OFF ROAD
AMSOIL GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES
ROUND 1 / MARCH 6, 2016
RODMAN PLANTATION / PALATKA, FLORIDA
P70
as they head to Sparta, Georgia
for the second round of the sea-
son—the Maxxis Cannonball—
that takes place on March 13. CN
OVERALL RESULTS
1. Josh Strang (Hus)
2. Daniel Milner (Yam)
3. Kailub Russell (KTM)
4. Chris Bach (Hon)
5. Ryan Sipes (Hus)
6. Grant Baylor (Yam)
7. Tyler Medaglia (Hus)
8. Jordan Ashburn (KTM)
9. Trevor Bollinger (Hon) 1
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XC2
10. Steward Baylor (KTM)
captured her first victory of the
season in the WXC class, where
she also claimed the overall vic-
tory in the morning race. Marti-
nez opened up a substantial lead
only to crash on the third lap,
which allowed Yamaha's Becca
Sheets to steal the lead. But
Sheets suffered a crash of her
own, which gave the advantage
back to Martinez, who then took
it to the finish. Sheets held on
for second with Brook Cosner
rounding out the podium.
"Kacy finished off strong in what
was a tough race for her," said
KTM Team Manager Anti Kal-
lonen. "We're expecting the
WXC battle to be tighter this year
because the level of competition
has gone up, but we're ready
and Kacy is ready."
Racers have very little break
with Coastal Racing Rockstar
Energy Husqvarna rider Sipes—
who was also forced to recover
from a first-turn crash—rounding
out the top five.
In the XC2 ranks, JCR Hon-
da's newest rider Trevor Bol-
linger made a splash, riding to a
dominant class win and breaking
into the top-10 overall.
"I was able to go out to the
JCR headquarters in California
and test this winter in addition to
coming to Florida," said Bol-
linger. "I never really came south
to train and I really think this was
an advantage."
Bollinger was joined on the
XC2 podium by Beta USA's
Tegan Temple and Sipes' Costal
Racing Husqvarna teammate
Craig DeLong.
FMF KTM rider Kacy Martinez
Ryan Sipes was one of the riders
caught up in the first-turn melee with
Russell. He'd catch back up to fifth.
