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AHRMA Speed & Sport National Vintage Trials Series
division, it was Lewis Mayer edging
Dennis Smoes, 33 to 35.
Graham Foster rode his '65 Triumph Cub
to the win in Premier Ughtweight Expert.
Foster lost 12 points on his first loop, then
improved through the day, taking six points
on his second loop and fIVe his final time
around. Mike Parsley, also Triumph mounted,
was second with 46 points. In Premier
Lightweight Intermediate, Bruce Carman
and his BSA Bantam won by a score ofJ0-43
over Ray Corlew on a Cub.
Riding the most difficult line, the" I" line,
Ginder and his Yamaha took a close win in
Modem Classic Expert, over Suzuki rider
Gene Brown. Ginder turned in loop scores
of 15-7-4 to end the day with 26 points,
while Brown dabbed two times more than
Ginder. Third was Yamaha rider Keith
Dunlop with 34 marks. Larry Nordman rode
a '75 Suzuki RL250 to win Modern Classic
Intermediate with a score of 47 over runnerup David Reynolds, with 56 points, aboard a
Honda TLl25.
The day's biggest class was Modern
Classic Novice with 20 entries, and the
top five finishers all were within 6 points
of one another. Coming out on top was
Honda-mounted Bruce Masek with 23
points. Just one mark back was John
Gilmore and his Bultaco, while third was
Peter Knick with a 26 score. Tied at 29
points were Kawasaki-mounted Rik Smits
and Vern Adcock, with fourth going to
Smits by virtue of cleaning 15 sections to
Adcock's 12 cleans.
CN
GATORBACK CYC!! PARK
GAINESVlW, FLORIDA
RESULTS:
MARCH 4, 2005
(ROUND
3
OF
21)
GIRDER EXP: I. Bena Rodi (Enf), 66.
PREM LWT EXP: I. Graham Foster (Tri). 23: 2. Mike
Parsley (Tri), 46; 3. Edward logan (BSA), 70.
PREM LWT INT; I. Bruce Carman (BSA), 30: 2. Ray
Corlew (Tri), 43.
PREM LWT NOV: I. John Knapp (Gre), 31.
PREM HWT INT: I. Ron Winget (BSA). 184.
elSe EXP: I. Steven Glinski (Dal). I: 2. Mark
Maynard (Oss). 34; 3. James Smith (GRM). 44.
eLSe INT: I. Lewis Mayer (Pen). 33; 2. Dennis Smoes
(GRM). lS.
MOD CLSC EXP: I. Bob Ginder (Yam), 26; 2. Gene
Brown (Suz), 28; 3. Keith Dunlop (yam), 34.
MOD CLSC INT: I. Larry Nordman (Suz), 47; 2.
David Reynolds (Hon), 56; 3. Peggy Cozart (Yam), 76; 4.
Will Salter (Yam), 77.
MOD ClSC NOV: I. Bruce Masek (Han), 23; 2. John
Gilmore (Bul), 24; 3. Peter Knick (Yam), 26; 4. Rik Smits
(Kaw). 29; S. Vern Adcock (Suz), 29.
BEG: I. Kenny Bond (Bul), 187.
AHRMA Progressive Suspension Historic Cup Series
STORY AND PHOTOS
BY MATT BENSON
illed as AHRMA's pre-Daytona
warmup race, round one of the
AHRMA Progressive Suspension
Historic Cup Series was decidedly on the chilly side, with a
brisk wind and temperatures struggling to
reach 50. At least it was an improvement
over the preceding day's practice for the
approximately 200 entries. For David Roper,
who was fleeing the snow and cold of New
York, it seemed like paradise, as he warmed
up with a trio of class wins to kick off the
new season.
In 250 Grand Prix, Roper and his 1966
Aermacchi pulled away, with Jonathan White,
Robbie Nigl and Paul Germain in tow.
Germain, the defending class champion
aboard a '68 Yamaha, soon moved up to second, though Roper maintained a small gap
over him. On the fourth of the six laps, the
Ducati-mounted White pulled away from
Nigl and joined the two leaders. Things tightened up further on the last lap, but Roper
kept his hold on the lead until the checkered
flag called things to a halt. Germain hung on
to claim second over White.
Roper, a seven-time 500 Premier-class
champion, again is carrying the number-one
plate, and at Carolina Motorsports Park he
showed why. He rocketed to an immediate
lead on his 1961 Norton Manx and never
looked back, winning by a huge margin. Peter
Politiek Jr. of the Netherlands, riding a Seeley,
broke clear of Honda-mounted Wes Orloff
to finish second.
Roper's third race was 350 GP, and again
he dominated, this time aboard a 1970
Harley-Davidson Sprint. Roper actually
worked his way up to second overall in a
race that was combined with modern
thumpers. The only rider ahead of him was
B
44
Super Mono 2 winner Colin Fraser on a
Yamaha. Second in 350 GP went to Germain
on a Ducati.
Alex McLean was a double winner in the
old-bike classes, battling on his Norton Manx
with Art Farley in Pre-1940 and then taking
an easy victory in Class C. Farley and his '39
Harley WLDR earned the win in Class C
Handshift. Classics 60s was full of ups and
downs as McLean fell on the first lap and race
leader Rusty Lowry dropped out after four of
the eight laps. BSA Gold Star rider John
Cooper was there to capitalize, taking the
class win.
