VOLUME 56 ISSUE 31 AUGUST 6, 2019 P29
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
Jalek Swoll based on his perfor-
mance in the Open Pro Sport
class.
Jarrett Frye won the Amateur
Rider of the Year thanks to his
win in the Schoolboy 2 class,
while Maximus Vohland won
the Youth Rider of the Year with
titles in the Supermini 1 (12-15)
and Supermini 2 (13-16) classes.
Finally, Mike Brown took the Vet
Rider of the Year Award for his
win in the Senior 40+ division.
Of the four, Vohland, the son
of multi-time MX grand prix win-
ner and former Loretta Lynn's
Amateur National Champion,
Tallon Vohland, was perhaps the
most dominate. Maximus swept
all six of his motos en route to
his two titles. Vohland's final
moto in the Supermini 1 class
was arguably his toughest of the
week after he got off to a poor
start.
"That last moto I pushed re-
ally hard, I was pretty far back,"
said Vohland. "That was my
toughest moto this week. I was
about eighth off the line, and
I just started picking riders off
one by one. I was hoping to win
the Youth award, and I knew I
needed to sweep all my races to
do that, so that was the goal."
The 250 and Open Pro Sport
classes were two of the most
highly anticipated divisions of the
week, with Jett Lawrence, along
with his Amsoil Honda team-
mates Jo Shimoda and Carson
Mumford, all going up against
Swoll and the rest.
Lawrence positioned himself
well after the first two motos of
the 250 Pro Sport class, boast-
ing first- and second-place
finishes heading into the final
moto.
Lawrence was leading the
final moto and was on the verge
of clinching the 250 Pro Sport
title when a mechanical issue
stopped him dead in his tracks,
and he was forced to push his
bike back to the mechanic's area
for a DNF. Despite being one of
the most dominant riders of the
week, the Australian came away
empty-handed.
"I'm pretty bummed about
the DNF, because I had the title
easily, although those things
happen," said Lawrence. "In the
final Open moto, I messed up
my start, and I was riding like
a goon, and that doesn't help.
For my first time at this race,
Maximus Vohland
was unbeatable in the
smaller ranks.
