| Name | Pts | Derby Wins | Heat Wins |
| Darryl Lozier | 102 | 3 | 2 |
| Joe Ramage | 84 | 1 | |
| Will Murphy | 72 | 2 | |
| Will Thompson | 71 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Gariepy | 68.5 | 1 | |
| Scott Hutchens | 68 | 1 | 2 |
| Andy Bing | 45 | 1 | |
| Leo May | 44 | 3 | |
| Ben Hadsell | 39 | 1 | 2 |
| Jamie Eilers | 37 | 1 | |
| Steven Redden | 34.5 | 1 | |
| Lynne Higgins | 30 | 1 | |
| Rob Remaley | 30 | 1 | |
| John Ruiz | 29 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Henton | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Gallagher | 25 | 1 | |
| Randy Corson | 23 | 2 | |
| Dick Garrett | 23 | 1 | |
| Sam Harbin | 20 | ||
| Don Davis | 17 | 1 | |
| Danny Krol | 16 | 1 | |
| John McCrory | 12 | ||
| Timmy Barnes | 11 | 1 | |
| Darrell Andresen | 10 | 2 | |
| Ricky Grimes | 10 | ||
| Jess Yates | 9 | 1 | |
| Bob Alexander | 8 | 1 | |
| Matt Welliver | 7 | 1 | |
| Randy Tondreau | 6 | ||
| Charlie Clayton | 5 | ||
| Philip Ruffin | 5 | ||
| Norm Gibson | 4 | ||
| Jason Ingle | 2 | ||
| Kenny Rose | 0 |
Showing posts with label Big Apple Smash Up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Big Apple Smash Up. Show all posts
Sunday, 3 February 2013
Controlled Chaos - Big Apple Smash Up, Standings
Darryl Lozier is top dog now with two event wins in a row and three on the year and enjoys the best attendance rate by starring in nine of the eleven finals, and Joe Ramage's absence from a third straight final leaves him in second place, eighteen points behind the leader.Tom Gariepy's failure to qualify in New York drops him down from third, just clinging on to fifth spot half a point ahead of BASU runner- up Scott Hutchins, and Will Murphy's podium and Will Thompson's fifth place finishes move them up to third and fourth respectively.
Saturday, 2 February 2013
Controlled Chaos - Big Apple Smash Up, Final
Big Apple Smash Up - New York, NY
Final
Charlie Clayton, Scott Hutchins, Jamie Eilers, Matt Welliver, Phillip Ruffin, Darryl Lozier, Will Thompson, Sam Harbin, Will Murphy, Timmy Barnes, Norm Gibson, Ben Hadsell
Charlie Clayton (7th Frostbite, 10th Spring Fling) stalled out at the start but not before the runner-up in Arizona Sam Harbin took four good shots to go pointless for a third time in five finals. After winning the opening round of the year in Edmonton Ben Hadsell has made another three finals but his record his slipped to 3rd (Tampa) to 6th (Idaho Inviational) to 10th today as he also took four early hits.
Runner-up at Frostbite and Ides of March, Jamie Eilers' fourth final appearance of the year also ends with his lowest finish of the season as two of his victims, Timmy Barnes and Matt Welliver, turned around and sought their revenge, and Phillip Ruffin (9th Ides), who had gone hard after his fellow consolation heat qualifiers, was suddenly rushed by the trio of Barnes, Will Murphy and Norm Gibson.
It took eleven tries but Norm Gibson finally made his debut in a final and came away with his first four points as he finished in seventh position. He laid six hits on six different opponents but it was two that he had left untouched, Scott Hutchins and Timmy Barnes, who gave him two shots a piece.
Matt Welliver completes a successful week with his first set of points from his victory in heat three and a sixth place finish in the final to hopefully jump start his season. Hits from Clayton and Gibson had him in some early trouble but surviving that, and a later stall, kept him going until Hutchins hit him twice before Barnes put in the finisher.
In his eighth final Will Thompson earns a top five finish for the first time since the Ides of March, six events ago. A pair of hits on both Murphy and Darryl Lozier were matched in kind by his victims with Hutchins again throwing his weight around later on, and Timmy Barnes (12th Spring Fling) takes a very good fourth position as he dodged and weaved through the pack knocking in nine hits, two on Gibson, as he went.
