LOCAL EVENTS
l. :W GP EX: I. Rra d ."illl lh('lI!'> (Ya m ): 2. :\ld rk HC >!c",
'Il!'
(Ya m ); 3. J uh n J amt·~ (Ya m l; -I. M;m in H ar vey (Y (KOIw ): 2. Will Rueth
(Y.lln ); 3 . HUl(u Pt'H '1 ('l am ).
P iI . H i \'\, S ' S PRT: I. n ;IV Su p u 'y (S ill ); 2. nUll /;;
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St lu lt' idf'r (Ya m ).
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H /W S, SP RT EX : 1. n a vid Ollp rt'y (SUI).
It :W S / S PR T :'10:0\ ': J. n ,,\ 'id Ae!;m/;; (Kaw ): 2. \Allk)' .
Pnil vau ( 1\.01 10'1' ): j . Rr ian Fn..ter ( 1(;110'1' ): .1. Run Co(' ill'"( ."i ll l):
lII
S. T u n )' Sa l.t.. (Kaw ).
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I.! W ."i/ RK EX : I. th ad SlC' p h('n" (Ya m) : 2. M;lIk Hen..IC'
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(Y;lIn ); 3. Ma rt in t1 ;It \'(' )' (Y" m ): .1. J oh n J am r \ (V;IlIl ): .~ .
~'IIU 'I M( Killl ll·\ (V:nn ).
I. /W S iRK ;-';;O\,; I. W ill Rut 'lll (Y;lIn ); 2. Mieh ;lt'I H UKhr ..
(K;lw).
:\1 \\' S/R K EX : 1. J am t·.. CUll. (Yam ): ~. Stl lli W ill tll k
('\o';lIn ): 3. Kr;lil( Kc·" I!·r (Ya ml ; 4. Rr;1I1 .~ I r l lh r n .. (Ya m): S.
Il itllll \ Lyuu (Hn n).
M\\' S 'R K ;'Iri'O\ ': I. O;I\"iti Alla ng: (Ka w ): 2. .loh nn y ' )a K
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(Ya m) ::t (;\t'n ll Mi rt· / H u n ); ·1. An loll Smart ( HUll ).
II W S/R li. EX : .!. J"h n Rur J(lIynf' (Y;un) : 2. Beud 1I000c·u
iliK KI.....IC' (Yinn): .~.
I
(Ya m ); 3. Sn lll W IIIIIl k IYa m): .1. KT
n ;tlUI\ l .\ t>n IHlm l.
II W S ,Rli. ;\;O\" : I. G il l.;)' Ph il)';1II( K;lwJ; 2. Tflll ~' Sa lOl!'>
(I\.;IW): 3. Rli ;m f"t"u 'r ( Ka ",) : ,1. Ron C;l'"llI ilr (Sill ); .~. David
\\,:11(..1 (Sill) .
t '.S. T W: I. T hll llla.. :\1",l!C' ( H- D ).
. ~y rS M ;\; EX: 1. :\l;u lin H an 'r )' (Yal11 ): 2. n lll Syl'i11(Sill );
:t Tum Fuj iha Y i ( Ioi.~ ", ).
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S I' TS M:'\' xov: J. W ill R twl h (Ya m) .
l ' I. CO P EX: I. J uh n RlUJ(U)IIf' (Ya m): 2. O;n·id nll p"')
( ""UI) : :S. [)"lllK St lun-uk-r (Y;lm): -I. l' r T r )l('TI1al(SUI): :l. Snit!
r
W ill lll k (Ya m) .
:\1 ' \\' Col' EX : I. J ,l llIl '" nIx [ Yam]: ~ . Kr.. i ~ Kl·..~ l l ·1 (Ya m):
~ . .lfIf· J ill-hU ll ( Y~ lI l1 l .
:\1 w G I' ~ O\' ; I. JuhTlIlY l' aKI' ( \'; n n).
I. w S SPRT EX : I. .1
01m Jollllt·.. (Y;un ): 2. Ri ll ....) 1.111
( ' U/ );:t llf'1l\'1'1 :\1. Kimu.., (Y;lIn).
I. W STW .t: X: I. Ri ll s~ r;1Il ('1111); 2. T om Mlll 'lI ' ( }-I.
1l1 .I. T UI1I Fll jlh.I) ;I\h i (KOI w): ,I. n.l \'C ' RIIII' C lll).
