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Come Be A Part Of The First Annual ways, after he realized I was all right, he started to laugh - it was pretty funny to see his face. It really scared the stuff out of him." "I came up on Brian, and it was in a fast section, so I thought he was probably pretty hurt," said prank victim Abbott. "He was just lying over his bike, motionless. Then he jumps up and yells at me, which freaked me out. I mean, first you think he's out cold, then he pops up at you. My natural reaction was to go ahead and knock him out. I had a few choice words for him and then calmed down. After a few minutes, I started to laugh ... It was pretty funny, I was just glad he was okay. He even had the nerve to ask me for a ride to the pits, so it felt pretty good to ride away after telling him, 'No.'" Abbott cruised the rest of the race for the overall. The prank that Brown pulled, however, was an eerie precur· sor to a similar situation. Dh 1/ Michael's Yamaha's Kurt Caselli crashed hard while trying to pass a rider and was really knocked out cold. He suffered a pulled ACL in his shoulder and is most likely out for the last round. "All I remember is Saturday, the day before, part of the start and sitting at the truck," said the confused Caselli. "My teammate David Pearson was the first one with me and said I was just sitting there, staring up at the sky. He asked me how to get back to camp and I pointed him to Barstow, the opposite direction. I didn't know what was going on. I think that I was trying to pass someone and hit a rock and flew straight into a Joshua tree. I remember driving home with my mom, but at the time I didn't know who she was. I just kept thinking to myself, 'Man, this lady driving me home sure is nice.' I would really like to thank David and all the people that stopped for me, even though I don't remember who you are." Kawasaki's Joey Lanza finished a distant but respectable second, and Honda's Steve Hengeveld finished third. Rounding out the top five were KTM's Paul Krause and TM's Luca Trussardi. "I had a good day," Abbott understated. "I'm glad everyone is okay. We are all friends, so it's tough to take when somebody goes down hard. I'm looking forward to next week and putting my KX500 out in front one more time." I:N SoCaI Me Hare .. Hound Luceme, California Results: October 14, 2001 [Round 71 O/A: 1. Destry Abbott (Kaw): 2. Joey Lanza (Kow); 3. Steve Hengeveld (Hon); 4. Paul Krause (KTM): 5. Luca Trussard; (TM): 6. Shane Esposito (Kaw): 7. Ron Shuler (Kow): 6. Kellen Walch (Kaw): 9. Jeff Cllpt (GG); 10. Kirk Stephenson (Kew). AMA NATIONAL HARE & HOUND POINTS STANDINGS (After 7 of 6 rounds): 1. Destry Abbott (200/5 wins); 2. Brien Brown (137/1); 3. Russell Pearson (t22/1 win); 4. Shane Esposito (120); 5. Luca Trussord; (66): 6. Kurt Coselli (67): 7. Andy Grider (74): 6. David Peorson (72): 9. Kellen Wolch (SO); 10. Steve Hengeveld (Hon). .. At Cycle Ranch MX Park in Floresville, Texas November 23-25,2001 The USA Team Motocross Championships is aTrophy de Nations style event where riders from fNery slate across the United Slates will compete to represent their slate in three man teams. This is the first annual USA Team Motocross Championship of its kind and is desfined 10 become one of the premiere motocross events in the United Slates. Riders will qualify as individuals through three preliminary motos. The lop 42 riders will qualify to represent their slate in three man teams. Eligibility for slate . determined by current residence or state of birth. 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