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'500 NOV: '1. Chad Voshitomi (M-S); 2. Joe
, McWilliams (Kaw); 3. Mark Lyndon (Hon).
500 EX: 1. Jim McClain (Hus); 2. Bruca Stingley
(Han); 3. Brad Bomhoff (Hon).
VET: 1. Louis Mass (KTM); 2. Ron Soule (KTM);
3. Ray Peger (S'uz).
'Titles taken at
Indiana He'
By Paul Hayes
MIDDLEBURY, IN, SEPT. 6
There were nine titles up for grabs
at the Indiana State Championship
Hillclimb. The host club for this
year's event was the Iron Horsemen
M.e. from Goshen. To qualify into
this year's program, competitors had
to ride three previous D-15 hillclimbs
and be a D-15 member.
The first rider to collect a win was
Jason Northrup with a 5.390 second
Iirst run. He took the win in the
Junior Mini class over Jeff Daniels.
Jason Petty claimed the Senior
Mini class. His second climb of 5.417
proved to be the fastest. Greg
Thompson used his first run of 5.437
on a Kawasaki to finish second.
In the l25cc' class, John Colbert
used a 5.332 first climb on a Kawasaki to win the title. Honda-mounted
Mark S.chroeder came close in the
first round but with a 5.356 he had
to settle (or second.
The 1986 National number one
200cc class rider Tim Weaver claimed
the 1987 200cc. Indiana State title..
Weaver, sponsored by Diamond
Chain and Greenwood Honda, only
rode once and stopped the clo~k at
4.757 seconds. Sam Blakeney, riding
with a sore knee (rom a previous
h.illclimb accident, may have been
limping off the bike but once on it
the injury was forgotten. Blakeney
sponsored by Pro Tech, turned a
4.962 (or the runner-up slot. Both
riders were Kawasaki mounted.
The 250cc chiss was won by Kelly
Senn. Hi's (irst time would have made
Senn the winner but he opted to
better his time in the second round
and turned a 44.696 run. Mikel
, Bonomo finished second wtih a final
climb of 4.845.
The 400cc class title went to Aaron
Brown who shot over in 4.441 during
the first round to claim the overall.
Kaleb'Northrup .was a 'couple of ticks
off with a final attempt of 4.469.
Rick Royce was the only rider to
dip into the three second bracket
with a final ride of 3.900 in the 500cc