AM AIChevy T r ucks 2 5 0 c c U . S . Motocross Cham pionshi p S e rie s
R ound 10 : Broome-Tioga Sports C e n t e r
B y P A T S CHUTT E
PH OT OS BY S T EVE B RU HN
BINGHAMTON, NY, AUG. 24
fgl ven th o u g h th e r a c e for th e
~ 250cc crown could be over ne xt
week at S t e e l City wi th the lik el y
crowning of Ricky Ca rm ichae l, riva l
Kevin Windham is doing everyth ing in
his power to se e this one go down to
the last mota , in two weeks , a t the
Kenworthy 's tra c k in Troy, O hio .
Th e sta te of New York has pla ye d
host to som e of the best 250c c racin g
th is s um m e r, wit h Wind ha m tak in g
the first New York ra c e at Un adill a ,
snapping Carm icha el 's a maz ing win
st rea k . Ca rmi cha e l, how e ver , would
an swe r back tod a y, a few miles south
of Un ad illa , at th e Br o o m e -Ti o g a
Sports Center in Binghamto n. In front
of a record 20 ,038 fa ns , Carmic ha e l
ca ug ht and passe d Wind ha m in th e
la st m ota of the day to c a ptu re th e
ov er all victory, with a hard-fo ug ht 2 -1
fin ish tha t t op p e d Windham 's 1-2 .
Team Yam a ha's T im Fe rry filled o ut
th e podium in th ird with a 5 -3 .
Th e two Honda p ilots e ac h to ok
home 4 7 poi nts on the da y, but R.C.' s
53 -p oint lead n ow m e an s t ha t h e
n e e d s only to sal va ge a mere 14
po ints at ro und 11 ne xt week at Steel
City to ma t hemati cally c a pt u re the
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