TOWNSEND WINS MRANN RACE

Blue Wing Flag (March 1) – MRANN journeyed about 25 miles west of Toulon beside a not too dry lake for it’s second race of the season. The Wide Open 120 was the combined effort by the Cheaters and Rimbenders Motorcycle Clubs.

Sunday’s big bike race, featured an almost race long duel between two young lions as they battled for the win.

 

“It was really good, really fast but my suspension was kind of blown out there. I have no suspension so every time I’d hit a corner it would just pack in and slip out but my stabilizer helped a lot,” Kyle Townsend said after first overall. “On the first lap I got him (Powers) on the dry lake bed, then crashed and he got around me. Then on the second lap I got him on the dry lakebed again, never crashed so I held him off.”

Then he gave special thanks to sponsors RMS, AXO, One Industries and his family.

This time the riders had to stand a ways from their bikes at the start. Once a banner was dropped the rush was on as they jumped on their bikes, started and took off.

When the expert line launched, on point heading toward the first corner was Dan Capparelli, followed by Irving Powers and Corey Fletcher. At the first turn Powers almost dug one of his handlebars into the ground but was able to recover and chase the leader.

 

Soon after the experts headed toward a dry lake Powers took the lead then surrendered it to the charging Townsend, who then went down and gave the lead back to Powers.

 

Coming into the pits Powers was six seconds ahead of Townsend and when they left the gap was five second and closing fast as they headed across the dry lakebed.

Soon Townsend, despite his suspension problems, made the winning pass and extended his lead until the finish when he held an advantage of over a minute.

After getting his breath Powers said. “It was good, rode solid all day, no crashes but pretty much wasn’t geared right. That’s kind of where he got me but Kyle rode a really good race. Just wished I was a little more used to this bike as I got it a couple of weeks ago.

“This part of the dry lakebed is scary so I let him have it as it was so slippery.”

Then he thanked sponsors McCoy’s Off Road, MX Trophies, Brad Kohler, Chip Johnson as well as his girlfriend, family and friends for their support.

 

Coming home third was veteran Steve Garnett, who topped the 40+ Class, and was a few minutes behind his two younger rivals.

“They had me today for sure so I guess old age is catching up with me as those guys are pretty fast,” he said. “I was probably hitting 90 or at least 95 on the dry lake sections and some of the road. This was a very fast course, there were some nice canyons and stuff but other than that I’m pretty happy with this third overall.”

Then he thanked Lawn Pro, Jim O’Neil, the guys that support him, his wife Jamie and daughter Michael.

 

Both top amateurs finished 19th and 20th after their two loops.

First in was Wyatt Brittner, who said, “It was awesome, so much fun and at the start I was third or fourth overall. Then we hit the dry lakebed and all the 450’s passed me so I had to catch all them back as I’m on a 300 two-stroke. The snow was pretty fun but on the first lap I struggled on it but the second I was ready for it and it was a lot of fun getting to ride in it.”

 

Then he thanked Reno Motorsports (RMS) and his parents.

Not far behind was Jeston Ponciano runner up in the amateur class.

“The dirt was awesome and the second look berms were building up so it was like a motocross track out there, well almost,” he said. “There were a lot of fast sections and this bike went as fast as it will go so it was scary fast. The snow on the second lap was slimy out there and I actually went down in it.

“So when Brittner got by me I went down again then just backed it off, kept it safe and made it down here in one piece.”

Asked who he wanted to thank Ponciano said, Paul Mudd at Cycles and Gear as well as his wife Diane.

 

The first novice to finish both loops was Stacy Lewis, who ended up 50th overall.

 

After catching his breath he said, “It was just tough getting around all those amateurs in my way. The course was stellar, it was really fast and got a little sandy towards the end but you can expect that. The snow was white and slippery and I went down about four time but at a slow speed.”

Then he thanked his wife Lynna, who sings the national anthem at many UNR sporting events as well as at the race, his friends and God for taking care of him.

A little while later Beth Legenbauer was the first Woman’s amateur to finish both loops.

 

After getting some water from her husband she said, “That was really fun, very, very fast as I was going as fast as I’ve ever gone on a motorcycle. I don’t know if that’s pinned but it’s close. This canyon coming in was really fun, probably the best part of the course for me while the most challenging was the dry lakebed.”

Then she thanked RMS, CMS, Tankslappers and her husband Justin as well as their son and daughter.

All in all everyone had a good time and Saturday’s weather, which mostly missed the area, help set up the dirt for another great racing day.

