Ohnsorg tops Hurricane Hills Mazeppa, Minnesota - July 4/5 By Mike Nelson
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he 4th of July weekend saw a ton of racing action at Hurricane Hills MX Park just outside of Mazeppa, MN with two full days of motocross. Riders competed for D23 season points each day as well as points for the track’s own Cyclone series. Kyle Ohnsorg was one of several riders to double up wins for the weekend, but was the only rider to do it in three different classes. Ohnsorg enjoyed every bit of the weekend getting out front early and holding on for the top spot in the Schoolboy, 125cc 2-Stroke, and 250C classes both days over John Tate among others. The first day of racing was held under almost perfect conditions with overcast skies, and an occasional light sprinkle of that provided just enough moisture to keep the track tacky. A few of the big corners got a bit of a new look and feel for the race weekend. The hard packed berms on these corners got flattened out leaving them much wider, allowing for more groves and opportunities to make a move on the competition. Racing kicked off with a batch of youngsters first out of the gates on their 65cc machines. Sterling Wold took the first holeshot of the day and held on for the win over Preston Gray who stayed close, but just couldn’t quite catch Wold. Also competing in the first moto was eight year-old Haley Greig from Burnsville moving up to compete in this class for the first time on her new Suzuki. She didn’t make a trophy run, but did finish all her motos, and had a lot of fun on the track getting used to the extra power of her new ride. Later in the morning when the Women took to the track Jessica Clement took the holeshot and looked to be in control with Sophia Johnson trailing. Near the end of the third lap Johnson got by Clement in one of those reworked corners. Clement fought back into the next two corners, but Johnson was able to close the door on her both times and pull away to get her first ever win in the Women’s class. The afternoon moto was a virtual carbon copy of the morning race giving Johnson her the first place trophy in the Women’s class. Clement got her revenge on Sunday leading the first moto start to finish and making a late race pass to win the second moto and her own first place trophy. Four riders managed to pull down double-doubles for the weekend winning two different classes both days. Richard Ziebell doubled up his wins in +30 & 40B class racing. Eric Evers dominated his competition in the Open C and the 14-24C classes. In the youth classes it was Gavin Janovsky getting double wins in both of his 50cc classes, and Nick Schnagl winning both days in two of the 85cc classes. Most of the other classes split wins over the weekend, making for some friendly rivalries and awesome racing. The only other riders to win both days were Tony Ulrich in +40A, Jerry Schulze in 64
CYCLE USA, August 2009
Kyle Ohnsorg winds up his CR125 for one of his many wins during the weekend.