stroke, while his main concern, Abbott, who
started on the second row, was hampered by a
loose spark arrestor on his I100).
40+ VET' 1. Kent Nkholls (JITM).
SCRATOI MAIN: 1. Jim 5Uzmor'e (We); 2. Alan Christian
(W..); 3. Bobby Hedden a.w); ~ But .... (Wa).
HOCP MAIN: 1. Alan Christian (Wes); 2. IMrt But (Wes); 3.
}UnSlzemo« (W..); ~ BobCollio< (Wa); 5. v""", Fdldo (Wa).
0.2: 1. lUck Swalley Oaw); 2. Bill Canary craw); 3. Larry
H......n(W..).
0.3:.1. CedI W.tson cr.w); 2. Xlm Duwan.eh ; 3. Joe Teitgm
OPEN NOV: 1. Mdk Evans (K.aw).
:!SO NOV, 1. - . """" (JITM).
"Eddie Ingels (left) and Handicap winner Alan Christian battled at Auburn Speedway.
but he had to come from behind to do it Moving
from fifth place after the first loop, Miller turned
in the two best loops in the class to dominate the
Intermediate Bs. First loop leader Dennis
Thompson faded to fifth.
Six-time ATA Champion Tom Hamann, following up on his E1 Trial De Espana xxm win,
easlily beat Jared Malmquist, 37-{;6, in the Expert
class.
Sportsman A's Dave Stanley five point total
was the best overall "green plate" score, but B
division winner Peter Thatcher tumed in the
event's only clean loop card.
Results
EJ(, 1. Tom Homann
(!let); 2.}UeIdon P...... (!let); 2. Becky'!Wo "(Yom); 3.
Allan Ralls (Yam); 4. Robert Pe:rriJ1 (Yam); 5. Lyndoa Luhmann
(FM).
NOV A:. 1. Ted BeuUck (Yam); 2. Bryan 8enllon (yam).
NOV B, 1.
BocI"dm." (F. .); 2. JUn _
(Fm); 3.
Shown Pldcett (Fm);" MoK PeriJI (!let); 5.lCeI1y Co'" (Yun).•
Duo.,
Christian awesome at
Auburn Speedway
By Genevieve Moore
AUBURN, CA, MAY 21
Alan Christian made a late-race pass on Will
Whiteside to win the Handicap main event at
Auburn Speedway.
Whiteside started the Handicap on the 2~
yard line; Bob Collier and Bob Hedden both on
the 40, and Christian, Bart Bast and Jim Sisemore
started off on the 50. The race got off 10 a smooth
slarl, with Whiteside and Collier leading the
way around the first tum. The duo was chased
by Hedden, Bast, Sisemore and Christian.
At the end of lap two, Christian was beginning to make his move and by the lime they hit
the front straight, Christian, Bast and Hedden
were three abreast, while Whiteside and Collier
were still leading the way in first and second,
respectively.
_ During the fourth lap, Christian went by
Collier, while Bast found traction out wide. At
the slart of the ruth lap, Christian went underneath Whiteside, who was beginning to face.
Christian went on to 'Iake the checkered flag
ahead of the pack, while Bast and Sisemore
crossed the finish line second and third, respectively, in what was a photo finish.
Bast got the jump on the field at the start of
the Scratch main ahead of Christian and
Hedden, while Sisemore was all bUI eliminated
when he fell in the first turn.
Christian pushed Bast to the limit and was at
one time able to gel up alongside of the frontrunner but just couldn't quite complete the pass.
BasI held on to score the win, with Christian finishing second and Hedden third.
Results
HDCP: 1. AI.n Chri!.ti.n (Wes); 2. Bart: Baat (Wes); 3. Jim
Si>emo« (Wa).
SCRATCH: 1. Bart But (Wes); 2. Alan Christian (Wes); 3, Bob
Hedden (Wes).
D-:t I.C-!I..ht;2. Bill Newby.
JR: I. Matt 8l!dcn'.
