Fast Fridays Speedway
Gold Country Fairgrounds
Auburn, California

Season Opener
By Michael Kirby (Story & Photos)
AUBURN, CALIFORNIA, MAY 7, 2010

Fast Friday’s Motorcycle Speedway opened Friday night with a big crowd of fans hungry for racing action, great track conditions, and all the sights and sounds of speedway motorcycle racing action.  Friday night kicked off the first night of the 2010 motorcycle speedway season at the Gold County Fairgrounds in Auburn.  Spectators were treated to some exciting racing action after the long off-season, as riders got out, shook the dust off, and quickly got down to the business of racing.

Billy Janniro and Bart Bast scored big with wins in the scratch and handicap main events.  In the scratch main event, Janniro drew the inside lane, next to Kenny Ingalls in lane two, Bast in lane three, and 2009 Fast Friday’s track champion Charlie Venegas was in the outside lane.  As the tapes went up Janniro got a good gate and was inside before turn one as Bast slipped in behind him.  Venegas found himself just outside a little high on the track and unable to get inside of Bast or able to pass Janniro high on the track on the outside.  Janniro held fast and rode perfect for four laps holding Bast just behind him on the inside lane, picking up the his first scratch main event win of the new season.  Bast finished second, Venegas was third and Ingalls finish fourth.

In the handicap main event it was local rider and crowd favorite Bast that was able to hold his ground and after six laps took the checkered flag.  Bast was racing from the 40 yard line and faced off against 2003 U.S. National Champion rider Scott Brant also on the 40, Ricky Felicio and Daniel Faria even on the start line and Janniro way back on the 60 yard line.  Janniro worked his way through the heavy traffic passing everyone but was unable to take Bast who held on for the win.  Janniro finished second, and Brant finished third.  “I really can’t complain, it was a good night, I could have got a better start in the scratch main, but the handicap main was great,” said Bast.  “The track was in good shape,” he said.

David Fonts won Division 2, Auburn’s Cody Ciciarelli, moving up from the junior program won Division 3, and Auburn’s Tyler Warren won the Youth Division.

Results

Division 1 Scratch Main Event
1-Billy Janniro, 2-Bart Bast 3-Charlie Venegas, 4-Kenny Ingalls

Division I Handicap Main Event
1-Bart Bast, 2-Billy Janniro, 3-Scott Brant, 4-Daniel Faria

Division II Main Event
1-David Fonts, 2-Danny Turner, 3-Tori Hubbert

Division III Main Event
1-Cody Ciciarelli, 2-Thomas Reich, 3-Greg Lovlien

Division I Youth Main Event
1-Tyler Warren

Photos by Michael Kirby

	Auburn’s Bart Bast won the handicap main event Friday night at Fast Friday’s 2010 season opening night at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn Ca.
	Billy Janniro (L) leads Auburn’s Tommy Hedden in an early heat race.  Janniro won the scratch main event.
	Auburn’s Bart Bast
	Tyler Warren won Div 3
	Looking very impressive again this year, Billy Janniro won Fast Friday’s opening night’s scratch main event.