the lead for a couple of laps about
midday then Gauge blew another
motor, he blew two motors this
weekend. We dropped back to
sixth or seventh, and we fought
back hard and managed to get
within 10 minutes of second but
just couldn't get any closer."
The team's Steve Nicholas
claimed the fastest night lap
award.
Team Suzuki Yamaha of Dal
-
ton with riders Seth Derryberry,
David Greer, Jonathan Greer,
Jimmy Hawkins, Josh Hensley
and Kieth Holtzclaw took fourth
overall with 47 laps followed by
Team Busch Light Banditos, with
riders Christian Burdine, Sammy
Dorris, Travis Hardcastlle, Ben
Lee, Damon Prince and Geoffrey
Sander rounding out the top five
and claiming first expert.
Four-time National Enduro
champion Terry Cunningham
joined Team Active Agers to take
the 45-plus win. The team of Frank
Conn, Jerry Gibson, Nolan Knight,
Mark Lewis, Brian Paschal and
Cunningham finished with 40 laps.
In the Ironman class, Levi Riley
rode 30 laps for his victory. Riley
stopped Matt Brasher's winning
streak, which had been five laps
shy. Brasher won it in 2022 and
2023. In the Ironwoman class,
Madison Allen finished 18 laps
and rode quite a few laps a night
with a flashlight taped to her
handlebars due to lighting issues.
Normally this race is dry, hot
and dusty. Not this year. Rains
came right after the start and
flooded the course. Temps were
in the high 60s and 70s most
of the day. It rained off and on
and turned the course into a
challenge to make a lap. What
started out as a 12-mile course
was chopped down to 6 as the
club members worked tirelessly
throughout the day and night
to reroute problem areas. It did
manage to dry out some, and a
three-mile section was added
back in the early hours. It is defi
-
nitely one of the most challeng-
ing events for racers and club
members alike.
Kenneth King
OVERALL (Top 3)
1: Carolina XC: Andy Carlson, Lee
Hallman, Chase Hayes, Zack Hayes,
Justin Snipes
2: Worn/FMF/Elite: Caleb Hines, Wyatt
Marshall, Jacob Patterson, Daniel
Spurgeon, Carter Trice, Connor Trice
3: Ibex Pro Elite: Andrew Clark, Evan
Earl, Gauge Key, Steve Nicholas III,
Aidan Pogson, Colby Yarbrough
WIND
IN THE
P46
Former AMA National
Enduro Champion Terry
Cunningham was a part
of the 45-Plus class
winning team.
Levi Riley won the Ironman class.
