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Canada. Up for grabs was an $8000 purse, in
which the winners of the 600 and 750cc Pro
classes took home $lllOO.
Sixteen riders lined up for the 12-lap 600cc
Pro final. Californians Mark Corsetti and Jesse
Sanchez got the jump on the field and enjoyed
the top positions until Stanley, best known as a
IT specialist, stormed through the traffic and
snatched the top position out of Corsetti's grasp.
As Stanley sped away with the lead and the
accompanying $lllOO, Corsetti and Sanchez ran
2-3 ahead of the local favorite in the class,
National number 79 Russ Yamamoto, who finished fourth. and Oregon's Rex Fisher, the fifthplace finisher. Californian Rob Dameron chased
Fisher to the flag for sixth.
Former National number holder Ron
Yamamoto rode a mid-70s Harley-Davidson
XR750 to a win in the 750cc Pro class. But his
win didn't come without a battle from Fisher.
'The duo traded leads and drafts throughout the
;' main event, but in the end it was the diminutive
Spokane rider Yamamoto taking top payoff.
Behind Fisher was another Spokane rider, Lonnie Kopp, who was the early race leader until
dropping to third ahead of Matt James, Jerry
Southworth and Steve Liberty.
Washington's top two Pro-Am riders, Christian Vernon and Todd Hagmarui, spent a great
deal of time battling in the Pro-Am main event
Hagmann, though, look home top money as
Vernon broke down and was done for the
evening. Idaho's Steve Arndt netted second
ahead of Ron Reiner.
Vernon, though, earlier won the Open A
main where he fended off Hagmann and former
Canadian Expert Royal Adderson for the win.
Results
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150 PRO: 1. Ronnie Yamamoto (H.D); 2. ReI: ~ (H.O}.; 3.
....... Kopp (H-Dj, 4...... /..... (H-D); 5.)