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w a: 8 " z w '" ~ ~ it The Division T hr ee m ain -event win went to New Zea la nder Ki m Ste ve ns . M ik e Br own e pr evailed in the Di vi sion T wo m ain . Th e Yout h victories went to A lex Marcucci . J ay Do ug las Rick ett s and Co dy Ciciarell i. Re sults SCR: I. Mike Faria (Jaw); 2. Bart Bast (Jaw) ; 3. Eric Carrill o (Jaw); 4. Chllrl ie Venegas (Jaw) . HDCP: 1. Bobby Hedden (GM); 2. Eri c Carri llo (Jaw) ; 3 . Mik e Faria (J aw); 4. Bart Bast (Jaw): 5. Matt Browne (Jaw) . 0 -2: I . Mik e Bro wne (Jaw ); 2. Mike Achille s (J aw ); 3. Mark Thomas (J!lw). D·3: I. Kim Stevens (Jaw); 2. Jo hn Deethereqe (Jaw): 3 . Danny PolL D· I YTH: 1. AIel!.Marroccl (Jaw): 2. T.J . Fowler (Jaw); 3. J .T. Mabry (J aw). 0 ·2 YTH: I . J.D. Ricketts (Wes); 2. Ricky Felic ia (Wes): 3. Tom Fehrman (Wes). D·3 YTH: 1. Cody Ciciarelli [Tri] : 2. Tori Hubbert (Han); 3. Mike Brey. Bre men Rac e Park Thomason, Sizemore Swap Wins By FAT B,LLY Fast Fridays Speedway: In Auburn, California, Charlie "The Edge" Venegas leads Mike Faria (9), Bart Bast (87) and Eric Carrillo (behind Venegas) in the Scratch main into the fi rst turn - j ust a few feet shy of the hole t hat cost Venegas the win. Fortner set hi s fa st ti m e in the large and fas t 600c c cl ass , wh er e o nly t wo of t he 22 ride rs t opped th e hill on their fi rst run: Lloyd Haas and Ron To dd . Fortner cras hed at 110 feet on his first rid e, but on h is seco nd ride he new his CR500 high over the top of th e 130 foo t wall in 4. 233 seconds to tak e the cl ass w in and set the fastes t ti me of the day . Fo rt n er 's good friend and tr avelin g b uddy Jon Cre e k w a s h i s clo ses t c ha lle nger, w it h a 4.4 05 -secon d ti me on hi s Hon da for seco nd p lace , and Ha a s sa i le d h is H o nd a over in 4.4 68 seco nds on his seco nd run t o be th e on ly rider to top the hill on both rides. Mark Sta m m (" Th e Man ") delivered a 4 .61 8 -sec ond run for fo urth, and Don Sheridan Sr. cl aimed fi ft h w ith a 4. 9g3- sec ond run . Fo rt ne r de mo ns t rated cl ea rl y t ha t hi s 600cc-c1ass fas t ti m e was not a flu k e as he beat the ti m e hi mself in th e King Of Th e Hill shoot out - blazing over the top in a bli stering 4 .18 5 sec onds . Lane Sc hultz wa s the closest to him with a 4 .384 -second tim e , with Haas, Paul Hackbarth and Cr eek fill ing ou t the t op five . Cre ek had a good day, c arding a w in in the 250c c cla ss with a 5 .108- second ru n on his second ride . No one in th e class wa s ab le t o t op t he h ill on h is fi r st at tempt, and K ev in Ryan wa s th e only othe r rid er to stop th e clock in the cl ass, with a 5 .755 -second tim e on hi s KX250 , which was good fo r sec ond place. Haas wa s th e most co nsis tently successfu l on the day , as he also topped th e hill on both rides in th e O pen class. Rid ing his ov er bo red Kawasaki T riple , h is tim e o f 5 .660 seco nds wa s good en o ug h for t hat cla ss win , as no other rid er in the cla ss wa s ab le to top th e hill even once . Fast Fridays Speedway Faria Flies at Fridays Finals By M. A UBURN, CA, A UG . 