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World Off Road Championship S er ies
Amateur Round 2: Cr os s Cr eek MX
was dom inated by Kawasak i jockey Maria
Forsberg , who took the lead at the drop of the
flag and never looked back. She thanked all of
her sponsors and also her fellow racer Carol
Williams: "She just helps me so much , which
just makes me a be tter and faste r rider."
Th is was a great event, with racers ranging
in age s fr o m 5 to 65 enjoying the great
hosp itality of the fine folks from Texas.
CN
The Young, the Old
& the BolCJ
By DAVE BROSIUS
BASTROP, TX, FEB. 21 -22
or round two, the WO ReS Series returned
to the great state of Texas. The event was
he ld at the Cr oss Creek motocross facility. and
the racers couldn't have asked fo r a better
weekend o f off-r ead raci ng. T he dual -san etion ed event brought nearly 1000 WORCS and
STORM ride rs to a well-prepared trac k and an
e xt remely challenging combinat ion of tight
tra ils, grasstracks, water cr ossings and mud holes. Sean Reddish and his crew of toug h Texans showed riders from 12 different states how
it's don e in the Lone Star State .
Thro ughout the t w o days of Amateur
racing. fans and families were trea ted to some
wheel -ta-wheel competition for a ll ages.
genders and skill le ve ls . The hard rid ing of
Mesa. Arizon a. fireman Ned Lowerre showed
that cond itioning and preparation co uld take an
O ve r 40 r ide r to the fro nt of t he pac k.
Lowerre entered no less than three classes on
Saturday, a nd he w o n the O ver 40 A ra ce
aboard his Moose/FMF-backed Suzuki RMZ2S0
four-st roke. He had started the day runn ing lap
times that matched those of many of the Pro
and Semi-Pro riders in the "Unclassified" race,
and then he too k fourth in the tough 2SOcc A
F
Moto two was a little kinde r to Miller, who
ke pt it o n two w he e ls for th e win. Pestana,
who 'd been rid ing well all da y, ke pt Miller
ho nest and finished second. Along with his first
in mote one, tha t earned Pesta na the overall.
Third in the second moto went to Rodriguez ,
who ended up secon d fo r the day. Fourth in the
mo to but th ird overall was Honda rider Wolf,
with cons istent 2-4 finishes.
RESULTS
SO BE l.
G:
Max Lofano (KTM); 2. joshua Omell (Pol); J.
Michael Kutchen. (KTM); -4 Jordan Kanady (Pol); 5. Luke
.
Grue ttmaeher (Lem). 50 NOV: I . Romey Miramootes (PoI');
2. Scott Crane (Pol) ; J . Rhett Gonule, (KTM) . SO INT: l.
Troy Gra ffunder (KTM); 2. Cal John son (Pol). 50 (4 -6 ): I.
Scott Crane (Pol); 2. Brandon Ch ristofferson (KTM); 3. Justin
Hitch (KTM); -4. Luke Grue tzmacher (lem); 5. Jordan Kanady
(Po l). 50 ( 7 - S) : l. Tro y GnHunde r (KT M); 2. Ro m e y
Miramontes (Pol); J. Cal Joh nson (Pol); ~ . Rhett Gon ulez
(KT M) ; S. And,..,. F;gu.ma (Pol). SO X R/Z50: l. SummeoKutchera (Han) : 2. Jo se ph Figue roa (Hon ). 60 BEG: I .
james Vega (KTM); 2. Spen