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Dan Stanley (10) lea ds Matt Burton (39), Dav id
Kilkenny (53), Dan Stookesberry (39K) a nd
Cla yto n Shambaugh (909) on the first la p of the
Open Money event at the lo rgest supermoto
event ever he ld in Illino is.
Burton slugge d it ou t wi th rising GN C flat -trac k sta r Dan
Stan ley, t ra ding wins in the prem ier S I class and the spec tacu lar
O pe n Mon ey event. Stanley was the " king o f smo o th " on th e
fast fiat -track- like sec tion, but Burto n was d ialed in on t he
motocross-style jump . Burt on, riding his
RJ
Perf ormance Maxxis
Yamaha YZ4S0F, go t the ho lesho t in th e S I final and led from
start to finish. Stan ley, riding a Aup perle Racing/Eakin Racing.
pre pped Ho nda C RF4S0 R, attacked Burt o n's lead on lap two
but washed out in the dirt . After remounti ng, Stanley chased
Burto n down, and he appeared to have Burton's number.
Stanley made another grab (or the lead going into the dirt , only
to crash a second time . lo sing a place to Husqvarna 570mounted David Kilkenny. a very fast Amateur from Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
Stanley had his revenge in the Open Money event, lead ing
Burton from flag to flag and lapping up to fourth place . Kilkenny
ro u nd e d out the top three and was the on ly Open Money
pod ium finisher to have raced in two previous classes - a feat of
great endurance in the pun ishingty hot weather.
The Schaumberg Honda/Wiseco Pisto n-bac ked father-and son team of Mike Harlow Sr. and Mike Harlow Jr. dom inated
the remainder of the big-bike classes. Mike Jr., a regular at the
Wisconsin-based Superbikers2 regional series, wo n the S2 main
event with consistency and determination, fe nding off the
challenges of Clayton Shambaugh and storied Pro rider Perry
Prichard . Shambaugh, a motorcycle techn ician at World of
Powersports in Decatu r, Illinoi s , pu t t o g e t he r his si lver
performance follow ing a one -year break from racing.
Shambaugh sh owed grit and considerable skill on a lightly
modified , borrowed Honda CRF4S0R. Prichard , a W ERA
Nationals winner and past recipient o f the CCS "O n T he Gas "
award , struggled with blown fork seals, the consequence of a
morning p ract ice incident. Prichard , who w ill campaign the
AMA Supe rmoto Ser ies th is yea r w ith Ultimate Edge Racing ,
soldie re d o n with his wounded bike to a close thir d-place finish.
Mike Sr:s mome nt in th e lime light came in the very ne xt
event, t he Sport Mota final. Riding a C RF4S0 R, he took the
checkers after capitalizing on Dan jo hnso n's last -turn crash.
Jo hnso n, riding a Suzuki DRZ400 , lowsided at speed exiting the
sweeping left-hande r but remounted to claim second place.
Honda CRF·mounted Chicagoan Charles Spreitzer completed
the podium.
Gateway Supennoto is planning another event for October,
as well as a full season of racing in 2005.
For more infonnation , check out gatewaysupermoto.com.
RESULT
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OPEN MNY: I. Dan Stdnley (Hon) : 2. Matt BurtOn (Yam); 3. David Kil eJVly
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(Hus): 4 . Dan Stoo kesberry (Yam) : S. Terry H e yer (KTM); 6 . Dan Andersohn
(Hon): 7. Chan", Sp.e