Will Murphy returns to the top three with his fourth top three finish of the year and all seven final appearances has seen him do no worse than sixth (Jersey). After helping in the elimination of Thompson, Murphy stalled for a long time, managing to re-fire and run afoul of Lozier.
Scott Hutchins also makes strides with a second top two finish (1st Seattle) in the last three events. He was a repeat visitor to several drivers and was only hit four times through the thirteen minute finale, unfortunately the thirteenth strike was from Darryl Lozier to win back-to-back events.
Lozier looked to be on the brink midway through after taken a few rough shots from Thompson, Barnes and Gibson, but somehow stayed in motion to take his third derby win of the season and take top spot in the championship standings.
Race Result
1. Darryl Lozier
2. Scott Hutchins
3. Will Murphy
4. Timmy Barnes
5. Will Thompson
6. Matt Welliver
7. Norm Gibson
8. Phillip Ruffin
9. Jamie Eilers
10. Ben Hadsell
11. Charlie Clayton
12. Sam Harbin
Final
Charlie Clayton, Scott Hutchins, Jamie Eilers, Matt Welliver, Phillip Ruffin, Darryl Lozier, Will Thompson, Sam Harbin, Will Murphy, Timmy Barnes, Norm Gibson, Ben Hadsell
Charlie Clayton (7th Frostbite, 10th Spring Fling) stalled out at the start but not before the runner-up in Arizona Sam Harbin took four good shots to go pointless for a third time in five finals. After winning the opening round of the year in Edmonton Ben Hadsell has made another three finals but his record his slipped to 3rd (Tampa) to 6th (Idaho Inviational) to 10th today as he also took four early hits.
Runner-up at Frostbite and Ides of March, Jamie Eilers' fourth final appearance of the year also ends with his lowest finish of the season as two of his victims, Timmy Barnes and Matt Welliver, turned around and sought their revenge, and Phillip Ruffin (9th Ides), who had gone hard after his fellow consolation heat qualifiers, was suddenly rushed by the trio of Barnes, Will Murphy and Norm Gibson.
It took eleven tries but Norm Gibson finally made his debut in a final and came away with his first four points as he finished in seventh position. He laid six hits on six different opponents but it was two that he had left untouched, Scott Hutchins and Timmy Barnes, who gave him two shots a piece.
Matt Welliver completes a successful week with his first set of points from his victory in heat three and a sixth place finish in the final to hopefully jump start his season. Hits from Clayton and Gibson had him in some early trouble but surviving that, and a later stall, kept him going until Hutchins hit him twice before Barnes put in the finisher.
In his eighth final Will Thompson earns a top five finish for the first time since the Ides of March, six events ago. A pair of hits on both Murphy and Darryl Lozier were matched in kind by his victims with Hutchins again throwing his weight around later on, and Timmy Barnes (12th Spring Fling) takes a very good fourth position as he dodged and weaved through the pack knocking in nine hits, two on Gibson, as he went.
Will Murphy returns to the top three with his fourth top three finish of the year and all seven final appearances has seen him do no worse than sixth (Jersey). After helping in the elimination of Thompson, Murphy stalled for a long time, managing to re-fire and run afoul of Lozier.
Scott Hutchins also makes strides with a second top two finish (1st Seattle) in the last three events. He was a repeat visitor to several drivers and was only hit four times through the thirteen minute finale, unfortunately the thirteenth strike was from Darryl Lozier to win back-to-back events.
Lozier looked to be on the brink midway through after taken a few rough shots from Thompson, Barnes and Gibson, but somehow stayed in motion to take his third derby win of the season and take top spot in the championship standings.
Race Result
1. Darryl Lozier
2. Scott Hutchins
3. Will Murphy
4. Timmy Barnes
5. Will Thompson
6. Matt Welliver
7. Norm Gibson
8. Phillip Ruffin
9. Jamie Eilers
10. Ben Hadsell
11. Charlie Clayton
12. Sam Harbin
Friday, 1 February 2013
Controlled Chaos - Big Apple Smash Up, Consolation Heat
Big Apple Smash Up - New York, NY
Consolation Heat
Steven Redden, Leo May, Dick Garrett, Joe Ramage, Lynne Higgins, Ben Hadsell, Bob Alexander, Phillip Ruffin, Rob Remaley, John McCrory, Ed Smith, Sam Harbin
Bob Alexander was again a popular figure as he took five hits in the first two minutes and made his day complete by missing his intended target, ending in twelfth place against the barriers, and Ed Smith will have to wait a little longer for his final debut after picking up a slight injury on a hit by Steven Redden.
