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ANNUAL IIVIS OF GLEN OURS HELEN Kenworthy's GP Club: Mar k Mus se lma n (610) cl ears the Widowmake r during 250cc A rac ing action In Tr oy , Oh io . Ken w orthy's GP C lub Slabaugh Slays 'em B y R UPERT X . PEllETT TRO Y, O H, JUNE 25 D el a w are , O hio' s Dale Slaba ugh. ri di ng a Yamaha, knew that he would not be the bene factor of the Suzuki contingency money being distributed at Kenworthy 's, but th at di dn't stop him from cleaning up in the Open class at this technical circuit at the fi nal round of the Suzu ki Spring Series , Slabaugh jumped ou t to great starts on his very tri ck Yama ha YZ426F stroker and sailed higher and faster off the many huge laun ches that this faci lity provides. which enabled him to escape th e grasp of Ted Ba ir. riding his Kawasaki big -bore. Beir finished a co ns iste nt 2 · 2 fo r second ove rall, behind Slab augh, wh ile U PS Rac ing's Greg Barenthin score d a n impressive 3 -4 for third overall on his kitted Yamaha YZ326 . "I did it fo r the kids ," Bare nthin said of his unu suall y hig h fi nis h at th is not or iou sly tough tr ack . Wi th the upcom in g Pro Nati onal at han d, man y M idwest Pros w er e in atten d ance t o c hec k o u t th e t ra ck for futu r e r eferen c e . Ohi o' s own Jerry Gibson left with both of the Expert -cl ass overa lls and th e lion's share of th e purse m on ey. Gibs on used 2 ~ 1 fin ishe s in th e 125 c c A cl ass, aboard his Honda , to tak e th e win ahead of the 1·2 performance of AM Leon ard KTM ' s J oe Oe hl hof , w h ile Chuc k " F arm boy " Reed cru ised in fo r th ir d o ve ra ll with a 3 ·4 po stin g in this 22· rider field . In th e 250cc A cl ass, Gibso n threw a 3· 1 punc h for th e win , ahead of th e 21-racer field . Oehlhof rod e his KTM in with a co nsistent 2·2 ta ll y , wh ile Brad Strunck sailed his F&S Suzu ki in for th ird ov erall with a 1-3 performance. The B classes belonged to th e always qui ck Whitcraft brothers. Chris too k th e measur e of the 125cc B thr on g , wh ile h is ol de r brot her David tas ted vic tory in th e 250cc B contest. Ov er on the Pee Wee tra ck , AJex Rata i had h is way in the 50cc Pee Wee class, beat ing out Br andon Rehmert, on his F&S- backed SO. Prospect, Ohio's lach "A tt ack " Ames jumped out in fro nt in bo th the 65cc and Mini J unior cl asses, sweeping all four motos o n his Sk at Motorsports KT M 65 and Suzuki RM8 0 . Jord an Strickla nd was t he kid to beat i n the Co bra-do mi nated 50cc (7 ·8) class, topping all comers with a I - 1 whi ppi ng of the fi eld. r - - - - - - - - - - 2':ft!!!IIIV'" I I I Re sults PfW 50: 1. AI~ 1t Ralai (Y am): 2. Brandon Rehmert (Vern); 3. Oil· Ion Grimm (VlIm 4. Alec RlI (Yom): 5. Dough,, Vnnn (Vam). ); Y ! 50 (4·6): 1. Dyilin Walker (Cob): 2. Nick Whi!lIker (KTM 3. l; Alec RlIY (YlIm): 4. Cody McVely (Yom): 5. Jeff Cragg (KTM). 50 (1 .8 ): 1. Jord.m StJ1ck l.md (Cob); 2. Shewn Lunsford (Cob ): 3. Christian Telker (KTM); 4. AI ~1t Rallli (Cob): 5. DII id Truske (KT v M). 65 : I. l och Amea (KTM): 2. Codi Adllms (KTM); 3 . Jo rdan Stricklllnd (Kalil); 4. Mel'kliS wmue (Kalil); 5. BrumSlephens (KT......). 80 (1.11 ): 1. Zllch Ames (Suz); 2. Taylor Hannon (Yom); J. Cod, Adams (KlIw) 4. Brandon Borgen (Suz) ; 5. Ty~r Hlill (Sw). : 80 ( 12· 15) : l. Willy Brownin (Sw): 2. Kyle Preston (Suz ); 3. g .Jered Grabiel (KlIw); 4. Jon Dunlap ( Hon) ;~ . Greg Stricker (Yam). 125 A: I . Jeff Gl~ (Hon ); 2. Joe Oehlhof (KTM); 3. Chock Reed (Suz); 4. Brad Strunc:k( Suz );~. WIUuunUrsie III (Suz). 125 B: 1. Chris Whilcrafl (SUI): 2. Paul Kissig (Suz): 3. fl'uttt Ketcheson (Yam ); 4. Dustm Adams {Yam ) :~. Brien Be<:khoIt (SUI) 125 C: 1. Slpve...lonf's (Suz); 2. David Yoder (Hon); 3. David Mills (Suz); 4. Matt Hornet" (Sw); 5. Ooog Yoder (Y am) . I I I I I For FASTEST senri ce attach mailing label. Please allow 3 weeks forchang, to take,ffect. If label is not a vaila b le print your n a m e a n d old address in thi s b o x . : Print your NEW a d d re ss h e r e . I NAME I A D DRES S I '2"IY_ -_-_-__- ....-_L -_-__-__s..J _ _....._.... ~ I!: ~ T..§_- Mail to: Circulation Dept. Cycle News, Inc. 3505-M Cadillac Avenue Costa Mesa, CA 92626 ............... cue I e neuvs AUGUS T 9 , 2000 .J 49