1995 East Cost Speedway Race Results

Niagara Raceway (Welland) June 24
By Kim Gregory

A crowd of about six hundred were on hand but only ten riders attended this match. The program was filled out with flat track, go-carts, and midget race cars. The cars helped widen the groove from the previous week which allowed for good room for passing for the bikes. Welland does not use a tape at the start line, and results in very uneven starts. Two heats of five, a consolation race, and a final were run in speedway (similar to flat track racing). Orosz and Gradwell came from the first heat, Kehoe and Dillon from heat two, and Hesmer and Legault from the consolation.

The final began with four on the start line and the two riders from the consolation 10 yards back. The start was red flagged because a rider was indicating he had mechanical problems. The restart had all six bikes at the tape (protested by Len after the race). Len Dillon had the early lead and by the second lap, Kehoe was beside him from turn two to three (on the inside). At the entrance to turn three Len went down, Chris Hesmer in third made it past him on the inside, but Jeff Orosz had to lay it down to avoid Len. The race was not stopped, and Len grabbed a marker cone and swung at Kehoe who was still racing. Len insists that Kehoe knocked him off the track, but other witnesses did not see any obvious contact (including Chris in third place). The results of the race were still in dispute hours later.

Unofficial results were Kehoe, Hesmer, Legault, Gradwell.

250 Novice

1. #97 Terry Riley (Oshawa) (Honda)
2. #20 Rob Rainville (Welland) (Yamaha) R&L Machining
3. #153 Rus Spicer (Toronto) (Honda) Biegger Racing, Spicer Works Flooring
4. #60 Ryan Rainville (Welland) (Honda)
5. #71Wayne Slute (Janetville)
6. #90 DNF Gerald Slack (Albany N.Y) (Yamaha) Compton Kids Restaurant

250 Intermediate / Expert

1. #21 Kurt Biegger (Hamilton) (Honda) Community Cycle, Castrol, Nag Graphics, I.M. Leathers
2. #15 Tom Braithwaite (Ancaster) (Yamaha) LWB Home Improvements, Taz Racing, Champion, 679-Bike
3. #19 Glen Brown (Dundas) (Honda) Taz racing, Buck's Welding, HQ Tap & Grill, Sandco, The Old Goat
4. #40 Jeff Brant (Aylmer) (Suzuki) Champion, Peter's Pizza Pie
5. #88 DNF Jeremy Thompson (Elban, N.Y.) Priestly Racing, Applied Bus. Syst., K&N Filters, Wiseco,Pistons, Mom & Dad, Motorsport Service Centre, Dobrau Autobody

600 Novice

1. #96 David Head (Mount Hope) (Rotax)
2. #5 James Fisk (Lyndonville N.Y.) (Honda)
3. #27 Ken Poisson (Windsor) (Honda)
4. #28 Sam Donnelly (Peterborough) (H.D.)
5. #469 (#33?) Reggie Cichocki (Medina N.Y.) (Honda)
6. #45 Hank Rosloski (Welland) (Honda)
7. #95 Jeff Seguin (Welland) (Yamaha)
8. #59Niel Graham (Toronto) (Rotax)
9. #77 Todd Fish (Kenmore N.Y.) (Yamaha)
10. #34 DNF Murry Morgan (London) (Honda)

600 Intermediate

1. #88 Jeremy Thompson (Elban, N.Y.) Priestly Racing, Applied Bus. Syst., K&N Filters, Wiseco,Pistons, Mom & Dad, Motorsport Service Centre, Dobrau Autobody
2. #49 Bill Harrett (Hamilton) (Triumph) Sturges Cycle
3. #98 Graham Hill (Peterbough) (Rotax)
4. #21 Loyd Brown (Ancaster) (Yamaha)
5. #52 Jeff Berdan (Rotax)

600 Expert

1. #4 Scott Sehl (Stony Creek) (Rotax)
2. #41 Todd Sharpless (Sombra) (H.D.)
3. #11 John Parker (Hamilton) (Rotax)
4. #39 Bob Sobering (Ancaster) (Rotax)
5. #65Dave Pirt (Sarnia) (Rotax)
6. #25 Mark Nafziger (Brandon) (Rotax)
7. #39X Scott Barrett (Lancaster N.Y.) (Honda)
8. #98 Greg Hall (Peterborough) (Rotax)

ATV

1. #15 Dave Little (Corunna) (Yamaha/ Honda)
2. #84 Jim Goertz (Suzuki)
3. #32 Carter Hodgins (Keswick) (Suzuki)
4. #117 Steve Boone (Moretown) (Yamaha)
5. #41 DNF Shawn Langis (Oil City) (Suzuki)

Go-Carts

1. #1 Dennis Wrabiutza (Grimsby)
2. #7 Fred Legault (Thorold)
3. #8 Pete Baxter (St. Catharines)