(Left. below) Alan Olson leads Jim O'Neal in Vet Masters competition. (Left.
above) Rick Ryan got a little out of shape en route to fourth 12Scc Pro.
(Above) Johnson's fast 2-3 rides netted him second 250cc Pro behind Hansen,
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fell on the next lap and dropped to
third as Hansen regained the lead,
and Hannah moved to challenge.
Hannah set up Hansen halfway
through th e moto and took over the
lead. Yamaha Pro Support rider Rick
Johnson powered into the top five,
reel ed in Wosick first, then Gibson.
One lap later and Johrison flashed
past Hansen and nearly ca ug h t Hannah before the checkers came out.
Suzuki Canada rider Ross Pederson
put on an excellent late moto charge
to finish fourth ahead of Gibson and
Wosick.
Gibson and Hannah dragged to
th e first tu rn as the second moto
started. but both riders overshot the
corner, and Hansen slipped underneath to ta ke the lead. H annah
bobbled an d dropped to ninth as
Pederson m oved into third behind
Hansen and Gibson, and Johnson
mov ed into fourth.
Hannah quickly ber serked his way
back to th e leading four riders but
tangled with Johnson and went down,
badl y bruising his an kle. Hannah
rem ounted. but the leaders wer e far
in th e d istance, a nd th e Hurricane
head ed slowly to th e pits.
Gibson sli p ped past H ansen in the
final laps, but wi th Hannah ou t,
Hansen had the overa ll an d the series
lock ed up. J ohnson finish ed third to
earn second overall while Gibson
settled for third overall ahead of Pederson, Wosick and Honda support
rider Jim Tarantino.
Hansen was philosphical about
his win. " I got the breaks. " he noted
before heading over to Hannah's truck
to inspect Hannah 's swollen foot. "I
thought it was all over after the first
race so I just wanted to do the best 1
could for today , but things went m y
wa y, and 1 won the seri es. You just
can never give up!"
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Results
500 PRO: 1. Brod Lockoy lSuz}; 2. Phil Lorson
lHonl; 3. Jerome Heiberger (Moi); 4. &ic McKenno
(Vom); 5 . Greg Zinerkopl (Yom t 6 . John Fink~
(KTM); 7. Eric Eoton (Mei); B. Bob Schulz (Yomt 9 .
Brond Johnson (Suz); 10. Rondy ~ (Mo il .
250 PRO; 1. Donnie Honsen (Hont 2. Rick John·
son (Yoml; 3. Jim Gibson (Hon t 4. Ros. Pederson
(Suzl; 5. LorryWo.ick(Honl; 8 . J imTorontino(Hon);
7. John Whelchel (Yam); 8 . Ju an Benavidez (Yam);
9 . Rodney Sm ith ISU11 , 0 Il
