From: rovers@direct.ca To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"Subject: Re: Oz GP3 Tips Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 09:12:18 -0700 Hello Peter: Three weeks till my uk holiday, and I'm thoroughly stoked to see = speedway for the first time in over 23 years! Ok, here go my haphazard gp predictions: 2. Wiltshire 5. Adams 8. Crump 11. Sullivan Cheers, tim -----Original Message----- From: sboz@vtown.com.au To: Internet Speedway Fan Club List Date: June 24, 2000 7:04 PM Subject: Oz GP3 Tips =20 =20 Hi all, =20 Just 1 week away from GP round 3 so don't forget to get = those OZ GP Comp. tips in. I have extended the invitation for newcomers = for 1 more round. Tipster list will definitely be closed after round 3. =20 Details of how to enter at the 'Speedway Bikes of Oz' web site. Good = luck. =20 Please note new(ish) address for the Site. Old address link is now = closed. =20 Cheers, =20 Peter Henderson Gold Coast, Queensland 'Speedway Bikes of Oz' http://plhenderson.tripod.com/index.htm=20
From: Sideways31@aol.com To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"Subject: Ventura Results - June 23, 2000 Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 16:20:29 EDT Charlie "The Edge" Venegas took advantage of a second chance and captured the Scratch Main as speedway made its annual visit to Ventura Raceway in California. It was the second consecutive year that Venegas took top honors at this venue. The original start of the six-rider main ended almost as soon as it began as first there was movement at the start, and then when the tapes went up, Venegas's front wheel did as well, throwing Charlie to his backside. Due to the movement at the tapes prior to the start, Venegas was granted a reprieve and he cashed in on his golden opportunity. Venegas, however, was forced to seek a new machine and Randy DiFrancesco was quick to oblige. Venegas trapped the field from his outside starting position and held the lead as they came off turn two. Dukie Ermolenko and Bobby Schwartz began to challenge as they went down the back straight. At the close of lap one Venegas was the leader, Ermolenko second, Schwartz was out of the hunt but Gary Hicks was now contending. Ermolenko and Hicks remained within striking distance but weren't able to close ground on Venegas who took the victory. Ermolenko finished second, 16 year old Ryan Fisher finished third, Eddie Castro was fourth, Hicks, who began experiencing engine trouble on the last lap, finished fifth, with Schwartz coming in sixth. The racing on the 1/5-mile banked oval was superb as the riders used the rare opportunity to compete on a European-sized track to provide many fast, action-packed races with a lot of passing and side-by-side duels. Castro was particularly impressive during the qualifying heats as he came from the back to earn victories in all three of his races. Ermolenko also won all three of his heats, but did so in different fashion as he was able to make the start in all three races and take comparatively easy victories. The riders competed in three rounds of scratch heats with the top 12 earning positions in two six-rider semi-finals with the top three in each semi qualifying for the six-rider main event. In the first semi-final it was Hicks who took the lead at the outset but Ermolenko wasn't about to let his unbeaten streak end that easily. The two waged a battle for four laps with excellent side-by-side racing. Meanwhile DiFrancesco, sitting in the last transfer spot, was feeling the heat of Fisher. Hicks was able to hold off Ermolenko for the victory, but DiFrancesco couldn't hold off Fisher who took third place