T.J. Auten (099 ) wheelies off the line in mota two, ahead of Shone Sewell
(827), Matt Maier (644) and the rest of the 250cc A pack at Red Bud MX.
we re Matt Maier, Joe Pen rod , Travis Sewell and
Michae l Zylstra, all going at wa rp speed in spite
of the winds that blew at more than 30 m ph all
day long . Sew ell was the first rider to make his
move , gett ing by both Pe nrod and Maie r to take
the le ad , but Aut en w asn ' t going to le t t he
Ind iana speedster get away. and he was soon
hot o n his heels. For th e next four laps. two of
AHA District 14'5 finest A ride rs we nt at it
tooth and nail, putt ing a good cushio n between
the mselves and Penrod, Maier and Zylstra, who
were all loo king for a top -three finish. With the
white flag ou t, the race came down to a o ne- lap
spri nt. and Aute n took off like a bull after a red
cape . As the two riders re-emerged from t he
launch -pad sec tio n of the trac k, Auten was now
out front, and Sewell was looking fo r a way
back into the lead. Auten took the checkered
flag with only a couple of bikelengths to spare.
Pe nrod was able to ho ld off the charges of
Zylstra, who had found a way aro und Maier.
In moto two, Tech-Ca re Suspensio n ride r
jason McDonald got out of the gate first , pu lling
t he pack aro und the fre sh ly tilled first tu rn ,
while Pe nrod , Sewell an d Auten gave chase.
Penrod he ld off the tw o first-moto fron t runners for a co uple of laps but was overtake n
in the valley befo re lap three was in the books.
McDonald was tryi ng hard to im prove o n his
moto-o ne 17th, and he held the battling Sewell
and Auten at bay for three laps , but that w as it .
Auten sneaked past Sewell after the ski jump
with tw o laps to go and held on fo r his second
2S0cc A mo to w in of the day. Sewell was
second in ea ch moto, as well as second ove rall.
Penrod looked great on his Nevins Motorsports
KTM thu mper, finish ing thi rd in bo th motos.
Maier was fo urt h, w hich mimicked his overall
score. McDonald w as fifth in moto two, but his
bad first mo to give fifth overa ll to Zylstra (4-6) .
In the Over 3S affair, john Sier w o n bo t h
moto s with room to spare. Sco tt Kirkpa trick
(2-2) used good starts and smart riding to gra b
the runner-up spot, while Matt Kiser (4-3) used
co nsiste nc y to mak e th e last r un g of th e
podium his.
RESUL
TS
WOBB LER: I. Jeremy Ge md t ; 2. Alex Edge ; J . Jake
Weems; 4. Gl
