IN
THE
WIND
P38
GOERKE GETS ANOTHER SLIM VICTORY
T
he AMSOIL AMA Aren-
across, featuring Ricky Car-
michael's Road to Supercross,
made its eighth stop of the
season in Council Bluffs, Iowa
at the Mid-America Center. The
racing was closer than ever, with
a three-way tiebreaker needed
at the end of the night. After the
last checkered flag flew, it was
Team Babbitt's Monster Energy
Kawasaki rider Matt Goerke who
stood atop the podium, as his
3-1 finish bested second-place
finisher Gavin Faith (2-2) and
Kyle Regal in third (1-3).
In the first main event, Regal
grabbed the holeshot aboard his
TiLUBE TUF Racing Husqvarna
with Babbitt's Kawasaki riders
Chris Blose and Jacob Hayes
in tow. Hayes was looking for a
repeat win but saw his efforts
crumble after a crash on the
second lap dropped him all the
way to the back of the field.
That allowed Blose to move
into second and Faith to move
into third aboard his TiLUBE
Husqvarna. Gared Steinke sat
in fourth place early in the race,
but Goerke eventually bested
him to take fourth.
Regal opened up a gap on
the field, and as Blose attempt-
ed to give chase, he went down
in the whoops, allowing Faith
to inherit second, and Goerke,
third.
In the second main event,
it was ThermoTec Yamaha's
Bobby Kiniry with the holeshot,
barely ahead of Hayes and
Goerke. In an effort to redeem
himself, Hayes made a run for
the lead, but he went down as
he and Kiniry made contact.
Once again, Hayes dropped all
the way to the back of the field.
Although Kiniry managed to stay
upright, the incident also caused
Babbitt's
Monster Energy
Kawasaki's Matt
Goerke cele-
brates his fourth
main event win
of the season.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JOSH
RUD
/
SHIFTONE
PHOTOGRAPHY
