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_In the second roun d , Price used his
10-minute time limit to return to th e
box, as he had d ifficulty starting his
Harley. On ce back, Pric e used the far
left side to start onto the hill. Jumping
o ver the first clicker, he turned on the
gas with the Harley squinning for traction, and Price tucked in for the rid e. He
timed an awesome 6.1261, taking the top
position and moving Steve Dresser into
s econd p lace. Price's th ird ri de w a s
smoot h and un eventful a nd too k only
6.4066 seconds to complete. The secondride time held up, however, and Price
took his second Nationa l victory.
"On the secon d ride, it la id over
ther e and I just na iled it, laid back on
the seat and it was right in there," Price
said . " Eve r y t h in g we nt pretty w ell
today. We're pretty happy."
Steve Dresser of th e Pro USA team
p ut forth his best effort in his first climb .
Dresse r put together a straight line an d
so me lo ft y jumps as h e p owered
through the groove in the center of the
hill. Squinning the IO-foot -Iong machine
in to th e h ill of each of th e cl icke rs,
Dresser blasted the top w ith a 6.4119 the fastest time of round one.
After Price p us he d Dresser off th e
b ubble, Dresser turned it on w ith hi s
second rid e. Utilizing most if not all of
the sus pension coming off th e fir st
jump, Dresser had a big wheelie as the
Harley came back up on the chain as the
suspens io n re-exten ded . The bounce
displaced his left foot. which he dangled
while continuing to motor to the second
clicker w ith the front wheel floatin g in
the air. Returning the foot to the peg,
Dresse r motored to the top wi th a slower time of 6.4410.
Dresser's fi na l sho wing in ro un d
three pr oduced a probl em-plagued ride .
Exitin g clea nly out of the pit, Dresser
ex perienced a fis h ta il pu sh fr om th e
Harley, but rega ined control in time to
dial it on fo r the second clicker . H e
could n't make up for the lost time and
settled for a slowe r, 7.7135-second ru n.
Dr esser fini shed th ird overall, behind
Teamma te James Large.
"The third rid e was kin d of ju st a
Sunday afte rnoo n in the pa rk - from one
side of the hill to the other," Dresser said
with a chuckle. "I guess I got side ways."
Ji m "Jammer " Large p u t h is n ew
fuel-injected Harl ey on the hill in a frenzy, only to fall apar t as he go t pu shed
out of sha pe coming off the first jump.
H e ende d up in the weed s on the left
side of the tra ck at the 145-foot mark.
The next run we nt better . Using a lot of
body language, Large found the centerline of the groove and clocked a 6.9107
for his first completed climb of the day.
He then we nt on to improve in the third
roun d, despite a bounce over the second
clicker, and hung on to card an impressive 6.3322 to steal seco nd place from
Dresser.
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All Slar Challenge
J en erson, Pennsylvania
Results: August 3, 1997
S4O«: 1. D.Jvid Watson (Hon ); 2. Chad Disbenndt
erri); 3. Paul Lowe (Kaw ); 4. Scott McN~Jy (Hon); 5.
John H.unilton (Tril ; &. Roge r McNeely (Hon ); 7. Jim
Zucco (Ka w) ; 8. Harry Shreiber (BSA); 9. Ralph I