HALLETTSVILLE, TX

TORCS found a new venue for 2010: Abbott Ranch. The sandy place was a challenge in itself, swallowing up riders and showing who was strongest at the end.

In the 85cc B class, Honda rider Colton Rothhammer put down a hard second lap to pull a lead on the rest of the field. Following him on the first lap was Wilderness Kawasaki rider Dillon Schuette, until TJ's Cycle KTM rider Colton Preece made a pass on lap two and then put a gap on Schuette. On that same lap, Yamaha rider Dillon Battaglia also got by Schuette to take the last spot on the podium.

In 50cc (7-8) action, MSR/KTM-backed Drex Wilson (3P, left) ran away from the field, putting a one-minute lead on the rest of the class by the end.

In the 50cc (4-6) class, Garrison Clopton (24, below right) took his third win of the year on his KTM.

Double-class winners on the weekend included Motorcycle Parts LTD/Yamaha pilot Jordan Brown, who must have liked the sand, as he took wins in both the 250F B and Sportsman (13-29) B classes in convincing fashion.

Wild West KTM rider Dan Sell took the wins in the Open A and Over 40 A classes. KTM pilot Kacy Machann won both the Women's A and Women's Open classes. KTM rider Riley Johnson topped the 65cc B and 50cc Open classes. Pro-Action Yamaha pilot Robert Mumford scored victories in the 250F C and Over 30 C classes. And Rothhammer also took the win in the Supermini class, to add to his 85cc B victory.

The Pro 1 contest started off funny. Pro-Action rider Brian Johnson (42, left) got the holeshot on his KTM, only to have his chain derail three corners later. Moose/Pirelli-sponsored Craig Chedsey took the lead quickly and ran with it. Behind him was new-to-the-Pro-class Michael Giboney, who held down the second spot until Johnson re-installed his chain and charged back to take the second spot. By then, Chedsey had a large one-minute gap and cruised to the finish, taking his first win of the season in the Pro 1 class.

The Pro main event was interesting. Brad Kammer (5, below) got the holeshot, followed closely by Shawn O'Leary (81). Answer/Yamaha rider Martin Howell worked his way through the field from a fifth-place start and took the win by five minutes, taking home the $500 Torcsracing.com Pro purse. Shift/Kawasaki rider Tracy Cloy kept Howell honest for a couple of laps, but his clutch cable broke with two laps to go, and Cloy limped the bike in to take the second spot on the podium. The big battle was for the last spot on the podium. Motorcycle Parts LTD/Race Tech-backed Yamaha rider Nathan Goertz had a knock-down, drag-out battle all day with the KTM-mounted O'Leary. These two raced all the way to the finish, posting their fastest lap on the eighth and final lap. O'Leary edged out Goertz by only three seconds at the finish.

The next round will be held at Pierce Ranch, which is a great place to race, so please visit www.torcsracing.com for more info.

Results

50 (4-6): 1. Garrison Clopton (KTM); 2. Hunter Byrom (KTM); 3. Houston Byrom (KTM); 4. Conor Smith (KTM).

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

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

65 A: 1. Blake Harris (KTM); 2. Colby Vaughan (KTM); 3. Chase Rathmann (KTM).

65 B: 1. Riley Johnson (KTM); 2. Alex Hennage (KTM); 3. Zachary Warnock (Kawasaki); 4. Burke Mumford (KTM).

65 C: 1. Beck Sims (Kawasaki); 2. Bailey Bishop (KTM); 3. Andrew Currie (Yamaha); 4. Luke Dickey (KTM); 5. Landon Heffley (KTM).

65 OPEN: 1. Dillon Schuette (Kawasaki); 2. Colby Vaughan (KTM); 3. Alex Hennage (KTM); 4. Chase Rathmann (KTM); 5. Travis Phillips (KTM).

85 B: 1. Colton Rothhammer (Honda); 2. Colton Preece (KTM); 3. Dillion Battaglia (Yamaha); 4. Dillon Schuette (Kawasaki); 5. Roudy Hudson (KTM).

85 C: 1. Cody Peterson (Honda); 2. Keaton Gallagher (Kawasaki); 3. Bo Zak (Honda); 4. Troy Schneider (Honda); 5. Anthony Tolleson (Honda).

S/MINI: 1. Colton Rothhammer (Honda); 2. Colton Preece (KTM); 3. Cody Peterson (Honda); 4. Bo Zak (Honda); 5. Matthew Floores (Kawasaki).

250F A: 1. Ian Brown (KTM).

250F B: 1. Jordan Brown (Yamaha); 2. Thomas Sell (KTM); 3. Jonathan Cantu (Kawasaki); 4. Brent Jansky (Yamaha).

250F C: 1. Robert Mumford (Yamaha); 2. Austin Morgan (Honda); 3. Cade Crozier (Honda); 4. Daniel Simpson (Kawasaki); 5. Mark Wheeler (Yamaha).

450F A: 1. Steven Rathmann (Yamaha); 2. Michael Cardwell (KTM); 3. Curtis Petro (Kawasaki); 4. Bob Whitmire (KTM); 5. Rob Gaines (KTM).