After four finals in five events Dick Garrett misses his second on the bounce after wedging himself onto a barrier before a hit from Ben Hadsell and a pair from Rob Remaley completed the elimination before six time finalist Remaley stalled out. That sequence of events was the start of five quick exits with Joe Ramage surely conceding his slim championship lead by virtue of a stall, and Lynne Higgins, who has three fifth place finishes this year, taken out by a Redden hit, her sixth of the heat.
With the excpetion of the Frostbite Winter Nationals (6th) Steven Redden only makes a final when Tom Gariepy does, this time Sam Harbin returning after an early hit to finish the job, and John McCrory became entangled on the scenery and freeing himself only to inflict further damage on himself. The final man out was Leo May who had made an appearance in five out out seven events starting in Tampa but misses two in a row for the first time since the start of the season; another stall victim.
Ben Hadsell barely survived his own stall and some fierce pressure from Harbin to reach his fourth final of the year. The Frostbite champion finished third in Tampa and sixth in Idaho so will be hoping for another good performance in New York.
Phillip Ruffin missed the opening five finals before taking ninth place at the Ides of March event, and another five week drought ends with a place in the Big Apple Smash Up finale. He started the consolation heat poorly when Rob Remaley came up on him unnoticed but rallied to take his revenge with two hits and avoid a lot of further trouble.
The final qualifier is Sam Harbin whose best result in his four final appearances was runner-up spot in Arizona. He earned his place with eight hits, two of each going to Redden, McCrory and Hadsell, but his strategy was to steer clear of danger and succeeded in doing so by taking just two hits; one from May and one from McCrory.
Race Result
Q. Ben Hadsell
Q. Phillip Ruffin
Q. Sam Harbin
4. Leo May
5. John McCrory
6. Steven Redden
7. Lynne Higgins
8. Joe Ramage
9. Rob Remaley
10. Dick Garrett
11. Ed Smith
12. Bob Alexander
Consolation Heat
Steven Redden, Leo May, Dick Garrett, Joe Ramage, Lynne Higgins, Ben Hadsell, Bob Alexander, Phillip Ruffin, Rob Remaley, John McCrory, Ed Smith, Sam Harbin
Bob Alexander was again a popular figure as he took five hits in the first two minutes and made his day complete by missing his intended target, ending in twelfth place against the barriers, and Ed Smith will have to wait a little longer for his final debut after picking up a slight injury on a hit by Steven Redden.
After four finals in five events Dick Garrett misses his second on the bounce after wedging himself onto a barrier before a hit from Ben Hadsell and a pair from Rob Remaley completed the elimination before six time finalist Remaley stalled out. That sequence of events was the start of five quick exits with Joe Ramage surely conceding his slim championship lead by virtue of a stall, and Lynne Higgins, who has three fifth place finishes this year, taken out by a Redden hit, her sixth of the heat.
With the excpetion of the Frostbite Winter Nationals (6th) Steven Redden only makes a final when Tom Gariepy does, this time Sam Harbin returning after an early hit to finish the job, and John McCrory became entangled on the scenery and freeing himself only to inflict further damage on himself. The final man out was Leo May who had made an appearance in five out out seven events starting in Tampa but misses two in a row for the first time since the start of the season; another stall victim.
Ben Hadsell barely survived his own stall and some fierce pressure from Harbin to reach his fourth final of the year. The Frostbite champion finished third in Tampa and sixth in Idaho so will be hoping for another good performance in New York.
Phillip Ruffin missed the opening five finals before taking ninth place at the Ides of March event, and another five week drought ends with a place in the Big Apple Smash Up finale. He started the consolation heat poorly when Rob Remaley came up on him unnoticed but rallied to take his revenge with two hits and avoid a lot of further trouble.
The final qualifier is Sam Harbin whose best result in his four final appearances was runner-up spot in Arizona. He earned his place with eight hits, two of each going to Redden, McCrory and Hadsell, but his strategy was to steer clear of danger and succeeded in doing so by taking just two hits; one from May and one from McCrory.
