"When I was practicing Saturday, I couldn't
seem to get the bike turned very well and I
was losing time in most of the comers," Denning reported. "I went back to the hotel that
night and put a lot of thought into setting up
my bikes and decided what changes to make
for Sunday. After making some changes that
worked with the new Metzelers, I was right on
the pace."
Eisenacher, the top Yamaha money winner
from last season, ended up second to Denning
in both the A and C Superstock races and
third in both the Formula One and C Superbike events. Eisenacher led the majority of
laps in each race, only to be drafted and
passed on the final run to the checkered nag
time after time.
"Larry would let me give him the guided
tour around the track and then square off the
final tum and get me at the line every time,"
said Eisenacher. "This is one of the most
competitive regional races I've been to in
quite a while: with me, Larry, Tim [Bemisderfer), Scott Brown, Manny [Manusuthakis] and
(Shane I Prieto all here, the grids read like the
Yamaha top-money-winners' list. Let's put it
this way: I ran my personal-best lap time this
weekend, a 1:] 3.8, and I didn't even win a
race,"
Eisenacher wanted to single out one other
sponsor in particular that helped him make
dramatic improvements.
"I have always used stock shocks on all my
race bikes, and I've had a lot of success with
them, but I just installed Fox Shocks on both
heat two. Young was second but lost time in
the stadium section on the first lap. As
Thompson increased his lead, Young had
more trouble when he dropped his Yamaha in
a muddy, one-line hairpin turn. Young
remounted for another second, over a closing
Jernigan. Lockhart was fourth.
After leading the first 250cc Money moto
from start to finish, Thompson faced his
strongest challenge of the day in round two.
With daylight beginning to fade, Jernigan
pulled the holeshot on his YZ250. Thompson
moved into second on the first lap and set out
after the leader. Jernigan charged hard, but he
couldn't hold Thompson back. Thompson
passed for the lead in the back section. The
final order was Thompson, Jernigan and Joey
Silcox.
Grady Hendrix grabbed the lead in the first
Over 40 moto, with Jerry Young second.
Young tiad problems early on, and Hendrix fell
in the stadium section. Terry Joell took the
win on his KX125, and a steady Wesley McKinney placed second.
Hendrix and Young again took the start in
the second race. Joel! used an inside line over
a tabletop to move into second on lap one.
Hendrix ran off the track in the stadium section. Joell built a huge lead and held it to the
checkers. After dropping to third, Young doubled his way past McKinney for second. Hendrix put a last-lap move on McKinney to take
third.
Re.ults
P/W (4·6): I. Cole Thompson (Yarn); 2. Gray Vinson (KTM); 3.
EVIlJl Smith (Suz): 4. Austin Bearden (Yam); 5. Jamie Wright (Yam).
P/W (7·9): I. Brad Johnson (Cob); 2. Jasmine Thomas (Yam);
3. Cody Landsverk (Yom): 4. J.T. Taylor (Cob).
60: I. Cole Boutwdl (Kaw); 2. Patnek Buell (Kaw): 3. Jody Cook
(Kew): 4. Derrick M.1Iler (Kew): 5. D6tyn Peten! (Kaw).
60 D: I. Jacob Robinson (l<4w); 2. Brad Jotmon (Cob); 3. CtInslion Tramel (Kaw): 4. Donald Devis (Kew): 5. Mike Sapienza (!I; 4.0"" _ _ (.....1; 5. c...k Bonn'" Ilion).
l./W 1W NOV, I. Joo C",*", (Su»; 2. 0.... _
I.....); 3.
rm Smp,on (Sw:); 4. Robby Card (Kew); 5. DavkJ Hasker (&tt).
CLBMN EX: I. Frank Stroman (Kew); 2. Mark Morrow (Yam); 3.
Chris SteVl!lUCll'l (Kaw): 4. Rick Gulrey (Yam): 5. Lee Adams (Suz).
Cl.BM.N NOV: I. Robby Card (Kew): 2. Kevin Welts (SUI); 3.
Gebriel Kreismanb (Kew): 4. Keith Newton (Yarn): 5. Douglas Reese
(Su>I.
