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throttle on up , only to get a kick to the
right from the thunderous Harley and
drift to th e left as h e hammered the
throttle for more speed. Dent flew to
the lights, only to be di squalified fo r
stepping out of bounds at the 150' mark.
Dent' s return showing s to p ped the
clocks at 6.3183 for a d isappoin tin g
ninth-place finish .
Following Dent was Tom Reiser, the
current 800cc National Champion. Reiser put his USA Team Harley-Davidson
onto the Wh ite Rose Hill quickly and
smoothl y. Center ed on th e hill with
only a slight drift to the left, Reiser's rid ing skills mad e the spo rt look easy. The
rooster tail of dust seemed to chase Reise r th rough the tim ing lights, and he
sto p ped the clock with at 5.8858 - the
time to beat.
Reiser sa t on the bubble until Louie
Gerencer Jr. had his turn at th e h ill.
Gerencer's first climb was smoo th with
only a slight drift to the right mid way
up the hill. Gerencer posted a qu ick time
of 5. 9889, b u t it wa sn't qu it e fas t
enough. Gerencer re turned later and
popped the bubble Reiser was sitting
on. Cerencer' s second climb started left
on the launch pad with a little squirm
over the first breaker. This put Gerencer
onto the middle section of the hill quickly as he carried the front wheel through
the lights with the fastest time of the
day, a showy 5.734'.l that secured the
win.
Reiser returned in round two for an
attempt to regain his first-place position.
Choosing a groove on the far right, Reiser sta yed there all the way up the hill,
but was unable to secure a time quicker
than Gerencer's. In the end, Reiser had
to settle for third, as his teammate
Rand y Gabriel proceeded to move into
second.
Gabriel's first climb was uneventful
as he rolled his Harley onto the dusty
hill, shooting through the lights with a
time of 5.9403. It was Gabriel's second
climb that secured second. Starting left
in the box, as he launched on to the hill
Gabriel quickly found himself "in the
groove" towards the right side of the
hill. From there it was a sling shot ride
to the top for a time of 5.9324, only one
10th of a second off Gerence r's time.
Louie Gerencer reflected back on the
day's event, saying: "In my second ride,
I got over the first part p retty good. I
got back on the gas, then sta rted to do a
wheelie again and the re was no way I
was going to back off of it. I just rolled
off a little, just to keep it fro m coming
ove r. I hit the jump on top, go t back on
it and everything worked out great." a
White Rose M Hill
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York, Pennsylvania
Results: June 5
540: Midael DeBu sk (BSA); 2. Paul Pinsonnauh
(Hon); 3. Alan Hoskins (Hon); 4. David Watson (Kaw );
5. Scott Everett (Tri) ; 6. Ted Wilkins (RlX); 7. Richard
Soter m (BSA); 8. james Zucco (Kaw ); 9. Doug Klont
(Tri) ; 10. Paul Lowe (Kaw); 11. Steven Patrick (Yam); 12.
Roger McNeeley (Yam); 13. Paul Garrety (BSA); 14.
Ernia Pellin (Tri); 15. Ralph Kreeger (Tri); 16. Kevin
Zucco (Bul); 17. John Hislop (BSA); 18. Jason Petty
(Kaw) ; 19. Mike Pulver (Hon); 20. Steve Dresser (So2);
21. Bob Hawk (BSA); 22. William Hislop (Hon); 23. Leon
Everett (Tri).
800: 1. Louie Cerencer Jr. (H-D); 2. Randy Gabriel
(H-D) ; 3. Tom Reiser (H-D); 4. Harry Schreiber (H·D) ; 5.
Tun Frazier (BSA); 6. Creg Williams (Hon); 7. Rodney
Smith (BSA); B. Wade Wm iams (Hon); 9. Michael Dent
(H-D); 10. Glend.1IPe tty Jr. (Tn) ; 11. Bob Cas tledine (H0); 12. Gary Mille r (H-D); 13. Wallace Fowler (So2); 14.
Rich a rd Carlson (H-D) ; 15. C ha rles Casey (Yam); 16.
Donald Boggs (Hon); 17. Bru ce Ramsey (Ho n); 18. Ma