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George Gentle (7191 leads Rya n Elleby (1291. Todd Smith (behind EllebYI and Matt Lynn"(5 491 in the 750cc SuperstocleJllOvi c'i; final in Braselton, Georgia. th e Spyke/Thermosman 600cc Suzu k i , in th e 750c c Sup er st o ck N ovi c e fina l. Thompson shadowed th is tw o som e in third , and Ryan Ell eby char ge d t o fourth . Wh en Gentl e ran off into the grass in turn si x , Lynn took ov er for the wi n . Elleby finished sec ond. I n th e 600 c c Sup erb i k e Exp ert final, Robert J enson to ok h is Miche l in / Arai /Motul Yam aha R6 into the lead, w ith M atthew Furtek in sec ond on the Va lvo lin e Suzuk i. Yamah a mounted Greg Myers held th ird. J en son br oke awa y and we nt on to win , and Je sse Janisch ca me th rou gh o n the la st la p to gra b third on th e 4&6 Racin g/Dunlop R6. L ynn an d Thom p son w ere swappi ng paint ar oun d this 2.52 -mile ro ad cou rse in t he 60 0cc S upe r bik e N ovic e final. Kessler ran close, but at the flag Lynn t ook the win , T ho mpson settled for second , Kessler t ook third , and De lano cam e home fourth . In th e Formula Two fi na l, it w as th e NESBA .c om 250 cc Hon d a two st roke of C. Brian K crag et th at w as lead ing the fi eld , over th e f our-cylinder FZR Yamah a o f Jason T emm e, w ith th e tw o- c yl ind er Suzu k i SV of Lyles Sanders running th ird. Mi chigan ri de r Eddie Kraft , o n h is Ca fe Con ce pts / B RG Ra cin g SV , t o ok t he Nov ice vi ct ory , w ith Bo Morg an sec ond and James Chan c e third. T ray Batey took hi s T LJ 0 00 to th e f ro n t o f t he H e av yw ei ght T w in s Expert final and nev er looked bac k . Frank Shock ley, o n th e Touring Sport Apr il ia 998, r an sec o nd for a f ew la ps , but Scott Bro w n ove rtook t h e Ita lia n tw in to fi nish seco nd on hi s D un lo p/ Lo ck ha rt -P hi llips T L. K raft, way battle fo r second among Carpe nt e r , Chr i s Gre e r , C .R . Gi tt er e a n d Duane, Carpenter took sec ond on his Ron A y ers.c om/ Pirelli Suzuk i. eN on the K art2kart. com SV650 , wo n the N ov i c e por tion , w ith a c ha r gi ng G eorg e Li n gw all in secon d on t h e Dunlop TL. J immy A ll mo n w rapped up t h ird o n hi s A t l a nt a Tri ump h / Du cat i 996. In th e 750cc S uper bike E x p ert fina l , Ch uck Iv e y , o n th e D & D Exha us t /V P F ue ls S uzuk i, h ad h i s ha nds full w i th D ou gl as D uan e , o n the M ax imu m Per f orm an c e & Ha nd li ng Su zuk i. A.R . Ho sh mand y took th ird. Gentl e led th e No vice ra ce until Elleby cha rge d by to tak e th e victory on hi s Bartow Su zuk i. Du ane took the lead at the halfw ay point an d went on to victory. Th e 600c c Superstock Expert fin a l was a Yamaha aff air , as Jensen and Lee A cree m oved by Vesr ah Suzuk im ounted J unge . After a tightly fou ght battle, J ens en le d acr oss the stri pe on hi s Mi chelin /RS T a ic h i R 6, ov er A cr ee, on his Triad Pow ersport/Pirelli R6. G reg M o or e , o n th e Bus s' Psy c le/Miche lin/GMD Suzuki, got by Ba t ey on the Vesrah / A rr ow Suzu k i in the 750cc Super st ock Ex pe rt fina l t o tak e another victory . T he two Indiana ri d er s, J a c obi a nd Rub en Frank enfield , battled for th ird, with Fra nken f i e l d gaini ng th e adva n tage at t he end . It was all Ba te y in the fi na l race on Sunday, as he took his Vesra h/DID/ A ir T ech Suzu ki 10 0 0 to vi ctory in the Form u la O ne rac e. In th e four- Road Atlanta Braselto n, 6eorgia Results: November 1-2, 2003 [Final Round] 12 5 GP: 1. C. Br ia n Kcra ge t ( Ho n); 2. Ryan An drews (A pr) ; 3. Glen Pison (Hon ); 4. Bri an Roach (Hon ); 5 . Garr ett Carte r (Hon ). 600 SISTI< NOV : 1. Matt D. Lynn (Suz); 2. Chris Kes sle r (S uz) : 3 . Ca le Swiger (Hon); 4 . Mark Delan o (Suz); 5 . Brandon Parri sh (Yam), 600 S/STK EX: l. Robert Jensen (Yam); 2. Lee A c ree (Y am); 3. M ark C. Jun ge (Suz) ; 4 . David Weber (Suz) ; 5 . Greg Mye rs (Yam) . 750 S/STK NOV: 1. Matt D. Lynn (S ua): 2. Ryan E lleby (S uz) ; 3 . Ben Thomps o n (S uz ); 4 . Georg e Gentle (Suz); 5. Jeffrey Agnes (Suz). 