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LOCAL EVENTS
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Yamaha-mounted Clarence Bull (2) defeated Triumph-mounted Joe Gately
(6) to win the 750cc Expert class main event at Trail-Way Speedway.
and maintained control of second. Wh ile the
intensity of the battl e among the front riders
remained high throughout the moto, the final
order remained with Smail the winner, Hart
beh ind hi m in second foll owed by Bell .
Rounding out the top rive were Don BIScegli a
and jason Norton .
Hart j umped off to a bike ·length lead as
soon as the gat e dropped for the second moto
as Smai l and Bell followed him through the
first comer. In fourth and pressing was Adam
West, who had finished sixth in the first moto.
Near the end of the first lap , Bell got extremely
sideways exi ting a whoop section and immediately fell off the pace follow ing the in cident.
U p front, Smail continued to pressure Hart
relentlessly and the two engaged in a rnoto long dogfight.
With the moto nearl y half over, Sm ail
pa ssed Hart go ing down the back straight,
but Hart moved to the insid e on the upcoming
sweeper and repassed him. The two riders flew
off the large tabletop side by side and then
Sma il passed Hart once mor e in the whoops.
Wh ile Hart a nd Smail had been doin~ battle
up Iroru . Norton had been making hIS move
behind them as he passed West and Bell to
move int o third. As the riders neared the end
of the mo to, it was Norton whoe n ew furthest
off the tableto p and held the gas on through
th e whoo ps in a final bid to unsettl e th e order
of fini sh. Hi s cha rge fell short, though, as
both Smail and Hart were able to hold h im
off at the checkered nag . Bisceglia crossed the
lin e in fourth with West beh ind him in fifth .
Results
second as he swept both motos of the Open
Beginner class to win his second overall for
t~e day.
Results
W /PIW: I. Erin Hucke (Yam ).
MINI BEG: 1. JoelyOark (Han); 2. Aaron Da vidson (H on);
5. P.aul Wood (K.aw).
MINI JR: I. Erni e Gmdron (Sm); 2. Kevin Pfei fer (Kaw) .
125 BEG : I. Ern ie Gen dro n (Suz); 2. Mark Hurley (Han);
5. Josh True (Ra w).
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125 JR: J. Oonaki H ucke (Yam ); 2. Edd ie Denhem (Han);
5. Danny Whitsetl (Yam).
125 tNT: I. Billy RadcliUe (Ka w); 2. Anthony Whippk
(H oo).
125 PRO: 1. Kenn y Olsen (Kaw).
250 BEG: L'Ted Skippa (H a n); 2. Qui. Brown (H a n);
3. TO~ C all egly (Yam ).
250 R: 1. Mont ii': Hill (Suz).
OP N BEG: I. Trd Skipper (Ha n); 2. Carl CJw:iwkk
(KTM): 3. Robu (SUl);
3. T im Compton (Kaw).
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125 BEG : l. David IW-ach (Han); 2. J ilme5 Camino ( Y~m);
3. Ryan Clapin (Kaw).
mach ines still being in Virginia 10 take their
first wins at Trail-Way with Chad taking the
200cc class and father Ken tak ing the 250cc
final.
Klopp grabbed the lead at the start of the
600cc Expert final from Rob a nd Tom
Majeski, Kevin and Mike Varnes and Ken
Mohler, and started to pull away as the
Majeskis got into a brotherly scra p over
second. Tom took second on the second lap,
with Mike Varnes slipping behind them for
fourth. Mohler went into fifth on the sixth
lap, and while the Majeskis were trading
second, Varnes shot into the lead as they
started the final lap. This woke up Rob more
than Tom as he managed to slip by Varnes
for second at the nag.
The Varnes returned later and jumped way
in front of the 250cc Expert final as they traded
the lead back-and-forth on their Penn State
Cycles-sponsored Yamahas. Mike took the
lead as they started the final lap and he knew
Kevin would try inside so he held a tight inside
line. Kevin tried to go under him but ran out
of room.
After two successive starts saw all the riders
in the Senior class take turns fall ing in the
first turn, the class finally started with Ben
Machamer putting the Protofab Yamaha in
front of Steve Heiser, joe Heberling and joe
Gately. Gately fell as he entered the third tum
and Heberling's Yamaha blew oil as they came
off the second turn on the second lap. The
race came down to the p'?wer of Machamer's
600 against Heiser's ability to ride the turns.
