| ATVA ITP
Moose Racing
National Motocross Series
Round #7 - Ballance Moto X
Bowling
Green, Kentucky
May 26-27, 2007
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Joe Byrd Bounces
Back, Edges Jeremy Lawson for Ballance MX Win
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Motocross Nationals
Round #7 - Links |
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#7
Joe Byrd |
Bowling
Green, KY (5/29/2007)
– Defending AMA Pro ATV Champion Joe Byrd outlasted
his championship rival Jeremy Lawson at round seven of
the season, at Ballance MX, to bolster his status at the
top of the standings in the 2007 ITP/Moose Racing ATVA
National MX Championship presented by Parts Unlimited.
The Lawson versus Byrd rivalry grows each week, and
Lawson served notice that he could once again run with
the champ after turning in the fastest qualifying times
in Saturday practice. The Ballance MX track—worked
over by seven-time Can-Am Grand National Cross Country
Champion Bill Ballance—featured a technical, supercross-type
layout that led to many passing opportunities.
Byrd grabbed the ATVRiders.com Holeshot in Moto 1,
with Cale Downen starting second, Lawson third, Pat
Brown and Brock Lyons rounding out the top five. Lawson
went to work on Downen and passed him at the end of
lap two, and then he put his fast lap times to work,
catching and then passing Byrd right before one of the
most technical sections on the tour, the Six Pack, which
consisted of three doubles before the finish line jump.
Lawson knifed inside before hitting that obstacle and
made the pass for the lead. A few seconds back, Brown
was putting pressure on Downen to try to get into third
and run with the leaders, but he wouldn’t make
the pass stick until the halfway point in the race.
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#16 Jeremy Lawson |
#199
Pat Brown |
Lawson held the lead until the two-lap board came out,
when Byrd went inside of him in the same corner where
Lawson had taken the lead earlier. After Byrd made the
pass he put a quick brake check on Lawson which forced
him to have to let off before the six pack and single
out, while Byrd was able to double away for the moto
win.
In the second moto, Byrd nailed the ATVRiders.com Holeshot
again, with Lawson and Brown right behind. Before lap
1 was complete, Brown tried a pass on Lawson, and they
tangled wheels sending them both off the track. Byrd
would begin to pull away. Lawson got back into second
within 1 lap, but Brown was still buried in the pack.
Byrd appeared headed to an easy moto win, until he got
mud jammed into his rear brake pedal. While riding,
he worked to remove the mud with his boot, which slowed
him and allowed Lawson to close in. Once Byrd got his
brakes back, though, he opened up a lead again and set
a pace that no one else could match Brown, meanwhile,
put in a big charge to move up into third by the end
of the moto.
The ITP/Moose AMA Pro ATV National Championship presented
by Parts Unlimited continues with the ATV Stampede at
High Point Raceway in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania on
June 16 and 17.
| ATVA
MX Nationals - Pro ATV Race Results
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| Overall
| Riders
Name
| Brand
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| 1
| Joe Byrd
| HONDA
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| 2
| Jeremy Lawson
| HONDA
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| 3
| Patrick Brown
| YAMAHA
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| 4
| Cale Downen
| HONDA
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| 5
| John Ragon
| SUZUKI
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| 6
| Brock Lyons
| HONDA
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| 7
| Michael D. Brown
| HONDA
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| 8
| Shane Cochran
| YAMAHA
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| 9
| Justin Bres
| YAMAHA
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| 10
| Chris Tait
| YAMAHA
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| 11
| Alex Trompen
| SUZUKI
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| 12
| Justin Bush
| SUZUKI
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| 13
| Greg Meeks
| HONDA
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About the AMA
ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited:
Sanctioned by the AMA and ATVA, the AMA ITP/Moose ATV
National Motocross Championship Series is the nation’s
premier amateur and professional ATV motocross series,
and is hosted by many of America’s premier motocross
facilities. The 12-round series approaches its 21st
season with the Pro class newly under the wing of AMA
Pro Racing. The 2006 series hosted over 8,000 entrants,
making it America’s largest and longest-running
ATV National Motocross series. Series sponsors include
title sponsors ITP Tires and Moose, and presenting sponsor
Parts Unlimited. Premier and feature sponsors include
ATV Sport, MotoTees, Scott USA, Maxxis Tires, Elka Suspension
and H-Bomb Films/Division Four. Associate sponsors include
Weekend Warrior Trailers, Denton Racing, and Hinson
Racing. Media partners include ATV Insider, ATV Rider
and ATVRiders.com.
About AMA Pro
Racing:
AMA Pro Racing is the professional racing division of
the American Motorcyclist Association (“AMA”).
2007 will mark the inaugural year for AMA Pro ATV Racing,
as the sport’s top pro riders will be recognized
as professional-licensed racers by the AMA Pro Racing
division. Founded in 1924, the AMA has an unparalleled
history of pursuing, protecting and promoting the interests
of the world's largest and most dedicated group of motorcycle
enthusiasts. The AMA focuses on rights, riding and racing
through its government relations work, by sanctioning
road and off-road riding activities and overseeing professional
and amateur racing events. For more information about
AMA Pro ATV Racing, visit www.amaproracing.com.
About the ATVA:
The ATV Association (“ATVA”) is the official
sanctioning body of the amateur divisions of the ATVA
ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross Championship Series
Presented by Parts Unlimited. The 9,000 member ATVA
is the sister organization of the 260,000 member American
Motorcyclist Association (“AMA”). ATV racing
has experienced phenomenal growth at the rate of 25%
in the past two years alone, and continues to gain momentum
and support, outselling off-road motorcycles annually.
Each round attracts 600-700 racers who compete for bragging
rights to one of 31 amateur national titles. For more
information about ATVA, visit www.atvaonline.com.
About the ATVPG:
The ATVPG is comprised of the 12 individual promoters
that host the AMA ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross Championships,
presented by Parts Unlimited. The goal of the ATVPG
is to raise awareness of ATV motocross through the production
of professional and amateur championship racing events.
For more information on the ATVPG and the ATV National
events they produce, go to www.atvmotocross.com.
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