The “Duel At The Docks” AMA Supermoto finale in Long Beach, California was infiltrated by four AMA Superbike road racers testing the waters in their off-season. Josh Hayes, invited to race a Honda CRF450 by Honda after clinching the AMA Formula Xtreme Championship, rode his first AMA Supermoto event in Nashville, Tennessee, two weeks before the Long Beach finale. Hayes was joined by fellow AMA Formula Xtreme competitor Danny Eslick at the finale, Eslick also racing in his second-ever AMA Supermoto race, aboard a self-sponsored Suzuki RM-Z450.

Jeff Tigert, also a Formula Xtreme and Supersport entrant, and former AMA Superbike racer Jeremy Toye also entered the AMA Supermoto “Duel” in Long Beach. Both had planned on racing in Saturday’s amateur AMA Sports/NASMOTO event, but were forced into the pro ranks by AMA officials for having top-20 AMA road racing finishes under their belts.

The Supermoto pole time of 1:09.503 turned by points leader Doug Henry was a little out of reach for Hayes, Eslick and Tigert, who all ended up in the Last Chance Qualifier along with 15 other riders. Hayes finished first with a best lap at 1:13.844, despite injuries suffered in an over-the-handlebars crash in the morning practice. And Eslick miraculously came in second with a 1:13.587 after his bike caught on fire in a warm-up-lap lowside. Eslick grabbed a fire extinguisher from a corner marshal, put out the flames, jumped back on his bike and made it to the LCQ restart. Tigert was unable to make the final event after a crash in the LCQ left him with a best time of 1:16.821.

In the Supermoto Lites class Toye qualified for the final on his Honda CRF250R with a 1:15.353. The first Supermoto race saw Hayes crash on lap three and retire. Crashes put Eslick at the back of the pack, and he finished a-lap-and-a-half off the leaders. Toye finished a lap down in the Supermoto Lites class.

Hayes and Eslick didn’t start the second Supermoto race of the day.

AMA Supermoto Duel At The Docks Long Beach, California November 5, 2006 Race 1 Results:

1. Mark Burkhart (Yamaha YZF450F) 14 laps, 16:32.480 2. Jeff Ward (Honda CRF450R) -0.494 second 3. Doug Henry (Yamaha YZF450F) 10.143 seconds 4. Christopher Fillmore (Honda CRF450R) 12.840 seconds 5. Troy Herfoss (Husqvarna SMR450) 16.626 seconds 6. Jurgen Kunzel (KTM 450SMR) 26.380 seconds 7. Jason Conlon (Yamaha YZF450F) 42.582 seconds 8. Steve Drew (KTM 450SMR) 60.672 seconds 9. Travis Marks (Honda CRF450) 63.230 seconds 10. Joe Kopp (Honda CRF450R) 68.492 seconds 11. Eddie Ray (KTM 450SMR) 71.054 seconds 12. Drake McElroy (Yamaha YZ450F) 71.834 seconds 13. Kiyoshi Saai (Honda CRF450R) 78.137 seconds 14. Travis Ellis (Honda CRF450R) 1 lap 15. Ronnie Renner (KTM 450SMR) 1 lap, -1.856 seconds 16. Tomoyoshi Masuda (Yamaha YZ450F) 1 lap, -8.571 seconds 17. David Arnold (Honda CRF450R) 1 lap, -19.975 seconds 18. Danny Eslick (Suzuki RM-Z450) 1 lap, -37.449 seconds 19. Matt Burton (Yamaha YZ450F) 2 laps 20. Kurt Nicoll (KTM450SMR) -14 laps 21. Carey Hart (Honda CRF450R) 7 laps 22. Mike Metzger (Kawasaki KX450F) 10 laps 23. Josh Hayes (Honda CRF450R) 12 laps, DNF 24. Vincent Guisande (Honda CRF450R) DNF

AMA Supermoto Lites Duel At The Docks Long Beach, California November 5, 2006 Race Results:

1. David Pingree (KTM 250SX-F) 14 laps, 16:52.274 2. Brandon Currie (Yamaha YZ250F) 0.194 second 3. Dalton C. Dimick (Honda CRF250R) 17.393 seconds 4. Robbie Horton (Kawasaki KX250F) 21.457 seconds 5. Cassidy Anderson (Honda CRF250R) 24.396 seconds 5. Josh Chisum (Kawasaki KX250F) 25.726 seconds 6. Steve Hatch (KTM 250SX-F) 38.620 seconds 7. Alexandre Thiebault (Husqvarna TC250) 39.087 seconds 8. Matt J. Pursley (Yamaha YZ250F) 39.872 seconds 9. Casey A. Yarrow (Yamaha YZ250F) 41.938 seconds 10. Matt S. Abbott (Kawasaki KX250F) 58.496 seconds 11. Troy Lee (Honda CRF250) 63.751 seconds 12. A.J. Jorgensen (Suzuki RM-Z250) 64.021 seconds 13. Chris E. Fischer (Yamaha YZ250F) 65.729 seconds 14. Chad Pederson (KTM 250SX-F) 1 lap 15. Calvin Andlovec (Yamaha YZ250F) 1 lap, -3.387 seconds 16. Andrew Dickson (KTM 250SX-F) 1 lap, -6.813 seconds 17. Roger Hensley (Honda CRF250R) 1 lap, -7.503 seconds 18. Ronnie Jones (Honda CRF250R) 1 lap, -11.861 seconds 19. Jeremy Toye (Honda CRF 250R) 1 lap, -20.948 seconds 20. Andrew D. Hyder (Yamaha YZ250F) 1 lap, -27.414 seconds 21. Danny Casey (Yamaha YZ250F) 1 lap, -51.364 seconds 22.Cameron Welsh (Yamaha YZ250F) 2 laps 23. Brian Barton (KTM 250SX-F) 6 laps

