Saturday Race Report

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Saturday, August 1, 2015 | 9:10 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Chelsea Taylor
304-284-0084
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Saturday Race Report at the 2015 Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship                               

HURRICANE MILLS, Tenn. (Aug. 1, 2015) – The 34th Annual Rocky Mountain ATV/MC Amateur National Motocross Championship presented by AMSOIL came to a conclusion today with the fifth and final day of racing in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. The last 17 races combatted on the distinguished facility at the Loretta Lynn Ranch and there were a total of thirty-eight National Championships bestowed and four AMA specialty awards.

Congratulations to all of our riders!
Congratulations to all of our riders! Photo: Ken Hill

The coveted AMA Horizon Award is given to the A rider who shows the most promise as they prepare to enter the professional ranks. It was awarded to Yamaha’s Benny Bloss who won the Open Pro Sport and finished third overall in 450 A. The newly crowned AMA Horizon Award winner plans to compete in the upcoming round of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship at Unadilla in New Berlin, N.Y.  

The AMA Motocross Youth Rider Award goes to a rider under the age of 16 chosen for his or her performance in the youth classes at Loretta Lynn Nationals. Youth riders who also participate in amateur classes will be considered, but only their youth class will be factored into the final decision. This year’s recipient in the Youth division was Jett Reynolds, who swept all six motos in 85cc (9-11) and 85cc (9-11) Limited.

The AMA Motocross Amateur Rider Award is designed to recognize an outstanding non-A-class rider at the Loretta Lynn National who is ready to make an immediate impact in the A-class competition. This year’s recipient, Austin Forkner, plans to turn professional at the first 2016 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross season opener at Hangtown. Forkner finished first in 250 B and Schoolboy 2 (13-16) B/C.

Riders completed their third motostoday.
Riders completed their third motostoday. Photo: Ken Hill

The AMA Motocross Vet/Senior Rider Award acknowledges an outstanding rider over the age of 30 at the AMA Motocross National Championships. Results from all Vet classes are taken into consideration in selecting the winner. In the ultra-competitive division, Sebastian Tortelli proved to be a front-runner and earned the award by capturing the the Vet 35+ (2-1-1) title over Robbie Reynard (1-2-2) and John Grewe (3-3-3). Both Tortelli and Reynard raced Junior 25+ in addition to Vet 35+, but the positions were swapped as Reynard captured the title in Junior 25+.

California added another State Championship award to the books by having the most racers out of any other state in the country to win the overall titles. 

Kawasaki owned the podium in the Vet 30+ class. Paul Perebijnos, former mechanic of professional rider Dean Wilson, prevailed in the final moto with a 2-2-1. Blake Keeton (1-3-5) followed in second and Charles Castloo (5-5-2) finished in third improving on his disappointing 39th in Junior 25+. Douglas Flinner (3-2-2), Terry Bostard (1-6-1), and Jay Wagner (9-3-3) were the top three in Senior (40+).

Tristan Charboneau, 2014 AMA Motocross Amateur Rider award winner, had the fastest lap time of the week running a 1:53.547 and was on his way to a 450 A championship, but unfortunately suffered a mechanical issue and DNF in the last moto opening up the number one spot. Bradley Taft (3-1-2) took home the win, with Darian Sanayei (2-3-6) and Benny Bloss (4-5-3) rounding out the podium.

MX Sports would like to congratulate to all of our riders this year!
MX Sports would like to congratulate to all of our riders this year! Photo: Ken Hill

Saturday’s finale showcased some of the most exciting battles of the week, which included Justin Cooper adding to his College (16-24) championship, by sweeping every moto in Two-Stroke (16+) and College (16-24).

250 B Limited was jam-packed with exciting racing, but it ended up being Joey Crown claiming first with 3-1-1 finishes followed by Michael Mosiman (4-3-2) in second and Cole Barbieri (7-4-3) in third.

