RENO, NV (Jan.20) — Those that race and support the Battle Born Motocross series assembled at Boomtown this Saturday.
Before things began there was a moment of silence honor BBMX member Seth Clark, who passed away in 2023. After that the board members and sponsors were honored.
As usual there was a large amount of things sponsors gave that were raffled away during the banquet.
In addition there were a large amount of trophies plus plaques for those riders being bumped up in class.
After a great buffet dinner provided by Boomtown it was time to start handing out the hardware. First up were the youngest riders that rode in the Saturday afternoon Stacy races.
The youngest class of riders race single speed 50cc bikes. These youngsters are the future of the sport and when they are out there many of the parents are by the track cheering them on.
In the 6 & and Under class the champion was Wade Lavezzo followed by Suzuki Fayet, Mason Sperry and Tanner Hatfield.
Next rung on the age ladder are the 50cc 7 and Up riders. In 2023 Ducati Fayet was the champion followed by Clayton Yarborough, Rosalie Brogan and Kolten Bakken.
The 50cc Open class has riders from both age groups. Wade Lavezzo was the champion. The next five riders were Suzuki Fayet, Mason Sperry, Tanner Hatfield, Clayton Yarborough and Rosalie Brogan.
Moving up to the 65cc class means a rider has to learn to shift. Takes a bit of adjustment but most catch on quickly .
The 65cc Class is divided into a pair of age groups. The 9 & Under champion is Owen Brown while the 10 and Up champion is Billy Smith, who also scored the title in the 65cc Open class so was a double winner for the season. Second through four in the Open Class were Rowdy Cox, Charlie Bagan and Degan Jenkins.
Next up are the 85cc Classes. These are the last small bike divisions as the next step for a rider is the big bike classes.
Ryan Pacella was the 12 and Under champ while Rocket Richardson scored the 13 and Up crown. Robertson was the Open champ followed by Ryan Pacella, Zachary Purvis and Travis Cano.
Robertson, in his final small bike year, also won the Supermini title. This meant in 2023 he earned three championships.
Now we get into the Big Bike classes. First up are the 125/250 Sportsman divisions.
Luis Hill Jr., is the D winner while Hub Losey, in his final season here, won the Sportsman C crown. The B division had the closest finish as Joshua Black finished just two points ahead of runner up Zachary Larsen followed by third place James Larsen.
Moving into the 250/450 Sportsman Classes A.J. Hubbard won the D Division while Rylan Padgett earned the C crown and Zachary Larsen was the B Champion.
In the Open A&B Class Zachary Larson scored his second crown with a win while Logan Larive was the runner up.
Larson became a triple-crown winner when he earned the Collegeboy championship and Joshua Black was the Schoolboy champion. Timothy Trainer scored the 2-Stroke Open crown.
Lily Powning won the Woman’s A championship while Brooklyn Baker was the Woman’s C champion.
Now we move toward the upper rungs of the age ladder. In 30+ D Michael Walker was the champion. In the C division William Botto won that crown.
The 30+ B was very close as winner Samuel Hitchborn scored the crown by just over four points over runner up Tony Lavezzo. In the A division Logan Larive is the champion while James Swain won the Master crown.
Another close title chase came in the 38+ D division when Nick Bakken won the title by five points over runner-up Clint Miller.
John Hatfield won the C crown and, after a tie breaker Chris Padgett won the 38+ B crown with Jason Simpson the runner up.
At the top of the age group are two Classes. In 45+ D it was William Ratcliff and Scotty Guthrie took the A crown. Sadly the 52+ C champion Bill Whalen was unable to attend the banquet.
When the ceremony ended this reporter had a chance to get some thoughts from BBMX president Tony Lavezzo.
“We’re looking forward to this coming season, we have a lot more races in Nevada and we’re coming back to the Sand Box,” he said. “Still checking out our tracks in California, which is good cause we have great relationships over there.
“We’re exited we have more Nevada races, it’s been my goal, kind of tough for a couple of years but we’re definitely excited going strong into ’24.”
