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Ross Pederson won the Winnipeg
Arenacross.
Pederson claims
WinnipegAC
By Clint Johnson
WINNIPEG, CANADA, JULY 10
Ross Pederson shut down a
determined Jeff Hicks to win
the Labatt's Challenge 3 Arenacross today. In doing so, the
(actory Yamaha rider was victorious
for the third consecutive time at the
Winnipeg Arena. In fact, Pederson
has never lost either a qualifier or
semi-final in this building and has
now defeated Hicks all three times.
Pederson, the multi-time Canadian
National champion, had an easy time
o( it in his first qualifier. A surprising Rob BaJcaen led briefly, but was
quickly dispatched by Ross, who then
stretched his lead over Dave Beatty
and Carl Vaillancourt. Hicks had
more work in his heat, battling Quebec's Arnaud Barnaud right to the
finish. Other qualifier winners were
Allen Dyck and Jeff SurwalJ. By the
time the two semi-finals came up, the
racing was getting fierce. The Winnipeg track, built in a hockey.arena,
was hardly spacious. With only five
corners, a section of rockers, two'sets
of doubles and a plateau jump, the
riders were forced to make their own
room. It was in the first semi final
that Hicks discovered just how little
of that room was available. While
trying to make his way around Dyck,
the Honda rider had his first spill of
the night and was forced to hold off a
rapidly-closing Shane Drew. Dyck,
currently in second place in the Canadian 250cc motocross standings, took
the win.
Pederson wanted no' part of the
heavy traffic, as he led wire-to-wire in
his semi. Behind him, Jeff Surwall
and Jan Vetesnick were going at it.
Vetesnick had recently defected from
Czechoslovakia and is now making
his home in Winnipeg. Displaying
the skill that won him the 1984
Czechoslovakian 250 motocross championship' Vetesnick made an impressive showing in his first-ever arenacross.
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After the radical-jump contest and
a display by Doug Domokos, we were
ready for the 20-lap main event. Hicks,
by this time, was getting tired of
looking at the rear of Ross Pederson's
Yamaha. On March 27, in this building, Hicks had led most of the (inal
until being caught upin lappedriders.
Hicks stormed out of the gate, fol.
lowed by Dyck, Pederson and Vaillancourt. Pederson looked a little·
sluggish (or seven laps, but once
"Roller Ball" charged by Dyck, he
quickly reeled inHicks. What ensued
was pure entertainment. For 10 laps'
the two traded positions, rattled bars
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