1 A fte r two weeks of cham pionship raci ng , Fas t Fridays go t back to its regul ar season of tr ack battles. " Fl y ln ' M ik e" Faria broke the fiv e-a ll tie he had with Bobb y "T he B laze" Hedden in Scratch ma in vic to ries, while Bart "S im pso n" Ba st lengthened his am azing streak of seco ndp la c e fi ni sh es t o six. In ad d it ion . Bast an d Hedd en ca m e int o th e co ntest vi rt ually tied in the 2003 season points chase, and aft er tra nsferring thro ugh th e program, th ey left in the nig ht in the same pr oximity . In the fift h rou nd of th e Challe nge Cha mpionship Ser ies, Faria g rab bed the la st spo t . p reva iling o ver early winner To mmy Hedd en. Faria and Hedden 's domina tion of Scra tch main -even t vict o ries appeared in serious j eop ardy wh en a resur gent Charlie " T he Ed ge" Venegas dr ew the pol e posit ion and cl ea rl y ou tgated the field. Ven eg as' adv antage was sho rt- live d , th oug h, as he m ad e co ntac t with a nast y littl e hol e in the first-turn apex that left h i m in "sa ve" mod e , h ead ed dang er o usl y close to the turn -two co nta inment fe nce . A s Veneg as wr est led with h is im itatio n of Chris Kerr, lan e -two starter Bas t surge d ahea d on t he in sid e lin e. M ea nwh il e , F ar ia 's o u ts ide m omentum took him betw een Bast and Venegas , and he deft ly worked him self to th e front and took ove r the lead . Bast stayed right on Faria 's tai l throughout but rem ain ed in second . Venegas rec overed from his disa greeable sta rt and rod e th e ou tsid e cus hion li ke a madman but ende d his night in fou rth p lace , m ere inch es behind Eric Carrillo. In the Han dicap m ain , zero-ya rdage st arte r Matt Brown e naturall y took th e early lead , as th e back -y arda ge veterans qui ck ly closed the ga p b eh ind h im . A ft e r 30-ya r de r K err expunge d him self in turn tw o, 40 · yard er Car rill o assume d th e run ner-up position . Faria in itially went to the outs ide lin e and appeared to be on hi s way to swee p ing int o th e lead . Inexpli cabl y, th e th ree -time Na tio nal Champion dropped down t o the in side li ne t o p ress ure Carri llo in lap tw o . " I th ought Carrill o co uld be pri ed off the bo tt om ." Fari a expla ined aft er the race . Onc e Fa ria vacated th e ou tsi de li ne . an elated Hed den was qu ick to tak e ove r. W co uldn't beli eve what I was seeing when I M ike we n t down low so ea r ly, H edd e n ex p la in ed . '" sa id. 'Tha nk s, Mike!" end ju st pegg ed it. " Hedden we nt around Fa ria and Carr illo on th e o u tsi de a n d th e n d r o v e und ern e at h Bro wne on th e last lap fo r the vict ory . Faria never did get aro und Carrillo, who stubbo rnly held on to sec ond pl ace. Bast wa s fou rt h , and B row ne dropped to fifth in the last -la p scram ble. R es u lts 50 AUTO : I. Garrett Holycross (KTM); 2. Logan Moody (Pol); 3. Brennan Nootbeer (Hon ); 4 . Cha se Hubner (KTM) ; 5. Ga rren Sm ith (SUl ). 65: I. Drew Daniel s (KTM); 2. Derek Swanson (Kaw ); 3. Jake Wood (Kaw): 4. Joe McGurer (Kaw). 85 JR: 1. Shane Green (Yam ): 2. Blak e Cappello (Kaw) ; 3 . Drew Danfels (KTM); 4. Aaron Wiemken (Ka w); 5. J~ McGurer (Kaw). 85 SR: 1. Mike Popham (Yam) ; 2. Joe Winberg (Han); 3 . Shayne Rinaldi (Yam ). 125: 1. Dan Myers (Yam ); 2. Jared Patterson (Kaw): 3. Jason Winter (Yam ); 4. Mike Popham (Yam) ; 5. Dan Cox (KTM ). 200 ; 1. Glen Fuegen (Kaw): 2. Kelly Senn (KTM). 250: I. Jon Creek (SUl); 2. Kevin Ryan (Kaw); 3 . Kevin Cappello (Yllm) ; 4. MarX Stamm (Yam) ; 5. Chris Senn (SOl). 