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Smith and D a v is then conti n ued to emerged from that pa ck to take pu ll away , w hi le B e y er got suc ked bac k into the snarl fo r positions four t he fi ft h spo t . " It was a really rough track, I t h rou gh ] 0 , owi ng n ot t o his r iding k now tha t ," Low e said . "I was try - b u t ra t he r to a s lig h t m i s s o n t h e se t u p . in g to p a c e wit h Beyer a nd ca tch t he lead p a ck . T ha t d id n 't ha p p en .. " I m ade a b ad d eci sion o n gear in g Li k e , si x oth er g uys c a ug h t me sh o u l d a p ut o ne t o oth o n, a n d I d i dn 't , " B e y e r sa id . " I wa s iffy for before I h ad t he c h ance to d o th at . It' s v er y c lose . It d o esn 't m atte r - (Above) Davis (21) was forced to fi ght off rookie Bryan Sm it h (8 4 X) after Hayden pulled away. Davis f inishe d second. Smith was third. (Left) Bret Beyer (98) set fast time In qualifying and finished fourth in the main event. (Be low left) Hayden and crew celebrate t he victory. (Be low ri ght ) Kenny Noyes (19E) finis hed se ve nth in t he main event and q ue st ione d t he lega lity of the so m e of t he 600s in the race. g earing down both stra ightawa y s, and I th ought th at ma ybe I shoul d pu t o ne to o th on t o h elp me off th e corne rs. Once I got into a grou p, I k new th at's w hat I shou ld have done ." Just past t h e ha lfw ay p oint , Ha y d en had th e rac e w ell under cont ro l. He see med to ha v e found a littl e ex t ra speed, and he began to put ab out one bik e length p er l ap o n the f ield as th ey rac ed tow a rd th e f in ish . " I w as rea l ly pu shing hard o u t th er e , y o u kn ow?" H ayden sa id . " I felt com fo rtab le at th e p ac e I was g o in g , and nobody e v e r w ent by m e , so I ju st thought I was d o ing good . T h en B ryan Sm ith got by m e , so I tri ed to step it u p ." D a v is was ab le to get by Smith off of tu rn four to ta ke over seco nd . T he two ride rs p retty much remained t ied t ogethe r for t he rest of th e race, b ut Davis wa s able to ho ld on an d ma ke it a Pat M o roney ] -2 , th o ugh th e vet era n rid er did loo k a little w eat he red after the rac e . " It's roug h ," D a vis sai d . "M y ha n ds a re numb , m y f i ngers hu r t a nd m y ar ms hurt. I' ve never , eve r seen it th is ro u g h h e r e b efor e . I t 's a l way s a s smooth a s a ta bletop, m an . T ha t Hayd en ki d h au led the m a il. Sm ith ha uled the m a il t oo . T h is thi ng ran g rea t, but it wa s a 600. Hayd en was r iding o ne of those 670s . It had more ho rsepower off th e co rner. He was just ki lling us off t he co rners . I co ul d p ic k h im b ack up at t h e end [o f th e st ra ight aw ay s], but the deal wi th t hese ru ts is getting off t he c o rn er. If you m ake a mistake , you slow down . He w as j us t lau nch ing off the corner, but he -w as rid ing it in further tha n I was too. Roger Lee j us t rod e h is butt off." B eye r wo u ld surv ive th e f ray for fo u rt h , w hi ch w as co ntested a mon g fo u r ri d ers late in th e rac e . Mike But- the h orsepow er - m uch . It ' s p retty close ra ci ng, I th ink . I don 't th in k th at teari ng t hem d own is nec es sary. It is more about riding ab ility with the res trictors in th em. " Arai / Hart Racing/Goodwin Eq u ip m ent Repa ir's Jaso n Goodw i n nin th , an d Pr ies tly Ra cing /Roth Ra c in g / K & N 's Jeremy T hom pso n ] Oth. eN Lau rse n Rac in g / EMC Cycle/Main street Clipper's B ran don L au rsen fin - Indiana State Fa irgrounds Indianapolis. Indiana Results: May 13, ZOOO [Round Z of lZl ished six th , w ith Noyes seventh, J ayc o Co nstr uct io n / Ki m's A u to B o d y / STC Tru c k in g ' s Br ian Sh ir l e y eighth , PRO SGL MA IN ( 15 lap s; 18 riders): I. Roger Lee Hayden (Rtx}: 2 . Will Da vis (A T K) ; 3. Bryan Smith ( AT K); 4 . Bret Beyer (Rtx} : 5 . Sam Lowe (R tx }: 6. Brandon Laursen (Rtx} : 7 . Kenny Noyes ( Hbg) ; 8 . Bria n Shirley ( Rtx) ; 9 . Jason Goodwin A bright spot in the Wrenchead.com Natronal Dirt Tr ack Series' cla ss and form at innovatio ns ju st one week ago , the Pro Singles cl ass was rocked by contro versy at the Indy Mile as allegations were leveled that certain 600cc-mo unted riders were running the wrong restrictors in oversized mot ors. The class is prim arily designed to allo w the development of unrestricted 40 0~ for com petit ion against restricted 600s , but some of the 400 teams com plained that it was pretty clea r there were shenanigans going on. KTM rider Joe Kopp park ed his bike after practi ce to protest the situat ion. "I parked it," Kopp said. "I knew that I would be down on horsepower, but we got yanked out there. This is suppos ed to be a 400 cc class. We don't need all those big 600s running out there." Kenny Noyes , who act ually rides a U neaweaver Racing Husaberg 400 with back ing from the Swedish factory, also voiced concerns that some of the 600s migh t be illegal. "You asked me at Fort Worth if the form ula was good, but after tonight, my answer is defin itely not. I was doing everyth ing I could to run with Will Davis and Roger Lee Hayden. running it into the corners harder and whatever, but they were j ust pulling away down the straightaways." There m ay have been reason for concern after the races, as Hayden's own team mate, Davis, stated during the post -race interviews that Hayd en was "ri ding one of those 670s." Hayden denied any wrongdoing. (Rtx): 10. Jere m y T hompson ( Rtx) ; 1 1. Scott Stump (Rtx): 12. Jacob Latimer (W· R): 13. Cory Roth (Rtx); 14 . Brian Vincent (Rtx); 15. J.R. Schnabel (W-R); 16. Joey Brock ( Rtx); 17. Johnny Murphree (Rtx); 18. Lee Johnson (Rtx). Time: N/ A FORM ULA USA /WR ENCHEAD .COM PRO SINGLES SE RI ES PO IN T S ST A ND IN G S ( Afte r 2 of 1 1 rounds): I,WilI Dav is ( 154/1 win): 2 . Kenny Noye s ( 124 ); 3. JR . Schnabel (94) ; 4. Ja cob Letirne r (90 ): 5. Roger Lee Hayden (82/1) : 6. Mike Hacker (72) ; 7. (TIE) Bret Beyer (68 )/ Brya n Smith (68): 9. Joe Kopp (64 ); 10. (TIE) Tim Eades (60 )/S am Lowe (60); II. (T IE) Dan Stanley (58 )/Brandon Laursen (5 8) ; 13. Eli Price (56 ); 14. Brian Shirley (5 4) . "They can go ahead and tear it down if they want to,' Hayden said. "I ain't cheatin'. " Although Formula USA officials impounded the top four motorcycles after the race, none of them were tom down and the standings were declared official. Formul a USA Dirt Track Director of Operations Bob Moran said that the Formula USA rulebook has provisions for running engines displacing more than 600cc, but that both the restrictor and carburetor sizesare required to be different than that of a standard 600. "Th ere is a I mm smaller restr ictor required with a larger carbureto r," Mor an said. "To my k now ledge, every ri der li sted his 600based bike as a 600 ." So why not tear them down? " We had every intention of teari ng down two of the top four finishers before the mai n event was even run: Moran said. "But with the way things developed in the National class, that became less of a priority. Once the 30- mi nute ti me lim it for protests and appeals had passed, it was basically at our discretion. But we are going to revise the rules for the 600 s on the m iles. Th ey make more torque. which allows them to push through the wind better. We also want to get a displ acem ent auditing device, like they use with sprint cars. Th ey aren't an end-all, but they can tell you if something might be wrong. "We feel that we are pretty dialed-i n on the half mil es," Moran continued. "This is just one of those areas where we need to get more organized. O ur intentions are good. But the execution needs work." ler Racin g/ Moto Xtremes' Sam Lowe c ue . e nelftl's MAY 2 4 , 2000 27

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