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Winner Kenny Olsson (center), runner-up Gary Phelps (right) and Anthony Barlaw (left) celebrate an the podium at round three of the AMA X-treme Internatianal Ice Racing Pro Series in Bassier City, lauisiana. line. taking out Little, Courtney and himself in a huge highspeed crash. Incredibly. all three returned to the ice, with Phelps on the penalty mark. 10 yards back off the grid. The last-chance qualifier for the main final lined up with Barlow, Uttle, Fafard on the (ront row, and Ferrow. Courtney and Wayne Jones on the back row. That was also the finishing order in the six-man. four-lap race. With Barlow, Little and Fafard joining Olsson, Phelps and David Meldrum, the stage was set for the grand finale. Olsson gated with Phelps, and those two led Barlow and Little, who both muscled out Meldrum on the first lap. After Barlow clipped Phelps on lap three, Olsson pulled a gap on Phelps to take the win over six laps. Little, on a spluttering machine, failed to capitalize on Barlow's mistake, leaving him to fend 0(( Meldrum for fourth spot. Fafard remained sixth throughout the race. "Tonight's event was simply superb," XIIR promoter Barlow said. ''I'm sure we've sent the people of Bossier City home happy. I have to apologize for the slight delay in the start and thank the fans for their patience; we were overwhelmed with the last-minute ticket sales. I advise ice fans to book early for this weekend's two-city spectacular. I don't how it can get much better than this; the racing was immense. but we have probably SIX racers who can win the AMA title, and they are all up for it. It's going to be great!" "2004 AMA MOTOCROSS ORGANIZER OF THE YEAR" eYAMAHA $ SUZUKl KalNasaki ~~ ~~ ............... RESULTS MAIN: I. Kenny Olsson; 2. Gary Phelps: J. Antnooy Barlow; 4. Kevin Little; 5. David Meldrum: 6. Nick Fafard: 7. Alan Ferrow: 8. Adrian Newman: 9. 5con Courtney: 10. David Radley. AMA X·treme Intemational Ice Racing Pro Series Points Standings (After l rounds): I. Kenny 015son (27); 2. Anthony Barlow (25): 3. (TIE) Gary Phelps/NIck Fafard (16); 5. Kevln Lmle (14); 6. Scon Courtney (9); 7. (TIE) David MeklrunVAian Ferrow (8): 9 (TIE) David Radley/Adrian Newman (4). Sunset Tavern Ice Racing Sunset Tavern and Marino Nafzger Nice on the Icel By DAN SCHMm LAKE KOSHKONONG, WI, JAN. 1S t was a cold night on the ice in front of the Sunset Tavern and Marina on Lake Koshkonong. A good number of racers and a large number of fans and spectators made the trek to Fort Atkinson for this motorcycle ice·racing event. In his three heat races, Roy Nafzger found the smoother outside line to capture two victories. i"ew Uidl!D RELfRSE Bar to Bar 2004 DVD (#D325N) It was the season that had something for everyone: aggressive riding. smack talk, disciplinary action. off-track tension. on-track brawling Supercross 2004 was the true test of a riderls courage, and the Bar to Bar 2004 two DVD set is your front row seat to see it all. 207 minutes from Impact Video. $34.95 I CYCLE NEWS· FEBRUARY23,2005 41