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Formula USAlWrenchead.com Pro Singles Series Round 4: Black Hills Speedway mac h ines. wh ich we re g ue sstimated t o b e d i sp l ac in g in the m id -5 0 0 c c range. Werner co nfi rmed th at King 's mach in e was und er 600cc. " From 500c c up , th e inne r diamete r of th e restric to r is th e same , but the diff eren ce is tha t for the 600 the o uter d ia m et er of th e c arb an d the o uter d ia m et er of the m a n i fold are different above 600cc ," Wern er said . " We cho se th e o ne above 500c c but under 600cc ." As fo r the "ot h er f actory : Husab erg m echan i c Da le Lin eaweave r co m m ented th at he was co ntent that Fo rmula USA had worked o ut a fairer f o r m u l a f or t h e Pro S ing les class . Keep in mind th at Lin eaw eav er 's rider Noye s had be e n ve ry voca l in h i s o p po sit io n t o th e previou s form ula , w h ich saw his 400c c Hu sab erg get ting saw ed o ff b y the various b ig bloc k inc arn atio ns o f Rotax singles . T h at n o lon g er a p pea rs t o b e th e c ase. " W e ' r e v e r y h appy w i t h the ch a n ges t hat t hey 'v e made , " Lin eaw eaver s ai d . " T he h orsepower equ ivalent is th ere now. The dyno has proved it , th e flow bench has prov ed it , and th e racetra c k i s pro v ing it. We're very impressed with th e whole pro ces s. B efo r e it see m e d lik e we w o u ld sa y so m et h in g and no bo dy would lis ten , bu t we th ink th at th ey 're list eni ng no w. Maybe it takes a little t im e, but th ey 'v e got a lot of stuff go ing o n . W e realiz e that now , so we ' ve tri ed to b e a l ittl e b it m ore patient abo ut it all." eN (L eft) Rich King (80) t o o k the lead away from J.R. Sc h na b e l (3 3) d u ri ng his Wren chead.c om Pro Singles d e but a n d w on the 12-lap main event at Bl a c k Hills Spee dway . Sch nabel finished second. (Below) K e n n y Noye s enj oy e d some newfound c om pet itiveness t ,!anks t o t h e n ew restrlctor rules. T h e Ca l ifom l a n battled w ith Schn a b e l for second place before s lipping t o third aboard h i s u n rest ricted 400c c Husaberg. S T O RY AND PH O T O S BY S CO T T R OUSSEAU RAPID CITY, SO, AUG. 9 h ile Rich King is still en j o y in g his honeymoon period w ith the fac t o ry Ha rley -David so n , th at d id n 't stop him from checking o ut th e Sin gl es sc en e at Bl ack Hill s Speedway . And when K in g co mes t o pl a y , i t d oesn 't matter wh at he throw s a leg over. He c an sw ing wi th the be st of 'e m . Th i s tim e it was ab o ard h is B i ll W ern e r -tun ed H arl ey -D avid s on XR600 , a fo rei g n m achin e no less, as it is basi cally a Rotax eve n though W erner defends it as a " dem ili t arized" version of Harley -Davidson 's military issu e single. No matter , on e-c y linder or two, Am erican or fo rei g n, Werner had it tuned and King pla yed it perfectl y , grabbin~ th e le ad awa y from J .R. Schnabel early in th e 12-lap Pro Singles feature and th en const antly w idening his gap over Schnabel and his Jan isch Racing /West B e n d Harley -David son -ba ck ed Rota x after th ings sort ed o ut. Kenny Noyes fin i sh ed th ird a boa rd h is Li n ewe av er Racing-backed fact o ry Hu sab erg 400. Afterward , K in g j o k ed that th e ex tra 12 laps was a lo t of extr a work. " We were j ust o ut p layin g around, t ryi ng t o ge t some se at time," K ing sa id . "I had a lot of fun riding it , but I kind of doubt if I'll rid e another on e. Then again , I don't kno w wh at th e future holds for m e. Th e m ore rid ing I c an do , th e bett er. Ma y be we ca n get o ne o f th em B uell Bla sts set up t o run . I'd like th at . We'll get a Buell set up and run in the Pro Singl es wi th it. " Gardner Racin g /BBRP' s Dan Stan l e y got th e h ol e sh o t wh en t he 18 rider fi eld shot off the li ne to start the ma in event, with King barely in second over Schnabel and Noyes as th e W four rid er s scrambled aro und the fast cla y bank ed half mil e . S chn ab el mad e hi s way past Stanl ey and into th e lead on th e second lap, but th en bobbled in turn s on e and two, allow ing King to slip by . Th en wh en Schn ab el attempted to pull it ba ck down o nto t he g r o ove i n turn tw o , he bumped with Noyes. T he W isc on si nit e nea rl y bit th e dust after th e con ta ct, but he managed to gather it up a n d c hase aft e r K ing and No y es . A ft er K ing pulled clea r o f N o y e s , Schnabel caught his Californian riv al and put on a cle an pass to take