From: Gary Roberts
After what I understand were a few weeks of racing with a shortage of
riders (I missed 4 weeks due to vacation, business trip etc) the
September 13 evening of racing went extremely well. A full program of 16
riders plus a reserve, everything went very smoothly. As it ended so
early, a short practice session followed and I was able to go out get a
few laps in and remember how fit I'm not. The track was 100% perfect,
not a bump, rut or hint of patchiness.
8 of the 16 riders were from Northern California's division 2 and 3. All were impressed with the track and most will return before the end of the season which is currently planned to be October 25. I would expect that the last few events of the year will be the best attended, rider-wise, as other tracks will have closed down.
Results: Charlie Powell 15 Kitt Nay 12 Matt King 12 Mark Maynard 12 Doug Mignano 12 Jimmy Collins 8 Jeremy Manchester 8 Gerry Duttweiler 8 Mike Gildersleeve 7 John VanderMuellen 7 David Lee 5 Jason Chabot 4 Joe Whiting 4 Rich Mignano 3 Kimi Valentine 1 Don Johnson 1 Walter Baldwin 1 (reserve 3 rides) A final: Powell, King, Nay, Maynard, Duttweiler B final: Duttweiler, Collins, Whiting, D. Mignano, Manchester C final: Whiting, Gildersleve, Lee, Chabot, Valentine D final: Valentine, Johnson, R. Mignano
It is encouraging seeing some of the riders who started at the begining of the season enjoying real success. Local lads, Kit Nay and Charlie Powell both started this year and have made outstanding progress. Both are 17 years old and ex-moto-crossers. It shows that the decision to grow local talent is starting to work. Now if only we could get some more spectators, the dream will be complete!
Next week Fairgrounds Raceway, Santa Maria is hosting the Junior State Championship with top juniors from the north and the south. This in addition to the regular program.
Gary Roberts - groberts@iee.org
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