Hayes scores at Bristol Drags
By Dennis Victory
BRISIUL, IN, MAY~
Jimmy Hayes captured the win in the Pro Comp
Eliminator at the !DBA Southeast Nationals at
Bristol International Raceway.
Hayes, one of the most consistent Pro Comp
riders in the country, was having one of those.
days. He usually leaves opponents sucking
nitrous, trying to catch his Suzuki Katana on the
top end, and he was trying to win his firsl !DBA
championship. But in the final, il was Hayes
who found himself staring at the tail end of his
opposition, failing to leave first on every elimination pass.
Yet Hayes drew on each chance to improve
on his reactions, his Katana out-powering everybody to the -win lights. It appeared his luck
would end in the final against Jon Minonno.
Minonno cuI a .454, while Hayes napped to a
.674. Surely more than a two-tenths head start
would guarantee a M1nonno victory?
Not today; not against a rider with the type
of luck Hayes was haVing. Hayes ran past
Minonno when a 15 cent cable broke in
Minonno's nitrous oxide system.
"When I go into around," Hayes said, "I feel
confident that my bike can run with anybody,
and usually I can ride pretty good, too. Today I
was so far off, it wasn't even funny. It was the
bike. It did its job. You could have put anybody
on the bike today and they would have won."
A disappointed M1nonno said, "It's a shame.
It was my best light of the day and my besl 60foot time of the weekend."
In defense of Hayes, his poor slart was
caused by a clutch problem. When he put the
bike on the rev limiter, it crept through the
beams. He pulled it off the rev limiter and
backed out.
"It broke my concentralion," he said. "But
that's no excuse. I should have been ready."
Hayes needed a Sunday final-round qualifying time just to join the 16-bike party. The wedding of a close friend on Sa turday kept Hayes
700 miles away from the dragstrip, but under
!DBA rules, Hayes could attempt to qualify on
Sunday, as his bike was at the track and met all
technical specifications on Saturday. Hayes continued his post-ceremony festivities into the
early morning once in Bristol, at a local pub,
finally ending the night at 3 a.m. Aside from a
few early troubles, however, Hayes lack of rest
didn't seem to effect him, as he rode the the Pro
Compwin.
Results
PRO CQMP: 1. Jimmy Hayes (Suz); 2. Jon Minonno (SU7.).
TOP GAS: 1. Bernard Skelton (Kaw); 2. Benny Thompson
(IC.ow).
S/COMP: 1. Troy Jarrett (Suz); 2. Jimmy Mullen (Suz),
PRO GAS: 1. Roger Shryoclc (Kaw); 2. Jimmie Nichols (Kaw).
S/(;AS, I. J"" KJemme (Suz); 2. Mike Miles (Suz).
51ST: 1. Jack Miller (Kaw); 2.
Meo1lr15 (Kaw).
S/ELlM: 1. Pete uub (H~D); 2. Jack Daniela (SUZ).
£T, 1. Steve McFetrln (Suz); 2. )eff smgleton (Sue).
ST ET: 1. Speedy Ogg (Suz); 2. Jod Havenputt (yam).
JnrY
Stiles smokes Swan Creek MX
By Bart Wilber
ATHENS, AL, MAY 22
Clark Stiles was unbeatable today at Swan Creek
MX. The 125cc C class competitor never looked
bade. in either motos to score the overall win
ahead of his nearest competitor Kenny Beaver.
Stiles holeshot both motos for back·to-back
wire-ta-wire victories, Finishing behind Beavers
in third was Chris Neal. Wes Stiles and Jeff
McDonald rounded out Ihe top five overall.
The Open class was a different story.
Haygood Terrel scored the win but it didn't
come easily.
In the first moto, Terrel was second off the
line before passing Bart Wilber for the lead.
Terrel would go on to score the win, but ,it was
the second moto where he really swealed.
Jusl as in the first moto, Terrel gated second
to Wilber but blew by him for the lead.
However, Terrel crashed in a tum soon after and
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