IN
THE
WIND
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JASON
THOMAS TAMES
OMA BEAMAN
MONSTER
I
t was a full weekend of racing for Jason
Thomas—and a pretty successful one,
too. The Power Motorsport/ Moose
Racing Husqvarna rider started off his
weekend by winning round three of the
2017 OMA Series in Sedalia, Missouri.
He used the light weight and maneuver-
ability of his 125cc two-stroke Husqvarna
on the wet and muddy racecourse to claim the
win, holding off FMF RPM KTM's Mike Witkowski
at the end.
After the race, Thomas headed to Indiana for
the X-Factor GNCC, where he won the XC3 class.
"We were going to the GNCC, and instead
of sitting there all day in the rain, we decided to
come over here," said Thomas. "Duell Murphy
wanted to ride over and carpool, so I decided
to come over. It turned out good. The track kind
of suited the bike. I got a good start, went in to
the lead and battled with Mikey (Witkowski) there
a little bit, and was able to hold on to the finish
there. It was good."
Adam Bonneur nabbed the final Pro 1 podium
spot, and third overall, aboard his FunMart Cycles
Fly Racing G2 Suzuki RM-Z450.
Mark Heresco (SRT KTM) was fourth overall,
followed by Alex Witkowski (Beta) in fifth.
Slick, muddy, rocky and "rooty" were the words
used by many to describe the old-school OMA
Nationals course laid out by Bill Gusse in the
woods of the Patrick O'Neill property that resulted
in close racing. The margin between Thomas and
Witkowski at the finish line was less than half of a
wheel length after their tight, two-hour battle.
John Gasso
OVERALL
1. Jason Thomas (Hus)
2. Mike Witkowski (KTM)
3. Adam Bonneur (Suz)
4. Mark Heresco (KTM) Pro 2
5. Alex Witkowski (Beta) Pro 2
6. Duell Murphy (KTM) Pro 2
7. Logan Lowrey (Beta) Pro 2
8. Colten Zuidema (KTM) A
9. Steve Leivan (KTM)
10. Cody Bollinger (Yam) Pro 2
Colten Zuidema was the top
A rider in eighth overall.
Jason Thomas had
the throttle on his
Husqvarna 125 pinned
en route to victory at
the Beaman Monster
OMA in Missouri.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JOHN
GASSO
