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Devonport Athletic Club Track Carnival

December 1, 2002

From Rod Morris in Devonport

With a severe shortage of backmarkers, it was "fronties day out" at the Devonport Athletic Club's annual early-December Carnival on Sunday.

Frontmarker Ryan Johnson of Launceston made the most of the situation, scoring a solid win in the 2000 m Oval Wheelrace, holding off a strong challenge by talented junior Wes Sulzberger, who has opted to compete in open company earlier than his mandatory age promotion on January 1. Johnson qualified for the final after finishing second in his heat behind Jason Bellchambers.

Third home was another Launceston based rider, Dwayne "Kenny" Smith, with Bellchambers holding up the face of North-West Coast riders by taking fourth place.

Earlier in the programme, Burnie's Michael Johnson won the 1000 m Lightning Handicap ahead of Launceston veteran Laurie Venn and the luckless Sulzberger.

In open racing, Devonport's Gareth Atkins was in good form, winning three races, the derby, elimination and A Grade Scratch, while Ryan Johnson won the B Grade Scratch.

Results

Oval Wheelrace 2000 m
 
1 Ryan Johnson (200)      2.17.94
2 Wes Sulzberger (180)
3 Dwayne Smith (230)
4 Jason Bellchambers (220)
 
Other finalists
 
Laurie Venn
Michael Johnson
Fred Guilbert
Kharne Hammersley
Gareth Atkins
Nathan Clarke
Karl Menzies
Jason Johnson
Matthew Goss
Adam Hartley
Brett Lehman
 
1000 m Handicap
 
1 Michael Johnson (95)    1.09.00
2 Laurie Venn (80)
3 Wes Sulzberger (90)
Nathan Hingston (95) 4
 
Other finalists
 
Trent Deacon
Jason Bellchambers
Adam Hartley
Andrew Loft
Fred Guilbert
David Oliver
Grant Young
Karl Menzies
Ryan Johnson
Colin Barnes
Brett Lehman
 
Invitation Derby
 
1 Gareth Atkins             12.35 (last 200 m)
2 Nathan Clarke
3 Grant Young
 
Invitation Elimination
 
1 Gareth Atkins             15.64 (last 200 m)
2 Karl Menzies
3 Nathan Clarke
 
A Grade Scratch
 
1 Gareth Atkins           7.42.11
2 Laurie Venn
3 Nathan Clarke
 
B Grade Scratch
 
1 Ryan Johnson            5.09.51
2 Adam Hartley
3 Trent Deacon
 
Junior 1 1000 m Handicap
 
1 Matthew Bonham (60)     1.15.19
2 Jarrod Harman (50)
3 Tim Walker (20)
 
Junior 2 1000 m Handicap
 
1 Angela Klyne (90)       1.19.54
2 Nick Kaine (80)
3 Carrie Price (110)
 
Junior 3 1000 m Handicap
 
1 Jason Bounday (140)     1.25.70
2 Jacob Fielding (180)
3 Bethany Coleman (130)
 
Junior 1 2000 m Handicap
 
1 Kaidan Homan (120)      2.37.75
2 Tim Walker (80)
3 Matthew Bonham (120)
 
Junior 2 2000 m Handicap
 
1 Sean Oliver (140)       2.42.00
2 Angela Klyne (180)
3 Clay Murfett (100)
 
Junior 3 1000 m Handicap
 
1 Bethany Coleman (130)   1.27.00
2 Jason Bounday (140)
3 Joseph Bodis (140)
 
Junior 1 Scratch
 
1 Cameron Flint           5.19.97
2 Jarrod Harman
3 Kaidan Homan
 
Junior 2 Scratch
 
1 Will Robinson           3.46.32
2 Alex Holden
3 Sean Oliver
 
Junior 3 Scratch
 
1 Brendon Sutton          2.23.47
2 David Lyons
3 Matt Laskey