Press Release

Foremost Insurance Spinechillers Storm Lake Honda Kicks Off Opening Round for 2011 - 2012 Arenacross Season



 
Advance, NC - (October 31, 2011)
The opening round of the 2011 - 2012 Arenacross Series took place at
the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa with the Foremost Insurance
Spinechillers Storm Lake Honda Team getting off to a solid start in the
Arenacross class with Nathan Skaggs finishing in 4th place overall and
Willy Browning finishing in 6th place. In AX Lites, Patrick Massie was
fighting a head cold that got the best of him. Despite an amazing effort
he came up one position shy of making the main event.


AX Lites



Massie was in second heat race; he
got a bad start and could only manage to make his way up to one place
short of the final transfer spot. In the LCQ, Massie got the holeshot
and led up to the second to last lap. Unfortunately with his comprised
health he was unable to hold the lead and dropped back to third. Massie
had a pretty bad head cold and had trouble breathing which hurt his
results in Des Moines. In addition, the AX Lites class was pretty
stacked with seasoned riders for the opening round.



AX Qualifying, Heat Race, Main Event Results



Nathan Skaggs qualified 8th and raced
in the first AX heat race. He struggled with a bad start but still
managed to make his way up to 6th in the heat race to land on the front
row for the main event. Willy Browning qualified 15th and raced in the
second heat race. Unfortunately, he wrecked on second lap of his heat
race, he remounted the bike and worked his way back to 7th which is the
last transfer spot to get into the main event.



In the main event Skaggs came out in
5th place and rode tight for about the first 12 laps. Once he relaxed he
was able to pick up one more spot taking 4th place. Browning had a
first lap altercation in the main event and found himself in last place.
Ignoring the setback, he put his head down and charged all the way to
6th by the end of the race.



"I am glad to get the first race
jitters behind us. The competition is deep this year in the AX class and
we proved that we are going to be right at the top. While the guys rode
well, we were scrabbling given that the first race of the season is
much earlier than last year. It was a last minute rush to get everything
done and we did not get enough time on the bikes. Despite the less than
perfect circumstances the results for the first weekend were solid and I
know we can improve on them this season. I am also confident that once
Massie gets over his cold he will be back at the top in the AX Lites
class," commented team owner Dallas Avery.



Race Results



AX Main Event


Nathan Skaggs - 4th place


Willy Browning - 6th place


 


2011 Overall Standings Final



Nathan Skaggs, AX Class (18 pts) - 4th


Willy Browning, AX Class (15 pts) - 6th


 


The 2011 TV schedule can be found here: http://www.arenacross.com/TvSchedule.aspx



For more information about the series visit www.arenacross.com

Foremost Insurance Spinechillers Storm Lake Honda
is a professional Arenacross team based in Chillicothe, Ohio. The team
was founded by Dallas Avery in 2005. Riding for the team is Nathan
Skaggs, Willy Browning, and Patrick Massie. The team is sponsored by
Foremost Insurance, Storm Lake Honda, Rekluse, Williams Motorwerx, DZ
Graphics, MB1, Sunstar, Yoshimura, Amsoil, Vertex Pistons, Hotcams, Ride
Engineering, Engine Ice, X-Tream Clean, CV Products, Twin Air, Pro
Wheels, Pivot Works, Cylinder Works, Works Connection, Baxtek
Quikstands,Cycra, Chilly Town MX.


www.spinechillersracing.com

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