PAIGE, TX

Round one of 2010 TORCS action started off with a bang at Cross Creek Cycle Park on January 23 and 24. The weekend featured great weather, with temperatures in the 60s and the sun shining. The track had great moisture and flow, with only a couple of mudholes, which made for great spectating.

Saturday saw some new faces at the top of the podium in the Open A class. D.L. Wood had a great ride, building a lead on Wild West KTM rider Dan Sell early in the race and holding it to the end.

In 250F A competition, Central Texas Powersports' Jordan McKinney and TJ's KTM/Maineroot.com rider Ian Brown traded places a number of times. McKinney started off with the lead and held it for three laps, until Brown made the pass in the muddy creek section. The very next lap, McKinney took it back, forcing Brown to make the pass on the final lap. Brown then extended his lead to 25 seconds.

Three classes on Saturday had a lot of riders, making the racing fierce. One was the 450F C class. Mike Dickey took the win, followed by Tony Palacios and Shawn Preece.

In 250F C action, Pro-Action rider Robert Mumford took his first-ever win. Following him in second was newcomer Austin Morgan, fresh from the 85cc classes. The third spot was filled by Hunter Ewing, who'd had the early lead.

In the Open C class, Tejas Motorsports rider Lee Jordan flat out ran away with it, followed by Stu's Custom Metal owner Stu Harris. Preston Foose filled out the podium.

In the Mini ranks, Riley Johnson edged out fellow MSR rider Jeremy Hamilton in the last corner of the last lap for the 50cc (7-8) win. These two had a great battle the entire race. On Sunday, in the 50 Open clash, Hamilton got the better end of the deal, winning the race. Following him was Drex Wilson in second and Johnson in third.

The Pro class started the year off with 16 riders going at it. SMS Racing/Moose rider Cole Kirkpatrick (29, above) set the bar high. Caleb Ramsey got out front early, but a flat front tire bit him on lap seven. Austin Boney was running second but pulled out on lap four. Jason Doyle started the first lap in seventh, but as the race went on he moved his way forward lap by lap, up to second spot. At one point, Doyle looked like the only rider who could keep Kirkpatrick close, but on lap seven Kirkpatrick had a big lead, and he stretched it out by more than a minute. On the podium, Cole Kirkpatrick (below, center) took the top step, Jason Doyle (left) was runner-up, and Cameron Kirkpatrick (below, right) was third after fighting off a lot of other hungry riders.

The next race is at Abbott Ranch - a brand-new property - in Hallettsville, Texas, February 13-14.

Results

50 (4-6): 1. Parker Johnson (Yamaha); 2. Houston Byrom (KTM); 3. Alec Horn (KTM); 4. Garrison Clopton (KTM); 5. Hunter Byrom (KTM).

50 (7-8): 1. Riley Johnson (KTM); 2. Jeremy Hamilton (KTM); 3. Drex Wilson (KTM); 4. Brae Bergdolt (Yamaha); 5. Luke Dickey (KTM).

50 OPEN: 1. Jeremy Hamilton (KTM); 2. Drex Wilson (KTM); 3. Riley Johnson (KTM); 4. Luke Dickey (KTM); 5. Jordan Bishop (KTM).

65 A: 1. Dan Ingram (KTM); 2. Lane Rathmann (KTM); 3. Brandon Johnson (KTM); 4. Colby Vaughan (KTM).

65 C: 1. Alex Hennage (KTM); 2. Zachary Warnock (Kawasaki); 3. Burke Mumford (KTM); 4. Cameron Crawford (Kawasaki); 5. Andrew Currie (Yamaha).

65 OPEN: 1. Lane Rathmann (KTM); 2. Zachary Warnock (Kawasaki); 3. Cameron Crawford (Kawasaki); 4. Burke Mumford (KTM); 5. Travis Phillips (Honda).

S/MINI: 1. Wyatt Eversole (Yamaha); 2. Kaleb Dittrich (Honda); 3. Cody Peterson (Honda); 4. Troy Schneider (Honda); 5. Colton Rothhammer (Honda).

85 A: 1. Wyatt Eversole (Yamaha); 2. Kaleb Dittrich (Honda).

85 C: 1. Tommy Lampman (Kawasaki); 2. Lane Rathmann (KTM); 3. Zachary Parker (Yamaha); 4. Dillon Schuette (Kawasaki); 5. Cody Peterson (KTM).

250F A: 1. Ian Brown (KTM); 2. Jordan McKinney (Kawasaki); 3. Dalton Noska (Kawasaki); 4. Jordan Gonzales (Honda).

250F B: 1. Taylor Thomas (Yamaha); 2. Michael Ficker (Yamaha); 3. David Schonian (Yamaha); 4. Colin Gaines (KTM); 5. Christopher Brelsford (Yamaha).

250F C: 1. Robert Mumford (Yamaha); 2. Austin Morgan (Honda); 3. Hunter Ewing (Kawasaki); 4. Mark Wheeler (Yamaha); 5. Chase Pratt (Kawasaki).

450F A: 1. Steven Rathmann (Yamaha); 2. Todd Crews (Honda); 3. Michael Cardwell (Yamaha); 4. Michael Giboney (KTM); 5. Curtis Petro (Kawasaki).

450F B: 1. Dallas Davidson (Kawasaki); 2. Donovan Willis (Suzuki); 3. Tony Bloom (Honda); 4. Austin Binns (KTM); 5. Ronald Kinney (KTM).

