We will begin with the 125 class this week because that is where all the drama was. Mike Brown (Kawasaki) won the 125 Outdoor National championship today when Grant Langston (KTM) DNF’d the second moto with three laps remaining. Langston appeared to be on his way to a sure championship when his rear wheel collapsed (he had been riding with a flat tire for some time, putting huge pressure on the wheel). Langston pulled to the side of the track and cried. This was not the end of the drama, however, as Mike Brown, now in second place in the last moto of the year, purposely slowed to finish third in the moto so that Kawasaki-mounted Ricky Carmichael could win the overall on the day and pass Mark Barnett on the all-time 125 Outdoor National wins list.
The 250 class was rather boring by comparison, with Suzuki’s Kevin Windham dominating both motos over Yamaha’s Tim Ferry (3/2) and Honda’s Mike LaRocco (2/3).
125cc Combined Race Results (Top 10)
1. Ricky Carmichael #4 Kawasaki 3/1 2. Michael Brown #100 Kawasaki 1/3 3. Branden Jesseman #31 Honda 7/2 4. Ernesto Fonseca #25 Yamaha 4/4 5. Nate Ramsey #28 Yamaha 5/5 6. Brock Sellards #18 KTM 8/6 7. Nicholas Wey #23 Yamaha 11/7 8. Rodrig Thain #32 Suzuki 6/14 9. Grant Langston #111 KTM 2/32 10. Damon Huffman #20 Yamaha 9/12
250cc Combined Race Results (Top 10)
1. Kevin Windham #14 Suzuki 1/1 2. Tim Ferry #15 Yamaha 3/2 3. Mike LaRocco #5 Honda 2/3 4. David Vuillemin #934 Yamaha 5/4 5. John Dowd #16 KTM 7/5 6. Steve Lamson #6 Husqvarna 9/6 7. Stephane Roncada #21 Kawasaki 4/12 8. Travis Preston #40 Husqvarna 8/8 9. Clark Stiles #93 KTM 10/9 10. Kyle Lewis #24 Yamaha 12/10
125cc Overall Points Standings (Top 10)
1. Michael Brown #100 Kawasaki 458 pts. 2. Grant Langston #111 KTM 444 pts. 3. Ernesto Fonseca #25 Yamaha 335 pts. 4. Larry Ward #10 Yamaha 332 pts. 5. Brock Sellards #18 KTM 312 pts. 6. Travis Pastrana #1 Suzuki 311 pts. 7. Nathan Ramsey #28 Yamaha 249 pts. 8. Rodrig Thain #32 Suzuki 223 pts. 9. Branden Jesseman #31 Honda 207 pts. 10. Scott Sheak #105 Honda 201 pts.
250cc Overall Points Standings (Top 10)
1. Ricky Carmichael #4 Kawasaki 490 pts. 2. Kevin Windham #14 Suzuki 482 pts. 3. Tim Ferry #15 Yamaha 439 pts. 4. Mike LaRocco #5 Honda 411 pts. 5. David Vuillemin #934 Yamaha 346 pts. 6. Sebastien Tortelli #13 Honda 339 pts. 7. John Dowd #16 KTM 326 pts. 8. Stephane Roncada #21 Kawasaki 305 pts. 9. Kyle Lewis #130 Yamaha 228 pts. 10. Robbie Reynard #17 Yamaha 227 pts.
