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he recovered to take second, with Jake Kaiser in third. Bryce Jacobs charged to win the Vintage class (for pre-1980 mounts), and David Kilkenny finished second. In the Over 50 class, Jerry "Mr. Ice" Westhouse checked out and ran away with the win. Bob Smith, on the 400cc four-stroke Yamaha, charged at the end to try to steal second from Dan Schmitt, on the 250cc two-stroke Yamaha, but Schmitt prevailed to retain second. Bill Martin took the win in the Over 40 class. Ken HalJ ran the far outside line on his Rotax but couldn't make up the extra distance and finjshed second. Mark Schmidt went wire to wire to win the 250cc Amateur class. Kawasaki·mounted Dan Biddle prevailed over KTM-mounted Chris Foskett for second. Roy Nafzger led off the line and didn't look back as he won the 250cc Pro class. Blake Young chargee! around Terry Hahn at halfway and took second. Schwarzenbacher picked a line 15 feet off the pole and ran 10 perfect laps to win the Open Amateur class. Jon Hanson kept him honest for a few laps but had to settle for second. Zack Martin was third. They were five wide through the first turn in the Open Pro race. Nafzger had the upper hand as the ice dust settled. Young used the outside line to move to second. Westhouse worked his way past Blake to take second at halfway. Frankie Kaiser finally moved by at the white flag to take a solid third. Ten riders signed up for and qualified for the Dash·4-Cash. Five Amateurs lined up on the normal starting line. while five Pros started in turn three. At the flash of the green, Schwarzenbacher, on his 450cc Honda, charged into the lead of the IO-lap event. Mark Schmidt ran second on his 250cc fourstroke Yamaha, while Nafzger broke away from the Pros. It took Nafzger five laps to finally catch Schmidt; then it took him three more laps to catch Schwarzenbacher. On the eighth lap, two-stroke Kawasaki-mounted Nafzger moved to the inside of the young rider from Beaver Dam, and they ran even down the back stretch. With the white flag flying, Nafzger had the lead on the inside of tums one and two, but Schwarzenbacher kept his cool and stayed his course on the outside and outpowered Nafzger out of the final corner to claim the victory in a photo finish. The youngster on the modern four-stroke beat the master on the two-stroke on this chilly evening in Wisconsin. Results 1251200: I. Tyler Smulders: 2. Brock SchwanenbKhef; 3. Jak~ Kaiser. 250 A.M.: I. Mali! Schmidt; 2. Dan Biddl~; 3. Chris FO$kett. 250 PRO~ I. Roy Natzger: 2. Blake Young: 3. Terry Hahn. OPEN A.M.: I. Brock SchwanenbM:her: 2. Jon Hanson; 3. lack Martin. OPEN PRO: I. Roy Nahger; 2. J~ll)' Westhouse; 3. Frank KaIser. V1NT: I. Bryce Jacobs; 2. David KUkenny; 3. Dan Luchon. 40+: 1. Bill Martin; 2. Ken Hall; 3. Mike Sholi!ey. 50+: I. Jell)' Westhouse; 2. Dan Schmitt. 3. Bob Smith. OFC I. Brock Schwartenbacher; 2. Roy Naftger; 3. Mark Schmidt. Moto City Raceway MotoDome Oldenburg Shows Them the Way By DAN BROTEN STAPLES, MN, FEB. I Track owner Jeff Oldenburg spent a lot of time during the practice sessions showing the younger riders a fast line around the track. A former motocross champion, Oldenburg worked hard, explaining how to get around the track the fastest while stressing that they are all here to learn and have fun. He had the riders entering the corners up next to the hay bales, cutting down across the groove, and exiting next to the tires on the inside of the track. On this night's track. this method of squaring off the comer worked well for many riders, including Mitchell Oldenburg, who won the Micro Chain class on his KTM. Mitchell ran away with both the heat race and the final, making it five straight wins for the 8-year-old from Browerville. Minnesota, who no doubt has had many discussions with his father about racing lines. Winning two races on the night was Michael "Dan" Haggard, who rode his SR500 Yamaha to victories in the Vintage Singles and Beginner classes. Haggard displayed a very smooth riding style, which he is steadily improving upon. If there was an award for having the biggest grin in the pits, Haggard would have won hands down. The Open Pro class once again had to have a restart after eventual winner Eric Motorcycle Racing LIMITED EDITION MOTORCYCLE ART BY HARRY MILLER ~._ ~~"- day Springsteen 21" X 30" Watercolor Portrait • Full-Color • Ready to frame • Printed on Heavy 100 lb. stock • Only 250 in each series "~ "'l Unsigned Print $30. 00 CA residents add 7.75% sales tax· Includes Shipping (U.S. only) To Order, Call Cycle News Products at 714-751-7433 (9am-5pm PST) cue I e n e _ :s FEBRUARY 26, 2003 69