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Motocross Round 5: Budds Creek Motocross Park MAZDA TRUCKSIAMA 250cc NA TlONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MX SERIES when he fell in the thick mud and got stuck under his bike. He would finish ninth. over a tabletop jump and went tumbling over the handlebars. He still had plenty of time to pick up his bike, restart it, and continue on his way without losing a position, but he did lose any chance he had of catching Windham, who rode off to victory. Tortelli held on for second, while LaRocco slipped by Dowd for th'ird. A ways behind them followed Roy, thep came Albertyn, Katin and Yamaha's Doug Henry, who started off about 12th. 'MOT02 Just like he had done in the first moto, Windham put his Alley Semartuned Honda right to the front at the start of the second moto. "1 lined up in both motos on the far Privateer Jason Fink's search for dry ground failed in the first moto. outside," Windham said. "Usually that's not the best place, so people were looking at me kind of funny. Not only that, [ started in first gear, and it all worked out well for me." This time, however, Larry Ward locked on to Windham's rear wheel, while Tortelli was left behind on the concrete starting pad after stalling his bike. "He was trying to get off the line without spinning, letting out the clutch slowly, but stalled it," said Shane Drew, Tortelli's mechanic. Tortelli would later lose time again Brief.ly__~ ... · Te~m Yamah'a's .Jimmy Butto.h struggled in the Budds Creek mud and could 'C.nly pick up six points on the day, In the · first moto. 'Button goi off .to a midpack start but couldn't do much with it.' . finishi~g ·in 16th ,plac·e. Things start,?d ·off. Much berter.fo'r ButlQn fn the second moto and he' actually" had hjs ·f.ou.r~ · stroke Yamaha. positioned in fourth place on the ·flrst I~p b~fore things suddenly ;vent qUl~t. "I don't' know what happene(i," 'Buttor sal.d. 'I was going down a hill and . it just quit ~nning. W:e don't know why. but it might'be something . ·electrical.. Possibly something got wet. :'. :Another'rider "";ho.·had a miserable day'o,'vas Chaparral(Mazda~ Yamaha's Tim FerrY. Ferry was one of'a number of ,ide"';· who went down in' .. first-tum pileup in the·f.irsI250co· moto... " ..then I got stu'ck fOr a whole: lap..' he ·said. ·Ferry recorded'a 15th.place· · finish in'-that moto. Ferry's hopes of· salvaging t~e day with'a strong ride in the second 'moto ended quickly 'when he ·and -Mike · .Kalin got together in a turn on the first lap.. and it took both ·.of them'many seconds todig \hems<;!lves out.ofthe·mud.·Ferry finished ope pOSiti?r' further back in 2~th·. . A,tually; 'it wa's a ten:ible day for the Chaparral/tv1aida,Yamaha . team in general:Tim Ferris teammate Steve' Lamson· had oathing go his way: either.. While· running among the 250,cc'-ciass leaa-. · ers in the first moto, lamSon had a r6ck wedge'itself betwee'n the . . . chain and th",'counter~haft spro.cket. resulting in a locked rear .. wheel. He was unable ,to finish the moto. It·was·the seccind'week. in. a row' ih~t rock .decided Lamson's fa.te. In.his second outing. . . Lamscin s.uffered a coup.le of. falls:and o.fflcially finished'the moto , in·27th.placa. a Things didn't g'O ,particularly well f;r Team Kawasaki's .Jeft Emig.. ·eithe-r. Mi.scalculating the tim,? to the fir.st moto: Emig was left· to ride the first 250cc moto with tile same wom'out rear