Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

there at the end . It was lik e I had no speed." Po s i t ions th ree through seven all changed on th e las t lap. Carr ended up fifth ov er KK Su pp ly /Schaeffer Harley Da vid so n/La s Vegas Harley Davidson 's Roeder, Murphree and Morone y 's Harley -D avid son /18DD fasthog's John son . KK Supply/American Honda/ 1stlega l's Bryan Smith and Lancaster Harley -Dav idson / Saddlemen/Dodge Broth er s' St ev e Beatti e filled o ut th e top 1D. BB3 NATIONAL. and I lost a bu nch of gro und . On the Th e rac e for fifth was even m or e wh it e flag I had another run on h im hea ted as Carr , J a k e Johnson a n d bu t was afra id to try that agai n after Geo Roeder II ran Mu rphree down and losing so much the t ime before . I settled it on the last lap. passed h im go ing into three ; I don 't "I knew somebody had to be gain - think he knew I was there because he backed off , a n d I just bur ied it in ing on m e the wa y the guys in front of me were driv ing off, but I had no id ea there as hard as I could. He k ind of o f how to go an y faster ," Murphree stood it up , and I was able to keep it sa id . " Here c am e Roeder a nd J ak e on th e groov e and get a podium. " J ohnson . Th ey just swa llow ed m e up BRIEFL Y••• Defending Gr and National Cha mpion Chris Carr ' s n ight ended a lot better than it looked like it would early in the main. " The first 10 laps I figur ed I wa s going to lose po ints again. and then things turn ed aro und." Ca rr said . "We beat the guy w e needed to beat ton ight. M y lap times we re all w ith in th e same second th e whole race : at the end th ey were almost as fast as w hen th e track wa s fresh at the sta rt of the race. The track starte d taking rubber during the semis. but the groove got a littl e better as the race we nt on . It seems like yo u either get a free-for-all in the co rners and no dra fting down the s traigh ts o r get a pole put t. no passing in the corners and dra fti ng down the straig hts wit h th is place . I don' t know wh ich I like bett er . " Memphis Shades' J.R. Schnabel saw his big-bike trou bles contin ue at Vernon Downs . For the seco nd week in a row . Schnabel wa s for ced to a backup motorcycle. and his night ended in the semis. Joe Kopp app eared to be on the verge of another disa strou s night when it all turned around Kopps year has certainly been a roller coast er rid e. MI felt great in practice and my sc ratc h heat. but in my heat. right when we lined up. I dropped my shield . and rt wa s fogg ed . - Kopp said. - I ripped a tearoll as the forst yel low light came o n. but it didn't help . The shield was fogged on the inside . I got a pretty good start but cou ldn't see too good . and three guys got by me. and I pretty much settled in there. I was riding low and riding cautio us. In the sem i I got a good start and got away. I felt good because we had some pretty fas t lap times . I've always been a good short tra cker and TIer. but my single program has been in the d umps this year. Every one of my 750 races have been good . I'm glad we 've got so me 750 races left ." T he Harley -Da vidson Sp ort st er Performanc e c l ass is cu rrently being dominated by th ree riders who have shar ed the pod ium for th e last three ra ces . Li ma Ha rley -Davidson/Jeff Ebl ing 's C o ry McDermitt ca me off the pole position to take a com ma nding lead in the m a in, o n ly to