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tyn. "As a result, I got tense and started blowing it even more." Just beh ind Albe rtyn was Ern ig, Frenchmen Mickael Maschio and Mickael Pichon. Maschio set alter Emig with a vengeance. For the first seven laps, Maschio was close enough to Emig to rub wheels. On the sixth lap, Maschio made a run on Emig and passed him. On the very next lap, Emig squeezed Maschio off into the wall in the tunnel - the first of several roug h moves Emig would make during the weekend. Maschio was now out of the picture, but during the Emig-Maschio battle, Pichon was able to , catch up to the Kawa saki-mounted American. Picho n immediately started his attack and, 10 laps into the race, the U5 .-based Suzuki rider got past. On lap 12, Albertyn crashed back to fourth, mov ing Pichon and Emig to second an d th ird , respectively. Huffma n :.l was long gone wi th the wi n. In th e second Friday n ig ht 250cc moto, Em ig gra bbed the ho leshot, follo wed by Fre nch 250cc GP con tender '" Yves Dem aria, Picho n, Hu ffm a n and Ho nda of Troy' s Mike Cra ig. Dema ria a nd Pich o n b a ttl ed it ou t for second w hile Huffma n, back in fou rth, wa ited for them to make a mistake or slow the pace. Huffman's big break came in the fourth lap, when Pichon wen t after Emig for the lead . In the tunnel. coming out of a tum , Pichon was attem pting to cross lines behind Emig and dipped the numbe r-one- p lated Kawasaki's rea r wheel. Picho n was slammed to the ground and (Above)Jeremy McGrath's weekend got off to a bad start • the newly s igned Yamaha rider failed to qualify for Friday night's motos. The for mer motocross and supercross champion turned it around on Saturday w ith a runner-up finish , then took the ovel"llll win on Sunday. (Left ) Re ign ing Supe rcross and Motocross Champion Jeff Emig added " King of Bercy" to his impressive list of accomplishments In 1997. The Kawasaki-mounted star finished se cond, first and fourth overall during the three nights of racing. SUMMERS WI S GNCC TITLE #6 October 19, 1997, Usbon, Ohio Scott Summers, riding his Silkolene-Iubricated , Fred Bramblett tuned Honda XR600, clinched the 1997 AMA Grand . National Cross Countl)l Series Title. The Championship was Scott's third in a row and the ninth in his career, increasing his 1997 AMA C,N.C.G NATH)I TAL CHAMP10N. record as the winningest offroad rider in AMA history. Scott and Fred rely on the complete line of Silkolene lubricants to keep their record-setting XR600 performing at its championship-winning pace. Whether you areracing to pay the r-, bills or just for trophies, it's more 0\ 0\ ,..... fun when you win, and you'll win a ~ lot more withSilkolene lubricants. Just ask Scott Summers. N .... Silkolene ClJ ..0 E ClJ I.UBRICANTS Silkolene's the only choice for those who want to set the pace and win the race. -t ' - - :> o Distributed by Tucker Rocky ...:....- Z --1 13