2003 Glen Helen Chevy Trucks 250cc AMA Motocross Championship (Round 1 of 11)

This is round 1 of the 2003 Chevy Trucks 250cc AMA Motocross Championship from Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, CA.

Returning stars such as 250cc rookie Chad Reed, 2000 125cc champ Travis Pastrana, Stephane Roncada, Mike LaRocco, Ernesto Fonseca, Nathan Ramsey, Ezra Lusk, 250cc Motocross sophomore Sean Hamblin, 2002 MX runner-up Tim Ferry, Nick Wey, Sebastien Tortelli, Larry Ward, David Vuillemin, Kevin Windham, Kyle Lewis, John Dowd, and 3-time defending champ Ricky Carmichael battle it out for the 2003 Chevy Trucks 250cc AMA Motocross Championship. This series features a season long battle between Honda riders Ricky Carmichael and (the rejuvenated) Kevin Windham. This is the rookie 250cc Motocross series for Chad Reed and Ernesto Fonseca, and also features the return of Kevin Windham after injuring his femur at the 2002 Atlanta Supercross. Ricky Carmichael goes for 30 consecutive 250cc moto wins and 16 straight overall wins after sweeping the 2002 Motocross Championship (25 straight moto wins if you count him losing the first 125cc moto at Steel City in 2001). This race is well known for Kevin Windham leading 250cc moto #1 before crashing into a barrier and falling back to around 16th position, but recovering for a 14th place finish; he would rebound in moto #2 for a 2nd place -- 5th overall. Team Suzuki's Travis Pastrana returns for the Motocross season, but his return is short lived as he would pull out of 250cc moto #1 after reports said he went for a double jump nobody else was doing and popped his knee out once again. After retiring from the sport at the end of 2000, 1999 250cc MX champ Greg Albertyn makes a one-off appearance on his #7 Suzuki RM250 to keep his national #7.

Enjoy.