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ties about it, both MSV (BSB
organizers) and Dorna. I think
Gregorio had been doing a fan-
tastic job and in general Dorna
are doing okay. But there is a dif-
ference in attitude between the
Dorna organization and MSV.
MSV's attitude is 'we want you
in our championship, what can
we do with you?' Let's put it this
way, it would be a lot easier to
do it in BSB. I have a history with
Honda, and I think here in World
Superbike you could be com-
petitive with a Honda and in BSB
you could be competitive with a
Honda."
Gordon Ritchie
SALLSTROM ALMOST PERFECT
R
ound two of the AMA Pro
Hillclimb Series looked as if
the winners would be a repeat
of round one until Jay Sallstrom
unleashed a perfect ride in the
second half to take the Unlim-
ited Class win by nearly a half-
second. John Koester and Nick
Drummer each chalked up re-
peat wins in Xtreme Class and
Pro Sport Class, respectively, in
Freemanburg, Pennsylvania, on
June 8.
The first half of Unlimited class
competition was dominated by
Vinny Nuzzolilli with a 9.116 sec-
ond E.T. Scott Wentz, Jr. was the
closest rival at 9.757 seconds
and everyone else was 10 sec-
onds or above. It all changed in
the second half when Sallstrom
crested in just 8.671 seconds for
the win. With worsening hill con-
ditions, Nuzzolilli settled for sec-
ond and Wentz captured third.
In Xtreme Hillclimb, Sallstrom
set an early pace at 9.187 sec-
onds. Koester bested him by
nearly .2 of a second at 9.007
seconds. Phil Libhart wedged
into third in his first run with a
9.449 E.T. and the order of the
top three didn't change after
the half.
In Pro Sport, rookies Matthew
Walker and Charles Holmes set
the pace in the first half with
rides in the 15-second range,
with Walker in the lead. Nick
Drummer rode last in order and
topped the hill, and all the rest of
the riders, with a 14.429-second
ride. The Pro Sport order stuck
for the second half, giving Drum-
mer back-to-back wins in the se-
ries.
In exhibition hillcross, side-by-
side hillclimb action, Sallstrom
took the win there as well. With
an Unlimited win, an Xtreme sec-
ond and the hillcross win, Sall-
strom said he had "an almost
perfect day."
Jeff Whitehead
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JEFF
WHITEHEAD
Jay Sallstrom readies for a
landing on the Freemansburg hill.
He took the Unlimited Class win
with the fastest ride of the day in
all classes.
