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TQRA Motocross Racing Amateur Race
Report
atvriders.com
Ft. Worth, TX -The 2014 TQRA motocross
racing season opener attracted over 150
ATV motocross racers from around the
country, which made for an exciting day
of racing in Texas at Village Creek
Motocross. While there was plenty of
great Open Expert and Pro-Am racing
action, the amateur racing action was
just as good with Andrew Ross, Bryce
Ford, Cody Ford, Ashleigh Offutt, Thomas
Coutee, Rick Raymond, Mark Torres,
Joshua Hale, Tommy Vossman, Logan
Steele, Brody Runyon, Robert Salinas,
David Wagenseller, and more went 1-1 on
the day for a perfect start to the 2014
TQRA racing season.
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Dockside Marine TQRA Round 1 Fort Worth,
TX
www.numberoneatv.com
The first round of the Dockside Marine
TQRA series went down at the Village
Creek MX track just outside of Fort
Worth, TX. With over 150 entries, five
pro national riders showed up to hit the
race and practice. Among the group of
pros were John Natalie, Thomas Brown,
Joe Byrd (who only practiced on
Satrday), Tim Dettling and Johnny Hale.
Pro rider John Natalie #13 used this
round to dial in his new team “The
Natalie Experience” and to make a
statement that his 2014 season will be
no joke. This TQRA race hosted 21
different classes, including a UTV
class. It filled the parking and staging
area plus the stands with what turned
out to be a successful first round.
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SHORT GRABS BIG PAYDAY AT
VILLAGE CREEK TEXAS WINTER SERIES ROUND TWO
When you
put up a $3000 Pro Purse in the midst a hugely popular
Texas motocross series, the results can be awesome. Six
hundred and seven total riders, including thirty five of
the region’s best professionals, rolled in to Village
Creek Motocross Park for Round Two of the 14th Annual
Honda of Houston/ FMF AMA Texas Winter Series, where
perfect weather and a challenging track, prepped by
Terry Cordray and his crew with 30 loads of sand,
another 10 loads of shavings, and a few days of rain
leading up to the event, ensured great racing all
weekend long. Among the Pros in attendance were first
round winner Curren Thurman, who swept all four Pro
Sport motos at Freestone Raceway two weeks before, Chris
Morris and Sean Hackley, who chased Thurman throughout
round one, and new shooter Andrew Short, who proved to
be the toughest competition the field would face on
Sunday. Short and Thurman traded moto wins in the 250 A
division, but in the 450 A action, Short was
untouchable, and the Pilot Point, Texas rider went home
with two overall wins and the lion’s share of the purse
money.
Thurman picked up in the
first 250 A Pro Sport moto where he left off in round
one, grabbing the holeshot aboard his Honda of Houston
mount and setting sail with Short, Morris, Vann Martin,
and Brandon Riehm behind. None of the top five riders
were able to mount a charge to get up to the leader, and
Thurman took the checkers with the top five running
order unchanged at the end of seven laps. Moto two
looked early on to be a repeat in the making, as Thurman
again grabbed the early lead, with Short, Morris,
Martin, and Jake Loberg behind, but on lap 2, Thurman
went down hard and dropped all the way to the back of
the pack. This gave Short the lead, and the Yamaha rider
never relinquished the top spot. Morris chased in second
the remainder of the moto, but could not get by Short,
and had to settle for second at the wire. Behind, Martin
and Loberg were going bar to bar for third, and with two
laps remaining Loberg nudged ahead of Martin and held on
to the wire. Riehm followed the battle for third the
last half of the moto, but in the end had to fend off
Thurman, who remounted in 13th and worked all the way
back to sixth by moto’s end. Overall, Short took the
victory with his 2-1 score, Morris slipped into second
with a 3-2 total, placing Thurman third with his 1-6
day. Martin’s 4-4 and Riehm’s 5-5 rounded out the top
five overall, as Loberg’s 10-3 left him sixth in the
end, just nipping Hackley’s 6-7.Action in
the 450A Pro Sport proved to be even more exciting, when
Robbie Smith grabbed the holeshot in moto one to take
the early lead ahead of Morris, Short, Loberg, Bud Moore
and Thurman. Short moved past Morris on lap two, then
set his sights on Smith. For two laps he closed the gap
and hounded the early leader, and at the halfway mark
forced his way to the front. Smith went down in the
battle and dropped back to fourth, while Short never
looked back, holding firm to the checkered flag. Behind
the leaders, Morris, Loberg, Martin and Thurman were
waging their own wars, with both Morris and Loberg
slipping past Smith at the halfway mark, while Martin,
who passed Thurman for fifth on the second lap, saw
Thurman repass him on Lap 5. Hackley was next to take on
Martin, and as the two battled, Martin went down and
dropped back to 11th. Meanwhile, Thurman went to work on
Smith for fourth, and as the duo headed for the white
flag, Thurman took that spot away. When the riders
crossed the finish line, Short led Morris, Loberg,
Thurman, Smith and Hackley, while Martin’s bike quit on
the final lap and he did not finish. After all the
excitement in moto one, mot two was quite tame in
comparison. Short quickly grabbed the early lead, and
this time pulled out to a comfortable margin. Hackley
put his Munn Racing KTM into second early on, and put in
a very strong moto as Morris, Smith, Thurman and Martin
battled behind. Thurman worked past Smith for fourth
just before the halfway mark, then Martin displaced
Smith one lap later. Meanwhile, Loberg had to work up
from a bad start, running eighth in the early part of
the moto, but Loberg kept grinding and on the last lap,
Loberg caught Smith and the two battled to the checkered
flag for the fifth spot. When the checkers flew, Short
grabbed the moto and overall, with Hackley second in the
moto, and third overall behind Morris’ 2-3 second
overall score. Fourth in the moto and overall went to
Thurman, as Loberg forced his way past Smith for fifth
in the moto and fifth overall.
