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Winner George Roeder (66), Rodney Farris (92), Darrin Ericksen (68) and Rusty Rogers (85) battle in the Expert class during York half mile. with Davis second. Kiedrowski third, Frampton fourth and Terry Bostard in fifth. The 125cc Pro- Am com peu Iion was all Lewis a he beat back lhe only serious challenger (La Habra's Jeff 'Matiasevich) in both races 10 emerge with the overall trophy. Matiasevich placed second and Las Vegas' Sean Steele finished a strong Ibird. Reno's Dave McCombs and Terry Gnswold finished fourth and fifth. Results Cycle News, America's weekly motorcycle newspaper, brmg yo an action-packed year of motocross, flat track. endurance. speedway and road racing. 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Marty SmIth. 2 SIeve Luczak. 3 Dale Bohm. OPEN/250 PRO·AM 1. Jeff Ma"asevlch, 2. Seon Burns; 3 Terry Griswold OPEN A PRO. 1 Terry McGmnis. 2 Scon NIelson; 3. Frankie Brundage. OPEN B INT. 1. Sean Blanchard' 2 'Steve luczak, 3. Donnie Gaddis. OPEN/250 C NOV' 1 EddIe Karban. 2. Jav Cody. 3. Daniel Volk. 250 A PRO. 1 Ty DaVIS, 2 Mike KIedrowski, 3 Scott Nielson. 250 B STK INT 1 Michael Craig. 2. Jeff Mabery; 3. Chris Young. 2.50 B MOD INT 1 Michael Craig 2 Shane Johnson; 3. Wyn Kern 125 PRO·AM 1 Kyle LeWIS, 2 Jeff Matlasevlch, 3. Sean Steele 125 A PRO. 1 Kyle LeWIS 2 TV DaVIS; 3 Mike Kiedrowski. 125 B STK INT 1 Chris Young; 2 MIchael Craig, 3. Paul Arthur Wlnn 125 B MOO INT' 1 MIchael CraIg 2. Paul A. Winn; 3. Jim Spans 125 B STK INT (12 15) 1 Sean Blanchard. 2 Kerry Mulligan, 3. Terry Swanso 125 B MOD INT (12-15).' Sean Blanchard; 2 Kerry Mulligan, 3. Chn Trickle 125 C STK NOV 1 Kelly P,chel: 2 S,g Riddle, 3 David Griffith. VET 30+; 1. Gary Knleper; 2 Ben Ramos; 3 Wyn Forsher. 125 WOMEN; 1 Mercedes Gonzalez: 2 VIcky Jackson; 3. Lisa Peterson. BOSTKI14·15) l.JlmmyGaddi 2,MikePasca· rells; 3. Erick Hilton. BO MOD 114·15), 1 ChriS Neal 2 Eric~ Hilton. 3, Mike Pascarella. BO STK 11.2-131: 1 Buddy Antunez. 2. Jimmy Bunon; 3. Tommy Clowers. BO MOD (12·131: 1 Buddy Antunez, 2 Jimmy Bunon; 3. King Richard Saxton 80 STK (7·1 1): 1 Sean Thornton, 2 DenniS Dahlin, 3. Jesse James. JR CYCLE (11 & UNDER)' 1 Jes'" James. 2 Steven BitsillV. 3 Mike Gilbert. I ;'T!IP By len Breech YORK. PA. iV Y 26 George Roeder II made his first Expert win a big one a he put his Roeder Harley-Davidson/ Southeast H-D/Hi-Point Megacycle Slump lnsurance/Don Whi te-sponsored Harley led every lap of the 28th Annual York County Benefit Classic Half Mile. Le Washbon won the Junior final, while Scott SlUmp easily outdistanced the ProAm field at the York Motorcycle Club's annual race [or the benefit of the Young Handicapped People's Club. The 54 Pro-Am riders were divided into six heats with Mark Wyskiel, Stump, David Rayburn, David Reeves, Eric Buckwalter and Eddie Howe taking wins. At the stan 01 thr' Pro-Am final, SlUmp lived up to hl,c1ippmg;" as he immediately started to pull away [rom SCOll Mohan, Rayburn and Mark Corsetti. On the following lap, Rayburn got by Morhan as he toO started to put some distance on the field. By the fourth lap, Tom Majeski had broken away from Buckwalter, Eric George, Stocc Saunders and Mark Wyskeil in their battle for fourth spot as he started to slowly gain on Mohan. As Stump rode his Smitty's HarleyDavidson/John Bails United Cyclel Shoei IHogwash/Ka I-Gard-sponsored Harley Rotax past Al Wilcox's checkered flag, he had over half a straight lead over Rayburn. while Mohan just edged Majeski by two bikelengths for third. The three Junior heats went to Robert Lewis, Wash bon. and Donnie . ~el . The start of the Junior final looked like a repeat of the Pro-Am final as two rider, quickh jumped to the front of the field. Washbon, on hi, Stevens Racing Kal-Gard 'HiPoml Shoei/Tsubaki 'eace Bros.! Dale Brown-sponsored Woods-ROlax, took the lead from Lewis. Ron Bertrand Eric Sassama an Myers lought \'er Ihird pot III the earl lap" until 'as;,aman finall . made thl" high lllle work as Iw got b ' Bertrand as the\ eJ1(eled the firSI turn on lhe fiflh Jap. With that. the tOp five were set aJl1lOugh Myers almo I nipped Bertrand for founh al the Il1le. Fast[xp n qualifiel Rodney Farri;, had an easy Ii me taking the first Expert heat over Chri;, Evans and 0011 Estep who battled most of the W<1) over ,econ . Roeder an Rusty Roger;, ha a good battle in the sewn heat" ith Roeder running the low groove an Roger' lip in the cushion. until Roeder\ lin proved better In the later stages for the win. s the xp'rt final headed down the back ~traJght, Roeder look the lea from Dan'in Erichsen, Farris and Rog I' with Evans and Randy Texlea ft\\' length back. After briefl~ challenguw; F' rri" Roger dmpped out on th thn'd lap After a slow ,tart Evan> got b Farris for third at the halfway po 111 I, and slipped under Erichsen on the backstraight on lap eight. On the [inallap, Farris regained third. but that was the beSt the defendIIlg winner ould do. AlLhough he had his 1M Leathers/Smitty', H-DI Castrol. Champion rolling in the late stages, Evans coulcin 't do much with the lead Roeder had built up. Talking with Roeder in the winner's circle, announcer Dave Warren com pi i men ted the second genera lion rider by saying, "You're a much better interview than your father was in his heyday. All I could ever get out of him was 'yup' and 'nope'." Despite that, it was hard to tell which George was prouder, the father or the on. Results PRO~AM: 1 ScottStump(H-D); 2 DavldRayburn (W-R); 3. Scott Moha" IW-R), JR·l. Les Washbon IW-R); 2, Robert Lewis (W-RI; 3 Enc Sassaman (W-R) EX: 1. George Roeder IH-O); 2. Chfls EvansIH-OI; 3 Rodney Farros (Han)