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Nicol with 14 points and Louie
Mersaroli with 12. Gomez and
Janniro squeezed in at 10, with
Lightcap and Green at nine and
eight, respectively. With the top
eight-point scorers moving to
the two semifinals, it was Ruml
and Nicol taking wins, with
Lightcap and Marsaroli advanc
-
ing to the final, while Janniro
couldn't get a point and was
eliminated.
Riders get their choice of
starting gates based on their
points, and both semi winners,
Ruml and Nicol picked their
usual gates. Ruml likes the pole,
and Nicol goes for the outside.
When the gate went up, Nicol
charged to the front and had the
race in hand, leading Max hand
-
ily for three laps when Lightcap,
running in last, took a spill down
the back straight. Nicol was just
crossing the start line when the
flagman rushed to throw a red
flag instead of a caution, in spite
of the final being three-quarters
over.
A re-start was ordered, to no
small amount of controversy,
and Nicol was unable to get the
start he wanted. Ruml had a
slight lead, and he took the win
and the points by less than a
couple of feet over Nicol.
Richard T. Haight
FINAL
1. Max Ruml
2. Broc Nicol
3. Louis Marsaroli
4. Slater Lightcap
(Right) Ruml, Nicol and Louis
Marsaroli ride filled the podium.
(Bottom) Ruml celebrates
getting the win.
