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to pl ay o n Sund ay and made it all the way to the sem ifi nals, w he re he was tu rned bac k by Team Underage Rid e rs Ra c in g ' s Ri c h a r d Gad so n ( ne p he w of Ri ck e y ) wh o too k o ut Hunt er in the sem is on a holesh ot . O n t he o t he r side of th e ladd er , K raw iec too k out E d Murphy J r. in th e quarters to earn a semifinal bye to make his fou rth fi nal of the y ear. The fin al was as go od as they come with Krawiec ge tti ng the holeshot and ho ld ing off Gadson 10.04 5 to 10.04 3 to sco re only th e second -ever w in for Yamaha in th e class. Th e Yam ah a Hot Rod Cruiser class continu es to be a source of con tro versy . La st season , Rick McWaters forfe ite d wh at looked to be a charnpi onship season when he was found to have an ill eg al cylind er head. Wh ile M cWaters is back after serv ing h is suspens ion . a nd leading the po ints on hi s H ar l ey- David s o n - a n e w so urce o f fodd er has cropped up in th e vo la t ile cla ss. Th e eve nt st arted as it has fo r m ost of the season w ith a Patric k Raci ng Yam aha on the top of t h e q uali fy i n g sh eet s . D efend in g cha m p Mark Und erw o od brought the Patr i ck Warrio r to t he n umb er -on e s pot at 9 .49 at 138 follo wed b y McWaters at 9 .70 and the Kawasaki Mean Streak o f Chip Ellis at 9 .95 . Th ing s w ent sour qu i ckl y f or the Patr i ck t e a m when Underwo od co uld n' t g et the bike started in round on e and teammate Michael Ray was taken out by the Or ient Express Ya maha o f Eddie Krawie c . In a rem atc h o f the Atla nta fin al , Mc Wa t er s faced Kr aw i e c wi t h si mila r r esult s : M cWa ters t o o k hi s th i rd wi n o f t he seaso n wi t h a 9.7 2 to K raw iec 's 9 .94 . Fo llow ing the event. Pro st ar t ech o ffi c ial s a n no u nc ed th at the Ori ent Express bik es of Kr awi ec and t eam mate Scott Pitas had proh ib ited tran smi ssion mod ifications and wou ld for feit points an d pu rse f o r th e eve nt. Orient Express o w ne r Skip D owling veh em ently ap pealed th e ruli ng, stating that the rul ebook does not sp ecifi c all y proh ib it t he m o dific at i on and th at he had raise d the issue to Prost ar offi ci al s ea r li e r i n th e y e a r. Th e appe al p a n el st ood b y th e o r igi na l eN ruli ng. ®TOYOTA October 11-12, 2003 Calif orn ia Sta te La st Chanc e Qua lifi er Se ptember 21, 2003 Cha mpionship Prizes include Champion..;hip Yamaha letterman 's jacket, trophies, # 1 AltlA plate, 2 tickets to the 2004 AltlA 125/250 Nationals and For more informati on go to www.glenhelen.com or call the 24 Hr inf o line at 909·880 ·3090 -.. _- --:=:::: pro-action COMETIC • • • t housands ofdollars in p rizes . All Classes: Everyone wh o raced a qualifier will be eligible for the 8th Annual Yamaha AMA California State MX Championsh ip 250cc, 125cc, 80cc,60cc Vets, Seniors, Women PeeWee, 4 Stroke Quads, School Boy Supermini, Jr. Vets Pas t Qua lify ing Races: A p r i l 6 , 2 003 CA State M X Qu a l if ier Glen Helen Raceway San Bernardino, CA May 17, 2003 Gate Fees: $20 per person for weekend $5 children 6-12yrs old Hangtown Amateur Day Sacramento . CA May 31-.1une 1 , 2003 ••• Dirt Diggers South Bakersfield. CA September 21 , 2003 .... Last Chance Qualifier Glen Helen Raceway San Bernardino. CA Gate Hours: ' Friday from 2P to 10PM M Saturday & Sunday from 6AM to 10PM Overnight parking available until10PM Ra cers En t r y Fe e s : (online at www.glenhelen.com) Pre-Entry $60 two days Post-Entry $75 two days PeeWees $20 per day A~~ Sign-Ups open @ 6am Practice @ 8am Race starts @ gam '--- -- Indiana polis Raceway Parte Indiana polis, Indiana Results: August 9·10. 2003 [Round 5 of 91 TOP F UEL: t . L a rr y M cBrid e ( K a w) 6 .015/ 220 .73 : 2. Chris Hand (Pum) 6.372/187.39 . FUN NYBIK E: I . T ravi s Davis ( Ka w) 6 .775/198 .28: 2. Keith Lynn (Kaw) 6.740/198 .06 . PRO MOD : I. Scott Veletti (SUl ) 9.355/136 .00 : 2. Mo nte Ca mpbe ll. PRO STK : I. Todd Doege (SUl ) 7.13 6/ 185.97: 2. Ron Clark (SUl) 7.4 02/177.93 . F·S /BK : 1. Tom Miceli , (SUl) 8. 198/161.55: 2. Phil Davis (Suz) 17.65 8/ 40.7 4. ST I BK: I . Rick ey Gadson ( Ka w) 7 .69 4 / 187 .03 : 2 . Keith Den n is (S uz) 8 .14 5/1 76.4 7. 600 S / SP T : I. E d Kraw i ec (Ya m) 10 .0 45 / 134.75: 2. Rick ey Gadson (Kaw) 10.04 3/1 32 .14 , HOT ROD CRUI SE R: 1. Rick McWaters (H· D) 9 .729 /1 35.77: 2. Ed Krawiec (Yam ) 9.948/132.57 . TO P GA S : I. Br ian Sch ultz ( Kaw ) 8 .205/1 54 .26 ; 2. Mike Coulson (Kaw ) 8.2 19/169 .04 . S /COMP : 1. Ron Ed war d s (S Ul) : 8 .898 (b rea k o u t) ; 2. Ja mes Unde r hill ( Ka w) 8 .8 7 5 (breakout). S/GAS: I . Ron Wooda ll (S uz) 9.926 ; 2 . Mark Coulson (Kaw ) 9. 9 12. PRO ET : I . M ik e Cou lson ( Kaw ) 8 .903 (8 .9 0 dial) /M . Cepozzlo 9.031 (9.0 0 dia l) . STR EET ET : I. Debbie Knebel ( Hon ) 13 .50 5 (13. 24 dial ): 2. D. Murt es 10.588 (1 0.2 5 dia l). Upcoming Round Round 6 - Atco, New Jerse y, September 6-7 t.!i!JW [JL:.} ~ 'Y is perfect for everyone! Cycl e News brings you all the latest in the world of motorcycling... months faster than the magazines! You r gift subscription will be a we lcome weekly re mi nder of your thoughtfulness... 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