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back, and no one was behind me." Sellards was suffering from the flu and began to fade at the halfway point. Hughes moved into third, but he would eventually have company from Jesseman, who really started to pick up the pace. Jesseman passed several riders by diving outside of a left-hand turn in the mechanics' area and then beating his rival to the inside of the following right-hander. He passed Hughes there to take third and then headed for Langston. Meanwhile, Sorby crashed out, and my Own Race: 125cc 1] ~® Brett Metcalfe 5th (5-5) The Aussie continues to look stronger every weekend, and at Unadilla he was so strong his team actually had to hold him back. "I have teammates fighting for a championship," admitted Metcalfe, "so I need to help them. I know they would do the same thing for me." Metcalfe backed away from his teammate Langston in the second moto and also aJlowed Hughes by him on the last lap. 1] @@ Hughes and Metcalfe late in the race. With two laps to go, he even got within sight of Langston, but he ran out of time before he could make a pass. "The racing was fun today," Langston said. "It felt like the motos were 10 minutes long. But then when Brown caught me, it was like the set, but Langston's rear shock began to fade, slowing him in the final laps. With two laps to go, he bounced off the track after leaping out of Gravity Cavity, and Jesseman took advantage to take second. early, with Hughes and Jesseman right behind. Unfortunately, Jesseman longest three laps of my life." On the final lap, Metcalfe moved over for Hughes, giving Hughes enough points to land on the overall podium. CN crashed just three turns into the race Unadilla Valley Sports Center and got shaken up. He would put on a charge but could only get 11 tho Langston tried to pass Hughes at the New Berlin, New Yorlc Results: July 20, 2003 [Round 7 of 121 end of the lap and also hit the deck. "I hit a hole there, and I was run- 4. Ryan Hughes (KTM); 5. Brett Metcalfe (KTM); 6. In mota two, Smith and Anderson once again put their 250Fs up front t 25 MOTO ONE: I. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Branden Jesseman (Suz); 3. Grant Langston (KTM); Michael Byrne (Hon); 7. Mike Brown (Kaw); 8. Craig Anderson (Yam); 9. Brian Gray (Suz); 10. Kelly Smith (Yam); 11. Brock Sellards (Yam); 12. Steve Boniface (KTM); 13. Bobby Kiniry (SUl): 14. Tim Weigand (Han); 15. Matthieu Lallol (Suz): 16. Ivan Tedesco (Yam); t 7. Andrew Short (SUl): 18. Troy Adams (Yam); 19. Ryan Mills (Hon): 20. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 21. Michael Blose (Yam); 22. Josh Woods (KTM); 23. Mike Treadwell (KTM); 24. Evan Laughridge (Suz); 25. David Pingree (SUl); 26. Jeff Gibson (KTM): 27. Michael Brandes (Yam); 28. Aaron Dieter (SUl); 29. Barry Carsten (Suz); 30. James Marshall (Han); 31. Steve Mertens (Yam): 32. Tyson Hadsell (Yam); 33. Tom Welch (Hon); 34. Tommy Hofmaster (Yam); 35. Michael Dougherty (Yam): 36. Steve Lamson (Suz): 37. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 38. Eric Sorby (Kaw): 39. Dylan Lord (Suz); 40. Paul Veracka (Kaw). Time of Race; 34 min .. 25.67 sec. Margin of Victory: 6.702 sec. 125 MOTO TWO: 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Grant Langston (KTM); 3. Mike Brown (Kaw); 4. Ryan Hughes (KTM); 5. Brett Metcalfe (KTM): 6. Ivan Tedesco (Yam): 7. Craig Anderson (Yam); 8. Kelly Smith (Yam); 9. Michael Byrne (Hon); 10. Steve Boniface (KTM); 1'1. Branden Jesseman (SUl); 12. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 13. Troy Adams (Yam): 14. Bobby Kiniry (Suz); 15. Josh Woods (KTM); 16. Tim Weigand (Hon); 17. Evan Laughridge (SUl); 18. Steve Lamson (Suz); 19. David Pingree (SUl); 20. Mike Treadwell (KTM); 2 J. Tyson Hadsell (Yam); 22. Matthieu Lallol (SUl): 23. Aaron Dieter (SUl); 24. Michael Brandes (Yam); 25. Barry Carsten (SUl); 26. Michael Blose (Yam); 27. James Marshall (Hon): 28. Thomas Hofmaster (Yam); 29. Tom Welch (Han); 30. Michael Dougherty (Yam); 31. Jeff Gibson (KTM); 32. Andrew Short (SUl); 33. Ryan Mills (Hon); 34. Steve Mertens (Yam): 35. Brian Gray (SUl): 36. Chris Gosselaar (Han): 37. Brock Sellards (Yam); 38. Dylan Lord (SUl); 39. Paul Veracka (Kaw); 40. Eric Sorby (Kaw). Time of Race: 34 min.. 43.524 sec. Margin of Victory: 17.178 sec. 1250/A: I. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Grant Langston (KTM); 3. Ryan Hughes (KTM); 4. Mike Brown (Kaw); 5. Brett Metcalfe (KTM); 6. Branden Jesseman (SUl); 7. Craig Anderson (Yam); 8. Michael Byrne (Hon): 9. Kelly Smith (Yam): 10. Ivan Tedesco (Yam): 11. Steve Boniface (KTM): 12. Bobby Kiniry (Suz); 13. Timmy Weigand (Han); 14. Brian Gray (Suz); 15. Troy Adams (Yam); 16. Daryl Hurley (SUl): 17. Brock Sellards (Yam); 18. Josh Woods (KTM); 19. Matthieu LaIJOl (Suz): 20. Evan Laughridge (SUl); 21. Andrew Short (SUl): 22. Steve Lamson (Suz); 23. David Pingree (SUl): 24. Ryan Mills (Hon); 25. Mike Treadwell (KTM). AMA/CHEVY TRUCKS 125 U.S. MOTOCROSS ning alongside my motorcycle," Langston said. "Luckily, I only lost a few positions when I crashed." 