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6 TEAM CLASSES
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Finisher Pins
& Trophies
Brian· Sullivan (519) leads eventual Over
25 A-class winner Tom Welch (116) in the
opening round of the District 7 Expert MX
Series, held at Budds Creek MX Park in
Maryland. Welch also won the 125cc A
class on the day.
main, raged to a four-moto sweep of the 125cc A
and Over 25 A classes on his jT Motorsports
Suzuki.
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Welch began his onslaught on the District 7
series by taking the holeshot in the first 125cc A
moto, followed closely by Joseph Schueler and
Ronnie Miller. Welch went on to take the uncontested moto victory, ahead of a strong and
steady ScI,ueler. National Pro Billy Schlag rolled
in for third. dropping the fast-starting Miller to
fourth. Suzuki rider Nathan Juergens rounded
out the top five.
The second 125cc A holeshot went to
Kawasaki rider Pete Malyt followed closely by
Juergens and Schueler, while Welch rounded the
first tum in fifth. On the second lap, Welch and
Juergens made their respective moves for the
lead position as the pair simultaneously doubled
past Malyj on Budds Creek's infamous "Big
Gulp" downhill double jump! On the next lap,
Welch flew past Juergens for the lead and never
looked back, pulling out to a seven-second lead
by the end of the mota. ScI'lag charged his way
into second, followed by Malyj, Schueler and
Juergens.
Welch's overall win in the Over 25 A class
would follow a similar pattern. After taking the
holeshot and running away with the first-moto
win over Jay Rassa, Jeff Grove, Michael Moore
and Ted Orr, Welch found himselI having to
once again play catch-up in the second moto. As
the pack roared down the new high-speed start
straight, it was KTM-mounted Brian Sullivan,
the district's number-two Vet A rider, taking the
holeshot, shadowed by the 5uzuki of Welch.
Welch made his move for the lead early, as he
dived under Sullivan on one of the !racle's difficult off
