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www.cyclenews.com Hangtown Pre-Race Notes: Photo Gallery from Practice Yesterday. [125cc Moto One] Finish - 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Grant Langston (KTM); 3. Chad Reed (Yam); 4. Mike Brown (Kaw); 5. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 6. Buddy Antunez (Suz); 7. Danny Smith (Suz); 8. Branden Jesseman (Hon); 9. Ivan Tedesco (Yam); 10. Travis Preston (Hon); 11. Bobby Bonds (Kaw); 12. Matt Walker (Kaw); 13. Josh Woods (Suz); 14. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 15. Chris Wheeler (Suz); 16. Rodrig Thain (Yam); 17. Damon Huffman (Suz); 18. Michael Byrne (Hon); 19. Jeff Northrop (Kaw); 20. Eric Sorby (Kaw); 21. Tyson Hadsell (Yam); 22. Greg Schnell (Yam); 23. Casey Lytle (Yam); 24. Steve Boniface (KTM); 25. Keith Johnson (Yam). [250cc Moto One] Sorry! Computer crashed and lost everything from before...Carmichael is still leading by about 15 seconds then Vuillemin, Ferry, Tortelli, Hamblin, Reynard, Lusk, Dowd and Lewis.... Lap 12 - Pastrana has gone down hard and they are walking his bike back to the pits...Hamblin still looking good in 5th spot...Pastrana is walking off the track on his own, he does look a little shook up though... Lap 13 - Running order Carmichael, Vuillemin, Ferry, Tortelli, Hamblin, Reynard, Lusk and Dowd...Ferry is all over Vuillemin now trying to get the second spot...The 2-lap board is out now for Carmichael...Ferry has made the pass on Vuillemin, but Vuillemin is fighting to get it back... Lap 14 - White flag for RC and the rest of the pack when they come around...Ferry has pulled away from Vuillemina little bit...Carmichael looks like he has this one wrapped up...Carmichael wins followed by Ferry, Vuillemin, Tortelli, Reynard, Hamblin, Lusk, Lewis, Dowd, Hurley. Finish - 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Tim Ferry (Yam); 3. David Vuillemin (Yam); 4. Sebastien Tortelli (Hon); 5. Robbie Reynard (Hon); 6. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 7. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 8. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 9. John Dowd (KTM); 10. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 11. Paul Carpenter (Hon); 12. Craig Decker (Yam); 13. Dustin Nelson (Yam); 14. Darcy Lange (Kaw); 15. Nathan Woods (Yam); 16. Ryan Clark (Yam); 17. James Povolny (Hon); 18. Heath Voss (Hon); 19. Gerrit Ordleman (Yam); 20. Jeremias Israel (Hon). [125cc Moto Two] It's now raining pretty good, so we might have sloppy second motos...There is not going to be a parade lap because of the mud...The holeshot goes to...Danny Smith followed by Huffman and Jesseman... Lap 2 - Smith is the cleanest guy on the track right now because he is in the lead...Running order is Smith, Huffman, K. Smith, Jesseman, Lytle, Stewart, Langston, Ward and Reed...Preston has pulled over in the mechanics area and they are working on his bike... Lap 3 - Danny Smith is cruising through the mud in 1st spot then Jesseman and now Stewart is in 3rd spot...Smith has about a 5 second lead over Jesseman right now. Mike Brown is on the move, he's up to about 6th spot... Lap 4 - Smith and Jesseman look like they practice in the mud on a weekly basis, they are flying...Everyone is covered in mud so it's geeting hard to read numbers... Lap 5 - Blimpie Suzuki team is looking good, running 1-2...Stewart is about 6 seconds behind Jesseman. Jesseman actually looks like he's reeling in his teammate Smith...It's is pouring now and the jump faces look like rivers... Lap 6 - Running order is