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lopped off two-tenths and both
Koester and Cipala took off a
tenth. But the big news was Sall-
strom's ride at 6.974 seconds—
the only rider in that range.
Sallstrom took the win followed
by Cipala and Koester second
and third, respectively.
Cipala rode first in the Un-
limited Class and posted a
6.796-second time. Libhart
crested in 6.208 seconds and
Sallstrom in 5.731. Then Koes-
ter wedged into third ahead of
Cipala with a 6.297.
After intermission Koester
dropped into five-second range
with a 5.879-second ride to
move ahead of Libhart. Cory
Strickler and Baldina both
moved ahead of Cipala, posting
6.456 and 6.47-second E.T.s,
respectively. It was Sallstrom
for the win followed in order by
Koester and Libhart.
Two new riders turned out to
compete in the Pro Sport Class:
Brent Nelson and Calob Blain.
Nelson posted a 8.335-second
time and Blain with a 9.296.
The annual All-Star Challenge
pits the ten fastest riders in both
Xtreme and Unlimited Classes
against each other for one more
run up the hill. Riding in reverse
order, slowest to fastest, with
the winner in each class takes
the largest piece of the day's
purse. Sallstrom took the win in
Unlimited and Koester in Xtreme.
Cash bonuses were on offer for
the fastest time in each run in
each class. Sallstrom took all
three bonuses in the Unlimited
Class and posted the all-out fast-
est time of the day. Baldina took
the first-run bonus in Xtreme and
Koester took the second- and
third-run bonuses.
In series points, Sallstrom
widened his lead in Unlimited but
gave back a little in Xtreme. He
leads Unlimited by 14 and Xtreme
by just four. Koester and Libhart
are in a battle for second in both
classes, separated by just a
point. Sallstrom has a five-point
lead in Expert singles over rival
Koester.
Hillclimbers meet again in
Freemansburg, Pennsylvania on
September 11.
Jeff Whitehead
U/L:
1. Jay Sallstrom (Yam)
2. John Koester (Hon)
3. Phil Libhart (Tri)
4. Cory Strickler (Yam)
5. Jockamo Baldina (Hon)
Xtreme:
1. Jockamo Baldina (Hon)
2. Phil Libhart (Tri)
3. John Koester (Hon)
4. Sheldon Farnsworth (Suz)
5. Anthony DeHart (Hon)
Expert Singles:
1. Jay Sallstrom (Yam)
2. Logan Cipala (KTM)
3. John Koester (Suz)
4. Johnny Curry (Suz)
5. Joseph Lowe (Kaw)
Jackamo Baldina scored the
Xtreme-class victory.
