Zuidema seemed on a
mission at this race, and
it did not take long for him
to overtake Crawford in
the woods. "It was a good
time," Zuidema said. "The
track was a lot of fun. I felt
pretty good all day. I didn't
make too many mistakes,
and I felt like I was pushing
all day long."
Third place was a hotly
contested position with
Alex Witkowski (Husqvarna)
putting in a strong perfor-
mance and holding the
position until getting passed
by Colt Converse on the
last lap. Witkowski has been out
of racing for a couple years, but
said he is looking forward to get-
ting back with it this year. "Now I
got my bike, and I'm back to the
starting line."
With a strong last-lap charge,
Converse was able to put his
head down and get his D&W
Cycles Kawasaki past Witkowski
and hold on for third place, round-
ing out the all G2 podium. "I was
stuck in fourth almost all day and
then I got around Alex [Witkowski]
on the last lap," Converse said.
Gavin Minnaert, the only A-
Class rider to make eight laps,
topped the open A class and
finished in ninth place overall
aboard the D&W Cycles KTM
250 XCW. "It was really rough in
some spots, but other than that,
it just tires you out. I just kept
pushing and I ended up with the
win, so I can't complain. I had a
blast. I couldn't have asked for a
better day."
John Gasso
OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Colten Zuidema (KTM)
2. Jayson Crawford (Yam)
3. Colt Converse (Kaw)
4. Alex Witkowski (Hus)
5. TJ Nees (KTM)
6. Lucas Hol (GG)
7. Ben Ward (TM)
8. Bryan Johnson (Kaw)
9. Gavin Minnaert (KTM) A Class
10. Chris Huffman (Kaw)
IN
THE
WIND
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Jayson Crawford and his
YZ250X took second.
A strong last-lap push
landed Colt Converse on the
podium in third place for the
OMA season opener.
