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ATV Motocross Championship Amateur Race Report
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New to the roster this season is the Pro Sport (Pro-Am/A) class. This class attracts the fastest amateur racers from both the U.S and other countries around the world. Traveling from Florida, current points leader Cam Covil put in am impressive race to take home the overall win. Covil also extended his points lead at Unadilla, which is now a 19 point gap to second. Covil placed second in the first moto, and then came back to win the second moto, and therefore the overall.

Cam Covil ATV Motocross
Cam Covil took the overall win the Pro Sport Class

Quebec, Canada racer, Keven Vachon, made the trip to Unadilla worth his while by taking home second place overall in Pro Sport. This was only Keven’s second appearance at an AMA ATV National event this season. Keven won the first moto, and scored the quickest lap of the class with a time of 1:59.516. However, a third place finish in the second moto gave Keven a second place overall finish for the weekend.

Kevan Vachon ATV Motocross
Canada's Keven Vachon finished 2nd Overall in the Pro Sport Class

Third place finisher in the Pro Sport class was the Argentina rider of Pablo Vera. Vera’s strong ride aboard his Yamaha earned him 3-4 moto finishes, respectively. Vera now sits in third place in points.

The women’s class did not disappoint at Unadilla, with one of the closest battles the class has seen all season. Maci Devenport sealed the deal on her first ever women’s class win, with 2-1 moto finishes, respectively. At just seventeen years old, Devenport is fresh to both the 450 machine and the women’s class, but she does not let it show. “I was so excited to get my first overall! It’s been something I’ve been dreaming of since I started. It was a great weekend, and I was lucky to have such a great race with Shay [Honeywell],” said Devenport. In the points race, Devenport is holding down second place with 163 points.

Maci Devenport ATV Motocross
#9 Maci Devenport took the Women's Class Win at Unadilla

The return of Shay Honeywell to her first race of the season added to the excitement of the women’s class race. Honeywell stays busy with school and therefore lacks the training and preparation of the other racer’s; yet when the gate dropped on her first moto, she holeshot and led the entire race. “First moto I had Maci close by right from the start and I had to dig deep.” said Honeywell. The second moto, Honeywell took third, which landed her second overall on the weekend. “It felt great taking a second overall against the 13 other amazingly fast women out there this weekend,” said Honeywell.

Shay Honeywell ATV Motocross
#12 Shay Honeywell finished 2nd overall in the Women's Class

JB Racing’s Maddie Guyer rounded out the women’s class podium with 4-2 moto finishes. Unadilla was Guyer’s big return to ATV motocross racing after sitting out the last few rounds due to an injury. “I was finally healed enough to race New York this weekend. I had tried a few races earlier, but it was not working out with too much pain. I felt much better and gained confidence back on my quads as the weekend progressed at Unadilla. I am going to work some more this week and hopefully be back to riding at 100% soon,” said Guyer.

Maddie Guyer ATV Motocross
#8 Maddie Guyer made her return to the track at Unadilla & finished third overall in the Women's class

Another topic worthy of mention in the women’s class is the sportsmanship shown between the top competitors. When asked about her Unadilla win, Devenport described how much she looked up to Honeywell, and mentioned that, “Shay gave me hope that I can go to school, and still come back and do something I love so much.” Likewise, when Honeywell was asked about her performance she said, “I must give a shout out to the upcoming women in this class who have really shown exponential growth over these past few years and are now someone, I myself, can look up to.” The future of the women’s class looks very bright.

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