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AMA/Ch e vyTruc ks U .S . M o tocro s s Champions h ips Round 2 : Pra iri e C ity SVRA P ark cou ldn 't g et it goin g," Voh land sai d some time. Lamson then passed Pas - and Mi cha el C ra ig rounded out the w h ile relaxi n g in the portable Pro C ir- trana and a b it later , i n one fell top 10. c uit poo l. " I made some m istakes an d t h a t j u st t oo k it out of m e ." swoop , pass ed both Ram se y and Vohland t o t ak e over the lead . MOTOTWO da was up to n inth , but that would be of EI Cajon teammates Greg Schnell " T h a t ra ce w ent good," Roncada B y now , first -moto winner Ronca , said. "The trac k was rough and I rode a little tense and got some arm pump, Sp litF ire /Pro C ircu it/Ka wasak i - but it's all rig ht ." as far as he could get before dropping "The heat is d ragg ing u s down but sponsored Nathan Ramse y grabbed o ff the pace and slipping back a few second feels good," Johnson sa id after the holeshot in moto two w ith Fonseca, more positions . t he ra ce . " I' m go ing to t r y to get Vohland , Thain and Pastrana following. Ramse y passed a t i r ing Voh land for second and was having one of h is · refreshed and do it again next rnoto." Lamson was only a few more positions A n d what were J o hn so n 's thoughts o n L amson and his results? "He was back , but Roncada gated mid -pack best -ever outdoor rides , but he would and ended the first lap in 12th. lose that position to Pastrana as the two -lap board came out. going hard. I've seen h im out at G len Vohland moved b y F o n sec a on lap Helen putti n g in his motos and h e' s not a two -time champion for nothing. He 's two, while Past ra n a was in fifth and Lamson pulled some distance in moving forward after h is d isastrous the c losing la p s and took th e moto go in g to be there every rnoto." first m o t o. L ams o n was also in the " I h av e a lot of en durance an d I think t h i c k o f th i n gs early a nd got i n t o some of t he o t her ri ders g o t ti re d ," th ird -place finisher L amson said of his fo urth around the third lap . charge. " I still h av e so me left in m e." • t r a n a an d Lamson latched on , and the group fre iqht-tralned together fo r " I p u sh e d real hard b u t just Vo hla nd p assed Ramsey , and Pa s - BRIEFLY••• KTM's Shayne King had a rough time at the Hangtown National. The former 500cc World Champion took a nasty crash in the first mota after clipping another rider's rear wheel. King hit his head pretty hard and wasn't 100 percent when the gate dropped for the second mota , where the heat finally did him in. Like many other riders, King pulled off the track before the second mota was over. KTM's Kelly Smith also called it quits two laps from the end of the first 1250c mota after becoming overheated and dizzy. He cam e back . however, t o finis h 11th in t he second mota. Chris Gosse laar and pressure built up inside the fuel tank. ' You could see the tank bulging,' Brooks said. took the overall win, followed by Stefy Bau, Mercedes Gonzales and Angie Quentjes, who were all mounted on Kawasakis. AMA Motocross manager Duke Finch got a chance to ride on Saturday in the 250cc a m a teu r cla ss at Hangtown and said that he literally jumped over a three-to-four-foot rattlesnake. The area is known for snakes and the fans were warned throughout the day on Sunday. Aft er the final Pro mota on Sunday, an BOcc exhibition race was held. Kelly Tedder was the winner, followed by Stephen Hernandez, Blake Kelly and A.J. Perez. Extreme sport s legend S h a u n P al m e r was hanging out at Han g t own . and when as ke d abou t his rum o red fu tu re in motocross. Palmer said. ' I might do a few races later in the season, but I had to take some opportunities in car racing and help make a new video game. so I haven't had time to practice or train. I can't just jump on these and expect to hang: I don't know if I'm fast enough yet.' Sunday morning's qualifiers saw FMF/H onda's M ichael Bran· des and Yamaha of Troy's Ernesto Fonseca take the 125cc heat wi ns, while Seki Racing' s Akira Narita and Suzuki' s Damon HuHman took the 250cc heat wins. Pro Circuit/SplitRre's Billy Payne and privateer Carter Gurnee took the 125 and 250cc consolation race wins, respectively. crashed out of the first 125cc National mota . Gosselaar was running st rong w hen he swapped out and bailed o ff his bi ke. He was kn ock ed unco nscio us and had no idea where he was when he came t o . Ac cord ing t o his Am soil /C omp et i t ion Acc e ssori es / J ack in the Box/ Fact ory Connec tio n Honda teammat e Mi ke LaRocco , Gosselaar broke three bones in his fool. Glen Helen winner St e p ha n e Roncada ran away and hid In the first 125cc moto but physically ran out of gas In the second moto. Sp eaking of Billy Payne , t he Kaw asaki -. mounte d r ider looked incredibly st ro ng and wa s o n his w ay to a best-ever NationChris Gosselaar SpJitFire/ Pro CircuiV Kawasaki' s Shae Bentley was a no-show at Hangtown. According to team manager Mitch Payton, Bentley has been ailing from a mystery stomach disorder. ' He had mega tests done to him this week, and they just don't know what's wrong,' Payton said. ' We should get results from the tests this week.' Despite the incredible heat at Hangtown, the M azda /Chapar , ral Yamaha pit was operating in the direct sunlight without an awning. "There's only three of us here today, and it takes at least four people to pull out the awning," said team manager Larry Brooks. al finish in moto o ne , but he s p ec t ac u l a r ly c ras hed o ut w hile ru nn ing in fi fth wi t h onl y two laps remain- ing . Pay ne bruised his thigh, hip and butt and sat out the second mota. Another no-show Ha ng t o w n w as li nes / Sin isalo ' s Glen Helen was the last of the year fo r t he team's superstar Jeremy M cG ra th, so t he only Chaparrai rider is now Tim Ferry . ' It 's pr etty qui et aroun d here now , " Br ook s said. H e a t h Vo s s . The Minnesota Speaking of Tim Ferry, he had a unique problem with his bike in the firs t 250cc mota . After falling in the first mota , his bi ke began Tim Fe rry sta rv ing for fu e l and would not run properly. They later found out that 'we had a gas c ap f a il u re," Brooks said. Evidently, when Ferry fell, the fuel vent hose plugged up, on Sunday , a WM L Wo men's rac e was held, which was their second mota of the wee ke nd ( t he fir st mo ta was hel d on Saturday during the re si d e nt B illy Payne was said t o be ba ck in Min neso ta t aking a break after a roug h outing at the opener at Glen Helen. During inte rm ission cue I e White BrotherslYamaha-su pporte d Doug Dubach was impressive in the first 250cc mota . For much of the race, the YZ426F fourstroke rider was dogging Team Kawasaki' s John Dowd and Larry W ard , wh o w as ru nnin g in 10th pl ace . Lat e in th e race , Dubach finally ran out of steam and le t t he factory -backed riders go , and Damon Huff man also passed him. Dub ac h still finis hed 12th in the mota and was the t op -finishing non -fu lly sup po r t ed fact ory-bac ked rider. Dubach was also running well in the second mota before taking a spill. Doug Dubach Great Lakes Air- Last w eek's race at 16 'MAV31 ,2000 ' Lineman Cycle/ Pro Action-supported .Jason Thomas (Yam) and Mota XXX's Kyle Lewis (Suz) were the top-finishing privatee rs in the 250cc class and were the recipie nts of the U.S. Tobacco Top Privateer Awards. The top privateers takes home $ 1000 and the runner-up $500 . Thomas <1 5-13) finished 13th overall and Lewis (39-11) finished 14th overall. In the 1250c class, the top two privateers came from the same team: Motoworld of EJCajon. Greg Schnell and Mike Craig took home the $1000 and $5 00, respectively, with Schnell (9-1OJ gell ing ninth overall and Craig <1 0-33) getting 15th overall. amate ur pro g ra m) , Kaw as ak i -m o un t ed Jessica P atte r so n neVU's Road racer M att Wait was in attendance at Hangtown while he recovers from a nasty crash that saw him break vertebrae in his neck. · 1 high-sided at Willow Springs and landed on my head and broke my neck,' Wait said while walking around the pits with a cumbers ome neck brace on. " I was paraly zed fro m th e neck down, but regained feeling about 15 minutes later. I also lost part of two fingers and that hurt the worst. - The nearby Lodi , Californi a, says that he sho uld be back rid ing in approximately three months. The T H Q Ho l e sh o t A wards this week we nt to St ephane Roncada and Nathan Ramsey in the 125cc class , and Ric ky Carmichael and Kevi n W indham in the 250cc class. Kit Palme r and Da ve Deringer J e s si c a Patterson