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Barrow, Hayden battle at
Carson Park Half Mile
John Burgoyne collected $1000 in contingency money by topping the Heavyweight
Superbike and Unlimited G P Expert c1"sses at Firebird Raceway in Arizona.
ha nd il y wo n by l4 -year- old Ka wasak i/Vickery _
MOlOrspo rt · sponlio n >u Shawn Morga n , while"
the seco nd qua lifi er was cl en ch ed by H o nda mou nt ed Stacey Coo k.
Cook' s adrena lin was p u mpi ng as th e green
lig h t ca m e o n to sig na l th e sta rt o f th e main
even t. Cook roarro o ut of th e ho le a nd arou nd
a hard ri gh t-hander in to a ha irpi n tha t led
into Iht' a re na in fir st p lac e. Beh ind him in
a steady cha llen ge posi tio n was Kawa sa ki
rider Andy At k i n~ . Mor ga n had exper ienced
ITut
o f th e ga te in from o f the second mOlo . Cope
pass ed him o n a set o f qu"ds th a t led to th e
fin ish lin e where they were sig na led with th e
wh ite flag. Brown h ad tak en the ju m ps two
at a ti me , while Cope flew o ver him , clea ni ng
a ll four. Brown . hindered by traffi c, ma nag ed
to pull even over the quads the last time
aro u nd , bUL was for ced L Lh o ULs ide of Lhe
a e
left-hand co rner that led to the chec kered .
Cu rt is Elworthy, wh o started th e da y as a n
80cc Novil: e rider, acquired L e necessary
h
poinLs to advance in to th e 80cc AmaLeur dass
wi th a fin e rid e in th e morning program.
Elworth y smyed a nd rode with the Amateurs
in th e even in g a n d asto n ished everyo nc by
win ning thal class as well.
Resu lts
60 NOV: l. J t'!>M' UCi np;1'"1 ( Kaw l; 2. Sic-hn la!'> Prl r n u n
(Kaw ); : . J ()!'>h u~ PrU llu n (K.rw ); 4. RT dull Prl M"!'>l m I KodW);
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S. Ru IM·r1 Fi le-h (Ka w ).
GO AM: J. C h r i:o, Cht'w (Ka w); 2. T mv i.. Ril t'y (Ka w).
t«) NO\' : 1. R.uu.ly Rl'itl!'l( h ( Koiw ); 2. C:un i!> [ Iwm th)
l ~w ) : 3.J u h n L llln·: ·1. T r.l\·i!'> E.\hlin ~t'T ; S. na\'id ('.ITI
. )f'IIU
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( Kd w ).
MO AM : I. Curti!'> FJwll llhy (K.iw); 2. Kir k Cl"
dl (Kaw );
:J. L IIU' .')w in k (!(a w); '1. Ryan C I.nk (Va m) ; 1. R"melull
. Ridwl' lI( Kaw) . •
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MO l: X: 1. Shawn Mur ,;;-an (Kaw ); 2. M icah MIlYf'~ (K.lw):
~ . K.C O Mlk (K;lw ); 1. 1W
;IIl.ynch (Kaw ): .'). J l*f m y Hinr i,k ~
r
(Ka w).
12.'> NO V: 1. Mik f' \\-'a l..h : 2. G lr " n Kmn ( Ka w): 3. Tnm
Sil\·c
·I..;·1. Slt'plwlI Wilo lx:o,o n (Kaw ); S. Mil.l'" H i l ll:'K;I~( H I IIl ) .
1 2~ AM: I. Ja ~ m Gl: 2. Shawn FUll!. (l lton ): .1.
f) ;1Il 0 0 11 : 1. P;1Il1 H l"alh ; .~ . ~ fi k(' l.ulldqll i ~ 1 (KT M).
O PF.:'Il AI\I: I. T homa.. Wr rll ; 2. Rill 1\11""lIh (YOI IIl): .1.
lh l,' \ 'an M,lIJf'.
O I'E:-.lP RO: I. COI l'")' C Opl'" (K.lw ): 2. lH'rl'k RIl , ~' n (Kol W):
:s. Kn'i" ~k"I'C' ; .1. Emil" I.c·Ma) ( li n n ); :1 W illil ' ( :Io WI
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(H o lI).
