I was unabel to attend the fair derby this year.I thought that I would go out to the desert and break in my new sandrail motor instead. Well, thats exactly what I did. I Broke it. The sounds of knocking rods cut it short. any good and cheap VW mech's out there... Here are the results of the races via Terry'IKE" Clanton.
This weekend the 105th edition of the Orange County Fair opens with the roar of racing engines!
The Prestigious "FAIR DERBY CHAMPIONSHIPS"
July 11, 1997... The 8th annual Speedway Sidecar, Quad and Midget Championship...A great crowd filled the bullring style arena tonight, to watch an awesome display of Speedway Sidecars, Quads and Speedway Midgets. See Results below...
July 12, 1997... The 22nd running of the prestigious "Coors Light" Fair Derby Championship. See Results below...
World Champion Billy "Ihe Bullet" Hamill Returns to Costa Mesa!
McConnell & Oxley both
have Great nights!
It was really great to see World Champion Billy
"The Bullet" Hamill return from England to ride the 22nd annual
Fair Derby Classic.
Hamill put on an awesome show tonight, but simply missed the gate in the
Scratch Main Event and placed third.
Shawn McConnell took home his second Fair Derby
Championship by winning the Scratch Main Event.
Things did not come easy for McConnell in the scratch portion of the program...Shawn
had to win the last chance race to make his way into the Scratch Main Event...McConnell
won his first Fair Derby Championship back in 1988.
McConnell almost doubled tonight... placing second in the Handicap Main
Event.
Oxley wins the Handicap Main
"Rad" Brad Oxley had a great night... Brad won the Handicap Main Event and finished second in the Scratch Main Event.
Note: Bobby Schwartz who is always tough on Saturday nights, had a terrible night with lots of motor problems.
John Aden suspended for "Fair Derby"
Apple Valley based speedway racer, John Aden will not be in the line-up
for the prestigious "Fair Derby Championship."
Aden was fined $100.00 and suspended for one week after refusing to leave
the race track after the referee excluded him from the re-start of the
handicap main event on June 28th..
8th Annual
Speedway Sidecar, Quad and Midget Fair Derby Championship
Racing Results
July 11, 1997
Side Car Main Event
1. Morrow & Chapman
2. Matherson & Leeder
3. Lewis & Macy
4. Brayton & Weaver
Quad Main
1. Steve Owens
Speedway Midget Main
1. Pat Hicky
22nd Annual
"Fair Derby Speedway Championship"
Racing Results...
July 12, 1997
Scratch Main "Fair Derby Championship"
1. Shawn McConnell
2. Brad Oxley
3. Billy Hamill
4. Mike Faria
5. Steve Lucero
Handicap Main "Fair Derby Championship"
1. Brad Oxley
2. Shawn McConnell
3. Steve Lucero
4. Gary Ackroyd
5. Randy DiFrancisco
6. Jason Daniels
7. Paul Colston
8. Bobby Schwartz
Support Main
1. Tom Winchell
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