BLOC LEVENTS
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Anthony Pa ggio (247) and Jim Neese (314) fought for the lead at the start of
a 125cc A moto at Devil's Ridge. Brian McElroy (h idden) won bo th motos,
Travis Pastrana (17) and Chris Clarkson went elbo w-to-elbow at Devil's Ridge.
. Matt Boone came back from a firs t
moto DNF, 10 ta ke th ird in moto two
but was still out of th e top five
overall.
The ra ce action in the 65cc 7-11
year-old class look ed more li ke p ro
ac tion as Aaron Li nsey wa s able to
sh u t down J oshua Su mney's fir st
moto wi n to score th e seco nd rno to
win and the overall.
The' firs t rnoto saw a th ree-way
battle between Lindsey, Su m mey a nd
Allen McLaugh lin. After ea rly mot o
passing, Su m mey was able to wo rk
into first p lace by th e halfway point
an d Li ndsey fell back all the way to
fifth . McLaugh li n h it the grou n d on
lap five a nd su ££ered a DNF a nd
Lindsey got himself back toge the r
and worked back into second befor e
th e fini sh. Summey earned the mo to
wi n over L i n dsey , Ca sey Barn es,
Bryan Weat herly a nd Chris Wells.
Mo to two had the same tigh t raci ng
as mo to one, bu t this time arou nd
Lindsey was ou t fro nt at th e fin ish
a n d Summey 'se tt led for seco n d.
McLa ugh li n was able to hold things
together zhis moto and fin ished th ird,
but was still well ou t o f the to p three
ove ra ll. Barn es scored th ird overa ll
over Weatherly a nd Well s.
T eam Green / Du n lo p / Ham merh ead Graphics -backed J im Neese
took total co ntrol of both mo tos in .
the 250cc A class to grasp the overa ll
win over Mi ke Andrews. Anthony
Paggio went home with third overall
wi th Brian McN eill, us ing consisten cy as the key to earn fourth overall
wi th a 5-5 ta ll y. Lee Wal ston rounded
o ut th e to p five overa ll.
Brian McElroy sto rme d to both
rnoto wins in th e 125cc A class. Neese
chased McElroy across th e line in
both mo res whil e Pa g g io and
Andrews switched places in the
motos. Paggi o was th ird , ahea d of
Andrews. Patrick Slate turned in two
fifth place fi nishes for fif th overa ll.
Steve Starnes wiped out the Pl u s
30 cla ss in both motos a nd al so won
th e ove rall in the Plus 25 class.
Starnes was able to easi ly wa lk away
wi th both of th e P lus 30 mot os, but '
had to ba ttl e hard in th e Plus 25
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betw een the top three rid ers.
Results
50: 1. Michael Laws (Yam); 2. J ohn Will iams
(Yam); S. Brandon Langdon (Yam): 4. Willia m
Bryan, (Yam ); 5. Aaron Willis (Yam) .
65 7·1t: I. Arran Lindsey (Kaw): 2. J osh ua
Summey (Kaw); 5. Casey Barn es (Kaw); 4. Bryan
W. Lee Wa lston (Ya m) .
2SO B: I. Richard Ib ison (Kaw) : 2. Beech er
Simm on. (Ha n); 5. Chad Leigh (Yam); 4. David
Price (Ha n); 5. Ned Blackwelder (Suz).
2SO C: 1. Billy Taylor (Han ); 2. Michael Dyson
(Yam ); 5. Matt H enderson (Kaw ): 4. Mart y Wil h am.
(Ka w}; 5. Jelf Elkin. (SOl).
OPEN A: 1. Jell Mu sh al a (Yam); 2. Jay H auser
(Han); 5. Ken Ferrell (Han).
OPEN B: 1. Wall ace Fincher (Han); 2. Ricky
Gardner (Ha n); 5. Scott T url ingto n (Ha n).
16-24 OPEN UI I..: 1. Wesley Gar mo n (Ka w); 2.
