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,EVENTS
(Left) Superblke maln-event winner Jerry
Johnson (69) leads third-place finisher
Brian Short (42) and second-place finisher
Michael Hannas (23) through tum one in
Round 5 of the NCMRRA Championship
held at the Pralre City SVRA in Rancho
Cordova, Califomla.
(Below Left) Bill Engstrom (6) leads
through a tum during Vet A-class
competition at Minnesota's Hurrican Hills
Motocross.
At the start of Vet B action, Saeger grabbed
the lead aboard his CR250 with Mitrh Wolff
and John DeOtis behind. From the beginning
of the race Saeger stretched out his lead, On
the third of five laps DeOtis got around Wolff
as Perry Wolff moved up to fourth. DeOtis was
able to hold onto second behind Saeger at the
finish, with Perry Wolff taking third, Jeff
Womeldorf moved through the pack for
fourth, and William Leclaire rounded out the
top five,
At the start of moto two Tim Hanson set
out to get a better finish than his first-moto
ninth and grabbed the holeshot in front of
Saeger and DeOtis. The rest of the race was a
sleeper from there as the three finished in the
order that they started in with Womeldorf
again finishing a consistent fourth and Leclaire
again fifth,
Results
MICRO MINI (4-6): 1. Mike Shequen; 2. Mike Malachesen.; 3.
Alex Martin; 4. lake Ericbon; 5. Calvin Wolff.
MICRO t-fIN (7-8): 1. Ralphie Allen,; 2. Chad Blank; 3. Cody
Shyke5; 4. Brdt Nagel; 5. Curet Rigleran.
Johnson jams to Prairie City
mini road race victory
By Gary Buth
RANOiO COROOVA, CA, JUNE 9
Jerry Johnson ran a perfect race to claim victory
during Round 5 of the NCMRRA Superbike
main event held at the Prairie City SVRA in Rancho Cordova, California,
Johnson, after earning the pole position by
way of two heat races, elected to start from the
rear of the field in the main event. Johnson's decision must have been made based on knowledge
gained during earlier starts, for he got the hole
shot and led the field through tum number one,
Brian Short, in his first-ever Advanced class
racel was the surprise second-place starter. Following in third position was the ever-tenadous
Mirhael Hannas,
As the pack of riders raced through the back
section of the course, Johnson went to work and
began separating himself from the field, Short,
Hannas, John Daker and Tim Rush in fifth followed Johnson throughout lap one.
As Johnson steadily pulled away, Short came
under attack from Hannas as they climbed up
and through the corkscrew, As the battle intensified Johnson gained additional ground as neither Short or Hannas could dispense of one
another.
Fourth-place Daker came under fire from
Rush on lap number three, but Daker held a
tight line and slammed the door on Rush in tum
one.
Short and Hannas again climbed the back
section of the track on their way to the
corkscrew, Hannas pressuring Short by showing
a wheel and letting Short know he was not content with third, The attempted pass did not stick
and Short continued to hold the second pOSition,
Rush and Daker raced nose to tail down the
main front straightaway in lap nutnber four,
Rush trying the outside pass in turn' one and
making it stick, sending Daker back to fifth,
By mid-race Johnson had checked-out with a
huge lead, leaving the pack to battle for second
place honors, Short was doing a fine job of fending off the aggressive Hannas, while Rush
steadily made ground on the dueling duo,
Short made his first mistake in an off-eambe.r
comer, allowing Hannas to slip by and carrying
Rush even closer in the heated the battle for third.
Lap number nine saw Jerry Johnson continue
to sail toward a sure victory, while Hannas likewise had second place under control.
Rush made up ground on Short in turns one
and two, only to lose the back-ehd through tum
number three. Daker was aJone in fifth and
under no preSsure from the other riders in the
field.
The checkered flag fell on Johnson's huge
victory, Hannas following in second and a
relieved Short in podium position number
three,
Results
STK: I. Jerry Johnson (Yam); 2. Tim Rush (Yam); 3. Michael
Hannas (Yam); 4. Steve Anderson (Yam); S. Sam Johnson (Yam).
S/SPRT: 1. MlchaeJ Hannas (Yam); 2. jerry Johnson (Yamp 3.
John Oakt'T (Yam);
4. Steve Anderson (Yam); 5. Art Martinez (Yam).
S/BK: 1. jerry Johnson (Yam); 2. Michael Hannas (Yam); 3.
Brian Short (Yam);
4.. Tim Rush (Yam); 5. John Daker (Yam).
SOGP: 1. Don Canet (Kaw); 2. David Qoorge (Suz); 3. Jerry
Douglas (Yam);
4.. Tim Rush (Suz.); 5. Eric. Graham (Yam).
B/W: 1. Dan Merlino (Suz); 2. Ron Hipkis5 (Hon); 3. Pippin
Cavanarro (Han);
4. Chuck Rajewski (Yam).
NOV STK: t. Tony Meiring (Yam); 2. Tyler Carson (Yam); 3.
Scott Dumont (Yam);
•• Bob Busacca (Yam); 5. Stan Friel (Yam).
NOV S/SPRT: 1. Geoffrey St. John (Yam); 2. Ceo~ Atria
(Yam); 3. Chris Stebenhaar (Yam); t. Alex Wagnet' (Yam); 5. Rob
White(Yam~
NOV S/BIC: 1. Antonio Nunez (Yam); 2. Chris Siebenhur
(Yam); 3. Sam Met'lino (Su.z); 4. Greg Ruscigno (Yam); 5. Alex
W_(yom),
.
NOV T/D: 1. Geoffrey St. John (yam); 2. Chris Siebenhaar
(Yam); 3. Chuck Raiew Id (Yam); 4. George Atlia (Yam); 5. Ed
Mad