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VVo 1- ,1 d Cy cle bike wo uld n't ge t out of hand . He card ed a 5.544-second time for sixth place, a n d that mo ved hi m to thi rd in the points race. Three bikes stood between Petty and th e win, and Steve Dresser, w in ner of round five, was going for it. "We had water in th e magneto on our fi rst ru n but w e 're read y no w ," Dresser said. Dresser motored his Thompson Raein g /Pro-Act io n /Parts Unlimited -Thor H arley-Da vid s on on th e back w heel from the first br eaker all the way past the second breaker for a fifth-place time of 5.27B, his best tim e of the day . " It wasn 't a bad ride for 'on ly one wheel on th e ground ," Dress er s a id afterward. Lou Geren cer wo n the 1996 event at Mount Ga rfield and he was consiste ntly fas t all day, but tod ay the 300-foot hill held him off. Cerencer got a big wheelie between the firs t and se co nd breaker an d had to back off. The 5.237-seco nd time was good enough for third overall and reflected the, fine line between winni ng and losing in Pro hillclirnb competitio n's hig hest levels. Jam es Larg e w heeled th e Rei s er Cycle Service /Whi te Brothers /F & S Harley-Davidson /KK Mo torcycl e Su pply machine to the line for the last pass of the day. Larg e's number-one-plated bike had the fastest BOOcc tim e of th e day - a 5.061 clocking in ro und two - but only the last ride cou nts . Large set up in the far left side of the pit and he flew over the first kicke r like it wasn't there. At the 150-foo t mark he had to feathe r the throttle a litt le to ge t the fro nt end un der contro l; then he tore through the lights wi th a time of 5.076 and wo n the day, moving him into a tie wit h Pett y in the cha mpionship lead . . "I wa sn 't real su re a bou t th a t la s t ride w hen 1 go t to the top of the h ill: ' Large said . "I as ked one gu y and he said 5.4, a n d a nother guy sa id 5 .0. Well , that' s a bit of a dif feren ce. A 5.0 and I'm 'going to p arty a little: If it's a 5.4, I' m go ing to jump in th e lak e over th ere. When I came down the hill, my d aughter told me I d id good." Pett y was d isappointed but no t surprised by Large's rid e. "I d idn' t think my time wo u ld hold up bu t 1 was hoping it woul d," Petyy sai d . "La rge was co ns is te nt a ll d a y . We ' ll just ha ve to ge t him a t th e next hiIlclimb. " C\ Muskegon Mot or cycl e Club Norton Shores, Michigan Resu lts: August 2, 1998 540: 1. Terry Thompson (BSA); 2. Tim Fra zier (BSA); 3. Paul Pin sonna u lt (H e n ): 4. Da vid Wa tson (He n ): S. Ted Wilkin s (Trx): 6. Harry Schre iber Jr. (He n): 7. Phil Libhart (Tr i): 8. Michael Livi ngsto n (H e n ): 9. Jerem y Tho mas (H en) : to. John Hamilt on Jr. (Tri). AMA 540cc NA TIONAL C'SHIP HI LLCLIMB SERIES PO INT STAND INGS (After 6 of 12 ro u n ds): 1. Pau l P in so n n a u lt (7 4 ); 2 . Da v id Watson (69) ; 3 . T e r r y Thompson (68 /3); 4. Ted Wilkins (66/2); 5. Ph il Libhart (60 /1); 6. Joh n Hamilton Jr . (SO 7. Sco tt McNl't'ly (49); ); 8. Tim Fra zi er (45 ); 9 . Mi k e P u lve r (29); 10. C ha d D is be nn e tt (26) ; 11. We s M cC o y (25 ); 12. Har r y Sch reibe r Jr. (24); 13 . Jeremy Thom as (19) ; 14. Jam es Zucco ( 8); 15. Tim Fre id ho ff OS); 16. Toby Th ompson (10); 17. (TIE) Mi ke Temp leton / Mike Livingston (8); 19. [ TIE) Ant ho ny Smoo t /R ich Sche u rman (6). 800: 1. [ames Large (H -o); 2. C lf..'n Pett y Jr. (H-D); 3. Lou Ccre ncer Jr. (H ·O) ; 4. Rodney Sm ith (Yam); 5. Steve Dresser (H- Dl ; 5. Rob ert Templeton (H -D); 7. Harry Denham (1--1-0 ); 8. Ro bert Sh rein er (Kaw): 9 . Rodn ey Willia ms (TrD; 10. Mike DeBusk ( Ka w ). AMA B ODe< N AT IONAL C'S Hl P HILLCLIMB SERIES POI NT STANDINGS (Aft er 6 o f 12 ro unds): 1. (TIE) Jam es Lar ge (2 win s) / Glen Pett y Jr. (78); 3. Robert Tem p leto n (54); 4. Lo u Ce rencer Jr. (52); 5. Steve Dresser (51/1); 6. Mike DeBusk (50); 7. Robe rt Shreiner (3B); B. Russ Va nderveen (36); 9. (TIE) Willie Price OJ/Rodney William s (35); 11. P.llil Za nde r (32/ 1 win); 12. (TIE) Gr eg williams (1)/ Jeff Thomas (27); 14. Harry benham (24); 15. Rober t Cas tlc dine (18); 16. Rodn ey Smith (17); 17. Ma rk Swem (13); 18. Jason Petty (12); 19. Wallace Fowler (0); 20. Chris Brow n (6). Upcoming Rounds: Round 7 - Dansville, New York, August 16 Round 8 - Laurelville, Ohio, August 23 NAsa Fes-t Augus t 28-30 Road·A t lan t a Braselton , GA Friday fan track day Saturday CCS racing Sunday NASBpros and Legends Cars September 11-13 Miami;'Dade Motorsports Complex Homestead, FLA . Friday fan track day Saturday CCS racing • Sunday NASa pros Gary Rothwell stunt show Saturday and Sunday l8-and-under FREE on Saturday Advance Weekend Tick only ~25 ets For tickets and information EBCi SjJonBiKe I:lTT:1T1 call 1·800·997·NASB ~ HRC Grand Prix ' ~ bY I d e rnitsu & iijKi4"!£·