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AMA ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #3 - Budds Creek
Mechanicsville, MD
May 5 , 2012
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AMA ATV Motocross -
Budds Creek - Amateur Race Report
Walsh Race Craft's Cody
Gibson Wins, Nick Moser & Cody Suggs Podium
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AMA Pro ATV Motocross
Round 3 - Budds Creek |
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Mechanicsville,
MD
(5/9/2012) – The legendary
Budds Creek Motocross facility would host round
three of the AMA ATV Motocross Championship Series,
and it would be the stage from which Cody Gibson
once again swept both Pro Am Production motos. Gibson
riding aboard his Walsh Racecraft backed Suzuki
LTR 450 has managed to secure wins in all three
rounds thus far and intends on keeping the winning
alive all season.
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Pro-Am Production class had 20 entries making
the holeshot interesting |
Gibson would rocket off the gate as the wide
open run to turn one mixed with the soft sandy
soil had him hard on the brakes as moto one was
turned loose. Gibson would run out of track and
connect hard with Dalton Millican as the pair
battled for the holeshot. After a quick recovery,
Gibson would claim the lead and push hard to put
distance between himself and the raging pack of
racers behind him. With clean track ahead of him,
Gibson would put in another dominating ride as
he took the checkered flag ending the first moto.
Casey Martin would score second in the first
moto after a solid effort on a very rough track.
The condition of the track was more a factor at
this round as the competition closed up and the
action was intense. Nick Moser would be ripping
the Budds Creek course apart as he tore into the
Pro Am Production class ranks and had his best
ride of the year thus far. Moser came across the
finish line to claim third in the first moto.
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Walsh
Race Craft's Cody Gibson went 1-1 to take
the Overall Win |
Moto two had Gibson upfront once again with Martin
giving chase until his engine had issues which
forced him out of the race. The rider on the move
was Nick Moser as he powered his way through the
pack and found himself solidly in second place.
William Lloyd would have an impressive rider this
round as he claimed third in moto two. The podium
was set with Gibson, Moser and Cody Suggs rising
to the podium after the roost settled.
"I am pumped to be up here on the podium
again, everyone said it would be hard for me to
do well on a rough track and I wanted to prove
a point today,” Gibson exclaimed from the
podium.
With 6 moto wins in three rounds, Gibson has
the points lead and the pressure of dominating
this field of extremely talented racers gracing
the Pro Am Production class. With Casey Martin
having shown he is ready to battle and sans any
mechanical issues, Gibson will be facing stiff
competition as the season rolls on. The real threat
may indeed come from Nick Moser who put in an
incredible two motos of racing and looks fully
capable of running for a podium position thanks
to his increased training and new Honda 450R.
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Pro-Am
Production ATV Motocross Podium (left
to right)
Nick
Moser (2nd),
Cody Gibson (1st),
Cody
Suggs (2nd)
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The Amateur racing was jam packed the entire
weekend as the natural terrain layout of Budds
Creek kept throwing curve balls to many who were
not prepared for such a brutal track. The elevation
changes, high humidity and naturally occurring
obstacles on the track changed with each moto.
Those who could adapt and get their set up close
would celebrate great finishes as the classes
continuously powered off the gate.
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