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Richards finished second, Brooks was third, and Jones was last after experiencing yet another chain failure. The final heat of the night was won by Rookie of the Year candidate Mann. Second place went to a charging Boast, third to Garrod and fourth to Harrington. Litt, Venegas and Colorado Springs Worid Arena: Pat "The Rat" Lin came out of retirement to hand Charlie Venegas his first defeat of the 2001 Boast had earned Ice speedway season, in the second round of heat races at round their main-event two of the World Cup ICE Speedway series in Colorado. starting positions by winning the most heat race points. A last-chance land's Scott Courtney, third to Engqualifier was to run to determine the land's Dean Garrod, and the Possum final three contenders. Mann, Hurley Cove, Louisiana's Wayne Jones had and FaFard made up the first row, to settle for fourth when his chain with Barlow, Richards and Brooks 10 broke at the start. yards behind for this four-lap In heat three, England's Peter shootout. Mann took the early lead, Boast rode to his first win of the with Hurley and FaFard in the next series. Cameron Brooks from Floristwo transfer positions. Barlow forced sant, Colorado, placed second. Brent his way past FaFard on the second Densford from Conway, South Carolilap, and then, for a little insurance, na, was third, and Rob Cooling from passed Hurley on the third lap. Mann Cardis, Wales, finished last. held on for the win, with Barlow secAll eyes were on the final heat of ond and Hurley taking the fmal transfer round one when Litt lined up on the position. Finishing behind them were outside. Next to him was veteran ice Richards, Brooks and FaFard. racer Bill Hermant from Sparks, In the main event, Litt was on the Nevada, and then Colorado Springs pole, with Venegas alongside and native Bobby Richards. Grand JuncBoast on the outside of the front row. tion, Colorado's Cal Harrington was Row two had Mann, Barlow and Huron the pole. It was obvious Litt's fiveley set to go. Official starter John year absence from the ice hadn't Goodman staged the riders, walked affected him at all; he bolted into the over to the magic button, pushed it lead and never looked back. Richards and off they flew. Still smarting from charged hard for second, with Harhis earlier encounter with Litt, Venerington and Hermant third and fourth. gas dropped down on the Coloradan The first heat of the second and like a ton of bricks, forcing Litt so far final round was the stuff ice speedlow in the first tum that he actually way fans dream of: "The Rat" on the touched a cone and appeared to roll pole and "The Edge" on the outside. off the throttle a tad to regain his preDensford and Hurley were sandferred line. In that split second, Venewiched in the middle. The tape went gas took the lead, never to give it up. up, and Litt and Venegas made it to Litt stayed close for second, with all the first turn exactly side by side, in the subsequent action happening front of the other two riders. In a bold behind. Barlow passed Boast and move, Litt moved up from the inside Mann to take third and keep his endon Venegas, taking him way up high less string of podium finishes intact. near the crash pads. Then, in the Litt had a great night, showing same smooth move, Litt shot down everyone he still had what it takes the back straight like a silver bullet with a strong second place. Venegas from Golden! Venegas raced as hard made it two for two in 2001 World as he could, catching Litt but unable Cup action, increasing his early to pass. After our laps of high-speed points lead. With 10 more rounds to dueling, the checkered went to Litt by go, it's still anyone's championship to a wheel. The crowd went wild! win. eN Whether he knew it or not, "The Rat" Colorado Springl World Arena had just handed Venegas his first Colorado Springl, Colol'lldo defeat of the season. Hurley finished Results: January 25, 2001 lRound 21 third and Densford fourth. LCQ: 1. Jllmes Mann: 2. Anthony Barlow; 3. Shawn Hurley; 4. Bobby Rlchllrds: 5. Cameron The next heat was all FaFard's. Brook•. I'\AIN: I. Charlie Venegas; 2. Pat Utt; 3. Anthony Hermant finished second, Courtney Barlow; 4. Jemes Mann; 5. Peter Boast. was third and Cooling settled for World Cup Points Standings (After 2 of 12 rounds): 1. Charlie Venegas (95); 2. Anthony Barlow fourth. (66): 3. Nick FeFerd (58); 4. Jemes Menn (55); 5. Pet Utt (45); 6. Shewn Hurley (43); 7. Peter Boost The third heat of round two was (27): 8. (TIE) John O'Neill/S<:ott Courtney (IB); 10. taken by a determined Barlow. Cameron Brooks (15). 