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rvl ' u.~~ I AMAIChevy T r u c k s 2 50cc U . S . Motocross C hampionship Round 1 1 : S t e e l C ity MX P a r k ond s tw o laps later. C armi chael w ould w in by j u st und er 10 seconds and ta ke hi s 10th Nati onal Champ ionship w it h an exclamation point. " I m ad e a co uple of adj ustments t o my bike : Ca rm ic hael sai d. " T h ings were just clicking... Whe n yo u' re on , you' re o n . I defin itely was fee ling it th e second moto . I was inchi ng away little by little. I would catch hi m , we would stay the same , then I would c atch him , and I was able to get by him. I wa s able to put in a little ti me out th ere and c am e o ut with the win ." Windham didn' t like the res ult. '" was o bvio usly a little bit disappointe d w ith t he way I fi n i sh ed t od a y ," h e said. "Ult im at ely , it was a good day b ec au se t he fan s w e re chee r ing. It do esn 't m atter who they were cheer ing for as long as they were chee ring . That's what we 're here for. It m ak es you feel good . I did all that I c o uld to set my bike up . My bike was fine . I did all that I could t o beat Ricky. I kn ew he w as going to retain th e c ha m pio nsh ip today , bu t I know for Ricky [it would have been] bittersweet if I co uld have beat en him today . That wa s m y goa l, bu t it fe ll th rou gh . "A ny day th at y ou m iss yo ur goa l, it 's a little bit dep ressin g. Th at 's coo l; [I will ] j ust keep p lugging away and go to next weekend . I am rea lly loo k - my thigh hurts, but what can you do? " What Lusk did was just grab the holesho t in m oto two, a lth ough it di dn 't last lo ng . "I came in t o that c o rn er again in the seco n d m o t o Bu bba Shobert style, just c om p lete ly fl at-track in' it , and th en Rick y [Carmi ch ael] came in th ere b all s t o th e wa lls and almost t ook me o ut so I had t o get on the brak es," Lus k said . "W hen I did tha t, Kevin [W indh am] w e nt aro u nd me, and then Ti m my [Ferry ] go t m e rig ht in the same area ." L u s k wo uld hold fo urt h fo r the rem ai nder of the race . O ut fro nt, Windha m railed the out side and st arte d putti ng down am azing lap s aga in, just like m oto one . He w a s h elped e ve n further w he n Carm ich ae l had a sm all crash wh il e gi ving cha se. "I got a g ood sta rt ," Ca rmichael said . " K -Dub went around us on the o ut sid e in that off -c am b er. H e was really putting it down in the first c ou p le laps . I was able to clos e in on h im , the n I bu ri ed my fro nt tire in a turn in the back sec tion - just a m is tak e. A t that poin t . I was lik e, ' Well , I a m n ev er go ing t o c atc h him . ' But when I go t up , I felt good." Windh am pulled out to over seven seconds in front of Carmichael , and he conti nued pull ing until Windham had a pre tty m aj or swap at the top of a h ill , and that 's w he n Carm ichael began reelin g the big Hon da in. T wo laps later. Ca rmichael was within fou r seco nd s. Th en wi thi n two laps he was by Windh am ove r a sm all dou b le . From th ere, it was over. Car mi ch ael had fiv e seconds in han d by the end of that ver y same lap , th en 10 sec - ..., . Chad Reed scored a f ou rth c om ing from behind in moto on e, but a fall kept h im back in seventh on molo two. It was still good enough f o r fourth overall, though. ing fo rward to getting st art e d o n su percross . It h as been almost two years sin ce I rode a su percross track, and t ha t's why I de clin ed the M otoc r o s s d e s N atio n s, b ecau se I rea ll y felt like this y ear I ne ed ed to sp e nd ex t ra tim e ge tt in g read y f or s u perc ross . My tr a c k at h om e is r e ad y . [Th er e is] p re tty mu ch no break f or me. I am goi ng t o go st raigh t b ac k i nt o p utting in som e laps and hop efu ll y get stron g on the 450 in supercross ." Ferry held on for thi rd , an d third overall. "Today my sta rts were prett y good ," Fer ry sai d. "I ca me out in the top thr ee both motos. I have been rid in g a 4 50 a little lo nge r [than Ch ad Reed and D avi d Vui ll emin] . I a