Glen Helen Pre-Race Notes: Happy Mothers Day, and welcome to Cycle News Online's live Virtual Grandstand coverage (sponsored exlusively by Yamaha) from the first round of the 2003 AMA Chevy Trucks U.S. Motocross Championships from Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California. There are only a couple times each year when the factory trucks are full of healthy riders, and the motocross community can sense the anticipation of a field deep with talent. This is one of those days, and the excitement at Glen Helen is palpable as many of the top riders who have been noticeably absent due to injuries and even retirement will appear on the starting lane. Hold your breath, the gate for the first moto will drop at 1:00pm PST. Back in the saddle: When was the last time so many retired riders got back into the mix? Greg Albertyn, who was the 1999 AMA 250cc National MX champion is racing at Glen Helen today on a SoBe Suzuki...this is just a one-race deal for the likeable South African, but he's been training, and with a couple strong motos he had here at Glen Helen in the World Cup MX back in October, he's shooting for a 5 to 10 result as his goal today. Southern California favorite Ryan Hughes - retired a couple years ago, but now back riding a factory KTM 125 - has been training for months, and the Glen Helen fans are pulling for a strong set of motos to kick off his run at the entire '03 MX Nationals in the 125 class. Kevin Windham - the last rider to beat defending champion Ricky Carmichael at an outdoor MX National (Washougal 2001) took last year off to reflect and recharge...he's back for the Nationals riding a factory Honda-equipped CR450 for Factory Connection and No Fear, and his own deal similar to the independent program that Mike LaRocco runs. Back on track: The just-ended '03 Supercross season claimed more than it's share of riders, resulting in nearly-empty factory trucks. Most of those riders are back, and the depth of talent - at least in the 250 class may be unprecedented. Team Honda: Nathan Ramsey's back, riding the CRF450, and joins healthy 250cc teammates Ricky Carmichael and Ernesto Fonseca (his 250cc National MX debut) under the big red awning. No one expects RC to repeat his unprecedented unbroken 24-moto win streak from last year - but no one would be surprised if he continues it. Amsoil/Chaparral Honda: Mike LaRocco is back on his factory-equipped Honda CR250. Michael Byrne is back, riding the 125 class, as is Mike Gosselaar. Ryan Mills joins the team for the 125 Nationals as well. Travis Preston who would have made his 250 National debut on the CRF450 is still injured, still out for a few more weeks. Team Yamaha: David Vuillemin returns on the factory YZ450F, as does teammate Tim Ferry, who finished 2nd in last year's 250 Nationals. THQ World Supercross champ Chad Reed comes into Glen Helen fresh off a six-race stadium winning streak, and this weekend signals his debut in the 250 Nationals. Reed won 2 of 3 motos at the World Cup here in October, so there's no doubt about his speed at this track. Team Boost Mobile / Yamaha of Troy: Brock Sellards, Ivan Tedesco, and Josh Hansen - all rising young stars who made strong showings toward the end of the SX series, all healthy and returning on YZ125s; Aussie Craig Anderson is back, riding the YZ250F. Mach 1 Yamaha: Nick Wey, who wound up 4th in the AMA Supercross Series, is riding the YZ450F along with teammate Heath Voss. Team Chevy Trucks Kawasaki: Yogi's back - Ezra Lusk, 3rd in the '02 250 MX Nationals returns from a wrist