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But hi s good sportsmanshi p kept him out of his third strai gh t winners circle. Ga st le d qualifying with the best numbers of the eve nt, at 758/175. Rickey Gadson, riding the Diamond Racing Suzuki, w as the next -best, w ith a last session 7.68/174. The two met in the final, where Gadso n's crew had trouble firi ng his bike. Gast, who was already running and was told by officials to take the single, shut off his bike and offered his starter cart to Gadson's b ik e, but the b ike s till wouldn't tum over . Thinking the problem w as fuel in the cylin der causing a . hydraulic lock, Gas t got off of his bike and started Gadson's bike himself. Gast got the ho leshot, but in a heart-breaking res ult, brokea cra nk and lost to Ga d son's 7.69. Bud d y For bus took his first w in of the season in the Kawasa ki 750cc Pro Superbi ke class, ge lling by firs t-ti me fina list Ben Koch in the mon ey roun d. Forbus. the defending series cha mpion, destroyed a motor at the opening race of 'the year, but regained his w inning form at Vir ginia, qualifying nu mber one at 9.n and taking the ev en t title, 9.98 to ' 10.11. Koch scored the high mph of the class w ith a 137 mph cha rge in the final. .' Erni e Vel as co earned h is seco n d stra ight w in in th e Metzel e r 600c c SuperSport series aboa rd his Sick Dog Raci ng ZX-6R, but n ot before ge ttin g some stiff competition from the Suzuki camp. Keith Dennis, riding Wallace King's GSXR, qua lified number one at 10.48 sec on ds - th e first ti me a Suzuki ha s taken the top qualifying pos ition in the Kawasaki-dominated class . De n ni s scored the low e.t. of the class in the first ro und with a 10.40 before getting wildly out of shape and losing to Marty Latwig in the next round. For the seco nd race in a row, Velasco put do wn a series of consistently strong runs in eliminations. Crediting his custom-b uilt Kerker p ip e, Vel asco has become a major play er in th e 600cc series, ma king his third straight finalroun d appearan ce at this even t. Velasco met Steve Knecum, w ho brought Suzuki to its fir st final-round ap p ea ra nc e in 600cc competition. Knecum go t th e holeshot , but could not hold off Velasco, who too k the win , 10.59 to 10.66. Sportsman stand out Mike Kon opacki wen t to tw o finals and went one -fortwo, taking the w in in the APE Super Com p serie s wi th a fina l-rou n d win over Torn Shaver while losing to Herb Shifflett in Pingel Pro ET com pe tition. Dere k Galligan took the Sta r Perfor ma nce Part s Top Gas crown over Mike Moore [r ., who was appea rin g in his second straight fina l-ro un d, and Bill Walters wo n the RC Components Super Gas series fina l a fte r gett ing b y Ke v in ~ Adams. Virginia Motorsporls Park DinWidd ie, Virginia Results: June 21-22, 1997 (Rou nd 3 of 7) TIr. I. Ton y lAng (Suz~ 2. Uny Mcflrid.> (Suz). FIBK:. 1. Ga ry Oark (Kawl; 2.. Tommy Smith (Kaw). PRO MOD: 1. Tony Sabino (Suz); 2. Rick Ball (Suz). r RO STK : I. Ridtey CJ dso n (Suz); 2. Paul C as t (Sozl. r ltO Sl BK: ). Budd y Forbus (lC,aW) 2. Ben Koch : ()(aw). TOP CAS: 1. Derek Calligan (Suz); 2. Mib ~ Jr. (Xaw) . SlCOM F: 1. MiU KonopKki ()(a w); 2. Tom SNver (J<.w) . S/CAS: ). Bill W..ltrrs ( JC.. w ); 2. Krvin Ad. ms .JULY 19 Ii 20 TOUR 4 DAVIS, VVV Round Fou r 'Wi ll b e h eld at the majestic B l a c.kwe.tor- Falls State Park. T he B luck wrrte r- 200 c on trary to i t s n a mesa ke, is a m ore sceni c d u al sport tour, limited to 2 t rac k a n d o l d country r o ads. T here 'Will be no trail. T hi s SCH EDULE OF EVENTS: i s a ~ reat tou r fo r b e ginners and Friday: 6-9PM Registration at Headquarters d oub l e s. B e p repared fo r a vfow of Saturday: 7-S.30AM Registration S:30AM Mandatory Riders' Meeting It lifetime and b ring you r c a m era . Last Check- Out KTM 'LUNCH 6:00PM Last Check-In 6,OOPM CytIe 11m' r Amr' Aatm' llIzI*i' DIMMER, Contingc ncy Prills • h ords, F EE to oil Ho r enlrontl R (Fo ilr ' Frinds . drom loradditionallrr) r Sunday: 7-S,OOAM Rcg istration S,30AM Mandatory Ridcrs' Meeting 9,OOAM Last Chcck- Out KTM'LUN CH 9.30AM Rank : Easy ); (IT AWARDS (Only 2-Day Participants e6~le) SATURDAY SN U DAY SILVER FOX (O Riderl ldest IRON BUTT (lo gestDistance on B efoEvent) n ik DUNLOP SCAVENGER HUNT (Winnerwins four car firesQ ANSWER POKER RUN: (Winner Wins Answer Riding Jackel) HARD L UCK All E NTiWffi WILL B INCU ED IN THE NATIONAl DUM. S E LD AHA PORTI T RIDE E SDRAWING fO A EW 1 UZUKI DRS' PAIL S RIE R N 997S SPORTSMANSHIP PRE-ENTRY FEES:· ~-Day Rider: $75.00 i-Day Rider 140.00 ~·Day Pallenger 40.00 i-Day Pallenger ~O.OO AI Evenb Add $5 u. -«1M .~'!.~.'!!!£"E~ ACCOMMODATIONS HEADQUARTERS B lock"" ,., Lodge& Com~"g ,3041259 ·52 16 B lackwoter StateParkLodge Davis, VN State R 21 to Tomas, t. 9 h 3mi.South on Rt. 3 2 Pf!ndlelon Heim : (Studio Hliciency) 3041259.5101 I!c>I ~ Ie Comp"ll' 3041259·517B Budge' Ho,', 3041259.555' · Besr West!!,": 304n59.5245 Min. ~r~ lodge: 304nS9·521I Meye, Bed &8, 3041259·5451 Co""""Volley l

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