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that was wobbling and gaptoothed with missing spo kes, Summers passed both Hawks and Hawkins. Both rid ers said la ter they had no energy left, and that with Ha w ks cla im ing to ha ve consumed th e co n te nts of three SRC Vital drink-system bladders (three liters eac h). Edmond son ha d inherited secon d , but it was not to be. "I too k it easy th e fif th lap , th en cha rged on the sixth because I kn ew tha t guys wou ld be co mi ng," Ed mo nd son said from the pits. "Bu t the charge was too mu ch fo r th e rear brake. It went away at the three-mile mark and never cam e back." And re ws com ple ted his d rive to secon d a nd fini shed roughly six minutes beh ind the speedy Smith. Summers also worked by Edmondson a nd finished a mere'half a minute behind Andrews. "I heard him coming," Andrews said . "Bu t I said 'No way!' I've lost to him on the last lap too many times." Edmondson did hold on for fourth, -a nd a dust-affec ted Lafferty took fifth but lay in the shad e for nearly an hour rec ov eri ng fro m d us t in his lungs and 'th roa t. Hawk, another du st-cripp led survivor, claimed sixth. Yama ha-mounted local Robbie Jenks was the speed ies t of the non -Pro riders with an excellent ninth o vera ll. Vet A winner Gen e O'Nail w as clo se at lIth o v erall a n d n in e minut e s a hea d o f cla ssmate Tim Shephard. After nearly three and a h alf hour s o f racin g , She p ha rd took second from foe Keith Rod g ers by a heartbreaking two se conds! Jeff Fred ette KDX200ed his way to the top of the Senior A class in 23rd ov era ll, jus t 13 seconds ahead o f w inn in g 250cc B ri der Andy Shea. H u sa be rg-mou nted Mich ael G rizzle w on the Open A class, but would have wo n t h e Fo u r -S trok e A class, too , s ince p er en nia l Four-Stroke A winner Ha rvey Wh itaker finish ed right behind him in 26th overall. This was the first GNCC Racer Prod uction s ha s run since the pa ssin g of founder Dave Coo mbs, and he was very mu ch on the mind of the racers . Ne w cham p io n Smith thanked Su zuki 'for gi ving him a good mot or cycl e, and he thanked his mechanic, Mark Hyd e, and his gi rlfriend , Lori Hamilton, for their help. He then dedicated his win and the championship to Dave Coombs, and stated th at none of the pro riders present wo uld have jobs without Coombs. Smith e choe d th e feeling s of all th e rid ers: "Dave was a heck of a man ." l~ Burr Oaks GNCC Millfield , Ohio Results: September 13, 1998 (Round 10 of 13) PRO: 1. Rodney Smith (Su z): 2. Fred And rews (Kaw); 3. Scott Su mm er s (He n): 4. Pau l Ed mo ndson (Suz): 5. Michael Lafferty (K IM ); 6. Barry Ha wk (Yam); 7. Rand y Hawki ns (Yam); 8. Do ug Blackwell (Ya m); 9. Jim Jal'T'ett (K.Jw ); 10. jaso n Dahners (Hbg) . A a ~ 250 ~ A, 1. Rob b ie Jen ks (Ya rn) : .2. C h uck Wo odford (Ka w ): 3. Aaron Kopp (O pt) ; 4. Ryan Rodger s (Ka w ): 5. Jo na tha n Wendell (Suz) . O P EN A: 1. Mic hae l Gri zz le (H bg ): 2. Leonard Mcsina (KTM); 3. Benjamin Smith (Ho n);4. Tim Prech tl (KTM); 5. Steve Bower (KTM) . 200 A: 1. Jo h n Bennett (Yam) : 2. Steve n Craves (Su z): 3. Mar k Sherwood (KTM); 4. Sid Lo VtU.1Y (Ya m) ; S. Jeff Koviak (KTM). 4~ STRK A: 1. Harvey Wh itak l. (K.1W); 2. Don Bohn .... (KTM); 3. Darius Latt ea (V.1m); 4. Kelv in H ull IKaw ): 5 . John Grimm (Ha n). VET A: 1. Ge ne O' Naii (Kaw) : 2. Tim Shephard (Ya m): 3 . Keit h Rodgers (Ka w): 4 . Robert Kirchner (Suz ); 5. Troy Schle ret h (Ha n) . . SR A: 1. Jeff Fred ett e IKaw): 2. Richard Kresic (5u7.); 3. Mik e McCam..-n (Ya m); 4. Mark Smith (J(TM); 5. Steve Hashman (SU7. . ) G RAND NATIONA L CRO SS COUNTRY SE RIES PO INT STA N D IN G S (A fte r 10 o f 13 round s) : 1. Rod ne y Smith (175 /5 wins); 2, Sco tt Sum mers (148/2); 3. Fre d Andrews 0 48/2); 4. Ste ve Hat ch 0 45 /1); 5. Ba r ry H awk ( 0 7 ); b . Jim Jarr ett (04) ; 7 . Ra n dy Ha wkins (04); 8. Rabbit!jen ks (87); 9. Paul Edmo ndso n (84); 10. JOShU01 Mcl.c vy (69); 11. Scott Mcl.aug hlin (64); 12. CeIW O na il (63); 13. Ste ve McSw a in (63); 14. Brian Keega n (61); 15. Ch u ck Wood for d (57) ; 16. Michael Lafferty (57); 17. Do ug Blackw ell (46); 18. Jason Dahncrs (40; 19. Luca Tru ssardi (3tU;20. Ron Bumficld (35). Upcoming Rounds: Roun d 11 - Moun t Morris. Pennsyl vania , September 27 Round 12 - lisbon. Ohio. October 11 29