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AMA/Chevy T r-ucks U .S. Moto c r-oss C h ampionships Round 8 : K enworthy ' s M otoc r-o s s Pa r-k bigge r a nd bigg er , a nd by th e time the checkered flag ca me out, Carmicha el had put a p p rox im ately n ine seco nds between himself and Windham for his second win of th e da y. "It was awesom e , " Ca r mic hae l sa id. "I got g reat starts tod a y, go t out in front and tried to ca pita lize on it. I felt good ; the b ike was working excellent to day . I ca n't say e noug h about Kawa s a k i. "Ke vin's a great rider," Ca rmichael said o f Windham 's c h a lle nges . "I' m just wo rried about m ys e lf a nd nobod y else. I'm going to try to keep do ing what I'm do ing ." Windham held o n to second pla ce but could nev e r let h is g ua rd do wn, be c a us e LaR oc c o , who had actua lly g ai n ed so me g rou n d o n Windha m , was always close beh ind. "I felt solid , I felt like I rode pretty goo d ," La Rocco sa id . "I guess I' m s e rni -h appy wit h t hat. I defini tely ca ug ht him [W in dh am] to ward t he e nd , but I was a littl e clos er at the begi nning , so somewhere in th e mid d le there is wh ere I lost s o me tim e , a nd he go t a little close r to Ric ky and rod e a littl e harder. I thin k when h e [Win dham] d idn 't catc h h im [Ca rm ic ha el ], he kind of went ba c k , a nd I was a ctu a lly smoothi ng out and fe e ling good a bout the n, a nd I ca ug ht up to him , but not enough to m a ke a diffe re nce. " Fou rth in th e m ot o we nt to Torte lli, down for about 15 seco nds. I kicked , and kic ked , a nd kick ed, a nd k ick ed and eve ntually I wa s ex ha usted . I got going a bo ut 3 0 s e c onds behind th e last ride r." Well into th e race, Carmichael and Windham quickly put a few seconds o n La Ro c c o , bu t LaRo c c o wou ld ne ver los e close sight of the two lead e rs. Ju st as h e had d o n e in th e firs t m oto , King stea dily dropp ed ba ck , while Tortelli - who had ta ke n medicine to help ease the pain in his a nkle - and Ferry mixed it up over fourth a nd fifth. Ferry e ve ntua lly stuffed Tortelli in a tight turn , but Tortell i wou ld get h im back . The sa me th ing wo uld happe n ag a in a few laps after that. "I put a few p a s s e s o n him th a t were a lit t le b it aggress ive, " Ferry said . "But I was d espe rate : I wanted to get by him ." Fer ry tr ied to s tay with Torte lli but had spent too mu ch e nergy ma king th os e two passes to keep up , a nd he would instead lose a position to Rey na rd befo re all was said and done. "I had bee n cha rging a s hard as I c ould th e first ha lf of th e m oto ," Ferry s a id . "I just kind of wor e m ys e lf out. Reynard ended up getting me ." Me an whil e , up front, Carmi ch a el co ntinue d to le ad Windh am aro und the tra ck , the n sta rte d to open up a s ma ll g ap o n the Honda rider. As the ra ce pr ogres s ed , th a t g ap sta rted getti ng who had d ropped off the pace s ign ifica ntly with h is sore ankl e . He still had a few seconds ov er fifth -p lac e finis her Reyn ar d . "For