u. S.
Open Amateur Arenacross World Finals
country, each with the goal of winning the U.S. Open on their mind.
Competing for world-class trophies
against the best competitors, and
even getting the chance to be seen
and photographed on the podium
next to Las Vegas showgirls by both
family and friends, didn't hurt, either.
As it turns out, as the checkered
nag new for LaRocco Saturday night,
the party was just beginning.
SOcc (4·6)
Cole Prichard of Burlington, Wisconsin, pulled his Mom and Dadsponsored Cobra to the front of the
pack into turn one, then didn't so
much as look back to see where second place was. After winning his heat
race, it was clear that he was not in
Vegas to gamble (not that he could),
ILett) Amateur day at the U.S. Open
featured as much of a professional
show as the nights before.
(Belowl Thomas Hahn won everything
he entered at the Amateur Arenacrou
Wortd Finals, winning his heats and
main events in the 125 and 250cc
Intermediate and 125cc Schoolboy
classes.
Riders come
from around
the country for
the Amateur
Arenacross
World Finals
STORY AND PHOTOS BY
MIKE RYER/WWW.SIRSMILEY.COM
Cody Meeks
rode his new
RM65 to the
win In the
65cc 17-111
class.
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lear Channel Entertainment Motor Sports, over the past year,
has put on six different Amateur
Arenacross series, divided by region.
At the conclusion of these series, the
top three overall in each class were
invited to participate in the U.S. Open
Amateur Arenacross World Finals held the Sunday after the U.S. Open
itself. They traveled from all over the
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but he was there to win . which he
did. Dan Marino tried to complete a
pass, but the Shorewood, Illinois,
tyke just couldn't get close enough to
make a move on the leader - though
he did keep Prichard honest throughout the race.
Brett McMichael of Penn Yan, New
York, worked his KTM to a thirdplace finish after a fifth-place start.
He made quick work of Kyle Frese of
Dowagiac, Michigan, and Taylor
Perry of Lovely, Kentucky, who started out in third and fourth, respective-
