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Victory Sports Indoor MX Winter Series, Rounds 1-2 By Barbara Williams Photos by Loren Wil liams. ASHEVILLE, NC, NOV. 27-28 ike Katin began his Thanks givi ng ra cin g weekend w ith a -·"'''· fi rs t- tu rn pileup, but he fin ish ed with tw o wi ns and a th ird-p lace finis h to pocket over $1300 in the Victory Sports' Pro payoff. Also on the gas were Jim Neese, w ho scored a win in Saturday' s ·2S0cc A ma in even t, and Robbie Hor ton , who too k Friday's 12Scc A race. Blasting int o the tight first turn of the Western No rth Carolina AG Cente r circuit in Friday n ight ' s 12Scc A mai n, Katin found himself the victim of a pileup. While H orton, Cha rlie Du n aw ay, Ne ese, and Brad Stru nk duked it out for th e lead , Kati n re moun ted a nd rode hard to make u p time. The 12-lap sprint through the pack p roved to be a cha llenge for Katin, who worked his way up to si xth pl ace by mot o' s end . Katin's next moto was mu ch more successful. Dunaway grabbed th e 2S0cc A holeshot an d led for two laps before ge tting sw a rmed by Ka tin, Neese, Todd Bennick a nd Horton. Dunaway's runner-up finish in the 12Scc A eve nt was good practice, as h e held o n to th ird beh ind Katin and Neese. Las t ye a r , Duna w a y go t knock ed cold fro m a crash in th e whoops. Th e followi ng night he go t back on his bike a nd won . This year, despite being intimid a ted by the sa me ve nue that left him unconsciou s, Dunaway prod uced co nsisten t top-three finishes. Satu rday's 12Scc A ma in even t was all Karin from sta rt to finish . Du naway, wh o finished in seco nd, shadowed him th e whole way . Behind Dunaway battled Neese, Horton, Strunk, and up-andcomer Paul Justus. Ju st us gated fo urth behind Neese a nd hel d his gro und well w hile under pressure from Horton and Stru nk. Eventu ally Jus tus ga ve way to Horton an d Stru n k, but the y ou ngs te r certa in ly mad e both veterans earn the pass. " He's b een a bun dl e of n erves fo r th re e w e e ks ," g ri n ne d Jus tus' d ad , . Mike. "Ever sin ce he mad e the d ecision to mov e up to the A class, he' s b een jumpy . This has been good for him , and he mig ht sta rt to settle into it now." Dunaway again took the early lead on Saturday's 250cc A start , wit h Neese, Katin, and Ho rton on his rear fender. Late in the race, lapped riders made the difference, s lowing Dunaway just enough to ena ble Neese to slip past and scamper off wit h the win. Katin thr eat ened to d islod ge Dunaway from seco nd p lace, bu t this time, lappers worke d to Dunaway's advantage, kee pi ng Ka rin f 'X back in third . Western North Carolina AG Center Asheville, North Carolina Results: November 27-28,1998 Frid.y so 14-6): 1. Tra vor Brow n (Cob) ; 2. Ryan Zimmer (Co b); 3. William Dickson (Cob); 4. Du stin Ch an d ler (Cob); 5. Dav id Mickey Guice (KTM). 50 (7-8), 1.. Les Smi th (Cob ); 2. Garrett Ch urch (Cob) ; 3 . C .W . Brim (KT M) ; 4. Brad ley Bu nc h (C o b) ; 5. Benjami n Denton (A d ). 50 SHAFT: 1. Ch el sea McSwain (Ya m ); 2. Trevo r Barre tt (Ya m) ; 3. Bla k e Morro w (Ya m) ; 4. Rac hel Milburn (Ya m ); 5. Nat han Tem pl et on (Yam ), 65 (7-9): 1. Thoma s Bla ckst ock (Ka w) : 2. Z acka ry Al vear (Kaw ): 3. Gar rett Ch urch (Kaw) : 4. Tyler Brig ht (KTM) ; 5. Mat th ew Mashbu rn (K.1 W). 