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RACE REPORT
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VET TRAINING Kirk Layfield, N.D. M.S. EMT-P
Recently, on one of my riding excursions, a fellow vet rider came over to my truck and said, ”How do you ride so long without getting tired? You are not even breathing hard.” I said, “Thank you”, and went into a series of questions on his training and some things he may want to consider to improve his conditioning. I also realized that I focus most of my articles on the young guys. So this month is dedicated to old guys, like me, who are out there laying down laps trying to have a good time, get in better shape, improve race performance, or whatever your goal may be. This column will illustrate several things that could make improving conditioning seem like a full-time job. It is a big commitment, but can be worked into your daily schedule with a good attitude and work ethic. The conditioning components that need to be addressed for Vet riders include body weight, nutrition and hydration, strength and endurance, flexibility and recovery, body position on the bike and seat time. Let’s start with the rider’s body weight. Most vet riders tend to be a little overweight. Getting your body weight down to a reasonable weight can make a tremendous difference on how you feel, increase your energy level and improve the overall function of your body. In general, this will yield results both on and off the track. The more body weight we carry, the harder our cardiovascular system has to work and the more damage we place on tendons, ligaments and joints. The inflammation created in said areas will zap your energy, increase your oxygen consumption levels and leave you tired and sore. Step two in the process includes creating a sound nutrition program that not only controls your weight, but creates energy while you are training, riding or performing activities of daily living. The food we put into our bodies is much like the gas we run in our race bikes. If you put 87 octane gas in a high performance bike it is going to run very poorly. However, if we give it what it needs, maybe 100 or 110 octane race gas, we get a screaming beast that will pull your arms out of the sockets. Nutrition is very much a science and takes a qualified professional to figure out exactly what will work best for each rider; the days of one-size-fits-all program are long gone. In general, a good diet consists of egg whites, lean meats, fruits and vegetables, limited grains and sweets with lots…and I mean lots…of water to hydrate. To narrow down a personal diet plan for each rider takes about 12 weeks, and that’s where the science part comes in. Third in our vet rider makeover is strength and endurance. It’s time to hit the gym and get ready for the beach season here in Florida, or the track in this case. There are a lot of misconceptions on how to weight train for motocross. Believe me, as an Exercise Physiologist, I have tried almost every one in order to find out what works and what does not work. Again, similar to nutri-
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tion, we have to find out exactly what is right for each rider if we want to perform at an optimum level. Generally speaking, a weight training program that includes training all body parts 3 times per week, on alternate days, with 3 sets of 10-15 reps per body part will suffice the weekend warrior. If you want to compete at a national level, it will take a qualified professional to lay out a more detailed sports specific program to help you reach your goals. The fourth thing we vet riders have to get a grip on is flexibility. I cannot express to you in words how much difference this can make in your riding in terms of body position and the ability to let the bike do the work. Along with your 3 day per week weight training program, you will need to stretch after each session with the weights. Yes, I know you are so pumped you can’t stand it that I suggested a flexibility program. As much as it may seem as exciting as watching grass grow, the benefits of stretching far out weigh the few minutes you will need to put into it. In addition to a full body stretch that usually only takes 10-15 minutes, you should have at least a monthly massage session lasting 60 minutes. Now you’re excited right? A monthly massage will help increase flexibility, and provide increased blood flow and circulation while improving the transport of oxygenated blood system wide. Number 5 in our quest to revive our younger riding days requires a style check and move to re-position ourselves on the bike. The majority of the time I watch vet riders, they are in the wrong position on the bike, riding super stiff and working way harder than they need to. I find myself guilty of this from time to time, and being able to identify the problem is the key to solving the problem. The problem is usually a combination of several things including body weight, conditioning, flexibility, being too tall and/or riding ability. Every single one of these components (except being too tall) can be addressed and improved if you desire. All the steps mentioned so far in this feature will help improve vet rider confidence and ability on the bike, as well as our last item – seat time. Finally in our venture we come to the point where I talk about riding. If you want to become a better conditioned rider you must spend time on the bike training. Think of everything else I have mentioned so far as a supplement to your riding. In order to go fast on a motocross bike for a long period of time you must ride, ride and ride some more. If you get your weight under control, provide your body with the proper nutrition, improve your strength, endurance and flexibility, this will allow your body the opportunity to be in a better position on the bike, use less energy and increase your seat time. The results can be very gratifying. While it may seem like a lot of work, you will have more fun on ride days and improve your health for everything else we do in life. That’s it for this month! If I can be of assistance in your training program, please let me know. All of the components mentioned in this article are part of my rider training programs. I take a very personal approach to training each athlete with a program that is very unique because of my education and experience. Please visit www.innovationtrainingsystems.com for all you fitness and nutrition needs.