• The weekend began on Saturday when the Pee Wee riders took off for their race which Sam McCord won. That was followed by a combined event with the Mini Bikes, V-Women and Bomber bikes.

Taking first overall was young Alek Siminoe, the first Mini Bike racer followed by Bryce Termaine. Coming 4th was the first woman Chrystal Ponsock while eighth place Darren Twikgar was the first Bomber to cross the finish.

Now everyone gets a few weeks off until the weekend of April 11-12 when MRANN heads for outside of Doyle, California.

OTHER RACING NEWS

• Next week motocross racing returns as the Over The Hill Gang presents the first event at the Fernley Lion’s Motocross Track. There will be practice on Saturday with racing beginning at 9 a.m. on Sunday.

• Currently only one Nevadan is competing in NASCAR’s top series. Las Vegas native Brendan Gaughan as in Atlanta on Saturday where he started the Xfinity race in sixth and finished 12th.

Kyle Busch is still recovering from injuries received at Daytona and will probably miss the next few races before he can get back to the action.

His older brother Kurt, who is under an indefinite suspension from NASCAR has agreed to their terms and conditions so is starting the reinstatement process. As of this posting there is no date set for his reinstatement.

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RESULTS

MRANN – Round 2

Blue Wing Flats – The Wide Open 120

• Sunday, March 1

Big Bike Overall — 1. KyleTownsend, Open Exp., 2. Irving Powers, 3. Steve Garnett, 40+ Exp., 4. Nate Wright, 250 Exp., 5. Shane Bell, 30+ Exp., 6. Dan Capparelli, 4-Stroke Exp.,7. Sean Jones, 8. Drew Chattin, 9. Ricky Dahlberg, 10. Corey Fletcher, 11. Adam Thissen, 12. Steve Arcouette, 13. Josh Wilson,14. Ed Sellers, 15. Nathan Gibson, 16. Tony Weatherman, 17. Eric Loer, 18. Reese Barker, 19. Wyatt Brittner, Open Ama., 20. Jeston Ponciano, 30+        Ama, 21. Tim Fitzpatrick, 22. Jacob Kinkel, 4-Stk Ama., 23. Chris Maas, 200 Exp., 24. Jake Osborn, 25. Austin Wilson, 200 Ama., 26.titan McKibben, 27. Alan Cameron, 28. Shawn Wilson, 29. Philip Rhodes, 30. Matthew Watson, 31. Ryan Jackson, 32. Matt McMimmy, 33. Mike Kenney, 50+ Exp., 34. Jess Richardson, 35. Derek Davis, 250 Ama., 36. Jimmy Graham, 37.Jey Heying, 38. Dave Rennie, 39. Tyler Wright, 30. Andrew Candia, 48. Stacy Lewis, 40+ Nov., 55. Beth Legenbauer

60+: 1. Michelle Danson

50+:

• Nov — 1. Thomas Beard, 2. Charles Foster, 3. Dave Zotter, 4. John Barron
• Ama — 1. Ray Sbriglia, 2. Jay Shepard, 3. Steven Morgan, 4. Michael Gauvreau
• Exp — 1. Mike Kenney, 2. Jay Heying, 3. Micah Kennedy

40+:

• Nov — 1. Stacy Lewis, 2. Tim Lambert, 3. Brian Cameron, 4. Brian Zastawniak
• Ama — 1.Chuck Fall, 2. Steve Huffaker, 3. Darren Twilegar, 4. Kevin Listmen
• Exp — 1. Steve Garnett, 2. Tim Fitzpatric, 3. Titan McKibben, 4. Alan Cameron, 5. Shawn Wilson, 6. Jeff Engelke

30+:

• Nov — 1. Jacob Beck, 2. Gary Andrews, 3. Tyson McGary
• Ama — 1. Jeston Ponciano, 2. Philip Rhodes, 3. Jesse Richardson, 4. Dave Rennie, 5. Andrew                      Candia, 6. Jason Shakespear, 7. Ryan Hyken, 8. Dayton Pitts, 9. John Ludwick
• Exp — 1. Shane Bell, 2. Adam Thissen, 3. Steve Arcouette, 4. Josh Wilson, 5. Ryan Jackson

Women Ama. — 1. Beth Legenbauer

4-Stroke:

• Nov — 1. Jonathan Tripp, 2. Dustin Burrell, 3. Robert Askew, 4. Dillon Kintz
• Ama — 1. Jacob Kenkel, 2. Matthew Watson, 3. Thomas Duncan, 4. Jakobee Reviglio
• Exp — 1. Dan Capparelli, 2. Drew Chattin, 3. Ed Seller, 4. Tony Weatherman, 5. Eric Loer, 6.                      Reese Barker, 7. Jake Osborn

