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2000 Presents Round 8 AMA I CHEVY TRUCK MOTOCROSS NATIONA LS Re s ults MAIN: I. Tom ~phlon; 2. Gene Bonslgf1OI'e: 3. lenn y McBride; 4 . Cam Rafferty; 5c. JII!I(IfI Bonsignor e. SOP A: 1. JftT)I HolmOfl J r.; 2. CUlIg u nl!' 3 . ..kll!' H"ltmann ; 4 . : KmdaD Bmoks; ~. Frank Ditmer . SUP B: 1. Duo~ Sm ith; 2. JftT)I G~ : 3. Chris Strong : 4 8 M n HoU~k Jr.: 5. Tony McElroy. OFC: I, I..ftw'l McBodt!; 2. Tom Sq:Ihlcn: 3 Craig y Raffmy . La~: 4 Cam ~.DUiVLa.p!·~~~~~~~~~~;~ ~ Y Ii'AOIAl e o vee 1./0NT TRUCK fl••• ~~CT.ztT.LCI~ ....L._ G le n Helen Raceway Pa rk IIIBr Kilman KOs SRA GP By D AVE D AIN SAN BERNARDINO. CA. APR. 30 Leo na rd Kilma n wel c o m ed th e abn ormall y wa rm sp ringtime weather and th e challe ng ing Glen Helen co urse and took top honors in th e Over 40 Amateur divis ion a s the Southla nd r.!'!!'= ~ ro-o ct lo n ~ --- S U P E R /C V ? / TY :; ~ If... <§'€> Presented byDunlop Radial Rover LightTruckTIres, sponsored by !'~" M' _OMO"''''_' f~ SCOTT JULY 21, 22 & 23 Offic ial Power Tool . ~-= of the N.P.G. rca/uraOe, ~~ ,.. .~.~ ~ _...- See all the Pro 's Dowd, Albertyn, Fonseca, LaRocco, Carmichael, Windham, Reynard , Ward, Lusk, Sellards, Roncada Saturday, July 22: ~ Weekend - 3 ; Su nday (o nly) - 2 ; KIDS 6-12 Fri- Sar - I; Sun - IO 5 and under FREE! No One Under 18 Admitted u .itb out Pa rent Fri. & Sa t . GATES OPEN FRIDAY MORNING PARKING & CAMP ING FEES POSTED AT GATE NO GLASS CONTAINE RS NO PETS , NO KEGS Scott Wilson was the first rider to get his left hand off the helm et and onto the clutch, and he led the field into the first comer . The Accommod ati on s availab le th rough: Yamaha -mounted Kilm an foll owed in seco nd with Ric k Jam es. Tim Hol m and Joel Plavaj k a Miami County Travel Bureau 1-800-348-8993 The battle between James and Kilman for the top spot conti nued for several lap s. wi th the duo separated by no mo re than three seconds. James was able to spread the margin in Co ncessio ns Availa ble Bob Evans, Hot Dogs Fulton's Sweet Corn, Nachos Ribs on a Stick, Pizza 1:00 pm ~ '" Dun lop Amateur Day ~I"n .JN;:..oe /~) Sign-up: A class $30 I B&C $15 I 2nd Class $ 10 Sign-up 7:00 am Practice 8:00 am Races 10:00 am 1 Moto Pro Practice and Qualifying 3:00 pm Saturday Night: Live on stage Tony Peters f' 1-8OQ-NO SWEAT Sunday, July 23: AMA I Chevy Tru cks Presented by Dunlop Radial Rover Light Truck Tires, sponso red by and [t;j))'I;' ! ~"' :';' . MA KE I T A WEE KEND! Rai n o r Shine ADULTS Friday, July 21: Ama teur Practice $5.00 + Saturdays sign up fee 1:00 - 1:45 250cc & Open 1:45 - 2:30 125cc 2:30 - 3:15 80c c No practice for Quads, 50 's , 60's, & Min i J rs . Practice 8:30 am ing tow ard Bud ' s Creek, J am es moved from his third -p lac e start to capture the lop spo t. Kil man remai ned a close seco nd. w ith Wi lson tra ili ng in th ird . ~ Kenworthy's Motocross Park, BOSCH Troy, Ohio Raci ng A ssoci at ion met fo r th e fourth even t of completing the top five. With the pack head- & r~PG ;!!J!