4 50 : J. Bren t Stewart (KTM); 2. Pau l Hackb art h (KTM); 3 . Jero me Beckley (Yam ); 4. Joshua Eads ( Yclm); 5. Mike Alaniz (Yam ). 600 : 1. Andy Fortn er (Han ); 2. Jon Creek (Han); 3. Lloyd Haas (Han); 4. MaN: Stamm (Han) ; 5. Don Sheridan Sr. (Han). 600 4 -STRK : J. Andre w Ty nberg (Han ); 2. Ch ase Johnson (Han ); 3. Paul Hack barth (Yam ); 4. Dary l Johnso n (Yam) ; 5. Don Sheridan Jr . (Yam) . 750 : J. Mike Server (Kaw); 2. Wade Schultz (Yam) ; 3. Uoy d Haas (Kaw); 4. Daryl Johnson (BSA ); 5. Mike Miller (Kaw). OPEN: 1. Uoy d Haas (Kaw) ; 2. Lane Schu ltz (SUl) ; 3. Will iam Myers (H·D); 4. Mike Kessel (Kaw). SR: I. Jerome Beck ley (Yam) ; 2. Mike Winberg (Han); 3. Marv Wiemk en (Han); 4. Jo hn Steffen (Han ); 5. Don Sheridan Sr. (Han ). S/ SR; 1. Ron Tod d (Ka w ); 2. Roger Hackba rth (Han); 3. Greg HlIa5 (Han) ; 4. Marv Wlem ken (Han). 40 0 STK : I. Ale x Borllovlc (Ka w): 2. Alex Cook (Hon) . OPEN STK: 1. Andrew Tynberg (Hon); 2. Glen Fuegen (Yam ); 3. Alex Buzilovic (KTM ); 4. Tad Hubner (Han). KOTH: 1. Andy Fortner (Han ); 2. u ne Schultz (Han); 3. Uoyd Haas (Han); 4. Paul Hackbarth (Hon); 5. Jon Creek (Han). FAST TIME; Andy F ortner (Han). 56 S EPTEMBER 3, 2003 • ey e S OBER n I e n e vv s BREMEN , GA , AUG . 2 Great weath er gree ted the 23 7 entrants ready to ra ce at B remen. The lar ge cro wd saw som e aw eso m e r acin g , wit h full g ates and rid er s putting o n qu it e th e show . A s al ways, t he Br em en ra c e tra ck was p rep ped to the m ax . A new t ab let op aft er th e finish li ne repl ac ed th e step -up/ ste p- off, ju st to k eep th e ride rs on th eir toes. With a big turnout, there was some grea t raci ng in the 80 cc Begin ner class . Hon da rid er Br ad Hamm ett wo n th e overall with t wo consiste nt finishes. Yamaha-mounted Cody Gen tr y finis hed in second with t wo fo u rt hs, and Ho nd a m an J o sh W om a ck earne d th e last pod ium posit ion . T he Pret een 60 -80cc c o nt est wa s o ne of th e largest cla sses, with Suzuki jo ckey Gag e Hartm an sho w ing the way with tw o w ins. Ja k e Wil son rode his Yamaha well to earn the sec on d podium position . T ren t Hunte r , o n h is Hun t er Grap hics Honda, took th e last pod ium spo t with a stro nge r last -moto charge. T he 125cc Begi nn er class also had a full gate of racers, and th ey put on a good sho w. KTM -m ou nt ed T odd Fitzgerald walk ed away w ith both m ot os and was th e o nly Beginner with a pit board (a.k .a. " Dad") in use . Yam ah a -m oun t ed D a vid Sea ls p ro ved h e co u ld h an g in t he re b y tak ing two sec onds , and Jerem y Pend ley. also a Yama ha pilot, fi nished a stro ng th ird ove rall . Th e 250cc Beginner cla ss is worth m en tioning . Sea ls. a regular, won th e overall. Th e sto ry of the nig ht, tho ugh , was that of Br and on An derso n. a cro wd fav orit e, wh o won the last m ot o in style with a walk -awa y win. Na than Do Ver Kawasakied his way to third. Th e Begin ners were good , but the Pros put o n a show . D. C . Th oma son , o n hi s KTM , topped th e order in both m otos of th e 125cc A c lass , b ut Suzu k i m an Mi cha el S izemo r e wo rked him hard , tho ug h he co uld not pu t him d o wn . T h o m aso n u sed t he la st lap to hi s ad v an ta g e . J o sh Wh itm ire wa s o n a fast Yam ah a b ut