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June 14, 1996 Paris Speedway

by Kim Gregory

A great summers evening for a season opener, with a larger crowd than usual, thanks to the Vintage Motorcycle Rally at the Paris Fairgrounds. Wes Pierce made a guest appearance as the announcer for the evening, giving his usual best at humor and accurate calls on the racing. The American riders were a welcome addition to the competition. The track crew over watered the track in preparation for a sunny evening, but the high humidity stopped it from drying as expected, leaving the track very sloppy at race time. The early heats were plagued with many falls and slow racing. Chris Hesmer took a bad fall in heat 16, disabling his bike. By the time the final was run, the track had improved to give us a good fast race. Jeff had the gate, and the lead till the end of corner two, then Len took over for the rest of the race.

Division 1

Payout for 3 places in final:
1st Len Dillon
2nd Jeff Orosz 
3rd Gary Hesmer 
4th Andy Harris

Points  Rider     # Heat 1 2 6 7 11 12 16 17  Final
15 Len Dillon     #83      3 3       3  3       3
11 Jeff Orosz     #31    F     3  3        3    2
 8 Andy Harris    #19    2   2    2     2       0
 7 Gary Hesmer    #37      2   2  1     1       1
 6 Chris Hesmer   #11    3     1     2  F
 4 Gene Bonsignore#64    1     0     1     2
 3 Kim Gregory    #97      1 1    F        1
 0 Phil Pedersen  #27        F

Division 2

Points  Rider     # Heat 3 8 13 19
11 Darren Altmayer # 7   2 3  3  3
 9 Mark Engel      #69   3 2  2  2
 2 Allen Etchells  #34   1 1
 1 Brian Marshall  #87           1

Division 3

Points  Rider     # Heat 4 9 14 18 21 Run off
10 Dean Bencsics   # 4     3  3  3       1
 9 Jason Bonsignore#64   3 2  2  2       0
 6 Nicole DeVeau   #29   1    1  1  3
 3 Carrie Temple   #26   2 1
 2 Andy Luther     #93   0 F        2

Sportsman

Points  Rider     # Heat 5 10 15 20
 8 Ian March      #47    3  3     2
 6 Ron Sale       #15          3  3
 5 Allen Etchells #34    1  2  2          
 3 Jim Hesmer     #370   2  1
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