Pirate Speedway
National Orange Show
Arrowhead Ave
San Bernardino, California 92408

Armed Forces Appreciation Night
June 21, 2013 - Pirate Speedway - San Bernardino
By: Ryan Evans - Photos by Dorcey Wingo

Gino, Gabe, Max and Troy enjoy the peace before the tempest.	Eddie Castro skids in the dust as Pit Mate Rich leans into it.	The rivalry between Luke Whitcomb(L) and Jonas LeoGrande (R) lives on!
#2 Revin Easley came from the 50 yard line to win the Pee Wee Main.	150cc action: Michael Wells (inside) hangs tough against challenger Sebastian Palmese.	Sebastian finds a way past Michael to win the 150cc trophy.
"Mad" Max Ruml could coast to a win in this turn four photo.	#111 Dillon Ruml, flying toward another 250cc win.	#213 Mike Reed was on his way to another Support Main win, when his kill switch "died."
250cc Main Event.	Quick as a wink, #116 Chris Jones took over for the Support Main win.	1st Division: #2 Josh Larsen and #308 Max Ruml fly side by side.
#27 Austin "Full Throttle" Novratil, winning the Last Chance ride.	Sidecar Main Event. This was a Classic match.	Joe Jones applies the spinning rubber to "Sidecar Josh" Bennett's backside in the Main Event.
With the mines swept aside, #1 Team Jones/Glover throttles up.	1st Division Main Event.	Building on his awesome unbeaten streak, Billy "The Bullet" attains Warp speed.

Military Appreciation Night - San Bernardino, CA, USA - June 21

The Billy "The Bullet" Hamill Express marched into Pirate Speedway perfect and he marched out the same way as he extended his unbeaten run with another dominant performance on Military Appreciation Night.

Hamill and Josh Larsen both entered the main event perfect, just as they had Saturday at Costa Mesa Speedway. Unlike Saturday it was Larsen who won the draw to determine who had first gate choice. Larsen chose gate one and Hamill, after looking at gate five briefly, picked gate two. "Battling" Buck Blair selected gate four, Russell Green took gate three, which left former Under 21 National Champion Austin Novratil with gate five.

Hamill and Larsen left the line together but Hamill surged ahead and held the lead through turns one and two. Larsen chased after the former World Champion on the back straight but he was already starting to open up room on the field. Green and Novratil were battling each other and also trying to get around Larsen for second. They maintained their duel with each other but couldn't gain ground on Larsen. Hamill was a comfortable winner and ran his undefeated streak to 51 consecutive scratch race victories for the season. Larsen settled for second, Green was third, Novratil finished fourth, and Blair was fifth.

Max Ruml kicked off the evening with a win over Green. Larsen defeated Tyson Talkington in the second heat. Hamill ended round one with a defeat of Novratil.

Round two began with Larsen keeping Ruml at bay for his second straight win after a sensational four-lap battle. Hamill romped to his second victory in the next heat. Talkington finished the second round with a win over Blair.

Blair started the final round by beating Green. Larsen held off Novratil to remain perfect. Hamill ended the heats by defeating Ruml to match Larsen's perfect score.

Hamill blazed to his fourth straight victory in the first semi while Novratil got second to join him in the main. Larsen and Blair finished one-two in the second semi to book their places in the main.

Novratil fought off a persistent "Fast" Eddie Castro to win the Last Chance and earn the final spot in the main event. Talkington finished third and Ruml was fourth.

Dave Troutt led the Support Main Event for nearly a lap before Chris Jones went by. Jones held the lead until Mike Reed went by at the start of lap three. Reed was cruising as he took the white flag and seemed to be a lock for his second straight main event victory but his lanyard disconnected from his kill switch and he coasted to a stop. Chris Jones reacquired the lead but went wide in the final corner. Paul Sanburn tried to exploit the mistake they drag raced to the finish and Jones was a narrow victor over Sanburn. New York's Andy Crawford finished third, Mike Fuson was fourth, Troutt finished fifth, and a disappointed Reed was sixth.

Dillon Ruml led the Junior 250 Main Event from start to finish and collected the victory. Junior National Champion Broc Nicol was second, Hayley Perrault was third, and Dryden Gayle finished fourth.

