Jason
Northrup, airborne on his 750cc "Hondasaki" triple, won the
400cc and 750cc classes at the Pleasure Riders Hillclimb in Georgetown,
Illinois.August 22, 1998
Courtesy of CYCLE NEWS
Text by Bud Northrup
Photo by Mark Lewis
Jason
Northrup, airborne on his 750cc "Hondasaki" triple, won the
400cc and 750cc classes at the Pleasure Riders Hillclimb in Georgetown,
Illinois.
GEORGETOWN, IL,AUG.22
"Mark Shafer was the fastest man on the hill, while Jason Northrup, Mark Goodman and Bob Fisher each were double class winners at the Pleasure Riders hillclimb on August 22. Shafer, from Arcola, Illinois, delivered his fast-time run in the 600cc class on his second ride. "Fast Andy" Fortner had run an excellent 3.153 seconds on his first ride to take the first-round lead, ahead of Shafer, who had run a good 3.226seconds. Fortner was hoping for both a class win and another fast-time trophy, but he saw the fast-time award go to Jason Northrup when Northrup nailed a 3.080-second time in the750cc first-round action. Then Shafer, like a shark waiting in ambush, blasted over the hill in second-round action in a blistering 3.032 seconds to take the 600cc-class win away from Fortner and the fast-time trophy away from Northrup. Fortner challenged hard on his second ride, but his 3.116-second time was still only good enough for second. Northrup finished third, followed by Kelly Brady and Scott Petty.
Northrup picked up two class wins, his first-round 3.080-second run on his Hondasaki triple taking the win in the 750cc class, with Andy Fortner running second on his triple in 3.273 seconds. John Hillard and Dan Walstad finished third and fourth.
Northrup's second win was in the 400cc class, in which he rode his stock Sportland Yamaha YZ400F thumper over in 3.982 seconds for the win, just ahead of Steve Schafer, who ran a good 4.064 seconds on his newly rebuilt YZ400. Mike Hillard was close behind Shafer with a 4.10-second ride on his Yamazuki, with Steve Dougherty and his KTM273 close behind him whith a 4.185-second time. Bill Stark picked up fifth place on his Honda 360.
Goodman's first win came in the 200cc class, in which he was the only rider to break the four-second mark, turning a fine 3.910 seconds on his KX125, followed by Scott Sheets and his KDX200 in 4.414 seconds. Goodman picked up another win in exhibition action, taking the Stock-class win on his KX250 with a good 3.758-second run. This was well ahead of Jason Northrup, who ran his thumper over in 4.033 seconds for second place, and Andy Fortner, who ran a 4.135-second time on his CR250.
Fisher's two wins came on his Superior Cycle Sportster, as he claimed the Open-class win with a good 3.993-second time, slipping by Steve Shafer, who ran a 4.161-second time on his Harley. The two had a rematch in Pushrod-class action, and "Flyin'" Fisher came out on top again, blasting his Harley over the top in 3.970 seconds, with Shafer stopping the clock in 4.092 seconds. Dan Walstad took third place on his BSA, with Tim Wiggins coming in fourth on his Triumph.
Kevin Weaver returned to his winning ways in the Senior class, topping the hill in 4.314 seconds on his CR500 to claim the win, ruining Bob Glenn's hopes for that honor. Glenn posted a 4.326-second time on his KTM550 and was in first place at intermission. Keith Klett, riding Andy Fortner's RM250, pulled in third place witha 4.398-second run, with Mark Goodman Jr. and Dan Walstad finishing fourth and fifth.
Blake Cappello didn't quite make the top of the hill on his Lem, but his 110-foot effort was just good enough to take the 50cc-class win as he barely beat Donnie Robbins and his JR50 with a 106-foot effort. Dylan Brady took third place.
Chris Rivers snagged the 85cc-class win with a nice 4.857-second run on his RM80, the only rider in the class to break into the fours. Eric Skaggs was close, however, turning a 5.007-second time on his Suzuki for second place, just ahead of Becka Williams, who ran 5.055 seconds on her KX80 for third place. Damon Mayon topped the hill in 5.105 seconds on his KX80 for fourth, while his brother Nick took the fifth-place trophy on his CR80 with a 5.168-second time
Andy Forner pulled off a win in the one-run dash-for-cash King Of The Hill class, coming in ahead of Jason Northrup, Mark Goodman Jr. and Steve Shafer."
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