and a ticket to the main with a last lap pass. Venegas got a great start in the second semi and Castro was put in the familiar position of coming from behind. The diminutive rider pressured Venegas all four laps, but he, too, was unable to remain unbeaten. Schwartz, despite pressure from Andy Northrup, was able to take the last spot in the main event with a third place. Northrup and DiFrancesco gated together in the Consolation, but "The Enforcer" was the leader as they came off turn two. DiFrancesco gave Northrup everything he had but was unable to get by. Northrup took the victory, DiFrancesco was second, and Mark Adams was third. The Support Main had to be restarted when Chad Newlee went down in turn four and Gerry Duttweiler had to lay the bike down to avoid him. Newlee was put on the penalty line for the restart. On the restart, Mark Hitchcock and Billy Lyons were battling for the lead on lap one when Lyons went down in turn three. The rest of the field managed to avoid him and the race continued. Hitchcock seemed destined for victory when "Gnarly" Bill McCarley, who had recovered from a bad start to get into second place, began to apply pressure. On the final bend Hitchcock drifted wide and McCarley kept his bike on the chalk and was able to steal a victory at the line. Speedway was held at Ventura on Tuesday Nights from 1972 until 1987 and was known as the "Commotion by the Ocean". Harry Oxley was the original promoter of Ventura and the track was a carbon copy of Costa Mesa. He eventually turned over the reigns and the track went through more than one promoter before Jim Naylor took control. Over the years the track steadily got bigger and bigger until it reached its current 1/5-mile in length. The experience that some younger riders got on the bigger track provided a springboard for a jump to the British Leagues. Riders such as Lance King, Steve Lucero, Rick Miller, Robert Pfetzing, and Sam Ermolenko were just a few who used their big track experience to go to England. This was only the second speedway race at Ventura since the 1994 American Final, (won by Greg Hancock) and just the third speedway race held at the facility since regular speedway action ceased after the 1987 season. RESULTS Qualifying Rounds 1 2 3 T 3 - Gary Hicks 1 3 4 8 6 - Shawn McConnell (scratch) 8 - Gary Ackroyd (scratch) 11 - Bobby Schwartz 4 3 3 10 12 - Randy DiFrancesco 3 4 1 8 14 - Eddie Castro 4 4 4 12 15 - Dukie Ermolenko 4 4 4 12 19 - Richard Jones 2 1 N 3 23 - Robbie Sauer 2 2 2 6 36 - Ryan Fisher 4 3 4 11 43 - Charlie Venegas E 4 3 7 47 - Johnny Walker 2 1 1 4 56 - Jim Estes 3 3 3 9 119 - Brad Sauer 1 2 2 5 130 - Chris Manchester E N N 0 166 - Andy Northrup 2 2 3 7 189 - Danny Perkins (scratch) 216 - Kitt Nay 1 1 1 3 223 - Mark Adams 3 2 2 7 243 - Sean McDougall 3 1 2 6 Race Results 1: Ermolenko, Adams, Northrup, B.Sauer (fell, remounted) 2: Schwartz, Estes, R.Sauer, Manchester (engine failure) 3: Castro, DiFrancesco, Jones, Nay, Venegas (engine failure) 4: Fisher, McDougall, Walker, Hicks (engine failure) 10: DiFrancesco, Fisher, R.Sauer, McDougall 11: Ermolenko, Schwartz, B.Sauer, Jones (fell) 12: Venegas, Estes, Northrup, Walker 13: Castro, Hicks, Adams, Nay (fell, remounted), Manchester (non-starter) 19: Castro, Northrup, McDougall, Jones (non-starter) 20: Fisher, Schwartz, B.Sauer, Walker, Manchester (non-starter) 21: Ermolenko, Venegas, Adams, DiFrancesco 22: Hicks, Estes, R.Sauer, Nay Semi-Final #1: Hicks, Ermolenko, Fisher, DiFrancesco, R.Sauer, Adams Semi-Final #2: Venegas, Castro, Schwartz, Northrup, Estes, McDougall Support Main Event (restart) 120 - Bill McCarley 177 - Mark Hitchcock 200 - Gerry Duttweiler 197 - Greg Starcevic 123 - Chad Newlee (penalty line) 321 - Billy Lyons (fell) Scratch Consolation 166 - Andy Northrup 12 - Randy DiFrancesco 223 - Mark Adams 23 - Robbie Sauer 243 - Sean McDougall 56 - Jim Estes (non-starter) Scratch Main (restart) 43 - Charlie Venegas 15 - Dukie Ermolenko 36 - Ryan Fisher 14 - Eddie Castro 3 - Gary Hicks 11 - Bobby Schwartz Ryan Evans sideways31@aol.com