50 FEBRUARY 21,2001 • cue I • n e _ s STC Pro Circuit Winter Series Round 3: 290 Motocross Park Kacir Cashes In at 290 By BRIAN COMEAU for points but was obviously disappointed. Kacir took home the moto win and the overall. Huckabee did the same in the Intermediate class, with Continental Airlines' Jason Nimitz taking second for second overall. Aaron Brumbaugh rounded out the top three in the Intermediate class with 2-3 scores on the day. Elizabeth McFarland took the holeshot in the first moto of the Women's Open class. Her lead didn't last long, though, as Sheree Schultz made her move for the lead early and began to set a rapid pace. Katie Hudson was on McFarland's fender, and she took the position from McFarland before the end of the first lap. Schultz already had a large lead at this point, and it continued to grow, getting as large as 19 seconds. At the finish, it was all Schultz, with Hudson taking second and McFarland rounding out the top three. Angela Keith took fourth. The second moto looked a lot like the first, except Schultz took the holeshot and the early lead. Hudson was a close second during the first part of the race, with McFarland trailing her in third. It didn't take long for Schultz's pace to give her a large lead and she easily distanced herself from the field. The race ended like it started, with Schultz out front, Hudson in second and McFarland in third. Keith again took fourth. Corey Self was the man to beat in the 65cc (10-] 1) class, powering his GRC-backed KTM 65 to two holeshots and two wire-to-wire wins. Dansco/FMF/Spy/PJ 1-sponsored Zach Givens put in a fine ride for a 42 score, earning second overall. Shane Lagan was third overall on his Pasadena Kawasaki. EBR/RAT Racing's Chase Spears took fourth over- WALLER, TX, JAN. 28 he STC Pro Circuit Winter Series made its stop at 290 Motocross Park. Some 350 entrants came out to be part of the racing. The track was in excellent condition and held up well considering the weather. Some sprinkles did fall, but not enough to slow down the racing. Ross Motorsports' Aaron Brumbaugh took the holeshot in the combined Over 25 Intermediate/Expert class. Vince Kacir quickly put his Harlingen Motorsports Honda in the lead and began to set the pace. At the end of the first lap, Kacir was out front, with Brumbaugh in second, Galveston Honda's Ronny Huckabee in third and JM/HHR/Motorex-sponsored James Hillin in fourth. Jeremy Ross was running fifth after a poor start but was on the move, passing Hillin early on the second lap and charging up to Huckabee and Brumbaugh. When they came around to complete the second lap, there was a dogfight for second between the three Honda riders. Ross didn't spend much time worrying about Brumbaugh and Huckabee, passing them and setting after Kacir. Ross closed the gap considerably, but the battle for first never materialized. Ross stalled his bike briefly and gave second and third back to Brumbaugh and Huckabee. One lap later, Ross was again in second, chasing after Kacir. However, with the white flag already out, there wasn't much time. Kacir took the win, with Ross in second. Huckabee passed Brumbaugh to take first Intermediate honors. O'Neal rider Keith Darrow snagged the holeshot in the second moto, but Kacir again took the lead and set the pace. Darrow had his hands full with Brumbaugh and Huckabee, both of whom passed Darrow to take over second and third. Huckabee and Brumbaugh seemed to be stuck together all moto. Ross was again charging through the field after a poor start. As the moto progressed, Huckabee began to challenge Kacir for the lead, but time was running out and Huck290 Motocross Parle Aaron Brumbaugh (163) takes abee had his hands full with the holeshot In the combined Over 25 Ross. Then Ross took secExpertl1ntermediate contest, with Vince Kaclr (155) a ond, only to pull out with close second. Kacir won both molos for the overall. clutch problems. He finished T