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\' ET :"'O\' : I. I. )'nd fl ll Arn u ld ( Yall1): 2. Kt·ilh :\t.lI \ iu l
O ·;lIn );:t . n lln \ \';lf ln Ulh ( Kaw) ;·1. nc'a ll Il a ig:lu ( H o n ); 5.
Cr ;li K \' inrl,
\' ET AM: I. KUrl Oimid , (Y;u n) ; 2. .I.lm t'!> \ 't'n ll'r / K.lw ):
:to r um Wt·rll ; '1. 0 ;111' Sd lflll.;f': .'i. Tum W ih !'>l' (Ya m ).
. \'~'T FX : 1. n ;nitl n. mk" (H u nl : 2. Brian Shall' (H u n ):
:s. Kuk Mrdina ; ·1. Slc·..·c· n........· C' Il; ~ . f) ;ln Wa h t·n .
SR ;\j()\': J. CoroHlr l' Ra l!'>lOn : 2. J ulln Ilid wd l (SuI); :
t
Ra y ARnd l.
SR AM: I. Joh n M:a l ~m (SUI ): 2. Mi kl· J OIlt'~ (Ho n ); :
t
(; rt lrK
C'Ch ap m an .
SR EX: I. MC' h'in Ki,·1 (Ya m ): 2. Ed Kar PI'rrit o li (HOll ).
S/ S R : I. Paul P ll('lp\ ; 2. Oa\ 'id S lld l ; ~ . J im LUIiK ( \';IIIH.
WMS: J. Mu Uir Bourkl' ( I\;;IW): 2. Pa m S C' I..... llI (Ya m ).
Burgoyne pockets Firebird RR
By Naomi Bourne
Photo by W .J. Field
CHA:O>OLER. /\1., j U:o>E 16·li
j ohn Bu rgoync's new eng ine f(x:keted the
G lenda le. Arizona , racer to wi n o ver S1000
in Yam a h a ;Jllll c:ollli ngency mon ey in th e
Al\1 A/CCS sa nctio ned road race a t Fireh ird
·ew;l\,. T Ill' H intllt· Ex hausL/
In ternati on al Ra<
T u rbo Bl u e / Ya m a h a of T u cso ll /Fo x·
!lpo nso red r ider usu a ll y l ll fl \ hi... Ya mah a
FZR750 o llly ill lh e Unli mi tl'd G rand Pri x
class, hut was tempted by a S500 Y" maha pu rse
to enter the H ea vyweig ht Superb ike race.
Burgoyn e gt'nera lly p lacc ~ in the top five
po sitions despite some oCT3s io na i tu n ing
pr obl em s, bu t thi s time Bur goync Pul th ose
pr obl c'ms and lh e rt'st of lhe racers beh ind h im ,
winni ng bUlh raccs severa l seco nds a twad o f
thc pa ('k. AMA/ C CS p urse money sweetened
, he first -place pot by S250 in th e Un lim ited
sprint , in wh ich Dave Duprey lOok st"Con d
pl ac e.
Fam ily Rac ing/Du nl op/Lockhart / AGV spo nsored Duprey won Sa tu rday 's So lo GTO
end ura nce ract' after swa p pi ng pl aces with
DOU R Schneider. Duprey led o ff the line a n d
fough t o ff Sch ne ide r wllh in a few laps. H e
then seu lt'd int o a co mfort a b le lea d . wh ich
he incrcased for the rest o f th e race. Duprcy
retur ne d Sunda y to win the co m b ined H eavywcigh t/ Un limited Supe rspo rt sprint race,
o n ce a ga i n def eat in g D Ollg Sc h nei de r.
Duprey's do ub le-cla ss wi ns ea rned h im a few
extra po in ts tha t (ou ld mak e a di fferen ce as
the So u lh wesl region looks to wa rd -its last few
raccs, a nd he is o nc o f Ih e to p co nte n ders L
O
wear the number o ne pl a tt" next year .
Firebird welcomed Smtl Will ock back to
racing a t hi s horn e track aflt r a n eig h t-mon th
ab sence. T h e Tucson , Arizo na, ridc r's FZR600
superbike fini shed s('con d , ,hird, and fifth , in
th e Middlew eight. H ea vyweight, a nd U n limited GP !lp ri nts, respe ctiv ely.
