Chris Bach Wins Blackhawk MAXC
| September 15, 2014
Chris Bach won the Blackhawk round of the AMA MAXC Racing Series in Indiana. Photography by Jeff M. Vanasdal
The AMA MAXC Racing Series headed to Plymouth, Indiana, September 14, for round seven of the 10-round series. The Blackhawk Cycle Club played host and Chris Bach earned the big win followed by Mike Witkowski and Chris Douglas.
Chris Bach is no stranger to the facility. He grew up racing at this very same location and it is where he won his first ever race. Bach got off to a less-than-desirable start when he was a little late kicking his bike over and was the last one off the line. This, however, did not deter the Honda rider, as he quickly worked his way through the field to take over the lead by lap two. Bach then moved into the top spot for remaining four laps of the six-lap race to earn his fourth MAXC win of the 2014 season.
“I was just a bit anxious off the line and I wanted to get a good jump off the start and I just rushed it,” Bach said. “We got going and Mike [Witkowski] was out front and he was stressing me out a little bit because I couldn’t see him, and I had to ride a little faster than what I thought to catch him. We had a pretty good pace and I started riding behind him and then I was able to get around him.”
Witkowski ended up finishing a close second on his KTM.
Mike Witkowski finished second overall.
“The track was good and there were a lot of really deep sand corners and I had a blast!” Witkowski said. “The first few laps I made a few mistakes but after that I got a good flow going, and I tried to put some solid laps together. I then tried to pick through the lappers and try to charge ahead. I had a good day!”
Chris Douglas rounded out the MAXC Pro bike podium. Starting the race around midpack, Douglas was sitting sixth at the end of lap one but was charging hard. Douglas began to find his groove and made his way into fourth by lap three, and then he eventually took over the third spot where he would finish for the day.
RESULTS
PRO
1. Chris Bach (Hon)
2. Mike Witkowski (KTM)
3. Chris Douglas (KTM)
4. Austin Lee (Hbg)
5. Teddy Mullins (KTM)
