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third- place finish , cl inched t he 20 04 Te knic
2S0cc Pro -Am Na tional Ser ies Ch ampionsh ip
fo r his Ingli s Cy cl e Ce nter t e a m . Zecca ' s
seco nd-p lace finish moved him up to fo urth
ove rall in the series, just 12 points behi nd the
thir d-p laced Mike Saarela . Ar nol d placed
second in the 2004 championship.
In Prem iere Open q ualifying act ion , Do ug
took the holeshot, ahead of visiting American
R.J. Overholt, whose spee dy pace con tinued to
impress , as within fo ur laps he was able to pass
Bill Wallin an d Dou g t o move into the lea d .
W ith clear trac k ahead , Overholt cr uised on to
the qua lifier win . Steve held on to finish in
seco nd, w hile Do ug faded back to fo urt h. Bill
Bar ke r, maki ng his first a ppearance at a
SuperHoto Ca nada event, took third .
As the feature got under way, Do ug saw his
perfec t streak of holeshors come to an en d, as
Steve was able to squeak through the inside for
the lead. However, he was unable to capita lize
on his solid start , as Overholt moved into first.
When the checkers flew for the final time in
2004, the Premi e r O pe n class saw it s fou rt h
differe nt winne r of 2004 , as Overholt took first
place . Steve was able take hom e his second
Na tional pod ium of t he year with a sec o nd place finish , and Bar ke r rod e ho me in th ird.
Dou g crossed the line in sixt h, se curing t he
2004 Premiere O pe n National Championship
title . Wa llin's fifth-place finish in Cayuga gave
him second place in the championship title, just
five points ahead of Arnold .
RESUL
TS
PRO -AM 150: I. Steve Beatti e (Han) ; 2. Lino Zecca
(Yam): 3. Do ug Beatt ie (Ha n): 4. We s Cyr (Ha n): 5. Mike
Saarela (Hon) ; 6. Brian Newman (Hon) : 7. Fred Kesak (Ha n);
8. Allan jaggar d (KTM); 9 . Shane Wa len (Ha n). PR EM
O PEN: I. R.J. Overholt (Yam): 2. Steve Beani e (Hon); 3. Bill
Barker (Hon ); 4. Uno Zec ca (Yam 5. Bill Wallin (KTM): 6.
):
Doug Be att ie (Ha n); 7. Brandon Uoyd (KTM); 8. To m Bitz
(Ha n); 9. Joe Stewart (Ha n): 10. Wes Cyr (Ha n): I I. Mike
Saarela (Ha n): 12. Andrew Maut (Y
am); 13. Billy Van Vugt
(Hon) : 14. Jeff Gaynor (KTM).
Brian Burns topped the SOOcc Pro class at ro und three of the CMC Tra ns-Ca l
Se rie s South, held a t Racetown 395.
topped the 500cc Pro class (a lt e r placing
second to Jard inefTMRl PSS's Je ff Eide in th e
250cc Pro class o n a Mid-Cities Honda).
Matching Hames as double-class winners in
the m in icycle ranks we re Jake Mohn ike of
Tem ple to n, Cali for nia , a nd Mic hae l Le ib o f
Crestline, Californi a. Mohnike rod e his KTM to
the 60cc Open and 80cc (7- 11) wins, w hile Leib
swept both the 80cc O pe n and 80cc ( 12- 13)
cl asse s aboa rd a Spy/ MSRlTroy Le e - bac ked
Team Gr een Kawasaki.
Michael Vic torian m ight have joined them
with two firsts, winning both 60cc (0-8) mo to s
and the seco nd SO (7-8) mota o n a Mom &
cc
Da d- sp o nso r ed T LD/Alpin e st a rs De l Amo
KTM , but he lost ; Victorian's failure came in the
initial Pee W ee event, when his 50's cooling
syste m blew w hile he was leading.
RESUL
TS
5 0 (4-6): I. Mitchell Epste in (KTM): 2. C haz Vasquez
(Co b). 50 (7 -0): I. Cody Sloan (Kaw) ; 2. Mike VICto rian
(Kaw); 3. Carlos Rios (KTM); -1 . Jake Hern ande z (KTN) ; 5.
Joshua Fea (Po l). 6 0 BEG: I. Mitch e ll Epst ein (Kaw) ; 2.
Anthony Gamino (KTM); l . Tristan Roge rs (!