2022 North Central Region Area Qualifier - Sunset Ridge MX
With better weather and a week of rest, many of the same riders showed up at Sunset Ridge MX in Walnut Illinois for another chance. Sunset ridge is a beautiful sand track that would offer the riders a much different challenge than Byron’s muddy mulch experience. The track crew always does an excellent job on track prep and keeping the day running smooth. The turnout was strong again and this will be the second to last chance to earn a pass to regionals for the north central region.
Better weather plus a more challenging track made for excellent racing this weekend. The large jumps and deep sand sections offer unique challenges that kept things exciting all day. Whether the 50 juniors or the pro sport classes were out people were excited and lining the fences during their riders motos.
B Classes
Talan Zollers had a strong showing in 250B and 250B limited classes with a second place in each of the two classes. The B classes also saw Collin Burns and Keegan Rowley both from Illinois advancing to the regional. In 450B and 450B limited we saw Rober Lopez, Collin Burns, and Tallan Zollers earn their pass to regionals.
C Class Warriors
C Classes
In 250C one of the wildest and biggest gaps in rider skills saw several of our regional riders earn their passes. They were Marshall Busse and. Dalton Hite. In 250C limited we saw Jeffrey Rinkel and Jackson Oehlhof advance, they both advanced in 250C jr also. The two riders to advance in 450C were Jeffrey Winkel and Marshal Busse.
125cc classes
125 Classes
The 125 class motos are always very competitive as many of the fastest supermini riders use the class as a good warm-up year in their progress towards the big bike classes. We saw Robert Rinkel advance in the 125C class and 125cc B/C had James Clough, Gavin Batson, and Peter Parenti moving to the next round.
Schoolboy Classes
The schoolboy classes are always filled with fast kids moving their way up also, we typically see the fast supermini and 125cc kids fill the gates. Schoolboy 1 saw James Clough, Riley Busse, and Peter Parenti advance. While schoolboy 2 allowed Tallon Zollers and Brayan Anstine to advance from our region.
Supermini Classes
Supermini classes are equal parts awesome and scary as it can be frightening how fast they go on these smaller bikes. But there is no doubt about the skill level these young riders have developed before they move up to the larger bikes.
Riley Bussey - Supermini 1 & 2
Nathan Bierbom - Supermini 1
Mini Bike Classes (50cc - 85cc)
The mini bike classes are always filled with action, cuteness and endless amounts of hope as the smallest riders are just getting started in their racing journey. Since there are so many different groups in these classes we will simply list the north central region riders that advanced.
Jaiden Minnaert - Girls
Ellie hames - Girls
Macey Hall - Girls
Kaitlyn Scott - Girls
Gunnar Heikkila - Mini Sr 2, Mini Sr 1
Isaac Opalewski - 85cc (10-12), 85cc Limited (10-12)
Blake Pearson - 65cc (10-11)
Colton Clodfelder - 65cc (10-11), 65cc Limited (10-11)
Carson Wittman - 65cc Limited (10-11)
Rylen Hofmaster - 65cc (7-9), 65cc Limited (7-9)
Mason Dixon - Micro 3 (7-8) limited,
Evan Dixon - Micro 2 (4-6) Limited
Jacob Fox - Micro 2 (4-6) Limited
Sawyer Johnson - Micro 1
Mike Carroll Jr - Micro E
Vet , Pro Sport, & Age Classes
Often called the pro and vet classes, these are some action-packed classes also. They range from young bucks trying to improve and most likely planning on trying to qualify for pro-national races, while the older vet riders who are still pursuing their racing dreams because of their love of the sport. We saw several riders here that are sure to do well at regionals and even contend at the ranch in August.
Jayden Clough - Open Pro Sport, 250 Pro Sport
Ethan Eslinger - Open Pro Sport, College
Justin Oehllhof - Open Pro Sport, 250 Pro Sport
Robert Lopez - College
Blake Copeland - 25+
Chaz Braden - 30+
Greg Dickson - 30+
Bill Loy - 40+, 45+
Charles Evans - 45+
Eran Salzmann - 45+, 50+
Scott Williams - 50+
Clinton Nash - 50+
Linkin Sarauer - WMX
Haley Nowicki - WMX
Kayla Miller - WMX
You can see the full results on the official page at http://racer-results.net/results/mxsports/ll/2022/results.aspx?e=49