VOL. 53 ISSUE 42 OCTOBER 25, 2016 P25
O'Hara on the Intents Racing Ya-
maha rounding out the top five.
Stump's 5-4 finish was enough
to secure third in the champion-
ship, making the season an RSR
KTM sweep.
Veteran Larry Pegram gave
the kids a run for their money in
his first race back in AMA Super-
moto in over 10 years. The RSR
KTM rider got both holeshots
and led for more than half of the
second main before McAllister
and Hoffman slipped through.
Ultimately, Pegram went down
trying to fight off Narbonne
and retired from the race. The
long time road racer was quite
at home on the asphalt part of
the track, but got bit by the dirt
section on the first lap of the first
main. Pegram was able to get
back on track and make up for
lost time to finish ninth.
In the Pro Lites class, it looked
like rookie Christian Payne was
going to run away with his first
Pro Lites win until a mechanical
ended the LMR Racing Husqvar-
na rider's hopes for glory. Those
honors went to Tri-County
Powersports Husqvarna's Nicky
Reimer instead, the defending
Pro Lites Champion's first win of
2016.
Unfortunately for Reimer, it
was not enough to keep the
number-one plate. Although he
and his rival Josh Jackson tied
on points, the Lean Six Sigma
Husqvarna rider won the tie-
breaker with more race wins.
"I feel like I have a thousand
pounds off my back," Jackson
said. "I wasn't ever planning on it
being this close. I ran into some
ups and downs over the last few
rounds, and coming into the final
round, I just did what I had to do
today. I managed the race from
second place. Nicky [Reimer]
came up behind me right off
the start and I just let him go. I
wasn't going to get tied up in a
battle. I knew where I needed to
be, and I figured if I just stayed
behind him he had to think about
me instead of me thinking about
him behind me. So I just man-
aged it from there."
Right behind Jackson was
teammate McLean, who was
pulling double duty in both the
Pro Open and Pro Lites classes.
Cameron Welsh was able to
recover from an early mistake
that left him on the ground in the
dirt section, going from last to
crossing the line fourth on the
Welsh Racing Yamaha. Welsh's
recovery allowed him to keep
third-place in the points. Com-
pleting the top five was PDR
Racing's Dawson Schieffer.
In the Amateur National class,
series-points leader Malcolm
Barker was also able to clinch
his first championship. CN
PRO OPEN MAIN ONE:
1. Gage McAllister (KTM)
2. Dustin Hoffman (KTM)
3. Shane Narbonne (Hon)
PRO OPEN MAIN TWO:
1. Gage McAllister (KTM)
2. Dustin Hoffman (KTM)
3. Shane Narbonne (Hon)
PRO LITES:
1. Nicky Reimer (Hus)
2. Joshua McLean (Hus)
3. Cameron Welsh (Yam)
AMATEUR:
1. Sean Ungvarsky (KTM)
2. Malcolm Barker (Hon)
3. Chris Smith (KTM)
Nicky Reimer
claimed the Pro
Lites title for the
first time.
