Friese Wins Guthrie Arenacross
R
ound seven of the AMA Ar-
enacross Championship was
held in Guthrie, Oklahoma, on
January 25, where racers were
treated to the largest track lay-
out of the season. Points leader
Vince Friese again claimed
the overall win after two main
events and further extended his
lead to 17 over second place
Michael Hicks.
Friese opted out of the Ana
-
heim 2 Supercross to defend his
red plate in the AMA Arenacross
series. The MotoConcepts
Honda rider is a newcomer to
the series, but his aggressive rid
-
ing style has played in his favor
so far this season. Guthrie's
longer layout suited the opening
podium as all three riders put
their supercross experience to
use. Michael Hicks claimed the
opening win before doing double
duty in the X-Pro electric class.
Ryan Breece, Friese's MCR team
-
mate, took a close second in the
first main despite riding with an
injured ACL in his knee. Friese
kept things interesting and took
third to start the night.
He then rebounded in main
event two and put his Honda
into the lead by lap three. From
there it was smooth sailing for
the points leader as he opened
up a four-second lead over
Breece on the 45-second track.
Friese cruised to the win while
Hicks struggled to crack the top
three. A 3-1 earned Friese the
overall win and further extended
his points lead. Breece's pair of
seconds gave him second over
-
all for the night. Hicks' 1-4 put
him third overall and saw him
lose valuable points to Friese.
Austin Politelli held on for third
in main number two but claimed
fourth on the night with 4-3
results.
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OVERALL (Top 5)
1. Vince Friese (Hon) 3-1
2. Ryan Breece (Hon) 2-2
3. Michael Hicks (Yam) 1-4
4. Austin Politelli (Yam) 4-3
5. Kyle Bitterman (Hon) 5-5
WIND
IN THE
P50
With another overall win in
Oklahoma, Vince Friese continues
to extend his points lead in the AMA
Arenacross Series.
