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Round 8: State Fair Speedway Mike Vames (H-D); 7. Paul Lynch (H-D); 8. Danny Koelsch (H-D); 9. Dale Jenneman (H-D): 10. Brent Armbruster (H-D). Time: 4 min., 12.74 sec. HEAT 2 (to laps; 11 riders, top 3 transfer ): 1. Roonie Jones (Hon); 2. Joe Kopp (H-D); 3. Dan Sbnley (H-D); 4. Brett Landes (Hon); 5. Jay Springsteen (H-D); 6. Kris Armentrout (H-D); 7. Kenny Coolbeth (H-D); 8. Geo Roeder (A-D); 9. Jim Sumner (H-D); 10. Eric Bostrom (H-D); 11. B"" Beyer (H-D). Time: 4 min., 14.50 sec. . HEAT 3 (10 laps; 11 riders, top 3 transfer): 1. Will Davis (H-D); 2. Kevin Atherton (H-D); 3. Jason Betcher (H-D); 4. S'eve Beattie (H-D); 5. Mike Hacker (H-D); 6. Dan Butler (H-D); 7. Paul Morgan UI (H-D); 8 J.R. Schnabel (A-D); 9. Paul Bergstrom (Hon); 10. Tom Troudt Q-ton); 11. Kenton Longcor Oion). Time: 4 min., 14.02 sec. HEAT 4 (10 laps; 11 riders, top 3 tca.nsfr:r): 1. Scott Parker (H-D); 2. Steve Morehead (H-D); 3. Ricky Graham (Hon); 4. Chance Darling (Hon); 5. Dave Camlin (H-D); 6. Tommy Hayden (H-D); 7. Redl Hart (H-D); 8. Greg Teague (H-D); 9. Gary Rogers (Hon); 10. Jan Segedy (H-D); 11. Robert Tripp IJJ (H-D). Time: 4 min., 14.83 sec. SEMJ 1 (8 laps; 1] riders, top 2 I:r.tnsfer): 1. Mike Hacker (H-D); 2. Georgie Price JV (H-D); 3. Tommy Hayden (H-D); 4. Paul Lyneh (H-D); 5. J.R. Schnabel (H- The top three Varnes, King and Parker - celebrate a rough evening of racing on the winner's podium. ed by Jones before the second lap and then blew by Atherton on the outside of turns one and two to claim fourth two laps later. Up front, Parker was hawking Davis as the laps wore on while Varnes pulled ahead of an increasingly tightening match between Atherton and King. Then came lap nine. Parker ran up the inside of Davis as the two leaders ran it off into tum one. There was little room between them when both dropped the hammer at the apex, and that's when the contact was made. Davis pulled high off the groove while Parker glanced at him and actually appeared to roll out of the throttle as if to see if Davis would continue. Then both were back on the gas and rolling. But Davis was clearly in trouble. "1 knew something was wrong," Davis said. "It just about knocked my boot off, and 1 was trying to move my foot to get it squared away, but my leg . wouldn't move." "The track was full of holes all over, Parker said. "It was just one of them things. We were both racing for it. 1 know the track wasn't Ronnie's fa uI t." Davis continued for two more laps before going down in the middle of turns three and four. In retrospect, he probably should have stayed there. "I got up and was trying to limp off the track," Davi~ said. "The next thing 1 saw was this big old number plate bearing down on me. 1 thought, 'Lord, please don't hit me:" But Graham had no choice, and both riders were down hard. The ensuing down time put the event in jeopardy. On the single-file restart, which took place from lap 11, Parker slipped into the lead while Morehead surprised everyone coming from practically nowhere and racing around the outside of Parker, who just as quickly regained the point. "That scared me," Parker said. "I thought, 'Man, where'd he come from?' Then I settled down and did my job." Varnes was clearly at home on the grooved clay track, and he shot by Morehead in one and two to zero in on Parker and grab the lead when Price fell in the opposite pair of turns, causing another red flag. Parker, Varnes and King were the principal combatants after the final restart with Varnes grabbing the lead h ahead of King, but Varnes was the first to bow out as his rear tire heated up. King then shot under Parker and tried to break away on lap 15. "When Parker was out front, he was riding conservative, and when I got out front, 1 