Eastern Regional 1 25cc Supercross Series
Round 1 : Silverdome
Travis Pastrana (1991 passes Mike
Brown (1001 en route to his first
Supercross title. Pastrana is the
second-youngest rider to win a
Supercross title (Damon Bradshaw is
the youngestl.
some time in the final, but second is
good and this title is great. I didn't
know last year during the Nationals if
I could do it [wjn the championship],
because that was my first time out
there with them. I knew that I could do
it this year [125cc Supercross] and
that just made it easier. There were
some guys like Ramsey and Wey who
made it tough, but I really wanted it."
Now, with two titles in his hands
and more freestyle awards and attention than one could even handle, Pastrana looks for more.
"I'm looking forward to the
East/West Shootout in a few weeks
and I'm looking forward to riding the
250s again. There're two titles still to
get: the 250 Supercross and the 250
outdoors. I'm prioritizing for the
125cc Shootout and the outdoors
right now, but I can't wait to ride the
250 class."
Yamaha of Troy's Nathan Ramsey
was the big winner at Pontiac, but his
two wins on the season were not
enough to stop the Pastrana freight
train. Ramsey locked up second in the
final points standings and his season
was much better and a far cry from
the one just a year earlier. Ramsey,
By DAVE DERINGER
PHOTOS BY STEVE BRUHN
PONTIAC, MI, APR. 6
~or 17-year-old Travis Pastrana,
, the world of motocross is in the
palm of his hands. In only his second
year on the professiona I tour, the
Annapolis, Maryland, resident has
achieved more than most young
aspiring racers can even dream about.
In front of 61,728 fans at the Pontiac Silverdome, Pastrana accomplished yet another major feat - he
won the Eastern Regional 125cc
Supercross Championship. Pastrana
finished second in the final aboard his
Lee McCollum-tuned Suzuki RM125
and, along with his five other wins
throughout the series, second was
plenty enough to sew up his first-ever
Supercross title.
"I couldn't be more excited," Pastrana said after the final. "These guys
challenged me aIr year and it was
tough. I got a little sideways and lost
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Danny Carlson (1351 grabs the 125cc-class holeshot ahead of ~arlt Burkhart (1951 and eventual winner Nathan Ramsey (281.
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