Greg Schnell, w ho sta rted out the year as
a full-on privateer riding a Honda. was on
hand at Dallas aboard a fullysupported
ArnsoillChaparral CRF250R in the 125cc
class. Schnell signed a deal with the team
about a week earlier and will finish out the
remainder of the 2004 seaso n on the
Arnsoilteam. The team's acquisition of
Schnell comes after losing two of its riders
(TravisPreston and Billy Laninovich)for the
rest of season due to knee injuries. Schnell
was excited about his new ride. saying.
"This is a great op portunity that Hon da has
given me. I've ridden Yamahas for the last
five or so years, and I decide d to buy a
CRF250R just before Anaheim. With these
factory bikes, I'd like to get back on the
podium, and this summe r I'm going to stay
out East. Even tho ugh it willbe tough, I'd
like to be to p five outdoo rs." Schnell
thanked his new team for givinghim a sec ond chance by finishing ou t the evening on
the podium in third .
Moto XXX's Damon Huffman fought
through the night with badly torn up hand,
which he injured ear lier in the week when
his chain came off his bike, causing him to
cras h. Huffman's hand was all ripped apart,
and he had it bandaged to make it th rough
the night.
Red Bull KTM's Grant Langston was
expected to retum to Dallas after missing
the Pontiac round due to hand surgery, but
he apparently did not feel that it was quite
reatly yet . Team members say that he should
be back for the Salt Lake round next week.
Australian lay
Marmont
made his first
appearance of
the year in the
USA. Ridinga
number 949
Red Bull KTM,
Marmont
revealed that
he has signed a
two-year deal
with the Austrian manufacturer. "I'll be riding a 125cc
next year here for KTM, and the second
year is still open on wh ich bike I'll ride," he
said before the evening's program. "I'm just
going to try to do my best here [at Dallas1
and next week at Salt Lake. I really don't
know what to expect." Marmont finis hed an
impressive fourth in the I25cc final.
•
Team Honda's Emesto Fonseca showed
up at the Dallas Supercross but only as a
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