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ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #9 - Red Bud MX
Buchanan, Michigan
July 28, 2012
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AMA ATV Motocross -
Round 9 - Red Bud - Amateur Race Report
Walsh Race Craft's Cody
Gibson Wins, Casey Martin & Tyler Hamrick
Podium
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AMA Pro ATV Motocross
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Buchanan, MI (8/2/2012) –The
historical RedBud MX facility would play host to
round nine of the AMA ATV Motocross series and the
racing action would be as intense as ever! The buzz
around the pits had everyone wondering if the rough
track conditions might allow someone to run down
Cody Gibson and steal his thunder in the highly
coveted Pro Am production class. Gibson has already
locked up the championship points battle but bragging
rights were still up for grabs. Even Gibson himself
could tell he was a marked man at this track and
stated he wasn't as comfortable in rough conditions
as he is on a more hard packed and run in track.
The loose soil and deep ruts could prove to be Gibson's
most challenging round of competition thus far.
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#75
Casey Martin grabbed Moto 1 Holeshot but
#40 Cody Gibson was able to make the pass.
Martin battled with Gibson back-and-fourth
for the lead. It was Gibson who had the
lead at the finishline to win Moto 1 |
Moto ones gate drop had everyone racing for the
first turn as Casey martin grabbed the holeshot
followed closely by Gibson. Martin knew he had a
great opportunity and was seizing every advantage
he could as the pair started to separate from the
rest of the field. Gibson made the pass and over
took the lead however Martin wasn't backing off
and kept pressure on the leader. Martin capitalized
on a mistake made by Gibson and found himself out
front with Gibson stuck tight to his grab bar until
Martin himself would suffer from a slight miscue
allowing Gibson to take back the lead. The checkers
would fly with Gibson taking the moto one win, followed
by Martin and Kyle Fix.
The down time in between moto's was once again
filled with chatter relating to Gibson being vulnerable.
Gibson was sure he could fend off Martin as long
as he could get a good start with the track offering
few good places to make up ground. Martin was
looking ahead at moto two as well, discussing
how he knew he could take Gibson here and it would
come down to the start and who could hold the
pace before fatigue set in. For Nick Moser, the
chance to get upfront was cut short due to a flat
tire as he joined several riders who had mechanical
issues in the first moto taking even further pressure
off the front runners.
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Fasst
Co.'s #40 Cody Gibson grabbed the Holeshot
in Moto 2 |
Moto two fired off the gate however this time
it was Gibson with the holeshot and the lead as
the field of racers flew out of sight and dropped
into the bottom section of the track. Kyle Fix
was hanging close to Gibson as Martin shored up
the third place position as the laps started racking
up. The battle for second began to be the race
to watch as Martin started closing in on Fix.
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