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October 2nd, 2011
Louisiana Cross-Country Series
Round 8: The Don Burgess Memorial
Bryan Vaughan Earns His First Overall of
the Season
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By: AcadianaRacing.com
Photos by: Chris Shows, Christina Carter, Bob Hatcher,
and Viola Ford!
Loranger, LA
As expected well over two hundred racers and just as many spectators showed up to Round 8 of the ’11 LACC Series to have some fun in the sun at The Don Burgess Memorial race. The weather in Loranger, LA near Hammond was beautiful and dust kept to a minimum, lows in the fifties, and breezy; it doesn’t get much better than that.
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Yamaha YZ250 pilot Joel White showed up
this past weekend ready to race. White
blasted off the start line in the XC1 class to get the
holeshot but then a mistake early on allowed Jonathan
Plunkett (KTM/MTA/Bridgestone) and Jake Haddox
(KTM/Brewton Insurance/Soil Stabilizers) to get by.
Plunkett came through the scoring tent on the first
lap in the lead but then White regrouped and jumped back up
front. White led for three solid laps
until Bryan Vaughan showed up on a mission! Left: White holeshot by Shows |
Vaughan put his Pivot Works/Hot Rods / DP Brakes / Maxima / Moose / Ricochet KTM 2-stroke out front and never looked back; roosting his way to the finish line ahead of White in 2nd place and Jason Harvey (SUZ/Cycle Gear) in third. This is Vaughan’s first overall of the 2011 season which got off to somewhat of a slow start due to surgery recovery.
Above: Bryan Vaughan was flying on his way to the overall
victory. Photo by Hatcher
KTM rider Andy Beebe (Team ¾ / MTA / Scott
Equipment) was dead-last off the start but put in a solid ride to
work his way up to fourth overall ahead of Jake Haddox settling in
at fifth overall; Wesley Burks (KTM) in sixth, and Kevin Hutchinson
(KAW) in seventh. Number four Stephen Sturges
looked to be in top form running in the top 5 aboard the Thumper
Racing big bore 320 until a rear flat pushed him back to eighth
overall. John McLemore (KTM/Mike’s Outdoors) and
Novice class rider Dakotah Smith (KTM) rounded out the top ten.
Above: Beebe #2 and Sturges #4...high flyers. Photo by
Ford
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Corey Altazin (KTM/WPS/Fly Racing)
edged out Reese Comeaux (KTM/AcadianaRacing.com/Reese
Engineering) for the holeshot in the XC2 Lites class.
Altazin held the lead for two laps but then
eventually fell back to third behind a hard-charging Clint
Woods (KTM/Mike’s Outdoors/Woods Tank) who won the class and
Honda rider Coty Smiley (Cycle Gear) who finished second.
Like many other Expert class podium finishers Woods
thanked the LACC staff for putting on another great event
and his Mike’s Outdoors support. Newcomer
Smiley while on the podium, “I come from a motocross
background and this was one of the hardest things I’ve ever
done…an hour and a half…” Right: Woods tackling the Evangeline Specialties obstacle. Photo by Shows |
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Another 2011 round down, two more to go, then it’s the holiday season and banquet time! Thanks to our two highlighted sponsors for this round – Evangeline Specialties and Powersport Grafx; please consider these companies for your next purchase!
About the series:
The MTA Louisiana Cross-Country Series is a 10-round championship
series promoted by AcadianaRacing.com. Venues test each
rider’s overall ability by offering motocross sections, hills,
roots, occasional rocks, woods trails, grass tracks, extreme
obstacles, etc. In addition to pure speed riders must have the
endurance to push hard for over an hour and a half. The series
is made possible by title sponsor MTA, Gas Gas Offroad US,
FilterSolution.com, Pierce & Shows Attorneys; Spectro, Enduro
Engineering, KTM, Mike’s Outdoors, Southern Trophy, Woods Tank,
Wallis Wood Works, Team ¾, Bayou Suspension, Fair’s Diesel Service,
Moose Racing, Evangeline Specialties, RidePG.com, MXPrints.com, Dirt
Wise Riding Schools, OutOfBoundFilms.com, iFence, SideLineFilms, and
Honda.
Results:
OVERALL: 1. Bryan Vaughan (KTM); 2. Joel
White (YAM); 3. Jason Harvey (SUZ); 4. Andy Beebe (KTM); 5. Jake
Haddox (KTM); 6. Wesley Burks (KTM); 7. Kevin Hutchinson (KAW); 8.
