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about rectifying it and wa s up to sec ond by th e third lap. On a tear . Ca rmic hae l re el ed in Tortelli a nd went for a pass , bu t ov e r a jum p he lande d in s ome m ud that "j u s t st uc k lik e a mag n e t." C a r m ic ha e l was t hr o wn o ve r hi s b ik e ' s h a n d leb a r an d onto th e g roun d , a nd he rem ou nt ed to finish the la p in seventh . Not to b e d e ni ed , C a r m ic h a e l picked off first Ward on lap four, th en Suzu ki's Robbie Re yn ard o n lap five . Two la ps later he had both le gs flying behi nd him a s he ov ertoo k Windha m in a corn er , p utt in g his KX250 in fo u rt h p o s it ion . He wen t a rou nd Vuillem in e arl y in lap 10 to take third, a nd the n s e t h is s ites o n Alb ert yn 's second s pot. With his main rival bu s y mak ing up for his mi stake , Torte lli was flying alone out front, and a fter Ca rm ic ha el ca p ita lize d on a n Albertyn bobble on th e ba ck stra ight nea r mo to 's e nd, he rea lly had no c ha nc e of c atc hing the le a d e r. Tortell i whee lied across th e fin ish line after 15 la ps , cele bra ting the 2 5 points th a t go with a m ot o win . No t o ne to re s t o n his la u rel s , To rt elli wa s a lrea dy t hink in g a bout (T op) Sebastien Tortelli was unst oppa ble in th e fi rs t outing, but a le ss-than· lde al moto-two start left him w ith second overall. The Frenc hman sa w last ye ar's ti tl e hopes end w ith an inj ury at Unadill a, but he Is on a m ission in 2000. (Above) Damien Plotts (9 3) pu lls th e fi rst · moto hole shot over Sebast ie n Tortelli (hidden ) and Larry Ward (1 0) . Bo x/C ompetition Ac cesso ries/Fa cto ry Co nne ction Hond a 's Mike LaRocc o c a me up fro m a ho rren dou s s tart to take six th over Suzuk i's Ro bb ie Rey na rd an d Ka wa s ak i teamm ates J ohn Dowd and Wa rd, a nd Cha pa rra l/Maz da Ya ma h a' s T im Fe rry com p lete d the top 10 . M OTO TW O Defending champ Greg Albertyn had his best showing in some time, riding two strong motos for third overall. moto two , saying, "I jus t ne ed to keep goi ng m y pa c e a nd ride as I know ." Nex t across was Carm ich a el , who sa id , "I de fin ite ly had th e speed to win, bu t I m ade a mi stake . I got a te rrib le start, bu t I wa s d e fin ite ly t he fastest o ut th ere tha t time ." Alb ertyn held o n for th ird , s a y ing h e was just hap p y "to stay o u t o f tro ub le o ut th e re ," a nd Windha m got b y Vu ill emin for fo ur t h whe n t h e Frenc h rider was s lowed by a loose radia tor sh ro ud . Am s o il/J a c k in t he e y e ' e The re wa s no doubting th e reci pr en t of the second race's ho leshot, as Ca rmi c h a el e m erged fro m tu rn o ne with a huge advantage . Wind ha m was s e c ond du rin g th e firs t la p , b ut he went down whe n he bobbled in a rut, a nd si n ce h is fa ll to ok p la c e o n a n off - c a m ber , h e was a b it s low in r e j o in in g th e race. LaR o c c o h ad p ulle d a ra re - for him - strong sta rt, a n d aft er Win dh a m ' s m is c ue , h e pa ssed To rte lli a nd fou nd h ims e lf in second . n e _ S • J U LY 26. 2000 25