Hannah Hodges ended her minicycle days with yet again another clean sweep of the Girls Sr. (12-16) over Jordan Jarvis (2-2-2) and Jamie Astudillo (3-3-3). In Girls Jr. (9-13) Jazzmyn Canfield dominated the field with 1-1-1 over Karly Morgan (4-2-2) and Tayler Allred (3-3-5).

Super Mini 1 (12-15) and Super Mini 2 (13-16) both belonged to the quick moving Garrett Marchbanks, who is moving up to the B class next year. Carson Mumford (1-4-4) clinched the title in Mini Sr. (12-13) with Jarrett Frye (2-2-2) and Joe Shimoda (4-2-3) finishing second and third respectively.

Our 2015 Champions have been crowned!
Our 2015 Champions have been crowned! Photo: Ken Hill

One classification below the 85cc are the 65cc classes, which KTM had a clean sweep in 65 (7-11) with Matthew Leblanc (1-2-1) winning, Maximus Vohland (3-1-3) and Hunter Yoder (4-3-5) following on the podium.

All three 250 C divisions ran in the final day of racing. Sam Franklin (1-2-2), Richard Taylor (5-1-1) and Devon Oxsheer complete the 250 C podium. Levi Newby (6-1-2) claimed the first ever National title in the 250 C (12-16) Limited with Gaige Demars (4-6-1) and Richard Taylor (1-2-8) finishing out the podium in second and third. 250 C Limited was Sam Franklin finishing 1-1-2 and with Levi Newby (2-7-1) and Trevor Pavlik (4-5-3) rounding out the podium.

RacerTV.com provided over 40 hours of LIVE stream coverage of racing throughout the week and the archived footage is now available for viewing HERE. Complete results from the 2015 National Championship can be found HERE. For more information, visit the series official website at www.mxsports.com or call (304) 284-0084.

Please see below for the top 100 fastest lap times during the weeklong National.

