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The landing was smooth ... the smoother the better. So it was fun." The battle for the season's top honors heated up as Rick Soter III put together the fastest ride of the day. The Maryland rider ran straight up the middle, landed centered, and • rocked the clock with a 4.9189 on his only climb. It was his third win of the season and Soter III now trails Pinsonnault by only a single point. "I knew it was a good ride when I got to the top," the BSA rider said. "I was just hoping I wouldn't get beat all day - I was sweatin', waiting to get Deat, but it turned out for the best and I got it." Action in the 800cc class got started with Rodney Smith aboard his Yamaha twin. Smith managed to squeeze off a 6.1616-second ride his first time out, and later returned to clock a 6.1277 to log fifth for his evening's efforts. Glendal Petty Jr. fired his big, thundering Harley-Davidson on to the Ridge, getting air off the jump, and clocked a respectable 5.7286. Round two proved faster as he shot straight through the Hghts after a long aerial flight off the jump to get a time of 4.7925. Putting a third-place in his pocketbook, Petty sta ted: "The ride felt real smooth, straight and right up the middle." Steve Dresser stepped forward for the USA Pro Team and put one ride in on the shale-faced hill to secure his first career win. It was, in a sense, a double victory for the New Yorker, as he broke his foot at this event last year and was somewhat apprehensive when he arrived. "The ride didn't feel as fast as it was," an elated Dresser said. "I thought it was in the five-second bracket as I came back down, but had no idea it was that fast (4.4657)." Rodney Williams put his nitroburning Harley against the starting log, slammed the throttle open in a not-holds-barred ride to produced a 5.3673-second time. Returning in round two, Williams had a plagued [Ide as he came off the pegs, but still improved his time to 4.7144 and fourth place. Williams, hungry for a top finish stayed on the throttle as he flat-tracked his way through the lights. Once he put his injured foot on ice, Williams recalled the mechanical problem: "The rear wheel kicked out to the right as I came off the top," Williams recalled. "We broke the slack adjuster and twisted the back wheel around and I had to put my foot down just to get through the lights." a extends its FIRST ANNUAL 80% Cash Payback in u+" Classes K'I'IIXA Points £weat 100% Cash Payback in "A" Classes I I PRACTICE TIME 10;00 A.M. Super Custom Trophies in All Amateur & YoU1h Classes ADMISSION; $S,OO Adults $3.00 Children o T o c M featuring FREE CAMPING R o s World's Fastest II ·Year-old TRAVIS PASTRANA 80cc, 7-11 yr. old. • Annapolis, MD 1994 AMA National Champion "Air It Out" at AirTime with some of the nation's best and fastest, like: 50cc Automatic, 4-8 yr. old. 80cc, 7-11 yr. Did. DARIN DOWNS BEN RIDDLE Hopkinsville, KY 19'94 9th Place AMA National Championships Lebanon Jct., KY 1994 11th Place AMA National Championships 125 & 250 A Class HOT LOCAL FAVORITES challenge other "A" riders to come to Kentucky and tackle them on their home turf! Over a Mile of Singles, Doubles, Triples. Tabletops (one aVBr 90 ft.!), Jump Tabletops, Ant Hill. Came/backs, Step·ups. Whoops, Whoopsilly (an AirTime original), and more. more, more! Pre-Entry: $20.00 Pro, $15.00 Amateur· Post-Entry: $25.00 Pro. $20.00 Amateur Pre,entries must be postmarked on or before September 15, 1995 ALL CLASSES LIMITED TO 40 RIDERS TRACK OESIGNED BY Darin9 Derek Rilelj # I 4 For Vandy's Floor Service ~ore -----_. ~-r~!l~ Information Call (502) 928-4034 SANDY'S QUICK STOP Creative Graphics Greasy Ridge Heydenvllle, Ohio Results: July 29, 1995 S4Occ: 1. Rick Soter HI (BSA); 2. Paul Pinsonnault (Hon); 3. Scott Me eely (Hon); 4. Terry Thompson (BSA); 5. Jason Petty (Kaw); 6. Wilham Price (Yam); 7. Ted Wllxms (Rt.); 8. Michael DeBusk (BSA); 9. Paul Lowe (Kaw); 10. Ralph Kreeger (Tri); 11. Bob Hawk (BSA); 12. Walter Herrick (Suz); 13. Alan Hoskins (Hon); 14. John Hislop (B5A); 15. Jeff T~omas (Yam); 16. Robert Shreiner (BSA); 17. Michael Pulver (Hon); 18. David Watson (Hon); 19. . Paul Garrety (Kaw); 20. Doug Klon. (Tri); 21. Tommy Wells (KTM). 800(e: 1. Steve Dresser (H·O); 2. Rodney Williams (~I-D); 3. Glendal Petty (H-n); 4. Lou Gerencer Jr. (H-D); 5. Greg Williams (Hon); 6. Randy Gabriel (H-O); 7. Jimmy Dingee (H-D); 8. Tom Reiser (H-O); 9. Russell Vanderveen (H-D); 10. Wallace Fowler (5uz); 11. Rodney Smith (Yam); 12. Robert Castledine (H-O). 540ce NATIONAL HILLCLIMB C'SHIP POINT S;rANDINCS: 1. Paul Pinsonnault (86/2 wins); 2. Rlch~rd Soter III (85/3); 3. Sco" McNeely (57); 4. Ted WilkIns (55/1); 5. Paul Lowe (53); 6. Michael Pulver (49); 7. David Watson (48); 8. Mkhael De8usk (47); 9. Alan Hoskins (43); 10. Terry Thompson (35). 300ce NATIONAL HILLCLIMB C'SHIP POINT STANDINGS: 1. Steve Dresser (82/1 win); 2. Lou Gere~cer (74/2); 3. Greg Williams (68/1); 4. Rodney Wilhams (58); 5. Jimmy Dingee (55/1); 6. Harry Schreiber (51/1); 7. Tom Reiser (SO); 8. Randy Gabriel (47); 9. Robert Castledine (46); 10. Wallace Fowler (45). Mike LaRocco gives it Team Kawasaki's Mike laRocco. and 100% Bel-Ray Full Synthetic H 1UStme Raca, Oil the, jolt at 'Dill. Give it 1OO~. Or 91ve Itc~AN{, Upe 10. • . 'BEt-RAY For A-coIor brochure and 2 Bel,Ray stickers, contael. 10.0% at Unadilla! I'-'If . .,:. INC. P.O. 80>< 526, Formingclale, NJ om7 e