Dan Ingram and Dave Hebb hit the ice in the night's fourth face. Both fell again and were sidelined.
AMA Invitational Indoor Pro Ice Race
Series: Final Round
Brow perfect at Troy,
but Hebb's the champ·
Photos by Jim Witmer
TROY, OH, JAN. 31
Defending champ Garth Brow ruled the ice
at Troy's Hobart Arena Saturday night just
as he's ruled the series for the past six years.
But winning all five of the heat races he
competed.inplus_thenon-point
paying final wasn't enough for
I
the veteran Michigan racer as
Indiana's Dave Hebb left Troy
with the series title in his hip pocket:
Hebb came to Troy with a sevenpoint lead over Dan Ingram, 51lO 44.
Besides Ingram, (our other riders had
a shot at the title. Brow was third in
pOints with 43, Bryan Hardin and Ed
Morris were tied (or fourth with 42,
and Mike Rhoads entered the (inal
round with 41 points.
Hebb's (irst outing, in the night's
(ourth race, was a disaster. Hebb and
Ingram both (ell twice and under series rules they were d;isquali(ied. Hebb
then finished third in the night's seventh race and concern showed on his
face.
"Sure, I'm concerned but I just
have lO keep my cool and do well in
my next three races," said Hebb..
Hebb did just that as he won his
(inalthree point·paying races to take
the series championship.
"This is a great way lO start the
David Hebb took the '87 Ice Race
Series title back to Indiana.
year 0((," said Hebb. "I used a mOLOr
built by Dan Thompson and my
chassis. I'm going lO try and work
something out with Dan so he'll
build my engines (or the Grand National Championship races this season. "
Hebb acknowled help from Nolan
Helmets, Hi-Point, ChivinglOn Honda, KK Cycle Supply and Phillips 66.
Brow, Honda-mounted like Hebb,
finished second in the (inal point
standings, three points down on Hebb,
61to 58. While disappointed over losinga title he's held (or six consecutive
years, Brow didn't hang around and
mope; he headed (or Florida (or a
little R&:R prior lO the beginning of
the Florida Dirt Track Series.
Chuck Springsteen was the night's
only casualty. The Flint, Michigan,
resident lost a (ingernail and suffered
a badly bruised side in a ~et-of(.
