Thor United States Mega Series
Round: 7: Daniel 800ne MX
King Steps Up to the Throne
By CINDY
GIBSON
vt:
LONDON, KY, MAY 16
Sports re tu rned to D aniel Boon e MX
(o r r ound seven of the T hor United States
Mega Seri es o n a soggy Sunday mo rning. Many
visito rs we re surp rised to learn th at Sund ay's
race w ould begin on time. despite the near- torren tial rainfall. Though many fait-w eather riders
chose no t to participate . close to 300 dedicated
series partici pan ts rema ined to brave the storm
and gain points for the se ries . Weather co nditio ns fo rced the day's races to be sco red with a
single -mo to fo rm at : One moto per class determined the final standing results.
Among the mo st spectacular performances of
th e day w ere t ho se of th e Pe e We e ri de rs'
parents. Spectato rs were not only entertained by
the slippin' and slidin' of the young guppies on the
track but by that of the moms and dads running
to the rescu e of the youngsters, who appeared
to be disappearing into mountains of mud.
W ith two 50cc classes dog -paddling ou t of a
staggered start, Paul Cas ta no pulled the lead in
th e first turn in t he 50 cc (4- 6) cla ss , w hile
Paden King high-dived into the ho leshot of the
50 cc (7-8) po r t ion. Both Cas t a no and King
ste pped up to the throne in first place .
T he 250cc Pro -class divers seemed to have
little tr ouble sw immi ng ou t o f th e sta rting gate .
Ben Riddle , Ryan Sipes and Ryan 5tanesu swam
ahead of th e res t of the school all th e w ay to
the finish line .
5ixty-five -year-o ld local legend Jerry White
of Londo n , Kentucky, held the c r owd's
atte n tion in t he Ove r 45 class . As a Se n io r
Beginner, White finally fulfilled his w ish to race
for the first time at the age of 60 . Des pite two
injuries earty in his career, Whi te returned this
year better than ever to give the younger guys a
r un fo r th e ir money: He ca s he d in o n t hird
KTM teammates Jobie McCay, Justin Walford and Kyle Gibson exit the track
afte r the mudfest that was the 6Scc (7 -9) clas s during round seven of the
Thor United States Mega Series at Daniel Boone MX in Landon, Kentucky.
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