tire that he used in practice, and getting caught up in the aforementioned · first·turn pileup didn't help his cause any: He would have to, stop· · for goggles twice in the moto. as weill. "But. you know. it was 24 Meanwhile, both Windham and Ward broke 'clear of the pack, and then Windham broke clear of Ward. The Honda rider was clearly in a class of his own on the one-lined, mud-infested track, as he steadily worked his way up to a 3D-plus second lead. "Motocross - 1 love it," Windham said. "rve had my ups and downs in the mud. I've ridden it a lot, especially when I raced (minis) at Ponca City. It always rained there, so you can say I'm used to it." Ward rode a smart race in second place, playing the take-it-conservative card after his miserable first mota. "Since I didn't have a chance at the overall, my mechanic (Lee McCullum) said to take it easy on the engine," Ward said. "In the first mota, it (the engine) overheated, so I shifted early, got off the gate really good and went for the good finish." Ward finished well clear of his teammate Albertyn, who spent the entire moto all alone in third place. His nearest competitor was Henry, who climbed up from a ninth-place start, followed by LaRocco, Lusk, Emig, Tortelli and Koikeda. t:#I Budds Creek MX Park Budds Creek, Maryland Results: June 20, 1999 (Round 5 of 12) 250 MOTO 1: 1. Kevin Windham (Hon); 2. Sebastian TorteUi (Hon); 3. Mike laRocco (Han); 4. John Ward (5uz); 16. Bruce Stratton (5uz); 17. Jason Fink (Kaw); 18. Charles Dunaway (Yam); 19. Damon Huffman (Kaw); 20. Todd Downs (Yam); 21. Scott Davis (Kaw); 22. Anthony Amaradio (Vam); 23. Cory Keeney (Yam); 24. Tim Ferry (Vam); 25. Dnvey Yezek (SU2); 26. Richard Schmidt (Yam); 27. Dermis Owens (Suz); 28. Glad Wollaston (Vam); 29. Mitch Ward (Suz); 30. Billy Walker (Yam); 31. Clark Stiles (Kaw); 32. Steve Lamson (Yam); 33. Ronnie Re.nner (Yam); 34. Charles Duffy (Suz); 35. Eric Kowalik (Yam); 36. Ryall Jones (Kaw); 37. Bria.n Carroll (Yam);' 38. Brad Woolsey (Kaw); 39. Michael Peacock (Hon); 40. Austin Squires (5uz). 250 MOTO 2: 1. Kevin Windham (Han); 2. Larry Ward (5uz); 3. Greg Albertyn (5uz); 4. Doug Henry (Yam); 5. Mike L'lRocco (Hon); 6. John Dowd (Yam); 7. Ezra Lusk (Hon); 8. Jeff Emig (Kaw); 9. Sebastien Tortelli (Hon); 10. Takeshi Koikeda (Yam); 11. Damon Huffman (Kaw); 12. JeanwSebastien Roy (Hon); 13. Heath Voss (Hon); 14. Scott Davis (Kaw); 15, Bruce StrMton (SU2); 16, Austin Squires (5uz); 17. Robbie Reynard (5U2); 18. Glades Dunaway (Yam); 19. Davey Yezek (SU2); 20. Mike KaHn (Suz); 21. Cory Keeney (Yam); 22. Ronnie Renner (Yam); 23. Todd Downs (Yam); 24. Michael Peacock (Hon); 25. Billy Walker (Yam); 26. Tim Ferry (Yam); 27. Steve Lamson (Yam); 28. Jason Fink (Kaw); 29. Eric Kowalik (Yam); 30. Clark Stiles (Kaw); 31. Mitch Ward (Suz); 32. Jimmy Button· (Yam); 33. Dennis Owens ($02); 34. Anthony Amaradio (Yam); 35. Chad Wollaston (Yam); 36. Richard Schmidt (Yam); 37. a,rad Woolsey (Kaw); 38. Brian Carroll (Yam); 39. Ryan Jones (K;Jw); 40. Charles Duffy (Suz). 