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NAS-TRACK's Madison Racing League Detroit Six Day

Bloomer Park in Rochester Hills, Michigan, August 19-24

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Hughes, Laughton win NAS-TRACK's Detroit 6 Day Begins

Day 1 of the first Detroit 6 Day in more 30 years started with a thrill as Jon Hughes and partner Nick Laughton ripped up the boards at the Velodrome at Bloomer Park in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Just two points put Hughes & Laughton ahead of Ronnie Sink and his partner Michael Bauhof, who chased down several attacks by the winning team. Hanging tight was Dave Koesel, teamed with the newest Velodrome racer, 18-year-old Christopher Hughes, brother to the winner.

Hughes and Laughton won the night with a strategy of taking advantage of every opportunity. If Hughes went in fresh on riders at the end of their rotation, he attacked. Laughton utilized a surprising powerful kick to jump out of the field and pull away, a move made several times with success.

Racing continues on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The event is presented by the NAS-TRACK Madison Racing League and utilizes a round robin "Americanized" formula to switch teams daily and calculate winners. There will be two individual winners - one from Division A and one from Division AA. Points accumulated over all six days will determine the winner of each division.

Day 1 - August 19

Results

1 Jon Hughes (A), Rochester Hills/Nick Laughton (AA), Rochester Hills 28 pts
2 Ronnie Sink (A), Rochester/Michael Bauhof (AA), Troy                26
3 Dave Koesel (A), Livonia/Christopher Hughes (AA), Rochester Hills   21
4 Andre Champoux (A), Ypsilanti/Cullen Watkins (AA), Royal Oak        17
5 Terry Palmer (A), Macomb. Twp./Mark Freed (AA), Mt. Pleasant        16
6 Pio Apostolic (A), Toledo, Ohio/Wayne Cook (AA), Mt. Clemens        11
7 Rob Good (A), Toronto, Canada/Dave Teal (AA), Toledo, Ohio  10 
8 Tony Bruley (A), Rochester Hills/Hans Peterson (AA), Northville     6

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