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2001 Cr ockard made up for a miser abl e heat race by claiming fourth pla ce in the semifinal, fi nishing beh ind win ner Reed , Aalton en , and Garci a . Cooper fini shed in seventh place , so both made it to th e fina l. Th e same could not be said for Smets, wh o had to contest th e last-chance rac e to make the final. "T h i s is not m y ty pe of raci ng : Sm ets said . " I' m having fu n, but a bad sta rt is all y o u ne ed to struggle. I' m having fun , t ho ugh , so it' s not all bad news ." The seco nd sem i- fina l wa s won by Sw ed e J oa kim Karl sson , wi t h Ev ert s second and Jelen Roman th ird. Karls so n l ed from t he fi r st l a p an d w as nev er in danger of bei ng be at en . F INAL Wi th Sm ets getting t h r o ugh t h e last cha nce, t he final proved to be a cla ss field , boasting name s like Smets, E verts. Coppins , King . Reed , Crockard and Cooper on the line. It was Reed wh o bla sted out of the start and into th e lead. but as the rid ers exited the first corner . the Aussie clipped the outs id e berm. As Reed corrected his m achine. Everts b last ed hi s 426c c Ya ma ha u p t he i n s id e . Ev ert s looked in brill iant fo rm , lapping with c onsistenc y. and although Reed was on his heel s like a blue terrier, the king of GP Motocros s wa s not about to make th ings easy for the Australian . The two locked bars on more than one occas ion, and then, with two laps remaining in the 12 -lapper, E verts lost concentrat ion fo r a m o m ent an d slid out on a left - hand co mer. Re ed to o k t h e l e a d a n d n e v e r looke d b a c k, w hi le Cro c kard also p a ssed E ve r ts for sec o nd p l ac e . In the end it was Reed , Crock ard a nd Everts. E v ert s was no t totall y im p re ssed with a passing m ove b y Reed in th e m idd le stages of th e ra ce . " He pa ssed m e an d ra n over m y foot." E vert s said . " I got him ba ck , so I guess we a re even , bu t I' ll have a blue foot tomorrow . and it co uld have been mu ch worse ." A f t e r an amaz i ng battl e w ith Ev erts , t he teenage r was o n a h ig h afte r the race, g lo wi ng also ab ou t h is p revious week 's result s. " I've just raced with Stefan Ev erts: Re ed smiled . "T h a t' s a wes o me . I k no w m y supercross ski lls ar e good , but to beat so me bo dy as good as Stefan is grea t. It's be en th e best we ek of m y life, for sure . Every ti me I go out and rac e guys li k e this, it w ill im prove m y confidenc e and m y approa ch t o eN the GPs. This is g reat for m e." Presents Round 8 A A / CHEVY TRUCK MOTOCROSS NATIONALS Presented by Dunlop RacfJaI R Ught Truck Tires, over sponsored by • & ~ JULY 20,21 & 22 See all the Pro 's Pastrani, Wey, Fonseca, laRocco, Carmichael , Windham, Langston , Lusk, Sellards, Roncada MAKE IT A WEEKEND! Rain or Shine ADULTS Weekend· $35 Sunday (only) - $25 KIDS 6- 12 Fri-Sat • $ 15 Sun - $10 5 and under FREE! No One Under 18 Admitted without Parent Fri. & Sat. GATES OPEN FRIDAY MORNING PARKING & CAMPING FEES POSTE D AT GATE 0- GLASS, PETS, KEGS, VIDEO CAMERAS, HOME FURNITUREl A ccommodations availa ble through: Miami County Travel Bureau 1-800-348-8993 Concessio ns Availabl e Classes for Main Track PCPSI ;: Min i Sr., Sch ool boy, 16-24; 125 B, 125 C, 25 0 B, 250 C, 25 +, 30+, 40+, U wei ght A (125cc) , Hvy. we ig ht A (250-0 pen) _7 B cla ss trophys guaranteed Dunlop additional $500 in each 'A' class Classes for ATV & Youth Track 2 Wheels · Stock 50's J r., 50 's s r., 50 Injector, 60 's, Mini Jr. Yamaha ATV' s • 2 stroke, 4 stroke, 30+ 2 & 4 stroke, ~ ~_ O pe n class if possib le ~ '~_INT.S 294-1Sn A. Leonard CF Poeppelman Inc Tools That Work! bobcat of dayton 293-3176 Barney Rentals, Inc. ""5011' 448-2191 1-800-543-8955 inc. ..... 'h , r ~ l =o OR FARMER'S R.V. SALES 368-2449 ~ 898 ·506 1 l-$JO.NO SWEAT OMS IIIJIIIIUIS1IJlI1 233-4927 Kenworthy's Motocross Park NINE'S 'Nt:. Home of the Nationally Known DIRTY DOZEN' WIDOW MAKER ' BANZAI TABLE TOP 2 Miles South of Troy, Ohio on SR 202 ·70 10 Miles North of 1 on SR 202 FOR MORE INFO CALL 937-335-4763 E-mail: Kenworthysmxp ark@mindspring.com Web Page: www.Kenwo rthysmxpark.com Radson Stadium Cross G enk, Belgium Results: June 2, 2001 FINAL: 1. Chad Reed ( Kaw ); 2. Gordon Crockard (Ho n); 3 . Stefan Evert s (Y am ); 4. Av o Leok (KT M); 5 . Sha y ne King (KTM); 6. Jussi Vehvil ain en (Hon) ; 7. Javier Vic o -Garci a (K T M) ; B. Sv en B reugelmans (Yom ): 9 . Miska Aaltonen (Yam) ; 10. Josh Coppins (Suz) : 11. Steve Ramo n ( Ka w) ; 12 . Pau l Coope r (Yam ); 13. Joel Smets (KTM) ; 14 . Oscar Vroma ns (Yam) 15. Patrick Caps (Yam) . cu e I e n e ..... s