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Gibson too k h is SiTech Ra cin g -prep p ed
CR2SO to fou r hard -fou ght wins and was one of
only two riders on the d a y to pos t a p er fect
sco re.
Gibso n's race sched ule only allowed him to
run half of the Birch Creek /Hammer Head /
Pepsi race series, and Gibson faced tough competition in both classes by series po ints conte nders Allen Alford and ja y Ha user. Alfo rd
charged hard to try and steal Gibson's lead in
the 25+ A class only 10 come up inches short by
the end of moto one. Gibso n again jumped out
front of the 25+ A class in molo two, but it was
Sonn y Mitche ll hot in p ursuit in second . Hauser
was wo rking his hardest to hold Alford back in
fourth when Alford swapped in so me rough
stu tte r bum ps and high -s ided , ta kin g himself
o u t of th e battle for the top spo ts. All ho ugh
Alford d idn 't win the battl e on this day, he did
w in the war as he took top overa ll hon ors in the
25+ A class for the series. Gibson held onto the
moto w in a s Hauser s li p ped
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Honda of High Pont /Suzuki of Winston-Salembacked RM250 under Mitchell in the last half lap
to take the runner-up spot just seconds ahead of
Mitchell .
Hauser used another runner-up spot behind
Gibson in 30+ A actio n to take the title overall
for the series in the class over Donnie Foster.
Results
50; 1. ONn o.y (y oI ); 2. Tyln Sh wnatr (ya m); 3. Billy J~
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(Yam); 4. bndy Jones (Y...m); 5. Ky.n Fi~. tn' (yiUfI).
60: 1. Isha Wood (Kaw ); 2. J
ohn AIeu.Rl:kr (K.iw): 3.
Shumate (K.iw); 4. Phillip Rankrr (K.lw); S. WilHam Bry.ant
(Kaw) .
80 (7-11): 1. h.N Wood ~w); 2. Wesley Alrunder (Y,un); 3Co ry Gholson (Y.lm); 4. Robrrt Nu nn (Suz ); 5. BI,,1r.e Pierson
aw.r
(Ya m ).
80 (12-15): 1. Bobb y b nbT (Kaw); 2. Josh Wood (J::.\w ); 3.
Mik Ford (lC,Aw ); C Mdwd Neal (Suz:;: S. WillWn Bolton (YiUfI).
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S/ MlNl: 1. JOIh Wood ~ w ); 2. Bobby b nlder (X.Iw); 3.
Cody 8JAnldnship (Kaw); 4. 8m naomp.on (lC.w); S. J8OI1 MiDrI'
CJ'-~
125 A:. 1. eNd Nrwton (S.iz ); 2. 5N.n Skutni k (Suz); 3. Rab
McWhorter ( Hon);~. Mlkr EMl'Wood (~w ); 5. TnT)' Kemwd y
(Y~~
125 II; 1. Chuck GIftn (Suz); 2. Sidnry Wiliams
(~w);
3.
Ch ril
Anstr~
(K.ow~
125
(Yam ); 4. Robbir Aynl (Kaw); 5. Jason Rudolph
c: 1. Jrtf FifOld. (SU2),; 2. Doug Ne-ighborl (Hon); 3.
Richard PitKhrnedn (Hon); 4. StankoyCcW; 5. Kurt InK'OI" (Ka w ).
250 A:. 1. Mikr Eastwood ~w); 2. Sean Skutnik (Suz) ; 3. Lan
Poetun e (Ho n); 4. 'rerey Ken nl'dy (Yam); 5. Bran d on Ch idi u
(K.o w~
2SO Ii: 1, tee Williams (lC.tw ); 2. Randy JJom.Kk (Suz); 3.
Ouis An5tead (Yam ); 4. D. AoRnao ~ w); 5. ~th Nrwton (5uz).
2SOC I . Dustin FyoId (Suz) ; 2. NNn McFarl.&nn (Yam); 3.
M.rc CJevdand (Hon); 4. ICrvin Rothrock CHoa ); 4. RDbrrt Talbott
(Y~~
2S+ A:. 1. VaM Gibson (Han); 2. Jay HaU!lt!l'(Suz); J. Sunn y
Mitdwll (k.aw); 4. A11rnAlford (Suz); 5. Tun Mantooth (lion).
2S+ B: 1. Lee Williams. (Ka w); 2. SidnP)' Williams (Kaw); 3.
Chuck C ~ (Suz); 4. Todd Linr bnty (K.Iw ); 5. David Prrrin
(Yam) .
