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pion Jason Lawrence competed.
When it was all over, Wilson took top honors
in the 250 final, taking the checkered flag ahead
of a charging Webb, who fell earlier in the race.
McElrath finished third.
In the 450 class, Weimer ran off with the win,
followed by Hahn and BTO/KTM's Matt Georke.
Lawrence rounded out the top five.
There was also a Pro-Allstar class that was won
by Yamaha rider Ryan Surratt. Luke Purther finished second, followed by Axell Hodges.
BOGLE INJURED,
WHARTON TO FILL IN
Briefly...
Yates and May
It's official: Both Geoff
May and Aaron Yates will
race Team Hero EBRs in
the 2014 World Superbike
Championship with the
team packing up and leaving the AMA Superbike
Championship. The two
riders will race 2014 EBR
1190RXs for a team owned
by Claudio Quintarelli and
run by Giulio Bardi. May
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EICO/Factor y
Connection/Honda's Justin Bogle will
miss the opening round
of the 250 East Supercross Series in Arlington, Texas, on February
15 after suffering injuries while practicing at
Milestone MX in Riverside, California. Bogle
was diagnosed with five
broken vertebrae and a
broken scapula (shoulder). Bogle's return is still very
much in the air and there is a realistic chance that he'll miss the
entire Supercross Series.
Just in case, the team has
signed former GEICO/Factory
Connection/Honda Team rider
Blake Wharton to run the East
Series.
"We're confident Justin will
bounce back in time, but with
Blake available we thought it was
a good opportunity to hedge our
bets a little in case Justin needs
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has ridden the EBR in the
AMA Superbike Series for
the past two seasons and
in 2012 earned a podium
finish at Sonoma Raceway en route to taking fifth
in the series point standings. In 2013, May ended
up ninth in the series –
one point behind Yates
who ended up eighth in
his debut season with the
team.
Blake Wharton will fill
in for the injured Justin
Bogle on the GEICO/
Factory Connection/
Honda Team.
a couple of extra weeks to get
back out there," said GEICO
Honda Team Manager Mike
LaRocco.
Wharton rode for the GEICO
Honda team from 2008 to 2011.
Last year, Wharton finished third
overall in the 250SX East Championship standings, winning in
Houston and finishing on the podium five times.
"I think it's going to be fun,"
Wharton said. "It feels like going home again. They've made
a few changes since
I was last on the
team but other than
those minor changes
these are pretty much
the same guys I've
worked with in the
past.
"I feel like the transition will be seamless, which really allows me to focus on what I
need to do to be ready to race."
Wharton will race the East regardless of Bogle's timetable of
return.
"I've had success with this
team before," Wharton said.
"Over the last few years I've become a better rider and a better
racer. I feel like I'll be able to pull
all that together to have that one
strong year every rider dreams
of."
