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AMA/Ch e vyTru c k s N atio nal C h ampio n ship 250c c Motocro ss S e r ie s R o u nd 9 : W a s hougal Motocross P a r k hav e turned around in m y favor, and I'm go ing to keep working hard. " As for Tortell i , th e Fre nc h m an ' s rec ent turn of bad luck continued in the unseasona bly hot tempera tures at Washougal. Alread y hobbl ed by stretched tendons in his right ank le, he was further ha m pe red by a turn two crash in moto one, and the best he could do was a 6 -4 fourth overall. "It d id n' t work, but so me da y it 's go ing to work: Tortelli said. "l have two weeks off before t he next race . I'm going t o get some days off this we ek , and try to ge t it next race ...l think [a title ] is still poss ib le. I was not doing too good toda y , but it's a kind of t rack th at I do n 't r ide ver y good on , typically . I was not 100 perce nt tod ay , but Mill v ill e is a ver y nice tr ack , and my ank le will be good . I'm look ing forw ard to that race. " Everyone k nows a Cobra can kill a m on ke y , and w ith T ort ell i a bs e nt B y C HRIS J O N NU M P HOT O S BY S TE VE B RU HN WASHOUGAL, WA, JULY 30 ic k y Carmichael has p l enty of attributes - he's charming , hand some, an d lightning -fast on a motorcycle, but it would be a bit of a stretch to call t he Chevy T ru c k s/Kaw as a k i rider charitable . Just one week ago he w as handed a slight stand ings l ead wh en Se bastie n Tortell i tweaked his a nkle and had an off race, b u t Carmich ael di dn't let up on his inj ured ri val at p icturesque Washo ugal MX Park . Inst ead, he rode to his sixth win o f t he series a nd nearl y tripled hi s po int s advantage. Obviously , no on e has both ered to teach thi s k id proper etiquette. " T h in g s have been go ing p re tty g o od , a n d I'm jus t tr y in g t o w in, " Carmich ael said . " I' m go ing to try to win at Millvill e. A 1-1 wo uld be great to try and secure th e po ints lead. Th ings R 14 A UGUST 9 ,2000 ' cu e I e n e wv s fro m th e front of t he p ack , another Frenchman shrugged the ap e off h is back to end h is misfortune -ravaged season and challenge Carm i chael. After having several rounds ru ined by fluk ish m echanical problems, David Vu ill em in recov ered by r id ing to a convinci ng first -moto v i c t o r y and push ing Ca rm ichael in the second outing before settling for the runnerup spot. The Team Yamaha rider tied for maximum points, but Carmichael got the nod by virtue of his stro ng er moto-two result. " I think it was a good weekend for m e: Vuillemin said . " W e chan ged every thi ng [su spension setup] on the bike th is wee k , and I fee l a lot better , also. I got go od starts, and I was on th e pa ce. It' s go od to be o n the podi um and wi n one m oto , at least. " Th e th ird -overall po sition went t o Robbie Reyn ard . who notch ed stro ng 7 -3 fi n ishes. T he T eam Suzu k i ride r Ricky Cannichael Is d oi ng what he has to - winning races. The Kawasaki rider scored his sixth overall win of the )'ear, at Washougal, and pulled more points on series runner-up Sebastien Tortelli. benefited from better -than -no rmal st arts , but he certainly k new what to do with them , runn ing at the leaders' speed and taking his second po dium of the year (the first came at sandy S o uthw i c k . Massachusetts - the an t i t hesis of hard -a n d sl ipp e r y Washougal). "I k now I ha ve the pace," Reyn ard said . "I 've j ust been st ruggli ng with the starts, and being c onsist ent , more or less ." Tortelli so ldi ered to fourth overall , wh i le A lbert y n s ta r te d his b rief fa rewell tour (see sideb ar) by taking a c o nsistent 5 -5 fifth . Placing six th was Factory Connection / Amsoi l/ Com peti tio n A c ces so r i e s/J a c k i n the Box