rounding out the podium in third.
Fortune, on his Mom and Dad/
Grandma and Grandpa-spon-
sored Yamaha YZ125, took the
holeshot, and the battle was on.
With a first lap time of 19 min-
utes and 19 seconds, timing and
scoring showed Ben Ward (KTM)
first through the gate on lap one,
followed four seconds later by
Devon Jink (KTM). Logan Kittock
was just two seconds behind
Jink, with Fortune only eight
seconds behind Kittock.
On lap two, Kittock poured on
the coals, taking a full minute off
his lap time to gain the lead on
his KTM 150SX.
"I started dead last," said
Kittock. "I've had quite a few
of those so far this year racing
the GNCC Series. I made some
quick work and got to the lead.
Rumor has it; I had anywhere
from 30 seconds to a minute
lead. And then Tanner caught me
really quick. It really surprised
me that he caught me so quick.
Then we had really big issues
with a lapper who wouldn't let us
get by. Tanner had a really good
line through the woods, and he
passed us both. I got stuck with
the guy, so I couldn't catch Tan-
ner. After that, I wasn't able to
make up any time on Tanner, and
he came home with the win. Tan-
ner rode really well today. I didn't
have much for him at the end of
the race."
"I had to push really hard in
the beginning, because I got
a horrible start," said Tanner
Whipple. "I passed a bunch of
guys on the first lap. I rode with
Matt [McDonald] the second lap.
The third lap, I rode with Buddy.
I rode a lap by myself, and then
I caught Kittock with two laps to
go. I got him on the second-to-
last lap."
Whipple said, "the dirt was
perfect. I thought it [the trail] was
awesome. It was kind of a tough
trail, but it was fun and flowing.
It got rutty in some places, and
there were some mud holes, but
I thought it was good. I had fun."
John Gasso
Overall
1. Tanner Whipple (KTM)
2. Logan Kittock (KTM)
3. Buddy Fortune Jr. (Yam)
4. Ben Ward (KTM)
5. Jamie Driskell (Yam)
6. Clint Flack (KTM) A Class
7. Tobin Miller (Yam)
8. Bryan Johnson (Kaw)
9. Garrett Krauth (KTM)
10. Chris McKelvey (KTM) A Class
IN
THE
WIND
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Buddy Fortune took third overall on a YZ125.
