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ust in time to help the northern motocross fans beat
the winter blues, the barnstormers of the National
Arenacross Series rolled into the sleepy city of
Worcester to raise some hell, make some money
and put on a show for the fans of Arenacross . Team
Green/Pro-Circuit/Kawasaki put on the best show
o all the teams , capping the weekend with a spectacular
one -two -three finish in Saturday's 12Scc Pro main event .
Defending Champ ion Canadian Darcy Lange crashed
himself out of contention on Friday night, but like a true
champ ion, he roared back with a vengeance on Saturday
night, fighting 0(( all comers to win both the 125 and
250cc Pro main events . Lange leads the title chase with
eight wins, over teammate Jeff Northrop, who won both
of Friday night's main events .
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Northrop had some help in his double 250cc moto wins thanks to
spectacular crashes by Lange and a Supercross transplant,
Moose/Parts Unlimited/Tuf Racing's Branden Jesseman. The
beneficiaries of their misfortune were Suzuki/Tri-Star
RacinwFactory Connection's John Dowd , the local crowd
favorite, and Jessernan's Tuf Racing teammate , Brandon
Bartz. Former Champion and Shogu.vFactory Yamaha!
Thor rider Josh Demuth also crashed hard in Friday's
I25cc main and was never in the game allweekend.
"My leg's still hurting me out there," Demuth
said. "I've been struggling with it , and crash ing
isn't helping things e ither. It's bound to stop hurt ing sooner or later. I'll be back."
Demuth is no stranger to adversity, but Lange is
on -point and riding the way champions do , w ith an
