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WORLDSPORTS 22ND ANNUAL second jump at 7.0291 seconds. Gabriel's second run improved his lime to 6.9281 seconds, and secured him eighth pla ce on the da y. Gab ri el's tea m m a te Tom Rei s er brought his Har ley-Dav idson to the foot of the hill and fishtailed his way to the top, refusing to completely back off the th ro tt le. His crowd -pl easing ride was n o t ideal, but s till produced a respectable 7.1861-second lime. "That ride was a little wild and was less than p rofessional," said Reiser. "I thought there was a trac k on the righ t side of the hill, and evid ently there was, as Louie (Gerencer [ r.) picked me off and used the same groove." Reiser's second ru n was more effective in execution. He started far right, lunged hard and twitched a little on the land ing from the firs t jump. As Reiser fed the Ha rley all the nitro he could, he launched on u p with a straight climb and flew over th e seco nd ob stacle to land at the lights w ith a 6.2891-second run. The second climb assured Reiser of second place on the day. Tim Frazier set his purple BSA far right in the box and put th e nitro-fed machine up the hill qu ickly. He bobbled on the landing from the first jump, and made some body and throttle adjustments. Frazier flew on up the hill and over the second jump, drifting to the left as he fi nish ed w ith a 6.5796-second attemp t. Frazier' s seco nd ou ting was nearly identical , onl y slightly faster, and he launched nearly 35 feet farther off the second obstacle. His 6.2982-second lime assured him of third place, and put him in a points-race tie for third place with Harry Schreiber [r .. "The bike's running good and I'm pleased," said multi-time 540cc class champ ion Frazier, who has been plagued by mechanical gremlins in his inaugural season in the 800cc class. "I still made a few mistakes, but in the 800cc class you can 't make mistakes. I think next year we'll be read y, an d I'm gonna work on it real hard this winter." Lou Gerencer Jr. drew 13th in the running order, and displayed his finesse as he and his Harley-Davidson took another win. Gerenc er Jr. was a rare rider to sta rt from the left of the box, and hammered off the start towards the first jump. He landed slightly sidewa ys and roosted up th e hill with the rear end kicking. Gerencer Jr. flew long off the 220-foot-mark ju m p, and tripped the cl o ck with a 6.2651. Gerencer Jr. didn't like the wa y the motor had sounded, so his crew investigated before his second run. "We foun d one of the injector no zzles was turned sideways, so we straightened it out, go t ready to make my second ride, revved the thing up, and it still soun ded like it wanted to seize up," said Geren cer Jr. "So I held the throttle wide open until it wouldn't rev any mo re. Then I let go of the clutch. I got over the jump pretty good and just kept the thing on as hard as I could and ended up win ning." D Results S4ll: I . Ted Wilkins (Rn); 2. Paul Pinsonnault (Han); 3. Steven Dres ser (Suz); 4. Sco tt Everett (Tri); 5. Ern ie Pellin (Hon); 6. Michael Debu sk (SSA); 7. James Zu cco (Kaw): 8. Alan Hoskins (Han); 9. Do ug K1on! (Tri); 10. Pau l Lowe (Kaw ): 11. Stev en Patrick (Yam); 12. Ralph Kreeg er (Tri ); 13. Paul Garret)' (SSA); 14. Randy DiDion (Hon ); 15. Leon Eve rett (Tri); 16. Michael Pulver (Kaw ); 17. John Hislop (BSA). 800: I. Lou Ge rencer Jr. (H-D); 2. Tom Reiser (H-D); 3. Tim Fraz ier (BSA); 4, Greg William s (Hon); 5. Glendal Petty Jr . (Tri) ; 6. Ha rr y Scheib er (H-D) ; 7. Rodney Will iam s (H·O); 8. Randy Gabriel (H-D); 9. Rod ne y Smith (BSA); 10. Gary Miller (H-D); II. Charles Ca sey (Ya m); 12. Wall ace Fowler (Suz ); 13. Richard Carlson (H~D) ; 14. Danny Halcomb (Tri); 15. Bruce Ram se y (Hon); 16. Richard Geo rge (H- D). AMA NA TIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP H ILLCLIMB SERIES POINT STANDINGS (Aller 9 of 10 rounds ): 54 0: 1. Pau l Pin sonnault (104 / 3 w in s ); 2. Scott Everett (101/2); 3. Ted Wilkens (96/4); 4. Alan Hoskins (BO); 5. Paul Lowe (68). 8OQ, I. Tom Reiser (96/4); 2. Lou Gerencer Jr. (93/3); 3. (TIE) Tim Fra zie r/ Ha rry Sch re iber (9O/ I); 5. Greg Williams (84). WINTE R NATIO NA L ~ OLYMPICS · ~ ~ CI"') 0\ 0\ rl rr:l rl H CJ ..n o ... u o a GATORBACKCYCLEPARK GAI=::'V~~.~~ FL ~ For info call or write: p.o. World Sports Box 7698, St. Pete., FL 33734 (813) 894·0439 Donate to THECLAYTON FOUNDATION 2201 Cherry Avenue Long Beach, CA90806 310/427-7433 "We want tobe yourfmJorite charitg" 23