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Cycle News 1997 10 01

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shut off as Schu ltz recorded low elapsed time of the meet w ith a 7.373 to take his fou rth Atco title in a row. In the Kawasa ki 750cc Pro Superbike class, Rickey Gadson looked to pad his points lead over d efending cha m p io n Budd y Forbus with a pole-q ua lifying 9.42, which eclipsed the national record. Gad son was unable to back up the time for the reco rd , however , as he bu rn ed up the moto r on his next ru n and was forced to ru n the remain der of the event with a stock ZX-7R motor. Although Ga dso n was a ble to run respectable 9.805 wit h the motor , he was taken ou t in the semifinals by Ben Koch, wh o ran a 9.76 to make his third stra ight fina l-round ap peara nce. Forbus mad e th e most of Godso n's d emise. se tting a new record at 9.43 and taking ou t Koch in th e final, 9.62 to 9.81, to take th e points le ad over Ga dso n b y seve n points. Ga dso n ca me ba ck to win the 600cc Supe rsport class. In the Sta r Pe rforma nce Pa rt s To p Ga s se rie s, number-one p late hold er Ton y" Mu llen took his second w in in a row , CUlling a near-perfect .403 reaction time in the final over Craig Ad am s. Atco a lso sa w three fir s t-tim e wi n ne rs as James Teasley Jr. w on th e APE Su per Camp series over mu lti-time event winner Ju an C in tro n, Ro b Sch en z got by Kevi n Ad a ms in the RC Com pone n ts Su per Comp seri es final, a nd Ronnie Reece Jr. took the Pingel Pr o ET title over Peter Farma. Micha el Kn ox too k home the Street ET trophy, beatin g Nor'" ris Goodwin in the final. Prunty, Piccininno perfect at CRC Motocross Aleo Raceway AleD , New Jersey Results, September 5-7,1997 FUNNY OK: 1. C dry CI.uk (KdW); 2. Keith Kynn ( K

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