Resul ts
".:.0 I. R ll~I'1 (;'IIl~ ""'C·' (\' ,lIn/ ; 2. (; ;lbri t'lit'G if!or d !'> (Yam ):
:
3. Gu'Jo; H a ll (H Ull ).
..,,01.0 (;1'0 ; 1. n aw nuprc.., (SUI) : 2. Ji m ("A IX IYOIm ):
. .1 Oanll ) I. ynn ( H ' m ); .1. Run GI'mi l,' ( ~ I II): 5. Tllm OOlh l
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( K.I ~' ) .
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' 01 .0 G T l 1: I. .lam t"\ Cox (V:un) : 2. R" ltl SII·pl ll'll .. (Y;UII);
f)allll y 1.)'1111 (111)11 ): I. .fu hm l)' P;J ~I · (Ya m) :;'. G lc-nll :\of ilC
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EX: I. Juhn St'fl11 (T ri ): 2. Mi. h;,d Sdmc'itlt'l (H Ull ).
\ ' 1:\'" ;\:0\': I. JdllC' ' t ';lIlKf' C
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~I \\" S :S EX: I. M Ich ;lf'1IWtoI (Y;un ); 2. "''''. Jac !.: \I}fI (Ya ltl /:
:1. G ... " Burnham (H Ull).
~I \\. S S :'Io:O\': I. Oo.l\·id AE 23
Y.
T ommy H a yden o f Owens bo ro , Kent uck):,
too k a w ire- lo -wi rt' w i n o ver Yam ah amoun ted J oel Ba rrow o f Beaver Da m . Ken tuck y, in th e 2!)Occ Pr o class at th e Ca rso n
Pa rk Half Mile.
Thc li mcstone.' oval was in perfect co n d itio n
wh h a lo w· lin e groove fo r th t:" la rgest \Vt'sl f'rn
Ken tu ck y Co mpel itio n R iders Associ ationsa nct io ned tu rn ou t o f th e ~ea s o n.
Hayden worked h is wa y (ro m the middle
o f th e p ack of II ride rs CO st'co nd place a nd
cha lle.·n gl'd leader Barrow. Barro w held o n to
his lead to the lasL lap wht'n H a yden got a
good dri ve out o f tu rn four lo bar el y east' by
Ha rrow at the finis h line.
Barro w Tl'lllTlwd in Ih (' 26S·0pen P ro class.
dt·lermi lu·d 10 ha ve a first.plare fin ish over
co ntenders Den ne \ Villi a ms of H t'nckrson ,
Kt'rHllCky. a nd Pa ul Mor gan of Cen L lia ,
ra
Illinoi s. Barrow LOok th e wi n.
Mor gan ca me o ut a llt'ad in a fo ur-ma n
sh u fflt' in lh e M
fi·200a · cla ss. ho ld in g off
CO nlt' nde rs T omm y H a ydt'n . Ni ck y H a ydcn
a n d Chris Boone to tak e th e chec kered fla g.
Nkky H a yden rod l' a pe rfcct line to tak e
th e 80ec class win o ver J o sh ua KnotL, the
\t·co lld- p laec." fini sh er from Pa ris, Ten ne-~sf'e,
a nd th ird-pl an ' Beall Brl idll (Ya m ).
65 : 1. 8t"a u Rr;I: H ;IJI
vt'
(Ho n),
2S0 P R O : 1. T u m my H a ydt'n (H n n): 2. J UI'I Harm w (Yam );
:t J rrr ~liddl c'h fflllk (H u n ); -t. Ruhbi r Grf'ir (Ya m ); S. J dr
IUlln (Yam j.
26~I ·O PF.l': PR O : 1. jllI'l Barro w (H o n i: 2. n C
'nne ' W il li;lIn!'>
(H· m; 3. P;lul Mu tr Ka n (Ya m ); ·I. I..m y Oa,,·i..(R IX); S. J imm y
AIIc-Il (Yam ).
SR : 1. J im Kidma n (Hun ).
Fletcher flies at SDR
Raceway Short Track
By T om Bla ch ek
H.\RPI'RS\'ILLE. :O>Y. j l':o> E2
J ason Fleldwr won tht' 250("(' ;lIld Opt'n Expert
da" l's a t th t' Squ;uC' Dea l Riders Motorq 'dr
C lu b 's :\'alional Ama lt'ur Sh ort Trar k Cha mJio n ... hip Q ualifi t'r . IL was Flt-tdlt"r's fir\ t lime
lack a t SUR Ran'wa y this \t'a so l1 , as Ill' ~pt'nt
tht' spring in l .a lifol"n ia ra d ng the Camel Pro
lOur .
