Fell first at Cheyenne
Cycle Club Motocross
By Stacy Jensen
CHEYENNE, WY, MAY 3
Daybreak over tne cool Wyoming plains
brought a whirlwind of activities as racers took
to the track at the Sports Riders Association of
Colorado's Cheyenne CYCle Club "Triple C
Race Ranch" for a day full of fast and furious
fun. Action in the 125cc Novice class was hot,
and it was Doug Fell who piloted his Yamaha
to the overall win.
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In the first moto, Ricky Nishida hit the first
turn to take home the holeshot prize as Nic
Glyshaw, Keith Saloman, Fell, Jonathan Opperman and Efrem Pisano followed. The first la p
progressed as the leaders quickly opened up a
four-second lead. Pisano moved to third but
Fell chased him, making a beautiful pass
through a small set of whoops with a tough offcamber. A lap later. Brian Wilson pulled off the
same pass on Pisano. This placed Fell in second,
Wilson in third and Pisano in fourth. Saloman
experienced problems and fell back to 10th by
the third lap, while Marc Gonzales moved' into
fifth. Fell began to pressure Nishida and the
two battled back aJ1d forth, with Fell sliding by
to take the lead on one of the open stretches of
the racecourse. Fell quickly opened up a sizable
lead. while Wilson caught Nishida on the
white-flag lap. Nishida went rugh and Wilson
squared off a tUrn to take over second. At the
end of the first moto, Fell took a solid first, followed by Wilson, Nishida, Glyshaw and Aaron
Allee, who had come from 18th to fifth.
The second moto began with a holeshot by
Glyshaw, with Nishida, Saloman, Opperman
and Fell rounding out the top five positions. At
the conclusion of lap one, Glyshaw maintained
the lead, while Glen ~yung, Marc Gonzales,
Fell and Wilson moved up to make up the top
.five. Jarrod Garcia, a hometown boy who was
16th around the first turn, had moved into
ninth and was starting a charge after Pisano
and Saloman when the borrowed bike he was
riding spit him to the ground. He eventually
took a disappointing 14th plaoe. The final running order in the moto was Glyshaw with the
win, with Fell, Kyung, Gonzales and Wilson
closing out the top five. Fell took iirst overall
with a 1-2, followed by Glysha w (4-1), Wilson
(2-5), Gonzales and Nishida.
Results
50 NOV: 1. Jacob Musselman (KTM); 2. Zach Larson (Act);
3. Ricky LaMontagne (Act); 4. Andrew Valdez (Cob); 5. Chance
Foley (KTM).
P/W NOV: 1. Nick Vance (Kaw); 2. Andrew Valdez (K.1W);
3. WillGibson (Kaw); 4. Mike Henderson (Kaw); 5. Brady Price
(Raw).
P/W AM; 1. L.Z. Zwetzig (Kaw).
MINI NOV; 1. Bryan Weigel (Suz); 2. Ryan Morgan (Han);
3. Dustin Clark (Yam); 4. Zach Wertz (Han); 5. Brandon Hiett
(Han).
OPEN MINI: 1. Matt Burris (Kaw); 2. Jeff Noriega (Hon); 3.
Brad Alarid (Hon); 4. 8ank Kindell (Kaw); 5. Cody Jensen
(!Caw).
MINI AM: 1. Hank Kindell (Kaw); 2. Vince Montelone
(K.\w); 3. Remington Way (Yam); 4. Ryan Conklin (Hon); 5. Jere·
my Riddle (Hon).
MINI EX: 1. Matt Burris (Kaw); 2. Cody Jensen (Kaw);3. Jeff
Noriega (Hon); 4. Brad Alarid (Hon); S. James Rue:; ($uz).
125 NOV: 1. Doug Fell (Yam);~. Nic Glyshaw (Hon); 3.
Brian Wilson (Hon); 4. Marc Gonzales (Yam); 5. Ricky N"ishida
(Han).
125 NOV SPTSMN; 1. Remington Way (Yam); 2. Cody
Jensen ()(aw).
125 AM: 1. Matt Ogden (Kaw); 2. Doug Fell (Yam); 3. Greg
Thompson (Kaw); 4. Clint Huff (Kaw); 5. Jordan Oertinggcr
(Jolon).
1251NT SPTSMN: 1. Kyle Locke (Yam); 2. Jeff Boone (Kaw).
125 PRO: I. Paul Lindsey (to late. By lap three, Ames had swallowed
them up and was <>n the tail of Mr. Vaughn.
Vaughn was able to fend off his numerous pass
attempts for a while, but Ames slowly chomped
away at Vaughn's lead and took the win at the
flag. Twigg moved by Dodd to snag third.
