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Cycle News 2015 Issue 18 May 5

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VOL. 52 ISSUE 18 MAY 5, 2015 P41 he got around me in the rocks, and then I caught up to him in the motocross section. I led for another maybe 20 minutes and then Colton got by me here toward the end and I came away with second." Behind them, the battle for third was nearly as intense as Ryan Reina duked it out with Justin Seeds. Reina, who has been steadily gaining momentum throughout the season, proved to be the quicker rider in the end, placing his FMF/John Burr Cycles Kawasaki on the Pro podium. "It took me a while to get back into riding shape after taking the last three years off but now that I'm back, I'm more confi- dent now," Reina said. "During the race I got a horrible start. I bogged real bad and got buried in the pack. I ended up going down on the first lap, as well. I had to work my way back up again and had a good battle with Justin [Seeds]. We were swap- ping back and forth. I knew it was going to come down to who had great lines. Even though I did a few nac-nacs through the turns, I ended up pulling it out, so it was good." Podium regular Blayne Thompson was forced to use his throwaway at round five after suffering a broken arm, but the Husqvarna rider now has four months to return to fighting shape as the series heads into its summer break. In the Pro II class, 3 Brothers Racing KTM's Nick Stover took top honors, followed by Mitch Anderson and Rowan Trefz. The Women's class saw a cameo by four-time WMX champion and 2-time X Games gold medalist Ashley Fiolek. In her first race since 2012, Fiolek raced a Husqvarna TC 125 in the Women's Expert class. She was a little outgunned on the fast sandy course by the big 450 of Britney Gallegos, but she rode to a strong second-place finish as she and Gallegos turned blister- ingly fast laps on the eight-mile course. The staff of MSR—title spon- sor of the Big 6 GP Series—ral- lied for the Shamrocks GP, mak- ing a big showing with entries in several classes, including Paul Perebijnos who took the Vet Heavyweight Expert win. After a string of podium fin- ishes this season, Jerry Black finally got his first win in the Magnum Heavyweight Expert class. Sunday's Senior race saw a bit of drama as Paul Krause and Richard Pratt squared off for the lead. The battle ended quickly when Krause had a high- speed get-off in one of the many fast sweeping turns. Krause went down hard face first and knocked himself out, but was fortunately walking and talking before he left the event. Jean Turner Title sponsor MSR brought out a full roster of riders, including Paul Perebijnos who claimed the Vet Heavyweight win. Eric Yorba made a strong return to Big 6 racing in Primm, but had to settle for second in the WCGP feature.

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