SteveEvans Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 By Ryan Evans "Nasty" Nate Perkins and Tyson Burmeister both scored impressive main event victories at the 2009 Joker Machine Season Opener at Perris Raceway. Former Youth National Champion Jason Ramirez entered the Scratch Main as the top scorer which earned him the right to first choice of starting position. Ramirez chose gate two and Perkins quickly picked gate one. Northern California's Bryce Starks selected gate four which left Burmeister with gate three. Perkins got the best start, led the field into turn one and down the back straight with his three younger contemporaries in tow. Perkins led at the end of lap one, but Ramirez separated himself from Starks and Burmeister and challenged the leader on the inside entering turn one. Perkins drifted off the inside exiting turn two and Ramirez tried the same inside move going into turn three. The veteran closed the door on the youngster and still led at the midway point of the four-lap race. Ramirez showed Perkins his wheel twice more but was unable to force a mistake. Perkins was first to the checkered flag, Ramirez settled for second, Starks finished third, and Burmeister was fourth. Three rounds of scratch heats began with Gary Hicks scorching the field for the opening victory. Each round featured one wild card rider who would compete in just one heat. The wild card rider for round one was Austin Novratil and he blitzed the field to take the win. Hicks began round two by pulling away to a commanding lead before suffering bike problems on the final lap that cost him the victory and ultimately ended his day. Ramirez benefitted from Hicks's misfortune and scored the win. Perkins held off Starks to end round two with his first win of the day. Starks started the final round by winning a hotly contested four-lap battle with John Marquez. The final heat began with Ramirez and Burmeister battling side-by-side for two laps before Burmeister found more grip on the outside cushion and pulled away for a very impressive heat victory. Burmeister, Starks, and Mike "Spiderman" Bloom lined up on the 20 yard line for the Handicap Main Event with Ramirez behind them. Burmeister used the wide line to secure the lead while Starks gave chase on the inside. Starks felt pressure from Ramirez, and his preoccupation with him allowed Burmeister to lengthen his lead. Burmeister scored the victory, Starks held on for second, Ramirez was third, and Bloom finished fourth. Novratil won his heat, his semi, and capped his perfect day with a dominant victory in the Second Division Main Event. Rudy Laurer was second, Youth National Champion Brad Pappalardo finished third, Bobby Campbell was fourth, Mark Baldwin finished fifth, and Kyle Hicks was sixth. Drew Coates put together four smooth laps to win the Third Division Main Event. Bubba Vazzana was second, Tom Bostic finished third, Billy J. Vaughn was fourth, Tim McGrath finished fifth, and Josh Abbott was sixth. Rocco Scopellite matched his success at the New Years Classic with another victory in the Youth Main Event. Samuel Ramirez finished second, Maxwell Ruml was third, Ryan Vaughn finished fourth, and Hayley Perrault was fifth. Kylie Ayers earned her first trophy with a win in the Pee Wee Main Event. Gino Scopellite finished a very close second, Keelan Venegas was third, and Abby Bostic finished fourth. RESULTS Pee Wee Main Event 17 – Kylie Ayers 7 – Gino Scopellite 43 – Keelan Venegas 15 – Abby Bostic Youth Main Event 9 – Rocco Scopellite 22 – Jason Ramirez 356 – Maxwell Ruml 127 – Ryan Vaughn 0 – Hayley Perreault Third Division Consolation 292 – Mike Schultz 217 – Justin Acselrod 157 – Tony DeAlmeida 226 – Rick Huspek 266 – Jonni Jade Third Division Main Event (restarted) 195 – Drew Coates 274 – Bubba Vazzana 222 – Tom Bostic 181n – Billy J. Vaughn (penalty line) 186 – Tim McGrath 141 – Josh Abbott (penalty line) Second Division Consolation 171 – Kenny Hansen 389 – Ryan Tovatt 326 – Mark Lane 240n – Rick Fehrman 153 – Brad Moreau Second Division Main Event 8j – Austin Novratil 182 – Rudy Laurer 145 – Brad Pappalardo 228 – Bobby Campbell 115 – Mark Baldwin 103 – Kyle Hicks (retired) Handicap Main Event (restarted) 184 – Tyson Burmeister 20 245n – Bryce Starks 20 66 – Jason Ramirez 30 22 – Mike Bloom 20 3 – Gary Hicks 40 (non starter) 182 – Rudy Laurer 10 (non starter) Scratch Heat Scoring 1 2 3 T 3 – Gary Hicks 3 E N 3 8j – Austin Novratil* 3 - - 3 13 – Nate Perkins 2 3 1 6 22 – Mike Bloom 0 2 0 2 41 – John Marquez 0 1 2 3 66 – Jason Ramirez 2 3 2 7 115 – Mark Baldwin* 1 - - 1 145 – Brad Pappalardo* 0 - - 0 184 – Tyson Burmeister 1 1 3 5 245n – Bryce Starks 1 2 3 6 *= Wild Card Race Results 11: Hicks, Perkins, Starks, Bloom 12: Novratil, Ramirez, Burmeister, Marquez 15: Ramirez, Bloom, Marquez, Hicks (engine failure) 16: Perkins, Starks, Burmeister, Pappalardo 23: Starks, Marquez, Baldwin, Hicks (non starter) 24: Burmeister, Ramirez, Perkins, Bloom Scratch Main Event 13 – Nate Perkins 66 – Jason Ramirez 245 – Bryce Starks 184 – Tyson Burmeister Courtesy of Bruce Hamilton, the Scratch & Handicap Mains http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=TIodUw6GRVU http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=A2DVrSPFnSI& feature=channel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Cant seem to get the links to work, can you retry as i love to watch the yankie racing. A cpl of us fathers with kids racing were toying with the idea of coming to the states for some racing, what age do you need to be to ride a 500cc bike, and how many meetings would you get in say a two week period. Cheers Chopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveEvans Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 16 is the 500cc age over here. I will repost the links later. Message me off forum and I will gladly give you details on coming over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Speedwaybikes.com Link http://www.speedwaybikes.com/rw/pr090308.htm Photos from Brad Pappalardo: http://www.mymotosite.com/Brad/Speedway/Pe...ch%208,%202009/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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