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wasn't the fastest guy out there. I got some work ahead of me and I need to win some. I'm dying to get a win, because Roncada is gaining more and more confidence right now. I have a lot as well, because I'm in the points lead, but I just want to win a final." With his consistent string of second-place finishes, _Sellards holds a sUm points lead on the charging Roncada, 66 to 64, going into the first break of the series before the "big one" at Daytona, on March 11. "It's just frustrating not being able to win no matter what the reasons are," Sellards added. "I need to pick up some speed here and there and stop making little mistakes and work a little harder in the next few weeks. I've always looked forward to Daytona, that's what I call a man's race and I'm ready." Rounding out the podium was Dewitt, Michigan's Nick Wey. Piloting a SplitFire/Pro Circuit Kawasaki, Wey rode to his best finish of 2000 and was somewhat content with his ride after posting a pair of fifthplace finishes at the previous two rounds. "I got a pretty good start and settled in behind Brock and basically rode there the whole time," Wey said of his best performance so far. "( wish that I would've been a little more aggressive earlier in the race and could've got up there with Roncada, but I'm really looking forward to Daytona a]so." Fourth went to Yamaha of Troy/Fox/Alpinestars Ernesto Fonseca. The Costa Rican won the second heat race after an intense battle with Sellards and Travis Pastrana, and he looked to be back in his winning form like he was last year. Fonseca grabbed the Yahoo! Sports $500 Holeshot Award and lead early in the final, but on-the third lap, he crashed while battling for the lead with his teammate Roncada. Fonseca regained his composure and eventually crossed the finish line in fourth, but he was quite disappointed with his ride. "I just landed in the flat after the finish line and just lost the front wheel," Fonseca said of the crash. "I was moving back in and maybe was just a little too anxious," AMA/EA Sports Eastern Regional 1 2500 Supercross Series Round 4: Georgia Dome By DAVE DERINGER PHOTOS BY KARL OCKERT amaha of Troy/Fox/Dunlop-supported Stephane Roncada became the first rider this year in either the Western or Eastern Regional 125cc Supercross Series to win more than one main event, and he picked a good time to do it - in front of a whopping 60,294 fans at the Georgia Dome. Roncada recorded his first win the previous week at Pontiac, Michigan, and he backed that up with a commanding win tonight on the loamy Georgia red clay for round three of the East Coast Series. (Five rounds of the Western Regional 125cc Supercross Series have been run so far.) "I got a good start, and we all know that usually I am not a good starter," Roncada said after the race. "I want this championship and I need to keep winning to get it. That's what I'm training for and hopefully it will happen. This feels real good, but I'm going to go home and train even harder, because I really want to win at Daytona." The 20-year-old French pilot cruised to an uncontested win after his teammate, and only challenger, for that matter, Ernesto Fonseca. went down in the opening laps. Roncada was never headed after that and crossed the finish line some seven seconds ahead of second place. The win was Roncada's fifth of his career. Y On a roll: With his secondconsecutive 125cc victory, Stephane Roncada labove) became the first tiddler pilot this year to win more than one main. (Right) Brock Sellards is second in everything but the points chase. He was runner·up for the third· straight week, but he leads in the standings. "We had a good battle going on, and we almost touched when he went down, but this time, I missed him," Roncada recalled of the Indianapolis tangle with Fonseca two weeks earlier. "It was close thoug~ a couple of inches, maybe." Runner-up honors on the night went to FMF/Honda's Brock Sellards. The Ohio-native stood on the second-highest podium step for the third time in as many weeks and Is still looking for his first win of the year. "I did what I could out there," Sellards said. "I just With no wins under-his belt and a number-one plate on his bike, Fonseca wants to get back into his winning groove. "There's only about four races left and I really need to win one right now," Fonseca said while lounging in the rear of his team's semi. "I know that 1 have the speed, I just need to put it all together now. I'm looking forward to Daytona. I did it last year and I want it again." Suzuki/No Fear/Acclaim Sports' Travis Pastrana finished fifth, but only after putting on a heck of a cue. e n e _ S • MARCH 8, 2000 11