OFF ROAD
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MC WORLD OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES,
ROUND 1 / JANUARY 9-10, 2016
HONOLULU HILLS RACEWAY / TAFT, CALIFORNIA
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Jones, on the OX Motorsports
Honda, had a difficult start and had
to ride through the field before briefly
taking over the lead. After surrender-
ing the lead back to Bell, he held on
to second place throughout the two
hour-long race to secure the second
spot on the podium.
"I got a really terrible start, but
I came through the pack pretty
quickly," said Jones. "I was feeling
some pressure from Blayne and I
was challenging Robby, but I think
I started my charge a little too late.
It's going to be great competition this
year."
Thompson recovered from a crash
late in the race and rebounded to
grab the last spot on the podium, but
he had to fight off Justin Seeds on
the final lap to do it.
"I went down and I ended up back
in fifth," said Thompson. "I just had
to push and I came up third. Justin
Seeds caught me on the last lap;
I told myself to turn it up, and I just
pulled away. This is a huge confi-
dence booster from 2015, and we'll
try to carry this all year."
Rocky Mountain MC/Maxxis'
Justin Seeds spun off the gate and
didn't get a great start. He put on
a charge, though, and eventually
caught Thompson on the final lap.
He had the podium on his mind, but
his hopes for a spot on the box were
dashed when he went down during
that final go-around, but held on to
claim the fourth spot
"The race was gnarly!" said
Justin Jones kept Bell honest
through out the race.
(Below) Jones
held the lead for
a bit but would
ultimately have to
settle for second
place.
