George Roeder (9 4 ) and Ronnie Rail line up for their match race aboard
their v intage short track machines.
"
Chris Carr (20). Steve Morehead:"(42). Eric Rausch (96). Donnie Estep (64). Curt Rehmert (6 3) and George Roeder Jr. leave the line at the start
of the main. Morehead grabbed the lead after the the first lap and led Carr all the way to the finish.
Roeder waves to the crowd after his victory over Rail in the match race.
Both riders enjoyed themselves and may have a rematch in 1988.
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Morehead wins, RaIl,
Roeder duel at Ashland HM
By Bert and Deanna Shepard
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"T h ere were only 10 of these lightweight
Lawwill frames m ade. This one was made
"in 1978 for Rick Hocking - h is n u mber
is welded on the swingarm ," saidS teve Morehead, referring to " 0 1' Paint"
- the H arl ey-Davidson XR750
tha t he has ruled Ohio half
mi les wit h. Morehead wo n th e
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AMA Eas tern Regio nal Champion shi p event at Ash land as well as th e fou r lap "Dash for Cash ." T hese two
wins upped Morehead 's to tal wins
to 17 for th e 1987 Buckeye seaso n.
Bria n Ville lla, who set fast Junior ยท
time, kep t hi s factory Wood/Rotax
in front of a talent laden field for
the J un ior wi n. Michigan 's Danny
Koel sch wo n the Pro-A m main twice "
- once on th e track and later when
his mount proved to be legal in a
pos t race teardown.
H o wever Morehead, Carr, Villella
and Koelsch would all have to tak e
a back seat to the real reason promo ter Du ke Cook had a packed house
at Ash la nd . T he ma tch race between
Mansfield 's Ronnie Rall and Monroeville's George Roeder Sr. was th e
draw. Roeder wo uld pi lot a KR he
bought in 1955. It was the same bik e
George won San J ose and Sacramento with in 1967. " I like to hear
it myself," remarked the eldest of th e
raci ng Roeders. Rall wo uld ride a 650
BSA "put together fro m th e parts' "
bin in 1970. I mad e a lot of money
on th is bike. A second at Louisvill e
