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85CC 9-12 MOD
Crockett Myers took a commanding overall victory in the 85cc 9-12 Mod class ahead of some extremely talented prospects. Chance Hymas put in 2-4 finishes to claim 2nd
place overall on the podium ahead
of Californian Brock Bennett, who
put in 4-3 moto scores to snag 3rd overall ahead of Team Green’s Ryder DiFrancesco. Team Suzuki’s Myers went to the front of the field in the first moto and kept his head down until the checkered flag, setting unwavering lap times that kept him barely ahead of Idaho’s Hymas. The Kawasaki
rider out of Idaho challenged Myers
for the lead with immense amounts
of pressure as they exchanged fast laps, but he came up just short as
he finished in 2nd approximately 1.3 seconds behind the young Georgian. Ryder DiFrancesco started in 3rd position and he was able to pace the two riders ahead of him throughout the moto, keeping them within his sight until the checkered flag. Husqvarna’s Brock Bennett suffered a rough start that put him in 9th place the first time across the timing stripe; he showed the pace of Myers throughout the entire race as he carved his way through the pack, clocking the fastest lap time of the race on the penultimate lap. He was able to get around the KTM rider of Matthew Curler for 4th place on the final lap, salvaging a
solid finish after a difficult start to the race. Crockett Myers pulled another flawless start and made the race easy for himself, enjoying a 3.5 second gap ahead ahead of the Texas native of Lane Allison throughout the moto. Allison took his Husqvarna machine from 4th to 2nd in the opening laps, working his way past Jayden Clough and Jack Walker in the process. Brock Bennett gave himself another mountain to climb with a slow start
to the race, but he was able to fight from 6th to 3rd in order to secure the last overall position on the podium. Hymas followed Bennett through the pack after a 7th place start, setting the fastest lap of the race on the second to last lap. Ryder DiFrancesco tucked in behind the two of them, as the trio charged to the front of the field, but the Team Green rider came up just short and finished 6th place behind his fellow Kawasaki pilot, Jayden Clough.
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