Lap Time Name Class
01:53.5 Tristan Charboneau 450 A
01:53.7 Bradley Taft 450 A
01:53.7 Bradley Taft 450 A
01:53.9 Bradley Taft 450 A
01:54.3 Chase Sexton 250 B
01:54.5 Tristan Charboneau 450 A
01:54.6 Chase Sexton 250 B
01:54.6 Chase Sexton 250 B
01:54.7 Michael Mosiman 250 B
01:54.9 Justin Cooper Two-Stroke (16+)
01:55.0 Austin Forkner 250 B
01:55.0 Justin Cooper Two-Stroke (16+)
01:55.1 Robbie Reynard Vet 35+
01:55.1 Austin Forkner 250 B
01:55.1 Austin Forkner 250 B
01:55.2 Sebastian Tortelli Vet 35+
01:55.3 Bradley Taft 450 A
01:55.3 Austin Forkner 250 B
01:55.3 Michael Mosiman 250 B
01:55.5 Chase Sexton 250 B
01:55.5 Michael Mosiman 250 B
01:55.6 Jayce Pennington Schoolboy 1 (12-16) B/C
01:55.6 Austin Forkner 250 B
01:55.6 Austin Forkner 250 B
01:55.7 Robbie Reynard Vet 35+
01:55.7 Chase Sexton Schoolboy 2 (13-16) B/C
01:55.7 Chase Sexton Schoolboy 2 (13-16) B/C
01:55.7 Tristan Charboneau 450 A
01:55.8 Bradley Taft 450 A
01:55.9 Austin Forkner Schoolboy 2 (13-16) B/C
01:55.9 Joey Crown 250 B Limited
01:55.9 Chase Sexton 250 B
01:55.9 Austin Forkner Schoolboy 2 (13-16) B/C
01:56.0 Michael Mosiman 250 B
01:56.1 Robbie Reynard Vet 35+
01:56.1 Austin Forkner 250 B
01:56.1 Chase Sexton 250 B
01:56.1 Sebastian Tortelli Vet 35+
01:56.1 Bradley Taft 450 A
01:56.2 Bradley Taft 250 A
01:56.3 Joey Crown 250 B Limited
01:56.3 Austin Forkner 250 B
01:56.4 Justin Cooper College (16-24)
01:56.4 Tristan Charboneau 450 A
01:56.4 Chase Sexton Schoolboy 2 (13-16) B/C
01:56.4 Justin Cooper Two-Stroke (16+)
01:56.4 Chase Sexton 250 B
01:56.4 Robbie Reynard Vet 35+
01:56.4 Robbie Reynard Vet 35+
01:56.4 Justin Cooper College (16-24)
01:56.5 Austin Forkner 250 B
01:56.5 Darian Sanayei 450 A
01:56.5 Tristan Charboneau 250 A
01:56.5 Mitchell Falk Schoolboy 1 (12-16) B/C
01:56.5 Joey Crown 250 B Limited
01:56.5 Mitchell Falk Schoolboy 1 (12-16) B/C
01:56.6 Josh Osby 450 A
01:56.6 Lorenzo Locurcio 450 A
01:56.6 Josh Osby 450 A
01:56.6 Benny Bloss 450 A
01:56.6 Benny Bloss Open Pro Sport
01:56.6 Sean Cantrell 250 B
01:56.6 Michael Mosiman 250 B
01:56.6 Darian Sanayei 250 A
01:56.6 Richard Jackson 450 B
01:56.7 Mark Worth 250 A
01:56.7 Benny Bloss 450 A
01:56.7 Austin Forkner Schoolboy 2 (13-16) B/C
01:56.7 Jayce Pennington Schoolboy 1 (12-16) B/C
01:56.7 Jayce Pennington Schoolboy 1 (12-16) B/C
01:56.7 Jayce Pennington Schoolboy 1 (12-16) B/C
01:56.8 Benny Bloss 450 A
01:56.8 Austin Forkner 250 B
01:56.8 Jon Ames 450 B
01:56.8 Benny Bloss Open Pro Sport
01:56.8 Richard Jackson 450 B
01:56.8 Darian Sanayei 250 A
01:56.8 Richard Jackson 450 B
01:56.8 Sean Cantrell 250 B
01:56.8 Chase Sexton Schoolboy 2 (13-16) B/C
01:56.8 Austin Forkner 250 B
01:56.9 Robbie Reynard Vet 35+
01:56.9 Justin Cooper College (16-24)
01:57.0 Benny Bloss 450 A
01:57.0 Joey Crown 250 B Limited
01:57.0 Chase Sexton Schoolboy 2 (13-16) B/C
01:57.1 Darian Sanayei 450 A
01:57.1 Sean Cantrell 250 B
01:57.1 Lorenzo Locurcio 450 A
01:57.2 Chase Sexton Schoolboy 2 (13-16) B/C
01:57.2 Richard Jackson 450 B
01:57.2 Darian Sanayei 450 A
01:57.3 Mitchell Falk Schoolboy 1 (12-16) B/C
01:57.3 Sebastian Tortelli Vet 35+
01:57.3 Michael Mosiman 250 B Limited
01:57.3 Lorenzo Locurcio 450 A
01:57.3 Chase Sexton 250 B
01:57.4 Austin Forkner Schoolboy 2 (13-16) B/C
01:57.4 Justin Cooper Two-Stroke (16+)

 

About the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship

The Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship is the world's largest and most prestigious amateur motocross racing program. The national qualifying program consists of 59 Area Qualifiers (February through May) and 13 Regional Championships (May through June), hosted at select motocross facilities across the country. The qualifying system culminates in the National Final (last week in July) hosted annually since 1982 at the home of country music star Loretta Lynn in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Nearly 22,000 racers attempt to qualify in 38 classes for the 1,482 available positions at the National. Christened "The World's Greatest Motocross Vacation", the National event serves as a launch pad for some of the biggest names in professional motocross and supercross, including Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart, Ryan Villopoto, and Ryan Dungey. The national program is produced by MX Sports, Inc., a West Virginia-based race production company and sanctioned by AMA. For more information, please visit www.mxsports.com.