When 56 riders signed up for the 250C class,
promoters Tom Shields and Terry Cordray got together and
devised a split category for the lites riders, creating
a 250C 12-16 Age Division, and a 250C 17+ Division. This
division proved to be very popular with all of the
riders, and a huge success for spectators, as the two
classes provided for some fantastic racing in each moto,
with large gates that were fair and manageable. Thirty
one riders hit the gate for the first moto of the 250C
12-16 division, and from the drop of the gate Zachary
Prokop looked unbeatable. Prokop shot to the front and
led every lap of the first moto, while Austin Roberts,
Jacob Hinson, Derrick Rule, Austin Martin, and Nick
Lawrence gave chase. Rule moved past Hinson by the
halfway mark, then went to work on Roberts. As the duo
headed for the white flag lap, Roberts went down, and
Rule went on to take the runner-up spot. Hinson, Martin
and Colton Medders also moved past Roberts, and on the
final lap, Martin was able to wrestle third place away
from Hinson before they crossed the finish line. Moto
two was another wire-to-wire victory for Prokop, as he
put his Honda out front early and never looked back.
Rule got a much better start in the second moto, but
could not catch Prokop for the moto win, and had to
settle for second in the moto and overalls. Conner
Richardson got off to a much better start in moto two,
running third early on after his first moto DNF. Behind,
Martin, Brandon Belcourt and Hinson were battling to
move up, and on lap 2, Belcourt moved past both Martin
and Richardson for third. Martin kept the pressure on
Richardson the rest of the moto, and when the checkered
flag came out, it was Martinson grabbing fourth for the
moto. Overall, Prokop took the top honors ahead of Rule,
with Martin’s 3-4 bettering Belcourt’s 7-3
for third. Rounding out the top five was Hinson,
who posted a 4-10 after he crashed on the third lap of
the second moto.
In the 250C 17+ action, Austin Flock, Wesley Mizeill,
Dylan French and Sean Reeves all battled bar-to-bar for
the moto wins, but in the end, consistency earned
Mizeill the overall victory. Flock shot out to the early
lead in the first moto, and despite having Mizeill on
his tail the entire time, Flock never relinquished the
front position. Zac McNabb hounded Mizeill each lap, but
he, too, could not find a way around and settled for
third. Ryan Miller started out in fourth, but a bobble
on lap 2 allowed Alex Morris and Reeves to get by, then
Morris returned the favor by going down on the third lap
and dropping to 11th. Reeves had fourth wrapped up until
a fall on the last lap, leaving Dylan Sullivan and
Miller to cross the line in fourth and fifth. French
wasted no time in taking control of the second moto, and
put up his own wire-to-wire victory. Flock gave chase
for the first half of the race, but went down on lap 3
and dropped all the way back to 12th. This allowed
Reeves, who moved past Miller early on, to grab second
place, while Miller battle Sullivan and Mizeill.
Sullivan and Mizeill both moved past Sullivan, but by
the end could not catch Reeves. Overall, Mizeill’s 2-4
proved good enough to take the overall victory ahead of
Sullivan’s 4-3, while French’s 8-1 topped McNabb’s 3-7,
Miller’s 5-6, Flock’s 1-12, and Reeves’ 12-2.
