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AMIVintage Motorcycle OayslProgressiYe Suspension Historic Cup Series Round 11: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Evans, August Eminent in Ohio By le a ving Pod ols ky to swa llow second place after lea ding the race nea rly until the end. "I sa w in my p it signals that some on e was right th ere the whole race ," Podolsky said . "I thought that corner wou ld be a pla ce they'd try to stuff it pa st, so I was pro te ct ing the insi de , and en ded up outbrak ing myselfl" NICOLAS SIMON LEXINGTON, OH, JULY8-9 he AHRMA Progressive Sus pen sion Historic Cup Ser ie s made its w a y to the Mid -Oh io Spo rt s C a r Cou rse to kick off 10 days of motorcycle racing at th e circuit. AHRMA is certainly well- known for th eir Vintage series, bu t it wa s the modern half of the progra m that ha d th e la rge crowd pumpe d up. The m ost eagerly anticipated race of the program was the 10-lap Ba ttle of the ",:wins Form ula On e race , and it d id no t d isappoint. Cond itions were perfect. Nearly 40 riders - on a wide vari ety of machines in cl u di n g th e Apr ilia RSVIOOOR , the Honda RCS I, th e Suzuki TLI OOOR and the Ducat i 996 - lined up on th e grid . Defending c ha m pi o n Da v e Po d o ls k y g o t the holes ho t fro m po le position on h is Ap rilia Mille R, cl o se ly pursued b y Sc ott E va ns, on a Suzu k i TLR , and Du c a ti 748R -m ounted Paul Vital e . Ho n d a r ide r Kri s August was j u s t behind. The se fo ur s et a ve ry fas t pace and quickly bu ilt up a form ida ble gap ahead of the rest of the pa ck. By the third lap, Podo ls ky still held a s lim lea d ove r Ev an s , wh ile Vital e challenged Evans for second. Vitale was able to slip past Evans , bu t he was unable to maintain his challenge a nd crashed , without injury, in turn three, the Keyhole . "I was t ryi ng to up the p re s s u re an d was lean ing on Podo ls ky in the Ke yh o le , " Vit a le la ter ex pla ined . "Unfo rt u n a t e ly, I lost the front a nd went down ." During this hectic action , August m a na ged to close up on the lea de rs , and the three of them circulated through lapped traffic , never more than a few bike lengths apart. It was easily the most inte resting battle on the track , with E vans a n d Augus t sh adow ing Podolsky, looking for a n oppo rtunity as t hey worked through traffic . Pod olsky 's Aprilia was com ing off the corners hard and showing a top-speed advantage down the back straight. Evans' Suzuki and August's Honda h ad to work harde r to keep up , their bikes twisting a nd squirm ing thr ough th e undulating cir cuit. Pod olsk y look ed as if on rails. On the last lap , Evans tr ied to muscle his Suzuki a ro u n d th e ou tsid e of Podo lsky in turn ei g ht , but he co u ld n 't squ e e ze pa st. Howe ve r, e t th e Carousel, th e next-to-last tu rn a t this c h a lle n gi ng circui t, Podo ls ky b lew the e ntra nce into t h e corner and Evans simp ly dro ve past to take the checkered flag , T 68 S EPTEM BER 13, 2000 ' cue Aug ust and Podolsky picked up the pace , dropping into th e m id -I :38s about one second faster than the previou s pa c e - Evans , running in third , wa s unable to sta y with them . August m a int ained h is le a d, with Podolsky tryi ng up th e inside o n th e e ntra nce to turn s ix on the white -flag la p, but August wou ldn 't g ive the position up . At the end , August crossed the finish line a bout a second ahead of Podol sky. "I was hap py to have Kris to fol lowl" Podols ky said . "I've ne ve r been here befo re. I was inc onsistent in th e first race. With double po ints for this we e ke nd , I'm happy with se cond!" Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course: Chicken HawkRacing's David Podolsky (1 S) leads Scott Evans (71 4) and Paul Vitale (25X) at round 11 of the Progressive Suspens ion Historic Cup series In Lexington, Ohio. Right beh ind him , in thi rd pl a c e , wa s August, with Jonathan Gla efk e a lonely fourth on his Suzuki a nd Greg Nichols fifth on his Ducati. The Sou nd of Thunder c o nte s t promised the same level of ex citement a s t he p re c e d ing Tw ins ra c e . Ma ny of those who had raced ea rlier we re sched uled to compete in the Sound of Th under race, with the addi t ion of some heavily mod ified machines , due to t he na ture o f the rules : any s ingle - , tw in - o r tr ip le cylinder machine can run , and engine modifica tions a re permitted. When the flag dropped , defending c ha m pio n Gla efk e , this time a boa rd hi s Superbike T LI OOOR, fluffed the start, allowing August, Podo ls ky and Evans to get away from him in what loo ked like a repeat of the e a rlier Ba ttle of the Twins race . Vita le wen t with them but coasted to a stop a t the en d o f the ba ck stra ight with a d e ad e ng ine , with not e ve n one la p com plet ed . "We a re her e getting ready for Pro T h u nd e r, " Vital e said . "O u r BCM motor is making good power, but we d ropped a valv e . We 'll try to g et it ready for next week ." Podolsky led for three laps until Aug ust took over a t the front. While I lEO n e vv s Eva ns wa s ba ck in th ird pla ce , a nd Gla efk e ag a in finish ed fourth . Anothe r n otable r id e r was Nichols , who came from th e back of the grid to finish fifth on his modified Duca ti 996. Elsewhere in the pa ck , the re wa s a real peach of a battle betwee n Duc a ti jockey s Bob Rob bins and AI Charles, who finishe d in ninth and l Oth place, respectively . CIIII Mid-Ohio Sports CarCourse LexingtDn. Ohio Results: J uly 8-9, 2000 (Round 11 of 191 Modem Bikes SOT: 1. Kris August (Hon) ; 2. David Podolsky ( A pr) ; 3 . Scott Eve ns (Suz) : 4 . Jonathan Glae fke (Suz): 5. Greg Nkhols (Due). BOTT F ·\: I. Scott Eva n s ( SUl) : 2 . Dav id Podolsky (Apr) : 3. Kris Aug ust (Hon): 4. Jonathan Glad)« (SUl) : 5. Greg Nicho ls (Due) . BaTT F-2: I. Jeff w ood (Kaw): 2. John Staska (Kaw) : 3. Nicholas Caliguri (Ho n) ; 4 . J .D. Hord (SUl ); 5 _Josef Brenner (M-G). BaTT F-3 : I. John Sta ska (Ka ., ) : 2 . Mit ch Bagdola n (SUl); 3 . J .D. Hord (Ka w) : 4. Jeff w ood (Kaw): 5. Rick Douc ette (Suz). BOTT 2 -STRK: I. Cluistopher Spargo (Yam): 2. Glen Christi anson (Yam); 3. J ames Swartout (Yam ); 4 . Kns Jep sen (Yam) ; 5 . M. Brett Blacket er (Yam) . S /MONO 1: I. Mi k e T i berio ( Ha n) ; 2 . Ma rk Ha tt en (BBM): 3. Mi ke Kind eli n Jr. (MuZ) : 4 . Bob Robbins (Bim ); 5 . AI Charles (Due) . S /MONO 2 : I. M ark Hatt en ( BBM): 2 . Bob Robbins (Yam) ; 3. Jay Richar dson (Nor); 4. Patric k McCabe (Yam) : 5. Michael Gontesky (BBM). SO S 2· STR K : 1. Jim Struke ( Hon ): 2. David Podolsky (Hon) ; 3. Sean MeN.., (Hon) : 4 . Jim Bach (Hon): 5. Peter Crew (Hon ). SKORPION CUP: 1. Bill Birchfield (MuZ): 2. Alex Mclean (Mul); 3. Blake Wilson (Mul); 4. Craig Hunley (Mul); 5 . Mik e Kindelin Sr. (Mul). APR CU P: I. C hi p L ar k b y ( A p r ) : Dm i try Siootskin (Apr) . LA V CUP: 1. John Ryti (Lav ). Vintage PROD HIW: 1. Todd Brockmeyer (Suz); 2. Eric Kelarnaje (Suz); 3 . Greg Bouchonville (Nor) ; 4. Mark McGrew (Han) . PROD L/W : 1. N ic k Rotvold ( Ho n) ; 2. Devld Rotvold (Hon): 3. Deb Lower (BMW). 