1998 North America Speedway History
Part 2

1998 Speedway History - Part 1

Hot News . . .

Results from the last three races of the summer season:

Oct. 10 - Club Moto Speedway - Livermore, California

Oct. 10 - IMI Motorsports Complex - Erie, Colorado
Colorado State Championships

Oct. 16 - Cycleland Speedway - Race Results

Indoor Speedway - Two races series to keep you going until next year!
OKLAHOMA Arena Clash INDOOR RACE SERIES
and ICE season starts!

The results from Saturday Oct. 3rd National at Costa Mesa

Bart Bast Wins! Read the following FOUR reports:
Tom Simrak's report on the 'Speedway from Turn Two" Web Site!
Ryan Evan's report, for another view,
Gary Roberts' report, for the details!
Linda Love's report , for the thrill of it all!

Greg Hancock wins the Sept 25, 1998 AMA National Championship

USA Wins World Team Championships

New photos in from Fast Fridays, check out the Photo Gallery!

USA Wins World Team Championships

The following three reports confirm that the USA team of Greg Hancock and Billy Hamill won the World Team Championships.

From: marianb@amg.gda.pl
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
speedway-l@ksinet.univ.gda.pl
Subject: 11.09.1998 Vojens DK,
Team Speedway World Championship Final
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 21:34:31 +0200

USA 28
G.Hancock 12+5,B.Hamill 16+1,S.Ermolenko DNR
Sweden 24
T.Rickardsson 5+1/3,J.Nilsen 13+2,P.Karlsson 6/3
Denmark 23
H.Nielsen 10+3,B.Karger 4+1/3,B.Andersen 9/3
Poland 17
T.Gollob 15,J.Gollob 0/3,R.Dados 2+1/3
Germany 14
R.Barth 6+1,G.Riss 1/1,M.Kroeger 7+1/5
Czech Rep. 14
A.Kasper 9,M.Jirout 5+3,A.Rymel DNR
Hungary 6
Z.Adorjan 5,S.Tihanyi 1

Meeting was finished in less then 90 minute and it was rainly in Vojens as usually.
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From: micchris@inet.uni2.dk
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
speedway-l@ksinet.univ.gda.pl
Subject: Team WC in Vojens, denmark,
Official result
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 21:48:49 +0200

The official result Team WC 11th
September in Vojens, Denmark:

1. USA 28
Greg Hancock 12
Billy Hamill 16

2. Sweden 24
Tony Rickardsson 5
Jimmi Nilsen 13
Peter Karlsson 6

3. Denmark 23
Hans Nielsen 10
Brian Karger 4
Brian Andersen 9

4. Poland 17
Tomasz Gollob 15
Jacek Gollob 0
Robert Dados 2

5. Germany 14
Robert Barth 6
Gerd Riss 1
Matthias Kr=F6ger 7

6. Czeck 14
Antonin Kasper 9
Marian Jirout 5

7. Hungary 6
Zoltan Adorjan 5
Sandor Tihanyi 1

Regards
Michael Christiansen
e-mail: micchris@inet.uni2.dk
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From: on@pharmakon.dk
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
speedway-l@ksinet.univ.gda.pl
Subject: TEAM WC
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 02:09:25 +0200

The result of friday world team championship in Vojens

1. USA, Hancock12, Hamill 16
2. Sweden, Rickardson 5, Nilsen 13, P. Karlson 6
3. Denmark, Nielsen 10, Karger 4, B. Andersen 9
4. Poland, T.Gollob 15, J.Gollob 0, Dados 2
5. Czech Rep., Kasper 9, Jirout 5
6. Germany, Barth 6, Riss 1, Kroeger 7
7. Hungary, Adorjan 5, Tihanyi 1

More details later today

Ole Nielsen

Sept 25, 1998 AMA National Championship at Fast Fridays

The list of riders has been announced as follows:

1, Shawn "mad dog" McConnell
2, Charlie Venegas
3, Bob Hicks
4, Bobby Hedden
5, Greg Hancock
6, Billy Janniro
7, Jim Sisemore
8, Chris Manchester
9, Bobby "Boogaloo" Schwartz
10, Tommy Hedden
11, Bart Bast
12, Mike Faria
13, Josh Larsen
14, Warren Diem
15, Pat Linn
16, Robert "Kid" Curry

1st res, Chad Felicio
2nd Ian Ferris

Chris Hesmer wins
the 1998 Canadian Speedway
Championships!