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FLMX: The Hampshire name in Motocross is known as a family of MX racers. Starting with the Dad Ricky, he was one of the top FL local Pros for years. RJ Hampshire was racing before he even knew how to tie his shoes! RJ when did you start riding and racing? RJ I started racing around the age of 3 or 4. Then started racing soon after. FLMX: Do you remember your Dad racing at all? What type of stories do you know of or heard about of his riding? RJ Honestly I didn’t even know he raced! Just kidding. I don’t remember him racing really besides the times he went to Loretta’s in the vet classes or just did a couple local races years ago. I was way too young to remember him back in his “prime”. The stories keep getting better and better each time I hear them. All I hear about is how he was a mad man on a dirt bike, was not scared to get whiskey and just hold it pinned! Then I get to hear stories from him about how he would be going upside down with his whips. But that’s from him. I know I got him beat now with the whips. FLMX: Let’s get some basics RJ. How old are you, where do you live, what grade are you in and how big is your family? RJ I am 17 years old, from Hudson Florida. I’m in 11th grade, I do virtual school. I actually just finished my last class before I started writing this. My family Is massive. If you asked me to count how many family members I had, I couldn’t do it. FLMX: Your sisters both races also, you are the baby. How was it growing up knowing your sisters were faster than you? RJ Having two older sisters, is I guess better then having two younger ones. Both of them were really fast. Marisa was the one that went pro and everything, Sara went the other way and did her sports. But when my sister was pro, I honestly didn’t really think anything of motocross. I just went out and had fun and didn’t care about a thing. If you would have told me that this is where I would be 6 years down the road I probably would have laughed at you. So them being faster then me never bothered me. FLMX: You have always been a great rider, but when you got on 85’s you really started to improve. What do you think happened? RJ I wouldn’t even say I started to improve on 85’s, it wasn’t till the 250 and 125 when I started to improve. The thing that really sparked me was back in 2009. I crashed real bad at Dade City and ended up getting air lifted out. I spent almost a month in the hospital. Giving up on motocross did not cross my mind once, instead I was laying there In bed, barely breathing, couldn’t move, thinking about ways to better myself and do something in the sport of motocross. I ended up crushing my right kidney and lacerating my liver. Internal injuries are nothing to mess around with. Ever since then my whole outlook on motocross has changed. FLMX: These past 2 years you have improved so much, especially the last 6 months. How did you keep getting better? What’s the secret? RJ My drive to be the best I can be is what keeps my improvement going. I knew if I didn’t start doing something in this sport it would soon be gone for me. I’m not a person to cut edges, I always work hard and put all I have into it. That’s another big thing that keeps me progressing forward. All I got to say to the kids reading this is never give up on what you want in life, no matter how bad the struggle is. FLMX: You started getting some great help before and after Mini O’s. Describe the past 6 months from Mini O’s through all the Spring Nationals. RJ Yeah right before Mini O’s Kevin Keen at carportempire.com started to help me out. He has gotta be one of the nicest guys I have ever met. He only
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met me maybe twice, and immediately started helping me out. He told me as soon as I met him, that I have a future in this sport, all I need is support. So he came in and helped me out huge!! I was on fresh equipment coming into Mini O’s, all of my stuff was stock but I just ran it anyways. I ended up getting a championship there. Then after that Kevin continued to help me out and a bunch more sponsors jumped on board. Immediately things started clicking. Kevin was gonna send me out to a couple different training facilities, but I’m not to big of a fan of those so I gave Timmy Ferry a call. I asked him if he would be interested in pretty much a full time training program for me. He was kind of unsure about it at first because of his schedule with Trey, and his family. But then a couple days passed and I got a call back from him saying he wants to do it and he has another rider from Tennessee that wants to come train too. I was so pumped. I