AMA/Prostar Series AMA Nationals Results and Report from Columbus
6 October 1997
AMA/Prostar - AMA Nationals - Columbus, OH - 10/4-5/97 VOSE AND CLARK, QUICKEST RUNS IN HISTORY AT AMA NATIONALS COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Billy Vose and Gary Clark reset the record books today in the Pro Mod and Funny Bike classes at the AMA Nationals, held at National Trail Raceway, the seventh of eight events in the 1997 AMA/Prostar series. Going into eliminations, both riders held the top provisional spot in their classes. As eliminations progressed, they continued to improve their performance to gain absolute dominance. In the final round of Pro Mod, Rick Bunting ran one of the quickest passes in Pro Mod history, 6.95-seconds, but it was not good enough to hold off Voses' 6.89-second record setting pass. Prior to Vose running two this event, no Pro-Mod motorcycle had ever been in the 6.8-second range. The Funny Bike class final saw Tom Perry running yet another class-quickest run, 6.83-seconds, but he could not hold off Clark's 6.74-second elapsed time backed up with a warp speed over 201 mph. Ernie Velasco took runner up to Keith Dennis in the 600 Super Sport class, but second was good enough for him because the points he gained allowed him to take the points lead and claim the 1997 AMA/Prostar Championship one race early. COLUMBUS, Ohio, 10/05/97 -- Final round results from the 2nd Annual AMA Nationals, race 7 of 8 in the 1997 AMA/Prostar Series, held at National Trail Raceway, shown with position, name, hometown, make, elapsed time and speed in mph: FUNNY BIKE Win: Gary Clark, Des Moines, IA, Kawasaki, 6.740, 201.82 R/U: Tom Perry, Clearwater, FL, Suzuki, 6.837, 194.83 PRO MOD Win: Bill Vose, Swedland, PA, Suzuki, 6.894, 194.83 R/U: Rick Bunting, Northunmberland, PA, Suzuki, 6.951, 194.83 PRO STOCK Win: Paul Gast, Grand Island, NY, Suzuki, 7.514, 176.49 R/U: Dave Lang, Quakertown, PA, Suzuki, 7.879, 171.77 PRO SUPER BIKE Win: Rickey Gadson, Sickerville, NJ, Kawasaki, 9.776, 136.37 R/U: Brian Lambert, Kettering, OH, Yamaha, 9.955, 134.74 TOP GAS Win: Jim Spadaro, Columbus, OH, Suzuki, 8.285, 146.11 R/U: Jim Insley, Urbana, OH, Suzuki, 8.439, 150.51 SUPER COMP Win: James Teasley Jr., Columbus, OH, Kawasaki, 8.926, 138.47 R/U: Joe Lovejoy, Columbus, OH, Kawasaki, 9.419, 134.34 SUPER GAS Win: Doug Emge, Guntersville, AL, Suzuki, 9.891, 137.62 R/U: Jack Miller, Johnstown, OH, Kawasaki, 9.888, 128.21 600 SUPERSPORT Win: Keith Dennis, Memphis, TN, Suzuki, 10.519, 128.95 R/U: Ernie Velasco, Stow, OH, Kawasaki, 10.665, 126.77 PRO E.T. Win: Jim Carroll, Richmond, VA, Suzuki, 8.850, 145.64 R/U: John Sharp, Richmond, VA, Suzuki, 10.061, 148.53 STREET E.T. Win: Roy Damron, Mansfield, OH, Kawasaki, 10.306, 126.77 R/U: Chris Pulmore, Champaign, IL, Kawasaki, 12.762, 105.89 --30-- For more information, please contact Marty Kane, AMA/Prostar, 714/577-0482, or visit WWW.DRAGBIKE.COM.