450F B: 1. Tony Bloom (Honda); 2. Kyle Martin (Yamaha); 3. Joe Zsebenyi (Yamaha); 4. Mike Dickey (KTM); 5. Zach Kelley (Kawasaki).

450F C: 1. Matt Thompson (KTM); 2. John Clark Sr. (Honda); 3. Jared Justus (Honda); 4. Steve Davidson (Kawasaki); 5. Robbie Vaughan (Yamaha).

OPEN A: 1. Dan Sell (KTM); 2. Charles Covill (Kawasaki); 3. Steve Cardwell (KTM); 4. Tom Skogman (KTM); 5. Jeff Newton (KTM).

OPEN B: 1. Tyler Lansdale (Yamaha); 2. John Clark (KTM); 3. David Montalvo (KTM); 4. Steven Jones (Honda); 5. Tanner Ratliff (Honda).

OPEN C: 1. Stephen Ertle (KTM); 2. Paul Butcher (Honda); 3. Tim Kammer (Yamaha); 4. Chad Gonzales (Kawasaki); 5. Marcus Zoch (KTM).

OPEN D: 1. Jim Keck (Yamaha); 2. Aaron White (Honda); 3. John Pike (Honda); 4. Bobby Johnson (KTM); 5. Troy Schneider (Honda).

1-HR PRO: 1. Craig Chedsey (KTM); 2. Brian Johnson (KTM); 3. Michael Giboney (KTM); 4. Brad Kammer (Yamaha).

PRO: 1. Martin Howell (Kawasaki); 2. Tracy Cloy (Kawasaki); 3. Shawn O'Leary (KTM); 4. Nathan Goertz (Yamaha); 5. Brian Johnson (KTM).

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

WMN B: 1. Samantha Sobeck (Honda); 2. Sara Hamilton (Yamaha); 3. Paula Gerik (Honda); 4. Tina Roberts (Yamaha); 5. Suzanne Bishop (Kawasaki).

WMN C: 1. Stephanie Jones (Honda); 2. Brandy Sobeck (Honda); 3. Katrina Sobeck (Yamaha); 4. Jessica Johnson (KTM); 5. Kelsey Bloom (Honda).

WMN OPEN: 1. Kacy Machann (Yamaha).

SPTSMN (13-29) A: 1. Clayton Clark (KTM); 2. Ryan McPherson (Yamaha); 3. Kody Tolliver (KTM); 4. Sheldon Coble (Suzuki); 5. Devin Wilkerson (KTM).

SPTSMN (13-29) B: 1. Jordan Brown (Yamaha); 2. Thomas Sell (KTM); 3. Tanner Ratliff (Honda); 4. Kyle Martin (Yamaha).

SPTSMN (13-29) C: 1. Phillip Brace (Yamaha); 2. Austin Morgan (Honda); 3. Stephen Ertle (KTM); 4. Jon Vandergriff (KTM); 5. Blake McLean (Honda).

VET 30+ A: 1. Lance Haley (KTM); 2. Bob Whitmire (KTM); 3. Kris Klaus (Yamaha).

VET 30+ B: 1. David Montalvo (KTM); 2. Larry Foreman (KTM); 3. Shawn Preece (KTM); 4. Buddy Cox (Honda); 5. Travis Lane (KTM).

VET 30+ C: 1. Robert Mumford (Yamaha); 2. Brian Giboney (KTM); 3. Mark Sobeck Sr. (Honda); 4. Thomas Whittle (Honda); 5. Richard Marshall (Honda).

MSTR 40+ A: 1. Dan Sell (KTM); 2. Murray Kaiman (Honda); 3. Charles Covill (Kawasaki); 4. Steve Turner (KTM).

MSTR 40+ B: 1. Richard Hamilton (Yamaha); 2. Jimmy White (KTM); 3. Tony Bloom (Honda); 4. Steven Jones (Honda); 5. Joe Zsebenyi (Yamaha).

MSTR 40+ C: 1. Travis McLeod (KTM); 2. Mark Snapp (Yamaha); 3. Les Burkhalter (KTM); 4. Michael Hudson (Yamaha); 5. Marcus Zoch (KTM).

WARLORDS: 1. John Walker (Kawasaki); 2. Kenneth Selman (KTM); 3. Stephen Nowakowski (KTM); 4. Billy Chedsey (Kawasaki).

SR 50+ A: 1. Steve Cardwell (KTM); 2. Jody Martin (Yamaha); 3. Brian Graver (Honda).

SR 50+ B: 1. Hank Hodes (Honda); 2. Matt MacWilliams (KTM); 3. Rob Vaughan (Honda); 4. Darrell Conner (Honda); 5. Tom Johnson (KTM).

SR 50+ C: 1. Paul Willis (Yamaha); 2. Curtis Coble (KTM); 3. Boo Custer (Honda); 4. Martin Wiley (Honda); 5. Steve Higginbotham (Yamaha).

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

VINT: 1. Robert Marsh (Yamaha); 2. Joel Ester (Yamaha); 3. Duane Alexander (Yamaha); 4. Mike Edwards (KTM); 5. Bradley Williams (Suzuki).