started training at Timmy’s in January with Marvin Staser and it has just been the best time of my life. Marvin and I clicked immediately and now we are best friends. I see the kid more as a brother now. We are always pushing each other whether we are out on road bike rides, on the track, or playing intense games of ping pong. Going into the spring nationals not knowing where I was at in the A and Pro sport classes was Pretty nerve racking. I lined up on the gate at the first national in Alabama knowing that I have done everything I possibly could have done. No one expected anything out of me, and that’s how I wanted it to be. I like to be under the radar. Having Keith Oelerich there working as my mechanic helped out a lot too. I shocked a lot of people and went out and won a couple motos, got a bunch of seconds, and thirds and was just feeling amazing. I kept that momentum going and headed down to Daytona amateur supercross and ended up winning a couple championships. We weren’t even sure if we were gonna head out to Texas to do the 2 nationals out there but we figured since I was doing good we might as well go mix it up. Kevin and Harold at Atlantic powder coating helped me get out there and ended up winning a couple more championships. I couldn’t have done all this with out there support. It was a great learning experience and it was a good way to get the industry talking. Words can not explain those 3 and a half weeks. Ill be thinking about it now and be like “wow that really happened” or like “dang did I really just pass that kid”. The best one is, “I didn’t even know they knew who I was”. FLMX: You have now put your name on the map. Your being trained by Timmy Ferry and have great support. Can you talk about your recent trips to the Northeast? RJ Eric Grondahl started training at Timmy’s with us after the spring Nationals, and we became pretty close. His dad mike was impressed with how I have been riding and invited me to come up to New Hampshire with Eric to ride some. They had me a new bike up there with just some factory connection suspension on it. There whole family is super nice people and they treated me like one of there own. We got to go around and ride different tracks all around the New England area which was huge for me to ride the elevation change and different dirt. The first time I stayed for a week and got to meet the people at Factory Connection and they ended up liking me a lot. I flew home for a few days and trained back at Timmy’s. Then Mike and Ziggy ended up flying me back up with Eric to do some more riding and some suspension testing to get me dialed in before the regionals. I had so much fun up there, getting to drive some sick cars, staying on the beach, and getting to ride a bunch of different tracks. I couldn’t thank the whole Grondahl family enough and everyone at Factory Connection. They have both been helping me out so much. FLMX: What has it been like these past few months winning Nationals? Did you think it would happen this quick? RJ It has changed my life so much. People that I was just looking up to
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a few months ago, I am beating now. It’s crazy how fast everything happened. After the Mini O’s championship I thought it would end, you know I get a couple new sponsors then it would be over. But then it just kept going and getting a lot better, before you know it I am training with Timmy Ferry, winning pro nationals, getting huge sponsors, and now the whole industry is talking about me. My parents have always done everything for me and literally have given everything they had. So I feel like I owe all this to them. All the struggles we went through are finally coming to an end. There was only a couple people that always said I was gonna be fast and believed in me, one being Zack Freeberg. Even back when I was goon he would tell me that when my time came everyone was in trouble. That always meant a lot to me. FLMX: What’s the plan for the remainder of 2013? RJ The plans for the remainder of 2013 is to sign with the New York, Yankees and play MLB. Just kidding! The plans for the remainder of 2013 is to for sure race Lorretta’s and win championships, then what ever happens after that is really up in the air. Right now I have some huge things getting worked out, so as long as those go good, it’s what ever they say. I do feel like my amateur career can be built up a lot higher before I go into the pro ranks, so I see myself racing a few more amateur races after Lorretta’s. I really want to race that ALL STAR race out at the Monster Cup, I think that would be an awesome experience. FLMX: What goals do you have for 2014?
