Paige, Bitz-Hay Put the Classic
in CTR Peoria Classic
T
he inaugural Peoria Classic was set
to host rounds seven and eight of the
2025 Mission Foods CTR Flat Track Series;
however, Mother Nature had other plans,
shortening the event to a one-day show.
However, Friday's racing lived up to the
event title, and fans were treated to a clas-
sic at Peoria Speedway.
A Google search shows the dis-
tance from Rohnert Park, California, to
Queensland, Australia, to be over 7000
miles, but the racing between Californian
Ryder Bitz-Hay and Australian Bodie Paige
was about as close as it could be over the
weekend. Both riders were never separated
by more than seven-tenths of a second in
their three clashes, but the closest was in
WIND
IN THE
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(Above) Bodie Paige (65) held off
Ryder Bitz-Hay (14) for the 450
Amateur win. Cody Kent (97) came
home third.
PHOTOS: LACY JO PHOTOS
Lucy Heaton-New (14)
leads Jackson Joiner (26) by
two points in the Supermini
class following Peoria.