Machamer would pull away as they left the
turns, only to have Heiser rega in the lost
ground in the turns. This went the entire
eight-lap distance with Machamer holding on
to win by three lengths.
Results
55: I. Bill y Still well (Yam): 2. Bmjam in Miller (Yilm);
.5. Eric Hackman (Sut): 1. Jacob Johnson (Yam).
6,5: I. John Winsnt (Kaw); 2. Mikr McK« (Kaw).
85: I. -rood Winsett (H on ); 2. Ricky WinM'U(SUl); 3. John
Win seu (Yam); 1. Mike McKee (Kaw); 5. Chad H ackman
(5 .,).
200: I. Clad Ha ckman (Yam): 2. Jnnny Switzn' (Car).
SR: l. 8m M.achamer (Yilm ); 2. SI~ Ht"iWT (Kaw); 3.
Jar Hettrlinggam); 1. Joe Calel y (Tn).
750 EX: I.
aren a Bull (Yilm ); 2. Joe Giltely (Tri); 3.
Paul Crumlinll: (Hon) .
600 EX: I. Mlk~ Klopp (W·R ); 2. Rob Miljr ski (H- D); 3.
Mik~ Vamn (H ·D); 1. T om Majeski (Rlx ): 5. Krn Mohler
(Rtx ).
600 AM: l. Ph il Libhan (Yilm); 2. Ri ck H ilwk (Ya m ); 5.
alUck Blnsing (Yilm); 4. Jil50n lkam (Yilm).
250 EX: l. Mlke Vamr s (Ya m); 2. Kevin Varo n (Ya m) ;
3. Davr Lnnioak (H us); 4. Chuck Buchanan (SUl) ; 5. Rich
Mellinger (Yilm).
250 AM: 1. Ken Hackm an (Yilm); 2. Roger Dmmyer (H on);
5. Kevin Miller (M-V); 'I. J ilson Starn (Ya m ); 5. John Shavn
(Yilm ).
Smail smashes PIR Motocross
By Dan Meeker
Klopp clobbers Trail-Way ST
By Len Breech
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HANOVER, PA, AUG. II
Whether it was his new rear "spoiler" from
a " you won't see me crash again" lp-over
in the pits, or the greasy track which was much
to his liking, Mike Klopp sto p pe d Rob
Majeski 's win streak at three as he rode hi s
Penn State Cycles/Doris Kohl /Mike Birdbuilt Rotax to the win in the 600cc Expert
final at Trail-Way Speedway.
Several days of rain prior to the race and
a threat of rain on race day kept many of the
classes down in attendance. The Hackman
family took advantage of Mike Hacker's
PORTLAND, OR, AUG. 2
Lance Smail sailed to viciory in the highly
competitive 125cc Pro class at the Motocross
Northwest event at Portland fnternational
Raceway.
Grayson Hart grabbed the holeshot in moto
one followed closely by Smail and Mike Bell.
In a sharp corner leading to a downhill, Smail
forced hIS way to the inside of Hart and I:"t
by. Hart didn't let the pass discourage hIm,
though, and kept the pressure on the Suzuki
rider as they charged through a series of jumps
on the backstretch.
A few laps into the race Smail bobbled
headinl: up a hill and both Hart and Bell
closed ID. At the top of the hill Bell tried an
inside move on Hart, but Hart held him off
W/P/W : I. Eric Will iam s (Ya m); 2. Gregory Blackwdl
(Yam ): 3. Tra vis Broguiere (Yam).
P/W 6-8: I. Ja500 Hiln.son; 2. JUMin Ruth (Kaw); 3. Kelvin
Schoen ( K.aw).
P/W 9·11: I. Rohal HohgttW (Kaw );2. KevinE.alc.in(Hon);
! . T ravis Murphy ( K.aw) .
WMN : I. Jilnet Dean (Yilm).
MINI REG : t. Ryan Dow (Xa w) ; 2. Joshua. Bruce (SUl) ;
3. Ja50n 8<111 (Kaw).
MI NI JR: l. Tim Hol as (Sw): 2. Erni e Gm.dron (Su.r);
3. Brand on Whit e (Kaw).
MINI INT: l. Cory Fuller (Kaw); 2. Chad Reed (Kaw );
.5 T .]. webber (Kaw).
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125 BEG .0 . 1: I. Ern ie Cendron (Su.r); 2.. Jeremy Port er
(H on ); 3. En e Fostrr (H an ).
125 BEG 0-2: 1. Ste\'t' Selby (lC
