DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing/Yamaha - Lakewood Motocross

Lakewood,
CO - The AMA MX National Series rolled into the beautiful state of
Colorado to attend round five at Thunder Valley MX Park. DNA Shred
Stix/Star Racing/Yamaha continues to progress, fielding #20 Broc
Tickle, #48 Max Anstie, #577 Martin Davalos and #2 Jessica Patterson.
For the first time in two years this race was held without racing
under the lights, combined with altitude and heat the race once again
brought new elements and possibilities. In timed qualifying Davalos
and Tickle established themselves as factors by setting the 2^nd
and 5^th
best times leading into the event.

The
big highlight came out of Tickle in moto one, coming out of the first
turn in 11^th;
he then began to apply some pressure to the competitors ahead on lap
two. Riding at his best and moving into 8^th,
Tickle continued to hold the pace of the leaders through the halfway
mark which enabled him to capitalize on other competitor’s
mistakes. At this point he showed strength by finding his lines and
breaking away with the top five. With three laps remaining, Tickle
had 4^th
place in his sights, but he couldn’t capitalize as he still marched
on to a 5^th
place finish. Also in moto one, the rest of the Star squad all came
out pretty well with Davalos riding strong in 8^th,
and Anstie all but had 10^th
sewn up before a last lap mistake that shifted him back to 12^th.

In
moto two, it was Davalos and Tickle who acquired decent starts and
continued on riding outstandingly through the race. Early on Davalos
paced himself in 11^th,
until lap three when he put on a sprint and took over 7^th.
Meanwhile, Tickle raced up to the back of his teammate by the mid way
point, and applied heavy pressure. After making the move on Davalos,
Tickle went after fifth place. Once Tickle bridged the gap, he made
several attempts to pass for fifth, unsuccessful and being held up by
a lapper caused him to lose some steam and have a need for
regrouping. Fortunately, in the closing stages of the moto, Tickle
and Davalos kept it together, allowing them to net finishes in 6^th
and 8^th.
Also riding consistently, Anstie fell down early on, only to gather
himself late in the race and go on to notch 19^th.

Results:

Moto 1 Moto 2 = Overall Finish

Broc
Tickle 5^th
6^th =
6^th

Martin
Davalos 8^th
8^th
= 7^th

Max
Anstie 12^th
19^th =
16^th

The
WMA series returned to action over the weekend, with Jessica
Patterson picking up just where she left off. In moto one Patterson
took the lead on the first lap and put her head down, having the
confidence and team behind her took Jessica to a 23 second lead and
eventual win. Moto two went off under a bad rain storm adding to the
difficulty, but for Patterson it wasn’t an issue. Grabbing the
holeshot, she rode off to yet another win to keep the undefeated
season intact. This was a big win for JP$ because in the past she
hasn’t had the best of finishes at this race.

Star
Racing thanks our valued sponsors for their great assistance.

DNA
Shred Stix, Division 7, Yamaha Motor Corp, FLY Racing, DNA Energy,
NCY, Bell Helmets, Easton ExP, FMF, Sunstar, Factory Effex, Dunlop,
Enzo, DC Shoes, RK Chains, Yamalube, GYTR, Ride Engineering, Mechanix
Wear, Twin Air, Lightspeed, ARC, Braking, Vortex Ignitions, CP
pistons, Web Cams, ICW, JD Built, Renegade Fuels, Crank Works,
Eibach, EVOMX fuel foam,
Met Tec, Champion Tools, Cosworth.