Yamaha/ITP Quadcross Series Round 3 Rynoland, Anza, CA 5/9/10
Round three of the 2010 Yamaha/ITP Quadcross series was held at Rynoland in Anza, CA. This was the first time the series has been to Rynoland, which is known mostly for being a two wheeled training facility for owner, Ryan Hughes. The track was very skinny and slippery making passing difficult for most. There were however a few rough straights that were plenty wide for passing.
Moto 1: EKS BRAND racer Beau Baron pulled the holeshot with Justin Noss second, Reed Petchnick third, Jason Dunkleberger fourth and EKS BRAND’s Dustin Nelson in fifth. Nelson quickly bagan picking off riders. First was Petchnick, who made a mistake and pushed over a berm letting Nelson by. Soon after, Nelson jumped passed Dunk down a rough downhill to take over the third spot, then just before the end of the first lap Dustin passed Noss up a whooped out uphill. Baron had a small gap out front but Nelson was closing in fast. On lap three Nelson out braked Baron going into a turn to take over the lead. The running order stayed the same to the finish. Nelson took the moto win with Baron second, Noss third, Dunk fourth and John Shafe fifth.
Moto 2: The gate fell much smoother in the second moto and Noss took the holeshot and the GYTR $250 holeshot award. Nelson slotted into second as they rounded the first turn. Again Nelson powered by to pass Noss on the same rough uphill that he did in the first moto to take the lead just before the end of the first lap. Baron had made his way to third by the end of lap one. With clear track ahead Nelson put down some really good laps and opened up a margin that would eventually peak at about 15 seconds. Baron made up some ground on Noss and the two started an epic battle that would see them change positions 4 or 5 times before Baron made the pass stick and started to pull away from Noss with three laps to go. At the finish, Nelson took the win ten seconds ahead of Baron. Noss was third, Dunk fourth and Shafe fifth.
Top Ten Results: Top Five Points:
1) Dustin Nelson Yam 1) Dustin Nelson 72 EKS BRAND goggles
2) Beau Baron Hon 2) Beau Baron 64 EKS BRAND goggles
3) Justin Noss Yam 3) Justin Noss 55
4) Jason Dunkleberger Yam 4) Jason Fife 51
5) John Shafe Hon 5) Jason Dunkleberger 50
Tags: Champion, EKS Brand, Flat-Out, GOX, off road, Race Report, Rynoland, Yamaha