Prokop also captured the 450C division, winning both
motos ahead of Zachery Watson (3-2) and Flock (2-3).
Alec Zellner put together a pair of fourths to top
Mizeill’s 7-5 in the overalls.
Dustin Winter and James Milson battle for two solid
motos for the overall in the 450B class, and in moto one
Winter looked to have the upper hand, as he led Milson
wire to wire. In moto two, Winter again dominated all
but one lap, but a late crash on the final lap dropped
Winter to last place, and Milson took the moto and
overall win. Addison Emory started out the first moto in
third, then gave way to Carter Halpain and Sam
Greenslide. Greenslide pressed Halpain all the way to
the wire, and took the third position before they
crossed the finish line. Behind, Bailey Plouffe caught
Emory late, and made his own last lap pass for fifth.
Moto two saw Greenslide grabbing third early on, with
Emory and Plouffe right behind, but Halpain pressed
Plouffe hard for fifth. Halpain managed to take the spot
just past the halfway mark, but went down on the
final lap and dropped to sixth behind Chase Ray.
Overall, the top five spots went to Milson, Greenslide,
Emory, Plouffe and Halpain, with Ray’s 9-4 topping
Winter’s 1-13 for sixth.
In the 250B division, Chase Marquier led every lap of
both motos to grab the overall victory, while behind,
Shelby Peterson had to scramble in the second moto to
earn the runner-up spot. Moto one saw Marquier, Peterson
and Zachary Vanluvanee get of the line 1-2-3, and the
trio went gate to wire in that order. Plouffe began the
first moto in fourth, but dropped eighth by the end
after he was passed by Greenslide and Milson. Round two
saw Marquier again grab the early lead, but this time
Peterson suffered a poor start and had to work up from
mid-pack. Greenslide took the runner-up spot ahead of
Emory on the opening lap, with Milson, Logan
Kustanborter, and Peterson in tow. Milson moved past
Emory on the next go around, as both Peterson and
Vanluvanee dropped Plouffe back to seventh. Peterson
quickly closed in on Emory, then slipped past as they
headed for the white flag. In a thrilling last lap
charge, Peterson was able to overtake both Milson, then
Greenslide to capture second behind Marquier. Overall,
Marquier and Peterson were followed by Greenslide,
Milson, and Vanluvanee, who took seventh in the final
moto behind Emory and Halpain.
Winter, Peterson, and Marquier all returned to do
battle in the Schoolboy 2 13-16 division, and again the
trio banged bars and traded moto wins in pursuit of the
overall. Peterson led Marquier wire-to-wire in the
opening moto, with Jeremi Williamson slipping past Cody
Easton for third on the final lap. Moto two saw Marquier
grab the early lead, and this time he led Winter, who
fell to 11th in the opening moto, Peterson, Williamson
and Dalton Leslie every step of the way. Marquier’s 2-1
topped Peterson’s 1-3 in the overalls, while Williamson
took third with a 3-4 ahead of Eaton’s 4-7 and Winter’s
11-2.
Peterson managed to take an overall victory home for
the weekend after a slugfest in the Collegeboy 16-24
division, where he once again went head to head with
Winter and Emory. Winter grabbed the first moto victory,
with Peterson, Emory, Zack Masch and Nathan Mayhugh
behind, but in moto two it was Peterson who took control
and crossed the wire ahead of Emory. Winter dropped to
fourth just behind Drake Dunlap, while Masch picked up
fifth in the moto. In the overall, Peterson led Emory,
Winter and Masch, with Drake Dunlap’s 8-3 topping Chase
Ray’s 6-6 and Mayhugh’s 5-8.
Williamson, Vanluvanee and Eaton returned in the
Schoolboy 1 12-16 race to go 1-2-3 each moto and
overall, with Zane Merrett and Brandon Matula 4-5 each
time.
In Saturday’s action, Konner Hayes took the 50cc
Limited 4-8 overall with a 2-3 score, ahead of Corbin
Reed’s 4-2, Jayce Cashdollar’s 7-1, Sabastien Driesen’s
3-5, and Hayden Cline’s 1-8. Cline returned to
take the 51cc Limited 4-5 division ahead of Layke
Campbell (3-2) and Greyson Jones (2-3). In the 51cc
Limited 4-6 class, Brody Cook traded moto wins with
Cline and took the overall with his second moto victory,
with Cline second, Kason Little (3-3) third, Hayes
(4-7) fourth, and Corbin Reed (7-4) fifth.
Codee Samples took both motos and the overall win in the
51cc Limited 6-7 category, ahead of Zachary Applegate’s
2-2, Brody Farris’ 4-3, Caden Meyer’s 3-4 and Connor
Fair’s 5-6.