500 PRE J't'\ : I . Pat Mo oney (N o r); 2 . Josef Brenner (BSA); 3. Stuart Carter (Nor): 4. Larry Poons (See); 5. Bernardo Fernandez (Mat ). 350 CiP: I. Christia n Ke llehe r ( A er) ; 2. Cra ig Breckon (Duc); 3. Johnn y DeMoi sey (Tri ) ; 4 . Tim Ming s (Hon) ; 5. Edward Sensenig (Due) . 2S0 GP : 1. D ean De St. Croix ( D ue) ; 2 . Jonathan Whit e ( Duc); 3 . Chue k Davi s (BSA); 4 . Chris Ma""all (Due) : 5. Lany Poons (Due) . 20 0 GP: I. Chuc k Davis (BSA): 2_ Butch Sprain (Hon); 3. Joh nny DeMoisey (Tri ): 4. Denn is Poneleit (Hon); 5. Al len Gara (Hon). F-750: 1. Adam PoPP (Hon): 2. Stua rt Pilkington (Rk ); 3. John Ellis (Yam) : 4 . Rkk Pe trolia (Tri): 5. Jon Schultz (H-D) . F-SOO: 1. David Wright (Yam); 2. Christoph er Spargo (Yam) : 3. Chip Larkb y (Hon) : 4. Kyle Corser (Yam): 5. Robert Hurst (Yam). F·250 : I. Rick Memar (Yam ); 2. Dav id Wright (Yam) ; 3. Jerry Herman (Nor); 4. Kns .Jepsen (Yam) ; 5. George Tay lor (Yam). F·125: I . Gle n Christ ia nson ( Yam) ; 2. Ja ck Seav er ( Ha n) ; 3. Terry Gate s (H on ) ; 4 . Greg Steinbeck (Han) ; 5. Micha el Schneider (Hon). PRE· 19 40 : I. Alex McLean (Nor) ; 2. Carleton Palmer II (Vin); 3. Blak e Wilson (Ind); 4. Will Harding (Ind): 5. AI Knapp (H-D ). ci, CHAND : 1. Blake Wil son ( Ind): 2 . Will Harding (Ind ): 3 . Doc Betsleer (Ind) ; 4. AI Knapp (HD); 5. Tim Droege (H-D) . Cl C FOOT: I . Alex McLean (N or): 2. Carleton Palm er II ( Vin) : 3 . Beno Rodi ( R- E) ; 4 . Lo nn ie Harmon (Tri ): 5. Delbert Busche (BSA ). ClSC 6 0 s : I . John Cooper ( BSA); 2. Rus ty l o wry ( H- D ) : 3 . Alex Mc Lean (Nor) : 4 . A lla n Johncock (Mat); 5. Jo hn Richardson (Nor ). SPT S MN 750 : I. Jim Str uk e (No r) : 2. David Tem ple (Vam) : 3. Tun Lile (Tri ): 4. Jelf Morr (Yam ); 5. Cnlig Charles (Tri) . S PTSMN 5 0 0 : 1. Ja m es Swarto ut ( Hon ); 2 . Lane Jacquay (Han) ; 3. Andrew Cowell (Tri) ; 4 . Gary Ralf (Hon): 5. Bill Moeller (Hon). SPT SMN 35 0 : 1. James Swartout (Han) ; 2 . Blak e Wilson (Hon) ; 3. Lane .Iecq uay (Han) ; 4. Bill Moeller (Hon); 5. Gary Ralf (Hon) . F·VINT : 1. Jim Stru ke (No r) ; 2. David Wri ght (Yam) : 3. Christopher Spargo (Vam ): 4 . Chip Lerk by (Hon ): 5. David Templ e (Yam) . BEARS : 1. Robert Goodpaster (Nor) ; 2 . Dan Hankie (Nor) : 3 . Dave Todd (Nor ). RockyMountain End ro Circuit Ro nd 8: Pikes Peak Enduro Schmelzle Schmashes 'em By T RO Y R A YN O R DIVIDE, CO, AGG. 65 t rou nd e ig h t o f th e Ro ck y Mount a in Enduro Ser ies , t he Bou ld e r Yam aha /FMF/Fox /Sm ith b a ck ed Ron Schme lzle sh owed h e ha d th e s peed a nd timekeeping s kills re qu ired as he s lid his way through a fast , slick rac ecourse aboard h is YZ2S0 to capture the overall victory and AA -c lass honors at the Pik e s Peak Enduro. A The Pikes Peak Enduro Club laid out a c ha lle nging 83-mile, th re e-loop cours e that started at th e Wildhorn Ran ch . Dust was defi nit e ly a facto r. The first loop started ou t at a re lative ly mellow 18 -mph average th at tested riders' timekeeping s kills through th e first c he c k. Riders th en had to g et on the gas as the speed wa s kicked up to 24 mph through the next tra il sec tions . The speed averages bounced be tween 21 and 24 mph a nd kept the riders w a t c h in g the ir com puters

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