Post by mdnhavasu on Jul 4, 2011 11:46:15 GMT
Josh Larsenwas a flawless five for five and took home the Firecracker Derby Championshipfrom Inland Motorcycle Speedway in San Bernardino.
Larsen andJimmy “Little Animal” Fishback both entered the main event undefeated, butLarsen won the draw for first gate choice he selected gate one while Fishbackpicked gate two. The two left the linetogether when the tapes went up and were wheel to wheel through turns one andtwo. The pair remained in lockstep on the back straight but Fishback gained aslight advantage through turns three and four. Larsen was able to gain ground back on the front straight and held asmall lead entering turn one. Larsenexited turn two with the lead and deftly drifted into Fishback’s line on theback straight and thwarted his momentum. Larsen secured the lead entering turn three while Fishback tried to makeanother run at the leader. The former YouthNational Champion would never get close enough and Larsen was first to thecheckered flag. Fishback had to settlefor second, “Fast” Eddie Castro was third, “Flyin” Mike Faria finished fourth,and Dukie Ermolenko was fifth.
Larsen ledoff the heats with a win over Dale Facchini. Castro beat Rick “The Rage” Valdez in the second heat. Fishback used the outside to pass TysonTalkington for the lead and the win in event three. Ermolenko ended the first round with a winover Shawn “Mad Dog” McConnell.
Aaron Foxbegan the second round with a win over Drew Coats. Larsen earned his second straight win andCastro narrowly defeated Valdez for second. Fishback defeated Ermolenko for his second win in a row. Faria led the last race of round two untilgoing wide on the final corner and allowing McConnell to sneak by for the win.
Larsenopened the final round with a win over Ermolenko. Coats pulled off an impressive victory inevent 24 to book his place in the semis just one week after winning the Second DivisionMain Event. Facchini led the next eventuntil Fishback went by and took his third win. Fox led the final heat before Castro went around him on the outside andearned his second win.
Fishbackand Castro finished one-two in the first semi to book their places in to themain. Larsen won the second semi for hisfourth consecutive victory with Ermolenko following him into the main. Faria trapped from gate four in the LastChance and held off McConnell to transfer to the main event.
Castrodefeated Fox in the final battle of the initial Last of the Mohicans Last ManOut Challenge of 2011.
The SecondDivision Main Event required three attempts to complete as crashes brought outthe red flag on each of the first two starts. Steve “Rattlesnake” Bowen, racing for the first time in 2011, led thefinal attempt for three laps while sixteen year old Gabe Price remained instriking distance and hoping for a mistake. Bowen went wide in the final corner and Price’spatience paid off when pounced on Bowen’s error and charged up the inside asthey toward the finish line. Price won the drag race to the finish and wasobviously pumped up after he crossed the line. Bowen had to settle for second, Mike Wileyfinished third, and Geoff Herkner was fourth.
Joey St.Louis led the first lap of the Third Division Main Event but his bid for twovictories in a row ended when he fell on the second lap. Tony DeAlmeida tookover the lead and led the next two laps before being challenged by KevinFife. Fife made a move on the finalcorner but DeAlmeida was able to hold him off for the win. Mike Betor finished third and St. Louis wasfourth.
Max Rumlled all four laps and was victorious in the Youth 250cc Main Event. Dillon Ruml finished second, Kurtis Hamillwas third, and Hayley Perrault finished fourth.
Sebastian “BigDaddy” Palmese led from start to finish en route to victory in the Youth 200ccMain Event. Perrault finished second,Maverick Molloy was third, Hamill finished fourth, Dalton Leedy was fifth, andChase Sanborn finished sixth.
DominicLaney was victorious in the Pee Wee Main Event. Alyssa Smith finished second, Jimmy Fishback IV was third, Sara Cordsfinished fourth, Mikey Ortega was fifth, and Luke Whitcomb finished sixth.
