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the nearly 400 riders who showed up to race.
The 125cc Expert class lined the gate for moto one, and
when the gate fell, Yamaha-mounted Zack Blackwell made his
way to the (ront, (ollowed by Honda of Houston rider Cory
Green, Suzuki rider Ryan Voit, and Chris Drummond on his
screaming YZ 125 two-stroke. As lap one ended, Green was
putting pressure on Blackwell for the lead, while Drummond
fought to stay with Voit. The battle for the lead went back and
(orth (or the next (ew laps, but when the checkers new, it was
Green in first, followed by Blackwell, Voit and Drummond.
Moto cwo was a different story. The gate dropped. and it
was all Green, as he powered his Reynard-tuned Honda 250F
into turn one and never looked back. With the pack being so
small, Blackwell was able to hang on to second without much o(
a fight, leaving Voit and Drummond to battle for third - a battle
which Drummond would win.
In the 250cc Expert class, Green pointed his red 450 toward
the first turn and just after the gate dropped he found himself in
the lead, with the rest of the pack in hot pursuit. Once out
(ront, and with a clear line of sight ahead, Green did nothing but
push and push until he was way out front and clear o( any
threats behind him. Meanwhile. Drummond and Blackwell were
once again battling, while Voil made up for bad timing on the
gate, running fourth. But when the checkers flew, Voit had
moved to third, behind Blackwell and ahead o( Drummond. The
victory went to Green.
In the final Expert moto o( the day, Voit got 0(( to a great
start, running elbow to elbow with Green into turn one. Green,
however, had other plans, and he gave it more gas and
proceeded to get away clean and ride his own race on a clear
track. Voit, who looked confident and smooth in the final moto,
rode Virtually all alone in second for the entire mota. When the
final checkers flew, it was Green with the win, ahead o( Voit,
Blackwell and Drummond.
Also noteworthy was the two-mota sweep by Ashleigh Hall
in the Women's class. Riding with a collarbone brace, Hall
looked as fast as she normally does out from and in control o(
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Leach (Hon); ... Kurt Patton (Hon); S. Shelby Harger (KTM). SO (4-6): I. Austin
Forkner (Cob); 2. Jamison Farris (KTM); 3. Trevor Jones (KTM); 4. Bm Crawford
(KTM); S. Dylan Metheney (KTM). SO (7-8): I. Chase Marquier (KTM); 2. Tyler
Allen (Lem); 3. Wes Harrell (KTM); ... Cole Dixon (Cob); 5. logan Kustanborter
(Cob). SO OPEN: I. Tyler Allen (Cob); 2. Zeb Edson (KTM); 3. Dalton Howe
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