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the hard-earned win aboard his MotowearfMotion Pro/Jawa/Silkolenestore. com Jawa. Janniro's bike did indeed hold up for the Scratch main, which was, mercifully, held prior to the 25-lap finale. Janniro's Jawa not only ~eld up but propelled him to an impressive start-to-finish win from starting gate four. Hedden, who had his twoScratch-main-win streak ended, was second, followed by Bast in third and Tommy Hedden, who got away with jumping the start, in fourth. One of the night's best races came courtesy of the Division Three Juniors. Mitchell Johnson came from third to first on the last lap to win, ahead of R.J. Becerra, who one lap Fast Frtd8ys SpeedwlIy: Eric Carrillo (75) tries to hold back Billy Jannlro on lap 16 of the 25-1ap Handicap main event in Auburn, California. One lap later, Janniro's bike broke and Carrillo went on to win the "Ironman" speedway event. Fast Fridays Haldicap Marathon Race Fast Fridays Speedway Carrillo - The Marathon Man By M. SOBER AUBURN,CA,AUG.17 ormer Junior Champion Eric "The Coyote" Carrillo held on for dear life until the end of the Fast Fridays Handicap Marathon Race, winning the 125-lap main event just ahead of former National Champion Bart Bast, whose second-place finish was his best ever in the annua I man - and machine-stressing event. Bobby "The Blaze" Hedden, who is a previous winner of the grueling race, was the other rider remaining on the lead lap, and he rolled home in third. The only other participant not to pull off or stop for a breather was Matt Browne, who finished a lap down in fourth place. At the start, all the riders were positioned on the track at double their usual handicap distances: Matt Brown and Tom Adams were on the 10-yard line; usual 10-yarders Bryan Yarrow and Ian Essary were on the 20; Chris Kerr and Rich Marcucci were doubled back to the 40; Carrillo sat alone on the 60; while backyardage veterans Bart Bast, Billy Janniro and Hedden began the odyssey in the middle of the back straightaway, behind the estimated 100-yard stripe. Browne led the initial lap. Then Adams took over the front spot until midway through lap four, when Carrillo got under him and started putting some distance on most of the rest of the field. "My plan all along was to get to the front as quickly as possible and F 64 SEPTEMBER 19, 2001 • eye then just ride smooth the rest of the way and hope nobody would catch up," Carrillo explained as he stood signing autographs a few minutes after his victory, still dripping sweat from the warm evening's final race. "When Janniro caught me on whatever lap that was, I knew I had my hands full." Carrillo did indeed have all he could handle when Janniro, who had unexpectedly returned from his usual European riding responsibilities, caught up to him on lap 15. As Carrillo tried to stick to his game plan and stay smooth, Janniro was all over his rear bumper and seemed destined to take over the front spot. As the two riders came down the front straight virtually side by side on lap 17, Janniro's bike suddenly slowed considerably. "It think I just lost the motor right there," Janniro said afterward. "It only had three races on it and it fried, but at least it held up for the Scratch main." As Janniro rolled his bike to the infield and a number of the other remaining participants were slowly circling the track in obvious exhaustion, it became apparent that Carrillo still had another challenger closing in. Bart Bast was steadily reducing the gap, and he drew to within a couple of bike lengths of the leader. When the white flag came out to signal the final lap, Bast - by his own admission after the race - found himself a bit too far behind to mount a serious challenge, and Carrillo had • neVIl's prior had bumped early leader Ricky Adams off his line to take the lead. In Division Two Junior competition, Tom Fuhrman outlasted Paul Johnson to take home the trophy, and T.J. Fowler did the same to Mark Carrillo and Danny Easley in the top Junior division. eN Fast Fridays Speedway Aubon, c.JiflImia Ilesalts: Augast 17, 2DGl SCR: 1. Billy Janniro (Jaw); 2. Bobby Hedden (GM); 3. Bart Bast (Jaw); 4. Tommy Hedden (Jaw). 25-LAP HDCP: 1. Eric Carrillo (Jaw); 2. Bart Bast (Jaw): 3. Bobby Hedden (GM); 4. Matt Browne (Jaw); 5. Ion Essery (Jaw). 0-2: 1. Shllwn Eldridge (Jew); 2. Devin Deneece (Wes): 3. Ron Woodslord (Jaw). 0-3: 1. Rendy Martin (Jew); 2. DllVid Fonts (Jaw); 3. Charlie P8Scuzzi (Wes). 0-1 JR: 1. T.J. Fowler (Jaw): 2. Mark Carrillo (Jaw); 3. Donny Essley (Jaw). 0-2 JR: 1. Tom Fuhrman (Wes); 2. Paul Johnson (Wes): 3. Amanda English (Hon). 0·3 JR: 1. Mitchell Johnson (Hen); 2. R.J. Beee"a (Hon); 3. Ricky Adams (Hon). AMP/6FI Los Banos Top 6un Summercross Series Round &: Los Banos Fairgrounds Weigand Surprises 'em! By JIM AND JUSTIN ENOS LOS BANOS, CA, JULY 28 t the prior five rounds of the AMP/GFI Los Banos Top Gun Summercross Series, notable Nor Cal Pro's won the Top Gun Shootout main events, and most people figured nothing would change at round six but Southern California's Tim Weigand, aboard a Racer's Edge/ American Honda/Smith/Pro Circuitbacked H?nda, made the trek north and disrupted the trend with a solid win in the premier event. Gridded midpack in the singlerow-start formation, Weigand surely surprised most of the spectators in the packed grandstands, as well as a few of his competitors, as he passed early leader Michael Young and won in convincing fashion. In only his fifth race as a Pro, the Chatsworth resident proved to be a fast learner; it was his first appearance in the series. "I heard about this race and came up with Michael [Young] to check it out," Weigand said prior to the race. "I just turned Pro about three weeks ago and have had some good finishes. I got the track figured out, but it's hard to pass on. 1 think I have a good chance of winning tonight if I can get around Michael early on." Weigand's predictions proved true. Young, piloting an FMF/IMS/Thor/ Factory Effex-backed YZ250F, got out front quickly and seemed to be putting time on the rest of the field. However, once Weigand got into second place, he began reeling in the four-stroke rider fairly quickly and made the pass after the whoop section. Round-four winner and crowd favorite Jeff Pestana, who started A from the very last position, was also on the move until a fall disrupted his run, but the gritty veteran remounted quickly and nearly caught Young in the end. However, the night belonged to Weigand, who rode flawlessly to the checkers, followed by Young, Pestana, David Boothe and Kenny Heess. "I was kind of outpowered, with Timmy on a 250cc two-strdke," Young later said, "but we're close friends, and he rode awesome tonight and deserved the win." In 250cc Beginner action, Nick Wachter put together a pair of moto wins for the overall over Troy Pittman. Wachter utilized good starts in both motos to take wire-to-wire victories while Pittman earned a hardfought second in the first moto after battling with Guy Rose. It came down to the last lap; Pittman got by Rose two turns before the finish for the runner-up spot. In moto two, Pittman did his best to reel in Wachter but had to settle for another second-place finish. Justin Posey topped the hotly contested 80cc Novice class. Among the field of 16 riders, the Yamaha pilot took advantage of good starts in both motos and posted back-to-back wins over runner-up Justin Enos. It was Posey's first overall in the series, and with points leader Ross Pacheco placing seventh on the night, the run for the series championship tightened up, as Enos, who went 2-3 on the night, gained valuable points on Pacheco. Ruben Hernandez topped the 60cc Open class with a pair of moto wins.