Friese Takes Idaho Arenacross
B
oise hosted rounds three and four of
the AMA Arenacross Championship,
December 6-7. Vince Friese stood atop
the podium on both nights of racing, fur-
ther extending his points lead.
Round Three (Friday)
Friday night's round three saw Fri
-
ese sweep his heat race and both main
events. The MotoConcepts Honda rider
led wire to wire in the opening main,
narrowly winning by just over a second.
Friese's teammate Ryan Breece took sec
-
ond after a poor start. Michael Hicks took
third after battling with Breece.
The second main event saw Yamaha's
Austin Politelli take the holeshot over
Friese before the two flip-flopped posi
-
tions on lap three. From there, Friese held
the top spot and took home another win.
Politelli held on for second in race two,
bumping him to third overall. Hicks again
took third and took second overall.
Drama on night one involved a huge
collision between defending champ Kyle
Peters and Breece. Peters ran it in hot and
center-punched Breece, sending both rid
-
ers onto the ground. This dropped the two
off the podium, with Breece taking sixth
and Peters finishing seventh in race two.
Round Four (Saturday)
Friese continued his momentum into
Saturday night with another big win to
start race one. The Arenacross newcomer
held his own over Breece as they went 1-2
in the opening main event. Hicks again
crossed the line third, just ahead of Rob
-
bie Wageman.
Friese lead early in main number two. A
close pass on Wageman saw the Yamaha
rider hit the deck as Friese and Breece
checked out from the rest of the field.
The two Honda riders finished less than
a second apart, with Friese again sweep
-
ing the night. Breece took second with a
pair of second-place finishes, and Politelli
again rounded out the box a third
in race two.
CN
Round Three (Friday)
1. Vince Friese (Hon) 1-1
2. Michael Hicks (Yam) 3-3
3. Austin Politelli (Yam) 6-2
4. Ryan Breece (Hon) 2-6
5. Kyle Bitterman (Hon) 5-4
Round Four (Saturday)
1. Vince Friese (Hon) 1-1
2. Ryan Breece (Hon) 2-2
3. Austin Politelli (Yam) 5-3
4. Michael Hicks (Yam) 3-5
5. Kyle Bitterman (Hon) 6-4
WIND
IN THE
P46
Vince Friese
dominated both
rounds three and
four of the AMA
Arenacross Series
in Idaho.
