Sk.lW (Hon ); 14. Ca"if')' lytk- (lIon);
15. Broc k Sella rds