Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

nift y come-fro m- behind win over th e qu ic k-g atin g Gary Hicks and th e slo wstarting Charlie "The Edge" Venegas . Afte r riding quarter-miles a ll s um me r, Ham ill did n't appea r to hav e m uc h tr o ub le at all wit h t he hea vy Auburn tra ck , tak ing his s ec ond con s e cutiv e w in t o o pen the second round . Gary Hic k s c laim ed sec ond , a nd Ryan Fish er wa s third. In the ne xt hea t, Fa ria dazzled the c ro wd with a spectac u lar gate a nd win from la ne fo ur, leadi ng Vene g a s and Curry to th e fl a g . In e ve n t seven, Jann iro s q ua red off the last turn in an attempt to pas s ra ce le ader Ma nc he ste r. Th e c ro wd ga ve th e win to J a n n iro , but referee John Grant claimed that Man c he ste r got th er e first. Bast close d out round two with an other impres s ive wire -to -wire win, ah ead of Ermo len ko and Chad Felicio . Afte r two full rounds, Bast, Hamill and Man che ster all sp orted pe rfe ct six-point scores . Fari a , who trail ed the leader s by a s in gle poi nt, ope ne d up the m idd le round with a dominati ng win from the po le . J anni ro m is s ed th e st art complet e ly bu t re cove red to gr a b s ec ond place , jus t in front of Fishe r. Ham ill put a dent in Man chester's pe rfec t score in the next heat with a virtua lly un ch al lenged three-point victory . In event 1 1, Venegas shook off his slow s ta rt a nd rode to the win , ahead of Ermolenko , To m m y He dden and Bobby Hedden . Bast closed out the th ird round with a win . Hicks cl a im ed h is th ird s traight runner-up spot, a nd third went to th e obv iously underpowered Larsen. After thr e e of five ro unds, Bast a nd Ham ill led t he way with nine-p oint s c o re s , whil e Fari a and Manchester had eig ht ap iec e . Ven ega s gra bbed th e le a d fro m th e outs et in the fo urth ro und's opening hea t , leav in g seco nd p lace t o Bob Hick s a nd th ird to Ia n Fer ris . In event 14 , Ermo lenko got his o nly win o f the n ig ht w ith a swift la ne -t h re e start. Jann iro took advantage of a lap-three bo bb le by Gary Hicks to snatch secon d . Ham ill continued hi s perfec t night in the ne xt heat, riding comfortably to the win, a hea d of Larsen and Tommy Hedden. In the last heat of round four, Bast's perfect n igh t ca me to a c rash in g halt when he wa s dis qua lified for br ing ing out the red flag with an e xc e ptiona lly ra re turn -thre e slide tha t also forced Bobby Hedden to lay his bike down. On the re sta rt, Hedde n got pe rh aps the best start of a ny ride r a ll night, droppi ng Faria and Manche ste r to second a nd third. A fte r fo ur round s , Ham ill was a lone at th e top wit h 12 po ints . Faria h a d 10, a n d Ba st , Man c h e ster and Venegas each ha d nine . Man ch ester opene d the fina l round with a perfec t gate a nd a win a head of Fish er a nd E rmo le nko . Man ch es ter' s win tied h im with Ha mill , who still had one ride to c omp lete. Bo bby Hedd e n to o k a nothe r win from t he 100% High-Quality White Cotton in Men's Sizes Large-XL-XXL Front Back JUI-Star Back Bac k e,e, Wrede" $14.95 each, includes FREE Shipping within the u.s. (CA Residents ad d 7.25% Sales Tax) To Order, Use the eN Products Form in the back of this issue I':'IS ,I . A Or call 714-751-7433 (9am - Sprn PST, M-F) r = ==-- Order Online at www.cyclenews.com Designed for CYCLE NEWS by Acerbis • Extra large size fits tools, camera and other vital stuff! • Heavy Duty zippe r w ith thick d ouble-coated nylon material through out • Double stitched seams • 1-1/2" Reinforced belt wi th large hea vy duty buckle • Ch oice of colors: Go ld wi th Black or Gray with Black $24.95 includes FREE shipping and handling Ca lifo rnia res idents ad d 7.75(; s a lt'S tax To order, use the eN Products order form r.ii at the back of this issue VISA or call 714-751-7433 (9arn-5prn PST) cue I ... n ... _ S • O CTO BER 18. 2000 51

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