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World Championship lc€ Racing S€ri€s Grand Finale: Colis€o d€ Pu€rto Rico PHOTO AY GARY DENSFOCO - Kppp Murp Wins the Bo hree Wins th e Wqr! ttle I SA'{ JUAN, PR, APR. 22 Th€ 30th annual Wortd Championship ICE Racint S€ries, which ! was also the inaugur.l ManufactLrrers world Cup lce RacinS Championships ended with a sp€ctacular event in San Juan, Puer_ to Rico, where 5000 wildly enthusiastic fans tumed out to watch the lir5t event of its kind on the b€autiful Crribbean island. Those race fans were not disappointed, as lntemational Championship Evens (lCE) had assembl€d the most Elented and accomplished lield of riders yet for its first-ever off-shore event. The first of two .ounds of four-lap points heats were won by Mount Zion, lllinois' Johnny Murphree, Shaun Russell from San los€, California, and Nick Daniels from l4attoon, lllinois. all on Hondas. The last heat of the first round saw an historic ice-racing moment, as Suzuki factory road-race and supermoto rider Robeno l.,laldonado became the first native Puerto Ricen to take th€ Ereen flag in this series. The second round of heats wa3 even more antense, as racers banled hard for the best trdnsfer positions to the main. The firs( one was won by Honda rider llark Cheza from Clio, l'lichiten. The next heat was a classic doozy of a race, as the lineuP included championship contenders Murphree and Rrssell, hard- chargin' Honda rider JarEd Me€s from Honeybrook, Pennqdvenia, and, for good rneasure, leSendary J.R. Schnabel from !1/est Bend, Wirconsin, ridinS a Yamaha. The lead changed s€veral times; RusEell was victorious. Murphree placed second, and Schnabel was third, wi$ an unhappy Mees oi his back, slidirE across the k€! Johnny Murphree (2O) ond Shoun Russell (28) bong.d on eoch other oll seoson long, eoch trying ro win the inougurol Monufo.turets Cup BikCWorld Chompionrhip. The finole in Son Juon, Puerlo Rico, wor no differenl. Plans arc alrcady under wBy for the second annual Caribbean Classic. See ya next winter! For more information, check out www.icespeedvray.com. lE}l Cousro DE PUERTo Rrco SaN JuaN, PuErro Rrco REsuLrs: APnr 22, 2006 (FNAI Rouxo) HEAT Ir L Johnn/ r'llrphre (Hon): 2 Chn, c:ePa (HdJr L l'14.t Chea (Hon). HEAT 2; I Sh.un Ru$ll (Hon)i 2. shae vafte (Hon); L Jaied l'lees (Honl. HEAT 3: I Nick Danloh (Hon)i 2. Je Kopp on)i l. 8rF. Smith (Ho). HEAT 4: l. Mtk Chea (Hon)i 2. oonnie stewd (Ym)i l. Rob.no ra.ldoMdo (Su.). HEAT 5i l. Sha(n tusdl (Hon); 2. lohinr r4ulphr (Hon); I l.R. S.hnabel (Yam) HEAT 6: Lhe Kopp (Hon);2. shm \6nc€ (Hd)r 3. Nick Danieb (Ho). LCq: L J-ed Ms (Ho);2. Nick D.ni.ls (ricn):3. srl& smkh (Hon)r'4. sh e vs.e (Ho)i s. cnri' GnEpr (Hn). rAlNr l.loe Kopp i_ld)i 2 larcd l'1e6 (Hon)i l. M k ch€a (l-lon); 4. Nick Oaniels (Hon)r s. Shene vd.e (Hon). WORLO CHATIPIONSHIP ICE RACING SERIES FINAI POIHTS SIANDIN€S (Aft.r 12 of 12 'ou.d4: l. Joh.ny Murph@ (56a)r 2. shaun R!$el, (525). i sh&e Van(. (ll7),. M'keGrlkey{280):5.lcKsP12}l),6 limmy W@d (228): 7. J.rEd M€ ( 1941, B Mr( Ch€a ( I 75): 9 OonnE Sew.rd (llS): 10. Chn.Cmepa (ll0). MANUFA TUiTRS WORID CUP rcE RACII{G CHAI{PIONSHIPS EINAI Porr{Ts sTAt{ollrlcs (Aft.r 12 ol 12 @.dr): l. Honda (175); 2. KIM (65)l 3. sEuki (60);4. Y.m!h. (,r0): 5. HlrqEma ( l0)i 6. (.weaki (5). BY GanY DcNsroRD Thor/Parts Unlimit€d North€ast Classic Motocnoss s€ri€s Round 2: Old Bridg€ Township RacEwag Park $e start of the final moto. Clar* had the lerd by lap two. Brodsky, Mulcahy, Carsten and Weller rounded out the top live. Clark's lead increased to eight iecon6 by lep three. Chtk took the checkers with a whoppint l3-second lead. Carsten, Wellea, Wallace and B.odsky rounded out the top five- Clark topped the podlum with a perfect l- I . Carsten (4-2) earned runner-up, with Brodsky (3-5) third. Cll PHOTO BY JIM P SANOEFIS\ON Clork Clever TNGUS}TTOU'N, NJ, APR. 23 MX Pay DaylPDL RacinS's Ca5ey Clark's I lconsistenay errned him the top tier on bo(h the l25cc and 250cc Pro/Expert-class podiums at round two of the Thor/Parts Unlimited Norfieast Classic l''loto

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