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Defending 800cc National Champion
Walter "Tiger" Strank Jr. CYam) ran
off with his fifth straight win in the 2002
AMA National Championship Hillclimb
Series on September 29 in the White
Rose Motorcycle Club-hosted round 11
of the series. Strank won with the day's
fastest ride - a 5.473-second run that
turned out to be too fast even for Strank
as he had to bail off the R1 at the top of
the hill. Chad Disbennett (TriJ ended
up second with Dave Watson (Hon)
taking third. Watson now holds a fivepoint lead over Strank going into the final
round at The Devil's Staircase in Oregonia, Ohio, on October 13. In the 540cc
class, Watson captured his third 540cc
National Championship in impressive
fashion with his third win of the year. Disbennett (Tri) finished second, with Paul
Pinsonnault (Hon) taking third.
Steve Hislop (Due) put together a 3-2
tally in the final round of the MCN
British Superbike Championship, and
that was good enough to give the 40year-old the British Superbike Championship. Michael Rutter
