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EVENTS"
Edited !iy KeithBil~h
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Kevin Walker (859) leads Billy Liles (5),
Brock Sellards (10), Jim Neese (61) and
Nathan Ramsey (47) in the 250cc A class
at Muddy Creek Raceway.
50 JR: I. Justin McMillan; 2. Brent Schnitzer; 3. Roby Hay·
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50 MOD: 1. Wes Church; 2. Tyler Thompson.
50 SR: 1. Trevor Wharton; 2. Joshua Baker; 3. Trevor Moore.
60 A: 1. Mike Rochester; 2. Nick Sellers; 3. Jacob Ellis.
60 8: 1. Tim Haycock; 2. Skylor Tharp; 3. Shawn Nicolaidas.
80 A: 1. Jake Holden; 2. Scooter Ve.mon; 3. Nathan Wharton.
80 DTX: 1. Scooter Vernon; 2. Timmy Ricketts; 3. Sam Rivers,
125 A: 'I. Nick McBride: 2. Dan Medcalf; 3. Jason Rosie.
Schwartz tops Bakersfield
Speedway
By Elaine Jones
Ramsey runs Walker at Muddy
Creek Motocross
By Barbara Williams
Photo by Loren Williams
Bl..OUNTVILLE, TN, JUNE 9
Nathan Ramsey used the AMA Supercross experience that netted him third in the 12Scc Eastern
Region to hound MegaSeries points leader
Kevin Walker in the 2SOcc A class on FMF Day
at Muddy Creek Raceway, taking the win in the
class by a wheel span.
Ramsey grabbed the point on the start of
moto one, only to yield to Walker in ti,e woods.
Beginning on lap two, Walker nearly lost the
race at the top of the stalrstep hill when his
knobbies lost their grip and he found himsel f
looking down at his rear wheel. "Kevin's really
good at sllding around those IT comers in the
Mini-Os," said a friend of Walker. That skiII
served him well, and Walker recovered to .retain
the lead, much to the chagrin of Ramsey and
Neese, all of whom were in the same comer.
Pressuring relentlessly, Ramsey was able to
force hls way to the front with a lap and a half to
go. Ramsey was further helped when Walker
bobbled coming up the stairsteps and settled for
a safe second place.
Walker nailed the holeshot in the second
moto and led for most of the race, though Ramsey was always there pecking over his shoulder.
Late in the penultimate lap, Ramsey executed. a
slick in-and-out move going through an up!tiII
horseshoe, stinging Walker for the lead. For the
last lap, Walker pulle.d out alI the stops to get
back in front, and the two were side-by-side
blasting up the stairsteps to the finlsh line. Ramsey won by a wheel, and Walker stopped immedlately after the flag, obviously hurting.
"I twisted my knee on the last comer," Walker said. "When I put my foot down it felt like it
was twlsted around backwards." Then, looking
up at Ramsey, whose hand was on liis snoulder,
Walker said, "Great race, man."
Results
50 (4-6): 1. Bradley Pace (KTM); 2. Davin Price (LEM); 3.
Brandon l.tIrge (LEM); 4. Cameron Stone (LEM); 5. Jordan Pittman
(KTM).
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50 (7-8): 1. David Millsaps (Cob); 2. Jimmy Keys (Cob); 3.
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Michael Ridge (Cob); 4. Chase Beck (Cob); 5. Eric Browning
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