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long in coming.
Andrew Short
notched hi, first
outdoor overall
victory in the
125cc class.
he 250cc class may be the
premier division at the
Nationals, but the 24, I52
fans that attended this year's
Spring Creek National left
talking about the exciting racing in the
125cc class and, in particular, the performance put in by Team Honda's
Andrew Short, who nailed his first outdoor victory in dominating fashion, going
I-I for the overall. He also became the
sixth different I25cc-c1ass winner this
year. And if you add Ryan Mills' and josh
Grant's moto wins, that's eight different
riders in nine races that have won a
moto. In stark contrast, the 250cc class
has had just three different moto winners
and one overall winner all year.
Living up to its wild and wooly reputation in the first moto, a first-turn pileup
collected round-seven winner Broc
Hepler and also took out rookie sensation
jason Lawrence (front brake lever).
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Managing to avoid the carnage were
Short, KTM's Mike Alessi and a couple of
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki
racers, along with three of the four guys
from the Amsoil/Factory Connection/
Chaparral/Honda team - one of which
was josh Grant, who ended up third overall, behind Alessi.
So with Hepler, who has been one of
the most consistent of the fastest riders
lately, out of the picture, Honda factory
racer Short and three Honda support racers (Grant, Billy Laninovich and Thomas
Hahn) battled with KTM's Alessi and Mills
for the top five spots. As the field broke
away, a couple of the racers faded and
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's
Matt Walker put on an excellent charge
up to the front.
But Short would use his size and
power to his advantage, blitzing the legendary Millville whoops with a precision
that few could come close to matching on