From: jangrainger@bigpond.com To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"Subject: Re: Gordon Guasco Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 07:11:03 +1000 Hello Mark, Gordon's sister lives on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia. I gave her a scrap book some years ago which was put together by someone in England during Gordon's hey days. If you e-mail me direct I will discuss. Thanks, Jan Grainger
From: Sideways31@aol.com To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"Subject: Costa Mesa Results - June 24, 2000 Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 18:00:50 EDT Charlie "The Edge" Venegas continued his dominance in Southern California by winning the annual 14-rider 25 Lap Classic at Costa Mesa. Kitt Nay led America's longest speedway race from the beginning by getting to turn one ahead of Brad Sauer and Doug Greyson who started alongside Nay at the tapes. Defending Auburn 25 lap winner Ryan Fisher was unable to duplicate his success here as he fell entering turn three on lap two. The race was allowed to continue and Nay lengthened his lead. The real story was Venegas who started alongside National Champion and defending 25 Lap Champion Brad Oxley on the 70 yard line. Venegas was somehow able to get through the crowded field and was fourth after just two laps. He quickly climbed to second and applied the pressure on Nay. Venegas passed Nay on lap six and looked like he was going to run away with the race. Venegas wisely slowed his pace to conserve energy for the marathon race. That strategy had to be scrapped after several laps as Dukie Ermolenko passed Nay and immediately began to close on Venegas who was now having to contend with a speedway rarity, lapped traffic. Chaos began when Mark Adams fell coming out of turn two on the tenth lap and with the field spread out the cornerworkers were unable to safely retrieve the bike. After two laps with the bike on the track Brad Sauer and Brad Oxley fell in turn four. The race was finally red-flagged and, after several minutes of sorting through what had to be a scorekeeping nightmare, it was determined that Sauer was the cause of the crash, 12 laps had been completed, and the staggered restart with the 11 remaining riders would take place with the positions determined by the riders' positions at the time of the incident. The restart should've provided excitement because, despite the handicaps, this race was far from over considering the amount of laps left and the fact that Oxley had won this event four times. Venegas quickly put all of those notions to rest as he jumped to a comfortable lead and was never challenged for the rest of the race. Ermolenko had to take comfort in holding second ahead of Oxley, Randy DiFrancesco finished fourth, Jim Estes finished fifth, and Bobby Schwartz, after a self-imposed 80-yard handicap, finished sixth. Three rounds of scratch heats were used to determine the 14-rider main event. The original program called for a 20-rider field with five-rider heats. However, four riders were unable to compete so the traditional four-rider scratch heats were used and due to the smaller field only two riders would be eliminated. A lot of new decomposed granite and a wet track caused the riders to