Gage Fanton (Suz); 5. Anthony Fitch (Ha n); 4. Chad
Leigh (Yam); 5. Rodn ey Scott (Ka w) .
PL US 25: 1. Steve Starn es (Kaw): 2. Brian McNeill
(Yam); 3. Ja y Hauser (Han); 4. Mike Trexler (Ha n);
5. Graig J oh nson (Ha n).
PL US 50: 1. Steve Starnes ( Ka w ): 2. R ickey
G ardner (Han); 5. Chudy Hicks (Han); 4. Donn y
Jorabam (Yam); 5. Stuart English (Hon) .
PLUS 40: I. Billy Privett e (Hon) ; 2. Ken ne th
McDona ld (SUI); 5. J im Rice (Han).
International Drag Bike Association
SouthWest Nationals
Klemme conquers
SouthWest Nationals
By Bad Caraway
ENNIS, TX, MAR. 29
owan J oe Klemm e scored the win
in th e Super Gas final at th e
International Drag Bike Association 's SouthWest Nat ion als , held a t the
Texas Motorplex.
After two days of brisk and blustery
Texas weather, the decision was made
midway through Sunday eli m inations
to shorten the raci ng distan ce from 1/
4 mile to 1/8 mil e, du e to gu sting
winds. After q ua lifying 11th fastest,
Klemme u til ized quick rea tion times
to advance through the semi-fina ls,
selli ng up a one -pass showdo wn
between h im seI£ an d Schneider, the
1990 Super Gas champ. T he pre-race
prediction had come true.
In th e championshi p ru n , Schneider
was too a n xious a n d red- lighted,
handing Klemme his first title of the
1992 season.
The Pro Stock Eliminator class is
always high ly competitive, an d the
South West Na tionals field was no
differen t, Defen din g 1991 Event Champ ion H arry Lartigue knew it woul d
take quick reaction times to win the
eliminations, especially with the final
race bei ng run on the shorter 1/8 mile
track. After qualifying 14th fastest,
Lartigue fought through the pack to
face Ron Ayers in the Finals.
Ayers qualified fastest and was
poised to take th e title. In Final
Eli mi nations, though , Lartigue posted
a .447 second re action time an d
strea ked to h is secon d Sou th West title
over a dejected Ayers.
In Bryan Ben nett 's first appearance
aboard a new Kawasaki Ni nja, he won
the Pro Comp class on a bike that had
never been raced. Both Bennett and his
final s competitor, J on Minonno, had
to overc ome stiff cha lle nges from
veteran racers to adva nce to th eir
meeting in the championshi p pass.
Running on a windy 1/8 mil e track
in th e Final s, Bennett po sted a reaction
time of .489 seconds and speed of 136.57
mph to tak e the win. Min onno brok e
in th e fin al s to end the weekend as
runner-up bu t clocked a leading .474
reaction.
Competing for the first time in Top
. Fuel/Funny Bike Eliminator, Marshal l Farr won h is in itial ou ting with
a reaction time of .633 seconds and a
top speed of 170.45 mph. For both
Bennett and Farr, breaking new
ground yielded spectacu lar results.
The H eads- Up Eliminator saw some
old familiar faces in final eliminations
as well as some newcomers, with
everyone struggling with the windy
conditions. In Super Cornp, racer Bob
Morrison mo ved up from Pro Gas,
after winning th e PROSTAR numberone plate for 1991, and 'was simply
hoping to run well and get the feel
of the new bracket. After qualifying
seven th fastest, Morrison advanced to
the finals - defeating Michael Phillips
for the titl e.
In Pro Gas, Doug Barr ett posted his
first IDBA win , ov er coming JeH
Schilder, wh ose ru n ner-up positi on '
was hi s best fin ish in a Nat ion al event.
Top Ga s ma tched J oe Skelton aga inst
fastest qualifier Keith Van Riper in a
c.
closely contes ted final.
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Results
TOP FUE L/FUNNY BtD:: 1. Marshal l Farr
(Suz); 2. Duane Kirchn er; 5. D'Wayne Car lod (Sw).
