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Josh Larsen was a flawless five for five and took home the Firecracker Derby Championship from Inland Motorcycle Speedway in San Bernardino. Larsen and Jimmy "Little Animal" Fishback both entered the main event undefeated, but Larsen won the draw for first gate choice he selected gate one while Fishback picked gate two. The two left the line together when the tapes went up and were wheel to wheel through turns one and two. The pair remained in lockstep on the back straight but Fishback gained a slight advantage through turns three and four. Larsen was able to gain ground back on the front straight and held a small lead entering turn one. Larsen exited turn two with the lead and deftly drifted into Fishback's line on the back straight and thwarted his momentum. Larsen secured the lead entering turn three while Fishback tried to make another run at the leader. The former Youth National Champion would never get close enough and Larsen was first to the checkered flag. Fishback had to settle for second, "Fast" Eddie Castro was third, "Flyin" Mike Faria finished fourth, and Dukie Ermolenko was fifth. Larsen led off the heats with a win over Dale Facchini. Castro beat Rick "The Rage" Valdez in the second heat. Fishback used the outside to pass Tyson Talkington for the lead and the win in event three. Ermolenko ended the first round with a win over Shawn "Mad Dog" McConnell. Aaron Fox began the second round with a win over Drew Coats. Larsen earned his second straight win and Castro narrowly defeated Valdez for second. Fishback defeated Ermolenko for his second win in a row. Faria led the last race of round two until going wide on the final corner and allowing McConnell to sneak by for the win. Larsen opened the final round with a win over Ermolenko. Coats pulled off an impressive victory in event 24 to book his place in the semis just one week after winning the Second Division Main Event. Facchini led the next event until Fishback went by and took his third win. Fox led the final heat before Castro went around him on the outside and earned his second win. Fishback and Castro finished one-two in the first semi to book their places in to the main. Larsen won the second semi for his fourth consecutive victory with Ermolenko following him into the main. Faria trapped from gate four in the Last Chance and held off McConnell to transfer to the main event. Castro defeated Fox in the final battle of the initial Last of the Mohicans Last Man Out Challenge of 2011. The Second Division Main Event required three attempts to complete as crashes brought out the red flag on each of the first two starts. Steve "Rattlesnake" Bowen, racing for the first time in 2011, led the final attempt for three laps while sixteen year old Gabe Price remained in striking distance and hoping for a mistake. Bowen went wide in the final corner and Price's patience paid off when pounced on Bowen's error and charged up the inside as they toward the finish line. Price won the drag race to the finish and was obviously pumped up after he crossed the line. Bowen had to settle for second, Mike Wiley finished third, and Geoff Herkner was fourth. Joey St. Louis led the first lap of the Third Division Main Event but his bid for two victories in a row ended when he fell on the second lap. Tony DeAlmeida took over the lead and led the next two laps before being challenged by Kevin Fife. Fife made a move on the final corner but DeAlmeida was able to hold him off for the win. Mike Betor finished third and St. Louis was fourth. Max Ruml led all four laps and was victorious in the Youth 250cc Main Event. Dillon Ruml finished second, Kurtis Hamill was third, and Hayley Perrault finished fourth. Sebastian "Big Daddy" Palmese led from start to finish en route to victory in the Youth 200cc Main Event. Perrault finished second, Maverick Molloy was third, Hamill finished fourth, Dalton Leedy was fifth, and Chase Sanborn finished sixth. Dominic Laney was victorious in the Pee Wee Main Event. Alyssa Smith finished second, Jimmy Fishback IV was third, Sara Cords finished fourth, Mikey Ortega was fifth, and Luke Whitcomb finished sixth. RESULTS Pee Wee Main Event Youth 200cc Main Event Youth 250cc Main Event Third Division Consolation Third Division Main Event (restarted) Second Division Consolation Second Division Main Event (restarted twice) Last of the Mohicans Last Man Out Challenge First Division Heat Scoring123T Firecracker Derby Main Event |
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