Fowler put forth a valiant effort to finish
forty-seconds behind Bithell for the third
and final podium position.
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Walker Fowler finished third overall
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"It was a fun day, I got some valuable
points and I'm able to get up on the podium
and thank everybody that needs it," Fowler
said. "We started off the year on a good
note and I couldn't be happier about that."
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Chris Bithell is all smiles after a second place finish
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DWT Racing's Jarrod McClure began just inside
the top ten but the Pennsylvania native moved
his way through the pack early on. Although
he wasn't within striking distance of the
podium battle, McClure put in a solid ride
to finish fourth in XC1 and fifth overall
for the day. Another notable performance came
from Ohio's Josh Merritt, who claimed a fifth
place finish in his XC1 debut.
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Cole Richardson took his first-ever XC2 victory at Round 1
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In his XC2 Pro Am debut, N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha's
newest addition, Cole Richardson, put forth
an impressive performance at the season opener.
While it was New Jersey's Randy Hamilton who
claimed the All Balls Racing XC2 Holeshot,
Richardson took over the early lead and never
looked back. Richardson led all five laps
of the XC2 competition, while landing a fourth
place overall finish for the day.
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Racing XC2 Pro-Am ATV Podium (left to
right)
Fred Marley (2nd), Cole Richardson (1st),
AJ Koontz (3rd) |
Fred Marley got off to a great start, following
closely behind his SICC Racing teammate and
fellow Indiana native Marshal Goings early
on. Running in the second place position,
Goings made an impressive run on his Maxxis-backed
machine before a mechanical issue kept the
young gun from finishing in his XC2 Pro Am
debut. Marley was able to hold strong to capture
second place in the XC2 Class, with tenth
overall for the day. BNR Motorsports/Loctite/Lobar's
Thomas Koontz Jr. rode a consistent pace,
maintaining a top five position all afternoon.
Koontz secured the third and final podium
position in the XC2 Class, capturing a career-best
eleventh place overall for the day.
