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Kell clobbers Castle Rock IT
By Clay Light
CASTLE ROCK, WA, MAY 25
Grand National number 81, Speedy Kell, put
together 15 flawless laps on the infamous CasUe
Rock TI racecourse, topping a national-caliber
field of Eltperts at the annual O'Brien
Racing/ERC Racing Fuels-backed Memorial
Day weekend TI.
Oregon's Ryan Anderson beat Don Wilson
and Eric Rickman to win the first of the three
Expert heat races. Rex Fisher got around Jeff
Annen to win the second heat, while' Del
Schnitzer beat Kell for a win in the third heat
race. Eli Price ran away with a win in the Expert
semi to also make the final grid, as did the second- and third-place finishers, Jerry Southworth
and Steve Pruczinski.
Fisher, from Warren, Oregon, sat on the pole
position for the Expert main event, but Kell
shoved a wheel out front regardless, pulling
away convincingly with each lap. Schnitzer also
rode a rampant pace to ride a lonely second
place, ahead of a sensational five-way battle
behind him headed by veteran Wilson, who had
Annen, Fisher, Anderson and J.P. Simonsen
snapping at his heels. Kell's near-perfect ride
was enough for a big win over Schnitzer, while
Annen displaced ~ilson to oab third. Fisher,
Anderson and Simonsen closely fullowed in that
order at the finish.
Matt Gomez Sr., one of a multitude of out-ofstaters on hand, won two classes. Gomez's wins
came in the Open A and 600cc Pro- Am finals.
Dan Kirk and Tony Fox trailed Gomez in the
Open A main to finish second and third, respectively, but in the Pro-Am final, Idaho's Steve
Arndt, Todd Hagmann and Beau Brown made
things tough for Gomez.
Robert Rosie looked prime for a win in tile
250cc A main, but a pair of former minicycle
speedsters derailed his efforts. Jake Holden stole
Rosie's lead early; then an unsuspecting Rosie had
Kurt Hawk, who came from row three, nip him
across the finish line. Rosie, Eric Beers and Jeff
Rister finished third through fifth, respectively.
Results
EX: 1. Speedy Keil (W*R); 2. Del Schnitzer (Rtx); 3. Jeff Annen
(W*R); 4. Don Wilson (Rtx); S. Rex Fisher (Rtx).
PRO-AM: 1. Matt Gomez (Rtx); 2. Steve Arndt (Rtx); 3. Todd
Hagmann (Rtx); 4. Josh Currey (Rtx); 5. Frank Marker (Hon).
OPEN A: 1. Matt Gomez (Rtx); 2. Dan Kirk (Hon); 3. Tony
Fox (Rtx).
250 A: 1. JK'Ob Holden (Hon); 2. Kurt Hawk (Hon); 3. Robert
Rosie (Suz).
125 A: 1. Daniel Adkins (Hon); 2. Ouis Waite CHon); 3. Jared
St. Gemaine (Honl.
80 A: t. Chris Waite (Hon); 2. Kyle Bunger (Honl; 3. Matt
Gomez (Hon).
80 DTX: 1. o.ris Waite (Hon); 2. Matt Gomez (Hon); 3. Nick
Sellers (Suz).
60 A: 1. Eric DeBoer (Kaw); 2. Timmy Haycock (Kaw); 3.
Logan Batchelor (!