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~ LOCAL EVENTS m Ryan Brickles placed third in the 250cc B class at the Action Sports Supercross. Gary Hicks pulled off this last-tum move to beat Mike Faria in the Penhall Classic. Action Sports Summer Supercross Series: Round 2 Buehl unbeatable at Action Sports SX By David L. Patton, Jr. 24 NELSONVIllE, OH, JULY II eam Peak/Pro Circuit Honda's Jeromy Buehl won two classes at Action Sports Center, where 15 jumps had been added to the alreadyinteresting track. Over 5,000 spectators r turned out to witness the action-filled evening. In the first 125cc Pro moto, Buehl rode to an impressive win after leading the field into the first turn. Greg Kreinbrook held third, with Jay Poling, Keith Bowen and Greg Bowen trying to move up. As the leaders flew into the whoops, Buehl and Collier came .together, with Collier falling back to seventh. Buehl immediately opened up a small lead. Kreinbrook settled into second, but nearly went off the track _ after making an error in the infield whoop section. Poling grabbed second, while Kreinbrook regained his momentum right ahead of Greg Bowen. By the third lap, Buehl had moved out to a 15-second lead. Greg Bowen and Poling fought over second as Kreinbrook was caught by Mark Kiser and Keith Bowen. Kiser was on the gas and moved into fourth, setting his sights on Poling. Greg Bowen held second after passing Poling on lap three, and actually cut into Buehl's lead, but by the fifth lap Buehl had again pulled to a 16-second lead. With two laps left, Kreinbrook tried to pass Kiser in the infield whoops and almost got by, but Kiser held him o££. On the last lap, Kreinbrook again ran into trouble in the whoop section, insuring Kiser of fourth. At the finish line Buehl had a 20-second lead over Bowen and Poling. Buehl motored into the lead at the drop of the gate in moto two. Kreinbrook followed, ahead of Nick Troutman, Kiser and Poling. Buehl and Kreinbrook's chances improved greatly as Greg Bowen, Kiser and Troutman all fell on the first lap. By the end of lap one, Buehl had again pulled away from Kreinbrook in second and Poling in third. Keith Bowen rode in fourth ahead of Tommy Collier. By the third lap, Poling was out with bike problems and Collier passed Bowen, who was experiencing di££iculties from a healing arm and shoulder. By the end of the fourth lap, the top five were set. Buehl and Kreinbrook finished first and second with Collier claiming third. Buehl scored the overall win over Kreinbrook. Buehl grabbed the holeshot in the first moto of the 250cc Pro class, with Todd; DeHoop trying to get around. DeHoop passed Buehl in midair to take the lead momentarily, but immediately fell. "I flew past Jeromy, but when I tried to make the next turn, I slid out right in front of him," he explained. DeHoop's crash left .him half a lap back, and Buehl, who was held up by the crashing DeHoop, fell back to fourth. Kreinbrook inherited the lead, with James Eickel and Mike Morgan in second and third. Greg Bowen also .slipped by Buehl by the end of the first lap, and Keith Bowen held sixth. Buehl passed Greg Bowen and jumped by Mike Morgan in the infield whoops. By the third lap, Buehl had moved into second, and began to gain on Kreinbrook. • Eickel bobbled in the difficult whoop section and Greg Bowen, who had passed Morgan, caught up to him. Eickel held o££ Bowen's challenge and pulled away to a secure third. Bowen lost his concentration after Eickel got away, and Mike Morgan caught him on the fifth lap. Morgan grabbed fourth, but Bowen was faster through the whoops and passed him back. Buehl caught Kreinbrook with two laps to go, and passed him in the tricky infield whoops to take the lead. Eickel closed on Kreinbrook and when the white flag came out, was only 10 feet behind him. Kreinbrook rode the last lap trying to hold EiCkel off. "I was really careful in the infield whoop section, which has given me so much trouble tonight. I just wanted to protect