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Flonda. and it looked like Shorts was going to take the win. With three laps to go, he missed a brake marker and ended up in the grass, fortunately with no damage. Bill Kelly, Rick Shaw, and Bryan Schwing all ran by while he was off the track for the first, second, and third spot.s in the GTO class. In the GTU class Bill Beech of Gainesville placed first, with Bill Swain second, and Manny Quintainella finishing in the third position. The Sprint races began with .a change in the usual top two POSItions. The Formula Two event had two four-stroke machines in the front at the checkered flag instead of the two-stroke machines that have dominated this race since the 'S4 season. The race was led wire-to-wire by Thomas Stevens on a Honda 600 Hurricane, with Don Jacks finishing second. The race was very close for the first three laps, then Stevens turned up the boost and put a 10second gap between himself and the rest of the field. At the checkered flag it was Stevens, Jacks, John France, and Greg Esser first through fourth. In the Middleweight Superbike race, it was Stevens and Jacks again out in front and pulling away. Jacks stayed with Stevens for the first four laps and allempted a pass going down the back straight. Thomas not aware of his lead on Jacks, quickly responded by pulling out an eightsecond lead in the next three laps for the win. Jacks finished second with Miami's Ron Cole third. 8orgmanca~tureslCE Speedway C'ship By- L. Spector Got a. opIaloa' Write a letter to til. EdItor! -~. RACIN' m'A.,FUE/,:·#1 i. tile Baja lOGO AIIIIMIe ..., L ~ IiiI Ii 38 MOORE RACING s.. ........ ca ,(714) 183-1891_ _--, 1151E.~' .... (714)736-2200 WEB-CAM PERFORMANCE CAMSHAFTS Send $3 for complete catalog 12387 Doherty SI. • RiYerside. CA 92503 DAYTONA BEACH, FL, APR. II Newly-crowned Montana Ice Speedway Champion Mark. Bor~man powered his w~y to the VICtOry m tl,le fifth Internauonal ChampIonship Event.s (ICE) Speedway Ice Racing National Championship. Borgman beat out 15 other riders for the championship after 20 fourman four-lap heats and took the win~er-take-all final for the National Championship. The first of five rounds of heats began tentatively as over-ca?tious racers tried the Ocean Center Ice for the first time. The first-round victors with a perfect score of three points each were pre-race favorites Kenny Pieper, John Lewis, Borgman and up-and-coming ice racer Bobby Richards. With first-race jillers behind them, the riders were flying from that point on. Three undefeated riders remained following round two. Borgman, Pieper and Lewis appeared to be sure bet.s to make the final. Things really started to get intt?'esting in the point.s department m the third round. Heat nine saw a major upset when Mike Cortese came home victorious in front of Dave Pieper and brother Kenny. In heat 10, Lewis continued his perfect night with a third win, defeating his father George, among others. Borgman powered in heat I?, looking stronger than ever for hIS third straight victory. Going iJ;tto intermission, with three of hve rounds completed, nearly half the field had a numerical chance to make the final. Heat 14 was the race where the undefeated John Lewis and Borgman met. The race turned out to be quite a duel between them and Kenny Pieper. After the quick four, laps were completed, it was ~orgman remaining unbeaten, LeWIS dropping one point with a close secondplace finish and Pieper picking up his second third-place finish. The fifth and deciding round of racing was highlighted by Borgman's fifth win. He was perfect going into the championship final. Other positions for the roam were also decided. John Lewis finished out the night with a strong 13 point.s. David Pieper was consistent in the first half with three second-place finishes. He came on strong to win his last two heats earning a spot in the main with 12 point.s. A two-way tie had developed for the fourth and final position. Cortese and Kenny Pieper were deadlocked at II points, necessitating a tiebreaking runoff. And what a runoff it turned out to be as it took a record five start.s to finally get a complete race. After a virtual war of attrition of machines and bodies, Cortese finally out-ran Pieper on the fourth restart. The out.side fourth position was drawn by Cortese, Lewis drew number three, Pieper number two and Borgman got the pole. The tape went up for a perfect start and all four riders entered turn one at the same time. The already bruised and tired Cortese was on the outside and quickly ended up in the hay bales. Coming out of the following turn, Borgman took an advanta~ and went on to take the win VIrtually unchallenged. Pieper was impressive with his second-place finish and Lewis ended up his best night ever on the ice with a third. Results 1. Merle IIorgamn; 2. Oovid~; 3. John Lewis. Dengler tops . Pine Hill Enduro By Paul Clipper/ Trail Rider Magazine NEW LISBON, NJ, APR. 12 Bruce Dengler edged his way into the overall win at the Pine Hill Enduro with a three point loss and few seconds at the tiebreaker, while Gary Cutt.s took second overall. Dengler kept his throllie at an even position and kept his concentration enough to zero all but one of the run's checks. "Just keep looking down, and you'll be all right!" were the last words spoken by Central Jersey Competition Rider's Bob Agonis at the start of the enduro. It was his subtle way of hinting that the club had worked overtime to burn the fast riders, and his warning fell on deaf. ears to most. There were plenty of checkpoints where it was possible to blunder in early, and in CJCR's annual "zero" run, two points from a burn was guaranteed to put you at the bOllom of the result.s page. "There was one section, I don't know, it was only three miles long where they took away point.s in the first loop. Before and after that, there was nothing," said ECEA champ Jack Lafferty Jr. "All you could do was watch your clock and try not to burn a check. I was falling asleep!" Indeed he did, too; Lafferty roosted his 250 Husky into one of the wellplaced checks just a minute too soon, and gave up any chance of an overall win. "Sure, the fast guys complain about it, but that doesn't bother me," said Agonis. "Those guys are never happy unless they're beating each other to death. The mo~t important thing to our club is the "B" and "C" riders. We had a good run, the slower riders said it was all ridable and easy to finish, compared to most of the other runs, and since they're happy, they're going to come back and nde again. And that's great!" The course was a mix of new and old fire breaks, sand roads and dirt roads throughout Lebanon State Forest, run at a mix of 24, IS and 30 mph. The trails were easy, and the only tight section in the first loop was where most all of the fast riders lost" their point.s. This was a section of old trail that was perfectly bumpfree, and. except fOr the tight trees it was a pure joy to ride. After' the 360-plus riders went through, the trail was badly whooped out, but aU the trails and firecut.s were examined and approved before the run by the Forest Service, and inspected for damage afterwards. The end result was a tired, but happy club and satisfied Forest Service officials. Dengler wa followed in by HighPoint A winner Mike Hoover, who also posted a three-point score. High-Point B honors went to Jeff Hedge, who posted a four. The top team for the day was Delaware Enduro Riders' number one with 24 points, followed closely by TriCounty "Team' Hammer" and Meteor number one, both with a score of 25. Results G/CHP: 1. Bruce Oengler. HIP A: 1. Mike Hoover. HIP B: 1. Jeff Hedge. AA: 1. G. Cutts; 2. K. Vonkowski; 3. J. Rogers; 4. C. Puff; 5. K. Bennet. . . A 125: 1. R. Baulch: 2. J. Mitchell; 3. T. Ph,lIops: 4. L Charlesworth: 5. J. Costello. />. 200: 1. S. Amarin; 2. T. Shann; 3. B. o.ne; 4. R. Pino; 5. B. A_It.