Brock Walker began his day with a pair of moto wins
and the overall in the 51cc Limited 7-8 Division, the
followed it up with another pair of moto wins in the
51cc Limited 4-8 division. Jason Stubbs went 3-4 for
second overall in the 51cc Limited 7-8 Division,
followed by Ashton Werline (7-2), Samples (4-5), and
Karson Meyer (5-6). Trey Myers went 3-2 in the 51cc
Limited 4-8 division to top Applegate (6-4), Farris
(4-6), and Stubbs (2-15).
In 65cc action, Tommy Leclere earned the 65cc 7-9
overall with a 2-1 after first moto winner Matthew
Leblanc failed to finish the second moto. Second
overall went to Kaedon Steinert with a 3-2 score, ahead
of Walker’s 4-3, Garrett Pearson’s 7-4 and Grayson
Fair’s 6-5. Branden Walther dominated the 65cc 10-11
division, winning both motos and the overall, with
Kaeden Amerine, Brae Bergdolt, Bryce Lizarraga and
Garrison Clopton running 2-5 in each moto and overall.
Leblanc returned to take both motos of the 65cc 7-11
division, with Walther and Leclere behind each time.
Amerine took fourth overall with his 5-4 ahead of
Bergdolt’s 4-5. Noah Soules captured both motos and the
overall in the 65cc-85cc Beginner 7-11 division,
followed each moto and overall by Dalton Fanning and
Dallas Brown.
Walther returned in the 85cc 9-11 Division and led
Clay Quick, Riley Allen, Amerine and Leclere in each
moto and overall. In the 85cc 12-14 action, Grant Harlan
and Dalton Dyer traded moto wins, with Harlan’s 2-1
topping Dyer’s 1-2. Dan Ingram went 4-3 for third, ahead
of Carter Halpain’s 5-4 and Jack Richard’s 7-5. Walther
topped off his afternoon with yet another overall
victory, this time in the 85cc 9-14 division, where his
2-1 score bested Richard’s 4-3, Allen’s 6-2, Stockton
Stinebaugh’s 5-6, and Dakota Washburn’s 9-4. First moto
winner Quick fell to 12th in the second moto, winding up
6th overall.
In the Mini Senior Beginner 12-15 race, Parker Larson
took both motos and the overall ahead of Dylan Baker
(2-2), Hudson Lightfoot (4-3), Sebastian Brooks (3-5)
and Garrett Hampton (8-4). Jesse Flock captured the Mini
Sr 12-15 division with a 1-2 score, narrowly defeating
Grant Harlan’s 4-1, Dyer’s 2-4, Ingram’s 5-3 and Kade
Jackson’s 8-5. Zane Merrett grabbed both motos and the
overall in the Supermini 12-16 division, with Brandon
Matula second in each moto and overall. Third overall
went to Harlan’s 5-3, just nipping Dyer’s 4-4 and
Halpain’s 3-5.
Cami Samples captured both motos and the overall in
the Girls Jr 7-11 class, ahead of Kameron Patureau and
Makayla Ritchie, while Rachel Dennis topped Haley
Patterson, Karista Ritchie and Emma Batten in the Girls
Sr 12-16 division. Katie Anthony traded moto wins with
Dennis in the Schoolgirl 12-16 action, earning the
overall with the better second moto finish. Third
overall went to Hanna Haywood (3-3), followed by Chelsea
Davis (5-4) and Patterson (4-5). In the Women’s 14+
category, Shelbie Brittain topped Anthony in both motos
and overall, with Ellen Shroyer’s 4-3 beating Dennis’
3-4 score in the overalls. Fifth went to Nicole Gaudern
with a 6-5 ahead of Davis’ 5-7.
On Sunday, Brad Wolfe captured the 125-450 Amateur
Open with a perfect 1-1 score, while behind Dustin
Vaughan put together a 3-4 score that was good enough
for second overall. Kody Stricklin picked up third with
his 5-3 afternoon, ahead of Bryan Burnett’s 4-5, and
Drake Dunlap’s 10-2. Dalton Leslie, runner-up in moto 1,
failed to finish the second round. In the 125-450
Beginner class, Ronnie Welch went 1-1 for the overall,
ahead of Barrett Pope’s 3-2, Jericho Brasher’s 2-4, Gus
McVean’s 5-3, and Tristen Cannon’s 4-8.
