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Willie Bertsch, Fred Mork and Moon Mullins (front to rear) race in the Class C event. second over the Indian Scout of Art Farley. The first of Tim Joyce's three wins came in BEARS ahead of WERA Vintage director Mark Mitchell on a BMW and class champ Craig Murray on another Triumph. Running with them was Sportsman 350, and it was Florida's Tash Zarvalas getting the win over Gale Harkness and Steve Brown in the Honda-dominated class. This same race included the Vintage Superbike Lightweight class, which was won by Jim Killy on a Yamaha. Race six featured Production Singles and Super Mono 2. In the Production class, Trent Thomas got his MZ Skorpion around Gary DiPietro's supermotard Honda XR650 for the win, while in Super Mono 2 Chuck Campbell took the checkers ahead of Colin Fraser's YZ426F. In the Classic Sixties race McLean earned his third win, but not without considerable pressure from the BSA Alex McLean won the Classic '60s event on this Norton. Gold Star of Josef Brenner. Californian David Breetwor came home third aboard another Gold Star. Robert Goodpaster was the lone Classic Sixties 650 entrant on his '60 Norton. Sound of Thunder saw a good scrap between the Suzukis of Derek Keyes and Jon Glaefke, with Keyes hanging on for the win. Class champ AI Charles earned third on his Ducati ahead of a Buell-mounted Chris Carr. Matt Winnacker took BOT F-3, the first his two wins aboard a Suzuki SV650. The day's last race combined Formula Vintage with Vintage Superbike Heavyweight, and Quenzler again crossed the line first to take the F-Vintage win ahead of Nemoto, with California's David Crussell in third on a Kawasaki 500 triple. Meanwhile, Colin Fraser came from Canada to earn the Superbike Heavyweight victory aboard a Kawasaki four ahead of Dennis Parrish on another Kawasaki. CN Marshall (Hon); 5. Scott Turner (Hon). SPTSMN 500: 1. Paul Shoen (BSA); 2. Dylan Jennings &P Jennings, Florid. Results: February 28, 2003 [Round 1/221 Eustace (Tri); 3. Andrew Cowell (Tri); 4. Gale Harkness (Hon); 5. Chris Marshall (Hon). SPTSMN 750: 1. Tim Joyce (Tri): 2. Chris Hurst PRE-40: 1. Alex McLean (Nor); 2. Ralph Auer (BMW); 3. Carleton Palmer II (Vin): 4. Sebastian Gutsch (BMW); 5. Will Harding (lnd). CLASS C HAND: I. Will Harding (Ind): 2. A. wMoon" Mullins (H· D): 3. Art Fllrley (Ind): 4. Tim Droege (H-D): 5. AI Knapp (H·D). CLASS C FOOT: I. Alex McLean (Nor); 2. Ralph Auer (BMW); 3. Sebastian Gutsch (BMW); 4. Willie Bertsch (BMW); 5. Fred Mork (Nor). ClSC 60S: I. Alex McLean (Nor); 2. Josef Brenner (BSA); 3. David Breetwor (BSA); 4. Allan Johncock (Mat): 5. Johnny Szoldrllk (Enf). CLSC 60S 650: I. Robert Goodpaster (Nor). 200 GP: J. Paul Shoen (BSA); 2. James Swartout (Bri): 3. Cerl Anderson (Yern); 4. Mike Parker (Han); 5. Chllrles Sexton (Bul). 250 GP: 1. Jim Neuenburg (Bul): 2. David Roper (Aer); 3. Philip Turkington (Bul); 4. PllU] Germllin (Due): 5. Larry Pocns (Vet). 