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Round 12 MOTOCROSS The AMA's Whitelock summed up the whole incident: "The second moto, it's, uh, a bit embarrassing for some riders really silly. 'Comical,' I think, is the word that works pretty good. Watch that one on television. One rider [Alessi] walks over and stands on the other rider's front wheel. I don't know if you know anything about motorcycles, but that makes them really hard to pick up! Then he [Alessi] reaches out to pull his bike to him, while he's standing on the other fella's [Tedesco's] front wheel. Then the other one [Walker] comes in and just says, 'Get off his bike,' gives him a little push, and it's all done. It's a bit embarrassing; probably somebody's going to earn himself a spanking." Not to be overshadowed by this mess was the excellent performance put in by Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto. In just his third pro National of his career, Villopoto was certainly on the gas, going )-2 for second overall. Villopoto was among the lead group with Langston, Alessi and Short for much of the first moto, and he led the first eight laps of the second moto before 22 ~ AMA l25cc National Motocross Series Presented by FMF getting passed by Langston. "At Steel City last week, I rode real tight," he said. "I pulled the holeshot here in the second moto and didn't ride tight. Once I saw Grant catch up to me, I didn't want to push it or anything, so I just tried to ride with him. He's a little bit faster for right now," While the Kawasaki guys and Alessi were getting all the attention throughout the course of the day, Team Honda's Short quietly went about his business and got on the podium, in third, with 4-) moto results, and he finished out the year third in the standings, behind Tedesco and Alessi. But the day belonged to the new champion, Tedesco. "I kind of flew under the radar to start the season," Tedesco said. "I didn't start out really well - an eighth-place guy, maybe fifth. I started getting better and better, got those couple wins [Thunder Valley and Washougal] and got a good points lead. I wouldn't have put money on me going into the season, with langston and a lot of other guys that were fast, for sure. But it ended up working out all right for me." eN SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 • CYCLE NEWS GuN HEUN RAcEwAY SAN BuNAaDtNO, CAlIFORNIA RESUlJs: SEmMUl 11, 200S (ROUND 12 Of 12) 115 MOTO I: Mike Alessi (KTM); 2. Gr.mt langston (Kaw); J. Ryan V1llopo'o (Kaw); 4. Andrew Short (Hon); S. Danny Smith (yam); 6. Man Walker (Kaw); 7. Bill)' laninovkh (Hon): 8. Brett Metcalfe (Yam); 9. Ryan Sipes (5uz); 10. Joson uw,ence (Sm); II. Jeff Alessi (KTM); 12. Poul CMpenter (i; (KTM); 23. Dennis EwIng (Hon); 24. A; (KTM); 9. Mike Brown (Hon); 10. Jeff Ales>; (KTM); II. B_ Metcalfe (Yam); 11. M,.. Wolke' (Kaw); I J. Ryan Mib (KTM); 14. MIcNet Sleete' (KTM); IS. joaquim RodMgues (Hon); 16. Joson uwnonce (Sul); 17. Mn Tede.co (Kaw); lB. Michoel Blose (Hon); 19. St... _ e (Hon); 10. Robert (Hon); 11. Robert Monhail (Hon); 11. Tucker Hibbert (Hon); lJ. Ryan _ (Sm); 14. Ak.. NMia (Hon); 25. J.... CWIu (Hon); 26. Roloel Zenni (Hon); 27. Dennb Ewing (Hon); 2B. Aes (107); 10. Ryan Villopoto (BJ).

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