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tal ent th at ca me in to t he cla ss la st sea so n, any sma ll m ist ak e b y Co ll is ca n b e take n a dvantage of b y a ny n umb er of r i d ers . Coll is wen t into Atlanta eliminations holding the pole at 7 .18 seconds but a transmission problem took him out in the sem ifi nals. Th e fi nal wa s fought between a pair of sec ond -y ear rid ers appearing in th eir first final, T odd Doeg e on th e Ward Performan ce Suzu k i and J o e Koenig on the T rirn -T ex / F ast by Gast entry . Koenig took hi s first Pro Stock win , ge tt ing by D oege on a holeshot, 7 .37 to 7 .34 . Co lli s took charge in the Columbus eve n t, ru n ni ng as quick as 7 . 15 in elimi nation s - es pecially imp ress ive co ns ide ring t he new fuel rules for thi s seaso n - to tak e on Gary T on gl et J r. in t he final. T onglet , re ceiv ing per so nal tuning ad vice from NHRA Pro Stock cha m p Matt Hines , ran a per sonal be st 7 .212 in th e final , but lost to a 7 .216 as a Co ll is hol esh ot gave the St ar team th e vi ctory. Mu zzys 600c c Su p erSport c ha mp M arty Ladwig ha s m ad e ev er y final this season on his ZX -6R but has y et to take hom e an eve nt win in 2000. In the Atlanta ev ent hi s was out -run by Kaw as ak i factory rider Rickey Gadson , 10.33 to 10.43. In the Columbus final , L ad w ig had the performance advantage of fellow Team Gree n rider Ch ris Williams , but Ladwig , who tu rn ed on th e wi n lig ht wi t h a 10 .4 1 bu t w as d isqu al ified with a st agi ng infr actio n , giving Will i am s h i s fir st 600 Su perSport wi n since 1996. Ry an Schnitz rem ain ed undefeat ed in the Mi ck ey Thompson Top Elim i nat or Cla ss, tak ing th e Atl anta fin a l ov er M att Smith, 7 .59 t o 12 .11 and the Co lumbus fin al ove r Brian Owens, eN 7 .68 to 7 .96 . Invitees: Mazda Cha parra l Y amaha Factory Yamaha Factory Honda Factory Suzuki Factory Kawasaki FMF Honda Y amaha of Troy Pro Circuit Kawasaki Team DeMarini Fast by Ferracci Husqvarna Bill's Pipes Suzuki Planet Honda Plano Honda Strategic 3 Racing Team Wh ite Bros. & Top Pros From Womens MX National Trail Raceway Columbus , Ohio Results: April 28-30 , 2000 [Rounds 2/3 of 8] Round two lina ls (res cheduled after Atlanta ra ino ut ) F NY BK : 1. Ga ry Cl a rk ( Ka w) ; 2 . C h ip Elli s (K• w) . PRO MOD: I . Tom Miceli (Suz) ; 2. Bill Vase (5 uz) . PRO STK: l. J oe Koenig (Suz) ; 2 . Todd Doege (5 uz) . S/BK: I . Brock Da vid son (S uz): 2. Phil Davi s (5uz) . GOO S/SPT: 1. Rick ey Gadson (Kaw): 2. Marty Ladwig (Ka w) . TO P EUM: I. Ryan Schnitz (Ka w); 2 . Matt Smith (5 uz). TOP GAS: 1. C raig A d a m s ( Su z) ; 2 . D av id Sawye r (Su z). S/COMP : I. An dy Ba um ba ch ( K aw); 2. J im Carroll (Kaw). S/ GA S: I. Ed Pritchett (Kaw) : 2. Lonny Rueckert (Suz ). Round th ree fi nals F NY BK: 1. Ga ry Cla rk ( Ka w); 2 . C hi p Elli s ( K• w }. PRO M.OD: I. Bill Vase (Suz); 2. Bruce Van Sant (S uz) . PRO STK : 1. Fred Collis (Suz); 2. Gary Tonglet (5uz) . S/BK : I. Phill Davis (Suz); 2. Broc k David son ( Suz). 600 S/SPT: 1. Chris Will iam s (Kaw) : 2. Mart y Ladwig (Kaw). STREETBIKE SHOOTOGT : I . J am e s Lau er (Suz); 2. Dave Stewart (Suz) . TOP EU M: 1. Ken Malta is (Suz): 2. J erry Hurley (Sua). S/COM P: 1. Mi k e Ko nop a c k i (Kaw); 2 . J eff Green (Suz). S/GAS: I . Roy Hagadorn (Suz). PRO ET: 1. Cli nt Hill ard (Suz) ; 2. Bru ce Sauer ( K• w }. Upcoming Rounds: Round 4 - Rockingham, North Carolina, May 20-2 1 Round 5 - Chicago, Illinois, July 14- 16 c yclu n e vv s MAY 1 7 ,2000 33