Results
EX GTU; 1. Larry Denning (Kaw); 2. J~f Vos (Han); 3. Jamie.
Hanshaw (Sw;); 4. Jeff Kramer (Hon); 5. Jim Vandll (Suz).
AM GTU: 1. Matt Ames (Suz)'; 2. Jason Dodd (Suz); 3. Charlie
Vaughn (Han); 4. Sean Ryan (Han); 5. Tom Jensen (Suz).
AM MICH cr l.rl; 1. Matt Ames (5uz); 2. Tom Jct\llCn (Suz);
3. Charlie Vaughn (Han); 4. Vince Romano (Suz); 5. Jason Dodd
(Suz).
AM MICti GP L-2: 1. Matt Ames (Suz); 2. Tom Jensen (Suz);
3. Charlie Vaughn (Han); 4. Brent Dudley (Suz); 5. Jason Dodd
(Above left) Doug Ballard won the Expert
GTP race at round two of the GLRRA
Road Racing Series, held at Putnam Park
Raceway In Greencaatle, Indiana.
(Above) Charlie Venegas (front) held off
Bart Bast, Jimmy Sisemore and Mike Faria
to win the Scratch main at Fast Fridays,
held at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in
Auburn, California. Faria rebounded to
win the Handicap main.
(Suz).
EX GTP: 1. Doug aaUard (Yam); 2. Jamie Hanskaw (Yam); 3.
Kevin Lehman (Yam); 4. Jeff Miller (Hon); 5. Steve Potter (Duc).
AM GTP: 1. John Alguire (Yam); 2. Ed Cunningham (Han); 3.
Mitch Bagdoian (Hon); 4. Carl Walzer (Han); 5. Terry Cross (Han).
EX GTO: 1. Brilln Gibson (Suz); 2. Jeff Vas (Kaw); 3. Larry
Denning (Kaw); 4. Jeff Kramer (Hon); 5. Jamie Hanshaw ($uz).
AM CTO: 1. M_t1 Ames (Suz); 2. Charlie Vaughn (Hon); 3.
Sean Ryan (Hon); 4. Tom Jensen (Suz); 5. Vince. Romano (Suz).
EX M/W GP: 1. Jamie Hanshaw (Suz); 2. Jeff Kramer (Horo; ...
3. Jeff Vas (Kaw); 4. Roger Bell (Stu); 5. Joe Gill (Kaw).
AM M/W GP: 1. Charlie Vaughn (tlon); 2. Matt Ames (Suz);
3. Nick Caliguri (Hon); 4. John Trautman (Hon); 5. Jason Dodd
(Suz).
EX H/W S/TW: 1. Kuntae Kim. (Due); 2. Eric McWhinney
(Due); 3. Jeff Miller (Han); 4. Greg Field (Due); 5. 5teve Potier
(Due).
AM H/W S/TW: 1. Matt Galbreath (Hon); 2. Jim Connor
(Due); 3. Dan Home (Dud; 4. Chris Bunker (lion); 5. Doug NewhOuse (Dud.
EX H/W 5/BK: 1. Jeff Vas (Kaw); 2. Brian Gibson (Suz); 3.
Larry Denning ()(aw); 4. Stacy Young (Kaw); 5. Ty Severn (Suz).
AM H/W S/BK: I. Tom Jensen (Suz); 2. Matt Ames (Suz);
Charlie Vaughn (Hon); 4. Jason Dodd (Suz); 5. Dave Henderson
(Suz).
EX H/W 5/SPT: 1. Roger Bell (Su:z:); 2. Brian Gibson (5uz); 3.
Jamie Hanshaw ($uz); 4. Larry Denning (}(aw); 5. Joe Gill (Kaw).
AM H/W 5/SPT: 1. Tom Jet'llK-'n (Han); 2. Matt Ames (Suz);
3. Charlie Vaughn (Han); 4. Jason Dodd (Suz); 5. Jaramia Becker
()(aw).
EX M/W S/BK: 1. Larry Denning (Kaw); 2. Jeff Kramer
(Han); 3. Jamie Hanshaw (Suz); 4. Joe GiU (Kaw); 5. Jim Vanoll
(Suz).
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AM M/W 5/BK: 1. Matt Ames ($uz); 2. Charlie Vaughn
(Hon); 3. Eric Twigg (Hon); 4. Aaron Risinger (Han); 5. Jason
Dodd (Su:z:).
EX M/W 5/5PT: 1. Jamie Hanshaw (Suz); 2. Joe Gill (Kaw); 3.
Brian Gibson (Suz); 4. Scotty Van Scoilc. (Suz); 5. Jim Vancill (Suz).
