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go ing faster each trip up the hill. Tim Fra zie r, a four-tim e 540 cc Nati ona l Champio n, started th e day tied for the points lead on his H-D . Fra zie r spen t th e d ay locked in a ra ce with Bobby Templ eton as th ey chased Watson and w a s trying to r epeat hi s ro u n d two wi n at York. Fra zier wa s clea n a t th e bottom of the hill , b ut he lost a lit tle tim e in th e ai r ov er the li ttle breaker. "We went faster on each ride and w e gea red it up for the last rid e, bu t it wa s gea re d a littl e high , " Frazie r s aid. "That let the rear tire ho ok up and th e bi k e wh e elied a nd it cost" me a few tenths of a second." Frazier held it on for a 6. j 8, hi s best rid e of the day. After Mark Swem flipped at the 110foo t ma rk, Large came to th e lin e. He sta r te d hi s United Stee l Workers o f A me rica / KK Mot orcycl e Su ppl y ba cked Harley on th e fa r right of th e hill, but it pushed to the lett. He cleared the lights with a 6.013 to take the lead. "O ur d ay st arted out a little rough , but we re co v ere d ," Ja mes sa id . " It turned out good ." Everyone was on their feet to see if the last rider of the d ay, Davi d Watson , could continue his strong performances and perhaps take the win away from Large. "I knew I could match my second round time," Wat son said , "b u t a lot goes through your mind, so I just tried to be as cal m as I wa s on the first tw o rid es." Wa tson d id n 't co me off the li ne as hard as the Harley rid ers had , bu t he hit the groove qu ickly a nd turned loo se his four-cy lind er h ors epo w er. Wa ts on never bobbled , and the crowd kn ew he h a d wo n b ef ore th e tim e was announced . He ra n hi s fastest tim e, a 5.869, when it cou n ted the mos t, giving him his first 801lec win. "It's bee n an awesome day," he said . "The bik e ran grea t all thr ee rid es and I' m learning how to ride it. It has a lot of p o wer in re s er ve . O n th e 500, I al ways had to run it for all it was worth , bu t now I can kind of sit back and let th e bike do more of the wo rk. My dad has every thi ng wo rking pe rfec tly, and tod ay cou ldn' t have been any bett er. " eN White Rose Hillcllmb Jeffers on , Pennsylvan ia Resu lts: August 1, 1999 (Round 5 of 13) 800: 1. David Watson (Ho n): 2. James Large (H·D) ; 3. Bobby Templeto n (H·D); 4. Tim Frazier ( H~ D ); 5. Glen Pet ty Jr. (H·D); 6. Mike De busk (Kaw): 7. Harry Denham (H -D ); B. Jeff Thoma s (Ya m ); 9. Ru ss VanderVeen (H-D ); to. Mark Swe m (8SA); 11. Brandon Kreeger (Tri); 12. Rob er t Sh re iner (Kew): 13. Cu rt Snelli ng (H o n ): 14. Wi llil' P rice (Sua): 15 . Terr y Tho mpsen (BSA). 540: 1. Chad Dis ben ne tt (T n ); 2. Pa ul Pin so nn aull (Ho n): 3. Phil Libhart (T ri ]: 4. Tob y Thompson (BSA); 5. Scott Mcrceety IHon ): 6. Chr is Va n l-lyni ng (Ho n); 7. Roger Mcbleely (Hen): 8: Tim Freid ho ff (Ho n): 9. Mike Temp let o n (Ya rn ); 10 . Ted W il kin s (Rtx): 11. Rich Scheuerma n (Han); 12. Bri an Bo wlby (Hen): 13. jack Macauley (Hen): H . Aa ron' Brown (Hem) ; 15. j e ff Brown (He n) . A MA 8 00 « N AT IONA L C H A M P IO N S H IP H1LLCLIMB SE R IES POI NT STA N DI NG S (Af t. , S of 13 rounds): 1. Bob by Tem ple ton (58/2 \"\;ns); 2. Tim Fra zier (57/1); 3. [a mes Large (55 /1); 4. G len Petty [r. (53); 5. Davi d Wa tson (51/ 1); b. Lou Gerencer (41); 7. Mark Swcm (31); 8. G reg Willia ms (27); 9. mE) Ha rry Denham /Russ Vande r Ve en (25) ; 11. (T IE) Bob Cas tledin e /Mike DeBusk (24) ; 13. (T IE) Steve D res se r /Willie Price ( 9 ); 15. Bob Shre ine r (7); 16. (TIE) ]eff Thomas/Terry Thompsen OS ); 18. Bran don Kreeger (3); 19. Rodn ey Williams (2); 20. Rod ney Sm ith (7). AMA 540cc NATIO NA L C H A M P I O N S H I P HILLCLIMB S ERI ES POINT STANDINGS (Aft. , S of 13 ro unds ): 1. (TIE) j oh n Ham ilto n Jr . (2 winsj /Ted Wilkins (58) ~ 3 . Ph il Libhart (57); 4. Pa ul Pinsonnaul t (5 4/1); 5. Aa ro n Bro wn (8 ); 6 . (TI E) M ik e Livi ngston /Tob y Thompson (37); 8. Ch ris VanHyning (36); 9. Tim Freidhoff <3 10. C ha d Disbennet t (32/2); S); 11. Richie Scheu erma n (30); 12. ja ck Macauley (21); 13. O lar lit. Roberts (20); 14. Roge r McN eel y (I7); 15. Ch ris · ' ; Brown (12); 16. m E) Scott McNt.Cly / Ala n Hoskins 0 1} 18 . (TIE) Jeff Bro w n y Bri a n Bo w lb y (9 ); 20 . M ike Tem pleton (7) . Upcoming Rounds: Round 6 • Haydenville, Ohio, August 7 Round 7 · Dansville, New York, August 15 ~ F1"'rs DUeAn If 'DAM· 5'. SAT & SUN TICKETS: (310) 547·9898 • REGISTRATION/VENDORS: (909) 340·0094 11