injury. He's joined by recent recruit Robbie Reynard. The big news - unfortunately - is that defending 125 National Champion James Stewart is out with a broken right clavicle (collarbone) and concussion that he suffered from his scary crash last weekend at the Las Vegas SX. He'll be absent for at least the first two - maybe three - rounds of the series. Stewart is planning to check the points after Hangtown, and if any of the 125 riders are beginning to dominate, he'll try to get back at Mt. Morris; otherwise, he'll wait until Southwick and hope to collect enough points by the end to still have a shot. Team Pro Circuit / Chevy Trucks Kawasaki: Mike Brown who missed most of the '02 Nationals, but wound up 2nd in the 125 East SX series is riding healthy. Eric Sorby is riding well, Justin Buckelew is out with a broken kneecap, and Matt Walker is out with knee issues for 7-8 weeks. Team SoBe Suzuki: Roger Decoster's greatest hope and biggest headache, wild child Travis Pastrana is back in action, showing great speed in the weekend's practices on his factory RM250. Sebastien Tortelli returns to the 250 wars and Stephane Roncada's riding the 125 under the factory colors. Sean Hamblin, who's been riding semi-healthy (his elbow was chipped after being landed on at Vegas)is running the 250 class. Matthieu Lalloz is in. On the downside, Branden Jesseman is out at least 3 months with a bum thumb. Casey Johnson was invited to fill that spot for at least five rounds. Danny Smith is out for the entire season, dealing with replacement of his ACL. Team ECC Suzuki: Steve Lamson is riding, along with teammates Shane Bess and Shae Bentley, are all in for the 125s. Team MotoworldRacing.com Suzuki: Andrew Short, who won the Dave Coombs Sr. Memorial 125cc East/West Shootout last weekend at Las Vegas is in for today's 125 race. His teammates - Dvis Pingree, Ryan Morais, Bobby Kiniry and Daryl Hurley are all healthy and racing the 125s as well. Team Red Bull KTM: Grant Langston is fully recovered and racing; the original plan was for him to ride the 250 class this season - midweek, it was announced that the Zulu Warrior switched to the 125 class...with the decimated ranks of top 125 guys, he should prove a threat for the title if he can keep it together for 12 consecutive rounds. Ryan Hughes is providing plenty of buzz under the Red Bull tent with his return to full-time racing at the MX Nationals. Hughes has already proven he's a threat, winning the 4-Stroke World Championships here at Glen Helen a couple weeks ago, and the first 2 rounds of the AMA Western 4-Stroke Nationals. He's on a 125 here, and anyone who saw him race the tiddler here at the World Cup knows he still has the speed. Holeshot artist Joaquim Rodriques is riding the 250, and then Steve Boniface, Josh Woods, Brett Metcalfe, and Ben Townley will be painting the gate orange this season. Team Moto-xXx: Larry Ward, at 34 years old, is still having fun racing and running near the front. He'll be hunting for more strong results this season on a CRF450. Kyle Lewis, fast last year, is back from injuries and is joined by Clark Stiles in the 250 class. Troy Adams will be campaigning the 125 class on a YZ250F. Team Subway Racing: Jason Thomas will be sandwiched between Joe Oehlhof and Ted Campbell as they campaign their white & yellow Honda CRF450s on the National circuit. Team Solitaire Yamaha / Crossroads Motorsports: Ryan Clark isn't quite so solo this year. He'll still campaign the 250 class on a YZ250, and he's joined by Erick Vallejo and Micahel Blose riding