RJ My goals are to win championships still being an amateur. Then when
I make the jump to pros I would like to be on the podium, mix it up some and just be consistent. I look at all the rookies now and they struggle with consistency, I don’t want to be one of those guys. This is just the beginning for me, I know I still have a lot more in me and I also know I am still far away from making it in this sport.
FLMX: What else do you like to do besides ride MX? How’s the baseball dream your Dad has for you? RJ Yeah that baseball dream my dad had for me came to an end. Once I started virtual school in January and left my high school, it was close to impossible to find time to still play baseball being that I was training with Timmy and traveling a lot. I think that was the hardest thing for my dad. He did not like to see me give up baseball because I could have had a future in that if I applied myself to it like I do for motocross, but I just never really enjoyed it as much as I did motocross. He finally understood where I was coming from, and I think now he sees that my decision has paid off. Other than that I love playing any type of sport. Ping pong is my game, I think I can have a promising career in that if motocross doesn’t work out. I also love to rip zumas around the Ferry farm and hit some gnarly jumps. Other then that I like to just hangout with my family. Now that I have grown up a lot faster then the average teenager, I see life differently. Like now I love doing those little things that people thought were dumb back in high school. FLMX: RJ, who would you like to thank?
RJ First off the man above for everything he has blessed me with, and
keeping me safe. My mom and dad. The whole family. Carportempire.com. Atlantic powder coating. Grondahl family. Timmy and Evie Ferry for everything they have done for me. My mechanic Keith Oelerich. TLR motors. Alias. FMF. Oakley. Factory Connection. Btospors.com. H&R powersports. Stellar graphics. Street King. Rad mx. Just everyone that has helped me get to where I am today couldn’t thank you guys enough.
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CARPORT EMPIRE RACE REPORT
CARPORT EMPIRE.COM CONTIGENCY CUP MX OF MARION COUNTY REDDICK, FL 04.28.13
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The guys at CarportEmpire.com came up with an incredible idea to help out all of the MX riders a families. Instead of putting money into a big race team, they decided to get to the roots of our sport, the amateurs! With the help of the Blackburns at MX of Marion County and FLmx a date was set and the first CarportEmpire.com Contingency Cup was set! $30,000 was put up in Contingency to go directly to riders on a card. All approved from the AMA no rider would lose their Amateur status because it was paid out in contingency. Riders from all over the Southeast traveled to Reddick to see what all the hype was about and try to get their hands at the contingency up for grabs! 