D. Smith, Jesseman, Stewart, Langston, Reed, K. Smith and Brown...It's raining so hard that the bikes are actually getting cleaned off...Preston is back going but way behind now... Lap 7 - These guys are amazing with the speed they are going around this track that looks more like a river...Stewart made the pass on Jesseman, he went wide on a sweeper and pinned it speedway style...Halfway flag is out for the riders... Lap 8 - Stewart has made the pass on Smith and takes over the lead and starts pulling away... Lap 9 - Running order is Stewart, Smith, Jesseman, Reed, Langston, K. Smith, Brown, Huffman, Sorby, Bonds and Walker...Danny Smith is still right behind Stewart, trying to get the top spot back... Lap 10 - Stewart is still out front with Smith right behind him and then Jesseman next...There is a turn by the mechanics are where the riders whole front tire is submerged... Lap 11 - All the power just went out in the tower, thank god for laptop battery power...Stewart still out front and Smith is still right behind him. One mistake by Stewart and Smith will be all over him...Stewart has tossed his goggles now...Reed is still in 4th spot and Langston is in 5th... Lap 12 - The 2 lap board is out now for Stewart and the rest of the field... Running order is Stewart, Smith, Jesseman, Reed, Langston, K. Smith, Brown, Sorby and Huffman... Lap 13 - White flag for Stewart and I'm sure he's happy to see that...Stewart now pulled away from Smith a little more and has a nice lead...Stewart is coming around for the checkers...Stewart wins the moto and the overall for the day... Finish - 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Danny Smith (Suz); 3. Branden Jesseman (Suz); 4. Chad Reed (Yam); 5. Kelly Smith (Yam); 6. Grant Langston (KTM); 7. Eric Sorby (Kaw); 8. Mike Brown (Kaw); 9. Damon Huffman (Suz); 10. Bobby Bonds (Kaw); 11. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 12. Michael Byrne (Hon); 13. Matt Walker (Kaw); 14. Tyson Hadsell (Yam); 15. Buddy Antunez (Suz); 16. Rodrig Thain (Yam); 17. Mike Corder (Kaw); 18. Travis Elliott (Hon); 19. Steve Boniface (KTM); 20. Branden Morgan (Hon); 21. Larry Ward (Yam); 22. Casey Lytle (Yam); 23. Josh Woods (Suz). [250cc Moto Two] The holeshot goes to...Kyle Lewis on the 450...then Roncada...Roncada has now taken over the lead... Lap 2 - Running order is Ferry, Lewis, Lusk, Carmichael, Hamblin, Carpenter, Tortelli, Woods, Dowd, Lange, Vuillemin...Ferry is looking good for the overall if he stays where he is...Lusk is now right behind Ferry and RC is right behind Lusk... Lap 3 - Carmichael is getting closer to the front 2 each lap...RC jumps right past Lusk on the uphill step-up and now he is tracking down Ferry...Hamblin has moved up to 5th spot now... Lap 4 - Running order is Ferry, Carmichael, Lusk, Lewis, Tortelli, Hamblin, Vuillemin, Carpenter, Dowd, Lange, Cooper, Hurley, Voss and Evans...RC is getting closer to Ferry. We might have a mud battle soon...Ferry and Carmichael are pulling away now... Lap 5 - RC passes Ferry, It looked like Ferry made a smaal mistake and RC went on the inside... Lap 6 - Carmichael has pulled away from Ferry just a little bit...Lusk is in third all alone, nobody is near him... Lap 7 - Halfway mark right now for the leaders...Carmichael has about a 6 second lead on Ferry now, could be 4 straight moto wins for RC this season... Lap 8 - Running order is Carmichael, Ferry, Lusk, Vuillemin, Lewis, Tortelli, Carpenter, Dowd, Hamblin, Hurley and Lange...Not much passing going on, everyone just seems to be trying to stay on 2 wheels... Lap 9 - Carmichael is now working his way through lapped