ALMA, GA

The final round of the Florida Georgia Sports Committee Spring Series was held at Alma Motocross Park. The riders had to keep hydrated throughout the day, as the conditions were extreme, with the sun bright and the temperatures hot. The best riders persevered on the day and also won their class championships.

Seth Whiddon won the 50cc Beginner championship. The KTM rider won the last five rounds. On this day, Whiddon led every lap of the first moto. River Penland and Garrett Hortman finished second and third, respectively, trying to keep tabs on Whiddon.

In the second moto, Hortman led, with Whiddon back in fourth. By the halfway flag, Whiddon had passed Ayden Meadows and Penland. A last-lap pass was made on Hortman, and Whiddon won. Hortman took second, as Meadows, River Penland and Peyton Penland rounded out the top five.

Dunlop/Vortex's Conner Lovett (311, above) won the first three rounds and, on this day, the championship. O'Neal/Acerbis/RK Chains-backed Morgan Johnson tried keeping it close, finishing second overall in the series. Johnson took three seconds and never finished below third the entire time.

The 85 (7-11) class championship was won by only three points. Bech's Tech's Dawson Stark won the first two rounds and had dogfights with Beach Boulevard's Cody Holdeman throughout the entire series. Holdeman also won two rounds, so it came down to the last moto. Holdeman won the first moto, with Stark second. Stark got the jump in moto two, with Holdeman back in third. Justin Hendrix was stuck in the middle, but not for long. Holdeman made the pass and closed in on Stark, but he could never make the pass. At the checkers, it was Stark, Holdeman and Hendrix.

Holdeman won both motos and led every lap in the 85 (9-13) class, winning the series. Chad Stonier took two seconds on the day, over series runner-up Zack Briar (3-3).

Austin Rue won the 85 (12-15) contest and the series after close rival Max Darling took a hard fall in moto one. Rue went 2-1 over Kory Sanders' 3-2 tally and Stonier's 1-6 score.

Daniel Cook (78, above) capped off the series by winning the Supermini class. Cook won his only round on this day, but consistency paid off: He won the series. Rue took second in the both motos, behind Cook, coming up just short in the series, behind Darling.

The Girls/Women's contest went down to the wire. Ashlee Applewhite (41, below) won the last three rounds after she had a rough start to the series. Applewhite topped both motos to win the championship, over Tracy Forward. Cycle Gear's Shelby Krech went 2-2 on the day, over Forward's 3-3 score. Morgan Johnson wrapped up fourth on the day with a 4-4 tally.

The tracks were tough, and the overall series attendance saw a record turnout. The sponsors supporting the series were Western Power Sports, Fly Racing, Beach Boulevard Motorsports, Beck's Tech Suspension, Loud Mouth, Dirt Life, Moto Concepts, PJ 1, North Jax Motorsports, K-Rae Graphics, Scott, Michelin, and Racing Media Services.

Results

50 BEG: 1. Seth Whiddon (KTM); 2. Garrett Hortman (Cob); 3. River Penland (Cob); 4. Ayden Meadows (KTM); 5. Peyton Penland (Cob).

50 (4-6): 1. Treven Rogero (KTM); 2. Ethan Mashburn (KTM); 3. Caleb Rentz (Cob); 4. Trent Payne (KTM); 5. Alexander Case (Kawasaki).

50 (7-9): 1. Bryce Clark (KTM); 2. Bo Hatcher (KTM); 3. Van Slabicki (Cob); 4. Ayden Meadows (KTM); 5. Wesley Freeland (KTM).

50 OPEN: 1. Rowdy Lanier (KTM); 2. Bryce Clark (KTM); 3. Tanner Walker (KTM); 4. Alexander Case (Kawasaki); 5. Treven Rogero (KTM).

65 BEG: 1. Rowdy Lanier (KTM); 2. Jordan Potts (Kawasaki); 3. Tanner Walker (KTM); 4. Alexander Case (Kawasaki).

65 (7-9): 1. Joshua Gibbs (KTM); 2. Baylor Sims (Kawasaki); 3. Justin Dean (Kawasaki); 4. Luke Penland (KTM); 5. Jordan Potts (Kawasaki).

65 (10-11): 1. Connor Lovett (KTM); 2. Morgan Johnson (Kawasaki); 3. Aiden New (KTM); 4. Justin Sorrell (Kawasaki).

65 OPEN: 1. Joshua Gibbs (KTM); 2. Connor Lovett (KTM); 3. Baylor Sims (Kawasaki); 4. Justin Dean (Kawasaki); 5. Justin Sorrell (Kawasaki).

85 BEG: 1. Baylor Sims (Suzuki); 2. Justin Weldon (Yamaha); 3. Tyler Glazer (Kawasaki); 4. Jared Wiggins (Kawasaki); 5. Cody Myers (Suzuki).

