OPEN, 1. /elf "ndolplo (I" x); 2. GI; ". joI.h WlICnott (Yam ); S. Rid: Brrt! (Rh. ).
Chris Bense serv ed notice to his District 23 competi tion that he is serious about racing this year
as he rode the whee ls off his VZS for wins in the
25+ A, 125 and 250cc A classes , takin g five out of
six mo tos on the Midway Recrea ti on Park's
rolling terra in.
Be nse fire d off the tine on h is Burnsv ille
Yam ah a-supported machine and roost ed int o
the lead of the first 25+ A mot o. Jeff Colbert and
Jay Mercill se ttled in behind for the d ura tion of
the race, bu t Bense wo n withou t mu ch trouble.
Scott Stein le dis placed Steve Tuom ela ea rly in
th e mot a to tak e fourth, and maintained that
position un til the flag fell.
As the ga te dropp ed on the second mot o,
Bense and Colbert once again ju mped out front
on their 250s. Mercill and Steinle, rid ing 125 and
Open bikes, respecti vely, batt led over third. The
lead du o went on to repea t their first-moto finishes. Mercill held on for the fust three laps , but
Steinle eventua lly wore h im d own a n d too k
third. Tuomela trailed Mercill to take fifth.
The 125cc A class was the most competitive
of the da y. In the firs t moto, Bensep ulled anothe r holeshot to take the lea d . Mercill a nd Lee
Erickson emerged in second and third and
ma in tained those positions for the first th ree
laps. Then Mercill started to fade a bit. and the
riders behind dosed in on hi m. Erickso n took
ove r second briefly , but Jim Povoln y was charging. and after dis pa tching Me rcill rig ht befo re
the wh ite flag. we nt on to ta ke second away
from Erickso n. Mike Atkinson and Jason Kem pel passed Merci ll on the last lap to nail do wn
the remaining top-five positions.
Atkinson rounded the first tu m in the lead of
the second moto with Mercill in his wake . By the
end of the first lap, Kempe l and Povolny were
established in third and fourth, while Bense had
moved to fifth after a med iocre start. Atkinson
maintained a rapid pore out fron t, whi le Kempel
pressured Mercill and Bcnse attacked Povo lny.
Kempel got Mercill on the second lap, and a
sho rt time later Bense dov e by Povoln y on the
inside of a tum. Bense then pu t on a burst of
speed through a w hoop section to tak e th ird
from Merci ll on the next lap, and the top thr ee
positions we re set. Kempel ma naged to close in
on Atk inson, but came up a few bik e lengths
short at the end. Bense finished abo ut four second s after Kempel, wi th Povolny an d Brandon
Backes jn fourth and fifth, respectively.
Resu lts
MINI P/W SO: 1. John DeOtis; 2. Brandon Andtnol'l; 3. Scott
Ehlm fdd t.
MINI P / W 60: 1. Deftk O!~ 2. N.1thAn Broughton; 3.
Collin Butu.
MIN1 fR: 1. z..c:tl ~; 2. R..Indy P.mw-r 3. Carl SdwbittJr.e.
MINI SR:1. Mike K.ann;2. Mi~ Etuvo&d.; 3. Ry~ ~w.
rot 1. Lee Theis; 2. Rrl. Smith.; 3. Ry~ Broughton.
WMN: 1_ShrUy K.nn; 2. Amy Groth.; 3. Jill Wilber.
17· 24 A: 1. Jason ~1;2.(]yd Win«:k 3. J.unes Povoln
y.
17·24 8; 1. eNd Sparb; 1. Matt 1Orirw; 3. ~rndon Diy.
17-24 C: 1. Tony tburr; 2. JU5Cin Pftenon; 3. John l.«hnir.
2S+ A:. 1. Quia Her-: 2. jdf Colbm; 3. Scott 5crin&e.
25-f. 8: 1. J
ohn Kelly; 1. Kurt Bienek,;3. Doug PWry.
2S+ C: 1. WillWn ICrmik; 1. ~ Godwin.; 3. Kurt Torbrn-
oon.
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VET C: 1.
wm~m
Kre n ik; 2. Kick L.mbrechl; 3. A .J.
VET A:. I. ScoItStrin&e: 2. BiD Engstrom.; 3. 8l.lke
ero.m.n.
VET B: 1. Chris Hind.. 2. johnny DrOtiJ; 3. Rick Biri.
SUI> !.Johnroodon; 2. Bn.n0n0; 3. Ilob "'Uy .
USC (0-1 ): 1. Rid Smith; 2. Ryan Broughton; 3. Dorw.Id Fox..
125 C (D-2 ): 1. Ky~ Spilde; 2. Ron Frattkr; 3. JU5tin Tate.
125 8: 1. AMon Pape; 2. 1.ft Thria; 3. omd SpUJrYn.
US A:.1. Chris u.-.r; 2. Mik.e Atknon 3. Junes Povolny
250C (l)-I ~ I. Todd Pud