2 riders really had phenomenal a weekend, with the race being a 3 moto format over 2 days it allowed everyone plenty of time for racing and to make up for any bad motos. RJ Hampshire, who is personally sponsored by CarportEmpire.com would win 3 out of the 4 A and Pro classes. He possibly could have had the 4th also if his bike didn’t give up on him one moto. In the 250 A class Hampshire would do battle with the Xtreme Powersports rider of Michael Picone and Michael Ashe. Hampshire would go 1-1-1 followed by Picones 2-2-2. Ashe went 5-6-3 to capture the 3rd spot overall. In the 450 A class Hampshire took to win with a 1-1-1 tally over Picones 2-3-2. Heath Harrison finished up 3rd on his BPM Honda 450 going 3-2-3. In his final overall win, this time in the 450 Pro class, Hampshire won all three motos again over Picone and Harrison. In the only lost on the weekend Hampshire went 1-DNF-1, but it wasn’t Picone who took the win, because he went 2-1-DNF. Jerry Kopoian would go 3-2-3 to take the overall on his Yamaha. Michael Ashe would finish up second with a 5-3-2 score and Brandon Slane was
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RESULTS 80cc (9-11)
1) Elliott Queen 2) Bryce Clark 3) Taylor Snow
85cc (12-15)
1) Jordan Bailey 2) Darby Harrison 3) Logan Boye
PLUS 25
1) Augie Lieber 2) Matt Johnson 3) Dennis Bourque
Collegeboy (16-24) 1) Zachary Burnettt 2) Nicholas Ferrell 3) Wilfredo Guzman
250 A
1) RJ Hampshire 2) Michael Picone 3) Michael Ashe
50cc OPEN (4-9)
1) Kyle Smith 2) Aspen Boothby 3) Braeden Kenan
250 ALL (NO A)
1) Zachary Burnett 2) Bryson Taylor 3) Tommy Maxey
Supermini (12-15) 1) Mitchell Harrison 2) Jordan Bailey 3) Hannah Hodges
250 A PRO SPORT 1) Jerry Kopoian 2) Michael Ashe 3) Brandon Slane
450 B
1) Zachary Burnett 2) Bryson Taylor 3) Sean Sattanno
CARPORT EMPIRE RACE REPORT 3rd with a 4-6-4 score. The rider who was really impressive over the weekend was the Memphis, Tennessee resident Zachary Bishop Burnett. Burnett won 5 overalls on the weekend! By winning 10 out of 15 motos and then more top 3 rides he was able to secure every title he rode for. He would win the Collegeboy 16-24, 250 All, 450 B, 250 B and 450 All classes! His biggest rival was that of Bryson Taylor on his #21 KTM. Taylor and Burnett would battle in many of the classes, winning a few motos, but never able to take a title away from him. Bryce Mauldin won two overalls, capturing both of the C classes. In the 250 C class Mauldin beat out Garrett Black and Dylan Evans. In the 450 C class it was Mauldin over Dylan Evans and Devin Landry.
50cc (4-6)
65cc (7-9)
50cc (7-8)
65cc (10-11)
Looking into the 85cc classes, Jordan Bailey put with WMR KTM to the top step in the 85cc 12-15 class over Imoto Suzukis Darby Harrison and Logan Boye. Bailey also won the JR Mini 9-13 class over Elliott Queen and Bryce Clark. Bailey also finished up 2nd overall in the Supermini class, but it was Mitchell Harrison taking the overall in that class, Hannah Hodges was 3rd. Elliott Queen won the 9-11 class over Bryce Clark and Taylor Snow. Bryce Clark did win the 65cc 10-11 class over Gage Gongas and Trent Hagy. The 65 7-9 class was won by Ayden Shive with Nolen Huston and Aspen Boothby rounding out the podium.
450 C
1) Bryce Mauldin 2) Dylan Evans 3) Devin Landry
Vet OPEN
PLUS 35
PLUS 45
450 A
Women’s OPEN
250 B
Youth (12-16)
65cc OPEN (7-11)
85cc JR MINI (9-13)
250 C
450 PRO SPORTS
250 D
Schoolboy (14-16)
Sharp Moto/Kawasaki rider Augie Lieber was the fastest Vet rider on the weekend. Augie cleaned up in the Plus 25 and Vet Open class. Matt Johnson, also on his Sharp Moto/Kawasaki was 2nd in both classes and Dennis Bourque was 3rd on his Honda. Dennis Bourque did come back in the Plus 35 class to take the win over Keith Oelerich and James Nagy. Nagy was the big winner in the Plus 45 class. In the end it was a great weekend and hopefully these great Contingency Cup races will continue and it will pack out every class!
