Crossroads LLQ

Well just got back in from Crossroads MX up in Mason, IL from their qualifier. Things ran pretty smoothly for Ray & Nadine this weekend, but Mother Nature made the rules on Sunday. I was awaken at about 1 AM to some serious rain coming down. It pretty much continued to around 9AM. Right around 9, they decide they would run a 1 moto format today with 1 lap! The track was pretty bad and I didn't really hear anyone complaining about their decision either.

There were a handful of classes with 8 participants entered so they gave each group a vote to run or draw straws. One poor soul out of all those classes voted to race. It was the +35 class and he was jokingly cussed at, his fellow racers was wanting his number, several take out moves were announce publicly and I believe I even heard rumor of getting the poor guy down and dragging him around the track behind a Rhino! Of course they were all joking, I think, but out of the 5 in the class only 4 made it to the line! Hmmh?

I lost track, again of who did what in their classes, so these aren't guaranteed! Full results will be posted at MX Sports in a day or two, so you can check them out there!

Team MXF had a great weekend with several riders getting to the next level which is Spring Creek in Millville MN for the amateur side and Sunset Ridge in Walnut, IL for the youths.

I'll tackle the amateur side first. Kody Hamer saw his first action of the year in the 250 A class. Kody finished 6th overall out of the qualifying riders and 8th overall for the class. Kody was the only rider on a four stroke in his class. I remembered hearing the sweet braaap sounds of the smokers and then realized we'd brought a knife to the gunfight on the big wide open Crossroads course!

Cody and Dilan Black ran 250C stock and 250 B Stock respectively on Saturday and did have much luck if I remember right. Seems like crashes hampered the BBRacing duo on Saturday. Saw Logan Mattingly aboard a RM 250 smoker and he looked great and said he really loved the two stroke.

Derek Boyd was was in action as well. Derek had a 5th I think in 250C stock, and won the 250C Mod class in the mud! He also had a 8th in 450C.
















Seems like I'm missing people, but I'll jump over to the youths for awhile. Ben "B-Money" Butler had his first ever trip to a LLQ and did quite well for his first time out. Ben and his #7 Cobra rode out the day with a 26/20 for 22nd overall out of 36 screamin' fiddy's! Spent time talking to Ben and Dad, Tony and they seemed real pleased with the experience Ben got racing with nearly a full gate and some very fast competition.

Brett Gourley was tearing it up in the 65 7/9 Stock class. I'm pretty sure he was 3rd in moto 1 and 5th in moto 2, but I know he qualified to move on. Brandon smoked the field by putting on an exhibition of his skills in the 65 10/11 stock class with a 1/1. In the 85 10/11 class he won his first moto, by a bunch, but was protested for jumping on a caution flag, which he did, but so did pretty much the entire field! Anyway, he was docked 2 spots for 3rd. In moto 2 he was taken down in the first turn, by, well, lets just say it was someone involved in the first moto out come and came from dead last to 7th with a flat rear tire. He made it in to the top 8 and will move on, but the situation could have been handled differently.


#22 Bryce Weger took a pretty big hit in his moto and was a little bruised and dirty, but he'll be back soon enough. Davis Uphoff was in action Saturday as well and needed better starts, but still rode very well in some of the most stacked classes of the weekend. Davis finished 5th overall in the 85 12/13 Mod class and 12th in Super Mini 1.

Jessica Litherland pulled off a 1/1 overall in the girls class aboard her KTM super mini.

Sunday was crazy at best with the mud big conditions. Kody was signed up in the 250A/ProSport class along with 4 other brave souls. His class was one on those that voted not to race and draw straws. Each rider chose an onion skin and the first one pulled was Kody's, thanks to Jordan Durham! So he officially was the winner. Everyone at camp was teasing him that all his early training was paying off for him! Anyway, we'll hopefully be heading to Millville here in a month or two! The Black Brothers weren't as lucky and had to ride for their Millville spots. Cody finished 6th in 250C Mod and brother Dilan put in a sweet mud ride of 2nd in 250B mod. Broc Gourley ran both the schoolboy classes on the 125 and just missed the top 8 in his first race, but finished 7th I think in the last class. Derek Rankin finished 7th overall in the 450C class this morning as well.

Brandon Gourley won the 65 Mod class, brother Brett decided to set out the mud fest in the same class.

All in all it was a great weekend. Friday practice went great and Saturday's program ran pretty well as far as I was concerned. We all had a great time Saturday night around the fire laughing at all of the stories!

I'll add some photos tonight!