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track down the younger Pros . W ith sho rt lap times , it was not meant to be . Shawn did sweep bo th mo tos on t he way to his first -ever Vet· class win. Shawn was aske d how an "o ld guy" like him got it done. "Hey, be nice!" he re sponded. "With a kid that races and work ing full-ti me t hro ugh th e week, this w hole racing thi ng isn't easy like it used to be . We had a great time ton ight, and I' m happy I ca me down. I w o n a class and Michael won a class. This is great! " RESULT S Local Pro Shawn Wright recently turned 30 and decided to try his luck in the Over 30 Ex pe rt class at round seven of the Sa turda y Night YZ Thunder Se ries at Ascot MX Park. He won both motos in con vincing fa shion. Boshe rs rou nded ou t the top five. In moto tw o, Boshers rocketed into the lead abo ar d his screaming H us qvarna, ahead o f Mizell, Higgins and the re st of t he pack. Not want ing t o waste time , H iggins quickly moved to t he fron t a nd too k over the poin t posi t ion . W r ight made his way forward int o second . Higgins turned it up a notch to try to stay ahead . The tw o again pulled a huge lead over the field, but it only lasted a lap. Higgins and Wright w er e both now hucking the big double in the center of the track , until Higgins too k a nasty spill upo n landing. As Wright took over the lead . the race was his. A few pare nt s r ushed t o att e nd to Higgins, but he eventually rode out his last lap; it w as evide nt he had really w anted that w in. As Higgins crossed t he c heckers. he received a standing ovat ion (rom the spectato rs. Higgins redee med his evening by winning the Pee Wee Open as well as the overall in the 65cc (6-8) class after trad ing moto wins with Wright. In the Over 30 Expe rt class, local Pro Shawn Wr ight , Michael's fat he r, s howed up to see what it ' s like to finally race w it h the e lder states me n. Gating 20 se co nds behind the O pen Pro class, the old -timers got away clean , with Shaw n in the lead and Mike McCutcheon and Aaron Mayhugh fo llow ing. Shawn quickly pulled away aboard his Honda 450 and began try ing to P/W INJ: I. Beau Cross (Hon); 2. Brayden Culley (Yam). P/W BEG: I. Cade Hudak (KTM); 2. Kyle Dasso (KTM); 3. Way/on Vernon (KTM); .... Gran t Com bs (Hon); S. Dakot a Palmer (Hon). P/W (4-6): I. Punky Davison (KTM). P/W ( 7· 9) : I. Michael Wright (Po l); 2. Trey Boshe rs (Hus); 3. Landon Post (KTM); "'. Wesley Mizell(KTM); S. Grant Higgins (Cob ). P/W O PEN: I. Grant Higgins (Co b); 2. Cade Hudak (KTM); l . Landon Post (KTM); .... Punky Davison (KTM); 5. Dakota Palmer (Ha n). 65 BEG: I. Cole Younger (Kaw); 2. Atex Putt kamer (Suz); l . De vn Mitc he ll (Kaw); 4. Craig Brannan (KTM); 5. Trey Boshers (Hus). 65 (6-8 ): I. Gran t Higgins (Co b) ; 2. Michae l Wr ight (Suz); l . Scott Mo o re (Kaw); 4. Nicholas Mayhugh (!