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A MA/ Chevy Trucks U .S . M otocross C h a mpions h ip S e r ie s R o u n d 7 : U n a d illa V a lley Sports C e n t er "Ricky a nd 1 a nd Tortelli o pte d not to ta ke the p ar ade lap, " LaRo cco said . "And I beli ev e all t hre e of us we re right the re o n th e s ta rt . I think th at pa id off with the tire s [be ing c lea n.]" "I got a good sta rt," Tortelli agreed , " b u t I s low ed down a littl e b it t oo muc h in t he first corn er. La Ro c c o pas sed me , a nd I had a hard tim e to get by him ." A bobble by LaRoc c o on th e bot tom s ection did allo w Tortelli back by into secon d o n lap t h ree. T he n e xt time around , LaRocco took a spi ll at the to p of the Acerbis S -turn , bu t he pic ked u p his b ike q u ic k ly enough that he wasn't passed by Albertyn. Tortelli ha dn 't been long in ta king th e num ber -two position , b ut Ca rmichael had capitalized a nd built up a bit of a gap . With lightning flash ing in the distance and thunder rumbling , the Honda rider we nt about try ing to cu t th e deficit. Although he wa s a ble to do so s lightly, he nev er re a lly g ot wit hi n s t rik ing di stan c e o f t he Kawasaki. The rema ind er of the m oto wa s rela t ive ly un ev e ntful , wit h Ca rm ic hae l winnin g a nd pu mp ing his fist across the finis h line , a nd Torte lli following . A long ways ba c k , La Rocco took third , with Albertyn and Ward filling out the top five . Next across we re Windham, Vuillemin, Reyna rd, Dowd a nd Ferry . The title co nte nde rs wer e po lite on the pod ium , with Ca rmi cha e l saying, "Se ba stien wa s rid ing a gr eat race. He wa s putting it on me in the last couple laps - making me work ;" and Tortelli a d di ng , '" ga v e I 0 0 p e rc ent , but Ricky wa s go ing fa st. " eN Unadilla Valley Sports Center New Berl in , New York Results: July 16,2000 [ Round 7 of 121 B v D A V E D E RI N G E R PH O T O S B V S T E V E B RUH N 2 5 0 MOTO I ( 3 0 m in .. pl us 2 l ap s ) : I . Sebastien To rtell i (Hen): 2. Ric ky Carm ichael (Kaw); 3. Greg A lberty n (Suz); 4 . Kevin Windham (Han) ; 5. Dav id Vu ill emi n (Yam) ; 6. Mik e laRoc co (Han ); 7 . Larry War d (Kaw ); 8 . T im m y Ferry (Yam) ; 9 . John Dow d (Kew} : 10. Dernlen Plott s (Suz) ; 11. Robb ie Reynard (Suz); 12. Aki ra Ner lte (Ha n) ; 13 . Heath Voss (Hen); 14 . Dam on Huffm an (S uz); 15 . Ky le Lewis ( Suz) ; 16 . Bru ce Stratton (Suz ) ; 17 . J am es Po voln y Jr. ( Han ) ; 18 . Rya n Ter lec k i ( KTM) ; 19 . Aaron Dieter (Suz); 20 . J a son Thom as (Yam ). 25 0 MOTO 2 (3 0 min .• plu s 2 lap s): I . Ricky Car mic hae l (Kaw) ; 2 . Seb ast ien Tortelli ( Han) ; 3 . Mike laRocco (Han ); 4. Greg A lbertyn (Suz); 5. Larry Ward (Kaw ) ; 6 . Kevin W indha m (Han ); 7 . Davi d Vuill emin (Yam ); 8 . Robbi e Reynard (Suz); 9 . J ohn Dowd (Kaw); 10. Timmy Ferry (Yam) ; 11. K yle Lewis (Suz) ; 12. Shay ne Kin g (KTM) ; 13. Dami en Plo tts (Suz) ; 14 . Heath Voss (Han) ; 15. Dam on Huffm an (Suz); 16. Bruce Stratto n (Suz); 17. Jason Thom as (Yam ); 18. Kevin Crine (Han ); 19. Ja mes Povo tny Jr. (Hon ): 20. Ty Wallace (Vam ). 250 O /A : 1. Ri cky Carmic ha el (Kaw) ; 2 . Sebastien Tortelli (Han) ; 3. Greg A lberty n (Suz); 4. Mik e LaRocco (Han) ; 5 . Kevin Windham (Han) ; 6. Larry Ward (Kaw); 7. David Vuille m in (Yam); 8. Jo hn Do wd ( Ka w ) ; 9 . T im m y Fer ry (Ya m ) ; 10 . Rob bie Reyn ard (Suz) ; 11. Dami en Plotts (Suz) ; 12. Kyl e Lewi s ( Suz); 13 . Heat h Voss ( Ha n) ; 14 . Dam on Huffm an (SOl) ; 15. Bruce Stratton (Suz); 16. Shayne King ( KTM) ; 17 . Ak ir a Narit a ( Hon ); 18 . J am es Povoln y J r. (Han ) ; 19 . J ason T hom as ( Yam ); 20 . Kevin Cri ne (Hon) . AMA/CHEVV TRUCKS U. S . 