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Series
Round
5: Hard Rock
Cycle Por{r
McDonald
Thkes
Double
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OCAI.A, FL
JAN. 8
The
Flonda Vinh8e
MX
Series starred off 2006 whh
ra.in8
ar
I Hard
Rock Cycle Park in
Ocala, Flonda"
The historic
track
has
expanded,
and it is VintaSe-friendly, yet plenry
challenSing
for Evo bik€s and
those of the Modem
Suppon class.
Chris McDonald
had a big day,
sweepinS
both classes he
entered on his RMl25.
l,lcDonald
won both motos in
dte Evo
Two Open A class,
with Mick
Oliver
close behind. takint
second
place
in both
motos. Matt Kretschmer
kept it from
being an all-Suzuki
podium
by taking
third on his Honda
CR.
lvl.Donald had
a harder
time in rhe Pre- I 990 Trophy
conrest.
Mitch Mccaner
won the first
moto on his Y2490,
but he had to
miss th€
second moto
after his son Pierce iniured
his
arm in a
first-moto Youth
cr.sh.
With
Mccarter
abs€nt in
the second
race, the
door was open for McDonaH
to
take the win and the
overall. Benny
Carlaro
took s€cond overall on his
Honda,
and
Todd
Newellcompleted the
top three wi$
his Cen-Am
Dave
Ellis scored
wins in two classes,
with a sweep
of the
Vintaee
250-500.c A
class on his Yamaha
SC500. Kretschmer
was
second on his
Honda, and Eill Goldsby
took third with
his Husky.
Ellis also took
rhe win in
the
l.lodern
Support class,
on his
CR450F Honda.
Benny Carfaro made
ir a race
with his CRE and
Pete Zarcone
took
third on his RM, The
second moto
was
marred
by a crash involving
Jon
Sherr,
who went down hard
after
a tabletop
section and iniured his left
ankle. The
latest
reports are that he
did break
a bone an the ankle,
so he will be
ofi the
tr.ck for awhile.
The Youth (12-15)
class was a large
one, and it featured
some
treat
ra.ing. Pierce
Mccarter was
fast until a spill in
the
whoops
hun his
arm and ended his day. Kevin
Lelli
took both
moto wins on his Suzuki.
Alex Aderhold
was second on his
Yamaha, and
Honda
jockey
larrod
Moore
wEs third.
The support
of the series
sponsors - Auto Trim
Design &
Signs
of the Suncoast, WFO Kawasaki,
WebPro
Solutions, and
Woody's Vintage
GP
Products -
are much appreciaaed.
The series retums to Hard
Rock
Cycle furk on
January
22
to
race
on the old Vinta8e
track at $e front
ofthe
park.
Wjth
more
sand end less rock, it
should be
a new challenSe for the
racers.
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