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LOCAL EVENTS three-hour race, forcing Action Sport's Drew Wolfe to shorten the event to two hours. "The course was slick but it didn't rut up too bad. It was a good da y," said Cunningham. . Russell echoed Cunningham's comments. "I didn't crash all day. It was a lot easier than last year." Plessinger and Kehlmeyer's shifter problem pulled Gene O'Nail up on Kehlmeyer's rear wheel at the treacherous uphill. A tangle of riders at the bOltom of a downhill forced Kehlmeyer and O'Nail into a minor collision. Kehlmeyer held second and O'Nail had to pass off to Gary Roach when he broke his throttle. 'Kehlmeyer cruised in to finish in second overall. Results Team Honda's Jeff Stanton 1992 Supercross and 250cc MX Champion 0.1.0 chain is used by the big 4 factory SXJMX race teams, and by top racers worldwide. 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By the last half of lap six, Hamill had all but passed the front-runner when he unexpectedly slid off his line and fell bad< even with Venegas as they screamed down the back chute, one tum shy of the white flag. Hamill again tried to go around the outside of Venegas, but found little track to work with and came up a half a wheel short at the finish line. Venegas used the track to his advantage and never faltered, turning in one of the finest attempts of his budding speedway career. Hedden and Ackroyd hela up King and Manchester enough that neither was able to mount a serious char~ to the front-runners. Manchester was credited with third place; while King ended his night on the infield with mechanical failures. Results ' 1).) HDCP: I. Charlie Venegas (Wes); 2. Billy Hamill (Gdn); ~. Ouis Manchester (Jaw); 4. Bobby Hedden (GM); 5. Gary Ackroyd (Wes). D·2 HDCP: I. Joe Erhardt; 2. Rick Pot; ~. Bryan Burrington; 4. Bently Banett; 5. John Edwards. SDCAR: I. Peter LewislJarnie Macy; 2. Dean Ste<;lef. Dwayne King; 5. Dave StephenslEric Gilbert; 4. Don Partain! Mark Adams. JR: I. Michael Hull; 2. Aa Donovan; ~. Tim Cochren; 4. Brandon Pepper; 4. Ryan Fisher. . Cunningham, Russell storm to Action Sports team HS win By David L. Patton, Jr. NELSONVILLE, OH, NOV. 22 Terry Cunningham and Jeff Russell won their seventh Action Sports Team title in nine yeras, defeating National Hare Scrambles Champion Scott Plessinger and his teammate Martin Kehlmeyer. . The race featured a Le Mans-style start, and Plessinger was the fastest runner as he got to his bike first and blasted into the lead. Cunningham was right behind Plessinger, but a near-crash in the first tum let Daryl Conner by. Pro Circuit/MSR/Scott/Bel-Ray/Acerbis!EK!ICO/BeIIlDunlop/Renthal-backed Cunningham knew he couldn't let Plessinger get away, and he charged back into second place halfway through the first lap. By the end of the first lap, one of the contenders for the championship was down and out, as Conner slid out and broke his shift shafL His bike was stuck in third gear, and he nursed it back to lhe pits to hand off to his partner, Jeff Lauth, who took off on his own bike. Lauth's bike then seized, ending lhe team's day. KTM!KRW Cycles,lMSRlSmith!Metzeler/ AraiiDuralube!Dyno PortiTsubakisponsored Plessinger kept his team in the lead until the third lap, when Russell, who had traded off with Cunningham, caught him at a gnarly uphill. Russell and Plessinger battled for the lead for the reSl of the lap, with Russell coming out on top. Plessinger handed off to Kehlmeyer, .and the front-runhers began to pull away. The next rider switch saw Kehlmeyer and Plessinger's chance for a team title slip away when Plessinger bent his shifter around the peg. . Fox/EK!Acerbis!Dunlop!Wiseco/FMF! Duralube!Rocky Sports!Arai/Scott/Sprocket Specialists-backed Russell had no problems all day, as he and Cunningham pulled away. A huge storm hit at the halfway point of the PRO. I. Jelf Russell/Terry CunnIngham. 2. SCOtt PlessIDger/Marun Kehlmeyer; ~. Gene O'Nail/Gary Roach; 4. D