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- Final Round October 13-16, 2004 ROAD RACE ._ - ;::===.J WERA Sportsman National S eries I THE H tart ing on Wednesday, O ctober 13, and running t hrough Sat urd ay, O ctober 16 , the Sports ma n r ide rs fr om th e se ven W ERA regions ca me t o bat t le fo r the National titles in 33 classes. The winners of t hese finals will each have the right to bear the num ber-o ne plate on the front of his motorcycle for t he 2005 season. Mark Junge , on the Ves rah Suzuki 600, to ok the ea rly lead in t he C Supe rsto ck Expe rt final. Lee Acre e charged t hrough t he field to grab t hird from Jeff Wood and t hen sec ond from Mike Smith. Passing Junge , Acree up ped t he pace , wh ile Woo d and Smith also slipped by Junge and t he n battled each other for second. Acree took the checke red flag wit h a t hree-sec on d margin. "I was gridded last, because I didn't run many regional races," Lee said after the race. "Iworked traffic pretty cleanly, caught a few breaks, and got up there with enough laps left to work my way to the front. I enjoy Road Atlanta, and I get some extra time here working with the Kevi n Schwantz Suzukischool." No t to be denied , Smith blasted off the line and never looked back in t he A Supersto ck final. As Smith st retched out his lead, Junge ran second , with Byron Barbour in t hird. After a poor sta rt, Tray Batey mo ved up to Geoff May, setting up a four -wa y battle for second. Junge had proble ms w it h a loose bra ke re se rvoir cap; Bat ey, Junge 's teammat e , was holding back; and May charged to sec o nd but could not catch the disapp earing Smith. Ryan Gord on to ok th e lead and t he win in the B Supe rstock Novice final. Brandon Parrish ran a distant second . Anthony Dowless and Troy Me ikle contested third, w hich went to Dowless. Do ug Hoge got by Calvin Barn ett for fifth. In the Form ula One final, Smith took t he early S 46 NOVEMBER 3 2004 • CYCLE NEWS lead until Barbour swept by on the secon Howeve r, May was moving up, landing right on the hee ls of Weber, in fourth . During the next lap, May and Bat ey got by Smith to run one and two. As May gained a few seconds, Smith cam e back by Batey during the third lap. Turning a I:26:50 lap time , May took a we ll-earne d victo ry. A fabulous battl e developed in t he C Superbike Novice final between Par rish and Ge off Doyer. They went at it for six laps; the n Doyer went down in turn 10. Troy Meikle took seco nd, over Calvin Barnett , in t heir rush to th e flag. In the comb ined Expert and Novice B Supe rbike final, Heath Small ran down Michael Garofalo at the halfway point to take the lead , w hile Nov ice rider Ryan Gordon charged from t he second wave to run in seventh ove rall. Behind him, Parr ish had to get by first Dowless and t hen Hoge to move into sec ond . In the Expert potion of this race , Taylor Knapp tr ied to take se cond from Garofalo but crashed in t he first corner, bringing out th e red flag and getting himse lf disqualified in the process. Doyer broke away from the pack to lead the C Super stock Novice final. Barn ett ran second, with Troy Meikle third. Parr ish was charging after a poor sta rt, and at t he halfway point he got by t he due ling De an Black and Rich Molinaro and se t off afte r the fro nt t hree. With two laps to go, Parrish mo ved to seco nd, but he went ou t du ring the next lap, allow ing Meikle to tak e seco nd. Black held off the last-lap moves of Molinaro to take fourth. In the special Pirelli Diablo Co rsa race , Parr ish ran a so lid lead fo r e ight laps, keeping Meikle at bay. Trevo r Fortn e r was th ird. Besides 20 sets of Diablo Co rsa tire s, Parrish won a t reasure t rove of eN additional contingency awa rds . 