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AHRMA Northwest Maico & CZ/Pro-Flo Post-Vintage Motocross Series
Despite the downpours.
vintage motocrossers
still got their turn at bat
STORY AND PHOTOS BY BOBBY
M.
DAVANPORT
The Over 40 Experts blasted off the
line with Robert Neeley leading the pack,
but Kevin Kline took over first, closely followed by Osca r Gaetan , Lewis, Jeffrey
Beerbower and Clark. Neeley miscued ,
falling to seventh , well behind the front runners. Lewis motored his Honda from
third into the lead on lap two and stayed
the re to the fin ish, followed by Gaetan ,
Kline and Neeley, who worked his way
back to fourth by the checkers.
Gaeton nabbed the moto-two
holeshot, with Neeley, Lewis and Kline in
tow. The top four held the ir positions until
the final com er on the last lap, when
Gaetan and Nee ley used different lines
while passing a lapped rider; Neeley 's
inside charge propelled him to the moto
win. However, Gaetan's consistent 2-2 finishes earned the overall, over Lewis ( 1-3)
and Nee ley (4-1).
Yamaha riders John Lewis and Dan
Towning staged a classic game of followthe- leader in the Historic 500cc
Intermediate class. John took the
holeshot in both motes, with Towning hot
on his heels. On the last lap of the final
rnoto, Towningstalled his bike, givingJohn
his only comfortable lead of the day,
re sulting in I-I moto finishes for first
overall for the Kentucky ride r. Towning
quickly resta rted without losing a position, finishing second in the moto and
overall with a 2-2 tally.
J.D. Piper used his mud-riding experience to best a large field of Over 40
Intermediates. His 1-2 punch was good
enough to take the class w in, over Mike
Brillant i (3-4), Mark Hosbac h (2-5), Mitch
Keller (B-1) and David Mechler (5-7). CN
IJNCOLN TRAIL MOTOSPORTS
CASEY, IW N OI S
RESULTS: JUNE
John Lewis (IU) stayed oheod of Dan Towning (528) and the rest of the
Historic 500cc Intermediates for wire-to-wire wins in both motos at
round eight of the AHRMA Northwest Moico & CZ/Pro-Flo Post-Vintage
Motocross Series.
12, 2004
ems
RMA motocross pa rticipants and fans eagerly await
the annual Casey round of
the Northwest Malco &
Z/Pro -Flo Post Vintage
Motocross Series. This year, unfortunately, the only booming sounds of the early
morning were provided by Mother
Nature , who greeted visitors with two
major downpours, com plete with thunder and lightning, that turned the nicely
prepped layo ut int o a slimy mess .
Although the track was far from perfect,
the hard-working staff managed to
man ipulate the quagmire into raceable
cond ition within a few hours . Good starts
were a necessity, because th ere were
limited good lines to choose from , and
passing proved to be difficult.
The Open Age Expert class blasted
A
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through the muddy first turn with Hondamounted Don Lewis on the inside and
Yamaha rider James Greenleaf power-sliding on the outside. It appeared that
Greenleaf's move would enable him to
exit the second tum as the leader, but a
bobble followed by another rider tangling
with his downed Yamahaled to Lewis' taking the top position, with Matthew Van
Meter and Jeremy Brewington close
behind in second and third. The top three
remained the same thro ughout the moto.
Suzuki jockey Jeffrey Clark finished fourth .
Greenleaf, unable to make up the 2S-secv
ond deficit, rounded out the top ft e,
Lewis again led the charge at the start
of moto two , and he held that position to
the checkered nag, with Brewington and
Greenleaf following, in that order, in the
moto and overall.
JULY 14,2004 • CYC LE N EWS
(ROUND
8)
HSTRC 125 INT: I. 8nJc. Rounsaville (Suz): 2. Tony
Ga,.. (Hon) .
HSTRC 12S Ex, I. Pa