=1... an l l -ra ce se ries . Glen Helen Ra cew ay Pa rk: Leonar d Kil man pu ts it on crui se con tro l en rout e t o the Over 40 Am ateur overall at the SRA GP in San Bernard ino, Californ ia. lIB&] 'I;!-1i#HGf1 Qu alifiers 10:30 am Main Event 1:00 pm Classes for Main Track Mini Sr., School boy, 16-24; 125 B, 125 C, 250 B, 250 C, 25+, 30+ , 40+ , Lt weight A (125cc) , Hvy. weight A (250-0 pen) 7 B class trophy s guarante ed Dunlop add itional $500 in each 'A' class Classes for ATV & Youth Trac k 2 Whe els - Stock 50's Jr., 50's Sr., 50 Injector, 60's, Mini Jr. v ATV's - 2 stroke , 4 stroke, 30+ 2 & 4 stroke, ~ f1WA.~P A'Arr.S Open class if possible ,,~ 294-1577 Schroed er Excavating 890-1000 I tMI pOOR FARME.R 'S R.V S A L ES . 368-2449 Barney Rental s, I nc. 233-49 27 OMS .'NE'S 'NC. W ' ... bobcat 1H!IIJII1I!Jf11IS • A d ayton of inc. 293-3176 CF Poepp elm an Inc A /}~' ,~ 448-2031 A.M. Leonard REN TA L 898-5061 Too ls Th at Work ! Ken wo rt hy's Motocross Park 1-800-543-8955 Home of the Nationally Known DIRTY DOZEN ' WIDOW MAKER · BANZAI TABLE TOP 2 Miles South of Troy, Ohio on SR 202 10 Miles North of 1 on SR 202 -70 FOR MOR E IN FO CALL 937·335-4763 -11-----'\- u UI E-mail: Kenworthysmxpark@dotpl aneLnet , Web Page: www.Kenworthysmxpark. com . the high-speed c anyon section. Kilman retell- ated on the motocross track, pulling to within bike lengths of James as the pair headed up An imal Leap. Kilman made his m ove as the two riders exited the Bow l. James went inside while Kilman sta yed wide, whi ch allowed him to outpower James down the ba ck straight and take the lead. With the battle between Ki lman and James settled . the battle for third was up for g rabs. W ilson controlled third but was being pres - sured by Yamaha pilots Bob Baron and Holm . in fourth and fifth resp ectively. Baron was th e first to make a move; he shot around Wil son to secure third . Wil son dro pped to fou rth . while Holm remained in fifth . Kilman con tinued to dis tan ce himself fro m the field . James and Baron we re equall y com fortabl e in second and th ird . Wils on and Holm conti nued to ba tt le for fourth but wer e losing ground to the hard-charqinq Mark Headley. With th e race entering th e late stages , Headley wo rke d his way arou nd Holm for fi fth and then Wilson for fourth. A fte r a tough 45-minu te m ota , the checkers gree ted Ki lma n as he cru ised across th e fi nis h lin e. James came hom e a dista nt secon d , wi th Ba ron ta k ing the fi na l spo t on the podium in third. Headley and Wilson rounded out the top five in fourth and fifth. respectively. Red Bud Track & Trail- Buchanan, Michigan MX Nationals LIV E "VIRTUAL GRANDSTA N D" INTERN ET COVERAGE rcll.clelllllll/llll 1N1N1N. C V C L E N E1NS. C O M S U N D A }j July 2 nd - STARTI NG 1 PM (EST) LOOK FOR VIRTUAL GRANDSTAND COV ERAG E A L L SEASO N FROM AMA CH EVY TR UCKS MX SERIES EVENTS Then . . . Get th e f u ll story the fo llovving Week in l!:i!Jif1::1liL:-.J 'i'l::3 Issue #27 - On Sale Ju ly 5th. cue I .. n .. _ S • .J U N E 2 8 . 2000 67

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