YZ125s. Team Cernics.com / KTM: John Dowd, the reigning "old man" of motocross will turn 38 this season as he campaigns the 250cc class one more year. He's joined by Keith "S." Johnson, another fast Massachusetts native. But what about the track?... Glen Helen has never looked better. One week ago, heavy rains had bikes stuck in the quagmire around here. Promoter Bud Feldkamp brought in an enourmous amount of sand and had track builder Jody Weisel mix it in, making for a distinct change in the dirt. Many of the jumps and sections that always would be slick and hard-packed by race time are holding a sandy texture, making some of the "sand specialists" feel right at home. The huge "Talladega" bowl-shaped first turn has been built up even higher, and some of the riders' lines go nearly up to the top. Mt. St. Helens, topped with a giant American flag, is still dominating the landscape - the 125s are taking a bit longer getting to the top, since the hillsides also received generous doses of sand. There seems to be plenty of moisture under the surface, and the track crews are keeping the dirt wet between motos. Long day: Since this is the first round of the series, riders who were not in the top 10 in the 2002 year-end standings were required to run in the heat races to qualify for the points-paying motos this afternoon. Even if a rider was "top 10" in one class (say, 125s) last year, they must still ride a qualifier for the other class (250s) if they're moving up. In the 125s, some of those riders included Michael Byrne, Chris Gasselaar, Grant Langston, Matthieu Lalloz, Michael Brandes, Josh Hansen, Casey Johnson, Erick Vallejo, Ryan Hughes, Stephane Roncada, Steve Boniface, Eric Sorby, Andrew Short, Mike Brown, Ivan Tedesco, Billy Laninovich, and David Pingree. Some of the "big time" 250 riders that had to qualify were Chad Reed, David Vuillemin, Heath Voss, Joaquim Rodrigues, Nick Wey, Ryan Clark, Larry Ward, Kevin Windham, Ernesto Fonseca, and Blair Morgan. Results from the qualifying heat races: 250 Qualifier #1: 1. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 2. Jason McCormick (Hon); 3. Spud Walters (Hon); 4. Evan Laughridge (Suz); 5. Daryll King (Yam); 6. Craig Decker (Yam); 7. Jeremias Fernandez (Yam); 8. Pierrick Paget (Hon); 9. Chad Reed (Yam); 10. Dustin Nelson (Yam). 250 Qualifier #2: 1. Kevin Windham (Hon); 2. Larry Ward (Hon); 3. Joaquim Rodrigues (KTM); 4. Blair Morgan (Yam); 5. Anthony Amaradio (Hon); 6. Mike Corder (Suz); 7. Greg Schnell (Yam); 8. Chris Wheeler (Suz); 9. Ryan Dudek (Yam); 10. James Povolny (Yam). 125 Qualifier #1: 1. Ryan Hughes (KTM); 2. Steve Boniface (KTM); 3. Kelly Smith (Yam); 4. Troy Adams (Yam); 5. Josh Hansen (Yam); 6. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 7. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 8. Mattieu Lalloz (Suz); 9. Tyson Hadsell (Yam); 10. Michael Blose (Yam). 125 Qualifier #2: 1. Casey Johnson (Suz); 2. Craig Anderson (Yam); 3. Ivan Tedesco (Yam); 4. Brett Metcalfe (KTM); 5. Stephane Roncada (Suz); 6. Sean Collier (Hon); 7. Tim Wiegand (Hon); 8. Michael Brandes (Yam); 9. Jeremy Chausee (Yam); 10. Levi Reid (Suz). Winning Practice: Best 250cc practice times this morning were Ernesto Fonseca (2:32.088), Ricky Carmichael (2:33.763), Ezra Lusk (2:35.232), Timmy Ferry (2:35.590), Chad Reed (2:36.183), Kevin Windham (2:36.188), Sebastien Tortelli (2:36.309), Travis Pastrana (2:37.538), Sean Hamblin (2:38.372), and David Vuillemin (2:40.324). Best 125cc practice times this morning were Eric Sorby (2:37.300), Brock Sellards (2:38.866), Ryan Hughes (2:38.979), Stephane Roncada (2:39.036), Chris Gosselaar (2:40.557), Mike Brown (2:41.235), Michael Byrne (2:41.359), Billy Laninovich (2:41.625), Grant Langston (2:41.767), Bryan Clevenger (2:42.039). Travis Pastrana incurred a bruised tailbone after an off-track excursion during practice. He'll ride anyway... TV Time: The Glen Helen MX Nationals will be shown next Sunday, May 18th on ESPN2 at noon Eastern time (125 race), and 1:00pm Eastern (250 race). Repeats will also be aired, check your local listings. We'll be back for the first 125cc moto after the 12:30pm opening ceremonies. 125cc Moto One: 30 Minutes + 2 Laps; Starts at 1:00pm PST. The holeshot goes to Grant Langston, Casey Johnson moves to the lead...Johnson, Anderson, Antunez, Chaussee...as they come around to complete the first lap it's Casey Johnson, Anderson Antunez, Sellards, Roncada, Brown, Chaussee, Metcalf and Langston, Hurley, Boniface, Tedesco...Apparently Suzuki chose well with Casey Johnson getting the opportunity to shine with his last-minute ride...Johnson stretching already to a 20 bikelength lead as they leap down off Mt. St. Helens... Lap 2 - Casey Johnson leads, Craig Anderson follows, Sellards passes into 2nd now, Anderson, Antunez, Brown on the move forward, Roncada...Short's done, coasting off the track...Sellards is closing in on Casey Johnson, both pulling away from Anderson...Brown is pursuing Anderson and closing fast...Sellards pulls alongside Johnson and roosts by into the lead... Lap 3 - Running order is Sellards, Johnson, Brown, Anderson, Antunez, Roncada, Langston, Metcalf, Boniface, Brandes, Hughes, Tedesco, Hurley...the track is beginning to get rough & rutty already...Sellards with a 3-second lead on Johnson, Brown still moving closer & aiming to challenge for 2nd... Lap 4 - Sellards, Johnson, Brown, Anderson, Antunez, Roncada, Metcalfe, Langston, Boniface, Hughes, Chaussee, Brandes, Tedesco, Sorby...Antunez passes by Anderson to move to 4th...Casey Johnson has disappeared, not on the course now...Sellards still leads, followed by Brown...lap times by the leaders in the 2:41 range... Lap 5 - Sellards, Brown, Anderson...Casey Johnson has dropped way back and is out...Antunez chases the lead 3 and is pulling them into range...Mike Brown is charging to try to pull within passing range on Sellards... Lap 6 - Sellards, Brown, Metcalf, Antunez, Hughes, Langston, Sorby, Anderson, Boniface, Chaussee, Brandes, Tedesco...Hughes puts a wheel on Antunez, and moves to 4th...Brown posted the fastest lap time this time around... Lap 7 - Sellards leads Brown by 4.4 seconds, then it's a long way to Metcalfe, Roncada, Hughes, Langston, Sorby, Antunez, Brandes, Boniface...Hughes moves to 4th, Roncada back to 5th...Sellards bobbles & recovers, Brown sees it... Lap 8 - Brown is about 2 seconds back of Sellards, then Metcalfe and Hughes are battling, then Roncada, Langston, Sorby, Brandes, Boniface, Antunez, Anderson...Hughes carves his way around Metcalfe, and moves to 3rd...Brown is close enough to Sellards to watch his lines & be able to plan a pass...long gap - some 27 seconds - from Brown back to Hughes... Lap 9 - Sellards goes down in the back section of the course, handing the lead to Mike Brown and getting back up, then it's Hughes, Metcalfe, Langston, Sorby, Roncada (fading fast)... Lap 10 - approx. 