Stephen Sturges (KTM); 9. John Mclemore (KTM); 10. Dakotah Smith
(KTM); 11. Clint Woods (KTM); 12. Jonathan Plunkett (KTM); 13.
Hutton Woods (KTM); 14. Chad Colvin (KTM); 15. Coty Smiley (HON);
16. Christopher Roberts (KTM); 17. Corey Altazin (SUZ); 18. Tommy
Cannon (HON); 19. Kelly Crenshaw (KTM); 20. Greg Bryant ();
XC1: 1. Bryan Vaughan (KTM); 2. Joel White (YAM); 3. Jason Harvey
(SUZ); 4. Andy Beebe (KTM); 5. Jake Haddox (KTM);
XC2: 1. Clint Woods (KTM); 2. Coty Smiley (HON); 3. Corey Altazin
(SUZ); 4. Lance Ford (SUZ); 5. Aaron Saxon (HON);
SENIOR A: 1. Kelly Crenshaw (KTM); 2. Greg Bryant (); 3. Scott
Hopkins (KTM); 4. Gary Little (HON); 5. Dwight Wheat (HON);
NOVICE: 1. Dakotah Smith (KTM); 2. Christopher Roberts (KTM); 3.
Tommy Cannon (HON); 4. Brad Warren (KTM); 5. Jacob Wheat (HON);
NOV LITE: 1. John Beauchamp (SUZ); 2. Reed Bonvillain (KTM); 3.
Sullivan Van Way (HON); 4. Clint Plauche (KAW); 5. David Shaw (HON);
JUNIOR: 1. Trey Frandria (KAW); 2. Braeden Van Way (KTM); 3. Johnny
Demoura (HON); 4. Dj Kennedy (HON); 5. Christian Adam (KTM)
SENIOR B: 1. Kelly Christ (HON); 2. Chris Van Way (KTM); 3. Robbie
Wallis (KTM); 4. Buck Vinson (KTM); 5. Joey Frandria (KTM);
SENIOR 50: 1. Edmund Herrington (KTM); 2. Donny Graham (GG); 3.
Kenneth Hagen (HON); 4. Mike Elshout (YAM); 5. Frank Nugent (KTM);
BEGINNER: 1. James Winn (SUZ); 2. George Bofinger (KTM); 3. Matthew
Coffin (HON); 4. Douglas "Biff" Koonce (KTM); 5. James Aitken (HON);
BEG LITE: 1. Jacob Church (HON); 2. Timothy Blount (KTM); 3. Richard
Howard (YAM); 4. Jeremy Dellafiora (); 5. Matt Arnold (YAM);
BEG 4-STK: 1. Christopher Thibodeaux (SUZ); 2. Jesse Whittington
(SUZ); 3. Paul Steele (KAW); 4. Tristen Bryant (); 5. Tim Brasseaux
(SUZ);
BEG 40+: 1. Gerald Bello (KAW); 2. Shelia Monk (KTM); 3. Gregg Kirk
(KAW); 4. Tyler Neely (YAM); 5. David Gluth Jr. (YAM);
KIDS VET: 1. Daltyn Kennedy (HON); 2. Cannon Shirah (KTM); 3.
Trenton Greenwood (HON); 4. Quintin Van Way (HON); 5. Philip Demoura
(HON);
WOMEN: 1. Courtney Gerald (KTM); 2. Madeline Pipkin (HON); 3. Teri
Beauchamp (HON); 4. Susan Reine (KTM);
KIDS INT: 1. Jacob Freeman (KTM); 2. Haven Alford (SUZ); 3. Thomas
Bofinger (KTM); 4. Trey Pipkin, Iii (KTM); 5. Walker Shows (KTM);
GIRLS: 1. Aspen Neely (KTM); 2. Jessica Delee (KTM); 3. Jenna Ford
(HON); 4. Kristen Gautreau (KTM); 5. Ellen Herrington (YAM);
PEEWEE: 1. Tyler Thomas (COB); 2. Ryan Reine (KTM); 3. Easton Worley
(KAW); 4. Zorion Mcclarty (KTM); 5. Blane Evans (COB);
BEG PW: 1. Austin Bradford (KTM); 2. Daniel Reine (KTM); 3. Coty
Woods (KTM); 4. Pete Comeaux (YAM); 5. Travis Randle (KTM);
