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W ERA National Cha llenge S e ries Round 6 : Summ it Point Raceway PHOTO S BY ETECHPHOTO.COM Jensen Soars to Summit Victory! By DAN SCHMIn SUMMIT POINT, WV AUG. I , D obert Je nse n traveled fro m his ho me in the l'u ppe r Midwest to contest the sixth rou nd of the WERA Nati on al Ch allenge Series, he ld in the M id-Atlantic region . He wasted no time cha rging to the front of the O pen Superstock Expert final on his Michelin Yamaha R I. Larry Pegram moved to second, as teammates Mark Junge and Tray Batey battled for th ird . Jensen had the ha mmer down . setting a ne w track rec o rd of I: 14:40 I on the fourt h lap. Then it was clear sailing to the checkered flag. In the 600cc Superstock No vice final, Scott Collins charged through the field to run do wn early leader Brandon Parrish . Ch r is Lake bested HM R's Dary l Noit for third , As the 60 0cc Superstock Expert final lined up . the rain came. After a short delay, the riders lined up for the start, Bradley Champion and Junge blasted into the first comer and carefully t ipped it in , By t he th ird lap , Timothy Bemisderfer had the lead, and he began to run away. Co ming from midpack. Kawasaki-mounted Chris Nonnand began to run down Bemisderfer, coming within a few bikelengths before he lost it in t he Carouse l. Be m isd e r fe r took h is Shenandoah/Dunlop Honda 600 to victory. ''A lot of laps around here in th e dry and the wet is the key," Bem isderfer said . "My weight he lps also ," In the Big Twins Superstock Expert final, the tra ck was still wet but drying as Frank Shockley sh ot off the line on his Touring Sport 100 0cc Aprilia a nd b egan to pu ll away. Suzuk i T Lmounted Scott Brow n finally tracked him down and passed down t he front straight but lost it in t he first corne r. Bat e y t o ok s e co nd , with Arn old Hastings thir d . As the t ra ck was d rying, Ch arlie Co lema n charged from fo urt h to first, finally getting by early leader Ryan Gordon to ta ke the victory in the 750 cc Superstack Novice final. No it took third on his 600cc Honda. In the 7 50cc Super bike Nov ice ra ce , Go rdo n wo n, over Coleman. In the 600cc Superbike Novice final, Tom Hughey be at Colli ns. David Yaakov took his CAD Cy cles/Suzuki 650 to victo ry in the Form ula Two Expe rt and lightweight Twins finals. Brian Stokes was right t here to challe nge Batey in the 750cc Superstock Expert final. Trading the lead 20 time s in this 10-lap race, th is twosome put on a great show for t he hund re ds of spectators. Je nse n was th ird but moving up steadily and , coming o ut of the last co rner, he split the lead pa ir and gained second, Batey won, w ith Stok es third . Bat ey and Stokes w e nt at it again in t he Formu la One Expert final. Side by side t hey raced , trading the lead . Stokes took the lead out of turn five; Bate y snatched it back in tum one. Jim Clark was turning heads as his strangesounding, RS-based Triumph 955 blasted do wn the front straight away, ru nning ninth. Je nse n broke away fro m his battle wi th David Weber but co uld n't mount a challenge to the leaders. Coming around for the final flag, Stokes went off the track, handing Batey the victory. "Brian almost ha nde d me my hat today; I cou ldn't shake hi m ," Bat e y said . "He rode good, so I guess I rode good," eN SUMMIT POINT RACEWAY SUMMIT POINT, WEST VIRGINIA RESULTS: AUGUST I, 2004 (ROUND 6) 600 SjSTK NOV: I. Scott C ollins (Yam); 2. Bra ndon Parrish (Yam) ; 3. Chris Lake (Yam ). 600 S/S TK EX: I. Timo thy Bemaderfer {Hen ]: 2. Brian Sto kes (Suz): J . Mark l unge (Suz). 750 S/STK NOV: I. Charl ie Co leman (Suz); 2. Ryan Gor don (Suz); 3. Daryl Noit (Hon) . 