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was good enough for a well -d eser ved third o vera ll. Th e c rowd c hee re d lo udest wh en Sh o rt rod e ac ross th e finish li n e fo r eig ht h pl a c e o n th e night and a disappointing sixth ov er all. T o his c re di t, Br own m a de n o exc u ses for his acti on , " He ru bb ed me , and I rubbed him. and it sucks . I wen t [wid e] to th e hay bal es, and he didn 't let off, and he went down . I j ust wanted t o win , you kn ow , and he wa s go ing fast , and he passed m e, and we rubbed a little bit, and I ju st to ok the in sid e line and bumped him, and he went down." When to ld during the p ress conference that it appea red th at he'd turned an inside line into an outside li ne and m oved o v e r on Short , B r o w n brusquely co nce ded , " Yeah I did, and I'd do the same thing to you . I've had it do ne to m e; everybod y has . I've bee n do in g this fo r 25 y ears , and I've had it don e probabl y more than you have. If yo u were out there [raci ng ], yo u would h ave done it , too." • Sm ith wa s a sub du ed win ner, stating, "I p layed it as smart as possib le to get ou t of here healthy, and I j ust wa nt to tha nk th e lord. Now we ca n move on and worry abou t real supercross ." eN Fri day \25 HEAT J ( 10 laps . \ · 5 tr an sfer) : 1. Kell y Smith (Yam ); 2 . Steve B oniface (S uz); 3 . Mic hael Blose (Yain ); 4 . Broc Hepler (Suz) ; 5. Troy Adam s (Yam): 6. Ev an Laughr id ge (S uz) ; 7. Casey Ly tle (KTM ); 8. Ti ger Lacey (Kaw ); 9. A ndrew Short (Suz); 10. Er ik Vallejo (Yam ); 1 1. Daniel Blair (Yam) : 12. Shane Bess (Suz); 13. Tom m y Harrison (Suz). 125 HEAT 2 ( 10 laps. 1-5 transfer ) : 1. Brock Sell ar d s ( Yam) ; 2. M ik e Br ow n ( Yam ); 3 . Chris G s ae f e er ( Ho n ) ; 4 . Ryan Mill s ( Ho n ) ; 5 . Ti m Weigand (Hon ); 6. Ti m my Hofma ster ( Yam ); 7. J osh Hen sen ( Yarn ) : 8 . Greg Sc hn ell ( Yam) ; 9 . Ry an Dudek (Yam) ; 10. St eve Mert ens (Yam ); I I. Sh ane Lusk (Hon) ; J 2. J onath an Shi mp (Yam ); 13. Eric Nye (Yam). 125 LeQ (8 laps, 1-2 tr ansfer ): 1. And rew Short ( Suz) ; 2 . Ste ve Merten s ( Yam ); 3 . Greg Sc hne ll (Yam ); 4 . Tommy Hofmaster (Yam) ; 5. Dani el Blair (Yam ); 6. Shane Lusk (Hon ); 7. Eri c Ny e (Yam ); B. Evan Laughridge (Suz) ; 9 . Jona than Shimp (Yam ); 10. Casey Lytl e (KTM): 11. Eri k Vallejo (Yam ): 12. Sha n e Be ss (S ua ) : 13 . Ry an D udek (Ya m): 14 . Tom m y Harrison (Suz) : 15. J osh Hansen (Yam ); 16 . Tiger Lacey (K(!Iw). 