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Church. The two battled back and forth during
the eight-lap fi n a l w it h Reed fin a ll y d iv in g
under Church in turn one on the white-flag lap.
The new leader then turned in a blistering final
lap to hang o n for th e win a nd $500 in p rize
money. Fonner Amateur Na tional GTU Champi on John Blessed rod e the wh ee ls off his Ho nda
600 until a rod bearing gave wa y and he handed
the win over to Michael Crepeau in Expert GTU.
The GTO race was a battle down to the line with
Jeff Belt setting the pace until he was swooped
on lap 16 b y eventual winner Da nny Roberts.
Racing G ra ndfather Frank Kinsey showed his
stuff on the last lap , pulling out of the draft to
bump Belt back to third at the stripe.
Hooters-sponsored Steve Decamp ro mped to
the Heavyweight Superbike win after d isposing
of Yankee invader Anthony Fania. The Reed
family showed more spirit with yo unger brother
Mark Reed taking wins in both Amate ur Midd leweight a n d H e a v y w ei g h t racing on h is
ZX600 Kawasaki, g ivi ng th e Reed bro the rs a
total of five wins and $1500 for the weekend .
Sportsman racing ha s go tte n hot and heavy
o ver the past few seasons and this one was a
barn burner, with Robert Ault riding a seasoned
H ond a 500 Int erceptor in what beca me a threeway battle with EXSOO-moun ted Eric Ludwigsen
and Tony Martin o n a hybrid Yamaha 250.
Although they weretire- to -tir e for the eight
laps, Ault rod e the wh eels off the Honda for the
win while Ludwigsen slipped past Martin at the
flag for seco nd place.
The wee kend ended whe n a red -flag-ma rred
Midd lew igh t G P race left th e even t without
a mbu lances. The last three races on the bill were
no t run when avai1able track time expired without any ambulances returning to the track.
Results
AM L/W SS: 1. jot' Wootm (Yam); 2. Knth Ph illips (Y.Jm); 3Shawn Rodel (Han); 4. K.rI tWl (Y.m);S. JeffUxtgbottom (Yam) .
EX UW SS: 1. 1.Jn ~ (yam); 2. D.vid Pabst (Yam); 3Ric:tUe Morris (Yam ); ... Paul Netterstrom (Yam ); S. Bruce Colfm.n
(Y_ )
AM M /W 55: I. Mark ReN ()(a w); 2.. Dav id He nderson
(Hon); 3. Todd Brank (Suz); ... Leslie Home (Suz); S. Keith Day
(Han)
EX M/W 55: 1. Mike Rnd (XlIw); 2. Krvin RmtzeD (XlI w ); 3.
MicNd C~u (Hon ); 4. MicNd Lennin g (Han); Sojohn B'-ed
(Hon )
AM H /W SS: 1. MMk Rt"ft1 ~w); 2. Brad Sim rnenon (Kaw);
3. Todd B.... lSuz); '- WillWn IfiI1i> lSuz); S. t.e.lie Hom< (Suz )
EX H /W SS: 1. Mike Reed (K,Iw); 2. Krvin RentzeD (XlI w ); 3.
j.ack Du p~ (Yam); 4. o.ve lUrdy (}(aw); S. David Olin (Suz).
U/LSS: 1. Mikt Rftd (lGaw); 2. Geneo Chun:h (Hon); 3. Kevin
Rentzell vc.w); 4. ~ Hunt (Han); S. David Olin (Suz ).
AM L/W S/BK: 1. Ice Wooten (Yam); 2. Dustin Sperber
(Yam) ; 3. Knth Phill ips (Yam ); " . K.rl fUn (Yam); S. Shawn Redel
(Yam).
EX L/W S/ BK: 1. P.Jul Nettentrom (Yam); 2. Eric Ludwigsen
(}Caw); 3. Robert Ault (H o n ); 4. Tony Muti Jl (Yam); S. I.n
~(Y",,).
AM H / W S/OIC:. 1. Brad Simmerson (Yam); 2. Tod d Brank
(Suz); 3. jot' Wanen (Hon); 4. LnIie Home (Suz) ; S. Jeffrey Hearn
(Jc.w).
EX H / W S/BK: 1. Steve Decamp (Ka w); 2. jona than Bolton
(Suz); 3. Dave Ha rdy (Kaw ); .... John Blessed (Hon) ; S. Anthony
Fania (Iy
50: 1. Binny ()rnoll (Ya m).
65 (7-11): 1. Derrick Bell (Kaw); 2. Mich,w l Willia (l