| Ozarks
Cross Country Racing Series
Round #6 - Westphalia,
MO
May 2nd, 2009
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by Shellie Robertson |
Round 6 OXC Returns to Westphalia,
MO Unexpectedly
Carson Coffman Takes 1st ATV Overall Win of
the Season
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PeeWee Holeshot
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One week prior to Round 6 of the Ozarks Cross Country
ATV series, the OXC crew made a crucial decision
to change the venue site from Holts Summit to Westphalia,
Mo. The forecast of severe floods in the Holt Summit
area posed too much threat to the extremely challenging
terrain. Westphalia is a favorite among the OXC
riders and was a welcoming decision after several
inches of rain flooded the southern portion of Missouri
for days prior to the event. One hundred and thirteen
riders followed the OXC detour to battle out their
spot on the podium. Eighteen youth class
racers returned to take the challenge during the
morning event. In the PeeWee Beginner class, Joslyn
Mueller placed first followed by Devon Ruark and
Owen Roberts in second and third. PeeWee Pro rider
Brian Wolfe took his third win for the season
followed by Ryan Wolfe and Logan Hazzard in second
and third spots respectively.
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more KTM's are showing up at the races
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Mike Mulvania
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Riders would have to blindly take on the afternoon
track since no practice lap was allowed prior
to the main event due to the fear of the track
deteriorating and/or falling apart. The multiple
lines that formed during the race allowed the
track to hold up pretty good, which was a pleasant
surprise for the OXC crew.
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Pro ATV Holeshot led
by Daniel Schaeffer
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Dan Schaeffer was first off the line to grab the
Fastrax Holeshot award and lead the 10 Pro riders
into the seven and one-half mile, five-lap battle
on the extremely wet track. Todd Senger moved ahead
of Schaeffer half way into lap one and battled back
and forth for first with Josh Roberts during the
first two laps. In the third lap Josh Roberts was
able to move in front only to fall short due to
electrical problems with a loose battery cable ultimately
falling back to the 7th position. Carson Coffman
took over in the third lap, until he clipped a tree
allowing Michael Burrows to get around him and be
the first to cross the scoring lane at the end of
lap three. Burrows broke the end of his brake pedal
off in the fourth lap allowing Kyle Martin to pass
him for the lead of lap four. Burrows pitted to
try and fix the problem only to fall back to 6th
place. On lap 5, Martin got hung up in a bottleneck,
resulting in Coffman charging past him and taking
the win, followed by Josh Eaton and John Pitts.
Kyle Martin and Michael Burrows rounded up the top
five spots on the podium for the Pro class. This
was a race for the win, from the time the 15-second
board dropped till the checked flag waved.
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Pro-Am Winner Ronnie
Bloodworth
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As the Pro Am riders mixed into the overall top
ten positions, spectators saw a lead change in the
final lap (with the checked flag in site) as leader
Justin Rains found himself out of the race with
a blown engine. Ronnie Bloodworth took the Pro Am
victory, followed by Patrick O”Neill in second.
Thomas Fleigle, Kendall Webb and Mike Blanton finished
third, fourth and fifth respectively. Round
7 will try again to take the OXC to Holts Summit,
Mo on June 6, 2009. Go to oxcracing.com
for complete details.
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