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(Left) Six-time U.S. Trials Champ Ryan Young showed up at the Florida "Fun In the Sun" two-day Trials In Brookside, Florida, besting National regular Ray . Peters. (Above) Mike Varnes (24) took the win overGeorgle Price (71) and Phil Llbhart (12A) In the 600cc Pro class at the Motorama Short Track In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Varnes victorious at Motorama Short Track By Len Breech point, Ortega led Peluso with Fraunberger and Holt right behind. Going into lap 10, Fraunberger passed Peluso and began pressuring Ortega. With three laps to go, Ortega missed a shift coming out of tum two and Fraunberger took the lead. The next lap, Holt got by Peluso for third. Ortega made a last-ditch effort but Fraunberger guarded the inside and held on for the win. Pettan took the early lead in the 600cc main event but hit a rut out of tum two and almost went over the handlebars. john Dupree charged into the lead with John "Garcia in second and Petton third. Fraunberger beld fourth on a 250cc twin followed by Ortega, Aragaki and jeff Apple. Petton passed Garcia and tracked down Dupree, overtaking him on the fourth lap. Dupree and Ortega retired with sick engines and Petton coasted to victory with. Garcia second, and Fraunberger third. Aragaki was fourth in only his second race on dirt. Results 2.50: 1. Don Fraunberger (Yam); 2. Maurice. Ortega (Bul); 3. Brad HoIt.c. Sal P~U90 (Yam}. 600: 1. Travis Petton.; 2. John Garcia (Hon); 3. Don Fraunberg' er(Yam); 4.. Frank Aragaki (Kaw). Young flies at Florida Trial By David Polson BROOKSVILLE, FL. MAR. 1-2 Six-time U.s. National Champion "Flyin" Ryan Young fought hard in scoring a win. against top National rider Ray Peters at the Florida "Fun in the Sun" twCHIay tria1s in Brooksville, Florida. They were joined by 60 other riders, many from outside Florida, for a chance to shake off the ice and snow in search of warmer weather. Young's win was not easily accomplished, however. He fought not only an aggressive ride by Gas-Gas-mounted Peters, but also the heat which was at 88 degrees - a record for that date and some very tight sections. "It was definitely a National-caliber event, one of the toughest I've ridden in a long time," Young said. "I don't usually lose this many points at.a National" Peters, who had just driven down from the snow and mud of New York, took a quick five on his first section when be soared over the top of a pyramid-shaped, 2O-foot peak and skidded outside of the markers on the other side. "After riding in snow," Peters explained. "I was surprised by the traction. After that. ~eters quickly adapted to the ter- rain and pushed Young all day with some brilliant rides. The next day, Young was unable to ride with a badly twisted ankle from Saturday. and Peters had the champ lines to him.self. Both riders agreed the sections were exceptionally tight, with narrow gullies and tight cambers followed by steep and sandy climbs, making it seem like you were "in a box." Ex.pert lines were also difficult on both days. Mark Waller and Chuck Walker sw'apped first and second place on Saturday and Sunday. Waller said that section six on Saturday, ridden in reverse on Sunday, was the most difficult and was the section that decided the finishing positions for a lot of experts. Starting at the bottom of a gully, riders climbed sharply to their left up a bank, made a difficult tum on the steep hillside, then shot up and over a 4-foot step to the top. They dropped back to the bottom of the .. v," then tried to climb the other side while turrring around trees on the slope. For those who made it this far, the soft Florida sand usually kept them from the exit markers. Results Vin. BEG: 1. Juan Kinsey (Hon); 2- AJ. Millft" (Bet); 3. .fon,Ithan Belle (Yam); 4. Patty Buue (Bet); 5. Kyle Kroening. VlNT B: 1. Mike Parsley (Yam); 2. R.obM Arnold (Mon); 3. Todd Hubo (eG~" RkIoud l.ornano (Hon~ s. ..... MiD« (lId~ VINT A:. 