ride cautiously through round one. Schwartz, Oxley, Venegas, and Fisher were victorious in the opening round. The track began to shape up after the first round and the opening race of the second round provided a showdown between first round winners Schwartz and Fisher. It was the wise veteran who took the victory over the young lion with a great start and a superb job of holding Fisher at bay. Estes took the gate over Oxley in the next race, but Oxley was determined to not drop a point. His determination didn't prove to be fruitful as Estes put in a strong four laps to get the victory. Venegas joined Schwartz among the ranks of the unbeaten with an easy victory. Ermolenko got his first three-point tally after a great battle with Andy Northrup to close round two. Schwartz made it three for three by beating Northrup to open round three. Oxley held off Fisher for four laps to get his second victory in three races. DiFrancesco put a stop to Venegas's unbeaten streak after getting a good start. Ermolenko closed out the qualifying heats with a victory over Estes. The Support Main Event was also a marathon race as a 10-rider field competed in a 12 lap race. Johnny Lupo led the field into turn one followed by Pat Dwyer. Shawn Harmatiuk, celebrating his 17th birthday, quickly dispatched Dwyer and set out after Lupo. Lupo held the youngster off for six laps but drifted wide on lap seven and Harmatiuk seized the lead. Harmatiuk began to pull away until Dave Delbridge fell in turn two and forced a restart. It was announced that 9 laps were complete leaving only 3 laps to go on the staggered restart. Harmatiuk and Lupo lined up next to each other at the tapes and as they entered turn one Lupo went down forcing a second restart. Harmatiuk was now by himself at the tapes and was uncontested as he led the field into turn one. Joe Winston quickly raced to second and began to apply pressure to the young rider. The pressure continued through lap 11, but as they came off turn four no white flag came out. Winston continued to stalk Harmatiuk and as they finally took the white flag he was planted on his back tire. Despite the extra lap, Harmatiuk remained cool under the pressure and took the win for the biggest victory of his young career and probably his best birthday present. Winston was second, Bentley Barrett was third, multi-time Support 12-lap winner Randy Skinner was fourth, and Billy Lyons was sixth. RESULTS Qualifying Scores 1 2 3 T 1 - Brad Oxley 3 2 3 8 3 - Gary Hicks (scratch) 6 - Shawn McConnell (scratch) 8 - Gary Ackroyd (scratch) 11 - Bobby Schwartz 3 3 3 9 12 - Randy DiFrancesco 2 1 3 6 15 - Dukie Ermolenko 2 3 3 8 19 - Richard Jones (scratch) 23 - Robbie Sauer 0 0 0 0 36 - Ryan Fisher 3 2 2 7 43 - Charlie Venegas 3 3 2 8 47 - Johnny Walker 1 1 1 3 56 - Jim Estes 1 3 2 6 57 - Bryan Thompson 2 0 0 2 119 - Brad Sauer 0 0 0 0 166 - Andy Northrup 2 2 2 6 216 - Kitt Nay 1 1 Fx 2 223 - Mark Adams 1 2 1 4 230 - Doug Greyson R 0 1 1 243 - Sean McDougall F F F 0 Race Results 1: Schwartz, DiFrancesco, Adams, Greyson (retired) 2: Oxley, Northrup, Walker, B.Sauer 3: Venegas, Ermolenko, Nay, McDougall (fell) 4: Fisher, Thompson, Estes, R.Sauer 8: Schwartz, Fisher, Walker, Greyson 9: Estes, Oxley, Nay, B.Sauer 10: Venegas, Adams, R.Sauer (retired), McDougall (fell) 11: Ermolenko, Northrup, DiFrancesco, Thompson 16 (restart): Schwartz, Northrup, McDougall (fell), Nay (fell, excluded) 17: Oxley, Fisher, Adams, Thompson 18: DiFrancesco, Venegas, Greyson, R.Sauer 19: Ermolenko, Estes, Walker, B.Sauer 12-Lap Support Main 139 - Shawn Harmatiuk 10 314 - Joe Winston 50 300 - Bentley Barrett 40 383 - Randy Skinner 50 321 - Billy Lyons 40 