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MOTOCROSS AMAlMAZDA TRUCK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 250cc M XSERIES b - - - i (Left) Greg Alberty n moved into second place in the se ries sta ndings with a 3·5 at Washougal. (Above) Team Suzuki's Mlckae l Picho n gets a high-five from a young fan. A small cra sh in the first moto ke pt Pichon oN the podium. five or six seconds, and it was too mu ch to try and ca tch them." Emi g co n tin ued to make up for hi s minor shu n t, ev entually reeling in and . passing Pi ch on, Dubach a nd Hughes, w ho rode in fifth . Hughes re ta liat ed , a nd the two Kawasaki rid ers pl ayed a ga me of ca t-an d-mouse for the next few laps . M eanwhile, back up front, bo th A lber ty n a nd Lus k ha d closed in o n H enry, a nd the three ri ders circulat ed around the hill s and valleys of Washou gal, thrilling the massive crowd . When • the two-lap sig nal went up, a tenacious Lu sk continued to lo o k fo r a wav arou nd Henry but couldn' t make it stick. Way back, Ward was all alone in fourth, while, after a spirited rid e, Emig had fought h is way into fift h . Hug hes held six th, Dubach seventh, and laRocco eig h th. O n the last lap, Lusk ma de o ne las t lu nge at H enry, b ut th e Yama ha rid e r held his gro und a nd claimed the mo to. A few seconds la ter Al ber tyn crossed the finish lin e in third . "Second was g ood, because I had come from way back," said Lusk o f the la te-mote duel between Henry and himself. "Howe ver, the last couple laps I th o u gh t I had s o m e good lin es and could have made the pass on Henry, but I m ad e a ·li ttle mi s take goi ng through the w hoops on the las t lap and couldn't mak e the pass. I was kind of disa p poin ted w it h it, but ( rode well a nd Doug rode well. It was a good rrioto." "I wo uld ha ve liked to ha ve finished two places a head," Albertyn said. "The pace was so fast, a nd w e were already setting the track on fi re . I was rea ll y ha p py w ith my Su zuki, bec ause it was going w ell. I was se tti ng Lusk .u P for the end, bunt di dn't quite work ou t like I planned ." - When a ll w as sai d a nd d one, Ward rolled beneath th e c h ec ke re d flag in fou r th, Emig in fifth , Hugh es in sixth, and laRocco, who had za p pe d Dubach in the very last comer, wa s seven th. It was Henrv who led the 40-rid er field up the Washougal sta rt hill and out of the first comer to begin moto number tw o. As the pack roared ou t towa rd the ' fa r end of the circuit and up the first of the m an y o mi nous Wa shougal hill s , Emig snaked hi s way by th e Yama ha rid er a nd int o the lead . Nipping at the Yam aha 's b lu e fender were Lusk , Pich on, War d , Hug hes , Su zuki of Japan rider Ky le Lewis, and Albertyn. For the next few laps, the front of the field would rid e a ro u nd in a tight formation u ntil Ward bailed off hard in the Briefl far back section of the course, kn ock ing himself unconscious (see ..Briefly.:"). At abou t the sa me time, Albe rtyn fou nd a way around Lewis a nd looked ahead for Hughes. At the halfway ma rk, the field fell int o a p rocessio n where no thing would shake loose until la'p nine, w he n Lusk pulled a deft move by taking the inside line away fro m Henry in a ho rseshoe tum, thus taking possession of second . Pich on , smelling blood, also moved in on Henry, shadowi.ng him for two laps before fad ing back. If Pichon could have m ade a pass stick, Lusk would h av e taken the overall win. Fo r all intents and purposes, the Henry I Pichon conflict would be the final act of d rama in the moto. When the w hite flag was w aved at Emig, he ha d a 15-second lead on Lusk - a lead which he wo uld keep to the end . Henry rolled in ni ne seconds adrift of the Honda to take th ird , and with it his third National win of the season . Pi chon was a dis ta nt and lonely fourth , with Albertyn fifth , Hughes six th , Lew is s e v e n t h , Smail e ighth , Canadian [ean-Sebastien Roy ninth, and Jeff Demen t 10th. C\ Washougal MX Park Washougal, Wash ington Results: August 