75 0 S/STK EX : 1. Gregor y M. Moore (Su z); 2. T ray Batey (Suz) ; 3. Reube n Fra nkenfield (Su z) ; 4 . J ohn Ja co bi (S uz): 5 . J ake Holden (Suz ). OPEN S/STK EX: I. Mark C. Junge (Sua): 2. Scott Car pent er (Suz); 3 . Byron Barb ou r (SUl) ; 4 . J ohn Ja co bi (SUl ); 5 . Greg ory M . Moore (Suz). 600 S/BK NOV: 1. Matt D. Lynn (S ua): 2 . Ben T ho m pson (S Ul ) ; 3 . Chr is Kessler ( SUl); 4 . Mar k Dela no (SUl ); 5. Scott J. Collins (Yam) . 600 S / B K EX: I . Robert J en sen ( Ya m ); 2 . Matthew F urtek (SUl) ; 3 . Je sse Ja nis ch (Ya m ) ; 4. Greg M yers (Yam) ; 5 . Loga n Young (Suz). 750 S/BKNOV: I. R yan Elleby (Sua ): 2. George Ge ntle ( SUl ); 3 . Be n T homp son ( SUl); 4 . J eff rey Agnes (SUl ); 5 . Mark Dela no (SUl ). 750 S/ BK EX: I . Do ug las E. Du an e (SUl); 2. Charles lvey (Suz); 3 . A.R. Hoshm and y (SUl ); 4 . C. R. Gittere (S Ul) ; 5 . Greg Myer s (Yam). L/W TW NOV: I. Edd ie Kraft {S uz } : 2 . Bo Mo rga n J r. (S Ul); 3 . Joel La Roche (S Ul) ; 4. Mar k Biletnikoff (SUl) ; 5 . James H. Chance III (SUl). LIW TW EX : 1. Brad ley A . Champion (SUl ); 2. Martin Mu sil ( SUl ); 3 . Je ff Walker ( SUl ); 4 . Cra ig Mo ntgomery (SUl ); 5 . Je sse Ja ni sch (S uz) . H/W TW NOV: 1. Edd ie Kraft (SUl ) ; 2 . George S. Lin gwa ll ( SUl ); 3 . Ji mmy A llmon ( D ue); 4 . Mark Biletnikoff (SUl) ; 5 . Randy K. Hill s (Du e). H/W lW EX : 1. T ray Batey (SUl ); 2 . Scott Brown (S Ul ); 3. Frank Shock ley ( A pr); 4 . Joseph Subrizi (A pr ); 5 . Chri s Ro ssi (Due). FcL: I. T ray Batey ( SUl) ; 2 . Scott Carp en ter (S Ul) ; 3. Do ug las E . Du ane (S uz) ; 4 . Chris Gr eer (Suz); 5 . C. R. Gitte re (Suz). F·2 NO V; 1. Edd ie Kraft (Suz); 2. Bo Morga n Jr. (SUl) ; 3 . J am es H. Chance III (Sua): 4 . Jo el laRoche (SUl ); 5 . Mark Bi letni koff (Suz). F ·2 EX ; 1. C . B r ian K c raget (Han) ; 2 . J aso n T emme (Yam) ; 3. Ly les Sa nd ers (Suz); 4 . Jimm y Clark (H 5 . John R. Abell (Apr). on): W E RA Nationa l Vi n t a g e Ser ies Vin tage ra ce, as Buff Harsh broke on his 362cc Hon da. Th is all owed Cra ig Bre ckon to follow along and gra b the vi ctory in th e Vint age On e c lass o n hi s Pr o g re ssi ve Susp ensi on 250 c c Ca n - A m . T ak ing the win in the Fo r mu la 500c c cl ass was Mark Mo rrow, o n th e MRA Rac ing Yamaha 500 . Rop er took th e wi n in the 3 50 c c GP cla ss. '" got a good ho leshot, " Breck on stated , " and I just fo llowed Rope r; he showed me the way . We just wo n the A HRMA F ormu la 250 cc c h a m p i onsh ip th is year, so I have to th ank Do ug Gropp , w ho ow ns t h is 250 cc Can -Am si ng le . Th is is a no t he r Fina l R o u n d : R o a d Atlanta drowned out th e screams of th e two - c h i 2 5 0 into t he lead, over B ultaco strokes in th e Formu la RD class. Th e j o c k ey s Philip Turkington and Sc ott Vintag e Speci alti es RD400 -m ounted McCain . In 500c c GP, Dav id Ruther- By D AN SCHMI TT PHOTOS BY STEVE STARNES/ ADRENALINE SPORTS PHOTOGRAPH Y LLC BRASELTON, GA, OCT. 30 Robert McCaulay to ok home th e For- ford gained the lead on his Ted Hub- T m ul a RD wi n, wi th T edd Taylor sec- bard Engi neering BSA, ove r Da vid on d and D ic k G ruh n th ird . It was a Cornelison , on th e 499cc BSA. he fin al rac e o f t he WERA Vintage Series t o o k pla ce at Road A tla nt a , u nder beautiful , c lear skies . T he thunder of th e fou r -stro k e singles br ief battl e in th e 250cc GP race, as Roper agai n took his Italia n po ny David Roper p ut his Vanson Aerrna - to th e lead in the com bin ed sec ond David Roper (711) w on the 250cc GP and 350cc GP cla sses at the final round of the WERA National Vintage Se ries. Dick Gruhn (3V) finished third in the Formu la RD class. Tim ,Joyce (309) takes his 750cc Triumph to the vi ctory in the Vintage Three class at Road Atlanta. Bob Weber (841 placed fourth i n the Vintage Five. otass on hIs 450cc SUzuki. cue e n e vv s NOVEMBER 1 9 , 2003 27

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