85 (7-11): 1. Dawson Stark (KTM); 2. Cody Holdeman (Suzuki); 3. Justin Hendrix (Kawasaki); 4. Justin Weldon (Yamaha); 5. Seth Ivey (Yamaha).

85 (9-13): 1. Cody Holdeman (Suzuki); 2. Chad Stonier (Yamaha); 3. Zack Briar (Kawasaki); 4. Thorne Pavish (Suzuki); 5. Dawson Stark (KTM).

85 (12-15): 1. Austin Rue (Suzuki); 2. Kory Sanders (Yamaha); 3. Chad Stonier (Yamaha); 4. Timmy Shepherd (Kawasaki); 5. Thorne Pavish (Suzuki).

85-150 S/MINI: 1. Daniel Cook (Honda); 2. Austin Rue (Suzuki); 3. Timmy Shepherd (Kawasaki); 4. Austin Walker (Suzuki); 5. Max Darling (Honda).

105-250F YTH (12-15): 1. Cole McLean (Yamaha); 2. Lewis Dellarco (Yamaha); 3. Kyle Williams (Yamaha); 4. Travis Hayes (Yamaha); 5. Devin Landry (Suzuki).

250 B: 1. Matt Creasy (Yamaha); 2. Hunter Harbin (Yamaha); 3. Cody Smith (Honda); 4. Kyle Williams (Yamaha); 5. Parker Dubois (Honda).

250 C: 1. Cole McLean (Yamaha); 2. Lewis Dellarco (Yamaha); 3. Alistair Prentice (Kawasaki); 4. Jeffrey Moody (Suzuki); 5. Chase Krech (Honda).

250 D: 1. Jake Boney (Kawasaki); 2. Cody Wacter (Honda); 3. Paiden Lanier (Kawasaki); 4. Eddie Holbrook (Yamaha); 5. Russell Heggan (Yamaha).

450 A: 1. Jeffrey Tyson (Suzuki).

450 B: 1. Ashley Vickery (Kawasaki); 2. Jeff Lewis (Kawasaki); 3. Robert Prather (Yamaha).

450 C: 1. Timmy Revels (Kawasaki); 2. Brendan Hammond (Yamaha); 3. Aaron Browning (Yamaha); 4. Tyler Albertson (Suzuki); 5. Chase Krech (Honda).

450 D: 1. Mason Batten (Yamaha); 2. Ron Jankowski (Suzuki); 3. Mason Veal (Honda); 4. Kelly Williams (Suzuki); 5. Scott Surles (Yamaha).

OPEN MNY: 1. Jeffrey Tyson (Suzuki); 2. Parker Dubois (Honda); 3. Zach Crosby (Yamaha).

OPEN AM: 1. Matt Creasy (Yamaha); 2. Jeff Lewis (Kawasaki); 3. Cody Smith (Honda); 4. Ashley Vickery (Kawasaki); 5. Robert Prather (Yamaha).

2-STRK: 1. Mason Veal (Honda); 2. Tom Lund (Suzuki); 3. Preston Bryan (Honda).

GIRLS/WMN: 1. Ashlee Applewhite (Honda); 2. Shelby Krech (Honda); 3. Tracy Forward (KTM); 4. Morgan Johnson (Yamaha).

16-29: 1. Cody Smith (Honda); 2. Hunter Harbin (Yamaha); 3. Devin McEwen (Honda); 4. Jake Boney (Kawasaki); 5. Chad Thayer (Honda).

30+ A/B: 1. Steve Dumond (Kawasaki); 2. Allan Assaf (Kawasaki); 3. Preston Tyson (Kawasaki); 4. Jimbo Hatcher (Honda).

30+ C/D: 1. Michael Slabicki (Honda); 2. Aaron Browning (Yamaha); 3. Crandall Parlor (Kawasaki); 4. David Wilson (Kawasaki); 5. Marc White (Honda).

35+: 1. Allan Assaf (Kawasaki); 2. Bill Bullard (Kawasaki); 3. Preston Tyson (Kawasaki); 4. Jason Beck (KTM).

40+: 1. Steve Dumond (Kawasaki); 2. Jimbo Hatcher (Honda); 3. Mark Shields (Suzuki); 4. Marc White (Honda).

45+: 1. Steve Petty (Honda); 2. Tom Lund (Suzuki); 3. Mike Wasden (KTM); 4. Bill Myers (Suzuki); 5. Mark Shields (Suzuki).

HOBBY: 1. Jimmy Tyson (Yamaha); 2. Matthew Andrew (Honda); 3. Edward Pudvah (Kawasaki); 4. Michael Aubin (Can-Am); 5. Jay Waters (Yamaha).

