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and faster as the day went on. Top 10 Poovey (Rtx); 4. Dan Stanley (Rtx); 5. Steve Beattie (Rtx); 6. Gary Rogers (Rtx): 7. Trenton Bailey (CCM); 8. Don Mullen II (Rtx); 9. Frank Kaiser (W-R); 10. Joe Duvall (CCM). at Peoria - you can't complain. I think the rough track helped me because Time: 4 min., 35.151 sec. HEAT 4 (10 laps; 10 riders, top 3 transfer): I. I'm a little bigger than most of these M;ke Hacker (ATK); 2. Will Davis (ATK); 3. Ron Hall (Rtx); 4. Jason Tyer (Rtx); 5. Paul Lynch (Rtx); 6. guys and I was able to hold on John Hlebo III (CCM); 7. Kevin Varnes (CCM); 8. Nate Wait (Rtx); 9. Eric Mischler (Rtx); 1D. Ben Knight (Rtx). Time: 4 min., 37.851 sec. SEMI 1 (8 laps; 10 riders, top 2 transfer): 1. Willie McCoy (ATK): 2. Geo Roeder II (ATK): 3. Steve Beattie (Rlx); 4. Donnie Steward (CCM): 5. Bret Beyer (Rtx): 6. Jaime Aguile:r (Rtx); 7. Don Mullen II (Rtx); 8. Eric Mischler (Rtx); 9. G.Scott through the bumps a little easier. It got some pretty gnarly breaking bumps going into both corners and a couple of rough spots coming out. If anything, that helped me." Johnson (W-R); 10. John Hlebo III (CCM). "Tire Man" Greg Tysor (Continen- Time: 3 min., 44.318 sec. tal Tire/WKR) kept his good year SEMI 2 (6 laps; to riders. top 2 transfer): I. Gary Rogers (Rtx); 2. Paul Lynch (Rlx); 3. Chris Boone (Rtx); 4. Shaun Russell (CCM); 5. Nate Wait (Rtx); 6. Frank KlIiser (W·R): 7. Jeremy Deruyter (Rtx); 8. Eric Rickman (Rtx): 9. Josh Toungett (Rtx); going with an eleventh-place finish, the last rider on the lead lap. Will Davis (Moroney's Harley-Davidson/ 10. Tim Eades (Rtx). Time; 3 min., 46.299 sec. SEMI 3 (8 laps; 10 riders, top 2 transfer): 1. Brett Landes (CCM); 2. Jason (Rtx); 3. Roger Lee Hayden (Rtx); 4. Dan Stanley (Rtx); 5. Kevin Varnes fasthog.com), Terry Poovey (USC Racing/l stlegal.com) and Jason Tyer (CCM); 6. Trenton Bailey (CCM); 7. Josh Butler (Rtx); 8. John Faulkner III (Yam); 9. Ben Knight (Rtx); 10. Joe Duvall (CCM). (Billy Allen Racing/Davidson-Douglas Racing) finished a lap down. eN Time: 3 min.. 46.884 sec. Peoria Raceway Parle Peoria, Illinois Results: August 19, 2001 [Round 14 of 201 GRAND NATIONAL (25 laps, 18 riders); 1. Chris Carr (Rtx); 2. Rich King (H-D); 3. Joe Kopp (Rtx); 4. Mike Hacker (ATK); 5. J.R. Schnabel (W-R); 6. Bryan Bigelow (Rtx): 7. Brett Landes (CCM); B. Ron Hall (Rtx); 9. Johnny Murphree (CCM); 10. Poul HEAT 1 (10 laps; 11 riders, top 3 transfer): I. Chris Carr (Rtx); 2. Bryan Bigelow (Rtx); 3. Johnny Lynch (Rtx); 11. Greg Tysor (Rtx); 12. Will Davis (ATK); 13. Terry Poovey (Rtx); 14. Jason Tyer (Rtx); 15. Willie McCoy (ATK); 16. Nicky Hayden (ATK): 17. Geo Roeder II (ATK); 18. Gary Rogers (Rtx). Murphree (CCM): 4. Shoun Russell (CCM); 5. Geo (Above) After almost winning the Spring Hot Shoe event at Peoria, Johnny Murphree (20) struggled all day at the Grand National. Murphree finished a disappointing ninth. and you can really get it on. Today the corner speeds were really slow. [We were] just hopping through the holes." had brakes so I was able to beat him." That left Bigelow sixth. "We were going pretty quick in practice and pretty quick in the scratch heat," Bigelow said. "I got up to second in my heat and got a frontrow start in the National. That was pretty good for me at Peoria. I was really focused today. I knew what I had to do. I just take this as a big oval track with a little bit of a bump in the back. J.R. and I were having a good race, then with two laps to go I dragged my brake pedal in the righthander and ripped my brake system off. It's not the first time I've done Time: No Time· • Red Flllg Steward (CCM). AMA/PROGREssIVE INSURANCE U.S. FLAT TRACK CHA/ilPIONsHIP SERIES POINT STANDINGS (after 14 of 20 rounds): 1. Chris Corr TIme; 4 min., 29.871 