120 - Bill McCarley 30 200 - Gerry Duttweiler 30 161 - Hector Quevado 20 231 - Pat Dwyer 0 125 - Johnny Lupo 0 338 - Dave Delbridge 30 316 - John DeFries 50 (fell, remounted) (retired) 25-Lap Classic Main Event 43 - Charlie Venegas 70 15 - Dukie Ermolenko 40 1 - Brad Oxley 70 12 - Randy DiFrancesco 50 56 - Jim Estes 30 11 - Bobby Schwartz 50 (started from the 80) 166 - Andy Northrup 50 57 - Bryan Thompson 10 216 - Kitt Nay 0 47 - Johnny Walker 10 230 - Doug Greyson 0 119 - Brad Sauer 0 (fell, excluded) 223 - Mark Adams 20 (fell) 36 - Ryan Fisher 40 FORMER WINNERS 1990 - Bobby Schwartz (16 laps @ Glen Helen) 1991 - Chris Manchester (20 laps) 1992 - Chris Manchester 1993 - Lance King 1994 - Gary Hicks 1995 - Brad Oxley 1996 - Brad Oxley 1997 - Brad Oxley 1998 - Shawn McConnell 1999 - Brad Oxley Ryan Evans sideways31@aol.com
From: budget@winshop.com.au To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"Subject: Re: Gordon Guasco Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 07:44:22 +1000 As for Gordon's British League Career he rode for Wolves in 1965 and 1966 riding in 71 matches, having 287 rides and scoring 523 points. He did not travel to England in 1967 and 1968 and resumed with Poole in 1969 and 1970 riding in 73 matches and scoring 534 points from 285 rides. Unfortunately 1970 was to be his last season in England as he was killed in a track accident at Liverpool in a very innocous looking accident. So in his British League career he rode in 144 matches and scored 1057 points from 572 rides for a career average of 7.39 but figures never show the real quality of the man. I never knew Gordon personally butfrom everybody I have spoken to who knew him or rode with/against him he was true gentleman. Trevor Gordon ---------- > From: rowe.m@cableinet.co.uk > To: Internet Speedway Fan Club List > Subject: Gordon Guasco > Date: 25 June 2000 5:32 > > Does anyone on the list have any memories of the late great Gordon Guasco, > the Australian rider who rode for Wolverhampton in 1965 and 1966 and for > Poole Pirates in 1969 and 1970 before losing his life in a track crash in > Australia. I have recently received an e-mail from Elaine, Gordon's wife who > passes on her regards to her friends in England and around the world. > > I would like to produce an article on Gordon for Wolfcry, the Wolves > speedway fanzine, so any information would be appreciated, and I can put you > in touch with Elaine if anyone wishes to contact her... > > Best Wishes, > Mark Rowe. > >
From: tony@fortframes.cz To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"Subject: Czech 1st League - round 5 Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 08:43:32 +0200 Errors-to: Reply-to: speedway-l@ksinet.univ.gda.pl Sender: Maiser@ksinet.univ.gda.pl X-listname: Comments: Originally To: "Andrea & Reinhold Weimann (el. adresa)" , "Marcin Babnis (el. adresa 2)" , "Michael Corby (el. adresa)" , =?us-ascii?Q?=22Josef_=3Ftipanek_=28el=2E_adresa=29=22?= , "Jeff Povey (el. adresa 2)" , =?us-ascii?Q?=22Zdenik_Janza_=28el=2E_adresa=29=22?= Organization: FORT FRAMES X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet E-mail/MAPI - 8.0.0.4211 (via Mercury MTS (Bindery) v1.47) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 24.06.2000 Mesno 1. Racek Pardubice 45 Toma? Suchanek 1 1 3 2 3 10 Jaroslav Petrak 3 2 2 3 2 12 Radek Smolik 3 3 2 1 2 11 Michal Makovsky E 3 3 3 3 12 Pavel Hlavaeek DNR 2. SK M?eno 36 Michal ?najberk 2 E - - - 2 Miroslav Fencl 3 0 0 2 3 8 Franti?ek Liebezeit 2 1 2 1 1 7 Izak ?antej 3 3 3 3 3 15 Roman Pergler 1 1 2 4 3. Speedway Club Chabaoovice 24 Petr Vacek 1 1 0 0 1 3 Miloslav Prokop 1 1 0 1 0 3 Marco Muller 2 3 2 2 E 9 Ronny Weis T 2 3 2 2 9 4. AK Plzeo 14 Rene Juna 2 0 1 3 E 6 Jan Markvart E - - - - 0 Jioi Petrasek 1 2 1 0 0 4 Jan Hlaeina 0 2 1 M 1 4 Aktualni tabulka: 1. Racek 4 180 15 2. Marketa 4 146 12 3. M?eno 4 144 12 4. Chabaoovice 4 82 7 5. Plzeo 4 24 2 Tony Skach --- Odchozi zprava neobsahuje viry. Zkontrolovano antivirovym systemem AVG (http://www.grisoft.cz). Verze: 6.0.149 / Virova baze: 71 - datum vydani: 18.5.2000
