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AMN SuperTrapp SuperTracker Series Round 2 : D e law are S t a t e Fairgrounds B y D AVE HOENIG PHOTOS BY F LAT T RAK F OTOS HARRINGTON, DE, MAY 19 ounds one and two of the A meri ca n Motorcyclist As soc i ati o n' s Su perTrap p SuperTrack er series we re sc heduled to be held o n th e Delaware State Fairgrounds, half -m ile. The first race wa s p iggy-backed onto the Fri da y Hot Sh oe N ationa l. w h il e round two wa s t o run w it h th e Progressive In su ra nce Grand N ationa l on Saturda y . Round tw o wo uld fall v ictim to m oth er nature , as a steady drizzle/ rain moved in mid -d ay Saturday and c anc ell ed all ac ti vitie s. But at round one on Friday , Saddlemen/Lancaster H -D /Dodge Brothe rs-s p o n so re d Mi k e Ha ck er made SuperTracker history by outduel ing Joe K opp through turn one of the National and c ru ising to the win . The h istory part c omes in the fact that Hacker's win marked the fi rst time that anyth ing b es id es a Suzuk i has won one of th e SuperTrapp races. Hacker's Ray Texter-bu ilt Buell is the first serious c h allen g e r to Suzu k i's domination of th e fledgling series . " T h a t b ike is j u s t awesome , " Hacker said . "Mr. Te xter has pu t a lot o f time on th e engine and it shows . Randy [T ext e r) and Johnny [Goad] have got it hand ling great. We've got something this year." Work ing his wa y into third after a slow start was Rogers -Lake Racing / M itc he ll 's Mod esto H - D /Custom Chrome' s Gary Roger s. Ro gers' Suzuki had fuel fi lt er p roblem s d uri ng hi s he at ra ce , and he was forced to start o n th e se c o nd ro w i n th e m a in . Ro ge rs c aptu re d th ird on th e eighth lap, but was well behi nd the tw o battling le ader s. D espit e the spr inkles that fe ll m ost of the day and n ight, a light coat of water was app lied to the c u sh ion before th e start of the National to give the fire -brea thing SuperTra ck ers room enough to race, High off the g roove was where the majority of the field ended up the first few laps. Jason Sentell he ld h is M&K Rac ing Suzuki in th ird, but Geo rge Richtmey er moved up quick ly. Richtmeyer had his B .A .D ,D .A.R./ Stackmaster Suzu ki on the bottom and locked into third until Rogers stormed by him. The m iddle of the race saw a tight battle over fou r th among Sent ell , Team Powell 's J .R . Schn abel and Rogers. Rogers clawed h is way clear an d eve ntually ca ug ht Rich tm eyer. Th e l ead e r s m ov ed in to l a p p e d t raffi c on la p t en , b oth Hac k er and Kop p sli pp ed by cleanly , but the tr af fi c d id seem to affec t th e middl e o f the fie ld . (Top) Mike Hacker ended the l o ng stan d i ng dominance of the Suzuki brand In AMAISuperTMllpp SuperTrackers by racing to victory aboard a Buell at round two of the series In Harrington , Delaware. (A bo ve l eft) Dueling Suzukls: Re igning series champion Joe K o p p (1) d iced with J.R. Schnabel (33) before going on t o finish second In the main event. Schnabel was f ourth. (A bo ve right) Hack e r a n d sponsor Randy Texter of La ncaster HarleyDavidson take a vict ory ride. The win n ing motorcycle w a s built by T exter's father Ray , and Johnny Goad with assistance f rom Harley tuning guru Don T illey. Schnabel got by Richtmeyer on la p 11 and F&S H- D /S hoe i's W i ll i e McCoy passed Sent ell on the last lap, g iving Suzukis the next six positions behind Hacker's Buell . CN Delawa", State Fairg rounds Harrin gton, Delawa", Results: ~ 19, 2DDD (Round 1 of 8J HEAT 1 (8 laps; 7 riders): 1. J oe Kopp (502) 2. J .R. Schnabel (502); 3 . Bria n Thom as (Sue); 4 . Roy Miller (Suz); 5 . Bob Buffington (Suz) ; 6 . Mich ell e Disalvo (H-D): 7. KyleLo (H-D). ng Time: 3 m ins.• 38 .349 sees. HEA T 2 ( 8 lap s; 8 riders ) : 1. Mike Hack er (Sue) ; 2 . George Richtmeyer (Suz); 3 . Willie McCoy (Suz); 4 . Gary R ogers (Suz); 5. Jason Sentell (Suz); 6. Brian Kromroy (Bue): 7. Scott Deubl er (Yam) ; 8. Jerry Vanderkoo i (SUI). Time : 3 min .• 37 .239 sec . S(JPERTRAPP S(JPERTRACKER NATIONAL ( 12 laps; 15 ride rs ): I. Mik e Hack er (Bue): 2. J oe Kopp (Suz); 3. Gary R ogers (Suz); 4 . J.R. Schnabel (Suz); 5. George Richtmeyer (Suz); 6. Will ie McCoy (SUI); 7. Jaso n Sente ll (SUI); 8. Brian Krom roy (Bue) ; 9. Bri an Thoma s (Bue) ; 10 . Jerry Vanderkoo i (SUI); 11. . Kyle Long (H-D); 12 . Scott Deubler (Yam); 13 . Bob Buffington (SUI) ; 14 . Roy Miller (SUI); 15 . M ichelle J ason Sentell (12) ; 8. Brian Kromroy ( 11); 9. Brian T hom as ( 10 ); 10. J err y Vand erk ooi (9 ); 11. Kyle Long (8); 12 . Scott Deubler (7); 13. Bob Buffington (6); 14 . R Miller (5 ); 15 . MichelleDisalvo (4) . oy Disalvo (H-D). Tim e: 5 min .• 19.984 sec. AMA/S(JPERTRAPP S(JPERTRACKER NATIONAL SERIES POI NTS STANDING S ( 1 2 laps; 15 ri ders) : 1. Mike Hacker (23/1 win ); 2. Joe Kop p ( 19); 3. G ary Rogers (1 6); 4, J.R, Schnabel ( 15 ): 5. George Richtmeyer (14 ): 6. Willie McCoy (13); 7 . c ue I ... Upcoming Rounds: Round 2 - Lima, Ohio, June 24 Round 3 - Joliet, Illinois, Ju ly 1 n e _ S • APRIL 12, 2000 19

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