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Racetown Grand Prix Rocefown 3 95 Motorcycle Pork Borowski Boys Best at Racetown 395 Grand Prix BY ROCKY HASH ADElANTO, CA, MAY 30 \ A fl th a large turnout of riders and a super- Y Y fun track , the inaugural Grand Prix race Todd Bloxham won the B5 Junior class and finished second in the Schoolboy and 85cc Open classes at round two of the Arkansas/Oklahoma Triple Crown Series at Ascot Park in Dora, Oklahoma. Arkansas/Oklahoma Triple Crown Series Round 2: Ascot Park MX Bloxham Blows 'em Awayl BY CHUCK BALL DORA, OK, MAY 30 \ A /hen rainstorms swe pt through the area V Y earl ie r in t he day, track person nel had their hands full as they rushed to get the track pre pared for t he se cond rou nd of th e Arkansas/Oklahoma Triple Crown Series. As the trac tors pulled off the track, it was still a tad muddy, but a far cry from the muck it had bee n ear lier. The tr ack was in great shape co me mota time, and everyone was ready for actlonl In the co mbined 85c c Seni o r and junio r contest , V Wilson got things rolling with a .j. good start . Before the complet ion of the first lap of t he night , Junior rider Todd Bloxham made his move on Wilson and dec ided to tum up the wick. Jonathan Hutchins and Tyler Bean moved into third and fourth , res pectively, and t ried to match t he torrid pace se t by you ng Bloxham . Try as they might , t hough, It was Bloxham 's mo to : He won by a co mfortable margin over the fast field of riders. Wh en t he gat e d ro pp ed for moto two, Blo xham to o k t he po int posit ion and le d Hutchins, Wilson and Bl ke God in through the a first corner and immediately estab lished a very fast pace. The batt le on the track was for third, as Cody White came up to challenge God in and W ilso n fo r t he po sitio n. Shortly, howeve r, Wh it e slid o ut In a corner and e ffe ctive ly handed the pos ition to God in. Meanwhile, up front, it was all Bloxham, as he checked out and crossed t he checkers w ith plenty of room to spare ahead of Hutchins, Wilson and God in. The School boy class got off to a splendid start, as Honda 12Scc rider Dalton Hill led the pack into the first corner, followed by CR2S0Fmo unted jac o b Russell and the n Blo xha m, aboard his RM8S. Hill, o ut front and free of tr afftc , was able t o put som e re al estate betwe e n himse lf and the rest of t he pac k. Though Bloxham made his way past Russell, there was too much ground to make up on Hill , who wo uld win the mota . Blo xham came home in the runner-up po sitio n, ahe ad o f Co o pe r Harvin, Russelland Adam Harvin. 70 When the second moto got under way, Hill again go t ou t fro nt , ahead o f Bloxham , th e Harvin brothe rs and Russel l. Thi s ti me . Bloxham stayed as close to Hillas he could. Hill used the longer legs of his 125 to get a much be tter ride t hrough th e whoo p se cti o n, but Bloxham continually caught him on the track 's back section. When the white flag came ou t, the spectators all got to their feet, expect ing to see a fight to t he finis h. T hey w eren ' t disappo inted , as Hill just bare ly maintained his lead ahead of Bloxham as they circulated the track. With two corn ers left, Bloxham went for a daredevil pass on the inside, but Hill shut the doo r on the smaller, younger rider and took the mota win. Bloxham wen t o n to finish se co nd in the 85cc O pen class. run at Racetown 39S Motorcycle Park was a big success. The event featured a 7-mile course that mixed the mo tocross portions of the facility with long loop s out into the open desert. The t rack w as pr epped to pe rfect io n, and since event promo ter Scott Haydis had the foresight to cut wate r-truck pat hs right alongside th e e ntir e le ngt h o f t he d e se rt se ctio ns , the y remained dust-free all day. Half-mile-Iong sections of deep whoops led directly into lengthy sect ions of fifth-gear, wide-open sand was hes, which then came to an abrupt halt before funneling riders back onto the motocross port ions of the course . Needless to say, each lap of the 4S-minute races was a challenge for all the competitors, and the finisher pins they received at t he end commemorated their accomplishments. Mike Borowski and his son jordan came out to take care of