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Un ited States Versus The World Speedway Fast Fridays Speedway USA Survives World War! By M. SOBER AUBURN, CA, OCT. 30 I n the fourt h annual running of the United States Versus The World Speedway spectacular, the Califomia boys pushed their combined overall record to 4-0 with a decisive 78-69 victory. In this year's event the World team kept it fairly dose early on and was still within striking distance at 29-25 through nine heat races but fell apart in the fifth and sixth rounds. The Wo rld Team turned a virt ua l rou t o f 72-49 into the more respectable final score o f 78-69 when Er ic C arr illo , riding for Englan d because o f his dual citize nship, tea med up with Steve "T he Co cky Aust ralian" Johnston to swe ep the po ints -rich A main eve nt . Bobby "T he Blaze " He dd en . w ho ope ned his nigh t wi th five straigh t heat w ins. fell in the firs t turn and was no t a factor in th is yea r's final ra ce . In th e first ro und, He dd en , C harlie "The Edge " Venegas and Carrillo collected th e wins, and the United States led, 12-6. In round two. Carrillo and Jo hnston teamed up to give the World a rare heat sw e e p and, combined with Castagna 's victory in heat three, the World closed to within two points. at 20-1 6 . In round three, Hed den and Venegas came through with wins again, but with Poland's Daiez Sledge collecting a win and Sweden's Jonas Davidsson and Johnston nailing down a couple of two-point second-place results, the round was a wash, and the score moved to 29-25 . In the open ing ride of the fourth round , Castagna led Bobby and Tommy Hedden until the third lap, when he fell, collecting Tommy in the process and bringing out the red nag. The race was called , the two Heddens were given the top two finishing points, and the USA opened its lead to 34-26. Two heats later, Chris Kerr and Venegas pulled out the SlOpS and swept Sledge and Polish National Bartek Bardecki to increase the U.S. lead to 42·30. In round five, both teams tallied nine points I. Ca rt De kker (Hon) : 2. David Yurk o (Yam): 3. Ed l ovely am (Yam); 4 . Don ald Baker (SUI); S. Dan ny Craddock (Y ). WMN: I. Susan McLe mo re (Yam); 2. Meghan Jor dan (Suz); 3. Andrea Wallace (SU I). SC HBY (12 -15 ): I. Adam Lock (H e n): 2. Clayto n Kno x (KTM); 3. Andr ew De wees (Kaw); 4 . Ross Muinzer (Kaw ); S. Camer on Lo ve ly (Yam) . 16·24: I. Ro y H o rt o n (Ho n) ; 2. Aar o n Yoder (Kaw) ; 3. James T h o m pso n (Yam ); 4. Bra nd on Ro ss (Suz); 5. Tyler Lo ck (Hon). 2 5 + A : l . Donald Baker (Ho n); 2. David Johns on as Bobby, Carrillo and Bryan Yarrow collected wins . The World got five of their points in the m iddle heat, when Venegas and Kerr crashed hard into the back -straight wall. Down by 12 points entering the final round. the World team desperately needed to close the gap and so inserted Carrillo and Johnston as tactical reserves. The maneuver failed to reap any rewards, as the U.S. team fo ught them even in the first two heats and then dominated them in the final, with Yarrow taking the win and Bart Ba st cleverly coming from las t to second place to complete the sweep. With the score settled at 62-46, th e Wo rld need ed to dominate the A and B mains to have a shot at the win. However, w ith Bast saving his bes t fo r last and raking th e win in the B main, and w ith te ammate Ven egas right be hind him, th e World was math e matically eliminate d. Th e Wo rld then proceeded to win the last battle in the A main, but the war was alrea dy ove r. eN FAST fRIDAYS SPEEDWAY AUBURN, CAUFORNIA RESULTS: OCTOBER 30, 2004 Q /A: I. USA (78 points) - Bobby Hedden (GM). Ban Bast (Jaw) . Charlie Venegas (Jaw) . Bryan Yarrow (Jaw ). Tommy Hedden (Jaw). Chris Kerr (Jaw ); 2 . WORLD (69 points) - Eric Canillo (Jaw) , SIe'W'e Johnston (G M). Armando Castagna (Jaw), Daiez Sledge (Jaw). Jonas Davidsson (Jaw). Bartek Bardecki Oaw ). Armando " The Godfather" Castagna (301) got the start in the opening heat race, but Bobby Hedden won it when Castagna faded. (Hen) : 3. Joseph Be her (Yam); 4 . N ick Yo der (Ho n); 5 . Garron Anglemeyer ($uz). 