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Ferrell, on Bob Nichols' yellow Scout, and Mike Mattocks, on another Dodge Brothers Indian Shout. With three of the four riders ,,-;Cl~~ in this class being Division One Speedway riders, past and present, this was a good race. Farrell challenged early in the final but fell back to fourth after overcooking it in turn three, and he had to gather it all back up to catch the pack. Castro passed Mattocks with a big move around the outside and took control for the win. Jim McMurren won the 450cc American/ European class. Riding a very potent Harley Spring I;:RS, McMurren Ventura County Fairgrounds: Eddie Mulder won the IROC jumped into the lead, event at the Outlaw Vintage Short Track Races In Ventura, California. contested the entire way by Velocette pilot Ryan Cameron and the SR 50.; 1. Marty Lewis (Tn); 2. Jim McMurron very popular Lenny Rodriguez, on his (Tn); 3. Eddie Mulder (H-D); 4. Mike Boal (Vam); 5. BSA. Harley-Davidson rider Dave Mel Stone (Tri). 450 AMER/EORO; 1. Jim MeMurren (H-D); 2. Cheney finished fourth. Ryan Cameron (Vel); 3. Lenny Rodnguez (BSA); 4. Dove Cheney (H-D). The 1935-and-Earlier class fea450 ASIAN: 1. John Lundgren (Hon); 2. Steve tured a field of three Harley JDs. Ferguson (Hon); 3. Guy Puckett (Hon); 4. Gory Egiol (Hon). Johnny Cameron was in a class all 650-900: 1. John Lundgren (Tn); 2. Marty Lewis (Tn); 3. Richard Held (Vam); 4. Craig Furman (Tn); his own, riding his grandfather's JD. 5. Jim Ottele (Vam). Cameron was quite impressive, slid(ROC: 1. Eddie Mulder (Ind); 2. Dubb Ferrell (Ind); 3. Mike O'Neil (Ind); 4. Colin Oakley (Ind); 5. ing his bike around the track. Micheel Hesse (Iod). 'HOOUGAN: I. Johnny Cameron (H-D); 2. Glyn Cameron was definitely set up for this Stone (H-O); 3. Creig Furman (Ari); 4. Vic Cohen (Htrack, and he led the whole race from D); 5. Gypsy. CL C FOOT: 1, Mearl Barnett (Ari); 2. Jim wire to wire for an easy win. Matt Me-Murren (H-D); 3. David Brown CBSA); 4. Eugene Smith (Hon); 5. Joe Pope (H-D). Cambell finished second and Bob CL C HAND: I. Eddie Castro (Ind); 2. Mike Waller finished third. CN Mattocks (Ind); 3. David Duvarney (Ind); 4. Dubb Venlu.. Ceunty Feirgrounds Venlu.., Cellfomie 1IesuIts: Ja.. 31, 2101 0-1935: 1. Johnny Cameron (H-D); 2. Matt Cambell (H-D); 3. Bob Woller (H-D). DINO: I. Allon McBee (Ari); 2. Eddie Castro (Ind); 3. David Duvamey (Ind); 4. Rick Gill (AJS); 5. Gordon Menzie (RE). NOV 50.: 1. Guy Puckett (Hon); 2. Gary Egiol (Tri); 3. Ron Moreno (Tn); 4. Dove Cheney (Tn); 5. Rick Drolen (Tn). Ferrell (Ind). XR750 OPEN: 1. A.J. Herrera (H-D); 2. Eddie Mulder (H-D); 3. Allon McBee (H-D); 4. Gory White (H-D); 5. Joe Subert (H-D). 500 SOP: 1. Mearl Barnett (Yam); 2. Scott Steams (Yam); 3. DZIn Waller (Yam); 4. Robbie Lee (Hon); 5. David Brown (Vam). 600 sap: 1. Scott Stearns (Yam); 2. Deve Alexander (Hon); 3. David Brown (Yam); 4. John Rudder (Vom); 5. Bill KJlkmon (Vom). 600 PRO: I. Mean Barnett (Rtx); 2. A.J. Herrera (ATK); 3. Randy Beremon (Rtx); 4. Jim Lewis (Rtx); 5. Scott Steams (Yam). &? ill :I: 0- j;: <; iD ~ 0- high-speed, dusty road, Wuebbeling pinned the throttle and moved back around Leivan for second. Leivan stayed close for the next few miles and, when the time was right, he made his move. "I saw that we were catching Chad and thought if I could get by Ryan and Chad quickly, they might fight amongst themselves and I could get away," Leivan said. "I passed both of them within a half-mile or so, and then I put the hammer down." The fourth lap by Leivan turned out to be the fastest of the day, a 27:21, and by the time he hit the scoring check, he had built a 35-second cushion on Busenbark - who, as it turned out, had become the victim of a pair of flat tires and had pulled out of the race. With no pressure from behind, Leivan