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AMA/Chevy Trucks U.S. Motocross Championship Series Round 11: Broome-Tioga Sports Center my Own Race 250cc ® Steve Lamson Coming back next season with a new team - the Escondido Cycle Center (ECC) squad (reportedly with old Husky pal Tyler Evans) • Team Husqvar· na's Steve Lamson - stili a fan favorite· rode a solid race at Binghamton, despite having his all· time 125cc single-season wins record tied by James Stewart. "lammy" went 12-14 on the day for 11th overall. "ActuaJly, my day wasn't too bad, considering I haven't come out of the last two weekends with any points. First moto was good until I pumped up. I was running like eighth, and then dropped off the pace a little bit. I wound up 12th. which was all right. The second mota, I got a bad start, was back in the 30s I think. I worked my way up to 14th, reeling guys in, but then had nowhere to go after that. It was over." I7@ Joe Oehlhof ~® Kyle Lewis I7@ Bruce Stratton ®~ Jason Thomas The Ohio rider had a decent day, hanging in there for a 22ncI overall and hovering aroWld the top 30 for the season (33rd). OehIhof is one of those guys that's always smiling when he walks through the pits. He wasn't there to make a run at Carmichael, although he's done that before at his home track at Troy, Ohio. Oehlhof was there representing the thousand or so pro riders that every now and then sit back and think, "Man, wouldn't it be cool if... • "All in all, I got a couple points and I'm still walkin', so everything's good," said Oehlhof with a smile. Lusk (11) gained a few valuable points on Tim Ferry in their battle for second place in the series. Lusk went 8-3 for fourth overall, while Ferry struggled to 18th overall. 36. Scott Gr.ves (Hon); 37. Ted Campbell (Suz); 38. Brll'n Roth (Yam); 39. Bruce Strlltton (Hen); 40. Doug DeHaan (Hon). TIme of Race: 37: 16.660 250 MOTO 2: 1. Carmichael; 2. LeRocco; 3. Lusk; 4. Hamblin; 5. Dowd; 6. Roy: 7. Tortelli; 8. Lewis; 9. Povolny Jr.: 10. Wey; 11. Thomas: 12. off winning the Canadian National title - raced to a very solid sixth place overall (7-6). Moto XXX's Kyle Lewis put in a strong performance as Ramsey; 16. Voss; 17. Plotts; 18. Ferry; 19. Oehlhof; 20. Laughridge; 21. Oettel: 22. Roth; 23. Stratton; 24. Metz; 25. Campbell; 26. W21Il11Ce; 27. T. Gosselear; 28. Brayton; 29. Hodges; 30. Townsend; 31. Cook; 32. StlJpleton: 33. DeHalln; 34. Clerk; 35. Morgan; 36. Sandell; 37. Graves; 38. Ordelman; 39. Crine; 40, Keith S. Johnson. Time of Race: 36:54.440 Stiles; 13. Keith R. Johnson; 14. Lemson: 15. well, going 5-8, and Jason Thomas and James Povolny rounded out the top 10. CN Binghamton, New Yortl Results: August Z5, ZOOZ (Round 11 of 1Zl 250 MOTO 1; Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. I'Iike LeRocco (Hon); 3. Nethen Ramsey (Hon); 4. Sean HembUn (Suz); 5. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 6. John Dowd (KTM); 7. Jean-Sebastien Roy (Hon); 8. Ezra Lusk (Ki'w); 9. Bleir Morgen (Hon); 10. Heeth Voss (Hon); 11. Keith S. Johnson (KTM); 12. Steve Lemson (Hus); 13. Jeson Thomes (Hon): 14. Tim Ferry (Yam); 15. Ryen Clerk (Yam); 16. Demien Plotts (Hon); 17. Jemes Povolny Jr. (Hon); 18. Keith R. Johnson (Yam); 19. Nick Wey (Yam); 20. Clark Stiles (Hon); 21. Justin Brayton (Hon); 22. Joseph Oehlhof (Hon); 23. Kevin Crine (Hon); 24. David Oettel (Hus); 25. Todd Gosselaer (Hon); 26. Even Loughridge (Suz); 27. Dennis Stapleton (Hon); 28. Ty Wellece (Yem); 29. Kip Sendell (Yam); 30. Scott Metz (Hon); 31. Jeremy Cook (YlIm); 32. Kevin Townsend (Hon): 33. Gerrit Ordelman (Yam): 34. Travis Hodges (YlIm); 35. Sebastien Tartelli (Han); Bruce Stratton survived the day pretty well, despite coming off an injury. '" got a good start in my qualifier, got through in fourth," Stratton said. "The first mota, however, didn't go as well. I got tangled up a couple times and didn't have the strength to race back. I pulled off early and saved it for the second