cou ld o nly wat c h th e rac e ou t fro nt from th ird. Sizem ore go t his reveng e in the 250cc A class. beat in g T homason, but th e spect ato rs w ho g o t t o wa tc h w ere t h e rea l w inn er s . A p parently , Size mo re d o esn't like seco nd pla ce afte r al l. Over th e pa st 20 years, th e K ell y s have put on m ore than a few rac es at th e Br em en facility, and thei r exper ience sho ws . Th e event went off without a hitch , an d th e cr owd and the race rs were reward ed with a large, well -run pr ogram . Res u lt s 50 SHAFT: 1. Travis Hort on (Pol); 2. Colto n Ford (KT M); 3. Brad en Bunke r (Yam); 4. Payton Morgen (KTM ); 5. Hunter Pendley (Yam) 50 HON/K TM OIL·INJ: I . Jimmy Hawkins. _ 50 (4-6) : 1. TlIyl er Davidson (KTM); 2. Caleb Sullivan ( H u~ ); 3. Brady Moreland (KTM); 4 . Bailey Croom (KTM ); 5. Payton Morg an (KTM). 50 (7- 8 ): I. Austin Elder (KTM); 2. Timothy Thorn (KTM ): 3. Hayden Richardson (KTM); 4. Gilbert a Lopez (KTM); 5. Hunter Westfall (KTM). 50 OPEN: I . Ti mothy Thorn ( KTM ): 2. Hayden Richar dso n (KTM1; 3. Jak e Elder (Cob): 4. Kyle Hurston (KTM); 5. Jacob Seagrtlves (KTM). 65 (7-9): I . Mich ael Norri s (KTM): 2. Nic Kimsey (Sw): 3. Tren ton McMichen (Kaw ); 4. Mason Mc Cune (KlIwl: 5. Michael Keen (KTM). 65 (10 · 11): 1. Jo hn Dill s (KTM) ; 2. Dyla n Tay lor (Sw ); 3. Dillon McCulllan (Kaw): 4. Jake Bradfo rd (Kaw ). PRETEEN 60 -80 : 1. Gage Hertmen (Suz); 2. Jake Wilson (Yam): 3. Trent Hunter (Han ): 4. Tyler Fren ch ( Yam ); 5. Aa ron Coo per (Kaw). 80 BEG: 1. Bred Hammett (Han); 2. Cody Gentry (Yam ); 3. Josh Woma ck (Han); 4 . Scott Novak (Kaw); 5. An drew Carter (Kaw). 85 (7 ·1 I): J. Gage Hen man (SUl) ; 2. Trent Hunter (Han) ; 3. Matthew Timm (Suz]: 4 . Chas Gibson (Kaw): 5. Dustin Willers (KlIw ). 80 ( 12· 15): I. Derek Rogers (SUl ); 2. Will Maddoll (Suz); 3. Ray Bennett ( Yam); 4. Tyler French (Yam ); 5. Cory Dowda (Sw). . S/ MINI 80 - 105 : 1. Will Maddol!. (SUl) : 2. Derek Rogers (Suz): 3. Andrew Carter (Kaw); 4 . Blake George (SUl ): 5. DlIrrell Fricks (YlIm ). U/ L AM : I . Bobby Scogin (Hon) : 2. Broc Hink ley (KTM ); 3 . Mason Sealock (Kaw); 4. Taylor Edward s (KlI w) ; 5. Chad Sta nlleld (Yam) . 125 BEG: I. Todd Fitzgerald (KTM); 2. David Seals ( Yam); 3. Jeremy Pendley (Ytlm) ; 4. Scott White (Yam); 5. Timmy Ciminnisi (Sw). 125 A: 1. D.C. Thomason (KTM); 2. Michael Sizemore (S uz): 3. Josh Whitm ire ( Yam ). 125 B ; I. Manson Sealock (Kaw); 2. Allen Whi te (Yam); 3 . Bradley Wright (Yam ). 125 C: J. Cteyton Henders on (Han) ; 2. Bobby Scogin (Hon); 3 . Austin Drummo nd (KTM) ; 4. Chris Castle (Han ); 5. Brannan Woodard (Han) . 250 BEG: I. David Seals (Yam) ; 2. Brandon Anderson (Yam); 3. Nathan Do Ver (Kaw) ; 4. Jason Tubbs (Hon) : 5. Eddie Brook s (Kaw). 250 A: I. Michael Sizemore (Sw) ; 2. D.C. Thomason (KTM). 250 B: I. Broc Hinkley (KTM); 2. M.!:Ison Sealock (fuI w); 3 . Ben Hood (Yam ); 4 . Denny Grant (KTM). 25 0 C: J. Bobby Scogin (Hon) ; 2. Keith Dav idson (KTM) ; 3. Chris Castle (Han); 4. Brad Crane (Yam ); 5. Josh Chandler (Han). \'TH: 1. Clayto n Henderson (Han ): 2. Keith Davidso n (KTM); 3. Austin Drummond (KTM); 4. Robby Winia N:;ryk 5. Bry an Milligan (Kaw). 25 +: I. Mark Tay lor (Hon); 2. Ben Hood (Yam) : 3 . Rob Wesson I""). . 30+: I. Michael Henderson (Han) ; 2. Bradley Pendley (Yam ); 3. Mik e Belter (Yam ); 4. Russ Castle (Han) . 