RESULTS
Pee Wee Main Event
19 -Dominic Laney 0
31 - AlyssaSmith 0
275 - Jimmy Fishback IV 0
14 - SaraCords 10
000 - Mikey Ortega 0
27 - LukeWhitcomb 0
Youth 200cc Main Event
18 -Sebastian Palmese 0
0 - HayleyPerrault 20
34 -Maverick Molloy 0
104 - Kurtis Hamill 20
222 - Dalton Leedy 20 (fell,remounted)
108 - Chase Sanborn 0
Youth 250cc Main Event
308 - Max Ruml
111 - Dillon Ruml
104 - Kurtis Hamill
0 - HayleyPerrault
Third Division Consolation
316 – Kip McClain
211 – Steve Brown
227 – Wade Whitcomb
226 – Rick Huspek
Third Division Main Event (restarted)
157 - Tony DeAlmeida
311 - Kevin Fife
275 - Mike Betor (penaltyline)
313 - Joey St. Louis (fell, remounted)
Second Division Consolation
354 – Ed Lynch 0
355 – John Pavia 0
116 – Chris Jones 10
333 – Mike Salyer 0
393 – C.J. Sanborn 10 (fell,remounted)
163 – Rohn Zellner 0 (nonstarter)
Second Division Main Event (restartedtwice)
113 - Gabe Price
177 - Steve Bowen
101 - Mike Wiley
208 - Geoff Herkner (penalty line) (fell)
Last of the Mohicans Last Man Out Challenge
14 - EddieCastro
46 - AaronFox
45 - BradPappalardo
19 - DaleFacchini
First Division Heat Scoring 1 2 3 T
2 – Josh Larsen 3 3 3 9
6 – Shawn McConnell 2 3 2 7
9 – Mike Faria 2 2 1 5
11 – Bobby Schwartz 1 0 0 1
14 – Eddie Castro 3 2 3 8
15 – Dukie Ermolenko 3 2 2 7
19 – Dale Facchini 2 0 1 3
23 – Steve Russell 1 1 1 3
25 – Jimmy Fishback 3 3 3 9
28 – Joey Holt 0 0 0 0
45 – Brad Pappalardo 0 0 2 2
46 – Aaron Fox 1 3 2 6
48 – Tyson Talkington F 1 0 1
141 – Josh Abbott 1 1 R 2
195 – Drew Coats 0 2 3 5
293 – Rick Valdez 2 1 1 4
Race Results
1: Larsen, Facchini, Schwartz, Holt
2: Castro, Valdez, Russell, Coats (fell,remounted)
3: (awarded) Fishback, Faria, Abbott,Talkington (fell)
4: Ermolenko, McConnell, Fox, Pappalardo
12: Fox, Coats, Abbott (fell,remounted), Schwartz
13: Larsen, Castro (tape penalty),Valdez, Pappalardo
14: Fishback, Ermolenko,Talkington, Facchini (fell, remounted)
15: McConnell, Faria, Russell,Holt
23: Larsen, Ermolenko, Faria,Abbott (retired)
24: Coats, Pappalardo, Russell,Schwartz
25: Fishback, McConnell, Facchini,Talkington
26: Castro, Fox, Valdez, Holt(tape penalty)
Semi #1: Fishback, Castro, Fox, Faria (retired)
Semi #2: Larsen, Ermolenko, Coats, McConnell
FirstDivision Last Chance
9 - MikeFaria
6 - ShawnMcConnell
46 - AaronFox
195 - Drew Coats
Firecracker Derby Main Event
2 - JoshLarsen
25 - JimmyFishback
14 - EddieCastro
9 - MikeFaria
15 - DukieErmolenko
Ryan Evans
YouTube Video of this race - Courtesy of Andy Schwarm of Trick Video
youtu.be/DaUlJYQrXyM
Larsen andJimmy “Little Animal” Fishback both entered the main event undefeated, butLarsen won the draw for first gate choice he selected gate one while Fishbackpicked gate two. The two left the linetogether when the tapes went up and were wheel to wheel through turns one andtwo. The pair remained in lockstep on the back straight but Fishback gained aslight advantage through turns three and four. Larsen was able to gain ground back on the front straight and held asmall lead entering turn one. Larsenexited turn two with the lead and deftly drifted into Fishback’s line on theback straight and thwarted his momentum. Larsen secured the lead entering turn three while Fishback tried to makeanother run at the leader. The former YouthNational Champion would never get close enough and Larsen was first to thecheckered flag. Fishback had to settlefor second, “Fast” Eddie Castro was third, “Flyin” Mike Faria finished fourth,and Dukie Ermolenko was fifth.
Larsen ledoff the heats with a win over Dale Facchini. Castro beat Rick “The Rage” Valdez in the second heat. Fishback used the outside to pass TysonTalkington for the lead and the win in event three. Ermolenko ended the first round with a winover Shawn “Mad Dog” McConnell.
Aaron Foxbegan the second round with a win over Drew Coats. Larsen earned his second straight win andCastro narrowly defeated Valdez for second. Fishback defeated Ermolenko for his second win in a row. Faria led the last race of round two untilgoing wide on the final corner and allowing McConnell to sneak by for the win.
Larsenopened the final round with a win over Ermolenko. Coats pulled off an impressive victory inevent 24 to book his place in the semis just one week after winning the Second DivisionMain Event. Facchini led the next eventuntil Fishback went by and took his third win. Fox led the final heat before Castro went around him on the outside andearned his second win.
Fishbackand Castro finished one-two in the first semi to book their places in to themain. Larsen won the second semi for hisfourth consecutive victory with Ermolenko following him into the main. Faria trapped from gate four in the LastChance and held off McConnell to transfer to the main event.
Castrodefeated Fox in the final battle of the initial Last of the Mohicans Last ManOut Challenge of 2011.
The SecondDivision Main Event required three attempts to complete as crashes brought outthe red flag on each of the first two starts. Steve “Rattlesnake” Bowen, racing for the first time in 2011, led thefinal attempt for three laps while sixteen year old Gabe Price remained instriking distance and hoping for a mistake. Bowen went wide in the final corner and Price’spatience paid off when pounced on Bowen’s error and charged up the inside asthey toward the finish line. Price won the drag race to the finish and wasobviously pumped up after he crossed the line. Bowen had to settle for second, Mike Wileyfinished third, and Geoff Herkner was fourth.
