R
ounds eight and nine of the
AMA Arenacross Cham-
pionship were held in Reno,
Nevada, for a doubleheader
weekend January 31-Febru-
ary 1. After four main events,
points leader Vince Friese
came away with both overall
wins.
Friese's MotoConcepts
teammate Ryan Breece was
the man to beat in Friday
night's round seven. Breece
set the fastest time of the
race and made back-to-back
passes early in the main event
to go from third to first. Unfor
-
tunately for him, he was later
docked two spots for jumping
on a medical flag. This penalty
put Friese into first place, with
Michael Hicks taking second.
Main two saw Friese get the
start and run up front again.
Despite a hard charge from Breece, Friese
retained the lead by just under a second.
The two Hondas crossed the line first and
second, with Austin Politelli rounding out
the podium. Hicks' 2-4 beat Politelli's 4-3
for third on the overall podium.
The second night of racing saw more
of the same, with Friese, Breece and
Hicks battling at the front of the pack.
The two MotoConcepts Honda riders
faced off in the opening main with less
than one second separating them from
start to finish. Friese opened the night
with the win while Breece followed him in
for a close second-place finish.
In the second race, the two teammates
went at it again, dropping the third-place
rider, Politelli, by more than five seconds.
Friese again set the fastest lap of the
race and somehow managed to hold off
Breece. They crossed the line with less
than a second of separation. Friese's 1-1
gave him the advantage over Breece's 2-2
and Politelli's 4-3.
Friese continues to lead the overall
standings by 26 points over Hicks as the
series heads to Prescott, Arizona, for
rounds 10 and 11 on February 7-8.
CN
OVERALL Friday
1. Vince Friese (Hon) 1-1
2. Ryan Breece (Hon) 3-2
3. Michael Hicks (Yam) 2-4
4. Austin Politelli (Yam) 4-3
5. Austin Walton (Hus) 5-5
OVERALL Saturday
1. Vince Friese (Hon) 3-1
2. Ryan Breece (Hon) 2-2
3. Austin Politelli (Yam) 4-3
4. Michael Hicks (Yam) 3-4
5. Aaron Siminoe (Kaw) 5-5
Friese Doubles Down At Reno Arenacross
VOLUME ISSUE FEBRUARY , P53
Vince Friese
(66) swept the
Arenacross
doubleheader
weekend in Reno.
