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Spring t .the . . on 0 Internet Leivan claims Cole Camp win By Frank Lelvan COtE CAMP, MO, JUNE 21 Team Yamaha rider Steve Leivan top ped round seven of the Missouri Hare Scram bles Championship. It was his filth w in of the series and his fourth in a row. Leivan built a co mforta ble lead ea rly on. lost it all, then retook the lead and pulled away for the win. Mike Windmann led th e charge into tum one, but Windmann lost the front end crossing the first creek and 'w en t down, jamming up most o f the • AA· class, Those who avoid ed the ca rna g e included Kevin Barts , Matt Pursley and Leivan. Many potential front-runners would crash or slow cons iderably, or drop out completely. Chris Thi ele would only make it half a mile before hittin g a stu m p and knocking himseUsilly and out of the race. Chris Nesb itt also bit a stump and spent the remainder of the da y trying to finish·and collect a few points. Malt Pursley, who he ld d own the runner-u p spot for the first tw o laps , would drop out wi th an ankle injury. Leivan co mpleted the firs t lap w ith Pursley d ose behind, and Win dmann recovered fro m his first-tum sp ill to ridc in th ird . Leivan picked up the pace on the seco nd go-around and moved out to a 2O-second gap o ver Pursley, who was holding back W ind mann b y o n ly a few secon d s . Ken Yount ha d control of the fourth position. 50 ticks back, and Tanner EngJand rod e fifth. Th e third lap saw Leiva n stretch his lead b y another 12 seconds, while Wlndmann took over possession of the runner-up spot Pursley was in thi rd but ha d fallen more tha n a minute behind Win d mann's KTM. Leivan chose to make an early pit s top, primarily for fresh goggles, but he also took on a splash of fuel . Still his lead a fter four laps measured more than 40 seconds. Windmann still held second, Pursley was gone from the race with his injured ankle, and the lead er of the • A « , class, Jeff Lappe, screamed his 125 into third overall on ad justed time. Within the first mile of the fifth of the eigh t- With MindSpring You'll Get: • Free knowledgeable, friendly 24-hour tech suppo rt • Flexible pricing from $6.95/month to $19.95 for unlimited access • Local phone access in over 320 cities nationwide • 56K connection availa ble in many areas • No-risk 30-day money back guarantee a C a ll toll fre e MindSpring" 1-888-M-SPRING Direct To The Internet 0"1998 MIndSpnng~ Inc. (6 7 7 -7 4 6 4 ) www.mindspring.c o m lap race, Leivan becam e hung up on a bottlenecked h ill and w ould go d own, losing a large chunk of his lead. W in dmarm d osed to wi thin sight, and when Leivan was forced into the pi ts at the end of the lap for a goggle change, Windmann pulled alo ngsid e as the tw o were ent ering the creek section. Leivan he ld back Windmarm for a few mil es until Windmann moved ahead. Wind mann ma inta ined the lead m idway through the seventh lap until encountering a pack of riders. While Windmarm struggled to fin d a way aro und the first rid er in the pac k, Leivan seized the oppo rt u nity and not only moved aro und Wind mann but pos itioned two slower riders between himself and his competitor. Wind mann stayed close, how ev er, wailing for an opportunity to retake the top spo t. The two riders were separated by only five seconds when they too k the white flag. Behind th e two leaders, Lappe an d Kawasaki rider Jaso n Co unts were battling for not only the n umber-one position in the • A· class but also for third overall. Counts had ov erco me a deficit of m ore than a minute to close to within 12 seconds entering the final lap . Leivan stayed smoo th on his final sprin t to the checkers , opening a lead o f 50 seconds over Wlndmann to claim the w in. Wind ma nn cla imed the rurmer-up spot for the fou rth lime this year and, aside from Lelva n, wa s the on ly other rider to co mplete eigh t laps on the tricky circu it. Lappe held off the late-ra ce cha rge of Counts to win the • A· class and claim thi rd overa ll by 16 seconds, whi le Co unts took seco nd in class an d fourth overall. ~ Results o /A:. I. Stt"\'~ l.l-iv~ (Y am); 2. M iU Wmdmlnn (1CTM); 3Jeff t...a~ (KTM); -4 J,Don Counb (k..Iw ); S. ittcll. Ma ttaon (Y.am); . 6. TMVWTEngUnd (Y.lm l; 1. K.lrI c.~ (ICTM); 8. Bnndon Forrftlft' (y.Jm); 9. Chris ~ 11 (Y. m),: 10. Dak R«tor (Hon}. AA: I . Mik Windm.nn (Kn.t); 2. T.annrr EnSL.md(Y. m ); 3Ch rill ~itt ev.am);" . ~in Borb (Suz); S. Kl"fI You nl (Yam). A: 1. Jrif uPP'!' (Kl'Ml; 2. J~ Counts (K.1w ); 3. 1C.ulGalle-ti (KThf); .& Dale R«tot' (Hon); S. Kn- in Boy~ (Hoo ). e . 125 8: 1. Br.n.Jon Forrn~r IV.m); 2. Luke Manion (Yam); 3 . CaM.oy Hinhol (Yg Simotlll (Yam); 5. Mikto Banatw n (Hon). SR: 1. 800 o.- n"1 (Y~m); 2. Ro n Ribolzi (Ya m); 3. Jolvl New· n beny (Hon ); 4. Jimm Jones(J(.aw); 5. William G u fky (Ya m ). y S/ SR; 1. Eric: HaR!>l'ft(}-Ion); 2. Rick Wlx-Iov~ (}ius); 3. Cl-rolld Flfticb (KTM); 4. Jim Lt. b·ll it-r (KTM); 5. Fr.l nk Leivan (Ya m). JR: 1. Raben Dunan (Yam ); 2. bek Mabt..I'}"(H on ); 3. James ' ' S kw n (Ya m); 4. Mike Ron., (lC.Iw ); 5. ~ Geron (Suz). 250 c 1. O.l vid VonHo l!l"I'l (5uz ); 2. Bry an Roy (K.aw) ; 3. ' o.vid rmtz (Y"o'l); 4. Cary Wo lf (Yam); 5. Dan Ha!beck (K.aw). TR: 1. Craig Dd ong (Suz ); 2. Mir" Erwin (}-Ion); 3. SeMI VAn Derwood (H on); 4. o.rnian MAhonry (Ron); 5. Judy Srrnth (Suz ). DAVEY DURRELL DESTRY ABBDTT 1st OPEN PRO 1st 250 PRO 45

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