second," he said. Buehl won by six seconds over Kreinbrook. DeHoop put his Tuf Racing/Asics/ Red Roof Inns/DG-backed Suzuki in front at the start of the second moto:' Buehl was in second going into the first triple, when his bike hesistated and he slowed to see if it would clean , out. Eickel, Greg Bowen, Kreinbrook and Morgan all passed Buehl before he got back up to speed. By· the end of lap one Eickel took the lead from DeHoop, and Bowen and Kreinbrook were trying to hold o££ Buehl. Kreinbrook was the first to make a move as he tried to pass DeHoop on the outside. He wasn't able to get by, and Bowen and Buehl both dove under Kreinbrook, sending him back to fifth. Bowen slipped by DeHoop, and Buehl and DeHoop fought over third, with Kreinbrook in fifth. Eickel was able to pull out to a four-second lead by the third lap, and QeHoop regained second as Bowen fell back to sixth after a miscue. Buehl and DeHoop battled for second and began to close on Eickel. DeHoop caught Eickel with two. laps to go and as he looked for a way around, Buehl made it a threeway battle for the lead. Kreinbrook held a solid fourth ahead of Morgan and Bowen. Buehl tripled into the infield whoop section to pass DeHoop before the step-up jump, where DeHoop's Suzuki suddenly snapped its chain. Eickelled at the start of the last lap, but half a lap later Buehl made his pass in a turn. "I expected Jeromy to try to dive under me in that turn and I was going to block him, but then I thought I could stay outside and still hold him o££," said Eickel afaterwards. "The last two laps, Jeromy just picked it up to another level." .Buehl led Eickel across the finish line, with Kreinbrook in third. Buehl earned the overall win, and Eickel claimed second. (;N Results P/W: I.'David Whitcraft (Yam); 2. Willy Browning (Yam); 3. Christopher Whitcraft (Yam); 4. Dustin Cottrill (Yam); 5. Troy Gould (Yam). 65: 1. Jeff Gibson (Kaw); 2. Brian Bartlett (Yam); 3. Shaun Kuchler (Kaw); 4. Scott Kuchler (Kaw); 5, Corey Arnold (Kaw), MINI JR: 1. Jeff Gibson (Yam); 2. Brian Bartlett (Yam); 3. Chad Amerine (Kaw); 4. Robert Sheppard (Yam); 5. Michael Massey (Kaw). MINI SR: 1. Charlie Dunaway (Kaw); 2. Mark Burkhart (Hon); 3. David Riley (502); 4. Craig Clements (Kaw); 5. J.D. Collins (Kaw). SCHBY: I. Tommy Collier (SUI); 2. J.D. Collins (Kaw); 3. Craig Clements (Kaw); 4. David Riley (Kaw). 125 B: I. Jason Stewart (Kaw); 2. Jason Rankin (Yam); 3. Heath Bennett (Yam); 4. Mike Welsh (502); 5. Randy Maynard (Hon). 125 C: I. David Vancuren (SUI); 2. ChadZuck (502); 3.Jason Tokie (Hon); 4. Patrick Thrall (Hon); 5. Chad Cooper (Hon). 250 B: I. Mike Welsh (SUI); 2. Jason RAnkin (Yam); 3. Ryan Brickles (Yam); 4. Steve Winters (Hon); 5. Richard Robinson (Hon). 250 C: I. Brian Litten (Yam); 2. Ed Edwards (Yam); 3. Aaron Madinger (502); 4. Jim Moore (SUI); 5. Scott Meeks (Yam). OPEN B: I. Jason Stewart (Hon); 2. Greg Hubbs (Hon); 3. Shaun Swisher (Hon); 4. Wayne Bayha (Hon); 5. Fred Ellis (Kaw). 25+: 1. Mike Postlewaite (Kaw); 2. Mike Morgan (Yam); 3. Jeff Johnson (SUI); 4. Barry Coy (Hon); 5. Ed Edwards (Yam). . VET 30+: 1. Mike Postlewaite (Kaw); 2. Richard Robinson (Hon); 3. Tim Peck (SUI); 4. Rodney Frecker (Hon). 125 PRO: I. Jeromy Buehl (Hon); 2. Greg Kreinbrook (Kaw); 3. Mark Kiser (SUI); 4. Tommy Collier (SUI); 5. Keith Bowen (Yam), 250 PRO: 1. Jeromy Buehl (Hon); 2. James Eickel (SUI); 3. Greg Kreinbrook (Kaw); 4. Mike Morgan (Yam); 5. Greg Bowen (Yam). Hicks masters Penhall Classic Speedway By M. Sober Photo by Jim Thorn ' SAN BERNARDINO, CA, JULY 15 nly Kelly Moran, John Sandona, Bobby Schwartz, Mike Faria, Ronnie Correy and now Gary Hicks can boast that they've won the American midsummer Speedway Clas- . sic that pays tribute to America's most successful speedway rider, Bruce Penhall. The format for the meeting utilized the standard 16-rider/20-event format that pits every rider against each of his opponents one time. Four-man O

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