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Asheville Mellowdrome series #8
July 29, 2003
Racing on the River
By Chris Kamm, Asheville Velodrome Group
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Edition number eight of the Asheville Training Series, 2003 had some tense moments. Two riders, involved in separate mishaps, are well on the road to recovery, and we all say a prayer of thanks for that. There were also some gripping finishes, particularly in the Chariot Race Tournament.
The Fixed Gear riders numbered twenty and were again split into A and B groups. When the upper division arrived at the finish of the opening Scratch Race, the knot of riders left me muttering that there was no chaff in that field. Frodo bested The Arrow for a change, and The Axe, The Dagger and Special K were all in the photo. In the B group version, it was Scott Rousseau and Bill McBee working over The Taxman for 3000 meters. But when the finish photo was reviewed, The Taxman made them pay by a tire's width
The Chariot Races put on the best show of the night. The A Finale pitted The Arrow against Frodo as well as Collegiate champion Allan Smith. Those three emerged from turn four as one until The Arrow poured on the coals and made off with the win. The consolation final also did not disappoint. Special K had things in hand until Blue Light caught him peeking over the wrong shoulder. The Blue Light might get a speeding ticket for the finishing effort that followed, and the crowd went wild. In the lower division, the one-lappers were a showcase for Scott Rousseau. He cruised to victory in the final as the Taxman was still paying for the kilo outburst that won him the Scratch Race. And in the consolation heat, first time participant Michael Biggs was never headed after his holder got him in with excellent track position.
The B Points Race was again the Wes Dickson show. The six-time winner did have to work for it as a resurgent Scott Lowrey kept the outcome in doubt until the last sprint lap. But the man from Sycamore Cycles was too strong. The Women's Race also crowned the customary winner in the person of Nancy 'The Dagger' Daigler. The ABRC riders did turn aside a Team Prestige sweep this week as Cara McCauley and Monica Koerschner claimed the podium's lower steps.
And that set the stage for the A Points Race, which was combined with the Masters. The Redhead was back in town, and Gentleman Joe was in no mood to be nice. Those two resumed their season-long battle and monopolized the sprint points from the outset. As they drew away on points, Darby Harris repeatedly tried to gain a lap between the sprints. The third time succeeded as he lapped the field in eight laps and won the race. Parker and Coddington took the bulk of the points and finished tied with 37 apiece to account for second and third. The former won the tiebreaker and their private duel continues…
Photography
Images by Asheville Velodrome Group
- Don 'Deluxe' Lux readies himself for the first fixed gear race of the evening.
- B races take the bell for their first sprint of the points race
- Kevin 'Blue Light' Bray takes Michael Koerschner in a Chariot Race heat.
Results
A Race- 9 Riders 8 Lap Scratch 1 Blair Hobgood 2 Brian Pierce 3 Marc Mullinax 4 Michael Koerschner 5 Nancy Daigler Chariot Race 1 Brian Pierce 2 Blair Hobgood 3 Allan Smith 4 Kevin Bray 5 Michael Koerschner Points Race 1 Michael Koerschner 2 Kevin Bray B Race- 10 Riders 6 Lap Scratch 1 Herb Young 2 Bill McBee 3 Scott Rousseau 4 Mike Smith 5 Wendy Coin Chariot Race 1 Scott Rousseau 2 Herb Young 3 Bill McBee 4 Mike Biggs 5 John Derry Points Race 1 Scott Rousseau 2 Janey Trubey 3 Rostand Smith Year Total Omnium Points 1 Brian Pierce 36 pts 2 Blair Hobgood 34 3 Mike Koerschner 17 4 Nancy Daigler 12 5 Marc Mullinax 11 6 Mike Despeaux 9 7 Don Lux 9 8 Scott Langford 7 9 Doug Graul 7 10 Janet Trubey 7 11 Herb Young 7 12 Scott Rousseau 7 13 Mike Smith 6 14 Bill McBee 6 15 Andy Applegate 5 16 Jim McMillan 5 17 Wendy Coin 5 18 Kevin Bray 5 19 Kyle Valenta 4 20 Paul Battenfeld 4 21 Rostand Smith 3 22 George Riedesel 2 23 Bob Oast 2 24 Steve Miller 2 25 Victor Moore 2 26 Allan Smith 2 27 Scott Galloway 1 28 Matt Martin 1 29 John Derry 1 30 Mike Biggs 1 Category "A" 60 Lap Points Race - 15 Riders 1 Darby Harris 13 pts 2 Randy Parker 27 3 Joey Coddington 27 4 Michael Koerschner 10 5 Clark Hollins 7 6 Michael Scholtz 4 7 Paul Wood 4 8 Adam Penny 4 9 Kent Williams 3 Year Total Omnium Points 1 Joey Coddington 22 pts 2 Randy Parker 19 3 Darby Harris 9 4 Scott Duncan 5 5 Austin Walker 5 6 Chris Sheppard 5 7 Jacob McGahey 5 8 Garrett Wonders 5 9 Martin Lawing 3 10 Kent Williams 3 11 Scott Langford 2 12 Michael Koerschner 2 13 Colin Izzard 1 14 Richard Dunn 1 15 Dave Hensley 1 16 Kyle Valenta 1 17 Clark Hollins 1 Category "B" 30 Lap Points Race - 12 riders 1 Wes Dickson 29 pts 2 Scott Lowrey 18 3 Jonathan Guffey 9 4 Cara McCauley 6 5 Mark Scholtz 5 6 Andrew Hager 5 7 Marc Mullinax 5 Year Total Omnium Points 1 Wes Dickson 40 pts 2 David Forkner 12 3 Cara McCauley 10 4 Marc Mullinax 8 5 Scott Lowrey 8 6 Phil Wikoff 5 7 Allison Hardy 5 8 Ray VonDohlen 4 9 Scott Rousseau 4 10 Cris Bifaro 3 11 Mark Scholtz 3 12 Jonathan Guffey 3 13 Jamie Arnold 1 14 Jon Wolfe 1 15 Robin Pace 1 Master's (40+) 35 Lap Points Race Field combined with "A" Race Year Total Omnium Points 1 Randy Parker 21 pts 2 Scott Dunacn 12 3 Clark Hollins 11 4 Dean Lyons 7 5 Paul Wood 7 6 Richard Dunn 6 7 Kent Williams 5 8 Art Schuster 2 9 Scott Lowrey 1 Women's 25 Lap Points Race - 8 Riders 1 Nancy Daigler 25 pts 2 Cara McCauley 12 3 Monica Koerschner 8 4 Monica Curwen 6 5 Wendy Coin 1 Year Total Omnium Points 1 Nancy Daigler 35 pts 2 Cara McCauley 15 3 Patricia Pinner 13 4 Robin Pace 13 5 Tanya Nestvogel 12 6 Monica Koerschner 8 7 Deborah Elliot 3 8 Monica Curwen 3 9 Jessee Karriker 2 10 Anne Bolyea 2 11 Wendy Coin 2
