Fast Fridays Speedway

Gold Country Fairgrounds
1273 High Street
Auburn, California

(L-R) Steve Martin, Alex Martin, Rich VanderMeeden, Vance Felicio

Wesley Rearick

Sidecars Round 3
Fast Friday’s Motorcycle Speedway
AUBURN, CALIFORNIA, July 4, 2025
Michael Kirby Story and Photos

It was a great Fourth of July celebration at Fast Fridays Motorcycle Speedway in Auburn Ca.

n a special meeting at the Fast Friday's Motorcycle Speedway on the Fourth of July the Extreme Sidecars returned to Auburn for their appearance of the season to a packed house. The races got off an hour earlier than usual and were presented along with a fireworks display at the conclusion of the races.

It was an epic night with the stands filled to near capacity for the return of the sidecars and speedway racing was also outstanding. The fans many dressed in patriotic clothing celebrated the fourth starting an outstanding rendition of the national anthem sung by Shieann Yates. Then the races began.

The Extreme Sidecars ran three heats then the main event. In the first race a mishap sent two of the sidecars to the pits broken after hitting the wall. Tiffiny Leppien, who was riding with Jason Fritze was injured and was unable to continue, out for the evening. The team of Peter Konrad and Bryan Morrison also involved in the crash damaged their bike and also could not continue. The accident left just three teams who were able to put on a great show. Joe Jones and Johnny Glover won the main event followed by the team Wade Boyd and Eric Lindauer in second place. Robert Curry and Michael McGovern were awarded third place after McGovern fell off the bike on the third lap.

In the speedway racing portion of the evening Alex Martin, in his first trip to Fast Fridays this season, had a stunning night. Martin was unbeaten in both the handicap program and the scratch program winning every time he rolled on the track. Martin broke into the winner's circle in the scratch program winning the main event. Until Friday night only Billy Janniro and Broc Nicol had won the scratch main events at Fast Fridays until Martin rolled into town. Janniro was second, Darren Armbruster was third and Danny Faria was fourth.

Martin was also the winner of the handicap main event. Handicapped on the 10-yard line he scored wins in his heat races and the main. Armbruster, starting on the 10-yard line, was second and Janniro handicapped on the 30-yard line just could not make up the difference and had to settle for third place.

Antonio Coffman was first in the support main event, followed by Tim Dion in second and Brian Leventon in third. Wesley Rearick was first in the Youth 250cc Division 1 main event and Baylee Evans Seeley was first in the Youth 250cc Division 2 main event.

Also visiting Fast Fridays for just the third time this season Hudson Jones, son of sidecar champion Joe Jones, took the Youth 150cc Division 1 main event. Mason Howell won the Youth 150cc Division 2 main event and William Bruce won the Youth 150cc Division 3 main event.

It was a great night of racing and combined with a great celebration of America's 249th birthday, the evening could not have been better. Results are listed below, and a full story will be posted tomorrow.

Fast Fridays Results for 7-04-25

Division I Scratch Main Event
1-Alex Martin, 2-Billy Janniro, 3-Darren Armbruster, 4-Danny Faria

Division I Scratch Consolation
1-Chase Kangas, 2-Antonio Coffman

Division I Handicap Main Event
1-Alex Martin, 2-Darren Armbruster, 3-Billy Janniro, 4-Chase Kangas, 5-Antonio Coffman, Daniel Faria (FX)

Support Main Event
1-Antonio Coffman, 2-Tim Dion, 3-Brian Leventon, 4-Brandon Hendrickson, 5-Carly Dreher

Youth 150cc Division 1 Main Event
1-Hudson Jones, 2-Brady Wills,3-Zander Schroeder, 4-Liam Falcon (FX)

Youth 150cc Division 2 Main Event
1-Mason Howell, 2-Gavin Evans Seeley, 3-Leeann Emerson, 4-Hank Hanaway

Youth 150cc Division 3 Main Event
1-William Bruce, 2-Ryder Faria, 3-Zeva Schroeder, 4-Dexter Orlando, 5-Mason Latham (FX)

Youth 250cc Division 1 Main Event
1-Wesley Rearick, 2-Jameson Hutchinson, 3-Caden Cavrikas

Youth 250cc Division 2 Main Event
1-Baylee Evans Seeley , 2-Gracie Janniro, 3-Justin Gist

Sidecar Main
1-Joe Jones / Johnny Glover, 2-Wade Boyd / Eric Lindauer, 3-Robert Curry / Michael McGovern