1) Moon Gerrits 2) Tyler Willis 3) Reed Harrison 1) Kyle Smith 2) Braeden Kenan 3) Aspen Boothby
1) Dennis Bourque 2) Keith Oelerich 3) James Nagy 1) RJ Hampshire 2) Michael Picones 3) Heath Harrison 1) Zachary Burnett 2) Bryson Taylor 3) Drake Evans 1) Bryce Clark 2) Gage Gongas 3) Ayden Shive
1) Bryce Mauldin 2) Garrett Black 3) Dylan Evans 1) Carl Balkarran
450 D
1) Justin Pendleton 2) Jason Gens 3) Cody Bryson
450 ALL (NO A)
1) Zachary Burnett 2) Byrson Taylor 3) Sean Sattanno
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1) Ayden Shive 2) Nolen Huston 3) Aspen Boothby 1) Bryce Clark 2) Gage Gongas 3) Trent Hagy 1) Augie Lieber 2) Matt Johnson 3) Dennis Bourque 1) James Nagy 2) Keith Oelerich 3) Robert Nagy 1) Christina Older 2) Hannah Hodges 3) Katryna Solley 1) Tommy Maxey 2) Tristan Lane 3) Jonathan Baker 1) Jordan Bailey 2) Elliott Queen 3) Bryce Clark
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The Florida MX Series came home for Round 4. Race Promoter Dean Dyess also runs Thundercross, the track was incredibly rough, which real MX is all about! The man of the day was Dennis Bourque! Dennis, from near by Palm Bay, likes the rough sand and it shows that he has Thundercross dialed! Bourque took his #73 Honda to 3 overall wins on the day and a runner up finish in the 450 A class. In the Plus 25 class he won both motos over Dustin Jensen and Brook Thorpe. He then took the win in the Plus 40 class over Chris Fasnacht and Mike Mezie. Finally on his 125, he whooped up on the young kids by winning the 125 2 Stroke class, this time beating out Kyle Tomlinson and Austin Rich. He tried to win a 4th class but was beat out by Raimundo Trasolini in the 450 A class. Trasolini also won the Youth 16-24 class. Tristan Lane was riding extremely well on his Kawasaki, as the Deland rider would win the 250 B class and Youth 12-15. In the Youth class it was SIX12/Kissimmee Motorsports rider of Austin Winslow in 2nd and Kyle Tomlinson in 3rd. In the B class Lane took the win over Hunter Davis and Winslow. Gabriel Guzman was a 2 time winner, taking home the 250 C and 450 C classes. SIX12/TMFG rider Jordan Renfro took 2 overalls, winning the 50cc 4-6 and 65 Beg classes. Jacquel Gonzalez was the big winner in the 50cc 7-9 and 50cc Open class. Gage Gongas also took two overalls, this time in the 65cc 10-11 and the 65cc Open. Some other notables were Mike Bragg winning over Michael Patton in the Plus 35 class. Patton came back to win the Plus 30C class. Katryna Solley was the faster Women rider beating out Andrea Barnett. Brook Thorpe won the Plus 30 over Mike Bragg. The fastest mini rider was Chase Fasnacht, he won the Supermini division over Parry Warren and Billy Baker.
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RESULTS 65cc (10-11)
1) Gage Gongas 2) Jack Kinney 3) Aden Karpiuk
65cc (6-9)
1) Cody Russell 2) Cyrus Klein 3) Jacquel Gonzalez
PLUS 25
1) Dennis Bourque 2) Dustin Jensen 3) Brook Thorpe
PLUS 35
1) Mike Bragg 2) Michael Patton 3) Billy Huskins
Youth (12-15)
1) Tristan Lane 2) Austin Winslow 3) Kyle Tomlinson
Youth (16-24)
1) Raimundo Trasolini 2) Hunter Davis 3) Sydhar Laroche
Women (12 & UP) 1) Katryna Solley 2) Andrea Barnett 3) Devon Brady
PLUS 30
1) Brook Thorpe 2) Mike Bragg 3) Jacquel Gonzalez
PLUS 40 C
1) Johathan Getz 2) Raymond Burr 3) Jim Curtis
PLUS 30 C
1) Michael Patton 2) Steven Hendrickson
THUNDERCROSS MX RACE REPORT 85cc BEG
50cc (4-6)
450 BEG
150 4 STROKE ONLY
50cc (7-9)
250 B
50cc OIL
250 BEG
Supermini
50cc OPEN (4-9)
PLUS 45
PLUS 40
125 2 STROKE
PLUS 50
250 2 STROKE
85cc (9-11)
Girls (9-15)
85cc (12-14)
85cc JR MINI (9-13)
250 C
65 BEG
450 B
65 OPEN (6-11)
450 A
450 C
1) Joe Keesee 2) Sebastian Huerta 3) Carson Koch 1) Brady Garrison
1) Austin Flusche
1) Jacquel Gonzalez 2) Chase Patton 3) James Cliser 1) Dennis Bourque 2) Chris Fasnacht 3) Mike Mezie 1) Harvey Sorenson 2) Dean Dyess 3) Gery Vandervliet 1) Kyle Heinkel 2) Daniel Mccullon 3) Jhamir Scott 1) Cole Williams 2) Dennis Mullen 3) Dalton Metzler 1) Gabriel Guzman 2) Rider Lynch 3) Austin Binner 1) Sydhar Laroche 2) Austin Pare 3) Dylan Peak 1) Raimundo Trasolini 2) Dennis Bourque 3) Dustin Jensen
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1) Jordan Renfro 2) Zane Spires 3) Tyler Mollet 1) Jacquel Gonzalez 2) Chase Patton 3) Ivan Aldama 1) Trevor Penix 2) Trey Sirianni 3) Johnny Janiak 1) Johathan Getz 2) Joe Seminara 3) Harbey Sorenson 1) Dennis Bourque 2) Kyle Tomlinson 3) Austin Rich 1) Jay Maffia 2) Kyle Darby 3) Paul Lindstrom 1) Taylor Smith 2) Aura Schmelyun
