FERNLEY, NV (MARCH 31) — The second round of the 2024 Battle Born MX series was held at the Fernley Sand Box on Easter Day. The started off slick and pits were a bit muddy from Saturday’s rain but the cold north wind helped dry things out.
There was a huge turn out despite the weather. In the 50cc Class the Open race has 23 starters while the 6 & Under group had 21 on the gate while 7 & Up had 19 starters.
The 65cc and 85cc classes also had large numbers on the starting gates. With so many younger racers this speaks well for the future of motocross in this region.
Many of the big bike classes also had a large number of riders. In fact the 125/250 D class actually had 43 riders on the starting gate. These are the young riders that moved up from the 85cc class.
Between Schoolboy and Collegeboy there were 15 riders. At the end of the day James Larsen was the schoolboy winner.
The Women’s classes had a decent turn out with Lily Powning taking the A and overall victory. Jayla Baxter won the B class while Christina Courtney was the C winner.
Not to be left the older classes had some pretty good rider counts as well. In the 30+ Master Class Michael Jepsen was the overall winner.
Despite one passing shower, the day want on although things started a bit later than expected. In the end it took 42 motos to include everyone.
Now the racers can thaw out and get ready for the next round in two weeks.
Reporter’s Note: I want to thank Tony Lavezzo for his help. One reason this report is so late was I could not find where the results were posted. Thankfully Tony let me know and the full results can be found at www.resultsmx.com as they hadn’t been posted on the BBMX site.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• For those racing in the BBMX series sign ups for Round 3 at E-Street MX are now open. Website is www.battlebornmx.com.
• If one is planning on racing at the Stadium GP in May, well signups are open. Only online registration are going to accepted. Website is www.stadiumgp.com.
• Davey’s American Racing is found on Face Book. His focus is on western oval tracks as well as national series.
He recently started his broadcasts so to check Face Book around 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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RESULTS*
BBMX ROUND 2, March 31
Fernley Sand Box.
- – Due to how late this report is only class winners will be noted. For the full results please to go www.resultsmx.com.
58+:
– Open- Ed Park.
52+:
– A- Rich Thorwaldson, C- Geg Brown.
45+:
– A-Aaron Bissell, B- Adam McMillen, C- Mike Cross, D- Brian Murdock, Master- Rich Thorwaldson.
38+:
- B – Nichols Cassinelli, C- Scott Gray, D- Greg Brown, Master- James Swain.
30+:
- D- Roger Arnaud, C- Garick Killian, B- Tyler Bryant, A- Christian Parker, Master – Michael Jepsen.
50cc:
- Open – Suzuki Fayet, 6 & Under – Jude Fye, 7 & Up – Suzuki Fayet.
65cc:
- Open – Ducati Fayet, 10 & Up – Owen Brown, 9 & Under – Ducati Fayet.
85cc:
- 12 & Under – Bennett Stone, 13 & Up – Zachary Purvis, Open – Jevin Hubbard, Supermini – Damien Snow.
Women:
- A- Lily Powning, B- Jayla Baxter, C- Christian Courtney.
BBMX Day Pass:
– Alex Orr.
Schoolboy (12-17):
- 1. James Larsen.
Collegeboy (18-29):
- 1. Casey Carmichael.
Open:
- C&D- Colton Dickenson, A&B- Justin McVay.
2-Stroke Open:
– James Larsen.
125/250:
- D- Brayden Beadle, C- Colton Dickenson, B- Joshua Black, Pro – Zachary Larsen.
250/450:
- D- Ryan Purbaugh, C- Louis Hill, B- James Larsen, Pro – Casey Carmichael.