65 (10-11 ): 1. Phillip Ive rs (Ka w ): 2. Micha el Brett Slater (KT M); 3. Jar ed Tut en (Ka w) , 4. Justin Hopson ( Ka w ): 5. Jerry Mashburn (K.1w) . 800 BEG: 1. Ben Bas.. (Kaw); 2. Case)" Rice (Ya m); . 3. Case y Sha w (Han); 4. Lori Z im me rma n (Suz ); 5. Jc ffn.-v Coa te (Yam) . s Jit. M IN I: 1. Micha el Brett Slater (Kaw ); 2. Phillip Ivers (S uz ): 3 . Jerry Ma shburn (Kaw): 4. Matthe w Mas hburn (Kaw); 5. Anthony Ard izzo ne (Su z). 85 (12·131 : 1. T y Conway (Yam); 2. Dou g las Thomason (Kaw ); 3. Brandon Ellenburg (Kaw); 4. Curtis Dyer (Suz); 5. Tommy Lee IKaw) . 85 (14· 15): 1. [e rr ed Bur rell (Suz) ; 2. Jus ti n Jones (Yam ); 3. Fred d y Ro we III (H e n): 4. Malcolm Klepp (Ha n); 5. Ryan Pawley (KJ w ). 5 /M I N l : 1. Do ugla s Tho ma son (Ka w ): 2. [e rr ed Bu rr e ll (Suz ): 3. Ty C o nway (Yam) ; 4. Just in Jo nes -r (Yam ); 5. C urt is Dye (Suz). 125 A: 1. Robb ie Horton (Ya m); 2. Cha rles Dunaway (Yam ); 3. Jim Neese (Yam); 4. C. Bradley Strunk (Suz); 5. Tommy Co llier (Su z). 125 B: 1. Danny Smith (Suz): 2. Casey Barn es (Su z): 3. Timmy Mo rri son ( Ka w ): 4. Kyl e Ju st ice (Suz) : 5. Aaron Ellenbu rg (Yam). . 125 C= 1. D w an e Mitch e ll (Ya m); 2. Jason Tucker (SUZ); 3. Micha el Suttles (Suz); 4. T.J. Fai rbanks (5uz); 5. Randy Riehl (Ha n). 125 0 : 1. Preston H unt er (Ho n); 2. Da niel Go ulds (Han); 3. Josh Johnston IKaw), 4. Robert Ardry (s uz) ; 5. T.!. Foro (Yam) . . 250 A:. 1. Mike Katin (Suz); 2. Jim Neese (Yam ); 3. Charles Du naway (Ya m); 4. Todd Ben n ick (S uz ): 5 . Rob bie Horton (Ya m). 250 B: 1. Ioshe Clark (Ha n); 2. Chris Riggins (Kaw ): 3. Casey Ba rnes (su7o); 4. Aaron Elle nbu rg (Ya m) ; 5. Keith Gra ham (Suz ). 250 C: 1. Jo h n G u ke r (KTM) ; 2. Te d Os bo r ne Jr . (KTM) ; 3 . Br yan Davis II (Su z ); 4. Will iam La c key (He n): 5. Lester Partlow (ATK). 250 D : 1. Ch ris Pe na (Suz); 2. Ricky Alley (Kaw): 3. Jami e Sims (Su z) : 4. Ja son Ward (KT M); 5. S hawn Single to n (Han). . 25 +: 1. S ha ne Te mpl et o n (S u z) ; 2. Ben ja m in Ru tl ed ge. ISuz): 3. W. David Eller IKa w): 4. Rob e rt Green (Kaw ); 5. Micha el Ha ga (502) . 30+: 1. W. David Eller (Ka w): 2. Daniel Travis· Bdl (Suz) ; 3. Jim m y Pitcock (Suz); 4. Jeff Tomlinson (Kaw): 5. Dwavne Hill (Suz ). U/i A M : 1. Da n ny Smith (Suz) ; 2. Jo she Clark IHon): 3. Se n LeCroy (Suz) ; 4. J.T. Smith (He n ): S. Kyle .. Justi ce (Su z) . UIL CJD: 1. John Guker (KT'M); 2. Terrell Co llins (Su z): 3. A la n H ull (Ya m ); 4. Ra ndy Rieh l ( Hen): 5. Ma tth ew M orretz (5 02). Sa tu rday . 50 (4-6 ): 1. Ian Tn·ttd (Cob); 2. Travor Bro wn (Cob) ; 3. Cody Robbins (Co b) ; 4. Du stin Cha nd le r (Co b); 5. Ryan Zim me r (Cob). 50 (7~8 ): 1. Z ach Osborne (Cob); 2. Bradley Bun ch (Cob); 3. D.J. Ellis (Cob); 4. C. W. Brim (KTM); 5. Garr ott Chu rch (Cob) . 50 S H AFT: 1. Co dy Robbins (Ya m ); 2. C helsea McSw a in (Ya m ); 3. Mich a el Owen (Ya m) ; 4. David Clar k (Hen): 5. Devi n Alford (Yam). 65 (7 ·9): 1. Zd c h O s bo rn e ( KTM) ; 2. Ma t th e w Mas h bu rn (K aw ): 3. Thoma s Bla c ks to ck (Kaw ): 4. Carren Church IKaw): 5. Tyler Bright (KTM). 