LANGSTON BLOWS IT BIG–MARCH 24,

On Mar 26, 2001 Last updated Mar 14, 2018

Imagine the embarassment of winning your first 125 Supercross race,only to fall down while showing off to the crowd. South African Grant Langston had the win in the in bag. It would have been the 125 World Champions first-ever 125 West win. But…and it’s a big but, he did a one-hander over a small double and cased the landing. By the time he got back up he had been passed by Travis Preston, Greg Schnell and Rodrig Thain.

Team Suzuki’s Danny Smith missed the race with a broken hand, and that relieved all the pressure from 125 points leader Ernesto Fonseca. Fonseca finished sixth, but maintained his 125 West points lead over Smith (who didn’t lose second in points because third in points, Justin Buckelew, finished a distant ninth).

Even though Langston failed to win his first-ever 125 Supercross, Travis Preston did the deed on a Husqvarna. It’s Husky’s first win in the 125 class.

Houston 125cc West Main Event

1. Travis Preston…HUS
2. Greg Schnell…YAM
3. Rodrig Thain…SUZ
4. Grant Langston…KTM
5. Ivan Tedesco…HON
6. Ernesto Fonseca…YAM
7. Keith Johnson…YAM
8. Jason McCormick…SUZ
9. Justin Buckelew…YAM
10. Steve Boniface…HON
11. Erick Vallejo…KAW
12. David Pingree…KTM
13. Johnny Marley…HON
14. Daniel Blair…HON
15. Jeremy Chaussee…HON
16. Danny Carlson…SUZ
17. Matt Shue…SUZ
18. Stevon Eugenio…YAM
19. Jiri Dostal…HON
20. Sean Hamblin…HON
21. Robbie Skaggs…SUZ

125cc West Points Standings

(After 5 of 7 Rounds )

Pos. Name Pts. Wins
1. Ernesto Fonseca?108?4
2. Danny Smith?92?0
3. Justin Buckelew?91?1
4. Rodrig Thain?81?0
5. David Pingree?75?0
6. Ivan Tedesco?72?0
7. Grant Langston?70?0
8. Jiri Dostal?60?0
9. Derrick Shae Bentley?46?0
10. Tyler Evans?46?0

125cc East Points Standings

(After 5 of 8 Rounds)

Pos. Name Pts. Wins
1. Travis Pastrana?107? 3
2. Mike Brown?102? 0
3. Nathan Ramsey?99?1
4. Nicholas Wey ?96?0
5. Tallon Vohland?68?0
6. Brock Sellards?66?0
7. Travis Elliott?59?0
8. Matt Walker?51?0
9. Kelly Smith?50?0
10. Ben Riddle?44?0

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Imagine the embarassment of winning your first 125 Supercross race,only to fall down while showing off to the crowd. South African Grant Langston had the win in the in bag. It would have been the 125 World Champions first-ever 125 West win. But…and it’s a big but, he did a one-hander over a small double and cased the landing. By the time he got back up he had been passed by Travis Preston, Greg Schnell and Rodrig Thain.