4 laps remaining...Brown leads Sellards by a few seconds, then Hughes, Metcalfe, Langston, Sorby, Roncada, Brandes, Boniface, Byrne, Tedesco, Antunez, and Troy Adams...Langston passes Metcalfe to move to 4th... Lap 11 - Brown not yet shown the 2-lap card, comes through leading Sellards, then Hughes, Metcalfe, Langston, Sorby, Roncada, Brandes, and Boniface...Casey Johnson is on the way to the hospital, having his hip and collarbone checked out - tough break for a guy that needed a good break...Brown, Hughes, and Sellards, all veterans, holding the top 3 spots... Lap 12 - 2-Lap sign is now shown to Brown, then Sellards, Hughes, Langston, Sorby, Metcalfe, Brandes, Roncada, Boniface, Byrne... Lap 13 - White flag, final lap...Brown goes through with a 10-second lead on Sellards, then there's a lot of track back to Hughes, being challenged by Langston, only .6 apart...Langston makes a move, they touch, and Langston moves up to 3rd...Hughes sets up to try & retaliate...Sorby is very close behind those two...Sorby's charging to try & get between them...as the final lap winds down, at the finish it will be Mike Brown followed in by Brock Sellards, then Langston comes third, followed by Hughes, then Sorby, Metcalfe, Brandes, Roncada, Boniface, Byrne, Adama, Gosselaar, and Antunez. Results (Offical): 1. Mike Brown (Kaw); 2. Brock Sellards (Yam); 3. Grant Langston (KTM); 4. Ryan Hughes (KTM); 5. Eric Sorby (Kaw); 6. Brett Metcalfe (KTM); 7. Michael Brandes (Yam); 8. Stephane Roncada (Suz); 9. Steve Boniface (KTM); 10. Michael Byrne (Hon); 11. Troy Adams (Yam); 12. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 13. Mattieu Lalloz (Suz); 14. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 15. Turbo Reif (Yam); 16. Jeremy Chaussee (Yam); 17. Kelly Smith (Yam); 18. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 19. Tucker Hibbert (Suz); 20. Tim Weigand (Hon); 21. Richie Owens (Kaw); 22. Brian Gray (Suz); 23. Tyson Hadsell (Yam); 24. David Pingree (Suz); 25. Shane Bess (Suz); 26. Ryan Mills (Hon); 27. Craig Anderson (Yam); 28. Michael Blose (Yam). 250cc Moto One: 30 Minutes + 2 Laps; Starts at 2:00pm PST. Here's the race everyone's been waiting months for...the 30 second board goes sideways, the gate drops, the AMA guys sprints out of the way, and the holeshot goes to Vuillemin, followed by Windham, Carmichael, Ferry, and Reed...Vuillemin leads the way around, and Windham looks strong in pursuit...Ferry third, then Carmichael, Hamblin, Reed... Lap 2 - Windham takes the lead, then Vuillemin, Ferry, Carmichael, Reed, Hamblin, Albertyn, Ward, Pastrana, Lusk, and Tortelli...when was the last time that many marquee names were in the same place?...Ramsey comes around in last...Carmichael passes Ferry around the outside...Windham's pulling a gap over Vuillemin as the group tightens up battling for 2nd...Carmichael moves into 2nd, sets off to pursue Windham...Windham and Carmichael lead, and then the Yamaha riders battle, Ferry, Vuillmein, Reed, then Hamblin, Alby, Ward, Pastrana, Torelli, Lusk and Reynard... Lap 3 - Pastrana passes Ward fast to move into 6th, Windham's leading already by 8.5 seconds over RC, then Vuillemin is riding fast to stay with Carmichael... Lap 4 - Windham, Carmichael, Ferry into 3rd, then Reed, Vuillemin, Hamblin, Pastrana, Albertyn, Tortelli...Reed is moving fast as well, and while the leaders are spread out at the moment, things look to tighten up soon...Windham is maintaining his 8+ second lead on RC...Hamblin is putting pressure on Vuillemin, and Pastrana is advancing... Lap 5 - Kevin Windham, the last rider to beat Ricky Carmichael outdoors, leads still, Carmichael chasing, with Ferry and Reed close behind, then Hamblin, Vuillemin, Pastrana, Tortelli, Albertyn, Lusk, Ward, Reynard, LaRocco, Fonseca...Windham