did the same thing," King said. "Nobody wanted to give anybody anything. Parker was right on King and poised to pounce when the red flag signified the end of the event. When the race was made official, the crowed booed the decision, but Jones was quickly on the microphone to offer an apology and explain the situation. King was thrilled, if not a little confused. "I knew there were still laps left to be run," King said. "Nobody said anything, they just started putting the lights away. We're just going to keep plugging away at it. But we needed this one. This is going to help out with our sponsors:' . 600cc SUPPORT Dave Camlin and Chance Darling may be the marquis 750cc riders on the Corbin Racing squad, but it when it comes to 600s, the tough California youngster takes a back seat to nobody. Pauley proved just that by decimating the 15-rider 600cc Support race. He pulled the holeshot ahead of Scotty Adams/Baker Boys racing's Charlie Orr and RJ Racing/Budweiser-backed returning veteran Tim Mertens to claim the win by half a straightaway. Orr and Mertens were the only two other riders in the hunt for the win, and the two raced in single file until the end with Mertens gaining ground, then losing it, before settling for third. By then, Pauley was long gone. "Charlie Orr was right there, but he got up in the dust, and 1 was on the good part of the race track," Pauley said. "I knew that all I had to do,was be smooth and make them pass me on the outside. That bike works. Billy Fagundes just makes it so good. 1 just tell him what it's doing, and he makes it so that it doesn't do it:' Orr was· pleased with second place, a repeat of his performance in last year's event. "It's better than sittin' in the stands," Orr said. "The start wasn't quite what 1 wanted. Pauley was going good, and Timmy was going !:letter than me, 0 1 decided I'd better settle down and make him go around me:' '1 was tired - no point in lying about that," Mertens said. "1 was kind of rusty in practice, and 1didn't know how I was going to do, but then 1 won my scratch heat and my regular heat, and it really pumped me up:' Mertens said that he plans to be at Peoria and may consider rejoining the 750cc ranks at the Springfield Miles if he felt up to it and a good ride was available. l'N State Fair Speedway Oklahoma City, OK Results: June 27, 1996 (Round 8 of 22) HEAT 1 (10 100ps; 10 riders, top 3lrOlnsfe:r): 1. Kevin Varnes (Hon); 2. Rich King (Hon); 3. Wijl;e McCoy (HD); 4. Georgie Price IV (H-D); 5. Terry Poovey (H-D); 6. Briefl 0); 6. Jay Springsteen (H-D); 7. Brent Armbruster (H-D); 8. Geo Roeder n (H-D); 9. Bre. Beyer (H-D); 10. Robert Tripp UI (H-D); 11. Gary Rogers (Hon). Time: 3 min., 25.86 sec. SEMI 2 (8 laps; 10 riders, top 2 transfer): 1. Dave Camlin (H-D); 2. Steve Beattie (H-D); 3. Terry Poovey (H-D); 4, Danny Koelsch (H-D); 5, Paul Morgan W (HD); 6. Greg Teague (H-D); 7. Kris Armentrout (H-D); 8. Jim Sumner (H-O); 9. Tom Troudt (Hon); 10. Kenton Longcor (Han). Time: 3 min., 27.81 sec. SEMI 3 (8 laps; 10 riders, top 2 transfer); 1. Brett Landes (Hon); 2. Chance Darlin~ (How; 3. Mike Varnes (H-D); 4. Eric Bostrom (H-D); 5.. Kenny Coolbeth (H-D); 6. Recil HaI' (H-D); 7. Dan Butler (H-D); 8. Paul Bergstrom (Hon); 9. Jan Segedy (H-D); 10. Dale Jenneman (H-D). Timr.' 3 min., 26.03 sec. GRAND A no AL (21 laps; 18 rid...), 1. Riclt King (}-Ion); 2. Scott Parker (H-D); 3. Kevin Vames (Hon); 4. Ronnie Jones (Han); 5. Steve Morehead (Hon); 6: Brett Landes (Hon); 7. Joe Kopp (H-J); 8. Dan . Stanley (H-D); 9. Willie McCoy (H-D); 10. Chance DarJing (Hon); 11. Dave Camlin (H-D); 12. Mike Hacker (H-D); 13. Jason Fletcher <.H-D); 14. Kevin Atherton 0:1-0); 15. Steve Beattie (H-D); 16. Georgie Price rv (H-D); 17. Ricky Graham (Hon); 18. Will Davis (H-D). Time-: None due to red flag. AMA GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES STANDINGS (Aftor 8 of 22 rounds), 1. Will Davis (123 points/3 wins); 2. (TI~) Scott Parker (U2I3)/Rich King (112/1); 4. Joe Kopp (95); 5. Steve Morehead (83); 6. Kevm Vom.. (81); 7. Kevm Atherton (60); 8. Brett Landes (57); 9. Dave Camlin (46); 10. Ronnie Jones (38). 