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and L angst on as the m oto beg an , and lards to take a th ird , costi ng Hughes Ry no g ot th e b ett e r star t agai n . L a n g st o n w a s fee li n g i t this ti me t wo valua ble p o in ts. eN Ste el City MX Park Delmont, Pennsy lv ania Results : August 31, 2003 [ Round 11 of 121 th o u gh , a nd he snak ed t h ro ugh t h e first lap better and ended up sev enth , a sp ot ahead of Hu g hes. F rom there , 12 5 MOTO I (3 0 min . plus 2 lap s ): 1. Jam es Ste wa rt ( K aw) ; 2 . C raig A nde rso n (Ya m) ; 3 . Rya n Hughes (KTM ); 4 , Mich ael By rne (Hon) ; 5 . Ryan Mill s (Han ); 6 . Brae Hepl er (Suz): 7 . Brian Gray (S uz); 8 . Grant La ngs to n ( KT M ); 9 . Rich ie O wens (Ka w) ; 10. Ke lly Sm ith (Ya m): 11. Christophe r Gosselaar ( Ho n) ; 12. Joaquim Rodri gues ( KTM) ; 13. .Jo sbue Hansen (Yam); 14 . lve n Tede sco (Yam); 15. Ma tth ieu La lloz (SU2) ; 16 . Joshua Sum mey (Yam ) ; 17 . Jeff Gibso n (KTM ): 18. Steve Mertens (Yam); 19. Broc k Sella rds (Yam ); 20 . Michae l Blose (Yam): 21 . T im Weigand ( Han ); 22 . David Ping ree (SU2); 23 . T ed d y M aier (Kaw); 24 . Casey Clark (Yam); 25 . M ichael Brandes (Yam); 26 . Randy Valade (Yam ) ; 27 . Dernien Plott s (Yam); 28 . Gerrit O rde lm an (Yam): 29 . Jerem y Cook (Yam); 30 . Er ic Nye (Yam) ; 31. David Ginolfi (Ya m); 32 . Andrew Sho rt (Suz) ; 33 . Will iam Ursic (Yam ); 34 . Han s Neel ( KT M ); 35 . Steve Bon iface ( Suz); 36 . T roy Ad a m s (Ya m); 3 7 . Lev i Reid ( S uz ); 38 . Ro bb i e Reyna rd (K aw); 39 . T y so n Hadsell (Yam); 40. Ro bert K iniry (Suz) . Race Ti m e: 33 m in .• 4 1.7 18 sec. Mar gin of Vi ct ory : 4 5 .982 sec. 12 5 MOTO 2 (3 0 min. plus 2 lap s) : 1. Jam es Ste wa rt ( K aw) ; 2. Gr ant Langston ( KTM); 3. Broc k Sell ards (Ya m); 4 . Rya n Hughes ( KTM ); 5 . C raig A nd erso n (Yam ) ; 6 . M ichael Byrn e (Ha n) ; 7 . Br ian G ray ( Suz); 8 . Rya n M i ll s ( Ho n); 9. K elly Sm it h (Yam ); 10 . Da vid Pin gr ee (Suz); 11. Ric h ie O wens ( Ka w); 12. Tim Weigand ( Ha n); 13. Steve Mertens (Yam); 14 . T roy A da ms (Yam ); 15 . Andrew Sho rt (S uz) ; 16 . J o sh u a S um m ey ( Ya m) ; 17 . M att hi eu Lall oz ( Suz); 18. Christ op her Gos sela ar ( Ho n) ; 19 . Jo aq uim Rodrig ues ( KTM ) ; 20. Steve Boni face ( Suz); 2 1. Casey Clark (Yam) ; 22. J eff Gibson (K TM ); 23. Tedd y Mai er (Kew): 24 . Randy Valad e (Yam ) ; 25 . Er ic Nye (Yam); 26 . David Gino lfi (Yam); 27 . J erem y Coo k (Ya m); 2 8 . Wi lli a m U r si e ( Ya m ) ; 29 . Broc Heple r (S uz) ; 30 . Ivan T edesco (Yam ); 3 1. Joshua Ha n sen (Ya m); 3 2 . M ich ae l Bran de s (Ya m) ; 33 . M ich ael Blose (Ya m); 34 . Levi Reid (Suz); 35 . Hans Nee l (KTM); 36. Dam ien Plotts (Ya m) ; 37 . Robbie Reyn a rd ( K aw ); 38 . Ge rr it O rde lma n (Ya m); 39 . Ty son Hadsell (Yam) ; 40. Robert Kini ry (Su z) . the ch ampionship ch ase w as on . The KTM rid ers c h ase d ea ch oth er through th e pack , th e gap between them al ternating between two and five seconds . W ith Stewart speed in g o ff to another huge wi n, th e duo was hoping t o land in th e sec ond and th ird sp ots . Mills a ctually h eld the r un ne r-u p pla c e all the way t o t h e 20 -mi nute mark of the 30 -minute m o to , b ut h e b eg an to ti re. By then, H u g h es and L an g st on had ca ug ht th e YZ 2 50Fs of An d erson , Bro c k Sellards and Kell y Smith , an d th ey passed all four rid ers a n d t o o k t he b e s t s po t s behind Bubba , W ith o ne la p t o go, Hughes t ri ed t o put a cha rge o n L angst on , an d it b it h im . "It was pretty b ad ," said Hughes. " I we nt over th e bars . I bro k e th e bar m o unts, I b rok e my v iso r o ff and th e f ron t n umbe r pl ate . L uck i ly, I did n 't get hurt. I j ust h av e a few bumps and bruises , b ut I'm u sed to t ha t. " The c rash opened t he door for Sel- my. Own Race: 125cc .®11 ® Ric hie Owens 10th (9-11) "Mitch gave me an oppo rt unity to ride Sorb y's bik e under the tent, and it wor ked out prett y good : Owens said after his 10th -overall fin ish. "I got my best fin ish. A lot of it was the bik e. Th e bike' s aweso me, and it j ust mad e me feel confident on th e bike knowing the bike's good ." ®~ Mich ael Byrn e @@ Ryan Mills 5th (4-6) The A msoi l/Chaparral Honda rider keeps getting faster. He shadowed Hugh es for the entire first mo to to tak e a solid fourth and then put on an amazing charge in mote two. Byme went down in tum one but managed to crawl all the way back to sixth . Byme is now tied with Brock Sellards for fifth in the standings. j ust two points behind the absent Mike Brown . 