continued at his blistering pace and headed toward the finish. After a last lap at a nearly identical time to his previous lap, Leivan had stretched his lead to just over two minutes, and, in doing so, the Answer/Dunlop/Scott/ProClean/Silko lene-backed rider claimed his fourth career Flat River Grand Prix Governors Cup win. "I came into this race totally prepared and really motivated to do well," Leivan said. "I knew I could push hard all day, so I wasn't real concerned about the pace being so fast at the start. When I got in front, I stepped it up and was able to pull away. A big thanks to my mom for taking care of the pit board today and keeping me fired up." Runner-up honors went to Wuebbeling, who put in a solid ride to back up his victory at the previous round. The final podium position went to Yount, who was in the thick of things all day and put together an impressive performance. Brock Busenbark and Matieson took their rounded the pit area. The fastest riders negotiated the trail five times, with laps taking around 28 minutes. Sixteen AA riders made the short jaunt to turn one, with Chris Nesbitt and Aaron Shaw taking their customary positions at the front of the pack_ Local boys Ken Yount and Bobby Duncan were next, followed by Ryan Wuebbeling. A determined Leivan entered the woods in sixth. Nesbitt set a fast pace from the start, and most of the class latched on. Nesbitt completed lap one leading a pack of 13 riders who were separated by less than a minute. While this seemed impressive, what most observers didn't realize was that Brock Busenbark and Rick Matieson, who were running one-two in the A class, had caught up to the AA boys and were actually leading the event on adjusted time. Busenbark was the 11th bike through the checkpoint, but he was leading the overall by 20 seconds. The pace up front continued to be quick, and this forced half of the lead pack to drop back on lap two. Chad Busenbark was the rider on the move, showing his familiarity with the racetrack by using lines that the rest of the pack never saw and moving from eighth after the first lap all the way to second. After 50 minutes, Nesbitt still led the way over Busenbark. Wuebbeling was third, ahead of a seemingly patient Leivan, while Shaw was in fifth. During the third circuit, Busenbark took over the lead, albeit with a little accidental contact between himself and Nesbitt, who was able to get up and hold on to second_ Leivan had moved around Wuebbeling and into third, but he had lost about 30 seconds to the fleeing Busenbark. Going into lap four, Nesbitt pulled in for a splash of gas and was overtaken by both Leivan and Wuebbeling. Just beyond the pit area, on a Misseuri Hare Scrambles Championship Series RoURd 8: flit River Grand Prix Leivan with the Governors Bv FRANK LEIVAN PARK HILLS, MO, JULY 8 CR/Yamaha rider Steve Leivan returned to his winning ways at the eighth round of the Missouri Hare Scrambles Championship. After suffering his first defeat of the 2001 campaign at the previous event, Leivan showed up with his race face on and corrected the m ista kes he made a week earlier to claim his sixth victory of the season. S The Flat River Grand Prix was a two-day event. Between the A TV race on Saturday, a pair of Pee Wee races, a Poker Run, and Sundays' main event, more than 450 riders participated and helped raise in excess of $30,000 for the March of Dimes. Sundays' racecourse was 11 miles long and in nearly perfect condition. Traction in the wooded sections was at a premium, with dust only cropping up in the open sand that sur- Flat River Grand Prix: Steve Leivan prepares to contest· and win· the eighth round of the Missouri Hare Scrambles Championship Series in Park Hills. a U a I ... n ... _ 55 • AUGUST 15. 2001 4!5

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