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Smittys Orangeville Indoor 4 - CROSS Race 1 & 2 - REPORT
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Dec.04.2009 |
Smitty's Orangeville Indoor 4 - CROSS Racing - Season II
Orangeville Fairgrounds
247090 Five Side Road Mono, RR 1
Orangeville, ON L9W 2Y8
First Weekend
Saturday and Sunday, November 28th and 29th, 2009
Sponsored by Black Pony BMX, The Bike Zone and Calder Engineering.
This years indoor got off to a great start. The facility managers allowed the track construction to begin a week before hand this year, making for a decent track with good dirt and lots of it. Although we could always use more dirt, we are all very lucky some unnamed sponsors stepped up to help us get dirt. You know who you are and we all thank you. Rather than huge berms, emphasis was more on some decent jumps, allowing for some air and good style in practice, fun stuff! The slightly banked first sweeper corner was still pretty wet, soft and slick. Yours truly face planted turn one in practice, finding out the hard way that the park tire up front on my 26" was not gonna cut it for racin the stacked pro class.
The softness will definitely dry up by next weekend, which will make the track much faster and flow better, but the slick first turn really worked the cornering skills and separated the pack quick. Riders with skills in the turns took full advantage and the riders with decent fitness were in a good spot too. Awesome training for those that rode this day and great race action.
The pros and experts are always a treat to watch up close, after so many years I still learn new stuff from watchin good riders. Keith Grant and Rob Fraser scrub jumps and carve turns like nobody's business, watch and learn kids, watch and learn...
The spectators were pretty chilli, riders were warm enough while doin laps, but there is a large heated room where people would retreat to heat up. Bring warm clothes if you're not ridin, sorry, it's colder in there than I expected. Super thanks to all the volunteers, sponsors and riders who help make it all happen.
RESULTS, Day One;
Pro Men 17 & Over Expert 26" 16 & Over Novice 20"
1st- Rob Fraser 1st- Matt Gillies 1st-Scott Graham
2nd- Keith Grant 2nd-Adam Finlayson 2nd- TJ Froates
3rd- Jamie Edmundson 3rd-David Klaver 3rd- Paul Schiavone
4th- Alex Brancier 4th-Brian MacDonald 4th- William Dainty
15 & Over Expert 20" 14 Novice 26" 16 & Over Novice 26"
1st- Kyle Pearson 1st-Jamie Tice 1st-Mitch Harper
2nd-Gary Quill 2nd-Devon Chilton 2nd-Morgan Molnar
3rd-Taylor Rowlands 3rd-Scott Tucker 3rd-Troy Fitzgerald
4th-Corey Walsh
7 Novice 20" 8 Novice 20" 16 & Over Open Wheel
1st-Jari Wagner 1st- Lucas DiMonte 1st- Scott Carluccio
2nd-Brianne Dainty 2nd- Noah Johnson 2nd-Brian McDonald
3rd- Colson Bates 3rd- Devon Chilton
10-11 Novice 20" 12-13 Novice 26" 7-8 Open
1st-Adam Johnson 1st-Jon Tucker 1st- Lucas DiMonte
2nd-Zach Krug 2nd-Owen Visser 2nd- Colson Bates
3rd- Drake Miles 3rd- Brainne Dainty
30 & Over 24"
1st-Derek Abraham
2nd-Ed Vandermolen
3rd- Ryan Colwell
4th- Christine Schiavone
Day Two;
Pro Men 7-8 Novice 16"&20" 15&Over Expert 20"
1st-Rob Fraser 1st-Jari Wagner 1st-Amelia Walsh
2nd- Jon Palframan 2nd-Lucas DiMonte 2nd-Gary Quill
3rd-Keth Grant 3rd-Brianne Dainty 3rd-Jeff Sylvah
4th-Greg Bidwell 4th-Colson Bates 4th-Corey Walsh
10-13 Novice 20" 27-42 Novice 20" 16-52 Novice 26"
1st-Adam Johnson 1st-Scott Graham 1st-Morgan Molnar
2nd-Devon Melanson 2nd-David Murchison 2nd-Mitch Harper
3rd-Zach Krug 3rd-Paul Schiavone 3rd-Troy Fitzgerald
4th-Drake Miles 4th-William Dainty 4th-Danny Grant
18& Over 24" 7 Open 14 & Over Expert 26"
1st-Ryan Colwell 1st-Lucas DiMonte 1st- Aaron Smith
2nd-Frazer Johnson 2nd-Brianne Dainty 2nd-Anton Urtan
3rd- Christine Schiavone 3rd-Colson Bates 3rd-David Klaver
4th-Kyle Pearson 4th- Dean Thompson
12-14 Novice 26"
1st-Jamie Tice
2nd-Scott Tucker
3rd-Max Jansen
4th-Elliott Watson
Some creative thinking had wood chips drying up the first turn on Sunday morning, providing some extra traction and added speed to the track. A knobby tire up front and a gear change was enough for me to throw my name in the pro ring. With hotshot BMXer Greg Bidwell and Ontario downhill Elite champ Rob Fraser, in my moto and only two to transfer, I had my work cut out for me. Drawing outside lane in each moto didn't help either. I got the pop out of the gate, but my bike liked to do its own "pop" as i gave it down the first straight. The powerhouses pulled me each time, but the Black Pony crew worked on my bike and I think the kinks are out. Thanks to Haro for the bike and pony boys for dialin it in, I'll be back!
Bidwell holeshotted the pro main, but overcooked that slick turn, that was all the help corner master Fraser needed to secure his 2nd win of 2 races, so Robbie remains unbeaten in the mains.
Aaron Smith took over the expert 26" class in Gillies absence, it was a great expert race and the class is loaded with future pro talent. With Carvin' Dave Klaver and Dashing Dean Thompson in there, props go to Anton Urtan, 14 years old and pickin up the 2 spot in the main against 17, 18 and 20 year olds.
After missin her transfer racin the boys on Saturday, Amelia Walsh had a score to settle. I watched her snap the guys in motos all weekend, but told her she's just bein to nice with them. Amelia agreed and come main time she had more than enough of not winnin, hammer down snap, cut right over, perfect speed jumpin and wire to wire win for the young lady over the guys. The whole building was rootin for her and you could hear it! My right hand Jeff Sylvah thought he had a lock on second, but a peek over the wrong shoulder allowed old schooler Gray Quill to sneak by for the second.
The biggest cheers this weekend overall went to the pocket rockets. We have a great group of 7 and 8 years olds. With new riders in the class all the time it's amazing to see how fast they pick it up and how determined the little ones are. The little racers set a great example to us all as they never seem to give up and always have a smile. Thanks to the pocket rockets for the inspiration.
We will be at it for two more weekends, December 5th and 6th, then December 12th and 13th. That's all we have booked for the rest of the year, so if you can, come and join the fun.
Thanks,
Smitty
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