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Maxxis U.S. Open of Supercross shake things out with the bike and team," forme r factory Suzuki team rider Wey said. "I just basicallywanted to decide if I wanted to ride the 250 or 450, and I figured to try racing it before it really counted - it Reed is obviously ready to defend his title. " I feel good, " Reed said . " I think, as the laps went on to night , I got strong . And I think to be strong in October is a good th ing." Amsoil/Chaparral/Honda team to the Motos ports O utlet team, but the re was one problem: His new team didn't know w hat bikes they would be on for next year. So. instea d of t he final Nationa l at And I just grabbed a handful - too much handful - and just spun it up and lost traction. - Chad Reed /I• •• /I would be a good idea. But it went better than I expected." Finishing up in third on Saturday night was Wey's former teammate Sebastian Tortelli. In the overall stand ings, Reed topped the field, followed by Wey in second and laRocco in third. As for next year 's Supercross Series, 40 125CC The tw o days of racing in the 125cc class can best be summed up in a few words: exciting and unpredicta ble. With so many fast, young riders in the class, and many racing supercross for their first time , it was certain there wou ld be many thrilling moments. Go ing into the weekend, Greg Schnell was transitioning fro m the oaOBER 20, 2004 • CYCLE N EWS Glen Hele n Raceway being his last race aboard a factory satellite team bike, the U.S. O pe n would be. And, as it wo uld turn out, Schnell chose to go out in style. It was sort of a Cinderella story; after all, before t he event, many didn't think Schnell would be able to pull off the win. At the drop of the gate for the first main on Friday night, Schnell jumped out to the 40th Anniversary lead, followed closely by Suzuki rider Davi Millsaps, who had been flyi ng throughout the day. The two riders continued to circulate the track, batt ling for t he top position , until Millsaps made a mistake and allowed Schnell to go past him. After that, Millsaps continued to fall behind, and soon the door was opened for Schne ll's younger teammate Thomas Hahn, who was competing in his first Supe rcross race , to ta ke over the second- place position . Behind Hahn, Kawasaki rider Troy Adams was working on moving up to repeat his exceptional third-place performance at last year's race. As the laps began to wind down , Schnell had begun to open up a com manding lead over Hahn in second . By the finish, Schnell was on cruise control. He crossed the line well ahead of Hahn and thirdplaced Adams . Going into the second night of racing, Schnell's confidence was at an all-time