Joey St.Louis led the first lap of the Third Division Main Event but his bid for twovictories in a row ended when he fell on the second lap. Tony DeAlmeida tookover the lead and led the next two laps before being challenged by KevinFife. Fife made a move on the finalcorner but DeAlmeida was able to hold him off for the win. Mike Betor finished third and St. Louis wasfourth.
Max Rumlled all four laps and was victorious in the Youth 250cc Main Event. Dillon Ruml finished second, Kurtis Hamillwas third, and Hayley Perrault finished fourth.
Sebastian “BigDaddy” Palmese led from start to finish en route to victory in the Youth 200ccMain Event. Perrault finished second,Maverick Molloy was third, Hamill finished fourth, Dalton Leedy was fifth, andChase Sanborn finished sixth.
DominicLaney was victorious in the Pee Wee Main Event. Alyssa Smith finished second, Jimmy Fishback IV was third, Sara Cordsfinished fourth, Mikey Ortega was fifth, and Luke Whitcomb finished sixth.
RESULTS
Pee Wee Main Event
19 -Dominic Laney 0
31 - AlyssaSmith 0
275 - Jimmy Fishback IV 0
14 - SaraCords 10
000 - Mikey Ortega 0
27 - LukeWhitcomb 0
Youth 200cc Main Event
18 -Sebastian Palmese 0
0 - HayleyPerrault 20
34 -Maverick Molloy 0
104 - Kurtis Hamill 20
222 - Dalton Leedy 20 (fell,remounted)
108 - Chase Sanborn 0
Youth 250cc Main Event
308 - Max Ruml
111 - Dillon Ruml
104 - Kurtis Hamill
0 - HayleyPerrault
Third Division Consolation
316 – Kip McClain
211 – Steve Brown
227 – Wade Whitcomb
226 – Rick Huspek
Third Division Main Event (restarted)
157 - Tony DeAlmeida
311 - Kevin Fife
275 - Mike Betor (penaltyline)
313 - Joey St. Louis (fell, remounted)
Second Division Consolation
354 – Ed Lynch 0
355 – John Pavia 0
116 – Chris Jones 10
333 – Mike Salyer 0
393 – C.J. Sanborn 10 (fell,remounted)
163 – Rohn Zellner 0 (nonstarter)
Second Division Main Event (restartedtwice)
113 - Gabe Price
177 - Steve Bowen
101 - Mike Wiley
208 - Geoff Herkner (penalty line) (fell)
Last of the Mohicans Last Man Out Challenge
14 - EddieCastro
46 - AaronFox
45 - BradPappalardo
19 - DaleFacchini
First Division Heat Scoring 1 2 3 T
2 – Josh Larsen 3 3 3 9
6 – Shawn McConnell 2 3 2 7
9 – Mike Faria 2 2 1 5
11 – Bobby Schwartz 1 0 0 1
14 – Eddie Castro 3 2 3 8
15 – Dukie Ermolenko 3 2 2 7
19 – Dale Facchini 2 0 1 3
23 – Steve Russell 1 1 1 3
25 – Jimmy Fishback 3 3 3 9
28 – Joey Holt 0 0 0 0
45 – Brad Pappalardo 0 0 2 2
46 – Aaron Fox 1 3 2 6
48 – Tyson Talkington F 1 0 1
141 – Josh Abbott 1 1 R 2
195 – Drew Coats 0 2 3 5
293 – Rick Valdez 2 1 1 4
Race Results
1: Larsen, Facchini, Schwartz, Holt
2: Castro, Valdez, Russell, Coats (fell,remounted)
3: (awarded) Fishback, Faria, Abbott,Talkington (fell)
4: Ermolenko, McConnell, Fox, Pappalardo
12: Fox, Coats, Abbott (fell,remounted), Schwartz
13: Larsen, Castro (tape penalty),Valdez, Pappalardo
14: Fishback, Ermolenko,Talkington, Facchini (fell, remounted)
15: McConnell, Faria, Russell,Holt
23: Larsen, Ermolenko, Faria,Abbott (retired)
24: Coats, Pappalardo, Russell,Schwartz
25: Fishback, McConnell, Facchini,Talkington
26: Castro, Fox, Valdez, Holt(tape penalty)
Semi #1: Fishback, Castro, Fox, Faria (retired)
Semi #2: Larsen, Ermolenko, Coats, McConnell
FirstDivision Last Chance
9 - MikeFaria
6 - ShawnMcConnell
46 - AaronFox
195 - Drew Coats
Firecracker Derby Main Event
2 - JoshLarsen
25 - JimmyFishback
14 - EddieCastro
9 - MikeFaria
15 - DukieErmolenko
Ryan Evans
YouTube Video of this race - Courtesy of Andy Schwarm of Trick Video
youtu.be/DaUlJYQrXyM