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EVENT W ERA National Challenge Series Round 7 : Talladega Gran Pr ix PHOTOS BY LOUI S GAGNEIlN YOUR FACE PHOT OGRAPH Y Batey Feels Right at Home By DAN 5cHMm TALlADEGA, Al, AUG. 22 right. sunny skies and temperatures in the mid -80s presented a perfect day for the seventh round 01 the WERA National Chal lenge Series. The two Vesrah Suzuki teammates, Mark Junge and Tray Batey, blasted off the line and battled lor the lead in the Open Superstock tinal. Bate y had t he advantage, while Logan Young charged to lourth, behind Brian Stokes. Rueben Frankenfield and Jo hn Jacobi were next . Four laps in, Stokes slipped by Junge and went alter Batey. At hallway, both Young and Frankenfield move d by a fading Junge. As Stokes shadowed Batey, Frankenfield B slid out in the turn-four U-turn. Young went on to finish third, behind Batey and Stokes. Bran do n Par rish bro ke away ea rly in the 600cc Supe rstock Novice race , leaving Ch ris Parrish, Wes Thom pson and Thomas Moore ba ttlin g for second . Br and o n won , and Thom pson took second. over Chris. Ryan Gordon took his Suzuki 750 to victory in the 7S0cc Superstock final, over Brandon's Vamaha 600. Brandon came back to w in the 600(c Superb ike Novice contest, over Heath Wilson. Matt Futek ran to the Expert victory. In the combined 750cc Superbike race, Gordon ran (rom the second wave to second place overall and the Novice victory. C ra ig Montgomery took his 636 cc Kawasaki to the Expert win. Class po ints leader Bradley Champion charged to the lead in the 600cc Superstock Expert final. Young took second, over Junge . Attack Kawasaki's Josh Hayes charged th rough the field up to sixth by the end 01 the first lap, and fourth by the second lap. During the filth lap, Hayes passed Champion lor the lead. With the white nag flyi ng, Champion bobbled out 01 t urn eight, and Young and Junge blasted by. Hayes claimed victory, with Young second. "T ho se guys [the Nat ional Pros] are awesome," Young stated. "It' s like going back to school. They atways have a litt le extra." In the Heavyweight Twins Supers tack Expert class, Roger Bell, on the 6SDcc SV, kept the 1000 SV-mounted Batey honest. Ross Ryals took the Novice win. In the lightweight Twins Expert race, Bo Morgan took the Superbike win. Kris Wall and Lee Fields battled lor second in the Superstock class, behind Montgomery. Van Salt and Ryals swapped spots throughout the Novice portion, but Salt took the win. Although Stokes turned the fastest lap, a SB:789, in the 7SD Supers tock Expe rt race, cc he still could n't get by Batey, who led Irom the start. For 12 lap s, he was right there but just co uld n't ge t th e jo b do ne . Beh ind t his duo were Jo hn Ja cobi , Fra nken lield, Junge an d Young , all going lo r third, but a t the Ilag, Franke nfield got the nod . T he Batey-Stokes batt le c o ntin ued in Formula One, and again Batey took the win . " Brian is running rea lly good , and he is do ing well with Formula USA," Batey said alterward, "but I've got the points. so I get the front-row start. Addit ionally, th is is the first track I ever raced at, and I took my first school at this track , so I am at home right here." eN TALlADEGA GRAN PRIX TALlADEGA, ALABAMA RESULTS : AUGUST 22 , 2001 (ROUND 7) 600 S/ ST K N OV: I. Brandon Parrish (Yam); 2_ Wes Th>mpoon (Hon); 3. Chris ....- (Yam). 600 5,'STK EX: 1. Jom); 3. Ken Y""'I (Sm). lJW So'STK N OV, l. Van Sak (Sm); 2. """ Rya/> (Sm): 3. Kennem) ; 2. Hear h Wisofl (Hon): J. Chris Parrish (Yam). 600 S..-BK EX: I . Man Fu1 (Suz) ; 2. Derek Keyes (Y ek am); J. GiovaMi Rojas (Yam). 750 S/ BK NOV: I. Ryan GOf"don (Suz) ; 2. Tony PoIarie (Su.) ; 3. Doug Steele (Suz). 7S0 SlBK EX, I. Cnig Montgomery (Kaw); 2. Ke (Su,); 2. Daniel Parlr.erson (Suz); l . Van Sal ($u:t). F· l EX: I. Bo Morgan t (Sol); 2. Bruce Stanford (Suz); J . Jim ElIas (Han) . e nd, and Trammell was only two behind . Gill's final-mota win gave him the tie breaker and the overall win. Ma ny o f t he ride rs wh o mad e t he t rip fro m be low t he borde r planne d a le isur e ly vacat ion tr ip sout h to Idaho Falls fo r ro und 12. Idaho Falls is only a sho rt dista nce Irom Yellowsto ne Park. RE SU LT S 40+ NO V: I. Ross Kepner, 2. Dave Spaulding; 3. Ma.rk Pasch ; 4. Keith Thomas; 5. Jeff Dema le. 40 + AM: I. Darryl Par k; 2 . Mike Bru bake r; J . Steve Dr o zd o w ski: 4 . Ste ve W illfort; S. Mark Voegele. 40 + EX: I. Glem Maffret: 2. Lou Maffret ; 3. Mitch Herzo g ; 4. Mar c e l Da llinga: 5. Mike Downey. SO+ NOV: I. Bill Gokkney: 2. Geontgome.y; 3. Keith Kon;ngen; 4. am... Ringuette 50 + EX: I. AI Gill; 2. Niels Frederik5en; l . Dan . Trammel: 4 . Uny Ecke rt: S. Tam Lansford. 50 + MST R: I. Garry Roestel ; 2. Eric Lankoff: J . Do uglas Hauc k; 4. Bob Bland ; S. Rudy Koop . 60 + NO V: I. Lloyd Jones ; 2. Do n Nelson; J . Scott Walker. 6 0 + A M : I. Ha.rry Mor se ; 2. Dennis Holland ; 3. 10m Hanvn; 'I. Josef Cerny; 5 . David Seal. 60 + EX: I. Ed Penitan; 2. Ban Kellogg. l . Art CoMn ; 'I. Laurence St. Pierr e; S. lyle MIller 70 + AM: I. Nate House. . 70 + EX: I. Zo li Bereny; Sr.; 2. Dwayne 5pence: l . Gene Higginbotham . MSTR A: I . John Verrlonk: 2. Zoli Berenyi Jr.; J. Jim Gilson; 4. Mark Bcce; 5. Tony Robinson. MSTR B: I. HMry Lonl

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