65 (to-l1): 1. Phillip Ivers (Kaw): 2. Mich ae l Brett Slater (KTM) ; 3. Ju stin H o pso n (Kaw): 4. Jared Tuten (Kaw ); 5. Gra nt McGinni s (KTM) . 80 BEG: 1. Casey Rice (Yam); 2. Tim Myers (Hon); 3. Casey Shaw (Han); 4. jerry Mashburn (Kaw); 5. Sha ne San derson (H e n). JR M INI : 1. Phill ip Ivers (Su z): 2. Kyle O ark (Kaw): 3. H arris A ltman (Suz); 4. Je rr y Ma sh b urn (Ka w ): 5. Cod y H um phries (Ya m) . 85 (12·1 3): 1. Dou g la s Thoma so n (Ka w ); 2. Ty C o n way (Ya m) ; 3. Rodger Ma son (Yam) ; 4. Blak e Arrowood (Han); 5. Cu rtis Dyer (Suz). 85 (14·15) : 1. Justin Jones (Ya m); 2. Freddy Rowe In (Han) ; 3. Ju stin Humphries (Kaw): 4. [erred Burrell (Su z): S. Casey Rice (Ya m) . 5 /M I NI : 1. [e rr ed Burre ll (Suz); 2. Ju s ti n Jo ne s (Ya m); 3. Rod ge r Ma son (Yam); 4. Douglas Thomason (}(a w ); 5. Blake Arrowood (Han). 125 A= 1. Mik e Kati n (Su z); 2. C ha rles Dunawa y (Yam) ; 3. Jim Neese (Yam); 4. Robbi e Ho rton (Yam); 5. C. Bradley Strunk (Suz). 125 8 : 1. Casey Barnes (s ux); 2. Sha ne-"la ger (Ka w) : 3. Dann y Smi th (Suz) : 4. To n y G ra ham (Ya m) ; 5. Jeremiah Kirklan d (Yam) . 125 C: 1. Dwa ne Mi tchell (Ya m) ; 2. [arrod Da vis ( H on): 3. Mic ha e l Jo h nson (Han) ; 4 . Ju stin Lowe ry (Hon): 5. Rand y Rieh l (Hon). 125 D 0·1: 1. Ro be rt A rd ry (Suz); 2. Keith Par ker (SuzJ; 3. Du stin Mes ser (Su z): 4. Daniel Go ulds (Han); 5. Rusty Barn ettg (Ya m). 125 D 0·2: 1. Pr e st on H u nt er (H e n ): 2. Micha el Br anh am (Han) ; 3. Noah Sp en cer (Suz ); 4 . Phillip Lallenent (Yam); 5. Steve n Wh ite (Yam ). 250 A: 1. Jim Ne ese (Ya m); 2. Cha r les Du naway (Ya m); 3. Mike Ka tin (Suz): 4. Robbie Horton (Yam); 5. Chad Sann er (Yam ). 250 8 : 1. Iosh e Clark (Han); 2. Sha ne Hager (Kaw); 3. Casey Barnes (Suz ): 4. Aa ron Ellenburg (Ya m) ; 5. Jaso n Cra wford (Suz). 250 C: -1. Willi am Lacke y (Han); 2. Tra vis Co llins (Ya m); 3. Joh n Guker (KTM); 4. Dan ny Rt."illy ( K.1 W); 5. Kyle Henson (Suz ). (Above) Mike Kat ln (63) came out on top of the Pro-Am classes for the weekend In Asheville, North Caro lina 's open ing rounds of the Victory Moto rsports Indoor Motocross Winter Series. Katin chalked up two wins , a third and a come-from-behind sixth. Charlie Dunaway (99) was the most consistent, scoring three seconds and a thi rd. (Right) On Friday night, little Chelsea McSwain crashed In the SOccShaftdr iven class, but she got up and worked her way through the pack to take t he checkered flag. 250 D: 1. S ha wn Sin gleton (H a n ); 2. Rick y Alle y {Ka w ), 3. Ray Tay lor (Suz); 4. Josh Mulli na x (Ha n); 5. Jamie Sims (s uz ). · 25+: 1. Sha ne Tem pl...ton (Suz): 2. David Sh ugart (Yam ); 3. W. David Eller (Kaw): 4. Micha el Ha ga (Su z); 5. Willia m Jeff Ha rbe rt (Ya m). 30+: 1. Scott Campbe ll (K.1W); 2. Daniel Travis Bell (Su z); 3. W . David Eller (Kaw ): 4. David Shu gart (Yam); 5. Jeff Elkins (Kaw ). UIL AM : 1. Jo sh e C la rk (Ho n): 2. Danny Smith (5u7o); 3. Tim Gun ter (Kaw): 4. Jeremiah Kirkland (Yam); 5. Kyle Justi ce (Suz) . • UIL CJD: 1. Iarrod Davis (Han); 2. Terrell Co lHns (Su x ); 3. John Guker (J(TM); 4. Ja son Tucker (Suz); 5. T.J. Fairbanks (Suz). 00 (J\ (J\ ...... --D ...... l-< Q) ..0 E Q) u Q) o 27

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