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24th A nnual Kawasak i Race o f Champions Raceway Park Chi s ho lm e arn it by cli ngi ng to t he e ve nt ua l winne r's re a r fen de r for a ll five la ps . S uzuk i-m ou nt e d La wre nc e settled for secon d , follo wed by Yam aha ride r Bria n Murphy . The re w as al s o the Mo n t g o m e ry v ille C y cl e Center Iron man Cla ss ic , whe re S a turda y's to p ride rs in the 12 5 , 250, 25 + a nd 30+ Am a teur classes we re inv ited to go at .it in a five- lap duel o n S unda y, the winne r ta king home a b rand new Ka wasaki KX250 , offere d by Montgomeryville Cycl e Ce nt e r. Th is ra c e c a me down to th e wire , be twe en Kawasa ki Team G re e n' s Ry a n Da v is a n d Nichol as Ad a m s , an o t h e r Kawasak i rider. Da vis led from the get-go , bu t Adams m a t c he d hi s ev e ry m ov e . Wit h th e c heckere d flag wa ving , Ad a ms m a de a la st-second, despera te attempt t o p a s s Da vis over a jump just be fo re the finis h line. Adams pinned it over th e j u m p an d m a y b e e ven g o t a whee l on Da vis, but Adams landed off th e tra ck and went dow n in a he ap . Adams got up and pu sh e d h is b ike across the finish line, but not befo re Gavin Gracyk rode by to na b second place . Da v is t o ok ho me t h e n e w KX250, wh ile Adams wa s left with a sore wrist a nd a third -p lace tro phy . A new class, the Kessler Cup, was run o n Su nday . Nam ed after lon g - t ime En g lis ht o wn racer Mickey Kessler, this race is re s e rve d for the 65 c c ( 7-9) race rs , an d all of t h e ent rants fr om Saturda y ' s prog ra m whe re invited to c ompete in Sunda y's fa ce-off. Kawasaki ride r Tyler Bowe rs ca m e o ut o n top a fter leadi ng from start to fin ish . KTM' s Co lto n Bail ey to ok run ner-up hon or s . SATURDAY More than 700 riders tumed out for S aturd a y ' s Amat eur program , and there was plenty of good racing, such as in th e S choo lboy (12 -1 5) cl a s s . Hond a rider Ryan Mills made a la st-la p pas s on Gra c yk to win the first mot o, but a bad start in the second m oto did Mills in. Grac yk led from start to finish A packed starting line was a common sight throughout the two d ays of racing. to take the overall win, while Mills se ttled for second with a 1-2. Ryan Davis scored an e asy win in the first 250cc Amateur moto , and Ca rl Anderson took s e co nd after Ryan Tuerck took a nasty cra s h ove r (Above) This tricky downhill/tum/uphill section claimed a number of riders. (Left) Tyler Bowers was a happy winner of the Kessler Cup. (Below) Riders of t he Top Gun Minicycle Shootout anxiously await their number to be called in the KX80 drawing. 28 OCTOBER 18.2000' cue I e n e vv so