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Turpin tops at Bonneville RR By Jon Renak SALT LAKE CITY, UT, AUG. 16 Shane Turpin got mad when a Colorado rider took Bonneville Raceway's track record home with him last month. He got so mad he changed sponsors, tore his Yamaha FZRlOOO apart and came out smoking in. the fourth .round of the Utah Sport Bike Association's summer road race series. Turpin, Utah's fastest big bike rider, got sweet revenge when he- became Bonneville's fastest man during the prestigious Unlimited Superbike race. Not even the presence of Red Line Oil's Joe Brett Williams shook the Utah native as he took a commanding lead over Williams' beefed-up Honda RC30 through the first lap and powered his way toward the record, breaking Don Hough's month-old mark of 1:02.54 with a dazzling 1:02.44 in his fourth trip around the track. Williams stayed close to place second while Team Ztreem teammates Damon Carr and Tony Johnson took third and fourth in the day's most exciting racing. William's second-place finish didn't stop him from blowing the field away in the Heavyweight Superbike race. The northern Californian was being clocked at speeds in excess of 150 mph at the tail end of Bonneville's long straightaway and he was never challenged after the second tUTn of the opening lap. He won easily, followed by Carr, Johnson and Aaron Laningham, who was riding his rebuilt Suzuki GSXR750 just a month after a brutal crash nearly totalled the bike. In other action, Carr and Johnson continl,led their rivalry for the top expert spot. Johnson narrowly leads Carr in the points total due to' an early-season crash by the latter rider, but Carr keeps cutting the margin as the series continues. Johnson swept the Supersport events, finishing first in three of the four categories, while Carr won the Middleweight Superbike race and also took home the Race of the Wasatch GTU honors. Results SPTSMN GTU EX: I. Brent Clark (Hon). SPTSMN GTU AM: I. Brent Bone (Hon); 2. Brett Hadley (Kaw); 3. Todd Barnhart (Yam); 4. Curtis Eppley (Yam). SPTSMN GTO AM: I. Chris Kihlstadius (Kaw). MINI GP F·4: I. Richard Whitney (Yam); 2. Curtis Eppley (Yam); 3. Michael Denning (Yam). L/W SISPRT EX: I. Craig Shields (Yam). LlW SISPRT AM: I. Richard Whitney (Yam). LlW S/BK EX: I. Brent Clark (Yam); 2. Craig Shields (Yam). LlW S/BK AM: I. Todd Barnhart (Yam); 2. Richard Whitney (Yam); 3. Curtis Eppley (Yam). MIW SISPRT EX: I. Tony Johnson (Hon); 2. Damon Carr (Hon); 3. Alan Keith (SUI); 4. Richard Abeyta (Hon). MIW SISPRT AM: I. DiUon Husband (Hon); 2. Curtis Eppley (Yam); 3. Dave Miller (SUI); 4. Ralph Yenne (Hon); 5. Alex Radulovic (Yam). MIW S/BK EX: J. Damon Carr (Hon); 2. Tony Johnson (Hon); 3. Alan Keith (SUl); 4. Steve Walton (Yam); 5. Richa,,:! Abeyta (Hon). MIW SIBK AM: I. Dillon Husband (Hon); 2. Dave Miller (SUl); 3. Curtis Eppley (Yam); 4. Brent Bone (Hon). H/W SISPRT EX: I. Tony Johnson (Hon); 2. Damon Carr (Hon); 3. Aaron Lainingham (Hon); 4. Cal Davidson (Kaw); 5. Kit Farley (Kaw). H/W SlSPRT AM: I. Dillon Hushand (Hon); 2. Tommy Winters (Kaw); 3. Curtis Eppley (Yam); 4. Dave Miller (SUl); . 5. Alex Radulovic (Yam). HIW SIBK EX: J. Joe Brett Williams (Hon); 2. Damon Carr (Hon); 3. Tony Johnson (Hon); 4. Aaron Laningham (Hon); 5. Kit Farley (Kaw). HIW SIBK AM: J. Dillon Husband (on); 2. Curtis Eppley (Yam); 3. Alex Radulovic (Yam); 4. Tommy Winters (Kaw). U/L SISPRT EX: I. Tony Johnson (Hon); 2. Damon Carr (Hon); 3. Aaron Laningham (Hon); 4. Cal Davidson (Kaw); 5. Garry Lewis (SUI). U/LSISPRT AM: I. Dillon Husband (Hon); 2. Dave Miller (SUI); 3. Cartis Eppley (Yam); 4. Tommy Winters (Kaw). U/L S/BK EX: I. Shane Turpin (Yam); 2. Joe Brett Williams (Hon); 3. Damon Carr (Hon); 4. Tony Johnson (Hon); 5. Aaron Laningham (Hon). U/L S/BK AM: I. Dillon Husband (Hon); 2. Rick Hehson (Yam); 3. Curtis Eppley (Yam); 4. Alex Radulovic (Yam); 5. Jason Bates (Kaw). RACE OF THE WASATCH GTU: I. Damon Carr (Hon); 2. Tony Johnson (Hon); 3. Dillon Husband (Hon); 4. Richard Abeyta (Hon); 5. Scott Thele (Yam). RACE OFTHE WASATCH GTO: I. Shane Turpin (Yam); 2. .Joe Brett Williams (Hon); 3. Travis Hawkins (Hon); 4. Cal Davidson (Kaw); 5. Gary Lewis (SUI). .Hansen hot at Huron MX By Roy Knight HURON, CA, AUG. 8 Over The Hill Gang Intermediate-class rider Jon Hansen continued his winning ways by taking home the first place trophy at round five of the Big Guy Promotions Summer Series at Huron Cycle Park. The victory increased Hansen's chances of winning a new Honda CR250 from Tulare Honda. Moto one saw Mark Mulliner holeshot the pack with Hansen and Jeff Marquez running second and third. A major battle soon developed between Mulliner and Hansen as the two battled for the lead in the Huron loam. Hansen showed Mulliner his front wheel several times but Mulliner stubbornly refused to give up the lead and held·on for the win. In the second moto Mulliner again nailed the holeshot, while Hansen and Marquez followed. 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