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Putnam Park Raceway: Ohio's Stanley lipert. aboard his Yamaha 400, took wins in the Formula RD and Formula 500 events at WERA Vintage's second stop this year at the Midwest Indiana track In Mount Meridian. Bowie wasn't done yet; he drove past Team Steve-O's Mark Nadelkov on lap five to take the win in Vintage Four, this time on the 650cc Ducati. Greg Gabis took his Stelter and Brinck 600cc Yamaha to third. In Vintage Two, Schulte ran away from the field to take his first win ever in very convincing fashion, by half a straightaway over BSA rider Matthews and Upert, this time on his Honda. Scott McCain wheeled his Quick Bike-prepared Kawasaki to the holeshot and led into turn one in Formula Two Stroke but gave it up to Rick Liver· good, on his Sirpilla RV Center Yamaha. Livergood pulled away and took the win. David Keeley handled third. In race four. Moto-Carrera's Scott Bentley took the Vintage Three win over Nadelkov and Sexton. In Vintage Five, Page desperately tried to hold off Rich Graver's very fast Suzuki 450 but couldn't do it, as Graver was turning some of the fastest times of the day and went on for the win. Joseph Ball took third on his EX500. In Sunday's Vintage Six contest. Peter Kissinger took his FZR 1000 Yamaha to the win over Team Frost Racing's Robert Wigdorski and Fab Shop's Ward Cook. both on Suzukis.1CN I'ubI-. Parllllaceway Mouat Merllllan. Indiull Results: ....ast 11. 2101 lRauml151 L/W CLSC: 1. Doug Bowie (Duc); 2. Mike Mefford (Bul); 3. Bucky Sexton (Duc). M/W CLSC: 1. Doug Bowie (Duc); 2. Thomes Bentley (Yem); 3. Mike Mefford (Bul); 4. Bucky Sexton (Duc); 5. Trevor Hert (Duc). H/W CLSC: 1. Devid Metthews (BSA); 2. Mick McDaniel (BSA); 3. Thomes Bentley. F·RD: 1. Stenley Lipert (Yem); 2. Wes Orloff (Yam): 3. Josh Smith-Moore (Yam); 4. Richard Smith-Moore (Yam). F·500: 1. Stenley Lipert (Yam); 2. Robert Newby (Yem); 3. Wes Orloff (Yem); 4. Dick Gruhn (Yem); 5. Scott Bentley (Yam). F-2: 1. Rick Livergood (Yam); 2. Scott McCain (Kew); 3. David Keeley (Hon); 4. Adam Nolan (Yem); 5. Doneld Henry (Yem). VINT 1: I. Herold Pege Jr. (Hon); 2. Mike Schulte (Hon); 3. Steve Pennington (Hon); 4. James Pearson (Hon): 5. Kenneth Debelak (Hon). VINT 2: 1. Mike Schulte (Hon); 2. Devld Matthews (BSA); 3. Stanley Upert (Hon); 4. James Pearson (Hon); 5. Eric Cook (Hon). VINT 3: 1. Scott Bentley (Yem); 2. Merk Nedelkov (Yem); 3. Bucky Sexton (BMW); 4. Dick Gruhn (Yem); 5. Devld Keeley (Hon). VINT 4: 1. Doug Bowie (Due); 2. Mark Nlldelkov (Yam); 3. Greg Gabis (Yam); 4. Bucky Sexton (BMW); 5. Dick FIsher (H-D). VINT 5: 1. Rich Grever (Suz); 2. Herold Pege Jr. (Yem); 3. Joseph Ball (Kaw); 4. Adam Nolen (Yem). VINT 6: 1. Peter Kissinger (Yam)' 2. Robert Wigdorski (Suz); 3. Ward Cokk (Suz): '4. M. Brett Blecketer (Yem); 5. Eric Bozell (Suz). I got past everyone else pretty quick and then just kind of got stuck in a spot were I wasn't gaining any time on him. 1 made a hard charge near the end. and when I caught up to him, I think he was tired, because he looked back at me and tried to put a little block move on me. 1 dove to the inside and made the pass, and that was it. It was definitely a good night." Truglio, gridded in the eighth position, had a good shot at the win, as he jumped out to a huge lead after getting by the field in front of him. In fact. for about six laps of the 15-lap race, Blair never gained an inch on him. and it wasn't until lap 12 that Blair finally narrowed the gap. Truglio then went into defensive mode, and although he held off Blair for a few more turns, Blair's determination was just too much. Truglio still managed a strong second-place finish, ahead of Jeff Pestana, Hageman and David Boothe. In the Schoolboy class. hotshoes Cory McDaniel and Nick Davis went at it in both motos. Suzuki-mounted Davis grabbed the first-moto holeshot over McDaniel, and the two steadily pulled away from the field. For most of the moto. it was bar to bar, and while McDaniel took the lead on lap three with an aggressive block-pass. it was brief, as Davis came right back with the same move and 'went on to take the victory. In moto two, McDaniel grabbed the holeshot, over Cameron Bowman, while Davis came around the first turn in dead last. McDaniel