Race Result
Q. Ben Hadsell
Q. Phillip Ruffin
Q. Sam Harbin
4. Leo May
5. John McCrory
6. Steven Redden
7. Lynne Higgins
8. Joe Ramage
9. Rob Remaley
10. Dick Garrett
11. Ed Smith
12. Bob Alexander
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Controlled Chaos - Big Apple Smash Up, Heat Three
Big Apple Smash Up - New York, NY
Heat Three
Tom Gariepy, Bambi Rogers, Bob Alexander, Darrell Andresen, Steven Redden, Ricky Grimes, Will Murphy, Will Thompson, John McCrory, Matt Welliver, Phillip Ruffin, Bill Malbrough
Tom Gariepy's will not improve upon his third place in the standings as his recent form continues where he has qualified for every other final, starting at the Valentine's Day Massacre, and misses those in between, but on this occasion it was an illegal hit on Darrell Andresen that dumped him in twelfth position.
Andresen was also the victim of a Ricky Grimes (3rd Jersey Derby) hit before Matt Welliver doubled up on Grimes, and Bambi Rogers remains without a final appearance after eleven events as Welliver turned his attention onto her and finished what Andresen and Will Thompson had started. Bill Malbrough is another driver looking for a final as his return from injury ends in ninth place despite looking a threat with multiple hits on Gariepy, but two hits from Phillip Ruffin's did a lot of the damage.
The first four exits all occurred inside the opening five minutes of the heat and the next elimination came after the seven minute mark when Darrell Andresen finally succumbed to the six hits put on him, three of which came from Bob Alexander (6th Arizona, 10th VDM) who in turn scraped into the consolation heat after a pair of hits on Ruffin and six hits against; three of them coming at the start of the heat.
Another two minutes of rough and tumble before Phillip Ruffin fell by the wayside thanks to a hard hit on the blindside by Thompson, only the fourth hit on his vehicle, and John McCrory quickly followed after repeating his custom on Matt Welliver (3) and Bob Alexander (2) all the while taking heavy fire from Thompson with four hits. The final consolation heat entrant is Steven Redden who, after fourteen grueling minutes, stalled out of the running after a long war against Will Murphy that saw Redden blindsided twice, giving a trio of shots back in return.
Arizona Derby winner Will Thompson finishes in third place and makes his way into an eighth final of the year. With four hits on McCrory and two each on Alexander and Murphy he was a one-man wrecking crew that ended up losing his late battle with Murphy.
Will Murphy enters his seventh final of the season where he enjoys a record of five top four places and a sixth in Atlantic City. He is just one point behind Thompson but was just unable to claim the reward for winning the heat. It could have been much worse with an early stall and no three misses, any of which could have ended badly for him.
That means Matt Welliver reaches his first final since starting the season with three in a row where he managed to finish in eleventh place every time. Multiple hits on Grimes (2), Thompson (4), and Murphy (3) all went show what force he was on the day.
Race Result
1. Matt Welliver
2. Will Murphy
3. Will Thompson
4. Steven Redden
5. John McCrory
6. Phillip Ruffin
7. Bob Alexander
8. Darrell Andresen
9. Bill Malbrough
10. Bambi Rogers
11. Ricky Grimes
12. Tom Gariepy
Heat Three
Tom Gariepy, Bambi Rogers, Bob Alexander, Darrell Andresen, Steven Redden, Ricky Grimes, Will Murphy, Will Thompson, John McCrory, Matt Welliver, Phillip Ruffin, Bill Malbrough
Tom Gariepy's will not improve upon his third place in the standings as his recent form continues where he has qualified for every other final, starting at the Valentine's Day Massacre, and misses those in between, but on this occasion it was an illegal hit on Darrell Andresen that dumped him in twelfth position.
Andresen was also the victim of a Ricky Grimes (3rd Jersey Derby) hit before Matt Welliver doubled up on Grimes, and Bambi Rogers remains without a final appearance after eleven events as Welliver turned his attention onto her and finished what Andresen and Will Thompson had started. Bill Malbrough is another driver looking for a final as his return from injury ends in ninth place despite looking a threat with multiple hits on Gariepy, but two hits from Phillip Ruffin's did a lot of the damage.