In the Veterans 25+ C/D category, Austin Jones topped
Scott Klomp in both motos, while in the Vet 25+
division, Robbie Smith and Aaron Smith traded moto wins,
with Robbie’s 1-2 besting Aaron’s 3-1. Third overall
went to Wolfe with a 2-3 ahead of Burnett’s 4-5 and Matt
Karlsen’s 6-4.
For the Vet 30+ C/D, Klomp took both motos and the
overall ahead of Dustin Ford’s 4-2, Jeremiah Reynolds’
3-3, Brody Erwin’s 2-6 and Tom Burnz’s 6-4. Karlsen
returned in the Vet 30+ action to take both motos and
the overall ahead of Adam Montoya (2-2), Jayson Martelle
(3-4), Craig Chedsey (5-3) and Aaron Mayhugh (4-5)
Karlsen continued his win streak in the Vet 35+
division, taking both motos ahead of Montoya (3-2) and
Troy Assemany (2-3), with Mayhugh’s 5-4 topping Jeff
Odom’s 6-5 in the overalls. Erwin picked up the overall
victory in the Vet 40+ C/D class, with a 1-2 score to
defeat Dustin Ford’s 2-3, Burnz’s 3-4, Randy
Seawright’s 8-1, and Blake Kretz’s 4-7.
Trampas Parker continued his unbeaten streak for the
series in the Vet 40+ division, taking both motos ahead
of Earl Ingram. Assemany took third overall with a 4-3
total, ahead of Kyle Parks’3-5 and Eric Burkhart’s 6-4.
Parks returned in the Vet 45+ class, taking both motos
ahead of Brian Jackson. William Joey Hardin grabbed
third overall with a 4-3 score ahead of Rick Riehm’s 3-5
and Keith Caffey’s 5-4.
Jackson, Caffey, Hardin and
Riehm returned to battle it out in the Vet 50+ action,
where Jackson scrapped out the win in each moto for the
overall victory. Caffey nipped Hardin in the overall
with a 3-2 to Hardin’s 2-3, as Riehm followed in fourth
each time. Fifth went to Mark Brown with a 6-5 score to
top Hans Marschler’s 5-7.
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HARMON DOMINATES VILLAGE CREEK
D-41 ROUND FOUR
By Graybeard
Although Buffalo Creek was originally scheduled to host
the fourth round of the 2013 AMA District 41
Championship Motocross Series, rain washed that event
into the November 3rd Series Finale spot, placing
Sunday’s fourth round at Village Creek in Ft Worth,
Texas. And after a three week break in the series,
nearly 300 riders turned out eager to race over Terry
Cordray’s redesigned layout that featured a devilish new
section of gnarly sand whoops and a rhythm section that
extended deep into the woods, both of which proved
crucial to outcomes in many classes.
Cheyenne Harmon mastered the new sections and took
advantage of Pro Series points leader John Short’s
absence to capture every moto of both the 250 and 450
Pro ranks, piloting two different brands of bikes to
come from behind in heavily contested action. In moto
one of the 450 Pros, Kerry Moore grabbed the early lead
aboard his Honda, while Harmon had to work his KTM 450
past Munn Racing’s Derek Kemp and Peyton Malugani in the
early stages. Harmon and Moore went bar to bar until
Harmon worked past on the uphill double heading into the
new sand whoop section. Once by, Harmon held command for
the remainder of the race, with Moore, Kemp, Malugani
and Aaron Smith behind. In moto two, Harmon again worked
past Moore and Kemp in the early stages, held steady for
the moto and took the overall win, with Moore and Kemp
two-three. Malugani picked up fourth once again, with
Jeremy Huddleston taking fifth in the moto and fifth
overall. In the first 250 Pro moto, Harmon found himself
and his Honda CRF in third early after the start, then
fought past Malugani and Kemp to take the win. Moto two
saw Malugani put his KTM out front early once more, and
again he and Harmon went head to head for most of the
race until Harmon drove past deep in the rhythm section
to take control. Malugani and Kemp again crossed
two-three to end the moto.
In the Collegeboy Amateur ranks, Cody Williams of
Borneveld, Wisconsin made his series debut and traded
moto wins with Speed Graffix’s Shelby Peterson;
Williams’ 2-1 score earned the overall ahead of series
points leader Peterson’s 1-2. Brice Reed went 4-3 to
take third overall ahead of Reece Dunlap and Andre Mock.