125 M A I N: I. Ch ri s Go sselear (Hen} : 2. Tr o y Ada m s ( Yam ): 3 . Kell y Smi th (Yam) ; 4. A n drew Short (Su z); 5 . Broc Hepler (Suz); 6 . Mike Brown (Yam ); 7. Ryan Mill s (Han); 8 . Steve Mertens (Yam ): 9 . Tim Weigand (Hon ); 10. Michae l Blose (Yam ); 11. Steve Bonifac e (Suz); 12. Broc k Sellard s (Yam) . Sat urd ay 125 HEAT 1 (1 0 laps. 1-5 transfer ) : 1. A ndrew Snort (Suz); 2. Mik e' Brown (Yam) ; 3. J osh Hansen (Yam ) ; 4 . C hris Go ssel e er ( Ha n ); 5 . T ommy Hofm aster (Yam) : 6 . Greg Schnell (Yam ); 7. Michael Bl o se (Y am); 8 . Er ic Ny e ( Yam ); 9 . Da niel Blai r (Yam ); 10. Ryan Dudek (Yam ); 11. Tom m y Harrison (Suz) ; 12 . Tiger Lacey (Kaw ) ; 13 . Bro ck Sella rd s (Yam ). 125 HEA T 2 ( 10 laps. 1-5 tran sfer ): I . Ry an Mills (Han) ; 2. Evan Laughridge (Suz); 3. Kelly Smith ( Yam ); 4. T ro y A d ams (Ya m ) ; 5. Steve Mertens (Yam ) ; 6 . Jonathan Shimp (Yam ) ; 7. Shane Lusk (Han ); 8. Erik Vallejo (Yam) ; 9. Ti m Weiga nd (Hen ): to . Casey Lytle (KTM ); 1 1. Broc Hep ler (Suz); 12. Shane Bess (Suz); 13. Steve Boniface (SU ). I 12 5 Le Q (B lap s, 1·2 tr ansf er ): 1. J onat han Shimp (Yam) ; 2. Greg Schnell (Yam ): 3. Shane Lusk (Han); '4. Michael Blose (Yam ) ; 5. Erik Vallejo (Yam); 6. Eri cNye (Yam) : 7. TtmWelqend (Han ); 8. Daniel Blair (Yem) : 9 . Casey Lytl e ( KTM) ; 10. Ryan Dudek (Yam ); 1 1. Broc Hepler (Suz): 12. Tommy Harrison (Suz); 13. Sha ne Bess (SUz.); 14 . Tiger Lacey (Kaw ); 15. Steve Boni face (Suz); 16. Brack Sellards (Yam) . 125 MA IN; I. Mike Bro wn (Yam ); 2. Kelly Smith (Yam ); 3. Ryan Mills (Han ); 4. Jo sh Hansen (Yam) ; 5. Troy Ad am s (Yam ); 6. Greg Sc hne ll ( Yam) ; 7. Tom m y Hafm aster (Yam ); 8 . A ndre.... Short (Suz); 9 . Eva n Laugh ridge (Yam) : 10. Steven Mertens (Yam) ; 11. Chri s Gosselaer (Han) ; 12 . Erik V allejo (Yam ). PRO CIRCUIT 125 O/ A: I. Kelly Smith (Yam ): 2.i Mike Brown (Yam ); 3. Troy Adams (Yam ); 4 . Chris Gosse l aar ( Han ); 5 . Ryan ;MiII s ( Han) ; 6 . A ndre w Short (Suz) ; 7. Greg Schnell (Yam) : 8. Steve Mertens (Yam); 9. Tom m y Hofma ster (Yam ); 10. Broc Hepler (Suz ); ' I I. J o sh Han sen (Ya m); 12. Micha el Blo se (Yam ); 13. Evan Laugh ridge (Suz) ; 14. Daniel Blair (Yam) ; 15 . Tim Wei gand ( Ha n) ; 16 . Erik Vall ej o (Yam ) . ' Congratulati ons to the AMA Pro Racing Champions that honed their skills with WERA! Rich Oliver - 250 GP Champion Josh Hayes - Supers tock Champion SUZUKI Jamie Hacking - Supersport Cha mpion Ben Spies - Formula Extreme Champion These riders have all raced an d won WERA Championships on th eir way to the top Come out and see the next generation of Champions as th ey strive for a facto ry ride! $ The 29th Annual WERA Grand National Finals and Suzuki Cup Finals 55 National Champion3 out of 5 Oct. 29 th r u Nov. 2, 2003 at Road Atlanta ship Races. YOllr first chance to see the 2004 Suzuk is. 5 days of high speed motorcycle roadracing. What more could yo u l't-'a nt ? WERA - 770-720-50 10 or www.wera.com Road Atlanta - 800-849- RACE or www.roadatlan ta.com ~ ~ CT ..zv.L,, ~ ..IE ~ Simply I.HELL. ttic 1J(~51 lor y o ur tuk«: c ue I e n e _ S • 2003A MA Pro Champions chose WERA to start their racing careers! O CTO BER 22 , 2003 13