200:

• Nov — 1.Kyle Banta, 2. Brandon Castro
• Ama — 1. Austin Wilson, 2. Jonas Thissen
• Exp — 1. Chris Maas

250:

• Nov — 1. Tyler Bogan, 2. Steven Crowe, 3. Anthony Monachelli, 4. Kiegan McIntier, 5. Kelly Joy
• Ama — 1. Derek Davis, 2. Tyler Wright, 3. Brandon Copeland, 4. Devin Walker
• Exp — 1. Nate Wright, 2. Corey Fletcher, 3. Nathan Gibson, 4. Jesse Cunnally, 5. Eric                             Amacker

Open:

• Nov — 1. Clint Vol Linsowe, 2. Garrett Johnson, 3. Dane Johnson, 4. Austin Schlegelmildi, 5. Cody Schlegelmildi
• Ama — 1. Wyatt Brittner, 2. Matt McKimmy, 3.  Jimmy Graham, 4. Daniel Lawson
• Exp — 1. Kyle Townsend, 2. Irving Powers, 3. Sean Jones, 4. Ricky Dahlberg, 5. Josh                                    Fitzpatrick

• Saturday, February 28

Pee Wee Overall – 1. Samuel McCord, 2. Ryder Thomaseli, 3. Jordan Maas, 4. Seth Rigsby, 5. Austin Hough, 6. Ethan Randsdell, 7. Jacob Engelke, 8. Destry Rigsby, 9. Dulin Hukan, 10. Ollie Bonner, 11. Tyler Davenport, 12. Wyatt Rankin, 13. Dalton Legenbauer, 14. Genevieve Miller, 15. Payton Maas, 16. Shea Zustawiniak, 17. Christa Ponsock, 18. Landynn Armstrong, 19. Hannah Engelke, 20. Isaac Schwaartz

6 & Under – 1. Wyatt Rankin, 2. Peyton Maas, 3. Shea Zustawiniak, 4. Landynn Armstrong, 5. Hannah Engelke

7 & Up – 1. Sam McCord, 2. Jordan Maas, 3. Seth Rigsby, 4. Jacob Engelke, 5. Destry Rigsby, 6. Dulin Hukari, 7. Christa Ponsock,

65 Nov. – 1. Ryder Thomaselli, 2. Austin Hough, 3. Ethan Ransdell, 4. Ollie Bonner, 5. Dalton Legenbauer

4-Stroke – 1. Tyler Davenport, 2. Genevieve Miller, 3. Isaac Schwartz

 

Mini Bikes/V Women Overall – 1. Alek Simone, 2. Bryce Tremmaine, 3. Kody Gray,  4. Chrystal Ponsock, 5. Chanel Honea, 6. Sean Dingley, 7. Gary Hamrey, 8. Darren Twikgar, 9. Brittany Hutching, 10. Angie Fise, 11. Elliette Kennedy, 12. Cassie Searle, 13. Amanda Ross, 14. Carley Legenbauer, 15. Christina Courtney, 16. Paisly Johnson, 17. Anthony Edberg, 18. Zachary Geddy, 19. Janeen Silva, 20. Cody McGary, 21. Carson Calder, 22. Chandler Munoz, 23. Lorna Shepard, 24. Megan Ross, 25. Kelly Miller, 26. Kyla Faul, 27. Curtis Calner, 28. Tristan Morrice, 29. Alyson Wilson, 30. Brooke Davis, 31. Denise Schwartz

100cc:

Nov. -1. Gary Hamrey, 2. Elliette Kennedy, 3. Carley Legunbauer, 4. Anthony Edberg, 5. Zachary Geddy, 6. Cody McGary, 7. Chandler Munoz

Ama. – 1.Kody Gray, 2. Sean Dingley

Exp. – 1. Alek Simone, 2. Bryce Tremmaine

65 Amateur – 1. Carson Calder, 2. Tristan Morrice, 3. Brooke Davis

Women:

Nov. – 1. Christine Courtney, 2. Paisly Johnson, 3. Lorna Shepard, 4. Megan Ross, 5. Kelly Miller, 6. Kyla Faul, 7. Alyson Wilson

Ama. – 1. Brittany Hatching, 2. Angie Fist, 3. Cassie Searle, 4. Amanda Ross, 5. Janeen Silva, 6. Denise      Schwartz

Exp. – 1. Chrystal Ponsock,

Bombers – 1. Darren Twikgar, 2. Curis Calder