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THO AMA 12Scc Western Region Supercross Series
of let those guys [Tedesco and Laninovich]
get away. [After that], I just tried to finish the
race strong."
If it wasn't for that, Ramsey may have
caught the young Laninovich for second.
Ramsey began to make up time at the end
of the race, and Laninovich could feel it.
"Even Nathan [Ramsey], he was catching
us," Laninovich said. "He fell over, and he
was catching up fast."
As for Smith, he was back in fifth, dicing
with his teammate, yz 12S-mounted Brett
Metcalfe, the only 12Scc two-stroke rider in
the field. For most of the race, the two circulated the track with only a bikelength separating them.
In the end, after a big miscue, Tedesco
crossed the line a mere 2.232 seconds
ahead of Laninovich.
"I made a few mistakes towards the
end," Tedesco said. "I didn't jump one of the
triples, because I messed the section up
before it. Luckily, I had a big enough lead
where it didn't affect me too much."
Ramsey was another 3.S04 seconds
behind the top two. He said he was happy
with third, and knew that after his bobble,
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his chances for a win went down the drain.
"It's just like Iget here, and its just one little thing and that's enough," Ramsey said.
"Because these guys, obViously, are the best
of the best, and you can't give them any
slack."
The rest of the top-10 had a few new
faces in it. Smith was fourth, followed by
Metcalfe. Privateer Honda rider Tim Weigand
was sixth. Team Samsung Wireless/Honda's
Josh Woods crossed the line seventh in his
first main event since Anaheim I. Star
RacingIYamaha's Bryan Johnson was eighth,
followed across the line by Team
WBR/Suzuki's Ryan Morais, who was a few
seconds back. Team Red Bull KTM's Jay
Marmont completed the top- IO.
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ANAHEIM STADIUM
ANAHEIM, CAUFORNIA
REsuus: FEBRUARY S, 200S (ROUND S OF 8)
HEAT I (6 laps,
1~9
transfer): I. Nathan Ramsey
(KfM); 2. Paul CMpenle, (!