holding now a 9 second lead...Carmichael, Ferry, and Reed, all just about 1.5 seconds apart... Lap 6 - Windham falls just before the line, and RC takes over the lead...Reed passes Ferry to move into 2nd... Lap 7 - Ricky Carmichael leads by 8 seconds over Chad Reed, then Ferry, Hamblin, Tortelli, Vuillemin...Reed's working to close the gap, and it's down to about 6 seconds... Lap 8 - Carmichael puts it into overdrive to maintain his lead on Reed, Ferry's getting close enough to challenge for the runner-up spot... Lap 10 - Reed tossed his goggles, won't make it any easier to stay ahead of Ferry as they start running through lappers...Windham running, but outside the top 15... Lap 11 - Pastrana has dropped way back, also outside the top 15... Lap 12 - the 2-lap sign is shown to Carmichael, 13 seconds ahead of Reed, who's still getting pressure from Ferry, after that it's Tortelli, Lusk, Vuillemin, LaRocco, Ward, Fonseca, Albertyn, Dowd, then Rodrigues, Lewis, Wey, Windham, Kevin Johnson, Decker, Povolny, Bonds...Pastrana and Hamblin have not come around this time... Last lap - the finish is Carmichael, Reed, Ferry, Tortelli, Lusk, Vuillemin, LaRocco, Ward, Fonseca, Dowd, Albertyn, Rodrigues, Lewis, Windham, Wey, Johnson, Decker, Bonds, Laughride, Morgan, Reynard, K. Johnson. Results (Official): 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Chad Reed (Yam); 3. Tim Ferry (Yam); 4. Sebastien Tortelli (Suz); 5. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 6. David Vuillemin (Yam); 7. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 8. Larry Ward (Hon); 9. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 10. John Dowd (KTM); 11. Greg Albertyn (Suz); 12. Joaquim Rodrigues (KTM); 13. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 14. Kevin Windham (Hon); 15. Nick Wey (Yam); 16. Keith S. Johnson (KTM); 17. Craig Decker (Yam); 18. Chris Wheeler (Suz); 19. James Povolny (Hon); 20. Bobby Bonds (Kaw); 21. Evan Laughridge (Suz); 22. Blair Morgan (Yam); 23. Robbie Reynard (Kaw); 24. Keith R. Johnson (Yam); 25. Dustin Nelson (Yam); 26. Shayne King (Hon); 27. Jeff Northrop (Kaw). 125cc Moto Two: 30 Minutes + 2 Laps; Starts at 3:30pm PST. They're smoking the tires, the board is up, and the holeshot goes to....Langston followed by... Hughes, Anderson, Brown Lap 2... The runing order is Langston, Hughes, Anderson, Brown, Brandes, Roncada... Sellards comes around in dead last. Lap 3 The running order is Langston, Hughes, Brown, Brandes.... Lngston has a 5 second lead over Hughes. Brown got around Hughes for second. Lap 4... The running order is Langston, Brown, Hughes, Brandes, Roncada, Anderson, Metcalfe, Sorby, Gosselaar, Boniface. Langston is still at 5 seconds over Brown. Everyone is settling in their spots right now. Lap 5... Langston still leading followed by Brown, Hughes, Brandes, Roncada, Sorby, Metcalfe, Anderson, Gosselaar, Laninovich... Not much action right now Lap 6... Langston is still out in front, Brown is pushing in second followed by Hughes, Brandes, Roncada, Sorby... Langston won his first ever national here in 2001... Lap 7... The runing order is Langston, Brown, Hughes, Brandes, Sorby, Roncada, Metcalfe, Gosselaar, Boniface, Mertens.... Roncada is close to Sorby, pushing him hard... Langston lead is down to 2 seconds Lap 8... Brown is pushing Langston... They are 12 seconds ahead of Hughes followed by Sorby, Roncada, Brandes, Metcalfe, Gosselaar, Boniface, Mertens... Roncada and Brown are in a good Battle. Lap 9... Langston is