;DIRT-TRACK :: ..•. .... Round 6: Dallas Half Mile
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AMA Grand National Chamjiionship SerieS
TI me 3:31.24.
H EAT 3 (10 laps, 10 rid en, lo p 2 translen: I. Brett
Landes (H on ); 2. Terry Poov ey (H-D); 3. Aaron Hill (H D); 4. Billy Hernd on (H on); S. Willie McCo y (H-D ); 6.
Scott Stump (Ho n) ; 7. Mike Hacker (Ha n); 8. Rus ty
Rogers (H-D); 9. Ian Segedy (H -D); 10. Ha rold Dorsey
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Ti mr. 3:33.13.
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J. p., 10 r id e n , t op 2 t r.ansfrr) : 1.
Kenny Coolbeth Jr. (H -D); 2. Rod ney Fa rris (H- D); 3.
Davey CamHn (H-D); 4. Mike Vames (H -D); 5. Brei
Beyer (H-D); 6. Dale ~an Sr. (H- D); 7. Lance)ones
(H-D) ; 8. Kris Kise r (Ho n); 9. Ste ve Bea ni e (H-D); 10.
James Ha rt (H -D).
TI me: 3:33.42
SEMI 1 C l .a ~. 11 riders, lop 3 transfrr}: 1. Billy
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He rnd on (Hon); 2. Rick y Smit h (H a n ); 3 . Ke v in
Atherton (H-D); 4. Mike Hacker (Ho n); S. Andy Tresser
(Due); 6. Kris Kiser (Ho n); 7. Jess Reedet (H-D); 8. Bret
(Above) Brett Landes was Impress ive, winning his heat and leading the National before
dropping to fifth. (Right) Kenny Coolbeth Jr. couldn't finish the main for obvious reasons.
(Below) Will Davis (21) couldn 't fend off Scott Parker (2), and finished an eventual third.
Beyer (H-D); 9. Harold Dorsey (Hon); 10. Grc Gifford (H·D); 6To m my Colso n (H- O); 7. Ric k y Smi th (Han ); 8. Ty
Howard (H -D); 9. .AIlon McBee (H-D); 10. Jess Roed er
(H -D); 11. Ted Tayloe (H ·D ).
head with a laugh: "Now how about ·fi nally .. M,le· ~board th e EraldoFerracc::l -tu.ned
listirig allot mys ponsors?",.You g()t lt, ?tevie. ·· Ducati 750SS: Tress er had debuted the
' More hea·d lists KK MC Supply ,·Sheperd :. bea.ullfpl machine at .the Sacramento Mile
Chemicals, F&SHarley-DavidSon,John Dra- ,.: earner In the year, ~utthe motorlasted only a
' goo" Mqtion pro:.Bell; Air Pro and Wilson '. few taps be~orelt blew. u~ : Tresser ,was
Drive Axle,as ' hIS, sponsors. Morehead:s . , Impressed,With t~e .m ach ln ~ s performance,
· engiries were built by Skip Eaken, ·and are . and though he lalled t~ qualify for the Natlon~
..~intained by Gary Stolzenburg. . . . .
· .a~_':::'rd haP t0ti gel a race .under h.'s bell
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.In the' absence' of larrY 'P~ra~;: the"Team
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.George" "and Jess .Rc:ieder ·were·decked out
Urid.o rider iNho re~ently · signed with Erion · . In a pa ir of unfamiliar helmets at Dallas .·
· R~lng to·Conlestthe. 600CC Supersport road ... ·Instead of the· lammar. Harley.Daitidson-style ·
~ce class, rook,e·ExiJ:ert ,Mlke Haciler thre"'! ., blilCk;.white and ·orange paint·senernes, the
hIS, leg C)Yer. the .J ohnny Goed:tuned~ H(lIl~ . Roeder brothers' helmets 'were painted yelFlS750 usually. raced ~y . P.e~ra rn· M s low and black.· "Our sponsor, ,Herb Harris,
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· from my,home state'of Vorgorlla, .said Goad. ,"I .... wanled us 10
the ye llow and black
thlnk_hes got so""!epolentlaL.and f~red 1<;1 .. because -they're my dad's old colors," sa id
·Iet.hlm take the b,ke out for ~ spin. . ~ac.ker . . GeOrile. in reference to his father, multi-time '
failed _ quah.'Y. for the .National, finishing · .. National winner George Roeder. "Dadwere
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· Also absent at Devll'.sBowl Sladium Y!'as · . the ·gas tankS.· . . . . . . .. .'
home-state rider Mike Hale. The Carrolton;, _· . . .
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Tex~s, rider ·had ·~rked· his Barte,ls' Harley- ' , Canadian Nation Champion Steve Belittle:
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Davl~son-~cked dIrt tracker and was busy ... lIi",s back in action'atter sitting out .sev~ral
competing In the 600cc Supersport class an~ . roundS due to, a severely broken rfght .a nkle·
Superblke National ,n ,Lou~on , N.ew Hamp' : . suffered while motocrossing. ·U's still a Httle .
· shore. aboard a Smokon Joe s Racing-backed .:, lender: Bn 'l11 having some. trouble hilling
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Honda CBR600R. .
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. . the brakes," said Beattie, who finished fifth in
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. his semi and Jailed to make the cut fOr"lhe·
, Crowd favorite Terry.:Poovey competed at ·'National.· .
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,evil's ,Bowl aboard a . Harley-Dav i?sot! · .
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· XR750. rather"llian his familiar Honda. ~e . ·Motoc·ross mechanic Marshall Plumb·was
engine is all new,·bul the lawwillchal;s isis · · on hand as .s pectator in Dallas,·joining·felone that.I used to own," said Poove{ol.the .·...Iow tuner and friend·Kenny Tolbert" in.lhe ·
·TedSakalda,owned. motorcycle. ~Ever since · . Ha·rley -Qav'dsonp its ; Plumb ,. wh,O :ha s
· he bega n sponsoring me, .Ted has wanted :. wrenched for the Iikes·of Guy Cooper, Brian·
. me 10 r ide a·' Hiuley. I jusft;ouidn' t ·ride llie ;':', SW
'ink.La.,.y Ward B mOSl"recently, Jeff
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· Harley I had in 1991, but h.a.ve
·a.900d feeling '. Matlasevlch, reported thal'he was enjoying '
about.thls one . I'll ride:the Harley'at all the ' himself, tiut would,not want to tune a ,dirt
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.miles, and iny. HoncUi atthe miles · . : . :. tracker: ~ese thirigs are nke·the old·works ·
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: ., . bikes,~ sa id the friendly· Oklahoman. ~Every
·Scott Pa·rker, Chris 'Car;; Steve 'Morehead·' . Ihing is handmade . On a modem motocross
and Will Davis were elected as rider repre' bike, everyth ing is production; production; ,
· senta tives during the ,pre' race riders' meet- : · productiOn. "These" bikes look like
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