Offroad Motorcycle
and ATV Nationals
2007 OMA Racing Series
Round #8 - Waukon, Iowa
Coyote
XC
October 6, 2007 |
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Andy Lagzdins' Pro
ATV Race Report - Continued
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Andy
Lagzdins cruising through the Woods |
After two laps of matching Rob’s every
move, I made the pass for the lead in a multi-lined
tight woods section. Rob was not letting me get
away, and pressured me for another few laps until
he punctured a rear tire and had to pit. I had
planned on pitting on the very same lap, and we
came out of the pits still fairly close to one
another. With Rob trying everything in the book
to catch back up, his race ended prematurely with
a broken chain. When I came through the pits and
got the sign that Rob was out, I went into cruise
mode and tried to make sure the quad made it safely
to the finish line. Some spectators were likely
wondering why I came by yelling things like: “You
know I love you more than anything!” and
“I’ll do a top end on you when we
get home!”
With Zimmerman out, a newcomer to the OMA Pro
class, Casey Pries, moved into second ahead of
Matt Lindle after Matt suffered a rear flat. Pries
had been running well in the A class and chose
to make the move to Pro Class at Waukon, and finished
behind me in second overall. Lindle held onto
third to get his first podium in the 2007 series.
Rob Zimmerman was credited with a 5th place finish,
which widened my series lead to 16 points with
two rounds left to run. The next event on the
OMA schedule is The Race in Morrison, Illinois,
a racing tradition that has been going on since
1976. This venue also hosts the Moose Run, and
is guaranteed to be one of the most challenging
courses of the year. See you there!
photos
by John
Gasso
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