1) Jogan Boye 2) Cole Williams 3) Luke Feagley
1) Jordan Renfro 2) Ken Ragin
1) Gage Gongas 2) Jack Kinney 3) Cody Russell 1) Gabriel Guzman 2) Renzo Medveseig 3) Nick Howell
1) Tracy Thorn 2) Ryan Renfro
1) Tristan Lane 2) Hunter Davis 3) Austin Winslow 1) Chase Fasnacht 2) Perry Warren 3) Billy Baker
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THUNDER VALLEY RACE REPORT
LUCAS OIL PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 2 Thunder Valley NatIONAL LAKEWOOD, CO
TOMAC STORMS BACK
AT THUNDER VALLEY NATIONAL SIX12 RaceTech Race Report
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MX is back! Hangtown kicked off Round 1 in Califronia, and it was two of the recent SX Champions showing that they did not have a Vegas SX Hangover. Ryan Villopoto destroyed the pack by winning by over 20 seconds each moto over Dungey and Stewart. Ken Roczen captured his first ever MX overall by winning both moto’s coming through the pack to take the round 1 win on his KTM, showing up at round 2 with the Red Plate. Thunder Valley is still a new venue, but one of the best of the series now. With great viewing areas, level graveled pits, close to the airport and a very cool track. The 450’s were off first as Justin Barcia came across the line first on his Muscle Milk Honda followed by his teammate Trey Canard. Dungey and RV were close behind as Barcia was putting in his best ride of the year, by leading almost half the moto. Dungey was able to make the pass on Barcia and RV wasn’t going to allow him to pull a gap as he struck quickly on Barcia and then closed the gap on Dungey. RV’s intensity is amazing right now as it seems like he has another level than everyone as he put it on, getting around Dungey and yanking another large lead all the way to the finish. Barcia would finish 3rd, Canard 4th and Clement Desalle 5th. James Stewart had a run in with Weimer on lap 1 when Weimer fell in front of him, causing the two to come from the back of the field. Stewart was only able to come back to 15th. Moto 2 was yet again another holeshot by Justin Barcia! Canard was 2nd again and then it was Alessi, RV, Dungey and Stewart. This time RV didn’t wait long as he barreled through the pack and took over
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THUNDER VALLEY RACE REPORT 2nd quickly and set his sights after Barcia. On lap 5 both RV and Dungey made the pass on Barcia, then RV started to pull away once again! This time Stewart was up in the top 5 and picked off Canard and Barcia throughout the race to finish up 3rd, but he was still off the pace of RV and Dungey, especially at the beginning of the races. In moto 1 of the 250 class it was GEICO Hondas Zach Osborne grabbing the MotorcycleSuperstore.com Holeshot award, but would quickly be passed by Ken Roczen. Tomac was in third, but passed his teammate quickly and would try to stay with Roczen but he was already pulling away. Around half way, Tomac was down 6 seconds to Roczen but you could tell the Colorado Native was acclimated to the climate and elevation. He started to reel him in until the last lap he was all over the German and trying to make the pass! Roczen was riding great and Tomac would slide out with just a few turns to go, allowing Roczen to win moto 1. One of the best rides would come from the Star Yamaha rider of Cooper Webb. He would come through the pack, passing a lot of big name riders to finish 3rd and capture his first podium. Defending champ Blake Baggett struggled and finished in 9th. Moto 2 of the 250’s would see Jeremy Martin pull the holeshot on his Star Yamaha followed by Osbourne, Tomac and Roczen. Down a left hand hill and sweeper Martin would go from 1st to 4th as all 3 would get by. Osbourne held the lead until his teammate Tomac wasted no time and got around him, Roczen was next moving into 2nd. Roczen was pushing it hard to hang onto Tomac but started to make costly mistakes. Tomac was dialed in for this moto and was gone! Roczen would slow down and get heavy pressure from Zach Osbourne. Osbourne kept the pressure on and would make the pass on the last lap! Tomac captured his first moto win and also overall of the year. Roczen was 2nd overall and Osbourne 3rd. Roczen would hold onto the points lead going into Round 3 at Muddy Creek.
