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Cycle News 2020 Issue 11 March 17

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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MOTOCROSS MX VS. ATV ALL OUT RICKY CARMICHAEL DAYTONA AMATEUR SUPERCROSS MARCH 8-9, 2020 DAY TONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY / DAY TONA BEACH, FLORIDA P64 first turn and came out in sixth. Logan McConnel on a KTM got the holeshot, with Park in second. In the 450 B Limited class, Tyler Evans won his first title, finishing ahead of Honda's Blake Hazen and Kawasaki's Dylan Cunha. "It was my first major champi- onship ever, so pretty cool, but I had to work for it," said Evans. "I didn't get a good start, but made some passes pretty early on and checked out." Evans was thrilled to ride the same course the pros raced "I got the holeshot," said Hammaker, "and in the second corner before the wall jump, I just washed the front end going up. I caught traction at the top, and it spit me off. So, I was dead last and then put on a good charge to come back to second. The leader was pretty far out, but it was all right." Hammaker got a measure of redemption by winning the Open A division, although he had to work for it. Hammaker got a good jump off the line but got pushed wide while exiting the "I came out of the gate actu- ally pretty good today," said Park. "Yesterday, I was strug- gling with gate picks and wasn't coming out good. I came out second, and I think Seth went down in the second turn, and I led the race from there. I just tried to ride a smart race. The lappers were really bad, so I just tried to be smooth and pick my lines smart and ended up with the win." Hammaker was disappointed, but happy with his charge through the pack. The 65cc class leaves the Daytona start line. The same starting area the pros used Saturday night.

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