Toth Tops Lake Sugar Tree J Day Off-Road
J
Day Off-Road spent Mother's
Day weekend at Lake Sugar
Tree for the fourth round of its
regional series, presented by Red
Line Oil. From dusty grass-track
sections and creek crossings to
a beautifully rutted clay layout,
the course featured every kind
of terrain imaginable. Split-lane
sections kept riders guessing all
day, but Josh Toth knew exactly
where he needed to be to secure
the Pro AA overall victory.
Moto one kicked off with
Justin Cokinos grabbing the
Fox Racing holeshot aboard his
Plaistow Powersports machine,
leading the field early. Cokinos
controlled the pace through
the opening laps before Toth
charged into the lead on lap four,
making multiple quick passes
to take over the top spot. From
there, Toth pulled away and
finished moto one with a 13-sec
-
ond gap over Canadian rider
Tyler Medaglia.
Angus Riordan mounted an
impressive charge, climbing
from seventh to finish third in
the moto, taking second overall.
Jiggs Fustini rebounded from an
early incident with Cokinos and
kept the pressure on throughout
the race to finish third. Medaglia
crossed the line in fourth, while
Ricky Russell rounded out the
top five.
Moto two brought an entirely
new challenge, with the Kurt
Caselli Section becoming one of
the day's biggest talking points.
Riders could either launch over
the creek or risk getting hung up
while climbing the bank. Fustini
was the first to fully commit to
the massive creek gap, instantly
gaining six to seven seconds on
the riders behind him. Once out
front, he put his head down and
charged to his first Pro AA moto
win of the season, crossing
the finish line just two seconds
ahead of Riordan.
While Fustini made the creek
jump look effortless, the riders
behind him knew they had to
follow if they wanted to stay in
contention. As Riordan joked on
the podium, "I was hoping he'd
stop jumping it so I didn't have
to, but if I wanted to stay up
front, I had to."
WIND
IN THE
P60
Justin Cokinos (1) grabs the
first-moto holeshot at the J Day
Off-Road round at Lake Sugar
Tree.
PHOTOS: KYLIE KULPA
