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both classes. In 250cc G P, the actio n invo lved John St ephens a nd Ja y Richa rd son , both r idin g Du catis . Steph ens led most of the race, shadowed by Richardson . The latter, however, got pas t on the fourth of six laps an d proceeded to ope n a bit of a margin to the checkered flag. . The Class C race was between Blake Wilson's 1948 Ind ian and Doc Batsleer's '39 Ind ian. Batsleer led the han d shifti ng d uo until th e last time arou nd, w hen Wilso n slip ped past to ea rn the last of hi s four road racing tro p hi es fo r t he weekend . Another close one was the Sportsman 500 race between Jeffrey Caiazzo on a Ducati 450 single and Jame s McGregor on a Honda 350 twin. Caiazzo held his position through the whole race for the win. Wh ite again d ominated BOT racing, . taking th e F-I, Open and the BEARS event. The F-l race was highlighted by a tight battle among the Ducatis of White, Michael Myers, Jim Lester and Dean Verp la nk. Lester lost touch with the leaders, and was nearly caught by Verplank, after almost high-siding in the esses and making an amazing save. Sound of Singles Formula 1 was a four-way battle involving Jason Weir on a BB Rotax, Sven Bley on a NWS Rotax, James Hanrahan on a Bimota BBI and Dave Knapp on another Rotax-powered machine. Knapp and Weir led at various points, but when this freight train crossed the finished line, Hanrahan was the one in fron t. TRIAL On the wooded slo pes between the motocro ss track a nd a lake, orga niz ers laid out eight cha llengi ng sectio ns that greeted riders with rocks, mud, logs, roots and climbs. Section eight went up a g u lly that seemed to include ev ery possible obstacle. Riders using the easier lines were confronted with a particularly snotty bit of mud at the entrance to th e section: too much throttle spun the back wheel and ended man y rides early. Those us ing the two tougher lines had to cross th e gully and contend with additional mud, loose rocks and tree parts. Ride of the da y went to Ducatimounted Bob Capistrant, who lost only five points in Premier Lightweight Master. Second to Capistrant in the class was Bob Ginder, who had 19 marks taken away with his Greeves. Yamaha-mounted Mike Hyslop and Suzuki-mounted James Smith each sco red 15 points in the largest clas s, Modern Cla ssic Advanced - with th e win going to Hyslop. Chris Makynen (BSA) and Brian Sla ck (Triu mp h) also tied, at eight points, wi th Makynen taking the tie breaker in the competitive Premier Lightweight Advanced class. a Res ults : May 19-21,1995 AHRMAlClu.ic Bike M"'guinc Dirt Track Se ri es, Round 5, May 19. 1-96 Speedway, Lake Odessa. MI elSe 2SO: 1. Dann y Ward (BSA); 2. Bernie Breece (H -D ); 3 . John Innes (BuD; 4. Tom Baker (H- D); 5. Joseph Ya ku binis (Bu l). eLSe 500nSO: 1. David Atherton (BSA); 2. Merlyn "Ski p" Wertz (Tri); 3 . Cra ig Breckon (BSA); 4. George Will. (H -D); S. Rusty Lowry (H- D). . D1Nfr. I. George Wills (H- D); 2. Leo Jovanovic (HD ); 3. Craig Breckon (Mat); 4. Berni e Breece (H- D); S. Kenneth Volpe (H-D>. MORN VINT 250: 1. Donnie War f (Oss); 2. John Plumb (Yam) : 3. Peter Wajd a (C~ A). MDRN VlNT 600: 1. Blake Wilson (Ho n): 2. Dan iel Ken ned y (Bul): 3. Kathie Verd ugo (BSA); 4. Ronnie A th ert on (Rok ); 5. Tom Bowcam p (BuD. MDRN VINT 750: I. Merl yn "Ski p · Wertz (fri); 2. Jo h n Blackst ock (Yam ); 3. Arnie Mahnke (No r); 4. Pe ter Wa jda (Tri); 5. Cuy Vaftadis (Tri). . SR: 1. Jim Kidman (Han). AHRMAN i nbge Iron Nat'J MX Series, Round 4, - Gr.atun (MU 1tJerway Park PREM 500 EXP: I . Phil HanloR! (BSA). P REM 500 INT: 1. Ma rc Comut (BSA); 2. Jamie Jenny (BSA ); 3. S tep hen Pi nks ton (M a t) ; 4. Jo h n P06th uma (Ma t). PREM LWT MSTR: 1. Robert Capistrant (Due) 5; 2. Robert Ginder Jr. (G re) 19. RIGID BEG: 1. Erie Riehardson (BSA) 55. A H R M A H i st ori c Cup Se ries, Round 8. M ,ay 21 , C ratun (M U Racewa y Park 200 G P: 1. Erik Green (Han); 2. Jamtos Kirby (Ya m); 3. Go rdon Pulis (Mai) ; 4. Edward. Sensenig (Due); 5 . Michael Contesk y

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