still leading followed by Brown, Hughes, Sorby, Brandes, Roncada, Metcalfe, Gosselaar, Boniface, Mertens, Lanninovich, Short, Tedesco, Anderson, Owens, Hurley...Roncada seems to be falling off the pace... Lap 10... Brown is pushing Langston still... Followed by Hughes....Sorby is about 5 seconds behind... Brown and Langston are battling now... Lap 11... Langston is still holding off Brown... The gap to Hughes is 20 seconds... Sorby is about 10 seconds behind, Followed by Brandes, Boniface, Lanninovich... Brown and Langston are going at it now... Lap 12... Langston is still out in front with the 2 lap board out now... Roncada and Gosselaar are going at it now... Final lap... The white flag is now out... Brown is showing a wheel to Langston... The crowd is going crazy... They are both pushing it, and taking chances... As they come around to the finish the moto 2 winner is... Langston... Followed by Brown to take the overall for the day... Hughes is third, followed by Sorby, Brandes, Metcalfe, Gosselaar, Roncada, Lanninovich, Boniface, Johnson, Tedesco, Mertens, Sellards, Hurley, and Byrne. Results (Official) 1. Grant Langston (KTM); 2. Mike Brown (Kaw); 3. Ryan Hughes (KTM); 4. Eric Sorby (Kaw); 5. Michael Brandes (Yam); 6. Brett Metcalfe (KTM); 7. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 8. Stephane Roncada (Suz); 9. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 10. Steve Boniface (KTM); 11. Andrew Short (Suz); 12. Ivan Tedesco (Yam); 13. Steve Mertens (Yam); 14. Brock Sellards (Yam); 15. Kevin Johnson (Yam); 16. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 17. Tim Weigand (Hon); 18. Michael Byrne (Hon); 19. Richie Owens (Kaw); 20. Bobby Kiniry (Suz); 21. Steve Lamson (Suz); 22. Craig Anderson (Yam); 23. Brian Gray (Suz); 24. Tyson Hadsell (Yam); 25. Turbo Reif (Yam); 26. Josh Hansen (Yam); 27. Michael Blose (Yam); 28. Matthieu Lalloz (Suz); 29. David Pingree (Suz); 30. Shane Bess (Suz). 250cc Moto Two: 30 Minutes + 2 Laps; Starts at 4:20pm PST. That's not good...Travis Pastrana will not be starting the 2nd moto, he's reportedly off to the hospital to have his knee examined... The gate drops for the final moto of the day, and the holeshot will belong to Kevin Windham, chased by Lusk, Vuillemin, Ferry, Carmichael...Lusk moves to the front, chased up Mt. St. Helens by Windham (ducking roost), then they jum down and are followed by Carmichael who pins it to the bottom of the stretch... Lap 2 - It's Windham back in the lead, chased by Lusk, RC, Wey, Hambline, Vuillemin, Reed, Ferry, Ward, Lewis, Albertyn, Fonseca...Windham stretches to a several second lead as Carmichael moves to 2nd to keep him in sight & start trying to reel him in...Lusk holds down 3rd... Lap 3 - Windham, RC, Lusk, Reed, Wey, Hamblin, Ferry, Vuillemin, Ward, Albertyn, Lewis, Tortelli, Dowd, Rodrigues...it's about 1.5 seconds from Windham back to Carmichael, and there's plenty of moto left to go...Lusk is running a solitary 3rd at the moment, the sun is beginning to make it hard to see through the dust on the uphills... Had to reset the server, we're back... Last lap - Ricky Carmichael circles around for the final lap to take the moto win and overall victory...for the moto he's followed by Kevin Windham, then Reed, Lusk, Ferry, Albertyn, Ward, LaRocco, Dowd, Wey, Hamblin, Decker, Lewis, Fonseca, Rodrigues, Vuillemin, Reynard, Bonds, Johnson, Johnson, Stiles. Results (Official): 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Kevin Windham (Hon); 3. Chad Reed (Yam); 4. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 5. Tim Ferry (Yam); 6. Greg Albertyn (Suz); 7. Larry Ward (Hon); 8. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 9. John Dowd (KTM); 10. Nick Wey (Yam); 11. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 12. Craig Decker (Kaw); 13. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 14. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 15. Joaquim Rodrigues (KTM); 16. David Vuillemin (Yam); 17. Robbie Reynard (Kaw); 18. Evan Laughridge (Suz); 19. Bobby Bonds (Kaw); 20. Heath Voss (Yam); 21. Keith R. Johnson (Yam); 22. Keith S. Johnson (KTM); 23. Pierrick Paget (Hon); 24. Nate Ramsey (Hon); 25. Shayne King (Hon); 26. Greg Schnell (Yam). Thanks for tuning in - next stop...Hangtown, next Sunday, May 18th at 1:00pm PST for Round #2 from Sacramento, California. 125cc Overall: (Official): 1. Mike Brown (Kaw); 2. Grant Langston (KTM); 3. Ryan Hughes (KTM); 4. Eric Sorby (Kaw); 5. Michael Brandes (Yam); 6. Brett Metcalfe (KTM); 7. Brock Sellards (Yam); 8. Stephane Roncada (Suz); 9. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 10. Steve Boniface (KTM); 11. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 12. Michael Byrne (Hon); 13. Andrew Short (Suz); 14. Troy Adams (Yam); 15. Ivan Tedesco (Yam); 16. Steve Mertens (Yam); 17. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 18. Matthieu Lalloz (Suz); 19. Kevin W. Johnson (Yam); 20. Turbo Reif (Yam); 21. Tim Weigand (Hon); 22. Jeremy Chaussee (Yam); 23. Kelly Smith (Yam); 24. Richie Owens (Kaw); 25. Bobby Kiniry (Suz); 26. Tucker Hibbert (Suz). 125cc Point Standings: 1. Mike Brown (47/1 win); 2. Grant Langston (45); 3. Ryan Hughes (38); 4. Eric Sorby (34); 5. (TIE) Michael Brandes/Brett Metcalfe (30); 7. Brock Sellards (29); 8. Stephane Roncada (26); 9.(TIE) Chris Gosselaar/Steve Boniface (23); 11. Billy Laninovich (18); 12. Michael Byrne (14); 13. (TIE) Andrew Short/Troy Adams (10); 15. Ivan Tedesco (9); 16. Steve Mertens (8); 17. (TIE)Daryl Hurley/Matthieu Lalloz (7); 19. Kevin W. Johnson (6); 20. Turbo Reif (5); 21.(TIE)Tim Weigand/ Jeremy Chaussee (4); 23. Kelly Smith (3); 24. Richie Owens (2); 25. (TIE)Bobby Kiniry/Tucker Hibbert (1). 250cc Overall: (Official): 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Chad Reed (Yam); 3. Tim Ferry (Yam); 4. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 5. Kevin Windham (Hon); 6. Larry Ward (Hon); 7. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 8. Greg Albertyn (Suz); 9. John Dowd (KTM); 10. David Vuillemin (Yam); 11. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 12. Sebastien Tortelli (Suz); 13. Nick Wey (Yam); 14. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 15. Joaquim Rodrigues (KTM); 16. Craig Decker (Yam); 17. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 18. Keith S. Johnson (KTM); 19. Robbie Reynard (Kaw); 20. Evan Laughridge (Suz); 21. Chris Wheeler (Suz); 22. Bobby Bonds (Kaw); 23. James Povolny (Hon); 24. Heath Voss (Yam). 250cc Point Standings: 1. Ricky Carmichael (50/1 win); 2. Chad Reed (42); 3. Tim Ferry (36); 4. Ezra Lusk (34); 5. Kevin Windham (29); 6. (TIE)Larry Ward/Mike LaRocco (27); 8. Greg Albertyn (25); 9. John Dowd (23); 10. David Vuillemin (20); 11. Ernesto Fonseca (19); 12. Sebastien Tortelli (18); 13. Nick Wey (17); 14. Kyle Lewis (16); 15. Joaquim Rodrigues (15); 16. Craig Decker (13); 17. Sean Hamblin (10); 18. Keith S. Johnson (5); 19. Robbie Reynard (4); 20. (TIE)Evan Laughridge/Chris Wheeler/Bobby Bonds (3); 23. James Povolny (2); 24. Heath Voss (1). Broadcast By: Mark Thome, Aaron Austin