250 O/A: 1. Kevin Windham (Hon); 2. Mike LaRocco (Han); 3. Greg Albertyn (5uz); 4. Sebastien Tortelli (Hon); 5. John Dowd (Yam); 6. Doug Henry (Yam); 7, Larry Ward (Suz); 8. JeanwSebastien Roy (Han); 9. Ezra Lusk (Hon); 10. Jeff Emig (Kaw); 11. Heath Voss (Hon); 12. Takeshi Koikeda (Yam); 13. Robbie Reynard (502); 14. Mike Katin (Suz); 15, Damon Huffmtln (Kaw); 16. Davey Yezek (5uz); 17. Bruce Stratton (Suz); 18. Scott Davis (Kaw); 19. Jimmy Button (Yam); 20. Austin Squires ($uz). AMA/MAZDA TRUCKS NATIONAL C'SHIP 250" MX SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 5 0£12 rounds): 1. Sebastien Torte1li 089/1 win); 2. Ezra Lusk (185/1); 3. Greg Albertyn (176/1); 4. (TIE) Mike LaRocco/Kevin Windham (62); 6. Jeff Emig (135); 7. Doug Henry (122); 8. John Dowd (121); 9. Larry Ward <.110); 10. Robbie Reynard (96); 11. Tim Ferr,y (93); 12. Damon Huffman (89); 13. Jimmy Button (85); 14. Jean Sebastien Roy (72); 15. Takeshi Koikeda (56); 16. Mickael Pichon (55); 17. Heath Voss (SO); 18. Steve Lamson (SO); '19. Ryan Hughes (31); 20. Josh Demuth (27). w Dowd (Yam); 5.Jean-Sebastian Roy (Hon); 6. Greg Albertyn (Suz); 7. Mike Kahn (Suz); 8. Doug Henry (Yam); 9. Heath Voss (1-10n); 10. Robbie Reynard (Suz); 11. Ezra Lusk (Han); 12. Jeff EmJg (Kaw); 13. Takesbi Koikeda (Yam); 14. Jimmy Button (Yam); 15. Larry .actually fUl; out' there.:' Emig said. Tbe former 250cc Natfonal' champ fini~hed 13·th. but the California" came back to linish eighth in the second moto, despite getting off to amidpack. start. Upcoming Rounds; Round 8 - Buchanan, Michigan, July 4 Round 9 - New Berlin, New York, July 18 arid second··highest~placing privateers .in each cla~s with checks for $10.00 and $500, respectively. B~rry Carsten took top hon· . ors in the 125cc class with his 6-14. ninth-overall finish. followed by. Travis Preston. who. went 13-9 for i Uh overall. Heath. Voss took the 250cc award' with his 9'-13. 11 th,overall·ride. ·followed by Takes," Koik.... who went 13·10. for l,2th overall. . Team Suzuki's Robbie I'ley~rd had an eventful.day. "I fell in the first tum in the first <2S0cc) moto," he said. "then,1 got close to .eighth and fell again. I got roo'sted in a comer and couldn't see. My front end came out of a rut ·and washed out." In the second moto. . One rider looking forward to the upcoming Budds Creek 250cc . Reynard'was running a strong seventh. a few laps from the end .U.S. GP.is longtime Grand Prix contimderTallOn Vohland. when his chain came off. He'ended up going 10-17 for 13th overall'. . : Vohland. who' has' made quiie a name for himself recently on the' National ·circuit by ke.eping ·two-iime and d'efending' champion Ricky Carmichael honest on a. weekly basis. will wear the .Worl.d . Defending 250cc National Champion Doug ·Henry. who many Ch~mpiqnship riumher-~ix plate at the Grand 'Prix and feels confipeople were expecting to do' well in the muddy conditions. ~ad just. an '"okay" day, gping '8-4 for sixth bverall. "Yeah, I had an dent.abou.t his chances against his former European rivals: "In my mind, l'm really hu.ng·ry,:· said Vohland. '" felt that, la~t year. sO(Tle okay day." Henry said, "I spun. off· the gate (in th.e second moto) things on the tea'm an'd ihe bike weren't that good. I'think Honda but worked'my way througb the first couple of laps, I just tried not . . 1s going to supply me with a. good Dike for that· race and I want to to fall. That was the big tning today. " . . . prove to those guys' that '1 can win'. I think that r can run with Torteili -·1 krow that I'can; I kn9w 'a,ll thqse'~P guys'. 'I've 'raced . A,s reporte\! in 'Iast week's· edition of Cycle News. Team Primal . Impulse/Su2uki/8iil's Pipes' .Michael 'Brandes suffered bike them for ",any year;;. I want to COl)1e here.to Budds'Cree~ and win the Gran Prix. It's. going to be to~gh

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