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Huge 'nventolyOf CR Parts!!!!! Fast UPS Service Daily- - ORDER BY PHONE TOll FREE (800)647-5700 (Outside WI) (800) 356-5700 (WI) C.O.D.orChergeToVosa-MC. - Cedarburg, WI ..,..,..&.....&..,..,..,.....,........,..,..&..No."'''&''&''&''''''' ..& ~& Dan Chiving10n leads Terry Hampton in B Production action at Grattan Raceway, before Hampton crashed out of the race. Rock Bottom Prices Special u.s. ./15104327 and steadily pulled away from the rest of the field to take the win. Chuck Magnusson on another GSXRll00 took second and Ed Key took third on his Yamaha FZ750. The B Production race looked like it might be ChivingLOn's toughest challenge. A field of hot Yamaha FZ riders were looking for an upset win over Chivington. As the green flag dropped Terry Hampton took the early lead on his Dreyer YamahaiBelRay/Bell Helmets FZ750. ChivingLOn was righton Hampton's tail. The duo quickly broke away from the rest of the field and swapped the lead several times. either rider could gain an advantage on the other and it looked like the race would go LO the wire. On the fifth lap Chivington drafted past Hampton on the long backside sweepercominginto the bowl (a hard, righthand banked turn); HampLOn got a little anxious, went high trying to pass on the outside and crashed. ChivingLOn went unchallenged the rest of the way for the win. At the last minute ChivingLOn signed up for the Michigan Gran Prix race, and gridded at the rear. Dave Knapp led Ed Key and Michigan Gran Prix points leader Jim Knipp into turn one. By lap three Knipp powered his Greenwood Honda-sponsored Yamaha TZ500 into the lead but ChivingLOn was charging and had worked his way up to third. On lap four Knipp turned around and saw Chivington's GSXR1100 breathing down his neck. Knipp turned up the boost and turned a I:31.57, a new track record. As the two caught lapped traI£ic, ChivingLOn used the quicker acceleration of his Suzuki LO his advantage and got around Knipp after nearly rear-ending him when the two came upon much slower riders. Lapped traClic played havoc on Knipp as he was held up by two riders in a turn, Chivington had passed them just before the turn. On the last lap Knipp made a last-ditch effon to catch Chivington but came up about lO bike lengths shon at the line. A major upset took place in the Interceptor race. Kurt Hall in his first race back was still recove.ring from a shoulder operation he had three weekends a~o following a crash at this track. Hall still managed to win the Saturday heat race just ahead of Ed Key. In the Sunday final, however, it was all Novice Scott Zampach on his Torque Center sponsored VF500. lampach beat Key and Hall by 12 seconds at the end. When Key was asked what happened, he replied, "It·s simply a case of a very fast Novice rider out-riding a couple of Experts, that's all." 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OM'" InqulrIeo Invited .R~C'NG •• FUEL n./II2-tM5 .a..... ..... 'l'CJD-IX: .-....