The first four exits all occurred inside the opening five minutes of the heat and the next elimination came after the seven minute mark when Darrell Andresen finally succumbed to the six hits put on him, three of which came from Bob Alexander (6th Arizona, 10th VDM) who in turn scraped into the consolation heat after a pair of hits on Ruffin and six hits against; three of them coming at the start of the heat.
Another two minutes of rough and tumble before Phillip Ruffin fell by the wayside thanks to a hard hit on the blindside by Thompson, only the fourth hit on his vehicle, and John McCrory quickly followed after repeating his custom on Matt Welliver (3) and Bob Alexander (2) all the while taking heavy fire from Thompson with four hits. The final consolation heat entrant is Steven Redden who, after fourteen grueling minutes, stalled out of the running after a long war against Will Murphy that saw Redden blindsided twice, giving a trio of shots back in return.
Arizona Derby winner Will Thompson finishes in third place and makes his way into an eighth final of the year. With four hits on McCrory and two each on Alexander and Murphy he was a one-man wrecking crew that ended up losing his late battle with Murphy.
Will Murphy enters his seventh final of the season where he enjoys a record of five top four places and a sixth in Atlantic City. He is just one point behind Thompson but was just unable to claim the reward for winning the heat. It could have been much worse with an early stall and no three misses, any of which could have ended badly for him.
That means Matt Welliver reaches his first final since starting the season with three in a row where he managed to finish in eleventh place every time. Multiple hits on Grimes (2), Thompson (4), and Murphy (3) all went show what force he was on the day.
Race Result
1. Matt Welliver
2. Will Murphy
3. Will Thompson
4. Steven Redden
5. John McCrory
6. Phillip Ruffin
7. Bob Alexander
8. Darrell Andresen
9. Bill Malbrough
10. Bambi Rogers
11. Ricky Grimes
12. Tom Gariepy
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Controlled Chaos - Big Apple Smash Up, Heat Two
Big Apple Smash Up - New York, NY
Heat Two
Chris Henton, Leo May, Jamie Eilers, Jason Ingle, Lynne Higgins, Ben Hadsell, Norm Gibson, Timmy Barnes, Billy Edgington, Reggie Banks, John Ruiz, Rob Remaley
Lynne Higgins' hit on Billy Edgington was a frightening moment for the Brit as the heat was stopped so he could be safely removed from his car by the medical staff. There would be no repeat of his injury in Edmonton at the start of the year though as he was given the all clear for the next event.
Ides of March champion John Ruiz fails to make it four finals in a row thanks to Ben Hadsell and Timmy Barnes sandwiching him out in eleventh, and Reggie Banks' comeback race ends prematurely when his vehicle stalled him out in tenth.
Jason Ingle is a four time finalist with only two points to his name (9th Spring Fling) but Jamie Eilers (3) and Norm Gibson (2) were determined to keep him out of another final appearance, landing five of the six hits Ingle took, and Spring Fling winner Chris Henton managed to extract himself from a barrier at the start only to have Rob Remaley rampage over him with four hits.
The consolation heat entrants are Ben Hadsell who missed his final target when Higgins knocked him on the blindside to take him off course; six time finalist Rob Remaley who, after Henton's elimination, lost a battle with Higgins; Lynne Higgins herself who stalled out after taking down Remaley with three hits; and finally Leo May who survived an early stall and early pressure from Barnes only for his attacker to join forces with Norm Gibson and finish the job.
Gibson will make his first final appearance by taking it to Ingle and Eilers with two hits each before second place finisher Eilers turned it around and won the day, moving into his fourth final as he goes. That means Timmy Barnes collects his first points of the year with the heat victory and goes into his second final of the season after finishing twelfth at the Spring Fling Derby, all thanks to his efficiency in finishing off Eilers.
Race Result
1. Timmy Barnes
2. Jamie Eilers
3. Norm Gibson
4. Leo May
5. Lynne Higgins
6. Rob Remaley
7. Ben Hadsell
8. Chris Henton
9. Jason Ingle
10. Reggie Banks
11. John Ruiz
12. Billy Edgington
Heat Two
Chris Henton, Leo May, Jamie Eilers, Jason Ingle, Lynne Higgins, Ben Hadsell, Norm Gibson, Timmy Barnes, Billy Edgington, Reggie Banks, John Ruiz, Rob Remaley
Lynne Higgins' hit on Billy Edgington was a frightening moment for the Brit as the heat was stopped so he could be safely removed from his car by the medical staff. There would be no repeat of his injury in Edmonton at the start of the year though as he was given the all clear for the next event.