Dryden LeoGrande was leading the Mini 150 Main Event before falling and bringing out the red flag. Dryden LeoGrande was penalized on the restart. Michael Wells led the second attempt at the start but had Sebastian "Big Daddy" Palmese all over his rear tire. Palmese searched high and low for a way past Wells but was unsuccessful for four laps. On the final lap Palmese got his wheels lined up exiting turn two just a bit quicker than Wells and charged up the inside of him on the back straight. Palmese snatched the lead entering turn three and beat Wells to the finish line. Dryden LeoGrande was third.

Tanner Richey led the Pee Wee Main Event for nearly a lap but fell exiting turn four. The race was allowed to continue and Revin Easley assumed the lead. Revin Easley never looked back from there and was first to the checkered flag. Jonas LeoGrande was second, Talin Easley finished third, Luke Whitcomb was fourth, Jason Palmese Jr. finished fifth, Nick Dunn was sixth, Cameron Krezman was seventh, and Richey was eighth.

The next event at Pirate Speedway is Bobby Schwartz Night. The event honors the international speedway icon who has won many international and domestic championships and is still going strong and winning main events at 56 years of age.

RESULTS

Sidecar Last Chance
13 – Casey Driggers/Riley Driggers
66 – Gerard Jackson/Dave German
81 – Dan Rapaport/Jacob Serrato

Sidecar Main Event
1 - Joe Jones/Johnny Glover
007 - Dual Anderson/Ethan Smith
13 - Casey Driggers/Riley Driggers
2 - Bryan Motis/Josh Bennett

Pee Wee Main Event
2 - Revin Easley 50
185 - Jonas LeoGrande 50
22 - Talin Easley 50
27 - Luke Whitcomb 50
795 - Jason Palmese Jr 0
76 - Nick Dunn 0
1 - Cameron Krezman 50 (fell)
13 - Tanner Richey 0 (fell)

Mini 150cc Main Event (restarted)
18 - Sebastian Palmese
214 - Michael Wells
185 - Dryden LeoGrande (penalty line) (fell)

Junior 250cc Main Event
111 - Dillon Ruml
1 - Broc Nicol
0 - Hayley Perrault
73 - Dryden Gayle

Support Last Chance
45e – Andy Crawford 30
210 – Dave Troutt 0

Support Main Event
116 - Chris Jones 20
174n - Paul Sanburn 30
45e - Andy Crawford 30
245 - Mike Fuson 40
210 - Dave Troutt 0
213 - Mike Reed 30 (engine failure)

First Division Heat Scoring 1 2 3 T
2 – Josh Larsen 3 3 3 9
14 – Eddie Castro 1 1 1 3
27 – Austin Novratil 2 2 3 7
37 – Joe Donaldson 0 0 1 1
39 – Buck Blair 2 3 2 7
48 – Tyson Talkington 2 3 1 6
104 – Billy Hamill 3 3 3 9
113 – Gabe Price 0 0 0 0
114 – Troy McConnell 1 1 F 2
185 – Kayle LeoGrande 0 N 1 1
293 – Rick Valdez 1 1 F 2
308 – Max Ruml 3 2 2 7
321 – Russell Green 2 2 2 6

Race Results
1: Ruml, Green, Valdez, LeoGrande
2: Larsen, Talkington, Castro, Price
3: Hamill, Novratil, McConnell, Donaldson
9: Larsen, Ruml, McConnell, Price
10: Hamill, Green, Castro, LeoGrande (non starter)
11: Talkington, Blair (tape penalty), Valdez, Donaldson
17: Blair, Green, Talkington, McConnell (fell)
18: Larsen, Novratil, Castro, Valdez (fell)
19: Hamill, Ruml, LeoGrande, Price
23: Novratil, Blair, Donaldson
Semi #1: Hamill, Green, Novratil, Talkington
Semi #2: Larsen, Blair, Castro, Ruml (engine failure)

First Division Last Chance
27 - Austin Novratil
14 - Eddie Castro
48 – Tyson Talkington
308 - Max Ruml

First Division Main Event
104 - Billy Hamill
2 - Josh Larsen
321 - Russell Green
27 - Austin Novratil
39 – Buck Blair

Ryan Evans