Asked about the rider count he said, “The rider count has been pretty stable since COVID, our entries have been pretty consistent. I would say I expect the same if not better next year.
“We always do worry about fuel, the economy and how all that’s going. We try to schedule it in a way so there is enough of a break so we don’t have that issue.”
Now everyone has just over a month before that first race. The event is at Winnemucca MX in mid March then it’s back to the Ferney Sandbox.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• This Tuesday, starting at 630 p.m. Trucks and Tacos will meet at Mexcal. Location is 515 South Virginia Street in Reno.
• Davey’s American Racing is found on Face Book. His focus is on western oval tracks as well as national series.
He recently started his broadcasts so to check if they happen check Face Book around 6 p.m. Wednesday on Face Book.
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TROPHY RESULTS:
• 50cc:
- (6 & Under) – 1. Wade Lavezzo, 2. Suzuki Fayet, 3. Mason Sperry, 4.Tanner Hatfield.
- (7 & Up) – 1. Ducati Fayet, 2. Clayton Yarborough, 3. Rosalie Brogan, 4.Kolten Bakken.
- – (Open) – 1. Wade Lavezzo, 2. Suzuki Fayet, 3. Mason Sperry, 4.Tanner Hatfield, 5. Clayton Yarborough,6.Rosalie Brogen.
• 65cc:
- (9 & Under) – 1. Owen Brown, 2. Charlie Bagan, 3. Parker Hatfield, 4. Ducati Fayet.
- (10 & Up) – 1. Billy Smith, 2. Rowdy Cox, 3. Degan Jenkins, 4. Teigen Biddle.
- (Open) – 1. Billy Smith, 2. Rowdy Cox, 3. Charlie Bagan, 4. Degan Jenkins.
• 85cc:
- (12 & Under) – 1. Ryan Pacella, 2. Isaac Bryant, 3. Zachary Purvis, 4. Wyatt Lavezzo.
- (13 & Up) – 1. Rocket Richardson, 2. Mayson Burns, 3. Gunner Guthrie, 4. Travis Cano.
- (Open) – 1. Rocket Richardson, 2. Ryan Pacella, 3. Zachary Purvis, 4. Travis Cano.
- (Supermini) – 1. Rochet Richardson.
• 125/250 Sportsman:
– (D) – 1. Luis Hill Jr., 2. Wyatt McGehee, 3. Preston Slater.
- (C) – Hub Losey, 2. Rylan Padgett, 3. Jonny Simpson.
- (B) – 1. Joshua Black, 2. Zachary Larsen, 3. James Larsen.
• 250/450 Sportsman:
- (D) – 1. A. J. Hubbard, 2. Justin Renner, 3. Preston Slater.
- (C) – 1. Rylan Padgett, 2. Aidan Pagett, 3. Timothy Trainor.
- (B) – 1. Zachary Larsen, 2. James Larsen, 3. Gabriel Marchant.
• Open A&B: 1. Zachary Larsen, 2. Logan Larive.
• Schoolboy: 1. Joshua Black, 2. Jonny Simpson, 3. Hub Losey.
• Collegeboy: 1. Zachary Larsen, 2. Gabriel Machant, 3. Seth Benedict.
• 2-Stroke Open: 1. Timothy Trainer.
• Women:
- (A) – Lily Powning.
- (C) – 1. Brooklyn Baker, 2. Makayla Burns, 3. Bristyl Riley.
• 30 +:
– (D) – 1. Michael Walker, 2. Brandon Zeddies.
– (C) – 1. William Botto, 2. Cody Mathis.
- (B) – 1. Samuel Hitchborn, 2. Tony Lavezzo.
- (A) – 1. Logan Larive.
- (Master) – 1. James Swain.
• 38+:
- (D) – 1. Nick Bakken, 2. Clint Miller.
- (C)- 1. John Hatfield, 2. Warren Slater, 3. Adam Blount.
- (B) – 1. Chris Padgett, 2. Jason Simpson.
• 45+:
- (D) – 1. William Ratcliff.
- (A) – 1. Scotty Guthrie.
• 52+:
(C) – 1. Bill Whalen.