Devils Ridge
MX
Neese. Welch Take
State Championships
Results
By JAY HAUSER
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Devils Ridge MX: Nicholas Burns (796) grabs a killer holeshot in the 250cc A contest,
over Tom Welch (69), Chad Lough (959) and Jason Baldwin (98), at the North Carolina
State Championship race in Sanford. Jim Neese (86), however, was the man
of the hour - he took the overall.
my bikes, and it is like night and day," he said.
"I can't believe they make such a difference."
Edward R. Cobb from Cumming, Georgia.
was again the top Novice, winning every class
he entered. Cobb dominated the fields of the B
and C Production and Band C Superbike
races, winning by huge margins even though
he started one race from the second wave.
Roebling Road Raceway
Denning Stunning
at Roebling
By DREW LINCOLN
SAVANNAH. GA. MAR. 25-26
Yamaha racer Larry Denning made the long
trek from his home in Kansas City, Kansas, to
pick up the largest share of the Yamaha contingencies at the WERA Regional Sportsman
event at Roebling Road Raceway. This was
Denning's first time at the very fast 2.25-mile,
nine-tum road course, but he perfonned more
like a seasoned local, beating multi-time
National Champion Billy Eisenacher, nationalcaliber ace Tim Bemisderfer, and a host of
other great riders to take home $3000. With
two wins and two second-place finishes in the
four sprints that he entered, the 4&6
Cycles/PirellijMetzeler/Dega Racing{frackside
Racers Supply-sponsored Midwesterner was the
most successful Expert racer of the weekend.
In only his second ride for his new tire
sponsor, Denning won both the A Superstock
and C Superstock sprint events on the brandnew Metzeler race-only DOT tires. Denning
also earned second in both the Formula One
and C Superbike events using the same
Yamaha YZF R-l and YZF R-6 race bikes that
he campaigned last year to become the number-two overall money winner from Yamaha.
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125 MY: I. JuSlin Thompson (Hon): 2. Brian Young (Yam); 3.
Rendy jernIgan (Yam); 4. Daniel Young (Yam): 5. Ryan Loc:.khart
(Kaw).
125 B: I. Kyle Hochstetler (Kaw): 2. Josh SOlder (Su:); 3. Fred
Roy (Yom): 4. Hal Martin (Yam): 5. Chase Wollard (Hon).
125 C; 1. Ryan Kradel (Yam): 2. Chase Uvingston (SUI); 3. Jim
McArthur (Kow); 4. Terry JoeU (Kow): 5. James Stephens (Yam).
125 D: I. Wn Tyndall (Yam): 2. Todd Abbott (Yam); 3. Wayne
Rowltllld (Yllm): 4. Clint Stagner (Yam): 5. Seon Compton (Yam).
250 MNY: I. Justin Thompson (Hon): 2. Randy Jemigan (Yam):
3. Brian Young (Yam): 4. Ryon l...ockhart (Kaw): 5. Joey Silcox (Yam).
250 B: I. Kyle Hochstetler (Kaw): 2. Scott Duke (Yam)": 3. Scott
Fredericksen (Yam); 4. Ricky Steverson (Yam): 5. Tim Stokes (Yam).
250 C: I. Paul Rudys (Hon); 2. Mike Jones (Hon): 3. John
Wright (Hon): 4. John Morton (KTM): 4. Tommy Ashmore (Hon).
250 0: 1. Nichols umbach (Kllw); 2. Sam Boyer (Hon): 3. Trey
Bernard (Hon); 4. Tony Croy (Yam); 5. Kenneth Tyrell (Kllw).
16·29: 1. Joey SIICOK (Yom): 2. Chese Wollllrd (Hon); 3. John
Mellon (SUI): 4. John Morton (KTM): 5. Steven Smith (Yam).
VET B: I. Scott Duke (Yam); 2. TIm Stokes (Yam); 3. Donald
Davis (Kew): 4. Lee Kober (Kow); 5. Craig Woolerd (Hon).
VET C: 1. Tommy Ashmore (Hon); 2. Rhett Peel (Yam); 3. Phil
Allen (SUI): 4. Randy ~vis (Yem); 5. Hoi Heskins (Hon).
HBBY: I. Jim Kradel (Kew): 2. Chad Ryan (Kaw): 3. Mike Ash·
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