sec o nd pl ace away fro m hi m on the last la p . " Sec o nd is go od ," Schnabel sai d. " I was ho p ing to wi n it , bu t Ric h got by m e , and t he n m e a n d K enn y [N oyes[ bumped, and he go t by me, so I had to try and get back by him. Bu t th is i s g o od . I'v e go t t o tha nk St eve Janisch for letting m e ride his bike, and Lou ie Lauter at W est Bend Harl ey fo r letting us get it sorted out on the dyn o." Noyes was a safe third . " I di dn 't ge t a v ery good start at all," Noy es sai d . " I w as lik e third o r fourth or som ething . Then I just st arted going back and fourth w ith Ri ch King and J .R. [Schnabel] . I k ind of Black Hills Speedway Rapid City , South D akota go t into J.R. down there in tw o . Rich got by him o n the inside and th en I got by him, an d I thought that I was k eeping th e same pace as Rich, but I made a mistake a nd h e g o t away f ro m m e. Then I tried to k eep that same pa c e still , and the next thing I knew J .R. wa s on my ass, and he got by m e on the last lap ." With the front of the fi eld so rting itsel f ou t , Stanley dropped int o the cl utc hes of F&S Harley -D avidson /KK Racing 's Wi ll ie M cCoy , and th e tw o ran nose to tail w ith St anl ey prevail ing for the final five laps to land the fo urth spot. McCoy wa s fifth , ahe ad of his ne w t r a v e li n g partn er B r y an S m i t h , o n t h e Sm ith f a mily ATK . Beau Br own , Eli Price, Co ry Rot h an d T im Eades ro unded out th e top 10. Perhaps the biggest qu est ion to be answered at th e event , however , was wh eth er o r not the new restrictor ru les m an d at ed b y Formul a USA w er e effect ive in cho k ing a bit more power fro m th e b ig bore sing les that are eli gi b le t o c o m p et e again st th e unre st ric te d 400c c machi nes . On e thing was fo r su re, it paid big t o be sm all, as th e t op th ree ma ch in es at Rap id City were all under 600c c . K ing and Schnabe l utilized t he und er 6 0 0cc r est r ic t o r packages for th eir cue I e Results : August 9, ZDDD (Round 4 of I ZI Pro Si ngles HEAT I (6 lap s ; 1 t rider s , top 4 transfer ): 1. Rich King (H- D) ; 2 . J.R . Sc hnabel (W-R); 3 . Wime McCoy (AT K); 4 , Eli Price (Rtx) ; 5. Scoo ter Vernon (AT K); 6. T im Eades (H-D) ; 7. M.rk With em (Rb); 8. Je nnifer Snyder ( Rtx) ; 9 . Will ie Brot en ( Rt x) : 10 . Frank Hardman (S Ol ); 11. Ja cob Latim er (W- R). Tim e: 2 m ins., 26.780 sees. HEAT 2 (6 laps; 12 ri der s, top 4 transfer) : 1. Dan Stan ley (Rue); 2. Beau Bro wn (eCM) ; 3. Cory Rot h (Rtx) ; 4 . A aron Weston ( Rtx) ; 5 . J oe Kopp (K TM); 6. Michelle DiSalvo (H· O); 7. Ja ime Agui lar (R tx) ; 8 . Scooter Tlin igachi ( Ho n ); 9. Glenn Litteure ux (Yam) ; 10. Brian Le hfel d t ( BSA ) ; 11. Jacob Currey (Rtx) ; 12. Steve Uberty (Rtx ). Time: 2 m ins.. 27 .562 sees. lee (8 laps; 17 rid ers, t op 3 transfer ): 1. Tim Eade s (H· O); 2. J enn ifer Sny der (Rtx) ; 3. Brand on Cart wr ig ht (Rtx); 4 . Steve Li berty ( Rtx); 5 . J aim e A guil ar ( Rtx); 6. Gle nn Lilteru eux (Ya m) ; 7. Mark Witham (Rtx) ; 8. Scooter Tani gach i (Han) ; 9 . Brian Lehfeldt (BSA); 10. Sheldon We", (Y.m); I I. Jerry Southworth (KTM ); 12. Mark Lanve (Rtx) ; 13. Frank Hardm an (Suz); 14. J acob Currey (Roc); 15. Michael Gilkey (BSA ) ; 16. Michelle DiSalvo (H· D); 17. Ja mi e Vollme r (WR) . Time: 3 m ins., 22.905 sees. MAIN (25 laps: 18 riders ): I. Rich King (H· D) ; 2. J .R. Schnabel (W·R) ; 3 . Kenny Noyes ( Hus) : 4 . Den Stan ley (Rb); 5 . Willie McCo y (ATK); 6 . Brye n Smi t h (A TK); 7 . Bea u Bro wn (CC M ) ; 8. Eli Price (Rb) ; 9 . Cory Roth (Rb); 10. TIm Eades (H-D ); II. A aron Westo n (Rtx) ; 12. Jennifer Snyde r (Roc); 13. .Jerad Cheney (ATK) ; 14. A .J . Esli c k ( KTM) ; 15. Steve Jo hnson (Rl x); 16 . Scooter Vemo n (ATK) : 17. Brend en Cartwrig ht (Rtx ): 18. Joe Kopp (KTM) . Tim e: 4 mi ns.• 49 .442 sees. FO RMULA aSA/WRENCHEAD.COM PRO SINGLE S SE RIES PO INTS STANDINGS ( Afler 4 of 12 rou nd s ) : 1. Kenn y Noyes (260) ; 2 . J .R. Schnabel (226 ); 3. Bryan Smith (200); 4. Den Stanley ( 196 ); 5. Tim Eades ( 176) ; 6 . Will Devis (52 /1 win); 7. A.J . Eslic k ( 142); 8. J enn ifer Snyde r (13 4); 9. Eli Price ( 110) ; 10. Vieto r McAn . lly (106 ); 1 1. J oe Kopp (9 8 ); 12. Cory Roth (96); 13. WiII;e McCoy (9 4) ; 14. .Jecob Latimer (90); 15. Ja ime Ag uilar (86) . Upcoming Round s: Round 5 - Fort Worth, Texas , August 26 Round 6 - Castle Rock, Washington , September B n e _ S • A U G U ST 23 , 2000 21

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