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Cycle News 1995 08 30

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HEATS With 49 750s showing up to qualify under the lights of the Indiana State Fair, and with no 883 program being run, AMA officials allowed all the riders to take part in the program, though scratch heats were once again in place to determine the starting order for the regular heat races. Durelle gave everyone a preview of coming attractions by grabbing the holeshot over Parker and Carr in a rather intense first heat race. Durelle had trounced Parker earlier in their scratch heat together, and once out front, he was again able to stave off repeated pass attempts by Parker to remain on the point. Parker did get by Durelle a couple of times on the back straight while Carr joined in the battle for the lead, but Durelle outran both the factory boys, who were unable to draft on the as-yetundeveloped racing surface. Parker held off Carr for second by a wheel length. "It just seems like everything always works good here," Durelle said. "I guess I was surprised that Scott was pretty (ar back in that scratch heat. But he was closer in that regular heat. So, in the main he's just going to be that much tougher." After the heat, Parker and tuner Bill Werner went right to work trying to dial (Above) Mile fllClng at Its finest: Steve Morehead (42) and Rich King (80, outside Morehead) were this close for the entire distance. Morehead drafted by King at the line for third plBce. (Left) Jay SprIngsteen (9) was run down by Scott Parker (1) In the closing stages of the main event, but "!>prlnger" was able to beat Parker back to the line for fifth. five until Springsteen pulled off a heartstopping run around the outside of Carolin going into turn three on the final lap. Carnlin could not make the distance up before the finish line and had to settle for second. "All of a sudden [ saw him run it in high," Carnlin said. "He outfoxed me. He knew what he was going to do, and he did it good. That's why he's the Springer." "This race track is bad ass," Spring-' 'steen said. "This is one of my favorite places. The atmosphere of Indy is awesome. If they were all this good nobody would bitch about anything." some more speed into Parker's combination. "We're working on it. We're making some changes," Parker said. "We don't usually sit still when someone whips our ass,lI King holeshot heat two before Atherton put his Tom Currimings-tuned XR into the lead and then checked out on the field. Meanwhile, Eaken Racing's Larry Pegram moved up to challenge King, with the two tightening up their own personal war for the second transfer spot. Pegram trailed King across the line for most of the 10-lapper and finally drafted by down the back chute on the white-flag lap. But unfortunately for Pegram, King was able to return the favor before the checkered flag fell and thus earn the spot in the main event. Pegram finished third and was forced into the semis. Up front, Atherton took the win by some four seconds. "It was pretty relaxing," Atherton said. "Everything was working good, so I was having fun. We're getting close." "We had a new tire on it," King said. "But [think we're in good shape. I think that we can run with them." A still-healing Morehead then came out and showed off the progress that he has made since his horrendous crash at the Lake Odessa Regional Half Mile by leadng off the line and winning heat three. His time of six minutes, 18.54 seconds was the fastest of the evening by almost two seconds. . "I'm just riding around and trying to hang on," Morehead joked. "This race track is fun. Man, is it ever fun." Behind Morehead, Deeley H-D's Steve Beattie, Loral Lake Racing's Ron- nie Jones and R&R Racing/Team Saddlemen's Will Davis battled for second place before being joined by Suburban Harley-Davidson's Bret Beyer. Beattie then dropped off the pace, and Jones barely squirted ahead of Davis and Beyer at the line to make the show. "I couldn't get up close enough to get in MOfl·head's draft," Jones said. "I tried to cl05. to the edge of the groove, so if someon tried to pass me on the ou tside, they would go into the marbles. But [ got mto the marbles. [ just twisted the throttle on the Loral Lake Honda and blew by them." Eaken Racing rider Davey Camlin and Springsteen took turns leading the final heat as the two pulled away from Donahue Harley-Davidson's Joe Kopp to all but guarantee_their spots on the main-event grid. Camlin led from lap SEMIS Johnny and Sarah Goad/USC Racing's Kevin Va=es started off a wild first semi with a Roberto Guerrero-like crash in turns three and four on the practice lap. Varnes was up quickly, and he made the start. In the meantime, Atherton's TCR Racing teammate Dan Butler was having shifting problems with his machine while at the starting line. He, too, would make the start after several attempts to kick the bike into gear. Varnes got a good jump before being swallowed up by Davis and Butler. Davis th.en took the lead before his Honda apparently grenaded a piston on the back straight, ending the North Carolinian's evening early. "1 was hauling before that," Davis said. "Of course, they normally do run that good just before they blow up." Butler went on to lead Varnes and TCR-supported Brent Armbruster across the line, ensuring all three a place in the final. '1 bent the shifter," Butler said of his starting-line maladies. "But I'm in the main. That's what counts. We're going to get some more points and move up. The bike's running great."

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