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KNOCK DOWN - DRAG OUT, FIGHTING
RESUMES.....
By Rupert X Pellett
Ohio Arenacross Series - Round 7,8 & 9
Henderson Indoor Complex
JACKSON, OH DEC 7/8/9
More bar banging than you can shake
a stick at - that's the kind of stuff this action-packed, American
Motosports Arenacross races have been
all about. Great, intense racing with some of Ohio's fastest
racers exchanging blows over the rough
and tumble indoor circuits provided by promoter Matt Eastman
and crew.
Just after completing a huge
weekend of racing in Columbus - the series returned to the
southern Ohio venue near
Jackson - where a former horse-show arena has been transformed
into a raging indoor motocross
extravaganza. While the stage is somewhat different, many of the
players remained the same - as
early series rivals Brad Strunk and Chris Whitcraft returned to
the confines of this jump-laced
building to gain an edge against one another in the Ohio
Arenacross series. While the two
racers share a taste for the same brand of motorcycle
(Suzuki) and both enjoy the benefit of great
talent - they possess entirely different characters and are
extremely competitive during the furious
laps they pound out on this artificial battlefield. Over the three
days and six long feature races
that they would go head to head in 125 and 250 pro, Strunk would
gain a brief advantage in wins
and points as he traded wins with F&S Suzuki's Whitcraft on
Friday, won both classes on Saturday, then again split wins on
Sunday with Whitcraft. Strunk's record on the weekend would
include four wins and two
seconds, Whitcraft would post two pro class wins, three second
spots and a third in the total of six 125 and 250 pro class mains.
In amateur action, there were a bunch of racers amongst
the almost four hundred competitors
that just had it going on all weekend, including F&S Suzuki's
Steve Jones, the undisputed master of
the 250 B class all weekend long and fellow F&S pilot Zach
"Attack" Ames, unbeaten in
the 85cc 12-13 class, all three days. The old 'n fast guys had a
large turnout and some
incredible racing - when the smoke settled on the weekend, it
would be Brad VanWinkle posting
the wins in the record books, with a domination in the 40 plus
class. Rome, Ohio's Chuck Nicholson
stormed the 30 plus division, while Jackson's own Mitch Warrens
mastered the 25 plus 'B' class.
The 25 plus 'A' class would see Brad Strunk again, Strunk, mounted
on his Cycle Specialties Suzukis,
would force Buckeye Powersports backed Dickie Hoy to take the back
seat in this class in every
moto.
Friday:
125 Pro: 1. Brad Strunk (Suz); 2. Chris Whitcraft (Suz); 3. David
Whitcraft (Suz).
250 Pro: 1. Chris Whitcraft (Suz); 2. Brad Strunk (Suz); 3. David
Whitcraft (Suz).
50(4-6): 1. Hunter Brightwell (Cob); 2. Derek Stinson (Cob); 3.
Alex Arthur (KTM).
85(12-15): 1. Zach Ames (Suz); 2. Levi Kilbarger (Suz); 3. Brandon
Borgen (Suz).
65 (7-9): 1. Shawn Rife (KTM); 2. Kyle Cottrill (Kaw); 3. Jake
Carter (Kaw).
125B: 1. Nathan Skaggs (Yam); 2. Steve Jones (Suz); 3. Derrick
Arledge (Suz).
250B: 1. Steve Jones (Suz); 2. Jon Charnock (Suz); 3. Zach Haning
(KTM).
25+B: 1. Mitch Warrens (Kaw); 2. Terry Barnes (Suz); 3. Dwight
Voltz (Kaw).
25+A: 1. Brad Strunk (Suz); 2. Dickie Hoy (Hon); 3. Chuck
Nicholson (Suz).
30+: 1. Chuck Nicholson (Suz); 2. Richard Custard (Hon); 3. Mitch
Warrens (Kaw).
40+: 1. Brad VanWinkle (KTM); 2. Mark McDaniel (Yam); 3. Dana
Bolin (Suz).
Saturday:
125 Pro: 1. Brad Strunk (Suz); 2. Dave Oettel (Hus); 3. Chris
Whitcraft (Suz).
250 Pro: 1. Brad Strunk (Suz); 2. Chris Whitcraft (Suz); 3. Jason
Wade (Yam).
85(7-11): 1. Tyler Bowers (Kaw); 2. Matt Cottrill (Yam); 3. Colby
McCutcheon (Suz).
85(12-15): 1. Zach Ames (suz); 2. Levi Kilbarger (Suz); 3. Dempsey
Haning (Hon).
50(4-6): 1. Derek Stinson (Cob); 2. Alex Arthur (KTM); 3. Hunter
Brightwell (Cob).
50(7-8): 1. Bradley Baker (Pol); 2. Dustin Cochran (KTM); 3.
Austin Primavera (KTM). 65(10-11): 1. Cody Gang (Kaw); 2. Derek
Shirey (KTM); 3. Austin Stout (Kaw).
125B: 1. Nathan Skaggs (Yam); 2. Steve Jones (Suz); 3. Cody
Longwell (Yam).
250B: 1. Steve Jones (Suz); 2. Jon Charnock (Suz); 3. Ty Walke (Suz).
Open: 1. Ross Adams (Yam); 2. Andy Whotelow (Hon); 3. Dwight Voltz
(Kaw).
25+A: 1. Brad Strunk (Suz); 2. Dickie Hoy (Hon); 3. Chuck
Nicholson (Suz).
25+B: 1. Ty Walke (Suz); 2. Mitch Warrens (Kaw); 3. Dwight Voltz (Kaw).
30+: 1. Chuck Nicholson (Suz); 2. Mitch Warrens (Kaw); 3. Brian
Hawks (Yam).
40+: 1. Brad Vanwinkle (KTM); 2. Mark McDaniel (Yam); 3. Dana
Bolin (Suz).
Sunday:
125 Pro: 1. Brad Strunk (Suz); 2. Chris Whitcraft (Suz); 3. David
Whitcraft (Suz).
250 Pro: 1. Chris Whitcraft (Suz); 2. Brad Strunk (Suz); 3. Scott
Kuchler (Hon).
85(12-15): 1. Zach Ames (Suz); 2. Levi Kilbarger (Suz); 3. Dempsey
Haning (Hon).
250B: 1. Steve Jones (Suz); 2. Cody Longwell (Yam); 3. Zach Haning
(KTM).
250C: 1. Keith Hawley (Yam); 2. Clayton "Scoob" Fair
(Hon); 3. Matt Lynch (Hon).
Schoolboy: 1. Perry Hoover (Suz); 2. Zach Ames (Suz); 3. Carl
Custard (Hon).
40+: 1. Brad Vanwinkle (KTM); 2. Dana Bolin (Suz); 3. Mark
McDaniel (Yam).
30+: 1. Chuck Nicholson (Suz); 2. Loren Ocull (KTM); 3. Richard
Custard (Hon).
25+A: 1. Brad Strunk (Suz); 2. Dickie Hoy (Hon); 3. Mike Morgan (Suz).
25+B: 1. Mitch Warrens (Kaw); 2. Keith Hawley (Yam); 3. Dwight
Voltz (Kaw).
125C: 1. Charlie Rumery (Hon); 2. Curtis Freeze (Suz); 3. Dave
Watson (Yam).
125C (II): 1. Dustin Areledge (Suz); 2. Matt Ott (Suz); 3. Chris
Daty (Kaw).
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