AM M/W5/5PT: 1. Matt Ames (Suz); 2. Jason Dodd (5uz); 3.
Eric Twigg (Hon); 4. NIck CaUguri (Hon); 5. John Trautman (Han).
125/250 GP: 1. Jeff Vas (Han); 2. Eric Stephens (Han); 3.
Jamie Worthington (Apr); 4. George Mihailofski (Yam); 5. Robert
Newby (Yam).
EX MICH GP L·1: I. Mike Kirshbaum (Yam); 2.Jcff Kramer
(Han); 3. L.1rry Denning (Kaw); 4. Jamie Hanshaw (Suz); 5. Jeff
Vos (Kaw).
EX MICH GP L-2: 1. Mike Kirshbaum (Yam); 2. Jeff Ves
(Kaw); 3. Larry Denning (Kaw); 4. Jamie Hanshaw (Suz); 5. Stacy
Young (Kaw).
EX L/W CP: 1. Jamie Hanshaw (Yam); 2. Doug Ballard
(Yam); 3. Kevin Lehman (Yam); 4. Jeff Miller (Han); 5. Doug BUsh
(Yam).
AM L/W GP: 1. John Alguire (Yam); 2. Chris Wolter (Yam);
3. Chris Bunker (Han); 4-. Carl Walzer (Hon); 5. Mitch Bagdoian
(Han).
EX SPTSMN: 1. Chip Larlo:by (Han); 2. Kevin Patmore (Kaw);
3. Dick Fisher (Hon); 4. John MdnlO$h (Due).
AM SPTSMN; 1. So Sporer (Suz); 2. Dean Otigce (Kaw); 3.
Nick Caliguri (H·D); 4. Lee Rigozzi (Suz); 5. Jeff Stack (Hon).
EX L/W S/BK: 1. Jamie Hanshaw (Yam); 2. Doug Ballard
(Yam); 3. Kevin Lehman (Yam); 4. Jeff Miller (Hon); 5. Scott Brown
(Yam).
AM L/W S/BK: 1. John Alguire (Yam); 2. Chris Bunker
(Han); 3. Terry Cross (Hon); 4. Chris Wolter (Yam); 5. Carl Walzer
(Han).
EX L/W S/1W: 1. Greg Field (Dud; 2. Steve Potter (Duc); 3.
Greg Foster (Han); 4. Paul Cottrell (Due); 5. Rob ~cn (Han).
AM L/W S/TW: 1. Chris Bunker (Hon); 2. Mitch Bagdoian
(Hon); 3. Terry Cross (Hen); 4. Ed Cunningham (Hon); 5. Pedro
Rodriguez (tlon).
Venegas comes home at
Auburn Speedway
ByM. Sober
AUBURN.CA,MAY15
The 1998 Fast Fridays Speedway season is
already living up to its preseason hype. This
week, Charlie "The Edge" Venegas held off last
week's double main winner, Bart Bast, and United States Speedway Champion "Ayin'" Mike
Faria to take the Scratch main victory before a
near-sellout crowd at the Gold Country Fairgrounds Speedway Park. However, Faria did get
on the winner's board with a convincing victory
in the Handicap main. Popular local icon Harlen
Bast won the Second Division fea ture and Mike
Browne won the Third Division main.
Venegas drew the pole for the Scratch main
and immediately set about gardening the dirt
around the inside starting grid. Northern California's reigning champion, Bart Bast, drew gate
number two, while the third and fourth lane
assignments went to Timmy "The Tammer" Sisemore and Faria. Starter M,ark Joiner eased the
four up to the tapes and' the race was under
way, with Faria showing a slight lead as the
quartet e~tered. the first turn. Far~a's lead was
short-lived, however, as the entire four-man
field gated ~martly and left no room for Faria to
advanoe. Due in part to his inside starting position and to the dry condition of the track, Venegas came out of tum two with a modest lead
over Bast, who led Sisemore and Faria. Venegas'
fast start propelled ttim on a line that took ttim
wide coming out of turn two, where Bast
attempted to cut underneath the leader in search
of the lead. But Venegas' Motion Prof
Oilzall/ Arro-backed laydown GM held the lead
on the one-line blue groove, wttile the rest of the
field never changed positions again throughout
the four-lap race.
"We haven't been here much the past couple
of years, and l'fIl still trying to get dialed in:'
Venegas said. "But that setup we tried worked
awesome in the main; l just held on."
Four riders· Faria, Louis Kossuth, Sisemore
and Bart Bast - all found themselves positioned
on the SO-yard line for the start of the Handicap
main. Rounding out the field on the 30- and 20yard stripes were Kelly Bennett and Ian Ferris,
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