2, 1998 (Round 9 of 12) M OT O 1: 1. Dou g Henry (Ya m ); 2 . Ezr a Lu sk (Honi ; 3. Gre g Albe rtyn (5u1.); 4. Larry Ward (Sux); 5. Jeff Emig ( Kaw ): 6. Ryan H u gh es (Ka w ): 7. Mik e LaRocro IHo n): 8. Do ug Duba ch (Yam) ; 9. Micka el Pic hon (Suz ): 10. Ta kes hi Koi k ed a (Ya m) ; 11. Je ff De men t IYam): 12 . Ky le Lewis (S uz); 13 . Ton y Amaradio (Yam); 14. [ean-Seb a stl en Ro v IK.1 W); 15. Brian "Spud" walters (Yam); 16. Ryan Terl t"Cki (Suz ); 17. Jason Thomas (Kaw): 18. Dan Moo re (Suz); 19. Yoshi taka Atsuta IHon) : 20. Du stin Nelso n (Yam); 21. Cory Baude r (Yam); 22. Jos h Demuth (Kaw); 23. Jeff Pes tana (Yam); 24. Anthony Whipp le (Yam); 25. Robert •• • As a result of a broken leg suffe red during a practi ce sess ion at Washou- gal. Team Yamaha's Ke vin Windham will most likely be out of action for the rest of the season. With hIS leg propped up on a table in the Yamaha pits . Windham said. "lt's a broke tibia. I did it in practice. and the break happened in the lower part of the leg. It's a clean break and happened when I landed off one of the tabletop jumps. I landed with my feet on the pegs but somehow my foot got sucked under and I felt a weird twist.- Sixteen-year-old Chris Gosselaar. the son of Team Honda mechanic Mike GosseJaar. made his professional debut at Washougal. Riding Steve Lamson's works Honda. Gosselaar was supported by longtime Hondaaffiliated mechanic Danny Bently. Gosselaar placed second m his qualifi er on Saturday and pulled the holeshot in the first 125cc moto on Sunday before running off the track. Nonetheless , it was a great effort by the yo ung rider. Larry Ward took a 'trip to the hospital Sunday afternoon following a nasty tumble in the sec ond rnot o. Un conscious for a number of minut es, W ard' $ fall was a major so urce of co ncern in the Suzuk i camp . " Larry was out for a while.- said team manager Roger DeCoster. "Iwas really afraid he broke his neck at first. However. they got him to the hospital. and he is able to move everything. although I think he has a couple of broken ri bs.· As of Monday. August 3. the latest word on Ward is that he is banged up pretty badlybut is otherwise ingood condition. Naugh to n (KTM); 26. Todd Dow n!'! (Hus); 27. Frank' M ccon e (Kaw) : 28. Terry Le H amn e s Jr . (Ya m); 29. e s # Travis Gage (Su z): 30. Tim Sh<1Tp (Yam); 31. Chau n McAlister (Suz): 32. Brad Hagseth (Yam ); 33. Patri ck Com m (Ya m); 34. Ben Shan k (Suz) : 35. Sco tt Myer s (Yam); 36. Kris Rourke (KTMJ; 37. Lance Smai l (H bg): 38. Hea th Voss (Ho n}; 39. Ted Ca mpbell (Suz); 40. Kevin Windham (Ya m). MOTO 2: 1. Jeff Emig (Kaw): 2. Ezra Lusk (Hon): 3. s Dou g He nry (Yam ); 4. Micknel Picho n (Suz): 5. Greg Albert yn ISuz ): 6. Ryan Hughes (Kaw): 7. Kyle Lewis (Suz ): 8. l an ce Sm ai l (H bg): 9. [ea n-S e basr ie n Roy (Kaw): 10. Jeff De me nt (Ya m) ; 11. Ton y Amaradi o (Ya m ); 12 . Jason Th omas ( K .1W) ; 13. Brian "Sp ud" Walters (Yam ); 14. Jos h Demut h (Kaw) : 15. Ryan Terlecki (Suz); 16. Hea th Voss (Hon): 17. Brad Hagset h lYa m) ; 18 . Ted Ca m pbell (5uz ); 19 . Dustin Xelson (Yam); 20. Yoshitaka Atsu ta (Hen): 21. Jdf Pes ta na (Yam); 22. Todd Down!'> (Hus); 23. Corv Bauder (Yam1; 'TM); 26. Frank 24. Travis Gage lSuz); 25. Kre- Rou rke (1o.. Mecon o (Kaw ): 27. Tim Sha rp (Yam); 28. Te rry Lee Ha m ness Jr . (Yam) ; 29. C ha un McAIi!'ott"r (Suz); 30 . Robert Naughton (KThf); 31. Anthony Whippl e (Yam); 32. Dan Moore (Suz): 33. Mike la Rocco (Hon); 34. Scott M yers (Yam); 35 . Doug Duba ch (Ya m); 36. Takesh i Koiked a (Ya m ); 37. L arr v War d (Suz) : 38. Ben Shank (Suz) : 39. Kevi n Windham (Yam) ; 40. Pa trick Comm (Yam). 0 1 1. Doug Henry (Yam); 2. Ezra Lusk (Hon); 3. A: Je ff Emig (Kaw) : 4. Gr eg Albe r tyn ISuz): 5. Mick a el Pic ho n (Suz) : 6. Rya n Hu gh e·~ IKaw): 7. Kyl e Lew is (Suz): 8. Jeff Dem ent (Ya m) ; 9. jean -Seb astie n Roy (Kaw): 10. Tony Ama radio (Yam); 11. Larry Ward (Suz); 12. Bria n "Sp ud " Walt er s (Yam ); 13. Mike La Rocco (Hon); 14. Lance Smail

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