| Offroad
Motorcycle and ATV Nationals
2007 OMA Racing Series
Round #2 - Decatur, AK
Motion Pro "Wildcat"
April 21-22 |
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Andy Lagzdins achieves his
2nd Consecutive Win! - Page 2
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Andy
Lagzdins achieved his second consecutive overall
win. |
Thirteen Pro riders lined up for the start, and once again
Derek Shrock grabbed the holeshot and the $250 bonus on
his YFZ450. The dust cloud was massive as we went through
the first sections of the track, and I was swallowing
mouthfuls of dust trying to work my way up from a bad
start. Rob Zimmerman and I hooked up and started picking
off riders, passing each other numerous times while taking
crazy lines to make passes in the tight woods sections.
I came up on Derek at the end of the third lap, but before
I could make the pass, my front wheel locked up as I was
coming into the scanning tent! I pulled away from the
checkpoint and drove right into my pit area and my mechanic
Jim knocked the rock out of my caliper. I got past Derek
and opened up a small lead, but Zimmerman was staying
with me. For a couple of laps we were circulating at the
same pace, and I would see him across the field sections
in the same exact spot.
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Derek
Shrock bulleted his Yamaha ATV through turn one
grabbing the holeshot. |
Rob
Zimmermann finished 2nd Overall behind Andy Lagzdins. |
As the race wore on, the track developed berms in
a lot of the woods sections to where I could go into the
turns deeper and deeper each lap and the berm would scrub
off a lot of speed. It was fun trying to go through a
series of turns without touching the brakes, just clutching
it and hanging off the quad like a wet noodle. In the
last few laps I put in consistent times to win by over
two minutes, with Rob fading slightly to finish second
over early leader Derek Shrock. Spencer Dickersen and
Matt Lindle rounded out the top five.
It is refreshing to travel to some new tracks and race
on some new terrain, but the series now goes to the
familiar area of southern Ohio for an AWRCS co-sanctioned
race. There should be a great turnout with more than
likely a handful of current GNCC Pro riders.
If your in the area, be sure to check it out!
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Pro
ATV Top Three Overall (left to
Right)
Rob Zimmerman, Andy Lagzdins, Derrick Schrock |
photos by
John
Gasso
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