6t h (5-8) Steel City was Mill s' best day ever as a pro . He worked his way from way back to finish fifth in moto one, "One of the problem s I'v e had is tha t when I get a bad start, I ju st stay back there with those guy s," said th e New Yorker. "Today I was more aggressive in th e first lap. In the second moto, 1was in seco nd. and that' s the best I've ever done. I got tired, though. Once I got passed by a few guys, 1started to lose my mi nd a Iitti e bit out there." cB§cB Broc Hepler 11th (6-29) Steel City is Hepler's hom e track , and he used his experience to nearly pull off a top- 10 overall fini sh. "I k now every rut out ther e: said the rook ie. "My starts were stil l in the 30s , but I knew where to go and what lines to take to move up pretty quick." He battled hard with Mills in moto one to take sixth . He had moved up to ninth in moto two when he crashed in a rut and got hit by Ivan Tedesco. The c ra sh broke his bik e. "I guess that rut was new," he said. (l~ U~ Brock Sell ards 9th (1 9 -3) Onc e again , m ech anical wo es cost Sell ard s a podium. He tang led with his teammate Anderson in th e first tum of moto one and bent his shift er, and it took half a lap to get it straighten ed, He charged back to 19th. In moto two . he stayed in the fight the whol e way and ducked into th ird when Hughes crashed on the final lap . "Those guys are going for a championship, so they have a little more adrenaline than m e," said Sellards . ~cB® Bill Grsic 33rd (33- 28) Racer X Illustrated staffer Bill Ursie was granted factory -ride stat us for a da y (see Briefly ... .) wit h the Boost Mobile Yama ha of Troy team, Ursie hasn't qualifi ed for a national since 200 0, but he stunned his team by qua lify ing for th e mai n. Fro m the re, " Bad" Bil ly completed his dream -come -tr ue day with 33 -28 mo to scores . " I hav en 't raced a thtrty -rnlnu te m ote sin c e Budds Creek in 200 I , so I got reall y tired : said Ursic. "I was tra ining for th e qua lifiers and not the moto s. Th e tea m was great th ough . Th ey treated me j ust like everyone else in th e tru ck ." Hughes was h urting after h is second-moto f a ll. Unfortunately, he won't have a nother round to chase t he titl e . Race Time : 33 mln .. 56 .836 sec . Margin of Vict ory : 40 .26 1 sec . 12 5 O /A : 1. J am e s Ste w a rt ( K aw); 2 . Ry a n Hug hes (KTM); 3 . Crai g A nderson (Yam ) ; 4 . Grant Lan gst on ( KTM ) ; 5 . M ich ael Byrne ( Ha n) ; 6 . Rya n Mill s ( Ho n); 7 . B ri a n Gray (S uz); 8 . K ell y Sm it h (Yam ) ; 9 . Broc k Sell ards (Yam ) ; 10. Rich ie Ow en s ( Kaw); 11. Br oc Hepler (Sua): 12 . Chr is Gosselaa r (Hen): 13 . David Pin gr ee ( Suz); 14 . Stev e Mert en s (Y a m) ; 15 . J o aq ui m Rodrig u es ( KT M ); 16 . J o sh Summe y (Ya m); 17. Matth ieu Lal loz (Suz) ; 18 . Tim Weiga nd ( He n); 19 . J osh Han sen (Ya m ); 20 . Troy A da ms (Ya m) ; 21. Ivan Tedesco (Yam ); 22 . A ndre w S ho rt ( S uz) ; 23 . J e ff G i b so n ( KT M ); 2 4 . S te ve Boniface (Suz) ; 25 . M ic hael Blose (Yam ). cue n AMA/ CH EVY TR UCKS 125 U .S . MOTOCROSS CHAMPIO NSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (Afte r I I of 12 r ou n d s ) : I . Grant La n g st o n ( 3 8 0); 2 . Ry an Hughes (373/ 1 win ) ; 3 . J ame s Ste w art (350/7 wins ) ; 4 . Mik e B row n ( 2 7 1/2 w i ns ) ; 5 . ( TI E) Mi c hae l B y rne /Brock Se llards (2 6 9); 7 . C r a ig An d er son (222); 8. Ivan Tedesco ( 193 ); 9. Kell y Smith ( 190); 10. Chr is Gosselaar ( 173); II. A ndrew Sho rt ( 164 ); 12 . Er i c So r b y ( 160) ; 13 . ( T IE) Mi ch ael Brandes/ Brett Met ca lfe (1 49); 15. Br ian Gray ( 14 5 ) ; 16. Rya n Mills (13 5); 17 . St eve Boniface ( 129); 18. D ar y l Hurle y (97) : 19 . M att h ie u Lell o z (96 ); 2 0 . Bran den J essem an (87) . Final Round: Round 12 - Troy, Ohio. September 7 e _ S S EPTEM B ER 10, 2003 33

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