11. Georgie Price IV (34); 12. Ricky Graham (31); 13. (TIE) Ken CoolbcthlJason Fle.cher (24); 15. Jay Springs'een (23); 16. (TIE) Dan Stanley/Bret Beyer/Dan Butler (22); 19. Terry Poovey (21); 20. Paul Morgan ill (17). Upcoming Rounds: Round 9 - Peoria, Illinois, August 4 Round 10 - Rapid City, South Dakota. August 7 ••• Jay Spri""s.....n wiUmiss.the Pl!?ria TI. Springsteen was set tofty to Tokyo. Japan. on the Sundayfol· lowing the Oklahoma City Half Mile to do some modeling for .Rea! McCoy Leathers. "Thafs a pretty Japan· ese name. isn·t it?: Springer saId wi!h a smile, "I'm going over th"ere to do s"OnJe modeling for theit catalog. and I'm also going 10 lest lide an XR 1000 tha\'s been converted to a 1200 for one of the magazines." Springsteen said that he would be baCk in time for the Rapid City Half Mile. Tuoar Eddie .AdkinS was not in .attendance. at the Oklahoma City Half Miie even though his rider K"" Caalbath was on hand with interim tuner Dennis SiIvia.,Adkins eIe<;ted to remain at home and prepare mile motOrs for the hectic· upcoming scheilule. which ineludes back-to-back miles on two separate .week, ends. CooIbeth appeared 10 struggle aU nighl and failed t6 ·make ine ·main event. .. • . . . .. '. usc R8ci"li !s beginning the slow plXJCess of rebuilding, as leare bOss ~ Booher coo.finned .Ihat the team had Purchased Canadian rider Chris Evans' Hond8 RS750 for rider Teny Poovey. poovey later said thaI he would likely remain on his own Harley-Davidson for. some tin)e to ~me. however. "Maybe (we'll swilch) by Springfield. - Poovey sai<;l. "That Honda needs a lot .of work fir!!t. Then again, i might start liking . this Harley-Davidson. " Poovey just missed the main on the Harley. finis~jng tiJlrd in the second semi. . . " . . Former Grand National ChampicSn Chris Carr showed- up a1: Oklahoma City to watch the ~s and to take part in the Scotty Adams Memorial' Golf Toumamenl on the following day. "I just came to see my friend and play g1)~. " Carr said. '1'Jothmg special. " . Team Harley·Davidson mechanic Bill Werner was hobbling around on cMches in the Oklahoma City pits. the victim of·a hemlated disc. "I noticed it at Du Quoin. - Werner said. "Since tlien, my entire rignt side goes . numb sometimes. and I can·t sleep. I saw an orthopedic surgeon last week. and they·re .going to try and inj·ect something into the offending area to see jf thethelps. SurgerY is the secOnd oPtion. I guess this is notime to.be playing beach volleyball." .., . T\le pertonnance of Washington rieier Dan Stanley at Oklahoma City was a fairly heroic; one cOnsidering that he had no chance to practice On his Schmulbach .Racing Harley-Dallidson prior to the race. In fact, it Wllsn't even there, "I lost a wheel.bearing,'- bike oym"er Fred Schmuljjach said. "We sal in a ~hop for'five hours before the guy there told me that he couldn't.get the parts..So I bought used part,s 6ff another guy"s van for $1"1 5. and I had to take ·em offl We made it t? the track aO,30 p.m, ' . fo lip· off in the face of such stiff competition: Ha~ey-Davjdson of Sacramento·s Joe Kc>pp Not us"afly was.caught ma.king some rath~r bold predictio~s prior to the ·start of the OKla~oma .City Half Mile. :I'm gonna win that golf loumament tomorrow." Kopp predicted. "It will be my second time on a course. I'm gonna smoke 'em." Kopp then went on to relate that all.goIf courses should be turned into MX.tracks. one

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