Round 3: Bushkill Valley Me
AMA NA TlONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HILLCLIMB SERIES
By David and Lora Patton
FREEMANSBURG, PA.jUNE 13
F
ive-time 540cc champion Paul Pinsonnault and 800cc rider Bobby
Templeton were the men to beat
when the AMA National Championship
Hillclimb Series made its third stop of
the season at the Bushkill Valley Motorcycle Club's grounds.
Pinsonnault the early pace in the 540cc
class and then put in a perfect second ride
to edge points leader John Han'lilton Jr.,
who seemed to have the win locked up
after his second attempt propelled him
into the lead. Ted Wilkins continued his
string of top-five finishes, with a thirdplace finish ahead of Pennsylvania riders
Mike. Livingston and Phil Libhart. In the
800cc class, the BSA-mounted Terry
Thompson led early, followed by Tim Frazier. But Templeton, witmer of round one
of the series, blasted past them both on his
second ,ride to snatch his second win of .
the year. Thomp on and Frazier rounded out the top three, with Frazier taking the
series. points lead in the class. Lou Gerencer took fourth, with Bob Castledine
claiming fifth on the series' tallest hill.
540cc
Pinsonnault was the first rider to challenge the narrow, 550-foot-long hill,
which features a small mound before the
first of three kickers that must be hit
straight for a fast time. Pinsonnault
dropped the hammer on his nitro-burning Honda CR500 and blasted over the
camel hump. He has always excelled over
jumps, and he flew low and Jast over the
three kickers all the way past the lights at
the 5
