Biloxi Mississippi - 1998/1999 ICE World Cup Series
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Presented by: Budweiser Beer,
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The Greatest Spectacle On Ice Saturday 8:00 PM, November 28, 1998 Promoted by: Gary Densford - President / I.C.E. Announcer: Larry Huffman |
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12,000 seat Mississippi Coast Coliseum 2350 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, Mississippi 39531 Phone: (601) 388-8010 1-800-7-COAST1 Fax: (601) 385-2412 |
- By Kim Gregory - and thanks to
Ms. O'Neill for the scorekeeping! Photos will be posted here later this week.
Saturday results were :
1st James Birkinshaw age 18 (Sheffield, England)
2nd Ronny Kemp (NY, California, now North Carolina)
3rd Robert Curry age 37 (California)
What a wild weekend of racing! A real international event with racers from Australia, England, Canada, California, Oregon, Colorado, plus many local riders. Jamie Birkenshaw and Adrian 'Skip' Newman (Australian), both rode for England's St.Austell Gulls last season.
The attendance was lower than Friday night's 3,800, but they cheered just as loud! Everyone was impressed with the show.
The crashes were what many came to see, and they got lots! Friday night a quad was flipped right over, pinning it's rider underneath. This was nearly repeated on Saturday night. Luckily there were no serious injuries this weekend. A surprise to many was Californian Mandy "Wild Child" Brodil, a female quad rider. She was a front runner in many of her events, and was hit hard on Saturday night, lifting her quad high into the air. When she came down, she just went FASTER!
Saturday night's main event was excitement to the max! James Birkinshaw grabbed an early lead, and coming around turn four on the third lap was surprised to see his way blocked by a fallen rider (Matt King) and one of the 'gym mats' that pad the outside wall. He narrowly avoided colliding, jumping the mat, and the rest of the pack followed him past.
Bike Heat 1.
#2 James Birkinshaw
#6 Brendan Fennessy
#10 Adrian Newman
#8 Shawn Hurley
Bike Heat 2.
#5 Bill Hermant
#16 John O'Neill
#4 Bob Richards
#7 Trevor Reynolds
Bike Heat 3.
#1 Robert Curry
#3 Gary Hesmer
#15 Kim Gregory
#11 Nick Fafard
Bike Heat 4.
#12 Ronny Kemp
#9 Matt King
#7 Trevor Reynolds
#14 Joe Gawith
Bike Heat 8.
#2 James Birkinshaw
#1 Robert Curry
#9 Matt King
#3 Gary Hesmer
Bike Heat 9.
#10 Adrian Newman
#15 Kim Gregory
#16 John O'Neill
#8 Shawn Hurley
Bike Heat 10.
#12 Ronny Kemp
#6 Brendan Fennessy
#11 Nick Fafard
#4 Bob Richards
Bike Heat 11.
#5 Bill Hermant
#16 John O'Neill
#14 Joe Gawith
#7 Trevor Reynolds
#2 James Birkinshaw
#1 Robert Curry
#10 Adrian Newman
#11 Nick Fafard
#1 Robert Curry
#9 Matt King
#10 Adrian Newman
#3 Gary Hesmer
#6 Brendan Fennessy
#16 John O'Neill
#15 Kim Gregory DNS
The top three transferred to the Main Event back row.
#2 James Birkinshaw
#12 Ronny Kemp
#1 Robert Curry
#10 Adrian Newman
#5 Bill Hermant
#9 Matt King
Quad Heat 5.
#2 Mandy "Wild Child" Brodil (Los Banos CA)
#4 Sam McClure (Lucedale Mississippi)
#11 Gregory Miller (Eight Mile AL)
#7 Brent Densford (N. Myrtle Beach SC)
Quad Heat 6.
#6 Josh Starrett (Scottsville KY)
#17 Louis Smith (Gulfport Mississippi)
#19 Joe Thomas (Silverthorne CO)
#14 Terry Reed (Gulfport Mississippi)
Quad Heat 7.
#3 Chuck Moores (Greenville TN)
#5 Michael Goodrich (Tucson AZ)
#9 Merlin George (Eight Mile AL) - Disqualified
#8 Cary Cooke (TN)
Quad Heat 12.
#6 Josh Starrett (Scottsville KY)
#4 Sam McClure
#19 Joe Thomas
#8 Cary Cooke
Quad Heat 13.
#3 Chuck Moores
#5 Michael Goodrich
#2 Mandy "Wild Child" Brodil
#14 Terry Reed
Quad Heat 14.
#17 Louis Smith
#11 Gregory Miller
#7 Brent Densford
#9 Merlin George
#17 Louis Smith
#14 Terry Reed
#3 Chuck Moores
#7 Brent Densford
#4 Sam McClure
#5 Michael Goodrich
#11 Gregory Miller
#19 Joe Thomas
#7 Brent Densford
#3 Chuck Moores
#6 Josh Starrett
#17 Louis Smith
#4 Sam McClure
#5 Michael Goodrich
#11 Gregory Miller
#2 Mandy "Wild Child" Brodil
#19 Joe Thomas
And we do it all again next month in Greenville, South Carolina!
