Joey Crown leads the way in 250B at Loretta Lynn’s. Photography by Rob Koy
The 34th Annual Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship presented by AMSOIL continued on Thursday, July 30, with the second set of motos at the notable Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. The Ranch is known for sizzling temperatures, but a drop in humidity combined with a breeze made for better-than-usual race conditions.
Emile Latcher (56) was one of the big winners in the 51cc classes. He topped Thursday’s 4-6 Special Limited moto. He’s now 2-1 with one moto left. Photography by Rob Koy
Lance Kobusch immediately jumped to the front in Super Mini 1 (12-15), but he fell back to third in the “Ten Commandments” when Derek Drake and Garrett Marchbanks slipped past him. For the first few laps there were constant lead changes as all three racers swapped positions for the top spot. After suffering mechanical issues in the first moto and finishing 36th, Drake demonstrated that he belongs at the top of the pack and finished second, right behind Marchbanks, who stood atop the podium improving on his second place in the first moto. Kobusch rounded out the podium in third.
Former World Champion Sebastien Tortelli claimed a hard-earned moto win in the Vet 35+ division. Tortelli and Robbie Reynard have swapped 1-2 scores. Their final moto will decide it all. Photography by Rob Koy
Right after the esteemed Super Mini division, the quickest females in the nation took on the legendary race track in the Women All-Star and Women (14+) divisions. After a disappointing first moto for Kylie Fasnacht, who finished 17th, she rebounded by pushing from seventh on the first lap to take the win. It wasn’t an easy rise to the top, because Mackenzie Tricker and Kaitlyn Morrow were busy battling it out in front, but on the sixth lap, Morrow bobbled near the mechanics area opening up a position for Brandy Richards. The podium would end up being Fasnacht, Tricker and Richards.
After a disappointing first moto where she finished 17th, Kylie Fasnacht came back to win the Women All-Star 16+ moto. Randy Richards and Kirsten Raemisch are tied in points for the title going into the final race. Photography by Rob Koy
Simultaneously the Women (14+) battled it out on the track with Gracie Van Horn claiming the Bell Holeshot Award, but she could only hold on to the top spot for one lap before Jordan Jarvis took over. Jarvis, Van Horn, and Annie Wernig held the top three spots in moto two.
Austin Forkner continues to lead the way in the 250B division. He’s going for the sweep. Forkner is also poised to win the Schoolboy 2 (13-16) B/C title. He leads rival Sean Cantrell by two points going into the final moto. Photography by Rob Koy
Austin Forkner continued his dominance in 250B by claiming the holeshot and never looking back. He instantly pulled a large gap over the entire class, and that gap eventually worked in his favor, because Chase Sexton was charging hard and was thinking about makinga pass. Unfortunately for Sexton, though, he bobbled right before the finish line on the white-flag lap, allowing Forkner to keep his lead and eventual win. The podium was a repeat of moto one with Forkner, Sexton and Cantrell going 1-2-3.
Mitchell Harrison is in contention to win the 250A-class championship. He has a big points lead going into the final third moto. Photography by Rob Koy
The second moto for 250A was a shakeup from the first moto. Wednesday’s winner Mark Worth had a case of bad luck and found himself in ninth place. Mitchell Harrison tried to claim the top spot on the podium by grabbing the holeshot, but was passed on the second lap by Tristian Charboneau, who looked like he had the race wrapped up until going down in the mechanic’s area. This left time for Harrison to sneak up into first place, but Josh Osby wasn’t able to make the pass for second, allowing Harrison to take the win, with Charboneau in second and Osby in third. Harrison now has 2-1, which puts him in the position for a National Championship if he can keep his momentum in the third moto.
Chase Sexton topped the Schoolboy 2 second moto. A first-moto DNF, however, prevents him from going for the title. Photography by Rob Koy
Charboneau looked for revenge in the 450A division, but fell short again claiming another second place. No one could stop Bradley Taft, as he worked his way from fourth to first. Darian Sanayei tried to hold him off, but eventually the race ended with Taft, Charboneau and Sanayei going 1-2-3.
The Girls Sr. (12-16) was a repeat of the first moto with Hannah Hodges, Jordan Jarvis and Jamie Astudillo making up the podim. In the Girls Jr. (9-13), it was Jazzmyn Canfield, Karly Morgan and Tayler Allred going 1-2-3.
In 250C, Levi Newby took home the gold, with Richard Taylor grabbing the silver and Salvatore Cusimano the bronze.
Haiden Deegan, Sam Garroutte Jr., Emile Lacher and Canyon Richards were all victorious in the 51cc classes.
250B Limited brought the excitement to the table as many on-course battles took place, which included Jake Masterpool working his way from 10th. He eventually made the move around Cole Barbieri for third. Right after securing the position, Masterpool ran into trouble that took him out of the race. Joey Crown, Enzo Lopes and Michael Mosiman ended up going 1-2-3.
Hannah Hodges continued her winning ways in the Girls Sr. (12-16) class. Photography by Rob Koy
Second motos wrap up and third motos begin Friday, July 31, and RacerTV continues with live streaming at www.RacerTV.com.
