Wednesday, April 30, 2014 | 2:20 PM
Round 5 of the 2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series presented by Maxxis, and sanctioned by AMA, showcased the third round of Micro 50cc racing over the weekend, taking place at the Lawrence County Recreational Facility in Springville, Ind. The weather conditions were almost perfect as the young racers took to the technical, but fun, Dunlop Limestone 100 racetrack on Saturday afternoon.
On the Micro ATV side, it was once again a two-man battle between the riders hailing from the great state of West Virginia. Morgantown’s Kaden Lambruno (DRR) secured his second consecutive win in the 50 Open Sr. (7-11) class, topping his biggest competitor Will Best (APX) of Charleston. While Best finished two laps down from the winner of Lambruno, he still gained valuable points in the championship standings. Lambruno now sits two points ahead of Best in the class standings.
Five riders competed in the 50 Open Jr. (4-6) class but it was Indiana’s very own Keegan Babich-Raab (DRR) who earned the victory on Saturday. Crown Point’s Babich-Raab not only topped the class, but the young rider also finished two minutes ahead of the Sr. Class winner on the adjusted time clock.
Wyatt Eubanks (DRR) came into the third round with a two-race winning streak behind him, but the Georgia native finished second this time around, which was good enough to hold the points lead after three rounds. Indiana’s Niko Graham (DRR) captured third in the (4-6) class, while Indianapolis native Waylon Witty (DRR) finished fourth, and Tennessee’s Barrett Childers rounded out the top five.
Childers holds second place in the championship standings, just seven points behind Eubanks. Witty sits in the third place position, with Babich-Raab in fourth overall.
On the bike side, it was a Pennsylvania sweep atop the overall podium, with a whopping 32 competitors taking part in the Micro bike race. Waynesboro’s Nathan Dulaney (COB) secured his second win of the season in the 50 Sr. (7-9) class, as well as the overall victory for the afternoon. Claysville’s Logan Carlisle (KTM), who finished second for the day, challenged Dulaney for the win, while Shippenville’s Ryan Alston (KTM) captured third overall in an exciting day of racing.
The fourth place position in the 50 Sr. (7-9) class went to Ohio’s Cale Varney (KTM), who came in only one second ahead of the fifth place finisher, Indiana’s Cole Curtis (KTM).
Dulaney holds the points lead after three rounds of racing, with Carlisle in second and Florida’s Dawson Baker (KTM) sits just one point behind in third. Curtis sits in fourth overall in the championship standings, while Indiana’s Ethan Marsh (KTM) holds the fifth place position in points.
North Carolina’s Colton Shields (KTM) once again captured the 50 Jr. (4-6) class win, marking his second victory of the season. Shields was closely followed by Ohio’s Landon Hamilton, who finished just two seconds behind in the second place position. Indiana’s Wyatt Robinson (KTM) secured the third place position, followed by Pennsylvania’s Keihin Rupp (KTM) and Indiana’s Devin Starnes in the top five.
Shields tops the 50 Jr. (4-6) class standings, with Hamilton only seven points behind for second. Rupp sits just one point behind for third place, with Robinson just one more point below in fourth. Starnes rounds out the top five in the championship standings.
Indiana’s Nathan McCabe (KAW) was the only competitor in the Casual Trail (7-9) class, where he took the win and the holeshot!
The six-round 50cc Micro series will return to the 2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series on Saturday, May 10, with the Parts Unlimited Loretta Lynn’s GNCC in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. For more information on the series, visit www.gnccracing.com.
Dunlop Limestone 100 GNCC
Springville, Ind.
Round 3 of 6
Saturday, April 26
ATV Event Results
50 Open Sr. (7-11)
- Kaden Lambruno, DRR, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Will Best, APX, Charleston, W. Va.
50 Open Jr. (4-6)
- Keegan Babich-Raab
- Wyatt Eubanks, DRR, Dallas, Ga.
- Niko Graham, DRR, Dyer, Ind.
- Waylon Witty, DRR, Indianapolis, Ind.
- Barrett Childers, DRR, Lebanon, Tenn.
Bike Event Results
50 Sr. (7-9)
- Nathan Dulaney, COB, Waynesboro, Pa.
- Logan Carlisle, KTM, Claysville, Pa.
- Ryan Alston, KTM, Shippenville, Pa.
- Cale Varney, KTM, Georgetown, Ohio
- Cole Curtis, KTM, Stilesville, Ind.
50 Jr. (4-6)
- Colton Shields, KTM, Morganton, N.C.
- Landon Hamilton, KTM, Glouster, Ohio
- Wyatt M Robinson, KTM, W Terre Haute, Ind.
- Keihin Rupp, KTM, New Bethlehem, Pa.
- Devin R Starnes, KTM, Martinsville, Ind.
Casual Trail (7-9)
- Nathan McCabe, KAW, Oldenburg, Ind.