ALLEN CURRIER WINS THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR PRO-AM CHALLENGE SERIES TITLE

Allen Currier (Rolling Thunder) captured the Ultimate Warrior Pro-Am Series Title Sunday with yet another Main event win. With the series set up to count the best 4 races of the qualified riders, A. C. went into the Championship race with a 4 point lead over Max Egdorf and Billy Ripley, the fastest amateurs in the running for the title.
With $675 in posted awards for the Main event only, this was gonna be one hot dash-for-cash. With 10 riders qualified to race this race only 9 would cough up the entry fee and vie for the top five positions. Just to add to the excitement, $75 was added as a hole shot award with the line being across the table top outside of the first turn.
After an impressive roll-out the introductions were complete and the gate was raised. Drawing gate 8 was Pete Lorenzo, in gate 6 Chris Keller, in Gate 5 Pete Balotti, in Gate 4 Steve Oldham, in gate 3 Billy Ripley, in gate 2 Max Egdorf and on the pole, it was Thunder.
“Riders Ready, Watch the gate” and blam, they all exploded out of the gate. With currier having the inside line, all he had to do was stay with the pack into the big sharp turn and he had the advantage. That is exactly what he did.

As they entered the turn Currier still had the inside with Oldham right there, Lorenzo was on the far outside leaving the middle of the track exposed. Into the corner Keller, sitting in that middle area, literally threw himself right into the mix and didn’t hit anyone. I will never know how there wasn’t a massive pileup. Up the second straight no one could gain any ground on Currier. Coming out of the second turn something happened to Lorenzo and he was out of the running. As they sped the rest of the way everyone was hauling the mail. As they set up for the last turn, the Ripper baled hard and he was out of the cash as well. The win was worth $250 and it was Curriers along with the $75 hole shot award. Oldham pocketed $175 for his second place finish. Third and $100 went to Chris Keller, $50 4th place money was Pate Balotti’s and 5th place, worth $25 went to Max Egdorf.

When the calculations were complete, Currier was crowned the 2007 Ultimate Warrior and earned the $500 grand prize. Second and $300 went to Steve Oldham and $200 third place money went to Egdorf.