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There was no question about Springsteen's mastery of the ice in Davis' mind. . "Damn, that guy gets good holeshots, don't he?" Davis said. "Him and that mechanic really got dialed in. I'm gonna have to figure out how to catch him." Gardner Racing/Walters Brothers Harley-Davidson rider Dan Butler took third on his MoUoseau-built Honda after hitting the ice in his first three heats. "We just ran into a little trouble early," Butler said. "The bike put me on my head the first three races before I got it together,. but did you see me come from the back of the pack in the main?" Butler started from the back row in the eight-rider main and passed several other racers to finish third. Mark Wyskiel, riding another Molloseau-built bike, finished in the fourth position to give Molloseau three of the top four bikes on the night. "Byron is the god of ice racing," Davis said. "He builds these bikes, and they sit in his garage all year waiting for these couple of races." Butler was in complete agreement over Molloseau's mechanical genius and was ready to make predictions about next month's Big Brothers/Big Sisters race. "Byron builds the best bikes in the business, and all I gotta do is ride them," he said. ''I'm coming back here next month and winning that race." Davis plans on returning to Flint and taking part in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters race as well. "I'm definitely coming back for that," he said. ''I'm tickled to death to get out there and race like that. That's real racing, man. It's great for the fans and it's great for the riders. It's greater than racing on concrete." Davis wasn't too sure about Butler's prognostications though. "Danny can say what he wants, but I'm gonna be trying to win that race too," he said. Springsteen was definitely not fazed by the predictions. "They're going to have to catch me if they want to win," he said. Another rider who should be challenging for the checkered flag in January is six-time Amateur National Outdoor Ice Champion Craig Pickett, who took two firsts, two seconds and a third in his heat races and finished seventh in the It; Lill ~lt«I! EBC .'.R •• 7425 BROCKWAY ST • Ml; MORRIS. MI 48458 What's at the leading edge af motorcycle news? Cycle News Online! Now you can access instant race results and the latest breaking stories in the world of motor.cycling, with Cycle News' home page on the World Wide Web. UPdated ,,:eekly la.nd often mid-week, as the latest news is developing), Cycle News Onlme provIdes: • • • • • • • • • • Complete and curren! happenings Min the Wind" The 1997 Cycle News Motorcycle Buyer's Guide Current International and National Championship Calendar Listings Ins!antly updated race results in "Racewatch" Race Coverage Highlights, Molarcycle Tests, and Interviews The latest offerings from Cycle News Video·Theater Online rno!arcycle advertising from the leading companies in the industry Teom Smitty Archives Bock Issue Archives of Cycle News Online Congressional Hotline (direct e-mail links) Check it out, and tell your friends! Motorcycle neW5 will never be the 5ame - you can access Cycle News Online anytime, day or night, on the World Wide web at main. "We were doing pretty well, but they shut off the compressors and the ice started to melt a little, and we picked up some water," Picket said. "I thought we were a second faster than Chuck, but then the engine sputtered a little bit and we fell back." Flint's own Tiffany Long, 7 years old and known as "Tazz Tiff," took the main event in the 50cc Kool Kids race. Long showed the boys nothing but her ponytail and the Tazmanian Devil doll attached to the back of her flack jacket. Nine-year-old Grant Moreland, a three-time 50cc champ on the indoor ice, moved up to the 60cc class and continued his winning ways, never trailing in . the eight-lap Kool Kids main. (N IMA Sports Arena Flint, Michigan Results: December 14,1996 so: 1. Tiffany Long (Yam); 2. Travis Thierbach (Yam); 3. Travis Myers (Yam); 4-. Daniel Aulseybrook (Yam); 5. Joey Boulis (Yam). 60: 1. Grant Moreland (Kaw); 2. Steve Murray (Kaw); 3. Travis Myers (Yam); 4. Taylor Knapp (Kaw); S. Carter Myers (!

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