(L eft) Dusty Beer
was the kin g of
the mountain.
(Right) A
parachute
would've come in
handy f o r this
hillclimber.
(Below) Larry
Roeseler took
fourth p lace on
his KX500 in the
600cc class.
to ok ho me nearly $800 his year from
three classes. But he b rought a long
his bu d d y Kurt Koester from Red
Wing. Minne s ota . and Koester
became the first Eastern rider to win
a c la ss in Billing s . He urg ed his
KX500 up and over the vertical wa ll
reserved for on ly the 0 -700cc unlimited class in the fastest tim e.
The Billing hillclimb has become a
world -class destination that still man ages to draw nea rly 20.000 spec ta tors from a n ar ea with le s s than
150.000 in population . They pay to
see the nearly 500 entries attempt a
eN
tru ly great Am e ric an hillcli m b.
(Below left) Nolan Martin squeezes out another couple of
feet with a hefty push on his KTM.
(Below) Cody McLean launches off h is CRSOO.
Billings Motorcycle Club
Bill ings. Montana
Results: August 29-30. 2000
C'SHIP: 1. Dusty Bee r; 2 . Harold Waddell : 3 .
Du sty Beer; 4 . Ken Kim ball ; 5 . Travis Whitloc k .
RUBBER TIRE: I .Mel Kimba ll; 2 . Dusty Bee r; ) .
Ro bie Peterson ; 4 . Ken ny Kimba ll : 5 . Bri an Helton.
SR: 1. Dou g Sherburn ; 2. Kirk Wolff; 3 . LeRo y
Ebeli ng : 4 . Da vid Svenv old ; 5 . Dean Cromw ell.
WOR LD CUP CHA L: 1. Du sty Beer ; 2. Tra vis
Whitl ock : 3 . Robbi e Peterson; 4 . Brandon Whitl ock;
5 . Mich ael Reesor.
70 t + U/ L: 1. Rob ie Pet er son ; 2 . Sh a nno n
Cha m be rlai n; 3 . Du st y Beer ; 4 . Tra vis Whitloc k ; 5 .
Scott Olso n.
O· 7 00 U/ l : I . Kurt Koester; 2 . Du sty Beer; 3.
Pete Loom is; 4. Robie Peterson ; 5. Pete Kruni ch.
TIR E: 1. Dusty Beer; 2. Tr avis Whitloc k; 3. Larry
Co lem an; 4. Shannon Chambe rlain; 5. Ja red Justice.
0 ·600: 1. Doug Sherburn ; 2. Steve Mann; 3. Eric
Cherry ; 4 . Larry Roeseler; 5. Pete Kru nich .
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