RIVER VALLEY MX

THIRD ANNUAL CANCER BENEFIT RACE

IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF MR. LYNN NICKERSON

OCTOBER 2, 2011

ALL PROCEEDS WERE DONATED TO 

 "THE CENTER FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS"
 

*****311 RACE ENTRIES*****

*****574 THRU THE GATE*****

*****$10,000 PRO PAYOUT PURSE*****

PHOTOS COURTESY OF
SCOTT VAN VUREN
(motocrossnut34)
 

ANNOUNCING FOR THE DAY WAS PROVIDED BY SHAND GARCIA

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STARTING GATES AND TRACK WERE PREPPED TO PERFECTION FOR THE RACERS
 
 

PITS WERE PACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FACILITY WITH RACERS, FANS, SPECTATORS AND VENDORS
 

RUBEN STARTED THINGS OFF AGAIN WITH HIS AWESOME RENDITION OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM ON HIS GUITAR.

 

"IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DIRT"
EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE DAY
ITS ALL ABOUT THOSE THAT HAVE LOST FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO CANCER AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE CURRENTLY SICK WITH IT.
TODAY IT'S ALL ABOUT THESE FRIENDS OF OURS THAT ARE IN NEED.

 

PRO CLASS LINE UP MOTO #2.  FULL GATES AND ONE RACER LINED UP IN THE SECOND ROW. 
60 TOTAL PROS CAME OUT TO SUPPORT THE EVENT AND GET A PIECE OF THE ACTION TO WIN SOME OF THE $10,000 PRO PURSE ON THE LINE.

 

36 BIKES IS A LOT OF BIKES TO HAVE TO MAKE IT THRU THAT FIRST HOLESHOT TURN BUT THE HOLESHOT AWARD WENT TO #247
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

THE BEGINNING STAGES FOR THE FUTURE OF THE MOTOCROSS SPORT LIE IN THE HANDS OF THE 50 CC RIDERS.  ASHTON KERN TAKES THE HOLESHOT AWARD ON THIS RACE.

 
 
 
 

 85CC HOLESHOT
 

 BEGINNER BIG BIKE HOLESHOT
 

 30 SECOND BOARD GIRLS AND RACE FANS JESSICA AND KELLY DID A WONDERFUL JOB HELPING FIRE UP THE RACERS ON THE LINE.

 

RED BULL WAS ONE OF THE RACE SPONSORS AND OFFERED UP RED BULL DRINKS DURING THE DAY AND A TENT TO SHELTER SEVERAL OF THE SPECTATORS FROM THE SUN AS THE DAY PROGRESSED.
 

OVER 30 CLASS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

MOTO #1 125/250CC PRO CLASS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

RIVER VALLEY MX ADDED A PRO/INTERMEDIATE SECTION TO THE TRACK ON SATURDAY NIGHT JUST FOR THE RACING ON SUNDAY.  THIS EVENED THE PLAYING FIELD FOR THE LOCAL PROS WITH A LOT OF SEAT TIME ON THE CURRENT TRACK IN PLACE WITH THE PROS THAT HAVE A LOT LESS TIME ON THE TRACK. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FINISH LINE JUMP THERE WAS A HARD RIGHT HAND BERM FOLLOWING THRU A RHYTHM SECTION THAT HAD SIX TO CHOOSE FROM IN A ROW.  IT THEN MADE A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A LARGE BERM AND WENT THRU A WHOOP SECTION WITH SIX IN IT.  AFTER THAT THE PROS MADE A LEFT HAND SWEEPER BERM INTO A LONG SAND SECTION THAT WAS PLOWED DEEP AND FINISHED WITH AN OFF CAMPER TURN BACK ONTO THE MAIN TRACK. 

 
 
 

SEVERAL RIDERS DOUBLE DOUBLE DOUBLED THRU THE SECTION AND OTHERS JUST DID A TRIPLE TRIPLE AND WERE OUT.
 
 

THE DEEP LOAMY SAND BERM FOLLOWING THE RHYTHM SECTION OFFERED UP SOME EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE YOUR OPPONENTS TO HAVE TO PULL SOME TEAR OFFS.

 
 
 
 

MATT LEMOINE DEMOSTRATING JUST HOW DEEP THE BERM ACTUALLY WAS.

 
 
 
 
 

CAM POTTER LEAD THE WAY TO A VICTORY IN THE VINTAGE BIKE CLASS.

 
 

85CC HOLESHOT
 
 

TRACY MORGAN PICKED UP THE HOLESHOT IN THE 450 INTERMEDIATE CLASS.

 
 
 

MATT BESCALIA PICKED UP THE HOLESHOT IN THE 125/250F INTERMEDIATE CLASS.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SHAWN SEWELL YAMAHA RIDER #82 DOMINATED THE 450 PRO CLASS WITH THE HOLESHOT AND OVER ALL WIN FOR THE CLASS FOR THE DAY.
 
 
 
 
 
 

250/450cc BEGINNER CLASS HOLESHOT WENT TO JARED GREEN #12 HONDA RIDER

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT AND SUPPORTED THE EVENT.  THE EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
 
 
 

 THANKS TO ALL THE VENDORS, SPONSORS AND COMPANIES THAT DONATED THE ITEMS TO THE EVENT.