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In the first mo to , Bur st , So uthland Suzu ki-backed Kenard
Lipscomb, Klemm Cycle Sup ply Corona/Con ejo Honda-ba cked
Mike Schulhof, Pet erson and Chad Stuen led the rest of the pack
aro und the first lap . O n lap three, Lipscomb miscue d and
disappeared fro m the lead pack.
"Yeah, I sta lled my bike over the finish-line double trying to
slow down to catch the inside line , so I had to work my way
back fro m last place ," Lipscomb said.
On the same lap, Pete rso n made a pass stick o n Schulhof,
and Lipsco mb 's miscue allowed Pete rson t o inherit second
place . By m id rac e , Burst had a bo ut a six-second lea d . It
appeare d Bu rs t wa s ti ring, but he wa s riding o n a flat t ire .
Peterson cha rge d the last three laps to get close , but he was
edged o ut at the checkers. The final running order was Burst ,
Pete rson, Stuen . Kendall Stanley and Schulhof.
In the second moto, Burst again gra bbed the holes hot and
qu ickly opened up a three-second lead, followed by Schulhof,
Peterson , Stuen and Lipscomb. By the third lap, Burst had
widened the gap to nine seconds. Peterson moved into second.
The real battle was a three-way clash among Stuen , Lipscomb
and Mike Tucker for fourth. less than a second separated the
three as they freight -trained around the trac k. Tucker got
around both Stu e n and Lipscomb late in the race to secure
fourth . The final runn ing order was Burst , Pe te rson, Schulhof,
Tucker and Stuen.
Ove rall, th e t o p five were Burst ( I- I), Pe terso n (2 -2) ,
Schulhof (5-3), Stuen (3-5) and Tucker (7-4).
"This is the first time I've had a chance to take my new RM
out on a fast, o ld- sc hoo l-sty le mo tocross track," Pe te rso n
commented . " It de finitely impressed me. I'd like to thank my
dad for his support and WestwoodMX.com and Papa Ja ke 's
Sandwich Shop for the ir support."
"My wh ole obj ect ive was to beat my riding buddy Peterson ,"
Schulhof said. " I guess I'll have to get him next race . He rode
strong all day today,"
RESULTS
BEG: I. Herbie Ttete-l; 2. Brad Huber. 3. Qan-e.l Turner. ... Todd Mohrhauser;
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S. Kyle Gomez . NOV: I. Curt Bennett; 2. Michael Raschke: 3. Willy Marshall; ...
Aaron lundsford: S. David Zamora INT: I. Eric Burst; 2. Don Turner; 3. Mike
Schulhof; ... Chad Stuen; S. Mike Tuder. EX: I. Mark Stuen ; 2. Scott McCollough ;
3. Kon Saur . P RO : I. Mike Giem: 2. Shane Leyden . 38+ BEG: I. Matt Morgan ;
2. Kim KinsK>w; 3. DerVlis Foster, ... Danny McVa S. Steve latham. 38+ N OV :
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I. Ch ris King: 2. Jim Wentz: 3. Craig McCarley: ... Mark Speck : S. Greg Trave r.
]8 + INT: I. Dan Lawho rn ; 2. Jo hn Farr; 3. Eric Barr ; ... Joe C rouch; S. Kip
Con treras. 38 + EX : I. David Fa,ar do : 2. Bruce Criswell . 38 + PRO: I. Craig
Ho fme iste r. 45 + BEG : I. t-tartbe w Kurtz; 2. Steve Mizrah i; 3. BIll Traver, .... Joe
Gih; S. KerlyStuen. 45+ NOV: I . Carl Powell; 2. Mark Marti n; 3. Ryan Grosz; ...
Dave Shelton; 5. Reid Franke. 45+ INT: I. Marty We ste rm