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CCS Florida and CCS Southeast Regional Race Roebling Road Raceway Macias Wins at the Line By LISA THEOB ALD SAVANNAH, GA, MAR. 3) -APR. ) a rlo s Mac ias won th e Unl imite d Gr an d Pr ix rac e o n his Du c a ti 996 durin g th e S outh ea st/ F lo rid a Reg ional event at Roe bling Road . Eric Gra y had dom inated th e lead throughou t the entire eight -la p ra ce in an all -out three -wa y battle with fello w Florid ians Ma cias and Da vid McIn tyre, but it was Macias who held the adva ntage at the line to snag his first "Shooto ut" win. R- ) p ilo t Gray nabbed the lead early on the first lap . Jere my Barker, Pat Weekl ey, Mcintyre and Andre Van Dyke were in hot pursu it, but, by the en d o f the n ext la p , some se riou s passing put Mcintyre's GSX-R750 in second, with Macias , Pat Moon ey S r. a nd Ted Co bb close behind. On lap three, the top three broke awa y from the re st of the pack in an all -o ut fight for the win . A little furthe r ba c k, Cobb had se cured fo urt h p la c e , wit h Mo o n e y , Be n Walt e rs , Va n Dyk e , Ma uro C ere d a a nd Ken Sta ffo rd all hot on his tail. Macias a nd Mcintyr e swapped positions a coup le of t im es but we re un able to catc h Gr a y until t he final la p . Macias turn ed on t h e power a t the very e nd of the final la p and p a s s ed both Mcintyre and Gra y in a d ram ati c finis h . Th e t o p t h re e c ross ed th e fin ish line in a bla ze o f speed an d le ss than hal f a bik e length apart . Mac ia s too k th e win , with Gra y in s econd and Mcintyre in th ird. Co bb and Mooney rounded off the top five . Du ring the weekend ev ent, Macia s a lso finish ed second in th e GTO a nd Supertwins races , th ird in Hea vy we ight Superb ike, sev enth in Mid dleweight Grand Prix and GTU, and n inth in Middleweight Supe rsport. G ray won the Midd lewei ght Gr and Pr ix, GTU a nd Middleweight Sup erbike races and finish ed s econd in Un lim ited Supersport. Mcin tyre won the Middleweight Supers port ra ce a nd fi n is h e d second in He avyweigh t Superb ike and Middleweight Sup er bike , th ird in GTO , fourth in GTU and Un lim ite d Supers po rt, sixth in Mid dlewe ight Grand Pr ix , and ) Oth in Hea vywe ight Supersport . Another Florid a rider, Bob Fisher, walked away from the weekend with the greatest number of Ex pert victo ries. He won a to ta l of four rac es , finishing first in GT Ligh ts , Heavyweight S po rtsma n, Lightweight Sup e rb ik e and Ligh twei ght S up ersport. He also fin ish ed seco nd in the Lightweig ht Grand Prix ra ce . C 64 MAV 16. 2001 • cue I e Fisher cla imed an early le ad in GT Lights and o pen ed up a ga p on the rest of t he pac k . He continue d to inc re a se h is d istanc e over seco nd pla ce thro ughou t the 30-minute race a nd finished we ll ahead of Ron Perry: Jo h n Klara s , Ma tt Bl as h fi e ld an d Keith Ga lias . He s ei zed the lead on the firs t la p d uring the He avywe ig ht Sportsm an ev ent and ra n away with the win . All of the passing action was go ing on beh in d h im , e specia lly in the fight for third place between J ohn Long and Leo Venega . Fishe r cr ossed the finish line ahead of Perry . After a grueling eight la ps , Long had maneu ve red his m a ch ine ahe a d of Ve neg a . Steve Bold en finished fifth . Fisher was out front ea rly a ga in in the Ligh tweight Superbi ke race, but he dropped back to th ird p lac e on lap two. By la p th re e he wa s back in th e le ad , a nd the race turned into a th reerider battl e for first pla c e between hi mself , Jo h n Lin d er and Galias . Ha lfway through th e race , more posi tion swa pp ing p ut Galias in second p la c e . On t he next la p , Perry h ad moved up into the c hase. The threeride r ba ttl e tu rned into a fo ur - rider bre a ka wa y on the la st la p , bu t Fisher ha d eno ugh dista nce to ma intain his a d vantage. He won the race without further c hall e nge . Ga lia s held on to s e c o nd , a nd Perry passe d Linder to finis h third . Th e sa me top five riders battled it ou t agai n in the Lightw eig ht S upersport ra ce . Again , Fisher nabbed and held on to an early le ad. Th ere wa s plenty of passing a cti on a nd fre quent position swapping in this ra c e a s well, but Fisher finished well ahead of the others , with out ch a lle nge. Perry fi nish ed second, ahea d of Ga lias, Lind er and Keesee. There was a t ie fo r th e s econd highest number of first -pla c e finishes , betw een Gra y and C on ic e ll i, w it h three wins apiece. Con ice lli not only won a ll three of th e events he ran , he finished far ahead of everybo dy else during the GTO , Unlimited S upers poit and Heavyweight Superbike ra ces. Amateur Giovann i Roja s was not only another runawa y winne r, he was the weekend's biggest winner, with a total of seven first-place finishes . He won the Midd lewe ight Grand Prix , GTU , Unlim ite d Supersport, Heavy weigh t Su perb ike , Middleweight S upersport, Heavyweight Supersport and Middleweig ht Superbike events. S e a n Morr is was the Amateu r holeshot king , nabbing ea rly le a ds in th e GTU , Middl e we ight Supersp ort , n e _ s Roebling Road Raceway: Carlos Macias blazes through turn seven en route to the Unlimited Grand Prix win in Savannah, Georgia. Middleweight Super bike and Heavy we ig ht Su p ers p o rt races . He and Roj a s sw apped pos itio ns in heated battles during all fo ur of their ra c es togethe r, but Rojas a lways pull ed o ut the po we r to nail the a dva ntage and take the checkered fla g . eN Roebling Road Raceway Savannah, Georgia Results: March 31-April 1, ZOOl AM M./W GP: 1., Giovanni Roja s (Suz); 2. Trey Yon c e ( Yam ); 3 . Bi ll She rida n (Yam ); 4 . A nd re Bibeau (Vam ); 5. Daniel Bry ant (Suz). EX M/ W GP : 1. Eri c Gr ay (Yam ) ; 2 . Aa ron Jo hnson (Suz) ; 3 . Pedro Valient e (Vam); 4. Michael Conlon Jr. (Yam); 5. Tho ma s Pruner (Yam) . EX GT U GHTS: 1. Robert Fisher (Suz): 2. Ron Perry (Suz); 3. John Kl aras (Hon) ; 4 . Matt Blashfield (SUl); 5. Keith Galias (SUl) . AM GT LIGHTS ; I. Wayne Gay lord (SUl ) ; 2 . Darr ell Ryals (Suz); 3 . Denn is Bonn eau (Suz) ; 4 . A llen Lyon Jr. (A pr); 5. Ju an Gallinal (Suz) . A M <:iTO: 1. Giovanni Rojas (Suz); 2. Sean Morri s (Vam ); 3. Trey Yonce (Vam) : 4 . And re Bibeau (Yam); 5. Bill Sheridan (Yam) . M/W SPTSMN : I. Matt Blashfield (Hon) ; 2. Steve Penn in gt on ( H- D ) ; 3 . Je ff rey McK inn ey (D ue ): 4 . Chris Ah ne (H· D ); 5. Robert Rivers (Ka w). EX GT O: 1. Er ic Gray (Yam ): 2. Wayn e Watt s (Suz) ; 3 . Aa ron Jo hnso n (Suz); 4. David Mci ntyre (Suz): 5. Pedro Valiente (Yam) . AM GTO ; 1. Je r emy Hai du k (S Ul) ; 2 . Sean M orr i s ( Yam ) ; 3 . Gu y G reene ( Yam); 4 . Steve Terbrueggen (Due); 5. Je ffrey Bankston (Suz) . EX QTO : 1. Ri ch Conic elli (S UI); 2 . Carl o s Ma c ia s ( Due) ; 3 . Da vid Mcintyre (Suz) ; 4 . Mau ro Cereda (Suz); 5. A ndre Van Dyke (Suz). EX F ~4 0 : 1. Richard Croly J r. (Suz); 2. Walter Hotz (Suz) ; 3 . Leo Sul py ( Suz); 4 . Patrick Wa rd (SUl) ; 5. John Long (5 02). AM F -40 : 1. Steve Genter ( Ha n) ; 2 . Jam es Pad en J r. (Suz) ; 3 . A ll en Ly o n Jr. ( A pr); 4 . Tim Vanderw eert (Suz); 5. Jeffrey Hoffm an (SUI). H/W SPTSMN : 1. Robert Fi sher (Su z); 2. Ron Perry (Suz ); 3 . Jo hn Lo ng ( Du e); 4 . Leo Vene ga (Bue); 5. Stephen Bolden (SUl ) _ L/W SPTSMN : I. D avid T homaso n (MZ ) ; 2 . Bruce Brown (MZ); 3. Tony Hinson (Suz): 4. Pierre Lacasse (Spo) ; 5. Beach Owen (Kaw ). EX a ll S/ SPT: 1. Rich Con icelli (Suz); 2. Eric Gray (Yam) ; 3. Ted Cobb (Suz); 4 . Da vid Mci ntyre (Suz); 5. Mauro Cereda (Suz). AM OIL S /SPT: 1. Giovann i Roja s (S uz) ; 2. J erem y Haiduk (Suz) ; 3 . Guy Gree ne ( Yam); 4 . Jeffrey Bankston (Suz); 5 . Th om as Huminik (Suz). EX S/TW: 1. A ndres Perez ( Duc); 2. Carlos Macias (Duc) ; 3. Mauro Cereda (A pr) ; 4. Pat Moo ney Sr. (H-D); 5. Dou glas Gross (D ue). AM S/TW: 1. T ho ma s Drum m (S uz) ; 2 . Steve Terbru eggen (Duc) . GP SGL : 1. Jo hn Kle res (Hon); 2. Barrett long (Yam); 3 . Migue l Chirina (Yam) ; 4 . Manue l Zambrana (Hon). S/SGL: 1. J ust in Long (Hon) ; 2. Bru ce Bro wn (MZ); 3 _Pierre Lacasse (Spo ). EX H/ W S/ BK : 1. Rich Conice lli (Sua): 2. David Mcin tyre (Suz); 3 . Carlos Macias (Due ); 4. Ted Cobb (Suz); 5. J eremy Barker (Suz). AM H/W S /BK : 1. Giovan ni Roj a s (Suz) ; 2. J eremy Haiduk (Suz); 3 . Serg io Or ozco (Suz) ; 4. Thoma s Hum inik (Suz); 5. Juan Gallin al (Suz). EX L/W S/BK: I . Robert Fisher (5 02): 2. Keith Gali as (S uz); 3 . Ron Per ry (S uz); 4 . J o hn Linder (SUl) ; 5 . Todd Keesee (SUl) . AM L / W S/BK ; I. Wayn e Gay lord (S Ul); 2 . Denni s Bo nne au (Suz); 3 . Ja so n Br andt (Suz) ; 4 . Matt Wirt (5 02); 5 _Chr is Ahne (H-D) . AM M / W S/ SPT : 1. Giovann i Roja s (SUI) ; 2. Sean Morri s (Yam); 3 . Cam Morehead (Kaw) ; 4 . Trey Yon ce (Yam ); 5. Aaron J enk ins (Han ). EX M/W S/SPT: 1. Dav id Mci ntyre (SUI) ; 2. Ted Cob b (SUI); 3 . Ped ro Valien te ( Yam ); 4 . Aa ro n J ohnson (SUI); 5. Ken Stafford (Yam). EX L/W GP: I. Ben Walt ers (Yam ); 2. Robert Fi sh er ( SUI) ; 3 . J o hn Kla ras ( Ho n); 4 . Ste phe n Bold en (SUI); 5. Ray Slllka (Suz) . AM L/W GP: 1. Steve Gente r (Hon) ; 2. Dennis Bonnea u (Suz) ; 3. Stephen Guzm an (SUI) ; 4 . Mat t Wirt (SUl). AM H/W S/SPT : I. Gio va nn i Roj as (SUl) : 2 . Sean Morri s ( Yam) ; 3 . J er emy Hai du k (SUI ); 4. Jeffre y Bank ston (SUI) : 5. Cam Morehead (Kaw). U/ L GP: 1. Carlo s Macias (Du e) ; 2. Eric Gray (Yam) : 3. David Mcintyre (SUl ); 4. Ted Cobb (5 02); 5. Pat Mooney Sr. (502). EX L/W S/SPT: 1. Rob ert Fisher (SUl ): 2. Ron Perry (Su z): 3 . Keith Gali as (Suz); 4 . J ohn Lin der (SUl); 5. Todd Keesee (SUl) . AM L/ W S/ S PT; I. Way ne Gay lo rd (SUl ) ; 2 . Stephen Guzman (Suz) ; 3. Matt Wirt (Suz); 4 . Tim Morris (Hon) ; 5. Robert M urico (Suz). EX H/W S/SPT: I. Ted Cobb (SUl); 2. Mauro Cered a (Suz) ; 3 . And re Van Dy ke (S UI) ; 4 . Chuck Ivey (Hon); 5. J eremy Bar ker (Suz). EX M/W S/BK; I. Eri c Gray ( Yam) ; 2. David Mcintyre (Suz); 3. Ted Cobb (Suz); 4. Ken Staffo rd (Yam) : 5 . Wayne Watts (Suz). AM M/W S/BK: 1. Giovanni Rojas (Suz); 2. Sean Mo rris ( Yam); 3. A nd re Bibeau ( Yam) ; 4 . Aa ron Jen kin s (Hon); 5. Michael Hensley (Yam) . Season-Opening District 6 Points Race H urricane Hills Sports Center A Picture-Perfect Rockwell By JIM P. S A NDERS ON CUFFORD, PA, AP 8 R. h e season opener at the Hurricane Hills S ports Center, promot ed by Hurd Motorsports, was, to say the least, a little on the s lick side for T the 200 r iders on hand . Mother Nature provided a day 's worth of rain the day before the event. Hond a pilot Scott Roc kwe ll domi nated the )25 A class, carding a perfect ) -) fo r the ove rall win a nd the lio n' s share of th e pu rs e . Rockwell

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