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Wey (Suz); 4 . Nathan Ramsey (Han) ; 5 . Ry an Clark (Y a m); 6 . J oe Oeh lhof ( Ha n ); 7. T ed Camp bell (Ho n); 8. Ja son McConnick (Ha n) ; 9 . Ty ler Eve ns ( Ha n); 10 . Br o ck Sell ard s (Yam ) ; 1 1. K e ith R. John son (Yam) . 250 HEAT 2 (1 2 laps, 1-5 t rans f er) : 1. Chad Reed ( Ya m) ; 2. E rne st o Fon se ca (Ha n); 3 . Mik e La Ro cc o ( Ho n) ; 4 . A nd rew Short (S uz) ; 5 . Gr ant Lan gston (KTM); 6. Jo sh Demuth ( Yam); 7. Isaiah Jo hnso n (Yam) ; 8. Jason Thomes (Han) ; 9. Jeremy Chaussee (Yam); 10. Heath Voss (Yam) . 250 tee ( 10 laps. t -2 tra nsfer): 1. Joe Oe hlhof ( Ha n); 2 . Josh D emuth (Ya m) ; 3. T ed Ca mpbell (Han); 4. Isaiah Jo hn son (Yam) ; 5. Jason McConnick ( Ha n) ; 6 . .Jes on Th oma s ( Ha n) ; 7 . T y l e r E v ans (Han) ; 8. Jerem y Chaussee (Yam ); 9 . Brock Sella rds (Yam); 10. Heath Vos s (Yam ); I I. Keith R. Johnso n (Yem}. 25 0 MAI N (2 0 laps) : 1. Dav id Vuillemin (Yam); 2. Chad Reed (Yam) ; 3. Rick y Ca rrmcbeel (Han) ; 4 . Mike laRoc co (Han) ; 5. Emesto Fonsec a (Han); 6 . J osh Dem uth (Ya m); 7. Gr ent Lenq ston (KTM); 8 . Nick Wey (Suz); 9 . J ason Tho mas (Han) ; 10. Nathan Ramsey (Han); 11. Ry an Clark (Yem) ; 12 . A ndrew Short (Suz); 13. Joe Oehlhof (Hon) . Saturda y 2 50 HEAT 1 ( t 2 laps . ) ·5 transfer ): 1. Emesto Fo nseca (Han ); 2. Ricky Cerrnicbael (Han); 3 . David Vui lle min (Ya m) : 4 . Mike laRocc o (Han ); 5. Josh Dem uth (Yam) ; 6. Andrew Sho rt (Suz): 7. Heath Voss (Ya m); 8 . J ason Th om as (Ha n); 9 . Te d Ca m pbe ll (Han); to . Keith R. John son (Yam) . 250 HEAT 2 ( 12 lap s , ) ·5 t ransfer): l . Chad Reed (Y am); 2. Nick Wey (S uz) ; 3. Isaiah J ohn son (Yem) : 4. Joe Oeh lhof (Hon); 5 . Ry an Clark (Yem) : 6. Tyl er Evan s (Han); 7. Je remy Chau ssee (Yam) ; 8 . Ja son McCormick (Han); 9. Natha n Ramsey (Han ); to . Gran t Langston (K T M) ; 1 1. B ro ck S e lle r ds (Vam ). 2 50 LCQ (1 0 lap s, 1-2 tran sfer ); I. Heath Voss (Yam ); 2. Keith R. J ohn son ( Yem) : 3. Jason Thomas (Han); 4. Ted Campbell (Hon) ; 5. Je rem y Chaussee (Yam ); 6 . Tyl er Evan s (Han) ; 7. Andrew Short (S uz); 8 . J a son M c C ormi ck ( Ha n ) ; 9. Na th an Ram sey (Hon) ; 10. Grant Lang ston (K TM) ; 11. Brock Sellards (Vam) . 250 MAIN (20 laps ) ; I . Chad Reed [Y am) : 2. Ric k y Carmicha el (Han) ; 3. Dav id Vuillemi n (Yam ); 4 . Em est o Fon seca (Hon); 5. Mik e laRoc co (Han) ; 6 . Nic k Wey (S uz); 7. Josh Demuth (YC2m); 8 . Ryan Clark (Yern} . A LPINESTA RS 250 a /A : I. Chad Reed (Vam ); 2 . D a v id Vu i ll em i n (Yam) ; 3 . Rick y Ca rmic h ae l (Han) ; 4. Emesto Fon sec a (Han) ; 5. Mike laRocco (Ha n); 6. Josh Demuth ( Vam) ; 7. N ick Wey (Suz); 8. Ryan Clark (Yam) . (Left) LaRocco ran a g o l d number five on his CR250 R, b ut he was never in contention for the win this year. He ran strong, but poor starts and a tight track held him back. (Rightl Reed (left) and Yamaha Team Manager J i m Peny (rig h t) show off their newest hardware. re ady an d b e a l itt l e more fi t and faster fo r A naheim." Reed took the victory with about a seco n d and a h a l f t o s pa re over Car mic h a e l, and th e y both got inc red ib l y whi p ped o ver t he finishli ne jump in succession . " It was good, but it's a long ti m e 't il Anaheim , and I'm j ust ha v in g a good time racing, " Ca rmichael said . "T he second night was a lot of fun , and I w a s k eep ing Ch ad so me wh at honest out th ere, and I did n't let him get too far away. I had a co up le mis tak es th at let him stret ch it out, but it wa s a goo d n i gh t. I k now wh ere I need to im prove, and it's going to be a good series next yea r. I'm look ing forward to taking some time off, and th ere's definitely some time off need ed. It was a good weekend . As the weekend went on , I got better and BRI EF L Y••• Although the event wasn 't quite sold out on Friday night due no do ubt to the fact that many people co uldn' t get off of work in order to make it to the race in time . Saturday night's attendance was a full house . with 10,032 peop le reportedly in attendan ce . Hot news from the U .S . Open involved Team Chevy Truc ks Kawasaki. Accord ing to sources. multit ime Four-Strok e National