MILLINGTON, MI

After a night of bonfires and Supercross finals on the big screen, plus bench-racing galore, Baja MX got back to racing. It was a "fast guys rule" day, as the $3,000 Pro-Am purse had the A-class gates full of top-quality riders. Eric Montreuil (352) used his homefield advantage at Baja MX to outrun a 250 A class that was full of talent.

Twenty-six riders shot off the gate in the first 250 A moto, with Kawasaki jockey Kyle Hussey (675) from Moscow Hills, Missouri, out front. With the throttle twisted to the stop, Hussey was hanging off the rear fender, scrabbling for ever scrap of traction to keep the others at bay. Sunny Drake, Tony Gallo, Montreuil and Brett Crozier weren't going to go easy on Hussey, and they were all over the flyer from the Show Me State as the pack headed up "Kong."

Drake made his move first, displacing Hussey to the runner-up spot, while Crozier and Montreuil freight-trained around the track at high speed. Montreuil displaced Crozier and set out after Drake as lap three went down on the scorer's sheets. Montreuil took the top spot before the white flag and motored on for the win. Drake crossed the line in the runner-up spot, with Crozier not far off the pace in third. Hussey and Steven Mages rounded out the top five.

In moto two, Montreuil got a better start and then used his experience at the Baja MX facility to get out front and haul the mail, making the second moto all his and locking up the 250 A overall with a 1-1 sweep. Drake took a liking to the sandy track and had his Honda in the runner-up spot once again, turning in a couple of great rides to claim the second step of the podium. Hussey (4-3) turned outstanding starts and great rides into a podium finish. Steven Squire cross the line in fourth in moto two after a rotten first moto (in which he finished 24th). Jarred Schudel, who'd finished 12th in moto one, took the last spot in the top five.

In the 450 A class, it was Jerry Lorenz (881) who showed the field the white rear fender on the back of his Honda; with a field full of fast up-and-comers as well as seasoned veterans, that was no easy task. Lorenz doesn't know how to be intimidated: The young lad kept his head down and his throttle pinned, and he walked away with a couple of huge moto wins. National Arenacross Champion Jeff Gibson (2-3) was second overall, topping Sunny Drake (2-6), who placed third overall.

"I have been working with a new trainer," Lorenz reported. "It's been a lot of hard work, but it sure is paying off."

Three full days of racing await riders at Baja MX's next event, on Memorial Day Weekend - May 23, 24 and 25. Along with the nighttime activities, fast racing will ensure everyone a great time!

Results

50 BEG: 1. Keagan Alcock; 2. Clyde Miller; 3. Logan Burch; 4. Robby Spradlin.

50 SHAFT: 1. Garrett Harsch; 2. Cole Harkins; 3. Kaden Parmley; 4. Colin Deems; 5. Karter Delong.

50 JR JR TRK: 1. Tucker Reickel; 2. Nathan Gross; 3. Karter Delong; 4. Max Schroyer; 5. Colin Brady.

50 SR JR TRK: 1. Colby Phipps; 2. Jackson Rumery; 3. Ryan Kinne; 4. Jeremy Gee.

50 JR: 1. Cole Harkins; 2. Aidan Griffis; 3. Cameron Jeffers.

50 SR: 1. Thomas Neumann; 2. Tyler Archambault; 3. Steven Payter; 4. Dylan Phipps; 5. Garrett Harsch.

50 TRL: 1. Stephen Hooker; 2. Max Schroyer; 3. Colin Deems; 4. Colin Brady; 5. D.J. Leppek.

60 BEG: 1. Ryan Stewart; 2. Brandon Duve; 3. Gabrielle Morton; 4. Caine Dodson; 5. Justin Mathis.

65 (7-9): 1. Dalton McDonald; 2. Tanner Chada; 3. Tyler Jorgensen; 4. Chase Sexton; 5. Thomas Neumann.

65 (7-11) MOD: 1. Jacob Edison; 2. Joey Crown; 3. Ashton Hayes; 4. Chase Miller; 5. Hunter Braun.