Peterson returned in the Schoolboy 2 class to trade moto
wins with Dalton Leslie, taking the overall with a 2-1
tally to Leslie’s 1-3. Alec Mellick battled the two moto
winners to post a 3-2 total, good enough for third
overall ahead of Kody Stricklin’s 4-4 and series points
leader Blake Polson’s 6-5. In a wide open Schoolboy 1
class, Cody Eaton traveled up from Houston to take both
motos and his second series overall, but Polson’s 3-3
second overall will keep him in the series points lead
for the class. Zane Merrett and Drake Dunlap each picked
up a second place moto finish, but Merrett’s 2-4 nipped
series points runner-up Dunlap’s 5-2 for third overall.
Tristan Falls rounded out the top five with a 4-5 tally.
Peterson and Mellick went bar to bar once again in the
250B class, trading moto wins with Peterson taking the
overall with his better second moto. Series points
leader Jeremy Jonas, Billy Ottervanger and Travis
Ashburn rounded out the top five. Leslie, meanwhile,
traded moto wins with Mellick in the Open Amateur
division. Leslie’s 1-2 topped Mellick’s 4-1, while Kyle
Williams went 3-3 for third overall. Reed went 2-4 for
fourth ahead of Wade Shephard’s 6-5 finish.
The Over 25, Over 30 and Over 35 Amateur classes saw
some of the hottest contested racing of the afternoon.
In the Over 25 ranks, Jesse Chambers and Bryan Burnett
traded moto wins to finish 1-2 overall, while Robert
Scruggs and Jayson Martelle traded thirds and fourths to
finish 3-4 overall ahead of Jason Shaffor. Adam Montoya
topped both motos in the Over 30 Amateur ranks, while
Martelle fought off Chambers in the second moto for the
runner-up spot. Shaffor went 5-4 for fourth overall,
followed by Jeff Odom’s 4-5. Odom won the first moto of
the Over 35 Amateur race, but a sixth in moto two
dropped him to fourth overall behind Mike Freeman’s 2-2
tally, second moto winner Mike Grant’s 5-1 score, and
Montoya’s 3-3 third overall. Nathan Asay grabbed fifth
overall despite taking fourth in both motos. All of
these riders are in the thick of the points chase for
the series championships, which will undoubtedly go down
to the final round in November.
Troy Assemany ran away with the Over 35 A and Over 40 A
classes, taking all four motos, while Freeman backed up
his Over 35 win with a pair of moto wins in the Over 40
class. There, Brody Erwin, Stan Ashburn, Johnie Cook and
Blake Kretz followed Freeman across the line in each
moto and the overall. In the Over 50 action, Clay
Hoenshell grabbed a pair of holeshots and checked out in
each moto, leaving Timm Lucher and Brian George to swap
second and third positions throughout each moto. George
emerged with second in each round for the runner-up
overall, with Lucher 3-3 and Jeffrey Marks fourth both
times. Mike Campbell looks sharp in taking both motos in
the Vet Beginner class, taking over the series points
lead, while Steve Ebeling’s 2-2 not only took second
overall, but moved him into the runner-up spot in the
series as well.
In the Beginner ranks, Brady Cashion captured both motos
of the 250 class. Behind him, Tyler Burris and Chad
McMahon battled for second and third, where Burris’ 3-2
was good enough for the runner-up overall ahead of
McMahon. Chance Craven and Dustin Parker completed the
top 5 in each 250 moto and overall. Craven returned in
the 450 Beginner class by taking both moto wins and the
overall ahead of Steve Ebeling. Drake Dunlap captured
both motos of the 2-stroke Open Amateur class, with
Logan Kustanborter second each time.
The largest classes of the day came in the 250C and 450
C Divisions, with 20 riders leaving the gate in the 250
segment. Derrick Rule worked his way into the lead of
each moto to capture a 1-1 overall victory and move past
series points leader Kustanborter, who had a horrendous
day with 18-18 finishes. Elrick Flory came into the race
second in the series standings, but a 4-13 score left
him eighth overall for the day. Kent Whinnery and Austin
Fulton swapped second place moto finishes behind Rule
for second and third overall respectively, while Alex
Morris (5-10) and Austin Hodges (13-3) battled their way
into the top five overall spots. Flory found redemption
in the 450 C class, as the series runner-up heading into
the round managed to gain ground on series leader
Kustanborter with a 1-1 posting. Kustanborter, who had
won every 450 C series overall thus far, went 13-DNF on
the day. Rule fought his way to second in each race,
while Justin Huckaby and Brad Brumley battled one
another for third and fourth overall. Austin Stenner
captured the fifth overall position with a 4-6 final
score.
For the Women’s Divisions, Courtney Moore moved into the
series lead for the Pro class by capturing both motos
and the overall. Women’s 12+ series leader Akana Larson
remained in control after her overall win, but it was a
tough battle thanks to first moto winner Kristin Duffey.
