I.·EVEN:TS.
(Left) John Flke (77) leads Into turn one
during Open Pro Twin racing at the
VOTRA Jeeps Club Short Track National
In Wichita, Kansas.
(Below left) Mickey Fay (13) looks for a
way around Troy Rose (55) at the Jackson
Prairie TT In Washlngton._
~iSTR PRO: 1. Skip Wertz; 2. John Fike; 3. John Var.bel; 4.
Gerald Jessup.
OPHN PRO TW: 1. Danny Cartwrightj 2. Tim Lindfors; 3.
Skip Wpm:; 4. John Fike; 5. Mart Holm.
Stanley, Fay clash at
Jackson Prarie TT
By Clay Light
JACKSON PRARIE, WA, JUNE 14
Northwest IT specialists Dan Stanley and Mickey Fay clashed in what could have been the
most closely contended Expert main event thus
far in the young 1996 AMA District 27 outdoor
season at the inaugural round of the Jackson
Prarie IT Series.
A preview of the Experts' main event came
in the.first of two qualifiers. Stanley narrowly
edged Fay for a win and the pole position for the
main. Heat two went Chris Fitzhugh's way after
he edged out Del Schnitzer. A last chance qualifier took four riders to the 12-rider, 20-lap
Expert feature, won by Ron Waters after early
leader Eli Price fell.
Stanley, much as he has done all season long.
shot to the head of the pack at the start of the
Expert/ Pro-Am main event. The only difference
w~s that instead of this being a Stanley runaway, Fay was right there to challenge his every
move. Stanley rode a flawless ride, one that
would earn hit\>. top payofi, beating Fay by a
wheel. Jeff Annen also notched a stellar performance, nabbing third ahead of Fitzhugh and
Troy Rose.
Diminutive speedster Chris Waite picked up
a pair of wins in the 80cc DTX and 60/80cc
Combo classes, but could only watch as Jake
Holden ran away with the SOcc A main. Holden,
proving his prowess on larger machin.es as well,
scored a win in the hotly-contested 250cc A
main, where he beat Suzuki rider Robert ·Rosie
and Nick McBride Jr. to score a pair of wins.
McBride came back to top the 125cc A main
to further his stranglehold on the class points
lead, easily outdistancing the eight-rider field.
Nick McBride Sr. also had a good night after
topping the Open A main.
Kawasaki rider Nick Sellers posted a strong showing in the 60cc A main, beating Michael
Rochester, and placed second to .Waite in the
6O/8Occ Combo class.
Results
VET 250 BEG: 1. David Pte!llQn (Yam).
125 AM 1. Dean Walker (Yllm).
125 NOV;), Jeff Coffman (Yam).
125 BEG: 1. Alex Desantis (Hon).
MINI EX: r. Doug Chiapurio (Kaw).
MINI NOV: 1. o.ristopher Gill (yam).
MINI BEC; 1. Laura Chiapuzio (l
