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Ozarks Cross Country Racing Series
Round #4 -
Summersville, MO
March 7, 2009

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by Shellie Robertson

Round 4 of OXC Season Travels to New Venue in Missouri
Michael Burrows comes from the back to take 1st Overall


Bryan Hulsey in route to a 2nd Place Overall Finish

Bryan Hulsey in route to a 2nd Place Overall Finish

Round four of the OXC Series was held in Summersville, Missouri hosted by landowner Rick Roberts. It was virgin territory for the competitors and no one knew what to expect. The talk was great for weeks prior to the event in anticipation. This venue would end up being the hardest challenge faced this season, but would quickly become a favorite among the riders when the day was done.

The six-mile track had some great technical sections including huge hill-climbs, whooped-out dry creek beds, boulder fields, downhill slides, tight sections through ravines, off camber sections, a few passing areas, and even an oak tree arch with OXC.com carved into it allowing a nice photo opportunity by Miller Photography. “Rekluse Ravine” was the name for the first section of the track consisting of a rough trail through a rocky creek bed one mile long. An instant favorite was the ravine with 10’-12’ high bank walls just wide enough for a quad to pass through. Tony Shepherd from the Pro-Am class said there were so many rocks being kicked back by the other racers that it felt like a game of dodge ball on quads.

Carson Coffman pulled the PRO class holeshot

Carson Coffman pulled the PRO class holeshot

Ten Pro riders lined up in the afternoon with only one thing on their minds…..the win!!! It was Carson Coffman on his Dirtworks/Rekluse/Fox Shox/Moose sponsored Honda 450R that pulled the holeshot and led for the first lap of the race. Kyle Martin on his Dirtworks/Fox Shox/Fly Racing prepped Honda 450R took over the lead just before the end of the second lap from Coffman. In the third lap Bryan Hulsey made his move and went from 5th up to second behind Martin, while the other riders where stuck in a good size bottle neck at the bottom of the big hill-climb. Later that lap, Martin killed his bike (unable to restart it quick enough), and Hulsey took the lead only to run into lappers and get stuck on the side of the track giving DJ Shrum the lead, followed by Martin and Michael Burrows. The entire time, Michael Burrows had been working his way up through the pack aboard his Dirtworks/Teixeria/IMS prepped 07 Honda 450R, from dead last off the starting line, wrecking, and riding with the pro-am class during the first lap. Burrows completed the fastest lap of the day on lap 2 with a 17:30 minute time. After maintaining the lead for the last 2 laps, it looked like Shrum was going to get his spot on the podium, only to get stuck in a bottleneck, allowing Burrows to find an alternative line by jumping a ditch and taking the lead. Second went to Hulsey followed by Martin, Josh Eaton and Shrum rounding out the top five. Burrows contributes his win to a good eye for lines, and LUCK!!!

Top 5 Overall: Burrows, Hulsey, Martin, Eaton & Shrum

Top 5 Overall: Burrows, Hulsey, Martin, Eaton & Shrum

Justin Rains dominated the Pro-Am class with a first place finish on all five laps. He was followed by Tony Friga in second, Greg Atkins, Jeff Schrock, and Jeff Range in fifth.

Matt Willier took a six minute lead in the A class over second place Sam Coleman, followed by Bryan Payne, Grady Rogers and Dwayne Schwartz.

Perfect weather and not a drop of mud on the track made for easy clean up. Let’s just hope there’s not too many repairs required before the next race April 4th in Lincoln, Missouri. Go to www.oxcracing.com for the complete 2009 schedule.

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