NOVEMBER 5, 2005
By James Lissimore
The Future West Arenacross Series is in Calgary this weekend. If you are in the Calgary area, come out and watch some of the best racing (and racers) in Canada. For directions to the Stampede Corral and ticket information, go to www.arenacross.ca. Check back on Sunday morning for James Lissimore's full report on the weekend's racing.
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The third round of the Parts Unlimited Canadian Arenacross series came to the tight confines of the Stampede Corral in Calgary. The Future West crew used every inch of the surface to build the track but the laptimes were still short and the passing difficult. Starts were at a premium all night. |
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With Kyle Beaton sidelined with a hand injury sustained at the West Coast Arenacross race in Chilliwack last weekend these would be the remaining riders still in contention for the AX Open and AX2 titles. Both Colton Facciotti and Ryan Lockhart were looking to maintain their momentum from last weekend's race in Chilliwack where they battled for the lead all weekend. |
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The AX2 final would end up being the race of the night as Colton Facciotti and Darcy Lange battled for the entire race and were rarely farther than this apart. In the end, Colton would hold Darcy off and take the win, maintaining the momentum he has had this fall with wins at the Montreal Supercross, Shefield Supercross and the Canadian AX races. |
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Ryan Lockhart came into the weekend fresh off of two wins at the West Coast AX race in Chilliwack and was looking to keep the ball rolling in Calgary. After a winning his heat race, the best he was able do in the finals was a third in AX2. No doubt Ryan will be fired up to improve on that finish tomorow night. |
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Marco Dube made the trek to Calgary holding the points lead in the AX2 Class. After finishing off the podium in the AX2 final he would rebound to place second in the AX Open race. |
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With Colton Facciotti going down in the first turn, the AX Open final would end up being a bit anti-climactic as Darcy Lange rode uncontested for the win. Dube would place second and Colton would work his way back up to third by the finish. |
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No arenacross in Calgary would be complete without a bona-fide rodeo clown. |
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