7th (8-7) The battle for the lead was soon This Aussie once again used his factory YZ250F to nail great starts, and while he wasn't quite on the pace of the top guns, he fought hard for his position in both motos. He ended up eighth after a dogfight in the first moto and went from the lead to seventh in moto two. over. though, when Stewart, who was ®~ Craig Anderson Brown fell into the clutches of Metcalfe and Byrne. The positions looked Michael Byrne 8th (6-9) Yet another Aussie, Byrne, got a bad start in the first moto but was able to climb up to sixth at the finish, passing a slowing Mike Brown late in the race. He gated much better in the second go-around, about sixth, but this time he couldn't make up any more ground and faded to ninth. ~@ Branden Jesseman 6th (2-11) The 125cc Eastern Regional Supercross champ has been fast in his return from an injured thumb, but he hasn't put it together yet. In the first moto, he got a terrible start and rode in formation with the pack for several laps. But he turned it up at the halfway point and passed a big pack, moving from eighth to second at the finish. He had a better start in moto two· but crashed just three turns into the race. "The crash shook him up a little," said his mechanic James Coy. "He cramped up a little. But he'lI be okay." Jesseman charged back to 11th. ~lg) U C£) Brock Sellards 17th (ll-DNS) Sellards had speed at Unadilla, but he didn't have health. Suffering from what his team described as "a bad flu," he was running as high as third in the first moto before fading back to eleventh. He elected not to ride the second moto. @1] {] Eric Sorby 39th (38-40) The creative Pro Circuit Kawasaki Frenchman rode aggressively in the first moto, battling with teammate Mike Brown and Suzuki's Jesseman, but a big crash on the seventh lap ended his drive, and his moto, when his radiator was crushed. He was back and struggling in the second moto and was actually blackflagged by the AMA officials for running off the track in an attempt to short-cut the course. LB 1] Andrew Short at the tail of the top 10, passed everyone in front of him and emerged with the lead by lap two. He leapt past Hughes at the beginning of a long sweeper in the back and then drew all the way up to Anderson's rear wheel and passed him in the next corner. "The roost here hurts," Stewart said. "I didn't want to be behind anyone." The race for the win was over, but a battle was about to emerge among the KTM trio of Hughes, Langston and Metcalfe. They each displaced Anderson and began to fight with one another. Brown was outside of the top 10 but riding much more aggressively than the first mota. Hughes was able to hold second until about the halfway point, when he started to tire. Langston attacked, and Metcalfe was right with him. The three-way KTM fight often sawall three bikes side by side on the wide Unadilla track. Langston passed Hughes in a sweeper leading to Gravity Cavity, and then Metcalfe picked a new line and nearly jumped past both of them over the big jump. A tiring Hughes went into survival CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (After 7 of 12 rounds) 1. Mike Brown (249/2 wins); 2. Grant Langston (248); 3. Ryan Hughes (216/1 win); 4. Brock Sellards (167); 5. Eric Sorby (160); 6. James Stewart (150/3 wins); 7. (TIE) Brett Metcalfe/Ivan Tedesco (149); 9. Michael Byrne (] 47): ] O. Craig Anderson (143/1 win); 11. Steve Boniface (122); 12. Kerry Smith (109); 13. Michael Brandes (108); 14. Chris Gosselaar (96); 15. Andrew Short (94); 16. Daryl Hurley (86); 17. Stephane Roncada (77); 18. Brian Gray (76); 19. Ryan Mills (54); 20. Branden Jesseman (52); 21. (TIE) Bobby Kiniry/Steve Lamson (51); 23. Steve Mertens (50); 24. Matthieu Lalloz (47); 25. Timmy Weigand (43). mode, while an inspired Metcalfe seemed to have the stuff to pass Langston. But after battling for a few laps, his team instructed him to cool 21 st (17 -32) The winner of the Dave CoombS Memorial 125cc East/West SX shootout struggled all day in New York, going 17-32 after a clutch problem in the second moto. "I've been in a slump lately, and it's hurting my confidence," Short said. "I need to stay positive, but I know how I am. I get down on myself." On the bright side, Short said his DNF in moto two was a blessing. "I was riding badly, so it was good to get out of that." it and let Langston have his points. With second in the bag, it looked like Langston would leave Unadilla as the series points leader. But Brown Upcoming Rounds: Round 8 - Washougal, Washington, July 27 Round 9 - Millville, Minnesota, August 16 was passing a slew of riders, including eye I e n e _ s • JULv30,2003 13

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