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Pleasure Riders H illc l i m b Wheelwright's Perfect Night By BUD N ORTHRUP CA YUGA , IN , MAY 27 Eric Wheelwright traveled 300 mil es to ride on a muddy , slic k hill at the Pleasure Riders Motorcycle Club 's grounds near Cay uga . Ind iana. He ma de his trip worthwhile. however, by pick ing up three class wins and a beautifu l Fast Time trop hy - and the $100 cash prize that went with iL Wheelwright's first win cam e in th e 250cc cla ss as he fle w his JPC Yamaha YZ250 over the top of the 150-foot mudbank in a sizzling 4.033 seconds on his fir st -round ride , setting the fast time to that point of the nig ht. No one ca me really close to that tim e in the class. but Mark Good ma n Jr. gav e it a good try, ca rdi ng a 4.20B -seco nd time on his KX250 for second place. Matt Peters topped the hill in 4.436 seconds on hi s CR2S0 for th ird , foll owed by Jon Cree k and Dan Prebe, both riding Hondas , in th e fourth and fift h spots . Wheelw ri ght ' s 4 .03 3 -second time i n th e 250cc class held up until he him self bro ke it on his fir st ride in th e 600cc clas s, when he blazed ov er the to p in an inc redible 3 .990 seconds on his Ja ckson Performance Hond a. No one else would bre a k into the thr ee s on this evening. and rain ma de the im provem ent of ti mes in the seco nd round nearly impossible . A ndy Fort ner p ressed Wheelwrig ht ha rd , h ow ever , as he bl asted ove r the top on his Honda in a blis ter ing 4 .0 17 seconds on his first ride for the second -place spot. Good m an was also fast again, na iling a fine 4.087-second li m e for th ird , with Ho nda pi lot Paul Hackba rt h an d K aw asa k i jockey Dou g Cam pb ell fillin g out the top five, Th e Wheelwright-F ortn er duel co nti nued in the 400cc Stoc k cl ass. Fortn er took the fi rstround lead on his CR250 with a goo d 4 .4 7Bseco nd run, with Wheelwri ght ca rding a 4 .736second li me on his YZ250 and sitting in second at the break. In second- rou nd action, however, Wheelwrigh t just wou ldn 't be deni ed a perfect nig ht, and he shot his Yama ha ove r the top in a class- winning 4.41 6 seconds; he was one of very few riders who were ab le to improve their tim es in the seco nd round. Fortner respo nded with an excellent run himself. but his 4.500 sec on ds left him with the second -place spot aga in . Lane "Li g ht ni ng " Schu lt z was a dou bl e class winner. lakin g vic tories in bo th the Open and 750cc clas ses. He rod e his Yam aha twi n to th e 750cc-c1ass wi n wi th a 4 . 163-second time. wi th his brother Wade cl ose beh ind him wi th a 4 .2 18 -seco nd tim e on hi s Yama ha. In O pen-cl ass actio n, "U ghtning " toppe d the hill on his 850cc snort in' Nort on in 4.295 seconds to tak e th e win , with Wad e again co m ing in second. only t hree-t ho usand ths of a seco nd slowe r with a 4 .2 9 B-seco nd time on his ho t Harl ey . Wade got his revenge. however, in the Pushr od cla ss, in wh ic h he posted a 4 .206second wi nn ing ti me on his Harley , with Lane running seco nd on his No rto n. Res u lt s 50 .... TO : I . Dylan Brady (Pol): 2. Jake Hunsak er (Pol) ; J . U J uslln Moore (KTM) ; 4 . Don nie Robbins (Sw); 5 . Cole Clay (l.em ). JR MINI: I. Ju stin Trent (Kaw) ; 2. 1'\ike Popham (Y4ITl); J . Jacob Prebe (Hon) ; 4, Bobby ~ro (KoIIIII); 5. Klf'Yffi Hilla rd (Kalil) . SR MINt: 1. Jo 5h Wam t"l" (KoIIw) ; 2. Je cce Pop ham (YoIIm ); J . Ju llllldll Coh~ (Y4ITl) 200: I. Dan Prebe(KTM); 2 . Kevin Ryan (Kaw) ; 3. Chris Rivt"l"s ( Yam): 4. David Peirson (Kaw); 5. Jared McKay (SuI l . 250 ; \. Eric WheelWright (Yam) ; 2. Mark Goodma n Jr . (Kawl ; 3. Matt Peters (Hon); 4 . Jon Creek (Hon); 5. Den Pret e (Han ). 400; I. Mdfc Stamm (Yam ): 2. Peul Heckberth (KTM): 3. Mdtl Peter s (Han) ; 4. Doug Campbell (Yam ); 5. Oovid Pe irson (Hus). 600 : 1. Eric Wheellllnght (Hon); 2, Andy Fortner (Hon): 3. Mark Goodman Jr . (Han); 4. Paul Hackbarth (HOI'l) 5. Doug Campbell (Kalil) . ; 750 : 1. Lene Schult: ( Yam): 2. Wade Schultz ( Yam): 3. Marl!: Goodm an Jr. (Kaw ); 4. And y Fortner (Knill) ; 5 . .Jos hue Brown (Vnm ). OPEN; I. Lene Schultz (No r) : 2. Wade Schultz (H· D); 3. Butch Fe uers (H. D); 4 . Steve Sha fer (H·D) . SR: I , Doug C4ITlpbel1 (KdW): 2. Kevin Weaver (Han) ; 3. Gayle .knklns (Hoo); 4. KeVin McK(lY (K"III ); 5. Seen Pierce'(Hon) . PSHRO: I. Wade Schult: (H·O); 2. teoe Schultz (Nor); 3. Butch Fett~ (H·D); 4. Steve stwrff!r (H· D) 400 STK: 1. Ene Whel!'lwrighl (YIIm); 2. Andy Fortner (Hoo ); J . Tom Brown (Hon ): 4 Doug C amp~ 1I (Y(lm): 5. Richard .... llen (Hon). O PEI'l STK: I. Sco tt Petty (Hon) ; 2. Ddvi d Peirson (Yam) ; 3 . J(l1T'Mll1e Bra....'n (Hoot . FASTT1Mf.; Ene~lIInght (Hon) . 3.990. For 2 free Cycle NelNs stickers, send a selfaddressed, stamped legal-sized envelope to: Cycle NelNs Free Sticker Offer P.o. Box 5084 Costa Mesa, CA 92628-5084 Fast Fridays Speedway ' act ual size V eneg a s Unva n q uis he d B y M , S OBER AUBURN , CA , MAY 19 Ch a rlie "T he Ed ge " Ven ega s cont in ued h is do minance at Fast Fridays , taking hi s second Scrat ch m ain -event win in as many week s. c ue .... n ... _ so • JUNE 28 , 2000 61