Time Spanner. Micky Dymond set the record for most time between AMA
National victories with an improbable win in the inaugural, and well-received,
New England Supermoto Classic at Stafford Motor Speedway in Stafford
Springs, Connecticut.
Dymond, whose last National win came in a 125cc motocross at Buchanan,
Michigan on July 5, 1987, took advantage of the mistakes of others to record
his first Supermoto victory on the All Access/Parts Unlimited Honda CRF450R
late on a darkening Sunday evening.
While a number of front-runners were consumed by accidents, not always of
their own making, Dymond rode steadily, taking the lead on the 12th of 20
laps and riding to a 3.649-second victory.
Second place went to Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull Honda’s Jeff Ward in the
most inspired ride of the night. Ward was rammed from behind in turn one by
Graves Motorsports Yamaha’s Mark Burkhart after Ward had gotten the
holeshot. Burkhart went down, for the second time on the day, and their bikes
were tangled together. When they got unhooked, they were away at the back
of the pack.
Ward made the quicker progress; he was in the top 10 by the fourth lap.
Positions came more slowly after that, but he was able to move into second
on the penultimate lap with a pass of Mach 1 Yamaha’s Steve Drew. KTM Hard
Equipment’s Troy Herfoss took drew on the next lap to secure the final podium
spot. Burkhart ended up sixth, which is better than it looks.
Burkhart separated his shoulder after landing on a downed motorcycle in a
practice crash early in the day. He popped the shoulder back in and was good
to go. He finished second in his heat race.
With the season at the halfway point, Ward leads Burkhart, 111-108, in the
AMA Red Bull Supermoto Championship. Dymond is third with 91.
The AMA PPG Supermoto Unlimited class finished with an old hand winning his
first race of the year. KTM Hard Equipment’s Kurt Nicoll got the jump on the
field and was never headed. The seven-time British Motocross Champion held
Factory Aprilia/Rip It Energy Racing’s Benny Carlson at bay for a number of
laps until Carlson made a mistake in the dirt section and fell back. That gave
Nicoll the breathing room he needed to speed to victory by 1.058 seconds.
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