sec. HEAT 2 (10 laps; 11 riders. top 3 transfer); I. Joe Kopp (Rtx); 2. Nicky Hayden (ATK); 3. J.R. The biggest surprise of the day lever off. My clutch was slipping, but I Roeder II (ATK); 6. Josh Butler (Rtx); 7. Eric Rickmlln (Rtx); B. Jaime Aguilar (Rtx); 9. John FlIulkner III (Yam); 10. Tim Eades (Rtx): 11. Donnie had to be New Yorker Ron Hall. The (221/5 wins); 2. Joe Kopp (210/1 win); 3. Will DlIvis (161/4 wins): 4. Rich King (155/1 win): 5. Ken Schnabel (W-R); 4. Willie McCoy (ATK); 5. Chris Boone (Rtx); 6. Roger Lee Hayden (Ru<); 7. Bret Beyer (Rtx); B. Jeremy Deruyter (Rtx); 9. Brett Harv's HarJey-Davidson/Ward Performance-backed rider took a direct Coolbeth Jr. (119); 6. Mike Hacker (115); 7. J.R. Schnabel (105/1 win); 8. Johnny Murphree (102): 9. Joy Springsteen (87): 10. Goo Roeder II (86); 1I. Bryan Bigelow (82): 12. Willie McCoy (67); 13. Terry Poovey (62): 14. Nicky Hayden (57); 15. Steve Londes (CCM); 10. G.5cott Johnson (W-R); 11. Josh Toungett (Rtx). lime: 4 min., 29.476 sec. HEAT 3 (10 laps; 10 rKters. top 3 transfer): 1. Rich King (H-D); 2. Greg Tysor (Rtx); 3. Terry transfer out of his heat and rode to a Beattie (55); 16. Kevin Varnes (49); 17. Shllwn Clark (46); 18. Brett Landes (37): 19. Shoun Russell (33); 20. Greg Tysor (28). steady eighth-place finish in his first Grand National main event. "I'm very happy," Hall said. "I was worried about the jump all week, and BRIEFLY••• I had to pick up the pace a little after practice. I'm so pumped I could ride 25 [laps] more right now. This is awesome, just great." Heat details; Joe Kopp won the fastest heat of the day. but Nicky Hayden was closing fast after starting on the penalty line (changed bike). Chris Carr was less than four tenths of a second slower for the ten laps while winning his heat race. Rich King and Mike Hacker also were heat winners. The semis went to Willie McCoy. Gary Rogers and Brett Landes. As happy as Hall was with eighth, Johnny Murphree was disappointed with ninth. "I'm just glad all my days aren't like this one," Murphree said. "I woke up late at the hotel and had to rush to get here. We were fast in the that. You'd think I would know better first practice, but I broke the frame on by now." my primary bike, went to my second Audiovox/Quaker State-backed bike and the clutch was slipping. I got Brett Landes has backed off the full fourth in my scratch heat and luckily tour and is concentrating on the got a front-row start in my heat, but it "600" races, so his seventh-place fin- was like pushing chain all day long. Chris Carr has recorded 12 straight wins in Grand Nationals that he has contested at Peoria [remember. Carr took off two years ("96-97) pursuing his road race careerJ. "The guys were going fast early and it was hard for me to get a rhythm going in the heats." Carr said. "We made a few changes for the main, this was a new bike for us to run here. We didn't run the bike we normally win with here, so ifs good to see number two in the stable is pretty good too. I got a lousy start in my heat and the guys were going fast. Bigelow was going really good. Ifs the best hes looked on a TI. Once I got up front. I just had to get a rhythm going. I just wanted to get a good start and set a fast pace. The first two laps before the red flag were my fastest of the day I dropped the hammer. We were able to set sail and put the pressure on the guys chasing me. I prefer the track when ifs hard and smooth. but I've won under all conditions here. They can throw at us whatever they want. I just feel that comfortable around here." ish was a little disappointing. Every time I went over the jump the "I just never felt comfortable all thing was trying to throw me over the day," Landes said. "I was looking for- bars, so I was going over that real ward to this place. Normally my