Champion Paul Carpenter wi ll be nding for the green team in 2004. The class and machine the 22 -year-o ld will be riding are still u nknow n. A few riders made their debu ts for th eir new tea ms in Vega s. Broc Hepler and Nick We y both made th eir SoB e Suzuki debuts - Hepler on on RM ·Z 250 and Wey on an RM 250 - w hile Evan La u g h r i d g e debuted with ECC . also on an RM -Z. Red Bull KTM tes t rider C a sey L ytle rod e a familiar-look ing number55 KTM 125 SX, show ing co nsiderable speed but suffe ring bad luck throughout the wee kend. Tommy Harrison wa s riding Cycle World 's new RM -Z250 In Vegas. He was in a qualifying position many times through out the weekend, but he missed both main event s. Tyl er Evans was back on the track at the U .S . Open , this lime riding a C RF450R wi th No Fear back ing. He was running the nurnber 909 - the area code of Southem California' s Inland Empire and It said "One Punch " whe re his last name should've been on his jersey. Apparently, his attem pt at intimidation wa s fruitl ess. as he failed to make the main on either night. despite his many takeout moves. On e guy whom Evans too k out as he attempted to hold on 10 the fin al qualifying spo t in Sat urd ay ' s LCO was Subw ay Honda'S Jason Thomas. " l'm not going to talk bad about him, " Thomas said. - I mean. what ever happens out on the Irack happe ns on the track . He knows what he did . Stuff's going to co me back around to him , you know ? It bit him, and he crashed the last lap. I don 't really care about his race; he just ruined my race . " The KTM J unior Super cros s Exhibit io n fea tu red every race winner from the 15 round s of KTM J unior S uperc ro ss Cha llenge ra ce s that we re held throughout the U.S . THO W orld Supe rcross rounds. The winner, J ace Owen of Charle ston . Illinoi s, won wi th a 3-1 score. taking home a new KTM 50 and a special. ized BM X bike. The rest of the top thr ee, Jessy Nelson of Templeton , C alifo rnia . and M itchell O ldenbur g of Brown ville, M innesot a, go t Oqio bags. bett er, and I wa s c lo ser to th e lead ers. We'v e g ot a lot of work to do in th e o ff-season." Vu ill em in hung on fo r th ird and seco n d ove ra ll o n th e w e e k en d . Carmichael finished th ird overall. eN MGM Gl'llnd Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada Results: octllber 10-11, 2003 Fri day 250 H EA T t ( t 2 laps . t -5 tr an sfer ): I. Rjc ky Carm ichael (Han ); 2. David Vuillemi n (Yam) ; 3. Nick Renegade Lorenzo Lamas was interviewed on the podium both nights , as he is starring in a new movie reportedly c all ed Motocross Kids , so mew hat o f a sequel to the popular Disney C hannel movie M otoc rossed. J e ff A l ess i to ok a nasty spill in Friday night" s second 85 cc Invitational mota as he overjumped doubling the tnple and landed on the face of the third jump . The latest we heard was that he suffered a broken tibia/fibula on one leg, a bro ken heel on the o the r and a cracked vertebra . He wo n the firs t race of the wee kend . but now he may need surgery on all three injune s. Ste v e Bon i f ace and Brock S ella rd s got toge ther off the start of the 125cc M ain on Friday night , and they both we nl down in a heap. Bo th riders dropped ou t for th e wee kend , Bonifa ce report edly with a snapped tendon in his Wrist , and Sellards repo rt edly after reaqqravat inq an old thumb injury . James Stew art was at the U .S. Op en, he just didn 't race . He was spot te d in the arena look ing qui te sharp watching the races. He co nfirmed that he would be riding the 125cc Eastem Regional Supe rcross Series in 2004 , along With the 125cc Nationals, bo th on the new KXF250 . Ev en though t he va st majority of 125cc main eve nt co mpe titors were 250 cc four -stroke-mounted. the Pro Circuit 125c c-c1ass trophie s fea t ured r e pl ic a s of t w o -st r o ke pi pes mounted t o plaq ues . All th ree ride rs who received po dium trophies we re racing YZ250Fs. Em e sto Fonse ca wlil be parting way s with Troy Lee Designs for 2004 and will ins tead be wearing Answer gear, Alpine stars boots. and probably Shoei helmets. G r a n t L a ngston sat out Saturday rnqhts racing after gelling off in the whoops during prac tice . "Isaiah