business. Mike topped the Vet No vice race , w hile jordan followed in pop 's footsteps by besti ng the SScc Novice con test. Jordan didn't have an easy time of it in his race, as he had to charge hard t he w ho le way to overcome a poor start before prevailing at the end w ith a stellar effort. O ne of t he larges t classes on the day was the 100-200cc Beginner class, and when t he chec ke re d flag event ually ca me out, it was Travis Woo ds w ho saw it first, taking a welldeserved win. Matt hew Gamboa led early on and kept Woods honest the whole race fo r a stro ng runner-up finish, while joh n Ford filled out the top three slots with a solid ride . Ricard o Barbosa made sho rt wo rk o f the Senior Novice ranks as he score d an impressive wt re -ro -wtr e victory. Yamah a r ider Mark Brou illette too k seco nd place after a race-long batt le w it h third -pl ace finishe r Le o nar d Kirshner, aboard his LK Perfor mance/Carole's Auto Repair-backed Honda CR250. Paul Neilson was the best of a large group of Vet Beginner competitors , taking the win after leading every lap of the race . David Sulls rolled in second. w ith third -place finisher Char les Lombard in tow. Andrew Lee sho w ed the pack of 2S0cc Beginner racers the fast way around the course, as he too k the win over another large field of competitors . Aaron McQ uary and RandyWilms swapped the runne r-up position back and forth many times over the course of the long race , and whe n all was said and done, McQuary held off Wilms by a few bikelengths for the secondplace honors. The next Grand Prix event at Racetown will be held on July 17. RESULTS 50 : I. Konnon Zinkefoose (Suz); 2. Jaycee Leon (Hon). 65 BEG: I. Matt Asc.encto (Suz); 2. Kyle Zinkefoose (Suz). 65 NOV: I. Da nie l Cortine s (Suz) . 85 BEG: I. Cunis Clennon (Yam 2. Dillion Nelson (Han); 3. Benjamin Stern ); (Ya m) . 85 NOV: I . Jord an Borowski (Yam); 2. Dusty 5eKlenId1xHy (Hon); 2. Brian Mueck (Hon). 201 ·250 AH : I. O~ Obregon (Han ). WMN : I. Dawn Rogers (Y am). VET ]0 + BEG: I. Paul Neilson (Hon); 2. David SuUs (Yam) ; 3. C ha rles Lo mba rd (KTM). VET ]0 + NOV: I. Mike Borowski (Han); 2. Jim McKenzie (Hon); 3. Rocky Hash (KTM). VET ] 0 + AM: I. Alain Lerne r (Ha n); 2. Scott Marlow (Han) ; 3. Kelly Ge lhaus (Suz). SR 40 + BEG: I. H..-do Doanno (Hon); 2. H:uldv>e< (Hon). S/ 5 R 50-6&. I. Ray Coacs(Yam 2. Omd ); Moore (Han). TEAM RAC E: I. Beau Bradbury/ Matthew GamboaIOusty Seidenkranu (Han) ; 2. JoM Brouillette/Mark Brou illette (Han ); 3. Cody Brou illettel)ake Skirvin(Hon). RESULTS Oklahoma State Championship Series Round 7: Ponca City MX Park P/W OIL . IN j, I. Noah Wollyan! (y",,). P/W BEG: I. Kyle Dasse (KTH ); 2. Waylon Vernon (KTM). 50 (4-6): I. B.ayden J"'dan (KTM). 50 (1 .9), I. C base Waltera (Cob); 2. Hahn-da On da Top Tre y Boshe rs (Hus); 1. Wesley Mizell (KT M); 4. Michae l Dasso (KTM); 5. Britt e n Geary (KTM). P/W OPEN : I. Britt en Geary (KTH ). 65 BEG : I. Ale>< Puttkame< (Suz); 2. De ....n Mitchell ( Ka w) ; 1 . Jo n Par ks ( KT M); 1 . Daniel Puttbme' (5oz ); 5. Colby Skelton (5oz). 65 (/HI ): I. J""""Y Williams (Kaw); 2. Scott Moore (Kaw); 1. Chase Walters (Co b); 4. Mar k White Jr. (Kaw). 65 (9.11 ): I. Cody lee (KTM). 6S OPEN: I. Cody Lee (KTH) ; 2. Jon Pari<> (KTH ). B5 BEG : I. Kyle Berry (Hon); 2. CalebBallew (1Uw); 3. '''''' VtCkery (Han ); 1 . Chase Barnett (Kaw). 85 JR (7 .11 ): I. Todd Bloxham (5uz): 2. Tyler Bean (Suz): 3. Kyle Westerdale (Suz); 4. Colby (Hon). 8S SR (12.16) : I. Jonathan Hutchins (Suz) ; 2. VJ. Wi lson (Han) ; 3. Blake Godin (KTH); 1. Daryl Otavlano (y",,); 5. Cody Whole (K.w). 85 OPEN , I. VJ. Wilson (Ha n); 2. Todd Blo xham (Suz); 1. Jonathan Hutchins (Suz); 1 . Blake God in (KTM); 5. C hase Barne tt (Kaw) . 125 BEG : I. Matt Da rnite r (Ya m); 2 . Co rey Puttkamer (Suz); 1. Clayton Wor m ingt on (Ha n); 4 . D.J. .....,""" (y",,); 5. Hichael Ashe< (y",,). 125 NOV k I. Chad Moreton (KTM). 125 NOV B: I. Dalton Hill (Han ): 2. Chad Honey (KTH ); 3. Rkky H cReynolds (KTH ); 4 . Bobby Fe rg uson {Yam S. Cooper Harvin (KTM). 150 BEG: I. ); David Le nne (Hon ); 2. Eric Wilson (Han ); 3. Mar k Hoffa (Hon); 4 . KeMeth Lee (K.w). 250 NOV k I. Lee Eastridge (Hon). 250 NOV B: I. TyIe

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