Motocross Championship
Round B: Washougal MX Park
_ _ though It Ioob like RIcIty cannlchael(4) has a alight edge
on the rest of the field in this photo, It _
Kevin WIndham (14)
who got out front eartr both times out and just plain left.
By STEVE Cox
PHOTOS BY STEVE BRUHN
Windham was smooth as always at Washougal. Even
with Carmichael right on his tall at the start of the first
moto, WIndham checked out to win his second National
in a row - once again with a two-moto sweep.
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WASHOUGAL, WA, JULY 27
"KeVin rides good here," Ricky
Carmichael said after the second
moto. "He beat me the last time he
raced here. I gave it a hell of a shot."
Kevin Windha,m had been threatening all year to take an overall away
from Carmichael. but it took him until
round seven to pull the feat off. It
seems that after getting the first one
down, the Factory Connection/No
Fear/Lee Dungarees Honda rider is
riding high.
"Coming into the weekend I had a
lot of confidence: Windham said.
"For some reason, on Saturday I just
wasn't feeling that good. We made a
lot of bike changes - I think a lot of
people did. The soil here is pretty
deceiving - it looks nice, but it's
pretty slick."
Windham actually grabbed the firstmoto holeshot, but with Carmichael
right on his rear, even the most loyal
Kevin Windham fans seemed nervous.
But this time, even the immediate