Sobec Muszynski wins the final!
Results:
Sept. 6 Paris Fair Canadian National Championship
and
Canadian National Championship

The Paris Speedway will run ONE MORE EVENT in 1998: Saturday September 19th !!!

I got another article published about New Champion Speedway. Using a write-up provided by Ian C. Blair at American Turf Monthly, and pictures courtesy of Russ Cornell, I managed to get COLOR pictures along with an article about the AMA Open Finals published in today's Daily Review newspaper. A small picture appears at the top of the VERY FRONT PAGE with the wording; "Cycle Racing, Motorcyclists heat up area track" as well as the caption; "New Champion Speedway" under the picture. Then on the front page of the sports section is the story along with a larger version of the same color picture. The article is captioned; "Top cyclists appeared in Owego." (The picture was of one taken from the infield of one of the last races that shows George Lazor, Gene Bonsignore, and another rider I cannot indentify, going sideways through turn one.) I am soo excited about getting this coverage for Champion Speedway and speedway motorcycle racing in general! I am now awaiting to see what, if anything, our other local newspaper The Evening Times does with the same material I supplied them.

PS: The Daily Review has a website www.thedailyreview.com, that shows the same picture and complete story. (The website does not usually show the complete newspaper, but did happen to include this.) That was where I stubbled acrossed it before actually purchasing the newspaper. Also, I intend to send copies to those of you who I usually do provide them, considering I have your snail-mail addresses, which I believe I do.

I love helping to bring major-league speedway racing back to the East Coast!

"See ya sideways"
Randy Johnson - johnsora@cyber-quest.com

Lenny McBride wins the New Champion Track Championship!
USA VS Canada - USA wins! see the race results: August 8,'98 - New Champion Speedway

Read the latest news from Pat at the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Indiana.

Chris Hesmer wins the 1998 Canadian Speedway Championships!
Sobec Muszynski wins the final!
Results: Sept. 6 Paris Fair Canadian National Championship

Charlie Venegas wins the Fast Fridays Track Championship ( Auburn, California)
"Flying" Ryan Fisher won the USA Junior Nationals -THIRD YEAR IN A ROW!
See the September 4th results!

The AMA Open Invitational, Saturday and Sunday night August 29 + 30, at the New Champion Speedway, Owego N.Y.
Results: Californian Chris Manchester voted Winner!

Lenny McBride wins the New Champion Track Championship!

Canadian Chris ( Krzysztof) Slabon finishes 12th in 1998 World Under 21 Championship - PIla, Poland

August 1st - Quebec Speedway Championship - Two reports, English and French!

July 25th - Canadian National Speedway Championship Round One - Welland

Warren Diem wins the North East Qualifier in New York, placing him in the USA National!
We have FIVE reports for you to read from that wild night!

1st Annual E. E. "Bud" Ormiston Memorial Invitational in Colorado

Canadian finishes 12th
in 1998 World Under 21 Championship- PIla, Poland

Speedway Juniors' World Championship Final - PIla, Poland
The official results of the above event follows:

1. Robert Dados, PL - 14+3 points; Juniors' World Champion
2. Krzysztof Jablonski, PL - 14+2
3. Matej Ferjan, SLO - 12
4. Nicki Pedersen, DK - 11
5. Leigh Lanham, GB - 9
6. Scott Nicholls, GB - 8
7. Lee Richardson, GB - 8
8. Damian Balinski, PL - 7
9. Rafal Okoniewski, PL - 7
10. Andreas Jonsson, S - 5
11. Robert Kosciecha, PL - 5
12. Krzysztof Slabon, CAN - 5
13. Kenny Olsson, S - 3
14. Compton Andre, GB - 3
15. Sandor Fekete, H - 3
16. Laszlo Szatmari, H - 0
Res. Nigel Sadler, AUS - 5
Res. Ales Dolinar, SLO - 1

Cheers, Wladyslaw or (wlp)

Wladyslaw Pietrzak
wpietrzak@supermedia.pl

Chris ( Krzysztof) Slabon finished 12th in the Championship, after finishing 4th in the Semi Final in Terenzano, Italy on July 4, 1998.

Photo from Paris Speedway, Chris on the left in leathers, and his father Robert, who was in the World Final in his racing days.

