Day In The Dirt South Strikes
T
he Red Bull Day In The Dirt
Down South at the Dade City
MX is known as the fastest party
on two wheels, on and off the
track, and this year's get-together,
March 10-12, was no different.
The weekend started with open
practice on Friday morning and
included the Pro Red Bull athlete
session. The Reunion Race was
first and brought out riders who
had spent time on old and still ex
-
isting tracks in Florida. The Pink
Flamingo Dash for Glory Pit Bike
race concluded the day of racing.
Saturday's races started with
the Vintage GP followed by the
2-Stroke And Still Smoking Race.
The 2-Stroke GP was one of the
most participated-in races of the
day, and the team races were
also very popular.
Luke Renzland won the Ex-
pert/Pro 29-Under GP, followed
by local pro Ayden Shive. Carson
Brown rounded out the podium
with a third.
The Old Switcheroo Team GP
race, where team members may
share a bike or ride their own as
they swap a wristband in the transi-
tion area each lap until the check-
ers, was up next. Tyler Bereman
won for the Wrecking Crew team
for Red Bull athletes, and Kody Ren-
zland won the team Expert/Pro GP.
The Bossa Nova GP Team
race is where three members of a
team are on the track at the same
time and are scored Motocross
des Nation style, with the low-
est combined score winning the
race. Josh Grant took the overall
win, while Tyler Medaglia came in
second and Jess Pettis third.
Chance Hymas and Dylan
Wright, who train at the Dog
Pound right down the street at
Jett Lawrence's compound, went
9-10. They both admitted they just
wanted to come out and experi
-
ence the race and took it easy.
The last race of the day was
the Pro/Am GP where Jess
Pettis won the 450cc Pro class,
and Camille Chapeliere won the
250cc Expert/Pro race.
WIND
IN THE
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Tyler Medaglia capped off the
Day In The Dirt Down South
with the win in the Coup de
Grace race.
PHOTOS: ROB KOY