m a littl e st ro nge r , I t hink, i n th e o u td o or s th an t h o se g uys . The y l i k e supercross ." eN After th e s to ry was writte n, we learn ed just before we we n t to press th at th e AMA has cance led th e series fin ale i n Troy , Ohio. sc h ed u le d fo r September 7, 2003. See "' n The Wind " {or more details. Steel City MX Park Delmont, Pennsylvania Results: August 31, 2003 [Round 11 of 121 250 MOT O 1 (30 m in. plus 2 lap s) : I . Ric ky Ca rmic hae l ( Han ) ; 2 . Kevin Windh am (Han) : 3 . T im m y Fe rry (Yam) ; 4 . Chad Reed (Ya m) ; 5 . M ike laRoc co (Hon); 6 . Emesto Fonsec a (Han ); 7. Davi d VuilJemin (Ya m) ; 8 . Clark Stiles (Ho n) ; 9 . Ezre Lu sk (Kaw ); 10. Jason Thom as (Han ): 1 1. La rry Wa rd (Han) ; 12. Heath Vo ss (Yam ); 13. N ick Wey (Ya m ); 14. Paul Carpe nter (Han); 15. Nathan Ramsey (Han) ; 16. Keith R. Jo hnson (Yam) ; 17. Ryan Clark (Yam) ; 18. Joe Oehlho f (Han) ; 19. Brian Mason (Yam ); 20 . Jus tin Brayton (Han) : 21. Ch ris Hunt er (Han) ; 22 . William Browning (Suz); 23 . Dennis Stapleton (Han); 24 . J am es Evans (Suz) : 25 . Scott Metz (KTM) ; 26 . Jason Harpe r (Suz); 27 . Jo n Boruff (Han ): 28. Matt Karl sen ( Suz); 29 . Michael Sig m und (Yam ); 30. Jeremy Tiffany (Yam); 31. Steve Lam son (Suz); 32 . James Povolny (Han ); 33. Barry Carsten (Suz) ; 34 . Thom as Kelley (Suz) ; 35. Stephane Roncada (Suz) ; 36. Kyle Lewis (Han); 37. Mark Wund rack (Yam); 38 . Ty Wa lla ce ( He n): 39 . T ed Cam pbell (H en ): 4 0 . Charles Elli s (Suz). Race Tim e: 33 min .• 29 .44 7 sec. Margin of Victo ry: 15.562 sec. 25 0 MOTO 2 (30 min. plu s 2 laps) : 1. Rick y Ca rmicha el ( Han) ; 2. Kevin Windh am ( Ha n); 3 . Timmy Ferry (Yam) ; 4 . Ezra Lusk (Ka w); 5. David Vuillemin (Yam); 6. M ik e laRocc o (Han); 7. Chad Reed (Yam ); 8. Em esto Fonseca (Han) ; 9. Nick Wey (Suz); 10. La rry Ward ( Hon); 11. J ason T hom as ( Han ) ; 12. Paul Car pen ter (Hon ); 13. Clark Stiles (Han); 14. Heath Voss ( Yam ); 15. Nathan Ram sey ( Han) ; 16 . Kei t h R. Jo hnso n (Y am) ; 17 . James Po vo l ny ( Ha n); lB . Ty Wallace ( Ha n); 19 . J oe O ehlh o f (Ho n) ; 20 . Kyle Lewis (Han ): 2 1. Ju stin Br ayton (Han); 22. Chris Hun ter (Han) : 23 . Ry en Cla rk (Yam) ; 24 . Barry Carsten (Suz); 25 . Denni s Stapleton (Hon) ; 26 . Brian Maso n (Yam) ; 27 . Mat t Karl sen (Suz); 28 . Scott Metz (KTM) ; 29 . T homa s Kell ey (Suz); 30 . Ted Campbell ( Hon); 31. Charl es Elli s (Suz) ; 32. Michael Sig m und (Yam ); 33 . J ason Harp er (Suz); 34. J erem y T iffan y (Yam ); 3 5 . J on Boruff (Han) ; 3 6. J am es Eva ns (Suz ); 37 . William Bro wnin g (Suz) ; 3 8. Mar k Wundra c k (Ya m) ; 3 9 . Steve Lam son (Suz); 40 . Stephene Ronceda (Suz). Race Tim e: 33 min .• 24.388 sec. Margin of Victory: 9.592 sec. 250 O/A: 1. Ricky Carm ichael (Hon); 2. Kevi n Wind ham (Hon ); 3. Timmy Fer ry (Yam) ; 4 . Chad Reed (Yam ); 5. Mi ke laRocco (Han) ; 6. Ezra Lus k (Ka w); 7. Da vid Vuille min (Yam); 8. Ernesto Fon seca (H on) ; 9 . Larry Ward ( Han): 10 . J a son Thomas (Han); 11. Clark Stiles (Hen): 12. Nick Wey (Yam) ; 13. Paul Carpe nter (Han); 14. Heath Voss (Yam); 15. Nathan Ramsey (Han) ; 16. Keith R. Johnson (Yam) ; 17. J oe Oe hlhof (Han); 1B. James Povol ny (Han ) ; 19. Ryan Clark (Yam ); 20 . Ty Wallace (Hon ); 21 . Brien Mason (Yam); 22 . Kyle Lewis (Hon) ; 23 . Justin Brayton (Hon) . AM A/CHEVY TR UCKS 250 U. S . MO TO CRO S S CHAMP IONSHIP POINTS STANDI NGS (A ft er 11 or 12 ro unds) : 1. Ricky Carmichael (529/9 wins ) : 2. Kevin Wind ham (460/2 wins) ; 3. Chad Reed (398 ); 4. Tim m y Ferr y (376 ); 5. M ike LaRocco (327) ; 6 . David Vuil1emin (283); 7. Ezra Lusk (269) ; 8. Ern esto Fo nseca (241); 9. Larry Ward (20 4); 10. Joh n Dowd (J 90): 11. Nick Wey ( 187) ; 12. Ky ie Lewis ( 141 ); 13 . Clark Stile s ( 132 ); 14. Stephene Roncada (112) ; 15. Nathan Ramsey (1 11); 16. Jason Thomas (87 ); 17. Heath Voss (84 ); 18. Keith R. J ohn son (67); 19 . Sean Hamblin (66); 20. Joaquim Rodrigu es (60). Final Round: Round 12 - Troy. Ohio, September 7 30 S EPTEM B ER 10 . 2003 eye I e neVIl's

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