MOTOCROSS
35TH ROCKY MOUNTAIN ATV/MC AMA AMATEUR NATIONAL MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP,
AUGUST 1-6, 2016
LORETTA LYNN RANCH / HURRICANE MILLS, TENNESSEE
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Masterpool family are no strang-
ers to Loretta's but this was his
first title at the ranch.
"It's been a long journey, but
it finally came together," Master-
pool said. "The last moto I had
to ride patient then get a little
aggressive." And that was to get
around Wilson Fleming (Yamaha)
before finishing off the sweep.
Fleming took second overall,
but he got redemption in the
450 B Limited, where he took
scores. Dean Taylor won the
450 C Championship with 6-3-5
results, and Michale Stryker
won the Jr. 25+ title with 6-2-3
scores. Only a few riders swept
their classes.
One of those who did was
Jake Masterpool on the Horton
Racing/Yamalube/bLU cRU
Yamaha YZ450F. In the very
competitive 450 B class, the
rider from Paradise, Texas, went
1-1-1, and he celebrated after-
ward with a smoky burnout on
the podium. Masterpool and the
However, for many of the
racers, the damage was already
done. Those who were unlucky
enough to be scheduled right
after the delays and had to
deal with the extremely muddy
conditions it would certainly ef-
fect their chances for a national
title. For some it worked out
well; for others, not so much.
This explains the wildly all-over-
the-board results in so many
classes. For example, Caleb
Weaver took the 250 C Jr. (12-
16) Limited title with 7-5-5 moto
(Above) Chase Sexton was presented the AMA Horizon Award, which
goes to the A-class rider expected to make the biggest impact in the pro
ranks. (Right) Bradley Taft rivaled Sexton in speed. The Horton Yamaha
rider won the 250 A title and will also move up to the pros at Unadilla on
a CycleTrader.com/Rock River Yamaha.