Ides of March champion John Ruiz fails to make it four finals in a row thanks to Ben Hadsell and Timmy Barnes sandwiching him out in eleventh, and Reggie Banks' comeback race ends prematurely when his vehicle stalled him out in tenth.
Jason Ingle is a four time finalist with only two points to his name (9th Spring Fling) but Jamie Eilers (3) and Norm Gibson (2) were determined to keep him out of another final appearance, landing five of the six hits Ingle took, and Spring Fling winner Chris Henton managed to extract himself from a barrier at the start only to have Rob Remaley rampage over him with four hits.
The consolation heat entrants are Ben Hadsell who missed his final target when Higgins knocked him on the blindside to take him off course; six time finalist Rob Remaley who, after Henton's elimination, lost a battle with Higgins; Lynne Higgins herself who stalled out after taking down Remaley with three hits; and finally Leo May who survived an early stall and early pressure from Barnes only for his attacker to join forces with Norm Gibson and finish the job.
Gibson will make his first final appearance by taking it to Ingle and Eilers with two hits each before second place finisher Eilers turned it around and won the day, moving into his fourth final as he goes. That means Timmy Barnes collects his first points of the year with the heat victory and goes into his second final of the season after finishing twelfth at the Spring Fling Derby, all thanks to his efficiency in finishing off Eilers.
Race Result
1. Timmy Barnes
2. Jamie Eilers
3. Norm Gibson
4. Leo May
5. Lynne Higgins
6. Rob Remaley
7. Ben Hadsell
8. Chris Henton
9. Jason Ingle
10. Reggie Banks
11. John Ruiz
12. Billy Edgington
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Controlled Chaos - Big Apple Smash Up, Heat One
Big Apple Smash Up - New York, NY
Heat One
Kenny Rose, Sam Harbin, Joe Ramage, Ed Smith, Randy Corson, Danny Krol, Darryl Lozier, Jess Yates, Scott Hucthins, Randy Tondreau, Charlie Clayton, Dick Garrett
Jess Yates was one of the more popular targets with six hits against him, all while he hounded the two Randy's Tondreau and Corson, with the former eliminated just prior to Yates' dismissal. The next four drivers were taken out in quick succession starting with Corson taking a hit on his blindside from Joe Ramage after the championship leader had laid a couple of shots on Yates.
Kenny Rose took seven knocks, three of which came from Dick Garrett, to finish his day in tenth place, and Danny Krol was ejected from the heat when he was unable to re-fire his second stall. This allowed Joe Ramage to enter the consolation heat after surviving a relentless assault by Sam Harbin who hit him four times and barely missed on another two attempts.
Ed Smith will have a second chance to reach his debut final after riding some early challenges from Tondreau and Clayton, blindsiding Darryl Lozier to start a battle between them, and becoming the next victim of Harbin.
After his ravaging of Rose, Dick Garrett went on to become the favourite target of Charlie Clayton and finish in fifth, while Sam Harbin will also have to fight through the consolation heat as an untimely miss led to him stalling and allowing free shots to Garrett and Scott Hutchins to finish him off.
Clayton makes it to a third final on the year (7th Frostbite, 10th Spring Fling) after coming out second best in his contact with Idaho Invitational winner Hutchins who finished in second place for a sixth final in his season, a fourth in a row.
That means the winner of both the Tampa and Jersey derbies, Darryl Lozier, takes his second heat victory of the year and adds a ninth final appearance to his name. Starting out with a hit on Jess Yates, Lozier, then went on to hound Sam Harbin before returning to his original target. The second half of his heat was spent all over the back of Scott Hutchins, all the while avoiding a lot of traffic as he only received five hits against him.
