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place finish in the second moto
dropped him to fourth place,
leaving Suratt to claim the big
win aboard his Honda CR250,
followed by Mike Sleeter with a
3-2 for second overall and Jon
Ames with a 2-4 rounding out the
podium in third place.
Another highlight of the
second pro moto was Brandon
Scharer, the young rider piloting
a Honda CR500 to a blistering
third place. But coupled with
his 28th-place finish in the first
moto, it was only good enough
for 15th overall.
A total of 375 entries filled a
number of sportsman classes,
which included age classes
and three divisions for vintage
machines. The annual event ac-
commodates anything cam-less,
as the flier declares: "Any year,
make or model, as long as it's a
two-stroke."
The 50+ Expert class was
rather stacked, with some big
names highlighting the field.
Beta USA's Rodney Smith, five-
time GNCC champion and AMA
Motorcycle Hall of Famer, sailed
to victory with a 1-1 score, best-
ing Husqvarna's Andy Jefferson
who carded a 2-2 for second
place. Pete Murray completed
the 50+ podium with a 3-3.
Other notable winners in-
cluded Billy Jurevich in the 30+
Expert class, 60+ Expert
winner Bob Casper, and
Robbie Wageman who
topped the field in the 125
Pro class. CN
Pro Overall:
1. Ryan Surratt (Hon) 4-1
2. Mike Sleeter (KTM) 3-2
3. Jon Ames (Yam) 2-4
4. Zach Bell (Hon) 1-6
5. Johny Jelderda (TM) 7-5
6. Sean Lipanovich (KTM) 10-7
7. RJ Wageman (Suz) 9-9
8. Jordyn Scalvini (Hon) 13-10
9. Travis Bell (Hon) 6-17
10. Sean Collier (TM) 16-8
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
RON
LAWSON
Zach Bell won the first Pro moto.
RJ Wageman (621) battles with
Johnny Jelderda (275) and Surratt.