Sports Ride rs Association of Colorado Supercross
Race 3: Budweiser Event Center
Sandell Steps Out
By SUSIE
NAEGEL
LOVELAND, CO MAY 15
,
o ound three o f the Sports Riders Association
I'or Colorado supercross schedule was held,
for the first time, at the new Budweiser Event
Center in Loveland, Colorado. Changing it up a
bit . the promoter, Racer 's Cho ice , des igned a
narrow, fast , relatively' nat trac k (as far as supercross tracks go ) that provided a sharp contrast
to the previous race (round two) held in Grand
Junction , wh ich had some nasty jumps .
With qual ifying races in all three Pro classes,
the main events showcased the talented riders
who live In Colorado. There was no doubt
Open Pro-cla ss winner Kip Sandell (961), ru nne r- up Eric Rhoten (2 0 ) and
third-place finisher Ted Campbell (77) give a pastrace inte rview at the third
SRAC supercross event of the season, in Loveland, Colorado.
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Honda rider Ted Campbell returned with the
expectation of sweeping the Pro classes;
however, Vickery Motorsports Yamaha racer
Kip Sandell. an e xperienced nat ional rider
himself, along with Eric Rhoten of Montrose,
40th Anniversary
Colorado, proved Campbell was beatable in the
Open Pro class . Rhoten gunned his Honda off
the gate to grab the holeshot and a momentary
lead befor e Sandell got around him on the first
lap to take over the lead and never loo k back.
Meanwhile , after a slow start , Campbell
methodically worked his way up from midpack
to third place and attempted to pass Rhoten ,
but Rhoten utilized the tight track to his
advantage and held off Campbell and
simultaneously applied heavy pressure to
Sandell . Nevertheless, Sandell remained cool
and was the decisive Open Pro winner,
followed by Rhoten in second, Campbell in
third . Yamaha- mounted Mitchell Carroll in
fourth, and Suzuki joc key Brian Edwards in fifth.
In the 125cc Pro main event, Carroll was
out front around the first corner. He was
followed closely by Campbell, who immed iately
began pressuring the Yamaha rider, and Carroll
