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Parkin Lot -----------13th Annual Se mi-final ac tion was a li ttle more brisk, as Ryan H u g hes gave McG ra th another beating. McG ra th finished seco nd for the thi rd time in the day, and suddenly the g reatest supercross rider of all time was looking rather human. "I d on' t know," McGrath said. "It 's a little slippery, maybe I need mo re time on the bike. I sho uld be okay w ith in a week or two." T h ir d place in the first s e m i was La Rocco, fo llowed b y Button , Se rge Guidetty, Chiodi, Alessandro Belome tti, Edgar Torron teras, N icolas Charlier an d La rry Ward . Ward, w ho ha d w o n the Fas tcross th e' past three yea rs, ba re ly q ua lified fo r the final after his p oor sho wi ng . In the second semi, Albe rtyn kept his good fonn together wit h a win ahea d of Everts, Emig, Vohla nd, Pich on , Bolley, Claud io Federici, To rte lli and , in 10t h place, young Belgian rid er Stev e Ramon. Ernig, w ho was making his firs t nonfactory ride for mo re than a decade, was more "tha n happy w it h his third-place fini sh . " I have had better days," Emig said . " I m igh t sa y though, I'm having a reall y good time. I rode for myself today, di d no t have to prove any thing to anyone. It's a little different than what I'm used to." With all the showmanship out of the w ay it was tim e for the fina l. Th is was the m omen t Everts ha d been waiting for. Time for revenge. As the riders en tered the firs t lap of " th e final. Ward w as lookin g for event wi n number fou r. Eve rts, though, was no t abo ut to let the tall American ou t of his sig ht. "I just wa nted to follow him," Everts sai d . "This track is no t easy to pass on and you have to be ca re fu l w he re yo u put your front wheel. 1 figu red if 1 kept near him I w ould ge t him eve ntually." With la p s ticking a w ay, Ward w as no w s ho w ing a ll th e s kill Euro p ea n m oto cr o s s fo llo we rs ha v e co me to expect. Th ough always coo l under pressure, Ward soo n felt the wrath of Everts . " I felt good ," Ward said. " I kn ew where Everts wa s and I did not feel too much pr essure. All I had to d o was keep m y co n ce n tra tio n a n d 1 wo u ld ge t ano the r win." Despite his com ments, Ward's mind d rifted w it h tw o la ps remaining, and Everts wa s onto him . " I looked at the pits, th ey told me we had two laps to go:' Evert s sa id . " I kne w 1 needed to get him soon . Lu cky fo r m e h e m a d e a mi s ta ke and I just rode pa st for the win." Ever ts cru ised to th e wi n a hea d of Ward . Th ird pl ac e was Vohla nd , fo llo w ed by A lbe rtyn, Hug hes, La Rocco, Be lley, Pichon, Emig and Francisco Vico Gard a. H avin g crossed th e finish line first, Everts added a no ther Fas tcross vic to ry to his 1993 wi n, ma king him only th e thi rd rider to wi n more tha n once at the Italian event. (Larry Ward won in 1996 and '98 and Ricky John son won in 198788, and 1990). For that Eve rts was humble. "To wi n th is race tw ice is very difficult," Everts sa id. " Havi ng seen the past wi nner s of th is race, it' s an hon or to win it twice..I'm really proud of what 1 d id tod ay." eN , • CHAP ARRAL MOTOR SPORTS - 555 SOUTH H STREET, SAN BERNARDINO, CA - 909-889-2761 - OPEN 7 DAYS ~ Knee .race ./ 2 Stroke Pipes from $75 $15 2 Stroke Silencers from $40 SMX PMT & Speed Goggles.. Jr. R ocer Packs & Violator Goggles ... $ 4 Stroke MufAers from $75 $10 15 Booth FMF Casuals from $5 SMITH 38 -~ .~ -S~ Ced Seat Covers $10 Booth 36 $13 Reversible Jersey...$ 2 1 Booth ... e M'U Raln .--' ..u. OTll UTUR ~ OInJUUa @ Booth 19 @ Red And White 5gal. Utility Jugs Smooth Sides 1 + N ~ • = 5 .1 = V- I _ ••s .~ Visors... $5 99 SE Jersey $ 25 .OUTII 'lrOTllUT IWJUUlDS ~ 99 SE Pants $ 75 Straight J Pull Hook ® (§i NO CREDIT CARDS OR CHECKS ACCEPTED ON PARKING LO SALE MERCHANDiSE. QUANTITIES T ARE UMITED. FIRST COME. FIRST SERVED. All REGUlAR fORMS Of PAYMENT ACCEPTED fOR IN-STORE PURCHASES. "Product photos ore for refer ence on ly ond moy not be id~ti<"lIl to seIe items." Tie-Downs $ 5 / pa ir Booth Booth MX Socks $5/ pa ir ."'1."01:+ 17 35 Circuit Arsago Seprlo Arsago Seprio, Italy Results: September 19 , 1999 FINA l: 1. Stefa n Everts (Hun) ; 2. Larry Wa rd (5uz ); 3. Tallon Voh land (Hu n); 4. G reg Albertyn (5uz); 5. Rya n H ug hes (Hun) ; 6. Mike Lak occo (Han) ; 7. Frederic Boll ey {l lon ): 8. Micka el Pi ch on (Suz): 9. Jeff Em ig (Ya m); 10. Francisco vt co Ga rcia (Yam); t 1. N ico la .. Charlier (Kaw); 12 Jerem y McGrath (yam); 13. Sebarien Tortelli C n) ; 14. Al ess! o C hi o d i (H us); 15. Fabio Hu Baldu cci (Hon ). ~ .Q B u o 47