WINNEMUCCA, NV (March 19) — Cool, cloudy weather greeted motocross racers as they opened the 2023 season for Battle Born MX. In the pits where were license plates from California, Nevada, Idaho and Utah as the turn out was great.
For one 17-year-old Salt Lake City racer it was a grand and fast day.
After starting the second set of motos and winning the Open A&B race Greg Wilcox said, “It’s getting rougher, the dirt’s still good but the track is definitely getting gnarly. I’m only doing pro so we’ll see how it goes as I’ve got I’ve got two more motos to go.
Then he thanked Let’s Ride for his awesome bike, X-Brand, Fly, everybody else.
He scored two more race wins and was the day’s only three-time winner.
There were other multiple winners and in the 50cc classes Wade Lavezzo won the 6 & Under as well as the Open Classes. In the 7 & Up class Ducati Fayet was the winner.
One rider that finished their first moto was 5-year-old Parker Ellison. His father was the rooting section and encouraging him even when he got stuck for a bit in the soft dirt.
The 65cc winners were Gunnar Canning in the 9 & Under Class while the 10 & Up winner was Billy Smith. In the Open Class it was Dillon Lager, who won.
Another rider that comes out of a racing family is Summer McMillen, who was third overall. She added some color to the class by wearing a red Toto over her riding suit.
The 85cc Class is the last small bike before riders move up into the big bike classes. Rocket Richardson scored a pair of victories when he won the 13 & Up and Open Classes
Other winners were Ryan Pacella in 12 & Under and Jesse Miller was the Supermini victor.
Moving up the age ladder there were a bunch of classes for veteran racers. One of them was Matt Manha, who won both the Master Classes in the 38 + and 45+ Divisions.
Topping the age bracket was the 58+ Class and for its only entry this was a very special event.
“This is my first race in 25 years and I live here in Winnemucca,” Tim Anderson said. “What happened is I got transferred to Wyoming then got out of racing and came back to Nevada about a year ago. I work for Nevada Gold Mines out of Winnemucca here.
“The course is really good. It’s a really nice course they are putting on for the first race of the year they’re putting on a good race. I’m going to follow the Battle Born MX series all year then next year I’ll hit more of the Over the Hill Gang Nationals.”
Then he thanked his wife and daughter then gave a very special thanks.
“I thank the Lord Jesus Christ for being my savior for the family he’s given me,” he said.
In the Women’s Class Sedanna Losey won the A Class but was chased the entire race by her daughter Hayden. The B winner was Lily Powning while Brittany Wissenback was the C winner.
In Collegeboy Zachary Larsen won while Joshua Black was the Schoolboy winner. Open winners were Connor Gaarenstroom in the C&D division while Gage Wilcox scored one of his victories in the A&B division.
There was a 2-Stroke race where Taye Pepper scored the victory. Only two riders were in the single Club Moto and Timothy Trainor won followed by Tim Anderson.
Another double winner was James Larsen, who won the Sportsman C class in both the 125/250 and 250/450 Classes. Gage Wilcox scored victories in both of those groups Pro Classes.
The next round for BBMX will be at Riverfront MX on the weekend of April 1 and 2. The full results for this weekend will eventually be posted in the results section at www.battlebornmx.com.
REPORTER’S NOTE: Due to the drive and weather wasn’t able to be there for the full schedule. I also have some photos in a gallery at the very end of this article.
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There is breaking news this week. Davey not only is the track announcer for Top Gun Dragstrip and Lovelock Speedway but this season returns to the announce booth at Rattlesnake Raceway.
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RESULTS:*
Battle Born MX – Round 1
Winnemucca MX – March 19
- Due to the amount of racers I’m only putting the top 5 with only a few exceptions.
• 50cc:
- (6 & Under): 1. Wade Lavezzo, 2. Suzuki Fayet, 3. Mason Sperry, 4. Tanner Hatfield, 5. Eli Crandall.
– (7 & Up): 1. Ducati Fayet, 2. Rosalie Brogan, 3. Kolten Bakken, 4. Maddex Albury, 5. Mason Brown.
– (Open): 1. Wade Lavezzo, 2. Suzuki Fayet, 3. Ducati Fayet, 4. Mason Sperry, 5. Rosalie Brogan.
• 65cc:
– (9 & Under): 1. Gunnar Canning, 2. Dillon Lager, 3. Charlie Bagan, 4. Duke Arbogast, 5. Parker Hatfiels
– (10 & Up): 1. Billy Smith, 2.Degan Jenkins, 3. Summer McMillen, 4. Colby Daniels, 5. Teigen Biddle.
