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hell broke loose: They fell like a Slack of dominoes and flew into the padded outside ~ barrier. After what seemed like an eternity (but Z ~ was actually only two or three minutes). ~ McConnell and Jessop got free from the =;; machinery and rose to their feet. However. iii Strong was still pinned, motionless, under three ~ bikes. Finally. Strong was freed, and while a.. stunned, bruised and scraped, he suffered no serious injuries. Jessop's and Strong's bikes were too badly damaged, so those two missed the LCQ restart. which sent Cooley, McConnell and Grant onto row two of the main event. On the front row for the six-rider, six-lap main were Venegas, Mann and Kemp. When the gate was released. Venegas took the lead with authority. With the LCQ mayhem still fresh in their minds. there were no heroics in this main event - just some good racing that saw the last lap end the same as the first: Venegas, Mann, Kemp, Cooley, McConnell and Grant. Fighting off Kolb and Stamford, Connecticut's Lawrence Somma to the finish line, Hermant won the IO-Iap Mad Dog main. Z g a: RRP teammates Damien Plotts (108) and Jeremy Cook (360) battle for the lead in the first 125" Pro heat race at CCE's Regional Arenacrass at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Mikalaichlk (Yam). 125 PRO: I. Jeremy Cook (Hon); 2. Brian Stone (Suz); J. Dam Oenef (Suz); 4. John Dowd (Suz): 5. Jason Lawrence (Su'l). 250 NOV: I. Chris Hancock (Yam): 2. Larry Kachmar (Su'l): 3. Glenn Hoffman Jr. (Kaw): 4. Glen Barilla (Hon); S. Jimmy Britt (KTM). 250 INT: I. David Szymansky (Yam): 2. Andrew Mikolaichik (Yam); 3. Dan Duffy (Hon): 4. Reo Jolly (Yam). 250 PRO: I. David Oenel (Suz); 2. Brian Stone (5u'l): 3. Jason Lawrence (Su'l); 't. Damieo Plotts (Hon); 5. John Dowd (5uz). OFC: I. John Dowd (Suz): 2. Damien Plotts (Hon); J. David Oenel (Suz): 4. Brian Stone (Suz). EXTREME JUMP.OFF: I. Chris Wimewski (Hon): 2. Mike Giulian (Yam): 3. Dan McMahon (5uz). By AMANDA URSINI TRENTON, NJ, FEB. 25 or the third straight season, a critical round in the World Championship Ice Racing Series was held at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. Each year, the fan base has grown, as has the participant turnouts - a healthy sign for the sport and for the future of the ICE/WSRA program. This event featured racing in the Nitro Speedway Motorcycles and Flat Track Mad Dog divisions. The first of two rounds of four-rider, four-lap Nitro Speedway heats were won by Charlie "The Edge" Venegas from San Bernardino, California; Charlie "The Tuna" Cooley from Corona, California; and Bolton. England's James "Mad Dog" Mann. Scoring second-round heat wins were Mann, Venegas. and Cary, North Carolina's Ronny "Rock Star" Kemp. The Flat Track Mad Dog class is for stockframe production motorcycles with singlecylinder four-stroke engines not exceeding 155cc. Each racer rode one six-lap heat race to determine his starting position in the main. Heat-race winners were Bill Hermant from Sparks, Nevada, and Scott Kolb from Saugerties, New York. Next up was the Nitro Speedway Bike lastchance qualifier, and it was a wild one: six riders racing for the three remaining spots in the main, with only four laps to get 'er done! The first row had Cooley. Binghamton, New York's Chris "Young Gun" Strong, and Brea. California's Shawn McConnell. On row two F 52 APRil 20, 2005 • CYCLE NEWS HEAT I: I. Charlie Venegas; 2. Chris Strong: 3. John Grant. HEAT 1: I. Charlie Cooley: 2. Shawn McConnell; 3. Bill Hermant. HEAT 3: I. James Mann; 2. Ronny Kemp; 3. Guy Jessop. HEAT 4: I. James Mann; 2. Charlie Cooley; 3. Tyier Hansen. HEAT S: I. Charlie Venegas; 2. Chris Strong; 3. Eddie Martinez. HEAT 6: I. Ronny Kemp: 2. John Grant; 3. Shawn McConnell. LCQ: I. Charlie Cooley: 2. Shawn McConnell; l.john Grant: 4. Tyler Hansen. MAIN: ,. Charlie Venegas; 2. JillTleS Mann; 3. Ronny Kemp: 4. Charlie Cooley. Flat Track Mad Dog HEAT I: I. Bill Hermant (Hon); 2. Sean Billenstein (Hon): 3. Jon Bumbera. HEAT 2: I. Scott Kolb (Hon); 2. lawrence Somma (Hon): J. Dwight Eyrick. MAIN: I. Bill Hermant (Hon); 2. Scott Kolb (Hon); J. Lawrence Somma (Hen). WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ICE RACING SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (After round 8): NITRO SPDWY: I. Charlie Venegas (363): 2. James Mann (296); 3. Ronny Kemp (275); 4. Charlie Cooley (IB5); 5. John Grant (145): 6. "TYler Hansen (liB): 7. Bill Hermam (79); B. Guy Jessop (75); 9. Eddie Martinez (72); 10. Sean Bil1enstein (59). FT MAD DOG: I. Bill Hermant (100); 2. Robert Curry (70); 3. (fIE) Dan 5tanleyfMarcus Bauer (30): s. ScOtt