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Wells (Hen ): 2. Jason Gaines (Hon); 3. Tanner Bean (Hon); 4. Craig Hered ia (Hon); 5. Troy Tidwell (Hon). 250 INT: I. James leon (Hon). 250 PRO: I. Josh Cox (Yam 2. Man Gaines (Hon). OPEN (0-2 9): I. Sam Crippen (Hon). VET BEG: I. ); Keith Swank (Kaw); 2. George Kudzma (Y am); 3. Casey Kelly (Hon). VET NO V: I. Eddie Graveline (Hon). orr NOV: I. Craig Hered ia (Hon); 2. David Berlin (Yam ). orr INT: I. Greg Douglas (Yam 30 + X: I. Greg Douglas (Yam); 2. Sam Crippen ). (Hon); 3. Craig Heredia (Hon); 4. Eddie Graveline (Hon). SPTSMN X: I. James Leon (Hen ): 2. Tanner Bean (Hen): 3. Sherri Cruse (Hon); 4. Kyle Stacy (Y am); 5. Dre w Vandevanter (Yam). DOM INATOR MAIN AM: I. James l eon (Hon); 2. Dustin Pipes (Kaw); 3. Tanner Bean (Hon); 4. Seth Hickman (Hon); 5. Clayton Peck (Suz); 6. Jack Van Camp (Yam 7. Jason Gaines (Hon); 8. Man Fernandes (Kaw): 9. ); Kevin Wells (Han). DO MINATOR MAIN PRO: I. Josh Cox (Ya 2. Man Gaines m); (Hon). cham pi onship in t he Provin ci al Seri es. Beattie ma naged t o maintain second place, bo t h in th e race and the champ io nship , w hile rookie Wes Cyr had his best class showing aU year, taking the final podium position. As th e Pr emier Open final got under way, any hopes Beatt ie had of a strong showing we re quickly dashed as t he pack headed into corne r one . H e couldn't square off the corne r fr om his inside position and wen t down. taking several riders out w ith him. Tom Bitz was one of the few able t o avoid the mel ee, and he jum ped into the lead heading out int o the speedway oval. T his left visiting t;; American Logan Myers and Lino Zec ca battling for second. W hile z Arnol d got caught up in the turn-one mess, he recovered quickly ~ and started to move upward th ro ugh t he field . Befo re halfway, [ Arnold had overtaken Zecca for third , and he was continuing to ~ pull the fastest lap times of the day. Beattie wou ld eve ntually drop o ::; out of the race completely, wh ich all but sealed the cham pionship win for Arnold. I z In true champion fashion , Arnold wasn't going to settle for just ~ cr uising to th e finish: He co nt inued to push and move d up into ~ co is seco nd, and by halfway he'd taken the lead fr om Bitz . Myers was also able t o put th e ham mer down and move past Bitz into @ second place. iii Going into t he last lap. t he firs t tw o podi um pos itions had 5 been set, but the fight for thir d co nti nued, as Bit z w orke d t o it fend of f rookie racer Dan Janette , who proved to be to o much : Janette ove rtook B it z head in g ou t o f the di rt . W he n the checkers flew , it was Arnold cross ing the line in first and taking th e feat ur e w in and Pr ovinci al champi ons hip . Myers crui sed across in second, wit h t he Janette tak ing his fir st -ever podiu m finish in his fir st-ever race . eN R ESULTS PRO -AM 250: I. Dave Arnold (Hon ); 2. Doug Beattie (Hon ); 3. Wes Cyr (Hon); 4. Uno Zecca (Y am); 5. Mike Saarela (Hon); 6. All n Jaggard (KTM); 7. Fred a Kesak(Hon); 8. Shane Waters (Y am): 9. Jason Henry (Kaw); to. Rod Moran (Suz). PREM OP EN: I. Dave Arnold (Hon); 2. l ogan Myers (Y am); 3. Dan Janette (Hon); 4. Tom Bitz (Hon); 5. li no Zecca (Yam); 6. Mike Saare la (Hen): 7. Matt Pursley (Yam) B. Gary Michael (Hon); 9. Ken Bl nd (KTM); 10. AllanJaggard (KTM): ; a II . Jim Dickenson (Han); 12. Rob Bourque (Hus); 13. Brent Stro ng (Ya m). • •• ••• •• •.