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In rac e fo u r , Pis tol e o blite ra te d th e field
wh ile running as a GP 500cc Ex pert ent rant .
How ever, with a lap left , Bob's son Josh Pisto le , wh o was raci ng as the sole GP 250cc
Expert , ca ug ht and passe d hi s dad . Su ns et
Ridge lo re claims that Bob had ne ver lost a
re c e any ra c e o n his big Maico, and it
loo k ed li k e that st ring of victori es was go ing to
be broken. However, fate ste pped in. and Josh
m yst eri o usly coaste d to a st op a few ya rds
from the checkered flag , allowing Bob to thun der by and ta ke the ove rall win .
On the Vi ntage side on Sa t urday, t h e
Sportsman 250cc Int erm ediat e ev ent proved
to be a soli d ra ce . with Gene Wol sten ho lm
clai m ing the w in over Paul Jensen, new Interm ediate Sco tt McKay, and Chris Horn .
In Clas sic 125cc Intermediat e co m pe tition,
CZ pilot Ly nn W illiams ran awa y with a pa ir of
m ot o win s, leaving .Jens eri, Rick Merc er and
Glenn Sonta g behi nd .
In the Sportsman 250cc Novi c e c o ntes t ,
KX250 pi lot Gary Lingbeck took care of bu si ness. go ing 2 - 1 for the ov era ll hono rs, ahead
of Barry Eisen, K evin Mei s and Mi tch Winder ,
who co asted in with a gearbox. problem .
Saturday evening featured a cookout host ed b y B ob an d Jan Pi st ol e , as well as th e
Mai co Owner s Clu b . Race rs spent th e eve ning
bench -ra cin g o ve r burgers, swee t co rn , and
waterm elon . It really was th e perfect end to a
great day of racing.
Sunday ' s racing proved that Saturday was
no flu k e. Race one aga in c onsisted of a lar ge
g roup of Post-Vintage classe s, a nd Ulti m a
500cc wa s th e c lass to wa tc h . Ho nda rider
Greg Rose p luc ked the ov erall wi n, ahea d of
Richard Kurth , Ch ris E rskine, George Wilensk i
and Bob B riggs .
T he Ulti m a 250c c Novice class was so lid,
with Brandon W ise recovering from a first -turn
crash in th e seco nd mota to pilot his KTM to
th e win , over Dan Hig gins and Ray Sollars.
In t he Class ic 5 0 0 c c Expert class, B SA
g uru Claude Mc Elvain and Bult ac o -rn ou nt ed
Ti m Swai n were in a dogfigh t all afternoon .
When the dust settle d , Swain had earned the
to p spo t. over McElvain and bra nd -new E xpert
Paul Grant .
In the Vint age O ver 60 No vice event, Fr ed
Ziglar returned t o co mpetition aft er a two -year
hiatus. Zig lar took his B ultaco to to p ho nors.
and it was good to see him back racing .
Perhap s the best sho w of th e wee ke nd was
Sund ay ' s " Pisto le Race." Bob's son Chad Pisto le roll ed his Maico to th e lin e as a m ember
of the GP 500cc Expert cont ingent. Chad 's
brot her Josh decided that he' d like to get in on
th e action , to determine who was th e faste st in
the fam il y . While not w anting to disru pt the
r aci ng sc hedule o r the o t he r rac ers. J o sh
decided to run unsc ored in a special "Pist ole
Expert class." Wha t fo llowed was a jaw -dro pp ing d em o n st r at i on o f y ou th , ski ll and
m ach in e, as the brothers j um p ed . whipped
and frees ty led their way a rou nd t he course
and ran away from th e fie ld . Ask either Chad
or J osh who won, and the y 'll both t ell you , " I
did ." In fact , ask the boys and th eir dad who is
fastest of th e th ree, and th ey all chime in with ,
" l am ."
Th e real answe r will have to remain part of
th e lor e o f Sunset Ridge.
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Sunset Rid g e MX
Walnu t. Illinoi s
Results : August 9 - 1O. 2 0 0 3
Saturday
pest-Vinta ge
GP 12 5 NOV : 1. Bill Schmi d (Suz): 2. Todd Brock meyer (SUl) .
GP 125 INT : I. David Meaka m (Sw).
GP 250 NO V: l. Je ff Park s (Hon); 2. Dav e Mech ler (Hus); 3.
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Clint Pulliam ( Yam): 4 . Mark Eisen (Yam)
GP 250 INT : I . Ben Wank e (Yam): 2. Richa rd And erson (Hus)
(jp 250 EX: 1. Jo sh Pistol e (Hon) .
GP 500 NOV : 1. Rich ard Kurth (Mai); 2. David With row (Pen ).
GP 500 INT; I . Rik Smits (Mai) : 2. Scott McKay (Mai).
GP 500 EX: 1. Robert Pistole (Mai): 2. David Meakam Jr. ( Yam ).
HSTRC 4 -STR K NOV : 1. Robert Sisco (Yam) .
HSTRC 250 NOV : I. Chip Thoma s (Pen)
HSTRC 500 NOV: I . Gary Lingbec k (Kaw ); 2. Mil ch Winde r
(Bu!).
HSTRC 500 INT : l. Doug Wise (Kaw).
POST·V INT 40 ... NOV : 1. Dave Mec hler (Hus}; 2. Gregory Rose
(Han): 3. Gary Neahring (Mai): 4. Raymo nd Sollars (Hon): 5. Ro bert
Garcia.
POST ·V INT 40 ... INT : 1. Con Erskine (Mai) ; 2. Dan Higgins
(Han) : 3. Richard An derson (Husj.
POST ·VINT 40 ... EX: 1. David Meake m (Sur]: 2 Jim webber
(."'"Wi); 3 Robert Pistole (Mai).
POST· VI NT 50. NOV : I. Georqe Wilt'nski (SUl ).
POST ·VINT 50. INT : I. Kim Arms trong (Mdi).
POST-VINT 50. EX; I. Jim McCulloch (Mai)
POST·VINT O PEN NOV : 1. Dave Me<:hler (Hus]: 2. Dan Bnght
(Yam) : 3. .1f>ff Park s (Ho n) ; 4. Todd Brockmeyer (SUl).
POST-VINT OPEN INT : I. David Meak<'lmJr. (SUL): 2. Rik Smit s
(Moli): 3. Richard And erson (Hus).
POST ·VINT OPEN EX I. Mic hel'I Zimm erman (Mai).
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ULTIMA 12 5 NOV ; 1. Dan Bright (Yam) ; 2. Roben Oercte (SUl) .
ULTIMA 125 INT: I. Brian Borshof (Yam ): 2. John Hernandez
(Su