RESULTS 450 OVERALL
1) Ryan Villopoto 1-1 Kawasaki 2) Ryan Dungey 2-2 KTM 3) Justin Barcia 3-4 Honda 4) Trey Canard 4-5 Honda 5) Mike Alessi 6-6 Suzuki 6) Clement Desalle 5-7 Suzuki 7) James Stewart 15-3 Suzuki 8) Tyla Rattray 7-10 Kawasaki 9) Kevin Strijbos 10-8 Suzuki 10) Dean Wilson 11-9 Kawasaki 11) Malcolm Stewart 9-11 Honda 12) Josh Grant 8-18 Yamaha 13) Weston Peick 13-14 Suzuki 14) Jake Weimer 16-12 Kawasaki 15) Broc Tickle 14-15 Suzuki 16) Ryan Sipes 19-13 Suzuki 17) Phil Nicoletti 12-27 Yamaha 18) Andrew Short 18-16 KTM 19) Derek Anderson 17-22 Kawasaki 20) Fredrik Noren 26-17 Suzuki Â
250 OVERALL
1) Eli Tomac 2-1 Honda 2) Ken Roczen 1-3 KTM 3) Zach Osborne 6-2 Honda 4) Marvin Musquin 4-4 KTM 5) Blake Baggett 9-5 Kawasaki 6) Jeremy Martin 8-6 Yamaha 7) Martin Davalos 7-10 Kawasaki 8) Jason Anderson 5-12 Suzuki 9) Cooper Webb 3-17 Yamaha 10) Justin Bogle 13-7 Honda 11) Blake Wharton 14-8 Suzuki 12) Justin Hill 11-13 Kawasaki 13) Nico Izzi 11-13 Suzuki 14) Cole Seely 10-14 Honda 15) Dillan Epstein 15-15 Kawasaki 16) Kyle Cunningham 38-9 Yamaha 17) Jackson Richardson 18-16 Honda 18) Lance Vincent 17-18 KTM 19) Joseph Savatgy 16-35 KTM 20) Jacob Baumert 19-19 Kawasaki
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FROM THE FENCE
A huge turnout to remember two Moto friends - Nice job Dean!
DUSTIN LAYING IT DOWN AT THUNDERCROSS
GET READY,BOYS!
Carport Empire was throwing out some cash!!
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Thundercross had a nice showing for the Florida Series
THE MX FAMILY HAS ALWAYS REACHED OUT TO THOSE IN NEED
IS THAT THE BEACH OVER THERE?
PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN
RJ CONTINUES HIS WINNING WAYS
Cool shot of the mechanics area before the race at Thunder Valley
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COME GET SOME MIKE MASON
JEREMY “TWITCH” STENBERG
NATE ADAMS
RICKY CARMICHAEL
ADAM JONES
CAREY HART
BROC TICKLE
TIM FERRY
JOSH HILL
105 AMA OUTDOOR NATIONAL WINS 10 AMA OUTDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 64 SX WINS 7 SX CHAMPIONSHIPS 5 MX DES NATIONS WINS 33 X-GAMES MEDALS
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