Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Renton Motorcy.lei Exlr€me Fld frock s.ri.r Round 5: Wide Open Spo.rrs Ateno Fay, Fisher Fly at Rentonl BY JoHNNY GulIaR RENTON, WA, TTB, I I Eormer AMA 600 National Champon Mickey Fay showed rhaE I he hasnt forgotten ho\,y to win at round ,lve of the Renton Motorcycles Extreme Flat Track Series shon tra.k inside the Wide Open Spons Arena. Fay grabbed the holeshot in the Open P.o main, while Kyle RiSsdale, Eric tuckman and leff Hiatt dispLrt- ed second. Just when it looked like RaSsdale was 8oing to estab- lish himself in that spot. he got shumed back to fourth. Now Rick- man was second, with Hiaft runninS third, whil€ Ragsdale worked at regaining those lost positions. With four laps to 8o, Ragsdale passed Hiaft, and one lap later he got by Rj.kman to move back into second. By then, Fay was on cruise control, and he won with ease over Ragsdaie, with tuckrmn third and Hiaft fourth. When the 80- l50cc Four-Stroke main left the line. Davis Fisher was no better than founh and facing an uphill battle in thi! highly competitive class. lt took a few laps for Fisher to get by leremy "Bulldo8" Lehmann and move into third. His next vicrim was Mark Russell. and now he had one more rider to pass. As his dad, Rex, cheered him on, Davis put a slick inside move on John Brown and won it toing away! Brown and Rustell finished second and third, respectively- Brothers Powerspons' Brad Baker stole rhe srart of the 450cc Amateur main and never looked back as he cut one stronS lap after another Shane TonsSan was second, but Brady "Captain Ameri.a" F{ueller wa5 hot on his tail. On lap four, Mueller passed Tonsgart and tried his best to reel in Baker, but Baker won with room to sPare. The 50cc Four-SBoke main was a two-rider baftle betweefl Taylor Maslet and Cody Annable. These two younS Suns left the rest of the field behind as they traded positions all ov€r the trick. Slip and slide, dip and dive, these awo rode for all the). were worth right to the finish, where Masset just barely held off Annable. Bubba Becker had a Sood view ofthe action in third. Ryan PuSh slid iflto tlrrn on€ with the lead in the Supermoto main aM set a fast pace. Darrin Gavin, Richard F'liller and Ryan Mc8eath had a quire a scrap over.econd. Pugh rode steadily to the win- McBeath emer8ed in second, with Miller and Gavin close b€hind. PuSh a8ain shot into the lead of the Supermoto Unlimited main and set sail. The same three riders who had disputed second earli€r were at it again, only this time it was Gavin who snatched second at the line. l'4cBeath took third, while Miller settled for fourth. The 85cc F4odified and 85cc Unlimited mains were models of consistency, as "Earthquake Jake" Burton jumped into the lead both times out. Cole Frederickson has been runninS strong Iately and never let Bunon rest- Frederickson could not afford a mistake, as "8ulldo8" Lehmann was nipping at his heels. The results were the same in both races, with Burton first. Frederackson second and Lehmann third. REsuLrs 50 B€Cr I Au5tin SandviS Elliot: 2. fl'key Nausei I Aultin Rit.her. 50 AUTO: l. CodyAnnabi€:2. TayLr Msd:3 Corbin Hegeland. l0 4-STiK: l. Tarlor MdEt; 2. Cody Annablet I Bubba A€cker 65 HOp/OTX| I Taylor Plssi 2. Davi! FEheri 3. Corbln Hegel d. 85 MOD: L Fke Blrton; 2. Cole Fred.rlcksoni 3. lero), Leh@.. I5 U/r: L lake BuRo.i 2. Cole Freden.ko; I Je€h). Lehma^n. S/MOTO MINI: I Cole Frcddi

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