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The race, however, was won by David Estok. "Something mechanical broke at full lean angle in the dogleg," he said. "The ass end came around and I just got on my back real quick." That put Estok in the lead, with Bemisderfer second with plenty of cushion on Boston Buell/New England Motorsports' Mark Reynolds. All he had to do to win the title was maintain. "I didn't want to waste my tires early in the race," he said. When his engine began to misfire in the final stages, it caught his attention, but he held on for second and the title. The final margin was three points, Bemisderfer's 120 to Barnes' 117. Brotz ended up third at 113. "I feel wonderful," Bemisderfer said, adding that he knew it would take bad luck to hit Barnes and Brotz for him to succeed. "I wanted to be able to take advantage of it." Estok had been drafted onto the Kosco team late in the season to help Barnes. Because Barnes was leading the championship, Estok could have raced him for the win. "I hated to see Barney [Barnes] go down," the Floridian said, adding that he wasn't a threat on this day. "I think I missed the setup this morning. We made some changes before the race and had a real bad chatter." Still, he won by 11.412 seconds, with Bemisderfer over seven seconds in front of Mark Reynolds. "That was a little bit of a surprise," Reynolds said. "I only got in about six laps of practice out there. I was just trying to keep the bike together." CN bylDl\II Intemeliol\lll Speed• ., lJeytol\ll luch, f10ride Results: Octllber 20, 2002 [Round I of II BUELL UGHTNING SERIES: 1. Dave Estok: 2. Bryen Bemlsderfer; 3. Merk Reynolds; 4. Dllrren James: 5. Gregory Avella: 6. Joseph Rozynski: 7. Paul James; 8. Jeffrey Johnson; 9. Tom Fritz; 10. Ker! Kegel: 11. Sam Rozynsk.i; 12. Tony Martin; 13. Micheel Bergm8n; 14. Michael Barnes; 15. Jeff Harding: 16. Richie Morris; 17. Clint Brotzl 19. Tripp Nobles. TIme: 16 mins., 52.782 sees. Distance: 8 Illps. 28.48 miles. Average speed: 101.234 mph. Margin victory: 11.412 sees. BUELL LIGHTNING SERIES C'SHIP POINTS STANDINGS (Afler 8 or 8 rounds): I. Bryan Bemisderfer (120); 2. Micheel Slimes (117); 3. Clint Brotz. (113); 4. Jeff Johnson (78); 5. Richie Morris (75): 6. (TIE) Jason Smith/Darren James (56): 8. Dave Estok (53): 9. Joseph Rozynski (49): 10. Jeff Herding (48); 11. Merk Reynolds (43); 12. Steve Luxem (39); 13. Anthony Fanie (35); 14. Gregory Avello (31); 15. Som Rozynski (28): 16. Paul James (24): 17. (TIE: Shawn Smith/DoU9las Burton (14); 19. Scott Korol (13): 20. (TIE) Chad He.ly{Tom Fritz (11 ). or UCYCLE NEWS NEVER COVERS THE RACES IN MY AREA... I DON'T JUST WHINE ABOUT IT••• WRITE ABOUT 'T! If you don't see local coverage in Cycle News of events in your area, you can help by becoming a Cycle News contributor. You write the story (and shoot photos) at your local club and track events, and submit the story to us for publication. We'll even pay you for what we print. All you have to do is call the Cycle News headquarters at 714·751·7433 (weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. p.s. T.; Tuesday thru Friday) and ask for a "contributor kit". We'll send you all the details about how to write local stories for Cycle News. REMEMBER... We can't run it if we don't get it! cycle n e _ S • OCTOBER 30, 2002 29