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followed by Reyes , with Husqvarna-rncunted
Roy Grove taking th ird.
At the start of moto two, Boyd and Reyes
barreled into turn one handlebar to handlebar.
Soon, the two leaders had a gap over the rest
of the class. Entering the ravine sect ion on lap
two, Boyd tried an outs ide line arou nd Reyes.
Emerging from the ravine, Reyes kept Boyd at
bay. Then disaster struc k for Boyd: He overshot
a tum, stalling his motor. Several riders passed
him as he frantica lly kicked his machine to life.
As Reyes sped to what appeared to be an easy
w in, Boyd rocketed his way back through the
pac k. Boyd closed to within inch es of Reyes'
rear knobby. Entering the last lap, Boyd passed
Reyes for first place. O n the final circuit. Boyd
established an insurmo unt able lead. At the
checkers, Boyd took the win and the overall,
followed by Reyes and Grove.
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(Left to rig ht) James Mann. Ranny Kemp and Charlie Venegas line up for
th e first heat of the night a t round four of the World Champion ship ICE
Speedway Se rie s.
For the main , Venegas had the fro nt-row
po le, with Mann and Taylor lining up t o his
outside. Starter Keith Brewer liked what he saw
and released the e lectronic starting gate,
allowing the six contestants to blast off to the
first tum. Venegas got there first and led lap
one. Coming out of tum two on lap two, Taylor
lost con trol of his speedway bike and crashed
into the outside wa ll; he and his machine were
lying in a precarious spot on the track, and a lap
lat e r, Mann an d his mach ine crashed into
Taylor's prone mount almost as if drawn to rt
magnetically, and referee Bruce Strong stopped
the race. Taylor was subsequently e xcluded
(rom the event, and Mann was placed on the
"way back" penalty line.
The six-lap main was restarted. A confident
Venegas took th e lead again and never gave It
up. Kemp worked his way up fro m the back
row to finish second, and Chris Strong earned
his first podium of the season, in third. Mann,
with a fourth-place finish, missed the podium
for the first time in memory.
The Championship Series' next stop will be
in Boise, Idaho. Only seven points now separate
leader Mann and Kemp , and don 't co unt out
The Edge, as he in on a charge and still has a
mathematical shot at stealing the biggest prize
in speedway ice racing. It looks like it will all be
decided in Vegas.
RESULTS
HEAT I: I. Charl ie Venegas ; 2. James Mann; 3. Ronny
Kem p. HEAT 2: I. Jon" Grant; 2. Chris Stron g; 3. Tyl r
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Ha ns e n. HEAT ) : I. Ted Ta ylor; 2. Matt King; 3. Ca l
Harrington. HEAT 4: I. Charlie Venegas; 2. Olris Strong; 3.
Man King HEAT S, I. Ronny Kemp; 2. led Taylor. 1. Tyt«
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Hansen . HEA T 6: I. James Mann; 2. Jo nn Gran t; 3. Cal
Harrington. HEAT 7: I. james Mann; 2. John Grant; 3. Cal
Hanington. HEAT 8: I. Charl ie V~; 2. RoMy Kemp; 3.
TyJer Hansen. HEAT 9: I. Ted Taylor; 2. Matt King; 3. Chris
Strong. LC Q: I . Ronny Kemp ; 2. John Grant ; 3. C hris
Strong . MAIN : I. Charlie Venegas; 2. Ronny Kemp; 3. Chris
Str ong; .. . James Mann; S. John Grant.
World Cham pionship IC E S p e edw a y S e ri e s Po in t s
SWMfingti (After 4 rounds): I. James M.tnn (175); 2. RoMy
Kemp ( 168); 1. Charlie Venegu ( 116); 4. John Gran, (86);
5. Chris Strong (51); 6. Ted Tayto<(48); 7. "JYIe' H....., (47);
8. Craig E..... (3) ); 9. Q;. He nnant (1I); 10. Cal Hanington (26).
CALVMX Vintage Motocross Series
Round I: Carlsbad Raceway
Sievers Seizes Season Openerl
Bv STEVE CARO
CARLSBAD, CA, JAN. 24
C
o ld weathe r greeted the Vintage rac e rs
gathered for round one of the California
Vintage Motocross' third season at Carlsbad
Raceway. Despite the damp conditions, an
excellently prepared track awaited the riders .
Husqvarna-mounte d Keith Sievers topped
the Over Forty GP Intennediate class with two
strong performa nces . In m ota o ne, Yamahamoun ted De nnis Carlock grabbed t he lead at
the start, followed by Sievers and Husqvarnamounted Ed Reyes. Without concession to
machine age (20 years or older), the
CarlockJSieve~ battle was a fast, c1ose-quarters
affair. Th rough lap three, Carlock and Sievers
were separated by mere inches . Near the end
of lap three, Sievers passed Carlock and held on
to the lead . T he ir d ue l continued for the
remain ing two laps . By lap four, Husqvarnamounted Allen McKay had jo ined the Sieversvs.-Carlock due l. McKay passed Carloc k on lap
four to take second place. At the finish, Sievers
secured first place, followed by McKay and
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At the stan of mota two, Suzuki-mounted
Donn Boyd rocke ted into the lead. Be hind him
we re McKay and Sievers. A nonstarter in mota
one , Boyd soon established a large lead. Behind
him, Sievers and McKay dueled for the overall
win . As in mota one, Sievers and McKay
engaged in close-quarters racing. O n lap four,
Sievers passed McKay to take seco nd place
approaching the finish line . Boyd took first place
uncontes ted . Be hind him, Sieve rs ' combined
firs t- an d second-place finishes clinched th e
overall, followed by McKay and Reyes.
Some good racing was seen in the GP Two
Inte rmed iate division. When the gate dropped
for moto one, Husqvama-mounted Reyes took
the lead into the first turn. Trailing him was
Boyd's Suzuki. The late-1970s machines roared
into the long uphill section, easily clearing the
three jumps. At the end of lap one , Boyd took a
narrow lead over Reyes. Different race lines
we re tried as they vied for the top spot . Near
the mota's end , Boyd still held his narrow lead.
When the checkers flew, Boyd took first ,
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RESULTS
IRO N MAN V IN T N O V: I . St e ve Ca r o (C Z) .
IRO NMAN VINT INT: l. Dave Scourfield (CZ); 2. bch
HaJopoff (Hon) ; 1. Benny Chen (CZ). IRO H MAN V1HT
EX : I . Chris Sch le if ( Hus) ; 2. Kyle Halkola (C Z) .
IROHMAN GP H OV, I . Randy Nid