~ __• I . . Magnusson (SUl); 3. Ed Key (yam). A PROD NOV: 1. Scott Zampach (Vam); 2. Duone Dreyer (Vern); 3. Mork Oldham (Yom), B PROD EX: 1. Don Chivington (SUl); 2. Fritz Kling (Vom); 3. Ed Kev (Yom). B PROD NOV: 1. Scon ZOmpoch (Vern); 2. Merk Oldham (Vam): 3. Ed Strohm (Suz). C PROD EX: 1. Ed Key (Hon); 2. Fritz Kling (Yom); 3. Andy Fenwick (Yeml. C PROD NOV: 1. Scott Zempach (Honl; 2. Jed Kim"; 3. Robert Hemilton (Yom). o PROD EX: 1. Andy Fenwick (Yam); 2. Jerry Sheley (Yam); 3. Doug Wilson (V.m). D PROD NOV: 1. Stove Penerson (Yom); 2. P.ul Hohn (Yom); 3. Richerd Koeinq (Yom). CWBMAN EX: 1. Fritz Kling (Hon); 2. David Bloom (Hon); 3. Jerry Sheley (Yem). CLUBMAN NOV: 1. Mort Royer (Han): 2. Croig Banerohell (KJlw); 3. John Love (yem). A SUPBK: 1. Chuck M~nulSOf1 (SUl~ 2. De"" K " - (Yem); 3. Bill Hougeboom (Suz). B SUPBK EX: 1. Tim Morri_y (Suz); 2. Chuck Stephen (SUl): 3. Dave Knepp (Yom). C SUPBK NOV: 1. Jed Kimlo (Kaw); 2. Martin Miller (SUlt 3. Robert Delie (Hon). V1NG 4: 1. Alon Todbury (BSA); 2. Ken E.... ITrit 3. Roger Swartout (Kaw). 500 INTCEPT: 1. Scott ZOmpech: 2. Ed Key; 3. Kurt Holi. MICHIGAN GP: 1. Don Chivington (Sull; 2. Jim Knipp (Yemt 3. Ed Key (Yam). 8erfilino blasts MacombST By Bill Holt MACOMB, IL, JULY 26 Reed Benilino slid his Open Class Rotax to victory at today's LaMoine Ramblers short track, the 23rd round of AMA D-I 7's summer din track series. Yamaha-mounted Rick Knuth rode to a wire-to-wire win in the Open class heat race, followed across the line by Audie Huff and Benilino. When the green £lag fell in the main event. however, Benilino powered his Benilino-Produce Rotax into the lead coming out of turn two, setting a hot pace for Huff, Danny Hollenbeck and Knuth to follow. The four riders battled fiercely for the lead, with Huff getting side-by-side with Bertilino several times. Bertilino held fast to the traction line, constantly forcing Huff down on the slick groove or up in the powder; HuH had to seule for second. Hollenbeck took third, Knuth finished fourth, and Rick Anders rounded out the top five. Terry Bond strapped an Expert plate onto his old 250 Bultaco and made short work of the competition in the 500cc Senior class. Les Eslinger gassed his Yamaha into the early lead, towing Honda-mounted Jim Kidman and Bond. Bond took the high line around the leaders on the first lap, and left Eslinger to top Kidman for second. Dave Stanfield finished fourth. Shawn Wade had problems with his Bultaco's transmission during the first two laps of the 400cc class final, but the bike straightened out on lap three, allowing Wade to move up and overtake front-runners Terry Leffler, IMuk A,. '8''6lYle;iUK1 CJeii~iJ1e.vill41. Leffler, riding a 200cc Yamaha, found the moves to get by Augustine and Milleville, but couldn't get around leader Wade. Augustine bested Mil· levi lie for Lhird at the line. Tom Sutton and Bart Schmulbach took the heat race wins in the 250cc class, but it was Honda-mounted Don Carter who exploded into the lead at the start of the main event. Keith Beckner held second spot for the first two laps, but gave way to Jon Lundgren on lap three. Lundgren pushed Carter hard, but the Honda rider held on for a wire-to·wire win, his first victory of the year. . Kawasaki-mounted Bart SchmuJ· bach took the heat race win in the l25cc class, but Scott Huff got the holeshot in the main event, and made Schmulbach chase him for the entire race. HuH bested Schmulbach at the flag, Brian Stipp finished a close Lhird, and Dave Stanfield took fourth. Results PEE WEE: 1. Donny Bond (Vom); 2. Brion Miller (SUl); 3. Quint Eslinger (Ylml. MINI: 1. Scon Huff (Hon); 2. Stevo Holl (Yom). 125: 1. Scon Huff (Hon); 2. Bart Schmulboch (Kaw): 3, Brian Stipp (Kow). 250: 1. Dan Carter (Hon); 2. Jon Lundgren (Hon); 3. KeIth Bod

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