Henry sits fourth in
the cha mpionship
with two wins to
his credit.
ees
ro y Lee Designs Honda's
Do ug He n ry a nd Re d Bull
KTM's Kurt Nicoll h it t he
jackpot in their respective
classes during round four of
the AMA Supermoto Championsh ips
series . On an eight-tenths-mile street
course that wound through downtown
Reno, Henry earned his second Supermoto (450cc) win of the year, finishing
1.275 seconds ahead of Red Bull KTM's
jurgen Kunze!. Troy Lee Designs Honda's
je ff Ward was third.
The 35-year-old Henry was happy with
his performance but even more enthusiastic about the 15,000 to 20,000 fans that
lined the course to witness the race .
"This was cool, and I really want to
thank the City of Reno and the whole
town for lett ing us come here ," Henry
said. "It felt weird when we were wa lking
T
the track and seeing that we were going
right through the city, right past peop les'
front doors, right past their businesses . It
was great. I wasn't sure how it was going
to be. I just want to thank them for letting
us ride on their streets. It was cool to see
people hanging out on the third and fourth
floors of their apartments, having a party,
tunes cranking and watching the race . It
was great to be in it and be a part of it."
N icoll sto pped teammate jurge n
Kunze l's win streak in the Supe rmo to
Unlimited class by getting the holeshot
and leading the race from start to finish .
Kunzel finished second, some 1.690 seconds behind Nicoll, but much of the race
was actually closer than the time differential makes it sound . HMC KTM's Benny
Carlson was third . Like Henry, Nicoll was
impressed with the turnout and the buzz
surro unding the RPM-promoted race.
22 oaOBER 13, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS
