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when 1 crossed the top that I've messed
my ride up with that little bobble at the
bottom, and then when 1 got my time 1
was amazed, because 1 wasn't even
looking for it to be close to thal"
Greg Williams attacked the hill
aboard his father's four-cylinder, 10foot-long, nitro-burning Honda. The
center groove was an easy target for
Williams, and once over the first kicker,
the red-and-ehrome machine kicked up
a huge rooster tail the length of the ffiidsection of the hill. Once over the top, the
6.1621-second time was announced,
placing Williams in third place, behind
Steve Dresser, who had run a 6.0992 earlier in the class. Williams' return in
round two had only one bobble as he
got a kick-out to the left coming off the
first kicker. As the Honda got corrected,
Williams poured the coal to the fourcylinder as he charged right up the center and over the top of the hill. His
5.8642-second run put him in second
place.
"1 just kept the throttle on and it just
kept motorin' straight, and so 1 stayed
with it, and everything worked out not
too bad," Williams said.
After having problems starting his
bike, Price returned to the starting box
within 10 minutes to obtain his winning
ride. Price jumped onto the hill's face,
getting a lot of air off the first kicker.
Opening the throttle upon landin& Price
got a squirm as the Harley dug for traction. Still on the straight and nurow
groove cut out ahead of him, he
motored to the second kicker, cracking
the throttle one more time before floating over the top to finish with a time of
5.7827 seconds, winning the class with a
single ride.
"Over the hump, you know, 1 backed
out of it," Price said. "It set back down
real nice for me, and I was able to come
back into the throttle, and it just pinned
me back and it laid right out on the hill.
It was pretty quick!"
Lou Gerencer Jr:s first ride bounced
him off the first and second kickers as
he drifted right at the lights to clock a
6.3653. Gerencer's second run proved
faster, but it came with a price: The
wheelie-plagued ride ended in a crash
over the top of the hill, in which Gerencer sustained a smashed wrist and a
broken hip as a result of his landing.
Wally Fowler barked out two rides
aboard his GSXR750, clocking a 7.0082second pass for his first effort. His
6.6154-second number-two pass ended
harshly as he cleared the top of the hill
airborne. Fowler cleared what was
described as a "20-foot aerial." Landing
hard, Fowler injured himself, and
wound up going to the hospital with a
broken shoulder.
l:N
White Rose M.C.
Jefferson, Pennsylvania
Results: June 1,1997 (Round 2 of 12)
540: 1. Rick Soter ill (BSA); 2. Paul Pinsonnault
(Hon); 3. Michael Templeton (Hon); 4. Paul Lowe .
(I<;lw); 5. Kt:vin Zucco (Kaw); 6. Terry Thompson (Hon);
7. David Watson (Hon); 8. Mike Pulver (Hon); 9. Ralph
Kreeger (Tri); 10. Harry Schreiber (BSA); 11. Anthony
Smoot (J