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Ron Majeski (1 ) and Georgie Price (1 N) split Expert class w ins at Linda's
ST. Majeski won this 600cc final , Price won the 250cc class.
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suffered a fla t tire , and drop~ back to sixth
and fifth overa ll, giving th ird to Lindskog.
Notable in hi s absence was Larry Jackson.
Co nsistency proved lO be the key lO th e 80cc
Int ermed iate class as Yama ha-pilot Dax Lopez
destroyed the first moto over J aso n Rich and
Spanky Waggon er , bu t faded back to fifth in
the seco nd moto for th ird o vera ll . Despite
winning the seco nd mo to, Kris Wilkerson 's
10th in the first mot o was good enoug h for
sixth overa ll. Kawasa ki-mo u nted Rich reeled
in th e overall wi th h is .two seconds over
Waggo ner 's two thi rds in th e exciting ra ces.
H i-Po int/Sm ith Goggles-ba cked Bob Kra h
led bo th Vet Expert moio s, but Bill's Cycles'
Kevin Merrill kept hi s l 25cc Honda pi nned
to win both races by a long wa ys o ver Kra h , ·
Herb Nach tiga ll and Randy Van Dyke.
Hon da-Suzu ki of O ntario/S unshine Specialties' J oh n New ho use, again, com manded
the 125cc In termed iates. not with standi ng h is
firs t mot o lo ss (0 H onda -m o un ted Pau l
Forbord . Forbord had a horrib le seco nd m o te
and fell back to six th o vera ll. Ph il For bord's
3-2 carried him just sh y of Newhouse int o
second overa ll a hea d of Ja red Andreasen. Rod
Reynolds aga in dom inated th e 250cc Interrn ediates ah ead of AI Russ ell 's T on y Murkle a nd .
Brei Irwin, both on Yamahas.
Res ults
~ VET EX: 1. Kevi n M errill (Han); 2. Bob Krah (Yam) ; 3. '
Herb Na chtigall(Honl.
VET INT: 1. A lan Murdock (Yam); 2. Joe Pratt (Hon); 3.
J .W. Frasier (Kaw i.
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. VET BEG: 1. Harold Brocklesby (Yam I; 2. J im Ravens croft
(Honl; 3 . J im Sm ith (Hont .
OPEN EX; 1. Joe l Huskey (Hon); 2. W arr en Dav idson
(Yam); 3. Steve Jen s (Yam).
OPEN INT: 1. Rich M ecier (Hon); 2. Bill Homan (Yam);
3. Ricky Henson (Kawl.
" OPEN JR : 1. Kevin Seberr-Thcss (Hon l: 2. Lon nie Spark s
(Kaw) ; 3. Jo n Dobbs (Hon).
OPEN BEG: t . Les Ban hews ki (Yam ); 2. J ason Nol and
(Hon l; 3. Way lon Joh ns (Hon l.
r 250 EX: 1. Corey 8arton (Hon ); 2. M ark Hall (Honl; 3 .
Vernon Lindskog {Kaw) .
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:>j 250 INT: 1. Rodney Reynold s (Hon); 2. Ton y M urk le (Yam);
3. Bret Irwin (Yam).
. 250 JR : 1. Tren t How ie (Yam); 2. Jam ie J ohn son (Han);
3. Ja y Easterd ay (Han).
250 BEG: 1. W ade J one s (Suzl; 2. Steve la nca ster (Yam);
3. M ike M OOJe (Hon ).
125 EX: 1. Kenne th Oli ver (Yam); 2. M ichael Oliver (Hon);
3 . Ja m ie St eetsmuh (Hon ).
125 INT: 1. J oh n New hou se (Han); 2. Phi l Forbo rd (Han);
3 . Paul Foroor d (Han).
II 125 JR : 1. Kirk Moo re (Kawl: 2. Jody Taylor {Hon}; 3 .
A.J. Belcher (Han).
~ 125 BEG: 1. Eric Pan on IHon); 2. Toby Hale (tag); 3.
Shawn App lew hite (Yaml.
r- 80 EX: 1. Jam es Hendr ickso n (Ha n); 2. Ryan Sutton (Han);
3 . Billy Eagl esto n (Yam).
80 INT: 1. J ason Rich (Kaw); 2. Spanke, W aggon er IHo n );
3 . Oax lopez (Yaml .
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, 80 JR : 1. Robb ie Dr ink ard (Han ); 2. Douglas Du ggan
(Kaw); 3 . Shad Gr eea r (Hon) .
60: 1. Zigy Hale {Kaw l; 2. Danny Sm ith (Kaw ); 3. Jacob
Cl ark (Kawl.
Y·Zing er: 1 . An dy Hale (Yam) .
Palmer tops
'Antiet am M.e.Trials
By Matt Liberatore
HAGERST OW N, MD, SEPT. 25
Ridin g a borrowed Beta TR34 Replica , Ji m
Pa lmer took h is seco nd straigh t Expert class
win in round seven a t the An tictcm M.e.
grounds in Hagerstow n . Palmer was loaned
the Beta when he co uld not get a ll th e
necessa ry parts to repair hi s 30 1 Fanr ic, wh ich
was found o nly days before th e tri al after bei ng
sto len two weeks earlier.
Desp ite havin g virtually no p'r3cli ce time
aboa rd the machine. Pa lmer sull pulled off
a six-ma rk wi n over po in ts leader Craig Fis h.
Fish pulled even furth er ahead of curr en t
number one, Brock Sauelmei er, w ho h as
moved back to Florida and wi ll not co n test
the rema in in g two tr ia ls,
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Wh en not eno ugh Senior A riders signed
u p to form th e A class, Pa te Keen moved down '.
to handil y win th e Senior B class over Do n
Smith, while Charl ie Cleme nts moved up to
th e adva nce d ra nk s topp ing Jeff Nash for the
win . This was Clement's first ride in th is class
and the win was well earned.
Jeff Laye r no t o nly wo n th e Int erm edia te
class bu t he too k o ver the poi nts lead in the
process. He earned eno ugh points to mo ve
o n to the Ad van ced class . Ch ip Lawson a nd
.Marc Broo ks brough t thei r Betas in th ird and