Bell Stars at Round 2 of Big 6 GP Series
Cycle News Staff | February 2, 2015
Blayne Thompson grabs the holeshot aboard his Zip-Ty Racing Husqvarna in the AMA West Coast Grand Prix race. Photography by Mark Kariya.
Carrying the momentum from his recent WORCS win, Precision Concepts Kawasaki’s Robby Bell returned to Honolulu Hills MX in Taft, California and took another win, this time at the Dirt Diggers MC’s Taft Grand Prix – round two of the AMA District 37/MSR Big 6 Grand Prix Series.
Bell topped the AMA West Coast Grand Prix Series feature race on Saturday afternoon, taking over after Zip-Ty Racing’s Blayne Thompson grabbed the holeshot and the early lead aboard his Pro Circuit Husqvarna. Thompson led for nearly an entire lap before succumbing to Bell, who checked out to capture his first WCGP win.
Justin Jones carded a second-place finish after playing catch up aboard his AHM Factory Services Honda. Jones chased down WFOx Motorsports Honda’s Colton Udall for the runner-up position, leaving Udall to round out the podium in third.
Other big winners on the weekend were 3Brothers Racing Husqvarna’s Dalton Shirey, who claimed the WCGP Pro II and Lightweight I Expert wins. Paul Krause had a busy weekend, finishing third in Lightweight II (200cc) Expert, second in the Senior race, and taking the win in the Magnum class. Brittney Gallegos made the trek from Colorado to her first Big 6, which she won in convincing fashion. Mark Tilley took the Vet class win after working his way back up after a bad start.
WCGP Results Overall:
1. Robby Bell (Kaw)
2. Justin Jones (Hon)
3. Colton Udall (Hon)
4. Justin Seeds (Kaw)
5. Ryan Reina (Kaw)
6. Blayne Thompson (Hus)
7. Dalton Shirey (Hus)
8. Chance Bayes (Kaw)
9. Nick Stover (Hus)
10. Jesse Lundin (Yam)