450F C: 1. Mike Dickey (Honda); 2. Tony Palacios (Yamaha); 3. Shawn Preece (KTM); 4. Jared Justus (Honda); 5. Chris Crow (KTM).

OPEN A: 1. D. Wood (Honda); 2. Dan Sell (KTM); 3. Bob Whitmire (KTM); 4. Justin Bearb (KTM); 5. Steve Cardwell (KTM).

OPEN B: 1. Ryan Kallfelz (Yamaha); 2. Steven Jones (Honda); 3. David Montalvo (KTM); 4. Richard Hamilton (Yamaha); 5. Joe Isbell (Kawasaki).

OPEN C: 1. Lee Jordan (KTM); 2. Stu Harris (Honda); 3. Preston Foose (KTM); 4. Paul Butcher (Honda); 5. Daryl Hood (Yamaha).

OPEN D: 1. Brian Giboney (Yamaha); 2. Michael Stover (Kawasaki); 3. Robert Davila; 4. Peter Roth (Honda); 5. Andrew Clemens (Honda).

1-HR PRO: 1. Josh Young (Yamaha); 2. Brian Johnson (KTM); 3. Austin Boney (Yamaha).

PRO: 1. Cole Kirkpatrick (KTM); 2. Jason Doyle (Honda); 3. Cameron Kirkpatrick (KTM); 4. Josh Young (Kawasaki); 5. Chase Spears (Kawasaki).

WMN A: 1. Rachel Cardwell (Honda); 2. Kacy Machann (Yamaha); 3. Katie Pristavec (Yamaha); 4. Brenda Morgan (KTM).

WMN B: 1. Nicole Smith (Honda); 2. Samantha Sobeck (Honda); 3. Tanya Adams (Kawasaki); 4. Sara Hamilton (Yamaha); 5. Paula Gerik (Honda).

WMN C: 1. Kelsey Bloom (Honda); 2. Samantha Mumford (Yamaha); 3. Lana Currie (Yamaha); 4. Stephanie Jones (Honda); 5. Jessica Johnson (KTM).

WMN OPEN: 1. Ashley Walker (Yamaha).

SPTSMN (13-29) A: 1. Ryan McPherson (Yamaha); 2. Michael Cardwell (KTM); 3. Clayton Clark (KTM); 4. Devin Wilkerson (KTM); 5. Jordan Gonzales (Honda).

SPTSMN (13-29) B: 1. Ryan Kallfelz (Yamaha); 2. Austin Binns (KTM); 3. Jordan Brown (Yamaha); 4. Colin Gaines (KTM); 5. Tyler Lansdale (Yamaha).

SPTSMN (13-29) C: 1. Kelton Miller (KTM); 2. Chase Custer (Honda); 3. Austin Morgan (Honda); 4. Timothy Critchett (Yamaha); 5. Evan Butcher (Yamaha).

VET 30+ A: 1. Jimbo Morton (Kawasaki); 2. Lance Haley (KTM); 3. Ian Brown (KTM); 4. David Lambert (KTM); 5. Russell Dismuke (KTM).

VET 30+ B: 1. David Montalvo (KTM); 2. Larry Foreman (KTM); 3. Michael Ficker (Yamaha); 4. Buddy Cox (Honda); 5. Brian McBride (Honda).

VET 30+ C: 1. Shawn Preece (KTM); 2. Thomas Whittle (Honda); 3. Charlie Alberson (Honda); 4. Mark Sobeck Sr. (Honda); 5. Ted Glover (Suzuki).

MSTR 40+ A: 1. Dan Sell (KTM); 2. Bill Gold (KTM); 3. Rob Gaines (KTM); 4. Steve Turner (KTM); 5. David Lampman (Yamaha).

MSTR 40+ B: 1. Richard Hamilton (Yamaha); 2. Tony Bloom (Honda); 3. Steven Jones (Honda); 4. Andy Thompson (Yamaha); 5. Ronald Kinney (KTM).

MSTR 40+ C: 1. Lee Jordan (KTM); 2. Marcus Zoch (KTM); 3. David Houston (Honda); 4. Daryl Hood (Yamaha); 5. Brian Floores (Yamaha).

SR 50+ A: 1. Bill Gold (KTM); 2. Steve Cardwell (KTM); 3. Tom Skogman (KTM); 4. Ace Burt (Honda); 5. Brian Graver (Honda).

SR 50+ B: 1. Brian Broussard (Yamaha); 2. Tom Johnson (KTM); 3. Stu Harris (Honda); 4. Thad Putnam (KTM); 5. Bobby Lewallen (KTM).

SR 50+ C: 1. Mike Greiten (Honda); 2. Mike Ryan (Honda); 3. Bill Chedsey (KTM); 4. Paul Willis (Yamaha); 5. Kurt Johnson (Honda).

S/SR 60+: 1. Bill Chedsey (KTM); 2. Howard Juckett (Honda); 3. Sandy Smith (KTM); 4. Bobby Judd.

VINT: 1. Duane Alexander (Yamaha); 2. Joel Ester (Yamaha); 3. Robert Marsh (Yamaha).

WARLORDS: 1. Rafael Boban (KTM); 2. Billy Chedsey (Kawasaki); 3. Mike Najera (Yamaha); 4. Chad Ramos (Yamaha).