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Trailblazers Legends Night - San Bernardino, CA, USA - October 14 Jimmy "Little Animal" Fishback brought a fitting end to the Inland Motorcycle Speedway's 2011 season with a flawless performance and a main event victory on Trailblazers Legends Night. Fishback, who was the season points leader at IMS and Southern California overall, entered the main event with a perfect score but his unblemished evening was put in doubt when former National Champion "Flyin" Mike Faria beat everyone out of the start and took the lead. Fishback chased down Faria and charged up the inside to take the lead at the end of the first lap. Shawn "Mad Dog" McConnell eventually made his way past Faria for second. Fishback held a comfortable lead and McConnell couldn't get close enough to muster a serious challenge. Fishback was first to the checkered flag, McConnell had to settle for second, Faria was third, Aaron Fox finished fourth, and Charlie "The Edge" Venegas was fifth. Shawn McConnell kicked off the heats with a win over Fox. Venegas, despite residing in San Bernardino, was making his first competitive appearance in his hometown since July 27, 2000 and led the second heat until bike problems brought him to a halt and handed the victory to Faria. Fishback finished the first round with a win over Steve Russell. Venegas began the second round by getting the lead but suffered another mechanical failure and the win went to Tyson Talkington. Shawn McConnell and Faria had a fantastic inside-outside battle for three laps before Shawn McConnell secured the lead and the win. Fishback ended round two by beating Neil Facchini for his second straight win. Venegas finally got four laps out of his bike and beat Fox to start the final round. Faria beat Talkington for his second win. Fishback ended the heats by beating Shawn McConnell to remain undefeated. Venegas beat Facchini in a runoff to squeak into the semis. Shawn McConnell and Fox finished one-two in the first semi to transfer to the main event. Fishback held off Venegas to win the second semi, but both riders would move into the main. Faria won the Last Chance to fill the last spot in the main event. Troy "Mad Puppy" McConnell continued his late-season brilliance by winning the Second Division Main Event with a dominant performance. Geoff Herkner finished second, Mike Fuson was third, Rudy Laurer finished fourth, and Joe Donaldson was fifth. Jim Robinson led the Third Division Main Event into turn one but Steve "Beach Ball" Brown took over when they exited turn two. Kevin Fife worked through traffic and took over the lead at the end of the third lap. Fife pulled away on the final two laps and took the victory. Brown finished second, Kip McClain was third, Dan Eddy finished fourth, and Robinson was fifth. Michael Wells led the Youth Main Event from the start but Braydan Galvin immediately went to the outside to challenge the leader. Wells stuck to the inside while Galvin remained on the cushion and the two youngsters had a great tussle. Galvin's commitment to the outside paid off at the end of the third lap when he found enough traction to drop down in front of Wells to secure the lead. Galvin led the final lap for the victory. Wells had to settle for second, Dalton Leedy was third, and Hayley Perrault finished fourth. Jimmy Fishback IV claimed victory in the Pee Wee Main Event with Luke Whitcomb finishing second, Keelan Venegas garnering third, and Mikey Ortega finishing fourth. The Trailblazers Legends Night brought the third season of Friday Night speedway at IMS to a close. There will be a Second Division, Third Division, and Youth event on Sunday afternoon, November 6. An announcement about winter events will be made soon as well as a tentative 2012 schedule. RESULTS Pee Wee Main Event Youth Main Event Third Division Main Event Second Division Main Event First Division Heat Scoring123T Heat Results First Division Last Chance First Division Main Event |
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