•• •.•• •. June • • .••• . . • •• • •Ca rbondale , R ECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Second place , Youth class , Sunflower Series • Firs t plac e , Youth class, Turkey Bash • Second place , 125cc Novice , Turkey Bas h How OLO W ERE You WHEN You STARTED RACING? "A J R50 ." WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE RIDER? "Andrew Short or Chad Reed. The y are both always on the gas." Diablo Sup e rMoto Provincial Cha mp io nship Se ries Fina l Round: Coyuga 2000 Speedway WHICH TRACK Is YOUR FAVORITE? Arno ld Wraps 'em "Ponc a City, Oklahoma, because it's long and it is always a great track." r Ncr.t~D,J~.P' I F You COULD SPEND THE DAY WITH ONE RIDER, HAGERSVILLE, ON, CANADA, AUG. 14 WHO WOULD You PICK? A ft er being rained out of a pract ice day earlie r in the year, t he Diab lo Onta rio Pro vincial Super Moto C hampionship "Andre w Short, because he is a fast rider and is overlooked by factory teams . He is also not one of the cocky Pros ." • WHY Do You RACE? lilt' s fun ," BEST RACING MOMENT? "When I won my first trophy." the win. When the lights we nt green, the IO-rider field squeezed int o a t ight corner one . Beatt ie sneaked th ro ugh the inside and t o o k t he holeshot. Beat t ie held his ground th rou gh th e fr ont sect ion s, and heading into th e fast est part of the oval track, the co r ner one/two com bo , he pu lled out a litt le from his r ival. Beatt ie appeare d to have a lo ck on fir st place , w hile Arno ld conti nued t o slow ly fall back; then , exiting th e speedway 's oval, Beattie low sided and slid out into the barrier, allOW Arno ld to ing take over fir st, w here he wo uld stay to take the wi n and th e class 10, 1990 Kansas OTHER INTERESTS! . • • _ .Golf, Junior High Sports DISCIPLINE! . • • . _ • •. • •• _ • • • •• • . . •Motocross MOTORCYCLE! ••• • • • . • •••• .•• • •Suzuki RM125 SPONSORS! • .• • .. . _ .Fillmore S uzu ki/Kawa s aki , Mom & Dad LOCAL TRACK! • •.••• • .Dragoo n Motocross Park CLASSES! • • • _ . • • _ .Youth <12·15>, 125c c Novice RESIDENCE! WHAT WAS YOUR F I RST M OTORCYCLE? Pe rha ps wanting to be nickn a med a fter the series itself, Josh Cox w as th e re sident " domina tor" a t Cal ifo rnia's Han fo rd Fairgrounds , winning both Pro cla sse s and the main event. Series retu rne d to th e famous Cayuga 2000 Speedway fo r the final ro und of th e season. Racers eagerly anticipa ted the chance t o t ake on t he faste st tr ack ever designed for Canadian Super Moto com pet ition. Entering the Teknic Pro -Am 250cc final, Inglis C ycles' D oug Beatt ie knew it was going t o take more than the win to take the champ ionship away fr om Machine Racing's D ave Arno ld. O n the line, you could see the focus in the eyes of both riders, hungry for JORDAN SITZ BIRTHDATE! WEIRDEST RACING MOMENT? Dave Arnold celebrate s both his Provincial championships w ith a wheelie after winning both ma in events at the final round of the Diablo SuperMoto Pro vincia l Cha m pions hip Se ries in Hagersville, Ontario, Can ada. www.cyclenews.com "Eve rything I do is weird, so I don 't know which one to tell. " WHAT'S YOUR BEST ADVICE? "Pin it to win it and never race for second!" CYCLE NEWS • SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 59