Race Result
1. Darryl Lozier
2. Scott Hutchins
3. Charlie Clayton
4. Sam Harbin
5. Dick Garrett
6. Ed Smith
7. Joe Ramage
8. Danny Krol
9. Randy Corson
10. Kenny Rose
11. Jess Yates
12. Randy Tondreau
Heat One
Kenny Rose, Sam Harbin, Joe Ramage, Ed Smith, Randy Corson, Danny Krol, Darryl Lozier, Jess Yates, Scott Hucthins, Randy Tondreau, Charlie Clayton, Dick Garrett
Jess Yates was one of the more popular targets with six hits against him, all while he hounded the two Randy's Tondreau and Corson, with the former eliminated just prior to Yates' dismissal. The next four drivers were taken out in quick succession starting with Corson taking a hit on his blindside from Joe Ramage after the championship leader had laid a couple of shots on Yates.
Kenny Rose took seven knocks, three of which came from Dick Garrett, to finish his day in tenth place, and Danny Krol was ejected from the heat when he was unable to re-fire his second stall. This allowed Joe Ramage to enter the consolation heat after surviving a relentless assault by Sam Harbin who hit him four times and barely missed on another two attempts.
Ed Smith will have a second chance to reach his debut final after riding some early challenges from Tondreau and Clayton, blindsiding Darryl Lozier to start a battle between them, and becoming the next victim of Harbin.
After his ravaging of Rose, Dick Garrett went on to become the favourite target of Charlie Clayton and finish in fifth, while Sam Harbin will also have to fight through the consolation heat as an untimely miss led to him stalling and allowing free shots to Garrett and Scott Hutchins to finish him off.
Clayton makes it to a third final on the year (7th Frostbite, 10th Spring Fling) after coming out second best in his contact with Idaho Invitational winner Hutchins who finished in second place for a sixth final in his season, a fourth in a row.
That means the winner of both the Tampa and Jersey derbies, Darryl Lozier, takes his second heat victory of the year and adds a ninth final appearance to his name. Starting out with a hit on Jess Yates, Lozier, then went on to hound Sam Harbin before returning to his original target. The second half of his heat was spent all over the back of Scott Hutchins, all the while avoiding a lot of traffic as he only received five hits against him.
Race Result
1. Darryl Lozier
2. Scott Hutchins
3. Charlie Clayton
4. Sam Harbin
5. Dick Garrett
6. Ed Smith
7. Joe Ramage
8. Danny Krol
9. Randy Corson
10. Kenny Rose
11. Jess Yates
12. Randy Tondreau
Monday, 28 January 2013
Controlled Chaos - Big Apple Smash Up Preview
Reggie Banks returns to the fold, sending Tommy Miller back into the alternate driver rotation, after recovering from the injury he picked up at the Tampa Open which forced him to miss the next seven events. Also returning is Bill Malbrough who skipped the Jersey Derby with a small knock, meaning that Don Davis takes his recent runner-up spot back to the sidelines. Both drivers who return will continue their search for a debut final.
The winner of the Idaho Invitational and runner-up in the Spring Fling Derby Andy Bing will miss two events with the injury he picked up in his heat in Atlantic City; his replacement is Kenny Rose who has reached one final so far, a twelfth place at the Ides of March.
The opening heat at the Big Apple Smash Up is one to watch as championship leader Joe Ramage has Darryl Lozier, the man just four points behind him in the standings, for company. Sixth place Scott Hutchins will also feature.
There is a good chance for drivers to reach the final and improve their standing in the second heat as it does not contain any high-flying competitors with eighth place Leo May the highest ranked driver, but heat three is another much anticipated race with the third, fourth and fifth placed contenders in Tom Gariepy, Will Murphy and Will Thompson all dueling it out together.
The winner of the Idaho Invitational and runner-up in the Spring Fling Derby Andy Bing will miss two events with the injury he picked up in his heat in Atlantic City; his replacement is Kenny Rose who has reached one final so far, a twelfth place at the Ides of March.
The opening heat at the Big Apple Smash Up is one to watch as championship leader Joe Ramage has Darryl Lozier, the man just four points behind him in the standings, for company. Sixth place Scott Hutchins will also feature.
There is a good chance for drivers to reach the final and improve their standing in the second heat as it does not contain any high-flying competitors with eighth place Leo May the highest ranked driver, but heat three is another much anticipated race with the third, fourth and fifth placed contenders in Tom Gariepy, Will Murphy and Will Thompson all dueling it out together.
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