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Plessinger suffered a broken left wrist, a
broken left hand, a dislocated left wrist,
a dislocated left elbow, and a laceration
to his face that required 16 stitches to
close up. Plessinger also sustained
bruises to his shoulders and ankles.
"They were running the motocross
track backwards, and I really thought I
could make this double," Plessinger sffid.
"/ came out of a corner and just clicked
up through the gears. I was sure I could
make it. I guess I shouldn't have tried it."
- Conditions at Luzerne Municipal
Park were ideal for racing. Rain showers
the: previous night assured that dust
would not be a factor, and the terrain
was challenging and varied, with everything from high-speed double-track to
sliCk and rooty off-camber single-track.
The Brownsville course also utilized the
ef'tire infamous golf-course motocross
track whlch once hosted putters and
~)eats in place of knobbies and pit
cfnopies. At 10 1/2 miles in length and
lap times in the 23- to 24-rninute range,
the overall speed of around 27 mph
would put Brownsville a bit on the fast
side for GNCC competition.
Noticeable absences in the pro rider
field included Randy Hawkins, Michael
lafferty, Doug Blackwell and Jason
Qahners, who were all in attendance at
the ISDE qualifier in Texas. That event
also doubled as a round of the AMA
National Enduro Series.
GNCC regular Duane Conner also
failed to make the start due to a thumb
injury sustained days prior to the race,
but he was in attendance at this, his
home round.
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Luzerne Municipal Park
B'rownsville, Pennsylvania
Results: May 17,1998 (Round 6 of 13)
O/A: 1. Scott Summers (Hon); 2. Rodnex_ Smith
(5uz); 3. teve Hatch (Suz); 4. Fred Andrews (Kaw); 5.
Barry E. HawkJr. (Yam).
200 A: 1. Heath Bennett (Yam); 2. Shane Lawson
(Yam); 3. Mark Sherwood (KTM); 4. Steven Graves
(S~z); 5. Syd Loveday (Yam).
200 B: 1. Benny Leonard (KTM); 2. Cole Calkins
(Tuz); 3. Phillip Hughes (Kaw); 4. Rob Hertz (Yam); S.
David Mihalko (Han).
SR (40+) C: 1. Douglas Noll (Han); 2. Lawrence
Black (Hon); 3. Brad.ley Kokowsky (Yam); 4. Jeffrey
A1oisio (Kaw); 5. John Lavanish (Kaw).
SPTSMN, 1. Jeffrey Copas (KTM).
S/SR: 1. Wayne Beatty (Yam); 2. Frank Erbe (Yam);
3. Albert Oluppa (Yam); 4. Jack Falbo (Kaw); 5. Robert
Brendle (Yam).
GJ'lCC SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 6 of 13
rounds): 1. Rodney Smith (113/1 win); 2. Fred Andrews