Dualll' \'( ... ·tlcr ju mped out to th t" ('arl y k ad
in L O pt'l1 Expt'n class, b u t Flelche-r mo ved
ht'
pa ...t to tak e lh e lead on lap two. La p t}lf('t·
...a w Co n rad Parsh;J11 pus h pa ~l Vt'eck r for
st'to nd . \ \'h ile Flt·(( l1('r C'Tuisc'd to th e win .
Vt'c'de-I" an d Par shall fought over seco n d for
Lh t' la st fin ' laps w ith Vt't'd r r ('vt'n tua lly
d aim ing lh t, sl'ccmd spm a nd Parshall ~ell iin g
for thi rd .
I
Fletcher had a much eas ier ti me in the 250cc
Expert class as he led wire-to-wire.
Kenn y C olbet h wo n th e I25cc Expert class
o
for the seco nd t im e thi s seaso n. Kenn y Dah lin
vaulted int o the lead alter the rare had been
stopped tw ic-e because o f rid er s jumping th e
start. Dahlin led for th ree laps befor e Coolbeth
fin a lly trarked hi m down and ma de a mov e
aro u nd Da h lin . Coo lbeth held Dahlin off th e
fin al fi ve la ps for the win .
In th e Senio r A cla ss. Ma rk Korytkowsk i
gra bbed th,' hol esh ot a nd a p pea red to be
headed for a n t'asy wi n. Steve wilson. who
had g O (((' 11 a terrible sta n . was in fourth a nd
\v l'1Io ff the- pa n '. By lap Iive. how ever , \Vilso n
began to gl'l a hand It' o n th e tra ck and moved
pa st j oe Heber lin g int o thi rd. La p six saw
\\'il",oll go un der Da ve Scheffer for the seco n d
spo t, and o n lap seve-n. Koryrkowsk i slipped
off th e g roo vt' j ust enough to let Wilso n by.
\ \' ilso n teHlk th e rln-cken-d flag on lap eig h t
wi t h Ko ryt ko wsk i u n ha p pi ly ...e u fin g fo r
",('("c)lld.
Res u lts
\ -ZI:'\ C;t: R ;,0: I. lk ll i ~ ll l .i ll :\li lJl'l (Y;lm ): 2. T lu llll;l!'>
Ked,·, 111 1\ '.1 0 : . . "'It' ; lll H I ·;ll ll l r .llll l .
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'1.. \.IIUII ell'a ml 'l ( ~ . l\\"l : I. .\ lIth l' r-fiu..ki (Yam ).
1i;lh .\ In ,,a i.. k-r (K;I\\"); 2. 1',Hl I I. YIllh
.\ 11:\ 1 XII: 1. .l1·1I·1I
Il lflIlJ: :t .\ I " I ~ a ll Cflu llll'lII I K.n q : I. ( ;,lI lh B;I..
( K..I W):
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12;1 .\:\ 1: I. I>.nid f)an id,' ( "': Iw l: 2. ~ 1 . H l :-,; In i..kic· (lI u n ):
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:!:iO .\ \ 1: I. 11 \111 f).llI id l' (ll o nl; 2. Ju \t 'p h ~l l·i l· 1 (H u n);
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:t .\lanlll'w I lillh .lIe1(K.I\\' I: I. n.l' ill C;,llllh l" IH IIll); S. T tllid
Wil h t'n (,\ I.li,.
O l·. t . ~ .\:\1: 1. Rull " 11 RIll,, " I Rl :\.): 2. .I"" , ·ph :\Ii·it·1 (R t/ ):
. . \ rdli;llH :\h llr-I I Y;lllll: I, I'IWUtlllU' .\I;III /\k ( 1\. 1",/; rl.
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\ \";II!< 'lll (\';tll1l.
J:!;', fX : l. " 1'IIl II 'tll CUIIIIll'1l1 ( " ;l W ): :!. KI'IIll\ 1l;lhli n
l !lo H t: :t Hill :-'; ·wk ill.; (1111111 I. Rn lll'll WI·j" i H ()IIJ: :•.
