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protest had been lodged over Zillerkop f's speed through a restricted section of the course and the possibili ty of a penalty put th e Kawasaki pilot 's Mesquite Gran Prix victory o n th e line for th e second year in a row . " I won this race by three minutes last year but they gav e me a five minute penalty for going too fast in the pits. T hat put me back to second overall and second in class," Zitterkopf exp lained. " I did . go too fast in one section today. It was only about 50 feet long and I just had brain fade. I gassed it for about 10 feet but, wh en I realized wh at I'd done, I hit th e brakes an d sto p ped a nd waited. It was just a mis ta ke." After di scu ssin g the protest with course officials, race organizer Cas ey Folks agreed . The protest was dropped a nd Zitt erkopf's third win in this year 's five-event ser ies was cofilirmed. . " I' m rea lly hap p y with this win, especially after losin g it last year ," said Zitterkop f, w ho th an ked 'sp o nsors Kawasak i, O ' Nea l, PSI , FMF, 100%, Kal -G ard , Prol oo k, Tsubaki , Mu ltiair, Ren thal , Smith, Shoei, IMS. " The race was a bla st, It's not often yo u ride through .a town like th is, practi cally through peoples' back yards. It's really ' a fun deal. " Sweetland said, " I was trying to ride consistent a nd stro ng and no t mak e any mistak es. I had a go od rid e. I just needed to go a bit faster. Lewi s' co ns istent pe rforma nce pu t h im on top o f th e 250cc Pro class in third o vera ll , j ust 15 seconds a hea d of Ya m ah a p il ot Bre nt Fo x . Ham el claime d fifth overa ll , despi te clogging a n air filt er o n th e fina l la p, a nd H arden sco red a wi re-to-w ire win in th e Over 30 class in sixt h. Seco nd in class went to Yamaha pilot Darin Cartwright in 16th overall, and Brian Schmuckle rounded out th e top three in 21st overall. Maxim ra ced home 22nd overa ll to take th e Over 38 Pro title by more than 20 pl aces. Roger Hurd disappeared during the last lap of th e course leaving Charlie Kline a t th e head of th e 125 Pros in 23rd overall. George McQuiston topped th e Expert racers in 15th overall , just 17 mi nutes behind the Pro cla ss wi n ners. "The d ust was a real factor starting back behind the Pro s," McQuistion said. " You had to wait until you got to the grassy pa rts or th e wide open trails to pass and that held me up. " Ric ha rd Wilk topped th e Open Expert cla ss just two pl aces behind McQuiston, Tom Barbero won th e Over 38 Expert division in 36th overall and Tim Lee he came out on top of the Over-30 Experts two places back in 38th. . Overall honors in th e five-lap Amateur race were claimed by 16-year-old Ty R ob erts from Snohomish , Washington. Ro bert s brought his KXI25 home with a time of two hours and 35 minutes, two a nd a half minutes ahead of Open Amateur T h yn e Stanworth. 01 Results OPL1\i PR.O: 1. Greg Zin erk opf ( Ka w ); 2. Garth Sweetland (Ka w) ; 3. Da nn y Ham el (KT M). 250 PRO : I. Jimmy Lew is (KTM ); 2. Brent Fox (Yam ); 3. Jo h n Rudd er (AT K). 125 PRO: l. Charlie Klin e (Suz). O VER 30 PR O: I. XUI Har den (KT M); 2. Darin Cartwright (Yam) ; 3. Brian Schm uc kle (Han ). OVER 38 PR O : I. lIill Maxim (Kaw ): 2. T .V. Holmes (KT M); 3. Tom J ohnson (Han). O PEN EX: I. R icha rd Wilk (KT M); 2. Brent Bu,h (KT M); 3. Ken Kozlik (Ho n]. 250 EX: I. George MC "Q1II5IOn (Suz ); 2. Pau l Piu s (S UI); s, Mike H ee rs ( KT M). t25 EX: I. J ohn S teele ( KT M). OV ER 2S EX: 1. Lincoln P iersol (Ho n ); 2. Mark Auh (Yam ); 3. Dave Kerr (H o n ). OV ER.:lOEX: I. T im t .«he (KTM ); 2. J im Roew er (Ha n ); 3. Scot t Hammond (Yam). OVER 38 EX: I. T om Barbero ( Ho n] : 2. Keith Pear son (KT M); 3. Rick P lans (Hon). 4-ST K EX: I. J oe Delmue (KT M); 2. Bob J on es (Ho n). Chris Agajanian Presents ( DOLL~r~a: ) YaIYo//ne. EXECUTIVE LODGE ~ O"l .... IJ.) ..0 o ..... u o c,l'M€,(. CH AL LE NG E O...."as on OUl r'~ AS\ ()( •• ho" O N O' I ~ n C. l,' O''l' " In( f l1~ rley CAL-EXPO TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: Cal Expo Box Office (916) 924·2090 'd~ ~~" Gates Open 5:00 pm Time Trials 5:30 pm THE WHEREHOUSE TOWER & WEINSTOCK'S . 916/923-BASS CAU.FOR·TIX · Got an opinion? Try Voic~s. WOODS RACING AT ITS NEW VIRGIN COURSE Mt1 " ';Ho, • .... C FINEST 0 CR OSS COUNTR Y GRAND PRIX S"'rpeburg:. MD 4th haaal Wbilkt7 Rlqe GP Suzuki Specialists RM 80 . 125. 2 50 only "Performance Engi ne Kit s " M otocross Suspension "_--213-864 8218 October 13.1 9 91 20 Rid er limit S ig n up 8 :00 . m • 10 am Rid..... Moo ting 10 :00 All CI.o_ In cluding Vint~. (Pre 1980) Direct ion s: 2 mi. South of Sharps burg on Harpers Ferry Rd. '--- - - ....., (JOI) ""-1" 5 - - - - - - ' 23