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THO AMA Eastern Region Supercross Series My 97 OWN RACE: Bobby Kiniry 125cc 18th Now riding for team ECClHonda, Bobby Kiniry, didn't have a great night. "I had a rough time getting into the main," Kiniry said. "I fell in the first comer; I pulled the holeshot in the heat race and then someone ran into the back of me and got stuck in my back tire, locked it up and I fell. I got up, made some passes, and then - passing some guy - I fell again. I had to go to the LCQ, got a really bad start, got up to the last-chance first spot, so it wasn't too bad. Then in the main, I got a really bad start, and then, coming into the first corner, I got smashed by someone, and it bent my front brake rotor really bad, and my front wheel kepi: locking up every time it would make a rotation. Uke off jumps, my front wheel would just lock up, and I had no front brake for the whole mota, and I just tried to salvage some points. So I'm going to try to be top-fIVe by the end of the season. Yeah, for sure I think I can get on the podium. My times were all right this weekend, and I really didn't think I was riding that great this weekend. A lot of people thought I made a huge improvement, and I know I have a little bit more to give. So I think I'm looking to be on the podium in the next few races - that's definitely whatI'm looking for. 122 MattWalker 5th Monster/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Matt Walker did well In his heat race, but in the main he got off to a horrible start and was forced to climb up from II tho At the end of the night, he was able to look on the positive side. "I just took It easy [on the heat race]," Walker said. ':o\nd I just wanted to be consistent on each lap and put it in the main event, and that's what I did." And as for the main event? "I needed to be a little more aggressive at the beginning," Walker said. "I ended up following a lot, and there won't be any following next time." Briefly... " Continued from page 19 know, that orange gear let me down quite a few times, and [it was] a couple years ago when I was racing Chad [Reed], so I had to throw it in the dumpster." Open winner, Motoworld Racing/Honda's Greg Schnell, who was followed across the line by holeshot winner Smith in 10th. As for Millsaps, he isn't going to let this win dump more pressure on him. And he certainly isn't going to change. "No, not at all- I'm still going to act like myself," Millsaps said. ''I'm not going to change over one race. I won my race yeah, I'm excited, but I'm not going to be out there in the pits being all cocky, like I'm above everyone else. No, it's the same Davi Millsaps, right here, that's it, that's me - goofy." eN RCA DOME INOIANAPOUS, INDIANA FEBRUARY (AfTER 12, 2005 1 OF 8 ROUNDS) 125 HEAT I (6 laps. 1-9 transfer): l. Steve Boniface (Hon): 2. G,..,t L=g.ton (Kaw): 3. G M haD (Yam): 8. jacob Say\ot' (Yam): 9. Clvis Wh"crah (Yam): 10. Ryan Mila (KTM): II. Bryan VY'hite (Yam); 12. Eric Sorby (Suz); 13. Robbie Horton (Kaw): 14. Chad Cook (Hon): IS. Rkky Ju..do (Hon): 16. Donn.. Mcgourty (Hon): 17. o.ew Aokew (Yam): lB. Jame> Tyieon (SUI): 19. Thoma.Ilanon{SUl): 20.Joaquim Rodrigue> (Hon). Time: 5 min., 2S.H sec. 125 HEAT 2 (6 laps, 1-9 transfer): I. Matt Walker (Kaw): 2. Justin Buckelew (Hon); 3. Oa"'; Millsaps (Suz): 4. Kelly SmI1h (Yam): S. Boad Ripp1e (SUI): 6. Randy Valade (Hon): 7. Jeff Dement (SUI): 8. josh G,..,t (Hon): 9. Demi< 20 Ewing (Hon); 10. Ryan N@W(oo (Kaw); 'I. Barry Carsten (SuI): 12. Wdliam Brownmg (SUl): 13. Bobby 1<;";')' (Hon): 14. TImothy Hollenbeck (Yam): IS. Nathan Skagg; (Yam): 16. Dern<:k F.he, (Yam): 17. josh Hansen (KTM); 18. Charley Boga Tyie, Thom!"on (SUI): 20. Rkky Jurado (Hon): 21. Charley Bogard (5oz): 22. Thomas BarTOO (Suz). Time: ] min.. 37.0 sec. 125 MAIN (I 5): 7. Br.tndenjes>emen (14): B. TtKk.. Hibben (13): 9. G Manhall (7): IS. josh Gr.mt (6): 16. Jeff Dement (5): I 7. jacob Say\ot' (4): 18. Bobby K;.,;

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