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QUADCROSS
Northwest
Rounds 1 & 2 – Woodland MX Park
Woodland, WA
March 24-25, 2012
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QUADCROSS NW - Woodland
MX Park - Pro ATV MX Race Report
Black Diamond Motorsports’ Cody Irving
Wins, Jorie Williams & Phil Oppen Podium
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| Black
Diamond Motorsports’ Cody Irving
took his first Pro ATV Class win at the
2012 QUADCROSS Northwest ATV Motocross Racing
Series opening round |
Woodland, WA (3/28/2011) –
The inaugural season of QUADCROSS Northwest started
out as if it has been a staple in the racing community
for years. The competition and racing was phenomenal
for the opening round of the 2012 season. Black
Diamond Motorsports’ Cody Irving made a statement
taking both moto wins to top the Pro podium while,
Pro Caliber’s Jorie Williams followed in second
with Phil Oppen in third for the day.
Early in the week, Woodland had several inches
of rain and snow but Mother Nature provided the
track with near perfect racing weather for the
season opener. With temperatures in the upper
60’s and partly cloudy, and the track was
in perfect condition for the entire weekend. These
conditions allowed for some seriously fast lap
times, with Cody Irving putting down the fastest
time of 1:38 during the Pro qualifying session
on Saturday afternoon.
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| Jorie
Williams took second in the Pro ATV Class
aboard his Quad75Dezert Honda 450R ATV |
The 2012 season opener, proved to be one of the
most competitive the Northwest has seen in a long
time. Andy Bunn took the holeshot, followed closely
by Cody Irving and Jorie Williams. Within two
turns, Cody Irving had taken the lead away and
had begun to set some blistering laps with Jorie
Williams close behind. When the checkered fell
on moto one, Cody Irving took the first moto win
for the season and appeared to establish himself
as the man to beat. The second moto separated
those who trained during the off-season and those
who did not, as track conditions had deteriorated
substantially. The holeshot went to Aaron Bunn
aboard his KTM 450, again closely followed by
Cody Irving and Jorie Williams. After making the
pass for first, Cody put a 12 second gap on the
field and remained out front the entire race.
Jorie and Phil eventually got around Aaron for
2nd and 3rd but the lead set by Cody was overwhelming
for anyone to challenge.
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| Phil
Oppen rounded out the Pro ATV class podium
third overall at Woodland Park MX |
"The season opener for Quadcross Northwest
was fantastic," Cody Irving told us, "I
thought the weather was going to be a factor early
in the week, but the rain held off and it couldn’t
have been any better. The Pro-Am motos on Saturday
were definitely tough because I didn’t pace
myself enough and found myself getting some arm
pump, but I was able to get both moto wins. The
pro qualifying is an awesome addition to the series,
and I was really pushing to put in some quick
laps. Sunday shaped up to be the best day of the
two, with track conditions near perfection. I
got some pretty good starts, and put my head down
to get a gap on Jorie Williams and the rest is
history. I’d like to thank, Black Diamond
Motorsports, Lyons Technical Machining, Riot Performance,
Pro Caliber, Swagmoto, Holeshot Hotties, Steve
Corrie of Track Masters for setting up an awesome
track, and the entire Quadcross NorthWest crew
for putting on an amazing opener."
The next 2 rounds of Quadcross Northwest will
be held at Horn Rapids MX park just outside of
Richland, Washington on April 21 and 22.
For more information please visit Quadcrossnw.com
or find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/quadcrossnw
www.quadcrossnw.com
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