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.... Q.) ..0 o ..... u o Pietri (11) leads Merkel (S4) and McDonald early in the Superbike race, (Selow) Church leads Roper in BoTT; Church in the winner's circle. Sam McDonald and the Honda RS260R have just crossed tha finish line ahead of Kevin Brunson; Sam's fist comes up in victory. 3. Garry Griffith (Vaml; 4. Dove Busby(Vam); 5. Don Greene (Vaml; 6. Doug Brauneck (Vam); 7. Tracy DeMuro (Yam); 8. John France (Yam); 9. Aaron Turner (Vam); 10. Joe Lachniet (Vaml. TIME - 36 min.. 53.223 sec, AVER. SPEEO - 81.980 mph. POINT STANDINGS: 1. Greene (125); 2. McDonald (104); 3. Steward (99); 4. Labros.. (60); 5. Brunson (77); 6. Franklin (74); 7. Busby (73); 8. Sommers (56); 9. Glover (51); 10. (TIE) Aksland/ Rainey (40). Battle of tile Twins Church grabs win & title LEXINGTON, OH, SEPT. 29 Jimmy Adamo would have easily won the Grand Prix class of the Mid-Ohio Battle of the Twins race had his Cagiva cooperated. But it didn't; the battery on his ignition died and the race win and the series GP title went to HarleyDavidson's Gene Church. Dave Roper of Team Obsolete put a Ducati in front of the field at the start with Church's Harley Owner's G roup-sponsored H i d an d ar ey secon Ducati-mounted Marvin West third. Georgia's Dave McClure was running near the front and was easily the class of the Heavyweight Modified class, winning by I minute, 38seco'!.ds and taking the class title on his Harley-Davidson. Roger Sears did likewise in the Lightweight Modified class, winning class and title both. In the Stock class it appeared that Will Roeder and his Harley did exacLly the same thing, but Roeder's bike was ff protested and the results are uno icial until the protest is solved, Before the halfway point in the race Church was out front and he stayed there, 12 GP POINT STANDINGS: 1. Church (1691; 2. Adamo (127); 3. Harry Klinzmann (115); 4. Devin 8allley (108); 5. Roper (90). H/W MOD; 1. Dave McClure (H-D); 2. Bert Studtert (BMW); 3. Bob Barker (BMW); 4. Phillip Friday (BMW): 5. Ed Lobelle (Due). H/W MOD. POINT STANDINGS: 1. McClure (125); 2. Friday (94); 3. Friduss (89); 4. VanBeek (B2); 5. Studtert (89). L/W MOD: 1. Roger Sears (Due); 2, Dean Joes (Vam); 3. John Schmidt; 4. Stanford Crane (Due); 5. Bill Gardner (Yam). L/W MOD. POINT STANDINGS: 1. Sears (132); 2. Rethmeyer (80); 3. Mercadante (691; 4. Winningstad (62); 5. Swertzfigure (49). STOCK (UNOFFICIAL DUE TO PROTEST): 1. Will Roeder (H-D); 2. BrenfRoss (BMW); 3, Mike Lawerence (MG); 4. Robert Crawford (H-D); 5. Eric Kimple (BMW). UNOFFICIAL STOCK POINT STANDINGS: 1. Roeder (192); 2. Ross (172); 3. Crawford (142); 4. Reiss (63); 5. Reiner (60). Sidfar Millard, Murray slide chair to win his way up after a bad start. suited for it. The Honda has more LEXINGTON, OH, SEPT. 30 "I killed it on the line and had to mid-range and even the straight here The Mid~Ohioevent drew only is good for the Honda because it's P addle start it. I was 26th on the first nine sidecars, bur the constant lap," said McDonald. downhill," Brunson.,noted. By the fifth lap McDonald drafted The race came down to the last lap rain evened things out and the Greene and passed him for fifth and and it became a strategy race. favorites all had their problems. two laps later was on Gibson and "I thought he was slowing down Hopp and Alston led the opening Griffith and looking at third. Gibson in the last four turns. And he did a lap that saw one rig runoing off went sand riding in turn 140n lap 10, good job of keeping me back," added course. It was Hopp-Alston's turn to as McDonald closed to within four Brunson. go into the mud on the third lap with seconds of Busby with Brunson in "I started losing power the last Alston falling off the chair, but recouple of laps," McDonald began. mounting in fourth place, between. The lead trio was Yamaha, Armstrong, Honda and the Yamaha "The piston was hitting the head and Lind and Hart took over the lead as more chairs tried new lines in the faltered, we don't know why, I was worried "Th h d . bl about the powerattheendof the back grass until Millard and Murray got e ea erplpe ewapartout ' straight. I had to ride it extra hard. I by for the lead, They held on, stretched on the el ghth lap when I had a SI'X second lead, I noticed it coming out didn't realize Kevin was leading until it out, and won by almost 30 seconds, of turn one, It lost a little, It would I passed him," averaging nearly 60 mph. ' Id' II As the checkered flag fell the two Lind and Hart held on for second on Iy pu 1110 ,000 an d Lt wou n t pu 'xth gear I tho ght I't had come 0 t riders crossed the line almost side by and the Fillery/Celeen rig stayed at SI U 'ed, p l U 't side, but the win went to McDonald the top of the point standings with a an d I tn Utt'n g I b ac k'n WI'th my I hand and foot," said Busby, " by about two feet. third place finish, 8 Brunson and McDonald were rid"That's going to be the best race of "I balked in traffic and Church got Results . h f h h If . the day," Brunson said, and he was by," said Roper after the race. "I 109 toget er rom t e a way pomt thought he was brilliant in traffic 12 LAP FINAL: 1. Millard/MulTay; 2. Und/Hort; on with the Honda io front, "I was right. 3. Fillary/Coleen; 4. Dailey/Dailey; 5. Hopp/AI'f h d' Almost unnoticed in third was and I like racing with him. I rode a ",on; 6. Thome/Docherty; 7. Garbutt/Carlson; 8. CIose enough th at I e rna e a misHarley here last year and there's a Knoll/Hagele; 9. Griffin/Earnshaw. Griffith with Busby hanging on for d'ff' ed' TIME - 28 min., 53.125 sec. take I was rl'ght there , It's a rl'der's huge I erence 10 spe . ' , fourth and Greene's championship AVER. SPEED - 59.823 mph. track and he was working traffic well. POINT STANDINGS; 1. Fillery/Coleen (93); 2. R esu Its The track is suited for the Honda's secure in fifth, Lind/Hart (89); 3. Thorne/Dochorty(66);4. Dailey/ reed valve My Rotax is good for Results GP:1.GeneChurch(H-D);2.DaveRoper(Duc);3. Dailey(58);5.Millard/Murray(48);6.Cleeton/Eng h ' b h h ' MarvinWest(Duc);4.DavidKieflar(Duc);5.Gregg (26); 7. Hopp/Alston (18); 8. (TIE) VanOrsdale/ ,l 0 s.ew.\\!e!••l!t. t.. .e. t..u.rn§ ••ep;, il!<;'ll $••••• 1.S_al".~.D!>~al«!.(I;t~nl;1)Se~i!! !ltu!'!o!'lA '!'l't •••• SO'lcz.JPt1Gt _••••• __ • _ •••• _ • _ ••••••••• Il1Pm... p,rjlytVJ:tr,!sPll, PutfI.T.JYlor Jt.7j._ •••