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another $1100 in Yamaha gold to his treasure
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Yamaha Night of Champions champion for the
postrace podium interviews.
STORY AND PHOTOS BY
LARRY WOOSTER
AUBURN, NY, JUNE 28
he New York State Yamaha Dealers' Night of Champions showcased more than 200 "medieval
Knievels," jousting under the lights
for their share of the $8000 cash (for
the Pros) and tons of other prizes and
trophies on hand, as well as manufacturers' contingencies, at Frozen
Ocean Moto-X Park in Auburn, New
York. Action Motorsports of Brewerton, Bethany Yamaha of Webster,
CNY Power Sports of Cortland,
Chenango Import Motors of Yorkville,
Fred's Sport Motors of Syracuse,
Glider City Powersports of Elmira,
J£,J Yamaha of Sherburne, Lane's
Yamaha of Watkins Glen, Precision
Cycle of Auburn, Sled Shop of Binghamton, and Stone's Snow Sled of
Newark are the New York Yamaha
Dealers who posted a king's ransom
to draw the nation's best knight-riders
from seven states and Canada. Bill
Denman Jr. himself - a wicked-fast
motocrosser from the 1980s whose
fondest memory of racing was lining
up next to his childhood idol, Bob
Hannah, while racing in the 1985 Pro
Winter Series in California - designed,
built and maintains this first-class
facility, with help from the rest of the
Denman family. National motocross
stars Brock Sellards, Paul Veracka,
Bruce Stratton, Brian Gray, Aaron
Dieter, Ryan Mills, Matt Barnes, Ty
Wallace, Steve Mertens, Barry
Carsten and others carried their MX
colors into heavy-metal combat
above Lake Owasco.
In 250cc/Open Pro competition,
the metal maniacs were divided into
two divisions, with Barnes and Sellards ruling the roost in their divisions
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(Above) Brock Sellards won the
125cc Expert and 250cc/Open
Pro classes at the Yamaha
Night of Champions at Frozen
Ocean Moto-X Pari< in Aubum,
New Yori
