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Penick Paget (Yam); IS. Denn;s Ew;ng (Hoo); 16. Brian Masoo Thomas (Hon); 18. Chris Elan"ett (Hoo): (Hoo); 17. _ 19. Deon;s 5l>p/eton (Kaw); 20. Kris Papw_ (Suz). Time: 6 min., I 1.050 sec.. SEMI I (6 Iap<, 1·5 transfe,): I. 'JY1e' Ev.on> (Suz); 2. Kyle Lew;, (Hoo): 3. MkhaeJ Young (Hoo); 4. Sean Hamblin (!lny (Hoo); 4. Heath Voss (Yam); 5. joe Oehlhof (Hoo); 6. Damoo Huffman (Hen): 7. Brian Mason (Hen); 8. Erick Vallejo (Yam); 9. Keith Johnson (Yam); 10. Piemck Paget (Yam); II. Jin Doml (Hon); 12. Dennis Ewing (Hon): 13. Kris Papwop/etoo (! (Suz): II. Sebastian TOlny (Hon). Time: 15 min.• 38.819 sec.. Margin olYtctory: 5.042 sec.. Carmichael got his third win in a raw. Reed inched up in the championship boHle, while LaRocco carded his second podium of the season. 58C PARK SAN FRANCISCO, CAuFORNIA RESULTS: JANUARY 29, 2005 (ROUNDS 6/4 OF 17/16) HEAT I (8 Iap<, 1-4 transfe,): I. Kevm Windham (Hon); 2. Chad Reed (Yam); 3. MKhael 8yme (Kaw); 4. Nkk Wey (Hen): 5. Sean Hami,;in (!loh j<>Iv-.on (Yam); 14. G"'iO'Y Crat'" (Hen); I 5. Scott Howe (Hon); 16. Daniel Blai, (Yam); 17. Rkky Jur.>do (Hen); 18. Anton.. J<> (502); 20. Ru.ty Holland (Hoo). Time: 6 min., 14.780 sec. HEAT 2 (8 laps, 1-4 transf.,): I. Rkky CannKhael (Suz): 2. Mike laRocco (Hon); 3. Sebastien TOlny (Hoo): 13. Jin Doml (Hoo): 14. AHA THQ SUPERCROSS SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (Aft., 4 ol 16 roonds): I. Rkky Cannid>ael (95/3 wins); 2. Kevin Wondham [/9/ I win): 3. Chad Reed (69); 4. Mike LaRocco (66); 5. Nkk Wey (59); 6. Emesto Fonseca (58); 7. Sebastian lOrteIn (57): 8. Heath Voss (51); 9. D.v;dVu;I_ (49); 10. MKhael 8yme (44); II. lY!'" Ev.on> (30); 12. (TlE) J~ McGrath (29)1)eff G;bson (29); 14. Damon Huffman (26): IS. TIm Ferry (19): 16. James Stewan (16): 17. (TlE) Jasoo Thomas (15)!Erick Vallejo (IS): 19. (TlE) Kyle Lew;, (13)1joe Oehlhof (13). THQ WORLD SUPERCROSS GRANO PRIX POINTS STANDINGS (Afte,6 of 17 roonds): I. RkkyCarmichael (147/5 wins); 2. Mike LaRocco (121/1 win): 3. NkkWey (116); 4. Heath Voss (103): 5. lYie' Evans (80); 6. Sebastian Totelli (80); 7. Damoo Huffman (74); 8. TIm Ferry (54); 9. Jasoo Thomas (53): 10. Jeff Gibson (53): II. Kyle Lewis (53); 12. Erick Vallejo (53); 13.joe Oehlhof (40): 14. Sean HamblIn (34); IS. James f'lny (23): 16. Is>loh Johnson (23): 17. Keith Johnson (22): 18. Ryan Cluk (21); 19. Josh Hansen (21); 20. Jusdn Buckelew (14). Briefly... Continued from page 17 Team Suzuki's GNCC Champion Rodney Smith was hanging out in the pits at SBC Parle Smith recently broke his leg racing motocross close to his home in nearby Antioch, California. Smith will most likely miss the first few rounds of the GNCC Series, which gets under way in a few weeks in Texas. Team WBR riders Ryan Sipes, Richie Owens and Ryan Morais have all been on a roll recently and have been giving David Bailey a lot of credit for their success. Bailey has been helping coach the trio of riders, and it has been showing in their results. "It just came about because I was tfying to help [Ryan} Sipes get a ride," Bailey said. "I've been working with him, just long distance, for a long time, and in the process, I met Brad Williams, who is the owner, so we became friends over the phone. One thing led to another and he asked me to help the whole team, and I had the time. It looked like the last good piece of real estate out there, you know? You know, the guys don't just listen they execute, which is refreshing. A lot of people listen, but it's difficult to go out and actually execute that stuff, and so far these guys have." Team Cernics/Red BulVSuzuki rider Travis Pastrana is reportedly taking a trip to Austria for two weeks to rehab his injured wrist. It is uncertain as to when he might return to action. Pro Circuit's Dave Chase said that this week Pro Circuit will be releasing a new four-stroke muffler designed to pass the sound test at a supercross race and which can be bought off the shelf, making life a little easier for the privateer riders. Uke everyone else, privateers are now required to pass the tough sound regulations, which are now being strictly enforced by the AMA In case he wins again, don't look for Ricky Carmichael to be performing any celebratory dance moves in James Stewart's absence. ''I'm low key; I don't need to flaunt anything," Carmichael said. "I just want to be myself, and if it's thrOWing my hands up in the air and being happy, then that's what it's going to be. If I did a dance, or something like that, I think it would be me trying to be someone I'm not. I can't dance." Team Motoworldracing.com has been using the new Bell Moto 8 helmet for a few weeks now. The all·new helmet is yet to be released. Look for it soon at dealers. After finishing second in the muddy Anaheim I I25cc main event, Samsung Honda's Josh Woods has been stined in his efforts to make another main event, let alone visit the podium again. "It has been really frustrating these last couple weeks," Woods said. "It has been the first two times that I have not qualified for supercrOS5es. I have been struggling a bit with the bike, but I think that I have been struggling mentally more than anything." While he said that he felt good in practice at SBC Park, Woods failed to qualify for the third straight week. CYCLE NEWS • FEBRUARY 9,2005 19

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