Adisyn Joplin went 4-3 for third overall, while Joely
Lindsey grabbed fourth ahead of Alyssa Joplin. In the
9-14 class, Rachel Dennis won both motos to continue her
undefeated series thus far, while series runner-up
Alanna Joplin continued the chase with her 2-2 total.
Dennis returned in the 85/150 Beginner division and
grabbed both motos for the overall ahead of Nicolas
Grant, who worked his way up to second in each moto.
Trever Bowman and Shawn Switalski traded third and
fourth each moto for third and fourth overall
respectively, while Hudson Lightfoot put together a pair
of fifths for fifth overall in the division.
Action in the Supermini class continued to be fast and
furious, as Zane Merrett, who captured the overall at
Oak Hill Raceway in the third round, once again took the
overall with a 1-1 score. Right behind him in each moto
was series points leader Tyler Sudderth, who topped
Tyler Wilson and Tristan Falls in both motos. Fifth
overall went to Carson Prewett with his 8-5 finishes.
Just as heated was the racing in the 85ss divisions. In
the 85cc 9-11 division, Riley Allen and Branden Walther
traded 1-2 scores, with Allen taking the overall ahead
of Walther, Jack Bridges (4-4), Lucas Johnson (7-3) and
Owen Westfall (5-5). In the 85cc 12-15 class, Cody Eaton
captured both motos and the overall ahead of Ashton
Bloxom, Caleb Weaver, Nick Lawrence and Cody Ware.
Thrown all together in the 85cc Combined category,
Walther and Bloxom each fought their way to a moto win,
with Walther’s 2-1 beating out Bloxom’ s 1-3 and Allen’s
3-2. Lawrence took fourth with his 6-4 against Ware’s
4-6 fifth overall.
Branden Walther returned in the 65cc Division to capture
the 65cc 10-11 and the Combined overalls, winning all
four motos. Wesley Mihail’s 3-2 in the 10-11 class
earned him the runner-up overall ahead of Cameron
Harrison’s 4-3, Bryce Lizzarraga’s 2-5 and Joseph
Kastl’s 5-4, while in the 65cc 7-9 class Brock Walker
captured both motos ahead of Henry Wright, with Daniel
Milburn (6-3), Logan Bard (8-4), and Zachary Applegate
(7-5) rounding out the top five. Wright and Walker
battled again in the Combined action, this time finding
Wright with the better overall due to his 3-2 against
Walker’s 2-3. Ethan Moore moved into the top five
overall with his 5-4 score ahead of Mihail’s 4-6 finish.
Taking on the very same track as the big bikes, the 50ss
Limited saw Cavin Harrison capture both motos and the
overall, ahead of Konner Hayes’ 3-2 and Christopher
Smith’s 2-3. Canyon Carr put together a pair of fourths
to top Jackson Mcwhorter in the top five overalls. In
the 51cc ranks, AJ Wright posted a 2-1 moto score to
take the 4-6 overall ahead of Kaden Schaeper (3-3),
Colorado’s Kannon Johnson (4-4), Smith (7-2) and Hayes
(5-5). First moto winner Brody Farris had a mechanical
failure and had to push across the second moto for
seventh overall. In the 7-8 age group, Ashton Werline
topped Zachary Applegate in both motos and the overall,
while Gunner Johnson, also from Longmont, Colorado, went
4-3 to beat Cavin Harrison’s 3-5 and Carson Mainquist’s
5-4. In the 51cc Combined category, Werline again
dominated both motos for the overall. Gunner Johnson and
Applegate battled each other in both races, with each
one taking a second, but it was Johnson grabbing second
overall with his 3-2 ride. Mainquist went 4-4 for fourth
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Saturday night, March
16th, was the season
opener on the Village
Creek night track. A new
track layout, a new race
season and the new North
Texas Dealers Series
drew a big crowd to the
Ft. Worth motocross
park. The Texas
Trackmasters' Russ Carey
and the Underground MX
promoter, Randy Poulter
had combined forces to
design and build the new
2013 night track.
A Thursday
evening "sneak preview"
practice had drawn more
than 100 riders. There
was great anticipation
in the park on this
opening night. Jack
Rhodes was joined by
Kevin Anderson in
calling the action, Hank
Schuring dropped the
gates and Spencer Wittu
handled the finish
flagging. BPS--Burleson
Power Sports-Yamaha was
the race sponsor with
gift certificates for
top finishing Yamahas.
This race was scheduled
as Round #3 of the
series but became Round
#2 when Badlands MX was
rained out on March
10th.
