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with the Handicap win. It was also Skirt Night: Anyone who wore a skirt got in free. There were a lot of guys who, quite frankly, stepped out of GQ - and tripped. On a more somber note, there was a very moving tribute for all of the people who lost their lives in the recent tragedy on the East Coast. A pastor gave an invocation and a moment of silence was observed. The Sidecars racers decided that their purse wouJd be donated to the victims of the bombings. Joe Jones and Brandi McElroy, the only boy-girl Sidecar team, won the main event. In the first Scratch semi, Bobby "Boogaloo " Schwartz got the gate and the lead. Shawn "Mad Dog" McConnell was running second, but Josh Larsen made a move on the outside and headed for Schwartz. It was a photo finish, but the nod went to Schwartz. Both would transfer to the main; while Chris "The Kid" Manchester and McConnell headed for the last-chance qualifier. In the second semi, Charlie "The Edge" Venegas, ready to defend his title, cut a great gate. Fisher got close but had to settle for second. Randy "The Rocket" DiFrancesco and "Flyin'" Mike Faria were LCQ-bound. The LC could be a main anywhere, any time. On the pole was DiFrancesco, with Faria in two. On the outside were McConnell and Manchester. It was gate, match and transfer for Manchester in the quick four-Iapper. He would be the final man in the main. Venegas drew the pole for the main, with Fisher in two and Larsen in three. Manchester and Schwartz were in four and five. Venegas got the gate but Fisher won the race to the first tum and came away with the lead. Venegas was trying to find a way around, but then Manchester made a move on Venegas that put him in second. The order wouldn't change: Fisher had the win. Schwartz and Larsen were fourth and fifth. In the Handicap main, Brant and Chad Felicio were on the 30; Fisher, McConnell, DiFrancesco and Ermolenko shared the 40, and Larsen and Schwartz were on the 50. The first try at a go saw the red come out when DiFrancesco had a big roller. They lined up again and got away clean, with Brant out on top and going away. Felicio ran second for one lap and then McConnell took over second. Fisher moved into third. Larsen got by Fisher on the next lap; Fisher tried to repass but stepped off and his race was over. Larsen held third. It was Brant. McConnell and Larsen at the checkers. John DeFries won the Support main, and Doug Benjamin took Support B honors. Peel passed Dean for first halfway through lap one in race two. On lap two, he glanced back and saw that Joell had passed Dean and was closing. The two pulled away from the pack. Joell, also competing in the 125cc C class, couldn't duplicate hjs first-moto charge. Peel netted the moto and overall wins. Dean and Smith followed Joell across the finish. KTM rider James Arias was the overall winner in combined Pee Wee racing. Dylan Scott led race one before losing positions to Arias and Cobra-mounted J.T. Taylor. Will Kozain and D.J. Oakes were fourth and fifth. Scott led race two until Arias·shot past. Taylor took a spill and Kozain grabbed third. Arias was quickest out of the turns and made short work of lapped traffic. He logged another win, ahead of Scott, Kozain and Taylor. Results SHAFT DRIVE: 1. Stephen Lutker (Yam). P/W (4-6): I. Cody Hocler (Hon): 2. D.J. Oak" (KTM); 3. W~sl ley Mayo (Han). P/W (7-9): I. Jaml!!I Aries (KTM): 2. Dylan Scott (KToM): 3. J.T. TaylOf (Cob); 4. Wlll KOZllin (Pol); 5. Travis Williams (Hon). OPEN P/W: I. Todd Smith (Cob); 2. J.T. Taylor (Cob); 3. D,J. Trail-Way Speedway: Brothers Rick Reynolds (24R) and Bill Reynolds (11 H) wrapped up wins in the '70s Singles and Sportsman 600Cc classes, respectively, at the rescheduled AHRMA Northeast Regional in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Trail-Way Speedway Results Reynolds Brothers Blast Vintage ST By lEN BREECH HANOVER. PA, SEPT. 9 The Reynolds brothers, Rick and Bill, each claimed a class win on their Triple R Racing machines at the rescheduled AHRMA Northeast Regional at Trail-Way Speedway. Rick topped Bill in claiming the '70s Singles laurels, while Bill held off Ken Weiss for the 600cc Sportsman win. This event was a raindate makeup for the event originally scheduled for August 5. Rider turnout was down, since many had made plans to run the AHRMA National in Denver the following weekend. Most classes were run with at least one other class, due to the small turnout. Melvin Brown ran off and hid on his Triumph in the combined Over 60/600cc Sportsman contest. Since Brown was the only Over 60 rider, the battle was for the Sportsman 600cc class, as Bill Reynolds got a better start in the final than in the heat, leading Weiss. The two had run virtually nose to tail in their heat, and they did the same in the final - except their places were reversed. If Rey.nolds slipped off the groove slightly, which can easily be done during after- noon races at Trail- Way Weiss could have I charged into the lead. Brown retumed later for the Over 50 class, which could also have been have billed as a 750cc race, as all riders were mounted on big bikes. Mike Keane was quickest off the line, with Brown a close second. "Pops" Joe Reynolds and Don Hughes followed. Keane kept his ground-shaking Yamaha in front of Brown's Triumph for the class win. After the heats, regular 750cc rider Jim Chapman was placed with the '70s Singles, since no other 750cc rider showed up for the heat. Chapman grabbed the lead from Rick Reynolds, with Bill right behind and, sometimes. beside him. The Reynolds' family feud brought them up to Chapman several times, usually at the end of the straight, but Chapman was better off the tum. On the third lap, Rick came up too quickly and had to drift high to avoid Chapman. Bill was on the outside, looking for an opening. After touching, Bill took a soil sample of the track. After the race was restarted, the Reynolds stayed close all the way to the flag, with Rick taking the win. Weiss jumped into the 250cc Sportsman lead, with Bob Miller and Nick Taylor behind. While Taylor's Yamaha sounded like it was ready to quit, it actually ran pretty well once it got under way. He easily got by Miller entering the third turn on the second lap, and showed the same move to Weiss on the following lap. Once in the lead, he kept Weiss a safe distance behind. SP"TSMN 2.50: I. Nkk Taylor (Yam): 2. Ken Welu (Bull; 3. Robert Miller (Bul). SPT'SMN 600: I. Bill ~ (BuI): 2. Ken Weiss (Hon), 70. SG~ I. RId< "

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