30+ A : 1. Vann Gibson (Hon); 2. ~y HalDer (Suz ); 3. Donni
foattoT CHon); 4. Tim Mlntoot h (Hon); 5. G reg 0ri8cDU(Suz ).
JO+ B: 1. Somdy Fulk (Suz); 2. Drnny Prilliman (k.aw ); 3. Tim
Wilknon (K&w ); 4. David Whik (Y.am); 5. }my Roblortson (Ka w).
35+: 1. MaTk Smith (5u.z); 2. ~ Morgan (Han); 3. Brian
Gr Aham (Ka w); 4. RogIPI' Amok! (KawJ; 5. WillWn Bryant (Yam).
TRl RDR: 1. David Howerton (Suz ); 2. Kylr Richard son
~); 5. 'aroW T' II grn
l
(Hon); 3. Tim Hall (H on) ; 4. Mikr Aynt
iSuz
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Hough, Schellenger take it to
the streets at Steamboat RR
By Tim Wolf
SffiAMBOATSPRlNGS,CO, SEI'f.18
Yamaha TZ ride r Donnie Hough was the runaway victor in the Race of th e Rockies GTU
class, while FZR-mounted Mark Schellenger d id
the deed in the Race of the Rockies GTO event
when the 14th annua l Steamboat Springs motorcycle road races w ere held by the Motorcycle
Racing Association of Colorado.
The Race of the Rockies GTU class sa w Terry
Hamish get the sta rt w ith Aaro n Turner, Dave
Saba, j.T. Terry and Kurt Dim ick jockeyin g for
position. Hamish led for a lap befor e lettin g
Turner pa ss on th e fast downhill en tra nce to
tum one. Hough had 10start from the middle of
the grid, and was .working his way to the front
at a rapid pace. Turner opened up a sligh t lead
over the battle for second between Harnish ,
Saba and Terry. Behind the trio of riders, Hough
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was making up time and was soon at their heels.
Hough passed Hamish and Terry on the outside
of tum seven and carried his speed around tum
10 to pas s Saba down the straigh t.
Up front, Turner had a three-second advantage with five laps remai ning but was steadily
loos ing g ro u nd to Hough. .T wo laps later,
Hough passed Turner and immediately opened
up a lead tha t he would take to the flag for the
w in . Saba rode home in th ird , with Hamish ,
Terry , and Dimick completing the top six spo ts.
Race of the Rockies GTO saw Ricky Orlando
and Schellenger battle from the start for the lead .
Orlando ran under Schellenger going in to the
en trance of tum three to take the lead . Orlando
was rid ing his ZX-9 wi th D.O.T. Dunlops a nd
had an edge for a couple of laps while the others
waited for their slicks to com e up to temperature. But by the end of the fourth lap, Orlando's
tires were starting to lose traction, and he was
sta rting to slid e the rear of the bike coming out
of the slower comers, lelling Schellenger get up
the inside of the tight tum one an d into the lead .
With two laps remaining, Orlando had his
hands full with john Hopperstad tailing closely,
wailing for the slightest error that might allow
Ricky Orlando (12) leads eventual winner
Mark Schellenger (2) In the first tum of the
Race of the Rockies GTO divis ion at the
14th annual Steamboat Springs RR,
Orlando fin ished second.
him the opportunity to pass. Schellenger had the
track dialed and held on for the win by four bike
lengths over the sliding O rlando. Ho pperstad
tried everything he could to get by Orlando but
came up short 10finish third.
Results
NOV GTO: 1. Bnndoa Wr llOn (Han); 2. Bn.n Lrhkk!1 (Suz);
3. ,Jrff Ahner (Suz); 4. Dwaynr SNwYn" (Suz ): 5. Dallas Shnman
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Amatrur CTU: 1. Pet er Hup prrid (Hon); 2. Stevr JCna.pp
(yam); 3. Scott Evana (Yam); 4. Brandon Wrlton (Han); 5. Tooy
Baker (Yam).
LIlX I . T..:i _
(Hon~ 2. W,... _
(Y~~ 3."'"
Kim &nne (Yam); So IGnlm Wright (Hon~
MDR..~ VIN'TCTU: t , o.n Elden (Yam); 2. Dive Terry (lion);
3. Curt Conqust (Y.un);4. MMk Kit*d (Yam ); 5. Nnl Trny (Ron).
f..125: 1. Mark Ericbon (Han);: 2..Sven BIry (Hen); 3. Todd
Edwan;b (Hon); 4. Joefftd ricbon (Hon ); 5. CairSaam (Yam ).
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Hupporid< (Hoo t 2. John Elliot (Hon t 3.
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