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A res urgent Anthony Ga rd ne r, who passed Burr a t the finish-li ne jump to score the upset, wo n the 80cc heat race. But the fina l was business as usu al for Burr when he bo lted into the lead a t the st a rt a nd neve r look ed back a nd op en ed u p a n insu rmou ntable lead by race 's end . Gardner was ru nnin g second until the midway poin t when he was passed in tum one by Tro v Johnson. Travis Henrichs (w ho fin ished in third place, ahea d of John son , in the hea t race) sco red a soli d fo u rth , just a hea d of Jacob Ma taya. Th e Novice class features a un iqu e " ru n wha t you bru ng " fonnat. As the class came- to th e lin e, it was heat-race winne r To m Lad w ig aboa rd his knobby-sh od , fire-b rea thin g CRSOO picking the first spo t on the starting grid . Lined up next to him was Burr, aboard a decep tively fast DTXed KXI25. and the rest of the field. As the ra ce go t un der wa y, Lad wi g g ra bbe d the lead and once again appeared to be head ed to vic tory . But Burr mo unted a cha rge on lap two, speed ing by Ladwig as they entere d tu rn one . Burr the n ope ned up a comfo rta ble ma rgin an d raced -on to vict ory . A close race for the third an d final spot on the rost ru m fell to firs t-yea r racer Marty Doeri ng, who edged Ladwig's son , Tom Jr.• at the finish line. Jacob Mataya finished a respectab le fifth while racing a 125 for the firs t time this season. Ret ired Pr o d irt tr a cke r Davey Du re lle is mo ving to Colorado this fall a nd it is u nlikely we will see him compete at a loca l dirt track race for qu ite some time. Dure lle bid the local fan s a fine farewell by winn ing the Open Pro ma in event. Race lea d er Randy Triplett fell in turn two midrace, a llowi ng Q.urelle (w ho wo rked his way up fro m fift h to second at the time) to assume the lead and the victory. Pro 250cc race winner Verdeen Langland finished second ahead of Marcus Bauer, he a t w in ner Kurt Boehlke an d a recovered Triplett. Bob Boyd assumed his customary first- place posit ion during the opening la ps of th e Open Amateur class . Unfortuna tely. Boyd slid off the tra ck in tum one, allowing Dom Peterson and Do n Bettis (both aboard YZF400 Yarnahas} in to the first - and second -pla ce spo ts for good . Boyd recovered to finish third. Also, John Florio won his firs t Over 30 main event. a head of class luminary Boyd , who was un bea ten in the class unt il today. Tim Gregory finis hed third. ah ead of Marty Mata ya. Results NOV : 1. S,h. 1wn Rurr; 2. Tom Lad wig; 3. Marry Doenng: 4. Tom Ll dwiF> Jr.; S.J.H:nb M.llolYd . OPEN AM : 1. Dorn 1\ ·!t"Nm; 2 Don Ik"lti!l; 3. Bob Boyd ; 4. Joel Schl..icher: 5. Tim Cn~Hry. OP EN PRO : 1. Davey Du n'He; 2. v crdccn Langla nd : 3. Mar('WI Botul;"r; 4. Kurt Br.....hlkt·; 5. R.mJy Triph-n. VINT SC I.: 1. R.lndy l1li~t k'; 2. Bob Herman: 3. rolul Koch; 4 Eric Bcrg; 5. L1uy Turn er . d ' VINTTW: 1. Ron (.t,Cm.m : 2. Buzz Arnd t; 3. Fran k Radlotf: 4. Bub R..ynolds. 30 -+- : 1. John Flor io; 2. Bob Bn yd ; 3. T im G re gory: 4. M.lrt y Ma taya ; 5. T im McBriUt·. 411+: 1. Buzz Amdt; 2. Dun Bdtis; 3. Odry l r .m,,:..rl; 4. M.lrt y , M.1Wy.l; 5. I'.lu l Koch. 50+: 1. Buzz Anll.ll; 2. C h.lr lie Llnl/i oln ; 3 . Da v e Klich ; 4. l d Mdrvin C k-ppc; 5. john Su ther hn . 50 MINI : 1. lory Morris. 2. And y O lso n; J. Iaccb 5chldchl.T; 4. : ·h.·k. Nic k MdLlyol 5. Nol l.)~ll.l W.lso rem y Anderson; 3. Kevm Andl'rson; 4. 60: 1. Josh Koch; 2 Ie Wo1schl·k; 5. jo1mb M.lloJy.l 80: 1. Sha ..... n Burr; 2. Troy John. ;o 3. An tho ny G.trdn~ r; ~ . o n; Travi s l lenrichs ; 5. Jdcob Mdt.JYd. 12.. I. Willit.· Brott.",; 2. Sh.l wn Burr ; 3. Ado1m He nri ch s ; ~ . ..: Richard Wa!OChdr.; 5. Tro y Juhn so T\ 250 AM: I. Dvm rctl"niOtl; 2 Ioel Schleicllt."r 3. Don Bettis : 4. ; Willi e BruIt.'1l; 5. Ada m Hen rich s, 2.c;o rR (). AM: I. Vcrd wn Lln~dnd; 2 Kurt 8o:.eh 3. Dom lke; rt"tt.~n; 4. Dun Bt . tis; 5. Willi.· Bn.tl'1l. .t Trol~ UNLIMITED SPORTS 27TH ANNUAL WINTER NATIONAL . . Pte4eHie1l6g.~.~~ "'--'--..Y . YAMAHA . KAWASAKI . ' - "'otoWorld. ~ _ _ _. . . . .' 1/ 1/111111 - - I:::tr•• SC:OTTU6A MIA .,;gDUN.£OP ~.. SANCT ION E D Simply the bestfor your bike. cm1ffi~ @.t ff;? GATORBACK CYCLE PARK • GAINESVILLE, FL November 23-28, 1998 . ~ ¥e~ ¥udi .-1: FOR INFO CAll OR WRITE: P.O. Box 270 • Branford, FL 32008 Phone (904) 935-6872 • Fax (904) 935-6867 :::r . Walker does Dollywood Motocross in style By Kirk Johnson SEVIERVILLE. TN SEPT. 2b-"2J . More than a thousand riders converged on the brand-new Doll ywood Expr es s MX facility for tw o da ys of racing, fun and excitement at round 13 of the 1998 United Stat es Seriou s Racew ea r Mega Series - th e Smok y Mountain Fall Cup co n tes t. The t rack , lo cat ed in the P igeon For ge /Gatlinburg resort areas , drew riders from as far awa y as O hio and Florida, and wh en all was sai d and do ne, Georgia's Mat t Walker left Dollywood wi th fou r moto wins and a pocketful of cash. T he Ho nd a of Tr oy -s p o n so r ed Wa lke r nabbed the holesh ot in the first 125cc Pro moto. Walker used the grea t sta rt to his advantage and qu ickly estab lished a lead ove r fellow Geo rgia rid er s Christop he r Bailey and Josh Whitm ire, Ya m a ha -mo u n te d Ry an Du ff , an d H ond a moun ted Robert Go ldso n. Walker was setting a pace whi ch SC1W him stretch the lead on each lap . When the checke rs flew, Walker had a comfo rtable cushio n of more that 10 seconds over his next-closes t compe titor. 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