From: tony@fortframes.cz To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"Subject: FW: Czech 1st League - round 5 Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 10:24:52 +0200 Errors-to: Reply-to: speedway-l@ksinet.univ.gda.pl Sender: Maiser@ksinet.univ.gda.pl X-listname: Comments: Originally To: "Andrea & Reinhold Weimann (el. adresa)" , "Jeff Povey (el. adresa 2)" , =?us-ascii?Q?=22Josef_=3Ftipanek_=28el=2E_adresa=29=22?= , "Marcin Babnis (el. adresa 2)" , "Michael Corby (el. adresa)" , =?us-ascii?Q?=22Zdenik_Janza_=28el=2E_adresa=29=22?= Organization: FORT FRAMES X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet E-mail/MAPI - 8.0.0.4211 (via Mercury MTS (Bindery) v1.47) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Version readable even in English. 24.06.2000 Mseno 1. Racek Pardubice 45 Tomas Suchanek 1 1 3 2 3 10 Jaroslav Petrak 3 2 2 3 2 12 Radek Smolik 3 3 2 1 2 11 Michal Makovsky E 3 3 3 3 12 Pavel Hlavacek DNR 2. SK Mseno 36 Michal Snajberk 2 E - - - 2 Miroslav Fencl 3 0 0 2 3 8 Frantisek Liebezeit 2 1 2 1 1 7 Izak Santej 3 3 3 3 3 15 Roman Pergler 1 1 2 4 3. Speedway Club Chabarovice 24 Petr Vacek 1 1 0 0 1 3 Miloslav Prokop 1 1 0 1 0 3 Marco Mueller 2 3 2 2 E 9 Ronny Weis T 2 3 2 2 9 4. AK Plzen 14 Rene Juna 2 0 1 3 E 6 Jan Markvart E - - - - 0 Jiri Petrasek 1 2 1 0 0 4 Jan Hlacina 0 2 1 M 1 4 Actual table: 1. Racek 4 180 15 2. Marketa 4 146 12 3. Mseno 4 144 12 4. Chabarovice 4 82 7 5. Plzen 4 24 2 Tony Skach--- Odchozi zprava neobsahuje viry. Zkontrolovano antivirovym systemem AVG (http://www.grisoft.cz). Verze: 6.0.149 / Virova baze: 71 - datum vydani: 18.5.2000 --- Odchozi zprava neobsahuje viry. Zkontrolovano antivirovym systemem AVG (http://www.grisoft.cz). Verze: 6.0.149 / Virova baze: 71 - datum vydani: 18.5.2000
From: stepzet@spray.se To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"Subject: Line-Up for tonights BIG CLASH INDIVIDUAL MEETING AT STOCKHOLM Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 12:31:24 Errors-to: Reply-to: speedway-l@ksinet.univ.gda.pl Sender: Maiser@ksinet.univ.gda.pl X-listname: Comments: Originally To: speedwayweb@onelist.com, speedway@egroups.com, speedway-l@ksinet.univ.gda.pl MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Mercury MTS (Bindery) v1.47 Hi all fans around the SPEEDWAY-WORLD! Here You have the line-Up for the BIG CLASH INDIVIDUAL MEETING AT SWEDISH BIG TOWN STOCKHOLM TONIGHT: 1. Billy Hamill (Titleholder) 2. Niklas Klingberg 3. Sebastian Ulamek 4. Peter I Karlsson 5. Peter Nahlin 6. Stefan Danno 7. Greg Hancock 8. Tomas Topinka 9. Andreas Jonsson 10. Joonas Kylmäkorpi 11. Lars Gunnestad 12. Freddie Eriksson 13. Jason Crump 14. Scott Nicholls 15. Stefan Andersson 16. Henrik Gustafsson The Top-5 in the meeting go for a SUPER-FINAL-HEAT! My Top-5 is: 1. BILLY HAMILL 2. GREG HANCOCK 3. JASON CRUMP 4. HENRIK GUSTAFSSON 5. LARS GUNNESTAD Any other who have any idea of the Top-5? Best regards on a NOT manic monday in SWEDEN:) STEPHEN ZETTERWALL,3,3, I BE THERE LIVE TONIGHT:) _________________________________________s_p_r_a_y_ Här börjar internet! Skaffa gratis e-mail och gratis internet på http://www.spray.se Ps. Bygg sommarens somrigaste sida. Läs mer på http://www.spray.se/bygg/sommarsida/