KoiblDanny WalkerfJeff Annen/Wade Wessells (20); 9. Scott larm/jake Mataya/Shawn larkin/lawrence SommalSean Billenstein (10). Kelley, Katin Kick Out the Jams at Summit Indoors By CHRIS JANKOVICH ational Supercross privateer Tom Kelley and National Arenacross contender Mike Katin electrified the crowd at the Summit County Indoors event with an awesome riding display. Kelley took the best of all Pro contenders in four of five rounds plus the Dash For Cash to come away with the lion's share of the were John "Mountain Man" Grant from Pro payout. Katin was a close second in all but Georgetown, California; Tyler "Hillbilly" Hansen the Heavyweight Money class on Friday night, from Missoula. Montana; and Reno, Nevada's where he took his only overall win of the weekGuy Jessop. end. The Lightweight Money-class battle was a At the start, they all roared off, jockeying for tight one between Kelley and Katin, with Bo position. On the back straight on the second Bowman rounding out the podium and Hunter lap, Strong, McConnell and Jessop were threeShyrock and Vince Karnow rounding out the wide headed for the tum; everyone in the arena top five. In Heavyweight Money, it was Katin in knew that someone had to roll back on the the lead. with Bowman and Kelley giving furious throttle, but no one did! When the three racers chase, and Karnow and A.J. Hattery filling the attempted to enter the corner side by side, all fourth and fifth SpOlS. Saturday night saw Kelley a and Katin shooting it out up front in the Lighta: f2 weight Money division, with Mike Parker in the til third spot. Kelley again took the lead in Heavyi5 a weight Money, taking the checkers over Katin fr and Bowman, with Greg Brooks and Fletcher (5 Shyrock filling out the top five pOSitions. i'D In the trophy classes, Jameson Sprosty made ~ the most of his weekend, entering eight class 5: races and coming away with six overall wins. Sprosty went toe to toe with Dan Harbaugh in the 125cc B class on Friday for the win. and duked it out with Harbaugh and Thomas Beckett Jr. for third on Saturday. Sprosty again took the win on Sunday. this time over Todd Decker Jr. Sprosty took the College boy win on Saturday and Sunday, again prevailing over Harbaugh on Saturday and Decker on Sunday. Sprosty added to his win total with two firsts in At round eight of the 29th annual the Two-Stroke class on Saturday and Sunday. World Championship Ice Racing Michael Le Grand made the most of his trek Series, held in Trenton, New Jersey, over from Butler, Pennsylvania, by taking two Guy Jessop contested his first heat overall wins in 125cc C for his rides on Friday dressed in a chicken costume. He finished third in the race, but first and Saturday. Sunday's 125cc C event featured in the hearts of the many kids in an all-KTM 125cc podium, with the win going to attendance. local hotshoe Travis Bair, who took a convincing Venegas, Hermant Reign at Sovereign! RESULTS Nitro Speedway Bikes Competitian Riders of America Summit County Indoor Races AKRON, OH, FEB. 25-27 World Championship Ice Racing Series Round 8: Sovereign Bank Arena The final race of the World Championship Series will be held in our nation's capitol. See you one more time, in D.C.! N win over Jesse Moore and Corey Setser. In minibike action, the Senior Pee Wee division was dominated by Richie Kolcun, who put in some stellar rides for the overall on Friday over LEM-mounted Chase Hughes and fellow KTM rider Brett Combs. Kolcun duplicated the feat on Saturday, this time besting Scottie Leighton and Craig Orshoski. Leighton got his revenge on Sunday, taking the win, with Combs and Kolcun in hot pursuit. Friday night's 60cc and Junior Mini action featured Cade Clason and Danny La Hood going at it in the 60cc contest for first and second, respectively. while in Junior Mini action it was for second and third, while watching the back of Tyler Honoshofsky's jersey. Saturday and Sunday's Junior Mini action was all about Yamaha jockey AJ. Green, who scored the win over Honoshofsky and Quinn Wetzel on Saturday and bested Mike Gray and Honoshofsky on Sunday. RESULTS Friday BEG PIW: I. Brock Wise (Kaw): 2. Brittany Kaiser (KTM); 3. Jaret Rockich (Han): 4. Dakota Gantz (Suz): 5. Adam Keesy (Suz). JR P{W: I. Dakota Gray (KTM): 2. Austin Sigman (KTM); 3. Matt Oberholtzer (KTM); 4. Cole Kvasnkka (KTM). SR P/W: I. RJchie KoIcun (KTM): 2. Chase Hughes (lem): 3. Brett Combs (KTM): 4. Craig Orshoski (KTM): 5. Gary Kaufman Jr. (KTM). 60: I. Cade Clason (KTM): 2. Danny La Hood (Suz): 3. Dylan Gantz (KTM): -i. Mike Katin rails a berm on the way to his Heavyweight Money win at the Summit Indoor Races in Akron, Ohio.