25 + B: I. Bri an Mum mert (Hon); 2. Carl De kke r (Hon): 3. Jam ie Brow n (Hon). 30 + A: l. Don ald Bake r tHon) : 2. Da vid Jo hnso n (Ho n): 3. Joseph Be he r (Yam); 4. Richard Blacke ter (Y am); S. Ste ven Yode r (Kaw). 30+ 8 : I. Sean Ro be rts on (Y am): 2. Daniel Dudley (Hen): l. Mike l o ngfellow (Ho n): 4. Lo re nz Wilkinson (Ka w]: 5. Scott D ouglas (Kaw) 40 + : t. Bryan Bo we n (Hon): 2. Steven Yoder (Kaw ). Utah Sport Riders Association Motocross Mes quite Motocross Park Cisner os Torches Mesquitel By DICK GOODWIN MESQUITE, NV OCT. 24 , esq uite Mot ocross Par k hosted the sec o nd day of t he big Ut a h Sport Riders Asso ciati on-sanct ioned m o tocro ss o n Sunday, October 24. Finish Une Promotions d id a very profess ional job of runn ing t he race s, seeing that the competition was co nducted as smoo thly and efficiently as poss ible. O ne of the man y racers att ending the even t was Jason Cis neros , w ho w as a specialist , competing in on e class and one class on ly - the M 85 cc ( 12- 15) class - on each day. He made t he mo st of his chances whe n he did get on the line, however, smok ing all four of his mot o s over th e two days. Sunday's act io n in the 85cc ( 12- 15 ) r ace sta r te d out wi t h a ho les ho t b y C isneros . Battl ing just beh ind h im w e r e Ro wd y W illiamso n a nd D ustin W insc he l. C isneros sta rt ed to built a lead , as Blair Vete re charged up past a couple of racers to grab second. Cisneros kept incre asing his lea d, wh ile Vetere and Winsche l were now in a war for second. B main-event winner Bart Bast looks back over his shoulder at teammate Charlie Venegas, who finished a close second, giving the USA the event win. Cisneros flashed through the pipes for the w in. Vetere he ld 0 (( Winschel fo r second. Williamson led Austin Murdo ck and Ro be rt Go ld for spots four through six. W illiamson s na pped off t he line t o lead C isneros and Wi nsc hel as race tw o ex ploded into act ion, C isneros battled pas t for th e lead, dragging Wins chel w ith him . Cisneros began to pull away, w hile Vetere came raging through to challenge Winschel for second. The race was all C isneros' , however, as he cruised home with w in numb er two - and the overall 8 5cc ( 12- 15) t itle. Winsche f he ld off Vete re for second , and sec o nd ove rall, while Williamso n and Murdock claimed fourth and fifth . Loo king for a prom ising , u p-and-com ing rider? Enter Jared Partridge. t he youngest of the th ree motocross-rac ing Partridge br others. It was n't so long ago that Part ridge made the jump to th e big bikes, hopping into the Novice/Junior class, and quickly start ed winning. No w he 's an Intermedia te , and the winning is co ntinuing. Partridge was entered in I25cc Intermediate and Open Intermed iate classes on Sunday, and www.cyclenews.com he won th e m both . In 12 5 cc In t e r m e d iat e a ct io n, Par t r idg e nai led the open ing- mo to ho le s ho t , w ith Andrew Br is k a nd Cameron Rodriguez right beh ind him. T hose top three stayed very close for the first lap, as Ga rrett Cisneros was holding 0(( Eric Barlow and Ryan Bro w n in a wild b rawl fo r fo u rt h. Midr ace , Partridge started to pull away, leaving Rodriguez and Brisk in a tight scra p for se cond. Partridge won moto one, and Rodr iguez placed second. Tony Esposito came charging up through the pac k all the way to th ird . Partridge rocked the field w ith his second st raight holes hot in mo te t w o . Rod riguez , Barlo w and Brown w e re trying to chase him down. This race was even easier for Partridge, as he took an im med iate lead . Rodriguez settled into a so lid sec ond, and Brisk made a pass on Bartow in the whoops to secure th ird . Th at was how they wo uld finish, with Partridge's sec o nd straight wire -to- wire vict o ry guaranteei ng him t he 125cc In termediate crown . Rodriguez finished se cond overall, lea ding Bro w n, Barlow and Brisk in the final resul ts. CYCLE NEWS • DECEMBER 15,2004 S3