North East Qualifier in New York

Warren Diem wins it! This places him in the USA National in Auburn California!

Look for this story and more in the 'Daily Review Newspaper', and 'The Evening Times' ( New York - Pennsylvania ).
The Friday 17 July edition of the Evening Times was titled "Motorcycle Thrills Back At The New Champion Speedway", and was an introduction to Speedway racing , including the 1998 racing schedule, directions to the track, admission prices, etc., and the results from last weekend's AMA National Qualifier races.

See ya at the races,
Randy A Johnson
RR2 Box 278
Athens, Pennsylvania 18810
717-888-0513
johnsora@osi.sylvania.com

Speedway: Shale astronauts are lost in space By Robert Philip. A great newspaper article on Speedway!

Pat "The Rat" Litt wins in Erie Colorado

1st Annual E. E. "Bud" Ormiston Memorial Invitational

New California Speedway Track - Club Moto Speedway

I met with Jesse Ochoa, who is building a brand new Speedway track at Club Moto in Livermore. His current plan is to open on August 15 and run every Saturday until the weather gives out. This will take over when Cal Expo finishes their season. The track will be a few feet bigger than Auburn. Currently he has a bulldozer and a tractor with a shovel moving dirt around, but next week he will be getting DG delivered and the crashwall. He will be looking for volunteers to help put the walls up. If you are able to put in a few hours to help him, please contact Jesse at 925 248 6605. Let's all hope this one can pick up the support that Baylands used to have.
Regards, Gary Roberts

The latest rider page updates

from California! Thanks to Gary Roberts!
calexpo.htm, index.htm, uharry_b.htm, utravi_m.htm, udonny_r.htm, ubill_di.htm, uluke_r.htm, ujosh_c.htm, urick_sh.htm, uglenn_s.htm, udav_lee.htm, umike_br.htm, urachl_k.htm, umatt_br.htm, uted_t.htm, ugeorg_s.htm, ugary_m.htm, usteve_a.htm, udonni_p.htm, uharla_b.htm, uharl_bj.htm, umatt_b.htm, utom_c.htm, umike_d.htm, uvance_f.htm, ukevin_f.htm, umike_gi.htm, upaul_ha.htm, ugreg_ho.htm, umatt_k.htm, ushaw_md.htm, uivan_s.htm, usean_m.htm, ujay_h.htm

World Champion appearance July 10th

Fast Fridays Press Release

Cal Expo opened on June 13th!

Cal Expo will run every Saturday till August 1, with the exception of the July 4 weekend, when it will be closed. This replaces the Dixon program which was to have run during this time. Each event will be a regular individual Speedway competition, with a Track Championship on August 1. All races will be AMA sanctioned. Cal Expo is in the city of Sacramento, so there should be a good turn out. I am sure everyone will join me in wishing them every success. For further details, call Sideways Saturdays Speedway at 916 678 5961, or EMail Sidewaysat@aol.com
Gary Roberts - groberts@iee.org