Overall Series Standings

50 BEG: 1. Seth Whiddon; 2. Walker Whiddon; 3. River Penland; 4. Peyton Penland; 5. Harley Case.

50 (4-6): 1. Nolen Huston; 2. Trent Payne; 3. Alexander Case; 4. Treven Rogero; 5. Ethan Mashburn.

50 (7-9): 1. Van Slabicki; 2. Wesley Freeland; 3. Bryce Clark; 4. Kealon Eason; 5. Alex De Almeida.

50 OPEN: 1. Tanner Walker; 2. Van Slabicki; 3. Nolen Huston; 4. Trent Payne; 5. Alexander Case.

65 BEG: 1. Tanner Walker; 2. Alexander Case; 3. Jordan Potts; 4. Austin Stuart; 5. Darek Pixton.

65 (7-9): 1. Luke Penland; 2. Cole Williams; 3. Jordan Potts; 4. Garrett Sharp; 5. Darek Pixton.

65 (10-11): 1. Connor Lovett; 2. Morgan Johnson; 3. Brandon O'Dell; 4. Drew Anderson; 5. Colton Eigenmann.

65 OPEN: 1. Connor Lovett; 2. Luke Penland; 3. Cole Williams; 4. Garrett Sharp; 5. Justin Dean.

85 BEG: 1. Blake Larue; 2. Justin Weldon; 3. Devin Hopper; 4. Tyler Glazer; 5. Jared Wiggins.

85 (7-11): 1. Dawson Stark; 2. Cody Holdeman; 3. Justin Weldon; 4. Justin Hendrix; 5. J.P. Rogero.

85 (9-13): 1. Cody Holdeman; 2. Zack Briar; 3. Dawson Stark; 4. Chad Stonier; 5. Tristan McMath.

85 (12-15): 1. Austin Rue; 2. Zack Briar; 3. Max Darling; 4. Jeremy Truesdell; 5. Tyler Glazer.

85-150 S/MINI: 1. Daniel Cook; 2. Max Darling; 3. Austin Rue; 4. Timmy Shepard; 5. Austin Collins.

105-250F YTH (12-15): 1. Cole McLean; 2. Lewis Dellarco; 3. Devin Landry; 4. Michael Clemente; 5. Chase Krech.

250 B: 1. Cody Smith; 2. Beau Adkins; 3. Nathan Wirth; 4. Cord McManus; 5. Kyle Williams.

250 C: 1. Cole McLean; 2. Lewis Dellarco; 3. Michael Clemente; 4. Chase Krech; 5. Chad Thayer.

250 D: 1. Cody Wacter; 2. Brandon Kent; 3. Gordon Hale; 4. Mason Middlebrook; 5. Ashlee Applewhite.

450 B: 1. Felipe De Almeida; 2. Robert Prather; 3. Jeff Lewis; 4. Ashley Vickery; 5. Zach Crosby.

450 C: 1. Aaron Browning; 2. Devin McEwen; 3. Chase Krech; 4. Travis Daniels; 5. Matt Baliya.

450 D: 1. Ron Jankowski; 2. Kevin Devault; 3. Kelly Williams; 4. Scott Surles; 5. Danny Landry.

OPEN MNY: 1. Jeffrey Tyson; 2. James Nagy; 3. Timothy Bantle; 4. Ryan McMeekin; 5. Waylon Maloy.

OPEN AM: 1. Cody Smith; 2. Jason Frank; 3. Andrew Marx; 4. Dyanna Conner; 5. Jeff Lewis.

2-STRK: 1. Tom Lund; 2. Nathan Wirth; 3. David Wilson; 4. Scott Sniadach; 5. Kyle Edwards.

GIRLS/WMN: 1. Ashlee Applewhite; 2. Tracy Forward; 3. Shelby Krech; 4. Morgan Johnson; 5. Ramsey Henderson.

16-29: 1. Cody Smith; 2. Chad Thayer; 3. Matt Baliya; 4. Devin McEwen; 5. Andrew Marx.

30+ C/D: 1. Michael Slabicki (Honda); 2. Aaron Browning; 3. David Wilson; 4. Ron Jankowski; 5. Gerald Gay.

35+: 1. Preston Tyson; 2. Jason Beck; 3. Steve Nagy; 4. Scott Sniadach; 5. Allan Assaf.

40+: 1. Mark Shields; 2. James Nagy; 3. Steve Dumond; 4. Jeff Sniadach; 5. Jimbo Hatcher.

45+: 1. Mark Shields; 2. Tom Lund; 3. Bill Myers; 4. Gerald Gay; 5. Barry McCarty.

HOBBY: 1. Jimmy Tyson; 2. Matthew Andrew; 3. Justin Beck; 4. Ryan Bond; 5. Dale Yommer.