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:!. ,I) EX : I. .f;1'of'1l FII- ...1 il ion ): 2. Kl'llll , r);.h lin ( H Ull ):
III
:1. IlII;IIII' \ 'I'I'Ita'l I It l' l:.l. RlIIK'1I \ \"I·j" (HIm ): : . ....I'll '1 11 11 11 '
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Pro rid ('l'", SLl'\'il' C h ildn'ss fro m )It'a rb y Alu m
C ret'k. \\·t·... t \'irg- in ia. :lnd Da\'i d H and o f
.\ 1alll ua , Ohio. o\ ·t'lca mt' l!lt"Wl';Jt !Jt'r a nd ~ t i ff
('ompt'i tio n to Cap L
lIlt' !'l ix o f 11u- l'igh t mo to
will'. in lilt" 1990 \ 'a l\·o line/ BlIcI \\'t'i...er SlIlx'r n o ...... twld a t l. aid ll'y Fil·ld .
l\lar k MlI......t"lma n's KTM ('a ni l'cIh im 10 tht'
IIIh(,1" 1\\'0 mol o wiI" a m l l\,, )()Vt'r ll vic·tories.
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T ht" (: h:lIIt'.\1011 a rt';J was h it by st'\'t'rt'
1I1l1 Ild('rslOl"l ns Frida y Iha l m,uk th t· An ion
Splllh P ro mot ions tra d , nt'arl y im passab le.
In [;)("t . o n ly .lames Ei('kd look a ny pract ict"
laps In·fo ll· til(' ran's IWg'a n.
Tht" 2:)0«(· PIO d aS' was till' firsl rac't' of
Iht· t'vt'n ing a nd H al1d ' ~ H onda It·d the wa y
a lwad o f Snlll \\'alkins, als o o n a Honda .
Ei(kt·1 and :\fuss t'lman . with Chi ldr ess wa y
had" in lilt' pac·k. As H a nd 1 W:l1kins. from
('(1.
Coi limbu .... Ohio, w a~ Ill(' first frolll ·r unn er
10 go down O il LIlt' ...Iic-k track. Eic·kd , on a
," 'I111;'l h a , movr:d into sf'("(Hld a n d wh en
'·
:\1u\st'llnall fdl , C hi ld rl'ss mo\'( ,d up 10 inherit
th i, d . Chi ld",,, , ha r!:('d a h n Eil' kel. but the
moLO l'llllt'd br:fon' Chi ld l't'...s c"Ou ld ('a td l up.
Han d wok an r:asy win wilh Eic'kd , from
G ro n ·po rl. O hi o , sl'n md . Childn·ss. th ird a nd
:\ll1.'is('lman 1l·(·o\ ·l'ri l1g to fin ish fOllrt h a hea d
o f Ch ris Kno x.
TIlt' 12:)('(· Pro (lass st'lTlt'd off wi th \Vatkins
gt'ui ng lht· hol t'shot aht'ad o f Mussr:lma n 's .
K T~'1. Ei t·kt·1. C h i lcht·s s a n d Kno x wer e
fig hting O\'('r thi rd and David Ha nd gO( a
tt'rrihlt- ... tar t. Mussl'lm an was a b lf' 10 pass
\\'atki", and a f"'r Ei"kd d ro p ped his bike '
twin ' 0 11 OIll' la p . Knox , from Da yton , Ohio.
...('nm·d thi rd a head o f Chi ldress. Ha nd had
diff icult y pa ......in g in Iht· mud a nd went down
('a rl y in Iht· r'I("('. T ho u~h ~l usst'lm an la p ped
him , Hand ... ti ll pl an'd fift h.
T Ilt' 2S0cc Pro cla~ s ca mt' to the lin t' for
heat number two. J am es Eickt ·1 ~o t a ~rea t
sta rt. foll ow ed by the H ondas o f H an d . \Vil1is
G roo ms a nd \ Va rkins. C h ildrt'ss Maned o u t
fifth a head of Kno x. Hanel fdI. tryin g- to mov l"
by Eic'kt>1 and lo st second to \ Va tkin s. Eickel
ope llt'd lip a four· secol1d lead as Watki ns a nd
H and tr il'd 10 dost, the ga p. Mu sselman
ove rca me a tt'rribl t, stan to ca tch up 10
Childres>, a lld as they p il'ked up th e pa l'e th ey
('a ug-h t up to \\'a lkins as Hand had again
