July 18, 2010

 

Another "Great Day for Motocross" at Fly MX Park!!!

 

We had several new riders at the track and several that we just haven't seen for awhile! Sydney Sams and Ashton Wasmer both made appearances, coming from the Cross Country scene at Rick Sams' Mid-Ohio Valley Hare Scramble Series. It was good to see them back, hopefully they will get another break from their series and visit again soon. Good luck to them in their current series!

 

Nathan Stevens (Pro Rider) made a great "come from behind" charge to take the overall lead in the Quad Am and Pro combo class today. Wiatt Blake had a good ride in the second moto today to get the overall win and maintain a series lead by a slim margin over his brother Travis. However, in the first moto there was a great battle between the Blake brothers that came down to the last turn. In fact, neither Travis nor Wiatt made around the last turn, Wiatt tried to make a last second pass and the two got tangled up and both flipped their Quads. Taylor Bowers was right there to capitalize and got the first moto win!

 

It was good to see the Hewetson brothers at the track today, Craig looked as though he never missed a race out there today. Craig's girlfriend is not doing so well and he has been spending extra time with her, so he hasn't had much time for racing this season. Our best wishes go out to her!! Craig came away with a very convincing win in the 250cc B class. Also, James came in second in the 250cc School Boy class.

 

Steven Glendenning was a "DOUBLE WINNER" today, he won the 250cc School Boy and the 250cc C classes!! He is our current Points Leader in both classes!! I see a couple Series Championships in his future!! One thing I have to mention about the 250cc School Boy class is how close every race really is, the regular riders in this class (Steven, Chase Brown, Tyler Norris, James Hewetson, Michael Perdue, to name a few) are never separated by any breathing room, one mistake by any rider, and they lose a spot. The competition is evenly matched and enjoyable to watch!

 

 Cole Smith was also a "DOUBLE WINNER" today! He got very convincing wins in the 65cc and the Mini-Senior classes!! Cole has really improved in the last season and a half!! In fact, I would say he is covering the big sweeper after the finish line as fast (if not faster) then most all of the big bikes on the track. It's hard to believe he is only 11 years old riding a mini racer. You can tell he has really worked hard! He completely disappeared from the pack in both races today!!

 

Once again Vince Boggs got the "Hole-Shot" in both motos of the D class. He just can't quite hold onto the lead for the win. But he is improving with each race. Maybe "Big Guys MX School" is in his future!! Eric Carpenter is edging closer every race to the points lead in this class. In fact once everyone hits their 13 races, I expect to see a "leader change". I can see a Championship coming Eric's way this season!!

 

Jacob Visnic pretty well blew away the competition in the Quad 50cc class today, he got the "Hole Shot" and checked out!! Nice ride Jacob!!

 

I think Ricky Crosby was eating his "Wheaties" this morning before the race, not only did he make a comeback from last-to-first in the Quad Junior class, he proceeded to leave the pack behind for good win!!

 

The Open A / Open B class combo is becoming a crowd favorite, Billy Burton and Cody Longwell had a good battle until Cody lost his seat. Those frame rails have to be hard on the butt!! Billy closes the gap of the class points lead to within 4 points with the win today. Dustin Lamp got the Open B win and in the process hung right in there with Cody for a good portion of the moto. I am betting he picked up some good lines today!!

 

 Braxton Brown got the win in the 50cc (4-6) Race Bike class and Tate Elliot destroyed a rear wheel on his KTM, Tate Elliot got the win in the (4-6) Trail Bike Class, and Jakob Hupp came away with the win in the 50cc (7-8) race Bike Class!! Great rides to all of you!!

 

Chris Layman has been "holding his own" exceptionally well in the Open C Class lately. This may not sound like a ringing endorsement, but you have to remember Chris is really a 40+ rider (that really doesn't look his age) racing with a bunch of 18-20 year olds and typically coming in second or third in most races!! I tend to forget he is 40+ because of his riding ability and stamina!

 

Well, that is about it for this race, sorry this is a little late, but we are in a shutdown at work and I haven't had much time. Hope to see everyone at the next race on August 1st!!