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ond-place finishes, Hamer clinched the
overall over Elliot.
In the IT, Yamamoto qualified fastest
with a time of 24.669 seconds on the
rough, dusty track. Rains over the last
week had washed away the surface Qf
the course, and then the dry Idaho wind
had whipped away any remaining
moisture. Going into turns one and two,
the top of the track had become as slick
as glass, with holes forming at the end
of two. A ripple formed in the sweeper
at the bottom of the track, forcing riders
to be careful in their acceleration onto
the start straight. Fay pulled secondfastest time with a 24.809 over Shane
Butchart, Jeff Harsha and Ricky Henson.
Ron Yamamoto and Fay won both of
their heats, with Dan Stanley and
Henson pulling seconds, and Russ
Yamamoto and Jeff Russell taking thirds.
The trophy dash featured Fay bouncing
out into the lead, only to lose control in
the sweeper, and spend the rest of the
dash as a spectator as Ron Yamamoto
won over Harsha and Butchart.
In the main, Ron Yamamoto read the
green light perfectly and slid into turn
one ahead of' Stanley, Russell, Scott
McPherson, Russ Yamamoto and
Harsha. Fay ate dirt back in seventh,
ahead of Ricky Henson, who also got
trapped in the starting traffic.
Within a couple of laps, though, Fay
aggressively railed by everyone up to
third. By this time, Yamamoto and
Stanley had pulled ahead. Stanley
. attempted to get past Yamamoto, but
without result.
Halfway through, Xamamoto held a
small three-second cushion on Stanley,
who was keeping Fay outside of striking
distance. "1 knew that I wasn't catching
Ron," related Stanley, "But that if I
stayed ahead of Mickey I'd keep up
with him."
Now in fourth, Russell led the pack
of Russ Yamamoto, McPherson, Harsha
and Henson. Yamamoto held his lead to
the finish, with Stanley and Fay sliding
in a couple seconds behind. Russell
retained his position at the head of the
pack over Harsha and Henson. "It was a
tough track," explained Russell, "And
Yamamoto is still hard to beat. We don't
have much of a hometown advantage
here since we never race on this track."
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