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Unlimited Sports Florida AMA Winter Series, Round 5
across the finish line with tile moto and
oveJ;.a!J win over johnson, Lorusso, Yoho
and Barton, who passed Crown late in
the race.
Ousten and Crown also competed in
the Over 30 cla s, with Carsten topping
the class over Barton and Crown. In the
Over 25 class, Crown scored the win
allead of Barton and Jeff Lampe.
Troy Adams cored two wins on the
day, going 3-1 in the 12Sec B class over
Chad Johnson'S 2-3. In the 12Sec Youth
division, Adams won both motos over
James Stewart, who posted a 3-4 showing - good' enough for second.
Stewart also competed in the Super
Mini and 80cc (12-13) events, winning
all four motos on his Team Green/Fox/
Oakley /FMF/DunJop-backed KX. Davi
Millsaps placed second in the Super
Mini race with a 3-2 score and won the
80cc (7-11) race over Kyle Chisholm.
The Renner family had a great day of
racing, as older brother Ronnie finished
fourth in the 12Scc Pro class and won
the 2S0cc A division, while younger
brother Ricky topped the 60cc (7-9) class
over Kyle Keylon and Mike Nicolini.
Kawasaki pilot Chad Johnson won a
pair of classes as he topped the 250cc B
and 16-24 races. Johnson won both
motos in the 16-24 class over Clint
Shealy and used a consistent 2-2 tally to
win the 250cc B class ahead of Kyle Farfa
nell, who had a 1-3.
Dade City Raceway
Dade City, Aorlda
Results: February 1, 1999 (Round 5 of 5)
(Above) Paul Currie scored a 2-1 moto
tally to win the 250cc Pro class 81 Dade
City Raceway In Florida.
(Left) Chad Johnson topped the 250Cc B
and 16-24 divisions on the sandy circuit.
By Kyle Myers
so
DADE CITY, FL, FEB. I
arry Car ten and Paul Currie were
the 125cc and 250cc Pro-elass winners at the fifth and final round of
the Unlimited Sports Florida AMA Winter Series, held at Dade City Raceway,
but Answer/Smith/Bill's Pipes/South
Shore-backed Tony Lorusso won the
title in both classes with consistent 2-5
showings. More than 325 riders competed for Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki
contingency money.
When the ga te dropped for the first
12Scc Pro moto, Canadian rider Ryan
GauJd led the 24-rider field into turn
one, with Lorusso, Greater Yamaha's
Ronnie Renner, Keith johnson and
Carsten following. Johnson fell on lap
two, and Gauld was getting heavy pressure from Lorusso, Renner and Carsten.
On lap three, Lorusso had motored by
Gauld for the point, with Carsten pass-
ing Renner and Gauld in one swoop.
Lorusso made good use of the clear
track in front of him and opened up a
small lead over Ousten.
Renner rode in third, with Scott/Sinisalo/Bracton Cycle-backed Johnson ripping through the pack after his early
spill. When the checkered flag came out,
Lorusso held on for the win ahead
of Carsten, Renner, Johnson and P.E.
Tipping.
Renner rocketed out of the gate to
start moto two, with Currie, Johnson,
Lorusso and Jason Fink close behind.
Currie, on his F&S/Sinisalo/Smith/Performa nee Engineering RM, flew by Renner to take control of the race. Currie
then quickly opened up a six-second
lead as Renner, Johnson, Lorusso and
Carsten battled in the sand section of the
course. Carsten, on his MSR/Dunlop/
Pro Circuit/Scott Bromley Suzuki,
slapped by. Johnson closed the gap on
Currie, but time ran out. Currie claimed
the moto win but, having placed 24th in
moto one, he only finished 13th overall.
Johnson finished in the bridesmaid's
spot, with Carsten, Lorus 0 and Renner
rounding out the top five. Carsten's 2-3
tally was good enough for the overall,
ahead of Lorusso's 1-4 score.
In the 250cc class, Currie jumped ou t
to the early lead, with Johnson, Matt
Crown and Kenny Yoho trailing behind.
Hadsell fell on lap one, while Currie
opened up a three-second advantage
over Johnson. Carsten broke into the1'op
fi ve after Hadsell fell. Then Carsten
passed Crown for fourth. On the fifth
lap, Johnson closed in on Currie and
then powered by.him on his YZ400.
johnson then checked out and pulled
away for a 10-second win over Currie.
Spy-backed Yoho ran third the entire
moto until the last lap, when Carsten
slipped by. Crown rode a strong
race and was rewarded with a top-five
finish.
Currie once again grabbed the
holeshot in moto two, ahead of Yoho,
Crown, johnson and Barton. Yoho made
a strong move and powered by Currie
in the rough back straightaway to take
the lead. Yoho and Currie continued to
battle for the top spot as they opened up
a five-second lead over Johnson, who
passed Crown on lap three. Lorusso was
on the move after a rnidpack start, and
he moved by Barton and Crown on the
fourth lap for fourth place.
With the halfway flag out, Currie
moved by Yoho on the back section to
take back the lead. This time, Currie put
some real estate between himself and
Yoho. Yoho then fell victim to the hardcharging Johnson and Lorusso. By the
time Johnson reached second place, Currie was six seconds clear. Currie sailed
PIW (4-6), I. Zoe F,eebe,s (Cob); 2. Tyle, Moo...
(Cob); 3. Dylan o.,ntum (Cob); 4. PresIon Thomas (Cob);
Robby Huss (Lem).
PIW (7-3); 1. Colton Maynard (Cob); 2. Dominic lzzi
5.
(Cob); 3. Orlando Hamilton (Cob); 4. Dustin Solovitch
(Cob); 5. Ryan Lawhon (Cob).
60 (1-9): 1. Ricky Renner (Kaw); 2. Kyle Keylon
(Kaw); 3. Mike Nicolini (Kaw); 4. Sean Hackley (Kaw);
5. Troy Davis (Kaw).
60 (JIHt), 1. Ian Hillel (Kaw); 2. Jon Camp (KTM);
3. Lan-y Partin (Kaw); 4. Andy Cher.oin (KTM); S. Danny
Weyer (Kaw).
80 (7ยท11): 1. Davi Millsaps (Suz); 2. Kyle Chisholm
(Kaw); 3. Jimmy Keys (Yam); 4. Malt Boni (Kaw); 5.
Kyle Orr (Kaw).
80 (12-13): 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2.Zac Lundy
(Hon); 3. Matt Goerke (Yam); 4. athan Davenport
(Kaw); 5. Jacob MatsOek (Yam).
80 (l4-1S): 1. Drew Kain (Yam); 2. Augie Lieder
(Suz); 3. Chad Ward (Y;1Ol); 4. Jesse Richards (Yam); 5.
Roy Horton (Suz).
SIMINI: 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Davi Millsaps
(Suz); 3. athan Davenport (Kaw); 4. Drew Kain (Yam);
5.
Lundy '(Hon).
YTH (U-15): 1. Troy Adams (Suz); 2. James Stewart
(Kaw); 3. Dan Truman (Suz); 4. Brian Gray (Yam); 5.
Shane Bartholf (Kaw).
US A: 1. Tyson Hadsell (Yam); 2. Jarrett Tipping