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(4 -6 ) r a c e s . B la k e Ho ffm a n r a n stron g with consistent 2 -2 fin ishes for second ov e ra ll, while yo u ng -a nd -fa st Hunter Brightwell we nt 4 -3 for thi rd in the ta le nte d 13 -r ide r field. Brig htwe ll' s o lder br oth er Wal ker ra n amok in the 50c c (7 -8) d ivis ion , bes t in g A lex Ratai a n d Bata v ia ' s Dav id T ru s k e . Ros e ll was not don e w in n in g , h o we ver ; the 50cc (4-8) class was a ls o his doma in, a ltho ugh h e ha d to fight off Ho ffma n again. Hoffm a n ' s 3-1 ta lly was o n ly goo d enough for second , while Rosell's 1-2 punch took the win. Co lin Th o m a s of Lau re lville was third. Cha rlie Du n a w a y was the bigmoney winner in the Pro cla sses. He m a de off wit h all four m oto wins in the 12 5cc a nd 2 50cc A races, sc reaming his Ronny Rehmert-tuned F&S Suzukis around the serpentine circ u it. In the first 125cc A moto, Dunaway squeezed around the lo a m y , gO-degree first turn for the ho les hot, but he went wide at the next corne r , allowing Suz uk i jockey Thomas Kelley and Yamaha -mounte d Steve And ric h to move into first a nd se co nd. Ke lle y estab lis he d a s ma ll lea d on Dunaway and MPS-sponsored Andri ch a s t hey fou ght tooth and na il ove r th e s e c on d spot. Afte r a fe w la ps , Ke lle y had a he a lt h y lead. but th e n th e c r a n k g a v e o u t o n h is RM12 5 a nd he s low ed to a stop ne a r t h e whoops . Andric h a nd Dun a wa y upped the pace, exc ha ngin g pass e s , g oing a t it for t he win. Dun aw a y ca m e in hot through the whoo ps a nd ran into Andric h, slowing him considerabl y . Dunawa y took t he checkers, w ith And rich in seco n d and Chr is "Milkm a n " Whitcraft th ird . Th e second moto was un e ventful. Duna wa y ra n off fo r the win. Andric h , disq ua lified for a n off-t ra c k incid ent, d id not s tart. Whitc raft sto rm e d in se cond. T h e 250cc A class was a not her Du naway victory . He e lud e d fas t starters Kelley a nd Chucky Reed to take bo th wins . Reed worked on Kel ley for mos t of both mo tos before eventually relegating the yo ungster to third . Reed (2 -2 ) took second overall. with Kelley (3-3) third a nd Whi tcraft (4 -4) fou rth . Mini-class superstar Michael Willard a lso ea rned h is s ha re of the Su zuk i bucks offered . He simply destroyed the 80cc (12- 15 ) field. Nobody was even close to h is RM80 . Willard lost the battle in the Schoolbo y class, however. De rric k Ar led ge sna tch ed firs t with a 2-2 sh ow ing , wh ile Willa rd 's 4 -1 performanc e was good e no u g h fo r s e c ond . YZ25 0Fm ounted Cody Longwell thum pe d in for thi rd witha 3 -3 score . "Wild" Willy Brown in g im p re ss e d the throng of gi rlfriends gathe red to wa t ch h is ass ault o n t wo cl ass es . Browning thru st h is m ighty RM12 5 II It's better liv e' Reqis t er T Rae. At 8 17-312-48 22 o or fermulause.ccm ColliForm,) ROddr'Il:lnq Champlon.-.hlp Aprr17·8 Strt't't.. of Willow T t'dm Eballe nqe Breat LaM Road Hac mq 4.....eerenen Dhernarc n..hl p "" Centrel Motorcy clf' ROddrac inq .......ec. Aprr128-29 Tf-Ia., World Spt't'dwiI>' Gre at Plain'" RO ddracinq Ch"mpion.,hip Moll Y19·20 BldCkhdWk Fdrm.. Northt'd",t RO ddrdcinq Chdmpion..h,p Mol)' 5-6 Rau ..ch Cr('t'M f'Wd)' RaC Ftenda Roadracinq Champion..hip Mid-Wt'..t RO ddracinq Champion..hip April 27-29 Read Amf'rica Jeam Chdllf"nqf' Soutnf'a..t Roadracinq Cnamplon..hip M 5-6 ay C, rolina Mo J tor.,port!> Park April 21·22 M oro..o M otor'ioport.. Park J\prrI 21·22 Grattan RacfOway M td.Atldntit ROddrdcinq Chdmpiono;,hip ",pril l..-l!) Virginid Inti Southwf''!>t Roadraeinq Champlon..hip Junt' 16-17 La'!> V t'qao; Clao;'!>ic Cou....t' cue I e n eVIl's M AY 2 ,200 1 59