CMRC Racing News
Monster Energy Motocross Nationals
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(Stouffville, ON ? June 27, 2011)
Yamaha Red Bull Blackfoot Fox Racing?s Colton Facciotti and Tyler Medaglia
Although Facciotti?s moto winning streak was broken by his MX1 teammate Dusty Klatt
If Round 3 of the nationals in Calgary was a mud survival race Round 4 was its mirror image times two! Intermittent rains during the week and a floodgate of rain on Saturday night turned the black loam soil track of Shadow Valley Raceway into a quagmire of thick, gooey mud that ranged from one foot to two feet in depth.
Although the higher sections of the track were starting to dry by the first MX2 moto, the track crew did everything within their power to ensure the event ran according to schedule, collecting water in low-lying areas with hastily dug trenches and plenty of grooming in between motos.
Although the usual suspects ran in the top-five, riders were slipping, sliding, paddling and going down left and right in the sticky mud and deeply rutted track, making Morden a race of attrition.
Royal Distributing KTM?s Kaven Benoit
By the end of the first lap, which saw Benoit and Medaglia pull a 15-second gap on Politelli and the rest of the chase group, seven riders and bikes had already succumbed to the mud.
On the second lap Medaglia stuck an aggressive pass on Benoit, which he then parlayed into a +60 seconds lead by the end of the gruelling 30 minutes plus two laps moto.
Politelli, who also managed to sneak by Benoit, saw his race end in the closing laps of the moto when his bike seized, handing back second place to Benoit.
Benoit?s KTM teammate, Jeremy Medaglia
Due to almost impossible track conditions, the second MX2 moto was shortened to 15 minutes plus two laps. The holeshot again went to Benoit with T. Medaglia, Politelli, J. Medaglia and Burger following closely behind him.
But like in the first moto, the wicked track conditions didn?t seem to apply to T. Medaglia. Riding on the edge like a true champ, he again bulldozed his way past Benoit by the end of first lap. Once up front he never looked back taking it all the way home to the checkered.
Undaunted by his first moto DNF, Politelli rode like a man possessed, hounded Benoit to stick a pass on him around the halfway mark.
Behind Benoit J. Medaglia defended his fourth place position from a hard charging Burger during the second half of the moto. They would finish in those positions when the checkered was waved.
With three laps to go, an on fire Politelli had shaved Medaglia?s lengthy lead down to three seconds. On the second last lap Medaglia made contact with a lapper, which allowed Politelli to challenge for position.
But the American, a little too anxious to make a pass, washed out the front end in the process. With enough of a gap on Benoit, however, Politelli kept second place intact. He was followed across the finish line by J. Medaglia and Burger to cement the top-five.
With 2-3 results, Benoit grabbed second overall on the day while his teammate J. Medaglia booked third overall on the strength of 3-4 motos.
The first MX1 moto holeshot went to Klatt, followed by Facciotti, Yamalube BlackfootDirect Yamaha?s Jared Allison
Although Allison led most of the first lap, an unbridled Klatt took over pulling Facciotti along with him. Despite some scary moments, including almost losing the lead on the last lap when a lapper stalled in front of him, Klatt managed to keep about 10 bike-lengths on Facciotti for most of the moto.
Facciotti made up some real estate by the end of the race, but he was unable to challenge Klatt for position and make it seven consecutive moto wins. The teammates once again stood head and shoulders above the competition lapping up to fourth place.
Allison eventually dropped back to finish fifth; Maier was unable to stay in the top-five. An impressive riding Urquhart grabbed third at the finish line while Royal Distributing KTM?s Kyle Keast
The second MX1 moto, shortened to 20 minutes plus two laps, saw Yamalube Schrader?s SMX Racing Yamaha?s Shawn Maffenbeier
Facciotti wasted no time passing Maffenbeier for the lead as another rain shower came down on Shadow Valley. A few laps later, Facciotti had already pulled eight seconds on Maffenbeier, who was being hounded by Willard.
A number of crashes during the second half of the moto saw Maffenbeier, who finished eighth in moto one, disappear from the track.
Meanwhile, Klatt, who started around 10th, poured on the gas to plough through the mud and pick off rider after rider. Around the halfway mark he had installed himself in third place.
A few laps later second place running Willard caved to Klatt?s pressure. Once in second place Klatt kept pushing hard to reel in his teammate, who was enjoying a 10-second lead. But with the shortened moto time ran out and the defending champ had to settle for second place.
Willard, recording his best finish to date, rode smart to finish third in the moto and fifth overall on the day. Keast, who again greeted the flag in fourth, saw that position go into the books as his overall.
Overall Results MX2
1. Tyler Medaglia 1-1 (Yamaha)
2. Kaven Benoit 2-3 (KTM)
3. Jeremy Medaglia 3-4 (KTM)
4. Morgan Burger 4-5 (Kawasaki)
5. Kevin Lepp
6. Nicky Beatty
7. Parker Hoppe 5-13 (Suzuki)
8. Austin Politelli 0-2 (Kawasaki)
9. Kory Snelgrove
10. Mark-Antoine Belanger 14-8
Overall Results MX1
1.Colton Facciotti 2-1 (Yamaha)
2. Dusty Klatt 1-2 (Yamaha)
3. Kyle Keast 4-4 (KTM)
4. Kevin Urquhart 3-7 (Kawasaki)
5. Michael Willard 10-3 (KTM)
6. Mason Phillips
7. Teddy Maier 6-10 (Kawasaki)
8. Jared Allison 5-11 (Yamaha)
9. Jay Burke 12-5
10. Iain Hayden
MX2 Points after 4 Rounds
1. Tyler Medaglia 192�
2. Kaven Benoit 159
3. Jeremy Medaglia 145���
4. Austin Politelli 119
5. Morgan Burger 101��
6. Spencer Knowles
7. Tyler Sjoberg
8. Kieran Leigh
9. Dylan Schmoke
10. Brad Nauditt
MX1 Points after 4 Rounds
1. Colton Facciotti 197
2. Dusty Klatt 177
3. Teddy Maier 140
4. Kyle Keast 131
5. Kevin Urquhart 112
6. Bobby Kiniry
7. Michael Willard 96
8. Mason Phillips 92
9. Shawn Maffenbeier 92�
10. Brock Hoyer
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