The future of the sport is bright - the Junior Mini divisions have seen some of the
biggest turnouts this season.
Numbers have been great in the youth classes this year. From 50cc right through the Supermini divisions, the turnouts have been strong so we hope its an indicator that the sport is on a long awaited rebound.
Below see our race report from Brapp Mag Contributor - Lexi Thompson of LT Photography:
On July 11-12th, riders from both
MDRA and MAMA met at Doublin Gap MX Park near Shippensburg, pa to face off for
the overall win in their annual series shootout.
The gate dropped for the first moto
of the 50cc Open Limited (4-8) class, propelling all 23 riders off the start.
The number #67 of Bryce Danenhower on a KTM shot off the gate quickest and came
around the first turn in the lead, earning the holeshot position. Danenhower
remained in the 1st place position for the race’s entirety and was able to
cross the finish line with a large lead in front of the second place of
Christian Johnson on the #665, who was able to continuously climb his way up in
the pack through the moto after starting in the 5th place position.
#100
of Talon Hill was behind the leader Danenhower, coming through the first lap,
but as the race continued on, he fell back into the 4th place spot, where he
finished the first moto. Hill’s descent made it possible for Johnson and #285
of Ethan McLaughlin to surpass him and round out the podium in the first moto.
As
the last lap was underway, McLaughlin was still holding down the 2nd place
position. The gap between him and the 3rd place position of Johnson was getting
smaller and smaller by each passing lap. In the final seconds of the moto
McLaughlin was passed by Johnson on the final jump of the race, who was able to
cross the finish line with a miniscule gap between him with McLauglin behind
him.
The
ruts were deep, reaching heights of the small bikes’ front fender. This caused
many riders to tumble over in the deep turns, allowing the positions to be
constantly changing for the duration of the race. Danenhower was among the list
of riders that nearly got caught up in the ruts around the sweeping turns, but
was able to keep it on two wheels, earning the #1 spot for the moto.
The
second moto of the day would see more great battling between these tiny
contenders with Danenhower again racing for the win. See the top five overall
finishers below.
Bryce Danenhower races to the O/A win.
Photo by: LT Photography.
1.
Bryce Danehower
2.
Christian Johnson
3.
Talon Hill
4.
Reagan Ryan
5. Cooper
Rhoades
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As I mentioned above the mini classes are red hot this year with great racing and great numbers at the gate - check the results link below to see how all your favorite racers faired - but first take a look at the 50cc Shaft class winner below.
Brapp Mag Super Fan Peyton Hollomon goes 2-1
to win the O/A in the 50cc Shaft class - check his form below.
Keep scrolling to see more great racing, results and photos from this awesome racing weekend. Please remember that a big part of what we do also takes place "off the track". A huge thanks to both these racing organizations, their sponsors and especially the racers for providing an environment for fun and growth for people of all ages.
Having fun playing - pound the stump.
I'm not sure what the crew from Fred's Garage was cooking up.
Gavin Blake #12 leads the Unltd. 2 C/D racers to the checkers.
VPE Racing's Brayden Karpulk was on the gas all weekend long.
Did we mention it got muddy - lol.
Photo by: Cody Darr
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Vinny Luhovey would be your top Open A guy on the weekend.
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The crowds definitely lined the fences for this annual two day event, We had tons of great racing go down, the weather was beautiful and a great time was had socializing off the track. If you're looking for a great activity to get your family into - then check out both of these great racing organizations.
It would be the MDRA retaining the shootout title for 2020 but in the end, does it really matter. The experience and family time experienced by all was priceless. Thanks MAMA and thanks MDRA for all you do.
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