85 JR: 1. Jacob Williamson; 2. Bryce Weltin; 3. Roman Weltin; 4. Michael Marston; 5. Jake Fuerst.

85 SR: 1. Timmy Badour; 2. Brody Bell; 3. Jacob Roberts.

85 C: 1. Hunter Morgan; 2. Blaine Bartos; 3. Chance Hoover; 4. Jagger Beaudin; 5. Destin Batton.

85 (9-11) MOD: 1. Jacob Williamson; 2. Steven Gretchen; 3. Jacob Edison; 4. Mitchell Harrison; 5. Michael Marston.

85 (9-13): 1. Brody Bell; 2. Kyle Xaypachanh; 3. Jason Norwood; 4. Steven Gretchen; 5. Daniel Haas.

85 (12-13) MOD: 1. Cody McCulloch; 2. Koby Conrad; 3. Brandon Schneider; 4. Christopher Prebula; 5. Jeff Jackson.

TRAILBLAZER: 1. Dan Jablonski; 2. Drake Herman; 3. Richard Reickel; 4. Jack Schwartz.

TRAILBLAZER SR: 1. Hunter Foss.

S/MINI: 1. Timmy Badour; 2. Jon Davis.

125 B/C: 1. Alexander Schoenherr; 2. Alec Shuff; 3. Jacob Haas; 4. Ross Kimball.

250 A/PRO SPT: 1. Eric Montreuil; 2. Sunny Drake; 3. Kyle Hussey; 4. Tony Gallo; 5. Billy Larsen.

250 B MOD: 1. Travis Thompson; 2. Conner Buntin; 3. James Roberts; 4. Jack Rowe; 5. Stephen Ricks.

250 C MOD: 1. Trip Harrington; 2. Steven Sweeney; 3. Zachary Nelund; 4. Pierre-Olivier Lavinge; 5. Lucas Stone.

450 A/PRO SPT: 1. Jerry Lorenz; 2. Jeff Gibson; 3. Sunny Drake; 4. Chris Carr; 5. Grant Moreland.

450 B MOD: 1. David Merrill; 2. Conner Buntin; 3. Travis Thompson; 4. Andrew Rhoads; 5. Daniel Krick.

450 C: 1. Pierre-Olivier Lavinge; 2. Lucas Stone; 3. Steven Sweeney; 4. Joshua Smith; 5. Erik Dunigan.

OPEN D: 1. Wesley Down; 2. Hayden Henderson; 3. William Brozik.

4-STRK: 1. Nicholas Vaughn; 2. Matt Schneider; 3. David Bacon; 4. Ryan Tow; 5. Talon Hodgeson.

WMN SR: 1. Kelsi Wathen; 2. Heather Bowman; 3. Sara Roberts; 4. Kathleen Kramer; 5. Lisa Bays.

SCHBY 1 (12-16) B/C: 1. Cole Thompson; 2. Jarett Pesci; 3. Jacob Grzebinski; 4. Travis Knoop; 5. Austin Primavera.

SCHBY 2: 1. Travis Knoop; 2. Marshal Weltin; 3. Nick Wilson; 4. Donald Beckett; 5. Jacob Demoor.

SCHBY 2 (14-16) B/C: 1. Jarett Pesci; 2. Michael Bugg; 3. Austin Primavera; 4. Tyler Neros; 5. Ryan Moegle.

14-24: 1. Matt Brindley.

JR 25+: 1. Jeff Gibson; 2. Nicholas Vaughn; 3. Danny Beckett; 4. Jason McDonald; 5. Chris Somers.

VET SPT: 1. Kipp Rammler; 2. Dan Duve; 3. Harold Baunler; 4. Bradley Sanford; 5. Zane Batton.

VET 30+ B/C: 1. Jonathan Blain; 2. Mark Bradley; 3. Scott Jeffers; 4. Richard Lucas; 5. Michael Szot.

VET 35+: 1. John Grewe; 2. Gary Lussier; 3. Jonathan Blain; 4. Terry Young; 5. Derrin Leppek.

SR 40+: 1. John Grewe; 2. Craig Pickett; 3. Gary Lussier; 4. David Moegle; 5. Terry Young.

SR 45+: 1. Bryan Hoeldtke; 2. Tim Anderson; 3. Roger Boyce; 4. Scott Currie; 5. Kip Bigelow.

MSTR 50+: 1. Craig Pickett; 2. Mark Cook; 3. Scott Currie.