4 0 t h Annlver-saru ROAD ATLANTA BRASELTON, GEORGIA RESULTS: OCTOBER 13 ·16, 2004 A SU PERST O C K EXP ERT : I . Mike Smith (Suz); 2. Geoff May (Suz); 3. Mark Junge (Suz). B SUPER5T OCK NOVICE: I. Ryan Gordon (Suz); 2. Brandon Parrish (Suz); 3. Anthony Dowless (Suz). B SUPERSTOCK EXPERT: I. Tray Batey (Suz); 2. Jeff Wood (Suz); 3. lee Ar:.ree (Suz). C SUPERSTOC K NOVIC E, I. GeoffDoyer (Yam); 2. Troy Meikle (Yam): J. CaMn Barnett (Suz). C SUPERSTOCK EXPERT: I . Lee Acree (Suz): 2. Jeff Wood (Suz): J . Mike Smith (Suz). o SUPERSTOCK NOVICE, I. Marl< GaJlnugh(Due): 2. Pete IGght (MZ) J. ClOfocd Finney(Due ). : o S U PE RST O CK EXPERT: I. Andrew Weiss (Yam); 2. Richard Kjar; 3. Steve Long. B S U P ERBIKE NOVICE : I. Ryan Gordon (Suz); 2. Brandon Parrish (Suz); 3. Anthony Dowless (5uz). B SUP ERBIKE EXPERl1 I. Heath Small(Yam 2. MKhael Garafalo (Suz); J. Keith M""hall (Suz). ); C SUPERBIKE NOVICE, I. _ Parrish (Yam 2. TroyMeikle(Yam): J. CaMn Barnett (Suz). ): C SUPERBIKE EXPERT: I . Tristan SchoenewaJd (Suz); 2. James Stroud (Ha n); 3. 5hawn Conrad (Kaw). D SUPERBIKE NOVICE: I. Ryan Nelson (Yam); 2. Shawn Alexander (Ha n); 3. Benjamin Vest (Apr). o SUPERBIKE EXPERT, I. Chris Thompson (Yam): 2. Richard Kj.,- (Ap,) : J . Steve Long (Hon). LIGHTWEIGHT TWIN S UPERSTOCK NOVIC E: I. Ross Ryals (Suz); 2. Alan Rader (5uz); 3. Tim Birdsong (5uz) . LIGHTWEIGHT TWIN SU PER STOCK EXPERT: I. David Yaakov (Suz); 2. Roger Bell (5uz); 3. Avery Clark (5uz). HEAVYWEIGHT TWIN SUPERSTOCK NOVICE: I. William Baragona (Ap r); 2. Christopher Moo n (Han); 3. Ross Ryals (Sur) . HEAVYWEIGHT TWIN SUPERSTOCK EXPERT: I. Tray Batey (Suz); 2. Mar k Junge (Suz); 3. Frank Shockley (Ap r). LIGHTWEIGHT TWIN SUPERBIKE NOVICE: l . Ross Ryals (5uz); 2. William Baragona (Suz); 3. Alan Rader (Suz). LIGHTWEIGHT TWIN SUPERBIKE EXPERT: l. David Yaakov (Suz); 2. Bo Mo rgan (Suz); 3. A"ery Clark (Suz). HEAVYWEIGHT TWIN SUPERBIKE NOVICE: I. William Berago na: 2. Chr isto phe r Moon (Hon ); 3. Pete Fried land (Due) . HEAVYWE IGHT TWIN S U PERBIKE EXPERT: I . Frank Shockley (Apr); 2. Roger Bell (Suz); 3. Joseph Subrizi (Apr) . FORMULA I NOVICE: I. Ryan Gordon (Suz); 2. Ant hony Dowless (Suz); 3. Doug Hoge (Suz). FORMULA I EXPERT: I . Geoff May (Suz); 2. Mike Smith (Suz); 3. Tray Batey (Suz). FORMULA 2 NOVICE: I. William Baragona (Suz); 2. Ross Ryals (5uz); 3. James Bro w n (Suz). FORMULA2.EXPERT, I. Brian ~ (Han): 2. Bo Mo

(Suz J. jason Tenvne (Yam ): ). 12 5 GP : I. Garrett Carter (Han); 2. Ryan Clay (Apr); 3. Brian Kcraget (Han ). CLUB NOVICE : I. Pete Knight (Rot ); 2. Tim Mo rris (Kaw); 3. Clifford Finney (Due) . CLUB EXPERT: I. Ted Cobb (Yam); 2. Andrew Weiss (Yam); 3. Steve Long (Ha n). SUPERMOTARD NOVICE: I . Calvin Barnett (Han); 2. Pete Cline (KTM); 3. Jason Fry (KTM). SUPERMOTARO EXPERT, I. TedCobb (Yam 2. Robby earn (KTM): J . David weaver (Hon). ): SENIOR NOVICE: I. Luther Wilke (Suz); 2. Mike Etherage (Suz); 3. Jeff Cavmder (Yam). S EN IOR EXPERT: I. Fra nk Shock ley (Apr); 2. Dale Burrou ghs (Suz); 3. Jason Te m me (Y ). am PIRELLI NOVICE: I. Brand o n Parrish (Yam); 2. Troy Meikle (Yam); 3. Trevor Fortner (Ha n). Vintage N a tio na l Fin als Octo ber 13, 2004 VINTAGE I: I. Buff Harsh (Han); 2. W Royce Eat on (Hon) ; 3. Greg Potter (Ha n). VINTAGE 2: I. Eric Cook (Hon); 2. David Rutherford (BSA); 3. Greg Potter (Ho n). VINTAGE 3: I . Tim Joyce (Tri); 2. Bob Macau lay (Yam); 3. Richard Oldakowski (Yam). VINTAGE 4: I . Tim Joyce (Tn); 2. Wayne She lton (Yarn); 3. Bob Weber (Han ). VINTAGE 5: I . Dick Gru hn (Yam); 2. Steve Fahey (Yam); 3. Kith Burk ingstoc k (Kaw). V INTAGE 6 LIGHTWEIGHT: I . Chris Thompson (Yam); 2. Brad Duncan (Yam); 3. Thomas Webster (Hon ). VINTAGE 6 HEAVYWEIGHT: I. William Mayfield (Yam); 2. Jame s Farber {Sua): 3. Bill Brown (Yam). VINTAGE 7 MIDDLEWEIGH T: I. Bryan Nelson (Ho n); 2. T im Mo rris (Kaw) ; 3. Derek Bennett (Han). VINTAGE 7 HEAVYWEIGHT: I. Dale Burroughs (So2); 2. William Mayfield (Y ); 3. James am Farber (5uz). FORMULA2. STROKE, I. Joe Pom..-oy (Yam): 2. Marl< Brown(yam); J. L.wren

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