the second moto it [th e a nkle] was s till ver y pa inful," Tortelli said . "I ju st tri e d to get a good start; I was fou rth, I was holding m y pace, and I was fine until I twis ted it aga in. And on th e followi ng la p I cr ashe d an d put a ll m y weight on it a gai n . Afte r th at, I ju st tr ied to s tay th ere a nd b attled with Ferry. I pu shed hard . "I'm going to hav e a n X-ray and an MRI to s ee if e v er ything is fine , " Tortelli said afte rwa~d while icing the a n k le d o wn . "It' s pretty sore right now; ho pe fully it'll be fine next week e nd ." Ferry was ne xt ac ross th e finis h line, fin is hing well a head of Ward , who spent mu c h of th e m ot o a ga in d icing with Dowd and Huffm an . After c ras hi ng , Vui lle m in h ad caught a ll the way up to 10t h , making la t e- ra ce passes o n 1 1th - pl a c e Le w is , 12th -plac e Vo ss and 13thpla c e King. eN Kenworthy' s Motocross Park Troy, Ohio Results : July 23, 2000 (Round 8 of 121 250 MO TO 1 (3 0 minute s plu s tw o laps ) : 1. Rick y Carmichael (Kaw); 2. Kev in Wi ndham (Han); 3. Seba stien Tort el1i (Han) ; 4. Mik e laRoc co (Han); 5 . T im Fe rry (Ya m) : 6 . Gr e g Albe rty n ( S uz); 7. Robbie Reynard (Suz); 8. Damon Huffm an (Suz); 9. Larry W ard ( Ka w) ; 10 . J o hn Do w d ( Ka w); 11 . Shayne King (KTM) ; 12. Kyle Lewis (Suz); 13. Heath Voss (Han): 14 . Isai ah J ohnson (Han); 15. J am es Po vol n y Jr. ( Hen); 16 . Ry an Terl ec k i (KTM ); 17 . Keith J ohnson (Can); 18. Steve Andrich (Hon); 19. 8. Ted Cam pbell (Suz); 20. T y Wallace ( Yam); 2 1. J eff Gibson (Can ); 22. Dam ien Plott s (Suz); 23 . Charles Dunewey (Yam ): 24 . Aa ron Die ter (Suz); 25. Mike Ketin (KlJw); 26. A k ira Nenta (Hen): 27. Jaso n Fink (Ya m) ; 28 . Zeb A rm st ron g ( Yam ) ; 29 . Th om a s Hof m aster ( Han) ; 30 . Br ian Stone ( Kaw); 31. Dex Kastr in (Yam); 32. Brian Mason (Kew} : 33. Michael Kann ( Han); 34 . Donal d Bak er ( Hon) ; 35 . Devin Bank s (Hon) ; 36. J ak e Davis (Hon) ; 37 . Daniel Blai r (Han ) ; 38 . Tod d Down s (Ha n); 39 . J eff Baker Jr. (Yam ); 40 . David Vuille m in (Yam). 25 0 MO TO 2 (3 0 m inu te s plu s tw o laps) : 1. Rick y Carm ichael (Kaw); 2. Kevin Wind ham (Hen); 3. Mike laRocco (Hon) ; 4. Sebastien Tort eJli (Han); 5 . Robbi e Rey na rd (Suz) ; 6 . Tim Ferry ( Yam ) ; 7. Larry Ward (Kaw) ; 8 . J ohn Dowd (Kaw ); 9. Damon Huffm an (Suz); 10. David Vuille m in (Yam ): 11. Kyle Lewis (Suz); 12. Heath Vo ss (Han ); 13. Shay ne King ( KT M ); 14 . Jam es Pov o l ny Jr. ( Ha n ); 15 . Isai ah Jo hnson (Han ): 16. Greg A lbert yn (Suz); 17. Dami en Plott s (Suz); 18 . Akira Narita (Han ); 19. Mik e Katin Jr. (Kaw); 20 . Ryan Terleck i (KTM); 2 1. Brian Stone (Kaw); 22 . Charl es Dunaw ay (Yam) ; 23 . Ja son Fink ( Yam ); 24 . T y W alla c e ( Yam ); 25 . Todd Down s (Han); 26. J eff Gibson (Can ): 27 . Dax Kastrin (Yam ): 28 . J eff Baker J r. (Yam) ; 29 . Aa ron Dieter (Suz); 30. Ted Campbell (Suz); 3 t. Zeb Arm strong (Yam ); 32. Thom as Hofma ster (Hon) ; 33. Michael Kann (Han); 34 . Devin Bank s (Han) ; 35 . Jake Davi s (Han) ; 3 6. Brian Mason (Kaw ); 37. Daniel Blair (Han); 38 . Steve A ndrich ( Hon ); 39 . Don ald Bake r ( Han ); 40 . Keith John son (Can) . 