350 GP: I. Jim Neuenburg (Bul); 2. Philip Turkington (Bul); 3. Stuart Carter (See); 4. Crllig Breckon (H·D); 5. Chris Marshall (MV). 500 PREM: 1. Pat Mooney (Nor); 2. David Roper (Nor): 3. Chuck Davis (Nor); 4. Alex McLean (Nor); 5. Dylan Eustace (Tri). BEARS: 1. Tim Joyce (Tri); 2. Mark Mitchell (BMW); 3. Craig Murray (Tri); 4. Robert Goodpaster (Nor): 5. Greg Bouchonville (Nor). F·125: J. Greg Steinbeck (Han); 2. Carlos Garcia (Hon); 3. Harrison Withers (Suz); 4. Amanda Tucker (Hon); 5. Mike Kirby (C·A). F·250: I. Jim Neuenberg (Bul); 2. Jerry Herman (Yam): 3. Steve Brown (Han); 4. George Tllylor (Yam); 5. Williem Formlln (Yam). F·500: 1. Chuck Quenzler (Yam); 2. Christopher Spargo (Yam); 3. David Crussell (Kaw); 4. Bob Hllyes (Yam); 5. Richllrd Snyder (Yam). F-750: I. Tim Joyce (Tn); 2. John Ellis (Vam); 3. Stephen Decamp (Han): 4. Ken Nemoto (Guz); 5. Keith Campbell (H·D). F-VINT: 1. Chuck Quenzler (Yam); 2. Ken Nemoto (Guz); 3. David Crussell (Kaw); 4. Toivo Madrus (Yllm); 5. Kristopher Larrive (SOl). SPTSMN 350: 1. Tash Zarvalas (Hon); 2. Gale Harkness (Han): 3. Steve Brown (Han); 4. Chris eye I e (Yam); 3. Craig Murray (Tri); 4. James Swartout (Yam); 5. David Temple (Yam). HIST PROD L/W: 1. Dwayne Fox (Hon): 2. Michael Collier (Hon); 3. Carl Nyberg (BMW); 4. Bian Sl. Bernard (Yam). HIST PROD H/W: J. Eric Kalamaja (Su,); 2. Keith Sutton (Suz); 3. Gary Brown (BMW). VINT S/BK L/W: I. Jim Kitly (Vam). VI NT S/BK M/W: 1. Andrew MurrllY (GuI); 2. Mike Parker (Hon); 3. James Trampe (Suz); 4. George Irish Jr. (Suz); 5. Scott Olofson (BMW). VINT S/BK H/W: I. Colin Fraser (Kew); 2. Dennis Parrish (Kt:lw); 3. Rich Earnest (SUl); 4. Todd Welch (Due); 5. Gary Swan (SU2). S·MONO 2: 1. Chuck Campbell (Yom): 2. Colin Fraser (Yam): 3. Tom Maron (Yam). S-MONO: J. Albert Charles (Duc); 2. Eric Mercer (Yam); 3. Chuck Campbell (Yam); 4. Gary DiPietro: 5. Trent Thomas (MZ). PROD SNGL: I. Trent Thomas (MZ): 2. Gory DiPietro (Han); 3. Kevin L. Brown (MZ): 4. Chris Burchfield (Hon); 5. Neville Hall-Reace (MZ). SOS 2·STR: 1. Jim Struke (Hon): 2. Chris Manfrin (Yam); 3. Kevin L. Brown (Han): 4. Allen Gara (Hon); 5. Bob Demetrius (Hon). BOT F-3: I. Mlltt Winnacker (SUl); 2. John Zamsky (SUl); 3. Jan Svensson (Duc); 4. John Ellis (Yllm); 5. Guenther Weickert (Suz). BOT F·2: J. Mlltt Winnacker (Suz); 2. Josef Brenner (Guz); 3. Derek Keyes (Suz); 4. Chris Cllrr (Bue); 5. Jan Svensson (Duc). BOT F-l: 1. Albert Charles (Duc); 2. Wally Schleper (Apr); 3. Robert Plltch (SOl); 4. TIm Moms (Hon). BOT 2-STR: J. John Weeden (Yam); 2. Christopher Spllrgo (Yllm); 3. Michael Perry (Yam); 4. Roger Timms (Yam); 5. Tony Smith (Yem). SOT: 1. Derek Keyes (SUl): 2. Jonathan Glaefke (SU2); 3. Albert Charles (Due); 4. Chris CarT (Bue); 5. Robert Patch (Suz). n e vv s MARCH 19, 2003 57

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