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seconds. The final rider of the round was Strank. He was looking forward to this hill. "I raced amateur for 20 years on a hill similar to this one, so I am used to this," he said. "I have always seemed to do well on 'timing-style' hills, and hopefully we'll hit it today." Strank blasted off the line on the Yamaha R I, nailing the breaker; after that it was all about horsepower. He got the front-end light before the big jump and was barely able to stay on the bike as it tried to loop out, but he made it. He held it on and didn't crash and nailed a 6.667 -second run to end the round. "It was trying to get me, but I knew iJ I could hold it on over the last jump, I would land close enough to break the Iights before I crashed," Strank said. Smith had bike problems and couldn't improve on his first run and would end up sixth. Harry Denham on the Southside Harley-Davidson XR750 put together a solid effort to crack the top five after a 7.661-second pass. Then Templeton stepped up. However, he wouldn't be able to get the clean pass he was looking for. "I was just too aggressive and overrode the hill," Templeton said. "We are going in the right direction, though." James Large had a forgettable first run, but the three-time 800cc National Champion unleashed his big Harley on his final ride. He was on his game over the breaker, and he had a lightning fast run up until the halfway point. "The front end was trying to come up and over, and I had to finesse the throttle instead of cranking it on," Large said. He wasn't able to get a clean run over the top jump to the timers, but he still ran a 6.866 to take over second place. Watson wasn't able to improve on his earlier run, while Strank recorded his eight-straight win. Large took second ahead of Watson, Templeton and Denham. eN White Rose National Yoric, Pennsylvania Results: June I, Z003 (Round ZI 800: I. Walter Strank Jr. (Yam): 2. James Large (H-D); 3. Dave Watson (Han); 4. Bobby Templeton (HoD); 5. Harry Denham (H-D); 6. Rodney Smith (Yam); 7. Phil Ubhart (H-O); B. Bob CastJedine (HD); 9. Anthony DeHart (Kaw); 10. Brandon Kreeger (Tri): II. James Wolfe (Yam); 12. Gerry Bennett (HD): 13. David Price (H-D): 14. Chad Disbennett (Tri). 540: I. Dave Watson (Han): 2. Chad Disbennetl (Tri): 3. Phil Ubhart (Tri); 4. Gary Bauer (Han): 5. Anthony DeHart (Kaw); 6. Paul Garrety (Kaw): 7. Chris VanHyning (Han); 8. Ken Bonnema (Han); 9. James Wolfe (Han): 10. Charlie Roberts (Kaw); 11. Mike Livingston (Han): 12. Craig DeHart (Han); 13. Mike Templeton (Yam); 14. Walter Strank Jr. (Yam). 2003 800 AI'IA NATIONAL C'SHIP HILLCLlI'IB SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (Arter 2 of 12 rounds): I. Walter Strank Jr. (30/2 wins): 2. Dave Watson (27); 3. James Large (25); 4. Phil Libhart (21); 5. Bobby Templeton (19); 6. Anthony DeHart (16); 7. Chad Disbennett (15); 8. Gerry Bennett (14); 9. Brandon Kreeger (12); 10. (TIE) Harry Denhamj David Price (I I); 12. Rodney Smith (to); 13. Bob Castledine (8); 14. 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