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Asheville Mellowdrome Rumble on the River #5
June 22, 2004
Frodo's streak ends at 10
By Asheville Velodrome Group
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Track ace Blair 'Frodo' Hobgood finally lost a race. However, he still won the evening Omnium and is the clear leader on points so far this season. It was a beautiful evening, befitting the day after the summer solstice.
Jeff Frazier returned to the oval after a few weeks off and resumed command of the B Grade road bike class. The six sprint laps were awarded to a variety of riders throughout the race, but Frazier made all his efforts count and turned back Nick Rogouski and Monica Curwen (!) to maintain his lead on all riders. Likewise the A Grade race was a hotly contested event that covered 30 kilometers and 10 points laps. The principal protagonists were, as usual, Joey Coddington and Randy Parker. Those two just bested an aggressive field and Parker took the win with a half dozen other riders still in contention as the double points finale decided things.
The Fixed Gear races provided the highlight of the evening. The lower division had a different winner in each of the three events and Ray von Dohlen won the Omnium on the strength of his win in the Points Race. Ray now heads the table after five weeks of racing. The upper division turned into a heavyweight bout between Blair Hobgood and Andrew Erskine. Frodo took the Scratch Race to extend his win streak to ten. And then, Andrew took it upon himself to end that run Those two hooked up at the start of the ten lap inverted Snowball Race, and went full out for the next 800 meters. The rest of the field watched from arrears as Andrew held off Blair at lap 1 and then came around for a bike throw to notch lap 2. It was a top fuel drag race for two laps, and the Kilo track record holder took all the points for himself. After that, the horses were winded, the field rejoined the front, and everyone drew a long breath as the lesser places were determined.
As awful as it must have been to run that hard for nothing, Mr. Hobgood collected himself during the interval and came back to win the Points Race and the Omnium. The king still reigns and his win streak is at one.
Photography
Images by Asheville Velodrome Group
- Janet Trubey is one of the many Asheville Bicycle Racing Club members who patronize the local series.
- Columbia, SC Cycle Center riders Doug Graul and John Neil throw their legs into the mix on a semi-regular basis.
- Hern's Cycling and Fitness colors on display courtesy of up-and-coming strong-man Andrew Erskine.
- After two years of promoting the series, Chris "the Captain" Kamm has returned to the melee putting more than his fair share of hurt on the field.
- A common sight this year - Blair Hobgood from the front, this time drag-racing Bob Wright.
- Gentle banking at the 491 meter Mellowdrome allows for road bike races to be run at the facility. In this case, the "A" field is about halfway into a 60 lap points race.
- Cane Creek rider Joey Coddington takes a familiar first place for a points sprint.
Results
Fixed Gear A 8 Lap Scratch 1 Blair Hobgood 2 Bob Wright 3 Mike Despeaux 4 Andrew Erskine 5 Scott Langford 10 Lap Inverted Snowball 1 Andrew Erskine 2 Scott Langford 3 Blair Hobgood 4 Mike Despeaux 5 Don Lux 20 Lap Points Race 1 Blair Hobgood 2 Nancy Daigler 3 Chris Kamm 4 Andrew Erskine 5 Bob Wright Year Total Omnium Points 1 Blair Hobgood 31 pts 2 Andrew Erskine 17 3 Mark Mullinax 13 4 Bob Wright 12 5 Mike Koerschner 11 6 George Riedesel 11 7 Scott Langford 7 8 Nancy Daigler 6 9 Kevin Bray 5 10 John Derry 5 11 Don Lux 3 12 Mike Despeaux 3 13 Shawn Smith 2 14 Doug Graul 1 15 Heath Dotson 1 16 Herb Young 1 17 Chris Kamm 1 Fixed Gear B 6 Lap Scratch 1 Sean Young 2 Ray VonDolen 3 Herb Young 4 Shawn Smith 5 Steve Miller Win-n-Out 1 Shawn Smith 2 Ray VonDolen 3 Frank Melvin 4 Mike Smith 5 Herb Young 15 Lap Points Race 1 Ray VonDolen 2 Sean Young 3 Shawn Smith 4 Jim McMillan 5 Robin Pace Year Total Omnium Points 1 Ray VonDolen 19 pts 2 Sean Young 17 3 Jim McMillan 15 4 Chris Kamm 12 5 Herb Young 10 6 Andrew Erskine 8 7 Michael Biggs 8 8 Shawn Smith 5 9 Steve Miller 4 10 Mike Smith 3 11 Marc Hunt 2 12 Janet Truby 2 13 Monica Koerschner 2 14 Rostand Smith 2 15 Paul Battenfeld 2 16 Frank Melvin 2 17 Wendy Coin 1 18 Caroline Camp 1 19 John Neil 1 20 Sean Quigley 1 21 Mike Lackenmacher 1 22 Robin Pace 1 Road Bike "A" 60 Lap Points Race 1 Randy Parker 23 pts 2 Joey Coddington 20 3 Scott Langford 20 4 Jason Smith 16 5 Adam Penny 15 6 Chris Ernst 12 7 David Forkner 8 8 Chad Schoenauer 8 9 T-Bone Taylor 6 10 Kent Williams 6 11 Bob Wright 5 12 Cara McCauley 2 13 Victor Moore 1 14 John Rummel 1 Year Total Omnium Points 1 Joey Coddington 17 pts 2 Randy Parker 15 3 Jacob McGahey 11 4 Darby Harris 9 5 Bob Wright 5 6 Mike Lantz 4 7 Kent Williams 3 8 Scott Langford 3 9 Jason Smith 2 10 Andy Applegate 1 11 Richard Dunn 1 12 Adam Penny 1 Road Bike "A" 60 Lap Points Race 1 Randy Parker 23 pts 2 Joey Coddington 20 3 Scott Langford 20 4 Jason Smith 16 5 Adam Penny 15 6 Chris Ernst 12 7 David Forkner 8 8 Chad Schoenauer 8 9 T-Bone Taylor 6 10 Kent Williams 6 11 Bob Wright 5 12 Cara McCauley 2 13 Victor Moore 1 14 John Rummel 1 Year Total Omnium Points 1 Joey Coddington 17 pts 2 Randy Parker 15 3 Jacob McGahey 11 4 Darby Harris 9 5 Bob Wright 5 6 Mike Lantz 4 7 Kent Williams 3 8 Scott Langford 3 9 Jason Smith 2 10 Andy Applegate 1 11 Richard Dunn 1 12 Adam Penny 1
