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air on his second attempt his handgrip
came off, pulling hi afety strap and
killing the engine while in the air. He
crashed hard but wasn't hurt. Templeton also had problems and didn't reach
the finish line, though he stayed
upright.
Large did a better job over the jumps,
running the hill in 3.465 for sixth overall.
"I was a little slow coming out of the
hole today - th.at's what hurt my times
the most," the defending champion said.
After Chris Brown wasn't able to better his round-one time, Lou Gerencer
took his shot. Once again Gerencer
spent too much time in the air but his
3.463-second run moved him into fifth.
"It was a pretty good day, I haven't
ridden one of these on a hm in nearly a
year and I wasn't off much," he said.
Petty also overjumped the double but
he finished strong to pass his cousin
Jason for third with a 3.347-second time
with only one foot on the peg.
VanderVeen then put in the ride of
his Pro career so far, stopping the clock
with a 3.345 to take second place.
"lowe it all to Indianapolis Southside Harley-Davidson/Buell," VanderVeen said aiter achieving his first
podium finish in the series. "These guys
have worked so hard and they deserve
most of the credit."
By far the wildest ride of round one
wa Mike DeBusk's first attempt on a
Kawasaki Mach IV triple. DeBusk got
bounced off the seat as his bike lifted off
the first jump and both feet were on top
of his seat while he wa in the air. Mike
got one foot on the peg when the bike
touched down but "Super Boone" never
backed off and he made it over the top.
DeBusk's second ride' saw him carry the
£;ront wheel way high off the jump but
he put together a 3.594 second run for
ninth overall.
As Zander. watched Price card a time
of 3.527 for seventh overall, Williams
was the only rider left who could challenge the leader. Williams had some
problems at the bottom of the hill and it
"las over: Zander had his second win.
'IMan, this is awesome," Zander said.
"I have so many great people helping
Il}e, it's great to win this for them. We
ju~t come out and try to do our best and
today was our day."
IN
Zeke Wenger Memorial Hillclimb
Middlebury, Indiana
Resuhs: May 17, 1998 (Round 1 of 12)
540, J. Ted Wilkins (RlX); 2. D.vid w.tson (Hon); 3.
lim frazier (BSA); 4. Phil Libhart (Tri); S. Paul
I'insonnauJt (Hon); 6. Tim Freidhoff (Hon); 7. Michael
Pulver (Hon); S. Scott Me eely (Hon); 9. Terry
Thompson (BSA); 10. Jeremy Thom•• (Hon); 11. Mike
templeton (Yam); 12. Kenny Reif (Hon); 13. Randy
Dillon (Hon); 14.. leve Kuhl (Kaw); 15. Leon Everett
. (Tri); 1~. H.rry Schreiber (Hon); 17. Mike Livingston
(};Ion); 18. William Hislop Sr. (Hon); 19. Jack Yeck
(Hon).
AMA NATIO AL CHAMPIONSHIP 540"
HILLCLIMB SERIES POINT STANDI GS (Aft.. 1 of
12 rounds): 1. Ted Wilkins (15); 2. David Watson (14); 3.
Tim Frazier (13); 4. Phil Ubhart (12); 5. PauJ PinsonnauJt
(11); 6. Tim Freidhoff (10); 7. Michael Pulv.. (9); 8. Scott
McNeely (8); 9. Terry Thompson (7); 10. Jeremy Thomas
(6); 11. Mike Templeton (5); 12. Kenny Reif (4.); 13.
Randy Dillon (3); 1~. teve Kuhl (2); lS, Leon Everett (1).
800: 1. PauJ Zander (BSA); 2. Russ VanderVeen (H·
OJ; 3. Glen Petty j,. (H·D); 4. J"son Petty (H-D); 5. Lou
Cerencer (H-D); 6. James Large (H-D); 7. Willie Price
O:l-D); 8. Rodney WilH.ms (Tri); 9. Mike DeBusk (!