mota. But, unfortunately, I had a bad start and got pushed into the mud on the outside. I charged up through the pack a bit and got up to 23rd, which was all right. The track was tough, kind of hard to pass on and a little deceiving in that it was a lot more slippery than it looked. But, all in all, I'm pretty happy I was able to finish that second mota." 250 O/A: 1. Carmichael: 2. LlIRocco: 3. Hamblin; 4. Lusk: 5. Dowd; 6. Roy; 7. Lewis; 8. Ramsey; 9. Thomas; 10. Povolny Jr.; II. Lamson; 12. Voss; 13. Tortelli; 14. Wey; 15. Morgan: 16. Keith R. Johnson: 17. Stiles; 18. Ferry; 19. Keith S. Johnson; 20. Plotts; 21. Clark; 22. Oehlhof; 23. Loughridge; 24. Oellel; 25. Roth; 26. Stratton; 27. Broome·Tioga Sports Center The Mota XXX rider has a solid hold on fifth place overall in the outdoor National series. From Glen Helen on, fans can always rely on some highlights from Lewis, and Binghamton was no exception. "The first mota went all right. I got a good start, but it took a while to get into a groove. Got passed by a few guys, but then got back to sixth, then fifth when Lusk went down. I'll take that. The second mota, I got a descent start, then fell over and [Sebastien] Tortelli hit me, bent my brake lever undemeath my footpeg, and I had to ride a little funky just not to hit it [the brake lever]." Metz: 28. ClImpbell: 29. Wallace: 30. Gosselear; 31. Breyton; 32. Hodges; 33. Townsend: 34. Cook; 35. Stapleton; 36. DeHaen; 37. Sandell; 38. Greves: 39. Ordelmollln; 40. Cfine. AMA/CHEVY TRUCKS 250« U.S. MOTOCROSS SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (After 11 of 12 rounds): 1. Ricky Carmichael· (550/11 wins); 2. Tim Ferry (396); 3. Ezra Lusk (380); 4. Sebastien TortellJ (335); 5. Kyle lewis (306); 6. I'Iike LoRocco (272); 7. John Dowd (261); 8. Robbie Reynard (228); 9. Sean Hamblin (199); 10. Nathan Ramsey (172); 11. Heath Voss (151); 12. Nick Wey (123); 13. David Vuillemin (118); 14. Pi'ul c.llIrpenter (116): 15. Stephane Roncada (113); 16. Ryan Clark (96); 17. Keith S. Johnson (95); 18. Damien Plotts (85); 19. Keith R. Johnson (84); 20. Clark Stiles (83). • Clinched Chempionship Upcoming Round: Round 12 - Delmont, Pennsylvania. september 1 cannlchael's 27th ca..... YIctoIy ties him with Bob Hannah for the all"tlme 250cc ouidoor win record. In his first race on the new CRF450R, Florida's Jason Thomas came off the track just beaming. It was certainly one of his best efforts on the year, after finishiong ninth overaH with 13-11 mota finishes. "In the first mota, I had about a 15th-place start; I think I spun off the gate. Some people got by me, then I started passing some people and a lot of guys fell. I was pretty happy because this was my first race on the 450. In the second mota, I got a better start and battled with [Nick] Wey for a while, then I was battling with [Tim] Ferry and finally passed him but crashed, and he got back by. I'm really happy with the 450." I7®cD Blair Morgan Fresh off a runner-up position to Jean-Sebastien Roy in the Canadian Nationals, the world's top snocross racer and Winter X Games gold medalist Blair Morgan showed he's got the goods to run with the pack in the States after going 9-35 for 15th overall. "In the first mota, I had a good start, about 10th or II tho I just rode hard and caught Lusk, but I couldn't get by. This track was hard to pass on. In the second mota, I had a bad start and just worked my way through the pack and caught up to [Kyle] Lewis, and then endoed right before the tabletop in the back. I tweaked my back pretty good and just pulled off.' 11 €J Tun Ferry Yamaha's Tim Ferry, who holds down second place in the series standings, did not have one of his better days at Binghamton. He struggled in both matos, finishing 14-18 on the day for 18th overall. His off day at Broome-Tioga will put a little more pressure on him at the final rounds, as he now holds a significantly smaller 16-point lead over Ezra Lusk. 10 SEPTEMBER 4,2002' cue I e n e _ s