have former Series Champ ion Scott Stump run him do wn on lap 11 of the 12-lap ra c e . Smoki n Moe s/ F r ieze Harley -Davi dson's Stump was not to be denied, an d h e led th e la st two lap s. Stu mp , who is second in the points standings, gained seven points o n leader Scott Scherb. who pushed his Do c 's Harle y -Da vidson /Jim f, J enny Wagner -backed Sportster into th ird. F our poin ts now separat e Sch erb from Stump. Cap e Fea r Ha rley - Davidson / Harley - Davidson of Hig h Point 's Rob ert Lewis was a distant fourth ove r the rest o f the D o c's H arl e y D av ids on t eam o f Merl e a nd Corb y Sch erb . Fri e ze H arle y-D a vi d son ' s John Faulkn er led the Zach' s Custo m f, Pe r fo r ma nce Spo r tste r o f B en Knig ht hom e in seve nth . eN Vernon Downs Vernon, New York Results: September &, 2003 (Round 140' 171 HEAT 1 ( 10 laps; 9 riders , t op 3 t ran sf er ) : 1. JdY Spring steen ( H- D ); 2 . Wi llie McCoy ( H· D ); 3. St ev e Bea ttie ( H· D ) ; 4 . D om inic Beaulac ( H·D) : 5. Aaron Creamer (H -D ); 6 . Jared Mees (H -D) : 7. J. R. Schnabel (H ·D ) : 8 . Paul Lynch (H ·D) ; 9 . G arth Bastten (H ·D). Time: 5 min .• 57 .586 sec. (Below, le ft to rig ht) King, Coolbeth and Kopp b low off a little s team on t he podium. HEA T 2 ( t o laps; 9 ride rs . t op 3 t ransfer) : 1. Kevin A the rton ( H- D ) ; 2 . Geo Roed er ( H · D) : 3 . Sha wn Cla rk (H -D) ; 4 . Sha un Russell ( H· D ) ; 5. J ess Roeder ( H· D ) ; 6 . Kevin Varnes (Suz) ; 7. Gary Rogers (H· D): B. Brya n Sm ith (H ·D ); 9. J oel Henson (Suz). Time: 5 min .. 57.501 sec . HEAT 3 ( 10 lap s; 10 rid ers. top 3 transfer) : I. J ohn ny Mur phree ( H · D ): 2 . Ch ris Ca rr ( H· D ): 3. Bry an Bigel ow ( H- D) : 4 . J ak e Johnson (H- D): 5. A .J . Eslick (Su z); 6. La rr y Pegra m ( Ap r); 7. Ken Yod er ( H· D); 8 . Tom Mc Gran e J r. (S uz); 9 . R.J . Overho lt {S uz) : 10. M ike Hac ker ( H· D) . Time: 6 min .•. 709 sec. HEAT 4 (J O laps ; JO r ider s. top 3 transfer): I. Ric h K ing ( H · D) : 2 . Kenny Coo lb eth Jr. ( H· D) ; 3 . Chris Hart ( H· D) ; 4 . Joe Kopp (H -D) ; 5 . Reun Woo d (H·D); 6. Tim Eades (H-D); 7_Scott Scherb(Bue); 8. Scott Stump (Sua): 9 . Rick y Win sett Jr . ( H· D); to. Charlie lteha ( H· D). Time: 6 min .• 1.672 sec . SEMI J ( 8 laps ; 9 r ide rs . t op 2 t r ans f er) : 1. Aa ro n Cr eam er ( H· D); 2 . Sha un Russell ( H · D); 3. A .J . Eslick ( SUl ); 4 . Gary Roger s ( H· D) ; 5 . Mike Hacker (H· D) ; 6 . Tim Ea des ( H ·D); 7 . Tom McGrane Jr. (SUl); 8. Paul Lyn ch ( H ·D); 9 . Ric k y Winsett Jr. (H·D). Tim e: 4 min .• 5 7 .6 24 sec . SEMI 2 ( 8 laps ; 9 rid er s . t op 2 t ra ns f er ) : I . Domini c Beaulac ( H · D); 2 . Bryan Smi th ( H· D ); 3 . J. R. Sc hnabel (H·D) ; 4 . Je ss Roeder ( H· D): 5 . Larr y Pegram (A pr); 6 . Sco tt Stump (SUl): 7. Reun Wood (H ·D) : 8 . R.J . Overholt (SUl); 9 . Char lie Ita lia (H-D) . Time : 4 m in ., 5 7.472 sec. SEM I 3 ( 6 lap s: 6 rider s, t op 2 tran sfer) : 1. J oe Kopp (H- D ): 2_ Jake J ohn son ( H ·D): 3. Ja red Mees (H -D ); 4 . Ke vin Varne s (SUl) : 5. Scott Scherb (B ue} ; 6 . Garth Bastian ( H· D) : 7. Ken Yoder ( H· D); 8 . J oel Henson ( Suz). T im e: 4 m in .• 5 3 .4 77 sec. GRAND NATIO NAL (2 5 laps; 18 ri ders) : I. Kenny Coolbeth Jr. (H-D); 2. Rich King (H-D); 3 . Joe Kopp ( H· D); 4 . Kevin Atherton ( H· D): 5 . Chris Carr (H-D): 6. GooRoeder (H·D); 7. Johnny Mu

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