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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - . . ··.D T-T AC IR R K Daytona Beach M n u icipalS m Youth .AniateilrShortTrackChampionship . tadiu our or a en By Dave Hoenig Photos by Flat Trak Fotos DA¥rONA BEACH, FL, MAR. 3-4 he rainy Florida skies cleared just in the nick of time for the seventhrunning of the American Motorcycle Institute /Southeast Amateur/Youth Regional Championship at the Daytona Beach Municipal Stad iu m . A record number of riders turn ed out for the event, as 361 riders signed up on Sun- . d ay. Monday's total was down to 260 but still a high for the second day. Wet weather washed out the previous day's race at St. Augustine, so after struggling th rough Sunday's event, the riders were gree ted with a much smoo ther , albeit dusty, race track early on. Infam ous fo r its long days, Mond ay' s event was over by 8:30 p .m. Owensboro, Kentu cky's Nicky Hayd en rode his Earl's Racing Rotax to four wins, as h e swep t th e 504cc and the Open class both days. In the Open class Hayden had to rebuff Michigan's Bryan Big elow. Bige low finished second in both Open mains but won both of the 250cc finals in the only other class he competed in. Chris Waite brough t his Honda all the way from Shelton, Washington, to nail a win on Sunday in the 85cc (7-11) division. He returned on Monday and registered two second-place finishes to Illinois' Rob Pearson and California's Tony Meiring. Meiring also captured the 85cc (1215) class on Monday after running second to Justin Velicky on Sund ay. Tennessee's Tommy Sisson dominated his on lyclass, riding his Yamaha to victory in the Senior 40+ class both days. Eugene Copeland and Richard Washak were Sisson 's main threat over the two days. Roger Lee Hayden kept the Ear l' s Racing Team in the winner's circle when he scored a victory in the 125cc main on a Yamaha. Also Yamaha-m ounted was Benjamin Miller, who came back to win the class on Monday after a disappointing LOth-place finish on Sunday. Joe Zydinsky and Cory Roth trad ed second and third both da ys. In th e tiny 51cc class, Blak e You ng a n d Ad am Ca rpineIl o, b ot h ri di ng Cobr as, eme rged victorio us . Minnesota's MikIe Lattman snatched the 30+ Sen ior class on Sunday then returned and ran second to Robert Babcock on Mon day. Frank Carpinello finishe d second to Lattma n on Sunday. Oh io ' s Ch arli e Italia h ad a goo d weekend. Italia rode his Kawasaki to a first and second in the 65cc class, as well as a third and fifth in the 85cc (7-11) division. Jared Mees, also on a Kawasaki, wo n on Monday after placing third on Sunday. Rob Pearson powered his Kaw asaki to a win and a second-place finish in the 85cc (7-11) cla ss . Pearson also too k a third in the 85cc DTX bout won by Chris Waite. Tony Meiring won Sunday DTX race, with Waite taking second . As is normally th e case, the 600cc Pro-Am class was the largest of the two days with 44 riders competing each day. Pennsylvania's Richard Winsett took T both wins on his Rotax. Roy Miller finished second on Sunday, Scott Shinn on Monday. The 250cc Pro-Am class is growing as evident by the 20 entrants each day..Virgina's Tim Eades won the first da y over his brother Joe, while young Exper t Mark Kornely showed the Pro-Am's how it 's done on Monday . Kornely topped Mike McKee and Eades. With races going on at the Barberville half miles, the Expert turnout was low less than 10 riders each day. California's Randy Bereman topped Ken Mohler on Sunday, while Bobby Myers finished ahead of Mohler on Monday. ...~ Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach , Florida Results: March 3-4 ... S unday 51: I. Blak e Young (Co b); 2. Adam Carpinello (Cob); 3. Marial Andres (Cob); 4. Christopher Sh ank (Yam ); 5. Pa trick Johnson (So2). 65: 1. Charlie Itali a (Ka w ). 2. Jesse Jan isch (Kaw); 3. Ja r ed M e e s (Kaw); 4. Bla k e Yo u ng (Ka w) ; 5. Eric Kvi nl ang (Kaw). 8S (7· 11): 1. Chris W ai te (H on); 2. Rob Pe a rso n (Kaw ); 3. Scott Morris on Jr. (Kaw ); 4. Tom Ne well (Ka w ); 5 . Charlie lta lia (Ho n). 85 (12-15): 1. Justin VeHcky (Ho n); 2. Ton y Meirin g (Hon); 3. Mik e Mash ew ske (Yam); 4. Nick H ammer; 5. Matt Osborne (Kaw). 85 DTX: 1. Chris Wa ite (Hon); 2. Mike Ma shewske (Yam); 3. Rob Pearson (Kaw) ; 4. To ny Meiring (Hon); 5. Scott Mo rriso n Jr. (Kaw) . 125: 1. Roger Lee Hayden (Ya m ); 2. Joe Zydinsky (Hon); 3. Cory Roth (H on ); 4. Kristin Edwards (Hon); 5 . Nicholas Jan es (Yam) . 250: 1. Bryan Bigelow (Yam) ; 2. Roger lee H ayden (ATK ); 3. Jeremy DeR uyter (Ho n); 4. James Fisk (Ho n); 5. To m McGrane Jr. (Ma i). 504: J. N icky Ha y d en (Rtx); 2. David Dunn (Hon); 3. A lle n Weinberg (H on) ; 4. Don P re v ost (Hon); 5. Bill Co ndon (Yam) . . OPEN: 1. Nicky Hayden (Rtx); 2. Bry an Bigelow (Rtx ); 3. To m McG rane (Ho n); 4. Frank Ca rpi ne lJo (Rtx); 5. Mik le Lattman (Yam ). SR (30+) : 1. M ikl e La tt ma n (Ya m ); 2 . F r ank Carpinell o (Rtx ); 3. Phil Wolf (Hon); 4. Fre d Broshjeit (Yam); 5. Bill Con do n (Yam) . (Top) Nicky Hayden racked up four cla ss wins at the Youth Amateur Sho rt Track Championship at Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium. (Above) Chris Waite walked away with a victory In the 85cc DTX class. (Left) Adam Carpinello topped Monday's 51cc class after finishing second the previous day . 100: 1. Frank Nye (Hon); 2. Ma rk Crozier (H on) ; 3 . Chris Ientzen (Hon) ; 4. Scott Ru sse ll (Hon ); 5. David DeCam p (Ho n) . SR (40+): 1. Tom m y S isson (Yam ); 2. Eugen e Copelan d (Rtx ): 3. Ric hard W ashak (Rt x ); 4. Wade Summers (H on ); 5. Davi d Dunn (Hen). 600 EX: 1. Ra ndy Be re man (R tx) ; 2. Ken Mohl e r (Rtx); 3. Les Washbon (Rtx) ; 4. J oh n Wi nsett (Rtx); S. Mark Kornley (Rtx); 6. Trapper McD anie l (Rtx); 7. Bobby Myers (Rtx) . 250 PRO-AM: 1. Tim Eades (Hon); 2. Joe Eades (Hon); 3. Roy Mill er (Su z ); 4. Mark Kornely (H o n ); 5 . Mike McKee (Suz); 6. Francois Dum as (H on); 7. Marco Morell o (H on); 8. Jeremy D eRuyte r (Ka w ); 9. Ca se y Burton (Hen): 10. Christo p her Gu rda (Suz); 11. Jason Tyer (Hon); 12. Ke nny Dahlin (Hon). . 600 P R O -A M : 1. Richar d W insett (Rt x); 2. Ro y Miller [Rtx] : 3 . Robe rt Weiss (Rtx): 4. Robert Babcock (Rtx); S. Bobby Decker (Hon). M on day 51: 1. Adam Carpinello (Cob); 2. Lee M ies (Cob ); 3. Maria An dres (Cob); 4. Chri st opher Shank (Ya m) ; 5. Tyler Myers (Yam) . 65: 1. Jared Mees (Kaw); 2. Charlie Itali a (Kaw); 3. Eric Kvinla n g (Kaw); 4. Ben jamin Glisso n (Ka w ); ~ . jordan Jones (Kaw). 85 (7- 11) : 1. Rob Pea rso n (Kaw): 2. Chris W a i te (H o n ); 3. Charlie Italia (Hon); 4. Sco tt Morrison Jr. (Kaw ); 5. Tom Newell (Kew) . 85 (U -1S): 1. Tony Meiring (Hon); 2. Ju stin Velicky (Ho n ); 3. Mike Mashewske (Yam); .4. N ick Ham m er; 5. Mall Osborn (!

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