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were relinquished to seco nd ahead o f Joe Pittm an on another GSXR . The p its heard specu la tion th at the 750cc Prod uction fin al would witness another Honda vic to ry by a landsl id e, but it wasn ' t th at sim pl e. A Novice's cras h left oil in th e ch ica n e on the tire warm-up la p and everyone missed it on th e first lap of th e fin a l. but on lap two Davis crashed hard. low-sidi n g a nd high-siding in tum seven. At that point Dick's VFR750 looked lik e a sure bet, and after back-to-back races he was used to Michelin rain tires . Unfortu nately, h is bike wasn 't wearing Michelin rain tires. When h e ga ssed his Metzeler street tires a bit too hard on th e third la p he crashed down an d o u t. From then on the ra ce belonged to Joe Pitt ma n and h is GSXR750 Suzuki. He slith ered hi s way to victory in front of Bellevue Suzuki's Chuck Wiley and Doug Ren frow . Honda Classic / Camel Pro Series National Motorcycle Road-Racing Championship May 31/ June 1 Brainerd International Raceway Results 750 PROD CHALlENGE: 1. Joe Pitt man ( Suz~ 2. Ch ick W iley (Suz); 3. Doug Renf row (Suz). F-l : 1. Steve Dick (Han); 2. Steve Crevier (Yam); 3. Tom Walther (Suz). F-2: 1. Kan Botham (Yam); Z. A lan Schwen (Yam). OPEN PROD: 1. Chuck W il ey (Su z); 2. Datt Rig· gert (Kaw); 3. Staphen Sipes (Hon). SUPERBIKE: 1. Steve Dick (Han); 2. Keit h Pink staff (Suz); 3. Tom Wal ther (Suz). Bon (0-6 50): 1. Jay Pring le (Cag); 2. Roger Greene (Kaw) . OPEN CAFE: 1. Da rt Riggert (Kaw); 2. LarryVevig (Suz); 3. P8I Howa rdc . 600 CAFE: 1. Eric Ginn (Ouc); 2. Doug Renfrow (Suz); 3. Joe Davis (Su z). 600 PROD: 1. Joe Davis (Suz): 2. Stephen Sipes (Hon); 3. Mika Kenyon (Hon). 45 0 CAFE: 1. Shaw n McD onald (Yam); 2. Rod M orse (Yam ~ 3. Br ian Hlavka (Yam). 450 PROD: 1. Dave Miller (Suz); 2. Roger Greene (Suz); 3. Dick Jo hnson (Yam). OPEN GP SINGLE: 1. Larry Taylor (Han); 2. Stan Jau Jau (Yam); 3. J im Tann eson (Honl . VINTAGE: 1. Sidn ey Colli er (Yam); 2. Dave White (Due); 3. Corey Riley (Han). Waller's the best at Tree Farm • ••• World's Top Motorcyclists To Compete See the world's top motorcyclists co mpete in Formula I. S uperbike , Form ula II, Ba ttle -of-the-Twins and a special 500 kilometer U.S . Edurance Championship race . By Ted Missildine New Date BILLI NGSLEY, AL , AP R. 20 It's time to start making plans for this spectacular nat ional road -racing championship. We have a new date -May 31 /June 1. It's three month s earlier than in previous years which means more bikes . more competitors. more fans an d more fun! Make yo ur plan s now . Don't miss this actionpack ed wee kend . KT M-m ounted George Waller in the Open class, outpaced th e field to cap ture th e' overall win a t Tree Farm Jr., ridi ng H are Scra m bles. Waller , sta rt ing in th e first ro w, took th e lead o n th e Iirst : la p a n d m ain tai n ed t hat lea d th rough out th e entire 10 laps. Huskymounted T erry Meal er p rov ided th e fans with a thrill ing race by push in g Waller thro ugh eac h o f th e 10 la ps of the 5.3-mi le course. Meal er ca ug h t Wa ller o n th e .fift h la p , but was una ble to pass hi m , rem ain in g from two to 15 seco nds behind for th e rema in der o f th e race, Steve Moseley rode a grea t ra ce, placing seco n d behi nd Me- ler in th e d •O pe n class followed by Andy G ra ben in th ird a nd Ro bert T hacker fo u rt h . Mike Monroe go t off to a slow s ta r t in th e 250cc class but worked hi s way into first pl a ce at th e end of the seco nd lap a nd never rel inqu ished th e lead. H e was followed by H us kymounted T ommy Cousin s in seco nd a nd Matt H ol st th ird . In th e 100-200 cc class, S uzuki mounted Stacy Hugh ey rod e a n exce llent race a fter ta king th e lead in his class o n th e seco nd lap and h ol ding th at position for th e rem a inder o f th e race. Mike Smi th a nd Carl Spiller both got off to a slow sta rt, but by th e end o f the six th la p wer e in seco nd and th ird p laces. After switchi ng back a nd forth for th ree laps, Smith carne ou t ahead to fini sh seco nd . T he Veterans class was won bv : . Bo bby Ma n ning on a KTM. A l e~ Partagas rode his Suzuki to seco nd with Louis Do nelso n ta kin g th ird a fter Pa rtagas passed hi m on the fo urt h lap . Gary Nichols, riding in th e Masters class on a 500cc Husky, took th e lead on th e first lap and kept tha t lead Weekend Schedule • i) , .... c.... hJt .. J:i Ticket Information Advance discount tickets at Dayton's. Don ald son s. Crown Auto and E-Z Stop St ores . 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