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seconds, bumping each
back one spot. Libhart
took his familiar spot
on the top of the White
Rose podium, flanked
by Baldina and Koester,
second and third, in
order.
A new class, Expert
Singles, was introduced
for 2016. It has expert
riders on gas-fueled
450cc singles, much like
the entry level Pro Sport-
ers ride. Nick Mosko
rode first and set a pace
of just under 11 seconds.
Sallstrom broke into the
nines and Koester into
the eights with 9.576
and 8.878-second runs,
respectively. Nick Briggs
rounded out the top
three at 9.737 seconds after one
ride.
Eddie Capelli moved into
second in Expert Singles after
halftime, posting a 9.512. Sall-
strom nudged Capelli to third
with a 9.106 time. Although
unnecessary, Koester chose to
ride in the second half, posting
an 8.924-second time. Koes-
ter's first-half ride clinched the
win for him. Sallstrom took the
two-spot and Capelli took third.
Sallstrom took honors from
Sponsor TiLUBE as the "TiLUBE
Top Gun."
Justin Fowler posted a re-
spectable 8.988-second time
in his Pro Sport debut. With no
other competition, he took the
automatic win. His time would
have stood for a second place
had he ridden with the Expert
Singles riders. He'll be moving
up for round two.
Cory Strickler rode first in
the Unlimited Class, setting a
10-second pace. John Harper
dropped into the eights and
Joseph Lowe into the sevens.
Sallstrom moved ahead of Lowe
when he topped the hill in 7.313
seonds. But Koester was first to
post a time in the sixes, a 6.672.
Libhart rode late in the order and
bested Koester by just over a
tenth-second for the lead.
In the second half, just when
the Unlimited Class riders were
up, the heavens cut loose with
a show of their own, electrifying
the sky. The ensuing downpour
doused the hill and any hopes
of a faster ride, so the race was
halted, leaving the first-half times
to stand with Libhart on top, fol-
lowed by Koester in second and
Sallstrom in third.
Jeff Whitehead
Unlimited
1. Phil Libhart (Tri)
2. John Koester (Hon)
3. Jay Sallstrom (Yam)
4. Jockamo Baldina (Hon)
5. Matt Luna (Kaw)
Xtreme
1. Phil Libhart (Tri)
2. Jockamo Baldina (Hon)
3. John Koester (Hon)
4. Jay Sallstrom (Yam)
5. Anthony DeHart (Hon)
John Koester took
runner-up honors in
the Unlimited class.