AMA Supermoto Duel At The Docks Long Beach, California November 5, 2006 Race 2 Results:

1. Jeff Ward (Honda CRF450R) 10 laps, 11:40.429 2. Doug Henry (Yamaha YZF450F) 0.926 second 3. Christopher Fillmore (Honda CRF450R) 1.282 seconds 4. Jurgen Kunzel (KTM 450SMR) 13.517 seconds 5. Mike Metzger (Kawasaki KX450F) 29.076 seconds 6. Kiyoshi Saai (Honda CRF450R) 30.530 seconds 7. Steve Drew (KTM 450SMR) 30.996 seconds 8. Jason Conlon (Yamaha YZF450F) 32.590 seconds 9. Travis Marks (Honda CRF450) 44.634 seconds 10. Joe Kopp (Honda CRF450R) 46.034 seconds 11. Drake McElroy (Yamaha YZ450F) 47.743 seconds 12. Matt Burton (Yamaha YZ450F) 48.642 seconds 13. Eddie Ray (KTM 450SMR) 51.076 seconds 14. Tomoyoshi Masuda (Yamaha YZ450F) 51.518 seconds 15. Ronnie Renner (KTM 450SMR) 57.703 seconds 16. Travis Ellis (Honda CRF450R) 59.522 seconds 17. David Arnold (Honda CRF450R) 1:07.217 seconds 18. Carey Hart (Honda CRF450R) 1 lap 19. Mark Burkhart (Yamaha YZF450F) -5 laps 20. Kurt Nicoll (KTM450SMR) -5 laps

Final 2006 AMA Supermoto Championship Point Standings: Position/Points/Rider/Hometown/Wins 1. 429 Jeff Ward, Newport Beach, CA, 9 wins 2. 393 Doug A. Henry, Torrington, CT, 5 wins 3. 356 Christopher S. Fillmore, Oxford, MI, 1 win 4. 310 Mark Burkhart, Pickerington, OH, 4 wins 5. 310 Jurgen Kunzel, Cato, WI 6. 257 Troy Herfoss, Goulburn, NSW Australia 7. 242 Kurt Nicoll, Temecula, CA 8. 221 Josh W. Chisum, Bakersfield, CA 9. 182 Matt W. Burton, Ottumwa, IA 10. 178 Steve Drew, Riverside, CA 11. 177 Travis C. Marks, Lake Elsinore, CA 12. 131 Jason B. Conlon, Mount Airy, MD 13. 113 Vincent M Guisande, Fairfield, CA 14. 107 Micky M. Dymond, Placentia, CA 15. 99 Travis F. Ellis, Bakersfield, CA 16. 91 David Arnold, Richmond Hill, ON 17. 69 David Baffeleuf, Cournon D Avuergne, France 18. 65 Joe J Kopp, Mica, WA 19. 47 Bernd Hiemer, Leitkirch, 1 win 20. 47 Travis Pastrana, Davidsonville, MD 21. 38 Carey Hart, Las Vegas, NV 22. 37 Jesse L. George, Independence, MO 23. 36 Adrien Chareyre, Audeze, France 24. 30 Danny C Eslick, Broken Arrow, OK 25. 28 Brian Capper, Johannesburg, South Africa 26. 25 Mark Avard, Balcolyn Nsw 27. 25 Billy K Dotson, Pueblo, CO 28. 25 Steve J. Marty, Reno, NV 29. 23 Kiyoshi Saai, Japan 30. 22 Henry W. Wiles, Blanchard, MI 31. 19 Drake McElroy, Sparks, NV 32. 19 Don A. Biava, Rancho Murieta, CA 33. 19 Jimmy N. Roberts, Santa Clarita, CA 34. 18 Eddie L Ray, Miami, FL 35. 17 Norman J Larose, Muskego, WI 36. 16 Mike Metzger, Sun City, CA 37. 16 Gary R. Trachy, Orange, CA 38. 16 Joshua Hayes, Gulfport, MS 39. 16 Mike Ulrich, Burbank, CA 40. 16 Michele Disalvo, Modesto, CA 41. 15 Alex McElyea, Cave Creek, AZ 42. 14 Jason W. Baldwin, Asheboro, NC 43. 12 Tomoyoshi Masuda, Japan 44. 12 Ronnie Renner, Long Beach, CA 45. 11 Jessica R Patterson, Tallahassee, FL 46. 10 Chase M Guthrie, Warsaw, IN 47. 9 Brandon Stooksbury, Knoxville, TN 48. 9 Nick Daniels, Mattoon, IL 49. 8 Massamiliano Gazzarata, San Carlos, CA 50. 8 Glen JR Schnabel, West Bend, WI 51. 4 David B Flashberger, Pleasonton, CA 52. 4 Alessandro Assanti, Aliso Viejo, CA 53. 3 Chris Podergois, Clovis, CA 54. 3 Jeffrey E Shields, Chambersburg, PA 55. 3 Larry Jackson, Caldwell, ID 56. 3 Buck Blair, Huntington Beach, CA 57. 2 Donald J Wanat, Woodinville, WA 58. 1 Jimmy J Skeeters, Springfield, IL

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