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with two laps to go in the final
of the Open Pro Sport class, he
was still able to come away with
an impressive win. Carter Halpain
(Yamaha) and Tristan Lane (KTM)
were second and third, respec-
tively.
"The track is pretty demanding,
so you have to ride smart, but I
made a few mistakes, which is on
me," said Hammaker. "I was happy
to get the win but made a lot of
mistakes, and I'm a little bummed
on that. But I'll go back and re-
group and fix those. I got a great
holeshot and just tried to sprint
away and just maintain my pace."
In one lap, Kade Johnson (Ya-
maha) went from fifth to second
behind Tyler Mollet (Yamaha) in
the 65cc (7-11) final, with William
Mercure (KTM) in the third. Late
in the race, Mollet and Johnson
battle back and forth for the lead
and eventual win, which went to
Johnson.
The Supermini 1 final show-
cased one of the best battles
of the weekend. Nick Romano
grabbed the holeshot. The Bay-
side, New York rider pulled a con-
siderable lead during the opening
lap, but Jett Reynolds (Kawasaki)
was hot in pursuit, closing in on
the Husqvarna rider by the third
lap. Romano and Reynolds made
contact as Reynolds made a
move for the lead. Reynolds was
able to take the lead in the next
corner with an inside-out move.
Meanwhile, Gavin Towers and
Crocket Myers ramped up their
battle for third.
Halfway into the race, Myers
pulled within striking distance of
Romano, who then took a digger
when he tagged a Tuff Block. Ro-
mano DNFed the race, while Reyn-
olds claimed a solid win ahead of
Myers and Towers (KTM).
"I got really bad blisters on my
hand in the Supermini race, and
it was really hard to hold on," said
Reynolds. "When I took my gloves
off right after the finish, my gloves
were full of blood."
In other races, Cobra rider
Darren Pine took the victory in the
51cc (7-8) Limited class over Zaca-
riah Carmichael (Cobra) and Travis
Johnsmeyer. Cobra riders Timothy
Scott and Marcus Trujillo rounded
out the top five.
Ryder DiFrancesco (Kawasaki)
won the highly competitive Mini
Sr. 1 class, topping KTM riders
Mark Fineis and Ivan Aldama Jr.
Towers (KTM) won the Super-
mini 2 class, with Mark Fineis
(KTM) and Evan Ferry (Husqvar-
na) finishing second and third,
respectively. Reynolds and Sage
Lewis (KTM) were fourth and
fifth, respectively.
Other class winners included
Ethan Lane in the 125 C, Derek
Leatherman (Suzuki) in 250 C
Limited, Kai Jung Simons (Kawa-
saki) in 250 C Jr., Nate Thrasher
(KTM) in 125cc, Hannah Hodges in
Women's, and John Grewe (Kawa-
saki) in Masters (50+) class.
Shan Moore
Nate Thrasher (10) leads the start of the 125cc class. He went on to win.
