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MOTOCROSS
KAWASAKI RACE OF
CHAMPIONS
Iishtown, New Jersey
Sheak steadily ap plied the
pressure until he found his way
arou nd Krat z for fifth. He then
set his sights on Wallace. Kratz was now
sixth, followed by Lorusso in seventh. A
lap later, Sheek mad e his move on Wallace for the four spot.
While this was happening, Canadian
rid er jean -Sebastian Roy was chargi ng
through the pack, passing riders quickly. In just a few laps, Roy passed Lorusso, Carsten and Kratz, movin g him into
sixth. Two laps later, Roy passed Walla ce fo r th e fifth spo t. Hughes tried
valian tly to hold Emig at bay bu t, on the
last lap, Emig , lik e a true cha m p io n,
mad e a pass in the swi tchback section of
the track that moved him int o the lead
to win the moto,
" l go t off the ga te goo d and had
some nice lines in the beginning. I ran
ou t of tear-offs lat er in the race and
started to get some arm pump. I think
this hu rt me'a little," Hugh es said.
Crow d fa vorit e joel Dengler fro m
New jerse y used a good sta rt and his
familiari ty with the English town circuit
to place a solid third . Abo ut 12 second s
off the lea di ng p ace, She a k finished
fourth, foll o w ed by Roy , Lo rus so ,
Carsten and Kratz.
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The riders s taged fo r th e second
.moto, an d both Emig an d Hughes were
lined up in the far-right start stalls. First-
By Chris Collom
Photos by Karl Ockert
ENGLISHTOWN, Nj, OCT. 5
he 21st annual Kawasaki Race of
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