Reynoldsburg, OH (5/12/2010)
- Mushin Racing’s Dallas Tapscott
continued his winning streak in the Schoolboy
Sr. class at round three of the 2010 AMA ATV Motocross
Championships while Chase Snapp grabbed the Pro-am
Production win and Thomas Brown made his first
ever Pro podium appearance.
Birch Creek in Danville, VA was the hosting
facility where the heat and humidity would push
racers to the edge, but Mushin Racing’s
Dallas Tapscott still put on an awesome showing
in the Schoolboy Sr. class as he checked out
on the competition to win both motos and take
the overall. Tapscott led from start to finish
in moto one and moto two, and finished with
a 14 second lead in both motos. Tapscott is
the current points leader in his class with
30 points.
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Thomas
Brown made his first ever podium finish
in 3rd place at Birch Creek
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In the Pro ranks, Thomas Brown claimed his
first-ever National Pro podium. Brown got off
to a solid start and hung on, despite pressure
from Chad Wienen and John Natalie, to finish
in fourth place. Moto two went even better for
Brown as he flew off the line in third place.
Brown held his ground and even led for two laps
at the midway point, but Brown would come under
attack from a very determined Josh Creamer and
would fall back for a third place finish. Brown’s
impressive results earned him the number three
spot on the podium. “I am really stoked
to get a podium finish. I am going to do my
best to get good starts and stay focused so
I can be running up front with the top guys
consistently,” said Brown.
Cody Gibson also returned to the Pro class
for round three in order to salvage points after
getting injured at round one. Gibson got off
to decent starts, but the pain would get the
best of him as he would finish in 17th overall.
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Chase Snapp
secured his second Pro-Am Production
win of the season and placed 2nd in
the Pro-Am Unlimited class as well
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Chase Snapp had a successful weekend, taking
his second Pro-am Production win of the season
giving him a 21 point lead in the championship
race. In moto one, Snapp and Joel Hetrick battled
hard with Snapp placing second after a mistake
allowed Hetrick to take the lead; but in moto
two, Snapp came back to take the moto win and
the overall. Snapp also fared well in the Pro-am
Unlimited class, going 3-2 to take second overall.
“I’m really happy about taking a
win this weekend, so I’m going to be working
really hard over the next couple of weeks to
make sure I win again,” said Snapp.
Also in the Pro-am Production class, Jeffrey
Rastrelli stepped it up a bit to bring home
a fifth and fourth place finish to take a solid
fifth place overall.
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Ashton
Ward placed 2nd in the 50 limited Jr
class at Birch Creek going 4-2 on the
weekend
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In the youth classes, Ashton Ward came on strong
in the 50 Ltd. Jr. class. In moto one Ward would
hold a solid fourth place for the entire moto,
but in moto two, the number 27 was on the gas.
Ward started out in fourth place, but stayed
consistent and was able to make his way into
the number two spot before crossing the finish
line, giving him second overall in his class.
In the 70 CVT class, Spencer Meyer was looking
solid as he kept the hammer down and claimed
3-4 finishes to earn the number three spot on
the 70 CVT podium, while Hunter Harper would
go 4-5 in the Supermini class and claim third
overall as well.
Maci Devenport came on strong in the 90 Auto
Sr. class taking 2-3 finishes and 2nd overall.
Devenport looked as if the podium was in sight
in the 90 Production class as well with a third
place finish in moto one, but in moto two Devenport
was unable to start and ended with17th overall.
David Nevrotski fared well in the Supermini
class, going 3-6 to take 4th overall. Nevrotski
also did well in the 90 Modified class, taking
solid 6-6 finishes for 5th overall.
In the Production A class, Brian Johnson would
take the moto one win, but would have to settle
for the number eight spot in moto two, giving
him sixth overall, while Jamie Jones would take
consistent 7-7 finishes in the Women’s
class for seventh overall.
The next round of the 2010 AMA ATV Motocross
Championships will head to Sunset Ridge in Walnut,
IL on May 15th – 16th where the Mushin
Racing team will be on the throttle as they
shoot for the top of their classes.
