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EVENTEi
Thor Unit€d
Stat6s M€ga s€ni€s
Round
l: Muddg Cr€€k Rac€wag
BIOUNWIIIE, TN,
'TTAR.
5
Eor
the second week
in
a
row,
Victory
I
Sports broke
its
all-time
attendance
record when more than 800
participants
showed up to compete in the
openint round
of the lSth annual Thor United States Mega
Series
at 14uddy Creek Raceway
in
Blounwille, Tennessee. The evedt wixi also
deemed
"Dunlop
Day," as all cla5s champions
were awarded a set of Dunlop tires. The
traak was in
its
usual
prime
condition and
groomed
to
p€rfection throuthout the event.
while clear skies and mild temperatures
graced
the weekend's festivitier-
Several
tat$
saw full lineup,s, includin8
four
classes that required two divisions
in
order
to
narrow dle lldd. An a*ooishint 6l entries were
on the ro6ter in ttE Unlimited
qD
dass, while
56 riders took
part
in $e l25cc C class. Forty-
ftree athletes
competed in the l25cc B class,
and
,{4
beginners reSister€d in the I25cc D class.
The
250cc
Pro clas5 held the crowd's
attention as the 20
Sladiators
lin6d up for battle
in moto one. Suzuki'a
.lon
Boruff, Champion
Cycles/KTM-mounted
Zach Osborne, Honda
pilot
Donnie Adams, Suzuki!
Tyler
Bright, and
hometown
hero
Kevin
Walker, aboard a
Yamaha, emerged from the eye of the s!om.
Eoruff manaSed to
pull
off the win
despite
Osbome's relertless
pressure.
But
lhe
top
performan(e
of th€ day came
in
the second moto, as Osborne, Walker ahd
Adams emeBed out of the first tum r€ady to
rumble. Walker spun out on the second
lap
iuit
PHOTO BY SBYAN HICKS
IlAupDY CREEK
RacrwaY
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Acquires the
Advrintoge
after
Boruff ran out of
gas,
which
paved
the
way for Osborne to comfortably
maintain his
unchallen8ed
lead- Followint his disappointing
DNF in moto one. Strzuki's Kevin HoSue
shoved his way through the
pack
and tried
tireleasly to catch
Osborne, but it was apparent
that was not
gojnS
to happen.
with the
Mite
fla8
wavin&
Adams, Bright and Team Green's
Chris Todd fouSht valiantl,
just
behind the
leaders
and
followed
Osborne
and Ho8ue in.
The
overall
podium positions
were awarded to
Osbome
(2- I
),
Adams
(3-3)
and Britht
(4-{).
Adams
quickly
claimed the lead in the llrn
moto of dre Colleteboy
(
I 6-24) class, with Matt
l,lilleli Rfan StarEsu and 30 other ch6llerEe6
in
tow. Shane O'Banion
got
cauSht up in the first-
tum congestion but
rF€ained his cornposure and
moved up from the back of the
pa