The Over 30 amateurs
were first out of the
gate. Mike Freeman won
both motos (1-1) giving
him 25 points for the
night and 47 points for
the series lead. Mike
Gabriel went (2-2) and
held 42 points in series
competition . Joel
Patterson took third.
In 65cc 7-9 action,
Matthew Curler (1-1)
beat a field of 7. Cami
Samples (3-2) and Chase
Moffitt (2-3) were next.
Christopher Petrie was
4th. Korben Hays -5th.
Moffitt retained the
series lead with 45
points.
Collin Allen, Cobra,
missed the first round
but was a double class
winner on opening night.
He won 51cc 7-8 and the
51cc 4-8 Open classes.
In 51cc 4-6, Codee
Samples took first.
Riley (rpm) Morris was
second. Eric Vidal
placed third. Morris
maintained the series
lead over Vidal 44-38.
In 51cc 7-8, Collin
Allen won. Christopher
Petrie was second. Logan
Bard took third. Brayden
White was 4th. Petrie
held the series lead at
the end of the night in
both the 7-8 class and
the 4-8 open. Logan Bard
was deemed "best
interview" at
intermission when Kevin
Anderson put several
riders on the microphone
in front of the Dealers
Series podium backdrop.
Bryce Lizarraga missed
round one but was a
double class winner this
night. He took both 65cc
10-11 and 65cc 7-12
open.
In the series most
closely contested class,
Terry Bohanan (1-1) won
the 85cc 9-13 race.
Joshua Wilson took
second. Cory Carr was
third. Nick Lawrence had
a tough night with a 4th
and a DNF. In overall
points, Bohanan and
Lawrence were tied with
43 points. Joshua Wilson
had 42.
In the nights biggest
field of 16 riders,
Ronnie Welch again beat
all the 250 beginners.
Len Robinson from Bosier
City, LA. was second.
Chance Craven took
third.
Eric Taylor won both
intermediate and
Collegeboy. Other
collegeboys were Andre
Mock (2-2) and Dillon
Pedigo (3-3) and Wayne
Shepherd (4-4). Rachel
Dennis won the womens
class. Haley Patterson
was second and Kristin
Nanace was third.
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DEALER SERIES ROUND 1
A cool crisp morning and a well
groomed race course greeted
riders at Village Creek MX on
March 3rd for round one of the
new North Texas Dealers Series.
Legendary race announcer Jack
Rhodes called the action and
noted finish flagger-"SMF" Karl
Williams made a cameo appearance
at the Village Creek finish line
for this event. Outstanding
photography by Leo Loera and the
award winning Aaron Remkus made
sure that this inaugural Dealers
Series race would be very well
documented.
Round One sponsor, Arlington's
KTM of North Texas offered
$30,$20 and $10 gift
certificates to top three
finishing KTM riders. Orange
bikes responded with 10 class
wins on the day. KTM swept the
50cc classes with Brock Walker
winning two classes. Jeremy
Kunkle and Connor Hayes also won
to complete the orange sweep.
Tyler Monks from Colorado
Springs, CO. won 450 A Pro on a
KTM.
In between the two extremes, KTM
double class winners Chase
Moffitt (65cc 7-9 & 65cc Open)
and Nick Lawrence (85cc 9-13 &
85cc 12-15) had big days.
Joshua's Ronnie Welch bested a
field of 12 250cc beginners on a
KTM. Michael Sotelo (Kaw) was
second. Kris Walker (Hon) took
third.
KTM pilot Geronimo Gierisch won
25+ A. Eric Taylor, the only
Suzuki rider on the day, won the
Collegeboy class. Chase Rumsey
(Kaw) was second. Honda pilot
Reece Dunlap took third.
KTM riders filled the podium in
65cc Open. Chase Moffit took
the win. Stack Bennett was
second. Third went to Brock
Walker.
Kawasaki mounted Dylan Marsh led
a green bike sweep of the 250 C
class. Jimmy Difalco was second.
Elric Flory took third.
Casaundra Regal (Kaw) won the
women's race. Amber Fondon was
second , with Megan Parks third.
Honda mounted Derrick Rule (1-2)
swapped moto wins with Drake
Dunlap (1-2) in the Schoolboy.
Rule took the decisive second
moto. Dunlap and Rule also
swapped moto wins in the amateur
open. This time Dunlap got the
win.
Racers and their families were
treated to an interview session
at intermission. Promoter Terry
Cordray interviewed about 20
riders. Zane Merrett interviewed
Brock Walker. Four riders,
including T.J. Willich, were
racing for the very first time.
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