OFF ROAD
ROUND 3/MARCH 1, 2015
CANYON MX/LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA
P110
early on for the third spot
between Ramirez, Zack Gurley
and Coy, with the trio swapping
positions back and forth, which
made for some exciting racing
action early on. Unfortunately,
they all ran into issues approach-
ing the midway point of the race,
with all three dropping out of the
race. The brutal heat got the
best of Ramirez, and a clutch
failure ended the day for Coy.
This opened the door for Zip-
Ty Racing's Blayne Thompson to
claim his second straight podium
finish. Thompson got off to a
near last-place start and went
down twice early in the race, but
once he got into a rhythm, he
was able to start pushing his way
up through the pack and claim
the final spot on the podium.
"It feels great getting two
podium finishes in a row, I didn't
think I was going to do that as a
rookie" said Thompson.
John Burr Cycle's Justin
Seeds was back in action hav-
ing skipped the previous round.
Seeds ran a solid race and
challenged Thompson late in
the race. "It was gnarly," Seeds
said. "I'm glad that they groomed
the track a little bit because I
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MC WORLD OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES,
(Right) Dalton Shirey took top
honors in the Pro 2 division.
(Below) Blayne Thompson
survived the heat and rough
conditions and was rewarded a
spot on the Pro-class podium.