One of the day's best races was in the allHonda Sportsman 350 class. Defending class
champion Daryl Foster of Panorama City,
California, grabbed the lead, chased by Scott
Turner. Foster opened a lead over Turner by
the second lap, but then the Floridian began
creeping up on him and on the fifth lap
grabbed the lead and opened a gap. A lap,
later, however, Foster was in the point position again, trying to shake Turner. On the
closing lap, Foster was able to maintain his
lead of three or four bikelengths as the pair
worked through traffic toward the checkered flag.
Tim Joyce used an unusual reversed-head
Triumph 500 twin - carburetors pointed forward and exhaust to the rear - to capture the
Sportsman 500 class. He was pressured for a
time by class champ Andrew Cowell on
another Triumph.
The new Triumph Thruxton Cup
Challenge got off to a fast start, with 12 nicely prepared entries in the spec class for the
900cc retro cafe-racer twins. Ted Cobb of
Cumming, Georgia, riding a machine fielded
by Mota Britalia, showed that he'll be a contender for the championship (and a trip to
MARCH 30, 2005 • CYCLE NEWS
England) by winning the inaugural event.
Joyce, on a D&D Cycles entry, was second,
followed by Robert McClendon III and
William Stranahan.
In Sound of Singles/Battle of Twins action,
Kawasaki-mounted John Staska, returning to
AHRMA action after being injured iast year at
Daytona, doubled in BOT F-2 and F-3. Class
champ Mark Hatten captured BOT F-I
aboard a 2005 Ducati. Fred Eiker was another double winner, taking Super Mono on a
Honda-Rotax hybrid and Sound of Thunder
on a Ducati. McClendon captured the win in
Production Singles with a Honda CRF, ahead
CN
of Gary Dipietro's KTM SMR.
CAROUNA MoTORSPORTS PARK
KERSHAW, SouTH CAROUNA
RESULTS: MARCH 3, 2005 (ROUND
1 OF 19)
PRE-40: I. Alex McLean (Nex); 2. Art Farley (HoD); 3. Tim
Droege (H·D); 4. Ralph W"""II (Ind);
CLASS C, I. Alex Mclean (N"'); 2. Jake Hall (BIA); l.
Norman Nelson (Nor); 4. Fred Morl< (Nor); S. Ed Fisher (Tn).
CLASS C HAND; I. Art farley (H·D); 2. Tom Droege (HD); l. Ralph W"""" (Ind); 4. Scon OIoJ.on (Ind).
Cl.SC 60S, I. John Coopec (BSA); 2. Noonan Neiron
(N",); l. Dick Miles (N",); 4. Fred Mark (Mat); S. Swiss
N;edert,erger (BIA).
CLSC 60S 6S0; I. Brid Ca"""'Y (Triton).
200 GP; I. DennO PoneIeo (Hon); 2. ~ B')"OO (BuQ;
l. Douglas Donelan (BuQ; 4. Mike F'rler (Hon); S. Edward
Semen~ (Doc).
250 GP; I. DavKl Roper (Aeo-); 2. Poul Germain (y",,); l.
jonathan Whoe (Doc); 4. _
NOj (Due); 5. l=y f'oon.
(Doc).
lSO GP, I. Dav;d Roper (H·D); 2. Poul Germain (Due); l.
Edward Sensenig (Due); 4. Craig Breckon (H-D); 5. Eric
PritclwO (Duc).
SOO PREMIEfl, I. Dav;d Roper (N",); 2. Peter Pol_ Jr
(See); 3. Wes Orloff (Hon); 4. Stuart Carter (Nor); 5. Roo
Melton (Nex).
BEARS: I. Craig Murray (Tn); 2. VVaIt Sweatt (BMW); 3.
Ken Pitt; (Guz); 4. John M"ID'" (N",).
F-125: I. Tim Sheedy (Hon); 2. Tim Nickelson (Bn); 3.
G""",n Looney (Suz).
F·2S0, I. C,.;g Breckon (C·A); 2. ~ B~n (y",,); l.
Michael Porter (Hon); 4. Karsten IlIg (Yam); S. Jerry Herman
(Yam)
F-500, I. S""" Caner (N",); 2. RKh Le-.en (Hon); l.
Kamen Ilig (y",,).
F-7S0, I. Tom Joyce (H·D); 2. John Ell. (y",,); l. Charles
Cole (Guz); 4. John M"ID'" (N",); 5. Cliff Murray (RK).
F·VlNT; I. Peter Pol_ Jr (See); 2. Charles Cole (Guz); l.
RKh L""", (Hon); 4. jan-e;; Berry (y",,).
SPTMN 350; I. Daryl Foster (Hon); 2. Scon Tumer (Hon);
l. Bob Demetrius (Hen); 4. Did< Gariepy (Hon); S. Mickey
(Hen)
Alz".
SPTMN SOO, I. Tom Joyce (Tn); 2. Andcew Cowell (Tn); l.
Brid Caveney (Tn); 4. BobDen--.etnu. (Han); S. Mork DoIon(BIA).
SPTMN 7SO; I. Dav;d LJoyd (Nor); 2. M