Jeff Vansdal found himself jammed sideways heading through the water barrels, which brought the remaining riders to a stop as the first of many bottlenecks formed.
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Jeff Vansdal found himself jammed sideways heading through the water barrels, which brought the remaining riders to a stop as the first of many bottlenecks formed.
With this bottleneck cleared, Ian McPhail heads through the section.
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Scott Kilby grabbed the Holeshot and looked well on his way to his 8th straight win of the season which would have wrapped up the championship, but the day wasn't anything close to that as he never completed a lap :(
With Kilby out of the race, Ryon Hicks was able to power his way past Jason White aboard his Orange Brute Force and take over the lead.
22-28 C Class
Mark Pittman would grab the Holeshot, but it didn't help him much as he would go on to take over 2:23 to complete the 1st lap after running into problems, but it was a testament to never giving up
1st Year Racers 16-24
Benjamin Plunley put his Suzuki out front early and quickly began to pull away and would go on to win the Class and was the only rider in the class to complete all three laps.
***VIDEO*** 16-24 First Year Racer Start (2.7MB QuickTime Movie)
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1st Year Racers 25+
The last class off the line and the longest run to the 1st turn proved that 500cc Predator definately has a speed advantage over the rest of the class as several of them battled for the lead heading into the 1st turn with John Griffin from Alabama leading the way.
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With the last class released, the Morning Race was underway and with 300+ riders on the track and obstacles awaiting them at every corner, bottlenecks began to form every few miles as many became stuck on the hills and others found themselves stuck on the rocks, roots, and stomps that littered the track.
Richard Elijah needed some help climbing the ski slope hill.
By the end of lap one, Traci Cecco was leading the Women's Class with only a 5 seconds gap between her and Angel Atwell in second place.
Stephanie Parton was almost six minutes behind the battling pair out front after she broke her footpeg off early in the 1st lap, so after completing the 1st lap, Stephanie pulled into the pits and called it a day, which left the door wide open for Traci.
Mark Rhodes was a man on a mission after he got off to the early lead and began to pull away from the rest of the Stock Class, and by the end of the 1st lap, Mark had moved himself into 1st Overall with a laptime of 34:51 and was less than 30 seconds behind Traci and Angel battling outfront.