TAYLORVILLE, IL

After a week of FCA Motocross Camp and riding with Andrew Short, Ryan Sipes, Sara Whitmore and "Cowboy Kenny" Bartram, it was time for the "campers" to put those new skills to work and go racing! This event was round five of the South Fork Dirt Riders Track Championship, and it was also one of the District 17 Bonus Points Races, bringing out many riders in search of district championships.

One class that was comprised of campers, points chasers and local riders was the 250 C class. This class was the biggest of the day, which made for some great racing. In the first moto, Honda riders Conner Robinson and Travis Johnson set the pace and finished first and second. Alexander Ashworth took his first Yamaha to the first non-Honda spot, in third.

Robinson took the lead from the start of the second stanza and put in a great ride, taking the moto win and overall victory. Honda rider Cody Willenborg took second. Yamaha rider Colby Chaney (185, above) had had a bad first moto but turned things around with a strong third in the second outing. Second overall went to Johnson and third to Willenborg, making it a Honda sweep of the top four spots, as Honda rider Kyle Baum finished fourth in both motos for fourth overall.

One oft-overlooked class that had a large turnout on this day was the Over 30 B class. Just because the riders are mostly just out to have some fun doesn't mean that there isn't some great racing. When the gate dropped, Hall's Cycles Husky rider Matt Westlake (12, above) jumped to the front and stayed there to take the moto win. Suzuki rider Ryan Walker (133) was also on the gas, taking second. Honda rider Lee Harrison finished third.

"I usually race hare scrambles but decided to race this motocross," Walker said, and that was a good decision, because in the second moto, Walker had his two-stroke smoking, taking the moto win and overall victory. Westlake tried hard but just could not match his first-moto score and finished second for the moto and overall. The rider with the best seat in the house to watch this battle was Harrison, who finished third for the moto and overall.

In the 50 Junior class, Aidan Roosevans won both motos and overall. Aiden Scroggins (201, right) finished second in both motos and overall. Cobra rider Cade Culp was third in both motos and overall.

Results

50 (4-8): 1. Aidan Roosevans (Cob); 2. Nicholas Dawson (KTM).

50 JR: 1. Aidan Roosevans (Cob); 2. Aiden Scroggins (Yamaha); 3. Cade Culp (Cob); 4. Briley Juelfs (KTM).

50 SR: 1. Adam Funk (Cob); 2. Joshua Franklin (KTM); 3. Derick Bell (Lem); 4. Cole Dekker (KTM); 5. Nicholas Dawson (KTM).

65 JR: 1. Jason Gepford (KTM); 2. Larry Smith (Kawasaki); 3. Camden Seales (KTM); 4. A.J. Wrobel (Kawasaki); 5. Adam Funk (KTM).

65 SR: 1. Drew Boyer (KTM); 2. Noah Watts (KTM); 3. Jeremy Rybak (Kawasaki); 4. Jeffrey Cobb (Suzuki); 5. Carsen Culp (Kawasaki).

85 JR: 1. Parker Smith (Kawasaki); 2. Ethan Moore (Suzuki); 3. Drew Boyer (KTM); 4. Jason Gepford (KTM); 5. Alexander Juelfs (KTM).

85 SR: 1. Clayton Jameson (Yamaha); 2. Vinnie Baldoni (Suzuki); 3. Chance Favre (KTM); 4. Destin Juelfs (KTM); 5. Edward Kline (Yamaha).

MINI 1: 1. Parker Smith (Kawasaki); 2. Ethan Moore (Suzuki).

S/MINI: 1. Zachary Loehr (Kawasaki); 2. Brennan Stanfield (Kawasaki); 3. Clayton Jameson (Yamaha); 4. Blake McCombs (Honda); 5. Chance Favre (KTM).

125: 1. Randy Southard (Hus); 2. Clayton Hackman (Honda); 3. Kyle Baum (Honda); 4. Kristofer Wildhaber (Yamaha); 5. Paxton Kerber (Hus).