– (Open): 1. Dillon Lager, 2. Gunnar Canning, 3. Billy Smith,4. Rowdy Cox, 4. Kade Christensen.
• 85cc:
– (12 & Under): 1. Ryan Pacella, 2. Isaac Bryant, 3. Wyatt Lavezzo, 4. Jason Carroll, 5. Talon Baker.
- (13 & Up): 1. Rocket Richardson, 2. Mayson Burns, 3. Louis Hill Jr., 4. Travis Cano, 5. Mason Main.
– (Open): 1. Rocket Richardson, 2. Travis Cano, 3. Cord Hunter, 4. Wyatt Lavezzo, 5. Jason Carroll.
– (Supermini 10-14): 1. Jesse Miller, 2. Rocket Richardson, 3. Mason Main, 4. Aydin Vigil, 5. Lucas Lacroix.
• 58+ Open: 1. Tim Anderson.
• 52+:
– (C): 1. Greg Brown, 2. Tim Anderson.
45+:
- (D): 1. Brian Murdock.
– (C): 1. Robert Guillen, 2. Jamie Bonner, 3. Mike Cross.
– (B) 1. Adam McMillen.
– (A) 1. Scotty Guthrie.
– (Master): 1. Matt Manha, 2. Ryan Manha.
• 38+:
– (C): 1. John Hatfield, 2. Adam Blount, 3. Warren Slater.
– (D) 1. Nick Bakken, 2. Ryan McIntosh, 3. David Squier, 4. Justin Brown.
- (B) 1. Chris Padgett, 2. Jason Simpson.
– (Master): 1. Matt Manha, 2. Ryan Manha.
• 30+:
- (D): 1. Michael Walker, 2. Lukas Elges, 3. Tanner King.
– (C): 1. Pete Assashian, 2. Cody Mathis, 3. William Botto, 4. Dalton Albury.
- (B) 1. Jeremy Ellison, 2. Justin McVay, 3. Tony Lavezzo, 4. Kyle Fraser, 5. Cody Powning.
- – (A) 1. Logan Larive, 2. James Swain, 3. Evan Smith.
- (Master): 1. Christian Huber, 2. Tim Stone.
• Club Moto: 1. Timothy Trainor, 2. Tim Anderson.
• Women:
- (C): 1. Brittany Wissenback, 2. Sierra Brooks, 3. Brooklyn Baker, 4. Makayla Burns, 5. Hailey Mayfield.
- (B): 1. Lily Powning, 2. Naomi Wyant, 3. Anna McMillen, 4. Harah Losey, 5. Fate Glanzman.
- (A): 1. Sedanna Losey, 2. Hayden Losey, 3. Emma Helming.
• Schoolboy: 1. Joshua Black, 2. Seth Clark, 3. Hub Losey, 4. Jesse Miller, 5. Andrew Wall.
• Collegeboy: 1. Zachary Larsen, 2. Casey Carmichael, 3. Taye Pepper, 4. Ayden Katzenmeyer, 5. Tharon Lindekugel.
• Open:
– (C&D): 1. Connor Gaarenstroom, 2. Jacog Perez, 3. Trenton Kingler, 4. Gavin Sheppard.
- A&B: 1. Gage Wilcox, 2. Oliver Bonner, 3. Zachary Larsen, 4. Corey Riddle.
– (2-Stroke): 1. Taye Pepper, 2. Tim Stone, 3. Michael Jepsen, 4. Korie Haas, 5. Logan Larive.
• 125/250:
– Sportsman D: 1. Wyatt Powning, 2. Gahvin Schulze, 3. Tyson Wise, 4. Evan Smith, 5. Jason Jackson.
- Sportsman C: 1. James Larsen, 2. Rylan Padgett, 3. Luke Kunkel, 4. Hub Losey. 5. Jonny Simpson.
- – Sportsman B: 1. Joshua Black, 2. Zachary Larsen, 3. Oliver Bonner, 4. Joseph Muth, 5. Hudson Losey.
– Sportsman Pro: 1. Gage Wilcox, 2. Casey Carmichael, 3. Michael Jepsen.
• 250/450:
- Sportsman D: 1. Andrew Wall, 2. A.J. Hubbard, 3. James McDade, 4. Justin Renner, 5. Hayden McGraw.
– Sportsman C: 1. James Larsen, 2. Connor Gaarenstroom, 3. Rylan Padgett, 4. Douglas Pena, 5. Chet Maga.
- Sportsman B: 1. Zachary Larsen, 2. Oliver Bonner, 3. Joseph Muth, 4. Joshua Black, 5. Ayden Katzenmeyer.
– Pro: 1. Gage Wilcox, 2. Casey Carmichael, 3. Corey Riddle.
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