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Mesa Marin RacewayS uperTT Championship Round 4: Mesa Marin Raceway Pearce Takes Three in SuperTT BAKERSFIELD, CA, JULY 8 to make up th e final fou rsome to be pitted in a two- lap showdown . T h e crowd -pleas ing format always L o c a l favo ri te and defending STTARS c ha mp io n Rick Pea rce provides good , close action that ca n, at t imes, ge t a bit too close. E arl y in co nt inued hi s dom inatio n of Su perIT ra cin g at B ak er sfi e ld ' s M esa M ari n th e f ina l da sh , H on d a CR500 wi ld m an Cern ic ky m ad e an o utside pass e n te ring th e t i g h t bu t t onh o o k tu rn By L EE T AYL ER Rac ew a y , t aki n g t h ree w i ns on t h e night. Riding a Honda CR 500 set up for sup ermota rd with gro oved Dunlop sli cks and road ra ce brakes , Pearce scored a IT-Te rminator Trophy Das h v ic tory, alo ng with co nvi nc ing wins in t h e Prem ier-class h eat and m ain . Go ing into th e ni gh t' s IT-T ermina- co m ing off th e ban k ed o v al , co lle cti n g Can et ' s fr ont w hee l i n th e pr ocess . Thi s sent th e series' org ani zer over t h e high side , resu lt i ng in a shoulde r-c ru nchi ng h it t o t he ground. Pea rce wen t o n to w in, with Yarro w Mesa M arin Racew ay: Mark Cern ic ky (4) and Casey Yarrow duel in the Prem ier class at round f our of the Mes a Mari n Race wa y SuperTT Champions hip in Bake rsf ield , Califo rn ia, and Cern ick y in tow . In h eat - r ac e ac t io n , Pea rce a nd Yarrow m ade th e p ass o v e r t h e T T r e app e a r ed o n c o u r s e , using the Hu saberg 600 p ilot D o nn i e Ho w ar d w e r e runnin g t o geth er at t he front jump , o n ly t o have Ce rn icky p o w er b ac k p ast before the st ri p e . On th e co urse and a short dirt sec t io n with a fi na l lap , yout h and en t husiasm pr e- eac h of th e s i ngle - lap el i mi na t io n spr i n ts, w it h Ma r k Ce rnicky , D on th roug hou t th e ra ce . Can et he ld on to t hi rd des pi te seve re shou lder p ain ; how ev er , th e 38 -year-o ld decided to si t o ut t he m a in. In h ea t t w o , C er n ick y led , w it h Yar row nipping at his bring ing hi s CR5 00 h om e in th ird. F o ll ow in g so me N A SC A R- san c- Th e Sp ortsm an lin eup i ncl u de d th e Canet and Pearce also comi ng throug h h eals like a p esk y te r rie r. E ach la p , tio ned ca r r a c e s , the motorcyc les Hon da CR500 br ig ade o f Erni e Lyl es, tor o pe ne r, Pear c e was st il l pumped aft er last m onth ' s win aga ins t a French s u permo tard specia lis t v isiting t h e A mer ica n se ri es . Ho we v er , it was Ya m a ha Y Z250 -m ou nt ed Casey Yarrow wh o w as lead i ng th e fi el d in pav ed ha lf mi le ova l , an inf iel d roa d IT-st yl e jump. First u p was t he Sp ortsma n c lass, vailed as Yarrow edged ou t Cerni cky at t h e l i ne , w i t h DeWayne J on e s co m posed of full -t ra vel di rt bike s run ning a mandated 2 1-inc h fr ont wh eel. Illinois Motorcycle Dealers Association P resents AMA Progressive Insurance U.S. Fla Jrac~ Championship SEASON FINALE DuOuoin. Illinois October 14th 6 1 5th For tickets S hotel information call: 217-753-8866 Ilna ticket. two days of racing. Tickets 82[] in advance 825 the week of the race. R H IG TH[RL RIGHT NOW. G U c I e n e vv S • A UGU ST 1 6 , 2000 45