Results

Schmitt Spears Win

5th Annual Dealer Support Series
Round 1: Pax Trax MX Park
Bunnell, FL - September 8, 2002

Story and Photo by Craig and Angela Johnson

Anthony Schmitt moved out of the 65cc class and into the 85cc class and spared no one to spear his first win in the 85 Beginner class. This was the opening round of the 5th Annual Dealer Support Series held at Pax Trax Motocross Track. Schmitt shot out of the gate both motos on this hot summer day, to take convincing wins in each moto.

The first moto: Schmitt was followed by Michael Bray, Lauren Fox, Ryan Anderson and Jake Reigart. Schmitt quickly set the pace and pulled out for the win. Bray held on to second, ahead of a charging Fox. Joe Defrancisco moved around Anderson and Reigart for the fourth position.

Schmitt pulled the moto-two holeshot to motor away with the win and the overall. Reigart briefly held second until Bray moved by. The top three were set, as a battle for the fourth place erupted. Anderson and Nick Defrancisco battled for fourth, as the battle for sixth inched closer, to finally make it a four-way fight. J. Defrancisco and Fox made it a freight train, as Fox passed Joe for sixth and set her sights on Nick. Anderson and Nick held on to round out the top five.

Kyle Clark pulled the holeshot in the first 125 Intermediate moto. Jason Braunbeck would have none of that and passed into the lead. Clark fought back to take back the lead before the first lap was over. Braunbeck bullied his way past on lap two to take over for good. Behind the two, Brandon Hamlin passed Zach Hahr for third. Jeffrey Fountain sat in fifth. Braunbeck pulled out a lead to let the others fight for second. Hamlin pulled up on Clark and made the pass. Hamlin reeled in Braunbeck to battle for the lead. The rider on-the-move was Jacklyn Ross. After a seventh-place start, she moved into fifth place before the halfway flag. Ross began putting pressure on Hahr for fourth down the back straight. Hahr made a mistake after the grandstands and went down in the next corner. Moving into fourth, Ross was still within sight of the leaders. Time was running out and Ross took the third place from Clark down the back straight. Braunbeck held on for the win over Hamlin, Ross, and Clark. Fountain rounded out the top five.

Hahr led moto two over Clark and Braunbeck. When the field sorted itself out after lap one, Braunbeck was in the lead. Hahr dropped to second, ahead of Hamlin, Clark and Augie Paxia. The race soon became a two-rider battle for the lead between Braunbeck and Hamlin, as Hahr dropped to third. Ross started sixth and soon was in fourth. Ross put the pressure on Hahr again. Hahr tried everything to keep Ross at bay. It came down to the last lap, as Ross saw an opening and pounced on the opportunity to get the third spot. Braunbeck outlasted Hamlin to take the win, as Clark held off Fountain to round out the top five.