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,t.:nUNLOP :.f.. SII1l/>~I' tbe best jor Jimr bik,·. here on a wet track last year, considerably lowered his race record. Of more concern to the Wisconsin rider was his championship stake. Higbee, by gaining a point for leading the most laps - he led them all - and taking the win, gained five points on fellow Wisconsin resident Shawn Conrad, who ended up second on the HMC Racing Ducati 748. After eight of 12 races, Conrad, who has yet to win a race, leads Higbee, 244- '~DUJiiLOP VIlADIAL /lOVEll r,.,. l.'lrNT TRUCK AMA I MAZDA TRUCK MOTOCROSS NATIONALS ~ ~- F.MPG Presented by Dunlop Radial Rover Light Truck Tires, sponsored by ,....nO",.. l M,l( .......,... 0 ....$ 0 . 0 .... r-;p~?~, --.....,.... ..4LIM ~ m. "I'm trying to finish in front of Shawn (Conrad) in every race," Higbee said. "Today, I hoped that there would be more riders between myself and him at the finish. It didn't happen. This is my third win, but I have two bad finishes and Conrad has been really consistent. I think today proved to myself and my sponsor, Don Tilley, that the Buell works really well at tight tracks. We still need to work on our top speed and aerodynamics a bit. We hope to have something for the competition when we get to the Brainerd (Minnesota) round." Conrad didn't have much of a race, either. Once in second, there wasn't much he could do but watch the lap counter wind down. "I would have liked to have won today, but I didn't try as hard as I could," he said. "I had the same feeling as Higbee in wanting to put riders between us, but I wanted to be the one in front so I could add to my championship points. I want to win the title, and consistent finishes will do that, so you've got to ride smart to do that." The first of the local riders came third, with Thomas Fournier slotting the Dunbar EuroSports Ducati into the final podium spot. Fournier had some passing to do to get up front, but he didn't have anything for Conrad once he got there. "I had a good time," Fournier said. ''I'm not quite as young and spry as these guys. It's great to race with these guys. You have to raise yo.ur level from the club races we do here to compete. Today I got a bad start, so I really had to work hard for my finish." So spread out was the field that only four riders finished on th.e lead lap. H-D/Buell of Boston's Chad Healy was the last rider to complete all 24, the Connecticut rider taking fourth on his Buell 1200. First among the lappers was Silverman Museum Racing's Jeff Nash and his Ducati 944. He was one better than Triumph-mounted New Yorker Michael Gage:another Dunbar EuroSports rider. Then carne Daytona winner Cory Call on the GS Racing Buell 1200. Tom Hull and Gavin Slabbert filled out the top 10 on Ducati 748s. 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SALES bobcat PE:PSI _~. __ CF Poeppelman Inc WEAR 1 /lfpt.o'«ha . , ... RENTAL 898-5061 A.M. Leonard Tools That Work! Kenworthy's Motocross Park Home of the Nationally Known DIRTY DOZEN· WIDOW MAKER· BANZAI TABLE TOP 2 Miles South of Troy, Ohio on SR 202 10 Miles North of 1-70 on SR 202 FOR MORE INFO CALL 937-335-4763 N W'E S E-mail: Kenworthysmxpark@worldnet.att.nel Web Page: www.Kenworthysmxpark.com New Hampshire International Speedway Loudon, New Hampshire Results: June 20,1999 (Round 8 ot 12) PRO THUNDER, L Sh.,wn Higbee (Bue); 2. Shawn . Conrad (Due); 3. Thomas Fournier (Due); 4. Chad Healy (Bue); 5. Jeffrey Nash (Due); 6. Michael Gage (Trl); 7. Cory Call (Bue); 8. Tom Hull (Due); 9. Gavin Slabber! (Due); 10. Vahan Buchakjian (Due); 11. Mark Reynolds (Bue): 12, Jerrold Wood (Due); 13. Robert Robbins (Duc); 14. Marc Underberg (Ynm); 15. Richard Patrolia (Suz); 16. Brian Gregory (Hon); 17. William Ormerod (Duc); 18. Bill SL John (Due); 19. Charles Decelles (Bue); 20. Robert Gonzales (Dud; 21. Ronald Taylor (Kaw); 22. Nicholas Rockwell (MZ); 23. Mark Cummings (Due). Time: 30 min., 44.850 sec. Distance: 24 laps, 38 miles Average speed: 74.934· mph M,argi.n of victory: 33.7 sec. AMA PRO THUNDER C'SHIP POINT STANDINGS (After 8 of U rounds>: 1. Shawn Conrad (244); 2. Shawn Higbee (222/3 wins); 3. Cory Call (192/1); 4. Tom Hull (172); 5. Billy Graef (167); 6. James Lickwar (65); 7. Bill St. John (159); 8. Jeffrey Nash (151); 9. (TIE) Michael Cage/Cavin Slabbert (115); 11. Thomas Montano (114/1); 12. Richie Morris (112); 13. Robert Gonzales (03); 14. Christopher Boy (95); 15. Thomas Fournier (76). Upcoming Rounds: Round 9 - Lexington, Ohio, July 18 Round 10 - Brainerd, Minnesota, August 1 g '" :::> .., c::: 17