traffic...Everyone is covered in mud, it's hard to tell who is who now... Lap 10 - Vuillemin is running the fastest lap times right now, but he is about 8 seconds behind Lusk who is in third... Lap 11 - Ferry is about 8 seconds behind Carmichael and Lusk is now catching Ferry...Lusk has passed Ferry and moves into the 2nd position...Carmichael is still out in front and he is going to get the 2 lap board this time around...Lusk has crashed and Vuillemin gets by Final Lap - And it's pouring now...Vuillemin is all over Ferry now, trying to get the second spot...Ferry goes off the track and Vuillemin moves into 2nd...Carmichael wins followed by Vuillemin and Ferry. Final - 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. David Vuillemin (Yam); 3. Tim Ferry (Yam); 4. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 5. Sebastien Tortelli (Hon); 6. John Dowd (KTM); 7. Paul Carpenter (Hon); 8. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 9. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 10. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 11. Darcey Lange (Kaw); 12. Heath Voss (Hon); 13. Guy Cooper (KTM); 14. Robbie Reynard (Hon); 15. Dustin Nelson (Yam); 16. Nathan Woods (Yam); 17. Robbie Skaggs (Yam); 18. Mark Wundrack (Yam). [125cc Overall] 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Chad Reed (Yam); 3. Grant Langston (KTM); 4. Danny Smith (Suz); 5. Branden Jesseman (Suz); 6. Mike Brown (Kaw); 7. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 8. Bobby Bonds (Kaw); 9. Buddy Antunez (Suz); 10. Matt Walker (Kaw); 11. Kelly Smith (Yam); 12. Damon Huffman (Suz); 13. Eric Sorby (Kaw); 14. Michael Byrne (Hon); 15. Ivan Tedesco (Yam); 16. Travis Preston (Hon); 17. Rodrig Thain (Yam); 18. Josh Woods (Suz); 19. Tyson Hadsell (Yam); 20. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 21. Chris Wheeler (Suz); 22. Mike Corder (Kaw); 23. Travis Elliott (Hon); 24. Steve Boniface (KTM); 25. Jeff Northrop (Kaw). [125cc Point Standings] 1. James Stewart (97); 2. Grant Langston (77); 3. Chad Reed (75); 4. Danny Smith (68); 5. Mike Brown (67); 6. Ernesto Fonseca (54); 7. Matt Walker (48); 8. Bobby Bonds (43); 9. Damon Huffman (40); 10. Branden Jesseman (37); 11. Travis Preston (29); 12. Eric Sorby (27); 13. Michael Byrne (26); 14. Ivan Tedesco (22); 15. Buddy Antunez (21); 16. Brock Sellards (18); 17. Kelly Smith (16); 18. Chris Gosselaar (14); 19. David Pingree (14); 20. Scott Sheak (13); [250cc Overall] 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. David Vuillemin (Yam); 3. Tim Ferry (Yam); 4. Sebastien Tortelli (Hon); 5. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 6. John Dowd (KTM); 7. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 8. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 9. Paul Carpenter (Hon); 10. Robbie Reynard (Hon); 11. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 12. Darcy Lange (Kaw); 13. Dustin Nelson (Yam); 14. Heath Voss (Hon); 15. Nathan Woods (Yam); 16. Craig Decker (Yam); 17. Guy Cooper (KTM); 18. Ryan Clark (Yam); 19. Robbie Skaggs (Yam); 20. James Povolny (Hon). [250cc Point Standings] 1. Ricky Carmichael (100); 2. Tim Ferry (82); 3. Sebastien Tortelli (78); 4. David Vuillemin (75); 5. Ezra Lusk (62); 6. Kyle Lewis (55); 7. John Dowd (54); 8. Paul Carpenter (45); 9. Sean Hamblin (39); 10. Robbie Reynard (34); 11. Stephane Roncada (33); 12. Darcy Lange (32); 13. Craig Decker (23); 14. Daryl Hurley (22); 15. Ryan Clark (20); 16. Heath Voss (19); 17. Keith Johnson (17); 18. Jean Sebastien Roy (16); 19. Dustin Nelson (14); 20. Guy Cooper (13). [Broadcast By] Kory Klinger