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Cycle News 1991 08 14

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GLOCAL EVENTS ~ J R VET INT: 1. Tom WdJ b (KTM): 2. John Davin (Ho n ); , . Darren El liott (H on). VET B ~G: I. Riek Florn (H on); 2.Mi k(' MeG« (u w ); S. Stacy Slagg~ ( H e n ), t . Curtu Co kognw(' (Va m ); 5. Sinor Basmajian (H on ). VET NOV : I. Dal e T uue mier (l(a w); 2.. J('U Shttts ( ka wO; S. Rot d y Ja mn (Hon); 1. Bob Shimp (S w ): 5. J.J. Murra y. n (S"'~ Vt:T IZ'o"T: I. TnT)' Ducker ( K.aw); 2. Ala n Aned all bu t th ree people - many of th em tw,ce. Left to cr u ise to a d is tan t second was You ngman, o n th e Acti on Yamaha and Vance a nd H in es-sponsored Ya m ah a FZR600. Yo un gman fin ished 40 seconds behind Szarek, almos t two seconds per lap off hi~ pace. The same SzankIYoungman scenario was repea ted twice o n Sunday, first in Middleweig ht Superbike, and then Middleweight Supersport. T ry though he m ight, Youngman j us t cou ld not get around Szarek in ei ther ra ce. Fo r h is eHo ns, Yo ungman, and top five fin ish ers jay Bartlow , Daniel josephs, and William H immelsba ch a ll receiv ed fift y percent product discount sli ps, redeemable at O:>lerna n 's. Szarek is sponsored by Dunlop, Kerk er , Loc kha n, and Spon Cycle Produeu. The an tici pa ted sho wdown between Szarek and j eH Atwell , in th e $1000 Un lim ited GP race , was not to be. Szarek lined up on th e gri d, but didn 't even make it to th e f,rst turn. fn the mad dash to th e first tum, hi s fro nt ro tor clipped the rear tir e of another rider. The results of th e crash and race were easily pr ed ictable; Szarek's front end i ns ta n tl y tucked under - pitch in g him oH a t ludicrous speed - and Atw ell ran away from everyo ne, ta king th e lio n 's share of th e purse. . Atwell had a typ icall y aweso me weekend, which beJ1;an when he ch ased down fir st year expert Bob Goodall in Sa turday 's GTO race . Surprising man y, in cluding himseJ£ Goodall , had jumped o ut lD a considera ble lead in the opening la ps while Atwell n oundered wit h a slow start · strange cons ideri ng th at he put a n 1100 mo to r in h is GSXR 750 cha ssis. Anyw ay, Atwell was up to second by lh e en d of th e first lap and after three mo re laps he relega ted Goodall to seco nd . . \\'i thsta nd in g me fearsome heat at the Po int, for two amateur end ura nce raa v.i n s, was Gr een castle, Pen nsylva nia's rider Tim Bemi sd erfer, In what the Fredricktown Yamaha, Dj Cycle, Rox y Cycle and Klem enko Flow -backed rider co uld only describe as 'easy,' Bemisderfer do minated bo th GT O and GT U races . The GTO was especially simple. as both leaders - firs t Brian O 'Callagha n , and th en L ynn Campbell - cras hed out, ha nding th e wi n to Bemisderfer, Results AM GTO END : I. Tim BmtUdmer (Yam); 2. Ralph Rimrotl (Sm); S. Ricky Wright (Sw.): 4. Robm Snow (Yam); S. 8ru« MMdI (S w ~ EX e T O E.~ D: 1. Jd( Atwt:1l (Sw ); 2. Robm Goodall (SUI-): , . Will iam Wyau ( ~w): 4. Cary Gft'mholt (Yam ); S. T om Gram (Yam ). AM GTU END: I. T im BemiMkrln- (Yam); 2. Marl Eckrnrodr (Ya m ); 5. Anthony &n::htt:ti (Ya m ): 4. Eric Ochs ( V.,.~ S. a..,1 ie Sa/ky (y;un, EX G1lJ END: I. C lt-nn S~k (Y;; 5. Robnt Snow ( J.a w); 4. Bud Wtbn (H·D); 5. Anhur Sapln(Due, EX HIW SlBK.: I . Glmn Surd! (Sw); 2. SI~ H iilrri on s (Xa w); 3. Jay Bartlow (Sw); 4. Will iam Wyatt (lta w); S. Andy Capcronn (Sw). AM H /W S/ BK.: J. Brian O' Calb ghan (Sw ); 2. Ralph R im rou f$uz.); 5. Paul H..m. (Sw); 4. Ricky Wright (Sw ); 5. Jilmo Roth (S u.t). t x MIW SlBK: I. G lmn Sun-k (Ya m); 2. h ul YounKTJ1<1n (Yiilm); , . JdfTf')' Kolltt (Ynnors slayed with Swee tland in th e earl y sta~es , hu t cras hed on ly 10 mil es int o th e first loo p. Mik e Nel son cla imed first in the 250cc Novia: cla ss, fin ishi ng fi£th over.l IJ. A good sta rt and a stro ng second lap a ided in h is fini sh. The Open Amat eur class was won by Craig Deck, who finished sixth overall. In o nly hi s Sixlh race ever, an d first race aboard a 250, Deck survived lhree crashC5 en route to his finish. to

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