slow. Nothing was working. It was strong point is through the right-han- like the exact opposite of the way it der, and today that is where I was was in the Spring here. Once things really struggling. The track got a little start going bad, it seems like the rough and I didn't have the suspen- momentum keeps going that way. It's Rich King was happy with the race track. which was much like the old-time Peoria. "I like the track when it gets dug up like that." King said. -They [PMCl asked me a couple of months ago what I thought would be an improvement for Peoria. and I said dig it up. If s a neat race track. but when ifs a groove. ifs really hard to pass. I don't think that made much difference on how it was today. but when ifs dug up I think the racing is much better. Back when the track was oiled it was more fun. It wasn't as fast. but when you were riding with a guy. you were racing, because you could pass. When ifs a groove you could be pretty fast. but if you're not in the right spot you can't pass. When ifs dug up like this you don't have to be the fastest guy over the jump or the fastest guy down the straight. If you're fast on both ends. you can be real competitive. " Despite a lingering leg injury. left over from the spring Peoria race. Dan Stanley showed up with his BBRP/Circle F Racing/Nymo Plates Rotax fitted with two hand brakes. -I still don't have good feeling in my foot. so I can't feel how much brake I'm putting on." Stanley said. "The hand brake just works a lot better. I'm really not trying very hard. I'm surprised I'm going as fast as I sion quite dialed in, and it made for a hard to keep smiling, but it's part of am, but sometimes you can go faster that way. I'm not really trying to race anyone. I didn't know long day. I lost my chain in the heat our job, and we'll get 'em at Sedalia. race and had to come from the back Top lOis okay, but I definitely want- how long I would even last today." After running up front in both his heat and semi. Stanley finished his day with a fourth in the last semi. row in my s~mi, but all in all I guess ed a podium." seventh is all right. I can't complain. I JAB Computing/SuperTrapp- really wanted a top-five, but we'll backed Pa ul Lynch rounded out the take a seventh and go on. The track Just as Ron Hall broke onto the National scene. it looks like hell be gone. for a while. "This bike is gone when we get back home." Hall said. -I've had to sell it to get the TL 1000 I'm building for next year. I'd really like to come back to Springfield [short trackJ in a couple of weeks, but I can't afford two bikes. I hope to get my name out there so we can get some help next year." top 10. ther up, because the holes hot is so Will Davis had mixed feelings over his 12th-place finish. "We were fast early'" Davis said. "I was as fast as Mike [HackerJ in the heat race and he finished fourth. so I know we could have done better. This is one place that I can't run in the back. If I get back in a lot of traffic. thafs when I lose a lot of ground. I'm not taking any chances over that jump. If I can get out and run with those guys. I can get a top five. I've finished fifth here. but basically we got what we wanted. I got a few points and were walking out of here. Weve got Sedalia next week and I know what unusual Peoria. Normally it's a big important here," Lynch said. "We we can do there... old black groove all the way around started out kind of slow, but got faster was really soft, but they worked on it "Not too bad," Lynch said. "I was all day and what they did to it helped, hoping to get in there [the main] out but it was just so soft, the ruts just of the heat, so I could start a little far- came right back up. It was really an cue I e n e _ S • AUGUST 29, 2001 31

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