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Cycle News 2015 Issue 11 March 17

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PRESENTED BY MAXXIS, AN AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP VOL. 52 ISSUE 11 MARCH 17, 2015 P111 the early lead. She had pulled a sizeable gap before she got stuck in a mud hole and lost a couple minutes getting out. She was as far back as sixth place and over two minutes down after that incident, but she continued to press forward. With one lap remaining, Martinez had caught the top three and began to pres- sure for each podium position. In the last mile of the course she made the pass for the lead and went on to take the win by 11 seconds. This marks Martinez's second consecutive win for the season. "I rode like a beginner at the start of the race and crashed a bunch," said Martinez. "I eventu- ally told myself to remember how to ride and then I started picking off people and actually making progress. This win was hard season at round one, Moto- Tech/KTM's Trevor Bollinger landed atop the podium with a third place XC2 finish and ninth overall at round two. Bollinger maintained a steady pace, keep- ing himself inside the top five all afternoon. Davis holds a four-point lead over Thomas in the XC2 Pro Lites Championship standings as the series heads to North Caro- lina in two weeks for the FMF Steele Creek GNCC. Lojaks Cycle Sales/Yamaha/ DP Brakes-backed Ryan Lojak captured the $100 Hot Cams XC2 Pro Lites Holeshot Award and the early lead in the class. Lojak, however, had troubles later on and ultimately finished 17th in the XC2 class. Pennsylvania's Mark Heresco put in a hard fought performance to capture the $125 American Kargo Top Amateur Award with 22nd overall and a big victory in the 250 A class. In the WXC class, Kacy Marti- nez pulled the holeshot and took (Left) Thad DuVall put in a hard charge on the last lap that got him on the XC1 podium. (Above) Jason Thomas out-dueled Nick Davis for the XC2-class win.

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