Cokinos
Cleans Up at
Southwick
J
Day Off-Road returned to
its New England stomping
grounds, August 1-2, for round
six of the Regional AMA Cham
-
pionship series at the Southwick
MX track, where Justin Cokinos
has claimed this track as his
over the years. He showed every
-
one how it's done, finishing the
day with 1-1 in Pro 125 and 1-1
in the Pro AA class.
With a few course changes,
the racing was as good as ever.
The Pro AA class started on the
motocross track with a dead-en
-
gine start, then raced up the first
sweeping hill. Robby Marshall
led the lineup of 25 of the fastest
woods riders into the woods
section of the course. By the end
of lap one, Plaistow Powersports
rider Cokinos was leading the
pack. Cokinos held the lead for
the remaining seven laps, gain
-
ing time on second place and
finishing first, 24 seconds ahead
of Ricky Russell, who started
moto one in 12th and charged to
second by lap five. Thorn Devlin,
who finished third in moto one,
battled with fourth-place finisher
Jiggs Fustini and fifth-place
finisher Robby Marshall.
In moto two, Kyle Hangos
was out front, grabbing the Fox
Racing Holeshot. By the end
of lap one, Cokinos was lead
-
ing, with Marshall five seconds
behind and Russell eight sec-
onds back. Cokinos continued
to pull away from second place
until he crashed in the woods
on lap four. Although Cokinos
made what could have been a
costly mistake, he recovered to
finish the moto in first, leading
all 14 laps across both motos to
secure the Pro AA overall.
Russell finished second in
moto two, and Fustini joined the
battle to finish third.
On the podium stood Cokinos
(1-1) in first overall, Russell (2-2)
in second overall, and Fustini (4-
3) in third overall.
The Pro 125 class, sponsored
WIND
IN THE
P36
Justin Cokinos
dominated the racing
at the J Day Off-Road
round at Southwick.
Photos: Kylie Kulpa/
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