250cc U .S. MOTOCROSS C'SHI P SERIES POINTS STANDING S (After 7 of 12 rounds): 1. Sebastien Torte lli (295 /1 win ); 2. Rick y Carmi chae l (29 1/4 win s); 3. Kev in Windha m (26 5); 4. David VuiJI m in (238 /2 wins); 5. e Greg A l ber tyn (2 07) : 6 . M ik e La Roc co (193): 7. Robbi e Reyn ard ( 187) ; 8. J ohn Dowd ( 183): 9. Larry Ward ( 165) ; 10. TImmy Ferry ( 163): 11. Ezra Lusk ( 114 ); 12. Dam on Huffm an ( 105 ); 13. K yle Lewis (9 9 ): 14 . Shayn e King (87 ): 15. A k ira Nar ita (75); 16. Heath Voss (63); 17. Ja mes Povol ny J r. (56 ); 18. J a son Th om as (52 ); 19 . Ty l er E van s (42) ; 20 . Dami en Plott s (33 ). Upcoming Rounds : Round 8 - Troy, Ohio, July 23 Round 9 - Washougal, Wash ingto n, July 30 26 JULY 26. 2000' cue I e NEW BERUN, NY, JULY 16 I t wa s jus t a no the r da y at th e office for Yam ah a o f T roy 's Step ha n e Ron c ada . Th e C al iforn ia re si d e n t, wh o origi nall y hai ls fro m Fran ce , s im pl y d omin ated th e 125c c fie ld e n route to his fourth overa ll win of th e ye a r and h is thi rd straight , o n th e rutty and loa m y Unadilla ci rc u it. "Ro n - Ro n ," as h e is c o m m o n ly refe rred to , flat -out span ked th e field in m ot o on e and took th e win by 40 p lus seco nds ove r second -pla c e finish e r Tallon Voh land . 'In m oto two , Roncada gated ar ound 14th but made qu ick wo rk of th e c ompet iti on a nd moved into the lead on lap s ix . Afte r that, it was jus t a cruise in th e par k as he pulled a way to a comfort able win. Roncada said, "My bikes ar e wo rk ing great righ t now, and I'm hav ing a lot of fun. It's jus t awesome to win, but I didn't really think I would do th is good at the beginning of the s e a so n beca use of a ll of th e c om petitio n. , mean , I wa nted to , but 1 did n't think' would ." The Fr e nchman n ow ha s a 41 po int lead o ver sec ond p lace go ing into t he Tr o y round in Ohio ne xt n e _ s week , a nd he doesn 't look to be let ting up . "I h a v en ' t be en d o ing an ythin g unu s ua l," Ron cad a added . "It' s just a ll in my head, and c o n fi d enc e . vl kno w tha t I c a n win." Second ov e ra ll went to a first-time vis itor to Unadilla , and th at was Team Suzuk i's Travis Pastrana . The teenag e r had a quiet day but rode well and fin is h ed 3 -2 . A I Oth -pl ac estart in rn oto o ne had Pastra na picking off riders ea rly, b u t a strong s e c on d pla ce start the s econd tim e out ma de for much e a sie r wo rk . Wit h h is two consistent rides, Pastrana m ov ed into s econd pla ce in the points standings in h is roo kie s e ason of professiona l mot ocross. "This is a great track with a lot of ruts ; second ov era ll is a ll right ," Pas trana said while wa lking back to the team t ransporter. "Ro n c a d a is just going too fast for a ny of us right now , so I need to go b a c k an d work on s o m e t h in g . I n e e d t o st a rt r id in g more , I th ink . All I've been doing lately is trai ning. " Sp litFi re /Pro Circuit/ Kawasaki 's Tallon Vohland ro unded ou t the podi um in thi rd . At the track on whic h his s eason premature ly e nded last sea son , Vohland rode to a distant second Ah, tho se v iril e Fren ch: 5tephane Roncada clowns around with the trophy girls after absol utely dominating the 125c c ranks. He has won five 125cc motos in a row. in th e first moto and to a fifth in the s econd o ut ing . Although h e is 24 po ints out of third place, Vohland is quit e upbeat abo ut th e res t of the s e a son. '" kind of threw it awa y la s t week [Re d Bud] an d lost s om e points and got hu rt, bu t I'll ke ep working to get th ose po ints back and see what 1 can d o , " Vohla n d s aid . " I' m actual ly happy with the day and rode really g o od a n d lo o s e . I'm n o t coun ti ng m y s e lf o ut o f the c h a m p io n s h ip . I gai ned qu ite a few points on La mson to d a y , b ut ea ch week there are 40 g uys t ha t go into tha t fir s t corne r together and a nyth ing can ha ppen." Yamaha of Troy -backed C a s e y J o h n s o n to o k fo u rth . J ohn s on ha s had some good rides as o f late but has a lso be en a litt le on the incons is tent side. His 7 -3 ride moves him into fifth in th e po in ts , and it is onl y a matter of tim e un til the la ke Els inore , Ca liforn ia , res ide nt breaks o ut of his shell and shows his true potentia l.

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