The Latest Race Results

Paris Speedway is open for practice! Come on out on Sunday April 26th.
Race results: Mar. 7,'98 Coors Light Spring Classic Costa Mesa
Race results: Apr. 25,'98 Costa Mesa
Race results: May 2,'98 Erie Colorado
Race results: May 8,'98 Fast Fridays ( Auburn, California)
Race results: May 9,'98 Erie Colorado
Race results: May 9,'98 Rainier, Washington
Race results: May 15,'98 Fast Fridays ( Auburn, California)
Race results: May 16,'98 Erie Colorado
Race results: May 22,'98 Fast Fridays ( Auburn, California)
Race results: May 29,'98 Lawrenceburg Indiana OPENING NIGHT!!!
Race results: May 30,'98 Erie Colorado
Race results: June 5,'98 Fast Fridays ( Auburn, California) American Final
Race results: June 6,'98 Erie Colorado
Race results: June 12,'98 Paris, Ontario
Race results: June 12,'98 Fast Fridays ( Auburn, California)
Race results: June 13,'98 Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA
Race results: June 13,'98 Erie Colorado
Race results: June 19,'98 Fast Fridays ( Auburn, California)
Race results: June 20,'98 Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA
Race results: June 20,'98 Erie Colorado
Race results: June 26,'98 Fast Fridays ( Auburn, California)
Race results: June 27,'98 New Champion Speedway - Owego N.Y. - Read the THREE reports from the Opening Night!
Race results: June 27,'98 Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA
Race results: July 3,'98 Fast Fridays ( Auburn, California)
Race results: July 10,'98 Fast Fridays ( Auburn, California)
NEW - Duncan Luke - July 10 - Paris, Ontario
NEW - Duncan Luke - July 11 - Welland, Ontario
Race results: July 11,'98 New Champion Speedway - Read the FIVE reports from the North East Qualifier!
Race results: July 11,'98 Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA
Race results: July 11,'98 Erie Colorado - 1st Annual E. E. "Bud" Ormiston Memorial Invitational
Race results: July 16,'98 Red Bluff Speedway - California
Race results: July 17,'98 Fast Fridays ( Auburn, California)
Race results: July 18,'98 Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA
Race results: July 18,'98 Erie Colorado
Race results: July 24,'98 Fast Fridays NORTH VS SOUTH ( Auburn, California)
Race results: July 25,'98 New Champion Speedway - NY Old Timers Night
Race results: July 25,'98 Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA
July 25 Canadian National Speedway Championship Round One - Welland
Race results: July 31,'98 Fast Fridays ( Auburn, California)
Race results: August 1,'98 Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA
Quebec Speedway Championship - C.C. Speedway
Race results: August 7,'98 Fast Fridays ( Auburn, California)
Race results: August 8,'98 New Champion Speedway - USA VS Canada
Race results: August 14,'98 Fast Fridays ( Auburn, California)
Race results: August 22,'98 Club Moto Speedway ( Livermore, California)
Race results: August 22,'98 New Champion Speedway - Track Championship
Race results: August 28,'98 Fast Fridays ( Auburn, California)
Race results: August 29,'98 Club Moto Speedway ( Livermore, California)
Race results: August 29,'98 Erie Colorado
Race results: August 30,'98 New Champion Speedway - Track Championship
Race results: September 4,'98 Fast Fridays Track Championship ( Auburn, California)
Race results: September 5,'98 Club Moto Speedway ( Livermore, California)
Race results: September 6,'98 Paris, Ontario - Canada National Championship Final Round
Race results: September 12,'98 Club Moto Speedway ( Livermore, California)
Race results: September 25,'98 Fast Fridays - 1998 AMA National Championship
Race results: September 26,'98 Erie Colorado
Race results: October 3,'98 - Gary Costa Mesa - 1998 SRA National Championship
Race results: October 3,'98 - Linda Costa Mesa - 1998 SRA National Championship
Race results: October 3,'98 - Ryan Costa Mesa - 1998 SRA National Championship
Race results: October 10,'98 Club Moto Speedway ( Livermore, California)
Race results: October 10,'98 Erie Colorado - State Championship

Check out the Cycle News Fast Fridays press release!

The most popular pages...

Speedway on TV!

Photo Gallery - Action pictures from Costa Mesa (CA)

Photos from Fast Fridays(CA)

Photos - 1997 California Championship / National Junior Championship at Fast Fridays(CA)
Canadian Speedway Motorcycle Teamin Sweden 1996...

and Canada VS East USA 1997...

Inside Motorcycles Magazine

SPEEDWAY articles on page 10 of 'Inside Motorcycles' magazine, Volume 1 issue 4.
Canadians in World Speedway:
- Chris Slabon going to the 1998 World Under 21 Championships, with a race photo.
- A mention of Patrick Ahlund and Len Dillon in Australia (March'98).
- and a quarter page story of the '98 World Indoor ICE racing with a race photo of Gary Hesmer.

It also lists the CMA dirt track series for this season.

May 9 Trois-Rivieres Quebec 1/2 mile ACMQ sanctioned
May 16 Shannonville Ont.
May 17 Woodstock Ont.1/2 mile
June 6 Leamington Ont.1/2 mile
June 13 Welland Ont.
June 20 Welland Ont.
June 27 Welland Ont.
July 4 Welland Ont.
July 11 Welland Ont.
July 18 Welland Ont.
July 31 Quebec City 1/2 mile ACMQ sanctioned
Aug. 1 Welland Ont.
Aug. 15 Leamington Ont.1/2 mile
Aug. 28 Barrie Ont.1/2 mile

What is the prize money for Trois-Rivieres?
$10,000 total for all classes, and the same for Quebec City on July 31

The two ACMQ events are part of the Northeast Pro Series.