750 S/STK EX: I. Tray Batey (Suz); 2. Robert Jensen (Suz); 3. Brian Stoke s am); 2. Larry (Suz). OPEN SJST K EX: I. Robert jensen (Y ;' Robert Jensen (152) leads Larry Pegram (72), Tray Batey (behind Pegram), Mark Junge (l) and Brian Stokes (34) in the Open Superstock Expert final ot round six of the WERA National Challenge Se ries. Pegram (Yam); 3. Mark Junge (Suz). 60 0 S/BK NOV: I. Tom Hughe y (Yam): 2 . Scott Collins (Yam ): 3. Chris Lake (Yam). 600 S/B K EX: I. Ben W al te rs (Yam) ; 2. Dere k Keyes (Yam); 3. Geoff Allen (Yam). 750 S jB K NOV : I. Ryan Go rdon (Suz); 2. Charlie Coleman (Suz); 3. Tom Hughey (Yam). 750 SJBK EX: I. Michae l Garo falo (Suz); 2. Gear Allen (Yam): 3. Keith Mars hall (Suz). Lj W TW S jS T K NOV: I. Sean Mars t on ( SU2) ; 2. Vincen t De l o re nzo (Apr) . l/W TW S/ STK EX: t. D avid Yaakov (Suz); 2. Ed Rep ko e (SU2); l . Russell Mascar (SU z.). H/W TW StST K NOV: 1_ Se an Ma rsto n (SU2); 2. C h a rlie Wheeler (Due ); 3. Daniel Parkerson {Suz}. HIW TW S/STK EX , I. Fran k Shoc kle y (Apr); 2. Tray Batey (S u z) ; 3. Arn old H ast in gs (Su z) . LjW T W S /BK EX : I . Bru ce St anfor d (Suz) ; 2. Je ff Go chenour (Bue) ; 3. Joh n Abell (Apr) . H /W TW S/BK NOV: I. K. Ross WeUwood (Suz) . H/W TW S jB K EX: I . Josep h Sub izi (Apr): 2. Jim Clark (Hen): 3. Jim Elias (Hon ). F-I EX: I.Tray Bat ey [Suz] : 2. Ro bert Jensen (Suz); 3. David Webe r (Suz). F·l NOV: I. Danie l Parke rson: 2. Nasser Gu irg u is (Suz): 3. K. Ro ss Wellwood (Suz). F·2 EX: I. David Ya a kov (Suz) ; 2. Phil lip C ha p in (SU2); 3. Bruce Stanford (Suz). Local hero Timothy Bem isderfer (S 11) leads Chris Normand (27) and Brian Stokes (34) out of the esses in the rain at Summit Point Raceway. AMP Top Gun Summercross Series Round 3: L05 Banos f airgrounds McDaniel ~::&:Jif'jMl LOS BANOS, CA, JULY 24 Cory McDaniel won the main event at the third round of the AMP Top Gun Summercross Series in Los Banos, California. 38 SEPTEMBER8, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS A t rou nd th ree of the AMP Top Gu n Sum /"'\mercross Se ries, the re was a new face earning the win in the night's premier event, as DH Cycles o f Modesto rider Cory McDan iel claimed victory in the Top Gun Sho otou t. Eric McCrummen, th e d o m inant winner of th e fir st two rounds , was out of tow n, and McD aniel se ized the op portunity and tu rned up the Wick, making a flawless IS-lap run through the field. Veteran Hond a pilot Jeff Pesta na d id his best to disrupt McDanie l's charge but had to settle for the ru nne r-up spot, while David Gassin, Den nis Stap leto n and Bea u Wiegan d rounded o ut the top five . McDaniel and Pestana shared the glory in th e Pro races , as McDanie l put together a solid I- I effo rt in the 12Scc Pro class . A pair o f ho leshots 40th An n iversary fo r the Suzuki rider did the trick, and Pesta na (2. 3), Ro bert Harold (4- 2), Gassin (3-S) and Steven Hern andez (5-4) roun ded out the top five. Pestana had a better outing in th e 250cc Pro class , as he swapped moto wi ns w ith McDaniel, taking the all-impo rt ant second-mota win fo r t h e o v e r all on t h e nigh t w ith a 2- 1 tally. Mc Da nie l, who houn de d Pe stan a th e en ti re se con d mo ta, just co uld n't find a line aroun d him an d po sted a 1-2 score for th e two spot, w hile Stap leton (4- 3) , Har old (6-4) and Tyson Enzweiler (5-5) rounded out the top five. In the Mini ranks, Prest on Mull aced bo th of h is mot o s t o t ake t he w in in th e 80cc Interm ediate class, bes ting Ruben Hernan dez (32) and Marcus Bradshaw (2-4) on the night. Mota scores were allove r the place in the SOcc Novice con test, and in the end, Michael Parks posted a 3I score for the w in, ove r Briar McCorkle ( 1-4) and Jeff Mann Jr. (5-2). A 20-ride r field of BOcc Beginners saw Tyler Brow n come ou t o n to p with a co nsisten t 2-2 score, while be Ho pkins backed up a first-mota win with a third for second overall on the night, followed by Alec Selby (4- 1), who rounded ou t the top three.