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out to a restart, Leisner then worked his wa y up, passing seco nd place Green e on lap three in turn four. H e trail ed lead er Ol iver for an o ther lap, ou tbra ked him go ing into turn o ne an d shot into a lead he never relinquished. The Lightwei ght event lo ok ed more lik e a 250cc Grand Prix race. The to p th ree fini sh er s co llected their purse money aboard 25Occ, twostroke Formula Two bikes, a n d seven of the top 20 motorcycl es en tered in th e ra ce were 250cc GP m ach ines. In fact , so many F-2 bikes showed up for the event that race o rga ni zers added an ex tra F-2 ra ce wh ich was run at th e end o f th e day. As if he's not o u tstrip p ing th e competition en o ugh a lrea dy , Open class ra cer Domay would like his Suzuki 750 to go even fast er. He hopes after this season to have th e whole bike built b y Yoshimura , instead of using a kit provided "by the high-performance co m pa ny. Doug Myri ck is Demay's tuner. "There's more horsepower in the bike to be gained," Domay sa id. "Hopefully, I ca n ' have th e whole bike built by Yoshim ura. If not, it 's okay. This bike will handle th e rest of th e seaso n." Wh en asked if a Yoshimura co n tract might be in th e works, Domay said, "T hey're definitely interes ted , I believe - I hope. They're still ·watch in g m e a n d I'm progressin g. I just want to ride h ard a n d win th e series a nd h opefull y next year we ca n get so me th ing done." Earl Roloff , Jr. , sai d he wo n't return to th e F-USA Seri es until his new Yam aha is in shape to rid e. Rolo ff, the winningest club racer in southern Ca li fornia, o nce again had to ride th e Kawasaki he won th e 1986 Formula USA champio ns hi p o n because th e Yamaha isn 't rea dy. H e's not sure wh en th e Yamaha will be ready. The quot e of th e day a t Willow Springs ca me from Leightweight winner/ economics stude nt Leisn er. When asked if th ere was a ny co nnection between hi s field of" study and racing, he sa id, " Actually, th ere probably is. With eco nomics I ca n probably get a job th at pays good money; you need good money to go racing. " So true .. . • Results F·USA OPEN: t . James Domay (Suz): 2. Peter Christensen (Kaw) ; 3. Carry Andrew (Suz); 4 . Michael Minnig (Suz); 5. Earl Roloff. Jr. (Kaw) ; 6. Don Greene (Hon); 7. Curtis Adams (Suz); 8. Barry Burke (Yam~ 9. Kenneth Davis (Yam); 10. Dale Kieffer (Suz); 11. Paul Vogel (Yam); 12. Phil Kress (Yam); 13 . Chuck ·M agn usson (Suzl; 14. William IlecIc; 15. Jeff Stern (Suz~ 16 . Clinton Whitehouse (Suzl. F-USA UW: 1. Andrew Leisner (Apr /Rtx); 2. Rich Oliver {Yam~ 3. Don Greene (Yam); 4 . Kent Kunitsugu (Hon); 5. Ben William s (Yam); 6. A lex White (Hon); 7. Chuck Groves (Kaw~ 8. Yoshio Ishiyama (Yam); 9. Karl Savolainen {Hon~ 10. Jeff Rheaume (Hon); 11 . 8ret Meacham (Hon); 12 . Brad Hazen (Kaw~ 13 . M ichael Crick (Kaw~ 14. Dennis Lyn (Yam~ 15. M ike Wilson (Kaw); 16 . Stuart Wilken (Yam); 17. Bruce Reimer (Kaw); 18. James Cox{Hon); 19. Larry Visco (Suz~ 20. Ashley Kishino N.H.R.A. Gator Nationals (Han). A S/SB: 1. Duane Summers; 2. M ichae l M innig; 3. John Livi ngs; 4. Barry McApeer; 5. Shawn Liepold. 8 S/SB: 1. Peter Christensen; 2. Bruce Tebo; 3. Clinton Whitehouse; 4. William Beck; 5. Dale Kieffer. C SlSB: 1. Kent Kunitsugu; 2. John Aquino; 3 . : Joe Williams; 4 . Duane Summers; 5 . Michael Crick . S/SB: 1. Jim Anderson; 2. David Morris; 3. John Wincewicz; 4 . David Edwards; 5. Manhew Zieminski. OPEN TW : 1. Tim Pennell; 2. Bud Riddle; 3. Ted Lumpkin; 4. Hugh Vanderford; 5. Denn is Couch. CHAL CUP 600: 1. Daniel Lizardo ; 2. James Dobson; 3. David Hetzler ; 4 . Doug Holmes; 5. Matthew Zieminski. CHAL CUP OPEN: r . Jim Kell er; 2. Howard Jones; 3. Shawn Swesey; 4. Henry Moradilla; 5. Lee Siesert . . F-2 : 1. Don Greene; 2. Yoneda Kazunobu; 3. Danie l Coe; 4 . Yoshio Ishiya ma; 5. Al ex Wh it e. i ·USA OPEN POINT STANDINGS: 1. Domay (30 ); 2. Andrew (14); 3. RoioH (13); 4. (TIE) Chri ste nsen/ Cooley (10); 6. (TIE) Ad ams/ Greene (9); 8. Magnusson (8); 9. Minnig ( 7~ 10. Davis (5). F-USA UW POINT STANDINGS: 1. Greene (23); 2. Leisner (1St 3. Kun it sugu (11); 4. (TIE) Oliv er / Cae (10): 6. Bjorn Pave (81: 7. (TIEl Tom Aquino/ Fred Eiker (7~ 9. (TIE) W ill iams/ Summers (6). o GAINESVIllE, R March 19-20, 1988Motorcycles running WE8-CAM PERFORMANCE CAMSHARS nail down both ends of the Pro Stock record. . "PIzz John Moforo's Suzuki runs 0 7.98 E.T while Dove o SChultz ond the Eagle 1 Kowosaki fly to 167.97 M.P.H. Kowosaki or SUzuk toke your choice, WEBCAM PERI. FORMANCE CAMSHAFTS ond valve trei n components will give you record setting power. " For more Intormoflon or to order coli (714) 735-2200 "PIZZA JOHN" MAFARO 7.98 LT. DAVE SCHULTZ J67.97 M.P.H. 19