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National Arenacross Schedule Rounds 5-6: Centrum Center by Lange and Gonzalez, on the Axo/RG3/Bill's Pipes Suzuki. Smith eventually succumbed to the intense hounding, giving way to Lange and Gonzalez. Lange eventually piloted his Tuf Racing-backed Kawasaki to victory over Gonzalez and Pro Source Yamaha rider Tommy Hofmaster, who also got around Smith. Smith held on for fourth ahead of Demuth, Denny Stephenson and Brad Hagseth. Bradshaw finished ninth. The 250cc main event featured old rivals Bradshaw and Henry, but Bradshaw found himself mixing it up with 125cc winner Lange, who beat everyone to the first turn. Lange and Bradshaw then engaged in a magnificent battle that had the crowd on its feet. Neither rider would back down, which, unfortunately for them, led to both of their demise. They pushed each other so hard that they eventually tangled, leaving the door wide recorded his one-and-only win of the weekend in the 250cc main. One of the highlights of the weekend was the appearance of former 250cc National MX Champion Doug Henry, who lives in nearby Connecticut. Henry had a free evening on Friday and decided to give Arenacross racing a try. He figured it out pretty quickly. Henry, who chose to compete in just the 250cc class, was super fast in his heat races and was a contender in the main, finishing second to Demuth. PHOTOS BY KARL OCKERT WORCESTER, MA, NOV. 16-17 eam Yamaha's Damon Bradshaw capped off the Worcester, Massachusetts, round of the Speed Stickpresented National Arenacross Series with a pair of wins on Saturday night. After struggling in Friday night's 125cc main and crashing in the 250cc main (though he did win the Dash for Cash), Bradshaw came back in flying form to win both main events Saturday night, scoring a close win in the 125cc class and a somewhat easier win in the 250cc class. When Bradshaw wasn't winning, Darcy Lange and series points leader Josh Demuth were. Lange opened the weekend's racing with a victory in the 125cc main over Pedro Gonzalez and Tommy Hofmaster, while Demuth T 6 DECEMBER 5, 2001 • cue FRIDAY I There was plenty of racing action in Friday night's 125cc main event. Kelly Smith, on the Powers Motor Sports Yamaha, jumped out to the early lead but was pressured early on n e _ lIS e open for Demuth to come through and take the lead. Meanwhile, crowd favorite Henry was holding his own while Lange and Bradshaw were battling for the lead, and eventually worked his way to second, finishing there. Third place went to Kawasaki Team Green's Gavin Gracyk, who was followed by Tuf Racing/Thor's Jiri Dostal and Lange. Chad Johnson, on the Tuf Racing/Thor Honda, finished sixth, while Bradshaw ended up seventh. Lange's win was his fourth of the young season. For Bradshaw, the evening wasn't a complete wash, as he collected $1000 for winning the Dash for Cash, topping Holland, Henry and Ryan Huffman. Mike Mason, once again, won the Extreme Jump-Off Contest, followed by Benoit Milot and Mike Leavitt.