250 A: 1. Tyler McEwen (Honda); 2. Mikel White (Yamaha); 3. Quentin Jones (Kawasaki); 4. James Hays (Yamaha); 5. Paden Feagans (KTM).

250 B: 1. Joel Rittenhouse (Kawasaki); 2. Nathan Wiese (Honda); 3. Gage Braley (Honda); 4. Matt Guderjan (Honda); 5. Matt Westlake (Hus).

250 C: 1. Conner Robinson (Honda); 2. Travis Johnson (Honda); 3. Cody Willenborg (Honda); 4. Kyle Baum (Honda); 5. Mike Dennis II (Kawasaki).

250 D: 1. Darren Krow (Yamaha); 2. Austin Bell (Kawasaki).

OPEN A: 1. Tyler McEwen (Honda); 2. Jon Rudolph (Yamaha); 3. Quentin Jones (Kawasaki); 4. Paden Feagans (KTM); 5. Alex Wentzel (Suzuki).

OPEN B: 1. Ben Elson (Kawasaki); 2. Joel Rittenhouse (Kawasaki); 3. Aaron Davis (Kawasaki); 4. Derrek Williams (Yamaha); 5. Cole Logan (Yamaha).

OPEN C: 1. Jeremy Smith (Kawasaki); 2. Alexander Ashworth (Yamaha); 3. Justin Pinckard (Suzuki); 4. Conner Robinson (Honda); 5. Cody Thompson (Suzuki).

4-STRK: 1. Tyler McEwen (Honda); 2. Quentin Jones (Kawasaki); 3. Alex Wentzel (Suzuki); 4. Anthony Krivi (Yamaha); 5. Stephen Rudolph (Yamaha).

GIRLS: 1. Kayla Miller (Suzuki); 2. Allison Walton (Kawasaki).

WMN: 1. Kayla Miller (Suzuki).

SCHBY: 1. Paxton Kerber (Hus).

14-24: 1. Ben Elson (Kawasaki); 2. Aaron Davis (Kawasaki); 3. Mike Dennis II (Kawasaki); 4. Cole Logan (Yamaha).

25+: 1. Stephen Rudolph (Yamaha); 2. Blake Young (Hus); 3. Jeremy Smith (Kawasaki); 4. Joe Roberts (Honda); 5. Brian Kooistra (Honda).

30+ A: 1. Joe Roberts (Honda); 2. Curtis Taylor (KTM); 3. Aric Walton (Kawasaki); 4. Randy Southard (Hus).

30+ B: 1. Ryan Walker (Suzuki); 2. Matt Westlake (Hus); 3. Lee Harrison (Yamaha); 4. Joe Patton (Yamaha); 5. Mike Killam (Yamaha).

35+: 1. Aric Walton (Kawasaki); 2. Todd Huston (KTM); 3. Mark Hughes (Honda); 4. Justin Schaal (Kawasaki); 5. Randy Peek (Honda).

40+: 1. Darrin Crook (Kawasaki); 2. Todd Huston (KTM); 3. Joe Patton (Yamaha); 4. Andy Kooistra (Honda); 5. Larry Rybak (Kawasaki).

45+: 1. Gary Adams (Suzuki); 2. Orville Kline (Yamaha); 3. Andy Kooistra (Honda); 4. Roy Bittner (Honda); 5. Rod Burger (Honda).

50+: 1. Orville Kline (Yamaha); 2. Rod Burger (Honda); 3. Roy Bittner (Honda); 4. Gary Adams (Suzuki).

55+: 1. Gary Shewhart (Honda); 2. Loren Cook (Honda); 3. Gerald Harrison (Yamaha); 4. Bill White (Honda); 5. John Wagner (Yamaha).

VINT: 1. Gary Shewhart (Yamaha); 2. Frank Bruno (Suzuki).