John son swapped out in the whoops - he made a left halfway down Ihem - and Grant jus t T-boned him and wen t over the bars. hurt his shoulder a little bit ." said Red Bull KTM team manager Larry Brooks . " It' s not that impo rtant of a race to have an injury like thai and maybe make it worse late r on . " J o s h D e mut h showed Impressive speed through out the weekend, running with the fac tory SX boys much of Ihe ti me. " For me its goo d because I kind of expec t it . - Demuth said. " I put a lot of wo rk into it at home and stuff. so com ing out here and seeing whe re I' m at definitely helps going int o the arenacro ss seaso n. Being here with these guy s is a learning experience. I'm going to ride a YZ250 and a YZ250F in arenacross this year. We just feel lik e th e YZ 25 0 is pro bably a bit mor e maneuverable th an th e YZ45 0F I rode last year ." N ight-o ne 125cc w inner Chri s Gossel a ar cra shed ou t of Saturday's main and looked to be in quite a lot of pain as he sat on a Tuff Block on the side of the track. " He has a separated shoulde r, " his team manager. J C Wa terhou se. said after the race . " They had a littl e bit of trouble putting it back . but he·s together. It was a tough one to get back in, I guess. Speaking of Stewart , at the conc lusion of Friday ' s press co nfe rence . D avid Vuillemin had a que sti on for conference moderator Ja mie Lit tie . "I ha v e a qu e s t io n for yo u. J amie, - Vuillemin said. " I thmk yo u like Bu b ba a lot. w it h you r in terviews and stuff . Wh at do yo u think he would 've done tonight? " little respond ed , " W ell, David . I don't know. I have no idea. It w ould 've be en a le arning experi ence for him, right Ric ky ? " Carm ichael want ed to stay out o f it though. " l' m staying out of this one . all right? " Carmi chael said. " I'm going to keep my mouth shut." " No , no . I want a straight answer. - Vuillemin insisted. Ul timately . though , there was no sl raight answer, and the conference ended. There are a few riders who are more or less confirmed to be racing the Europ ean W orl d Su percr o ss G P rou nds in December. J ason Thomas and J oe O e h lhof of the Subway team will be go ing, as will G ra nt Langston . Am soil/Chaparral Honda tea m manager JC Wa terho use said he wa s 99 -percen t s ure Mike L aRocco wou ld be there as we ll. As fo r the other to p guys. such as d efending c hamp Chad R e e d , Ricky C armichael and D avid Vuillemin . all three are saying they' ll go if the o thers go . M Gosselaar Insisted that the C RF250 R he rode to the Win Saturday was stock, except for a pipe and kit suspension. W hen asked if that was true . team manager JC Waterhouse said, "The motor' s stoc k except for the Pro Circuit exhaust system . " W aterhou se also said that the 125cc team still doesn 't have a definitive answer on clothing for 2004. believe it or not. Mike Craig confirmed that he will be making a comeback in 2004 . He has already begu n training and riding. and he 's hoping to ride an EC C Suzuki RM -Z250 in this year's 125cc W est ern Regional Sup ercro ss Series and 125cc N ationals. Ricky C armich a e l was really trying to leam about next year's setli ng s. as he wa s already running unleaded fuel in his CR250R, even though he wa sn 't required to until the 2004 seas on kicks off. " I ran it this week, and it' s not that bad: he said. " I don ' t know if anybody else ran it. but it wa s my choice to do so . It' s different than in Europ e. In Europe. the fuel has to be unleaded and only 89 octan e, and here it' s unlimited octan e, That' s a big diffe rence . I think It'S go ing to aff ect the 125 class a lot. By the end o f the year, they're going to be having Two -Stroke Nationa ls instead of Four-Stroke Nationals. " Shane Lusk leamed a thing or two about what airlines mean by "g uaranteed de livery- time s w hen his c rated C R125 didn't make it to M cC arran Airport by the promised time of Thursday at 5 p.m. Instead, it arrive d at 3 p.m. Friday. Lusk was able to thr ow the bi ke together in time to take the mandat ory two sighting laps required by the AMA prio r to his first heat race. cue I e n e VIl' s O CTO BER 22, 2003 9

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