THO AMA 12Scc Eastern Regional
Supercross Series
DeH aan (Hon ); 10. Tuc ker Hibbert (SLa); I I. Eric Nye
(Yam ); 12. N athan Ja me s Crawford (Suz); 13. Jam es
Marshall (Yam); 14. Jacob Marti n (KTM); 15. Derek Costella
(Suz); 16. Dennis Ewing (SUI); 17. Robbie Smith (Yam); 18.
Joo Logan(Hoo ); 19. Jon Boruff (Hoo); 20. DavKtHill (Yam).
Race n me: 3 m in., 59 .6 12 sec .
Margin orVictory: .50 3 sec.
MAIN: I. James Stewart (Kaw) ; 2. Broc Hepler (SUI):
3. Michael Blose (Yam) ; 4. Steve Boniface (Sot); 5. Paul
Carpeoter (Hoo ); 6. Dann y Smid1 (Yam); 7. Eric 5ort>y
(Kaw); 8. Jeff Gibson (Yam); 9. Steve Lamson (Hon ); 10.
K"'n JoI>n>on (Yam); II . Turt>o Rei! (Hoo ); 12. Daryl
Hurley (Soz); 13. Ryan Ciarl< (Yam); 14. josh Hansen (Yam);
15. T)"'O" Hady (Kaw) .
Rac e Tim e : 5 mm., 50.930 sec.
Margin of Ytct ory: 3.106 sec .
LCQ (4 laps., 1-4 transfer): I. Brett Metcalfe (KTM);
2. Eric 5ort>y (Kaw); 3. Ham Nee! (Hoo ); 4. J.",., Povo lny
(Hoo) ; 5. Kelly Smith (Yam); 6. W dliam Browning (Yam); 7.
Brad ley Ripple (Suz); B. Man Barnes (Yam); 9. Doug
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UPCOMING ROUNDS:
Round on (46); 4. Eric [Wey are going to put in so me good ride s."
5ort>y (44); 5. Ryan Oarl< (36 ); 6. (TlE) Danny SmitMo RelUTyson maybe Indy said Mach I Yamaha team manager
Hadsell ( 12); 16. Billy LmnovKh (10) ; 17. Mam eu Utlloz Bill Ferry. "We're shooting for St. Louis. He got his
(B); lB. DaY; M" ' - (7) ; 19. Hans NeeI (5); 20 . (TIE»)arne<
cast off Tuesday, so he should be riding next week."
PovoinylBradJey RippleJDoug DeHaan(3).
"Lamy" ran strong in the first two Easte rn SX rounds this
year, but the Hangtownmx.com Honda rider had a couple
of problems in Atlanta . "I got stu ck behind some slower riders off the start in my heat race, and I co uldn't jump the
triple," said the two-time I25cc MX Champion. "I cased it
really bad and hurt my bac k. I've had some disc problems
for years now. It felt like knives shooting up my back. So I
was just try ing to survive out there. I'm rea lly loo king forward to Daytona."
Paul Carpenter improved greatly
aver last week, scoring fifth from
behind on hi s factory KX2 S0F.
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Unfortunately it looks like Tyler Evans' Tommy
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Hilfiger deal is over, as he was sporting stock
graphics on his RM2S0 in Atlanta. He finished a
recent high of ninth in the main event and looked
strong most of the night.
Atlanta was Mike laRocco's 199th Supercross. "I guess I like the cha llenge," he said.
"These guys come up, and they bring new levels,
and I watch tape, and , try to learn and adapt,
and I just try to get that speed because to me it's
fun to be in the race. I do n't wan t to be o ut
there just to be o ut there, and I want to keep
learning , no matter how o ld , am."
Kevin Windham took his o ppo rt unity to confront his critics, wh o have already started
referring to him as a chro nic seco nd-place guy.
"O ccasio nally on the Intemet I've heard that
maybe Reed was messing with me at Anaheim
and stu ff like tha t, but at the end o f the day, I've
w on th ree , and he's w o n five be fore tonight , so
my rat io to him and me was pretty close," he
said. "Th e d ifference in po ints is Anaheim I,
w hen I got ninth , and San Francisco, wh e re I
cras hed . Anybody tha t wants to hat e , t hat' s fine .
They 've got to cheer for somebody, and I'm
t hankful for the fans I've got . Ifyou 'r e not a KDub fan, then you might as well be a Reed or a
Ricky or whatever fan. When I beat him, he 's
pissed, and you can see it in his face . And to say
that I'm not a force , and to say that people take
me lightly, I'm riding against a guy that beat Ricky
the last six races of the year last year - the win ningest rider around. I don't know what people
are expecting of me , but I'm just doing the best I
can for me , for my fans and my team. I'm not
he re to save the world, I'm just here to race the
best I can ."
James Stewart Sr. decided to ask his so n Ja m e s
an important question during the postrace press
conference. What advice would James have for
Davi Millsaps?"Well, Dad , w hen I came up to
the pros, there was n't one guy out there who
was dom inating the 12S class at the time," James
Jr. said. '" know what he fee ls like , because I was
expected to win everything. So I know wha t's
it's like . My advice is to just have fun and be
yo urself. It's a lo ng season."
