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It’s been an awesome day three of racing for the 43rd Annual Amateur Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch! Despite us having a million motos in one day, we are going to cover a handful, at least on the written side of things. Our guy Chilidog is filming every Moto and every day, just like it’s 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, ahhh you get the picture.
Championships are starting to shape up as we’re into our second motos!
65 (10-11) Limited – Moto 2
Let’s cover some 65cc racing today! We’re starting to see some amazing rising stars in the (7-9) and (10-11) classes and the future looks bright for the sport.
This 65 (10-11) class has been a showdown between Carter Gray and Jaydin Smart, both Cobra mounted athletes. Gray would hold the lead throughout the moto, but Smart would keep him in his sights the entire time. Chance Ulberg brought home the final podium spot after holding third the entire race.
Results
- Carter Gray
- Jaydin Smart
- Chance Ulberg
- Austin Keller
- Nolan Cobb
Top 5 Overall Heading Into Moto 3
- Carter Gray 1-1
- Jaydin Smart 3-2
- Austin Keller 2-4
- Chance Ulberg 5-3
- Anderson Waldele 7-6
250 B – Moto 2
The first moto of this class was a battle between Landon/Landen’s, so the hype for the second moto has been greatly anticipated. Yet, it was Caden Dudney who got out front early and made a statement to the rest of the class. Dudney was followed by the winner of the first moto, Team Green’s Landen Gordon. Logan Best held down third.
Landon Gibson had a rough start and was coming through the top ten, settled into fifth, but then would crash that would drop him to 10th. The story would be up front though as Gordon would keep the heat on Dudney the entire moto. Late in the race, Dudney would drop his lap times and Gordon would make mistakes and that was the difference in the end of this one. Dudney held on and made up ground in the championship.
Results
- Caden Dudney
- Landen Gordon
- Logan Best
- Ryder Malinoski
- Carter Malcolm
Top 5 Overall Heading Into Moto 3
- Landen Gordon 1-2
- Caden Dudney 3-1
- Logan Best 7-3
- Ryder Malinoski 6-4
- Alexander Fedortsov 5-6
Junior (25+) – Moto 2
Agent to the stars, Jacob Hayes grabbed the holeshot in this one with Cole Martinez, and Heath Harrison right behind. Hayes would take charge of this moto as the top three really didn’t change through the first fifteen minutes of racing. Martinez was the winner of the first moto, so he kept it close until around five minutes remaining in the moto, then he had a BIG one!
Hayes set sail for the win, but made it interesting in the final corner when he stalled his bike! Harrison charged until the finish, and Hayes barely held onto the win.
J-Law started around 14th and charged to 7th by the end of the moto.
Results
- Jacob Hayes
- Heath Harrison
- Cole Martinez
- Brandon Haas
- Kyle Swanson
Top 5 Overall Heading Into Moto 3
- Jacob Hayes 3-1
- Heath Harrison 2-2
- Cole Martinez 1-3
- Brandon Haas 4-4
- Riley Brough 5-6
Supermini 1 (12-15) – Moto 2
The Supermini class is turning into a matchup between Carson Wood and Aiden Zingg for top dog in 2024. Wood got out front early, but then crashed towards the end of the second lap. He about endoed and crashed landing to flat.
From that moment Zingg took the lead and checked out. Wood would remount and rejoined the race about six hours behind everyone else. Kane Bollasina, Ryder Ellis, and Vincent Wey started in the top five as well. Wey would go to work passing Bollasina for second, but Bollasina wasn’t finished. He stayed on Wey until the end of the moto pressuring the entire time.
Wey would end up going off track in the Ten Commandments and gave up a podium sport on the last laps. Then Grant McDonald came out of the top five to put down a vicious charge at the end of the moto. He found the back wheel of Bollasina on the final lap and in the final turn made the move for second!
Grant McDonald has gone 2-2-2 through his three motos and is sitting in the driver’s spot for a championship. Anything can still happen!
Darren Pine, who won the first moto of this class did not start the race after crashing out of his moto yesterday.
Results:
- Aiden Zingg
- Grant McDonald
- Kane Bollasina
- Vincent Wey
- Ryder Ellis
Top 5 Overall Heading Into Moto 3
- Grant McDonald 2-2
- Aiden Zingg 5-1
- Dannyn Reed 3-6
- Kane Bollasina 7-3
- Tristan Pruitt 6-7
Open Pro Sport – Moto 2
The second moto of the much anticipated Open Pro Sport class was another barn burner. I’m not really sure if ‘barn burner’ is a term that is really used in 2024, but as I make my way into “Boomer” territory with my 34th birthday in a couple days, let’s celebrate by running it.
Noah Stevens grabbed the early lead, but in his rearview was the number 33, which is the age I’m leaving on Saturday, which is of course Drew Adams. It’s become quite clear in these races that the other riders don’t want Adams to get a start. If Adams can start up front he just manages the race and checks out. If Adams doesn’t get a start, he still manages the race and can come back from far behind. It didn’t take long for Adams to make the pass on Stevens and check out.
Meanwhile, the rest of the pack was in an all out frenzy. Avery Long, Parker Ross, Cole Martinez, Cole Davies, Leum Oehlhof, and Jacob Hayes were all in a battle within the top ten. Team Green’s Enzo Temmerman was back in 36th and Krystian Janik came through the pack on the first lap in 13th.
One of the coolest battles to watch in this moto was Martinez vs. Davies. These two linked up around fifth and sixth respectively and their speed took them to the back wheel of Stevens in third. Another storyline was Ross, who at one point dropped back to sixth before dropping the hammer late in the race to make it into third by the end. Long and Ross are both very fast this year, but they can’t seem to find the consistency or answer to stop Adams.
Results:
- Drew Adams
- Avery Long
- Parker Ross
- Cole Martinez
- Noah Stevens
Top 5 Overall Heading Into Moto 3
- Drew Adams 1-1
- Avery Long 7-2
- Noah Stevens 4-5
- Leum Oehlhof 3-8
- Parker Ross 12-3
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