2007 BooKoo Arenacross, Chicago, Illinois, Round 6 Race Report - Dirt Rider Magazine

CHICAGO FANS WELCOME BOOKOO ARENACROSSDarcy Lange proves why he is the current point leader in front of a sold out house.This past weekend the new Sears Centre located near Chicago was host to round #6 of the K&N; presents BooKoo Arenacross Championship Series brought to you by Honda. More than 16,000 fans that included the largest walk-up attendance to date at the Sears Centre witnessed close intense racing all three days.FRIDAYTyler Bowers on the MDK Speed Equipment Honda and Darcy Lange riding the Babbitt's Monster Kawasaki made things interesting on Friday night. Bowers took the win in the 250cc class followed by Lange, with Lange taking the win in the 450cc class followed by Bowers. Hofmaster on the Fiberwise Yamaha would take third in the 250cc class, with Josh Woods riding the Fun Center Suzuki taking a third in the 450cc class.250cc1st Tyler Bowers HON MDK Speed Equipment, Shift, Smith, Maxxis, FMF
2nd Darcy Lange KAW Team Babbitt's, Monster, Kawasaki, Moose
3rd Tom Hofmaster YAM Fiberwise Pasta, Sano, PPG, Motion Cycle Sports
4th Josh Woods SUZ Fun Center, MSR, FMF, Rockstar, Pirelli
5th Colt Humphrey YAM Fiberwise Pasta, Sano, PPG, Motion Cycle Sports
450cc1st Darcy Lange KAW Team Babbitt's, Monster, Kawasaki, Moose
2nd Tyler Bowers HON MDK Speed Equipment, Shift, Smith, Maxxis, FMF
3rd Josh Woods SUZ Fun Center, MSR, FMF, Rockstar, Pirelli
4th Zach Ames HON MDK Speed Equipment, Shift, Smith, Maxxis, FMF
5th James Povolny SUZ JPMX, I love Dirt, Michelin
SATURDAYTop three finishers were a repeat in the 250cc and 450cc classes on Saturday night in front of a capacity crowd. Winning both the 250cc and 450cc would be Darcy Lange who rode with enough determination to overcome going down twice in the 450cc main to still win...true champions always find a way to the front. Working his way through poor starts would be 15 year old Tyler Bowers who now sits second in the BooKoo Arenacross Championship Series point standings. After taking a trip to the hospital Friday night after a hard get-off was Colt Humphrey who came back to take a pair of third place finishes.250cc1st Darcy Lange KAW Team Babbitt's, Monster, Kawasaki, Moose
2nd Tyler Bowers HON MDK Speed Equipment, Shift, Smith, Maxxis, FMF
3rd Colt Humphrey YAM Fiberwise Pasta, Sano, PPG, Motion Cycle Sports
4th Zach Ames HON MDK Speed Equipment, Shift, Smith, Maxxis, FMF
5th Brad Ripple HON Two Brothers Racing, GPS Racing, Cannon Falls Honda
450cc1st Darcy Lange KAW Team Babbitt's, Monster, Kawasaki, Moose
2nd Tyler Bowers HON MDK Speed Equipment, Shift, Smith, Maxxis, FMF
3rd Colt Humphrey YAM Fiberwise Pasta, Sano, PPG, Motion Cycle Sports
4th Tiger Lacey HON MDK Speed Equipment, MSR, FMF
5th Brad Ripple HON Two Brothers Racing, GPS Racing, Cannon Falls Honda
BOOKOO ARENACROSS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES POINT STANDINGS1ST Darcy Lange 14 wins 418
2nd Tyler Bowers 3 wins 322
3rd Brad Ripple 3 wins 301
4th Tiger Lacey 247
5th Tom Hofmaster 243
6th Josh Woods 233
7th Zach Ames 215
8th Colt Humphrey 211
9th Jimmy Nelson 2 wins 198
10th Michael Blose 185
REMAINING ROUNDSJanuary 19-21 Fort Wayne, INJanuary 26-28 Guthrie, OKFebruary 2-4 Minneapolis, MNFebruary 9-11 Uncasville, CT -- U.S. Open of Arenacross