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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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Sink, Cook jump to victory - at last

Wayne Cook jumped away from the field halfway through the last sprint in the bike race to create a gap that sprinting partner Ronnie Sink expanded, to then throw Cook back in to finish it off and win the final day of racing Sunday, August. 24 of the Detroit 6 Day, Presented by the NAS-TRACK Madison Racing League at the Velodrome at Bloomer Park.

The win was a vindication for the previous day's racing that saw Cook and Sink, also teamed, race aggressively but goof up their timing so that a tired Cook was sprinting against a field of freshly thrown in racers. That Day, the team placed overall.

The finish moved Cook up to third place among the Division AA racers and solidified Sink's third place overall status. The winners of the entire six days of racing, the first in Detroit in more than 25 years, were Dave Koesel of Livonia and Nick Laughton of Rochester Hills. More than 1000 spectators attended over the course of the six days.

Detroit's First Six Concludes

Dave Koesel and Tony Bruley kept close watch on each other in their separate bids to be the first winner of the first Detroit 6 Day. And it's Koesel's name that will go on the perpetual loving cup that celebrates a return to track racing in Michigan and promotes the newest Olympic sport - Madison Team Racing.

Over six days, Koesel never let up in his performances, continuing to pick up points in spite of Bruley's unrelenting attacks and two successful efforts to lap the field on Days 3 and 4. An equal challenge came from Ronnie Sink, who also beat the stuff out of the field with incredibly aggressive riding on Days 5 and 6, to pick up a Day win on the last day.

Still it was Koesel, with two day wins of his own, who earned 210 points to get the title for the Division A racers. "I've been having the time of my life racing in this event," said a jubilant Koesel. Bruley landed second with 199 points with Sink hot after him with 196. In fourth was Andre Champoux with 139. Fifth was a points tie between Rob Good and Pio Apostoli, 110 each.

Meanwhile, in the AA Division Nick Laughton surprised everyone including himself - "I can't believe how good I am riding" - with a stellar performance that put him in first on Day 1, a lead he held onto for the rest of the week ending with 195 points. Second behind him was Cullen Watkins with 185. The competition got dicier for third with Wayne Cook edging out Mark Freed by a single point, 166 to 165. Dave Teal was fifth with 145 and in sixth, the youngest participant in the Six and the newest racer to the track, 18-year-old Christopher Hughes with 115.

The Detroit 6 Day was presented by the NAS-TRACK, Madison Racing League on the 200 meter Velodrome at Bloomer Park in Rochester Hills, Michigan. NAS-TRACK Chairman Dale Hughes developed a "round robin" format to divide 16 racers into two categories. Teams changed every day per formula of pairing the previous day's first place in one division with the last place of the other division, and so on.

"It's an Americanized version of the six day format," said Hughes, "and it allows a greater diversity of ability to compete and stay competitive over the six days."

The crowd loved it. More than 1,000 spectators watched the action from atop the hillside seating, a seven-tier berm where fans spread out blankets, lawn chairs and picnics for a full night of entertainment that also included live music by the NAS-TRACK PIT CREW. Blow-by-blow announcing of the competition assisted the enthusiastic crowd, most of whom were new to the race format. ]

Nas-Track Racing continues this Friday, Aug. 28th with the Nas-Track Madison Racing League Championships. Racing begins at 7 p.m. at the Velodrome at Bloomer Park, located at the north end of John R in Rochester Hills, Michigan. For more information, contact Dale Hughes at 248-961-3704 or visit www.nas-track.com.

Day 6 - August 24

Results

1 Ronnie Sink, Rochester/Wayne Cook, Mt. Clemens
2 Tony Bruley, Rochester Hills/Nick Laughton, Rochester Hills
3 Dave Koesel, Livonia/Cullen Watkins, Royal Oak
4 Andre Champoux, Ypsilanti/Mark Freed, Mt. Pleasant
5 Pio Apostoli, Toledo/Dave Teal, Toledo
6 Rob Good, Toronto/Christopher Hughes, Rochester Hills

Final overall standings

Division A

1 Dave Koesel, Livonia                            210 pts
2 Tony Bruley, Rochester Hills                    199
3 Ronnie Sink, Rochester                          196
4 Andre Champoux, Ypsilanti                       139
5 Rob Good, Toronto Canada                        110
5 Pio Apostoli, Toledo, Ohio                      110
7 Terry Palmer, Macomb Twp.                       73 (DNF)
8 Jon Hughes, Rochester Hills                     60 (DNF)

Division AA

1 Nick Laugton, Rochester Hills                   195 pts
2 Cullen Watkins, Royal Oak                       185
3 Wayne Cook, Mt. Clemens                         166
4 Mark Freed, Mt. Pleasant                        165
5 Dave Teal, Toledo, Ohio                         145
6 Christopher Hughes, Roch. Hills                 115
7 Michael Bauhof, Troy                            81 (DNF)
8 Hans Peterson, Northville                       75 (DNF)

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