1. Doug Kingey (Yam~ 2- Dave Hulse (Han); 3. Bill c.oogn; (Hon~" .........1 NOV: 1. Todd Hulse (G-G); 2. Mjke ~ (Yam); 3. Ja§On Kinsey (Han); 4.. A.J. MiI~ (Bet); 5. Ron Easton (Yam). !NT; I. Doug """"Y (y...); 2. c.cil Ke"y «(;.(;); 3. l.omti< Lykins (fan); 4. Ed Sherrill (Bet); 5. Donald Wilcox (Yam). ADV: 1. Mark Sturtevant (G-G); 2. Brian Jones (c;..c); 3. Jack Hu","" (Ilet~ •. Do< jenkino (lid); S <:1m. Florin (eG~ EX: 1. Marc WaJlt!r (G-G); 2. Chuck. Walker (Bet); 3. Adam Blumhorst (Bet); ... Cary Hoove- (GoC); 5. Heath Frazier {Bet}. CHAM!' 1. Ryan Young (eG); 2. Raymond P...... (eG). SR A: 1. Mike Rowe (500); 2. CNrtie Roberts (Fan); 3. Pale Keen (Fan); 4. Rusty I..acy (Man).: 5. Barry Florin (Mon). SR 8: I. OlIVe Hulse (Hon); 2- Steve Miller (Bet); 3. Dick Bechard (Man);". Dave Mankey (BSA); 5. S.m Blanton (Bet), """'1 . NOV: 1. Don Budcnf:r Jr. (Yam); 2. John Albanese (Hon); 3, Ron Easton (Yam); •. Dennis Brown (Gre); 5. Greg Kroening (yam). INT: 1. Lonnie Lykins (Fan); 2. Mike'Pal'5ley (Yam); 3. Laura Bussing (Bd); 4, Donald Wilcox (Yam); 5. Rick Van Alstine (Sco). ADV: 1. Bryan Short (GoG).: 2- Brilln Jones (G-C); 3. Mark Sturtevant (G-C); 4. Quis Rorin (G-C); 5. Jim Spitzer (Bet). EX: 1. Chuck. Walker (Bet); 2. Marc Waller (G-C); 3. Adam Blumhorst (Bet); ... Gary Hoover (G-G); 5. Pierce Ferriter (G-Cl. Of AMP: 1. Raymond Pe1IerS (G-C). SR A:. 1. Bill Blythe (Bul); 2.. Bob Capistranl (8et); 3. Rusty Lacy (Men).: 4. Pate Keen (Fan); 5. Mt!rtin Clausing (Bet). SR B: 1. Dave Mankey (BSA); 2- D.1ve Hul5ll! (Hon); 3. Rtchard Lomano (lion); 4. john Easton (Yam).: S. ~ Arnold (Men). HARRISBURG, PA, FEB. 21 After having his holeshot in the 250cc Pro-Am final dissipate to a fourth-place finish, Mike Varnes held off National-regular Georgie Price and Phil Libhart to win the 600cc Pro final at the Eastern Harley-Davidson Dcalcrs Associationsponsored short track portion of the 19th annual Motorama lndoor Races and Speed ?how inside the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex. Price took the 250cc Pro-Am final, while Roy Miller took the 250cc and 600cc A wins. His brother, Brody Miller, recovered from severaJ falls in the heat, to take the 12See B win.. In the 250ce Pro-Am final, Varnes grabbed the lead from Price, Robert Miller and Ken Yoder. Price put his Pop-Sweeten tuned Silkolenel Arai-sponsored Honda under Varnes com.ing off the fourth tum on the second lap, while Miller slipped under Varnes less than a lap later taking Yoder with him. Yoder used that move to take second as they entered the first turn on lap five. At the finish it was Price, Yoder, Miller, Vames and Tom McGrane in fifth. In the 600cc Pro feature, Varnes again put his Eastern H-D Dealers Association/Myers Trucking-sponsored Rotax into the lead over Libhart, Price and Yoder. After trying for several laps, Price finally got under Libhart for second with two laps left, and tried an outside line on the small, tight oval. While he cut Varnes' margin down, it was too little, too late. At the finish it was Varnes with the win, followed by Price, Libhart, McGrane and Yoder. Roy Miller trailed Bobby Sweeten into the first tum of the 2.5Occ A final, with Dillon Cava, Donnie Mullen and joey Zydinsky following. Mullen went into third on the second lap, as the front started to pull away in a tight formation. With three laps left, Miller slipped his john . Lewis/Miller Cycles-backed Honda under Sweeten for the lead. Even as they came upon lapped traffic. the order stayed tight and close to the end. Raun Wood slipped under David Smith on the final lap for the 250cc B win. Steppen Locke skipped under Megan Horne with three laps to go and. neveJ; looked back in the 50cc Oil injected class, while his brother Frankie Locke in the 50cc 7- to S-year-old class. Results 250 B: 1. Raun Wood (Yam); 2. David Smith (Kaw); 3. Bruce Miller (Hon); 4. Larry Burkholder (Bul); S. Robert Redor (Hon), 125 SCHBY: 1. Joey Tyeryar (Yam); 2- Mike Brabson (Hon). 125 B: 1. Brody Miller (e.g); 2.. Raun Wood (Yam); 3. Travis S1.... (Y...~ Brabson (Hon); 5. Jonathan ~d (Yam). 250 PR().AM: I. Georgie Price (Han); 2. Ken Yoder (Yam); 3. Robert Miller (Yam); 4. Mike Varnes (Yam); 5. Tom McGrane (Hon~ 600 A: 1. Roy Miller (Rtx); 2. Chuck Buchanan (Rot); 3. Bob Sweeten (lion); 4. Donnw Mullen (Rtx); 5. Jim Haas (Kaw). 600 B: I. Nathan Davis (Yam); 2. Robm Rector (Hon); J. 8ill Brown (Yam); 4. Soott Slade (Mail; 5. Bill M;KQuem (Suz). 600 PRO: 1. Mike Varnes (Rtx); 2. Georgie Price (KTMJ; 3. Phil Ubhart (Ra); 4. Tom McCraneJr. (Rtx); 5. Ken Yoder (Rtx). Yuma Prison Run Flat track race By Wayne Hosaka YUMA, AZ, MAR. 8 It was a hot Saturday night as the San Diego Flattrack Association opened its 1997 season on the 3/8 m.ile oval, eleven 2SOcc-class riders and 16 6OOcc-c1ass riders were ready to tIy out their m.otorcycles on the larger track. The 250cc main event was the best race of the night. Chuck C1aydon, on his beautiful new Champion Yamaha, got the holeshot and led the first lap over Maurice Ortega. Sal Peluso, Don Fraunberger and Brad Holt. Ortega finally got by C1aydon in tum four with Peluso following. Entering lap four, Peluso passed Ortega but missed a shift and was repassed. At the halfway point, Ortega lead over Peluso with Fraunberger and Holt right behind. Going into lap 10, Fraunberger passed Peluso and began putting pressure on Ortega. Fraunberger's Yamaha was gaining at the end of the straightway but Ortega was holding the low line and coming off the comers strong. The crowd was going crazy. With three laps to go, Ortega missed a shift coming out of tum two and Fraunberger moved into the top spot. The next lap, Holt got by Peluso for third. Going into the last lap, Ortega made a last-ditch effort to regain the lead but Fraunberger guarded the inside and held on for the win. The crowd was still buzzing as the 600cc main event started. Travis Petton took the lead but coming out of tum two, but he hit a rut ~ almost went over the handlebars. john Dupree charged into the lead with john Garcia in second and Petton in third. Fraunberger held fourth, followed by Ortega, Frank Aragaki and jeff Apple. Petton passed Garcia and steadily tracked down Dupree until he overtook him on the fou:rth taps, From then on, the race was a sleeper.. Dupree and Ortega retired with sick engines and Petton coasted to an easy win with John Garcia, second, and Fraunberger, third. Fourth went to Aragaki in only his second race on dirt. Although the track could have been in better shape, the racing was exciting and the fans were happy as they left the track. Their most-asked question was: "When are you guys coming back?" Results 250: 1. Don Fraun~ge- (Yam); 2. Maurice Ortega (Sui); 3. Brad HoIl (Bul);'" Sal Pelwo (Yam). 600: 1. Travis Petton (Rtx); 2. John Garcia (Hon); 3. Don Fraunberger (Yam).: 4, Frank Aragaki (Kaw).

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