35+ ; 1. Michael Hende rson (Han ); 2. Mik e Butler (YlI m ); 3. Robert Lemenstoll (Ytlm) : 4. Mart in Horns (Yam); 5. SUlnley Dowda (Han ). Lod i Cycle Bowl Lodi's Top Mom By KAREN GOUIJ) LODI, CA , AU G. 2 Roun d 23 of AMA Dis trict 36 ac tio n was held on th e Lodi Cycle Bowl sho rt tra ck. A new class was started at last week' s IT rac e, featuring th e " m ot o moms." To qualify for this cla ss, a rid er must be a mom . Th is week ' s c o n te st was a repeat of l ast week 's ev en t . Non e other than "Mam a Hock" t ook ho m e th e first -p lac e tro p h y both weeks , fo ll owed by Br enda Anselmi. Off th e lin e, th e six m om s were led by Eli zabeth Ho cki ng and Anselm i as th ey we nt int o tu rn one. Hoc ki ng held her li ne and ga in ed ground with each lap , while Anselmi was ri din g ha rd to m a in t ain sec o nd . T he fin is hing ord er was Hoc k ing , Anselmi and Pam Cas e. In the Pee Wee 50c c class , Megan Martin an d Adam Hern andez returned to com pe te on th is tr ack , but this tim e Cha nce Hi nes was fi rst to the chec kers, foll ow ed by Martin and Hernandez. An other great rac e to watch on th is night was between T ony Davil a and Michae l Martin in the 60 c c cla ss. Davila ca me out on to p, bu t Martin was right on him from sta rt to fini sh. Anthony Fo ng was th e fro nt -runn er in th e 80c c A event afte r rid ing a superb race . Co ming out of tum tw o on the fir st lap. Fong wa s in t he th ird po sit io n , beh in d Cha d Co se a nd Bo bb y Fong. Anthon y work ed thi s tra ck turn aft er turn at the ve ry bot tom of the line and too k the win, fo llowed by Cose and Bobby . Brad Madd en and J oseph J ac onetti co mpet ed with each ot her in the 100 c c cla ss - bat tling for the second spot. Meanwhile, up front, Cose was riding his ow n ra ce. A ll arou nd th e tr ack , Ja con ett i tr ied hi gh and low to get past Madd en , and he accom p lished his go al, fin ish ing seco nd. J aconetti ca me back to battle with Rob ert Cu rry in th e l OOcc Sto ck Sportsm an cl ass . Jac onetti wa s th e w inne r. A lbert Kin g too k ano ther fir st in th e 100 c c Ov er 40 cl ass. and Joseph Hernandez was th e top runner in th e 125cc class. Tw o other ride rs of not e on thi s nig ht were KLH Ra cin g Pr esent s' D onald Fir anzi and J am ie Nic el y . Th ese two riders, bo th having r idd en in th e Pr o classes ea rlie r in t hei r ca ree rs, we re even ly matched o n thi s tr ack , and th ey diced tu m aft er turn in th eir eve nts . F iranzi blew up hi s Hon da in th e heat rac e but c ame ba ck to ride the m ain eve nt s for fun , tak ing a first place in th e O ve r 40 B and Open B co n tests . Nicely won the Vet B cl as s. Ridd le Racing ' s Greg Ridd le was th e fastest guy on this night in th e Vintage A rac e, wh il e Randy Kr emlac ek topped the Vintag e B c onte st. The Open A even t was spectacu la r. as M ark Corsetti o nce aga in sh owed ev eryo ne the fast est way aro und this tr ack . Coming into the first tu m , Corsetti was neck and neck w ith Da nny Casey fo r the second positi on , behind M ark Key . A c o u p le of laps in t o t h e race , Corsetti go t past Key and ro de t o the finish in the fro nt, c ro ssing th e fin ish lin e far ahead of the oth ers.

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