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, E\IENTEI STTARS/B Broth€rs Racinq Wint€r S€ri€s Round 4: GrangG Motor Circuit APPTT VAII"EY, CA, '88.26 A mong the 167 entran(s sPread over the 14 Anain events at the lourlh round of the STTARS/3 Brothers Racing Winter Series, two celebnties of note were on hand. Former World and U.S. Speedway Champion Billy Hamill was making his last supermoto race aPpearance of rhe year before headin8 back to EuroPe, and former At'4A 250cc GP Road Ra.e Champion Chuck Sorensen was making his first suPermoto appearance aboard the Scuderia vGst KTM 525. Gregg Cook, out of the 3 B.others stable, took point ofI the lane in the lnrermediate main, followed by l',like Deloa.h, Graham Gustin and Matt Beavers. Within the firsc halt lap, Cook opened up an eiSht-bikelength 8ap, while Deloach was under attack from Gustin and Beavers. Lap two sa\,, I Brothers/QTM s Brian DeGerald slip past Motion Pro's Ricky Wells tor fourth, while Cook was Settin8 away at th€ front. By lap seven, Beavers had pushed past Gustin for third, where he would stay. Gustin went down with I l/2 laps remaininS. but he kept it running and didnt lose founh spot. Deloach, with the fastest laP of the race, still had to settle for second. since Cook wes lonS gone out front- Of the three classes Sorensen enter€d, the Novice marn was where he did b€st. Palmer Lancaste. 8ot the iump at the stan, wirh Phil wood, SNV Supermoto's l'larche Karger, and wes Kinkopf rn tow. A lap and a half in Sorensen had advanced from sixrh to third, lowerinS his lap times with each circuit. With three laps completed, KarSer had slipPed to fifth, and Lancaster was Setting away from Wood at the front. Ar the hallway point, KankoPf, who was pressuring Sorensen, got overzealous and rammed Sorensen's backside, causinS Kinkopf to 80 down. Sorensen made the save and continu€d on in thrrd. By laP six, Lancaster. having trouble, was running midpack, while the lead wenr ao Wood, and Sorensen advanced to second- Ryan Ferris, riding solid and consistently, took third, ahead of Kyle Ferris. The Gary Tr.chy show (arrred ,r< momentum throu8h the 450cc and OPen Expert clasies, Eoin8 undefeated in four rounds (or €ight main events) aboard the GP Cycles Husqvarna. Hamill was the only rider to re-ally lead Trachy, which he did for 2 l/2 laPs in th€ 450cc main. Cameron Welsh has enioyed the same success in che 250c. ranks on the Del Amo Motorsports Yamaha. HoM/ever, Justin Ross is back, and now on a Potent KTM. to whiEh he i5 adjustinS qui.kly. Welsh did, Former ArYIA 2sOc( Noliondl Rood Roce Chompion Chuck Sorensen entered three closses ol lhe (ourth round oI lhe STTARS winler Serier qt Gronga Motor Circuit. PHOTO BY JAMEY BLUNT fl a Exi H ill, Enter Sorensen... m o t howeve( Sarner second in both the 450cc an.l Open mains, behind Trachy; Welsh iust needs to {ind thaL little somethinS extra to pu! him on pace with Trachy. Scott Hoffman of Superrnoto Rocet Mogozine also put in one of his better performances, hking third in Open Exp€n and second in the Vet O,/er 35 main. C]{ DEu rfiH): 2. L.r, smith (K2wl: l. Andre Oths (Kiw). HlNl t'iOTO a5: I lcy F:s@lra (K1r4): 2 cley Duk (Hon); l. Iutnn Du.ut (KTrO HlNl HOTO I lO: l. lohn AE$ ,Ho;l: 2. MaE G'lbcn tHonr. I Tryltr LGe (Kaw). M|NI Moto la'c r.16 Grci. (Hon) EEG, l. Rlbs Arcfi h (KlH): 2 Rra Swse/ KnY): l. Hichael Pabe rHLrl NOv: l. PhrlWood {Hon): I Chuck Sorensen ifiH)i ]. Ry FsG (Hon). INT I Gre88 CooL (KTM]:2. Hile Oeloach lHon). ] Harr SeaveB (Hon,. 250r ,. cameron welsh (Yrm); 2- lurtin Rors (KTl'l]: I Joey Pserdla \Hut 45q I Gar, Tfth/ (Hur: ? Carercn Wetsh lYs): l. Bu.t Bldr lHonl. OPEN PRO: l. Gary Ttuhy iHut; 2. qmeron welsh (Ydr: ]. S(o( Hofime (Ho.j. SPTSMN! I. Chi,r Surhenand,Yam).2 M*. Moti..llo {(TM): l. iusin f4ale/ (KrPI) VET l5+: I DanE Herre.o lfiMI 2 scon Hoflmu (Hon). l. Gcoft Csm (Y.F,. vET a'+r r. Gcofi CEm& (Ym): 2 Gao, Oi

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