American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 6 | Page 34

Jay Sallstrom wins Round Seven at Muskegon
Jay Sallstrom chalked up wins in the Unlimited and
Expert Singles classes and won the Unlimited class
All-Star Challenge at Round seven of the AMA Pro
Hillclimb at Muskegon, Mich. Jockamo Baldina took
his first ever Xtreme class win, while the rookie Brent
Nelson took the win in Pro Sport and John Koester
won the All-Star Challenge in the Xtreme class.
Xtreme class riders were first to tackle the hill. Phil
Libhart led the charge with an impressive 5.935-second win, as Baldina followed up, posting a 5.866second ride for the lead. Koester wedged into third at
the half, cresting in at 6.118 seconds.

During the second half of the Xtreme class action, the
order remained with only Koester dipping into the five
second range. He held onto third ahead of the rookie
Sheldon Farnsworth. Baldina took the win and Libhart
scored second.
When the Expert Singles attempted the hill, Johnny
Curry posted a time of 7.75 seconds but was overtaken
by Sallstrom at 7.739 seconds. Koester upped the ante
with a 7.329-second ride and Logan Cipala posted a
7.21-second time.
In the second half, Curry lopped off two-tenths and
both Koester and Cipala took off a tenth. But the big