Sun Shines on a Fun Hixton Hixton, Wisconsin - June 3 By Doug Forstner Photos by Troy Fisher
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ow that CMJ raceway has switched to one mx race a year at the Hixton track, and we were hoping that mother-nature would cooperate with us and this year she did. The CMJ crew was busy prepping the track Saturday as racers showed up early to get set up and do track walks. This year the race is the first stop in the I-94 series. Every year the crew tries their best to work the magic and make the track as good as they can get it in the hilly terrain. The riders were shocked to see that the famous uphill whoop section had been redone and all were now sheaked up. 250A was the first class to start the day and try to tame the new uphill whoop section after practice. Thomas Garrett from Spring Grove, IL pulled the holeshot on his Yamaha YZ250 and was the first through the section. The first uphill jump didn’t have enough lift to double in, so you needed to roll the first jump and then start jumping into the section. However, with the water that was put down, it made it difficult to get traction going uphill
Dan Shaha takes time off from the track work to join in on the fun.
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Jeff Mclain and #76 Wayne Welzien leading the +50 class through the uphill whoops.
were giving chase after Welzien on lap one. during the first set of motos. Richard Tracy, By the second lap Gary Behrens was making Dylan Narel, and Bryce Backaus were giving his moves through the pack, and Ramsey was chase each lap behind Garrett. closing in on second. In the back section of Garrett was able to hold off the posse the track Behrens put his YZ125 in second and collect the first moto win. Behind him the place behind Mclain. As the moto came to a other riders were battling hard throughout the close Steve Sorge made a run and was able to moto. In moto two, Richard Tracy pulled the get into fourth behind Welzien. holeshot on his YZ250, barely edging out In moto two Welzien and Mclain were Narel. Backaus and Garrett were also right in battling for the lead, and this time Welzien the mix and as I like to use the phrase, “you could throw a blanket over the top four”. As the moto wore on, Narel made his pass for the lead and took control of the race and held on to win the moto. Backaus hung with Narel and also made the pass on Tracy to go 2-2 for second overall. Narel’s 31 got him the overall and Tracy rounded out the podium with his 4-3. Jeff Mclain made the trip across state to take the holeshot in the first moto of +50. Wayne Welzien tried his best to beat Mclain up to the top of the mountainside on lap one, but Mclain out jumped Welzien in the whoops and took control. Jeff First moto 250A winner Thomas Ramsey and Mike Barta Garrett tackles the uphill whoops.