250 0 / A: 1. Rick y Carmichael (Kaw) ; 2. Kevin Wi nd ha m ( Ha n) ; 3 . M i k e L a Ro c c o ( Hon ) ; 4 . Seba st ien Tort elli ( Han) ; 5 . T im F erry (Ya m ) ; 6. Rob bi e Reyn ar d ( Suz) ; 7 . Larry Ward ( Ka w) ; 8 . Dam on Huffm an (S uz) ; 9 . J ohn Dow d (Kaw) ; 10. Gr eg Al b er ty n (Su z) : 11. Ky le Le w is (Suz); 12 . Sha y ne Kin g ( KT M); 13 . Heath Vo ss ( Ho n); 14. James Povoln y Jr . (Han) ; 15. Isaiah John son (Han ); 16. David Vuillem in (Yam ); 17. Ryan Ter leck i (KTM); 18. Dami en Plott s (Suz) ; 19. Kei th Jo hnson (Can); 20 . Ak lra Nerita (Hon); 2 1. Steve And rich (Hen ); 22. Mik e Katin Jr . (K aw) ; 23 . Ted Campbell (Suz) ; 24. Ty Wallace (Yam ). AMA/CHEVY TRUCKS U.S . MOTOCROSS C'S HIP SERIES POINTS STAND INGS ( A ller 8 o f 12 round s) : I . Ri c k y C armic hae l ( 3 4 1/ 5 w i ns) ; 2 . Sebastie n Tort elli (3 33 / 1 win ): 3 . Kev in Windh am (3 09 ); 4 . Dav id Vu il1em in (2 49 / 2 wins ) ; 5 . Mik e Lego cco (23 1) : 6 . Greg A lberty n (227); 7. Robbie Reyn ard (2 17); 8 . J ohn Dow d ( 207); 9 . Tim Ferry ( 194 ): 10. Lar ry Ward ( 19 1): 1 J. Dam on Huff man ( 130) ; 12 . Kyl e Lewis ( 118) : 13. Ezra Lusk ( 114) : 14. Shayne Kin g ( 105): 15. Heath Vo ss (80 ): 16. Akl re Nerlte (78) ; 17. J am es Povolny Jr. (6 9); 18. J ason T ho m a s ( 5 2 ) : 19 . T y l er E v an s ( 42) : 20. Dam ien Plotts (37) . Upcoming Rounds: Round 9 - Washougal. Washington. July 30 Round 10 - Millville, Minnes ota. August 13 AMAlChevyTrucks U Motocross .S. Championships Round 8: Kenworthy's Motocross Park B Y D A V E D E RI N G E R P HO T O S BY STE V E B RU HN TROY, OHIO,JOLY 23 n fro nt of a homes tate crowd of over 20 ,000 fans , Team FMF/H onda 's Brock Sellards raced to his first overall victory of t he year in the tal e nt la de n 12 5 c c cla ss . Ab oard a T od d Bro wn -tune d CR 125, Sella rds rod e to a pa ir of mot o vict o ries o n th e highspeed, Sup erc ro s s -s t yl e tra ck . For th e 22- yea r-ol d Ne w Ph ilad el p hi a , Ohi o , re sid ent, it was h is second-eve r 125cc n ational v ic t o ry, but it a ls o mar k ed th e fir st t im e h e h a d won both m otos at a nat ion al. T he vic to ry fin all y came a fter a m edi ocre seaso n so far ou tdoo rs . A disa p po int ing second - place fin ish in the 125cc Ea stern Re gi ona l S up er cross Series had Sellards out to prov e s om e th ing outd oors , bu t th e s tro ng res ults just hav e not been there. Unt il I n ow . Ohio's own Brock Sellards was on the gas at Troy. The FMF/Honda rider came from behind to win both 125cc motos. 8 AUGUST 2. 2000' c ue I e neVIl' s "I' ve be en s uff er ing with a knee inju ry s ince the Supercr oss season , and men tally I haven 't been there this year," s a id th e T hor/ S ilko le ne/S hoei / 909· ba ck ed rider. "In th e la s t few wee ks I' ve m ad e so me c ha n ges wit h th e bike and with m ys elf a nd m y train ing. Yo u can make exc us es , but it all

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