quickly shook Bowman and stretched out his lead, while Davis. who got through the pack in a hurry, engaged in a brief battle with Bowman. In fact, the two nearly went down after colliding in the whoops. Meanwhile, McDaniel seemed to have the victory in hand until disaster struck on the last lap. While negotiating the whoop section, a mere single turn from the finish, McDaniel got crossed up and made a complete U-tum in the midsection of the whoops. The mistake was just what Davis needed. as he shot by McDaniel just as he was back on the gas. The two came across the finish line a bike length apart, and it was Davis taking the win and the overall on the evening. KTM pilot Michael Flores took the win in the 60cc Beginner Division One class after a close battle with runner-up Tyler Ash. aboard a Kawasaki. While Ash led early on, the two exchanged the lead several times throughout the second moto; Flores made a last-lap block-pass for the victory. CN los os F.irg_nds los s. C.lifDrni. Results: August 11. 2001 lRound 7l TOP GUN SHOOTOUT: 1. Deniel Bleir (Yem)' 2. Craig Truglio (Yam); 3. Jeff Pestana (Hon): Herold Hegemen (Suz); 5. Devid Boothe (Yem). 80 TOP GUN SHOOTOUT: 1. Justin Posey (Yem); 2. KurtIS Betey (Hon); 3. Justin Enos (Yem); 4. Ruben Hernandez (Suz); 5. Andrew Disilagu8 (Yem). 60 TOP GUN SHOOTOUT: 1. CrysUlI l.zlyton (KTM): 2. ChriS Arroyo (KTM); 3. Shene Beecher (KlIw); 4. Arrius Pickens (Kaw); 5. lee Summers (Kew). 50 TOP. GUN SHOOTOUT: 1. Chris Arroyo (Cob); 2. Elnc Flory (Pol); 3. GebrieJ Ademe (Pol): 4. Colton Fredrickson (Pol): 5. Sho Suzuki (KTM). 50 P/W JR: 1. Deniel Gonzeles (Yem); 2. Keith CI8rk (Yam); 3. Tallon Newmlm (Suz). 50 (4-6): 1. Aeron Williems (KTM); 2. Merk Breden (KTM); 3. R.J. Mendez (KTM); 4. EJric Flory (Pol); 5. Deniel Gonzeles (Yem). 50 (7-8): 1. Kyle Freites (Cob); 2. Zech Summers (Cob); 3. Metthew Senchez (KTM); 4. Christopher Arroyo (Cob); 5. Aeron Williems (Pol). 50 OPEN: 1. Kyle Freites (Cob); 2. Metthew Senchez (KTM); 3. Zech Summers (Cob); 4. Alec Lofeno (KTM); 5. Micheel Fontene (Pol). 60 Frr: 1. Metthew Miguel (Kew). 60 BEG 0·1: 1. Micheel Flores (KTM); 2. Tyler Ash (Kaw); 3. Shane Beecher (Kaw); 4. Kyle Freitlls (Kaw); 5. Nicholas Robinson (Kaw). 60 BEG 0·2: 1. Chris Arroyo (KTM); 2. Deniel Reen (KTM); 3. Rlmdy Becerra (KTM); 4. Michael Coffey (Kaw); 5. Brian Alquist (KTM). 60 NOV: 1. Zak Fredrickson (KTM); 2. Santiago Betancur (KTM); 3. Crystell.zlyton (KTM). . 60 OPEN: I. Ruben Hernend .. (KTM); 2. Michael Flores (KTM); 3. Zek Fredrickson (KTM); 4. Crystell.zlyton (KTM); 5. Tyler Ash (Kaw). 80 BEG D·]: 1. Kyle Smith (Yem); 2. Jesse Holt (Hon); 3. Cody Woods (Hon); 4. Jemes Weish (Hon)' 5. Jake Baraldi (Suz). • 80 BEG 0-2: 1. Jeff Welker (Hon); 2. Trevis Franklin (Yam); 3. Dllniel Reen (Yam); 4. Joseph Sanchez (Kaw); 5. J.J. Karmann (Hon). 80 NOV: 1. Luke 1...lIyton (Suz); 2. Kurtis Batey (Hon); 3. Justin Posey (Yam): 4. Ryan Martin (Suz)' 5. Cody Medlem (Hon). • 80 S/MINI: 1. Luke Leyton (Suz); 2. Kurtis Betey (Hon); 3. Justin Posey (Yam); 4. Ruben Hernandez (Suz); 5. Jerred Holt (Hon). 4: AMP/GFI Los Banos Top Gun Summercross Series Round 7: Los Banos Fairgrounds Second Time's a Charm for Blair By JIM AND JUSTIN ENOS LOS BANOS, CA, AUG. 11 t round seven of the AMP/GFI Los Banos Top Gun Summercross Series, Mach 1 Motorsports/Thor/ Scott/DC Shoes-backed Daniel Blair pulled out all the stops en route to victory in the Top Gun Shootout main event. Blair's last appearance at the series, back at round two. saw him place runner-up to Harold Hageman in a race he felt he slrould have won. A 68 SEPTEMBER 19.2001 • This time out, the Lodi resident looked more focused, and although he struggled to catch early leader Craig Truglio, once he got by. he kept a fast pace to take a convincing win. "Just like last time I was here, I wanted to get out front early, because 1 knew I was faster than these guys," Blair said. "1 still didn't do it, but at least this time 1 got the victory. 1 had to push extra-hard. being on a YZ250F. and Truglio was riding good. n e _ s cue •• Los Banos Fairgrounds: Daniel Blair was the Top Gun Shootout winner at round seven of the AMP/GFI Los Banos Top Gun Summercross series.

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